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2 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. . [Jax. Locomotive Firemen's Magazine A Month i- y Magazine devoted to the interests of Locomotive Enoinemen. TERMS— One Dollar per Year, in Advance. EUGENE V. DEBS, Editor and Manager. JANUARY, 1888. A. D , 1888, AND THE BROTHER- HOOD. The Magazine sends New Year’s greetings to its thousands of readers, and in the old time phrase, wishes each one a “Happy New Year.” It seems but yesterday since we welcomed 1887, since we “ rang out the old and rang in the new,” and we sing of the years as we do of friends — “The departed, the departed, they visit us in dreams. They glide above our memories, like shadows over streams.” But our memories are not catacombs, not repositories for skulls and bones, not sepulchres nor cemeteries. We remember the years that are past and gone as verdant fields through which it has been our good fortune to stroll with Brotherhood companions, fields of verdant slopes, laughing streams, flowing fountains, blooming flowers, singing birds, umbrageous woodlands ; not weeping willows nor the gloomy yew and arbor vita* — and if in these walks we have talked not only of de- parted years but of departed comrades, we have sought for their noble exam- ples of faith and truth and good works, not for their dust, we have not thought of them as dead, since, good men like kind words, noble deeds, never die. True, they have laid aside the scoop, relaxed their grasp upon the throttle, what then ? a transfer from the cab to the chariot, and now the palm and the cronm, the harp and the song, the ewfRi# h^lijJay. and thus we contem- plate tlie “Fiona of Years,” and say, • ? *'•' # - So 1 1 ivy pass From st'igt* to stagf along the shining roiir.se Of that bright rivor, broadening like a sea. As its smooth eddies mi l along their way They bring old friends together, hands aivehisped In joy unspeakable ; the mother’s arms Again are folded ’round the child she loved And lost. Old sorrows are forgotten now, Or but remembered to make sweet the hour That overpays them ; wounded hearts that bled Or broke are healed forever. In the room Of this grief-shadowed present, there shall be A Present in whose reign no grief shall gnaw The heart, and never shall a tender tie Be broken ; in whose reign the eternal change That waits on growth and action shall proceed With everlasting concord hand in hand.” We dismiss the past. We cannot recall it or live it over again— nor would we if we could. The past is valuable for its historic treasures. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen boasts of no great antiquity, and yet Methuselah, in his pilgrimage of al- most a thousand years, when he hand- ed in his checks had seen less of the world and knowledge of it than the youngest knight of the scoop and throttle who guides and feeds the iron steed on his modern track of steeL But the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen has a history tvith which each member is familiar, and which for twelve years the Magazine has writ- ten and published. Is it worth while to review the history of the Brotherhood? Would the task inspire confidence in the sta- bility of the Order ? What of the road the Brotherhood has traveled from 1878 to 1888 ? By what standard shall the Brotherhood be measured ? If it be in the number of Lodges count them from No. 1 to No. 880. If it be in the territorial sweep of its jurisdic- tion, behold its grandeur from Port Jervis, east, west, north and south, from ocean to ocean in lines across the continent, north and south of the great inland seas, and lines running north and south from Hudson Bay to the Gulf of Mexico, from the sunny south to the frozen north. If it be the question of membership count from ten to 18,000. Such a review of the history of our Brotherhood is cheering in a high degree. But we are inclined to the opinion that such things are not the most resplendent facts in the history of our Brotherhood. To achieve such progress has required the em- ployment of mind forces of the high- est order. In saying this we do but pay a just tribute to the wisdom of Loco- Digitized by CjOOQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE . 3 motive Firemen. From 1873 to 1888 there have been times of trial and peril, times when the winds and the tides challenged the progress of the Brother- hood, challenged its ability, its ten- acity of purpose, its mind resources, in fact, its right to exist. It had its days of financial embarrassments — financial gloom, than which nothing is more perilous to existence. But the Brotherhood was equal to the emer- gency. If there were those who were despondent there were others who were courageous, and in spite of adverse circumstances the Brotherhood moved forward — obstacles vanished, victories were achieved and the fact was dem- onstrated that the Brotherhood of Lo- comotive Firemen had come to stay, and that it had a right to live and pros- per. Conservative to a degree that it held fast to all that was good as dem- onstrated by experience, it has been brave enough to abandon clogs to progress and move forward to higher planes of usefulness as demanded by the spirit of the times. The Brother- hood of Locomotive Firemen has evinced a quick and high appreciation of proprieties, in maintaining its own rights while conceding the rights of others, and as a consequence Rail- road Managers have learned that its mission in the world is to promote harmony rather than antagonisms be- tween employer and employe, and thus inaugurate an era of good will rather than enmity, and in this regard the history of the Brotherhood is fruitful of boundless felicitations. Continuing this review of the his- tory of the Brotherhood from 1873 to 1888, we should be remiss were we to overlook the record it has made in re- sponding to the demands of widows and orphans and parents when a Broth- hood Fireman has finished his mission in the earth. It is then that every Fireman’s hand finds way to his purse, and a sacred obligation is promptly met, and what mortal man can do to Milage grief and dispel gloom is done, and such deeds will continue to filnmine the pathway of the Brother- hood while its Lodge fires burn on ‘‘through chance and change, through good and ill, deep, constant, bright, unquenchable.” In the past the Brotherhood has made history. It has created circum- stances and events. It will continue in the business during 1888. This his- tory the Magazine will record as the months shall come and go. We do not belong to the croaking fraternity. To our vision the future is bright. Will there be storms in the future as in the past? Manifestly so. What then? Outride them. In starting out upon the voyage of 1888 let us see that our good Brotherhood ship is in good trim, every sail and rope fit to with- stand the billows and the gale, then let them come. Ours is not “ Like some Ill-destined bark that steers In silence through the Gate of Tears.” The “Happy New Year” has come. We welcome it for the opportunities it will bestow with lavish liberality to do good, to advance, to achieve vic- tories for the right, to chronicle the growth of our Brotherhood, not only in numbers but in knowledge, in com- prehension of the right, in ability to utilize every force required to give dignity and influence to the Order. We predict for the Magazine a year of increased usefulness to the Brother- hood, and no effort will be spared to meet every reasonable expectation. With more space at our command, f>ressing requirements can be in a arger measure answered and the value of the organ indefinitely increased. Hence we welcome 1888 with courage unabated, with faith unfaltering, and with animating hopes. May we not expect the active and zealous co-oper- ation of every Lodge and of every Brotherhood Fireman? Mindful of every kindness in the past, no doubt depresses us. The Brotherhood is great and strong and influential, and we contemplate the future with satis faction. And now, in the spirit of fel lowship, faith, hope and charity, we send forth No. 1 Volume XII of the Magazine. What shall the harvest be? Digitized by CjOOQle

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4 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. NOTHING TO FEAR FROM FIRE- MEN. On more than one occasion in the past this Magazine has sought to give prominence to the fact that locomotive firemen are to locomotive engineers what a Fellow Craft Mason is to a Mas- ter Mason, what a first mate of a ship is to the captain, he is a fireman be- cause he wants to be — hopes to be, an engineer. He takes his position on the left hand side of the cab with pick and scoop and patiently works for years at low wages, that he may qual- ify himself for the responsible position of locomotive engineer. And just here let it be stated that the great majority of engineers have been firemen. It has been said, and well said, that the best sea captains come from the fore- castle, that is, they have been sailors, they know a ship, every rope and sail; know a ship from stem to stern, alow and aloft. 'They know how to sail a\ si tip, not only when winds and tides are favorable, but they know what to do when the storm god comes downin' liis wrath and the billows of old ocean are black hills in motion. It^s in this sense that a locomotive fireman learns to be an engineer. He learns the ma- chine. He knows her from pilot to th rottle. He is the engineers mate, all the ambitions that animated the engi- neer when he was a fireman now quick- en the aspiratioris of the fireman. The intimacy is not a matter of fancy but a fact, an association of mutual peril from which, while on the rail, there is no divorcement, and in which the fire- man is steadily developing into an en- gineer. Contemplating such conditions and propositions, we are led naturally to the contemplation of the two great Brotherhoods of locomotive engine- men — Engineers and Firemen. The engineer has reached the goal of his ambition, the firemen, with all the en- ergies he can command, is reaching forward for the same prize. The ques- tion arises, what interests can the engi- neer have, that is, as an engineer, that are not shared by the fireman ? We know of none — not one. The fireman [Jan. wants the engineer to receive good wages — if not for the interest of the en- gineer, for his own interest, because, he too, expects to be an engineer. W e do not place the fireman’s estimate of the engineer’s services upon that selfish basis, but if only selfishness influenced men’s motives and actions it is easily seen that self-interest would make fire- men stand by their engineers, since they soon hope to be engineers, and just here we remark, and it is worthy of remark, that since the organization of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, there is not an instance on record where the fireman did not fully recognize the rights of the engineers when those rights were involved, and the engineers sought to remedy any wrong imposed upon them— and here we repeat the caption 6f this article, that Locomotive Engineers have noth- ing to fear from the action of the Lo- comotive Firemen when their rights iare invaded. In this connection we irefer to the strike of the engineers on Jthe Mexican Central road, where fire- men were offered, and could have taken the places of the engineers, but not a man swerved from his loyalty to an unwritten obligation — self-imposed obligation,. to do unto engineers as they would like to have firemen do unto them if they themselves were engi- neers. As a result the firemen on the Mexican Central to a man sacri- ficed themselves on an altar of their own erection, that of fealty to associa- tion, to right, to justice, demonstrating that engineers have nothing to fear from firemen in any emergency when their rights are involved. Most gladly do we record such facts, and in giving them prominence in the Magazine we accord to locomotive fire- men a meed of praise justly their due. And we believe the time has arrived when the great Brotherhoods of Loco- motive Firemen and Locomotive En- gineers, though separate and distinct organizations, must realize that they have so much in common, and that moving in the same line of endeavor and ambition they are bound by ties which neither constitution nor law can Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 5 1 m sever; that any antagonism is neces- sarily artificial rather than inherent, and that the growth, power and influ- ence of both ought to be productive of sentiments of good will rather than estrangement. MUTUAL OBLIGATIONS. In the affairs of life, those who are unmindful of the importance of re- ciprocity, who undervalue the inter- change of courtesies, friendships, gen- erous words and generous deeds, are illy equipped to achieve success. They start out wrong and the further they travel the more thorny becomes the road. Their mistake is funda- mental. A man who will not give a kind word for a kind word, who re- fuses a generous act for a generous act, who will not give friendship for friend- ship, chooses exile from the most at- tractive pathways mapped out by a divine hand, from the cradle to the tomb — he is a stranger to the most exquisite pleasure that heaven vouch- safes to man. Such a man has no music in his soul. His heart is dead to enjoyments without which life is a desert, and the journey of life any- thing but a benediction. We admit that it is difficult to conceive of such a man, but there are such and their acts, all too often, warrant the severest criticism. As between employer and employe, the question of mutual obligation is constantly up for debate. We are dis- posed to be practical in what we have to say on the subject. Mutual obliga- tions exist between railroad managers and locomotive firemen. The propo- sition is self-evident. It need not be discussed. It matters little where we begin. The railroad manager is under weighty obligations to treat the fire- mau as a man, a g'entleman — honora- bly, justly. It goes without saying, that it is for his interest to extend that sort of treatment to firemen. The idea of caste, class, the kind of work performed or the wages paid, are en- tirely foreign to the subject. Above such things the railroad officials should see the man — and every right and privilege due to manhood should be recognized. This done, every obligation will be met. Now, we inquire, what is the duty of the fireman? Is it not to reciprocate to the fullest extent the just treatment of the railroad official? What are some of the obligations lo- comotive firemen are under to their employers? Manifestly, kindness for kindness. But the fireman demands certain wages. The amount is paid. It may he contended that the fire- man's obligation to his employers be- gins and ends with firing the engine. It is a narrow view of the subject. It does not meet the requirements. The locomotive fireman is to a certain ex- tent the custodian of the property of his employer. In pursuing his voca- tion the fireman has many opportu- nities to save the property of his em- ployer. He can be extravagant or eco- nomical in the use of fuel, which in the course of a year amounts to a con- siderable sum of money. If a fireman neglects his duty in this if he is un- mindful of his obligations in such cases, he falls short of being a first-class fire- man, he does not recognize mutual ob- ligations; he is"wanting inconsiderate regard for the welfare of his employer, he is not a valuable man and he may expect to lose his situation and when the misfortune overtakes him he may learn the vast importance of being true to every trust, and he will under- stand that the law of mutual obliga- tions, if disregarded, has in store for those who defy its power, penalties of great severity." It were folly to assume that everv fireman is just what he should bej and it is a truth, however humiliating its confession may appear, that many firemen measure their du- ties and "obligations by a sadly de- fective standard. In saving this we do not forget the bu Actings firemen are often required to experience, but the duty of a fireman is to do all in his power to promote the welfare ot the road upon which he runs. The obligation is binding — it cannot be re- voked. It means fidelity to trusts, capability to assume responsibilities, Digitized by CjOOQle

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6 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Jan. it means a phase of manhood, without which manhood is shorn of its dig- nity. And it should be said, that a fireman who recognizes mutual obligations and regulates his services to his em- ployer upon the basis of economy and fidelity to every trust is in the fine of promotion and will soon reach the throttle — the goal of his ambition. Such a fireman is a student, a thinker, a reader, an investigator. His ambi- tion is vitalized by a lofty sense of ob- ligations, and his success is assured. We speak of the rule. There may be ex- ceptions and doubtless are, but they do not weaken the conclusion that the road which leads to promotion is very rarely travelled bv those who ignore the binding force of mutual obliga- tions. • • . .•••«»»•• . >■ It may be difficult at first glance to see any connection between big guns and railroads — and yet it may be worth while to say that England has manufactured a gun forty-four feet long and weighing 110 tons— that it requires 1,000 pounds of powder for a charge and that the projectile weighs about 2,000 pounds. The gun costs SI 00,000 and every discharge costs $750. If England should take it into her head to build a railroad in any heathen land, and the authorities should object — one discharge of this gun, would, we imagine, clear the way. Some of the great railroad corpora- tions have been required to release their grasp upon many millions of acres of the public lands. Already above 30,000,000 acres have been se- cured and opened to pre-emption by settlers, equal to 187,500 farms of 1G0 acres each. - - • •••»««••. • . - — The Pullman Palace Car Company, according to an Ohio editor, is an octopus on wheels, and makes money by compelling the porters it employs to divide the fees they extort from its patrons. FUEL AND OIL. In previous issues of the Magazine , we have referred to the astounding loss sustained by railroad companies of the heat force of fuel, owing to the con- struction of the fire-boxes or furnaces of locomotives, and this great loss falls quite as heavily upon those who are operating stationary engines. Mr. John Bean, of the Cleveland & Canton Railroad Company, referring to the fact that the fuel and oil consumed by locomotives is a large part of the operating expenses of railroads, has issued a circular to engineers and fire- men upon the subject, designed to aid them in their efforts to reduce the cost by securing greater economy. Mr. Bean lays down the programme as fol- lows : 1st. The com mon practice of throwing four or five shovels of eoal in tire hox at one time, should not be followed. It is a waste of coal, as a less amount, and more often well distributed over grates, will give far better results, more steam and a saving of eoal. -d. The frequent blowing oft* of engines caused by having too much steam is an indica- tion of earelest ness and waste of fuel on the part of engineinen, and with due cure and attention to duty it can nearly always be avoided. &1. The carelessness of engineers in oiling the engine by putting on a large quantity where si few drops would do, as only a certain amount eon be of use. In oiling valves, oil often with a small amount, each time which will give good results and also be a saving of oil, 4th. lly strict attention to these simple rules, with a due regard on the part of enginemeu to working their engines as economically as possi- ble, always remembering that it costs money to produce steam and should l>e dealt out with Judi- cious care, always take advantage of its expen- sive qualities. Jly so doing much eoal ana oil that is now wasted would be saved. I desire that engineinen gi\e this matter close attention, and that they post themselves fully on t he i»oints governing the economy of fuel ‘and oil. Injustice to the men and company, I wish it clearly understood that hereafter engineers, either of the lirst, second on third class, showing the best record in dealing with the company’s supplies will be the men first selected for promo- tion. It will be to tbe Interest of the firemen to inake a close study of the rules, as they will be pro- moted only from those that are economical and careful of the company’s property. We are of the opinion that in the foregoing suggestions Mr. Bean is emi- nently judicious. Econony is a vir- tue of commanding importance in all departments of business. To save is to make, and when expenditures are of a character to embarrass business, to increase losses rather than gains, they almost inevitably result in bank- Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 1888.] ruptcy. To make more steam than is required is a loss of fuel and steam ; it does not help, it is simply throwing away money, and the same is true cdf every improper use of oil. Engineers and firemen who observe rigid econ- omy in such matters are properly the men for promotion, because they are money savers as well as money earners. But we notice that Mr. Bean says : “In justice to the men and company I wish it clearly understood that here- after engineers either of the first, second or third class/' &c. Now, we should like very much for Mr. Bean, or some one speaking for him, to tell the pub- lic in plain unambiguous terms, what he means by second and third class en- gineers. What positions on the Cleve- land Sc Canton Railroad do second and third class engineers occupy ? Do they run passenger trains? Do they run freight trains? Do second and third class engineers do the work and per- form the duties of first class engineers? We should like to have railroad man- agers tell the public what defects they find in engineers that require them to be rated second and third class? The taveling public is interested in this matter. If second and third class engineers perform the duties of first class engineers, why rate them second and third class ? If they are not quali- fied to take charge of an engine they ought not to be permitted to do so. Railroad accidents are occurring every day, often to the last degree horrify- ing. Men and women are killed bv the score, they are maimed, crushed, and if not killed outright, they are crippled for life. The public will be driven to the inquiry, was the wrecked train in the custody of a second or third class engineer? and the courts will be appealed to. The question is one of the most serious import. We do not blame Mr. Bean for being solic- itous about fuel and oil, but the public is profoundly interested in knowing that trains ar^in the hands of first class engineers, and if once the fact is ascer- tained that trains are in the hands of deamd and third class engineers there will be wide spread commotion. i TALK WITH A VETERAN ENGI- NEER. There are various ways to obtain knowledge, and it is universally con- ceded that conversation ranks high in the list. To talk with an intelligent man on any subject is always instruct- ive, and if the subject be one with which he is familiar, that he has made a life study and, in the discussion of which he speaks from experience, then in that case his words have special value and can be remembered with profit. Suppose the topic to be the question. “What constitutes a good Locomotive Fireman?” Who, we ask is better qualified to talk upon the subject than an intelligent, fair-minded, veteran locomotive engineer? It was our for- tune not long ago to have such a con- versation with a veteran engineer, a devoted friend of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen. He was a man of large experience and conscientious. He had served his time at the scoop. He knew all about locomotive firemen, and remarked that there is a great dif- ference in firemen, just as there is in engineers. “In this,” suggested the engineer, “there is nothing remarka- ble ; the same is true of railroad offi- cials. But,” continued the engineer, “what I want to point out to you is this: One class of firemen become engineers and are an ornament to the profession; another class of firemen become en- gineers and manage to run their ma- chines but are not first class men, and not so rated, and another class of fire- men never qualify themselves for en- gineers at all, and are never promoted to the throttle; they ‘fire and fall back.’ In some cases.” said the engi- neer, “a fireman is ambitious to keep up steam regardless of all other mat- ters. tie simply fires ; that is all. He puts on steam. If the locomotive goes he is satisfied. He knows little about the machinery and cares little about it. He does not investigate. He asks no question ; he has no ambition. His task being to fire, he performs it, takes his pay and dismisses the subject from his mind until required to fire again. Digitized by CjOOQle

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8 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Jan. There are other firemen who exhibit more solicitation about their work, and ply the engineer with questions, and in that way gain a better knowl- edge of the machine and the business generally ; and there is still another class of firemen who, from the day they begin firing a locomotive, are students of the machine. They seek to use fuel intelligently and econom- ically. They are observant of every- thing. They are investigators. When the machine goes to the shop for re- pairs they are around to see it taken apart and put together again ; nothing escapes their observation, and as a consequence they learn everything concerning a locomotive. Besides, they read, they study, they think, and when the time comes for promotion they are ready for the responsibilities. I know,” said the engineer “ that there are engineers who repel firemen by their sullen and arrogant demeanor, and do not respond in a friendly man- ner to firemen who are anxious to learn. They forget that they were once firemen themselves and were am- bitious of promotion, and that every word of encouragement spoken by the engineer helped them to advance. En- gineers,” said the old veteran, “should be anxious to instruct firemen, and a broad-gauge engineer will answer all proper questions, for he knows that it is better to run with an intelligent, ambitious fireman, than with one who is satisfied with being merely a fire- man.” We think it will be profitable for locomotive firemen to ponder well the words of this veteran engineer, indeed, locomotive engineers will find in them food for reflection. The fireman who starts out to be an engineer, who de- termines to be a student of the busi- ness, to know the machine thoroughly, to be watchful, economical, and always exhibiting an interest in the welfare of his employer, is certain to be an engi- neer. lie is of the type, the class, rail- road managers want. He is rated “val- uable.” The term “lie is a valuable man” is often heard. It means much more than simply firing an engine; more than starting and stopping a loco- motive;, and just what it means we leave the reader to determine, closing with the remark that we hope every Brotherhood fireman may be rated a “ valuable man.” ... ..mm... • »• Tiie Boston & Providence Railroad, with its three branches, has fifty-seven miles in operation. Cost and equip- ment is given at $20,602,288. The earnings of this road for the year end- ing September 80, 1887, amounted to $1,005,195. The stock of this road is now held at $250. The rule is, that for every 100 miles of track, a railroad requires twenty-one locomotives, fif- teen passenger cars and 640 freight cars, but here is a road with fifty- seven miles that has sixty-four locomotives, enough for 300 miles of ordinary road, 200 passenger coaches, enough for 1,300 miles of average road, and 800 freight cars, enough for 150 miles of road. During the past year the B. & P. has paid many thousands for the Bussey bridge accident, and at the place has built a new stone arch, wide enough for four tracks, has purchased eight new engines, twenty new pas- senger coaches and built four new de- pots, and still was able, after paying ordinary and extraordinary expense, to have $400,000 for dividends, and a surplus on hand. The Earl of Aberdeen, who has been around the world and has made a note of everything important that came within range of his vision, thinks there is nothing in railroading to compare with the four track syrstem on the New York Central, it beats anything English, and nowhere is there anything to compare with it. China has one railroad seven miles long, and until recently was entirely ignored by the government, and so far as known, no imperial official has ever seen it. As a matter of course, the almond-eyed, pigtailed Celestials are not familiar with steam whistle music as progress. Digitized by C.ooQLe

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 9 FRATERNAL UNITY. The critical observer of the progress in affairs which relate to the well being of society has not failed to notice a steady growth of mutual esteem be- tween the various benevolent organi- zations of railroad employes. For one, we contemplate the subject with satisfaction. It has been our favorite topic; one which the Firemen's Maga- zine has discussed from time to time, hopefully believing the time would come when fraternal unity would pre- vail, and there would be a triumph of generous confidence, of large gooa will over every antagonistic influence, and every obstacle of envy or jealousy which all too often make growth and usefulness slow and toilsome. There are now in full and prosperous opera- tion six organizations of railroad em- ployes, each of which, while contrib- uting indefinitely to the moral, social and financial well being of their mem- bership, are conferring incalculable benefits upon the great railroad inter- ests of the country. We give the list as follows: 1. Brotherhood of Loco- motive Engineers. 2. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen. 3. Order of Railway Conductors. 4. Brotherhood of Railroad Brakemen. 5. Yardmas- ter’s Mutual Benefit Association. 6. Switchmen’s Mutual Aid Association. To read the Constitution and By- Laws of these Brotherhoods one is im- pressed with their laudable purpose. Each proposes, in so far as it lies within the scope of their jurisdiction, to foster and encourage ambitions which tend to the development of the best type of manhood, and fortunately the great public, profoundly interested in such* matters, is becoming more and more solicitous for their success. The fact is now almost universally recognized that 'these organizations of railroad employee are furnishing railroads with the best class of trained men, and that their employment, in so far as skill and fidelity are concerned, will reduce n&oad disasters to the minimum. It UfOires no argument to clothe the Mxwition with the authority of lact. 431 results from experience ; fidelity to obligation is an inherent quality, and he who feels the full weight of re- sponsibility which life on the rail imposes, will be sober and watchful, and these being the distinguishing features of all the railroad Brother- hoods, fraternal, brotherly unity is natural. Of late it is evidenced in the amicable relations of the officials of the various fraternities in the in- terchange of courtesies which is in harmony with the wishes of the great body of the membership. It does not mean federation, but fraternity ; it means an advance on parallel lines to higher planes: it means that these Brotherhoods while one as the sea, one in the great fundamental purpose of improving conditions, in elevating character, are separate as the waves moving in grand procession toward separate and distinct goals. We hail with becoming satisfaction the dawn of the new era of fraternal unity which we believe the future has in store for the Brotherhoods of railroad employes, and in the future as in the past this Magazine will labor for its fullest realization. GEORGE WASHINGTON CHILDS. We write of a man who has won distinction as a philanthropist. The name of George Washington Childs is spoken everywhere with profound re- spect. It is a familiar name in all circles where there is ability and a dis- position to appreciate nobility of char- acter. As the proprietor of the Phil- adelphia Ledger George Washington Childs has amassed a princely fortune, hut in his ease wealth only serves to develop those traits of character which win universal commendation. At his palatial home he receives the wise, the famous, men renowned as statesmen, diplomats, poets, artists, philosophers, writers, explorers, savants of every school, hut such guests, such surround- ings, such associations, whatever may be their effect upon others only serve, if we reason from cause to effect, to broaden the human itarianism of Mr. Childs and to bring him nearer to those who may be benefitted by his philan- Digitized by Google

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10 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Jan. thropic spirit. It follows, as a matter of course, that his great paper, the Philadelphhia Ledger, always cham- pions the right, is always a friend of the wage-workers, of the toiling masses who are struggling to reach higher and better conditions, and wThen such a man as George Washington Childs, unsolicited, sends his dollar that he may receive as the months go by the Locomotive Firemen’s Magazine, we accept the incident as proof beyond controversy that our great Brother- hood has won a place in his regards, and that he sees in it noble aims and ambitions to achieve a higher plane for the working men of America. A distinguishing characteristic in the business life of George Washington Childs is his liberality to his employes. There are no strikes in the office of the Philadelphia Ledger . Why ? Because the proprietor is always interested in the welware of those whose toil has made him rich, and we surmise that in all the satisfactions which crown the life of Mr. Childs notone is dearer to him than to know that his em- ployes esteem him just and liberal in his dealing with them. How devoutly many locomotive fire- men pray that all railroad managers may become like Mr. Childs. Could this be said there would never be an- other railroad strike in America. But the world is full of new possibilities and a holy alliance between employer and employe is one of them. George Washington Childs has demonstrated that justice, liberality and fair play is the best policy. The seed has been sown ; it is taking root in good ground and we do not doubt that the harvest will be abundant of good results. OLD FASHIONED ROSES. HERE ain’t no style about ’em, And they’re sort o’ pale and faded; V i t the doorway, here, without ’em, / Would bo lonesomer and shaded iUky With a good ’eal blacker shadder } Than the mornin’ glories makes, And the sunshine would look sadder For their good old fashion’ sakes. I like ’em cause they kind o’ Sort o’ make a feller like ’em ; And I’ll tell you what, when I find a Bunch out where the sun kin strike ’em, It alius sets me thinkiiv O’ the ones ’at used to grow And peek in thro’ the chinkin’ O’ the cabin’ don’t you knowr ? And then I think of mother, And how she used to love ’em ! When they wuzn’tany other, ’Less she found ’em up above ’em ! And her eves, afore she shut ’em, Whispered with a smile and said We must pluck a bunch and put ’em In her hand when she wuz dead. But, as I wuz a savin’, They ain’t no style about ’em Very gaudy or displayin’, But I wouldn’t be without ’em ; ’Cause I’m happier in these posies, And the holly hawks and sich Than the hummin’ bird ’at noses In the roses of the rich. — Javies Whitcomb Riley. Digitized by VjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. li CHILD LABOR. The question of “ Child Labor” which was ably discussed in the September number i f the Magazine, set me to thinking, as that is a subject in which I am deeply interested. My own quite extended experience has been that too often the case is that parents believe unrein practical education , than in the mere training of the mind. They say, “ my child must earn his living in this way, and the earlier he begins the sooner will he be the nutter of his business.” Now, if this con- i hision is not correct, how does it happen that so many places of trust are tilled by men. who, when children went early about the business of supporting themselves. Pa- ints, having missed the opportunity to ob- tain an education in their youth, are not properly prepared to judge’ of the advan- education would secure to their chil- dren, or, being capable of forming correct r inclusions in t he matter, becomes disgusted *:th the miserable apology for manhood, ihcv too often see emerging from many of our’ schools. It is not surprising therefore that parents, for the good of their children, - n-fer the shop or the factory to the school roim for their trining. Not from motives •i eeonomv, or for acquiring wealth, as for Hi»ntal an*l physical training, and it is worth -bile noticing how often are seen emerging (mu factories and workshops men who are Mjsrded the master thinkers of the age. Sight schools are doing much for the edu- cation of the masses. They awaken thoughts in the minds of individuals already trained j] the greatest of lessons— self-control and submission to the powers that be— the nu- cleus around which to build up a noble char- acter, and who will not admit that such a character transcends knowledge. Know- Iwlge is instrumental, character is directive. Knowledge teaches how to do, character de- termines what to do. And again, mere teaching without formative influence on character is simply a trade. Education does not insure character, which is not from the intellect but from the will. Some know- ledge may be forced upon us, a right char- acter can never be. Hence education is the generation of power, the training of the will, the development of the mind, rather than the mere storing of the memory with facts. >U^ not power be generated at a spindle, or *hile sorting pins or buttons? Think you the child's mind will not ask, from whence this cotton? How produced? Will not the child inquire about the people who raised the cotton and the country where it grows? The child will not fail to trace the metal from the mill back to the ore. He will note theahipment of goods from day to day and Wo to estimate their value. I^ook into their wise, old looking faces, and ask them, triad is the character of their employer? The language may not be refined, but it will be expressive — the diagnosis correct. Is not his education going on ? Shelter him now from evil influences, feed his mind at even- ing schools, or the reading room, and ten or fifteen years hence, you have the shrewd business man, the eloquent lecturer who swavs vast audiences. Why? Because of his knowledge of human nature; or the law- yer w ho looks far down into subjects which others glance over. He too, the physician, w ho can locate and remove danger, because he saw' those things wrhile in his apprentice- ship. Said a young man, “ I saw' the dan- ger of those badly-crowded, illy-ventilated rooms w’hile I worked in them when a boy of fourteen, and began the study of hygiene which led me to choose the profession of a physician. But I need go no further, for I hear you say, “Yes, a few' come out thus,” and I reply, not a few but many. Think you all are successful who pass through our schools? Look into the prison cells; the Houses of Correction, and note the gradu- ates from academies and colleges. They had the book learning w'hich fitted them for first- class villians, lacking the training of the will to balance it. Dwarfed in body, yes, alas, often too true; but is it less true of the pampered child, who at a tender age enters a school where he loses the restraint of his home and early learns to smoke, chew', and, perhaps, to drink ? There are two sides to the question but I believe if you will give me a true, tender mother, an honest fatlier, and a home, I will take the chances of the child who feels the responsibility and con- sequent dignity of helping to support that home, rather than of the child, w'ho lets father w'ork and support him in idleness. I do not look at this from a sentimental stand- point, I know' wdiereof I speak. I do not be- lieve in enforced, continuous, weary, child labor, but still I esteem it not so bad as you think. If one w ill only look on the bright side and sec the golden possibilities, even of so deplorable a thing. I often hear it said of a certain boy, “O there is] something in him, it will come to the surface yet,” and I believe it to be a general truth, that where there is the right material, hard work will develop when indulgence would enfeeble, and wfe already have too many educated ciphers. Then 1 say encourage, encourage the working men by more ample reward for his labor by association, by lifting him from a mere working machine to the dignity of a thinking being, and you are doing more for him than by any legislation, and even though child labor may not cease at once, it will be reduced to the minimum and to this class of the rising generation will we still look for our sturdy, honest industrious think- ing men, the Lincolns, Grants and Garfields of the future. Empire. Digitized by CjOOQle

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12 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. SKETCHES BY A NAVAL APPRENTICE. No. VI. Approaching Guadeloupe one is impressed by the beautiful scenery; its beautiful green appearance is indeed a relief from the mo- notonous green and blue of the ocean. We were now approaching the land of oranges and bananas and every eye longingly gazed at the shore to catch the first glimpse of an orange grove. The town to which we were going was situated a short distance up a small river and as navigation in these waters is dangerous we were compelled to take a pilot, which by the way happened to be a huge darkey. As he came on board he made the officers understand that he was unable to speak, any English. Fortunately, Mr. Ward, a deck officer, was able to con- verse with him and acted as interpreter. The pilot having taken charge, we proceeded up the river. As we were about to anchor our very obliging pilot informed the Captain that it w as impossible for us to remain at the city as the people were dying by hundreds with yellow fever. Captain Stanton could only abuse the fellow in English, but Mr. Ward, who was a very fiery voung officer, put all his indignation in bad French and hurled it at the frightened man, who in turn coolly asked if we wished to be guided down the river again; as a matter of course he w'as permitted to do so. About this time John Ivy, one of our crew7, began to fail rapidly in health and his system had become so weak that it was impossible for him to retain the coarse food of the ship; on Dec. 25th, Christmas, he became so weak that all of us felt that it was but a question of a few hours or perhaps a day at the longest when we would be called upon to cast the body of our shipmate into the blue sea. As the day wore on the old ship continued to sail gracefully through the peaceful waters, as though mindful that the slightest pitch or roll would cause pain to the poor suffering sailor, who lay in his hammock, the ham- mock which in case of his death would be his coffin. Poor Ivy lingered until 11:50 p. m., and as boatswain’s mate called the w’atch, the Chief Mate in heaven willed the name of John Ivy and he passed quietly away. We were now sailing in sight of the island of San Domingo and rapidly approaching Mar- tinique, at which island we were to stop. The Captain decided to bury our shipmate at sea. The solemnity of a sea burial must be witnessed in order to be understood. The body was sewed up in a hammock ami two sixtv-pound solid shot placed at the foot, the bodv is then placed on a table on the spar deck (upper deck) and then in a solemn tone the boatswain and his four mates cry out, “All hands bury the dead.” The officers gather about the quarter deck, [Jan. the crew’ aft about the main mast, the star- board gangway is cleaned and the chaplain, or (in case the ship does not rank a chaplain) the Captain reads the service for the dead As he reads, “In Thy name, Oh Lord, I com- mit this body to the deep,” one end of the table is elevated and the body slides off and disappears. During this service the ship is hove to and made to lay as still as possible under sail; as the body disappears the ship is put on her course and all that remains of our shipmate is .left behind to sink and re- main below the surface of the beautiful sea until God commands the sea to give up its dead. We were now in sight of the town of St. Pierre, the town on the island of Mar- tinique, off which we were to anchor. To- day the chief surgeon reported that one of the boys had been taken w’ith a disease sim- ilar to that which had been the cause of Ivv’s death. This was startling news indeed as we feared it would become epidemic. The poor boy, Rathburn by name, began to worry and remarked several times, “boys, buryjne ashore; please don’t throw’ me overboard.’’ Ilis appeal touched the hearts of officers and men alike, and all promised that in the event of his death we would see that he w as buried on shore. Rathburn, like Ivy, grad- ually wasted away and just before w’e an- chored he breathed his last. It is indeed sad when we think, how’ these young men, but a few’ months ago, left the arms of loving mothers in the full enjoyment of health and vigor and doubtless those mothers and sis- ters are longing for the day to come that will bring back to them the bronzed and weather-beaten sailor boy. After anchoring, an officer w ent on shore to purchase a Jot for the burial of our boy shipmate. I will say that when a person dies on board ship the body is buried as sofrm as possible. We proceeded to prepare our boats, etc , and at 2:50 p. m., with flag at half-mast, we slowly pulled for the shore. It was raining in tor- rents. As we landed the people collected around us and reverently made the sign of the cross on their breasts and showed every mark of respect possible to our dead. Ow- ing to the rain we were uniformed in oil skins and sou’ westers and must have pre- sented a strange aj>pcahince to those who saw’ us. We marched up the mountain road in silence, bearing on our shoulders the rude coffin made by the ship’s carpenter, until the little graveyard was reached. We then deposited our burden on the ground and after a short .service lowered our dear little shipmate into the grave. Buried in a for- eign land, what an immense volume this subject would fill. No friends to visit that little mound, no loving hands to place sweet tokens of love thereon. Full of sorrow7 we. retraced our steps and pushed off for the ship. Sorrow among sailors is short-lived as a general thing but in this case it was Digitized by Google

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 13 different. A subscription was taken to pur- rbsse a stone to mark the resting place of thr departed. Each man and boy responded handsomely and we soon had money enough t«ut twenty miles from our anchorage. On our arrival in the harbor we were visited by the U.S. Consul, whoon leaving the ship received a salute of seven guns. We found Aspinwall to be much the same as the other places we had visited, w ith the exception of a little more activity on account of the baQding of the great isthmus canal. Aspinwall is the great half-way point of oeeaa travel between points both in North ttd&rath America. Duringour stay, M. I)e Uanp, the canal engineer, arrived from Aaace and was received with great honor. Vgfcave as yet heard no news of our ship ‘ la fts Pacific and it is rumored that unless teacrives in two days we are to proceed to SU.8. again. This was indeed discour- Jfnawgg but we are in hope that she will HtWs in time. About this time wre were ordered to scrape spars and tar dowTn, and it was while performing my share of this dan- gerous work that I sustained a severe injury to my hand. I was seated in a boatswain’s chair scraping about the top mast head, when I heard the order to let go top sail haliards.” As I wras out of reach I paid no attention to this order hut continued to scrape — suddenly I became aware that I was falling, then all was dark; when I came to I found our surgeon bending over me and dressing my mangled left hand. Our kind surgeon informed me that as the order to slack the haliards w'as given, one of the new boys instead of slacking the right gear, let go of the haliards which supported me, about eighty-five feet from the deck, and that when I fell I struck the awning and bounced overboard striking my left hand on ‘the gun of a boat hanging at the davits. As sharks are numerous in these waters sev- eral of my shipmates quickly manned a boat and soon had me safely landed in the sick bay. I was now helpless, unable to perform even the slightest of my several duties which made time drag very heavily, hut thanks to my kind shipmates, everything was done for my comfort that it was possible to do. I was soon well enough to walk about and the second day after I left my hammock the joyful newrs arrived that the IT. S. flag ship had arrived at Panama and w’ould be ready to receive her draft of boys at any time. The boys were now in a fever of excite- ment; bags were packed, hammocks relashed, accounts signed and everything made ready to bid farewell to our shipmates and the old Atlantic ocean. We were mustered aft and after receiving good advice from Captain Stanton wre were put on shore at the Panama K. K. depot. We took our seats in the little close cars and judge of our astonishment when we saw’ the officer in charge deliber- ately lock us in. We took this good na- turedly however. The train pulled out and our journey across the famous isthmus was begun. The fare from Aspinwrall to Panama is $25.00 rather steep for thirty-five miles. A portion of the road lies through the val- ley of the Chagres river and is extremely unhealthy. At several places the grade is so steep that trains have to double head. The thirty- live miles were* run in six hours. The scenery was truly tropical and the naked forms of the people in the interior afforded us an opportunity to see their semi-savage mode of living. On our arrival at Panama we were met by officers of the flag ship Pensacola and hv them we wrere conducted to the boats and off to the ship. As we were the first boys the ship had had, our arrival caused consid- erable excitement. As wre stepped on deck our new shipmates relieved us of our bag- gage. We were mustered on the quarter Digitized by Google

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14 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. deck and then sent forward to get some- thing to eat. We were now on a regular war ship and felt like men, we could smoke our pipes openly without fear of being punished. We found the Pensacola to be a very large ship, under the command of Captain K. R. Breeze, the hero of the at- tack on Ft. Fisher — the commander-in-chief of the fleet, Rear Admiral C. R. P. Rodgers, was also on board. The ship had a compli- ment of (>00 men and thirty officers and mounted twenty-two guns, viz., twenty nine- inch smooth bores, two converted eight-inch rifles. She was a 6teamer with double smoke stacks. The first few days on board were spent in stationing us and putting things to rights generally. [Jan. We remained at Panama five days and then hove up anchor and steamed outward, bound for San Francisco, via Central America and Mexico. It seemed very strange to us to feel the ship moving through the water with no sail on her, after being so long on sailing vessels. On account of my disabled hand I was placed on the sick list. On this vessel I was stationed on the main top, on the main top gallant yard. We were nowT in truth far from home, but wTe were buoyed up by the hope of seeing the city of ’Frisco of which we had heard so much. j.^ Ex-Naval Apprentice. [to be continued.] For the Magazine. BEYOND PRICE. m W OV deem me poor for lack of gold, Y \ 7 : Think happiness I ne’er can know ; ^ Bi.it stranger, peep into my fold, %) ]' | Tread gently, doff your hat— just so. See, there, she’s looking through the door Adown the road, expeetaney In every glance; Oh, am I j>oor With such a wife that waits for me ? See, in that little trundle-bed, Two tiny forms so nicely gowned Are sleeping. Oh, t lie joy they shed Around my home ! God’s blessings crowned. Just see them, stranger, in their sleep, Hound neck of each, each bends an arm So lovingly. Oh, Father, keep Them ever pure, and shield from harm ! There comes their mother, sec her bend And fondly kiss her darlings there. What guardian-angel could He send More true than she. or good, or fair? Ah, stranger, am I poor indeed— With all this mine; the babes, the wife. And health and strength, and love, and life ; Wliat riches more does mortal need? There’s riches, stranger, more than gold ; There's happiness the millionaire Can never know till lie behold At home a sight like that one there. Coi xrn. Grove, Kansas. g. ir. c. . Digitized by C.ooQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 15 Mechanics. NO. XI. Having traced the creation of steam with its application to the wheels, through the piston and rods, we must now reverse the process and see how the wheels, which are governed in their motion by the piston, in their turn govern the motion of the piston through the valve. The first device in the series of return movements that we find is the eccentrics, which are generally located on the main driving axle. The tyro will probably be at a loss to know* what class of mechanical powers the eccentric should be classed with, but when we examine the functions of the eccentric we find it is a modified crank, con- structed in that manner on account of the unsuitableness of an ordinary crank to the emergency. If the movement of the eccen- tric strap is closely observed it will be found to correspond with the motion wrhich would be produced if the straps were moved by a rank, having a radius equal to half the throwr of the eccentrics When this fact is established we at once see that the eccentric is a lever, the fulcrum located at the center of the axle, the power applied through the 3xle. and the resistance is in this case at the end of the lever, thus making it a lever <*i the third class, power being applied be- tween fulcrum and weight. The motion obtained from the eccentrics is by means of the eccentric straps and eccentric rods, com- municated to the link. This link has a very 'omplcx movement, caused by its connec- tion with both eccentrics, but so far as our present examination goes we will coniine ourselves to the simple movement produced by one eccentric and we are thus enabled to dans the link as a double lever, w ith its ful- crum in the center of the link, the resist- ance being the link-block with a varied lev- erage, controlle*5 bv the reverse lever. The vaned motion of the link is thus conveyed to the link-block which is attached to the lower rockerarin, which is only one arm of a lever of the first class, the fulcrum being in the center of the cylindrical part of the rocker, while the resistance of the valve is attached to the upper rockerarm by the Tihre stem or rod and its pin. As roeker- arms are usually constructed the arms are ul equal length, hence it takes just as much power applied to the lowrer rockerarm as the mount of resistance to be overcome at the mMr end. The valve-stem or rod again bcfigp ns back into the steam chest, w’ith its waive and various openings. The slide valve in various forms has been in general use, but as it takes a great deal of power to move it many efforts have been made to obtain a balanced valve, and more or less success has crowned the efforts of the various inventors. Enginemen have often noted the distressing groans and strains con- veyed from the steam chest and cylindeis, and made apparent by the convulsive efforts of the reverse lever to jump the latch out of the notch, but have they ever tried to calculate what a strain there is on the valve gear? Take an ordinary average slide valve and say it measures 7x17 inches, thus giving us an area of 1 10 square inches. Say that we carry a pressure of 130 pounds, this means that w’hen steam fills the chest every one of the 110 square inches in the valve has 130 pounds pressure on it, or a total of 15,470 pounds on the valve. A small portion only of this may, and is at times, counter- balanced by the rush of the exhaust, but if we deduct 470 pounds for this, which is a large allowance, and we still have 15,000 pounds resting on the back of the valve, and this load had to be dragged back and forth with every movement of the valve. The distance to be traversed is not great and the surfaces in contact smooth, but the idea of sliding 7 A tons about 150 to 200 feet for every mile traveled by the locomotive will make you cease to wonder that valve gear strains and breaks. Jt should incite all having charge of en- gines and locomotives to observe that this immense load is not increased by neglect in lubrication or unnecessary pressure in pack- ing, for with such a load to slide back and forth the valve-gear’s burden should be made and kept as light as possible, and oil judiciously applied to all the parts. As we have show’ll, the valve has to move with 7 A tons on its hack; this resistance is conveyed to the upper arm of the rocker by the valve rod, and as the lower arm is of just the same length the link-block has to be pulled and pushed with just as much force, and as the link thus receives the strain it communicates it to the eccentric rods, and they in turn to the eccentric. Let any part of this gear be- come “dry” and t he result will he disastrous and “cutting” of the parts may result. Many slipped eccentrics mav also be traced to this cause, for any undue increase of the strain must produce effects somewhere. Broken link-hangers, rockerarms, tumbling- shaft arms and reverse levers can no doubt be charged to the account of the unbalanced valve, and hence, from motives of economy in repairs as well as in fuel, power and elli- ciencv, many attempts have been made to overcome the difficulty, some by interposing rollers for the valve to roll on, others by springs to ease the pressure, and some seek to keep the steam from the back of the valve by making its back to extend to the Digitized by CjOOQie

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10 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE . [Jan. top of the steam chest, and thus slide be- tween the two surfaces. Of course each of these plans has its advocates, but no one has yet proven perfect in every detail, although many master mechanics have given very favorable reports on some of these inven- tions, which, it would not be judicious or fair to name, as it might be detrimental to the interests of other parties with probably equally as good or even better inventions. In our next we shall note some of the ine- ' ehanical powers as applied in some of the auxiliary mechanism employed to make the locomotive a harmonious and practical whole. The Will is the Wuy to Mechanical Knowl- edge. Chicago, III., Dec. 1, 1887. To the Editor of Locomotive Firemen's Magazine. Dear Sir: — As one deeply interested in the prosperity of railroad employes, I wish to congratulate the members of the Broth- erhood of Locomotive Firemen on the in- terest they have manifested during the last year or two, in the practical department of the Magazine. And while commending the support given by the members to, what I consider, the most valuable feature of the Magazine, I think it well to remember that the officers conducting the Magazine are en- titled to the highest meed of praise for the able work they have done in working up interest in the department relating to loco- motive engineering. This is a case where men require wise guidance, and the Grand officers of the Locomotive Firemen’s Broth- erhood have proved themsevles worthy of the high trust reposed in them. locomotive tiremen, as a class, are pecu- liarly in need of every encouragement and aid that can be given them to acquire accu- rate knowledge about train machinery. Thev are the future locomotive engineers. While every year adds new’ complications to locomotive and train mechanism, the ten- dency of every advancing year is to take away some of the opportunities which fire- men formerly enjoyed of getting practical acquaintance with the construction of the machinery they help to operate. Engine- men are no longer called upon to repair their engines, and firemen are not called up- on to help on the work of repairs. The practice of drawing firemen from the ranks of shop men is waning, and even the im- provement in locomotive designing, which produces machines that seldom break down, is against the training of the fireman in me- chanical work, since lie seldom has the op- portunity of helping to get a disabled engine in shape for going to the shop. U nder these circumstances, the firemen must depend upon the efforts they make out of working hours to obtain training and information about the principles of their business. A smart man soon learns the whole rout- ine of firing, polishing up, feeding the boiler and handling the engine. He may be as perfect in these respects as can be desired by the time it is his turn to get “ set up,” and yet be hopelessly ignorant about the mechanism of an engine. Unless he under- stands the machine he handles and all its parts, he can never be an engineer Worthy of the name. To be able to report work in- telligently he must understand in what way wear and tear produce disorder in the mech- anism. The various disorders to wdiich valve gear is prone can be properly detected only by know ing the functions of the various parts used to separate the distribution of steam. To readily comprehend the cause of pounds or jars in the working of the ma- chinery, a man must know how the various parts work in relation to each other The ueed of accurate knowledge as an aid to op- erate the engine satisfactorily, applies no less directly to the attachments of the engine. When an injector begins to w ork unsatisfac- torily, knowledge of the instrument’s mech- anism will indicate wdiat is going wrong; and the man w ith this knowledge can report intelligently wThat wTork is waited. The same applies equally to lubricators and even more strongly to the air pump. Men calling themselves engineers ought to be ashamed to make such reports as “ valves to be ex- amined ; injector not working properly; air pump to be overhauled ; ” etc., yet nothing is more common. An engineer ought to be able to intimate something about what is likely to be wrong, for these nondescriptive reports require machinists to grope in the dark and probably begin at the wrong end looking for the defect. On board every steam ship, there is an en- gineer who is supposed to understand every- thing about all the machinery on board, and when anything goes wrong he is looked for to devise a remedy. If an electric hell fails to ring, or the steering gear works hard, or a winch is out of order, the captain or his mates never think of trying to remedy the defects — they apply to the engineer assured that he will know what is wrong. It appears to me that an engineer of a locomotive, should be in the same relation to all the mechanism used on the train, that the chief engineer is in relation to the machinery of a ship. When anything is wrong with the running gear of a car, with an ail brake, or with a train signal, the natural recourse of the conductor should be the engineer. But this is not the case now, and the reason is, because engineers as a rule have paid no at- tention to train mechanism. If the engin- eers of the future are to increase their value and usefulness, the firemen of to-day must de- vote industrious attention to acquiring me- chanical knowledge. Those who are ready to raise obstacles in Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEX'fi MAOAZJXE. 17 1S8S.] the way of progress will promptly eav, we do n^t want to increase the responsibilities of the engineer. To that class I am not writ- ing. They do not need new excuses for standing still. The progressive fireman asks how an* we going to help ourselves to the desired knowledge? To such mdn I say, turn your lodges into schools of mutual im- provement. This has been done in some places with promising results. Get models of train mechanism into your rooms and “ reaam together ” about them. I)o not be afraid to talk shop, and do not be frightened tw to “ keep her hot,” but how to do it with the least possible amount of fuel. Many firemen succeed in the former, but evidently care nothing about the latter, and thus use up more fuel than they burn, simply by over- feeding. The fire should he wmrked up evenly by the exhaust and when this is not done, it is time to search for the reason of the failure. Of course the firebox cannot be changed, neither can the amount of grate surface, nor heating surface be increased at pleasure, but the fire doo**, and the draft or petticoat pipe, and their adjustment often make a great difference in the steaming qualities, as wrell as in the fuel bill of a loco- motive. Some locomotives do not want any air admitted through the fire-door, wfhile others want hut little, and some have been knowrn, which would not make steam at all, w ithout a large quantity of air through the fire-door, so that the peculiarity of each lo- comotive needs to be studied and the best course determined. Some locomotives w'ill “tear” their fire, “pick holes in it” or “ haul it ahead ” if worked hard, and it is the alert fireman’s object to ascertain all these points, and their remedy as far as the door will do it. When this fails to make the fire work right, an inspection of the front Digitized by i^.ooQLe

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18 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE, [Jan. end or smoke arch ought to take place, and a little alteration in the position of the pet- ticoat pipe made, and its effect on the tire closely watched. Instances are numerous, where a slight change in position, or in the shape of the pipe, have effected a great dif- ference in the steaming and fuel burning of locomotives. While uniformity is a good thing, and standard sizes of the parts of loco- motives would facilitate repairs and recon- struction, it seems that a draft-pipe that will make one locomotive of a given ciass steam, will probably not do at all for another of the same build, and hence it seems to be a piece of folly for a master mechanic to insist that one standard of draft-pipe, shall serve, not only for one class, but for one-half dozen dif- ferent kinds in use on the road, besides a lot of mongrel rebuilt ones. Strict orders are also issued, that no one shall make any change in the length of the pipes, and “ Cooke’s,” “ Jersey City,” “ Baldwin’s,” “Dickson’s,” “Rogers,” and the company’s own build, all have one size pipe, ana have to use it, whether it suits or not. Ferhaps it would be just as wise to insist, that one stand- ard size suit should fit all the men on the lo- comotives. With such orders not much can be done, except to raise or lower the pipe, but even such changes often produce great effects. It has been suggested that draft pipes should be constructed like the slides of a telescope, so that they could be length- ened and shortened, or so that either end could be adjusted without disturbing the other end. With such a pipe and judicious changing, we should hear no more of “ poor steamers” “ laying the boys out,” and fail- ing to make time, but if all the locomotives must use one standard pipe, without any means for an adjustment to suit the wants of the individual locomotive, the blame should not be saddled on the “ poor fireman,” who in spite of his best endeavors, gets the credit of “ not being able to fire a cook- stove,” but on the master mechanics, who lay down arbitrary rules, which they them- selves would break on the least pro vacation. Another item comes, in which some of the older firemen at least have an interest, and which in fact interests all firemen, and that is the often greatly restricted amount of oil, and more particularly valve oil, allowed on some roads. While watse is to be depre- cated, a full supply of oil to keep the valves and seats in good condition would be econ- omy in the end, for it would save facing of valves and seats, and renewal of other parts of the valve gear, which is subject to an im- mense strain. It would also save fuel by de- creasing the friction, and making all parts move easier, and would prevent the frequent “ blows ” between the unevenly worn valve faces and seats, which are so wasteful of fuel and “killing” to the tire, and fireman too. These are items under the control of the master mechanic— now we will consider an item under the control of the promoted fire- man, then called engineer, and that is the judicious supply of water to the boiler. Many old engineers are known as “ hard men ” to fire for, not because of any bad disposition or traits of character, but because it is nearly an impossibility to keep locomo- tives hot for them, or if it is done, it is at the expense of much extra labor and fuel, even on the same locomotive. No doubt everyone can call to mind some of these men, for they are not confined to one locality, and many may have had personal experience with them. Two men ran one locomotive, the one always had plenty of water and UK) pounds of steam ; the other never seemed to get water enough and 1,000 to 2,000 pounds of extra coal per day w’ould not always keep her up to 130 pounds. What made the dif- ference? Injudicious pumping! The first never pumped on a new fire, thus keeping her at 130 pounds, by not cooling her with cold water till the fire was w'ell kindled; when the fire was w'ell kindled he could get all the water he needed without reducing pressure. The other would pump heron a newr fire, thus reducing pressure so that in order to make speed, he would have to use an extra notch, or more throttle, thus using more steam and of course water, and causing the fireman extra work, and the railroad company extra expense for the worse than wasted fuel. This point assumed the following shape, and the problem was propounded along the line of a certain road, meeting writh very dif- ferent replies, and showing that some who answ ered were ignorant of w hat Mr. Sinclair, of the National Car and locomotive Builder, and author of “ Locomotive Running and Management,” calls “ the fundamental prin- ciples of their business.” Say a certain locomotive is to pull a given train at a given rate of speed, over a given section of the road on one day or trip, doing the w’ork with say, 110 pounds; on another day to pull the same train at the same speed, over the same section, but using 130 pounds of steam. Is there any difference in the amount of steam used?* If there is, it also must be of water, and if it makes a difference in water it will also make it in the fuel, for it certainly takes more fire to convert a larger quantity of water into steam. It has already been indicated what the answer to the problem ought to be, but it is given, and if any have reasons to believe otherwise, let the readers of the Magaiiiw have the benefit of their ideas. It is no doubt a truth that with the three items above alluded to, many thousands of dollars could be saved every day on the thousands of locomotives of* the country, and thus help to swell the net profits of the stockholders, and we hope also indirectly Digitized by Google

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 19 1888.] benefit us, for when thev are reaping the direct benefits of increased care, it would be but reasonable to suppose that they would allow a share of their increased income to to revert to those whose labor and intelli- gence made the increase. “ So mote it be.” Camden, N. J., Dec. 2, 1887. Mr. Editor:— I have stated that I do not desire to “dispute with Vulcan,” and as he does not attempt to disnrove my position nor to prove his own I certainly can not com- plain if he has no stronger criticism than “I hold,” “it seems.” “I am afraid,” “I claim,” or “I have said.” But “Vulcan” is at least a courteous commentator, and in re- turn courtesy I will notice his comments before proceeding with my statement. In the first place I think your printer has has done him an injustice, (and me an un- kindness) in reproducing the two animals from page 661 of my article, instead of the first and third cuts on page 662, to w hich he evidently refers. But referring to my man and “nonde- script animal,” (by the way, I hope I will not oe laughed at, as I am more sensitive to ridicule than to defeat in argument) “Vul- cay says: “But in revolving a wheel the time would come when the man would get the under hold, or have a hold between his feet and the point where the animal is hold- ing back.” If “Vulcan” will look at the second imp in the September number he will see that the “hold” is changed; the pull is on the axle, not on the crank pin. Referring to the third movement, illus- trated by Fig. 3, page 662, November, “Vul- can” says: “According to ‘Amboy* fulcrum is at F, power and weight at axle, while I thought the power was derived from the hold the rod had on the crank-pin.” If “/ thought” means that “Vulcan” thought this to be “Amboy’s” opinion, the explanation ol this figure shows the contrary, for “Am- W' said here “the power is applied as in the second,” that is, “the power against the front end of cylinder is applied to the wheel by the frame.” But if “Vulcan” means that he really “thought the power was derived from {behold the rod had on the crank-pin,” I wish to labor wTith him a little. • Power can Aotbe “derived from a hold” on anything, and in the movement of Fig. 3, no pow er is “exerted” by a hold. The rod has no “bold” on the pin, but simply pushes Hunst it. Look at the second imp again, Ah his feet against the pin and his hands * bidding ” the axle, and look at page 658, Xbvevber, where “ Vulcan ” says : “ That &P of the Cylinder certainly makes the people of posh and pull of the piston IMT plain, and leaves hardly an excuse for Mn anything more on the point.” ■ jijjiin, “ Vulcan” says: “Amboy said ‘ alwTays of the same class,’ yet now he brings both power and w eight to the same spot, thus showing that according to his ideas the lever is not the same.” Neither in writing nor illustration did I bring “both power and weight to the same spot.” The real reason why some have fallen into this error about the leverage of the driver is no doubt because they have mistaken the real work to be done. Whatis the work, or resistance, or weight? “Vulcan” says: “Suppose P to represent the pull of the main rod, and W the weight resting on axles to be overcome.” Now it is not “the weight resting on axles ” that offers resistance to movement, friction excepted, it is weight resting on track. Let the engine weigh twenty tons, and let it be supported in this way, by two props : FIB 1 How much power must be exerted to cause a forward movement in the direction of A? Of course none; it is already falling that way; yet there are twenty tons resting on the tops of B and C. Again, let the twenty tons be supported by tw'o upright supports, thus : What power will now be needed to cause a movement in direction of A? and what is the resistance to be overcome? The work to be done is evidently to incline the sup- ports; the resistance to that work is gravity, not the weight of tw’enty tons on the tops of B and C. but the gravity of twenty tons holding B and C in an upright position to the track. I can incline these supports in the direction of A in two ways. First, pro- longing C as a lever by a pull on the line D B. Second, by a push in the direction E B, communicated as a pull on the line B C. Either way we have the result as in Fig. 1, a forward movement. Taking the lever C as the diameter of a driver we have here the exact demonstration of the push and pull Digitized by Google

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20 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. of the piston in every forward movement of a driver. “ Vulcan speaks of a locomotive jacked up and earning money as an engine by means' of belts on the drivers. Let us take a look at such a wheel. A \ \ \ i riG.3 I I / Taking what we will call the forward movement, the weight or resistance is always from the belt at A toward W, the fulcrum is alwavs at C, and the leverage either first or third class, as the crank-pin is belowr or above the center. At the instant when the crank-pin is at top center of revolution we find the mechanical pow?er to be a simple third class lever A C, with fulcrum at C. Now “Vulcan” says that as soon as it touches the rail “ the process is reversed ” but the fulcrum still in “ center of axle.” Let us see. We throw off the belt and at the very instant given in Fig. 4 we drop re- volving* driver on the track. If there is no slip the engine at once begins a forward movement, but look how completely ihe • s'" * / / / --- • • V\ D \ FIG 9 \ l I c ! - w 1 \ / / \ / / \ / \ “process is reversed.” We now have another lever D F of the second class in- stead of the third, the weight, the gravity of the train, holding C F to the track, and the fulcrum certainly at F on the track. Again, taking the belted driver when the crank-pin is at bottom center, w’e see a sim- [Jan. pie lever of first class, the weight at A, the A w hh-^-L c fcjo ! FI 6 b - ^ fulcrum at C1 and the power from the push of the piston applied at crank pin. Nowt drop the revolving driver to the track at this instant. “The process is reversed.” We have a lever of the second class, the piston stopped by the resistance of gravity on C F, and the power applied to front end of cylinder through frame and axle to lever at C, but the fulcrum is on the track. But “Vulcan” says “ the fulcrnm which ‘Amboy’ finds on the rail is, according to my idea, a fourth factor in the matter by which we gain locomotion.” Nowf will he, or anyone else who has this fourth factor idea, please demonstrate it in their own way and use their own' illustrations, as clearly as I have tried to show that mechanically the movement of a locomotive driver is by simple letter age v:ilh the fulcrum always on the track 7 Amboy Division. Portland, Ore., Nov. 2(1, 1887. Mr. Editor:— In answer to “Poly — ’s” question in regard to turning or reducing tne diameter of cams J in., and to “A. G. P. S.,” I would say : Suppose an engine’s valves are in perfect order, we disconnect eccentrics, turn dow n cams i in., replace them as before. Now we have to lengthen the eccentnc rods or the engine w ill work lame. We close eccentric straps on cams, now howr does lengthening those rods lengthen the travel of the valve— for re- ducing the cam must reduce the travel of the valve — if not, why such large eccentrics for a large engine, and small ones for the smaller sized engines? But how vou can lengthen or shorthen the travel of a valve with the eccentric rods is w hat I would like to know, and why reducing cams does not shorten travel of valve ? Smoke Box. Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAOAZLXE . 21 ISSN.] East Saginaw, Mich., Nov. 20, 1887. Mr. Editor: — I wish to thank “ Vulcan” for his kind opinion of ine as expressed in December Magazine and hope I may always deserve it. I am here to learn and when I have learned anything, “ Vulcan ” will al- ways find me ready to give the party that taught me. the benefit of knowing it. 1 had intended that my November article would close the subject under discussion, at least [ did not intend to say any more about it, but after rea AND IRON 1IK! IKIES. Some of the newspapers are busy just now' con- structing bridge conundrums out of wood. The old engineer who philosophized over Ashtabula is renewing his youth and prophesying that rail- roads may have to go hack to wood as a material for the eonstruetion of bridges. Tin* reason for this apparently backward move is declared to l>e that, w'hen wood begins to decay and lose its strength, the condition of unsafety can l>o readily detected, w'liieh is not true, so it is alleged, iu the Digitized by Google

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22 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Jan. case of Iron. There seem to be floating through the public mind some odd notions, as well as §rave misconceptions, concerning the quality and eterioratlon of iron in railroad and other bridges. Eminent lawyers are instructing engineers in the matter of testing bridges, and every Legislature which happens to be in session during the exist- ing magnificent opportunity is wrestling with embryonic statutes for the government of iron bridges. In order to ascertain some things and unlearn others, the writer has availed himself of the learning and experience of one of the ablest men in this department— Prof. Swain of the In- stitute of Technology. The flrst question and an- swer were the following : Q. a. “ What advantages have wooden bridges over iron ? ” A. “ I don’t know of any.” Q. b. “ But it is said that some engineers claim that when the wooden parts of a bridge become defective and unfit to bear the strain, the defect is more certainly and easily discoverable than it can bo in iron ? ” A. “ That is not so, if the iron bridge is proper- ly constructed. When the iron parts of a bridge become weakened and unfit for their work, they will show it” c. “How?” A. “ In all proper bridge specifications it is pro- vided that iron which is to have a tensile strain shall be capable of stretching 12* per cent, of its entire length without breaking, and at the points of principal strain it is required to stretch IS per cent, of that part. Now, when any piece of iron that bears a tensile strain in a bridge grows weak or proves not strong enough for its place, that fjiece of iron will stretch, and its unfitness may kj at once delected, and quite as surely as can the Imperfections of wood.” Q. d. “ But it is said that irou deteriorates or disintegrates under the successive and constantly repeated pressure of heavy weight.” A. “ Of course, successive blows tend to break Iron. I will illustrate: Here is a piece of iron which will bear a quiet pressure of o0,U00 pounds. Now, if a 10,000-pound pressure or blow is success- ively and constantly applied to that irou, after a certain number of these blows the Iron will break. If a 35,000- pound blow is applied in the same man- ner, the iron may be broken, but it will require a reat increase in the number of the blows to reak it. No it is possible that after an immense multiplication or blows a 30, 000- pound blow might fracture that piece of iron.” Q. c. “Can It be determined what weight or blow may be applied to a piece of iron indefi- nitely, and still it will remain intact?” A. “ Yes, in Germany they have had machines made to subject, iron of d liferent qualities and sizes to constant and rapid blows for a long period of time, and the results have been a definite con- clusion as to the strain of this kind which iron can endure for a practically indefinite period., Q. /. “ And allowance is made for this in the construction of bridges ? ” A. “Certainly. After iron enough is supplied to meet the tensile strain required, an allowance of, say, 50 per cent, is made for the impact of the load, or, what is the same thing, a proportionately less load is prescribed for the iron. In the first calculations, iron sullicient Is provided to carry perhaps four times the load that will actually be f»ut upon it. Then on the parts where the impact s most felt a much lighter strain is insisted up- on.” The iron used will bear a tensile strain of 50,000 pounds to the square Inch. From one of the “gen- eral specifications for iron bridges,” out of a large number which Prof. Nwain has on hand, and which arc prepared by every great railroad cor- poration, the following is taken : LIMITS OF STRAIN ON* IRON. “All parts of the structure shall be so propor- tioned that the maximum strain produced snail in no case cause a greater tension than the follow- ing: “On lateral bracing, to the square inch, 15,000 pounds. “ On solid rolled beams, used as cross-floor beams and stringers, 10,000 pounds. “ Bottom chords and main diagonals, 10,000 pounds.” “ Counter rods and long verticals, 8,000 pounds. “ Bottom flange of riveted cross girders, net section, 8,000 pounds. “ Bottom flange of riveted longitudinal plate girders, when over 20 feet long, net section, 8,000 pounds. “ The same, when uner 20 feet, 7,000 pounds. “ Floor beam hangers and other similar mem- bers liable to sudden loading, 6,000 pounds. “ Rivets and bolts in girders shall be so spaced that the shearing strain shall not be overfl^OO nor the pressure upon the bearing surfac • over 12,000 pounds. “Iron in web plates shall not have a shearing strain of over 4,000 pounds. “ All the connections and details of the several parts of the structure shall be of such strength that, upon testing, rupture shall occur in the body of the members rather than in any of their details or connections.” The importance of this provision is at once ap- parent to a mechanic, ana it will be seen by the above that considering the iron to be capable of bearing a strain of 50,000 pounds to the square inch, the properly constructed iron railroad bridge must be a very safe structure to pass over. ProrT Swain was questioned as to the causes of the destruction of the Tay and Ashtabula bridges. “As to the Ashtabula bridge, a look at the structure would convince a competent engineer that it was an improperly constructed bridge. No one can tell exact ly about the Tay bridge, but the best opinion Is that it wus faulty In its propor- tions.” <i- g. “ How about bridges resting on diagonal abutments, like that at Forest Hills?” A. “There is no reason in the world why a ‘skew’ bridge should not be Just as strong and safe as one resting on square abutments. Of couree, it is more trouble to construct It, but it is juBt as safe as any other.” Q. A. “Then there is nothing in the theory that the train coming down grade on to such a bridge acts as a wedge to force ft out of place ?” A. “ There is nothing in that notion.” C^. i. “ Is there any need of anchoring such a bridge to the abutment ?” A. “ None at all, and the bridge so anchored would not be any stronger or safer. In the case of a cantilever bridge it should be anchored, be- cause of the peculiar construction and bearing, but the usual iron bridge needs no anchoring.” Q. j. “ We are told, professor, that iron in bridges, by reason of successive and constant im- pacts. becomes crystallized, and therefore un- safe ?’’ A. “ There is no doubt a confusion of mind concerning two different things, crystallization and granulation. I do not believe that there is anything in the theory that iron crystallizes at all. The United States testing commission, in its re- port, declares that only one case came under its observation which furnished evidence of crystal- lization. I have never seeu iron crystalized; that is, iron which had undergone a complete mole- cular change, for that is what it means. One of the best of authorities says : ‘The best of fibrous wrought iron will exhibit a granular fracture if broken suddenly.’ It depends on how iron is broken as to its showing a fibrous or granular sur- face. If broken slowly, it shows the fibre; if by a sudden blow, the surface will always be granu- lar, and hence it is taken for granted that the iron has crystallized.” The conclusion of this study Is that iron is bet- ter thau wood for bridges ; safer than wood ; that iron will show its weakening and unfitness as well at wood ; that a properly constructed iron bridge is a very safe affair, and that the popular notion of the deterioration of iron through crys- tallization is combatted by some, if not most, of the ablest experts in iron and iron work. I enclose the foregoing for your perusal Digitized by u.ooQie

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 23 1888.] and trust you may see your way clear to publish it m full, and then I will make my analysis of the articles in ^ne communica- tion* the letters of the questions are ray own and are continued in alphabetical order for convenience of reference, these preceding the numerals of the December number, as these opinions were in advance of the testimony of Prof. SwTain. William E. Locktvood. Glen* Loch, Pa., Nov. 25th, 1887. Galveston, Tex., Dec. 2, 1887. Mr. Editor: — Once more I avail myself of the opportunity given me to contribute a few lines to the Mechanical Department, which I am pleased to see contains so much excellent reading this month. First I am pleased to see that “Paul,” “Tallow Pot,” “ Coal Heaver,” “H. G. C.” and others have come out in the w ay they did on question No. 2 of “ A. E. F.” I w’as wrong on that question, and some of you may think my statement rather strange, but I knew I was wrrong when I sent it — but 1 will explain. We were laying on a side track waiting for a train, and I had been perusing the advance sheets and without taking time to reason it out, I prepared the article in the office, then when I had a little leisure I looked over it to see if I had any corrections to make before sending, as a man in a hurry is liable to make mistakes. I then saw that my argument on the guides was all wrong, but I had very little time to re-write it, so I sent it and w*aited to see if any one of the numerous readers would con- tradict it, and if not, correct it myself. I must say I w as pleased to see five corrections in the December number, and w*ill also say I was surprised to see in “ E. J. R.’s ” article in November that he had made the same mistake that I had. Thanks to you, “ Paul,” for your explana- tion of reasons for more slipping backing op than going ahead. IV'Salathiel Washburn” I will say, you probably are an engineer and so use your mgnments in favor of other runners, or else JW experience is limited, for know you fiat an engine’s nozzles in being too large wffl not cut your fire enough to make steam •tall. I have fired engines that acted just »MS” says his did, and no matter how light I would fire, the fire w ould get banked, al- though you could look in and see the grates; bat allow me to tell you that if you are firing tttftgine with a 9j foot fire-box, and slack •Oil to make steam w’ith, you need your ttrifes small enough to cut the fire or you follow in the footsteps of “S.” As I addin a prior outnber I commenced in ’79, •Bd since then I have used all kinds of soft ceil, have h ad engineers surprised at my ability to keep their engines hot with the coal used, and have, in short, learned my business so that at least five times I have been told by others that certain engineers had said I was the best firemen they ever sawr ; this in a little over a year, and all dif- ferent engineers and all of long experience. One of them, Wm. Danforth, at Denison, Texas, a runner for thirteen years, and one at Reece, Kansas, Theo Meyers, fifteen years’ experience will show you that it is not only in my mind that my ability exists. But still with all that I fired an engine just like “ S.” says, put in the coal and raked it out of the ash pan, simply because it would bank for w ant of sufficient draft to keep it open, then have one of two evils to choose from, either put in the slash bar and cut it up or be with- out steam. Any fireman of any experience can tell you the result of putting an iron in the fire. Then, as to the engineers’ liking a big nozzle because the engine works freer even if it makes a fireman hustle; well, the bigger the nozzle the easier on the fire- man until the maximum is reached, then the other evil presents itself, and where is the advantage of having an engine work free with no steam to work her with. As “A. D.” had addressed his article to “Vulcan ” in particular, I did notenter into the discussion very closely last month, as I anticipated t hat “V.” could convince “A. D.” that his reasoning w as false mechanics, and I must say that “Vulcan” is so ex- plicit that any one ought to see it, but still if “ A. D.” has any doubts remaining I am convinced that I can show him his error. Take Figs. 2 and 3, “ A. D.,” in which you lace your power in the frame, you then ave no use for your crank-pin at all, as you have a perfect lever without, fulcrum at contact, weight in center and powTer in frame; the crank-pin and rod must be a nuisance and hindrance on this part of the lever’s revolution, as any wTeight placed be- tween your weight and fulcrum, acts as a resistance or increases your weight, hence you had better do away w’ith your rods at this point, so place your engine in this posi- tion, take down your connecting rods and start her — do you move? I trow not, but your back cylinder-heads and guides do move, and you will need a search warrant to find them all. Your power is always at the crank-pin, in Figs. 2 and 3 the steam is admitted to front end of cylinder, which of course has a tendency to send the piston backward, but the bite on the rail is greater in resistive force than the weight of train, hence the front cylinder head offering the least resistance is pushed forward, dragging all its load with it, but just let that bite be overcome and see how' quickly your power is applied at the pin. I hope these few re- marks will convince “ A. D.” that his rea- soning was false mechanics. Digitized by Google

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24 LOCOMOTIVE FJ CEMEX'S MAGAZINE. I think “Maple Leaf ” is in a hard row of stumps, and I am of the opinion that the befct and only way to get out of it is to have a committee wait on the othcials and have that obnoxious notice withdrawn, or else leave the service and hunt up a place where men have sense enough to know that steam can’t be raised without tire, and that coal when burning will make smoke. Thanks to “ J. K. II.” and “ Vulcan,” the eight cars are taken out of Dyers both by the same process, only “ J. K II.” does it with a little less work than “ V.” I tried to get the cars out but 1 could get only seven of them, and am glad to see that the last can also be gotten out by the use of the armstrong engines on rhe first car. “ II. G. C..” I think you will find that your cross- head travels faster as it ap- proaches the middle of guides, and then commences to slow up again as ^approaches the front end ; it is caused by the angularity of the connecting rod, the back end travel- ing in a cir le. Take a four- foot wheel, the wheel must travel six feet while the cross- head travels two feet, now put her on back center and start her forward until she has traveled two feet, one-third (\) of the dis- tance, you will see that the cross-head has moved about oj inches while the wheel has moved one-third ( J ) of its stroke ; now move her forward another two feet, one-third of the half-stroke, you will see that the cross- head has moved about 1MJ inches. As the wheel travels about the same speed at all times it is evident that the cross-head must travel a great deal faster to make the second distance than the first (and third which is same as first. ) Third: If your main rod in breaking did not injure your straps or brasses you could take down your left main rod and* put it up on right side. “ Salathiel Washburn ” savs all engineers are enginemen, but all firemen are not, as only the best firemen become engineers. Generally speaking, in my experience, you are wrong, for in a great many casts firemen are promoted in rotation and without regard to ability or experience, and in other places the only way for a man to get an engine is to hang around the Master Mechanic and foreman, be a good stool pigeon and carry good cigars with you, and it don’t matter whether you can disconnect an engine or not when she breaks down, you are a capi- tal fellow7 and ought to have an engine. These are the kind of engineers who hate to have you tell them anything about the size of nozzle or adjustment to petticoat pipe. I have a theory about the action of an in- jector; let me see how many have a similar idea. Now7 boys, howT does an injector work ? Your fraternally, Eccentric Strap. [Jan. Mr. Editor: There being nothing un- usual in this section since I last wrote, ex- cept some “tail-end” collisions between regular and special freight trains, with no lives lost, I will confine myself to answering questions that are within my ability, ami again ask some. And just here I wish to say I think it would be well for all of us to ask questions freely and thus afford a variety of topics to write about. I do not think it right for a correspondent to ask his question of some particular correspondent, for if this be continued, the Mechanical Department will bo reduced, instead of enlarged, because the rest of us are not allowed to express our views. “Eccentric Strap:” My idea of the true meaning and function of lead given the slide valve of an engine is, to give as wide open a port as possible to the cylinder after the piston has reached its dead point, and thus allow7, as nearly as possible, the the latter to receive boiler pressure at the commence- ment of its stroke. The amount of lead cannot be definitely ascertained, and should be given only by the use of an instrument called the “Indicator,” which is attached to the steam cylinder (usually at the side) by pipes being connected in the clearance space, which must receive its motion from the cross-head. I shall not undertake, here, to farther discuss lead , and the “ Indicator,” as it is an inexhaustible question, but add that compression should be obtained by lap on the slide valve, which produces cush- ioning (as you please to call it.) Yes, it is true that all locomotives of the shifting link valve motion (where the rods do not cross) increase their lead as the lever is cut back to mid gear, w hich is very essential under different speeds, although any amount of lead will not knock out the cylinder-heads, as you suppose. “ Tallow rot : ” I have caused an injector to force w ater against a greater pressure by twenty per cent, than it was being operated under ; the amount of lift was six ftet in the suction pipe. Thus, with a less amount of lift, it would still increase the per cent, of forcing against a still greater pressure. “ T. B. C.: ” In answer to your questions I will say for Xo. 1: Xo compression occurs in the stroke of the piston alter the cut-off, though compression occurs before release, w here any amount of inside lap is employed and rice versa, wiien inside clearance is used. Thus, with a valve line and line inside, the compression and release occur simultaneous- ly. Xo. 2 : Outside and inside lap, together, determine the point of release. Xo. 3: The advantage of a five inch throw7 eccentric over one with but four and one- half inch throw7 is it w ould prolong the cut-off, compression and release, which is sometimes desirable under very slow7 speed. “ W. A. G.,” Richmond: With the use of Digitized by CjOOQle

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. LOCOMOTIVE FJREMEX'S MAOAZJXE . 25 ISSN] yonr diagram, in December letter, I will ex- plain, to the best of my ability, the answer to my question on turned down eccentrics. According to your drawing, you have first, a crank and pin, which, if attached to a valve, would cause it to throw just four times as far as the eccentric on same draw- ing. Second, moving the crank- pin towards the center of the axis of the crank will re- luce its throw, but in case said pin is to be turned one-eighth of one inch smaller in diameter, it will not reduce the throw. Again, taming off one-eighth of an inch from the •ircumference, or face of the eccentric does not reduce the throw; why? because the throw of an eccentric is twice the distance that its center is from the center of axle on whirh it is stationed, no matter what its iiameter may be ; and the same may be said of a crank and pin. Its throw' is twice the distance that the center is from the axle, irrespective of the diameter of crank pin, 1 D. C.” ‘‘Gravity:” Your three questions are pretty heavy on enginemen, but here is all I bow on the subject: First, a piece of steel weighs more at the poles than at the equator, attraction at the poles being 983 dynes and it the equator 978 dynes. Second, you answer the same as I think. Third, the rifle ball will increase in velocity and strike the ground with a force equal to the gun and gravity. Law of gravitation : the attraction between two bodies varies directly as the prod act of their masses and inversely as tbeir distance between them. Does not a locomotive with a stuck driv- ing box cause a winding strain on the barrel of the boiler, w hile the cylinders are under heavy working pressure ? Does a pound of feathers w'eigh less than ft pound of lead being placed in a vaccuum ? Poly . Rttwpkerlc Resistance, from a Base Ball Standpoint. M*. Editor: This article has been some w prepared, aw'aiting a reference, which tillable to find, but hope to do so and VKfcter on. It related to the atmospheric WjWiace which a locomotive has to over- •Jteamdthe statement was made that from ■■flbaMksU, a locomotive running seventy- miles an hour was overcoming a MfipNfe and at eighty (80) a cyclone. The itM horse power of a locomotive at sixty-five (flo) miles per hour was six hun- dred and twenty-four ((>24); three hundred ( :>(.)() ) horse power was used to overcome atmospheric resistance, find eighty-one (81), twenty-five (25) per cent, of the balance, to overcome hock pressure, leaving only two hundred and forty-one (241) for effective service. Xo record, so far as I know, was taken of the speed of the wind, but I have heard of trains being Attained from twenty to thirty minutes in a ninety 'mile run, ow- ing to the velocity of the wind. My attention w as recently called to a very warm or incandescant discussion on the question of whether there was or could be any twist given to a hall in playing cricket or base ball. Messrs. A. J. Reach & Co., of 22 South Eighth street, Philadelphia, have recently published a little work, entitled “The Art of Curved Pitching,” price 15 cents. I suggest that anyone who desires to investigate this matter further will be interested in reading this pamphlet in full. I am indebted to Messrs. Reach Co., for the loan of the cuts illustrating this article, and from the work I quote. “The science of curved pitching is govern- ed by two indispensihle conditions. These conditions are : First, the resistance offered to the ball by the air; and second, a rotary motion of the ball on its ow n axis. Both of these conditions are absolutely necessary. Either of them, alone, is powerless to pro- duce the curve.” “Fig. 1 represents a ball passing through the air in the direction indicated by the ar- row' but having no rotary motion,” the dotted lines showing the air pressing equally on the surface above and through the centre lines A and B. This illustrates w hat I have Digitized by CjOOQle

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26 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Jan. heretofore called the »peed of translation, with- Center of motion 0, Fig. 2, is one thing, its out the speed of rotation , i. e. when you lock axis of motion and bottom in contact with a wheel with the brake and let it slide on the table is another, the rail; take another illustration, a round riflle ball, fired from a smooth bore gun will move as indicated in Fig. 1, and should it break your leg you would have a square break or fracture. Fig. a. Fig. 2 introduces “a ball passing through the air in the direction indicated by the straight arrow, but also having a rotary mo- tion on its axis, O, and in the direction indi- cated by the curved arrow.” “ This rotary motion causes the half of the ball on the right hand side of the straight arrow to move through the air faster than the other half.” “ That the air offers a very sensible resis- tance to a body passing through it, cannot be disputed, and the faster the body moves the greater will be the resistance.” All these points I concede, save one, and on that I differ, and differ radically with the writer and established authorities. In Fig. 1 the centre of motion through the ball is in the line of the arrow, A, being the top— a billiard ball is good illustration. If Fig. 1 was such a ball, the lower point, in con- tact with the table, would be its axis, while its centre of motion would be at the point where the line of the cross crosses the lines A and B. .Strike this ball, so placed, above the lines A and B, with a cue and the ball moves away from you ; strike it below* and it comes to you. This is a good illustration of the “ East Line ” proposition. In either one of these conditions "the top moves twice as fast as the bottom , and the bottom is at rest" This is shown in the cut Fig. a, illustrating “ thowing the out curve," in which the ball moves away from and revolves towards you. “ Throwing the low in curve" — Fig. b, as shown, is just the reverse of Fig. a. “ Throwing the down curve" — Fig. c corre- sponds to the cue striking the ball above the centre, A and B. Fig. d. “ Throwing the up curve." — Fig. d is just the reverse of Fig. c. Applying these move- ments to the “ minnie ball,” and rifled ordi- nance, the effect is, as contra-distinguished from the round ball and smooth bore, to Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 27 1888.] break, split and shatter the bone below and above the point of contact. I / Tig. 3. Tig. 4. Tig. 5. Figs, 3, 4, 5 and 6 illustrate curved pitch- ing, m here shown and described, the pitch- er being able to curve the ball at will, to tbe right or left of a fixed point. Inthisconnection I make answer to “I. W. communication in August Magazine , page 470. I will make further explanation n the articles I am preparing for the Maga- rw. The following are explanations in the he of his inquiry. “The old question os to whether the upper part carriage wheel In motion goes along faster jjuithe lower part seems to have been settled W Instantaneous photography. In the photo- Mhthe outer ends of the upper spokes appear ■Jhttoct by reason of the motion, while the *tetndsoi the spokes In the lower part of the •■•*1 are photographed with distinctness.”— **9kifkia Keening Telegraph. The moving over the piston by the cylin- the piston moving through the cylin- tnakes no difference in the action of ifeed, “ every wheel in the train in contact m motion , and not slipping on the jyttt top moves twice as fast as the bot- Mb ttd that bottom is at rest.” I have been asked what I mean by top and bottom. Take a plumb bob and line and from the running board -on the locomotive line through the centre of the driver until the point of the bob will touch the point of the tire in contact with the rail, the top would be the point directly opposite and in line with the centre of the driver and at the top of the tire. William E. Lockwood . Glen Loch, November 21, 1887. Manhattan Railway Company, \ New York, Nov. 20, 1887. / Mr Editor: — I did not write what I had to say about the wear on guides in a hurry. My answer was to an “ Elevated R. R. Fire- man.” On our road the engines have but one guide. A locomotive moving ahead has the wear or pressure on cross head upwards, and in backing it is downwards. If a top ^uide gets hot when using steam going ahead it is on account of the upward pressure, and if the lower one heats running down grade, without steam, it is caused by the weight of cross head and main rod bearing down, and both cases are evidences that “Tallow Pot” should put on the slate in round house an order to have guides looked after. I would suggest to “Paul” that he place his engine on a scale in the different positions he names and give her steam, and let us know how it affects her weight. Thanks, “ Vulcan,” for what you say about the boomerang. Pitch right in on that same subject and keep it alive. I know of no pen more able to do it than yours. There are many subjects, other than mechanical, that can be discussed in the Magazine with ben- efit to many. In this connection let me say to those asking questions, do not call on any particular party for an answer! Simply ask your questions, and there is no doubt some one or more will respond. I know there are many points in our business that I am not up in, and so, perhaps, with others. Each number of the Magazine gives us the “ nom de plume” of some new correspondent with new and useful ideas, and there seems to be the best kind of feeling between the writers. Some months back I made a bad blunder in one of my articles. Who will point it out? “ Vulcan ” takes right hold of the throttle question, and in proper shape, too. It is past comprehension that so many engineers will use every available means to keep their engines hot and then lose all the benefit of the pressure by expanding the steam be- tween the throttle and steam chest. And yet, engineers are not wholly to blame for this. Not long since an engineer, running on one of the largest roads in the middle states, ordered liis valve seats faced. The M. M., who, by the way, has filled that po- sition on the road for nearly twenty years, Digitized by i^.ooQLe

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . [Jan. 28 railed the engineer to his office and said to him, “ How is it your valves blow ?” There’s * * $ *\s engine runs opposite to you and has been out much longer and his valves are all right! The fact of the matter, is you cut your engine up too short and wear the valve seats hollow, and you must stop it. I won’t have it! !! I want yon to run like * * * * does, lower in the corner.” The engineer (Culprit) ventured to say “look at our coal accounts, please.” And an exam- ination showed that the short cutoff man was running with +0 per cent, less coal than the other, and doing same work. This M. M. was an engineer fifteen or twenty years before his promotion, and above are his notions of running a link-motion engine This is no fancy sketch, but a sober truth. The firemen on the Chicago Division of the Illinois Central R. R. have organized a Mechanical Club for instruction in their present and prospective positions. This is a step in the right direction, and should, and doubtless will be fo1 lowed up by many other Lodges of the B. L. F. It is all bosh that a fireman has no time for mental cul- ture. ’Tis true some railroads have long hours and the firemen have hard work, but there are other roads wrhere hours are not so long nor work so hard. Let each one give some of his time to study, and learn a little — no matter how little at first — and he will find the habit growing on him, until it becomes a pleasure. The I. C. boys are the pioneers in a move that will redound to their credit, and in after years, when they see the results of their labors, they will have just cause to be proud. As this communication will be the first for the year, permit me to wish you all the success in the new year that rightly directed snap is always sure to bring. E. J. Rauch. Mb. Editor: — The Mechanical Depart- ment of the December number is at hand, and teeming with good things as has become usual to it. The “ Mechanics ” articles are still continued and contain another install- ment on the mechanical powers. Mr. Lockwood comes to the front with some testimony given at the Bussey bridge investigation, by which he seeks to prove the hammer-blow of the locomotive with but indifferent success, as it must look to others who are not so deeply imbued with the the- ory as Mr. Lockwood. “ Eccentric Strap ” argues on my side against Mr. Rauch, that pushing or towing a locomotive, disabled on one side, with rods up on the other side, does not injure them, and seems to have good evidence in the case he cites. I find that I must apologize for alluding to “ Eccentric Strap’s ” pride in his good looks, for I find that he is not the good looking brother whom I met at several conven- tions, and whom I fancied I recognized un- der his nom de plume. We had about the same idea in regard to the practicability of plugging up the steam port on the broken end of a cylinder, and that is that it would hardly pay for the time required to take up the chest, and fit the block. Our ideas in regard to “X-10-U-8V’ query, about bringing a locomotive, with a broken reverse lever, down that five-mile grade coincide. I am not sorry to find “ E. S.” on my side, •in the argument writh “ A. D.” as is evinced by his suggestion to “ A. D.” about the crank below the axle. “ E. S.’s” comments on “ S.’s ” advice, about learning our busi- ness are to the point, and the number of roads and different locomotives fired by him, have each contributed to his stock of know- ledge, as is evident by the way “ E. S.” puts his ideas on paper. This reminds me of a custom which has prevailed in some of the countries in Europe, until it has become a lawr to all trades. An apprentice to any trade serves his apprenticeship to the tnuD in his native place, and afterwards, when he has become a journeyman, he travels from place to place through the country, working at his trade in the different places, and thus gaining the knowledge of a new’ point here, and diversity of practice there, and in the course of a fewr years he returns to his native place fully competent to become a master workman in his business. I fully believe with “ E. 8.” that too much coal is wasted by too heavy firing, and this is as applicable to soft, as to hard coal fire- men. 1 saw a locomotive to-day, steam freely with a fire Avhich the fireman did not have time to make as heavy as he thought it ought to be, and from which he would not have expected to have any steam at all. The same afternoon the fire was twice as heavy, and did not produce nearly as much steam. It is a very good plan for a fireman to study the engineer he is with, but it very often happens that the study fails to pay, for you cannot “ find some men out ” till you put another along side and compare them. Again, some men on the right side need study very much and earnestly, if they wish to keep ahead of the progressive fire- man. Quoting arithmetic reminds me of an engineer who was not sure that six times seven w as forty-two, and whether it was live or exhaust steam that came from the cylin- der-cocks, when the locomotive was working —others estimated the locomotive at five horse pow er, and could not comprehend the w ord area. A little study all around is evi- dently needed, and it seems to be a better plan to do some thinking before you are Digitized by Google

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 20 1SSS promoted, and it will not take so much afterwards. ,4E. S.” asks : “ AVhat is lead? and then zives a full description of it and its uses. What more can we tell him about lead, than that it is the amount that the steam-port is ■tprii, when the piston is at the dead centre “run under the s*ing,” sending its fair •crnpant far up with a feminine scream of l .tlf fear and half delight. The boys well knew that when the human pendulum had Mice obtained full motion they had to be r*aly to catch the fair burden in its descent and go through with a rush or he left behind. Hj<? action of the piston and the steam is ;c?t like these swinging young people. The pi*ton moving back and fourth rapidly, de- pends upon the steam to push it, but if the piston was to leave the end of the cylinder jwt as the port is opened, the steam would W just like a slow boy not able to catch up, or at best not doing’ effective work. This iko brings in the other point, that the closer i locomotive is hooked up, which means in other words the faster she is traveling the more lead she ought to have for the steam to catch up to and push the ever receding piston and this increase of lead is actually obtained in the piesent link motion. A knk having the curve of a circle, drawn with the length of the eccentric rods as a radius could and would have no increase of lead, if the centre of the axle formed the ttfitre on which the eccentric strap turned ; but as the centres of the eccentrics are the points around which the rods swing, and as tbeae centres are from two to two-and-a-half indies from the centre of the axle and about three inches from each other, it becomes ev- ident that raising or lowering the link to its centre will draw the centre of the link nearer to the axle, and thus increase the lead. The idea “ E. 8.” expresses that so much lead nonld blow out cylinder heads, is no doubt feat, bnt even if this did not take place, linearly an admission of steam would re- tad the locomotive by putting pressure on ta* wrone side of the piston. •PtaV’ from Cleveland, advances his tafcbnaon the guide-bar question, on which K •Marne, but on whieh we seem to ditier * different writers have not been ough to specify the kind of a hey are alluding to, whether sin- or quadruple. We all. I believe, n passing over the upper half of going ahead, the action of the pull m on the pin, tends to lift the and in passing through from ek centre through the under half of the wheel, the push of the piston again lifts the cross-head. When a wrriter alludes to a single bar guide he would naturally say the pressure is against the bottom of the guide in running ahead, and against the top in backing up, but to exp - ess the same action in a double guide-bar he would say the pressure is against the top guide-bar (mean- in the lower side of it) when running ahead, and against the bottom guide (meaning the top side of it) in backing up. I believe this will harmonize this controversy, as we seem to have the same idea of it, but have failed to make ourselves understood. I cannot concur with “ Paul ” in the reason why a locomotive would slip more in back- ing up than in going ahead’ He says there is the upward pressure on the guide bars (which we have discussed) and he reasons that the other end of the rod must push down that much more. But Bro. “ Paul,” do not these forces exactly counter-balance each other? for as the locomotive depends on the weight resting on the wheels a push or pull down by the rod exerts just as much of a pull as a push up on the frame through the cross-head and guide-bars, and thus counter- act each other. ‘‘Paul” might as well tiy to lift himself by his boot straps, or his sus- penders, and make himself weigh less, as to advance the idea that a locomotive could do a similar thing, no matter how near up and down the rod may act. In regard to the locomotive slipping more when hooked up, let me say that one of the first engineers I fired for was in the habit, whenever the locomotive slipped, of drop- ping her into the corner (and giving her a cursing) to stop her slipping. One of the remedies was effective (I don’t believe the cursing did it) and I ever credited the long admissions of steam and the large quantity to get rid of. In experi- menting on this line I found that a loco-* motive in pulling a heavy train would gain speed with the throttle left in one posi- tion by simply hooking her up. Part of it, no doubt, was due to the increased lead, but much more to the free and unchoked exhaust of the smaller quantity of steam she used when hooked up. “ Poly — ” and “Noname” are having lively times in their discussions on air pumps and the rest of us had best stand back until the fray is over and then perhaps we will have a chance to get a word in on the subject. Of course “ Poly — ” is right in his explana- tion on the travel of the valve, and makes his position very plain in his article and leaves nothing more to add on that subject. “ Poly — ’s” explanation in regard to the pins running hot one way and cold the other is plausible, but I should judge that the brasses must be in rather bad shape to per- permit such a state of thing as poor bearings in one direction and good in the other, and Digitized by Google

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30 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Jan. as we have not had any trouble of that kind I can only surmise such to be the case. A feed water heater is being introduced on some of our roads— said feeder consists of a coil of pipe in the front end, curling back and forth a number of times in front of the flues. The water after passing the pump or injector check valves has to pass through this coil, and it is claimed that it enters the boiler already heated to the boil- ing point ; but while this is hardly possible it is very evident that a large amount of heat must be imparted to the water in its passage through the coil, and as this is communi- cated by heat, which would otherwise escape, it is that much gained. The pipe only weighs 300 to 400 pounds, and this weight of course makes no hurtful addition to the front truck. As “ Poly — ’s ” inquiry in regard to the an- tics of that “ Hinkley Mogul,” is directed to the “theorists on hammer blows,” (of which I am not one) I will not venture to spend my opinion unbidden. “ Salathiel Washburne ” gives some good advice in regard to the study of combustion and practice combined, but apparently is rather hard on “ 8,” for venturing to have some judgment, and daring to express it to his engineer. “ 8 ” must have had good reasons to advance for the change he desired or the change would not have been made at his request only. While an engineer should be fully competent to judge what would be a proper nozzle, or what changes might be made so as to make his engine more efficient in the service, it is an admitted fact, even by prominent engineers, that many are not up to the mark, and what is worse, they will take no pains to improve them- selves. Engineers are not all enginemen, as “8. \V.” would have us believe, for the ex- igency of early railroading put some men on the right side'without the apprenticeship of the left side, and having got there then boast that they can “ start and stop her ” and “draw $9o or $100 per month.” Phi- losophy is but a poor remedy for the tooth- ache, and it is also a poor consolation to a poor fireman , who is being tortured day after day by men of that kind, and it is very evi- dent that “8. W.” never passed through the ordeal, or else that “fellow feeling” which “ makes us wondrous kind,” would exist in his breast for “8” who has evidently “ been there.” “ Wm. Gore ” gives some good ideas on smoke burning devices in soft coal burners, and wonders that he does not find them in Virginia, but he is taking a good step in giv- ing his ideas and thus helping to spread knowledge and he may yet see the effect, even in his phrt of the “Old Dominion.” His reminiscences of early railroading and old locomotives are certainly very good read- ing for the younger generation, giving us a slight idea of what railroading was in “ye olden time,” but that was a “bad break” from “ 8tevenson’s ” to “ Noah’s” locomotive and almost spoils the whole of Mr. Gore’s otherwise good article, and I will give my reasons why. The mechanical department * of the Magazine was organized to disseminate the truth in regard to mechanical problems which meet us in our daily work and all “fooling” is out of place in this columns. I have seen a mechanical department of a certain publication “ squashed ” by the in- troduction of a few extravagances, which were designed to ridicule a fact in the ex- perience of a contributor which the authors of other communications had never stum- bled upon and therefore could not believe. Stick to plain facts, Bro. Gore, and leave “ Noah’s ” locomotive to Puck , or the Judge, or Peck's Bad Boy. “ Maple Leaf ” tells of railroading under difficulties in Canada, of which “ the boys ” in the eastern section of the States have no idea. While we can and do heartily sym- fmthize with these afflicted brethren who lave to fire without smoke, on leaky loco- motives without blowTers, and of course very slow to get up steam, yet I cannot “give them a lift” out of the difficulty, except to advise them to discharge the head of the mechan- ical department, or the board of directors for not keeping, or getting better motive power than that described, or if that will not work discharge yourself fronr their em- ploy and find some road where they will give you tools to work with and not exact “ bricks without straw,” like Pharoah of old. “ J. E. H.” gives an answer to F. H. Bar- relle’s drill, or “ Dyer’s switch problem,” and comes to the same conclusion that it cannot be done if the locomotive is to handle each car, but suggests pushing one car by hand thus coming to the same conclusion with my- self, but differing a little in the detail. “A. N. D.” seems to have studied the problem also, and is emphatic that it cannot be done except by doubling, and he is right unless we can push one by hand. “ Vacuum ” is on hand as usual with sev- eral good articles and has something to say to and of “ Vulcan.” I thank him forgiv- ing me credit for knowing something, but let me assure him that I do not profess to know it all, as I stated before and as “Vacuum” has already proven in defense of his former article on the valve motion, for had I known that up there in the “ Peninsula,” they had locomotives like those we use in the “ Empire City,” 1 should have been slow to try to cor- rect errors where none exist. Will “ Vacu- um ” be magnanimous and pardon me— for 1 w as wrong that time. I like the spirit “ Vacuum ” brings to these discussions, for it is the animus to in- vestigation, and takes nothing for granted, no matter who says so, unless good reasons Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 31 an? brought to back the assertion. I too have my reasons for seeking information through this channel, for I found that once upon a time, years ago, when I was trying to obtain the solution of a problem that con- fronted me, I was made fun of because I asked our master mechanic about it after having in vain solicited information from the “lesser lights.” Do you know they called it cheek, or brass, as “Vacuum ” al- ludes to that metal, for me to talk to the master mechanic about that matter? If that is “ brass ” I owm a large foundry, for I would not hesitate, when time and opportu- nity was given, to ask our President or his wi/e, or Queen Victoria, to give me informa- tion which I had reason to believe they had, and would give me. Now, make the best you can out of it, as I have made an honest confession of my weakness. No doubt the varied experience of “ Vacuum ” on different roads, in different capacities will still be valuable to him now that he has given up “ tiger hunting ” and ’carrying tangle- foot ” as a recreation, and is striving to make a better use of his spare time. By diligence much of the lost time may be made up, but certainly cannot be re- covered, because once gone it is gone forever, ind I think “ Vacuum’s ” confession will serve to point a moral for “ Slick Eye See,” who I thought indicated a predilection for the way “Vacuum ” admits having travelled. I am glad to have “ Vacuum’s ” evidence that the Mechanical Department has not bien a fruitless endeavor to benefit our membership, and that there is at least one brother whom it has awakened to a new interest in his business. I had occasion to talk locomotive and mechanics to one of our members a few days ago, and found that he wanted information on the horsepower and lews; subjects which are being fully dis- cussed in these columns. I showed him mine of the articles on these points, and took particular pains to read and impress the experience of “ Vacuum ” on his mind, and he left me with a full determination to taut up his back numbers and read them through, which he admitted he had not done. H ow many more of our members time are whose attention ought to be called to the Magazine as an instructor none can a bat I have a new duty as I deem it, and [make it a point to ask each member to ml hie Magazine, for it may contain the information he wants, and if it does pages are free to all inquirers, •vacuum ” is a most persistent querist Jaiaoks so many questions to the inch of ondence, that it would take a book dfitaneeiae to answer, but I hope that our dflhrwiU be able to induce the author of to try to follow out the line of indicated by “ Vacuum,” as it seems ! Wrath eo many correspondents claiming attention, I can hardly devote the space necessary to go into all the details of valve motion, and make them so plain that “ com- mon every day firemen could understand,” even had I the ability. “ II. G. C.” is a newr signature, I think, but nevertheless welcome, and glad to hear he appreciates the department. The ques- tion of the friction on the guide-bars, I have already treated and think “H. G. C.” will fully concur in my idea, and it is evident that (i II. G. C.” is waiting of double bars, while Mr. Rauch I think w'rote of a single guide-bar. We also agree on the point of bringing a locomotive with a broken cylin- der-head in, and I cannot admire the idea of bringing a locomotive in, without discon- necting and covering port, except for a very short distance, say less than half a mile. I hope “H. G. C.” will have reason to change his idea on the correctness of “ Amboy’s ” position on the fulcrum when he reads the December Maaazine , in which I have fully answered and given my idea on that question. The travel of the cross-head on the guide, ha9 been discussed in these pages betore, but I will answer “ H. G. C.” that the cross- head does not travel over the guide at a uni- form speed, for it slows up at either end, and travels fastest in the centre of its stroke. The single larger exhaust nozzle has to let the exhaust escape, w hich it takes the two smaller to do, and having this double quan- tity rushing through it, it has sufficient force to create the draft demanded for the fire, which it would not have if two large nozzles were used. If the main rod only, on the pump side of a locomotive w ere broken, the only practical way to bring her in, if the injector will not work, wrould be to change the other main rod to the pump side, so as to obtain motion for that cross-head, as I take it “ H. G. C.” alludes to pumps attached to cross-head. We have several locomotives w'hich do not derive their motion for the pump from the cross-head at all, and of course these could be run in, no matter wrhether the cross-head had motion or not. There are several more correspondents whom I would like to answer, but it seems that when you have to make eight-and-a- half and nine-and-a-half days a week on the rail, it does not give you much time to w’rite, so 1 must stop for this time, hoping to resume in my next w here I leave off now. ^ Vulcan. Somerville, N. J., Dec. 6, 1887. Editor of Magazine:— In perusing the pages of the Mechanical Department of the December Magazine , I w’as led to stop and ponder over a question asked by “ H. G. C.,” “If an engine with a pump and injec- tor wras to break main rod on pump side, Digitized by "

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32 LOCOMOTIVE FIR KM EX'S MAGAZINE. [Jan. and injector would not work, could engine be run in ?” On first thought it Bremen an impossibility to me, but upon careful con- sideration I see that it is not impossible; there is a way it can be done if there is nothing broken but the main rod, and that is to take the main rod from the opposit** side and put it on pump side, providing it can be made to fit, which I believe is not usually the ease, though they will tit sometimes. As I have as yet but a slight knowledge of mechanics it will not do for me to try to upset the ideas and opinions of the older hands at the business, but 1 would like to ask “ Vulcan ” if he has ever considered the effect of pressure on valve when working an engine with full throttle as he gays to give full boiler pressure to piston. In inv opinion the pressure on valve more than overcomes any good results that may be gained from the greater pressure on piston, which he says can be obtained by working full throttle.’ I also beg leave to differ with him on the question of switching, when he says it is not exactly in our line, as I think every fireman should be posted in such matters. And nowr I have a problem for the boys : Suppose two trains of three cars and an engine each, meet on opposite sides of a turn table on a single track ; there are no switches or sidings there, nothing but a sin- gle track with a turn-table in it ; the table will hold two engines, or one engine and car at a time. The problem is for the two engines and trains to pass each other on the table and each go on with its own cars, the cars to be in the same position behind en- gines as they were before they met. Wishing the Magazine success for the coming year. I am fraternallv, ^ J. E H. Mr. Editor: — “Can a Westinghouse air pump compress air to a higher tension than the steam on the boiler?” In the November number of the Magazine “Noname” writes that I gave him to under- stand that the momentum of the piston enables an air pump to compress air to a higher tension, than the steam on the boiler; and in the December number “ Poly — ” Questions the accuracy of the statement. I do not remember saying anything about the subject, and vour correspondent is evidently mixed up a little in his story; but I think there is no doubt that the momentum of the piston towards the end of the stroke repre- sents stored power which is often used to compress air to a tension higher than the steam that started the piston. If “Poly—” will jump upon a weighing scale, he will see that the index will rise higher than the weight due to his avordupois, the apparent increase of weight being due to the velocity of his feet when they struck the platform. The piston acts in a similar way. At the beginning of the stroke there is full pressure of steam to start the piston going, and litth* pressure of air to resist it. So a eertaiu ve- locity is imparted to the piston, which at the end of the stroke gives a margin of power beyond what is due to the area of the piston plus the steam pressure. A ngus Sinclair. Chicago, Nov. :M, 1887. Mr. Editor: One of the pleasing results of the mechanical correspondence going on in the columns of the Magazine is the organ- ization of the Locomotive Firemen’s Me- chanical Club of Chicago The aim of this club is to bring together the locomotive en- ginemcn of Chicago, for the purpose of dis- cussing all matters relating to the manage- ment, care and construction of the loco- motive. We are endeavoring to secure models of the different parts and attach- ments of the locomotive, in order to famil- iarize ourselves with their operation and construction. Many a good improvement has failed, merely because the operators were ignorant of its principle or construc- tion. We intend to have a series of lectures to be delivered by men prominent in the care, management and construction of the locomotive. We feel satisfied that it will promote a desire, on the part of its members, to study mechanical questions of all kinds, and combining theory with practice, they will become competent engineers. Cha$. Naylor. Philadelphia, Nov. 10. 1887. Mr Editor:— I want to say a few words about the push and pull of the piston, and the strong and weak points in revolution. “Amboy Division” gave us an illustration of the imp of the cylinder, also as to the wheel being a lever of the second class con- stantly. By the pictures of the imp we see that by pulling the pin with his arms and bracing himself with his legs against the axle, will cause the wheel to revolve and carry the imp forward until the pin is in line'with the resistance or weight ; nowf tak- ing the idea that the rail is the fulcrum, the action of the imp as power, pulling with his arms will represent the action of the piston and main rod, and his legs as the frame, when your crank-pin leaves the forward centre and passes down towards the bottom quarter does not the w’heel gradually become a lever of the third class, especially wThen the wheel is on the true bottom quarter, for is not the power between the weight and fulcrum? Consequently if power is applied to pin at that point it will have a tendency to push the w heel and axle backward against pedestal brace or slip the w heel on the rail, for the power of engine and resistance of Digitized by VjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 33 train is greater than the friction of the wheels ua the rail and in his statement of Sept. 26, in cut No 2, he says that power is applied to wheels by frame also in the third quarter. Taking his word then, let us refer to his statement where he savs power is applied to wheels by frame ami to crank pin from centre to centre on the upper half of the wheel. Is not ‘the leverage greater when the pin travels from the back center to the forward than when power is applied to wheels by Irame, for is not power farther from the fulcrum, taking the rail to be the fulcrum, than when applied to w’heels by frame from the lorw'ard to back center in the lower half of the wheel? As such would be the ease w« uld we not gain power by having two cylinders on each side so that when our crank pin is on the bottom quarter which would be the weak point the other is on the top quarter or strong point, and in conse- quence we would have a strong point throughout the revolution of the w heel. Fig. 1 shows position of crank pin when power is between fulcrum and weight. Fig. 2 shows distance the power is from fulcrum when applied by frame and by pin. Fairmount. New Castle, Pa., Nov. 25, 1887. Mk. Editor: I wish to say, through the •otofflns of your Magazine, that the article •October number, signed “ Slick Eye See,” j*4ao effect on our nremen in this part of wttmotry. We all favor Mr. E, J. Rauch •Mbote he will continue in his good work. * yrid be pleased to have some of our give us some instruction on setting an eccentric. What is to be done in case w'c break a pony truck? What is the best course to take in case we lose a part of our tire? Inquiry Conxkaut, Ohio, December 13, 1887. Mr. Editor: — Please have the following question answered: “Does the cross-krad more when an engine is moving, or does it move w hen the engine is slipping? Nickel Plate . Points on the Slide Valve. Industrial World. A slide valve has no lap when the arch will just span the exhaust port and bridges, and the faces just equal the ports in width. Lead is the amount of opening which a valve has when the engine is on the center. When a slide valve has neither lap nor lead the eccentric is set at an angle of 00° Vi th the crank on the side toward w hich the engine is to run. Moving the eccentric for- ward makes the action of the valve earlier with reference to the crank in all its points. Moving the eccentric backward makes the action of the valves later w ith reference to the crank in all its points. When the blade of the valve exceeds the ports in width the amount which it projects over the edges of the port when in its cen- tral position is termed lap. The projection over the outside edge of the port, L e., the edge at which the opening for admission takes place, is called the outside or steam lap ; the lap on the inside or arch side, of the blade is called the inside or exhaust lap. When outside lap is added the eccentric must be set enough further ahead of the crank to take the lap up, i. e., so that the valve may be all ready to open when the en- gine is upon the center. Usually little lead is also given in order that the steam may get in on time and the port be opening as the piston advances. The effect of steam lap is to close the valve earlier and allow the steam to expand. The effect of inside lap is to close the exhaust earlier ami introduce compression. T Electrical World says: Several plans for electric rail wavs in New' York are matur- ing, and it seems likely that the details will shortly be made public. One striking move in the* direct ion of using electricity is noted. A franchise has just been granted that will cover a road on I ulton street, crossing Broad- w av. Such a road will be of great service, and its necessity has long been felt. The interesting feature is, that the road is to be operated on the Bently-Knight system, using a conduit. The system was first tried at Cleveland, and has for some time been in successful operation on a short track at the Rhode Island Locomotive Works, Provi- dence. a Digitized by Google

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34 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. •I AX. EDITED BY IDA A. HARPER. FOR THE NEW YEAR. Last month the request from “ the pow- ers” was, “ Please be as brief as possible.” Then, there were so many things I wanted to say, about the holidays and the children and all the fruitful themes suggested by the beautiful mid-winter celebration, that I al- most felt it a hardship to have all my ideas nipped in the bud, but perhaps my loss was the patient reader’s gain. This month the presiding genius said, “Take all the room you want,” and lo, here am I, too tired to spell correctly and too worn out to pen a thought that any one would find wrorth reading. It reminds me of the singular cir- cumstance that when my pocket book is empty there are always such wonderful “ bargains ” offered at the store, and when I happen to have a little, snare change there are never anv “ bargains” to be found. And it is always the same w ay with “excursions.” When I am too busy to get away there seem to be excursions in every direction, and when I am all ready to take a trip I can never see so much a* the advertisement of an excursion. Likewise when people are young and would enjoy ail the good things of life that money can buy, they haven’t the money ; and when they have amassed sufficient wealth to buy whatever they want, they are too old to want anything but youth and that cannot be bought. This is a very queer w'orld, and yet we like the sample and will take all of it we can get. Gentle reader, did you ever attempt to manage Thirteen Woman Suffrage Conven- tions? I see some of the dear sisters throw up their hands in holy horror, nevertheless they will all vote when the privilege has been obtained for them. Thirteen may be considered an unlucky number but it rep- resents the Congressional Districts* of the State of Indiana, and a very successful equal sulfrage convention has just been held in every of them. Any one who has ever been State Secretary of a large organization knows what it is to canvass the state, with the thousands upon thousands of bills, posters and circulars to be sent out, the hundreds of letters to be written, the endless details to be attended to and the responsibility that cannot be evaded. Almost without exception the conventions were a pronounced success, adding hundreds of converts to those already believers and arousing a strong equal suffrage sentiment throughout the state. It is a pleasure to know’ that all this great mass of printing was done at the same publishing house where our beloved Firemen's Magazine is published, and that the wife of the pub- lisher is one of the most efficient workers in the cau-e and President of the Terre Haute Suffrage Club. It w as a matter of very great regret to our Eighth District Convention that our talented and honored Eugene V. Debs was so seriously ill as not to be able to make the opening address, as he expected. In a letter received from him he says, “ Poor as I am I would rather have given a hundred dollars than t > have missed this opportunity of indorsing the cause of woman suffrage.1’ As it was, he contributed liberally and used in every direction his influence to make the convention a success. Everywhere the conventions were at- tended by representative people, many min- isters came forward with their welcome sup- port, money was freely contributed, suffrage clubs were formed where they did not already exist, and arrangements w ere made to organ- ize clubs in every county seat in the State. At the next meeting of the legislature a strong and systematic effort will he made to secure the passage of a bill granting munici- pal suffrage to women. If it fail, the matter will be brought up before the next Legisla- ture and the next until it finally succeeds. The same plan will be pursued in other states. If the men* of Kansas are just enough to put their women on an equality with themselves there is no reason to sup- pose that the men of other states will not display a similar spirit of justice. Mean- time, that brave pioneer, that earnest, fear- less and devoted w oman, Susan B. Anthony, every w inter marshals her forces in Wash- ington to secure from CVngress sixteenth Amendment which shall enfranchise women as the Fifteenth Amendment enfranchised the negroes. Last winter, for the first time, it received a vote in the Senate. The “solid south” voted “nay,” two-thirds of all the other Senators voted “aye.” This winter it is hoped there will be a still larger vote in favor. Woman suffrage may not be obtained as soon as its advocates desire, it may come sooner than its opponents anticipate, but that it will finally prevail there is not a question. Women are the only disfran- chised class in this greatest republic the world has ever known. It is founded upon the consent of the governed. Half of the citizens are governed without their consent This state of affairs has been endured for a hundred years, but it will not be for another hundred. We shall win the victory; it will be a peaceful one but it shall be ours. The time is past for any self-respecting woman to say, “ I have never thought anything about equal suffrage;” and let that woman who says, “ I have all the rights 1 w’ant,” ascer- Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 35 1888.] tain first, what rights sho really does possess; amlsecond, whether all women are in pos- sesion of the same rights as happen to be enjoyed by herself. Washington, Ind., Dec. 15, 1887. fu Woman's Department: I cannot resist the temptation of sending a word of greeting to all members of B. of L. F. through tbelr beloved Magazine, also to all of Its readers, and to the editress and writers of Ladies’ Department, May the coming year And them more Industrious than they have ever been in try- ing to promote the interests of the Magazine. To the Grand Officers I wish a happy prosperous Tear, and In particular to Mr. Eugene Debs, who Is ever ready to lend a helping hand to any and every good cause. But more particularly to-day are my thoughts turned to the members of Tried ind True Lodge, No. 381, chiefly because I have been personally acquainted for many years with a ereat many of them. May this year be a happy one to each of them, for a bet ter set of men has never existed. I hope before the year is out that carhof tneold members who has uot yet joined will do so, making the Lodge one of the best In the whole country. For the l>eneflt of Bro. Hauk. 1 would say that since the last issue of the Maga- hvmade Its appearance, every slugle lady from fifteen years of age up to thlrty-flve, has' engaged in pte making, and many a sample have I re- eved with the request to try whether I thought that would suit, I am not much surprised at this revolution for Charley is a prize well worthy7 of ewnpetitlon, and never more can I see his smiling bee without thinking of apple pie. Well, Bnnta, we hope you will not take another skating excur- sion over the gutter iuto the basement of the Washington House, as you did bust New Year’s day. Did we see you? Yes, we saw you glide with more force than elegance, also saw the re- link trip on all fours, go-as-ean fashion, up the *^ipeiy side of the line, and also saw the brood nrife on your face as you stepped on your engine. Tiyttover Bantu, If you do. I’ll promise you a food number of spectators. Lost, strayed or Men, Bro. Wheeler and a spool of maroon cm* Mfery silk. -He will turn up some time for he is n3a.L The girls are all so sorry thatZuber, of *** n Benedict, for he is really a nice fellow. 4j|att Mle is one of the boys you can rely on, Mfcktitole a march on us one day and she was . Hk before we knew it We hear Charley i has Just been promoted, none too good either. Hugh Hogan, solid old friend ptl running on a passenger train. We do i you, Hogan, and mean to call on you i H. In the near future. Bro. Robinson > excel In many ways besides pie eating, i he settled down with one of the f Indies at Vincennes, he has made iliteeapecial forte. We will write up all tt9 of Tried and True very soon so as to f What good material we have. I was please at seeing a letter from R. W. Milton in the columns of the Magazine. He is an old and esteemed friend and anything Milton writes is simon pure. Best wishes to you and yours, Milton, we miss you off the O. & M. very much. We met Bros. Koster and Cunningham, also the Misses Koster and Thorne at the B. of R. R. B. bah at Seymour lately. By the way young ladles, have you forgotten the number of that hotel cloak room? We also met Bro.Gwaltney aud Miss Ruddy. Dick does not seem to miss his arm very much, but as he has two extra arms so ready to help him it is no wonder. In coming through the Tunnel on our return trip, Mr. Jones suddeuly lit a match, (guess he had been there,) who was it was caught kissing so very lovingly? Ask Gwaltney for further information. We are sorry to hear old friend (I. W. Crandall has been hurt in an accident down west, but glad he has escaped worse injuries. Well I will close with kindest wishes to all, not forgetting Frank Hun- ter aud Financier Singleton. Charlie deserves a chromofor , we will not give him away just yet, nor tell how good a fisher Frank is. With kindest regards, as ever, Mrs. Henry B. Jones , the R. R. Boys' Friend . Chicago, Nov. 15, 1887. To Woman's Department : Rome of the Magazine readers I expect are very glad they dou’t live in this city. If we were to judge by these lovely, Indian summer days, one would believe that all men lived In peace and there was no sorrow or trouble. Friduy last will not soon be forgotten in this city, when those four men who professed not to believe lu God or a hereafter died on the gallows. Nor will May 4, 1888, be forgotten, when one of Anarchy’s death- dealing bombs, without any warning, was thrown among the pollcemeu, causing death, suflering and sorrow beyond description. At their funerals nothing bdt grief and mourning was to be seen, while in Sunday’s parade tbeir own relations wore black, but the men and women marched along with flaring red ribbon and blood red rosta caught on their, shoulders, a look of auger and hatred in their faces. If a bomb had been thrown during the time the procession was going through the streets no one would have been as much sur- prised as when Howell Trogden, a veteran of the late war, stepped in front of the line and pulled from under his coat a small American flag and waved it as high into the air us his arm could reach. Instantly the men cried r “ Tear it down! Tramp on it! Throw him in the river!” The men were hoarse with passion and had It not been for one of their marshals we would have had a * - other riot. 44 This flag will never come down,” yelled the bearer defiantly. 44 No man can tear down the stars and stripes without tearing out my heart! I carried the flag at Vicksburg and I’ll carry It at the front to-day, and where is the man who dares haul It down? ” and so he did and in- stead of a red flag Anarchy had to march, with the stars and stripes. Howell Trogden’s loyal act will be told to future generations. Mary. Digitized by i^.ooQle

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36 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Jan. South Kaukauna, Wis., Oct20f 1887. To Woman 's Department, ■Well, after a few months’ of silence I again make my appearance in the Magazine. Not that I had nothing to say, for our boys are always doing “something” worthy of mention, but I have had my hands full in nursing my little twin boys through a long and painful illness. How- ever they are on the broad way to recovery, so It is with pleasure that I again take up my pen to write at least a few lines. I was very happy to see a contribution from “ May,” of Antigo, as wo are always anxious to know how the boys are getting along there, for at the present 200 is pretty well represented there. Hope to see move of her interesting items. The Brotherhood boys here have been presented a beautiful table scarf by a liberal “fireman’s daughter,” of Antigo, WLs. The boys greatly ap- preciate her kindness, and return many, many thanks for the same. Here the poor railroad boys are not idle; for many months past they have been kept so busy that they very seldom had even a Sabbath to themselves, yet they are ever cheerful and happy. In my last issue 1 spoke quite forcibly upon the duties of husbands, how to make home happy, etc. Now, I will say a few words to wives and sweethearts, how to do to have happy, sunshiny husbands that make home happy. In the first place be always happy and sunshiuy yourself, then half, yea, two-thirds of the victory is won. Then your household duties have well done and do not tell him of all the patches to sew, the dishes to wash and the like, which are the daily occupations, for such things tire him aud some- times make him feel as though you were discon- tented with your lot, or that he is all to blame for the petty little trilling things that sometimes annoy you. Stop and think Just for a moment of all the trials and temptations he is exposed to aud a great many times things that are far more annoying than the cry of the baby, the mending banket, etc. He has the world to fight, the wolf to keep from the dodr, and if he is not encour- aged by his wife, by whom should lie lie? Many a time the poor husband leaves' his place of oc- cupation with a heavy heart and if he knows that the moment he enters his wife will com- mence her little song of being so tired and ner- vous, so disgusted with all, he will feel so much the worse, iu fact, will be cross and sullen ; but, if on the contrary, he finds her “ airy and cheerful ” it makes him so, for he is not unaware of the trials of household duties, and when lie sees her take up her burden with Joy, if only for his sake, he feels that he can and will do the same. So in this way happiness predominates. We are happy see Bro. M. Milan, Secretary of the Lodge, back to work again. He lias been under the weather for some time. I£pQ' *p. Hays is back to our little town again, and by the wey he smiles on one of our young ladies “Dame Rumor” says she is (the one.) If so he is to be envied, for she is a prize. Bro. J. Conway does cut a fine figure, standing up on a chair with maybe a dozan girls around him at the church fair. But J. says the girls do like him and he can’t help it. But we know that It is good habits and gentlemanly ways that charm them. Bro. J. Mulholland is equally as fortunate, and if rumors are true he shall soon lead her up to the altar. So it seems that most of our Brother- hood boys have determined to lay aside their bachelor garments and don those of “ benedicts.” Not only this, most of the boys have exchanged the scoop for the throttle, and all ure meeting with remarkable success, so they have every reason to be duly thankful. Eveline. Watertown, Dak., Oct. 25, 1887. To iroman’s Department : To-day, up here in my northern home, 1 whs looking over the Magazine reading thoughts of dlfterent sisters. And having never seen any- thing fro: i Emmett Lodge, 288, the thought came to me to add my little mite with some of the larger ones — and if it did not ever find its way in- to the Magazine , it would help make the editor’* fire some cold morning. I have been a railroad man’s wife over fifteen years, so my sj%ipatliies are with the railroad men in all their diflfcrent train work. When I henr some suy, “They are only railroad men,” it always stirs up a bad cor- ner and 1 feel like saying, “ I have found some of the grandest men and women 1 have ever met in the world who were connected with railroad work!” Who goes out at all times of night or day, cold or stormy, and cares for the safety of thousands of human souls? Js it not these brave, true men? In my mind one is as good as the other, no matter if he cares for the brake, takes tickets, handles the scoop or holds the throttle. I don’t say I shan't smile all over my face when I sec my fireman sitting on the other side of the cab and some good looking fel- low’ pulling t he l>ell-cord. Yet the most we should care for is that they are good, true brothers of our Great Master, so when the message comes to us, “The bridge has gone down,” w'e shall trust their feet w ere firm on the bridge founded on the Rock of Ages, and us we are left to fight the storms alone with our little ones, and the years pass by, it will comfort us to think they are with those w ho have gone up out of great tribulation and washed in the blood of the Lam b. My letter Is longer thau it should be, I am afraid, but my heart goes out for all the sad, weary hearts, that will never see their engines come home hriuging the dear faces they carried away. God bless the railroad man’s wife, is the prayer and wish of a sister, Broicnie . New York, November 1, 1887. To Woman ’# Department : Being a constant reader of the Firemen's Maga- zine. I have not failed to read with interest and satisfaction the many pleasing facts in the Wom- an’s Department. I so much admire the wTiter of “He’s Only a Fireman,” In this November Magazine , that I cannot help saying “ well done,” Digitized by i^.ooQLe

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I LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 37 ISSN.] And bid her try again. Take the world through, where do you find a more brave, true, kind hearted, fearless, class of men than the locomo- tive engineers and fireman? Their duty Is never neglected. No matter what hour of the day or eight It calls them they arc always ready without » murmur. Whom will you find in the hour of trouble more willing to lend a helping hand than the engineer or fireman? How proud we feel when we watch their train spinning along at Almost lightning speed and think of the dear hands that are guiding it, of the responsible posi- tion they hold, of the lives entrusted to their care. Go into the cars and you will see how 'im- plicitly the passengers trust to their engineer and fireman to take them safely to their Jour- ney’s end. Who is there among them could exchange places with either of them ? Do not think that we wives, mothers, and sisters, fall to realize the perilous, “as well as responsible,” po- rtion our loved ones hold. From the time they leave us until their return, our hearts are raised to God in prayer for their safety. How thankful we feel when we hear the first sound of their ap- proaching train and whisper in our hearts, “ safe once more.” How we teach our little ones to listen for papa’s cars, and clap their little hands with delight when they see his smiling face, and attbough his hands, face and clothes, be ever so black, his kiss and loviug embrace are Just as gladly received. We think only of the noble heart under the grimy outside. With a prayer that God wily bless aud care for one and all of them, I remain yours truly, An Engineer'* Wife. P.R— I cannot tell you how much I admire Mr*. Nellie Bloom’s poems, they are beautiful. Fort William West, Ont,. Nov. 11, 18K7. Ts Woman ’a Department : Being a reader of the Firemen’s Magazine I have been anxiously looking forward for a few lines from Superior I^odge. As I failed to see them lade permission to say a few words. I am sorry toaee the young brotherhood men so distant that they cannot even say a few words for their Lodge. Ttt I suppose we must excuse them as most of the railroad men are the same. As 1 have no one Mated to me who Is a fireman I trust X may be wninud for not knowing what to say. The Lodge fetft good condition and I am sure you would hBVCJl along the C. P. R. from ocean to ocean be- would find so many reliable, sober, ln- fctfjluue and sociable young men, and I hope %may remain so. tW (Superior) boys of Lodge 225 are coming to A front and taking the right hand side. J. J. Demby, W. Blannerhossett and W. Bam among the late promotions of 225. 'Uhfrts my flrat attempt I conclude wishing 1 every success. If this short epls- i not find a grave in the editor’s waste l yon will probably hear again from one I herself not only an engineer’s daughter [timer* only daughter, Cricket. Indianapolis, Ind., November 19, 1887. To Woman's Department: This poem (If such it may be called) was written after much suffering, both mental and physical, and in my case, spiritual. And when it had all passed away and faith led me to blindly trust Him who doeth all things well, upon the impulse of the moment I began writing this poor effusion from a tried and contrite heart. It Is very Infe- rior, but with this I shall send a copy and if yon think it worthy of publication you may publish it if you care to do so. I have been a reader of the Magazine for almost a year and I am pleased with the improvement of Woman’s Department. Yet I think we have still much room for further improvements, in our part of this work of mak- ing the Magazine stand at the head of this useful class of literature. If we could but get our corre- spondents interested in such discussions as you have so ably opened “ Theffrolning of Children,” then I should think we had got fairly launched tn the right channel, both for the improvement of our Magazine , ourselves and those about uh. For myself, from youth and inexperience and fear of seeing anything I might say in print, I have been constrained to remain silent lest I might take valuable space which others could fill much better and with less misgiving. But if there be room and few responses to your request of opinions upon “the girl of the period and her brother,” I feel almost sure I shall have a response. Very truly yours, Beth Brierwood. For Woman's Department: TKIAI . Listen, my sad heart, and hoed me, What though to-day be bright aud fair ! To-morrow clouds will enfold thee And thy life be shadowed with care. Lose not thy faith, I beseech thee. Or doubts will encompass thy soul ; Tliy bark but sails a troubled sea, ife firm, thou yet shall reach thy goal. Distrust not the Hand that made thee,— Its cunnlug thou cannot discern. Dost know what it’s purposes be ? Then humbly live thy life and learn. Hope yearus to scan the veiled page: Faith must for aye be wholly blind, Still led by love who holds the gauge Of influite wisdom— Just, kind. Then trust thou ou and question not. O, sink not thy soul in despair! Bear bravely what befalls thy lot; Dost know that God Is ever there ? Beth Brierwood. Colorado Springs, Colo., October 27, 1887. To Woman's Department: Having long been a reader of your valuable Magazine I have often been benefited by the use- ful information I have found within its pages. I wish to thank “Puggie,” and “More Lunch Mary,” for their excellent suggestions on “ hus- band’s lunch.” Wishing the Magazine all the success it deserves, I will close. A Fireman's Wife. Digitized by C.ooQle

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38 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAG A Z IX E. % New York City, November 1, 1886. To Woman’s Department: I cannot give the information to housekeepers that I feel this space ought to occupy, not having had sufficient experience in the art, but I do think the ladies ought to write occasionally to encourage the boys in this grand Order, in their onward and upward aim. our Magazine is a de- sirable and au instructive companion. Tim pages of thy bo«ks I read, And as I closed each one My heart responding ever said, “ Brotherhood boys, well done !” Just in Time L<odge, No. 140, is in excellent con- dition. Mr. George Ford has gone over to the right hand side of life by marrying Miss Sarah McCue. Both haw the best wishes of "a host of friends, including the Lodge. A. B. O. (of (X'tober issue) don’t you think you will be Just as proud of your hubby, when he goes from the left to the right hand side of the cub and has, less work of the hands and more of the brain? I know you, don’t think that promotion in position degrades the man. Although I am an engineer’s wife, I am a fireman’s sister and consequently feel no par- tiality. “Broad Gauge,” let us hear from you again. I admire the manly way you defended Mr. Sargent, your Grand Mjister. Eve . Portsmouth, O., Nov. 5, 1887. To Woman's department. Being an interested reader of the Magazine for several months I thought I would like to contrib- ute a few lines to its columns, if permitted. I think that the Brotherhood is a grand and noble Order; the letters from the ladies are very inter- esting, especially “A. B. C.’s ” in October number. I have great sympathy for the firemen ; they, poor tired souls, are the last of the whole crew to get rest or home to the loved ones auxiously waiting and watering for their coming. No more than home till he has to go brighten up the engine or the Master Mechanic will say he is not fit to be promoted, he doesn’t beep his engine clean; not casting one thought on how hard he has toiled from early dawn till late at night. Take for instance, the local freights; as a general thing out from early in the morning until late at night, sometimes 11 or 12 o’clock and sometimes later, at hard labor, still they are expected to keep their engine shining and free from dirt. I ask the question, where or when do they have time to clean their engines every trip? ior some rest they must have, but precious little they get, especially the freight firemen. My hubby is a fireman and a member of Franklin Lodge, No. 9, R of L F. This being my first, If it does not reach the waste basket will write again, giving some of my experience in preparing the lunch basket. With good wishes to ail, Minnie. “ I’m ’fraid of the dark !” said baby, Rnuggllng up to mamma one night. “ Why ?” asked mam- ma. “ ’Cause it comes so close to me.” [Jan. Garrett, Ind., Dec. 20, 1887. To Woman's Department : It has been so long since I wrote to the Magazine that you have all forgotten me but I am still here and doing all in my power for the noble Order. We have sarted here a Ladles B. of L F. Society and are much pleased with it. I would advise all the wives, mothers, daughters and sis- ters of the Brotherhood Firemen that have not a Lodge, to organize -ue and double the efforts in this good cause. May God bless you, one and all, . is my prayer. Mrs. T. Cunningham. Harrisburg, Pa., Oca. 28, 1887. To Woman's Department : We have received the Magazine for some time, but I have not seen anything about No. 174. Their Lodge is i n good condi tlon. They have m aved in- to their new room and the boys are proud of it, as well they may be. They are a lot of noble, hon- est, unselfish men, ever ready t-o help one another in time of trouble. Hoping this may lead some others of the wives and sisters to write, I am, a fireman’s wife. Mollie. Co-operative housekeeping, which has failed so often in more ambitious hands, Is found to l»e working successfully, in a quiet way, in a New York tenement house. It started with a little woman who had tended a glove counter until she became the wife of a horse-car con- ductor. Like most poor people, she bought gro- ceries by the pound or half pound, and coal by the scuttle, She saw that buyiug this way meant paying high prices, and she persuaded * the inmates of the tenement house to club togetherand buy theirstores in larger quantities. They find that this saves about one-third of the cost. Six of the women have now clubbed to- gether and hired a woman to wash and iron for them, while they take in tailoring or do other work; and thev have some thoughts of trying a co-operative kitchen. Who knows but these women may become the Rochdale Pioneers of co-operative housekeeping? Mrs. Logan gives a very striking instance of the discrimination made in the pay of govern- ment clerks on account of sex. Snesays: “No lady is allowed the same salary tn the higher grade of clerkships, no matter how well she tills the higher salaried desks, and many of them are to-day in those positions, but. do not receive the pay. As an illustration, It has happened that in cases of illness or disability of men clerks, their wives performed the duties of the husbani^ drawing in their nanus the salary as if they baa performed the work. In one ease the wife kept up her husband’s desk for three years, during his Illness, receiving the 81,800 per annum, ana thereby supporting the family; but from the day of his death, though she continued the same work, her salary was 8900 !” Dr. Lucy M. Hall, in Popular Science Monthly, says: Seeing, daily as I ao, young women in college in far better health than young women in society, or living in pampered idleness at home; seeing them healthier as seniors than they were os freshmen, knowing that my record tolls me that they average a smaller number of excuses because of Illness than do those of the men’s colleges with which I am able to compare data, and knowing from statistical evidence that women college graduates enjoy a sum total of twenty percent better health than the aver- age woman, how can I conclude otherwise than that college work per se. Is not Injurious to health, nor incompatible with the best good of the sex and the race ? a Digitized by ^.ooQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 39 I8SS] (•rrespoidene* must in all cases be brief and to the point. SiWriWiH must begin with the January*, April, July or October number and expire with the year. Chur? of Adrfr'M of subscribers should be reported to us promptly to insure the safe delivery wf the Imok. $ab>rribeni failing to receive their Magazines will please notify us, giving nameand location of Ai?ent to whom to whom they subscribed. litter for Pablimtion should be written on one side of the paper onl.v, in a clear, legible hand, and all letters relating to the Magazine should be directed to LOCOMOTIVE FIKEMEft’S MAGAZINE, Terre Haute, Indiana. Pittsburg, Pa., CNtober 18, 1887. Editor Locomotive Firemen'* Magazine : It is impossible for us all to be philosophers or orator*, at least I am neither one nor the other, beine employed on the Pitts. Div. B. AO. R. R. m hustling black diamonds; still I will say a few words however simple they may uppear, in be- half of our Order and of Iron City Lodge, No. 318, and this I am prompted to do, because in reading ihe Magazine I fail to And for many months past any reference to it. As a new* member of the Lodge, having joined in August, perhaps 1 should have more patience and should wait for the older members to speak, bul as our boys appear to be somewhat bashful, I have concluded to come to the rescue, and say that No. 318, is rich in material *nd well calculated to promote its own welfare as that of the Brotherhood in general. I am not a man to represent things in a brighter light than they are, but to make the truth stand as it «-*od I will stale here although It be to my sor- row, that Iron City Lodge, No. 318. before August Uleould have Joined hands with some of her sis- ter lodges In making complaints through the col- of the Magazine for non-attendance at nettings. The very night I was to be initiated, I tottHl the hall doors closed, and also at the next **fUng night after I was Initiated, I was disap- pointed again, and had to go home, and I will say taw that I remained off of duty for the purpose attending the meeting. The following meet- tag night I struck better luck, and found a mect- tag la session, when I told the boys thecireum- and gave them u little lecture, which 1 ** ffed to say took effect, as since that very they have not missed a single meeting and ttage that It will so continue, and am sure it tafcaawe have a good set of boys qualified to be taftanment to our great Brotherhood. toCoofitltution compels no one to attend the the Lodge, true enough, aud it dou’t It is unneessary* for the Constitution ^ftHaw» of any Order to do so. As soon as Order, you are under obligations to JSK Ota meetings. There is nothing that prevent your attendance except attend- ing to your own work, sickness or death. Amuse- ments of every kind should be set aside until some other time, when you have no chance to hear the lectures in you.r I^odge. To nrait such lectures is to neglect the advice that you need awd you lose more in one night than you will ever be able to regain. Do not think that you know it all, because we are never too old to learn, and last, but not least, do not think, because you wear the Brotherhood pin and pay your monthly* dues and assesments that you are a good member; because you are not, f»r you leave over one-half of your work undone, which is to put your shoulder to the wheel and help to promote the welfare of the Order in every possible way*. Go to your meeting whenever you can, get up and say something for the good of the Order, it is all needed; it don’t matter Kow little it is, if it comes from the bottom of y*our hearts and is honest. The more simple the language the bet- ter, for a good word always finds a ;• lace. My brothers, I do not wish to tire you in going over these lines but I am talking from experi- ence. I beg of you all, and I mean it from the bottom of my heart, to stick to y*our Constitu- tion, attend your meetings, obey your superior officers in everything that Is honorable and you will And that with pride and Joy you carry the motto “Protection, charity, sobriety and Indus- try,” and that you belong to a Brotherhood which even the most narrow-minded employer, men like Col. Fred Martin must regard and res- pect, even if they do not possess manhood enough to say so. F. J. T. * Newark, O., November 10, 1887. Editor Magazine : As nothing has ever appeared in our Magazine from Taylor Lodge, No. 175, I have thought it prudent to send a few lines, and In this I am in- Auenced simply* by a desire to let the Brotherhood knw that the members of 175 are awake, on the alert and progressive. We have got into our new quarters, and have as Ane a hall now* as any in the land. They boys are all kept so busy that we cannot get a very large attendance at our meet- ings, but everything pertaining to our Order is prospering. Quite a number of our boys have been promoted lately, and are getting along Anely. Bro. A1 Harden Is working now for tiic Pan Han- dle, but still runs through here. He smiles when the boys call him “Pa.” They say it is a boy. We bad an open meeting on the 5th of this month, and quite a number from GarAtld Lodge were present. Elder Ones, of Garrett, Ind., came witb them and gave quite an encouraging address, for which he has our lasting gratitude. We think that Bro. Cunningham was rather rough ou Bre. Moughler. Burdocks are rough weapons, but Bro. Mougliler is brave, he won’t dodge a burdock. Our meeting was held under unfavorable circum* stances, but we had a nice time, and hope that it will be better next time. We see by the Maga- zine that our Grand Officers are visiting <*ther Lodges. Cannot they give Taylor Lodge a call ? More anon. 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40 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Jan. Omaha, Neb., November £9, 1887. Editor Locomotive 'Firemen 's Magazine: On November 17, 1887, the fourth annual ball of Overland Lodge, No. 123,' was hold In the Exposi- tion Hall and the ball was pronounced a thor- ough success by all who were iu attendance. The officers of the Union Pacific R. R. did all they possibly could to help us, for which the Brother- hood extends many thunks. The hall was nicely arranged and beautifully decorated. The front end of an engine was approaching from the west of the room with two green lights und lings, also two white lights and flags ; the engine was beau- tifully painted and decorated with red, white and blue and our Lodge No., 123, on the number plate. The headlight was burning and she looked as natural as though she had been pulling No. 1. During the evening there was a beautiful badge presented to the member selling the most tickets. Our worthy brother Wm. Anderson captured the prize by selling ninety-five tickets. Supper was served iu the gallery and all the good things of the season wpre among the edibles. The floor managers, brothers Bay, Carpenter, Fritzmorris, Best, Umpherson, Sheeliey, Clark and Dolau as well as the other members of the Order were un- tiring In their efforts to make the hours pass pleasantly for all who participated in the festivi- ties. The youth and beauty of our city and sur- rounding country were never before so well rep- resented as on this occasion ancj all seemed in- tent to make the frosty night ns bright as any summer noon. The elaborate arrangements which had been made by the Vrothcrhood were carried out in every detail, and although the halj was crowded to its utmost capacity nothing oc- curred to mar the pleasure of those present. It is well to say the work of preparation was begun In due time and the management was entrusted to an executive committee of five, whose names should be inscribed in letters of gold on the re- cords of this Lodge iu recognition of the faith- ful and efflclont manner in which they executed the trust committed to their care. This commit- tee consisted of Bros. Burt Henney, Sam Ander- son, E. S. Emmonds, Neal O’Conner and Wm. H. Sulfa. The prompter was Wm. Matthews, and his clarion voice rang out with undiminished strength and penetration. He is without excep- tion the best caller that has ever presided at a ball in Omaha, and the firemen are under many obligations and feel deeply grateful to him for the interest he tpok and the mauuer in which he contributed towards making the ball the success It was. The dance continued until 3:30 A. M., when the ball was brought to a happy close with the familiar dance “ Home, Sweet Home,” and a few opportune remarks from our worthy Master of Ceremonies, Albert Cole, who begged leave in behalf of the Order to return thanks to the nu- merous guests for their attendance and interest, also to the orchestra for their excellent music and to all who had aided in making the fourth annual ball of Overland Lodge No. 123 the grand success that every oue acknowledged it was. The affair was a complete success in every respect. Every feature was carefully and pleasantly cur- ried out. About five hundred tickets had been sold and in spite of the heavy expense, the so- ciety is a considerable sum ahead. In accord- ance with the second of the fitting quartette of words that form the motto of the Brotheroood “Charity,” the proceeds of the ball will be dona- ted to the relief of sick and distressed members. F. W. Perkin j». Secretary . Bai/timoke, Md., Nov. 10, 1887. Mr. Editor ; Some mem bers of Oriole Lodge, No. 211, more able than I should do the writing for the Lodge, but waiting, I find that nothing appears, so I will endeavor to tell you something about our Lodge ; we have forty-three members and good oue« they are. Two of our brothers have left our city and settled down in Wisconsin ; they are Bros. Wilson und Gude. I received letters from them and they are doing well. Bro. Wilson is running a work train and Bro. Gude is firing a passenger engine. I am pleased to say our Master, S.S. Small is done hauling caboose 701 and firing hogs, as the boys term them, for indeed they are very large engines. Bro. Small is keeping a provision store and we hope he will be prosperous as he has a host of friends wherever he is known. I have authority to say that Bro. Hiler, our Magazine agent. Is to take to himself a wife before Christmtis; the cigars are ready, look out for him, boys. Hro. F. B. Hall is to follow Bro. Hller’s footsteps closely. We are waitiug, Frauk. Hoping this will not find the waste basket, as it is my first attempt. fj. For the Magazine. CASU9 BELLI. DEDICATED TO H. A. MILDER, ENGINEER. How much w'e’ve missed you, “Hank,” my boy. And now we welcome you with glee, For ever since you’ve been away Our minds from care were never free. We thought, perchance, misfortune might Befall you on your western tour; By venturing away so far from home, You’ve marred our peace from hour to hour. Of course we’ve heard with Joyous hearts. The glorious fame you’ve Justly won, Like Cicero of ancient Rome They marveled at your wondrous tongue. With eloquence and words sublime. Which now and then were rent w ith cheer**. You expounded all the truths divine To all those gallant engineers. How many painful hours we’re doomed To listen to your western lore. And tales of unsurpassing sights ; We’ll doubt them as we have before. But to beguile a^lelsure hour, We’ll listen with an Interest keen. To all the sights that came to view. And nil the cities you have seen. To one advice pray do give heed, Before you enter your field of strife. Your stories, please, don’t magnify, Don’t do it, for your life. L. «.(' If. Digitized by C.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 41 Pi^ATTMBV RO u , N. Y., October 10, 1887. Editor Locomotive Firemen's Magazine : For some time I have been a reader of your valuable Magazine ; In fact, I was one of the first lo subscribe for it after the Lodge at Whitehall was started, and I have every number on hand up to dale. I have found very much to interest, amuse and Instruct. Of late I have been deeply Interested in the Mechanical Department, and in the controversy carried on by the different wri- amsand in it, I think, the firemen, und engineers as well, can pick up a good many “ poiuters ” that might l»e of valuable service to them sometime, although I heard some fireman say uot long ago while talking on the subject, “There was no good authority for anything written in it,” But, al- lowing an outsider to judge, I should think such gentlemen ns E. J. Rauch and W. E. Lockwood might be taken for ns good authority as a man who once ran an engine on the D. & II., and wrote a book for the use of enginemen. The first ques- tion he asked was, “What is steam?” And. again, “What will you do if a hand-hole plate blows out with one huudred pounds pressure on the boiler?” The answer was, “ It can’t blow out.” Ue patC. E. after his name. I notice in the Oc- tober number an article by “Slick Eye .See,” in which he questions the use of studying so hard In what little spare time he may have, in order to lit himself for the position of engineer. I think he tells more truth than he thinks, and while I would not think of discouraging any young man from learning all he can that will be of benefit to him in his business, I would like to tell what I know about a case that happened within less than one hundred miles of here, and then let every one draw his own conclusions. The facts are these: In the spring of 1879, a young man, then living in Vermont, obtained a situation as a wiper in the railroad shop at Whitehall at the pay of $30.00 per month. After working about one year, he got a place as a fireman on the road. After firing over sti years successfully, for $4x00 per month, and la that time gaining the friendship and esteem of every engineer for whom be fired, also a repu- tation for being honest, sober und industrious, he was most agreeably surprised one May morning by being promoted. He ran a switch engine for s short time, from that to a first class freight and pafaenger, also special passenger trains on several occasions ; was complimented by old engineers oh the good success he always had. He drew ■we ears and made as good time as any other engineer on the division, as shown by the daily hpoita, aud In the year which he run did not a break-down. At the time he was set up, deeply In debt, on account of sickness in Ml family. Spurred on by a desire to lie even hMfe the world and be free of debt, he grasped M& opportunity to get In extra work, nud run Mffetaad day when occasion required it, cheer- without complaint But oue day last While <m a construction train, he had the MHiHUiie to be caught out on the main line mile from a station by a wild train, and flbjgb he used all possible means to get out » of the way, his engine was struck, wrecking the tender, and also doing some damage to the other engine. After a slight Investigation, his con- ductor was put back to work all right, but the engineer’s head was cut off— discharged in dis- grace, und I believe he was not allowed to tell his side of the story to the Superintendent of Motive Power. After his splendid record for a young engineer, he was kicked out without a show for himself. Since the::, he has tried to obtain a po- sition on other roads, but can get no recommenda- tion from either foreman or master mechanic, and finds it impossible to get a situation as en- gineer. After working and studying for eight years, it Is all gone, and be is n6w obliged to ac- cept a job at wiping engines, once more at the bottom, for $30.00 per month, in order to support his family. Now, I would ask, of what use is all that he may have learned and read, if he can’t get a chance to put it to practical use for the bene- fit of himself and family? When a company will take men who have been discharged for being drunk, or for burning au engine, and overlook their faults and reinstate them, and overlook mistakes of others of a serious nature when they happen near the headquarters, while treating others with great harshness, what encourage- ment has a young man to try to be anything more than a common “ starter and stopper ? ” This is no fancy sketch of mine, but real facts, picked up bv the close observation of A. K. B. ♦ ♦ Bixghamptox, N. Y., November 4, 1887. Mr. Editor : I have been looking the Magazine over every, month expecting to see something in regard to Magnet Lodge, No. 227. Her condition, financially speaking, Is good, but the average attendance is not ; one reason for non-attendance is that our Lodge Is very small and another is that she is composed of members employed on four differ- ent roads who can not all get to Lodge at once. Still another reason that there is not a better at- tendance is, that the members (ora part of them at least) do not take interest enough In the Or- der ; the members put too much dependence on the officers of the Lodge. They don’t know whether they are in good standing or not, unless some of the officers hunt them up and tell them of their standing. I frequently hear the re- mark, “ I am not posted.” Well, they ought to know they can’t get posted by staying away from the meetings. I think every member ought to make It au object to attend meetings as often as he possibly can and find out for himself what Is going on In the Lodge room, rather than stay away and kick about what the members are doing who do attend the meetings. I will close by saying that Bro. Wm. A. Wrigley has been promoted to the right hand side, which position he is worthy of. Bro. Wrigley Is our efficient Collector, and a Brotherhood man in every sense of the word and we wish him good luck. As this Is my first letter to the Magazine , I hope you will not fire it Into the waste basket. J. IT. Spence. Digitized by c.ooQLe

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42 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [-Jan. I)k Soto, Mo., Novembers, 1887. Editor Locomotive Firemen's Mayazinc : While looking over back numbers of the Maga- zine and noting the wonderful growth of the Brotherhood in thirteen years, and the amount of money paid out to our unfortunate brothers, and the widows and orphans of deceased mem- bers of our Order, I am inclined to believe the hand of Providence is guiding our steps. Believ- ing, as I do, that the great God of the Universe is caring for and watching over our cause, I wish to admouHdi our brothers to observe closely the teachings of our Order and to try and live up to their obligation, ever keeping in view our motto, “Protection, Charity, Sobriety and ludustry.” We must protect ourselves, our friends and rela- tives, be charitable to our fellow men, and by all that is honorable and good, let us l)e sober men and keep a sober brain with which to perform our perilous duties. By closely observing those first words of our motto, and being industrious, we will undoubtedly be able to keep our Brother- hood engine moving forward on its mission of charity and peace. Intemperance is the first and greatest evil with which we have to contend, and the one we should first fortify ourrelves against, if we expect to make this life a success. The first enemy that as- sails a young man is the dram shop, and, accord- ing to the history of the past, the hardest to over- come. How many men do we hear say, “ I can take a drink and go about my work without fall- ing under its influence.’* This, I admit, may be the case with a few, but where there Is one that can do so, there are nine who cannot, and will take a second drink, and continue to take their second, until they find themselves wrecks. If it takes five drinks to make a man drunk, then he Is one-fifth drunk when he hikes one drink, and the habit scarcely ever grows less with anyone. The man who can hike his drink or let it alone, in his young days, hardly ever lets it alone during middle-life, and never reaches good old age. When strong minded men start for their drink, they should remember they may be the cause o< some weaker brother breaking his pledge and bringing want and misery to his wife and chil- dren, and in the end, filling a criminal’s grave. I have noticed a great many of our members visit! ug saloons and pool rooms, which 1 consider Is in open violation of our obligation and con- trary to our motto. Then there is another habit which Lodges are indulging in, and it is that of going in a body, after a meeting, to hike a drink or cigar on account of some newly admitted mem- ber. This habit is worse than the violation of our laws; it not only has a bearing on the minds of new members, but proves to the world that we are liars and do not practice what we preach. In conclusion, I must say, If we expect our efforts to be crowned with success, we must rise early and fight with vigor the destroyer of our happy homes and little ones. Relying on Him who has brought us safe this far, and hoping that our members may guard against this evil, I will close. One of the Boys. Stratford, Ont., November 24, 188?. Editor of the Firemens Magazine : It is with pleasure that I pen you the following little incidents of nature and romance from this region. The weather is very favorable to some of our brothers at the present time; I cannot predict what change may occur in the future, but Bro. T). Murray and Bro. James Laing of Avon Lodge are still keeping their eyoojven for an opportunity to take a trip down about one and three-quarter miles east of Shakespeare for the purpose of well, I am not at liberty to give my authority for this assertion, but it is safe to say that Bro. Murray and Bro. Laiug will win their Frye’s or blow the whistle off their engine. For the next feature of scientific workmanship let all the fraternity that require a lltle informa- tiou as to placing locks on a bevelled cupboard apply either personally or otherwise to any one of the following brothers: Eugene A. Ball, Geo. Nursey-and Bro. Halpiv,and if they cannot fur- nish you with the desired information at once, you will have to w ait only three hours and thirty miuutes, as that was the time occupied In mak- ing the first trial of this new combination lock ; It works well now, and speaks well for the in- genuity of these three brothers. Bro. James Barker, of Avon Lodge No. 38, says that Gooie- rioh, Ont., Is the most delightful place In North America but I differ with him on that point. But you see he will ehange-his views after his at- traction comes back home again. I was in- formed that Bro. Robert Young, of No. 38, shot a splendid deer in Ellice swamp. The following brothers were not in such close proximity to a deer as Bro. Young, but still Bro. James Harvey, Bro. Janes, Bro. Win. Bell and Bro. Robert Mc- Intosh, state that the chances arc very encour- aging for the safe and effective capture of a dear. Keep on pressing, brothers, as success Is bound to crown your effort. I will now conclude this short epistle by wishing the fraternity, also the Kditor of the Firemeu’s Magazine , a merry Christmas and a happy New \rear. 38. Mauch Chunk, Pa., November 1, 1887. Mr. Editor: As I was looking over my Magazine , 1 noticed an article referring to our medical examination. I will say to the brother from Mt. Vernon, III., that that Is Just what we want and should have had years ago, to reduce our disability claims. Our severe medical examination, no doubt, de- bars many an applicant from membership, and wjille we sympathize with all who are physically deficient, we are obliged to protect our Order as much as we possibly can. I hope that our next convention will do away with disability claims, except in cases of loss of a limb or total blind- ness ; in that event the amount of our insurance could be raised probably to 82,000, without any increase in assessments. As it Is, however, we have a first-class system of insurance. Hoping to hear from other brothers on this subject, and with a promise to write again, I am fraternally yours, L- H. Vetter. Digitized by C.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. •13 Savannah, Ga., Nov. 15, 1887. Editor Firemen's Magazine : Don’t think for a moment, or let the boys away op in Indiana think that 245 is “side-tracked." Ob, no! She may be a little “ delayed " and wor- rying along with a “ heavy load ” of difficulties, but she means to “pull through" on time with the rest. No going on “ one side " with- her. She is “ working-down-in-the-eorner ” with all her might to make the Lodge a prosperous one. And “coupled" to her such “helping engines" of moral worth as our esteemed brothers, Grigor, Hatton and Dooner, success must certainly fol- low their good example. And our Lodge roll will certainly have new names added from month to month. ThHt the boys enjoy a little fun some- times is evident from the fact that our master mechanic caught some of them recently in an old unused store-room sounding old brass cylin- der-head casings ftud upon inquiry as to what me they intended putting them, was informed that unless Bro. Harrison came around with the cigars soon they were going to give him a gen- uine “old-time” serenade. Should he read this, having been recently married, 1 hope he may take warning. A few of our boys have been recently promoted and the well wishes of everyone attend them. Reading in the last issue of the Magazine of the executive officers in other lodges, their ener- gy,etc., we possess one of the most energetic work- ers from “a-way-bock,” our worthy secretary, Bro. Hatton. Adam has got “vim and push," »nd Adam dont care “ A-dam ” what the others naysay. “Business la business” with him and be makes them thoroughly understand it as such. Quite a com motion was caused yesterday morn- ing when No. 145 came in on the table. Some of the boys «iid : What, a “coon” llreinan! Oth- wusuy, No, impossible! So to restore tranquility tUMDgst us someoqc walked over to the new- «mer and on a close inspection found that it ww “Our Uncle Dudly," Bro. Ward. Black as the “Duke of Coaldom’s ” riding boots, but a boy with »“ white heart," and as royal a “ brother ” * there i«* to be found anywhere. Ere long I hope to be able to write you that we are a “ Big Purty," but at present I can only say that wre are working hard to make 245 a complete success. And right here let me say that Gil. Tarver of the &of L. E., is one of our warmest friends. Long ttlinnd prosperity to him. Hoping my “ maiden tttonapt” may not be frowned upon, and prom- Mag to have “good news" to write you soon, Urn, Fraternally yours, Cracker Jack . Goergia Lodge, No. 245. Trenton, N. J., Nov. 18, 1887. Mktmtr: XbflMmbera of Trenton Lodge, No. 253, were fejlptirglory last night, it being our Third Social itgty&ISsdt lota for a handsome water pitcher at %llAl HaIL The hall was thronged with as ty — embiy aB ever gathered under any the Railroad men, with their wives and sweethearts attended, and tripped the light fan- tastic toe to Prof. Winkler’s inspiring music. Two hundred couples Joined in the grand march which was led by Bro. Thos. Deeator and wife, as- sisted by Bro. M. J. Miskell, with a Philadelphia lady. Mi's. Locator was presented with a hand- some basket of cut flowers, of which the lady is very proud. The line of march carried out to form the initials of the organization, “ B. L. F.” was successfully executed. After the the march came quadrilles, wajtz.es and Virginia reels to the number of twenty, and were enjoyed by young and old alike. The floor committee consisted of Bro. Chas. Simmons, Jos. F. Locator, Lanl. Barry aud John Todd. The refreshment committee consisted of Bros. Sidney McConnell, W. C. ?-!as- sey, S. W. Slater, P. W. Sklllman, Wm. Claxton, N. L. Applegate, C. W. Scott, T. C. Bellergean and F. A. Levis. Bros. Houseman, Golding, Holden and MacNally were the door committee. Bro. John Hatfield was chairman of the general com- mittee, with i'\ V. Parsons, secretary, and Robert Stackhouse, treasurer. The general committee express their sincere thanks to Yard Master Jns. Gordon and Round House Foreman G. W. Ellis for holding trains so as to allow the railroad men to attend the sociable. The water pitcher was drawn by Mr. Harry H. Mutchler, of Trenton, 613 being the lucky number. Trenton Lodge, No. 38, B. of R. B.. presented Trenton Lodge, No. 253, B. of L. F. with a hand- somely framed set of resolutions, representing the front of a locomotive with resolutions written In German text, handsomely executed. This is an acknowledgement of the Bible presented to No. 38 at the time of their organization. Hoping to have the pleasure of seeing this arti- cle in the Magazine , I remain Yours fraternally, F. A. Levis. Lafayette, Jnd., November?, 1887. Mr. Editor : Being a constant reader of our Magazine, and not seeing anything from Tippecanoe Lodge, No. 36, 1 thought I would write a few lines to let our brothers know we still exist. No. 36 is still tak- ing in new members nearly every Sunday. The brothers of the L. E. & W. feel very proud of their victory in having gained their point in re- gard to wages. We have a very good schedule to work under and we can feel proud to think the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen did the work and deserve the praise for it. Quite a number of our brothers have been asked to take the right hand side in the past few' mouths, among them were brothers Abe Stofer, William Wepley and Charles Gore. They are all doing well and satisfactorily till the places allotted to them. There is not as much interest taken among our brothers in 36 as I could wish. I would very much like to see some of our grand officers visit us aud stir them up a little. We are to give a grand ball on Lecember 26, at the Peo- ple’s rink: we invite all brothers to come and bring their wives and sweethearts. Wishing you all prosperity I will close. A Fireman. k ft. Digitized by C.ooQLe

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44 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . Hochelaga, Quebec, November 18, 1887. Dear Editor : No. 335 has been progressing so well lately that It is worthy of note. The hall at 111 Moreau street, is furnished an ear peted in splendid style and shows good taste on the part of the members. Taking Into consideration the fact that many of the members are young in the Order, the business of the Lodge is conducted in a very creditable manner. An occasional visit from the brothers of Lodges* near by would be appreciated. The members of 172, on the Mon- treal and Ottawa Division, frequently have a lay-over at this place on meeting day, and still some of them don’t seem to take enough interest in the Order to attend meetings. Let us hope that the members of 1?2 and 15 will take the hint and attend meetings occasionally. Promi- nent among the hard working members who are always on time meeting days are Bro. Pring and Bro. Brozeau, the Collector. Judging from his pugilistic appearance, the sight of him makes the boys “pan out.” Bro. B. has done good services for his Lodge. Then there is Bro. Dionne, the Secretary. Some of the boys were insinuating that Pete was Irish, but the know- ing ones say it was Bro. John Fall, that was meaut. Then we have generous, whole-souled Napoleon Herbert, who is a thorough Brother- hood man and always ready to assist a needy brother in his own quiet way. The same is ap- plicable to Bros. Tom Martin and Langstreth, who are noted for their courtesy and gentleman- ly ways. Now a word f - r the engineers. Ex-Bro. Gregg is pulling freight on the Smith Falls’ Short Line, and still retains a warm Interest in the Brother- hood. Bob is always ready to help a Brother- hood man. Tommy Chadwick, with the same old 8x10 smile on, gets the box cars over the short line with the 09. Engineer Scoilield pulls passenger. Any one asking him for favors may figure on some hard talk, but the favors are granted all the same. His apparent bad temper vanishes like a cloud of smoke. Hope some of the older members of 335 will take a hold next time. I am fraternally, Sunny South. South Kaukauna, Wis., November 24, 1887. Mr. Editor : Johu Hickey Lodge, No. 266, gave its first an- nual reception and ball at the Rink last evening and scored a grand success. The attendance was large, as nearly two hundred and twenty-five couples were on the floor, there being some vis- iting members present from other L-rtges. The hall was handsomely decorated with tings and evergreens ; above the dancers’ heads streamers of bunting and Lake Shore & Western signals and Chinese lanterns of red, white, blue and green were artistically arranged. The charters, paintings, engravings, and photographs of John Hickey Lodge, No. 266, hung about the walls and helped to make the picture of beauty complete. Supper was served at the Prospect Hotel at 11:30 o’clock and a substantial menu was thoroughly [.Jan. discussed. Music for the dance was furnished by the Arlon orchestra, of Oskosh, Wis., consist- ing of nine pieces and the delightful strains of music kept the dancers from thinking the long but well selected pr .gram tiresome. There were no intoxicating liquors used, and the occasion was enjoyed by everyone present. Much credit is due thetfommittees which had the matter in charge and was composed of the following gen- tlemen : J. E. Maguire, C. M. Curtis, L. Kittell, T. 8. Kelley and J. Mutholand. The reception committee consisted of the following: J. E. Maquire, T. Daley, F. Damoran and Chas Hoff- man. The floor committee was as follows : G. P. O’Connell, Geo. T. Wells, J. Syphers, F. Welsher, M. Purdy, J. Conway, J. J. Watson, P. H. Ryan and J. A. Barckley. Such dances as this are given but once a year aud then the firemen are at the back of it. W. P. B. Stratford, Ont., November 13, 1887. Mr. Editor: It is with gladness we chronicle quite a notable wedding. The bride was formerly a Miss An- derson, of Ashburn, Ont., the groom was our brother, William Brown, better known as “Pap,” our old friend and playmate (ft Avon Ix>dge, No. 88. Brother and Mrs. Brow* have a favorable commencement Into wedded life, and the wish of 38’s members, as well as the surrounding com- munity is that both bride and bridegroom may be long spared to enjoy earth’s choicest bless- ings. Bro. Brown was on the alert, we believe, the other night when some youths started rap- ping on the door about midnight. To their sur- prise “ Pap ” appeared on the scene armed with a breach-loader and a Colt’s. He says he will make it hot for “Knights of the Jimmy, by Judas.” Bro. John Tutty was all smiles the other morning over the new' arrival at his home. The boys of No. 38 are pleased to note John's happiness. By publishing the foregoing, you will gTeatly oblige 38. Dodge City, Kansas, October 11, 1887. Editor Firemen's Magazine : A few words from 347 may not be uninteresting to the readers of the Magazine. No. 347 has six- teen members, all In good standing. Bros. Thompson and Pinkerton gave the siugle men the grand shake, Oct. 10, when they were quietly married. At present we are waiting for the cigars from Brothers Connelly and Adams. A union meeting was held here the 9th with about forty members on the register. Bros. Cassell, of No. 147, and Me Cauley, of 173, bought a fine horse and buggy but did not stay here long enough to have a ride. Bro. Cullen, of 257, put Bros. O’Brien and Sweeney to sleep telling his experience on the Y. C. «fc L. road in Ireland firing a turf burner. Bro. Mursh, of 205 handles the gavel to perfec- tion. The wife of Bro. Green w'ay presented him with a son recently— father and son are doing well. Our worthy Master has also got a smile on his face— same kind— a boy. Wishing prosperity to the Order, I remain, John O'Brien, Digitized by C.ooQle

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1S8S.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 45 Galveston, Texas, November 27, 1887* Editor Firemen** Magazine : As I have not seen a scratch In the Magazine from lid fdr over a year, I will endeavor to let the members of onr Order know that we still live down here in the Sunny South. Our Worthy Master, II. L. Briggs, says the boys seem to have a grudge against him by try ing to make him hold office for life. Our Secretary, W. A. Kest- lrr,i5oneof those whole-souled men that always has a smile and good word when he meets a brother, and if you cannot give him a good excuse for not attending meeting “the other oight,” he will give you Hail Columbia. Our Collector, G. E. I>abitt, and his hoble assistant, Tims. Kelley, have great times gettiug the dollars together by the 25th of the month, for if they don’t have them ready’ on the 20th, our Receiver, John Tarpey, will be around reading the “riot* act” to them. Cupid gets the upper hand of our boys once in a while as was the case with Chas. O'Neal, on the Ski of November. His bride was Mis* Bridget Garrigan ; St. Patrick’s church ^as crowded to its capacity on the occasion. The groomsmen were Messrs. Jas. Hart and John J. Powell, and the bridesmaids were Misses Fanny Penny and Julia Kelley. After the ceremouy, all repaired to the residence of t lie bride’s parents where eating, drinking and dancing were the order of the evening, after which they look the trniu for their future home in Hous- ton. All the boys Join in wishing them much happiness. The next brother on the matrimo- nial list is John Howe; the boys have got their eye on you, John, if you are fifty miles away. B. Buffalo. Fort Wayne, Ind., December 0, 1887. Mr. Editor : Being a member of A. G. Porter Lodge, No. 141, and feeing nothing in the Magazine from this locality, I concluded to break the silence by say- log a few words in behalf of our boys. I am glad to say that a number of our members have been promoted to the right hand side and are meeting with excellent success. It has been noised around that Bros. Kelley and McCarty’ are about to bid farewell to single blessedness and take Bftto themselves life partners. .Should they «ry out their matrimonial Intentions they will •mainly have the best wishes of the members •(this I»dge. We have a clever set of boys here •8d all of them take a lively interest in the Btotberhood. Yours truly, Side-i'od. Fort Worth, Texas, November 30, 1887. Mtor Locomotive Foremen'* Magazine : Have been on the lookout for a few words taaTMnlty Lodge No. 83, but I have looked in ajfet, II must not be thought, however, that 83 are asleep. Such is not the case, wide-awake and on the alert, and our ““ ‘ Ip is Increasing steadily ; our meet- well attended uud harmony prevails; i to visiting brethren, the right hand of &ffcU always extended. Bro. F. Owesney of No. 8, and Bro. J. Russ of No. 147, are handling the scoop on the T. P. There is some talk of getting a special mall pouch in the office to receive his mall in. Wonder why it is that there is always such a smile on his face when ho receives one of those letters from the Indian territory? Frank, cxplaiu i But it’s all right. Give her our regards. Bro. Tucker is once more with us after an absence of thirty days. Bro. Atkins says the 81 is the queen of the Rio Grande,, and his right hand mate, the chief. When Bro. Hnnnalmn comes this way again, who U always welcome, as are all the grand officers, we will endeavor to have another Badger on hand. Bro. Jay says he will feed him nothing but raw meat. Bro. Jim Jay has gone to the right side, and is running a switch engine In the west yard. The boys of 83 send well wishes to all of the noble B. of L. F. Sunny South. Vicksburg, Miss., November 3, 1887. Mr. Editor: No. 278 is not very often represented in the cor- respondence column, and as I am desirous of letting you know that we arc all doing nicely^ will ask for a small space in the Magazine. Bros. Davidson and Givings arc firing here and doing well. Bro. Delaney of 2», Is firing a ten-wheeler, bran new from “Rogers’ Locomotive Works.” Bros. Wright, Brown, Seay and Murphy, who- have been lately promoted, are giving excellent satisfaction, which makes prospects good for the rest of us boys. Scott Jones Is night Master Me- chanic, and “Kid” Stanton, his assistant. Mr. Brunson, the “caller,” is always on hand. The B. of L. F. had a grand ball this day, which was very successful and well attended by the most charming young Indies in our city. Every one present seemed to heartily enjoy themselves and the liberal patronage of the community, we con- sider a compliment to the.B. of I,. F. Wishing much for the future welfare of No. 278, I am, fraternally. a Member. Ellis, Kansas, November «, 1887. Mr. Editor : No. 32 is in good condition but we are all run hard now, so that our meetings are not well at- tended. BVos. G. M. and W. P. Fritz, Houston,. McKenna, Hardesty and Beuhre are running on the road now. Bros. McClure, Gane, jtutledger McMahon and McGarry are on switch engines. These boys have served a long, faithful appren- ticeship and well deserved promotion. Bros. Clark and Ernst each have a fair partner now but attend meetings Just the same. We all take great interest In the Magazine and are proud of It. The Mechanical Department Is very Inter- esting and instructive. Bro. Ira Houston, who was so unfortunate as to lose Ills hand last June,, is now the proprietor of a nice drug store and i» doing well ; we all Join in wishing him success. We have Just succeeded, through or “General Grievance Committee,” in adjusting our griev- ances. With best wishes for the welfare of oar Order, I will close. Blotter. Digitized by Google

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46 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. For the Magazine. MEA MAXIMA CULPA. O, Thou, the source of life and light, Safe guide to man while here below, Conduct me through this vale of night, Defend me from each secret foe. But most defend me from my heart * From wicked thought and word or deed, That I, in Thee, may havr. apart; Yen, I, for whom Thy son aid bleed. A life misspent in folly’s way To Thee I humbly do confess. Though few yet evil are my days, Akd that’s the cause of my distress. When conscience called with deaf’nd ear From Thee I ’ye often turn’d away. Although its pangs were most severe, Still, heedless, I would go astray. In all the round of folly’s ways No place, no comfort could I find, Remorse embitter’d all my days. Their pleasures fleeting as the wind. To Thee, all merciful, all good, Iu agony of soul 1 cry That Thou would give of heaven’s flood To lave my soul before I die. .know that Thou dost not desire That sinners die eternal death Then wake me with Thy heav’nly tire And sanctify my every breath. I crave.lmplore, for Jesus’ sake, That Thou forgive my sinful way. Once more into thy friendship take, There to remain for aye and aye. Almighty power, Thou unknown, O, hear a helpless sinner cry, Prostrate I am before Thy throne. Lord save, oh ! save me ere I die. Edward Splaine. Clifton Fokok, Va., Ort. 24, 1887. Mr. Editor : The second annual ball and supper of Jackson Jjodge, No. 274, was held in Masonic Hall, on the evenings of Oetol>cr 0 and 7. The attendance was very large and an enjoyable time .was had. Among the guests were Chief Clerk, John Wright, and wife; foreman of shops, L. T. Lavin and a number of Brotherhood men and railway em- ployes from Richmond and Hinton.* We regret very much the inability of our M. M., Mr. J. Mof- fat, to attend, but are very grateful for the assist- ance he gave us in perfecting arrangements. The music was delightful and the merry dance was kept up until three o’clock each morning. On the second evening we were presented with two magnificent bouquets, by Mr. and Mrs. John W. Wright, for which we return thanks. We also desire to thank Bro. J. W. Myers for efficient work as floor manager, and to the ladies who served refreshments and assisted so ably in enter- taining our guests. Some fifty cakes were do- nated by the ladles of Clifton Forge and Staunton. Misses Agnes Caldon and Nannie Fox were con- testants for the prize cake baked by Mrs. J. H. White, and which bore the inscription, “ B. L. F.’’ M iss Caldon was the victor who walked off with [Jan. the cake, it having brought £23.50. A handsome silver butter dish was awarded to little Lulu Tom 1)8. The great success of our ball is largely due to the generous assistance rendered us by the good people, both in a financial way and otherwise. To each and all who helped us in our enterprise, we return our warmest thanks and will try to make ourselves worthy of their esteem and respect. Again extending thanks and good wishes, I will subscribe myself, I. H. W. Joliet, Ills., Nov. 21, 1887. Mr. Editor : As a constant reader of the Magazine , j>ermtt me to say a few words in behalf of Stone City Lodge, No. :iV>. It was organized but a short time ago and already has a good membership *made up of the best material. The boys con- cl/.ded to furnish a hall and gave a ball for that purpose, which occurred October 2*ith. It was a grand success and all had n m >st delightful time. Some of the boys had to work but they man- aged to get to the hall about supper time. Among others was Bro. James SiYiith who came in with his face wreathed in smiles. We under- stand that Bro. Smith is soon to take unto him- self a life partner. Good for you, Bro. S., and also for the lady— may you always be blessed with joy. There were not many decorations but those we had were very appropriate. Mrs. Broker made a handsome banner which attracted much attention. Bro. Smith brought an elegant horse- shoe and pick made by his sister, Mrs. Hall. The boys were presented with a beautiful Bible by the following ladies : Mrs. Broker, Mrs. Ho- gan, Mrs. Hentzelinan, Mrs. Nolan, Mrs. Fowler, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Hall, Mrs. McFadden, MissCas- siday and Miss Katie Nolan. Such evidences of recognition from the ladles are very encouraging and go along way toward building up an interest in the Lodge.* Wishing the Brotherhood all prosperity, I remain, Constant Header. Waseca, Minn., Novembers, 1887. Editor Locomotive Firemen's Magazine: I wish to say through your columns, that the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, of Waseca, were happily surprised last evening, by about twenty-five wives and lady friends of the Broth- erhood. After seats were provided for all, Rev. John A. Stemen, of the Congregational church, made a short speech, and then presented a beau- tiful $10 bibie to the Lodge, with a few appropri- ate remarks. Master James Newcomer responded with a few words of thanks to the ladies for their untiring efforts and kindness toward the Brotherhood, after which, a bountiful supper W'.'s served, consisting of fruits, cold meats, bis- cuit, coffee and other dainties, too numerous to mention. A social time followed, concluding with a short speech from Secretary Richardson. All express themselves highly delighted with the surprise and the “boys” say it Is an affair long to be remembered by them. George E. Woskie. Digitized by C.ooQle

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1888] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 47 Eltorado, Kan., November 21, 1887. Editor Firemen's Magazine: Dear Sir:— Allow me to say u few words In re- ply to -Eccentric Strap.’’ I remember last March when he was here In Heece, Kansas, a ma- jority of the boys were not In favor of organizing inKeece, knowing that the division would be chanced shortly. We did put our shoulder to the wheel at the foot of flint hill, dropped her down to fourteen Inches, sand lever wide open, and we did move on to the summit without a double, rolled over to Eldorado, where we have a new round house as well as as new Ixxlge and where the boys feel themselves more at home than at Recce. “ Eccen trie Strap ” seems to t>.ink that *11 Interest died out wheu he left here, but such is not the case. We have organized— Walnut Valley, No. 389 — with a charter membership of twenty, and all of the right stump. We differ from the “Irishman’s flea” in this, that when you want to And us we are right there every time. Eldomdo is the terminal point of four divisions : one 127 miles, oue 119 miles, one 117 miles and one 1* miles. The boys are all glad the divisions »re no longer. Wheu they come In on the sec- ond or fourth Sundays they want to attend meet- ings, and they usually do. . There have been sev- eral changes since “Eccentric Strap” left here. Bro. W. VanALstyne is on the right hand side of the transfer engine, and has the best wishes of all the boys. Bro. D. W. Hall has the cleanest en- gine on the road ; his Jacket and front wiudows Worn up like a parlor car. Bro. M. Fitzgerald has traded the 31 for a pig, and thkvks he now* has a cab In which he can “ pound his ear ” on a siding. We are all on the alert here, ready to do all in our power to promote the welfare of the Order. Yours fraternally, . T. M. C. Soi'th Kaukai’na, Wis., December 1, 1887. Mr. Editor: Ve gave our first annual ball at the Opera House on Thanksgiving eve, and it was raid by nil parties there to be the finest ever held la this place. Between six and seven hundred people were present and am*ong them were our Master Mechauic, John Hickey, General Fore- Bran Frank Slater, and Chief Train Dispatcher wwl Train Master J. A. Snyder. Bro. Geo. Wells, Antigo, was present and was as lively as any of the young fellows. Bro. Kettell looked very •ttnratlve, though somew hat lonesome without fctagirL Our worthy Master, Bro. Maguire, tried totoall over the hall at the same time. Bro. Rp«& was & sight good for sore eyes. Bro. Con - **d the Miss from Eland Junction seemed to tnjoy themselves. The management of the Mi did all they could to favor us, allowing as ■Wy Of the boys to attend as possible. We vMk to thank the ladies for the able assistance rendered us and especially Mrs. P. J. Car- torofKaukauna and Miss Wells, daughter of fcMtax Wells of Antigo. Bro. T. A. Kelly re- his little boy and has the sincere sym- mror ill his friends in his inlsfortuue. J. A. B. Hallstead, Pa., Nov. 5, 1S87. Mr. Editor : The regular meeting of Lackawanna Lodge, No. 283, held at their hall October 28th, was very un- expectedly Interrupted in tHe midst of the regu- lar routine of business. An unusual alarm at the outer door proved to be the rap of a number of ladies of the B. of L F. who had assembled for the purpose of organizing a ladles’ Society to Luckaw*annu Lodge. They were promptly ad- mitted, and the meeting having been adjourned, they were given the use of they hall. No time was lost by our hidies, and their little society was organized with the following named officers at the head; Mrs. Wm. Oswald, President; Mrs. A. M. Slikes, Vice President ; Mrs. J. H. Moran, Sec- retary; Mrs. Frank J. May, Treasurer, and Mrs. P. Drlscol, Chaplain. We felt very much compli- mented at such a demonstration of interest from the ladies and w'e will be worthy of their respect and confidence. We feel thut with such encour- agement as w*e receive from them we will be bet- ter men and trebly loyal to our Brotherhood. I consider their object one of worth and merit and would like to see a society of this kiud to every Lodge. With hearty good wishes to our ladles and many thanks to Mrs. Johnson for favors extended by them, I am as always, Yours In the cause. Frank J. May. Somerset, Ky., December 5, 1887. Mr. Editor : We have been extremely busy here for some time past and extra firemen have been few* and far between. If you know of any brothers out of employment who waut to fire a consolidated engine ninety-three miles over a mountain di- vision through twenty-two tunnels for81.87^ or over a division of seventy-eight miles through two tunnels for SI. «V>, send them along for 1 think employment can be secured by seven or eight of them if they are good men. There has been a great demand on No. 387 for engineers and those who have g*ne to the right hand side are Bros. J. H. Morris, Thos. J. Lcnshifti, John W. Fow ler, M. B. Con niff and Loyd Hollow ay, ail of them good men and a credit to the calling. Success to you, boys! James Ford, Secretary. [Those of our members who are seeking employment are respectfully invited to pe- ruse the foregoing letter — Ed. Magazine.] Looakspokt, Ind., November 28, 1887. Mr. Editor : Our genial friend and worthy brother, Frank E. Hanley, of Good Will Lodge, No. 52, was married on November 23d to Miss Ella Barrett, a most admirable young lady of Logansport, Ind. Both the contracting parties are very w*ell know*n and a host of admiring frieuds tender their congratu- lations upon the happy event. The members of No. 52 and others presented Frank and his w ife with a great many useful and handsome pres- ents as a mark of their esteem and good w*lsh«»s. Good WilL Digitized by Google

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48 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [.Jan. . Han Makcial, N. M., Nov. IS, 1887. Editor Firemen's Magazine : It has been ft long time since I have seen any- thing In your Magazine ot Magdalena Lodge, No. 261, but we arc notfill dead, by any means. We have a membership numbering thirty-five, and as nice a lot of Ijoys as you will meet, and Brother- hood boys of the best stamp. We don’t have the lK?st of times down here, in the land of the greaser and the cactus— it is pretty much “eat, sleep and work ” with us, but we get time to look ®ver the Magazine each month, which we all wait patiently for. In the last six months we have gained six new members and now have two applications on hand. Bro. Man- ning now holds down the right side of our switch engine here, nights while Bro. DeHart holds dowti the day shift. Bro. C'ook has been promot- ed to day hostler, while the ever Jovial Morgan Feathers, our Master, looks to the wants of en- gines nights, an:! a better man couldn’t be found. He is the right man in the right place. I think, though, that he would rather work days, so he could sit up on the porch nights— course not alone. We run three ways out of here : to El Paso, Texas, 102 miles, to Doming, N. M., 128 miles, and to Albuquerque, N. M., 100 miles. Business is very good at present, but we have had a big rush and expect to get about all we can handle in a few days, in the way of through freight, as the A. & P. is getting more than they can handle. Bro. Moore is throwing trunks now, instead of coal. Ban Mareial would be a poor town to pass time in if it were not for old reliable “ Joe,” with his books and papers. But 1 uni writing too much, so hoping you won’t side-track us and that Shorty will make it stick, I am Straight 8h*t. Joi.iet, III., November 27, 1887. Editor Magazine : At a regular meeting of Stone City Lodge, No. 355, we were surprised by a loud nipping at the door, to which Bro. Ed Nolan, Outer Guard, re- sponded, when our Lodge room was invaded by about ten or twelve' ladies comprising the wives, mothers and sisters of the members. Mrs. Nolan, wife of Secretary Nolan, then advanced, and in a very neat little speech presented the Lodge in behalf of the ladies, with a handsome Bible, to which W. W. Bruckcr, Master of the Lodge, re- sponded, thanking the ladies for their beautiful gift. He was followed by Bros. M. O’Grady and C. Nolan, then after a few moment’s pleasant ly spent the ladies departed and Lodge resumed business, but the boys couldn’t keep their eyes ofl' the altar upon which rested the beautiful Bible. Bieng a new Ix>dge it is a great help to us, and coming as it did from our wives, mothers and sisters, it makes us feel that our efforts are appre- ciated. With many thanks to the fair donors, and hoping they may never have cause to regret the interest they have taken in our Lodge and the Brotherhood, I remain Very respectfully, Stone City. For the Magazine: TO THE BRAVE FIREMAN. Give me the hand that is warm, kind and steady. Give me the clasp that Is calm, true and ready; Give me the hand that wTill never deceive me; Give me the hand that age may believe thee. Soft is the palm of the delicate woman ; Hard is the hand of the good steady Fireman, Soft palm or hard hand it matters not— never Give me t he hand of the brave Fireman forever. Give me the hand that is true as a brother; Give the hand that has harmed not another; Give me the hand that has not forswore it;* Give me the grasp that I may adore it— Lovely the palm of the fair blue-veined maiden. Horny tiie hand of the Fireman, o’erladen. Lovely or ugly, it matters not — never; Give me the grasp of the brave Fireman for- ever. Give me the grasp that is honest and hearty— Free as the breeze, and unschackled by party. Let friendship give the grasp that becomes her— Close us the twine of the vines of summer. Give me the hand that is true as a brother; Give me the hand that has not wronged an- other. Soft palm r hard hand, it matters not,— never! Give me the hand of the brave Fireman ever, A True Friend to the B. of L. F. Viukshurcj, Miss. St. Louis, Mo., Novevember 11, 1887, Mr. Editor: Though a constant reader of the Magazine,* a have not seen anything for a long time from In- dustrial Lodge No. 21. I believe that a favorable word in its behalf will oe appreciated by the members, who are, by the way, a body of de- serving men. They are intelligent and en- terprising, and always eager to comply with the laws of our good Order, and its teachings are strictly obeyed. Our Lodge is very appropriately named “In- dustrial,” for the boys are busy workers, not only iu behalf of the Brotherhood, but in their efforts to earn an honorable living. The boys are of all sizes, but the two Murphys take the cake, and fearing that I may get myself into trouble by saying inor?, I will 6 lose by subscribing myself. Dude. Crestline, O., November 23 1887. Mr. Editor : At our regular meeting held Wednesday even- ing, November 16, we were agreeably surprised by Bro. J. J. Hannahan paying us a visit. He pre- sided over the meeting, and after the regular business was transacted, he gave us instructions in the different works of the Order. Bro. Hanna* him complimented us on the prosperity we en- joyed for so young a Lodge. Our meeting with Bro. llaunahan was short, he haviug to leave on the 10:30 r. m. train for Columbus, but we can assure him that the best wishes of the brothers of 299 will go with hJm in the duties he so ably per- forms. We also thank Bros. Dean, Morgau and Cal nan, of No. 107, and Bro. Smith, of No. 10, for ihelr assistance at the meeting, and will be pleased to have them all call again. 299. Digitized by C.ooQLe

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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 49 Personal. The handsome men of the Northwest are found lu 128. Bro. Haller of 133 is one of our energetic workers in Sprague. Geo. Sebastian, the “ old reliable,” of the Northwest, is pulling a passenger train. Eloquence in Sprague Lodge surpasses what might be expected in the halls of congress. Jim Hill, who is a thorough Brotherhood boy. is tiring on the Northern, out of Toronto. Arthur Herider, the Receiver of 133, makes an excellent officer ; his reports are always on time. Mat $. Gilfry of 48, is now at Council Grove, Kas. No better can be found in the West than Mat. Uxder the leadership of her present offi- cers Iron City Lodge, No. 318, is rapidly going to the front. Brother Green of No. 81, is every inch a Brotherhood man, and his interest in the Order never wanes. One of 49’s worthy members, Bro. 0. D. Smith, is now a passenger conductor on the T. P., and doing well. Box. B. W. Johnson of 264 knows the ropes; he U every inch a Brotherhood man and has the true grip. The cigars were lately passed around by Bro. Erickson, of No. 82— we have not yet learned the young lady’s name. Geo. E. Crowhurst is one of our live Mag - (mne Agents. No. 67 made no mistake in select- ing Bro. C. for that position. J. T. Laity of 38 received as a Christmas present the right hand side of an engine, over which he will preside hereafter. When vou go to Allegheny City call on Beeson arid Cawley, two of our most earnest workers in the Keystone state. Whilley, of 83, firing passenger on the T. A P. Ry., is, in ills own quiet way, always ready to assist a worthy brot her. Brother Pollard, of 128, is advocating the too rine question in Glendive. Thnt leather ed&l has no attraction for him. Fargo Lodge is alive to the interests of the Order. Good meetings are always the rule and every member does his level best. Thos. Riley, Master of 81, is an excellent mldlng officer, and when the gavel falls, obe- dience is required from each member. Th* ladies of Brainerd are all admirers of the Brotherhood and will not allow any one to ipnk slightingly of it, even at a banquet. A. S. Hill, Master of 372, was recently •NR In Baird inquiring the prices of towels. By *11 means, Al, give one to the “ hind brakey.” So better Master can be found than Bro. 9*0,01107. He wields the gavel with dignity •BA commands the respect of the entire Lodge. Job h Lucy of 202, has become a benedict, Swill make Chllllcothe his home. The newly M pair start out under the happiest aus- Richardson, of 135, is firing out of bonx Ark. Baby Is one of the loyal boys Himped out during the recent trouble be- w in engineer and the Mexican Central The name of Bro. Prescott, of 299, has been added to the promoted list. He Is now running a pile driver, nis tirst experience with the pesky thing. The new staff of officers in 191 are ener- getic, wide-awake fellows and will see that every - thlngconuected with the Lodge is kept in proper shape. There is unusual rejoicing at the home of Bro. C. E. Warmington of No. 58 since a ten- pound daughter has taken up her residence there. The Master of 133, Bro. Montgomery, is bound that his Lodge shall keep up her previous ?;ood record duriug his administration. He is all or business. All the old landmarks of No. 51, still re- main to help on in the good work of the Order. They are true to their first love and will remain so till the end. The members of No. 175, are all earnest workers. The officials of the road feel proud of them and are always glad to give the boys a helping hand. The election of Bro C. Dolby as Master of Dominion Lodge, No. 67, seems to* give universal satisfaction. Charley will exercise due vigilance over his flock. E. H- Laing and Win. A. McDonald, a f>alr of No. 52’s wide-awakes, were among our ate callers and gave good reports of the condition of their Lodge. J. W. Miller, E. B. Russ, C. A. House, R. Rippen and last but not least, H. P. Hartwell, of Lodge No. 311, have been promoted to the right hand side. Wherever he goes, Bro. Geo. Sutherland, of 225, sows the seed of the Brotherhood. He is a missionary In our cause with his whole heart enlisted in his work. John Meeks of 264 has commenced a can- vass of the Magazine for 1888. He says, “a prize I will take, but it will not be a leather one.” Give her a boom, John! When you get to The Dalles, Oregon, pur- chase a rubber coat and an umbrella, a pair of gum boots and then call on Bro. J. Nickleior one of his guides to Portland. Sebastian, of Breckenridge, Minn., is a dead shot. When ho nulls the trigger something is sure to drop. lie bagged a huge panther on one of his late expeditions. There are in the chief dispatcher’s office at Missoula two as genial gentlemen as it has ever been our fortune to meet ; Burke and Pettibone are familiar names on the N. P. at Missoula. Mr. D. D. Bogart, chief clerk in the mas- ter mechanic’s ofllce at Missoula, is one of the boys. His face is at all times wreathed l n smiles, even when asked to contribute to the church. The last heard from Bro. McBride, of 299, he was shooting Dcarx in the Black Ilills. Any information in regard to his whereabouts will be thaukfully received by the members of 299. Joe Davis of 264 only attends the Comique on meeting nights; he says he goes to hunt up the boys. It is rumored, however, that there are other attractions, hair, blonde ; height, six feet. Bro. Sargent paid a visit to Fort Missoula during his recent trip to Montana, in company with Bros. O’Rourke and Hollister and reports Uncle Sam’s interests In a flourishing condition. The Vice Grand Master reports having been well entertained at Marshall, Texas. He says that Bros. T. P. Davis, Phillips and a num- ber of other fellows, all treated him like a prince. Digitized by UjOOQle

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50 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. It was a narrow escape that Bro. Druce of No. 340, recently had from choking to death. He probably owes his life to Dr. Murphy, of the same Ixalge, who appeared Just in time to ex- tract the fly. When the Grand Master again visits Brain- erd a hitching post will be erected in the hospital yard, and it is hoped he will avail himself of its use; Bro. Bain will give him instructions in the art of hitching. Our latest advices from the east are to the effect that Walton is about to Join the Salva- tion Army, while Dupell, the notorious “lunch fiend of the Dela ware, ” has started for Chicago to Join the Anarchists. John Meeks of 264 has had somp exper- ience in the northwest that on paper would create as much interest as Buffalo William’s ex- ploits with the redskins. John don’t say much, out he is u great thinker. There is no doubt but that Governor For- aker, of Ohio, is indebted for his election to Bros. Barker and Taylor of No. 202, at Ohlllicothe. They are “ rustlers ” of the old school, and don’t take a back seat for anybody. Brother Donahue, the gentlemanly Sec- retary of 149, lost ills shoe strings on his last visit to Brooklyn. Sympathizing friends were with him and paid his fare back to New York and fitted him out with a new set. Our correspondent forgot the exact lan- guage, but as nearly as he could remember, the fair party said: “I can’t make any ’gogement fo’ to-night, kase Massa Broderick am coinin’ over from Longview, to enjaw hisself.” Jim McKenzie is Collector for 128 and on the 25th of the month if all members are not square on his books he commences to take scalps. His experience on the frontier as a leader of the Modocs has fitted him for the position. Drs. Bigger and Hempstead of the North- ern Pacific Hospital, at Brainerd, are most excel- lent gentlemen, and have been observers of the work accomplished by the Brotherhood, and are ready to speak in its favor on all occasions. The war horse of the Yellowstone, Bro. W. T. Field, has beeu elected Master of 191 and we shall expect her to be the leading Lodge of the northwest. Don’t forget the Magazine Bro. Field ; give your members a stirring up ou thatquestion. Good fortune has smiled upon Bro. W. H. Smith of No. 255. He has been married to a most estimable young lady and has also met with promotion to the right hand side. Bro. Smith has the congratulations of all who know him. Brother P. Sorenson, of Lodge 191, is no** located at Helena, Montana. While he Is not permitted to attend the meetings of his Lodge he takes an interest in all the affairs of the Order, and is always ready to entertain a traveling brother. Ip you desire to meet gentlemen connected with the railway service, go to Spragueand from master mechanic down to hostler you will find courteous and obliging men, who will make your visit pleasant. Wuch was the experience of Bro. Bargent. On November 9th, in Litttle York, were gathered a number of ladles and gentlemen, the occasion being a notable wedding in which the principals were Bros. Jas. Spring, a very popular member of No. 67, and Miss Lizzie Smith, an accomplished young lady of York. Bro. and Mrs. Spring received many handsome presepts, and after the ceremony, dancing was com mencea and heartily enjoyed until a late hour. Bro. and Mrs. Spring have the best wishes of all of No. 67’s members and many other admiring friends. [Jan Handsome cards are out announcing the marriageof Bro. Frank Dunham, of Triumphant JjOdge No. 47, to Miss Kittle Thiltman. at Ken- sington, III., on December 21st. They will beat home after January 10, at No. 1258 Iudinna ave- nue, Chicago. On the arrival of Grand Master Sargent at Fargo, he discovered the Red River of the North running up hill aud had it not been for the time- ly interference of Bro. Bassett he would have left the city under the impression that it was be- witched. Bro. T. P. O’Rourke, the scout of Horae Plains, isoneof the prominent members of 194 aud u leading citizen of Missoula. Bro. O’Rourke is running an engine ou the Missouri Pacific and has a welcome for every Brotherhood man who travels that way. E. B. Mayo has again reached the goal of his ambition. He is on the right hand side, a full-fledged knight of the throttle, running into Minneapolis and making good time. Good luck E. B. and may you always have a good engine and a clear truck! Master Mechanic Garlock, of the North- ern Pacific at Missoula is a genial gentleman, and is ably seconded by Round House Foreman J. Wormald. Both of these gentlemen extended favors to Grand Master Sargent which were highly appreciated. Mount Hood Lodge is one of the banner Lodges of the west. Her members are broad- gauged, and as entertainers they “ take the cake, basket and all.” With a fair, circus and banquet, and an excellent Lodge meeting, Bro. Sargent enjoyed himself hugely. Frank X. Holl desires it understood that he is not entitled to any credit for the success of the late ball of No. 82, inasmuch as he was ap- pointed on the committee without his consent, and w’as not aw’are of his appointment until three days before the ball. The meeting at Glendive on the occasion of the visit of Grand Master Sargent was one of interest— while the attendance was not large, every member took part and spoke in the inter- est of the Brotherhood, it was at this meeting where the Magazine was promised a boom for 188s. Tried and True Lodge No. 361 reports the promotion of Bros: Chas. A. Walters and David W. Moses, who are on the O. A M., when' they have served faithfully at the scoop for u number of years. This is a good start boys aud we hope to hear of others following in the same direction. It has been suggested by Vice Grand Mas- ter Hannahan, that it woufd be in consonance with the eternal fitness of things to change the name of Trinity Lodge (No. 83) to Badger City Lodge. We have no doubt that Dean, Elliott, Finnegan aud Jay, will recognize the propriety of the change. The other side of the Badger story has Just been told us by V. G. M. Hannahan. He says he was not there at all when the string was pulled, but was in conference with a telephone syndicate in another part of the city. John says It was “the other fellow ” who sprung the trap that was loaded for bear. Touching upon the marriage of a very popular mem tier of No. 293, Bro. Wm. J. Sharkey, Secretary, writes as follow's : “ I take pleasure in saying that Bro. F. A. Grant, of Lafayette Lodge No. 293, has been married. Congratulations being in order, we, the members of 293, extend our fraternal regards and best wishes to Bro. and Mrs. Grant, Bro. Grant is a tried aud trusted member of our Order, and all the boys wish him long life and happiness. The cigars will, no doubt, be on hand at the uext meeting.” Digitized by C.ooQLe

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I888.J 51 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. There is a “ Landmark ’ in Glendive, Montana, that cannot be removed ; it is made of wild Brotherhood timber and is one of the per- manent features of the town : it is guarded by a body of men who are staunch supporters of the principles laid dowu in the constitution of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen. Master Mechanic Brown, of the North- ern Pacific at Glendive, is one of the most agree- able gentlemen it has been our fortune to meet. While he is a strict disciplinarian, he does not forget the boys, and is always ready to assist them when he has an opportunity. He has a host of friends on the Northern Pacific. Janes Goodman, Chief Engineer of Divi- sion 144, B. of L. E., at Brainerd, presided over the anion meeting held there on the occasion of the visit of Grand Master Sargent. He Is an ex- cellent gentleman, a friend of the firemen and one that Is always ready to give good advice. It is a pleasure to meet such men as Mr. Goodman. J. C. Christian, the able Secretary of Sprague Lodge, exhibited his wardrobe to Bro. Sargent It consisted of one pair of rubber boots, (size sixteen,) one gum coat, one cotton ambrellaand a celluloid collar. Is this all that U required in that country ? Bro. Sargent has concluded to reside there after the close of his term. Donnigan, of New York, addresses the Grand Master as “ His Excellency, the Frog Com- missioner, ff a title he discarded some years ago when he was promoted to the rank of District Fish Commissioner. Hannahan now has super- vision of the frog department, and says that he expects to make a big thing out of the hops that are in iL The Grand Master journeyed through the bad lands In company with Bro. Carney, of No. 41, and was shown the place of everlasting fire that all good Brotherhood men hope to escape. Bro. Carney says Bro. Sargent shook like a resi- dent of the Valley of the wabash. Perhaps he recalled some of his past actions and had cause to tremble. A social meeting was held with the en- fineere during the visit of Grdnd Master Sargent at Sprague ; among those present was Master Me- chanic Moore, who gave the men a little talk by »ay of encouragement and advice. Mr. Moore » a pleasant gentleman, and while strict in dis- cipline, he always has a pleasant word for every one he meets. W. H. Rocgean, of Colonial Lodge No. IJJL la one of the stalwarts of the north. As a supper on snow shoes he has no equal, and as ia advocate of the principles of the Brotherhood w can’t be beat. He is also greatly admired by young maidens of the Provinces and created & panic among them daring his late visit to Honeton. Livingston is full of Brotherhood men »d when Bro. Field goes forth and rings the bell laty come to the front. When Bro. Sargent ar- nvadbe was informed there were only a few in wv^yet there were several quorums present at Jot meeting held in the evening. We believe the coming year will be an exceedingly Pffnpuuos one with Custer Lodge. Vks Grand Master Hannahan made us visit recently, prior to an extended tour yjjl Texas, In the Interest of the Order. MR Hannahan was exceedingly enthusiastic JMiealtaatlon, giving most cheering reports W condition of the Order throughout his Harmony and good will are the distin- r features of the Order. Complaints are rtar between, and the signs of the times 1 of eaeon ragem eu t and good cheer for the “I* If the new year does not bring a rich I for oar Brotherhood, it will not be the r oar Vice Grand Master. Bro. C. FI. Clemerson is one of the earnest workers In 2<H and Is always ready to perform any duty that may be assigned liini. Hiding on the Air Line railway at Butte in tv will .make any man think of his past, and resolve that if he ever lives to get on terre firma again, the next time he explores the mines of Montana he will travel by donkey conveyance or walk. Brother Hollister, of Bonanza Lodge No. 194, is a member of the firm of Hoilister <fe Lister, dealers in fruit and confectionerv, cigars and tobacco, aud is doing an extensive business in Missoula, Montana. Mr. Lister, the partner of Bro. Hollister, is an excellent gentleman, and they make a strong team. Members or the Brotherhood always find a warm welcome at their hands. If any one can find a more energetic per- son than our esteemed brother, L. P. Smith, of Chicago, please send his address at onee. Bro. Smith is a banker, harness-maker and coal dealer all in one day, and between times he serves in the capacity of chambermaid at the Palmer House. He has his own peeuliar fashion of making beds and the G. M. is not favorably im- pressed with their staying qualities. The Bohn brothers, members of Oriole Lodge, No. 214, are model Brotherhood men in every particular. They have a hearty grasp of the hand and a cordial welcome for every true member of the Order. Their mother, a noble woman, whose devotion to her family Is her dis- tinguishing characteristic, is likewise enlisted in the cause of our Brotherhood and in her home a visiting member is made to feel that he is among friends. If any of our brothers are in need of a Shyslcian we recommend Dr. Bain, of 81— his rug store is filled with everything required to make one healthy and handsome. While he has a large practice that requires his closest atten- tion, he has time to devote to the Brotherhood and is one of 81’s solid men. The officers of 81 are dyed In the wool Brotherhood men, and at- tend strictly to their duties, and this accounts for her excellent condition. During the visit of Bro. Sargent at Butte City he was entertained by Bro. E. M. Jacobs. Bro. Jacobs is an engineer of long standing, but he has lost none of his interest In the Brother- hood of Firemen and is one of the hard workers In 264. Mrs. Jacobs is a lovely lady and the two little Jacobs contribute no smalt part to the en- tertainment enjoyed by all who are so fortunate as to visit their elegant home. Mrs. Jacobs is a constant reader of the Magazine and her compli- ments are such as come from one who has the Brotherhood at heart. Bro. Sargent was confined in a garrison during his late visit to the north west and shipped by local freight to Missoula arriving fourteen hours late. Bro. March of 194 was on hand to re- ceive him and pilot him through the street, and on the following evenlngan Interesting meeting was held, attended by all the members in town. Able remarks were made by all brothers present. No. 194 is a growing Lodge and Is composed of ex- cellent material and officered by as fine a corps of men as can be found in the Order. For genu- ine hospitality 194 has a record hard to beat. One of tbe best Lodges of the Order is lo- cated at Butte City, Montana. It is presided over by Bro. Joseph Byrne and has a corps of officers that have an interest in its welfare. The meet- ings are always well attended and the members find something of interest to debate upon, thus making them Instructive and entertaining. On the occasion of the visit of Grand Master Sargent there was an exceedingly Interesting meeting, at which were present a Iaige number of brothers. Bro. Sargent reports them well posted In the workings of the Order and alive on the Magazine question for 1888. Digitized by ^ooQle

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52 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Jan. Spiiauve Lodge 133 has been laboring un- dor difficulties on account of absence of mem- bers. There have lieen but few meetings held, vet the brothers kept up their standing and have not lost their interest in the Order. A good meeting was held on the occasion of the visit of Grand Master Sargent and all expressed them- selves as desirous of doing all they con Id to pro- mote the welfare of the I^odge. We look for g«»od reports from that section during the com- ing winter. J. E. Phelan, of Brainerd, one of the prominent members of the Brotherhood of Lo- comotive Engineers In the northwest, delivered an eloquent address at the meeting held at Brainerd, on the occasion of the visit of Bro. OSargent. He is a progressive gentleman and be- lieves in co-operation between the two great Brotherhoods. When such men as Mr. Phelan advocate this principle in the Brotherhood of Engineers, we can look for a new era to dawn on the two organizations. A good joke is told at the expense of Bro. ('has. A. Bennett, of Vigo Lodge No. 16. He is running a train on the Vandalia line, and going into St. louis recently, he went back into the sleeper to take up the tickets. Upon his enter- ing the car an elderly lady said : “.Johnny, have you got the morning papers ou this train?” Charley explained that he was the conductor, and the old lady apologized while the passengers smiled quite audibly. Charley is diminutive in size, but he gets there all the same. Frank X. Hoi.l, of our Grand Executive Board, was a visitor at the late convention of the B. of L. E., at Chicago, and some rumors, serious- ly compromising his heretofore excellent reputa- tion, have come to our ears. It is alleged that he was tlrst lieutenant to Grand Trustee Smith, in Ills expedition against the Grand Master in which it was sought to blow up that functionary with dynamite, or other explosive agencies. Stand up, lloll, and be sworn ! If you are guilty, hence- forth your name will be Dennis, or some other relation of Hunnaimn. Past Grand Master, Frank W. Arnold, of Columbus, 0., paid us a short visit during the latter part of October and renewed acquaintance with his numerous friends in Terre Haute, all of whom were delighted to see him. Bro. Arnold, though now engaged in mercantile pursuits and doing a large business, still holds up his interest in the Brotherhood and takes an active part in its affairs. He has lately been elected Master of Franklin Lodge, No. 9, in which capacity we be- speak for him an excellent record and for his Lodge prosperity and success. Bro. Arnold de- nies that his friends are urging him forward as the most available candidate for Mayor of Col- umbus, but we have It upon good authority that such is the case. At all events he has our best wishes for success. “ While walking up Fulton street New York City, In the direction of the Fulton tlsh market in the early part of December,” writes a prominent member of No. 149, “ I chanced to see lion. F. P. Sargent, tlsh commissioner In general, formerly of the Arizona district. He entered the tlsh market and purchased large quantities of tlsh and frog spawns for the purpose of stock- ing some of the western streams. On his return, everything that looked ‘fishy’ caught his eye roadilv— one of his escorts tried to have him purchase a wire screen in which to transport his new stock. He had shell fish for supper that evening and report has it that he ordered a frog fricassee for breakfast next morning. He is preparing an elaborate treatise on frog culture which will take the cake from the Jump. During his visit to Fort Worth, Texas, a deputation of sleeping car porters called on Vice Grand Master Hannahan, to obtain information in regard to organizing a Porter’s International Brotherhood. As Bro. Hannahan was obliged to leave Fort Worth on short notice he referred the committee to Dean and Finnegan, two promi- nent members of Trinity Lodge No. 86, who would be likely to interest themselves in the proposed organization and supply all the desired information. We have not yet been advised as to the result of the Interview, but rumor has it Dean and Finnegan have taken hold of the en- terprise with the determination of pushing it to a successful Issue. Dean is said to have been elected Grand Chief Porter on the first ballot, aud Finnegan, Grand Organizer and Instructor, by a unanimous vote. Dean and Finnegan make a strong team and will, no doubt, be able to make a great showing when the first annual convention is held. Alien-Bedell. Bro. W. A. Allen was married to Miss Hattie, eldest daughter of Bro. W. M. Bedell, in Holden Mo., last week, the intelligence of which was received with happiest surprise by the large number of friends and relatives of the bride and groom. It was here that the young couple met for the first time, and the sweet flames of love that flashed from the heart of each, grew sweeter and brighter un- til under its genial light were linked forever those faithful souls. The romance of devo- tion attending this affair is as rare as it is in- teresting, and cannot be else than prophetic of a married life illumed by all that is faithful and sacred. It is altogether unnecessary to say that Bro. Allen and bride have the con- gratulations and blessings of our entire Broth- erhood, and the community where they are known so well and held in so high esteem. /. S . A bran new dollar bill fresh from the mint came to our sanctum the other day for a years’ subscription to the Locomotive Fire- men's Magazine for that prince of philanthro- pists, George Washington Childs, of Phila- delphia. J. S. Townsend, the enterprising jeweler, of Chicago, is building up an immense trade among railroad men. He is square-dealing with all his patrons, and guarantees satisfac- tion to all. Examine his advertisement in our columns, and if you need anything in his line it will pay you to give him a call. The Locomotive Firemen’s Brotherhood has the advantage of an official organ, the “ Locomotive Firemen's Magazine ” that is con- ducted steadily with a view to the improve- ment of the members, not only in their chosen calling, but in their various relations in life. Though its editorial discussions and much of the prepared or selected matter in its other columns run pretty much on “ the rail,” the “ Magazine " contains in every num- ber a great deal that may be classed as fam- ily reading. Eugene V. Debs, who is Grand Secretary and Treasurer of the Brotherhood, is editor of the “ Magazine” and its succeed- ing numbers are so many tributes to his ability. — Philadelphia Ledger. Digitized by L.ooQLe

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 53 1888.] A rumor has been circulated about the .West Philadelphia Round House that all members of the B. of L. F. who belong to the Pennsylvania Voluntary Relief Asso- ciation must withdraw from one or the other of these associations. We are authorized to state that the rumor is false, and that there is absolutely nothing in it. The members of Charity Lodge, No. 5, were treated to their first supper and enter- tainment on September 20th, 1887, the pro- moters of the good work being Mesdames Turrell and McFarland assisted by the wives and sisters of the members. The tables were beautifully decorated with flowers and fruit. Other good things were abundantly provided of which about eighty partook. The mem- bers feel grateful to tbe ladies and hope that such a pleasant affair may be repeated in the near future. Shandy Maguire, the famed “ Poet of the Rail/’ will hereafter be a regular contributor tothe columns of the Firemen's Magazine. For years the songs of Shandy in the Engineers' Jt iwmal have charmed thousands, and his admirers throughout the railroad world are as numerous as the leaves. By the magic of his touch every thought bubbles over with mirth, turns into melody and bursts into song. Our readers one and all— and espec- ially the fair sex - will look forward to Shan- dy’s contributions with the most delightful anticipations. The communication of Angus Sinclair, Esq., editor of the Notional Car and Locomo- tive Builder , and author of “ Locomotive Run- ning and Management,” which will be found in the Mechanical Department of this issue, should be read with care by every member of our Order. It contains practical sug- gestions and sound advice which should not go unheeded. Mr. .Sinclair is eminently qualified to be heard by locomotive engine- men. He comes from the ranks and the l large measure of success that has come to him as author and writer is due solely to his own energy, ambition and persevere nee. A relic of considerable historical interest to railroad men can be seen at Portland, Or- egon. Engine No. 1, built in 1852, the first engine that ever ran on the Oregon & Cal- ifornia road, is at the round house at Port- land. She looks aged, weary and worn, and to add to her distress a large tree has fallen icran her. The old machine presents a Milking contrast to the modern locomotive if to-day. In her day she was regarded as a C. of strength and a marvel of beauty ; but her time h^s gone by and there is none topooras to do the old pioneer reverence, ttok seems to be the fate of all earthly Literarv Fixates. The poem entitled “A Fireman’s Heroic Deed” (Page 589, October Magazine) and signed “Acme Lodge, No. 228,” was sent to us as an original production “written ex- pressly for the Locomotive Firemen's Maqa- zine" We had our doubts at the time as to its originalitv, but as we had no recollection of seeing it before, we published it in good faith. Upon looking over some old Maga- zines the other day we found that this self same original poem was published in our Magazine in 1880, (Page 190, Vol. 4), having been copied from the Modem Argo. To the literary pilferer who palmed this ofl* on us as his first attempt at writing poetry we have this to say : The next time you conclude to commit a literary forgery have the manhood to attach your name to it, and do not impli- cate your Lodge as you have done in this case. In other instances too numerous to men- tion we have received poetry “as old as the hills,” which was represented to us as origi- nal matter written specially “ for Firemen's Magazine." Of all the cranks we have to deal with the voetry crank is by far the worst. He can scarcely write his own name or read it when it gets cold and yet he persists in w'riting original poetry, and when his own stock is exhausted he goes into the muBty and forgotten volumes and digs up moss- covered chestnuts which he palms off* as original contributions w ith a sang j void that is truly surprising. This class of contribu- tors is respectfully requested to give our columns a rest during the remainder of this century. Again and again we have cautioned our correspondents to write on one side of the paper only , but no attention has been paid to our instructions and hereafter all copy written on both sides will be promptly consigned to the waste basket. We do not return rejected manuscript unless it is accompanied with re- turn postage. It is simply astonishing to see what care- lessness is shown by many of our corres- pondents who w rite for publication. They write all over the paper in a slovenly hand, do not pretend to punctuate and then dump it into our office with the request that “ all mistakes be corrected.” We are perfectly willing to revise the copy of those who do the best they can, but those w ho can, and are too indolent or careless to prepare their copy properly, had better mend their ways or stop grumbling if their contributions ap- pear in the waste basket instead of the Mag- azine. If you desire to w rite for publication write on one side of the paper only , in a clear legible hand, avoid crowding your words or lines too closely together and send your full name in ad- dition to your nom de plume , not for publica- tion, necessarily , but as evidence of good faith. Digitized by CjOOQle

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54 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. These conditions are simple and easily ob- served and correspondents who persist in ig- noring them need not feel disappointed if their contributions do not appear. In such cases we reserve the right to consign manu- script to the waste basket without further explanation than we have given above. Thirty-three thousand copies of this issue of the Magazine have been printed and put in circulation, by far the largest edition of any railway employes’ paper or periodical ever published. Tfie circulation extends far beyonQ the limits of our membership and is increasing with a rapidity that is gratify- ing as it is convincing that our official organ is keeping well abreast of the times. The Matchless Metal Polish andTripoline which are advertised in our columns are commanding a very large sale and very de- servedly so as the goods are just what they are represented. The company is supplying many railroad and steamship companies, while large quantities of goods are sent to foreign countries to supply the demand from abroad. Give the polish and tripoline a trial. . Amusements. ROCHESTER, N. Y. Rochester Lodge, No. 99, recently held its first anniml picnic at Long Point Conesus Lake, and it was largely attended. The amusements of the day consisted of ball playing, singing, dancing, etc., and concluded with a delightful ride on the lake. The party returned on a special train which had been provided for that purpose. Much credit is due to tne committee for the excellent arrangements that were made. The committee consisted of 1). Thompson, chairman; E. E. Pryme, Jas. Clarke and O. A. Lambert. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. We have received a newspaper clipping con- talng the following account of the ball of North- western Lodge, No. 82: “The Northwestern Lodge, No. 82, Brother- hood of Locomotive Firemeu of North America, held its seventh anuual ball at Armory hall last night, and ns in the ease of the previous events gotten up under the auspices of this flourishing organization, it was an immense success. About oue hundred and fifty couples were present, and the hall presented a striking scene of animation and gay sociability from 8 until 1 o’clock. Messrs. M. E. Miller, J. t\ Taylor, Ed E. Depew, John Merrick, Elmer L. Van Dressar and Charles Hughes attended to the reception of the guests. Messrs. George Clark, H. P. Stone, Wm. Beeth. John Gpurtad, James Bodcn, Ed Barry, ana Duncan McKay were the floor managers. Messrs. Thos. F. Mea, F. X. Holl, William C. Red- mond, Fred Morse and Fred Harvey formed the efficient commute on arrangements. The motto of the Order, “ Protection, Charity, Industry and Sobriety,” in very largo letters graced the walls. There was also the announcement in large characters, that this organization which was started in 18/3 with nineteen members, now has 19,000 members distributed through 375 Lodges. The dancing programme had twenty- four numbers. Supper was served in the rear of the hall. The occasion was an enjoyable one.” SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. The Champion City Times gives the following account of the first annual ball given by Cold Springs Lodge, No. 300. B. of L. F.: The members of Cold Springs Lodge, No. 300, [Jan. B. of L. F., gave their first annual ball last night, in the parlors of Black's opera house. Cold Springs Lodge has been organized but a short time, the members for the most part having come from the Columbus Lodge. Several mem- bers withdrew from that Lodge and organized this oue, in order that they might work together better. Its members embrace most of the fire- men of the L. B. & W. and O. S., but none of the Bee Line. Only a few firemen of that road live in Springfield, and most that do belong to a Lodge and are averse to withdrawing. Cold Springs Lodge, however, will receive as full members two Bee Line firemen next week. The Lodge is not very large in numbers, but the members are very enthusiastic and contributed much of their time to put the Lodge on a good financial footing. They have succeeded most admirably, having made a large sum out of last night’s dance. All the firemen, with their ladles and wives, the engineers aud other employes, besides a large number of the firemen’s friends were at the dance, and all spent a very pleas- ant evening. Foreman’s orchestra furnished the music and the crowd tripped the light fan- tastic until a late hour. The dance was a success socially and financially, and the firemen made a splendid reputation as entertainers and will sustain it in the future dances. LOG A NSPORT, IND. Notwithstanding the inclement and disagreea- ble weather oue of the largest attended balls ever given in this city attracted hundreds of young people to the Broadway rink last evenlug. It was glveu by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, who, anticipating the magnitude of the occasion did everything possible for the pleasure and enjoyment of the attendants. About six hundred light-hearted young people “tripped the light fantastic toe ” to the volup- tuous strains of music by the Big Six Orchestra. The occasion was one of supreme enjoyment to everyone present. There was nothing to mar the pleasure of the evening. The entire show troupe came in after the performance and graced tne social with their presence. At intermission an elegant collation was served at the New Johnson House, where the guests repaired for luncheon. After supper, returning to the rink, the streets were alive with people. Ladies, caring for their dancing costumes, could be seen picking their way through the wet. But still even this served as no detriment to their en- joyment. The Brotherhood will be considerably benefltted financially by the ball, as well as affording one of the most delightful occasions of the season.— Logansport Journal. The foregoing report is of the 12th Annual Ball of Good Will Lodge No. 52, which oc- curred on November 23d. A good time was had and the reputation of No. 52 for giving the choicest balls of the season was well sustained. For the Magazine : A FATHER’S PRAYER ON HIS DAUGH- TER’S BIRTHDAY. All holy and eternal God, thou who art every- where, Thou who provides the raven’s food, hear thon my humble prayer. Shield thou my child from every ill that may beset her path ; Guide and direct and keep her still, defend her from thy wrath. If thou’st decreed that she may see still other natal days, Grant each may bring her near’r heaven, her earthly father prays. My Lord, my God, my Heav’nly King, my Father and my Friend, Bless thou my child, Lord, day by day, and bless her to the end. —Edunurd Splain*. Digitized by Google

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 55 Be solutions. Salida, Cal., October 3, 1887. At a regular meeting of Mount Ouray Lodge, No. 140, on tbe above date the following resolu- tions were adopted, viz : Whereas, Death has taken away our beloved brother, Benjamin F. Miller, and Whereas, Our Lodge has lost an honored member, the family a loving son and brother and the community a faithful citizen ; therefore belt Rnotved, That we extend our heartfelt sympa- thies to the bereaved family, and as a slight token of repect to the departed drape our char- ter in mourning for a period of thirty days. Also send a copy of these resolutions to the fam- ily, to the Locomotive Firemen's Magazine and re- cord them on the minutes of our Lodge. L. W. .Jones, *) J. \V. Hardy, > Committee. C. C. W ARMAN, j Corsicana, Tex., October 12, 1887. At a regular meeting held by Magnolia Lodge, No. 22K, the following resolutions were unani- mously adopted : Whereas, The members of this Lodge are called upon for the first time to drape their charter in mourning, it'liaving been the will of Almighty Good to remove from our midst our our most worthy and beloved brother, N. E. S!ales, who was killed by the explosion of his enplosion of his engine on September 6th, 1886. whereas, Magnolia Lodge has lost a good member, tbe Brotherhood an earnest worker, hi* relatives a young man that they might well feel proud of ; therefore, be It Resolved, That In the death of Brother N. E. Seales this Lodge has lost one of its promising members; the community in which he lived an egoaliy promising citizen. Resolved, That as a tribute of respect to the memory of our deceased brother we drape our chaiter in mourning for the space of thirty days; that these resolutions be spreod upon the minutes of the Lodge, a copy sent to the family of the deceased and a copy sent to the Corsicana papers and the Firemen's Magazine tor publica- tion. Jno. H. Dunkin,) John Barky, y Committee. W. H. Nicol, j Marshalltown, I a., October 25, 1887. At a regular meeting of Guide Lodge, No. 125, held September 25th, 1887, the following resolu- tions were unanimously adopted : Whereas, Through the inevitable changes to which the life of a railway employe is subject, it becomes necessary for our esteemed Master Mechanic to of the Central Iowa Railway, Mr. John Player, to depart from among us for a po- rtion of more Importance on the Wisconsin Ofotral Railway, and Wherear Mr. John Player has on every occa- don shown himself a firm and true friend of our order, and has done all in his power to promote «»d advance our interests, therefore be it Resolved, That it is with feelings of regret that ** witness his departure from among us. That the thanks of this Lodge are teudered to him for tbeeffort* he has put forth in our behalf in en- deavoring to raise the standard of locomotive taginemen. And while we fully realize the loss *e hare sustained In his departure, we must ntgmtulate Golden Rule Lodge on their acqul- titton. They will tlnd him a man ready and Tiding to help those who arc willing and show * disposition to help themselves. Be it further few toed, That a copy of these resolutions be QPftadontbe minutes of this meeting, a copy ■•t to the Magazine for publication : also a copy R Mr. Player’s late residence, and a copy to Mb Rale Lodge. No. 131. AV. M. Gallup, ) M yleb Kellehkr, y Committee. Guy Strong, ) Acknowledgments. Huntington, September 15, 1887. To the Officers and Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen : Gentlemen Please accept my heartfelt thanks for the payment of the insurance due me on the death of rny husband. Words fall to ex- press my gratitude. May heaven ever bless the noble Brotherhood is the wish of Mrs. Patrick Burns. Walpole, N. II. October 20, 1887. To the Members of W. A. Foster Fodge , No. 216, B. of L. F. : Gentlemen Please accept my most sincere thanks for the payment of $1,500 on the policy held by my late brother, Frank S. Watkins. Also many thanks for the beautiful flowers that were brought, and for the kindness of the mem- bers who attended his funeral. With best wishes for the prosperity of the Brotherhood, 1 remain, Yours sincerely. » Mrs. Anna Watkins. Beatrice, Neb., August 29, 1887. To the Officers and Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen : Dear Sirs and Brothers Words cau not ex- press the gratitude I feel as I acknowledge the receipt of a draft for $1,500, due me on my disa- bility claim. The draft was presented to me by Albert Cole, Receiver of Overland Lodge No. 123. I also tender to the members of No. 123 my warm- est thanks for their kindness during my long period of sickness and disability. Hoping that God will bless all the members, and that the Brotherhood will continue to prosper and be suc- cessful, I remain, Your disabled brother, C. Ha big. Corsicana, Tex., November 21, 1887. To the Officers and Members of the B. of L. F. : Gentlemen : I have Just received through Messrs. Nicol and Barry, a draft for fifteen hun- dred dollars ($1,500), on the policy held by my son, N. E. Beales. Please accept my heartfelt thanks for the prompt adjustment of the claim. May God bless your noble Order and let it continue to be the blessing it now Is. I sincerely thank the members of Magnolia Lodge for their great kind- ness to my poor boy and their kind sympathy to me in my great sorrow. My prayer is that they may all be saved from so sudden and terrible a death. But when they are called one by one may they all meet around the throne of God. Sincerely, Mrs. Scales. LaCrosse, Wis., September 19, 1887. To the Grand Lodge of B. of L. F. : I am In receipt of $1,500 benefits, from our Or- der, for injuries which I sustained in the accident which occurred at Benton, Me., on the 3d day of September, 1880, and desire to express in some slight degree my appreciation of our noble Broth- erhood. It has stood by me to tbe letter and in the spirit of its principles. All that it professes to do for its members, when misfortune over- takes them, it has done for me in those dark days when my life was in peril and pain was racking my body; rendering invaluable aid to a kina Providence, that has eventually restored to me some measure of good health. Now that my In- juries have left me physically unlit to resume my old calling, comes this benefit like a true and practical right hand of fellowship to help me along the highway of life and business. From my heart I thank the Brotherhood for its kind- ness and generosity, and pledge to it anew un- dying fidelity. Yours in B. of L. F., C. A. Gifford, Great Eastern Lodge No. 4. Digitized by C.ooQLe

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56 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Jan. This Department is for the exclusive use of the Grand Lodge of the Brotherhood of Locomo- tive Firemen, and will contain all Notices of Assessments, and other Official Notices, Re- ports and Statements emanating from the Grand Lodge. All Lodges and members of the Order should note carefully each month the contents of this Department. Claim No. 142. J. B. Rawlings, of Rose City Lodge, No. 45, died of Malarial Fever, November 12, 1887. An assessment of One Dollar is levied upon Claim No. 142, and all members who were admit- ted on or before November 12th, 1887, are liable therefor. You are required to pay the above assessment to the Collector of your Lodge on or before Janu- ary 25, 1888, otherwise you will stand suspended from all the benefits of the Order until you have paid up and have been reinstated by your Lodge, as provided in Section 54, of the Constitution of the Grand Lodge. Yours Fraternally, Eugene V. Debs, G. s. & T. Office or Grand Secretary and Treasurer, Terre Haute Ind., January 2, 1888. Assessment Notice for January. ASSESSMENT NOTICE NO. 14. To Subordinate Lodges. Dear Sira and Brothers: You are hereby notified of the death and disability of the follow- ing members who were entitled to all the benefits of the Order, viz. : Claim No. 131. Geo. H. Powell, of Mount Hood Lodge, No. 167, died of Heart Disease, Aug. 17, 1887. Claim No. 132. Geo. Donnelly, of Kennesaw Lodge, No. 247, was killed in a Collision, Septem- ber 14, 1887. Claim No. 133. E. J. Cummings, of Key City Lodge, No. 106, was killed in a Collision. Septem- ber. 19, 1887. Claim No. 134. Wm. G. Richmond, of Key City Lodge, No. 106, was killed In a Collision, Septem- ber 19, 1887. Claim No. 135. D. Barrett, of Eau Claire Lodge, No. 68, died of Pulmonary Hemorrhage, Septem- ber 29, 1887. Claim No. 136. J. G. Boeder of Rocky Mount- ain Lodge, No. 77, Committed Suicide, October 23, 1887. Claim No. 137. M. C. Maloney, of Progress Lodge, No 105, was declared totally disabled with Consumption, November 1, 1887. Claim No. 138. Chas. Troegle, of Great Western Lodge, No. 24, was declared totally disabled with Compound Fracture and Anchylosis, November 5, 1887. Claim No. 139. Thos. M. Teasdale, of J. M. Raymond Lodge, No. 19, was killed by Railroad Accident, November 7, 1887. Claim No. 140. E. F. Ward, of Cooke Lodge, No. 358, was totally disabled by Amputation of toot, November?, 1887. Claim No. Ml. A. S. Loyd, of Pine City Lodge, No. 81, was declared totally disabled with Con- sumption, Novembers, 1887. Speoial Motioes. pass. Quarterly Pass No. 1 taking effect January 1st has been forwarded to the Master of each Lodge. ADDRESSES OF MEMBERS. Any member who fails to receive his Magazine regularly will please notify the Editor at once giving the number of .his Lodge and his correct postofflce address. OFFICERS’ ADDRESSES. Each officer of Subordinate Lodges is requested to examine his name and address in this issue of the Magazine and if there is any error in it to no- tify the Grand Secretary at once so the correction can be made. TO SECRETARIES. Upon the initiation of an applicant you will at once forward the “application for beneficiary certificate’’ to the Grand Lodge. See to it that this blank is filled out in every particular before sending it, otherwise the Grand Lodge can not accept it. See Rule 8 on the application. UNION MEETING. Thera will be a grand Union Meeting at South Easton, Pa., under the auspices of Onoko Lodge. No. 211, on Sunday, February 19th, to which all members in good standing are Invited. The grand officers will be in attendance and will ex- emplify and instruct in the work of the Order and it is hoped that all Lodges in that locality will be represented. RECEIPTS. A member to be in good standing to date must hold a receipt for his Grand Dues for the year end- ing July 3lst, 1888; abso for Subordinate Dues for the quarter ending January 81st, 1888; also for Assessment No. 13 (for December) ; also for Special Assessment No. 2. Any member not holding these receipts stands suspended from all the benefits of the Order, and can only be reinstated by a vote of his Lodge. Examine your receipts and see that you have have them correct. POLICY SLIPS. Each member has received (or should have re- ceived) from his Secretary, a small printed slip, to fill out for his new' insurance policy, with in- structions to return same without delay. Secre- taries complain that members do not fill out their blanks, and hence they cannot send their lists of membership to the Grand Lodge. We de- sire to impress upon the mind of each member the necessity of filling out this slip at once and re- turning it to the .Secretary of the Lodge, and we would impress upon each Secretary the necessity of sending in his membership lists with accom- panying slips without unnecessary delay, so that new’ policies can be issued, as required by law. Let there be no delay in carrying out these in- structions. GRAND MASTER’S APPOINTMENTS. The Grand Master has made the following ap- pointments for the month of January, viz. : Lodge No. 283, Great Bend, Pa,, Tuesday 10th ; Digiti ' y L.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 57 Benefieiary Statement— Continued. Lodge No. 271, Stanhope, N. Jv Saturday, 14th ; Lodge No. 272. Junction, N. J., Sunday, 15th; Lodge No. 850, Perth Amboy. N. J., Monday, 16th ; Lodge No. 306, Long Island, N. Y., Tuesday, 17th Lodge No. 316, Union Hill. N. J.? Wednesday. 18th; Lodge No. 354, Hoboken, N. J., Saturday 21st. The forgoing appointments are made on con- dition that the Grand Master Is not called else- where for the adjustment of grievances. The adjustment of grievances takes priority of all other business. Yours fraternally, F. P. Sargent, G. M. Eugene V. Debs, G. S, and T. Office or Grand Secretary and Treasurer, ) Terre Haute, Ind., January 2d, 1888. j Subordinate Dues Notioe. THIRD QUARTER, 1887-88. To Subordinate Lodges : Dear Sirs and Brothers:— You are hereby notified that your Subordinate Dues for the quarter ending April 30th, 1888 (being the third quarter in the year 1887-88). are now payable and must be paid to the Collector of your Lodge on orbefore February 1st, 1888. otherwise you will ■land suspended from all benefits of the Order until you nave paid up and have been reinstated — 3 6 $ If 4* 8-* a . Total. $ o 3%

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58 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Jan. Beneficiary Statement— Continued. 8 & ■8 Back Assessm’ts. ii 4 1 00 46 00 i 47 00 273 31) no I 39 oo' *55 2 00 20 00 22 00 274 6 00 9 00 IS 00, 356 23 00 23 00 275 24 00 1 24 00 as: ‘ 1 00 i>8 00 .39 00 276 5 00 1 5 oo1 *58 1 • • • 277 3 00 ’ 8 oo ! J1 00 .359 . . . 17 00 17 00 278 10 (X) « 10 oo! .360 24 00 24 00 279 6 00 1 6 00 361 20 OOj 20 00 280 6 00 34 00 40 00 362 12 00 12 00 281 2 00 28 00 1 30 00 .sas 16 oo; 16 00 282 3 00 26 00 1 29 00 .364 10 00 in 00 283 4 00 39 00' 43 00 ! 365 21 001 21 00 284 1 00 75 00 ! 76 00 366 285 5 00 .38 00 43 on :167 12 do 12 00 286 7 00 70 00 77 00 .368 287 . . 90 00 90 00 369 15 00 15 00 288 . . 17 00 17 00 I .370 289 1 oo! 11 00 12 00 871 .3 00 ‘ 3 do 290 1 6 oo! 21 00 29 oo1 1 372 9 00 | 9 00 Balance on hand November 1 $27,3*13 00 Received during month 16,189 00 Total By Claims 111, 112, 113. Ill, 115, 116, 117, 11*, 111), 120, 121, 122, 123, 124 and 125 .... 22.500 00 Balance on hand December 1 $21,052 00 Respectfully submitted, Eugene V. Debs, G. S. and T. Grand Lodge. F. P. Sargent Grand Master Terre Haute. Indiana. J. J. Hamnahan Vice Grand Master Box 655, Englewood, 111. E. V. Debs Grand Secretary and Treasurer Terre Haute. Indiana. R. V. Debs Editor and Manager of Magazine 0 Terre Haute, Indiana. BOARD OF GRAND TRUSTEES. C. W. Gardner Chairman Box 738, Fort Dodge, Iowa. C. C. Sutherland Secretary Horton, Kansas. L. P. Smith .... 292 Fulton Street, Chicago, Ills GRAND EXECUTIVE BOARD. Harry Walton Chairman 4233 Haverford Street, West Philadelphia, Pa. W. E. Burns Secretary 122 Newberry Avenue, Chicago, 111. J. J. Leahy . . . 2027 Fremont St., Philadelphia, Pa F. X. Holl . . . 800 22d aveS., Minneapolis, Minn. W H. McDonnell . 210 E. Market St., Scranton, Pa. Subordinate Lodges. 1 DEER PARK; Port Jervis. N. T. Meets in Union Hall at 2 P. M. every Sunday. G. E. Carmer Aiaater John Downs, Box 311 Secretary Wm. Van Dine Collector C. E. Barkman, Box 26 Receive H. McAlister Magaslne Agent 2. HAND IN HAND; Providence, E« I. Meets 2d Monday of each month, at 8:30 P. M., In Engineers' Hall. C. Anthony Taft, 326 Cbalkstone ave . . Master C. E Harman, East Providence .... Secretary Willis A. Aldrich, 217 Smith st Collector J. W. Williams, 25 Kilton st., Taunton, Mass Receiver Willis A. Aldrich, Valley Falls, Magazine Agent t. ADOPTED DAUGHTER; Jersey City, N. J. Meets 2d and 4tb Sundays in bank building. Cor. Washington and Plymouth Sts. Jos. Capner, Jr Master E. P. Hutton. 178 Fourth St Secretary J. B. Sweet, 147 Academy St Collector C. E. Benter, 403 E. 69th St.. New York City Receiver George Auchter, 205 Third St . . Magazine Agent 4 GREAT EASTERN: Portland, Maine. Meets in B of L. K. Hall, 1st and 3d Sundays. L. G. 8baw, 22 Beckett St Master C. D. Getchell, 1033 Congress st .... Secretary A. E. Dennison, 23 Merrill St Collector F. A. Huff, 49 Hanover St Receiver F. E. Pottle. 28 Hancock St . . . Magazine Agent Digitized by i^.ooQLe

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE . 59 1888.] i> CHARITY ; St. Thonu, Ontario. | Xeete^in Engineer's Hall every Tuesday at 8 j Thos. Quirk, Box 784 Master A. 8, Adams. Box 1813 Secretary M. J. Blanche, Box 784 Collector Prank Turrill, Box 784 Receiver ; Wm. Deyelll, Box 784 Magazine Agent , t mm OF THE WEST ; De Soto, Ho. Meets 1st and 3d Mondays at 1 r. M. JL H. Lanham. Box 403 Master I F. J. Parker, Box 431 Secretary , Fred Gratiot Collector ! John Moore, Box 189 Receiver Wm. Ross Magazine Agent I 7. POTOMAC ; Washington, D. C. Meets 2d and 4th Sunday of each month at 2 1 P. M., Cor. 13% and E 8t. N. W. James B- May 477’% F. St. S. W Master | Wm. C. Jasper, 828 Penn’a Ave., N. W . Secretary A J. Williams. 327 C. St., 8. W Collector P. P. Luddy, 426 4% St. S. W Heciever J. E. Johnson 627 Virginia Ave., 8.W., Mag. Agent | L S2D BITER ; Denison City, Texas. Meets in King’s Hall. Woodford St., every Satur- day at 7 P. M. J. F. Cramer Master Louis Horner, L. Box 682 Secretary J. J. Croften, L. Box 318 Collector J. Crofton, L. Box 318 Receiver C. W. JeffHea Magazine Agent 1 FRANKLIN $ Colnmbas,Ohlo. Meets at 64% N. High St., first Monday and third Tuesday evenings. F. W. Arnold, 644 E. Main St Master C. C. Colt, 204 Baird St Secretary N. T. Bynou, 326 Mt. Vernon ave .... Collector F. J. Kutler, 212. 214 South High St . . Receiver F F EUU 106 W. Maple 8t . . . Magazine Agent It. FOREST C1TT ; Cleveland, Ohio. Meets 2d and 4th Tuesdays at 7 P. M., in Odd Fellows Hall. 62 Public Square. J. F. Tousley, 192 Merchants ave Master A. G. Laubscher, Seward 8t., W Secretary T. P. Curtis, 41 West Madison St ... . Collector John Crouse, *1 Penn St ...... . Receiver R Quinlan, 14 Fairfield St Mag. Agent Meets 2d and 4th Sundays in G rimers Hall. Ruben Tyndall Master C. A. Stevenson Secretary Oliver Kidney, 633 Main St Collector J.W. Sinclair. L. Box 98 . . . . . Receiver R Platt, Shlmers, Warren Co. N. J. . Mag. Agent H BUFFALO; Bnffhlo, If. T. Meets every Tuesday at 8 P. M. at 198 Seneca 8t. J. J. KnaufT, 61 Delaware Place Master Wm. J. Brum an, 395 8wan St Secretary H. Adams, 252 Seneca St Collector F. H. Coe, 4 Hickory 8t Receiver H. Dtrksen. 1100 Elk St Magazine Agent ML WASHINGTON ; Jersey City, If. J. Meets 1st Saturday at 7:90 P. M., and 3d Sunday at 10:90 A. M. Cor. Maple St., and Pacific Ave. C A. Wilson, 147 Pacific Ave Master MeHick Sblck, 141 Pacific Ave . . . . Secretary P.C. Quick, Somerville, N. J Collector CL A Wilson, 147 Pacific Ave Receiver D. M. Blake Magazine Agent ItOTSKA; Indianapolis, Ind. ltHiiiiif Tuesday at 8 P. M. at 31 W. Washing- ton St, fourth floor. JfcL P. McBride. 485 E. Georgia St ... . Master n.Hngd, 45 Rncker St Secretary Kline, 635 North West St . . . .Collector n, Hugo, 46 Ruckle St Receiver life A. Hamilton .Brlghtwood, Ind., Mag Agent 16. 8T. LAWRENCE; Montreal, Canada. Meet in St. Charles Club Room, Point 8t. Charles. James Murphy, 455 Wellington 8t, Point St. Charles Montreal . . . > Master James Ashcroft, 114 Congregation 8t., Point 8t. Charles, Montreal Secretary W. F. Stocker, 127% Bourgeois St., Point St. Charles, Montreal . Collector H. J. Clarke, 49% Charron St., St. Gabriel, Montreal Receiver H. J. Clarke, 49% Charron St., St. Gabriel, Montreal Mag. Agent 16. 7160; Terre Hante, Ind. Meets 2d and 4th Mondays at 7:80 P. M. E. V. Debs Master J. F. O’Reilly. 431 N. 4th 8t Secretary Henry Balersdorf, 208 N. 12th St ... . Collector C. A. Bennett, 1004 N. 9th St Receiver E. W. Bundy, 702 N. 14% St . . . Magazine Agent 17. PINE BID6E; Oiadron, Neb. Meets 1st and 3<f Sundays of each month, at Ma- sonic Hall. W. M. Shirley, Box 841 Master John White, Box 386 Secretary John W’hlte, Box 888 Collector R. Chandler, L. Box 307 Receiver J. H. Butler, L. Box 307 Magazine Agent 18. WEST END: Slater. Mo. Meets in 1. o O. F. Hall 1st and 3d Sunday nights. E. A. Jones, Box 128 Master C. 8. Frazier Secretary Greeley Olds Collector J. Andy Kinney Receiver E. H. Mattice Magazine Agent 19. TBUCKEE ; Wadsworth, Nevada. Meets every Friday at 7:00 P M. J. B. Cunningham, Box 8 Master W. J. Patten, Box 8 Secretary H. E. Huston, Box 8 Collector J. S. Raitt, Box 8 Receiver H. L. Huston Magazine Agent 20. 8TUART ; Stuart, Iowa. Meets in Engineer's Hall every Monday at 7:16 Geo. C. Wells, Box 117 Master W. R. Van Harten, Box 412 Secretary Wm. Zerwlck, Box 252 Collector W. R. Van Harten, Box 412 Receiver E. L. Fick Magazine Agent 21. INDUSTRIAL; St. Louis, Mo. Meets 2d and 4th Tuesdays at 8 P. M., at Eighth and Lafayette Sts. Phil. C. Snyder, 712 S. Eighteenth St . . . Master Ell Giclas, 1021 Gratton St Secretary Chas. Ladenberger. 800 Geyer Ave . . . Collector W. A. Murphy, 944 Chouteau Ave .... Receiver Eli Giclas, 1021 Gratton 8t . . Magazine Agent 22. CENTRAL; Urbaua, HI. Meet in I. O. O. F. Hall 2d and 4th 8undays. L. Sullivan, Box 367 Master F. A. Bonner Secretary Dan. O’Connor Collector Jas. A. Gibson Receiver C. W. Patterson Magazine Agent 28. PHOSNIX; Brookfield, Mo. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at Odd Fellows Hall, 8. W. cor. Main and Brooks 8ts. M. Stevens Master J. H. Snoddy, Box 7 Secretary J. S. Ott, Box 381 Collector J. H. Snoddy, Box 7 Receiver J. M. Morgan Magazine Agent Digitized by ^.ooQle

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CO LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [J AN. 14. SHEAT WESTERN; Paraoaa, lulu Meet in I. 0. 0. F. Hall on Johnson Ave., every Wednesday at 2:30 P. M. W. H. Cummings Master F. E. Green Secretary Joe Morris . Collector Simon Rogers . . Receiver E. C. Brownson Mag. Agent tt. CONNECTING LINK; Boose, Iowa. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P. M. T. W. Smith Master F. A. Reese Secretary H. C. Barron Collector O. Dougherty Receiver H. C. Barron Magazine Agent 10. ALPHA: Baraboo, Wfs. Meets 2d and 4th Mondays in B. L. E. Hall. A. E. Brown. Box 1057 Master Thomas Williams Secretary H. E. Megee Collector C. W. Lambertson ... ... . . Receiver Chas. Stewart, Box 790 ... %. . Magazine Agent S7. HAWKEYE; Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Meets 2d Sunday and 4th Mondays at 7:80 P. M. at Room 18 O’Hara’s Block. Fred. McArdle, 67 6th Ave Master S. D. Byers, 252 Third St., W Secretary J. L. Jennings, 828 G Ave, W Collector C. B. Everette, 46 avenue A Receiver 8. D. Byers, 252 Third St W . . Magazine Agent 88. ELKHOBN; North Platte, Neb. Meets every Wednesday at 7:80 P. M. Chas. W. Baskins Master John T. 8tewart, Box 387 Secretary W. H. Coleman, Box 214 Collector A. M. Coffenberger Receiver W. H. Coleman. Box 214 .... Magazine Agent 89. CERRO GORDO: Mason City, Iowa. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesday evening of each month cor. 8econd and Main 8ts. F. 8. Patton, Box 202 Master Jehn Schuster Secretary Max Newbowrs Collector J. H. Fulton. Box 706 Receiver John N. Phelps, Box 171 ... . Magazine Agent 80. CEDAR TALLEY; Waterloo, Iowa. Meet in Black Hawk Hall, Lafayette St and R. Waterloo, 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P. M. E. T. Gregory, 514 Saxon St Master R. A. Corson, Box 1164 Secretary E. T. Gregory, 514 Saxon St Collector R. A. Corson, Box 1154 Receiver F. Fern, care J. C. R. R. shop . . Magazine Agent 81. R. R. CENTRE; Atchison, Kansas. Meets on 1st aud 8rd Sundays at 2 P. M., cor. 8d and Commercial St. M. Warner, 1001 Commercial St Master C. H. Salisbury. 108 Fourteenth St . . . Secretary W. D. Foster, 1303 N. Main 8t . . . . Collector Frank Johnson, 713 North st Receiver Chas.H.Norries,1035 Commercial st., Mag. Agent 82. BORDER; Ellis, Kansas. Meets Tuesday evenings at 7:80 in I. O. O. F. Hall. G. M. McClure. Box 205 Master J. L. Clark, Box 244 Secretary A. M. Petrie, Box 103 Collector T. J. Welsh, Box 107 Receiver Harry Stigal Magazine Agent 88. SUCCESS; Trenton, Mo. Meets in O. R. C. Hall 1st and 3d Mondays at 2 P. M.. and 2d and 4th Mondays at 7 P. M. R. N. Sugg Master J. M. Griffin Secretary Wm. Echermen Collector F. White Receiver F. Fischer Magazine Agent 84. CLINTON; Clinton, Iowa. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2:30 P. M. In Engl* neer's Hall, Fourth St. John A. Lake. 419 Tenth Ave Master J. M. Wheeler, 515 Comanche Ave . . . Secretary F. A. Kinch, 522 Seventh Ave Box 881 . Collector Geo. P. Smith. 412 Eleventh Ave .... Receiver Joseph F. Butler Mag. Agent 86. AMBOY; Amboy, HI. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays of every month. C. R. Rosier, Box 498 Master J. F. Maloney. Box 889 Secretary Nicholas Kastler Collector J. J. Orchard Receiver . Warren Fesslden Magazine Agent 88. TIPPECANOE: Lafayette, lad. Meets in Red Men’s Hall at 2 P. M. Sundays. Chas. Ernst, 182 Union Bt Master G. H. Newburg, 160 N. 8ixth St . . . .Secretary W. H. Willoughby. 29 N. 8d 8t Collector F. T. Korty, 29 N. 3d St Reoeiver M. Hewes, 78 Smith St Magazine Agent 87. NEW HOPE; Ceatralla, HI. Meets every Sunday at 2 P. M. C. E. Gillen, Champaign, 111 Master W. D. Holton Secretary J. Bowls, Champaign, 111 Collector C. H. Randall Receiver T. J. Prickett Magazine Agent 88. ATON; Stratford. Ontario. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M. Wm. O’Brien, Box 818 Master J. T. Burke, Box 818 Secretary Wm. O’Brien, Box 818 Collector G. Nursey, Box 818 Reoeiver E. A. Ball, Box 318 Magazine Agent 89. TWIN CITY; Rock Island, DL W.T. Clark, 328 Twentieth 8t C. J. Dahl, 8062 9th Ave Secretary C. J. Dahl. 8062 9th Ave Collector J. O. Boyll, 518 Andrews St ...... . Reoeiver Oarl Belts, 8027 Fifth Ave .... Magazine Agent 40. BLOOMING; Bloomington, HI. Meets 910 W. Chestnut st., Tuesdays, at 7:80 P. M. K. Browning, 714H W. Washington st . . . Master W. Cavanaugh, 902 N. Lee St Secretary C. W. Millspaugh Collector W. Cavanaugh, 902 N. Lee 8t Receiver Ed. J. Spreen, 608 N. Mason St., Magazine Agent 41. ONWARD; Dickinson, Dakota. Meets every Thursday at 7:80 P. M. W. F. Cunningham, L. Box 216 Master John Benedict Secretary E. E. Hagan Collector Joe Crosth waite Receiver r A. Bartlett Magazine Agent 48. ELMO: Madison, Wis. Meets in Good Templars Hall 2d and 4th Sundays. M. O’Loughlin, 611 W. Dayton St Master John Cashen, Cor. Clymer and Broom streets Secretary Joseph Parish, Clymer St Collector M. O’Loughlin, 611 W. Dayton St . . . Reoeiver Alfred Tyler, 821 University Ave . . Mag. Agent 48. ST. JOSEPH ; St, Joseph, Mo. Meets 1st and 3d Thursdays at I. O. O. F. Hall, 10 Pacific St. F. O. Porter, N. E. Cor. Thirteenth and Penn. Sts • . . . Master C. B. Wilson, 2203 8. Sixth 8t Secretary J. Hyndman, 2216 S. Sixth St Collector C. B. Wilson, 2203 8. Sixth St ..... . Receiver C. B. Wilson, 2203 S. Sixth St . . Magazine Agent Digitized by ^.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 61 44. F. W. ARNOLD; East St. Louis, 111. Meeto alternate Tuesdays, at 7:30 P. M. In Jack- loach Hall on Missouri and Main sts. T. J. Hayea, Box 375 Master C. E Lung, Box 354 Secretary John U. Roy Collector Thos. Halpin Receiver Edvard Hayea, Box 288 Magazine Agent tf. BOSE CITY ; Little Rock, Ark. Meets in Quapaw Hall every Monday night. Jept Stout, m W. Fifth St . • Master Ea Chamberlain. 815 Water St Secretary Thos. A. Howell. 1704 W. 3d 8t Collector George Emery, 1400 West 4th St ... Receiver W. N. Hot ton, 1704 W. Third St . Magazine Agent 54. ANCHOR ; Moberly, Xo. Meet Tuesdays at i P. M. in Supples Bros. Hall. J. J. Evans, Box 542 Master L. H. Kettler, Box 113 Secretary James Scully, Box 543 Collector James Dickson, Box 110 Receiver J. S. Hannah, Box 1574 Mag. Agent Meets 2d and 4th Thursday evenings, at No. 16 Johnson Ave. Jacob Fuches, L. & N. Shops Master John Spellman, L. P. M. in Masonic Hall. E R. Harlan Master Michael Gaffney Secretary George Hauler Collector C. H. Swingler Receiver Chau Schuler Mag. Agent t AMD WILL: Leganaport, Ind. Masts every Sundays at 2 P. M., Cor. Fourth and Market Sts. X. CL 8wadener, 1408 E. Broadway .... Mastei P.P. Jackson, W. Washington St . Secretary P.M. Wilt, 822 Fifteenth St .... Collector E H. Lain*. 1724 Smead St Receiver Jan A. Holland, cor Illinois and Indiana 8ts Magazine Agent 60. UNITED; Philadelphia, Pa. Meets alternate Sundays at Dover Hall, Marshall St. above Susquehanna ave. B. F. Pettit. 205o N. Ninth St Master Josiah H. Fetters, 2341 Dickinson at, 81st Ward Secretary Howard Reeder, 1943 Lawrence st . . . Collector John A. Falls, 2224 N. 2d St Receiver J. R. Race, 521 Diamond St Mag. Agent 61. MINNEHAHA ; St. Paul, Mina. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month. J. A. Scanlan, 939 Burr at Master D. Lordan, 939 Burr st Secretary A. E. Carle, 174 Acker St Collector A. E. Carle, 174 Acker st Receiver N. E. Munson, 390 Rondo st . . Magazine Agent 62. YANBERGEN ; Carbondale, Pa. Meets in Odd Fellows’ Hall, 2d and 4th 8undays. John P. McCawley Master A. W. Banks, Box 479 Secretary W. H. Brokenshier Collector O. E. Hlsted, L. Box 866 . . Receiver Ellsworth Meyers, Box 491 . . . Magazine Agent aporla, Kansas. 1st and 3d Sundays of each month in A. & U. W. Hall, cor. Fifth and Conn sts. MnTurnpaugh. 2 Pine 8t . .Master Sh Dnen, Box 1198 Secretary mT.IlDnt, 475 NeoshaSt Collector Pearce, L. box 1201 Receiver •WtfB.8aaauels Mag. Agent 3. HERCULES; Danville, 111. Meets 1st and 4th Sundays and 2d Friday, in Gid- ding’s hall, 24, E. Main st John Myers, Box 772 Master E. E. Partlow, 713 N. Hazel St ... . Secretary John Wakely. Box 772 Collector John Myers, Box 772 Receiver T. A. Hudson Mag. Agent Digitized by Google

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62 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Jan. 64. SIOUX ; Sioux City, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:90 P. M. in K. P. Hall. A. J. Goodrich, 1601 Sixth st Master Jas. G. Clevenger, 606 Market St ... . Secretary Sidney Weir, 1201 Fifth St Collector L. B. Cutting, St. James, Minn Receiver Warren Bennett Mag. Agent 66. FORT BIDGELY; Waseca, Minn. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays at Engineer’s Hall. M. English, Box 174 Master H. H. Richardson Secretary J. A. Robinson Colle ctor W. D. Grimes ... Receiver Chas. Flowers Magazine Agent 74. KANSAS CITY; Kansas City, Mo. Meets in Forrester*’ Mall alternate Mondays. D. McDonnell. 2114 Belleview Ave . . . .Master R. H. Wilson, Box 41, Armstrong. Kan., Secretary H. O. Draper, Station A, Kansas City . Collector W. B. Roberts, 1641 Madison Ave .... Receiver H. O. D raper, Station “A” . . . Magazine Agen 75. ENTERPRISE; Philadelphia, Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at G. A. R. Hall, N. B. Cor. 39tb and Market Hte. 8. II. McFarland, 4059 Filbert St Master W.H. Guthrie, ff76N. 34th 8t Secretary Frank Dupell, 3621 Aspen St . . . . . Collector W. H. Guthrie, 070 N. 84th St Receiver Frank Dupell, 3U21 Aspen St . . Magazine Agent 66. CHALLENGE; Belleville, Ontario. Meets in B. of L. F. Hall, 2d and 4th 8undayB at 2*90 PM Robert Milne, Belleville Station Master Fred Link, Belleville Station Secretary Wm. Logue, Box 9, Belleville Stotion . Collector Tim Daly, Jr., Box 99, Belleville 8tation, Receiver H. Gorman Magazine Agent 76. NEW ERA; Breckenrldge, Minn. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. in Masonic Hall. Geo. W. Seoasrtian Master John C. Nolan, L. Box 235 Secretary W. C. Hall Collector C. S. Hurd Receiver Fred Whitbred, Box 84 Magazine Agent 6V. DOMINION; Toronto, Canada. Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at o.w, n it ' 2*90 PM * C. W. O. Dalby, 125 Augusta Ave Master 8. Vaughan, 228 Wellington 8t Secretary Jas. Pratt, 78 Huron St Collector 8. Vaughan, 228 Wellington St Receiver Geo. E. Crowhuist, 152 Farley Ave., Mag. Agent 68. EAU CLAIRE; Altoona, WIs. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. Martin E. Cuddy Master Timothy Anglin Secretary J. E. Thompson Collector Pat Keating Receiver Fred Rogers, 763 Jessie 8t. . . . Magazine Agent 77. ROCKY MOUNTAIN; Denver, Colo. Meets every Thursday at 7:30 P. M., at 1526 Lari- mer st. Chas. D. Lane, 2646 Lawrence St Master W. F. Brundage, 1210 Larimer 8t .... Secretary Ed Sibley, 709 Curtis St Collector W. F. Brundage, 12W Larimer St . . . Receiver J. F. Nally, 2724 Arapahoe St . . Magazine Agent 78. GOLDEN EAGLE; Sedalla, Mo. Meets 1st, 3d and 5th Saturdays at 7:90 P. M. T. C. Martin, 417 N. Seventh St Master E. R. Park, 519 Ohio St Secretary N. W. Mitchell, 321 Randolph St ... . Collector Henry Mvers, 318 Engineers’ St ... Receiver John Holland, 900 E. 4th 8t . . . Magazine Agent 66. ISLAND CITY : Brock v tile, Ontario. Meets every Thursday evening at 7:90 P. M. in the Me: ml Block. John M. Phillips, Box 558 Master T. J. Beehler, Box 668 Secretary T. Shields, Box 558 : . Collector T. J. Beehler, Box 558 Receiver Benjamin Dickerson Magazine Agent 79. J. M. DODGE; Boodhonse, HL Meets 1st and 3d Mondays and 2d and 4th Sun- days, In Engineer’s Hall. John Hyndman Master Chas. E. Stone . . Secretary Chas. E. Stone Collector Eugene Downey, L. Box 74 Receiver J. A. Wells Magazine Agent 70. LONE STAB ; Longview, Texas. Meet every Saturday at 2 P. M. in I. O. O. F. Hall. J. C. Broderick, Box 411 Master * I. H. 8tout, Box 411 Secretary I. H. Stout, Box 411 Collector Jas. Rutledge, Box 411 Receiver B. Vallimant, Box 411 Magazine Agent 80. SELF HELP; Aurora, HI. Meets over 26 and 28 Broadway, every 2d Sunday. John S. Slick, 447 Main St . .Master W. B. Miller, 110 Main St Secretary W. B. Miller, 110 Main 8t Collector Frank G. Boomer. 261 8outh Ave . . . Receiver Fred. E. Diamond, Tremont House . Mag. Agent 71. SUSQUEHANNA; Oneonta, N. Y. Meets in B. of L. E. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at 3 P. M. Willard Robinson, L. Box 1183 Master John B. Ingalls Secretary R. W. Mills Collector Elmer Kerr Receiver George Bouck Magazine Agent 76. WELCOME; Camden, N. J. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays of each month at N. E. Cor. 3d and Federal Sts. Wm. Wiggins, 45 Cooper St Master Geo. M. Kern, 552 So 4th st Secretary Garret M. Western, 565 Bridge 8t . . . . Collector Jas. L. Gibbs, Colilnswood, N. J . . . . Receiver Henry Harris, 446 Henry St . . . Magazine Agent 76. BAY 8TATE: Worcester, Hass. Meets 2d ana 4th Sundays at 902 Main SL J. E. Johnson, 18 Castle St Master Chas. A. Smith, 124 Central St .... Secretary Geo. T. Craft, 46 8abin St Collector T. E. Davidson, Junction Depot .... Receiver John J. Fogerty, 18 Meriden Bt., Magazine Agent 81. PINE CITY; Bralnerd. Minn. Meets 2d and 4th 8unaays at 2 P. M., in I. O. O. F hall, 6th st So. Thomas Riley, Box 1692 Maater Geo. Watts, Box 1045 Secretary Paul Braden, Box 1723 Collector John Cullen, Box 1749 Receiver- S. W. Green Magazine Agent 81. NORTHWESTERN; Minneapolis, Minn. Meet 1st Saturday evening and 8d Sunday after- noon of each month. Morgan E. Miller, 1214 Western Ave . . . Maater W. E. Richmond, 820 N. Girard Ave . . Secretary 0. R. Craig, 129 N. Seventh St Collector W. E. Richmond, 820 N. Girard Ave . . Receiver B. A. Bennett. 1112 Western Ave . . Mag. Agent 88. TRINITY: Fort Worth. Texas. Meets in Firemen’s Hall every Friday at 8 P M. 1. M. Dean. L. Box 406 .Master M. B. Finnegan, L.Box 406 Secretary I. M. Dean, L. Box 400 OoUecK James Jay, Box 406 Receiver B. F. Page, L. Box 406 MagazineAgent Digitized by ^.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 63 M. CALHOUN ; Battle Creek, lick. Meets in Whitcomb's Block. N. Jefferson 8t.. 2d and itb Sundays at 2:90 P. M. and 1st Monday at p. M. D, rough 11 n, 56 East Hall St Master Wm. Powell. 88 Bennett St Secretary Tboa. P. Costello. 35 E. Hall 8t Collector E. C. Wilder, 50 Southern Ave . . . . Receiver Chaa M. Byrd, 34 Irving 8t . . . Magazine Agent K. rilCO; Fargo, Dakota. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at I. O. O. F. Hall, Cor. Robert *t. and Second Ave. Arthur Bassett, L. Box 1706 Master Geo. L. Sutherland, Box 962 Secretary W. W. Sturman, Box 825 Collector Rich. Roggeveen, L. Box 1026 Receiver J. T. Wantland, L. Box 1658 . . Magazine Agent M BLACK BALLS; Laramie City, Wyoming. Meets Friday evening at 7:80 in K. L. Hall. John W. Coetin Master Wm. Knold Secretary Henry C. Bernard Collector C. J. K lee man n, Box 471 Receiver Chaa Reynolds Mag. Agent 17. SUMMIT ; Rawlins. Wyoming. Meet at I. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 8d Wednesdays at • 7:30 P. M. J. A. Measures Master J. Doherty Secretary G. C. Jordan Collector P. Naughton Receiver Wm. Roes Magazine Agent ta. HORNING STAR; Evanston. Wyoming. Meets Thursdays at 7:80 P.M. in I. O. O. F. Hall. John O’Donnell Master Wm. Murray Secretary John O’Donnell Collector John Yount Receiver Jake Thlnnee Magazine Agent M. ALTER STATE; Carlin, Nevada. Meets Tuesday in Engr’s hall, at 8 P. M. C. H. Oliver Master Jeme jfrraney Secretary Geo. English Collector C. H. Olliver Receiver Jeme 8waney Magazine Agent N. 815 DIEGO; San Bernardino, Cal. Meets In Odd Fellows Hall 1st and 3d Sundays. C. B. Lumsden, Box 645 Master J. W. Rath rock. Box 645 Secretary E W. Nesbet Collector G. A. March Receiver G. A. March Mag. Agent 8. GOLDEN GATE $ San Francisco, CaL Meets 1st Sunday at 1 P. M. and 8d Tuesday at 7 P. M., Cor. Valencia and 16th 8ts. Mat Ronrke, 18&5 Mission St Master Charles A. Crltee, 203 Sixteenth St . . Secretary W. J. Allen, 21 Julian Ave., near 15th, Collector T. D. Manhlre, 2738 Sixteenth St ... . Receiver Thou D. Manhlre, 2738 16th 8t . Magazine Agent avmniE CITY; Oswego, N. Y. “ i 2d and 4th Sundays at N. Y. O. A W. Ry. . Murphy. N. Y. O. A W. Depot . . . Master JKjxum H. Counvell. 16 E. 5th St ... . Secretary Jaa Whalen, 280 W. 7th 8t Collector KCL Forsyth. 106 W. Utica St Receiver Ed Forsyth, 106 W. Utica St . . Magazine Agent & GATE CITY t Keokmk, Iowa. Staid and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., In Horn’s kalL Cor. 8th and Main sts. MuWaden, 507 Main St Master SjlOboeannon, 1007 Park St Secretary fSa Morgan, 1218 Reid St Collector OfeiE darter. 607 Main St Receiver AuLEbenoll, 1218 Bank 8t . . . Magazine Agent 94. CACTUS; Tmeeom, Arizona. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesdays at T:80 P. M. at B. of L F. Hall, Cor. Tool Ave. and Pennington St. Wm. Patterson, Lock Box 218 Master Al. Hoffman, L. Box 218 Secretary F. M. Bleney, L. Box 218 Collector J. J. Lucev, L. Box 295 Receiver J. C. Clancy, L. Box 218 Magazine Agent 9*. CHICAGO: Chicago, I?L Meet at 297 Milwaukee Ave. 2d Tuesday at 8:00 P. M. and last Sunday of each month, at 9:80 A. M. C. B. Johnson, 228 W. Indiana 8t Master Geo. Pace. 269 W. Kinzie St Secretary J. F. Cantlon, 142 Front St Collector E. W. Wallbaum. 224 Larrabee St . . . Receiver Pat Grady, Lake Forest, 111 . . . Magazine Agent 96. ALEXIA; Wellsvtlle, Ohio. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays cor. Main and Four- teenth Sts. Joseph Quinn, Box 239 Master Frank Ray, Box 695 Secretary 8. Mehaffy. Box 695 Collector J. W. Chisholm. Box 605 ... . ... Receiver John Leiotag, Box 695 Magazine Agent 87. ORANGE GKOYE; Los Amgeles, Cal. Meets every Tuesday evening at 7:80, at 512 San Fernando St. J. J. Lawton, Box 72 Master Geo. C. Morton, Box 72 Secretary W. J. Grant, Box 72 Collector Geo. C. Horton, Box 72 Receiver H. H. Penfleld, Box 72 Magazine Agent 98. PER8EYERANCE : Terrace, Utah. Meets every Tuesday , at Engineers' Hall. R. M. Toy Master A. 8. Noble Secretary R. P. Hastings Collector D. F. Creswell Receiver F. R. Kramer Magazine Agent 99. ROCHESTER; Rochester. N. Y. Meets every Friday evening, at No. 83 Market St. E. B. Pruyn, 41 First Ave Master D. A. Thompson, 41 First Ave Secretary M. M. Chadwick, 171 N. Union St . . . Collector James Clark, 171 N. Union St Receiver Jas. A. Clark, 171 N. Union St ... . Mag. Agent 100. ADAIR ; Bowling Green, Ky. Meets every Monday at 2 P. M. P. J. Burk® Master A. M. Freeman Secretary Woods L. Miller Collector R. E. Hockemmith, Box 413 Receiver W. H. Hawkins Magazine Agent 101. ADYANCE; Crestom, Iowa. Meets every Monday at 7:80 P. M., in Firemen's Hall, 222 Pine st. J. F. Bryan, L. Box 319 Master J. H. Murphy, L. Box 523 Secretary J. W. Crouch, Box 288 Collector J. F. Bryan. L. Box 819 Receiver F. 8. Templeton Magazine Agent 105. CONFIDENCE ; East Des Holmes, Iowa. Meets alternate Sundays at 2 P. M., in I. O/O. F. Hall, 8. E. cor. Sycamore and 81xth St. F. S. Payne, 1221 Court Ave Master W. L. Cams, 849 Thiiteenth 8t Secretary John Loveless, 1203 Fillmore 8L . . . . Collector J. W. Combs, 1321 Buchanan St Receiver C. M. Krull, 618 E. Locust 8t., Des Moines, Iowa Magazine Agent 106. FALLS CITY; Louisville, Ky. Meet every Thursday at 2 P. M. at Colgan’s Hall, Cor. 10th and Walnut St Clark H. Rae, 1242 Twelfth St Master J. J. Lawson, 1108 12th 8t Secretary James White, 2110 W. Madison Bt . .Collector J. J. Lawson, 1108 12th St Receiver John H. Patrick, N. E. Cor. 10th and Mag- azine Sts Magazine Agent Digitized by Google

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64 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Jan. MM. “OLD KEHTOCKj” Ludlow, Kt. Meets 1st and 3d Thursdays at 7 aO P. M. in I. O. O. F. Hall. H. G. Chrisinger, Box 76 Master M. J. Connelly Secretary Chas. Heimberger - . Collector J. B. Doran, Box 76 Receiver Chas. Heimberger Magasine Agent 106. .PROGRESS i Galesburg, HI. Meets 1st and 2d Thursdays and 3d and 4th Fridays at 7:30 P. M., in B. of L. E Hall. J. T. McDavid,3l9 Day St Master Grant Westfall, 423 8. Academy 8t . . . Secretary J. L. Nelson, 327 N. Seminary St . . . Collector Fred W. Peterson, 16 W 3d 8t Receiver U. G. Westfall, 423 8. Academy St . - Mag. Agent 106. KEY CITY : Dubuque, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4tb Sundays at 2 P. M., over Master Mechanic’s Office. Jaa B. Smith, 203 High 8t Master D. W. Mason, 438 High 8t Secretary J. E. Haynes. 235 High 8t Collector John P.Sandry, 162 High 8t . . Receiver Jay Haines, 181 High St ... . Magasine Agent 107. XCLIP8E; Gallon, Ohio. Meets in Zimmerman’s Hall every Thursday evening. M. Dean Master Ed. W. Armor, Box 701 Secretary E. W. Armor, Box 701 Co lector J. A. Farnworth, Box 283 Receiver D. F. Row Magazine Agent 108. PIONEER; Obama, New Mexico. Meets every Wednesday at 7:80 P. M.t in D. & R. G. Passenger Depot. Herman Berndt Master Michael Hurley Secretary F. L. Hindle Collector J. C. McCabe. Box 8 Receiver Edward Bradley Magazine Agent 109. PEACE; St. Louis, Mo. Meets 2d and 4th Fridays of each month in Sum- mit Hall, Cor. Ewing Ave. and Market St. C. E. Amos. 2346 Mullampby St Master W. M. White, 944 Chouteau Ave ... Secretary O. L. Dearlnr, 1603 Washington ave . . Collector J. L. Pate. 8034 Rutger St Receiver J. L. Pate, 3031 Rutger St ... . Magazine Agent 110. OLD GUARD; Bucyrus, Ohio. Meet every 2d and 4tb Sundays at 2 P. M. in En- gineer’s Hall, Cor. Sandusky and Mansfield 8t. J R. Gordon, L. Box 235 Master Zeno Kirk Collector Chas. F. Pillard, L. Box 236 Receiver L. R. Castner Magazine Agent 111. BEACON: Mattoou, 111. Meets in K of L. Hall Sunday at 2:80 P. M. C. f. Singleton, Box *0 Master T. F. Bar/ett. Box 427 Secretary O. C. Henry Collector C. J. 8ingleton, Box 50 Receiver Ben Newkirk Magazine Agent U9. EVENING STAR: Mt. Yeruou, 111. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesdays in Heiserman’s Hall, at 7:30 P. M. 8. R. Wild Master John C. Branham ... Secretary John C. Branham Collector E. F. Lynch Receiver Thoe. F. Thicks ton Magazine Agent US. CLABK-KIMBALL; Pocatello, Idaho. Meets in Masonic Hall every Monday at 7:30 P. M. Ed. Anderson Master Henry Lopas Secretary Geo. Van Doozer, Camas Collector Wm. H. Fach Receiver K. G. Leaf, Ogden, Utah .... Magazine Agent U4. MAGIC CITY ; Cheyenne, Wyoming. Meets every Wednesday at 8 P. M. W. 8. McGuire, Box 406 Master James N. Boggs Secretary Michael Welch Collector John Dunne Receiver Magazine Agent 116. GULF CITY : Galvesloa, Texaa. Meets 1st ana 3d Wednesdays In The Temple of Honor. H. L. Briggs, Cor. 8th and Market Sts . . . Master J. H 8t* iunoff, Avenue I, between 37th and 38th Sts Secretary G. E. Labitt, So. 25th, bet. Church and Winnie Sts Collector John Tarpy, Cor. H and 38th Sts ... . Receiver Jas. O’Neil, Broadway, between 38th and 39th Sts . . . Magazine Agent U6. ST. CLAIR; Fort Gratiot, Mich. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays In Engineers* Hall at 1:30 P. M. Wm. A. Brown Master Samuel Carson. Box 198 Secretary J. N. Timens, Box 3 Collector E. G. Hubbard, Box 127 Reoeiver W. Brown Magazine Agent 117. BEATER: Loudon. Ontario. Meets 2d Sunday and 4th Wednesday of each month, in K. of P. Hall, Carling’s Block, Rich- mond St. Robt. Hornsby, 154 Clarence St Master Edwin S. Chapman, 151 Clarence 8t . . Secretary 8. T. Fletcher. 221 Maitland 8t Collector John W. Cox, 358 Simcoe 8t Receiver D. W. Smyth, 197 Clarence St . . Magazine Agent US. STAR OF THE EAST: Richmond. Quebee. Meets In Pearson’s Hall every Wednesday at 7:30 P. M . and 1st and 3d Sundays at2 P. M. James Law Master T. R. Jackson Secretary G. A. Pearson Collector John Kelley Receiver F. Driuer Magazine Agent 119. COLONIAL; River du Loup, Quebec. Meets Wednesday and Thursday nights, alter- nately, in English School Room. W. H. Rougeau, I. C. Ry. Station Master Wm. Carmichael. I. C. Ry. Station . . Secretary James Fohy, I. C. Ry. Station Collector Wm. Carmichael, I. C. Ry. Station . . . Receiver L. D. Poulin, 1. C. Ry. Station . Magasine Agent 190. FORTUNE; Syracuse, N. Y. Meets every Tuesday evening in Pike Block, Cor. Fayette and Salina Sts. E. F. McNulty, 2 Wall St Master Simon Maogan, 196 Sbomard St ... . Secretary L. G. Rousson. 20 Pioneer St Collector F. H. Livingston, 59 Jackson St . . . .Receiver j. H. Shannon, ldl Southwest St, Magazine Agent 191. FELLOWSHIP; Corning, N. Y. Meet 1st and 3d Sundays of each month at8P. M. in Odd Fellows Hall. F. E. Potter Master Frank E. Hanmer Secretary George R. Quick Collector William H. Smith ... Receiver Frank Potter Magazine Agent 199. H. B. STONE : Beardstown, HI. Meets every Tuesday evening at 7:80, on Main . street, over Eberwein's grocery store. D. A. Sherman, Box 148 Master Henry Henson, Box 397 Secretary N. Hutner, L. Box 49 Collector Albert Sanks Receiver E. 8. Emmons Magazine Agent Digitized by ^.ooQle

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188*8] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 66 Ifi. OVERLAND; Omaha. Neb. Meets Id K. of P. Hall, Corner 14th and Doug- las St*, every Wednesday at 8 P. M. Albert Cole, 1618 Jackson 8t . * Master F. W. Perkins, 1606 Chicago St Secretary William Cum mingB, 1806 South 12th St, Collector Albert Cole, 1618 Jackson St Receiver Jerry Fltzmoree, 1314 North California 8t Magasine Agent ZM. PILOT; Perry. Iowa. Meets 2d and 4tn Sundays, in Odd Fellows' Hall, at 230 P. M. H. A. Draper Master T. F. Quinn. Box 565 Secretary D. Jackson, Box 71 Collector W. B. Howe, Box 158 Receiver M. Grady Magazine Agent ltt. 6 PIPE; Marshall town, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month in Room 15 South Center St., opposite new Court House. J. M. Speers. 006 S Thirds Master H. C. Boggle, 604 E. Linn 8t Secretary T. H. Meredith, 112 8. J Ave Collector J. M. Larimer, 325 S. Third St Receiver J. ILCrellln Magazine Agent IM. COMET; Aastia, Mian. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month in Hays' Hall. P. F. McNamem Master 0. C. Cornforth Secretary August Olson Collector 0. C. Cornforth Receiver August Olson Magazine Agent 117, lOBTHERlf LIGHT; Wlnaeoeg, Manitoba. Meets 1st Tuesday and 3d Sunday, in Aminabolne Hall, 183 Rom St. John Wellington, 229 Rose St Master W. H. Woods, 14 Patrlch 8t Secretary W. H. Woods, 14 Patrick St Collector J. G. Jonah. 226 McWilliams 8t .... Receiver W. H. Woods, 14 Patrick St . . . Magazine Agent ML LANDMARK ; Gleadive, Montana. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesdays at 7 P. M. Arthur Todd Master Dtniel Sinclair, Box 56 Secretary James McKenzie, Box 55 Collector femuel E. Burns, Box 65 Receiver houglsss Westfall, Box 55 . . . Magazine Agent ML DURAL KING: Ewanaba. Mich. Meats in B. of L. E. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays. R X. Gorham, Box 422 Master Then Fanlkes, Box 126 Secretary M. A Harrlng. Box 525 Collector J. 8. Rogers, Box 622 Receiver J. J. Kelly, Box 480 Magazine Agent 1M. WIPING STAB; Milwaukee, Wls. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. in Engineers' G. B. McAuliffe, 561 Washington street . . Master Peter P. Fox, 335 Barclay 8t Secretary Jaa H. Brad? , 321 Clii ton St Collector Thomas Dwyer, *35 Ja kson St Receiver Edvard Summers, 99 Sixth St . . Magazine Agent ULMLMEK BULB; Stevens Point, Win. lasts 1st and 8d Fridays at 7:80 P. M. and 2d and 4th 8undays at 2:90 P. M. in Redfleld’s Hall. George Hammond Master R 8. Cochran, Box 121 Secretary Collector J. Luxan Receiver J.Luxan Magasine Agent HI JUSTIN HUG HITT ; Eagle Grove, Iowa. HnM In Opera House 1st and 8d Sundays and hst Wednesday at 2 P. M. W. J. Coleman, Box 7 Master J.F. Murphy, Box 100 Secretary Kotosn Collector JMmy Hagen ... Receiver tonboe Kelly. Box 802 ... . Magazine Agent 188. SPRAGUE; Sprague. Washington Ty. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, 7 P. Poetoffice hall. M. E. Montgomery Master W. G. Houghton, Box 10 Secretary J. HaUer, Box 47 Collector Arthur Herider Receiver A. Herder Magazine Agent 184. EASTMAN; Farnham, Quebec. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays and 2d and 4th Mon- days. E. W. Gibson Master H. E. Cowan Secretary M. I. Spaulding Collector E. W. Gibson Receiver Louis Lepine Magazine Agent 188. HEW TEAR; El Paso. Texas. Meets in Firemen's Hall 1st and 8d Tuesdays at 7 P. M. E. A. Seegar, Box 184 Master R. F. Lange, Box 184 Secretary C. D. Smith, Box 184 Collector R. F. Lange, Box 184 Receiver F. Fitch, L. Box 184 M agazine Agent 188. J. SCOTT; Port Hope, Ontario. Meets alternate Sundays at 2 P. M. George Pratt, Box 166 Master Wm. Rodgers Secretary Joseph Kelcher . . Collector L. McIntosh, Lindsay P. O., Ontario . . Receiver J. Jefferies Magazine Agent 187. PROTECTION, Eldon. Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:80 P. M. in K. P. hall. L. C. Allen Master J. T. Hull, Box 196 Secretary Geo. W. Trott Collector A. Shun ter man Receiver Geo. Weygandt Magazine Agent 188. UNION; Freeport. Dl. Meet in A. O. U. W. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. James A. Flack Master Sam Bhaunnessy, 16 Crocker St .... Secretary John Guhin, Box 1567 Collector Sam Shaunnessy, 16 Crocker St . ... Receiver Wm. A. Brubaker Magazine Agent 189. MT. WHITNEY; Tulare. Cal. Meets in Schultz’s Hall 1st and 8d Sundays and 2d and 4th Fridays at 2 P. M. Wm. Allen, Box 81 Master George Landes. Box 31 Secretary L. J. Whyers, Box 81 Collector J. J. Norton, Box 81 Receiver L. H. Whyers, Box 81 Magazine Agent 140. MOUNT OUBAT; Sallda, Colo. Meets every Monday at 7:30 P. M., In Fraternity A. K. Brown, Box 509 Master L. W. Jones, Box 122 Secretary J. W. Hardy. L Box 399 Collector 8. D. Alger, Box 599 Receiver £. F. Zimmerman, Box 39 . . . . Magazine Age^t 141. A. G. PORTER; Fort Wayne. Ind. Meets in Grand Army Hall every Wednesday at 7*30 PM A. j. Kohler, 84 Allen St Master H. L. Westerman, 20 W. Lewis 8t . . . Secretary C. F. 8weeney, cor. Holton Ave. and Fisher 8t Collector W. R. Fredricks, 415 Lafayette St ... . Receiver M. H. Durnell, 20 Duryea St . . Magazine Agent 148. C. B. WHIPPLE; Toledo, Ohio. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays at 1:80 P. M. and 2d and 4th Thursdays at 7 P. M. at 245 St. Clair 8L John Rapparlie, cor Collinwood Ave and Vance 8t Master G. W. Nesper, 420 Broadway Secretary L. H. Heeman, 130 Segure Ave . . . Collector G. W. Nesper, corner of Broadway and Knopp Sts Receiver J. L. Allen, 110 Jarvis St ... . Magazine Agent Digitized by ^.ooQle

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66 145. E. G. FELLOWS; West Oakland, Cal. Meets in Odd Fellows’ hall, cor. 11th and Frank lln sts., Oakland, Cal., 2d and 4th Wednesdays John Harrigan, 1871 William St. W . . . . Master J.W. Littlejohn, Berkley Alameda, Co. Secretary Ed Johnson, 916 Wood St Collector F. B. Hall, West Oakland P. O Recievei R. H. Potts, 1793 Seventh St. . . Magazine Agent 144. 8UGAK LOAF; Campbell ton. New Brunswick. Meets 1st Saturday at 8 P. M. and 3d Sunday at 2 P. M. in Patterson’s Hall, I.C. R. Depot. John Devereaux Master Edward Kean * Secretary Wm. Bast in Collector John Devereaux ... Receiver Geo. *1. Gorham Magazine Agent 146. DAYY CROCKETT ; San Antonio, Texas. Meet every Wednesday at 2:30 P. M. in Jones' Hall, 001 Austin St. H. M. Brown, 818 Ave. D Master Robt. Nicholson, No. 5 Eighth St . . . Secretary Robt. Nicholson. No. 5 Eighth St . . . Collector H. M. Brown, 818 Ave. D Receiver J. D. Pereira, 1613 W. Commerce St., Mag. Agent 146. BA YOU CITY; Houston, Texas. Meets 1st and 3d Mondays at 7 P. M.; 2d and 4th Mondays at 2 P. M. John F. Broughton, S. P. Ry Master Chas. D. Sedgwick, H. E. & W. T. Ry . Secretary F. M. Bettis, 5 Murray St Collector Fred Keeler. S. P. R. R. Shops Receiver J. W. Mauderville Magazine Agent Meet every Monday at 3:30 P. M. Jas W. Cassell Master las. Welsh, Box 105 Secretary Thos. H. Boyd Collector James Con ney Receiver Robert Robinson Magazine Agent 148. SUNNY SOUTH : Tyler, Texas. Meets every Friday at 7:30 P. M. in K. of P. Hall. R. Voss, Box 1342 Master M. Hogan, Box 1342 Secretary R. T. Suker, Box 1312 Collector J. McGough, Box 1342 Receiver M. L. Way, Box 1342 Magazine Agent 149. JUST IN TIME; New York, N. Y. Meets 2d and 4th Saturdays at 8 P. M., at 110 East 125th street. F. C. Douigau, 2402 Eighth Ave Master P. A. Donahue, 311 W. 55th St . . Secretary Sam. Loasby. 2507 Eighth Ave Collector P. Witzel, 400 E. 121st St Receiver P. W'itzel, 400 E. 121st St .... Magazine Agent 160. S. M. STEVENS ; Marquette, Mich. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., in Mack’s Hall, cor. Washington and 3d sts. L. L. Hood. Room 8, Gregory Block, W. Washington St.. Marquette, L. S., Mich Master Arthur Bishop, 140 Main St Secretary Fred Brown. Marquette, L. S . Mich . Collector Chas Z*yd, Marquette, L. K.,Mich . . . Receiver Chas. Zryd, Marquette, L, S., Mich . Mag. Ageut 161. MAPLE LEAF ; Hamilton. Ontario. Meet 1st and 3d Sundays at 2:30 P. M. James Oliver, N. & N. VV. Ry Master Wm. Broughton, 14 Inchbury St. So . . Secretary James Painter, 12 Crook St Collector Wm. Broughton, 18 Inchburrv St. So . . Receiver Wm. Broughton, 18Inchburry St. So . Mag. Agent 152. NORTH POLE ; West Bay City, Mich. Meets in Odd Fellow’s Hall 1st and 3d Sundays. >2. L. Jacoby. Box 605 Master Fred C. McDonald. Box 662 Secretary John Mainex, Box 1)02 Collector Thos. Poles. Box 763 . Receiver Fred C. McDonald, Box 602 . . . Magazine Agent [Jan. 1UL H. C. LORD; Fort 8cott, Kansas. Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 G. K. Bates, 123 N. Barbee St Master Alexander Barr, 1126 Oak St Secretary Add. M. Kelsey, 1126 Oak St Collector John Haggart . Receiver D. W. Dungan, Box 1522 Mag. Agent 1U. MeKEEN; Ottawa, Kansas. Meet in K. P. Hall on 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M W. L. Miller. Box 432 Master A. L. Beardsley, 810 King St ... . Secretary W. R. Knickerbocker ...... . Collector Arthur Hill . Receiver W. D. Frisby ... Mag. Agent 116. TEXAS BELLE; Greenville, Texan. Meets every Friday at 7:30 P. M. Master E. H. Sims, L Box 164 Secretary W. E. Scott Collector L. Ryan, L Box 92 Receiver W. E. Scott Magazine Agent 1*6. NECHES: Palestine, Texas. Meets in Engineers’ Hall every Saturday night M. P. Gibson. Box 256 Master J. H. Colem&r, Box 256 Secretary L. T. Branbam, Box 256 ... ... Collector R. F. Wright, Box 256 Receiver B. 8. Bently, Box 256 Magazine Agent 167. ECHO ; Pern, Ind. Meets in Echo Hall 1st and 3d 3undays at 2 P. M. and 2d and 4th Tuesdays at 7 P. M. B. E. Flaherty Master John Malin, Jr Secretary F. A. Mills Collector B. E Flaherty Receiver G. N. Smith Magazine Agent 168. STANDARD; Detroit. Mich. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 1:80 P. M., at No. 47 Monroe ave.. up stairs. Tim. Teahen, 447 Clinton 8t Master J. Nopper,217Cioeanst.. Secretary E. Heiaenrich, 124 Hastings 8t Collector J. Nopper, 217 Crogan St, Receiver A. Ed mis ton. 258 Lafayette St . Magazine Agent 169. W. H. THOMAS ; Nashville, Tenn. Meets every Saturday at 7:30 P. M., at Simmons' Hall. cor. Summer aud Uuion Sts. G. B. Fry, 124 Stevenson Ave Master J. F. Dutllnger, 616 S. Cherry St . . . Secretary T. J. Fitzgerald, N. *&C. Round House . Collector F. G. Harrison, 55 Steveus Ave Receiver W\ D. Bledsoe, 11 Joseph Ave . . Magazine Agent 160. C. J. HEPBURN ; Evansville, Ind. Meets in A. O. U. W. Hall. Third and Main Sts , 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. Morris Hoffman, 305 Olive St Master Edgar G. Hitch. 031 Canal St Secretary Robert T. Skiimer, 519 Harriet st. . . Collector John K. Taylor, 109 Lincoln Ave .... Receiver Jerry Burke, 006 S. 8th st., TerreHaute.Mag.Agent 101. HERALD: Burlington. Iowa. Meets at Knights of Pythias Hall every other Sunday at 2 o'clock P. M. L. E. Humpton, 916 Wells St Master Chas. E. Turner, 413 South Main St . . Secretary B. Coughlin, 413 Maple St Collector S. W. Bowser, Round House Receiver E. Ernest, Cor. 3d aud Locust St, . . Mag. Agent 102. PROSPECT ; Elkhart, Ind. Meets in B. of L. K. Hall, 505 Main St., eveiT Wednesday at 7:39. aud 1st Sunday at 2 P. M. D.F. Wagner, 208 Fourth St Master Chas. E. Piatt, 211 Third St Secretary! D. F. Wagner, 2o8 Fourth St Collecton A. H. Gordon. 2 ;8 Beardsley Ave . . . Received J.G. Page, Box 617 Magazine Ageni 168. AETNA ; Pine Bluff, Ark. ] Meets every Friday at 7 P. M., at Masonic Hall. J Tim Carder Mastel DeWitt Hope, Box 56 Secretary D. Hope, Box 56 Collectel D. B. Rathfon, Box 56 Received J. Flaherty Magazine Ageni LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. Digitized by CjOOQle

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1S8S.J LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 67 144. EEL R1VEE ; Butler, Ind. Meet* Tuesday evenings in I. O. O. P. Hall, on Broadway. S. E. Mossbammer Master t\ E. Blair Secretary R. H. Murch Collector J. J. Derek, Box 202 Receiver S. Mossbammer Magazine Agent Mb. BOBIBT ANDREWS; Andrews. Ind. Meets in Firemen’s Hall every Monday at 7 P. M. W. H. Dailey Master 0. W. Adams Secretary Geo. B. Richardson Collector A J. Broughton Receiver Ed McClure Magazine Agent !«. WM. HUGO : Huntington, Ind. Meets in Engineer’s Hall every Wednesday even- ing. W. G. Cox Master F. Zeppenfleld, Box 523 Secretary C. W. Hammond Collector C. C. Robertson, Box 844 Receiver P. F. Markley Magazine Agent M7. MOUNT HOOD; The Dalles, Oregon. Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 3d Mondays. 5. W. Reedy, Albina, Ore Master Wm. Birkett. Box 242 Secretary G. A. Ferguson. L. Box 332 Collector Jno. Belat Receiver 6. A. Ferguson, L. Box 332 . . . Magazine Agent M*. GUARD RAIL ; North La Croase, WIs. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2:00 P. M. and 2d and 4tb Mondays at 7:00 P. M. J. J. Brown, 311 Rose st Master John Conway. 528 Avon St Secretary J. P. Rolleston, Portage City (Collector Thomas Cawley. 522 Mill st Receiver J. J. Brown, 311 Rose st ... . Magazine Agent MR R. G. BROOKS ; HornellsvlUe, N. T. Meets every Monday at 7:30 P. M. at Washington Hall, Broad St. C. 8. Graham 31 8. Divison St Master W. N. Kelly, 20 Oak St Secretary H. 8 Hynes. 45 Hill 8t Collector A H. Spencer, 18 Elm St Receiver M. 8. Bendee. Friendship, N. Y., Magazine Agent MR PRAIRIE; Hnroa, Dakota. Meet* in Odd Fellows Hall on 2d and 4th Sun- days at 3 P. M. T. Halter Bandy Master Geo. E. Coon. Box 909 Secretary L L. Neibling. Box 784 Collector Joa C. Graff. Box 168 Receiver W. A. Brown Magazine Agent 17L HUNBKAM ; Truro, Nova Scotia. Meets fn Caledonia Hall 2d Saturdays and 4th Thursdays. P. U. White. Box 6% Master D. W. Duncan. Box 107 Secretary X. W. Hennessey, Box 167 ..... .Collector F. M. White, Box 606 Receiver Thoa Hennessey . . Magazine Agent Ml F. G. LAWRENCE ; Ottawa, Ontario. Meets alternate Sundays. T. W. Turner, 514 Wellington St Master 1. G. Armstrong. Richmond Lodge . . Secretary 3tsrr Stewart, 544 Wellington St ... . Collector T. W. Turner, ->44 Wellington St . . . .Receiver J. 8. Ferguson, Roches terville P. O. Magazine Agent MR PACIFIC; Winslow, Arizona. Masts every Sunday at 7:30 P.M. in B.of L.F hall. H. Beide Master T. J. Garter Secretary Jshn C. Bull Collector CLF. Evans, Albuquerque, N. Mex . . Receiver EW. Davis Magazine Agent Ml lARUSBURG : Harrisburg, Pa. EteteOor. Third and Cumberland Sts , over Mer- chants' Bank, 2d and 4<h Sundays at 1 P. M. El- Satis, 1616 Ridge Road Master mrO. Hotter, 433 Kelker St ... . Secretary £1. Roberts, 503 Riley St Collector HhGtaham, 1320 Msrgsretta st . . . . Receiver ml. Morne. 1706 Penn. sve. . Magazine Agent 175. TAYLOR; Newark, Ohio. Meets in Donovan’s Hall every Wednesday at 7PM A. A. Hickerson, 53 N. First st Master John Adkins, Box C Secretary W. R. Stone, Box C CoUector John Adkins. Box C Receiver W. R. Stone, Box C Magazine Agent 176. MAIN LINK : Clinton, HI. Meets 1st ana 3d Sundays of each month A. G. Turlay, Box 61 Master C. H. Porter, Box 41 Secretary C. H. Porter, Box 41 Collector W. F. Gorman, Box 295 Receiver C. H. Porter, Box 41 Magazine Agent 177. SUNSET; Marshall, Texas. Meets every Thursday at 7:80 P. M. at Firemen's Hall. H. L. Morton, Box 214 Master G. M. Lovett Secretary H. M. Worthington, Box 214 Collector Ja8. Fink Receiver H. M. Worthington, Box 214 . . Magazine Agent 178. SALT LAKE; Salt Lake City, Utah. Meets in Emporium Hall Tuesdays, at 8 P. M. Wm. Burrows, 840 W South Temple 8t . Master W. J. Horne, 16) Third W. St Secretary Henry Junkeman, 556 Third South St.. . Collector Goo. M. Edwards. Box 580 Receiver Wm. Burrows, 840 West South Tenmle st 'Magazine Agent 179. BEE-HIVE; Lincoln. Neb. Meets in K. P. hall, 2d and 4th Sundays. W. 8pohr, Box 6 Master J. K. Robinson, 730 N. Tenth St ... Secretary Geo. Hinkle, Box 430 Collector J. K. Robinson, 730 N. 10th st Receiver O. M. Freese, 13 st., bet. V audW, Magazine Agent 180. THREE STATES ; Cairo, Hi. Meets cor. 12th st. and Washington Ave., 2d and 4th Sundays J. C. O’Connell, 308 Twenty-First St . . . Master M. S. Egan Secretary M. J. Kiley, 714 Cedar St Collector A. J. Jaeckel Receiver J. C. O’Connell Magazine Agent 181. WELLINGTON ; Palmerston, Ontario. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M. in Odd Fel- lows Hall. Thomas Farley Master Alex. Hobson Secretary Thomas H.Cosford Collector jAraes Nicholson . Receiver Alex. Dunbar Magazine Agent 182. GOOD INTENT ; Erie, Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesdays, in Firemen's Hall, Znck’s Block. John Ford, 4bl W. 18th St Master A. H. Gifford. 350 W 17th St Secretary W. E. Ross, 63 W. Thirteenth St ... . Collector A. B. Eckels, 307 W. Eighteenth St . . Receiver Cbas Fitzraorris, Sh&rpsville, Mercer Co. Pa . . Magazine Agent 188. LAKE SHORE; Collin wood, Ohio. Meets in Euginedr’s Hall alternate Thursday evenings. J. M. Gaines. Box 152 Master S..A. Holman, Box 32 Secretary E. B. Hall. Box 250 Collector H. I. Miller, Box 151 Receiver S. A. Holman, Box 32 Magazine Agent 184. LINA; Lima, Ohio. Meet 2d and 4th Sundays at 1:30 P. M. in Irish Block. Joe Bowsber, Box 777 Master W. J. Dunn Secretary Joe Bowsher, Box 777 Collector B. Meyers, Box 358 Receiver Wesley Kerchine Magazine Agent . FIDELITY ; Delphos, Ohio. Meets in Beyer's Hall every Sunday at 2 P. M. A. E. Roebuck, Box 311 Master J. F. Hallsey, Box 311 Secretary B. Cramer Collector A. J. Hogarth, Box 311 Receiver J. B. Grove, Box 143, Delphos, O . Magazine Agent Digitized by CjOOQle

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68 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Jan. 186. CHAMBERLIN j Chicago, III. Meets In Walther’s ball, 3884 State 8t, 1st and 8d Sundays of each month. G. W. Blackburn, 856 Foi tv third St . . . Master Henry Heringer, 432 Root 8t Secretary J. £. Callaghan. 2538 Butterfield St . . Collector Wm. Stack, 3828 Shields ave Receiver Wm. A. Paul, 356 43d at Magazine Agent 187. LITTLE GIANT; Charleston, III. Meets in Firemen’s Hall 1st and 3d Sundays. Louis H. Linn, Box 402 Master Louis H. Linn, Box 402 Secretary Harry Douglass Collector J. F. McDougal Receiver Morgan Callahan Magazine Agent 188. 8. 8. MERRILL; Chicago, HI. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:80 P. M. at 786 W. Lake St. F. F. Hutchison, 50 Artesian ave Master E. P. Tobias, 27 N. Oakley st Secretary Geo. P. Smith, 42 Artesian ave .... Collector H. Pi Ice, 1019 A. Fulton st Receive L. L. Gay, 1069 Fulton st . . . Magazine Agent 189. BALDWIN ; Ft. Howard, Wis. Meets every 8unday in Nan's Block, Green Bay, George Harten, Green Bay,Wis Master C. F. Ball, L. Box 321, Green Bay, Wis . Secretary George HarteD. Green Bay, Wis .... Collector Martin Sheey, Green Bay Receiver J F. O'Conner, Box 449 . . . . Magazine Agent 190. FERGUSON: Mitchell. Dakota. Meets in I. 0. O. F. Hall 1st and 3d Sundays at 2PM William M. Smith, Box 077 Master Charles Woodman Secretary Edward Smith. Sanborn, Iowa Collector Emmet Wentworth, Sanborn, Iowa . . Receiver Edward Smith, Sanborn. Iowa . Magazine Agent 191. CU8TER; Livlagston, Montana. Meets every Wednesday at 7:80 P. M., at Thomp- son’s Hall. W. T. Field, L Box 54 Master Wm. F. Koontz, L. Box 54 Secretary H. K. Mavhew, L. Box 54 Collector E. J. Healey, L. Box 54 Receiver J. Martin, L. Box 54 Magazine Agent 192. MT. TACOMA; New Tacoma. Washington Ter. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month. C. W. Tullis, Portland, Oregon Master F. M. 8isson Secretary J. M. Hughes Collector J. S. Moss Receiver J. M. Hughes Magazine Agent 198. J. B. MAYNARD: Albina. Oregon. Meet in Hill’s Hall, 2d and 4th Sundays. J. R. Clark. E. Portland, Oregon .... Master H. W. Hall, Box 287, East Portland, Oregon . Secretary D. J. Byrne, Box 287 East Portland, Oregon Collector H. W. Hall, Box 287, East Portland, Oregon Receiver J. R. Clark. E.Portland. Ore . . Magazine Agent 194. BONANZA ; Missoula, Montana. Meets every Monday night in I. O. O. F. Hall C. H. March, Box 45 Master E. L. Hollister, Box 241 Secretary Milton Cheney Collector H. W. 8mith Receiver J. J Dowling, Heron Montana . Magazine Agent 196. RE-ECHO; Montpelier, Idaho. Meets in K. of L. Hall Fridays, at 7:30 P. M. S. L. Wysong Master J. E. Toner Secretary Ed. Purtell Collector James Duffy Receiver Peter Layng Magazine Agent 196. CLOUD CITY; Leadville, Colo. Meets at 514 Harrison Ave., every Tuesday. Wm. Braden, 204 W. 5th St Master S. W. Burdick, Box 330 Secretary W. S. Amberson, Box 890 Collector Fred Hyde . . Receiver George Moore, Box 330 Magazine Agent 197. RIYER8IDE ; Savanna, Dl. Meets 1st and 3d 8unday of each month. Clarence Latham. Box 446 Master Ira Hurless, Bog 79 Secretary Hiram Hicks, Box 79 Collector W. K. Lord, Box 147 Receiver Otto Christenson Magazine Agent 198. MAPLE CITY; Norwalk, Ohio. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays. T. H. Sheppard Man ter F. P. Mitchell, Box 95 Secretary R. A. Crane Collector E. E. Bishop, Box 765 Receiver E. E. Bishop, Box 765 Magazine Agent 199. MAHONING; Youngstown, Ohio. Meets every other 8unday evening in Union Veteran Hall, Federal 8treet. John Reynolds, Emily St Master J. B. Mawby .... Secretary J. B. Mawby Collector Chas. Stanfield, 808 North Watt 8t . . . Receiver John Straus, Mahoning Ave . . Magazine Agent 900. GREAT SOUTHERN; Meridian, Miss. Meets every Monday evening at 7:80 in B. of L. M. R. Curry. Box 210 Maa&er P. McHale, N. O. & N. E. Shops .... Secretary Jerry Finn Collector Jas. R as berry Receiver Richard Brothers Magazine Agent 901. FRIENDLY HAND; Jackson. Tens. Meets 1st and Sd Wednesday nights of month in K. of P. Hall D. W. Shea Master J. L. Jones Secretary Tim Coughlin Collector J. L. Jones ... Receiver J. D. Bledsoe Magazine Agent 902. SCIOTO; ChlUioothe, Ohio. Meets in Clough's HaU 1st Sundays at 2:30 P. M., and 8d Mondays at 7 P. M. Simet A. Barker, Box 1281 Master C. W. Sanders, Box 1281 Secretary Albert Maunsell, Box 1231 Collector Frank Willis, Box 1231 Receiver C. W. 8anders Box 1281 Magazine Agent 909. GARFIELD; Garrett, lad. Meets every Friday at 7:80 P. M. Thomas Cunningham, Box 70 Master W. K. George Secretary M. W. Smith Collector Frank Whiteman, Box 26 Receiver F. Wheterman, Box 26 Magazine Agent 204. COTTON BELT ; Jonesboro, Ark. Meets st Stacy Hall, every Monday at 7 P. M. Chas. F. King Master L. D. Roberts, L. Box 165 Secretary Ambrose Donigan Collector G. W. Humpherys Receiver W. B. Williamson Magazine Agent 206. FLOWER OF THE WEST; Topeka, Kansan. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., in A. O. U. W. Hall. George Atherton, 228 Kline 8t Maater Chas. A. Marsh ,718 Handcockst .... Secretary Chas. Riddle, 127 Adams st Collector J. R. Musselman, 620 BrannerSt .... Receiver Charles Marsh, 218 Hancock St . Magazine Agent 207. LOYAL; XeadvUle, Pa. Meets in Arcanum Hall 1st and 8d Thundays. and 2d and 4th Wednesdays. T. S. Taylor Manter A. K. McFarland Secretary George Kebert Collector Alphonso Minium Receiver T. S. Taylor Magazine Agent 208. KEYSTONE : Susquehanna, Pa. Meets in C. M. B. A. Hall; alternate Tueeday and Saturday evenings. Charles A. Allen Master J. J. Launan, Box 131 Secretary Martin Griffin Collector Daniel Creegan Receiver C. A. Allen Magazine Agent Digitized by ^.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 69 m. SARATOGA ; Whitehall, N. I. Meets alternate Sundays In Arcade Building. W. R. Combs Master D. H. LaCroese, Box 366 Secretary H. W. Collins, Box 274 Collecthr Thos. Dorcal Receiver W. C. Holloway Magazine Agent !1«. 16*1; Schenectady, N. Y. Meets eve«y other Thursday in McCamus’ Hall. J. E. VanVranken, Box 497 Master Charles R. Weeks. Box 497 Secretary Homer Eyguar, Box 646 Collector Timothy Smith, Box 497 Receiver John W. V rooman Box 497 . . Magazine Agent Ul. OHOKO: South Easton, Pa. Meets in Biagg’s Hall, 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P.M. 8. F. Milheim. 436 Center St Master W. H. McCormick, 425 Delaware St . . Secretary J. R. Morris. Wilkes Barre St., near Cor. Lehigh St . . Collector A. J. Mickley, 725 Berwick St . Receiver D. W. Henry, Cor. Delaware and Wilkes Barre Sts Magazine Agent 111 EMPIRE; Watertown, 9. T. Meets iu Good Templars Hall 2d and 4th Sun- days. T. H. Lynch. 101 Factory St ........ Master H. A. French. 4 Cedar St Secretary H. A. French, 4 Cedar 8t . . Collector T.H. Lynch. 101 FactorySt Receiver G. B. Walker, 71 Arsenal St . . . Magazine Agent tlL WEST SHORE; Frankfort, 9. T. Meet every Tuesday evening in Joslin Block. M, J. Melroy Master James Zollner Secretary Wm. Weller Collector B. Flansburg Receiver I>. P. Gillen, Canajoharie, N. Y . . . Mag. Agent *14. ORIOLE: Baltimore, Md. Meets in Lehman's Hall. 861 Garden St.. 2d and 4th Snndavs. BertE. Wilhelm. 1608 Latrobe St Master John Garrick. 1901 Oak St Secretary R. L. Carnan, 739 Forrest 8t Collector J. N. Jones, 1100 Barclay St Receiver J. H. Hiler, 1731, Maryland Ave..Magazine Agent tU. EAST ALBANY ; East Albany, 9. T. Meets in Vaughn's Hall 2 and 4th Sundays at 12:0 P. M W. R. Taber, 222 Fourth St Master J. W. Reed. 92 Second St Secretary 0. P. Lowell, 60 Second St Collector F. P. Brooks by, 80 Washington 8t.f Green- bush, N. Y Receiver C. P. Lowell, 60 Second St . . . Magazine Agent HA W. A. FOSTER ; Fitchburg, Hass. Meets 2d and 4th Sunday in each month in Qiand Army Hall, at 11:39 A. M. Geo. W. Alden, 94 Mt. Vernon St Master 0. A. Pope, F. R. R. Engine House, Fitchburg, Mass Secretary H. W. Cushing, 72 Day St Collector Gto. W. Alden. 91Mt. Vernon st . . . Receiver Harry C. Cleveland. 20 Cross St . Magazine Agent 97. HEADLIGHT; Brazil. Ind. Meets in K. of P. Hall on 2d and 4th Sunday af- ternoons. W. K. Larr, Box 242 Mailer Efaner P. Collins Secretary R. L. Cook . . . ... ... Collector W. 8. Cook Receiver Vfe. F. Hartman . Magazine Agent •A DDLDE9 BANNER; Central, Va. %t lat and 3d Sundays at 1:30 P. M., in Belle . Heath Academy. A L Weller Master &4F. Lord. Lovely Mount, Montgom- 417 Co. Secretary A. RBollmao, Lovely Mount, Montgom- «y Co Collector mf* Tingling. Lovely Mount, Montgom- JjfCb Receiver AStgs. Powell, Lovely Mount, Montgom- •FOo. Mag. Agent 219. SMOKY CITY: Allegheny, Pa. Meet every Friday at 7:30 P. M. Cor. Bid well and Pennsylvania Ave. E. D. Cawley, 225. Washington Ave . . . Master C. Peterson. Cor. Bidwell& Penn. Ave., Secretary Ed. F. McCarty. 2 Reffuge St Collector John T. Sweeney, 189 Adams st Receiver R. Beeson, 271 Franklin St . . . Magazine Agent 220. PROVIDENT; Sunbnry, Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays, in Cooper Hall. Bailey Kennedy Master C. A. Richards Secretary A. C. Mitchell ... Collector Cha*. C. Bowen, 1123 Wallace street, Harrisburg, Pa Receiver Harvey Buck Magazine Agent 221. HURON ; Point Edward, Ontario. Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall, 2d and 4th Tuesdays at 8 P.M. John McMillan, Jr., Box 73 Master E. J. Everett, Box A Secretary F. J. Burgess Collector W. K. Forbes . . Receiver M. Wright Magazine Agent 222. WEBSTER; Fort Dodge, Iowa. Meets at G. A. R., Child’s block, 1st and 3d Sun- days at 2 P. M. C. W . Gardner, Box 738 Master O. G. Anderson, Box 49 Secretary Frank B. Rugg Collector Chas. C. Olney Receiver Frank B. Ruggs Magazine Agent 228. ASHLAND; Lexington, Ky. Meets 1st and 3d Thursdays in I. O. O. F. Hall. Thos. J. Kane, 299 £. Main St Master Frank Brandt, 227 E. Main 8t Secretary 8. W. Mullck, 199 E. Main St Collector John Cavins, 47 Drake St Receiver C. W. Harris, 47 Drake St ... . Magazine Agent 224. T. C. HOORN ; St. Cloud, Xinu. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 3 P. M. at Odd Fel- low Hall. E. E. Nutting Master A. Vogel, Box 367 Secretary John Mournan Collector A. Vogel, Box 367 Receiver James Kaiusburg Magazine Agent 226. SUPERIOR ; Fort William West, Ontario. Meets every Monday night in Smith’s Hall. Burton Wheatley Master W. H. Wadlaud Secretary Con Gouldiug Collector WlllBlannernassett Receiver T. L. Drummond Magazine Agent 226. MAGNOLIA; Corsicana, Texas. Meets 2d and 4th Wednesdays at 8 P. M L. C. Overhiser Master W. M. Nicol, L. Box 230 Secretary J. Barry Collector W. M. Nicol. L. Box 230 Receiver J. H. Dunkin Magazine Agent 227. MAGNET ; Binghamton. N. Y. Meets at Stevens’ Hall, North Chenango 8t., 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M. J. W. Spence, 33 Eldridge St Master G. B. Warner, 80 Lewis St Secretary W. A. Wrigley. 23 Doubleday St ... . Collector Theodore Haskins, 30 Virgil St ... Receiver G. B. Warner. 80 Lewis St . . . Magazine Agent 228. ACME; Scranton, Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M., in the First National Bank, No. 332 Lackawana ave. S. M. Travis, 716 Adams ave Master Jas. G. Burnett, 216 Lackawana Ave . . Secretary E. M. Tewksbury, 231 Fairvlew Ave, Hyde Park Collector Judson Bayly, 514 E. Market St Receiver Emerson Wiut, 1533 Mylert Ave . Magazine Agent Digitized by CjOOQle

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70 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Jan. Itt. BICKABD; Ctlea, H. T. Meet at 2 P. M. 2d and 4th Sundays at Poet Bacon HaU. E. D. Russell, 124 Bleecker st Master F. E. Beach, 202 Bleecker st Secretary J. J. Quirk, 158 Catharine st Collector A. E. Pease, 76 Main st Receiver Joseph Bromley, 94 Whitesboio st Magazine Agent 280. ALBANY CITY: Albany, N. Y. Meets 1st. 3d and 5th Mondays in each month, at 206 Washington Ave., at 7:30 P. M. Geo. W. Gilkerson, Livingston Ave. above Ontario St Master Geo M. Jeffers, 36 Ontario St Secretary Geo. W. Gilkerson, Livingston Ave. above Ontario St Collector Geo. M. Jeffers. 36 Ontario St Receiver Andrew L. Dunlop, West Albany Magazine Agent 881. DELAWARE; Wilmington, Delaware. Meet 1st and 3d Sundays 2:30 P. M. at G. A. R. Hall, Market St. Edward Nugent, 905 Elm St Master Geo. H. Larimore, 212 Poplar St., Wil- mington, Del Secretary E. Nugent, 905 Elm 8t Collector Geo. H. Larimore, 212 PoplaiSt., Wil- mington, Del Receiver Wm. E. North, 217 Pine St . . . Magazine Agent 888. LUCKY THOUGHT; Middletown, N. Y. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month, at 1 P. M., in K. of H. Hall. D. H. Smith, Box 1431 Master W. H. Tidaback, Box 14 1 Secretary Sherman Gildersleeve, Box 1431 .... Collector Wm. J. Herlihy Receiver H. B. Weeden, Drawer 104, Norwich. N. Y. Magazine Agent 888. GLAD TIDINGS; Moncton, New Brunswick. Meets 1st Saturday evening and 3d Sunday after- noon in Victoria Hall. Frank Probert Master Kenneth Campbell, Box 286 Secretary Wm. C. Hunter, Boz 286 Collector R. H. Coggan, Box 81 Receiver J. 8tewart. Jr Magazine Agent 884. NORTH BAY: North Bay, Ontario. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays, in B. of L. F. hall, W. R. Boucher Master W. J. Thurlow, 119 Main St Secretary W. H. Allendale Collector H. G. Reid Receiver John Beattie Magazine Agent 885. THREE BROTHERS: Pittsburgh, Pa. Meet Cor. 26th St. and Penn Ave. every Sunday at 2 P. M. J. W. Murphy, 3491 Denny St ...... . Master P. 8. Williams, 2903 Penn Ave Secretary W. J. Adams, Arch St. above 28th . . . Collector J. W. Walker, 2552 Penn Ave Receiver R. O. Ferrin, 2903 Penn ave . . ..Magazine Agent 886. HINTON; Hinton. West Virginia. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesdays at 1:30 P. M. and 2d and 4th Saturdays at 7:30 P. M. W. A. Callahan Master O. E. Madison Secretary J. P. Steele Collector J. R. Nutty Receiver J. Grether, Box 118 Magazine Agent 887. CENTRAL PARK ; Central Park, 111. Meets 1st and 3d.Sundays, in Tilton's Hall. Ben Dean, Box 101 Master M.J. Kennedy, 549 W. Ohio 8t., Chicago. Secretary M.J. Kennedy, 549 W. Ohio St., Chicago, Collector Thaddeus Chew Receiver H. Brink Magazine Agent 888. PLAIN CITY ; Paducah, Ky. Meets every Wednesday at 7:30 P. M. H. C. Kehiman, 1134 Jefferson St Master B. F. Smith, Box 016 Secretary A. E. Mercer Collector H. C. Kehiman, 1134 JefTersonSt .... Receiver Henry Kortz Magazine Agent 889. BUCKEYE; Delaware, Ohio. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, in Reid & Powell’s Hall. ' F. L. Volk. Box 782 Master J. J. Quinlan, Box 405 Secretary J. J. Jennings Collector Jas. B. Healv Receiver James Quinlan, Box 405 ... . Magazine Agent 240. GILBERT; Jackson, Mich. Meets every Monday at 7:30 P. M. Jas. F. Eaton, 312 BlackstoneSt Master J. H. Bentley, 116 Cortland St Secretary M. A. Henry, 327 Quarry St Collector D. Green, 211 Orange St Receiver George Holden, 20o Beech st . . Magazine Agent 841. MOUNTAIN CITY; Hazleton, Pa. Meet 2d and 4th Sundays of each month, at 1:30 P. M., at Liberty Hotel, Laurell St. John Gleam, Box 300 Master P. C. Hagertyt Box 300 Secretary John McCall, Box 300 Collector Andrew Krapf. Box 300 . Receiver John J. Pickering, Box 300 . . . Magazine Agent 242. WHEATON; Elmira, N. Y. Meets In G.A.R.Hall 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P.M. Wm. M. Bacon, 363 Fulton St Master Chas. Barker. 870, Cor. Hagee and Wash- ington Ave Secretary John B. Carpenter, 714 East Oak St . . Collector J. H. Bartholomew. 108 Ferris St ... . Receiver Daniel Keefe, 360 W. Fifth St . . Magazine Agent 248. J. H. SELBY; Texarkana, Texan. Meets every Sunday at 2 P. M . W. F. Rowe, Texarkana, Ark Master S. A. Oliver, Texarkana, Ark Secretary J. M. Painter, Texarkana, Ark Collector E. H. Christman Glass Box 362, Texark- aua, Ark Receiver E. H. Christman Glass, Box 362, Texark- ana, Ark Magazine Agent 244. T. P. O’ROURKE; Chicago. 111. Meets 1st Sunday at 8 P. M. and 2d Sunday at 2:30 P. M., Cor. 14th and Jefferson St. C. Naylor, 97 Stewart Ave Master Jas. J. Deegan. 298 E. 22d St Secretary Wm. Baxter, 657 W. 18 Place Collector N. E. Nare, 19 O’Brien 8t Receiver J. B. Thompson, 451 Fifty-Ninth St., En- glewood, 111 Magazine Agent 245. GEORGIA; Savannah, Ga. Meets every Thursday at 7:30 P. M. and 3d Sun- day at 2:30 P. M. Joseph F. Dooner, 117% Barnard St . . . Master Adam Hutton, 117% Barnard St ... . Secretary Adam Hutton, 117 Barnard St Collector Fleming Goolshy, 212% Harris St . . . Receiver I. R. Stelts, 64 West Broad St . . Magazine Agent 246. MACON; Macon, G a. Meets at M. A W. depot every Sunday. W. M. Walker, 1325 Fourth St Master N. S Ontler, cor. Pine and 6th Sts . . . Secretary James Boatwright, 454 Oak St Collector A. J. Vining Receiver J. I. Davidson, L. Box 482, Vicksburg, Miss Magazine Agent 247. KBNNESAW; Atlanta, Ga. Meets every Sunday at 2 P. M., at 49% Broad St. Fred Carlisle, 310 Rawson St Master Geo. A. Fechter, 316 Rawson 8t . . . . Secretary 8. N. Pitchford, 58 Smith 8t Collector John M. Baird. 194 Powers St . ... Receiver H. F. Waters, 316 Rawson St . . Magazine Agent 248. WESTERN BESEBYE; Ashtabula, Ohio. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 1;30 P. M., in G.A.R. Hall. • C. A. Mahan, Box 767 Master J. S. Brown, Box 704 Secretary W. Galli ford Collector H. L. Adams, Box 587 Receiver Chas. Weisell, Box 530 Magazine Agent Digitized by C.ooQLe

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 71 24*. CALUMET; South Chicago, III. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 7:30 P. M., in En- gineer's Hall, South Chicago. Samuel T. Hooper, Judd, Cook Co . Ill . . Master Hugo Logan, Judd, Cook County, HI., . Secretary John Ant Collector O. 0. Onsley, So. Chicago Receiver Magazine Agent tift. GOLDEN LINK : Wilkeabarre, Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays of every month at Se- nior Mechanic’s Hall. E. A. Reiley, Ashley. Pa Master W. C. Daugherty, 71 Kidder St . .Secretary C. H. L&man, Kingston, Pa. . . Collector C. Van why, Ashley, Pa. ... Receiver Elmer Butz Magazine Agent tiL LEHIGH; Haaeh Chunk, Pa. Meets at Stahl’s Hall 1st and 3d Sundays. Tbeo. Lindenmuth East Mauch Chunk . Master John McAllister. Box 275 Secretary L H. Yetter. Box 275 Collector C. Roberts, Box 275 Receiver Cbas Hine Magazine Agen til COLUMBIA ; Colombia, Pa. Meet in Fendrich’a Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at 1 P. M. Harrv M. Hinkle Master Frank Stocker Secretary Geo. W. Ewing Collector Martin M. Hinkle Receiver Frank Stocker Magazine Agent til TBENTON ; Trenton. N. J. Meet* in Bayard Post No. 8, G. A. R. room at 24 E. State St. 1st and 3d Sundays of each month. John Hatfield, 47 Hart ave Master Robert Stackhouse. 007 Broad 8t. . . Secretary Thos. H. Decator. 45 Hart Ave Collector Frank P. Parsons, 18 Sandford St . . Receiver Wm. C. Massey, 157 Passaic St. . Magazine Agent «4. CLIMAX; ■Isoonrf Talley, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, at 7:30 P. M. in Ma- sonic Hall. W. H. Roberts Master C.T. Crippen, Box 171 . . Secretary P. J. Farrell Collector J. P. Hoff . . Receiver Thomas Sheean, Box 25 . . . . Magazine Agent fit. IEIGHBOR ; McCook, Neb. Meets in Masonic Hall 1st and 8d Wednesdays, and 2d and 4th Saturdays. Ernest McConnell. Box 154 Master L W. Jackson, Box 95 Secretary J. W. Jackson, Box 95 Collector G. A. Tolander, Box 521 . Receiver Frank McAdams, Box 210 ... . Magazine Agent ti&UGH LIME; Como, Colo. Meets every Thursday 8 P. M. in McFarlin Hall. & Bowerman . Master 6. W. McAleer, Box 47 Secretary M. 8. Mathes Collector G. W. McAleer, Box 47 Receiver Wm. Boynton Magazine Agent MI. KIT CAB80N: Baton, New Mexico. Meets every Sunday in Engineer’s Hall, on First street, at 2 P. M. John W. Cullen Master Alfred R. Cullen Secretary B. F. Pine Collector James McPherson Receiver Fkuk Pine . . Magazine Agent Mft»IHO: Nickerson, Kansas. Mseli in Odd Fellows Hall every Thurday owning at 7:30. A. I. Leigh ty Master J. & Wood, Box 185 Secretary Jan Ban ton Collector A.& Rltenour Receiver K. A. Bevarraux Magazine Agent BklUlllfi; La Junta, Colo. ■Ntoai Grand Army Hall at Trinidad Plaza. tank Bradbury, Box 51 Master MNnr8chmidt Secretary "" ‘ Harrington Collector 4 Averiil Receiver i Wheeler Magazine Agent <60. CALIFORNIA ; Sacramento, Cal. Meets 1st and 3d Thursdays at 7 P. M. In Red Men’s Hall. Masonic building, 6th and K Sta. E. Kunz, 1311 Ninth St . . Master J. D. Cummings, Box 107 Secretary J. A. Baker, 1007 I St Collector J. D. Cummings, Box 107 Receiver Louis E. Graham, C.P.r’nd house, MagazineAgent <61. MAGDALENA ; San Marcial, New Mexico. Meets 1st Sunday 3d Tuesday in Masonic hall. Morgan Feathers, Box 110 .’ Master Israel Cook, Box 87 . . Secretary Wm. Han way Collector Frank Ewing . Receiver Ed Manning Magazine Agent 262. QUEEN C1TT, West Toronto Janet., Ont. Meets 1st and Hd Mondays, and 2d and 4th Tues- days at Carlton nail. W. B. Ritchey, Box 61 Master A. E. Stewart Secretary William Ilyudman, Box 61 . . .Collector John Price Receiver John Regan . . . .MagazineAgent 268. ALAMO; Tavlor, Texas. Meets every Wednesday at Alamo Hall. Thomas Tbrailkill. Box 55 Master G. W. Spangler. 708 X. Carral St., San Antonio, Texas Secretary B. C. Melson Box 10 ... . . Collector A. E. Aikman, Box lu Receiver A. Browsou Magazine Agent 264. J. K. GILBREATH; Butte City, Montana. Meets every Thursday at 8 P. M., in Cobban Hall, South Butte, Montana. Joseph Byrne, Box 4. South Butte .... Master Peter Grant. South Butte . Secretary Geo. Tyndall, Box 832 Collector C. H. DeCamp. Box 5, South Butte . . . Receiver John Meeks, South Butte. Mon . MagazineAgent 265. GRAND RIVER: Grand Rapids, Mich. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2:30 P. M. in I. O. O. F. Hall. H. Norris, 50 River avenue Master G. P. Downey, 13 Wcnham avenue . . Secretary Walter Follett Collector J. Kitselman, 68 California St Receiver F. G. Kough, 525 S Division St . Magazine Agent 266. JOHN HICKEY ; Sooth Knnknnna, WIs. Meet 2d and 3d Fridays at 7:30 P. M., and 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. J. E. Moquin Master J. A. Barckley Secretary L. Kittell Collector Frank Welsher .... Receiver T. S. Kelley . . Magazine Agent 267. ENDEAVOR: Algiers, La. Meets in St. Charles Hall at 2 P. M. every Sunday. M. H. Brown. 78 Webster Ave Master J. E. Goff, 126 Elmira St Secretary Jas. Stockton. 58 Vallette St Collector A. B. Walters, 110 Pacific Ave Receiver A. H. Flynn, 87 Pacific Ave . . Magazine Agent 268. CHICKAMAUGA; Chattanooga, Tenn. Meets every Friday at 2 P. M. D. V. Cahill, 1327 Market St Master D. V. Cahill, 1327 Market St Secretary Jas. Harrington, 310 Long St Collector T. O’Leary, 52 McCreary St., Cor Hines, Nashville, Tenn Receiver 269. O. K.$ Cincinnati, Ohio. Meet 1st and 3d Sundays at Eagle Hall, S. W. cor. 8th St. and Central Ave. Jas. F. Luddon, 24 Pearson St Master R. E. McKenzie, 151 Baymiller St . . . Secretary Geo.Kirshner,67 loth St,, Covington, Ky. Collector Dan. P. Keegan, 439 Richmond St . . . Receiver Ed. Cullen, 27 Budd St Magazine Agent 270. MINNEAPOLIS; Minneapolis, Minn. Meets 1st Sunday of each month at 2 P. M., and 3d Saturday at 7:30 P. M. 8. B. Thompson, 2216 Cedar Ave Master D. Lucas, 407 Fifth St. S Secretary A. M. Getcbell, 27 Second St. 8 Collector Chas. Kroft, 2116 Twentv-NInth St. S . . Receiver Ambrose Powell, 3020 28th Ave. So., Mag. Agent Digitized by ^.ooQle

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72 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Jan. 971. STEAM; Stanhope, N. J. Meets in Drake’s Hall, 2d and 4th Sundays at 4 P. M. R. A. Trezlse, Box 30, Port Morris .... Master Wm. Weiler. Box 25, Port Morris . . . Secretary W. H. Blanchard, Port Morris Collector Wm. Weiler, Box 25, Port Morris . . Receiver Patrick Ash, Port Morris, N. J . Magazine Agent 272. WILSON ; Junction, N. J. Meets every Monday evening in P. O. S. and A. Hall, Cor. Fifteenth and Holliday Sts. Jno. S. Eveland, Jr . Master J. E. Dineen Secretary Jacob S. Roden bough Collector J. W. Gary Receiver Arthur Kirkendall Magazine Agent 272. DENVER ; Denver, Colo. Meets every Monday night in Odd Fellows Hall, 889 Santa Fe St. R. M. Huntington, 562 Santa FeSt . . . . Master C. H. Curtis, 458 Clark St . . Collector W. J. Bratton 1245 Pinion St Receiver J. E. Nichols, 2221 Lawrence St . . Magazine Agt 274. JACKSON ; Clifton Forge, Va. Meets 2d and 4th Saturdays at 7:30 P. M. in Odd Fellows Hall. J. H. Wright Master C. H. Butcher, Charlottesville, Va . . Secretary W. G. Dudley .../.. . .... Collector J. H. White. 811 Stewart St., Staunton . Receiver R. R. Johnson Magazine Agent 275. LEE; Richmond. Va. Meets in Thorn s Hall Cor. 17th and Mainsts., 1st and 3d Sundays at 1:30 P. M. C. W. Jenkins. N. N & MV. Round House, Master W. V. Bradshaw, R. D. Round House, Manchester, Va Secretary W. R. Sanders, 4 N. 18th St Collector Wm. J. Burke, NN<fc MV Round House . Receiver C. M. Lively, 905 North Fifth St . . . Mag. Agent 276. GRAFTON ; Grafton, W. Va. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 1 P. M. Ed. Dixon Master J. E. Conners Secretary M. Dorsey Collector A. B. Enoch Receiver 277. ALABAMA; Mobile, Ala. Meets every Monday at 2 P. M. O. E. Adams, L. & N. Shops Master R. H. McCarty, L. & N. Shops Secretary R. H. McCarty, L & N. Shops Collector Frank I. Carney, L. & N. Shops Receiver W. A. Crawford, L. & N. Shops . Magazine Agent 278. ANDERSON: Vicksburg, Miss. Meets 1st ana 3d Tuesdays at 2 P. M. and 2d and 4th Fridays at 7 P. M. H. J. Stanton, L. Box 482 Master J. O. Brown, L. Box 482 Secretary B. G. Larkin, L. Box 482 Collector J. O. Brown, L. Box 482 Receiver E. Wright, L. Box 482 Magazine Agent 279. METKOR ; McComb City, Miss. Meets even* other Sunday at 3 P. M. In Odd Fel- lows’ Hall. E. M. Coe, Box 87 Master A. W. Jennings, Box 87 . Secretary A. W. Jennings, Box 87 Collector Ike H. Martin, Box 87 Receiver E. M. Coe Box 87 Magazine Ageut 280. OZARK; Thayer, Mo. Meets Sundays at 9 A. M. in Sachs’ Hall. W. H. Lohues, Box 237 Master Jacob Myers, Box 185 Secretary Ueoive Hopewell Collector VV. M. Jackson Receiver A. R. Reed Magazine Agent 281. TUNNEL HILL; New Albany, lad. Meets in Hedden’s Hall 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M. Thos. D. Fisher Master H. H. Hopkins Secretary W. H. Sarles Collector Wm. H. Stephens, X. 7th St Receiver Robt. Chapman Magazine Agent 282. BURNSIDE; Mt. Carmel. 111. Meets in Lotta Hall on 1st and 3d Sundays at 2:30 P. M. Wm. F. Gibson Master Calvin Minniear Secretary Homer W. Baldwin Collector Kelley Holsclaw Receiver Geo. W. House ........ Magazine Agent 288. LACKAWANNA; Great Bend, Pa. Meets in Kei tier’s Hall 2d Sunday and 4th Wed- nesday. Frank J. May, Hallstead, Pa Master E. Edenger Secretary T. L. Connelly, Great Bend, Pa Collector H. P. Trowbridge, Hallstead, Pa. . . .Receiver T. J. Connor. Hallstead, Pa . . . Magazine Agent 284. ELM CITY; New Haven, Conn. Meets at Elk’s Hall, 852 Chapel 8t. 1st Saturday and 3d Sunday afternoon. E. A. Ferrell, 15& Rosette St Master Eugene S. Ailing, 161 Spring St ... . Secretary W. H. Dellert, 43 Carlisle St Collector Wm. A. Pyle, 46 Arthur St Receiver Chas. A. Baldwin, 243 Greenwich Ave. Magazine Agent 285. CHARTER OAK; Hartford, Coun. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month, Cor Pratt and Main Sts., in Bliss Hall. H. L. Stearns. 4 Wooster St Maatei E. E. Bill, 27 Vine St Secretary B. A. Thayer, 112 Hopkins St Collector H. L. Stearns. 4 W ooster St Receiver j. H. Osmond, 83 Fairmont St . Magazine Agent 286. SAGINAW VALLEY; East Saginaw, Mich. Meets in B L. E. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. Wilfred Borland. 412 N. 4th St Master Adolphus Pixel, 1214 Miller 8t Secretary Robert Steiner, 675 N. 4th St . . . . Collector Wesley Beck, 124 Sears St Receiver A Fixel, 1214 Miller St Magazine Agent 287. ALTOONA; Altoona, Pa. Meets every Sunday at 2 P. M., in Ott’s Hall, Twelfth St. T. I). Trout, 2d ave. and 7th St Maater J. C. Brode, 1004 Nineteenth St ... . Secretary W. G. Miller, l903Uniou Ave . . . . Collector F. A. Davis. 1903 Union Ave Receiver W. R. Yockey, cor 10th Ave and 24th St . Mag Agt 288. EMMET; Esthervillc, Iowa. Meets 1st Sunday aud third Monday at 7:30 P. M. in Masouic Hall. Geo. Godden, Box 76 Master P. J. Sullivau, Box 48 Secretary A. L. Houltshouser, Box 5 Collector W. S. Davis. L. Box 80 Receiver J. H. Carberry Magazine Agent 289. GRAND ISLAND; Grand Island, Neb. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:30 P. M., in Odd Fellows’ Hall, cor. 3d and Pine Sts. John W. Allwine Master Geo. Morgan, Box 575 Secretary Wm. H. Anvan Collector Wm. Edwards Receiver Wm. Edwards Magazine Agent 290. MARION Hannibal, Mo. Meets in Emuiet Hall. 2d & 4th Sundays at 7 P. M. W. E. Miles. 1101 Church st Master L. R. Bickel, 510 Bluff st. So Secretary J. W. Rowlaud, 406 N. 3d St Collector W. F. Ritter, 217 S. 4th St Receiver L. R. Bickel, 510 Bluff St .... Magazine Agent 291. ATLANTIC; Brooklyn, N. Y. Meets 2d Saturday evenings and 4th Sunday morn- ings at Pythian Hall. George Sm th, Sheffield ave near Atlan- tic ave Maater G. W. Bruno, Station E Secretary Geo. Eichhorn, Fulton Ave, bet. But- ler and Miller Collector W. M. Valentine, Fulton St and Man- hattau Crossing, Station E Receiver Ed. Locke, 657 Madison St . . . Magazine Agent Digitized by C.ooQLe

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 73 »l. POCiHO.XTAS; Holden, Ho. Meets in Odd Fellows’ Hall, 2d and 4th Saturday. J. C. Bell Master G. R. Johnson Secretary W. A. Bedell Collector W.M. Bedell Receiver G. £ Johnson Magazine Agent MS LAFAYETTE; Philadelphia, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month at 1:90 P. M. Hall. cor. Frankfort Road and Sargent St. J. J. Leahy. 2fl27 Fremont St Master W. J. Sharkey, 2005 Somerset St., Sta- tion E Secretary J. J. Haughey. 2710 Hewson St Collector D. J. Kilty. 2800 Edgemont St Receiver G. W. Nevill, 1541 Palmer St . . Magazine Agent m. OHIO RIYER; Huntington, W Ya. Meets 1st Saturday and 3d Thursday at 7 P. M., in Palmer’s building, 3d ave., bet. 8th and 9th sts. 0. G. Temple, Box 202 Master G. W. Lynch, Box 202 ... . . Secretary O. G. Temple, Box 202 ... ... Collector F. C. McDaniels, Box 262 Receiver G. W. Lynch. Box 202 Magazine Agent m. U. 8.; Davenport, la. Meets 1st and 3d Sunday of each month. J. V. Cunningham, 1314 Carry Ave .... Master A R. Kough, 1235 Harrison St . . . . Secretary A. R. Kough, 1235 Harrison St ... . Collector A M. Kough, 1235 Harrison St Receiver F. W. Duncan, 506 Brady St . . . Magazine Agent C.F. McSteen.care John McSteen, Magazine Agent tM. IRON RANGE ; Duluth, Mina. Thomas Kelly, Two Harbors, Minn . . . Master Walter H. Bell, Box 269, Two Harbors, Minn Secretary P. J. McGuire, Two Harbors, Minn . . Collector Alfred Dahl, Rices' Point, Duluth . Mag. Agent M3. CLARK ; Jeffersonville, Ind. Meets 2d and 4th Monday at Beck’s Hall. J. Wilson, Box 892 Master C. K. Buehler Secretary P. J. Gavin Collector A. B. Chambers Receiver P. A. Coleman Magazine Agent •8. 6LEXCOE ; Si. Louis, Mo. Meets at 2817 Chouteau Ave., 1st and 3d Mondays at 1:30 P.M. Geo. T. Andrews, 2029 Eugenie Street . . Master J. W. Reynolds, 2132 Gratiot St .... Secretary Charles A. Durnell, 512 Montrose ave . Collector W. J. Murphy, 314 Montrose ave . . . .Receiver John McClusky, 1418 Joab St . . Magazine Agent ttLCKKTRAL OHIO; Crestline, Ohio. Meet at Jeuers’ Hall eyery Wednesday at 7 P. M. James Butler, Alliance Master W. H. Zink Secretary G. R. Rock. Box 85 Collector C. H. Ridge, Box 87 Receiver w. a Brown Magazine Agent HKK1BBOR CITY; Hlehlgan City, Ind. Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall 1st, 8d and 5th Mondays at2 P.M. A a Hewitt, Box 834 Master W. H. Roe L. Box 644 Secretary W. H. Henry, Box 49 Collector J*. WTiitby, L. Box 704 Receiver law Willson, 7th street Magazine Agent 9UKII MOUNTAIN : Lyndonville, Yt. Metti 1st Sunday at 10 A. M. and 3d Friday * a r. M. In Engineer’s hall. ganel J. Norris Master £B&k W. Thompson Secretary pro tern ffaak W. Thompson Collector J*. M. Weeks Receiver rank W. Thompson Magazine Agent SOS. YOUGHIOGHEXY; ConneUsvUle, Pa. Meets alternate Sundays in Reisinger Hall, Main street, Connellsville, Pa. J. P. Smith, Box 261 Master A. C. Plante Box 173 Secretary 8. A. McPnee, Box 887 Collector A. C. Plante, Box 173 Receiver E. W. Ellison Magazine Agent 808. YILLA PARK ; Streator, 111. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays. J. J. Corcoran, 151 Monroe St Master J. B. Irwin Secretary J. V. Ament Collector Moses Cantlin Receiver Chas. Burtch, 156 E. Wilson St . Magazine Agent 804. THREE BRANCH Argents. Ark. Meets every Saturday evening at 7:30 P. M., In Moses Hall, Argenta, Ark. Jas. S. Sharp Master Chas. E. Humphrey Secretary R. S. Hunt, Box 157 Collector R. G. Curtis Receiver B. A. G. Sell, Box 115 Magazine Agent 805. US WIN ; Rat Portage, Ontario. Meets in Garfield Hall, 1st and 3d Wednesdays. Sam S. Wilson, Rat Portage Master Wm. Burrage, Box 40 Secretary Wm. Munt Collector Chas. Unwin Receiver 806. GRANITE STATE ; Concord. N. H. Meets 2d Saturdays at 7:30 P. M., and 4th Sunday at 3 P. M. in Temple Hall, Sanborn block. J. C. Muzzey, 17 Green St Master F. H. Favor, 11 Fremont St Secretary Z. H. Durkee, Box 248, White River Junc- tion, Vt Collector James Burbeck, 14 prince St Receiver C. S. Woods, cor. Linden <& Beacon sts. Mag Agent 307. HAMDEN ; Springfield, Mass. Meets in Crescent Hall, 218 Main St., 1st and 3d Sundays. Chas. A. Chapin. B. <& A. Engine House . . Master Geo. W. Pettiugill, B. & A. Engine House, Secretary John Fenton, 108 Congresss St Collector M. D. Newton, Merrick, Mass Receiver F. R. Childs, B. & A. Eng. House, Magazine Agent 80S. BELLE HA YEN; Alexandria, Ya. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays. E. B. Kemp Master N. B. Grant Secretary H. J. Mortimer Collector W. M. Mansfield 1018, Duke st Receiver H. J. Mortimer . Magazine Agent 809. BARTHOLDI: Long Island City, N. Y. Meets 2d Mondays and 4th Saturdays in Sch Wal- lenberg Hall. Wm. J. Simon, Box », Shuetzen Park, L. I., N. Y Master Jno. W. Brown, 147 Dupont St., Green Point, L. I.. N. Y Secretary Edward Murphy, Sag Harbor, L. I . . Collector Frank Sembler Receiver W. J. Rooney Magazine Agent 810. CHESTNUT BIDGE; Derry Station, Pa. Meets 1st, 3d and 4th Wednesdays at 7:30 P. M., and 3d Sunday al 2 P. M. G. B. Meyers, Box 108 Master H. E. Hootman Secretary H. C. Martin Collector Joshua Rhodes Receiver E. Moore Magazine Agent 811. BELLE PLAINS; Belle Plalne, la. Meets in V. A. L. Hall 1st and 3d Sundays. Arthur Kennedy Master J. C. Hanby, Box 228 Secretary T. W. Miller, Box 341 Collector C. A. ltowe, Box 379 Receiver H. Hartwell Magazine Agent Digitized by Google

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Jan. SIS. BLUE TALLEY ; Wvmore, Neb. Meet* in Masonic Hall 1st and 3d Sundays. W. F. Racket, Box 138 Master B. A. Downen Secretary L. W. Small . . Collector 8. E. Fulton, Box 85 . ... ... Receiver B. A. Downen . Magazine Agent SIS. KAW V ALLEY; Armourdale, Kansan. Meets alternate Mondays at 7.30 P. M. John Donovan, Box .‘12, Armstrong, Kan, . Master Thos. McHale, Box 26, Armstrong, Kan Secretary M. 8. Laughlin, Box 51 Collector Emmett Lewis, Armstrong, Kan ... Receiver John Lynch, Armstrong. Kan . Magazine Agent S14. MINER? A ; New Castle. Pa. Meets every 2d Sundays in K. of P, Hall. E. W. Shatto, Mahoningtown, Pa Master George Lutton .... Secretary Jerry Pyle . . Collector Robert Russell, 125 Chestnut St Receiver George McCrea, Mahoningtown, Magazine Agent 815. TROY CITT ; Green Inland, N. Y. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at Odd Fellows Hall, 101 Hudson avenue. Oliver J. Ogden, 58 James st Master Wm. J. Murray, 68 High St Secretary Jas. A. Dardis, 85 James St Collector H. R. Peach, 29 George St Receiver O. J. Ogden, 39 Swan st Magazine Agent 816. OMEGA; Buffalo, N. Y. Meets every Saturday evening at Slebert’s Hall. corner Jefferson and Bristol 8ts. J. R. Huntley, 79 Van Renseller St . . . .Master Wm. H. Walsh, 1903 Broadway Secretary T. C. Burke, 833 Seneca St Collector Robt. O. Williams, 89 Watson St ... . Receiver Robt. O. Williams, 89 Watson St, Magazine Agent 817. MOUNT PENN ; Reading, Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays, at 9:30 A. M. in Bland’s Hall, 9th and Penn Sts. George Leeds Master Wm. Gordon, 836 Green St Secretary Wm. J. A. Kendall, 833 Green St ... . Collector L. Brownback, 226 N. 9th 8t Receiver M. W. Potteiger, West Leesport, Pa . Mag. Agent 818. IRON CITY; Glenwood, 23d Ward, Pittsburgh, Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Monday evenings at 7:30, in Speck’s Block, cor. 2d and Hazlewood avenue. J. F. Willis, Glenwood, 23d Ward . . . Master W. C. Alexander, Glenwood, 23d Ward . Secretary J. A. Woodcock, Glenwood, 23d Ward . Collector W. J. McNanamy, Glenwood, 23d ward Receiver Wm.Carter, 23d Ward, Lytle St. . Magazine Agent 819. ORPHANS* HOPE; Dennison, Ohio. Meets every Tuesday at 6:30 P. M., standard time. John Roach Master John C. Linduff Secretary John Roach Collector Harry R. Brown, Jr Receiver James A. Pollock Magazine Agent 820. ARBITRATION : East St. Paul, Minn. J. A. Scanlon, 475 Whitehall St., St. Paul . Master J. H. Salley, 617 Minnehaha St., St. Paul, Secretary A. H. Hunter, 751 Edgerton St., St. Paul, Collector R. A. Hetherington, 534 Grove St., St. Paul, Minn Receiver T. C. Hetherington, 528 E. Seventh St., St. Paul Magazine Agent 321. SNOW DRIFT ; Chapleau, Out. Meets in B. of L. F. Hall, First and Third Mon- days at 7:30 P. M. A. Rathwell, C. P. R. R . • Master W. J. Devlin, C. P. R. R Secretary Mark Bowles Collector J. McAdams, C. P. R. R Receiver Herbert D. Gay Magazine Agent 322. WISSAHICKON; Philadelphia, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month, at S. E. cor. 10th and Spring Garden Sts. L. D. Woodington, 1939 N. Ninth st . . . Master James Haas, 2135 Darien St Secretary James Haas, 2135 Darien St Collector Joseph Harrison, 668 Jay St Receiver John Kiple, 908 Green St ... . Magazine Agent 828. ANTHRACITE; Tamaqua, Pa. Meets in Kern’s Hall, 2d and 4th Sundays. Wm. H. Fry, Master Wm. Heckman, Box 867 Secretary Andrew Frank . Collector Wm. J. Dintinger, Box 347 Receiver Jos. Muck low Magazine Agent 824. MOUNTAIN GROYE; Catawissa. Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month at 1:80 P. M., in News Item Hall. J. W. Fisher. Box 222 Master Jeremiah Haley . Secretary JcremiAh Haley Collector James Kelly, Box 174 . Receiver Geo. E. Mensch, Rupert, Columbia Co., Pa Magazine Agent 825. SCHUYLKILL TALLEY; Pottsvllle, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sunday evenings of each month. Chas. H. Wesley. 603 N. 3d 8t Master W. H. Sowers. 102 Savoy St. PaloA lto, Pottsville, Pa Secretary T. F. Brennan, 393 Hotel St., Pottsville, Pa Collector Hugh F. Gillespie, 151 E. Bacon St., Palo Alto, Pottsville, Pa Receiver Jas. Fitzpatrick, Mt. Carbon, Pa . Magazine Agent 826. FOLWELL; Bradford, Pa. Meets 1st & 3d Sundays at 7:80 P.M. in G.A.R. HalL Geo. P.. Clough, 6 Allison St Master J. H. Fenner, 69 High St Secretary W. J. Palmer, 57 Jefferson St Collector Geo. P. Clough, 6 Allison St Receiver P. T. Lane, 13 Boyeston St . . . Magazine Agent 327. SILYER MOUNTAIN, Needles, Cal. Meets every Saturday in K. of L. HalL W. B. Cordingly Master J. M. Griffith Secretary Chas. Diffinbaugh Collector M. H. Smith . . Receiver John M. Griffith Magazine Agent 828. STONE BALLAST ; Plattsmouth, Neb. Meets in K. P. Hall alternate Sundays at 2 P. M. C. P. Curtis Master H. F. Zinn . . Secretary J. E. Kline Collector W. P. Ferguson, L. Box 916 Receiver J. Rowan, Box 56 Magazine Agent 829. SOLOMON TALLEY; Downs, Kansas. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 1:30 P. M. in Masonic Hall. H. E. Wade Master E. Remy, Box 169 Secretary John Milheisler, Box 102 Collector C. Tunnicliff Box 110 Receiver R. J. Dunlay Magazine Agent 880. BITEB TIEW ; Kansas City, Kansas. Meets 2d and 4th Thursday evenings at Melville Hall. Jos. O’Loughlin, Arraourdale, Kan. . . . Master R. L. Stewart, 14 o Wyoming St . . . Secretary J. J Barr, Station A Collector I. T. Ward, Box 4, Station A, Kansas City, Mo Receiver J. J. Barr, Station A Magazine Agent 331. CHICAGO BELT LINE ; Auburn Junction. 111. Meets in Foresters’ Hall, Cor. 81st St. and Vin- cennes Ave., Auburn, 111. Wm. Muldoon, Auburn Junction, Cook Co., Ill Master J. D. Flood, Box 34, S. Englewood . . Secretary J. McCarty, Auburn Junction, 111 . . . Collector Wm. Smith, S. Englewood, 111 Receiver W. Smith, S. Englewood, 111 . . Magazine Agent 332. STONE MOUNTAIN; Augusta, Ga. Meets every alternate Sunday in hall corner of Broad and Jackson Sts. B. W. Furbei, Ga. R. R. 8hops Master P. J. Buckley, Cen. R. R. shops .... Secretary W. W. Blassingale, Ga. R. R. Shops . . Collector John B. Nunn, 934 Fenwick St Receiver W. 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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 75 1888.] St. FHBIOUNT; Philadelphia, Pa. Me*ts in Hancock Hall, Cor. 40th St. and Lan- caster Are., 2d and 4th Tuesday evenings. B„ F. M. Keffer, 8921 Aspen St Master G. V. Plant, 3911 Wallace St., W. Phi la., Secretary C. H. Maul. 830 N. 40th St Collector Harry C. Ewing, 830 N. 40th St Receiver Frank S. Pierce, 831 N. 39th St., West Phil*. ... Magazine Agent tti ELLSWORTH: Philadelphia, Pa. Meets 2d and 4tn Sundays of every month, in Pat- terson Post Hall, Broad above Ellsworth st. Louis Genav, 1007 Ward St Master Wm. Akin, 1613 Mole St . Secretary H. A. Krauss, 1706 Afton St .... Collector F. H. Hartzell, 1506 Lukens St Receiver Harry Y'ocum, 021 S. 18th St. . . Magazine Agent m . HINT ADOLPHUS: Hochelaga, Canada. Meets alternate Sundays at 111 Moreen St., Trem- blay Block. Alfred Pring, 20 Roch Lane, Montreal . . Master Peter Dionne, 69 Iberville St, Montreal, Secretary Peter Dionne, 60 Iberville St, Montreal . Collector J. G. Brazean, 111 Moreau St Receiver J. Lonstretb, 107 Marlborough St . . Mag. Agent M. FALL SITEB ; Neodesk a, Kansas. Meets 2d and 4tn Saturdays, in I. O. O. F. Hall. L X. Baker, Box 178 Master I. H. Berry. Box 178 Secretary J. A. McPanl Collector Cbaa. Koehler Receiver MoseWeekley Magazine Agent 87. BIG FOUR ; Kansas City. Ho. Meets alternate Thursdays at 7:30 P. M., at 1710 Holly St. Clinton T. Allis, 1802 Belleview Ave . . . Master L. F. Stephens, 1007 W Seventeenth St., Secretary Chas. E. Thompson, 1228 Reservoir St. . Collector N. F. Clough, 1812 Holly St Receiver CbaxE. Thompson, 1228 Reservoir 81., Mag.Agent 88. WEST BRANCH ; Renoro, Pa. Meets alternate Sundays in Spangler’s Hall, Cor. 8th St. and Huron Ave., at 1:30 P. M. W. C. Robinson Master F. A. McGuire Secretary JL C. McFarland Collector G. B. McManigal Receiver limes Campbell Magazine Agent 89. WHITS BREAST; Chariton. Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. M. L. Bixler Master A. M. Williby, L. Box 781 Secretary G. C. Koebel Collector T. H. Saniord Receiver Albert Brown Magazine Agent Mi. STAR OF THE WEST ; Newton, Kan. Meets in Odd Fellows’ Hall alternate Thurdays, at 7:30 P. M. G. W. Wilcox, 128 W. Second 8t Master Chai. 8. Drnce, L. Box 169 Secretary J. K. Drenn&n, L. Box 169 . . Collector John G. Wright, L. Box 160 Receiver W. 9. Dix Magazine Agent 8L ROMS; White Haven, Pa. Meets In Rankey’s Hall at 2 P. M., 2d and 4th Sundays. Chat. Breutzman Master Wilson Dotter Secretary Chan Packer Collector Wm. Hartley Receiver Jw. N. Detertin Magazine /Agent **L BOLD RANGE; Donald, B.C. Meets In Firemens’ Hall every Wednesday. 5*rM Morton. Vancouver, B. C Master Govett, Box 49 Secretary Ben. B. Govett. Box 49 . Collector Atthsr Randall, Donald, B. C Receiver Mfca Simons. Revelstock, B. C . Magazine Agent MB. CASCADE; Medicine Hat, North West. Terr. JfetoiD Masonic Hall, 2d and 4th Sundays. WrA. Walker Master {Mate Hawthorne, Box 66 . . . . Secretary Parker, Box 66 Collector Harris, Box 66 Receiver J88& W. Dean, Box 66 Magazine Agent S4S. WHITSETTE; Charlotte, N. C. Meets In I. O. O. F. Hall 1st, 3d and 4th Sundays at 11 A. M. Ernest Garraux, Box 21 Master Wm. A. Kizziah, Box 21 Secretary Chas. L. Cauble, Box 21 Collector R. G. Smith, Box 21 Receiver T. J. Petters Magazine Agent 844. BRADSHAW ; Columbia, S. C. Meets in Phoenix Hall 1st and 3d Sundays at 2:30 P.M. D. C. Dickert Master R. D. Morton, Box 368 Secretary R. I). Morton, Box 368 . Collector G. P. Lawrence Receiver Oscar Land Magazine Agent Meets in K. P. Hall, Sundays at 2:00 P. M. J. X. Belen Master Joseph Gerard Secretary Sylvester Hind* . . Collector James Lyons Receiver J. X. Belen Mag. Agent Meets in Odd Fellows’ Hall 1st and 3d Mondays. W. A. Shackelford, Box 86 Master F. T. Martin, Box 80 . . Secretary H. A. Hatch, Box 86 Collector J. 1. 8izor, Box 86 . . Receiver C. C. Dean Magazine Agent 847. OLD FORT ; Dodge City, Kansas. Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall, 1st, 2d and 4th Thurs- days at 2 P. M. B. 8. Williams, L. Box 503 Master John O’Brien, Box 329 Secretary W. C. Fadle, Box 206 Collector Wm. Pinkerton, Box 320 Receiver John O’Brien, Box 329 Magazine Agent 848. BLUE MOUNTAIN ; LaOrande, Oregon. Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 3d Wednesdays at 7 P. M. E. A. Stephens, L. Box 93 Master F. E. Herr, L. Box 37 Secretary T. H. Boynton. L. Box 13 Collector F. G. Schilke, L. Box 37 Receiver Ed Jacobson. L. Box 47 . . . . Magazine Agent 849. HUDSON RIVER: Union Hill, N. J. Meets in Concordia Hall, 2d Saturday at 8 P. M., and 4th Sunday at 2 P. M. Henry Grimm. Weehawken P. O., Union Hill Master L. T. Burns, New Durham, N. J . . . . Secretary Milton Smith Collector J. E. Bovle, Weehawken P. O., Union Hill. 1ST. J Receiver Harry A. Dwyer, New Durham, N. J . . Mag. Agt 850. JAMES DONNELLY ; Perth Amboy, N. J. Meets in K. of P. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays. W. J. Ditzler Master Geo. F. Dlsbrow, South Amboy, N. J., Secretary Constant Coley Collector T. R. Mertz Receiver Levi M. Landis Magazine Agent 852. CHAMPLAIN ; St. Albans, Yt. Meets in Engineer’s Hall 1st and 3d Sundays at 1:45 P. M., and 4th Monday at 7:30 P. M. Chas. E. Preston, Box 148 Master Edward H. Culver Secretary John McAllister Collector C. P. Kelley, Box &36 Receiver Thomas Coleman ........ Magazine Agent 853. MARBLE CITY; Bntland, Vt. Meet 1st and 3d Sundays In E. A. U. Hall. C. S. Wardwell, 7 Grant Ave Master W. O. Phipps, Cor. Strong’s Ave. and Main street Secretary J. E. Pratt, 24 Plain St Collector J. C. Cannon, 63 River St Receiver C. E. Munson, 3 Granger St . . . Magazine Agent I Digitized by t^,ooQLe

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76 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Jan 854. HOBOKO: lloboken. H. J. Meets iu Burnett's Hall 2d Sundays and 4th Sat- urdays. John Curran, 222 ErieSt, Jersey Clty.N.J., Master J. S. Ken nan, 139 Second St Secretary Elmer K. HutF, Hacketstown, N. J. . . Collector Emmons C. Williams, Morristown. N. J.. Receiver D. McNamara, Summit, N. J . . Magazine Agent 856. STONE CITY; Joliet, 111. Meets in Switchman's Hall 1st Tuesdays at 7:80 P. M.. and 3d Sundays at 2:30 P. M. W. W. Brooker. 134 S Hickory St Master Chris. Nolan, 123 Grover St Secretary M. O’Grady, 701 Scott St Collector T. F. Hannan, 411 S DesplanesSt. . . . Receiver C. O. Bond Magazine Agent 856. CHAUNCEY M. DEPEW; Albany, New York. Meets 1st and 31 Tuesdays. Elmer G. Allen, 20 Westerlow St Master Robt. J. Lilly, 57 First St Secretary P. S. Dormady, 24 Trinity Place .... Collector S. E. Sweet, 400 Broadway, E. Albany . Receiver 0. Degroff, 100 Cliuton Ave . . . Magazine Agent 867. JUSTICE; Yanceboro, Maine. Meets in A. O. U. W. Hall at Vanceboroand Main Streets, 2d and 4th Saturdays. Wm. A. Smith, Carleton, St. Johns, N. B.t Master J. E. Shea Secretary C. J. Tabor, Woodstock, N. B Collector D. C. West. Brewer. Maine Receiver Fred. ty. Henderson. Farren St., Port- land, St.Johns, N. B Magazine Agent 868. COOKE; West St. Paul, Mian. Meets in Martin’s had. Cor. Fairfield and Da- kota Ave., Wot St. Paul, 2d and 4th Sundays, at 2.00 P. M. Fred J. Swanson, Dubuque, Iowa .... Master E. W. Freemau Secretary Mark L. Murray, 285 Concord St., West St. Paul, Minn Collector C. J. Sleeper, 38 Chicago Ave., St. Paul, Minn Receiver E. F. Ward. 188 Custer St., West St. Paul, Minn Mag. Agent 369. BIG FLINT; Wellington, Kansas. Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M.. and 2d Fridays at 7:30 P. M. Thoe. M. Brown Master Ed. Herning, Box 372 Secretary Charles Weddle, Box 450, Cberryvale,, Kan Collector Ed. Dicksou. Box 365 Receiver H. E. Hansen, Box 365, Wellington, Kan- sas Magazine Agent 860. COLD SPRING ; Springfield, Ohio. Meets in Lenty’s Hall, second and last Sundays. L. L. Young Master 1. P. Poling. 47 Lincoln Avenue .... Secretary E. E. Leonard. Sandusky. Ohio ... Collector Arthur W. Biuns. 27 Lincoln Ave . . .Receiver Ed. McDermott. 224 Shelby St . Magazine Agent 801. TRIED AND TRUK; Vincennes, liid. Meits in K. of H. Hall every Sunuay at 2 P. M. Lon Prewitt, 714 N. 7th St Master W. A. Wendliug, O. & M. shops . . Secretary Chas. Shermerhorn, O. A M. shops Collector Daniel Cad den, O. A M shops . ... Receiver J. H. Deputy, O. A M. shops . Magazine Agent 862. CATARACT; Niagara Falls, Ontario. John J. Rogers. Suspension Bridge, N. Y., Master Tohn Murray Secretary J.C. Flynn .... Collector Thomas Histrop ... ... Receiver J. W. Francis Magazine Agent 863. METROPOLITAN; New York, N. Y. Meets at 490 Eighth Ave., 1st and 4th Sunday af- ternoons. Artemas W. Eggleston, White Plains, X. Y . . . . . . Master Nat. Sawyer. 1119 Tenth Avenue . . . .Secretary Frank Melins, 43K Tenth Avenue . . .Collector R. E. ButterfleM, llil Ninth Avenue . Receiver M. J. Lynch, White Plains. N. Y . . Mag. Agent 864. SING ERL Y; Philadelphia, Pa. Geo. A. Valentine, 58th A Woodland ave . Master John Hickey, 6,211 Woodland ave . . . Secretary G. W. Gregg, jr. Grace Ferry Sta’n B.&O., Collector J. I. Way, 20o Tome *t Baltimore Co Md . Receiver W. G. Staats, 6,211 Woodland ave . . Mag. Agent 866. VIOLET; Bellows Falls, Vt. Meets 1st and 3d Saturday eve., in G. A. R. Hall James Stack Master C. H. Thompson Secretary E. C. Wiley, Windsor, Vt Collector G. C. Farnsworth, Charleston, N. H . . Receiver F. E. Reach, Brattleboro, Vt Mag. Agent 866. HAGERSTOWN; Hagerstown, Hd. Meets every Suuday, in Red Men’s Hall, corner Washington and Potomac Sts. S. R. Hackers Master J. J. Morrow, Shepardtown, W. Va. . . Secretary S. F. Johnson Collector D. A. Wallace Receiver C. L. Mulleniux, L. Box 61 Mag. Agent 867. MORGAN CRANE; Sommeraet, Ej. Meets 1st and 15th of each month, in Engineer’s and Firemen’s Hall. Horace G. Lucas Master James Ford Secretary James 9. Morris Collector J. W. Fowler Receiver James S. Morris . . . . Mag. Agent 868. DEEP WATER ; Springfield, Mo. Meets in K. of P. Hall 1st. 2d and 3d Mondays. W. R. Smith, jr.. Box 846 Master T. A. Butterly, Box 1027 Secretary Lee H. Davidson, Box 358 Collector C. W. Henry Receiver Charles Hall Magaziue Agent see. WALNUT VALLEY; Eldorado, Kan. Meets in K. of P. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays. Chas. II. Finley Master Fred Staley Secretary Mike Fitzgerald Collector Arthur Hodgson Receiver D. W. Dungau, Box 1522 Magazine Agent 870. NEOSHO VALLEY ; Connell Grove. Kan. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesday evenings in A. O. V. W. Hall. Alexander Scott Master Clarence Stone .... Secretary Geoige Webster Collector Chas. Torrence Receiver J. S. Lowe Magazine Agent 871. COVENANT; Nevada. Mo. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays. Geo. B. Meek Master Chas. Suyder Secretary J. G. Fry back OoUector W. M. Calkins Receiver 872. SIGNAL MOUNT; Big Springs. Texas. Meets in Engineer's Hall 1st Wednesday after- noon and 3d Wednesday evening. A. S. Hill Master R. J» Bible . . . Secretary Dennis Ryan . . Collector Edward Lyons Receiver Dennis Ryan . . Magazine Agent 378. J. T. HARAHAN; Birmingham, Ala. Meets in Keen Hall, Allen building, Morris Ave., every Sunday at 9 A. M. Wm. Hunt Master Henry H. Hardy, Box 300 Secretary Wm. H. Bussey Collector Thos. C. Hordman, 1700 2d Ave Receiver 874. McALLISTER; Herrington, Kan. Meets in K. P. Hail, 1st and 3d Thursdays at 7:30, and 2d and 4th Thursdays at 2 P. M. W. W. Campbell, Box 125 Master W. W. Butterfield Secretary Henry Magee Collector G. A Norman . Receiver 376. FRIENDSHIP; Dayton, Ohio. Meets in K. P. Hall, 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M. N. W. Rose, 21 Libel'e St Master John R. Glynn, 26 Costellow St . . . .Secretary John Stevens, 54 Bell St Collector John F. Hoban, 635 E. Second St ... . 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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 77 41 A THREE-TIME WIN NEB.” Hu Hanlon Lost His Grip?— Philosophical Train- ing demanded. The defeat of “ Nod ” Hanlon by Teemer at To- ronto In August indicates the “ end of the glory ” of the doughty champion. He has sustained his record with admirable pluck and success, but the tremendous strain of years of training must certainly some day find its limit. Apropos of this we recall the following inter- esting reminiscence of aquatic annals : On a fine, bright day in August, 1871, an ex- cited multitude of 15,000 to 20,000 persons lined the shores of the beautiful Kenebecassis, near St John, N. B., attracted by a four-oared race between the famous Paris crew of that city and a picked English crew for 85,000 and the cham- pionship of the world. Wallace Ross, the pres- ent renowned oarsman, pulled stroke for the Blue Nose crew, and “ Jim ” Renforth, champion xnller and swimmer of England and of the world, was stroke in the English shell. Excitement was at fever heat. Bnt three hundred yards of the course had been covered when the Englishmen noticed that their rivals were creeping away. uGive us a dozen, Jim,” said the veteran Harry Kelly, ex-champion of England, who was pull- ing No. 8 oar. * I can’t, boys, I’m done,” said Renforth, and with these words he fell forward, an inanimate heap in the boat. “He has been poisoned by book-makers,” was tbecry, and belief. Everything that science and skill could sug- gest'for his restoration was tried ; but after terri- ble struggles of agony, the strong man, the flower of the athletes and pride of his countrymen, passed away. The stomach was analyzed but no sign or trace of poison could be found therein, though general examination showed a very strange condition of the blood and the life-giving and tyealth-j> reserv- ing organs caused by years of unwise training. While the muscular development was perfect the heart and kidneys were badly congested. The w*hole system was, therefore, In just that state when the most simple departure from or- dinary living and exertion was of momentous consequence. His wonderful strength only made his dying paroxysms more dreadful and the fa- tality more certain. Hmnlftn is nov in Australia. Beach, champion •f that country, is a powerful fellow, who prob- ably understands the liability of athletes to death from over-training, the effect thereof be- ing very serious on the heart, blood and kidneys, asabown by poor Renfortli’s sudden death. Within the past three years he has taken pur- Hiularcare of himself, and w'hen training, al- ways rein foi*ces the kidneys und prevents blood dasgettion in them and the consequent ill-eflect aa the heart by using Warner’s safe cure, the ^artaman’s universal favorite, and says he 44 is flrtmtabed at the great benefit.” Harry Wyatt, the celebrated English trainer of athletes, who continues himself to be one of the finest specimens of manhood and one of the most successful of trainers, writes over his own signature to the English Sporting Life, Septem- ber 5th, saying : 44 1 consider Warner’s safe cure invaluable for all training purposes and outdoor exercise. I have been In the habit of using it for a long time. I am satisfied that It pulled me through when nothing else would, and it Is al- ways a three- time winner! ” Beach’s and Wyatt’s method of training is sound and should be followed by all. Lodges of the B. of L. F. wishing to procure Regalias will save 20 to 50 per cent, by sending orders to ZAISBR & STEGMAN, Rooms 2, 3 and 5, 27 South Meridian St. Send for price list. INDIANAPOLIS, IND. GOOD NEWS \ to LADIES i. Greatest inducements ever of- fered, Now ’■ orders and Cofeea, ful Gold Band Sold Band Moss Rose Decorated Toilet Set. THE GREAT p o Box J8SL PATENTS until obtained THUS. P. SIMPSON, II ^Washington. D. C. No I wpay asked ior patents Write for Inventor’s Guide. CATARRH! Iporttlvely cured by the great German Remedy. Sample package and book for 4 cents in Stamps. E. H. Medical Co.v Ea*t Hampton, Conn. Digitized by Google

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78 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Jan. ■^LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE!-^- PRIZE LIST FOR 1888. Greatest Inducements Ever Offered! COMPETITION OPEN TO ALL! The Grand Lodge of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen has decided to offer the following Prizes to Agents, and other persons, securing the best lists of subscribers to the Locomotive Firemen’s Magazine for 1888, viz.: FIRST PRIZE — To the Lodge securing the largest number of subscribers, one set (4) Offi- cers’ Upholstered Chairs, finely finished. (This includes a chair each for the Master, Vice Master, Past Master and Chaplain.) SECOND PRIZE. — To the Lodge securing the largest number of subscribers in propor- tion to membership , a handsomely ornamented Banner, suitably inscribed. THIRD PRIZE. — To the Lodge organized after January 1st , 1888, securing the largest number of subscribers, a handsome Altar, suitably inscribed. FOURTH PRIZE.— To the Ladies’ Society, B. of L. F., ordering the largest number of subscriptions (provided not less than fifty are ordered,) through its authorized Agent, a Parlor Organ. FIFTH PRIZE. — To the Lady (open to all) securing the largest number of subscribers, (provided not less than twenty-five are ordered,) a handsome Gold Watch. SIXTH PRIZE. — To the Gentleman (exclusive of regular agents,) securing the largest number of subscribers (provided not less than twenty-five are secured,) a set of Cham- bers’ Encyclopaedia. SEVENTH PRIZE — To the Members’ Wife or Daughter, securing the largest number of subscribers, (provided not less than twenty-five are secured,) a first-class Sewing Machine. EIGHTH PRIZE. — To the Members’ Sun securing the largest number of subscribers, (provided not less than tw’enty-five are secured,) a Silver Watch. MISCELLANEOUS PRIZES FOR REGULAR AGENTS ONLY. The following Prizes will be awarded to the Magazine Agents (regardless of membership of their Lodges, ) who secure the largest lists of subscribers: PHIZES: Sixth Prize. .Forney’s, Sinclair’s and Alexander’s First Prize Gold Watch • ' Books on the Locomotive. Second Prize Diamond Shirt Stud Seventh Prize Nickel-Plated Scoop Third Prize 18 Karat Gold Watch Chain Eighth Prize Nickel-Plated Cab Light Fourth Prize Monogram Gold Ring Niuth Prize Nickel-Plated Torch Fifth Prize Monogram Gold Watch Charm Tenth Prize Gold Badge B. of L. F. GRAND SPECIAL PRIZE OPEN TO ALL. To the Lodge securing the smallest number of subscribers, a Leather Banner, inscribed with the names of the officers, will be awarded. To the Agent of the Lodge securing the smallest number of subcribers there will be awarded a leather Medal, suitably inscnl>ed. The time for the competition will be extended to December 1st , 1888, and the Prizes will be awarded on that day. Each annual subscription will count equal to two semi-annual, or four quarterly subscriptions. Competitors will be credited with paid up subscriptions only, and all subscriptions not paid up, will not be counted in the awarding of the Prizes. Parties (exclusive of regular Agents,) w ho desire to enter into the competition, wdll please notify the Editor at once. An Agent’s outfit, consisting of subscription book, receipt book, subscription blanks, envelopes, etc., will be forwarded to any address on application. Subscription Price of the Magazine SI. 00 per year. Postage Pre-Paid. Forward remittances and address all communications to LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE, TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA. Digitized by LiOOQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 79 Alter Forty years* experience in the preparation ot more than One Hundred Thons&nd applications for patents in the United States and Foreign coun- tries, the publishers of the Scientific American continue to act as solicitors for patents, caveats, trade-marks, copy- rights, etc., for tho United States, and to obtain patents in Canada, England, France, Germany, and all other countries Their experi- ence is unequaled and their facilities are unaur- Drawings and specifications prepared and filed in the Patent Office on abort notice. Terms very reasonable. No charge for examination of models or drawings Advice by mail free ... Patents obtained through Munn A Co. are. noticed In the SCIENTIFIC AMERICANrwhich has the largest circulation and is the most influential newspaper of its kind published in the world. The advantages of such a notice every patentee understands. Thie large and splendidly illustrated newspaper is published WEEKLY at $3.00 a year, and is admitted to be the best paper devoted to science, mechanics, inventions, engineering works, and other departments of industrial progress, pub- lished in any country. It contains the names of all patentees and title of every invention patented each week. Try it four months for one dollar. Sold by all newsdealers. A IA A If you have an invention to patent write tr Munn A Co., publishers of Scientific Americas Ml Broadway. New York Handbook about patents mailed fraa. THE NATIONAL CAE ill LOCOMOTIVE BUILDER 1S.THK Best Railroad Paper Published. All matters of interest about locomotives and cars discussed in a plain way, by practi- cal writers. R. M. VAN ARSDALE, Proprietor. James Gillett, Angus Sinclair, | Editors. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, $1.00 PER YEAR. We offer Angus Sinclair’s book on “Lo- comotive Engine- Running,” and this paper for one year for $2.50. Address R. M. Van Arsdale, Morse Building, New York. IMPORTANT TO RAILROAD FIREMEN. SOMETHING NEW. Here is just the thing you have been looking for, something to save time and labor and make your engines clean and bright. BAKER'S ^TRIPOLIITE, A Pbwerful and Rapid Cleaner and Polisher of Metals (without Acid or Poison.) ESPECIALLY adapted to RAILROAD, MARINE, STATIONARY and FIRE ENGINE work “ hot or cold,” LARGE SIGNS, RAILINGS, and all other finished metal work. T?\ Headlights, Fine, Soft Metals, Light, Plated Work, Show EjA* vyJLXT X Cases, Harness Mountings, Etc., for which the Matchless Metal Polish is recommended. This Polish is similar to the celebrated “MATCHLESS” (that we are supplying to tD the leading Fire Departments and thousands of Marine, Railroad and Stationary En- gmemen throughout the United States and Canada,) only much stronger and a more rapid cleaner, holds better on hot work and is cheaper. We want a good reliable fireman at every machine shop and round house, to act as agent or get up Clubs for one dozen 1 pound boxes, which we w ill send, on receipt of $2.50. This is only one-half the price we retail them for. Will give exclusive sale, in your locality, i pro push and introduce it. Some samples furnished, free, with order, and if polish is no round to be exactly as represented, may he returned, at our expense, and money refunded Address, The Matchless Metal PoLisn Co., 88 Market St., Chicago. I. B. — This Polish baa already been adopted by anumber of the large Railroad Companies and also been taM and highly endorsed by the United States Ordnance and Navy Departments. Digitized by Cjooole

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80 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Jan. A. NEW EDITION OF THE CATECHISM OF THE LOCOMOTIVE. The Catechism of the Locomotive was written in 1873 and published in book form the following year. During the period since then, there have been many changes in the construction of locomotives, ana the book, as originally written, is, naturally, not up to the present practice in the branch of engineering, of which it treats. A new edition, is therefore, being prepared, and it will be published in monthly parts, in the Railroad and Engineering Journal It is intended to commence the publication, in the November issue, of this year and to complete it in 1888. Tne book will be thoroughly revised; the greater part of it will be entirely re-written, and nearly all the engravings will be new. The matter which will be added will probably make the new edition one-half larger than the original book. The subscription price of the Railroad and Engineering Journal is $3.00 per year, or $25.00 for ten copies, if the amount is sent with the order for the papers. Subscriptions sent before the first of Jauary, 1888, will entitle the subscriber to copies of the “Journal from the commencement of the publication of the “Catechism ” to the close of the year 1888. The Railroad and Engineering Journal is the oldest railroad paper in the world. It is an illustrated monthly journal, devoted to the discussion of engineering and mechanical subjects, and its aim is to be of value to all interested in them. Subscriptions should be sent to M. N. Forney, Editor and Proprietor, 45 Broadway, New York, N. Y. DON’T BE A CLAM ! THE SOTTE^OE OH1 ALL LIPE. We sell more Magnetic Goods than any other firm in this country. Sell on Monthly Payments— One- half cash with order. Balance to suit you. Order by Number in Catalogue. Send for Catalogue. John C. Branham, Collector No. na B.L.F. Will C. Vawter, C.E. Div. 154 B.L.E. JOHN C. BRANHAM & CO., Agents, - Mt. Vernon, III. Digitized by LaOOQle

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82 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Feb. LotonotinFireiei’t Mas uiit A Monthly Magazine devoted to the Interest* of Locomotive Enginemen. TERMS— One Dollar per Year, in Advance. EUGENE V ; DEBS, Editor and Manager FEBRUARY, 1888. THE VALUE OF MEN MEASURED BY THEIR SUCCESS IN LIFE. We have on our shelves encyclo- J)*edias and volumes of biographical listory, in which we are permitted to read of men who were esteemed of great value because of the success which distinguished their career. These men are accounted model men —as patterns which others may follow and achieve like success. We do not object to such standards of merit, nor to the commendations designed to in- spire noble ambitions in others. But men who write books and regard it as their mission to map out pathways to eminence, would do well to suggest that men are not necessarily failures who do not succeed in obtaining places in t n cyclopaedias and books of bio- graphical history. Some time since a l)r. Searcy, in an address before the Georgia Medical Association, said that physiological conditions of success in life depend mainly upon a vigorous, healthy action of the brain and nerv- ous system. Persons at all familiar with discussions relating to success in life, and the estimates placed on the value of men, make value and success entirely dependent upon the volition of men without taking into considera- tion the structural integrity and func- tional capacity of the brain matter, which, with thinkers, are considered of vital importance, and as a consequence, physiologists are laboring with becom- ing zeal to discover ways by which the brain capacity may be increased. The problem is regarded as difficult, be- cause up to a “ certain point ” the re- ceptivity of the brain is said to be pro- portional to the strain brought to bear upon its capacities. If, however, the strain is greater than the receptive powers of the brain, then failure is likely to occur — and if it does occur, success is defeated, and the victim is rated of little or no value. And it is just here that those who are anxious to find out one cause of numerous failures when success was the inspiring motive of exertion, may have their search satisfied. W e refer to the strain upon the brains of men who are in charge of railroad trains. A strain that is ceaseless in the daytime and in the darkness. A strain which we as- sume no man is capable of estimating who has himself never occupied such a position as that of engineer or fire- man. The brain to bear a great strain, must be in a healthy condition, and this cannot be if the body, to use a phrase, is out of order. Every organ must be in condition to perform all its functions, and this prerequisite is only secured by proper and timely rest, wholesome food and all proper atten- tion to every physical requirement. Let it be understood that to overwork the body is to overwork the brain. In this regard the w’orld is full of false theories, as vicious as they are false. It may be, and doubtless is, true that little if any distinction at all is made in employments in the matter of strain upon the brain, and hence it may be, and doubtless is, assumed that a loco- motive engineer or fireman can work as many hours in twenty-four as a cooper or a carpenter. A moment’s reflection will convince the most ob- tuse that such is not the fact. In the case of the engineer or fireman there is a ceaseless strain upon the brain in- separable from their employment which does not exist in the case of the other employments named and others still which could be named. A cooper ora carpenter, a shoemaker or a blacksmith might, in so far as strain upon the brain is concerned, consequent upon responsibilities imposed by their em- ployment, wrork fourteen hours a day while the engineer and fireman, be- cause of the mental strain consequent upon weighty responsibilities, ought not to work more than eight hours a Digitized by C.ooQLe

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83 1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. day. Tt is stated that up to a u certain point75 the brain acts promptly and efficiently. What is that “certain point?” How is it to be determined ? When is the “ certain point ” reached? This it is said is the “ delicate prob- lem ” It is more than delicate, it is the all important problem, and because it is not solved, railroad disasters are occurring almost daily resulting in the los« of life. It should be understood that men overworked means an over- draft upon all their physical energies. The appetite is impaired, the stomach loses its power to assimilate food, the blood becomes unhealthy and as a con- sequence, the action of the brain is sluggish. In such cases the dangerous pointappears when the overworked en- gineer or fireman mounts his engine, and thedangerous point is everywhere and anywhere along the line, growing more and more dangerous as the en- gine thunders along the track. It does not matter, because a wreck does not occur, that the danger point was not reached, did not exist. It did exist in the very nature of things. We do not refer to dangers which always lurk along the rail, dangers which no fore- sight, no alertness could prevent. God knows there are enough of such dan- gers, and it is this fact that produces the strain upon the brain, which im- poses ceaseless responsibilities, and which railroad managers should ser- iously consider, and which should prompt them, bv considerations as sa- cred as human life, to see to it that en- gineers and firemen, train dispatchers, conductors, brakemen, ana others whose duties involve the security of trains, are not overworked, for no mat- ter what may be the high ambition to win success and maintain a high rate of value, men who are overtasked are u£in the line of promotion, they are HaMeatany time to meet with disas- ter and to be heroes of failure instead ofsoccess. It is said that the railroad •*noe requires “ brainy men 55 and it ^doubtless true, as a general proposi- y that the railroad service has se- yd a larger per cent, of brainy men 4aa can be claimed by any other branch of business in the country. But brainy men do not remain brainy if they are overworked, when their tasks combine physical with men- tal strain. To put the proposition tersely, the men who are subjected at the same time to a strain upon mind and body cannot work as many hours as the man who is subjected to but one strain. The proposition does not require argument — it is self-evident — but as locomotive engineers and firemen are subjected, necessarily, to physical and mental endurance at thesame time, every consideration of safety to them- selves and to the public demand the fewest number of hours practicable on the rail. When this important prob- lem is solved, it will be found that suc- cess will be more frequently achieved, and that valuable men will rapidly in- crease in number. oomincTbvbnts. There are students and students, but none are more valuable to the world than those who study human affairs, human events in the past, human events as they occur in the present, and who, believing that “ Coming events cast their shadows before,’5 study with solicitude, such signs and signals as enable them, like John in the wilderness, to cry, “ prepare the wav,55 get ready, be on the alert, don’t be caught napping. The students of astronomy never tire of sweeping the starry concave with their telescopes, seeking new stars, for comets and planets, to measure dis- tances and weigh worlds, and the study, aside from the captivating de- scriptions of celestial scenery, has been of incalculable practical advantage to the human family. But the planet upon which we live is of more import- ance to us than all the planets, stars and suns that wander and blaze rn space. It is well to know the laws by which the physical universe is gov- erned, to know the distance from the earth to the moon, the sun, or Neptune, but it is far more important for men to study the laws in force by which the human family are governed, exalted Digitized by ^.ooQle

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84 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE, [Feb. or degraded, made prosperous and happy, or poor and miserable. And hence a writer says “ the momentous problem of the hour for the press and the people is the labor problem,” and who adds, that the broadening drift of human feeling and sentiment, sweeping over bribe-purchased laws and congres- sional seats, will compel the enactment of statutes whose spirit and effect shall be u Honesty the best policy for all ; ” “ Arbitration and no cause for strikes “ Equal division of profits to Capital, Labor and Expenses, and their inter- ests the common interest of every hon- est citizen.” It may be true that every honest cit- izen has an interest in every discovery of science, in the solution of every problem that has any direct or remote relation to human affairs. It may be well to know as much as possible about the stars above us and of the rocks be- neath us, of the winds that blow, and the tides that flow, but manifestly, the most vital of ail problems to society is to know how men, women and child- ren are to be fed, clothed and sheltered. And it is well said that “ the broaden- ing drift of human feeling and senti- ment,” and it should be added, intel- ligence, is now as never before study- ing coming events with a solicitude significant of alarm as well as hope. It were not only folly to deny that we are verging upon a revolution, but such denial would be scarcely less than a crime. Throughout the country ev- erywhere the irrepressible conflict has begun. It is not labor against capital — it is the conflict of labor against in- justice. The battle cry of labor is “Give me my dues.” Labor wants to stand erect, labor wants to live in all the dignity of American citizenship. The prayer of labor is Agur’s prayer. “ Give me neither poverty nor riches.” Lead me up to the dignity of inde- pendence, out of a hut into a dwelling, a fit place for the birth of American sovereigns. This done and there will be no more strikes, and to this it must come as certain as that rivers flow to the sea, and every day the students of events see with ever increasing clear- ness a coming calm or a coming storm. It has been asserted and it is true that *• bribe-purchased laws ” are upon the statute books — and that “ bribe-seated lawmakers ” are in all the halls of leg- islation. And corrupt laws have pro- duced corrupt courts and injustice goes forth armed with mandates to ex- tend the area and multiply the victims of wrong. Such wrongs cannot exist without producing commotion. For- tunately in the United States the bal- lot is the weapon of labor’s warfare. To use the weapon so that it will ac- complish the largest measure of bless- sings there must be intelligence. But intelligence, be it understood, is not “ book learning,” it is not confined to those who claim great universities a3 their Alma Maters. Grant that a cer- tain amount of education is required to enable men to comprehend the full measure of their rights, and to under- stand the methods by which they should be secured. The common schools of America supply the need, the library, the press, the rostrum are all educators oi the working man, and are helping him not only to dis- cover where wrongs exist, but they en- able him to suggest remedial legisla- tion. Those who study coming events, who understand the harbinger notes of new eras, know that the dawn of a rev- olution has come, has come as certainly as that the streaming lights along the eastern horizon tell of the coming of the sun. The only question is, what will be the result? We believe that it will be the emancipation of labor from the thraldom of injustice by the repeal of laws designed to perpetuate wrongs, and the enactment of laws which have for their purpose the enthronement of right. To read the debates, to note the exposure of colossal wrongs, the es- tablishment of monopolies that crushed and ground like the mills of the gods, is to know that the people are becoming intensely in earnest, and have determined to find and apply a remedy and the laws for the punish- ment of crimes against the people are to have penalties attached at no dis- tant day which will astonish t rogues Digitized by VjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 85 1888.] and bless the people. The outlook is hopeful, a good work has begun and revolutions never go backward. RAILROAD LAW. In thirty-eight States, each clothed under the constitution of the United StateB and of their own State consti- tutions with authority to enact laws, it would be surprising if there should beany lack of variety in statutes. It must also be remembered that each State has a Supreme Court which has the power to declare when a law is un- constitutional, and consequently void.. It folio ws, that when a Legislature, in due form, has enacted a law, and it has received the signature of the Governor and is placed upon the statute books, it may not be law. It may be uncon- stitutional, and therefore dead, and what may be law in one State may not be law in another State, though the matter to which it relates be identically the same. This is true of what is termed “Railroad Law.” Again, it so happens that what is law as one judge understands it, is not law as another judge in the same State may under-* stand it, even when the questions be- fore the court are identically the same or similar. As a consequence, if a plaintiff or a defendant in a suit is without plenty of money to carry his case to the Supreme Court he must accept the first verdict, right or wrong, and to make matters still more com- plicated Supreme Courts are con- stantly changing, and the decision one year may be changed the next year. It is not required for the Magazine to discuss intricacies and technicalities of law, but it must be asserted that em- ployes of railroads when their rights we involved find, as a general propo- sition, very little law to which they can with confidence appeal for redress ; at hut, the laws as they stand can be so wvped and twisted out of shape and of line, that courts usually find railroad employes have few if 9KJ rights under the laws as they mm. The Railroad Gazettle} in a re- iil# issue, gives decisions of various ftfieme Courts relating to the rights of employes, as for instance: “In South Carolina one whose regular em- ployment was braking on freight trains was put upon a special passenger train for a night run. The night was cold and snow was falling, and the plat- forms of the cars became covered with ice. The air-brakes on the train were out of order. The brakeman knew this, and also that he was put on the run for that reason. He was thrown from the platform and killed while the train was running down a steep grade with reverse curves.” In this case the Supreme Court held that the railroad was not responsible. The decision, manifestly, was based upon the state- ment that the brakeman knew that he was put upon the train because the “ air brakes were out of order.” The only chance for the brakeman was to have refused the perilous employment. If he had done that he would have been dismissed. He took the chances, was killed, and his knowledge of the danger, instead of being urged as a reason why the company should pay a death penalty, defeated the just claim. Heroism, a willingness to ac- cept peril in the interest of the com- pany, went for naught. If the relatives of a dead railroad employe, killed as was the South Carolina brakemah, could not make a railroad company responsible, it becomes exceedingly difficult to see under what circumstan- ces a railroad company could be made responsible for the death of an em- ploye. In the State of Virginia “an employe engaged in coupling cars was injured by reason of the alleged de- fective condition of the bumper or draw-head, and the evidence showed that shortly before the accident he had uncoupled the same car, and that it was his duty to have known of the defect, if it existed, and to have re- ported it, and that it was his duty to observe the cars and couplings so as to determine, before attempting to couple them, what*kind of a link to use, and by failing to observe the disparity in the height of the draw-heads he had used a straight link, the Court of Ap- peals held that he was guilty of such L Digitized by CjOOQle

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86 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Feb. contributory negligence as precluded the recovery of damages.” Here, again, a mere technicality, a mere quibble, defeats the ends of justice. The em- ploye should have remembered the particular car, should have known the defect, should have reported it, etc., while on the part of the company no ob- ligation of any character rested. In the case of the brakeman his knowledge of the peril defeated the claim; in the case of the car coupler his ignorance was fatal, and thus it happens gener- ally, that no law can be found which protects the employe. The demand is that the statutes shall define the responsibilities of employer and employe. If no responsibilities attach to railroad companies when an employe is killed or injured, let it be so stated, and thus put an end to ex- pensive litigation which employes and their relative* are illy prepared to en- gage in. If employes are to take all the risks incident' to their calling they should know it, in fact they may know it by familiarizing themselves with the general drift of verdicts and decisions. By concert of action on the part of railroad employes we are confident the laws could be so amended as to give them far greater protection than they now enjoy. • . . . < THE PRODUCT OP LABOR In a late number of “Work and Wages” a writer criticises statements made by Dr. Edward Aveling, of Lon- don, who visited the United States for the purpose of instructing the Ameri- can people in the theories of Socialists. We do not refer to the subject for the purpose of expressing any views upon socialism, but rather for the purpose of commenting upon a statement cred- ited to Dr. Aveling and combatted by the writer in “ Work and Wages.” The writer quotes a statement made by the English Socialist, in which it was held that the “few are wealthy because they have robbed the laborer of his product.” To this statement the writer responds as follows : This statement, which is widely believed, can be disproved equally with the other. The fol- lowing table, worked out from the last census will be of interest. Following the method of computations which has been found in the Mas- sachusetts and Illinois labor reports to be, in the average of computations, nearest the actual facts of business, I have reckoned interest on capital at six per cent, and allowed ten per cent, on the value of the products for the expense of con- ducting business, including rents, salaries, insu- rance, freight and every kind of outlay for run- ning expenses. The following is the result for 1880: Cost of raw material, $3,390, 823. 549 ; estima- ted luterest, 3167,4 10, 350.80; estimated expenses, $530,937,919.10; wages, 8947,953,795; total expendi- ture of employers, $5,049,148,019.46; total value of product, $5,809,579,191; net profits, $320,427,571.54. It is thus seen that net profits added to wages would only raise the latter one-third, and inter- est and profits together are only one-half the amount of wages. The foregoing figures need to be closely analyzed. It is stated that the raw material cost $3,896,823,549, and that the value of the product waa $5,369,579,191, hence labor produced a value of $1,972,756,642. Where did this wealth, produced by labor, go? The writer in “ Work and Wages,” pretends to be the friend of laboring men, but we do not believe it. We do not believe that his purpose is to do justice to working men — but on the contrary, to convince them that capi- tal, employed in industrial enterprises, demands no more than its equitable share of the wealth which labor pro- duces. We have shown that labor added to the value of the raw material, $1,972,- 756,642, and we asked, where did the money go? Well, the writer says interest at six per cent, on capital invested at six per cent, required $167,416,356. He does not give the amount of capital in- vested, but the amount is taken out of the profits made by labor, and amounts to 8.4 per cent, of the sum. The shameful feature of the business is, he deducts 10 per cent, from the value of the product for expenses, the value of the product includes the cost of the raw material and 10 per cent, of the product, is 27.7 per cent, of the profit, hence interest on investment and deduction for expenses is 36.1 per cent, of the profits. Tabulated the statement is as follows : Interest 8.4 per cent 8167,416,-356 Expenses 27.7 cent. 536,957,919 "Net profits 10.1 per cent- 320,427,592 Labor 48.8 per cent 947,953,795 Total $1,972,756,642 Digitized by Google

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 87 1888.] The figures show, that labor receives 48.8 per cent, of the wealth it creates, that is, for every dollar that labor re- ceives, it gives to capital a fraction over a dollar — or for every $200 of wealth it creates it receives less than $100 or, again for every dollar labor earns, it receives 48.8 cents. In view of such facts, the conclusion must be that the rich rob the poor, that capi- talists rob labor, and hence the Eng- lish Socialist presented facts, which, though “Work and Wages” denies, does not disprove, but on the contrary offers figures, which upset its own de- nial. We have shown by the figures, that labor added to the value of the “ raw material,” $1,972,756,642. The value of the product is shown to be $5,369,- 579.191, but this includes the cost of the raw material $3,396,823,549. Mani- festly if employers were to say, as a means of conducting their business we will take 10 per cent, off of the cost of the raw material, the novelty and ridiculousness of the transaction would be at once apparent. Still, this is ju?t what “ Work and Wages” says they do, and it is done in that way to obscure the flagrant injustice of the transaction. We desire to have our readers comprehend the astounding eus^edness of the transaction, because it is in keeping with all the methods of chicane practiced by employers, ^ince the world began. “ Work and IVages” says: “I have allowed ten per cent, on the value of the product, $5,369,579,191) for the expense of con- ducting business,” Ac. This u ten per cent.,” while calculated upon the value of product $5,369,579,191, is taken out of the amount labor has added to the value of the raw material, $1,972,756,- 642, and while it is 10 per cent, on the value of the product, it is 27.7 of the earnings of labor. If capital had been content to take ten per cent, of the earnings of labor for expenses, say 1197*275,664, labor, instead of receiv- es 48.8 per cent, of its earnings, wild have received 66.5 per cent, and capital 33.5 per cent., which would ■Wa been more in consonance with even crude ideas of justice. It is such wrongs, often much more flagrant than these figures show, which are pro- ducing everywhere unrest among the laboring men of the country — and which, if not corrected, will eventu- ally be productive of consequences of a far more serious character than have yet been experienced. A WOBKINQMAN’S PAPER. A Rhode Island paper reports that it has had an interview with an officer of a labor organization, who said : “ Exclusively labor paper* were not generally acceptable to the working men and women of bis acquaintance, because they merely discussed topics that were more familiar to themselves than to the editors, and there was no relief from the ‘‘ding-dong work. work, work,” thought which monopolized tnelr whole lives. They wanted to read the news of the day, current gos- sip, gems in literature, etc., to relieve a mind already devoted too largely to the subject of toil. A newspaper friendly to their Interests, that they could respect and trust, was much more acceptable. Then, said our friend, the labor Journal has an exclusive constituency among working people, and our outside friends are not kept posted on topics atlecting us, because they will not read our journals. We cannot win them over to us because we cannot get a hearing. What our people want, he concluded, is a news- paper that is friendly, one that will espouse our cause w hen an injustice is done us, and at the same time have the honesty to condemn uswheq wrong; a paper that will not continually strive to keep up an agitation todivert our minds from other matters in which the world is interested while we are kept, under the cloud of battle for haad. A workingman wants the news of the day as well as the capitalist.” What is Hue of capitalists, in the way of general reading, is true of thou- sands of working men. They want to read outside of their daily business. Every trade and profession, every de- partment of business has its publi- cation, devoted specially to that par- ticular pursuit. We could name them by the score, and the working man wants a paper specially devoted to his interests, that makes labor topics a specialty. But they are not always satisfied" with one paper. Nor, is the hanker, the capitalist, the manufac- turer. In such rfgards the working man is just like citizens differently en- gaged in making a living. If the work- ing man could receive just compen- sation for his labor, he would secure a wider range of reading; if he toiled a less number of hours he would have more time to devote to improving his mind and widening the area of his Digitized by Google

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88 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE . knowledge. If man would know the value of the labor literature of the day, he has but to look abroad over the land and note the advance of working men in comprehending the situation. Everywhere they are solving industrial and financial problems— and in this good work they are aided immensely by papers devoted to labor questions. Monopolists are not friendly to labor organs ; they want no agitation. The more ignorant the laboring man, the better for the monopolist. But the days of ignorance and dependence are pass- ing away, to come no more in this country. The press of the country has never been in sympathy with labor. It has been a capitalist press, and is largely so still. But the labor press is coming grandly to the from. It is taking the tangle out of abstruse ques tions of finance, of taxation, of per cent, and profits. It is comprehend- ing the situation, and it is leading working men out of the wilderness of doubt and hesitancy which means bet- ter conditions. There need be no controversy upon *the proposition, that working men want to read about matters, other than work and wages, and the labor press of the times is everywhere intelligently responding to the requirement, but the fact must not be obscured, that [Feb. the supreme demand of the laboring man is to so act and speak that at the earliest practicable period he shall have fair play in law and legislation. In such things his interests are such that they can not be abandoned without peril We speak for the Locomotive Fire- men's Magazine, which, has a larger circulation than any other similar publication in the country. In the columns of this Magazine topics take a wide range, but we never forget that locomotive firemen are always pro- foundly interested in the wage ques- tion, and in all that pertains to the subject. Merchants discuss profits ; bankers, interest; .railroad officials, rates, <fcc. W orking men discuss wages — what they receive, what they ought to receive, and in this they ought never to grow weary. Money is fundamen- tal, a bed-rock question. It is, say what we will, the foundation upon which men build — and how to make money, how to keep it and how to invest it, is as important, aye, more important to working men than to any other class of society. Our information is that working men are devoted to the labor press of the country, and we know whereof we speak when we say this Magazine enjoys a popularity most gratifying to the Brotherhood and to the editor. TWO LOVES. HE woman he loved, while he dreamed of her. Danced on until the stars grew dim ; But alone with her heart, from the world apart, 1 Sat the woman who loved him. The woman he worshiped only smiled When he poured out his passionate love, While the other somewhere kissed her treasure most rare — A book lie had touched with his glove. The woman he loved betrayed his trust, And he wore the sears through life ; And he eared not, nor knew, that the other was true, But uo man called her wife. The woman he loved trod festal halls While they sang his funeral hymn ; But the sad bells tolled ere the year was old O’er the woman who loved him. —Ella Wheeler Wilcox Digitized by Tooele

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89 1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. SKETCHES B? A NAVAL APPRENTICE. No. VII. San Francisco, our destination is distant from Panama 3,665 miles. Admiral Rodgers desired to visit all places of interest en route. We called into every port in Cen- tral America and Mexico. We also anchored at Pitchilinque, Lower California, at which ? lace the Government has a coaling station, t is nine miles from La Paz, Mexico. Some enterprising Americans attempted to pro- cure Balt by evaporation. They excavated a large tract of land and flooded it, but it took so long to evaporate that the plant was abandoned, but on our arrival we found a large field or bed of very tine salt. This valuable article was rendered useless by the great quantity of sand whic j had blown in- to it. After coaling > lie ship, we proceeded. The coast of Lower California is bold and at a distance presents a beautiful scene. The interior is sterile and has but few inhabit- ants. These are generally prospectors in search of gold and silver. We sailed from Panama March 12th and arrived at San Francisco April 25th. It will be seen by these dates that we did not hurry. We are now on a flagship, or, a9 the men say, the kingpin of the fleet. Chaplains are attached only to flagships as a general thing but some- times a training ship will rate. Divine ser- vice is held each Sunday in obedience to the following article, viz. : All commanders of vessels to w hich chaplains are attached shall cause divine service to be performed on Sunday whenever the weather and other circumstances will allow it to be done. All officers, seamen and others in the United States Navy are earnestly recommended to attend the worship of Almighty God. Any unbecoming behavior during divine service shall be punished as a general court martial mav direct.” When it is time for service the ship bell is tolled, and the only flag which overranks the stars and stripes (the church flag) is hoisted above the ensign. The sacred music is furnished by our bnss band, also a very fine parlor organ. The Episcopal service is used. Service generally continues about forty-five minutes. Some of our boys objected to going to church on the grounds that they were Catholics. The captain at once ordered an investigation, in- tending to excuse those w’ho could to his atisfaction prove that they were Catholics. The chaplain accordingly interviewed each boy separately, and he was surprised to find that every boy on board was a Catholic. The captain then ordered that every boy in the ship should go to church regardless of b» views in religion. It is needless to say that when ordered to sing our corner was as alent as the grave, but we had to obey. 8an Francisco is situated on a peninsula Bfththe Pacific on one side and Francisco Bay on the other. On our arrival at our anchorage the starboard watch of men re- ceived a full month’s pay and three day’s leave. As one-half of the boys were in the above watch we expected to* go with the watch, but the captain would not allow us to go as he wanted the boys to go by them- selves. This we objected to and a commit- tee w?as appointed to call on the captain with the following result : We, the committee, approached the mast and saluting the officer of the deck asked to see Captain Breeze. The orderly on or- ders from the deck officer announced the fact to the captain, who at once came to see us. He listened attentively to each in turn until he came to me. I felt that I had to say something, and in answrer to the cap- tain’s “ well sir,” I said : “ Captain Breeze, 1 hold a man’s rate , 1 draw a man’s pay and 1 eat a man’s rations and I do a man’s ivork, and I think it but fair that we should expect to enjoy a man’s privileges ” He smiled and said, “quite a good argument, but boys,” said he “ I cannot allow you to go on shore with the men as they would lead you astray, i list be patient and I will give you all the leave you want,” and with a wave of his hand we were dismissed and we knew that it waB useless to make another attempt. After the return of the starboard watch, the port watch of ten men went on shore. Dur- ing this time those who were on board, were engaged in painting ship, &c\, and we felt that we were doing more than our share of work as the ship would be all painted be- fore we could get on shore. The port watch returned. Now our time had come and away we went. As soon as we arrived on the dock, we separated, each with his chum, to see the sights. We visited Fort Point, Seal Rocks, Cliff House and all places of in- terest during the day time. At night we visited the theaters, both Chinese and American. During the performance in the Chinese opera (uproar) house, wre were re- quested to retire, because we laughed at the actors. They were evidently playing some very solemn* piece. The ushers could tell us very plainly to get out, but they seemed unable to understand that we wanted our money back, Some of the boys wanted to tear the place out, but we decided to retire quietly. Chinatown is of great interest to Hie tender foot. In this section of the city we were surprised to see white women the wives of Chinese merchants, also to see the large stores run by these people. As we were not accustomed to the sights and scenes of filth as here presented we spent but little time in Chinatown. 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90 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE 1 river to Mare Island navy yard. Mare Is- land navy yard is the only naval station on the Pacific side. The Island is bound by San Pablo Bay, Sacramento River and Na- pa creek. In plain sight of our anrhorage is Mt. Deablo, upon which (the Indians say) Satan climbed to keep dry during the flood. The town of Vallejo is directly opposite. During our stay at Mare Island, Captain freeze was relieved by Captain B B. Taylor. Since our arrival we have lost nine boys by desertion. About this time the people and government officials became anxious con- cerning the fate of the Arctic exploring steamer Jeannette which had sailed July 29th, 1879 in command of Lieut. De Long. The Navy Department decided to send the Pensacola northward (the Rodgers having burned) to learn if any of the Arctic whalers hadseen or heard anything of the Jeannette. The necessary repairs were hastily comple- ted and on June 14th, 1880, we set sail for a cruise in northern Pacific waters. From the very start we encountered severe weather, with head winds arul sea and at tirm s the ship was making stern way under full en- gine power, and it became almost impossi- ble to steer. Quartermaster Richards was blown through the after bridge gratings whilst trying to prevent the wheel from get- ting away from him. We had on board a revenue officer bound for Sitka. Alaska, and as we sighted a mail steamer, which was making better time than we were, the Ad- miral decided to transfer the revenue officer to the steamer. We accordingly signaled the steamer and she came as close to us as possible. As there was a very heavy sea running volunteers were called for to man a boat. Thirty-two naval apprentices at once signified their willingness to go and Ensign Taylor volunteered to command the boat. The Admiral was afraid to let the boys go, but we begged so hard that we were per- mitted to puil the boat. Owing to the heavy sea the boat had to be manned at the davits. We took our seats and at the command “ lower away,” we were lowered carefully to within tw’o feet of the water, then at the wrord of command the stroke and bow oars- men slipped the clip hooks and the boat dropped bodily into the heavy sea. Those on board w'atched anxiously, because one mistake on the part of officer or men would have capsized us, but we arrived alongside the steamer in safety. I will now' explain how' we put our dignified revenue officer on board. We could not get the boat within ten feet of the steamer without swamping her, so a line was hove to us and making it fast to the frightened officer, we told the steamer's crewr to haul away and just as we lifted him over the side of the boat the steamer made a roll to leeward. The men on the steamer being unable to haul in fast enough, the poor fellow', brass buttons [Feb. and all, w'ent ca souse. When he was hauled in he resembled Neptune in everything but a mild temper. With a smile on our faces we returned to the ship and after several attempts we were at last hoisted on board. Mr. Taylor wTas called aft and thanked by the Admiral who also complimented us highly. We continued northward, the men suffering from the cold. I will not describe this trip fully, suffice it to say that our cruise was a failure so far as gaining any tidings of the Jeannette. During our struggle north w’e were unfortunate enough to break the crank shaft, which forced us to about ship and head for Frisco. Although we did not run over the North Pole, the trip forced up- on my mind the fact that I would rather seek glory about the Equator than in the Arctic. On our return trip the shaft was served with wire rope (1 in.) and the vessel steamed faster than she ever did. This lat- ter fact brirgs to my mind a stcry told of Admiral Farragut, viz.: B fore the passage past Forts Jackson and St. Philip, a captain reported that his vessel was in such poor condition that she could only steam two or three mil* s per hour and that she would certainly be captured. Farragut decided to order the vessel home Jor repairs. On the homeward bound trip she made the “fastest time on record” from Key West to New York. I think this story would tit the Pen- sacola’s cruise to the north. On our arrival at the navy yard we hoisted out guns, coal, c‘cc. preparatory to dry docking the ship. Up to this time most of the boys had been promoted twice and we were now' first-class ordinary seamen with a salary of $17.50 per month. Being somewhat of a cornetist 1 was promoted to fill the position of bugler, salary $31.50 per month. This made me a petty officer. After my promotion several others were made P. O.’s. When the ship was docked the entire crew' was transferred to the receiving ship Independence, on board which ship we were to be quartered until the Pensacola was again ready for sea. We were now engaged in refitting the ship. Admiral Rodgers gave us forty-eight hours leave to visit San Francisco. We remained on the Independence lifty-two days and then put on board the Pensacola. Admiral Rodgers’ sea service having expired, he wt s relieved by Rear Admiral llios. Stevens. Admiral Stevens on his arrival brought his entire family on board, much to the disgust of the erew. The ship was now' made ready for sea and sailed bound on a cruise to the seat of war, Peru and Chili. On our way south w’e touched at Pichilinque, Mazatlan, Acupulco, San Josede, Guatan.ala, Panama, Povta (Peru) and Callao (Peru). During our stay at Pichilinque a fishing party' was formed and taking our large seine we landed and proceed to place the sein. Myself and a friend, J. 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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 91 forsnake wood. Oar absence was not noticed and when the men returned to the ship they, of course, left us ashore. We hailed, but received no reply, and finally decided to make ourselves comfortable for the night. We gathered drift wood for a fire. We ex- amined ourpockets and found we had two matches. We attempted to light onq, but it went out. We had then but one, and we were almost afraid to strike it for fear of losing that, also, but a fire we must have, to keep off snakes, etc. So, with great care, we managed to get a fire started, hoping thereby to attract the attention of some one on board the ship. We had lost our bearings ; the ship being out of sight, we could form no idea of her position. We were in a danger- ous place. vV e learned this fact before morn- ing. It appears that about one-fourth of a mile from our little camp a party of Mexi- cans were emcamped. They had been in pursuit of a band of Indian horse thieves, who, unknown to us had rested but a short distance from us, and had they been aware of our presence and our defenseless condition, l am afraid we would have been severely handled, if not killed. We suffered from thirst. As daylight came we started in search of the ship, which we found in about an hour’s time. L being acquainted with signals, immediately removed mv heavy blue shirt, and made this signal: 212-12-11-222 -3 2112-21-22-2-3, which means “send boat.” These signa’s are made thus: A small flag moved from the center of the body to the left, represents the figure 2 ; to the right, the figure 1, and down directly in front, 3. These figures represent letters. Thus, 212 is s, 12 is e, 11 n, 222 <1, t&e. My signal was seen and answered thus: Remain where you are but conceal yourselves without de- lay, as you are in danger. Signed, Lieut. Kennedy. We were not slow in hiding our- selves, and at eight bells, 8 a. m., a boat load of men, all armed with Remington rifles, came and took us off to the ship. Our ship- mates received us with joy, as they had been anxious for our safety. As I stated, before, the Admiral’s family is on board, consequently he is afnid to follow the hos- tile fleets closely, and for fear that he will be ordered to do so, he has kept ahead%of all the mails, leaving each port one (lay ahead of the arriving time of mail steamers. Our passage across the equator was marked by the usual payment by green horns to his M»j«ety, Neptune, which I will endeavor to explain. A large boom cover was put on a stretch and filled with water, a platform rig- grfa few feet above it, upon which was pbeed a chair. At eight bells (noon) Nep<- tne and his suite came over the bows and took his seat on his chariot (gun carriage), tfeprocession marched aft and were oflici- ^fieceived by the admiral, in full uniform. After the exchange of courtesies, Neptune was given the command of the ship and invi- ted to do his duty. The boys were the first victims. The victim' is placed in the chair; he is then examined by the physician, who asks numerous questions ana if the victim is foolish enough to open his mouth to answer, his mouth receives a pill composed of tar- grease and tallow. He is next placed in the barber’s hands. This worthy lathers him with a mixture of slush, bar oil soap and coal dust ; the victim is then ready to be shaved. This latter operation is rather pain- ful, as the razor used is of wood, with a blade about eighteen inches long. After the shav- ing the chair is thrown backward and the occupant lands in the water, among Nep- tune^s bears* who proceed to administer a severe ducking. After this is finished, the victim becomes a bear and helps duck all who follow him, the last victim getting the worst handling. Although handled very roughly, we were very good natured about it. One case, in particular, caused a shout of laughter; “our Master at Arms” thought that, owing to his position, he would be ex- cused, and to make himself more secure he dressed himself in his best mustering suit and put on a bailed shirt and collar. Really, it was too bad, but Mr. Jim Legs was doomed to suffer. The boys approached him ; he showed fight; he said git oud (he was Ger- man,) I knockoff the head of the first man what touches me. Whilst standing the boys off with a belaying pin, a party of them went aft along the gun deck and reached the spar deck by means of the Admiral’s ladder and were on top of Mr. Legs, before he was aware of it. They soon had him disarmed and were hurrying him to his doom. lie wrasput through with vengeance, amid roars of laughter from tore and aft. The young officers paid their footing and were excused. Poor J. Legs was out of pocket considerably, as his suit was completely ruined. We arrived at Callao and remained there long enough to see the city bombarded and to miss the mail. We then sailed for Hilo, a town situated in lat. lfi° 17', long, by ero. 153° 22', on the island of Hawaii, the larg- est of the Sandwich group. Ex-Xaval Apprentice. [to be continued.] THE NEW YEAR’S BIRTH. For while the pulse of all the world is stilled Two holy hands reach down. The One takes home ; The Other gives. And thus is born the New. Ring, bells of Old! Ring bells of New ! All earth Is born again with each glad New Year’s birth ! Beyond the bleakest Wiuter glows the Spring, O’er Death eternal Life is blossoming! Edgar L. H’akeman. Digitized by Google

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. TO MRS. A. B. C., OMAHA, NEB. [Suggested by her Letter in October Magazine.] ^■1% EAVEN bless you! I cry from an overcharged heart, X That is freighted with tons of affection ; $1 (You are able through life to maintain a bold part, jl liP i f And I know you are the pink of perfection. I was often o’erjoyed in these columns of ours, At how fluently some write, and easy, But I truly declare, in the language of flowers, Madame, dailing, you’re really a daisy. Promenade out from under your dark n<m dc plume , Till we gaze on your beautiful features ; ’Tis injurious, you know, to reside in the gloom, And we feel you’re the fairest of creatures, Throw it off and sweet incense will burn for your nose, In sucli wreaths as will tickle your fancy, From the roots of your hair to the tips of your toes By the aid of a dull necromancy. When T toiled on the side of the fireman, my dear, Heaven knows I was often distracted. Just to see the grand airs of the big engineer, And the indolent way that he acted, He’d just sit on his perch like a gloomy old owl, Not a smile would be seen on his features, Till the ladies he’d spy, then he’d shake off the scowl, And he’d flirt with the beautiful creatures. The conductor, forsooth! Why he’s only a fool, And the brakeman’s a nincompoop, really, The engineer dull as an Omaha mule, But the fireman’s the dandy so gaily ; If your husband is one, then your duty is clear, Praise him up, though all others confound you ; But avoid the conductor and gay engineer, If they ever come snooping around you. There’s an imp at my side breathing words of distrust, Emphasizing your sour disposition, Telling how that your tongue will not suffer with rust, As you travel through life on your mission ; Howt the editor hit you right square in the eyes, At the end of your eloquent letter ; Dearest madam, the imp does not care how he’ll lie, And the editor, darling, forget her. How I wish I’d a wife with as fertile a brain As old Nature endowed you with, Madam. If I had I’d be King of the lads on the train, Or on earth since the days of old Adam ; Yet the kinship I’ll claim of a rattle-brained scribe, And I feel that we’re closely related, For presumption you know is the badge of our tribe, And we two are excellently mated. — Shandy Maguire. Digitized by Google

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 93 Mechanics. No. XII. ‘‘The proper dimensions of valve and ports” are subjects open to question, and while locomotive builders do not use ex- actly the same design of valve and ports on locomotives designed for the same class of service, there appears to be a pretty close resemblance, in some respects, as may be seen by comparing the dimensions given by different builders, as below, each of the first table being on so called “American ” eight wheel locomotives, meaning such as have a “double truck” with four wheels in front and four drivers, two on each side. a •a a t O 3 M C Diameter of wheels . Diameter of cylinder 8troke of piston . . . Size of steam ports . Size of exhaust ports Outside lap of valve 60% in. 16 41 24 44 15x1% 15x2% 61 in. 16 44 24 “ 14x1% 44 :: 67% in. 66 in. 15 44 17 44 16 1 in. 14x1^ 14x: fl We have, here, five different makes, giv- ing their dimensions on locomotives of the same type, with but a few inches difference in the drivers, all of the same stroke, and with but two inches difference between largest and smallest cylinders, while three of them are alike, in size. These loco- motives show a great uniformity in the size of the steam ports, all being 1} inches wide, and from 13£ to 15 inches long. On three of them the exhaust ports are 2£ inches wide, while one has it a little smaller, and the other a little larger. Two of them have $ inches, two J inches and one inches outside lap of valve. Below, find dimensions of a Baldwin, ten wheel (4 inch truck and six drivers) loco- motive, and a “Mogul” of the same make, with single pair of wheels in front, and three pair of drivers : Ten Wheel. Mogul, Diameter of wheels 54 in. 52 in. Diameter of cylinders . ... 18 44 18 “ Stroke of piston 24 44 24 44 Siie of steam ports I%xl6 44 I%xl6 44 Site of exhaust porta . . . . 2%xl6 44 2%xl6 44 Outside lap of valve % 44 % 44 These are alike in every point, except the two inches difference in the drivers. From these comparisons it would appear that 1} inches is about the standard width for steam ports, and 2\ inches for the exhaust ports, with trifling difference in the length of them. Now, w'hile the tables do not give the size of the valves, we have figures enough to cal- culate their width, and by adding three inches to the length of the ports, we can get *n approximate idea of the size. Take a valve with j inches outside lap. This means that when the valve is on the centre of its seat, it covers the exhaust passage, the bodges (between the exhaust and steam ports, which are of the same width as the steam ports) and the steam ports, overlap- ping three-fourths of an inch on each side of the ports. W e thus have to add the three- fourth inch lap on each side or 1$ inches on both to the width of the two steam ports, 1 \ each or 2} inches in both, the two bridges 2{ inches, and the exhaust port 2} inches or 11+2J+ 2J+21—9 inches in width will be required to cover this space. The valve then in the case of the two last locomotives would have to be 9x18 or 19 in area. We now come to a point which has, no doubt, had much to do with fixing the size of steam and exhaust ports and of valves, and that is the amount of resistance which an ordinary slide valve opposes to move- ment, when pressed down upon its seat by the superincumbent load of steam admitted into the chest by the action of the throttle. A valve 9x18 inches has an area of 162 squre inches, and with steam at 130 pounds to the inch, is held down on the seat with a force of over 21,000 pounds. A valve at work lias to be dragged back and forth with this load on it, and therefore the smaller the valve, the less the resistance, and the shorter the travel would have to be to accomplish the work it has to do. The larger valve, longer travel, larger steam ports and larger exhaust port would no doubt be most advantageous and render the performance of any steam engine, locomotives, of course, included, more efficient, because of the larger open- ings to admit and release the steam, but the large valve would counteract these advan- tages to such an extent that builders are, perforce, obliged to make and keep all parts as small as possible, to reduce this friction to as small an amount as possible. This ne- cessitates reduced openings, with less valve and shorter travel, but often so much re- stricted as to lose much power, by tardy ad- mission and release of steam. Yet, with all Digitized by CjOOQle

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94 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Feb. this reduction in size, which has probably reached its limit, we find that the pair of locomotive valves have to drag fr.»m 30,000 to 50,000 pounds, back and forth, every stroke, to the great detriment of the valve gear, and loss of power to the machine. It is true that this is done on smooth surfaces, or such, at least, as are supposed to be smooth and lubricated, but even with these aids, no one will fail to see that no incon- siderable portion of power has to be expend- ed in moving the valve, which, in its turn, admits the steam to move the machine. Do you wish a practical test of the resistance which the valve offers? Admit a full pres- sure of steam into the steam chest onto the back of an ordinary slide-valve, and see whether you can, with the aid of the long reverse lever, move the valves, and then, remember, that the valves do have to move under just such circumstances and require just as much force for each movement back and forth. While it is not the purpose of these papers to enter into any discussion w ith the con- tributors to this department, the author pro- poses to discuss subjects presented from time to time, and hopes his explanations will be clear enough, even for the “com- mon, every day fireman,” but if the author should fail to make his meaning plain, he w ill not be offended if his attention is called to the point at issue, and will try.tobe more lucid or particular. In the next chapter we shall have more to say on the valve gear in its various parts, such as the eccentrics and their rods and adjustment. Questions on Steam Engineering. Mr. Editor: The following from the Na- tional Car and Locomotive Builder will explain itself : “ A correspondent writes : You tell of the importance of retaining, as long as possi- ble, the heat and other products of combus- tion, in contact wTith the heating surfaces. Contracted exhaust orifices being necessary to free steaming locomotives, do you not agree that the engine runs with a full throt- tle, and out back as far as possible, consist- ent with the work required of her, gains the three-fold advantage of burning les3 coal, using less steam, and reducing the tempera- ture of the smoke-box to its lowest possible degree, over an engine working at ten or twelve inches and throttled to do the same wrork ? That also, as far as the draft and the retaining heat in fire-box and flues is con- cerned, working steam expansively, and all lowing it to escape at a low pressure, gains the advantages of large nozzles over an en- gine worked “ down ” and therefore ex- hausting steam of a higher pressure ? I am not in doubt about the subject myself, but ask you to pass upon it more fully than you do in your book, because of a dispute.” — Engineer. [Our correspondent answers his questions correctly, and as tersely as any one could do it. By running with the throttle full open and the links hooked back as far as possible, an engineer does a given amount of work with less steam, than must be used by the man who throttles his engines, and runs with the reverse lever a notch farther ahead. The first man takes all the work he possibly can by the expansive force of steam used: the second man does not utilize the expan- sion of steam to the best of his ability, and the steam passed through his cylinders will escape at a higher pressure than the steam used by the engine the first man is running. As the first man utilizes the expansive force of the steam, less of it is needed to do a given amount of work, therefore loss water has to be evaporated, and a smaller quantity of coal will be required. As his steam escapes from the nozzle at a lower pressure than that used by the other, the draft will be milder and the products of combustion will pass through the flues at a lower velocity and therefore more of the heat will be im- parted to the water. In this way au engine worked habitually as far hooked back as possible, has an advantage equivalent to an enlarged nozzle, over one which is habitual lly worked throttling.— Editor's of National Car and Locomotive Builder ”] The above letter and editorial comments from the pages of the National Car and Loco- motive Builder , of which Mr. Sinclair is the editor, come in as corroborative testimony of our last month’s paper so appropriately, that we could not resist the opportunity of giv- ing our readers a chance to see what so sound a reasoner and profound a thinker as Mr. Sinclair had to say on a subject which seems to be imperfectly understood as is ev- ident by the dispute “ Engineer” wished to settle, and also in our own case, when searching for information on this same point. In the years gone by when we were shovel- ling the “ black diamonds,” we found that it took many hundred pounds of coal more to keep a locomotive nearly hot for one man, than it did to keep her hot for another one, and we found that it was the larger quantity of water w?e were evaporating, which made the difference in the work. While the one would “ chill ” the locomotive bv a free use of the pump on a “ new fire ” till he had to give her “ an extra notch ” or two, to make time and have to have the help of the sec- ond pump to keep her full, the other man would not use the pump on the “ newr fire,” keep up the pressure, run with full throttle, well hooked up, and pump on a “bright fire.” As a result w*e ever had steam, plenty of water with only the one pump, and lots of coal left over, with the fireman and en- Digitized by CjOOQle

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1888] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 95 gineer in good humor, because the “point- er "was ever at the high pressure mark. So much seems to depend on management on the right side that when we hear of a lo- comotive not steaming we wonder whether it is her fault or the engineer’s, and have no doubt that the “ poor fellow at the scoop ” has probably done a'l he could do, and is not to be blamed. But in most cases the blame is far loo quickly laid on the fireman, who has just as great an interest in getting over the road as any of the crew, and who is just as willing and works just as hard to make time as any one. We therefore ask for a little more consideration for the mem- bers of our vast Brotherhood, who are un- fortunate enough to have “ poor steamers ” or what is worse for “a first-class fireman ” “a second-class engineer,” as Bro. Phelan called them in his grand speech at Minneap- olis a year ago. The Fallnre of Air-Brakes. Mb. Editor: — Air-brakes do fail at times, and often at most critical junctures ; this I have seen several times in my own exper- ience, and no doubt many engineers can con- firm this in theirs, the makers of brakes to the contrary notwithstanding. In the line of further qualifying myself to speak and wrrite for the benefit of locomotive engineers and firemen, I will give an exper- ience I had in testing a brake about which little is known, and I believe as an enterprise has been abandoned In the rear of our machine shops was a large hydraulic works, Mr. William M. Hen- derson being the hydraulic engineer in charge. Two men in our employ had left ns for the purpose of engaging in the ma- chine business on their ow n account. After test of brakes, July 21, 1874, before the in- vention was perfected : The undersigned, having been selected from the invited guests to take observations and re- cord the facts developed on the trial of this new power brake, have to report as follow's : The trial took place on the West Chester & Philadelphia railroad, on Tuesday, July 21,1874. leaving the Philadelphia depot at 11 a. m., ana returning at 2 p. m. The train consisted of engine, tender, and five cars. Upon moving from the depot it commenced to rain, Just sufficient to make what railroadmen call a bad slippery rail, and all the stops were made under this disadvantage. The first stop was made on a down grade of about fifteen (15) feet to the mile, the signal flag being thrown from the engine, steam shut off, and the brake applied, engine being reversed, but no steam applied, train moving at the rate of thirty-five (35) miles per hour, the stop w'as made in twenty and one-half (20%) seconds, and in a dis- tance of two hundred and ten (210) yards, with a boiler pressure of one hundred and five (105) pounds. The second stop was made on a down grade of fifteen (15) feet to the mile, signal flag thrown from engine, steam shut oft; and the brake ap- plied, train running at the rate of thirty-two (32) miles per hour, the stop was made in twents (20) seconds, in a distance of one hundred and eighty (180) yards, boiler pressure one hundred and fif- teen (115) pounds. The third stop was mode on a level, the signal flag was thrown from the end of the rear car, and the bell rope pulled, steam was then shut oft; en- gine working in forward gear, speed of train thirty-five (3o miles per hour, the stop was made in twenty-eight and one-half (28%) seconds, in a distance of two hundred and eighty (280) yards, boiler pressure one hundred aud five (105) pounds. The fourth and last stop was made on a level, in the presence of the committee and invited • guesls, who all left the cam and stood on one side of the track, w hile the engine ran back and came forward toward the point of observation, the sig- nal flag wTas throw n from the engine, steam shut oft, and brake applied, train running at the rate of thirty-five (35) miles per hour, the stop was made in nineteen and one-half (19%) seconds, in one hundred and eighty (180) yards, boiler pres- sure one hundred and twenty (120» pounds. The committee desire to testify that the devices employed to constitute this brake, appear to be extremely simple, inexpensive, and not liable to derangement, and all the stops were made in an easy manner, without jolting or concussion. The following description furnished by the company, is inserted for the benefit of those who have not had an opportunity of seeing this in- vention T. J. Loveorove, Chairman, Inspector o f Steam Engines and Hollers, Pa. Ins. Co. Georue W. (Juice, With late fli~m of (Jrice d* Long, Dummy Engine Builders. Wm. F. Lockakd, Superintendent Philadelphia Division P, li. R. L. B. Paxson, Engineer and Machinist , 1\ d R. R. It. In England every failure of a “ continuous train” brake to work, must be reported by the railway company to the Board of Trade, which has charge of and controls by law all such matters, under an act known as “ Con- tinuous Brake Act, 1878.” 1 have now be- fore me two volumes of such returns, British Blue Book, January to December, 1884. From these I find the continuous brakes in use on the English railways to be, by name, “ Clark’s chain ” and “ Clark <& Webb’s.” “Fay’s,” “Newell’s,” “Smith’s vacuum,” Digitized by Google

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96 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 44 Vacuum,” “ Webl’s vacuum,” 44 Sandi rs & Bolitho,” 44 Smith’s automatic vacuum,” 44 Westinghouse automatic.” The propor- tion holds about the same as in “driver brakes,” which stood at a total of 4,183 engines divided as follows : “ Various forms of Vacuum 2,990, Westinghouse plenum 1,049, steam 59, all other types 85.” William E. Lockwood. Glen Loch, Dec. 22, 1887. Mr. Editor : — As I did not in my last com- munication have time, nor audacity enough to ask the editor to publish all I wished to say to the mechanical correspondents in the December Magazine , I will now resume where I left off, hoping I may be able to carry steam enough to catch up. “Tallow Pot” thinks 44 R. Ockerarm’s” link-shaped slot would not be a grand suc- cesss, neither do I, but simply answered, that its effect would be the same as is ob- tained by the present link motion, except- ing the increase of lead which we have in the latter when hooked back. 44 Tallow Pot ” agrees with the rest of us, in locating the pressure on the guides, and I hope my ex- planation on this point will satisfy all hands, and at the same time render us all more careful to wrrite just what we mean. “ T. P.” also goes for “Vacuum” on the turned- down eccentric question, but as the latter has seen his mistake, and frankly acknowl- edged it, we need say no more on this topic. He also gives up the “Dyers switch puzzle,” but asks another one, which I judge to be akin to it, viz. : “ Will an injector force wa- ter against a greater pressure, than the pres- sure working it; if so, howr much can it be ?” It seems that in wrorking out this puzzle, we would be confronted with 44 noswitch room,” or 44 a car too many ” at each turn, for it has puzzled even the best mechanics, to fully and satisfactorily explain why an injector will carry water into a boiler against the pressure which works it, and now 44 Tallow Pot” wishes to increase the difficulty by making the pressure in the receiver greater than in the worker, for to determine his problem there would have to be two boilers. Judging from my experience with all kinds of injectors in use on our road, I should answer, that it was impossible for the wvaker steam to force the stronger. 44 Proxy” wants an answer to his query: “What will be the effect of moving the back-up eccentric from tho go ahead ; or, giv- ing her less lead in the back motion ? Will it make her smarter or stronger, and if so, why?” In order to answer, let us fancy that we are standing by the right side of an ordinary locomotive, having its eccentrics on the main axle. Suppose the pin to be on the forward centre ; the “ belly ” or centre of the forward motion eccentric cam is then up, and ahead of a perpendicular line through [Feb. the centre of the axle; the back-up eccentric is in the corresponding position below the axle. In order to move, steam has to be ad- mitted into the front end of the cylinder; the front steam port must therefore be open, and in fact when the lever is in the centre, it is open to the largest extent of the lead. Taking lead from the back-up motion, means putting the centre of that cam back, pulling the bottom of the link back, and wdtn it the link block and lower rocker arm, thus throwing the top of the arm ahead, and de- creasing the amount of the lead. Now, unless the locomotive in question had an improper amount of lead, admitting steam too early, the action of taking lead from her, would naturally make her less “smart,” or quick in her movements. I would therefore an- swer, that decreasing the backward motion lead, has a corresponding effect to decreasing the forward lead, and is apparent in propor- tion as the links are hooked up. If thereccentric cams were to become tight in the strap, the rods or blades would have to rotate with the axles, like the wTheel itself, as they cannot do this, something would have to break, before a locomotive could move in any direction, more than the lost motion in the parts will admit. 44 Vacuum,” in a second letter, is having his argument with Mr. Lockwood, and scores some points, but as I am not in the 44 ham- mer blow* ” discussion, I have nothing to say on the subject. In answer to 44 Coal Heaver,” let me say, that under similar circumstanees such as load and rail, a locomotive has as much wreight. on the drivers, and as much adhe- sion, while pulling as when backing up, but generally ihe engineer is able to “give her sand” one wrav, and not the other, and this is the only reason that could be assigned, for doing more slipping in backing up, as I have already explained, that any apparent lilt in the action of the rod is counteracted by the opposite end receiving a corresponding push down. We agree in regard to the pressure of the cross- head on guide, as all do, that in running ahead, all the pressure is upwmrd, and in backing up, ail downward, and it is a matter of course that a single guide bar re- ceives the forward pressure on its bottom side, while the double, or four bar guide, receives it on the top bars, but against their bottom ride also. Without going into details, I will answer 44 T. B. C.,” that compression takes place after release ; compressing a small portion of the exhaust, after the valve is closed to the exhaust, and before it is opened to the steam port. Inside lap only affects the release. A change in throw of eccentric ought to be ac- companied by corresponding changes in the valve and its gear, to make all harmonize and work in accord. As I agree with ‘4 E. B.” in his answer to Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE . 97 1 888.} “R. Ockerann,” and “Vacuum,” it may be that is right in his explanation as to why a pin runs hot one way, and not the other, but have never had any experience in that way. As I have already said that in turning down an eccentric equally all around, the throw is not affected, I must differ with “ W. A. G.,” when he says, “turning dow*n an eccentric is the same as shortening a crank.” The throw of an eccentric is twice as much as the difference between the centre of the eccentric cam, and the centre of the axle to which it is fastened and as this rela- tion is not disturbed by the turning down, its throw will remain the same. “ W. A. G.” is right in his answer to “R. Ockerarm,” and I have seen stationary engines using the device. “A. N. D.” gives his opinion on “Bar- reUe’s” “Dyer spur switch ” puzzle, which corresponds with those already expressed, that it cannot be done. I will leave “ C. B. & N.7s 77 query to Mr. Lockwood, as coming in the scope of the hammer blow, and proceed to look at that “heavy weight” “Gravity.” In the first assumption he is right, for the barometer is an instrument showing that the higher up from the centre of the earth you take any- thing, the lighter it becomes. A piece of iron will not increase its weight as it is flattened, and will weigh as much while in the form of sheet as in bar iron, and no more. The third queiy is more difficult to answer, for while at nrst it would seem that the speed of the ball ought to be increased by the force of gravity, the resistance of the air is as great to stop a ball moving through it in one direction, as in the other, and we know that this force does stop a rifle ball, within a limit of about a mile. Now, after going two miles through the air horizontally, I suppose no one would be afraid to catch a ball, if it reached them, for its speed would be very alow. With this view of the case, I should aay the speed of the ball w ould be but very little, if any, greater than the force of gravi- ty would give it. The January advance sheets are at hand, and it seems as if the new year would even be better than the one past, for new names still appear among the signatures of the contributors to this department, and among them we hail with pleasure the honored name of Mr. Angus Sinclair, who has been qooted in these pages a number of times, and now comes to us with words of cheer and commendation of this department of oar Magazine. As Mr. Sinclair is not likely to flatter and give praise, without due cause, the words of commendation from him, AonJd encourage those who have been en- gaged in bringing “their tithes into the storehouse” of this department to perse- vere, and lead still others to make known their trials, difficulties, perplexities, reme- dies and the triumphs of mind over matter in these pages. Mr. Sinclair points out the necessity for a careful study of mechanics, and his suggestions in regard to “talking shop,” are eminently practical, and if fol- lowed up, would serve to increase our stock of knowledge, and make us more capable and competent workmen. The habit of “taking notes” of anything new, or strange in the working of a locomotive, and working out the problem at some convenient time, or of stating it to others for their opinion or advice, w'ould prove a benefit to all, and when once started, would not be abandoned, for the gain in knowledge would be so rapid as to “surprise” those who “industriously cultivated ” it. “A. D.”does not desire to “dispute” with “ Vulcan,” but would like to prove his point, which he says I have not proven false. “ A. D.” is right in regard to one of the cuts, for it was “ the man and animal,” and then Fig. 2, on page 6G2, which I desired to have reproduced, to prove my point, that “ A. D.” is shifting his points of leverage with every movement. Now in order to satisfy “A. D.,” (others are now satisfied that my ex- planations were lucid and right) I want him to stop “shifting” around from one point to another in his arguments, and stick to one point till that is settled. “A. D.” quotes me in reference to his man and animal : “ But in revolving a wheel the time would come, when the man wrould have the under hold, and in answer he goes back to his “ imps ” in September. Wrongagain! They are in October, Bro. “A. D.7 He changes holds according to “A. D.” Now do not evade the point, but tell us, what kind of a lever would you have, if the man left his feet on the ground as you have started him, and attempted to keep pulling the animal, with hand at the same hold (the pin) as Started when it is at its lowest point? Again he quotes me as saying “according to ‘Amboy,7 fulcrum is at F., power and weight at axle while I thought the power was derived from the hold the rod had on the pin.77 While I do not know what “ Am- boy thought, I do know that all the readers of the Magazine will concur with me in say- ing that the powTer is conveyed to the pin through the rod by its hold on the pin (I was unfortunate enough to use the word derived , which did not quite convey the sense I meant, and of which “ A. D.” has tried to make a point.) A rod has a hold on a pin, and does not change it at will, or at the dic- tation of “ A. D.,” to get another or better hold. Again I am auoted : “ Amboy said ‘ always of the same class,7 yet now he brings both power and weight to the same spot, showing that according to his ideas the lever is not Digitized by Google

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Feu. the same.” “ A. D.” says, “ neither in writ- ing nor illustration, did I bring both power F and weight to the same spot.” The above illustration is the best answer to this state- ment, and indicates by the arrows one point for both, and as the cut is made from “ A. P.’s” drawings, I hope he will acknowledge the point. Some one has fallen into error in regard to the leverage of the driver, and we wish to ascertain who it is. As locomotives have wheels, I might pass by the “ props” but I will pause to ask how “a push in the direc- tion” E. B. is to be converted to a pull on the line B. C., which is not made clear by “A. D.’s” Fig. 2, page H), January number, and what difference there is between the weight on the axles, and the weight on the track, except the added weight of the wheels? I would also like “A. D.” to ex- plain w'hat resistance a smooth rail offers to the inclination of a “ lever,” and to make it more plain, is not the resistance of a train to motion, communicated to the locomotive on the line A. C., of the cuts, Figs. 1 and% page 19, and is not this resistance applied directly to the axles by means of the frame and the boxes? I would also like “ A. D ” to explain the consistency of having his ful- crum on the track, where he also finds his resistance. Friction alone , is evidently of no account with “A. D.,” yet it is the very point at issue in this argument, for there is no friction of the wheel on the rail, (we never oil there) but there is friction in the boxes, intensified by the length of the train, or speed at which it is pulled. If it were not for friction, machinery might be started, and once started, would never stop. Let ‘ A. D.” eliminate friction, (which he regards as a small matter) and perpetual motion is at hand, and his fortune made. Before I proceed with this argument, on the action of the wheels, when jacked up, I wish “A. D.” to answer, where the resistance is when lacked up, and run without a belt ? Also, whether he actually believes that the leverage of a w’heel driving a belt, changes with every half revolution, from a strong to the weakest lever, as he says, “ either first or third class, as the pin is belowr, or above the centre?” When he can believe that, he can also find his fulcrum at the rail, but as I am not shift- ing my holds, or changing my leverages with each half turn, I hope to be able to demonstrate, even to “ A. D.’s” comprehen- sion, that mechanically the movement of a loco- motive driver * is by simple leverage , with the ful- crum at the centre of the axle , the resistance at the boxes by the friction, the power applied at the pin , and that this leverage is not changed from one class to another , but continues of the second class , whether jacked up dr iving a belt or driving itself forward on an .iron belt . “ Smoke Box” has not yet “ taken in ” the turned-down eccentric puzzle, and in anwer to him, I will again statu that an eccentric cam is of course turned out a true circle, but is fastened on the axle out of its centre. Now its throw is equal to twice the distance it is out of centre, as the movement of a cross-head (usually two feet in locomotives) is twice the distance the centre of the pin is from the centre of the axle. It makes no difference how large, or howT small a cam is used, if the centres are the same distance apart, the throw will be the same. While turning down an eccentric does no affect the length of throw, or the length of the valve - travel, it will when the straps are fitted to it , pull the lower rockerarm back, just the amount the cain has been reduced, thus throwing the upper arm and the valve with it, that much ahead of its former travel, and to compensate for this, the rod or blade must be lengthened, thus bringing the valve back to its former place. No one can length- en or shorten the travel of a valve with the eccentric rods ; that is fixed by the eccentric cam, and all that can be done by the rods, is to keep the valve over the true centre of its travel. “ Vacuum ” has his say as usual, and gives us the benefit of his varied experience, and some very good advice in regard to the spirit, in which we ou*ht to carry on these discussions. It was rather “ rougfi ” to make a man pull a train ninety miles, and do switching at the stations, with one side dis- abled, and warranted the extra work of plugging the port, so as to have help over the dead centre. Of course, like all such make-shifts, it had its disadvantages, of which the lack of cushion w*as one, but as no great speed was likely to be attained, this was not so essential. I would like to agree with all correspondents, but if we all agreed, there would be no argument, and this it is which helps us to understand the subject. While I agree in the first part of “ Vacuum’s ” answer to “H. G. C.,” that “the cross-head increases in speed from back centre to top quarter, and decreases from top quarter to forward centre,” I cannot endorse the idea, that “it moves twice as fast, when she is on the top quarter, as it does on either centre, and three times as fast as when she is on the bottom quarter.” A cross-head comes to a stop on its centres, and hence twice as fast, would be slow, but take a point (as the Digitized by CjOOQie

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE, 99 1 888,] wheel is moving ahead) half way between the bottom quarter and back centre, and on a twenty -four inch stroke locomotive, the cross-head will move about three and one- half inches, till it reaches its back end of travel. After passing the centre the cross- head will move ahead, and when the pin is half way between the centre and top quar- ter, it will be three and one-half inches on its forward move. This gives us seven inches movement, for a quarter revolution of the wheel. Now, in moving ahead another quarter turn, and stopping at half way be- tween top quarter and forward centre, we will have a movement of the cross- head of about seventeen inches. In passing around forward centre, quarter revolution seven inc hes again, and I do not understand liow “ Vacuum ” could get any more speed for the bottom quarter, than the seventeen inches for the top. Was that a slip of the pen, or a mistake of the printer? “ Eccentric Strap ” comes with an honest confession of having been wrong, and his explanation is certainly satisfactory to all concerned. I am glad to have “ E. 8.” give “S. Washbume” some ideas on steaming, and to hear that “ E. S.” has the ability to make himself appreciated by the men he tires for, and that he has thus made a name for himself. I would call “ A. D.’s” especial attention to “E. 8.,” next paragraph, and hope that “E. S.” will succeed in helping me show “ A. D.” that his reasoning is “ false mechanics.” ”E. S.’s” comments on “Maple Leaf’s” letter coincide with my ideas as before ex- pressed. We are well rid of the ‘‘Dyer switch puzzle ” I think, and have had quite some fun with it ; at least I have tested the ability of some of our “smart ones” in the caboose to no avail. “I ndte that “E. S.” has taken measure- ments on the cross-head movements, which corroborate my measurements, but were taken from other points. His answer in regard to broken main rod on pump side, agrees with mine ; as also do the comments on “S. WashburneV’ state- ment, “that all engineers are enginemen.” I think he hits the nail on the head fair and square, has driven it home and clinched it, so that “8. W.” will have trouble to draw it out. “Poly — ” is on hand with another letter, answering and asking questions, as he thinks that is the proper way to improve our time and help each other. “ Polv — ’s” idea of lend, must be taken with some degree of caution when he says it “ is to give as wide open a port as possible to the cylinder after the piston has reached its dead point,” for if ft were wide open, just after passing the dead centre, it would have to be half open, baton it passed the centre, and the steam would then work against itself, and thus km part of its effective power. Of course, if “ Poly — ” has worked an in- jector against a greater pressure than the pressure working it, we have to accept the fact, but with many others, I would like to have a definite idea of the true working of an injector, on which we can all form ideas, but which will be almost impossible to prove, because of our inability to watch the action of the parts, and this desire is intensi- fied, by “ Poly — ’s” statement of the weaker forcing the stronger. As will be seen, I do not agree with “Poly — answers to “T.B C., but fully agree with “Poly — ” in answer to “ W. A. G.,” while we also agree in the answers to the first two questions asked by “Gravity,” but differ in regard to the last question, which is very liable to remain unsettled for some time. A locomotive with a “stuck driving box,” cannot “cause a winding strain on the bar- rel of the boiler,” because the fram$ is be- tween, and would have to be “sprung, or strained out of shape, before it could act on the boiler. The weight of feathers, or lead, weighed in vacuum, I think will be alike. Mr. Lockwood gives us a readable article on pitching balls, but as my days of base ball are over, and as I have never become an enthusiastic admirer of the game, I cannot have any comments to offer that would be of any value. Mr. Rauch gives us some more points. We fully agree on the cross- head question, And also in answer to “ Paul.” Really, Mr. Rauch, I want no thanks, for I deem that I have only done my duty in writing a few words in defense of the natural aspirations of every right minded, or truly ambitious fireman. When a man, who has a taste for the business, has been shoveling coal to keep a locomotive hot, keeping his machine clfan, and assisting his engineer by oiling, making up trains, and running, and has done this for a period of, say, from six to ten years, as is the case in many eastern states, he ought not to be rebuked* if he does think that he is able to do the work of which he has done so large a part in these years, and for which he has received only half as much as the man on the other side of the boiler. If I have said the right thing in regard to “pulling the throttle,” with the lever “hooked back,” I am glad. I know that 1 have been forced to burn hundreds of tons of coal needlessly, in the vain effort to keep steam up to the maximum standard, for men who prided themselves upon the fact that they wore their valve-seats so evenly, that they required facing once in fourteen or fif- teen months, when some other man has saved hundreds of dollars in fuel, by “ wear- ing his valve-seats hollow.” That M. M.’s are to be found, like the one quoted by Mr. Rauch, is only another proof that some man Digitized by ^.ooQle

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100 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. has made a mistake in selecting his trade, or avocation, ami that the managers of that road have made a “ bad pick ” in putting a man in charge of their most important de- artment, who is not po3ted in even the ru- iments of economical railroad motive pow- er, but is “penny wise and pound foolish.” The firemen on the Illinois Central rail- road, in Chicago, are to be congratulated on the formation of their Mechanical Club, as it is certainly sure to produce results of which the members will not need to be ashamed, and the effects of which will be manifest in the increased usefulness and effi- ciency of each member. “ J. E. H.” gives the same answer I have given *‘ H. G. C ,” in regard to changing the main rod to the pump side, but seems to think, that running with throttle wide open would produce so much pressure on the back of a valve, as to nullify the advantage derived from the increased pressure on the piston. The matter can be figured out very readily. Suppose for instance, that there is a difference of forty pounds in pressure in the steam chest, between the full and the half throttle. A valve, 9x16=162 square inches has an added weight of 6,480 pounds on it. A piston, eighteen inches in diameter, equals over 250 square inches, and thus has 250 times forty pounds, or over 10,000 pounds of force added. This shows nearly 4,000 pounds of energy in favor of full throttle, but the advantage is greater yet, for the pressure on the valve is carried on a smooth and lubricated surface, while the other is direct energy, and will make its power very apparent, by at once increasing speed, so that the engine will do her work on shorter cut-off than before, and this again will show its effect on the water supply, and this, in its turn, will tell on the coal left over. Bro. Chas. Naylor gives us an account of the Locomotive Firemen’s Mechanical Club, of Chicago, which he is pleased to call one of the fruits of the Mechanical Department of this Magazine. As one of the pioneers of this department, I greet them as our off- spring, and assure them of our solicitude for their welfare, and shall be highly pleased to hear of the success of their laudable en- terprise, and hope that we shall have a report of the proceedings of the Club, from time to time, so that we may know what they talked about, and what conclusions they arrived at. As I have had my say on the wheel, pow- er. weight, and fulcrum, and may have to take up the subject again in answer to “A. D.,” “Fairmount” will excuse me if 1 do not at this time reply to bis article. “Inquiry” asks some questions which it would be worth while devoting a chapter of “Mechanics” to, if the author will consent to answer. “Nickle Plate” asks, “does the cross-head [Feb. move when an engine (locomotive ?) is mov- ing, or does it move when the engine is slip- ping?” This query is getting worn out by repetition, and shows that the writer has not read the articles in this department with care, or else that he has just lately taken an interest in them. Taking this latter charita- ble view of the case, I will answer in brief, that the cross-head moves in either circum- stances, both in regard to the parts of the locomotive, and also in regard to objects on the ground, but in slipping it may move back and forth past an object on the ground, while in moving ahead, the cross-head never stands still, so far as the ground is concerned, but ever moves on at different velocities, at various points of the revolution of th6 wheel. Vulcan. Orton villk, Minn., Dec. 19, 1887. Mr. Editor:— On page 732 of the Maga- zine for November, a few questions were asked by “Gravity,” in the first of which he must have forgotten the true principle in- volved, as he makes no allowance, in the solu- tion of the problem for the opposing action to the pull of gravity exerted by the centrif- ugal force at the equator. The third law of weight is : “A body varies at different portions of the surface of the earth.” The causes of this variation are, first, be- cause of the bulging form of our earth a body is pushed from its mass, and conse- quently, its center of attraction, and this centrifugal force is greater at this point. This being true, bodies tend to fly off at right angles to the line drawn along its radi- us, i. e. tangent to the circle described by the earth’s rotation. The circumference of the earth at the equator is 24,S99 miles, and the parallels decrease rapidly in length as they approach the poles. It is evident that the centrifugal force diminishes as the lati- tude increases, increase being greatest at the equator. Second, the weight of a body is greatest at the poles, because it is nearer to the mass of the earth and center of attrac- tion, and there is no centrifugal force at this point. From very carefully^made experiments it appears that the extreme amount of vari- ation of the gravitating force between the equator and poles is about TJT of the whole amount, that is to say, a body weighing 194 pounds at the equator will weigh 195 at the poles, nearly. But these figures do not pro- vide against the counteracting influence ex- erted by the rotation of the earth on its axis against gravity, which is about From this may we not conclude that the formula given by “Gravity ” to be only approximat- ing its true value ? The formula for finding the value of the centrifugal force is C=v* divided by 2 r whence v= the velocity of a body moving forward along a circle, and r= radius of this circle. In other words, centri- Digitized by VjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 101 1888.] *ngal force is directly proportional to the gquare of the velocity ana inversely to twice the radius. The accompanying diagram is taken from the Scientific Arena , for November, in an article by Prof. George J. Smith, of Williams- town, ky., and which is the same as the diagram given in text books with the excep- tion of the lines A. B. and B. E. To find the value of the opposing force to the intensity of gravity, let B. C.= the ra- dius of the circle. At B. is a ball, which, when acted upon by an instantaneous force (B. E.) and the continuous force (B. C.) it follows the curve of which B. F. is an arc. It is evident that the diagonal drawn from B. to F. is the resultant of these two forces B. C. and B. E., the tension strength of the line B. C. is represented in the diagram, with the point of the arrow toward C., as the centrip- etal force (centripetal = centrifugal force; action = reaction.) Let us, instead of tak- ing B. F. as a resultant, by the parallelo- gram, A. B. E. F., resolve B. E. into itscom- nents, A. B. and B. F., we now see that H is really -= to two forces, B. F., the for- ward movement of a body in a curve, and A. B. the outward pull from C. Centrifugal force, which immediately calls forth the resistance of its opponent, viz.; centripetal force B. D. An object placed loosely on this ball at B., while in motion, would retain its position only in proportion to the inten- sity of gravity, and inversely to the energy bttraght to bear upon it by this pull from C. 8*uit with our earth. Now, by calling to Band the fact that the instantaneous force, R E« is = to the centrifugal force, A. B., tod the force tending forward in a curve, B. it is evident that the opposing force to tbe intensity of gravity is = to the resultant of these two forces, the tangent. B. E , The solution of this problem would then be: Let a^radius at the poles. b=radiu8 at the equator. c-=the opposing force to gravity, B E, in pounds and ounces. d=weight of the body at the equator. x= w’eight of the body at the poles. Then a : b : : d — c : x. b (d— c) Whence x^- a In the second proposition, I believe “Gravity ” is right. In the third question I can not determine if it be only the velocity required when striking the earth or if it be the striking force. At any rate, I shall try to answer both sides. The resistance of the air increases with the velocity, and were a body to fall long enough it would eventually reach a point where this resistance is to the intensity of gravity whence the ball would fall at a uni- form rate. If a ball be shot downward with a velocity greater than this it would be re- tarded by this resistance, whose force would then be greater than the pull of gravity and its velocity at the moment just previous to its striking the earth can be determined by Letting v= velocity, d = distance the ball fell, g = intensity of gravity, x = velocity of ball at the muzzle of gun. y = amount of resistance of air exceeding pull of gravity. Hence, velocity at the moment just pre- vious to ball striking the earth = v 2gd-f-(x — y). If it be striking force required, w hich = amount of work done in stopping the ball, let m = mass of the hall and v = velocity of ball. Then mv = momentum. The ball strikes the earth with a momen- tum = to mv. Now, in striking the earth it has a velocity — to v, which is gradually diminished until it becomes zero, the mean velocity = $v, hence the striking force or work done is = to mv/iv or J mv2. We have seen that the ball struck the earth with a velocity — V2gd-b(x— y)=v. Mean velocity;=J v. Mass of ball---=m. Stricking forces \ mv3. Hoping I have nol taxed your patience beyond the point of endurance, I am . Yours truly, Dock. Seattle, Wash. Ter., December 20, 1887. Mr. Editor: — For myself as well as for the benefit of others I would like to ask if it is not proper to put an engine on the cen- ter w'hen about to disconnect side rods and file and shim up brasses, also in keying up rods. The reason I ask is because the engi- neer I am w?ith is continually keying his rods and can never get his engine in shape. Fireman. Digitized by Google

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102 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Feb. Galveston, Tkx., December 30, 1387. Mr. Editor:— At last the opportunity is given me of airing my thoughts in our very useful department where we can each of us teach ana learn something each succeeding month and it is a credit to the Brotherhood, with what zeal the questions and answers are plied. Thanks, “Vulcan,” for your compliments also your simile in regard to lead, it illus- trates the subject to perfection and also af- fords me an opportunity of showing clearly the detriment of too much lead in a manner I had not otherwise thought of. I was at the picnic, so, I presume, was each and every one of the males who may read this; don’t you remember it? You had just reached the age of sixteen and as you arrived on the picnic ground the Sunday school superintendent called you Mr. (Jones, Brown or Williams ;) it tickled you exceed- ingly to be called Mr. and you seemed to grow about two inches in a minute and of course you felt proud when he asked you to help put up the swings and give the girls a chance to enjoy themselves, and you felt conscious that you ought to feel proud, for had he not selected you from ‘the whole throng as the one deserving the confidence and trust of the superintendent, yes, and you determined that you would prove vour- self worthy, the swing was completed and you thought it your place to see that all en- joyed themselves so you installed yourself director of that swing. The swing starts, there are five of you, each tries his best to outdo the others and you are the first to run under ; it was a great effort but you managed it and each in his turn does likewise until your turn comes again ; you are prepared and determined to show all that you are superior to any in every respect, the swing is coming towards you and you take a long breath while every nerve of your body is strung to the utmost tension— it is here and you will show them how high you can send the swing, your hands are extended, they come in contact with the swing board while your weight is settled down on your toes and — oh! what a shock! you are almost lifted off your feet, the swing almost comes to a stop and you realize what a blunder you have made, and with what strength you have left you follow’ the swing and are deeply mortified to see thftt it does not reach its former height by at least six feet and you feel that you have made yourself a laughing stock and must remedy it — , you only de- veloped too mifch lead, that is all, and the effect you produced on the swing is just the same that one- eighth lead in a locomotive’s valves in full gear will produce on the pis- ton when hooked up in the six-inch cut-off, because lead is so adjusted in full gear, or in other words with the links clear dowrn, that as you raise the links toward centre the lead increases until the highest notch is reached, at which point the lead is little more than three times as much as in full gear so that one-eighth developes into seven-sixteenths cutting off in six inches, you then have your valve travel reduced to twro inches, as the valve travels two inches to the piston’s twenty-four we will see w’here the valve will open the port on the piston’s stroke by an example in proportion 2 : 24 : : y* : 5| now’ if the valve and piston traveled together we w ould have the lead opening the port w hen the piston was still five and one-fourth inches from the returning point, b*»t as the eccen- tric is set between one-fourth and one-third back of the centre and we have an upper and lower rocker-arm the valve is thereby thrown so much ahead of the piston, hence we must add that to the result obtained and we will take the minimum J of 5J=l/ff so we have 5i+lT\==6rV Now as the port begins to open while the piston is six and nine- sixteenths inches from the centre, it is evi- dent that the other side must force it along for that distance against boiler pressure, so now come all ye advocates of long lead and show me the benefit you derive from the above figures. With the lead adjusted with a piece of tin we have the following result : The tin is just a scant one-thirty-second of an inch thick, when hooked up it develops three-thirty- seconds so we have 2:24::/*: x 4-J— l$ft here we have merely cushion for the piston while the steam is ready to follow the piston in its journey. Now I must take sides against “ Vulcan ” and Mr. Rauch in regard to an engine slip- ping more backing up than going ahead, the former says as to the upward pressure and downward pull that it is equalized by the downward pull on the frame and the up- ward push on the frame, and likens the theory to a man trying to lift himself by his boot straps, w’hile the latter suggests that the engine be put on a scale in the different positions and the weight be noted. They are both wrong according to my idea and “ VulcanV’simile does not fit at all, because an engine and a man standing up are in no wfay similar: a man has but one point of bearing on the ground, while an engine is lengthened out and has points of bearing in three places, two drivers and the truck, (I, of course, refer to the sides separately) and the push and pull of the rods and piston is hori- zontal while a man’s pull on his boot strap is vertical, thus we have the piston, cross- head and connecting rod forming a lever with power at piston, weight at cross-head and fulcrum at back end of connecting rod, the downward pressure on back end of rod bears down on thedrivingboxes, having a tendency to increase the weight, while the upward pressure at guide has a tendency to lighten the weight at truck which same lightening Digitized by ^.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 103 in front is adding in the rear, hence although Mr. Rauch is right in saying the engine's aright will not be increased or decreased, still he is wrong, because the effective weight, that on drivers most undoubtedly is so af- fected Of course in backing up it is re- versed, the back end bearing up against the boxes while the cross-head bears down on the guides pulling the forward end of frame down with it so lightening the effective weight. If any have any doubts, you can demon- strate it with a long board having three bear- ings or rest under it ; place the two rear rests on scales (they represent the driver’s posi- tion) then bv bearing upward on front of board at truck’s position and downward on driver’s position, do you mean to tell me the scales will not show an increase of weight ? Of course they will and when you bear down on front and up on rear it will show a de- crease in weight. I was first brought to pon- der on this question some five or six years ago by an engine slipping more when cranks were below the axle than when above, con- ditions of rail being equal and as the down- ward push has not so much purchase as the downward pull, I at last solved it as above. There was an effect and I wanted to know the cause, it did not satisfy me to know that it was a fact, I wanted to know why it was, not like an engineer whom I asked about five years ago about it, he said all engines did so, it was natural to them. That was all I got out of him, because on the subject he was exhausted. Mr. Rauch wants to know who will point ont his blunder. I had not seen any Maga- riftf* for a year except to glance at the .Sep- tember number about fifteen minutes and then the October, November and December numbers I got in succession. I was confident that his mistake lay elsewhere, so I bor- rowed some of them’ among which I found July number in which Mr. Rauch gives an illustration of the drivers with rope attach- ment, clearly demonstrating that the drivers will come towards you and concludes with : M When power is applied at crank-pin, axle of wheel is fulcrum but when power comes from other point, ground or another engine, circumference of wheel at point of contact is fulcrum.” I had no others ( Magazines) but am confident that this is the blunder to which he alluded, as it is a blunder, for when an axle is enclosed in a box with weight rest- ing on it, whether it be driving wheel or truek wheel the fulcrum is always the centre of axle no matter how power is applied, but when wheel is released from box, containing no weight but its own, the point of contact becomes the fulcrum. “Inquiry” asks three questions which I wfll try to enlighten him on. First — There •tt three or four ways of setting an eccentric, cylinder cocks, by valve stem, by slipping engine and by position in relation to crank- pin. A back-up eccentric should set \Vith the heavy swell of cam about even with third spoke in advance of crank, and when so set will be square enough for ail purposes, and if you have a very good eye, you can, by ex- amining the other closely, set it so close that a machinist will not try to remedy it. One good way to set an eccentric is to determine which one it is, say right back-up; let your en- gine go forward until right pin is on lower for- ward (1^ ) thirty -second, this brings your left pin a little in advance of top quarter, just right for taking steam good while right side is powerless, throw her in back corner and plug her hardf ten to one she will slip back- wards, if she does you must immediately shut her off before she catches her hold anil all you have to do is tighten up your set screws and go on. This is no fancy sketch as I have on several occasions set go-ahead and back-up this way, but the engine has to slip, if she don’t slip she won’t set it. Second— If you mean a part of your truck wheel broke, if forward wheel, take a chain and take a half-hitch around truck axle, then run other end between pilot slats and over pilot beam, taking a half-hitch again, and be sure you have it that the good part of wheel is on rail, allowing about six or eight inches of slack to give your engine a chance to start,' the wheel will then slide and will curve all right, but don’t do any backing up, if the axle is broke you will have to reverse your truck as you have no support for your pilot, then you would have to put a beam across the frame from one side to the other and chain up to that. Third — Run your disabled driver up on a wedge shaped piece of wood placed on the rail, this will raise the driving box, then fit wood blocking or car spring rubber between bottom of box and brace enough to keep tire up off of rail. Some others I would like to answer but J am afraid the editor might swing a red board on me, and as my speed is very great I should then have to throw her over and plug her which might result in a broken Eccentric Strap. Bellows Falls, Vt., Dec. 5, 1887. Mr. Editor: — If the readers of the Maga- zine will look on any railroad map qf the country, they will find away over in the eastern corner a little line called the Che- shire, with its western terminus at Bellows Falls, and its eastern at Ashbjirnham Junc- tion, Mass., although the company runs its trains ten miles further into Fitchburg, and pays right well for the privilege, too. I do not think, considering the difficulties that stood in the way, that a better built, or better graded piece of road can be found in the country. Beginning at Bellows Falls, it fol- lows the river, the beautiful Connecticut 1 Digitized by LaOOQle

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104 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. for a few miles, and turns off amongst the hills, and goes up, up at the rate of sixty feet to the mile, for ten miles to find the top of the hill in a ledge that is almost a tunnel, and which, I think, would be tunnelled in these days, where ice and snow keep, in the spring, nearly as well as in an ice house. Emerging from this cut we find ourselves winding around the side of a mountain, with the city of Keene, the headquarters of the road, nestling in the valley beneath us. Leaving Keene, the road winds up again through the narrow gorges, deep cuts and ledges of Marlborough, past Troy, a little village beautifully situated at the foot of Monadnock mountain, past the granite quar- ries of Fitzwilliam, thence down again across the bogs of state line, and over to Winchen- dan, where Ephraim Murdock made his two or three millions manufacturing pails, wash- boards and wooden bowls, then across the swamps to Ashburnham Junction, and down the ten- mile grade to Fitchburg, about sixty- five miles in all. We have a good solid road bed, all rock- ballasted, and steel rails the whole length, and the stone-work for bridges, culverts, etc., all hewn granite, as well it may be, running as the road does, through the heart of a granite country. The road has about thirty engines, and employs twenty or twenty-five engineers and firemen, nearly all of whom are Brotherhood men. Four years ago the nearest Lodge of the B. of L. F. was at Boston, but “ 216 ” was organized in Fitch- burg three years ago last May, many of the Cheshire employes joining it, the writer being among the number. This fall a Lodge was organized in Bellows Falls, and the boys are full of energy and enthusiasm. I have three years’ numbers of the Magazine on the table before me as I write, and have ever been an interested reader, watching eagerly for its coming each month, but since the Mechanical Department was introduced, my interest has greatly deepened, and I have learned a great deal from the bright letters of its many correspondents. I am anxious- ly awaiting developments in regard to Mr. Lockwood’s ‘‘Hammer-blow” theory, it being my opinion that no such blow will be found, unless a rapid increase and decrease of pressure can be called a blow. In my ex- perience in firing soft coal, and it has been considerable, I have found the best results have followed from carrying a medium level fire, keeping it open all-over, not using too much damper, and throwing in the coal just as it is needed not more than two shovelfuls at a time. Many firemen, I know’, think the only true way to fire an engine is to have the fire-box so full that the coal will fall out of the door, and bail in five or six shovelfuls at a time and then get up on the seat and sleep for a mile or so, and if an engine will not steam, fired in this way, say that she “don’t [Feb. burn her fire,” thatshe is a “ hard steamer,” and immediately want the engineer to put on a smaller nozzle, and if he refuses, he is an “old fogy,” and all that. I quite agree with “ V ulcan,” that the proper way to run an engine is with full throttle, and cut back as near the centre as practicable, although most of the engineers on the line run with light throttle, saying that the engine steams bet- ter, thoqgh I do not see what good the steam is if it is not used. One engineer adduces as a reason why light throttle is better, that it makes less pressue on the valve, and therefore less friction on the seat, hence the engine will work smarter, which seems to mean absur- dity, for if true, an engine ought to work better with an hundred than an hundred and forty pounds of steam. In approaching heavy grades an engine should be cut back as far as possible, with full throttle, and dropped down one notch at a time, as the grade, weight of the train, and speed de- sired demands. Of course, on a bad rail, it is some times necessary to use full stroke, with hardly any throttle, to reduce the ten- dency to slip. A friend of mine, an engineer on one of the connecting roads, and myself have a dif- ference of opinion in regard to the proper way to “ square ” an engine. Many of our Hinkiey’s have an adjustable valve-stem by which they can be squared, but he (my friend) claims they cannot be properly squared by that means, but only from the eccentric rod, but I claim that the effect on the valve must be just the same, only that the valve-stem must be moved just opposite to the eccentric rod, and that from the valve- stem the valve can be set so that she will exhaust square, either in the go-ahead or back-up gear, while from the eccentric rod she might be made to in the go-ahead, but not in the back-up gear, and necessitate the moving of the other eccentric rod. Will some of the knowing ones tell me if I am right or wrong? In answer to “ H. G. C.’s ” last question, I would say that I do not see how that engine could be run in, and if it was my case, I should draw my fire and send for assistance. If an eccentric should become perfectly tight in the strap, I do not see how the en- gine could be moved. Link-Block. Richmond, Va., Decembers, 1887. Mr. Editor: — I owe the Mechanical De- partment and “Poly — ” an apology for the view I took of turning off eccentrics and giv- ing it publicity. I can see my error very plainly now. I would like to ask a question in regard to reversing an engine with weak flues on fire-box. I have heard some engin- eers say that to do so while in motion will cause them to leak. If so, w hat is the cause ? W. A. G. Digitized by VjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 105 188*] Hartford, Conn., December 19, 1887. Mr Editor : — In the December Magazine “Eccentric Strap” advises “Vacuum” to knock out both cylinder heads and bring in his engine that way. That plan might work down m Texas, but in this immediate vicin- ity he might be found soon after running around looking for a job of some kind, as I think our Master Mechanic would be apt to dismiss him or at least give him a vacation. In regard to firing, I am firing an engine at present that will make a great deal more steam by throwing in four or five scoopfuls at once and then take a rest than she will on the one scoopful plan, and 1 cannot see but that she burns as much coal one way as the other. In answer to “ H G. C.,” I will say that an engine with the main rod broken on the pump side and the injector not in work- ing order can be brought in by disconnect- ing the side where the injector is and put- ting that main rod on the pump side. To “ T. B. C.,” I will remark that I think that compression takes place after release and that it is the inside lap that affects re- lease and that an eccentric with a five-inch throw would make an engine slower than one of four and a half inches. To “Gravity,” I do not think a piece of steel will weigh more at the north or south pole than at the equator, but that it will weigh more two miles in the air than it will on the earth’s surface, as there is a point in the depth of the ocean where lead will not sink any far- ther. The area of an article has nothing to do with its weight as a piece of tin foil weighs the same whether spread out or rolled into a ball. A ball shot from a rifle two miles into the air will diraiuish its ve- locity ; cause, resistance of the ai r. Tallow-pot. New York, N. Y., Dec. 27, 1887. Mr Editor: — To “Naval Apprentice ”let mesay: “Tip us your daddle, shipmate!” Your allusions to “Old Ironsides” in Janu- ary number warmed up my old blood and awakened recollections of the far past. I, as a “Naval Apprentice,” put in a short term on her in the “ Home Squadron ” in the winter of 1842-43, cruising on the Atlantic coast between Hatteras and the Grand Banks. Many times have I, then a boy of seventeen, been lifted from hammock netting from a two hours’ lookout at cathead so completely covered with ice that I couldn’t straighten out until it was broken. She was a “ wet old tab,” always wetting the crew of the fore top nil when *‘on a wind.” Well do I remem- ber the thirty-two pound carronade on spar deek, port quarter, tnat bore the deep impress of • cannon ball received from the British •bopof-war Levant, when the gallant Stew- •t tut in between her and the Cvane and bought down the red cross of old England. “What has all this got to do with firemen and engineers?” I think I hear some of your readers say! Well, can’t you let an old fel- low' go back nearly half a century and be a “ boy again,” if it be only in his imagination ? Come to think it over,’ it has something to do with us all. There I learned discipline. To “obey orders if you break owners.” To “always obey the last order,” and when throuah ask the whys and wherefores if you thought it necessary. How much unpleasantness would be avoided if all men would carry out these ideas. The question of the ability of the injector to force w'ater against a pressure greater than that which actuates it is settled beyond all cavil by the “ Exhaust Injector” now coming into general use on stationary engines, and which is claimed to be applicable to the loco- motive. I have seen one of these injectors on an engine that had 100 pounds on boiler, allowing 20 per cent, loss from friction and condensation between boiler and engine would give 80 pounds pressure on piston, a further allowance of 50 percent, on the 80, arising from expansion and condensation would give 40 pounds pressure to exhaust steam operating injector ; and it put the water into the boiler at a temperature of 180°, and against the 100 pounds of boiler pressure. In Wyoming Territory I once visited a soda ash factory in course of construction. It was necessary to r.iise the soda water from a tank on one floor to another floor above, and for this purpose a large injector was put in. On trial it handled river water nicely, but when soda water was tried it was no good. This was a source of much trouble to the manager of the concern and he called in several skilled mechanics to help him out of the dilemma. It never occurred to any of them that the soda water being so much heavier than river water the atmospheric pressure would not force it up to the injector and they concluded to put in a pump to do the work. I never learned whether they put in the pump or thought to lower the injector closer to the supply. As the atmospheric pressure is the sole factor in raising the water to a pump or injector, where the water is below the pump or injector and furnishes all and the only power required for that purpose, the distance the instrument is above the water will have no effect on the forcing powers of either of them. I mention these points about the injector to demonstrate that I believe the instrument is as yet a puzzle unsolved. I used to think that the atmospheric pressure on the feed added to the boiler pressure on injector over- came the pressure at check on the boiler, but the Exhaust Injector knocks that theory higher than “Gilderoy’s kite.” I am nowf content to think, like the school boy, that “ ’tis as it ’tis, and can’t be no ’tisser.” I cannot think why a driving box stuck in 1 r Digitized by ^.ooQle

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10(> LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Feb. pedestal jaws could impart a twisting or any other motion to the boiler of a locomo- tive I never weighed anything in a vacuum so I can’t tell anything about it, but I know that if a feather and a bullet be freed from the assistance of the atmosphere (say in a vacuum), they will fall from any height to the ground at same time. If a gun be loaded with a ball, say one-half ounce, and laid on a stand with the line of bore parallel with an extended plane, hori- zontal, and a loose ball of same weight, be held at the muzzle of the gun, and the gun then fired, if the loose ball be released at the instant the ball in gun leaves the muzzle, both of them will reach the surface of the lane at the same time, no matter what the eight from the plane the gun may be. This is in obedience to the laws of gravity that all similar bodies fall through space at same speed without regard to any horizontal projection. Lead is the amount of steam, or exhaust port opening that an engine shows when on centres. In other words it is the distance the valve is ahead of, or leads, the piston at beginning of stroke. Its uses are, to give an admission of steam to cylinder to receive, or cushion, the piston when it arrives at end of stroke to retard its motion and thus save the snap that would otherwise be felt on main pin, if the latter had to stop the piston without this cushioning. In the days of the old hook motion, this cushioning was got by compression arising from holding a part of the exhaust steam in cylinder at end of stroke, and was obtained by having more or less lap on the exhaust cavity in valve. The importance of this cushioning was made manifest a long time ago on an engine, built by the 1\, W. & B. R. R. Co., in Balti- more, with an auxiliary valve in steam chest, which kept the exhaust port open to the end of stroke, after main valve had closed, thus freeing cylinders entirely of compression ; results were on first trial both pistons were thrown out of front ends of cylinders, and “Bates’ Anti- Compression valve” took its place on the long, long list of fallacies. Ltad also gives speed and power to the locomotive by the ready sup- ply of steam it affords to the piston to hurry it back on the return stroke. I do not be- lieve any engine should have lead on full stroke. In starting, the motion is always slow and no cushion is required for the pis- ton approaching the centre, and any retarda- tion of that piston is just so much against the one that is then doing the whole work. I notice that some writers say they would run an engine under steam if one front cyl- inder-head were knocked, and piston and cylinder uninjured by blocking forward steam port. 1 would not except at very low speed Jest my engine rnet the fate of the one I have mentioned. Neither do I believe a cylinder-head was ever blown out by any amount of lead. I enclose you a diagram of the valve motion of an engine that I had in charge, and she was the strongest and smart- est working engine I ever set a foot on. Xotch. Cut Off. Lead. Amount oj Port. I 1 22 1 1 2 24 1 U 20? 1 1 1 u 4 20 1 11 19 J 1 1 1A 0 17* 1 T ! fi I 7 15J J_ 1 il S ih? 1 i Vfl 9 10‘ i j i * A 10 8i i i A 11 H i i A Out of pear. You will see that on full stroke she shows no lead — lines of port and valve just meet; when cut back to the tenth notch she has full port on centre, and in that notch she would haul her train and make her time on level road with much comfort to both engi- neer and fireman. It had to be a stiff grade and a hard pulling train that required lower than the tenth notch. She was a “consoli- dation,” (“ Ilog,” ) built by the Baldwin Lo- comotive Works; Wootten fire box, fifty- four inch wheel ; 20x22 inch cylinders ; weight, fifty-five tons, and used for fuel, nothing but the culm from western coal. Some of your correspondents still adhere to the idea of running, or towffng an engine, with rods on one side, and quote one or two isolated cases in support of their notion. I can produce the evidence of a case, and the man, if living, of a man who fell eighty feet from a church steeple onto a granite step, broke the stone, and received no injury ex- cept a few’ bruises ; went through the whole war, in many battles, and came home with- out a scratch. It does not follow from this case that it would he safe for another man to try the same experience. Don’t you ever forget, “In case of doubt, take the safe side.” Digitized by ^.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 107 “You cant some times, hardly ever, most companying diagram, and thus settle the always tell from where you set, how to place question of the different speeds the cross- your bets.” See ? head makes in traveling over the guide the I will endeavor to demonstrate by the ac- full stroke : O The circle represents the course described point you made it from. Be sure you do by a crank-pin of ten inches throw, giving not get “off your nut” and put both eccen- tventy-inch stroke to cross-head. Arc a, 6, tries together. I once saw lots of fun with c, d, the upper half of this circle; line o, h, a machinist engineer who slipped a back distance from crank-pin on back centre to motion eccentric a short distance. Engine cross-head ; <, Z, the distance between same was all right in full stroke, but was very points on forward centre. Crank starts at a, lame when hooked up. Tt took him some and goes to 6, advancing in a direct line, as time to find the trouble. The like may hap- shown by a, /, three inches, but really only pen again, and “don’t you forget it.” advancing cross-head two inches from h to t. E. J. Rauch. Going on to c it advances seven inches, in • ♦ “ direct line, from / to i , but only moves cross- Cleveland, O., December 7, 1887. head from i to j, six inches; from c to cZ, Mr. Editor: — In answer to “Eccentric there is shown by » to g , an advance of Strap’s” question I will say the amount of seven inches again, but cross-head has “ lead ” an engine has, is the distance the moved j to k a distance of eight inches, valve opens before the piston arrives at the From d to e is an advance in a direct line of end of the stroke. The steam thus admitted, three inches, g to e, whilst cross-head has serves as a cushion to the piston, causing it traveled four inches, k to /, and finished the to pass smoothly by its center and also ad- 4roke. To sum up, as the united distances mits the cylinder to be filled with steam at between a, 6, and d , c, are equal to the dis- full boiler pressure when the piston begins tance between b and d, the cross-head only the return stroke. traveling six inches, whilst the crank-pin is Lead is given in this way : Place the en- moving between a, 6, and eZ, e, and fourteen gine on the forward centers, (either centers inches whilst crank moves from 6 to cZ, is a will do), throw the lever ahead, the eccen- cleir proof that the cross-head has an accel- trie always follows the pin, and the pin be- aming and decreasing speed in making the ing on the forward center would bring the 4roke. The reason for the difference in go-ahead eccentric on the upper quarter, 'instances traveled by cross-head, although The valve we will say has $-inch outside the crank has moved equal distances be- lap, which means, that when the valve is in tween the points of the circle, is due to the a central position on the seat the ends of pin rising from and returning to a position the valve overlap the steam ports l of an in direct Tine w ith the guides, usually called inch on each end. Assumingthattheeccen- the angularity of the rod. trie rod and valve rod are the proper length, Thereare several ways of settingaslipped with the crank pin ahead and the eccentric eccentric. I will give what I consider the on the upper quarter, the valve would be in bat one: Find out which one is slipped; a central position on the seat; and if the pnlyourengine on either centre on that side ; throttle was then opened there would be no throw your lever into the full stroke notch, steam admitted to the cylinder. Now you on that side, so as to get the position of proceed to give her the lead. Move the iibo a§ governed by the eccentric that is in eccentric ahead on the axle, which will pbe»; make a scribe mark on valve-stem move the lower rocker arm ahead, and the *#»od, or guide yoke if valve rod goes, upper one back which will move the valve fevugb it; throw your lever to other end of back also. The eccentric must first be pwint, and move your slipped eccentric moved ahead far enough to overcome the •ID the scribe on stem comes back to the lap of the valve, which would bring the

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108 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Feb. edge of the valve even with the edge of the steam port. (That is what is called setting the valve line and line.) Now you are at the point where the lead is given and any opening you give the valve by moving the eccentric further ahead, is the “ lead,” which is very often measured by placing a piece of tin between the edge of the steam port and end of valve and the lead would be tne same at the other end of the stroke. Tighten the set screws on the eccentric and that valve is set in the forward motion. Now leave the engine on the forward cen- ter, the back-up eccentric would be on the lower quarters; throw the lever in the back notch, and move the eccentric ahead on the axle, and the result will be the same as when setting the valve in the forward mo- tion. Lead is increased by cutting the lever up, and the amount of this increase is due prin- cipally to the size of eccentrics. With the ‘ engine on forward center, and lever in for- ward notch, you have the lead given by the advance of the eccentric. The forward mo- tion eccentric rod is now in a slanting posi- tion as the forward end of it is in line with the center of lower rocker pin. As the lever is cut back the link is raised and the eccen- tric rods being connected to the link are both nearer a straight line with the eccen- trics, and the tendency is of course to move the lower rocker pin ahead as the rods reach farthest ahead in that position If the lever be cut back to the center the eccentric rod is again going out of line but the lead is in- creased in about the same proportion be- cause with the lever on the center the lower rocker pin is in the center or full part of the link and the rocker pin is moved still further ahead, and the upper one back, and the valve is opened a corresponding dis- tance. With the engine on the back center the position of the eccentrics is just the reverse. The go-ahead is on the lower^quarter, and the back-up is on the upper quarter, and with the lever in forward or back notch the valve would open the port at the back end of the valve seat the same distance as it opened the port at the other end with the engine in the reverse position, but when you cut the lever back there is a great dif- ference. On the forward center when the lever is cut back the eccentric rods are brought on a line with the eccentrics and at no time are they further out of line than when in the full stroke position. But on the back cen- ter when the lever is cut back the eccentric rods are brought out of line with the eccen- trics, and the nearer the lever is brought to the center the more angular the position of the rods because their forward ends are con- nected to the same parts of the link while the eccentrics where their back ends are con- nected are in a reverse position to that when on the forward center and that is where the radius of the link comes in again. While the radius of the link increases the lead as the lever is brought to the center when on the forward center, its duty is to prevent the valve from being opened too much when the lever is drawn to the center when the engine is on the back center. In order to answer your question “ Eccentric Strap;” I found it necessary to go over a few points of “valve motion,” and I hope you will see what lead is and what causes it/ Paul . Boston, Mass., December 12, 1887. Mr. Editor Being very much interested in the Mechanical Department of the Maga- zine, and seeing a great many questions asked and answered, I thought that with your permission I would like to ask one which was always, or has been, since the occurrence, a puzzle: Engine No. 122 of Boston & Albany railroad, has the bal- anced “ Richardson ” valve in steam chests; as is customary with the balanced valve, a relief valve is put on steam chest, located on back of chest, side of valve stem ; the relief valve is of the common pattern, with wing around seat, closing when steam is used, vacuum in steam chest, when steam is not used, opening the relief valve. The above engine broke the relief valve on left steam chest, and was run several miles, leaking steam so badly, that it was impossible to see anything ahead; a relief engine took the train and engine, 122, and started back for Boston ; backing from station where relief engine was taken to Boston there was no leak of steam from the broken valve, al- though steam was used ; in Boston, running ahead from main tracks to round-house, the valve leaked as badly as when running ahead with train ; backing from turn-table to stall, the valve was tight again, or to state more clearly, the relief valve leaked when run- ning ahead, and was tight when backing up. I have asked an explanation from a number of men well posted in the use of steam and valve motion, and have not had a satisfac- tory answer. I may be foolish to ask such a question; some men have told me it was an impossibility ; but w hat I saw with my own eyes, makes it possible to me, as well as a score of men who noticed the same thing. Please ask this question of the readers of your Magazine. A ery respectfully yours, Washington. Canon City, Colo., December 8, 1887. Mr. Editor:— AVhen an engine is working at full stroke, backward motion, is there as much strain on forward motion eccentrics as on the backward motion eccentrics? E. T. H. Digitized by ejOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 109 Pumping of Locomotives. Mb. Editor:— As it is my purpose, in some fntare letter to give our readers some views on proper firing, I want to commence, where in ray estimation, is the most important point. To begin with, let me state, that in upwards of six years firing, during that time, serving with over twenty-five engineers, I can truth- fully say that only six of them pumped an en- gine according to any system or within a mile of what 1 believed to be correct, and in up- wards of three years spent on the right side, I have never had charge of a locomotive that I couldn’t pump just precisely as I wanted to. The best pumper I ever fired for aid, “I always put w*ater into the boiler when I am working the engine and at no other time if I can possibly avoid it,” and let me remark here that no matter who fires for him, he always has steam in plenty. Now my experience and all information I can collect on this particular branch of an en- gineer’s duties, point to the fact that an en- gine should be pumped according to a set rale, and that rule to be “ to put in water at thesame time and in like amount to that be- ing used.” Although common practice plainly shows us that it is folly to turn the toe on until sufficient time has been given for the fire to get to burning nicely, I claim that if an engine is properly pumped she can be properly fired, otherwise not ; it’s impos- Now I want to give what seems to me log- ical reasons why a locomotive should be pomped according to (so far as absolutely posable) a fixed rule that puts wTater into the boiler as fast as it is used, at the time it ■ being used, and at no other time. A. An engine can be fired with less coal, consequently show better mileage, by follow- ing this rule, always allowing the fire to bum tom fane at shutting off- places and in ap- proaching stations where stops are to be B. It is easier on the boiler, especially to receive water, either hot or cold, while the fire is burning evenly and fiercely munch as the tendency of contraction is Moner counteracted, and consequently has tea effect. G The water thus being carried at an •TO# height, there is no reason why the cyl- ttfas should be washed out every twenty ■fits or so, thus producing a necessary waste ^Hhe oil, and in bad water, filling every pmble space around the piston with mud, which remains there to cut and gum and pro- bes a multitude of oaths when the machine msences to groan, as all of them will un- «mh treatment. I want to speak here •ffcs practice of carrying a boiler too full of Jlte While running a lubricator, especially Ufelteboit cup, which I believe to be the Mf joffcr in use, but where the manufac- cup intend for 6team to be used to equalize the back pressure on the tallow pipes, some runners use water; this destroys the efficiency of the cup, wastes oil, makes an engine handle hard and often causes her to groan, increases the liability to cut cylinders and valve seats and the whole trouble is finally laid to the lubricator when it really rests on the right hand seat-box. These cups take steam generally from the highest part of the shell of the boiler, but I might sug- gest to Mr. McCoy that he recommend tap- ping to dome cap to accommodate some • people. I am unqualifiedly an injector man. I be- lieve that it is far better to put water into a boiler just as hot as it can be got there, than it is to put in cold water. I pun not see that a pump posseses a single advantage over an injector, except in case of a dead engine on the road, and I have worked where the flues leaked all the«time, stay bolts, crown bolts, and seams w ere always leaking or trying to, and dead engines were common as long as they had pumps on them,* but when the Master Mechanic said “ Pumps must go,” and they went, I noticed a vast improve- ment and less croaking out on the road. In conclusion let me say : “ Supply water to your boiler as hot as you can, as evenly as ■ possible, and only while working the en- gine.” Very truly yours Dirigo. Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 12, 1887. * Mr. Editor:— In reading the last few numbers of the Magazine I have been greatly interested in the discussion going on in re- gard to the locomotive driving wheel and the position of the points of the lever which it forms. The author of Mechanics No. 10, says: “The wheel is a lever of the second class, the fulcrum being in the center of the axle, the weight to be # moved being located on the outside of the'axle, the power being ap- plied at the pin.” This is not the sentence in full, but it gives the meaning. “Vulcan” and “ Eccentric Strap ” hold the same opin- ion. “Amboy Division,” in November Magazine , page 002, says: “As I see an en- gine driver wheel rolling along on a track I notice that in every movement there is a lever in use constantly varying, but always of the second class and w ith fulcrum always on the track.” Mr. Lockv/ood places the fulcrum at the center of the axle and the w eight at the rim of the wheel, at the point of contact with the rail, the power being applied at the crank-pin. On the last point all are agreed, the difficulty being in locating the ful- crum and weight. Mr. Lockw'ood has the points of the lever all right, but he says the engine is more powerful on the top than on the bottom quarter. There he is wrong. I have found “ Vulcan ” sound on most Digitized by ^.ooQle

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110 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Feb, points, but on this I must disagree with him, and as he says he is open to conviction I think I can soon convince him that he is mistaken. If it were true that the weight is on the outside of the axle, increasing or decreasing the diameter of the axle would* decrease or increase the power of the engine, and the size of the wheel would make no difference, other things being equal. On the contrary we ail know that the size of the drivers has a great deal to do with the power of the en- ine. Suppose we have an engine with rivers four feet in diameter. Take them out and give her a set five feet in diameter and what is the result? The engine can run faster but she can not pull so many cars. Why? Because you have increased the distance between the fulcrum and the weight, while the distance between the ful- crum and the powfer remains the same, thereby gaining speed but losing power While an engine is on the top quarter the driver forms a lever of the first-class, having the weight at one end, power at the other and fulcrum between. WThen on the bottom quarter it forms a lever of the third- class with weight at one end, fulcrum at the * other and power between. She is just as powerful on one quarter as the other be- cause the leverage is exactly the same in either instance. This may look like a rather disjointed article but I hope I have made my meaning plain. Dick. Mr Editor: — Our new and enlarged and well printed Magazine has just come to hand, filled with good articles for the Mechanical Department. The article on page 6, en- titled, ‘‘The WTill is the Way to Mechanical Knowded^e,” by Mr. Angus Sinclair, is worthy of full consideration. “ Smoke Box,” Portland, Oregon : In re- ferring you to my December letter you will doubtless understand more fully in regard to turning down eccentrics. Don’t think that any correspondent that has written on the subject as yet claimed that lengthening an eccentric rod would increase the travel of a valve, larger eccentrics in diameter placed on large and heavy locomotives, to produce the same results as small ones on small locomotives, are necessary, because of the former having larger axles. “ Vulcan : ” I may have been a little se- vere on “ Noname,” but when a correspond- ent comes out and says another failed m his explanation, w hy, those who read this de- partment for information will never know whom to believe, and as I have your en- dorsement and others, besides my own ex- perience to substantiate me and bear me out, I feel that I should talk loud. Thanks to you for relating your experience, and I would be pleased to have the report of some of the others who handle air brakes. I ad- mit, pop valves were at one time used on main reservoirs of air brake system, bat never on the pump, as “ Noname ” claimed. Another writer has taken up the subject, to whom I will now reply. Angus Sinclair: In speaking of my jump- ing upon a pair of scales in comparison with the action of a piston in Westinghouse air pump, I will quite agree with you when you say I will cause the index to snow more than my avordupois weight. Now, with re- gard to the pump in question, it is true that at the beginning of the stroke the piston travels faster because of the steam pressure and expansion of the compressed air in the clearance space of the stroke, together with the resistance, this resistance becomes great- er as the piston approaches the end of its travel, reducing its velocity caused by in- crease of comprtssion to force air into main reservoir. Now, just where this slowing down occurs you claim imparted velocity, to gain power beyond that of the steam pressure. I will further add, that during the increased velocity spoken of by you, the steam pressure has been greatly reduced on said piston due to wiredrawing through a one-half inch pipe, globe valve and many right angle turns, consequently we may con- clude in doubling the velocity of the piston to gain power, under the above theory of wiredrawing, we surely reduce the pressure one-half, so it is, “ Rob Peter to pay Paul/* so far as a surplus is gained, in my opinion. However, I would like to know more about it, and certainly would be pleased to hear from anyone. ’Would prefer explanation based on' scientific principles involving the pump itself — leaving out the “Scales and Poly — ” Charles Taylor is correct in his January letter, wfhen he says many good improve- ments fail because of tbe ignorance of the operators in not knowing the principles of the machine they are placed in charge of. The following is a train order issued here in one section which I think perplexing, es- pecially on a foggy day when an engineer can scarcely see two telegraph poles ahead of him : “ Train Order No. 1668. H , Dec. 20, 1887. Conductor and Engineer 177 and 15$, W. Division .* Engine 177 w-orks wild to-day between H and one mile west of G , engine 153 works wild to-day between H and M , engine 177 flags against engine 153. No. 28 of yesterday is aban- doned and No 2*4 of this day is abandoned. Avoid H. and P. passenger trains east after 11 o’clock a. m. Avoid fl. and P. passenger trains west after 2:55 p. m. Avoid H. and P. passenger trains east after 3:10 I*, m. Flag against H. and P. freight traine west after 4:20 r. m. No. 25 of yesterday is abandoned. [Signed] Conductor and Engineer, 6:55 a. m. The above order was issued to a work train for eleven hours duration, and in ad- Digitized by C.ooQLe

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. Ill 1$S &] dition to the above order the engineer must keep in mind the regular trains Nos. 1, 5, 13, 27, 15, S, 2, and 16, and keep entirely out of the way of them and any extras they may be carrying signals for. The distance this work train runs in a trip is less than sixteen miles. The above is enough to bear in mind, say nothing of the care of the locomotive and your lunch basket, “ don’t you think ? ” . What is the effect of the distribution of steam in the cylinders, by closing the links which have become open about the blocks doe to the wear? Does increasing the lap on a slide valve of the shifting link motion necessitate any change of the point of suspension of links ? And why ? Poly — . Williamsburg, Va., December 10, 1887. Mr. Editor: — I can sympathize with “ Ma- ple Leaf” since I have graduated at the ioontain head of which his case is an off- shoot. As many of the boys can hardly be expected to realize the severe strictures on smoke nuisance of locomotives in other countries, it may not be out of place to ex- plain. In Britain, for instance, the public have voted smoke a nuisance, and impose a heavy fine on railway and steamboat compa- nies, when they cause annoyance by not laming their smoke. Under "these circum- stances, Thos. Yarrow, Assistant Superin- tendent on the Caledonian, in Scotland, in- dented the brick arch, the air bars, skeleton door and blower, and several other things, but these are sufficient to mention, and woe to the man on his line that failed to illustrate the perfection of his inventions. A curl of smoke at the top of the stack, or hiss of steam from safety valve while standing at a station were unpardonable sins. I could always hold control over both by keeping n»y ash-pan dampers close shut, fire door open, the fire close covered with fine, moist <^al, and the blower just slightly cracked; a strong blower, or puff of exhaust, would spoil all, for we had to keep our steam down, w well as the smoke. Most of our station were painted red, white and blue, of darioos shades, and the man that was re- ported for passing under with a smoky en- gine, might lookout. Yarrow left us in lS4,and went to Berkenhead, tessuperin- the building of locomotives for the Gmd Trunk, Canada. The best blowers »t ffioee made of copper pipe, bent into a owe about ten inches in diameter, and PVtosted with one-eighth inch holes about y faeh apart. This is a glorious country ; here there is no smoke law, and there- of ao transgression. .the fast engines on the Caledonian had *Pt4oot drivers, only one pair, none of the Wangjuies are coupled. Their fast freight floats have three pair of six-foot wheels all coupled, cylinders 22x26. Slow passen- ger trains have to take the side track to let them pass, they are loaded entirely with fresh provisions for the London market. Yours respectfully. Wm. Gore. Mr. Editor: — I note in your Magazine of December, 1887 (page 7.12) where “ W. A. G.” attempts to explain to “Poly ’’ what effect turning }-inch off an eccentric sheave would have upon the valve; (he gives dia- fram also. So for the sake of “ Poly will give you my idea on the subject: The reducing or increasing of the diame- ter of the sheave would make no change in its throw' providing you did not change the center; as long as the distance between the center of sheave and axle remains un- changed, there can be no change in its throw. Suppose “ Poly — ,” you were to en- large a crank pin about its own centre till its diameter was so increased as to reach be- yond the axle of the crank you are experi- menting upon, you W'ould still have a crank with a very large pin, or a crank in the shape of an eccentric, but you have not in any way affected the throw ; therefore to re- duce a sheave one-eighth or to the size of a crank pin would not change the throw, though practically the shdave is better left large enough to pass the axle through it. Fraternally, C. P. R. Chicago, December 25, 1887. Mr. Editor:— Will some of your contrib- utors please answer the following question in regard to boilers foaming: What causes water in a boiler to foam when the pump stops working ? In my experience with a fire engine I find this is the case. I have asked this question of several Locomotive engineers, and found one old runner that said when his boiler wras dirty and running along, if the injector broke his engine would commence to foam. The water we use when we go to suction is very dirty. It runs from artesian wells into reservoirs and then is mixed with refuse from packing houses, which contains grease, salt, etc., etc. The action of the water at this particular time I cannot solve. Plug and Foam. Minneapolis, Minn., December 8, 1887. Mr. Editor: — As I noticed something in December number in regard to air reservoir being on the front trucks I am led to ask the question: Is there any difference in the weight of the reservoir at atmospheric press- ure or at one hundred pounds pressure per square inch and how much ? Gravity. Digitized by Google

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112 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Feb. Hen who “are Neither Born nor Hade.” Mr. Editor: Such a statement I find in the following article, being a cutting from the Philadelphia Evening Telegraphy of Octo- ber 22, 1887 : “ Engine-drivers, says the St. James ’ Gazette , are very, little known as a class, though the duties they discharge are public and very responsible. The fact is that the engine-driver, who must not ouly be skilled in the technicalities of his busi- ness but must possess intellectual and moral qualities of a high order, has never risen above tne rank of the artisan ; nor does he pretend to rise above it ; and yet he must be almost as capa- ble and as dutiful as the captain of a ship or the commander of a regiment. This workman, whose cool judgment and unceasing watchfulness are more serviceable than any mere manuul skill he may possess, is worth attention. Engine-drivers are neither born nor made ; they grow. You cannot apprentice a boy to engine- driving. Engine-driving, however, is the goal of the ambition of most boys who begin their work- ing life in a locomotive shed. From being a kind of “ devil ’’ to everybody, the boy gradually be- comes a “cleaner." Supplied with a bundle of cotton-waste, he rubs over the working parts of the engine, and thus acquires a knowledge of its construction. At this work he may be kept four or live years. If he Is lit for nothing better, he remuins at It all his life. But if he is steady, quick and handy, he is sure to attract the notice of the foreman ; and the foreman occasionally calls on him to fire an engine, or haply to run one out of or into the shed. It is a proud day for him when he first steps on the foot-plate of an engine, charg- ed to drive it a few yards— out into a siding, per- haps, or up to the train to which It is to be at- tached. From this point everything depends on himself. By-and-by he obtains an appointment as fireman, most likely on an engine which is never engaged in hazardous work. Perhaps it is a pug-engine doing yard or station duty, and never permitted on the main line or principal sidings. Here the growing engine-driver learns something of the weight of trains, of the regular supply of steam, of the relation between the steam-pressure and the work to be done, of econ- omizing coal, and generally of the management and working of an engine. Then a vacancy oc- curs among tne firemen on the regular goods traf- fic, and “the most steady and promising young hand in the shed ” is promoted. He now obtains a knowledge of “ the road," learns to read the signals as well as the many other signs by which the experienced engine-driver feels his way along, and, of course, becomes proficient in the art of keeping up the motive power to the point needed by the driver. He may even now be working merely on a branch or on a slow goods train ; but he is decidedly getting on. He fathoms the mys- teries of shunting. Billiard players will under- stand what we mean when we say that in shunt- ing “ strength " Is everything. The engine, like a cue, propels the trucks with Just sufficient force, and no more, to land them at the desired spot, the engine itself pulling up as soon as the mo- mentum has been applied. Marvellous stories are told of great shunters— men of genius in their way. There was Joe , on the Caledonian, who could shove his train up to and past a set of points, check his engine to give time for the f joints to be changed, then run on without hav- ng stopped, put on speed so as to overtake and get ahead of the still running trucks : and finally, passing over another set of points, bring up his engine Justin time for it to receive a gentle tap on the other end from the trucks, which are now coupled on l>ehind it instead of before. Our young fireman may never venture to attempt this feat; but at a very early period it is set before him as the sort of thing that can be done, though he may never hope to do it. From goods fireman he is promoted to goods driver; tin important move, lie already knows the road, can read the signals, and gauge the weight of a train ; but he has yet to learn how to keep time on a Journey, how to regulate the brake so as not to waste power, how to utilize “straights ” and descents, now to climb hills and go safely round curves. Goods trains not being greatly pressed for time, he has a margin to work upon, and after a few Journeys his difficulties dis- appear. Not only can he work his train in per- fect accordance with t he system laid down, not only does he learn by heart the signals, points, gradients, and other features of the road, out he is able to detect weak spots in the permanent way. In such eases he scribbles a line on a piece of pa- per and throws it out to the first platelayer he passes. That generally suffices; but if not. he makes a report to the chief engineer. He does not know what it is— ballast shifted, sleeper bro- ken, chair defective, or rail given way: but he feels there is something wrong, and until it is put right he passes over the spot with such caution as to neutralize the danger. His phase as goods driver is one of the most important in his pro- gress. But he has not yet done with stoking. His next step is as passenger fireman. His finer qual- ities, if he possesses them, are now coming Into play. It is true he has simply to maintain the motive power for the service of the driver, but he is something better than the boy who blows the organ bellows. He is the driver’s companion and helpmate; he is probably as competent as the driver himself ; and he necessarily exercises a moral influence which, if strong, proves inval- uable to both of them in cases of emergency. One might almost compare them to companion light- house-keepers. Should an accident occur, Ft is the fireman’s duty to run forward with a danger flag, just as it is the rear guard’s duty to run back and “ protect " a following train. Then from pas- senger fireman he becomes passenger driver. But there is a great difference in passenger drivers. The one whose development we have traced is one of the l>est. Passing over his stages of em- ployment on branch-lines, slow main-line trains, specinls, and so on, we come to his final phase, as tne driver of the great express— the Flying Dutch- man, Scotchman, or Zulu, or the Wild Irishman, as the reader may choose to suppose. What is his position now ? Well, he is a man w’hose efficiency and character will, from any point of view, stand the severest tests. He is an expert, whose training has been of the most grad- ual, minute, and thorough description, who has climbed step by step to the top of the ladder, where his foothold is now as firm ns if he were standing on the solid ground. His wages are («ay > ten shilling a day; his working hours are fifty- six or fifty-seven a week ; he is exposed to all sorts of weather— very peculiar weather it is, too, on the footplate of a locomotive, with your feet scorched by the heat while the bitter east wind freezes the moisture on your beard : and he is charged with the duty of taking (say) three hun- dred passengers from London to Exeter, or Glas- gow, or Edinburgh, or Holyhead, within a certain time, at an average speed of fifty miles an hour. From the moment he starts to the moment he arrives he Is under a constant strain. Not only are the peculiarities of the road, which he knows from experience, to be noticed, but every mile or two there is some official sign put up for him to read. Level crossings, points, tunnels, bridges, viaducts, stations, platelayers, gradients, curves —all these he inwst look out for. Consider the operation of climbing and descending a “sum- mit,” or descending and then climbing a “val- ley." At these times the driver’s hand is never oft the lever. In the course of a few miles he will perhaps make fifty Imperceptible ehunges in the speed of the train— accelerating it or diminishing It so steadily that not a passenger notices what Is being done. That is the perfection of engine- driving. That is the climax of the driver’s skill and he attains it eoincidently with the full de^ velopment of those qualities which he has un- consciously trained within himself, and which are all governed by an overmastering sense of duty." Digitized by LiOOQle

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I888.J 113 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. W ho are these men ? None other than locomotive engineers and firemen, who “ are neither barn nor made” and yet “ they grow” My boy, who is going to a primary school, directly connected with a college, tells me they call his school the “ Incubator for the Allege,’’ so the fireman’s position, on the left of the cab, is the growing process, or in- cubator that produces the locomotive engi- nt*er. It also proves"the doctrine of “ Evo- lution,” “ the survival of the fittest,” and he »ho “ grown” and survives, in this case, be- wittfs the locomotive engineer, or as our English friends call them “engine-drivers,” or “epgine-men.” i see from the late reports that there are, in the world, one hundred and five (105,000) thousand locomotives. Necessarily then, tWre must be t wo hundred and ten (210, 000) tliuaMuid engineers and firemen, saying nothing of the aged and infirm and the re- aves. Mr. Editor, why not have a World’s International Congress of the Brotherhoods of locomotive Engineers and Firemen. What » world of good they could do each other, and what a vast fund of practical know ledge they could impart to each other and for each other’s good, saying nothing of the benefit of such a l>ody for the comfort and wfety to a world of travelers. May “ a kind providence that shapes our ends, rough hew them as we will,” speed the meeting of such a congress, is the w ish of Truly yours, William E. Lockwood. Glen Loch, October 22d, 1887. A Three-cylinder Locomotive. The Dunmore Iron and Steel Company, at Dunmore, Pa., has a small locomotive in use switching in its yards which is of a novel pattern. It is thus described by the Superintendent of the works : “ This little engine has three 8x12 in. steam cylinders, four 33-in. driving wheels, two outside con- necting and parallel rods, and one inside connecting rod. No balancing is needed in driving- wheels. The engine has six ex- hausts to a revolution, and the effect on the fire is good. It is claimed that by setting the cranks at an angle of 120 degrees the slip is reduced to a minimum. This engine makes 30 miles an hour on a 40 ft. grade easily, with a light load, and is considered a good machine by those who have run her. Its weight is about 12 tons.” Liquid Fuel. Scientific Atnertcan. It appears, after an experiment of several months, that ferry boats plying between San Francisco and Oakland, which had been fit- ted up for burning petroleum, have now gone back to coal. The economy, as we un- derstand, so far as the consumption of fuel is concerned, is said to be decidedly in favor of petroleum ; but the trouble in its use came from the intense heat produced, by which, or by the peculiar nature of the combustion, the iron of both the furnaces and boilers began to indicate rapid deterio- ration— hence the return to coal. Portland, Ore., December 11, 1887. Mr. Editor: — In answer to “C. B. N.,” I vonld say : No, it is not in the counter-bai- lee, but is caused by back pressure in cyl- inders, the valves not being set right. The same answer will apply to “ Poly — ’s ” case. Smoke^ Box. The Locomotive Firemen’s Magazine , from Ibe inception of its “ Mechanical Depart- ment” in January, 1886, has grown from a «nde half column, of one contributor, to eighteen (18) pages of illustrated and solid ■alter and twenty (20) contributors. Mr. LJ. Bench, Superintendent Motive Power Set York Elevated Railroad, an old engi- contributes to the January number an ■rtfcts of “ Answers and Inquiries.” Mr. Sinclair. Chicago, Secretary American Wt*y Master Mechanics’ Association, con- “The Will is the Way to Mechan- inL Knowledge,” and Wm. E. Lockwood, of has two articles, one continued, Thtooiney Bridge Investigation” — “Does ^•CShmtalliae?^ another illustrated, en- “Atmospheric Resistance from a Base 1*3 standpoint. — Philadelphia Ledger. The following are the dates of the intro- duction of railways in the various countries from 1825 to 18fi0: AnftHnd September 27, 1825 Austria . . . . . September 30, 1828 ■ • October 1, 1828 United States December 28, 1829 May 3, 1885 Germany . December 7, 1835 Island of Cuba * In the year 1837 \ April 4, 1838 / • September, 1839 Switzerland July 15 1841 Jamaica November 21, 1845 pP*1'1* October 24, 1848 ’ October 4, 1800 Locomotive drawings in regular shops are quite an item of expense. In the ordinary workings of first-class shops the expense for drawings for one year is about $40 per engine. 1 Digitized by C.ooQle

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114 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. EDITED BY IDA A. HARPER. COME, NOW, AND LET US ^REASON t6- GETHER, Our correspondents have fairly taken pos- session of the Woman’s Department this month, twenty-five letters having been re- ceived up to date. This indicates a lively interest m this department and is very grat- ifying to the editors of the Magazine. As this is almost the beginning of a new year and as the editors are even more ambitious than ever before to make this the best labor periodical ever published, it seems appro- priate that we, of the Woman’s Department, have a little confidential chat to which no gentlemen will be admitted. All of us have observed with pride and satisfaction the steady improvement that has taken place since the humble beginning of this feature of the Magazine, some half dozen years ago. The old correspondents show the beneficial results of practice and many new ones, full of fresh, bright and original ideas, have sent their welcome contributions. While ex- pressing full appreciation of every letterthat has been sent, I hope the sisters will permit a little frank conversation for the good of the Magazine, and will receive it in the same kindly spirit in which it is written. Almost without exception the letters com- mence, 41 Being a constant reader of the Mag - azine,” hence it may be inferred that what has been said in the Woman’s Department from time to time has met the eyes of most of our writers, and yet there are certain sterotyped phrases that have become so threadbare they really ought to be retired from circulate. The most tiresome of these is, 14 Having seen nothing from Lodge So-and-so I thought I would write and break the ice and perhaps some one would follow my example.” There has never been an is- sue of the Magazine that has not contained from one to half a dozen letters commencing in this manner. The writer then goes on to give the members of Lodge So-and-so a scold- ing for not sending a contribution to the Magazine and proceeds to tell all she knows about the Lodge which is generally not very much. She continues to write a lot of most fulsome flattery about the polite, cheer- ful, brave, grand, generous, faithful, devoted, beloved, self-sacrificing members of the B. of L. F. She then suddenly puts on the brakes by a 44 chestnutty ” reference to 44 that awful waste basket,” and winds up with a grand finale, praying God to bless and pros- per this 44 noble band.” Now, ladies, close the doors and pull down [Feb. the blinds, see that there is not one of this 44 noble band ” within hearing distance and let us talk this matter over. Firstly, is this Woman’s Department published in the in- terest of the men of the B. of L. F. or of the women? If the former, then go right on making the men and their business the sole topic of your letters; but if for the latter, then why not discuss questions of special in- terest to women and leave the men to man- age their own affairs? What concern of ours is it whether the members of the vari- ous Lodges write for the Magazine or not ? They have their own department and they seem to keep it up quite as well as we*do our department. If they fail to do this, let it be a matter to be settled among themselves and not one that calls for our interference. Please do not 44 break the ice ” any more and get into the deep water of trying to discuss their Lodge affairs which you do not and never will understand. Secondly, let us concede, once and forever, that the railroad boys are all that your fancy has painted or your pen has pictured them. If there are more complimentary adjectives, throw them in to make full measure, and after you have piled on all the flattery that they can stand, (and they can bear a great deal,) then read over all the back numbers of the Magazine and see if any of your com- pliments are returned. See, in fact, how many times in the Men’s Department you can find any mention whatever ol the ladies. Doesn’t it strike you that they set us a very good example of attending to their own af- fairs, and wouldn’t it display better taste on our part for us to utilize our space in the Magazine with our own legitimate concerns ? We have the highest regard for the sterling qualities of the great army of railroad men in this country but it certainly is not neces- sary to consume all of our six or eight pages every month in talking about it. If they discharge their duties faithfully and con- scientiously, God will undoubtedly bless them without being continually requested every month through the columns of the Firemen7 s Magazine. . Thirdly, in regard to “ that awful waste basket.” Patience being worn out with this constant reference, I took occasion a short time ago to say in the Magazine that not one letter in a year went into that receptacle and then only when it contained some unkind reference to other correspondents. Not- withstanding this statement, twenty out of the twenty-five letters received this month close by expressing fear of the waste basket. This is mere affectation, for probably not one of these .writers had any doubt but that her letter would be published. However, if after this our correspondents insist upon fol- lowing the old formula and writing tne very things they are requested not to write, their letters wiil very likely go into the waste Digitized by ^.ooQle I

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE . 115 1888.] basket The few pages, which are all that can possibly be spared to us, are very precious and we are exceedingly desirous to use them in a way that will be of benefit to women. Such letters as have been referred to are of no use to anybody and they con- sume space that can be used to better pur- pose. We have urged our correspondents to write upon temperance, equal suffrage, housekeeping, training of children, cooking, home-life and kindred topics. In some in- stances we have received most valuable re- sponses but in most cases we have been told that “ Lodge So-and-so was in a flourishing condition.” There is no woman, however humble, but has some ideas upon social or domestic questions and we will be glad to ubiish these, however crudely expressed, ut in the future wTe must decline to fill up our columns with matter which possesses no interest or value to our thousands of lady readers. While upon this subject it may be well to make a few suggestions. W ith writing paper as cheap as it is at present it seems unnec- essary for our correspondents to send in their communications upon common brown wrapping wrapper as is sometimes done. Write only upon one side of the paper. Do not copy poems out of books and send them as original. Remember that in writing for a magazine you must always write two months ahead. For instance, Christmas let- ters must be written in October and Fourth of July articles in May. Look at the head- ing, punctuation, etc., of the letters published in the Magazine and follow them in writing. We shall endeavor during the present year to make the Woman’s Department more en- tertaining and instructive than ever before and to this end we ask the co-operation of all our valued friends. Little Rock, Ark., December 4, 1887. Tb Woman"* Department : I have been a constant reader of your valuable Magazine for a long time, but have never seen a word from Rose City Lodge No. 45, or any of the ladies of Little Rock yet, so I concluded to break the ice and see if someone, more competent than I, would follow suit. The Lodge Is in good con- dition, and the members are all honest, upright men, ever ready to lend a helping hand where it k needed. There have been several of No. 45 members promoted to the right hand side, and they are giving satlsfation. I agree with “ Peggs IX” It too, think the fireman’s wife will change bermind In course of time ; I speak from person- al experience. My husband is an engineer, al- though a merak'r of No. 45, R. of L. F. It is with much sympathy that 1 announce the death of Jttt. Alice Purser, wife of Mr. Josh Purser, one of Bwe City Lodge No. 45, mcml»ers. Mr. Purser h« the sympathy of his many friends. Hoping ti bear from some of the others, and that this May And room in your Magazine, I remain with hast wishes, Maggie M. Antigo, Wih., Decern tier 1, 1887. To Woman > Department: The year 1887 is fast drawing to a close and the the general Convention has been held and also the election of officers in the Lodges, which has I see, in many cases, made an entire change of officers, and I do not doubt but the new officers will arouse all their energies and ambition to make their Lodges bright stars In the constella- tion of the Firemen’s Brotherhood, and try and infuse the boys with courage enough to write at least once in two or three months an article for their noble Magazine that the Brotherhood at large may be Informed of their progress, for it seems to me if the Lodges were all as backward as “260,” we would have no Magazine at all, and I am sure, Mrs. Editor, it is not because they lack brains, for were you to see them you would say a brighter and more intelligent- lot of firemen can- not be found on any road in the country; but like the boy taking his first swim they hate to make the first plunge. After the first plunge, boys, you will like it, therefore make it quick and let us have the pleasure of seeing your contribu- tions in the Magazine, for many hands make light work and every member should put his shoulder to the wheel and contribute his mite to the Magazine. By so doing they would enhance its value and Increase its sale. The great develop- ments of the iron mines on the Gogebic and other ranges up north during the season just past have increased the shipments both ways to such an extent that it has necessitated more trains be- ing put on both passenger and freight, and more trains mean more men. I am glad to say that some five or six of the boys of “ 286 ” have been rewarded for their good work by being promoted to the right hand side, and am Informed they are getting along nicely. Amongst the great changes brought into this “burg” is a genuine whistle fiend, a thorough screamer in the shape of the “78,” coming or going it never fails in time or tone. We have also seen some eight or ten new engines, amongst them two Rhode Island mo- guls. This road for the past five or six months has been very free from accidents or wrecks but about ten days ago they had one In which mogul 93 was slightly Injured from causes I know not of. This company has completed a fine brick and stone round house of twelve stalls and fine blacksmith shop of same material. They have also put*in a fine new turn-table, also fine now coal sheds and, in fact, from the amount of im- provements going on here, it has the appearance of a regular boom at this place, also from the amount of new brick stores and residences going up, and last but not least is the line Hotel Vivian which was opened in grand style on Tlmnksgl\- ing day. Speaking of Thanksgiving reminds me that 1 have something to be thankful for. For fhe boys of “Lodge 266 ” had a grand ball at the Opera house, Kaukanna, which I attended, and Mrs. Editor, I can assure you that a more enjoyable ball was never had in the United States, every- thing went off so pleasantly and Mr. Hickey, M. Digitized by U.ooQLe

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116 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. M., seemed to be the happiest man in the party. The boys all vied with each other in making the ball a success, and that Geo. O’Connell was a giant, a perfect host in himself, ever looking after the comfort of the guests. As floor mana- ger I assure you that “Jerry” can’t be beat. I don’t say this to detract anything from the rest of the boys for Kittcll, Barclay, Hewitt, Moquln, Bennett, Mulholtaud, T. Kelly, H. Wehr,T. Hayes and P. Ryan and others whose names I kuow not were equally diligent in making the ball a suc- cess. The hall was nicely decorated for the occa- sion and the music was all that could be desired and great satisfaction was expressed that it would not be the last given by the boys of 266. I was very sorry to hear that grim death had visited the home of T. K. Kelly and taken away one of his dear children, but I am sure that he has the sympathy and condolence of all the members of 266 and friends outside. And now as the year *87 is fast rolling by never to be recalled and the New Year will soon be at hand, I wish that the members of 266 would resolve that with the commencement of the new year they would write for the Magazine regularly, for you have the brains and only require the start to make a suc- cess und perhaps a little coaxing from your wives and sweethearts might help it some. What is the matter with “Evelyn ” stirring them up a little as I have not seen anything from her pen for some time? I am very glad to see the great im- provement in the Woman’s Department and hope it may continue. Wishing you all a merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year, Your friend, May. For Woman's Department: TO MARTHA V , IN HEAVEN. Happy, happy Martha! In that bright world above. With the angels, joining In their sougs of praise and love. Thou hast reached that home before us, Now thy trials all are o’er. Thou art waiting for thy loved ones, On that bright, eternal shore. Thou hast crossed the troubled waters, And thy Savior, by thy side. Did safely guide thee over, To thy home beyond the tide. To that precious home in heaven, Where no sorrows ever come ; There no sin can over enter— And there’s rest and peace “at home.” O, that precious rest in heaven ! Free from sorrow and from pain ; O, to strive like thee to win it, And like thee, that home to gain. Then we'll Join with thee in singing Those glad anthems there— on high— When with us the strife is ended, And we meet thee, by and by. Meet thee in our home in heaven, Bought by .lesus for our sake ; But not aloue for us ’tis given. But all who will His mercy take. J hk.se y City, December, 1887. [Feb. Chicago, December 5tb, 1887. To Woman's Department. One cup of granulated sugar, one-half cup of butter, stirred to a cream, three-quarters of a cup of milk. Beat the whites of four eggs to a stiff froth and add with one cup of flour; beat all thoroughly, then add another cup of flour with a teaspoonful and a half of baking powder well mixed in it. You may have to put iu a little more flour. Make the batter quite Arm. This receipt makes four layers. For Ailing grate three squares of German sweet chocolate, one-half cup of milk, yolks of two eggs, two tablespoons of sugar. Put it in a small tin pan or cup on the stove and let it boil until it thickens. Stir it con- stantly or it will burn. Always prepare the fill- ing first so it will be cold when you are ready to use it. Layer cake must be baked quickly, so be sureaad have a hot oven. Put the filling between the layers just as soon as they are baked. Peel four real ripe, soft bananas, slice them in thin round pieces, cover the top of each layer with them instead of chocolate, pressing them to- gether so the heat will melt the fruit a little, and you will have a splendid banana cake. I suppose some of our readers don’t know what a charm there Is in nice warm flour. Before you set t he sponge for bread put the pan of flour in the oven and stir it with a spoon so it will heat all through, then mix it, and, when it is ready to mould, have more warm flour to mould it with, aud you will be surprised, it will rise so quick and make such nice bread, Mary. Garrett, Ind., December, 4, 1887. To Woman's Department. As I have never seen a letter in the Magazine from any of the firemen’s wives or mothers or sisters or daughters or sweethearts of Garrett, I will endeavor to write for the boys, as they are so busy enjoying the feast of the B. & O. R. R. that they do not have time to write, and It is our duty ns interested ladles to say a word of cheer to the boys. Rome ladies will say they can’t write for the Magazine for it would find the waste bas- ket if they did, but as “can’t” is not in my book, I will make a bold venture. I would judge from the late hour on lodge nights that the boys repair to their respective homes that they have lots of work. I heard that they have got another Brother Moughler and a Brother Rtoner since Friday night, and some others were made Broth- ers that I did not know'. Well, there have been some left-hand men promoted to the right-hand side in the past few days, namely: W. Bilmlre, J. Ke«elmlre,T. Cunningham and A. Ayer. And among the pleasant surprises has been the one friends of Mr. Cunningham surprised him with —a beautiful large picture and ottoman— on the 3d of November, on his forty-third birthday. The 2d of December the boys surprised Collector Smith with a gold pen and a glass cigar case, on his thirty-eighth birthday. With many bless- ings, and hopes that the promoted men will not forget they were firemen, I remain, A Venturer. Digitized by Google

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4 1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 117 for Woman's Department. DRIFTING. Drifting out on the sea of life, Where storm doth beat and wind doth chill, Slowly drifting along with tide, Where pleasures come not my life to fill ; While the sky is robed in clouds of gray, And dark and desolate seems the way. Slowly drifting, while ne sunlight falls O’er my pathway here, with its luminous light, While my life, with its ever ceaseless care, Is darkened as with the hue of night ; Yet I silently drift o’er life’s dark sea; And question not why it should be. And thus the years pass swiftly by, And the visions of youth fade from my sight ; life’s storm doth beat and the rain doth fall And the way is dark through the gathering night; Yet with hope and trust I still toil on, And patiently wait for the coming dawn. Mrs. Nellie Bloom. West Oakland, Jan. 1, 1888. Collin wood, Ohio, Decembers, 1887. To Woman's Department : Now, ladles, if you will all come with me to the farthest corner of the Woman’s Department, wfcere we are sure the boys will not hear us talk, I will tell you something I have Just found out. It is this. We are praising the boys a great deal more than they are praising us. Now I shall not praise the boys of Lake Shore Lodge one bit (although there are none more deserving of praise) because upon Investigation, I And there are seven or eight letters in the Woman’s Department of the December Magazine devoted almost exclusively to the praise of the boys, while in the Fireman’s Department there are only two or three instances where they remem- bered us. There! There! I might have known better. I eansee by your countenances I have seriously offended some of your number, and my first visit toa How can I make my peace? I have it. I will loll you about the fancy articles I have been making for Christmas. First are the pretty mebet bags that are so fashionable now. Get the Japanese mats, that come In 6uch pretty colors, pink, light blue, cream, etc. These I have are about eight inches square with the corners cut off. There is a pretty de- rign upon them that looks like hand-painting, sta distance. They are only five cents a piece in Qoreland. Lay the right sides together remem- bering to have the designs at the bottom. Sew •blether one side, the bottom, and half way up •he other side. Turn the right side out and line the inside nearly half the way clown with light Mm China silk ; that is if you use the pink mats. WO with batting sprinkled with perfume pow'- Gather the bag together at the bottom of (he lining. Arrange it so the lining will show VA place a bow of light pink ribbon near the Mie which is left open and you have a handsome hrtd bag at a little expense. I will add that tUste notan original idea as I saw them in all •tagM and colors where I procured the mats. Tbaibomlnes are very pretty also. The frames can be purchased all ready to ornament. I saw a lovely one last fall. A piece of red plush was fastened in the back. On the plush were two li- lac blossoms and leaves. The blossoms were made of two shades of the narrow lilac ribbon. The leaves of arrasene. If you are ingenious you could make it without stamping, ns you ail know what lilac blossoms and leaves are like. It was hung with lilac and red ribbons to match the blossoms and plush. I would like to tell you how to make lamp mats of your children’s red and blue felt hats w hen they have gone out of style, also how to fix up old chairs and lots of other things, but I dare not stay any longer os I am afraid the door will be closed against me now and forever more. Josephine. [We will be glad to have you come again. —Ed.] Evansville, Ind., Decembers, 1887. To Woman's Department : I have been a constant reader for the last four years of your valuable Magazine and seldom ever have seen one word from our Lodge, No. 100. I thought I would try and write a few lines my- self, but as this is my first I hope you will excuse how it is put together. I am a fireman’s sister and I think that railroad boys are so good and kind-hearted. The Brotherhood is alwuys so kind and willing to help a poor brother or his little brother or sister or his dear mother or wife when they need help. Oh, I Just think the B. of L. F. Lodge is the nicest I,odge there is. 1 know it is for I have two dear brothers who are firemen and they always toll me what a grand Lodge they have. I often wish I was a man so I could be a fireman and belong to the B. of L. F. Well, being as this is my first I guess I have said enough, but if my lines come to view, then I will try and write again. Wishing all firemen a long life and a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and God bless you, one and all, 1 remain yours re- spectfully, A fireman’s sister, Annie. Stanberuy, Mo., December H, 1887. To Woman's Department: Being a coustant reader of your valuable Maga- zine for some time, 1 have eagerly watched tor a few lines from Lodge No. 58. I thought I would make the first attempt myself. The Lodge is in good condition and can compare with any, the men are all sober and industrious, and that is something to boast of. But our husbands have a hard lot and many dangers to contend with— they dare not tell us,— while we are watching and waiting to see them safely home. How thankful we should be when they arrive safely home and meet them with a smile, for they come home tired, and often discouraged, but who can drive away the blues so effectually as a wife ? Those of you that are given to repining over your lot, try and see if the bright face of your husband doesn’t more than repay you for every effort put forth in his behalf. If this does not reach the waste bas- ket, I may write again. A Fireman's Wife. [ ^ Digitized by C.ooQle

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118 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Feb Ft. Wayne, Ind., December 5, 1887. To Woman's Department : At hand bright and early Dec. 1st came the Magazine , and visions of a pleasant aftcrnoou arose before me as I hurriedly did my work when lo ! (Let me ask right here did you ever lay out any particular thing to do that you did not want to be bothered that all your relations, friends and neighbors did not call?) Well, first one and then another came until I put the book away in disgust, where, with household cares on my mind, it lay forgotten until this afternoon. After reading the splendid things in it I made up my mind to try my luck “ Writing for a book.” I have been a fireman’s wife two years and a reader of the Magazine the same length of time and I dearly love the little book for the lessons it has taught me. “ Hubby ” is a member of Lodge No. 141. That there is a Lodge here and that the boys were very much disappointed two or three months ago at not receiving a visit from Mr. Hannahan is all I know. I think the ladles ought to let t lie male side of the house do the talking about Lodges, not but that I think it very nice to know all about them, but their space in the Magazine is much larger than the ladies’, and as it is called the Woman’s Department, w'hy not make it that entirely? and I think by reading the Magazine month after month and always see- ing something about themselves they get care- less and say, ‘‘0, I won’t write, some of the women will do that.” I’ll switch oft for I seem to hear the remarks, “ What an idea,” “ Selfish creature,” etc. I will tell you of several things I find very nice to put in 44 Hubby’s ” lunch pail, linked pork and beans for one, and veal steak or chop cut thin, dipped in beaten egg, and then in rolled cracker, fried brown in hot lard, and pies, such as cranberry, or any kind that is Juicy, I bake in little pie tins such as bakers use, no more mussed lunches. Try them. I will tell you of something I think Is lovely and perhaps among the lady readers there may be one with the same taste as 1. It is a comfort. Make both sides of yellow cheese cloth with two rolls of cotton (more or less. Just as you like) between, and knot with white, pink or blue zephyr and bind around with same color ribbon. It makes a much pret- tier cover than a quilt or spread when one is sick. Well, I will stop short for I am takiug too much room. Wish you all a Merry X-mas and Happy New Year, and may Mod bless the noble firemen, and if they don’t all rearh the right hand side in this life, may they all be o;*. the right side in the Great Beyond is the wish of a Fireman's Talking Machine. De Soto, Mo., December 2, 1887. To Woman's Department : I have often thought when reading the Maga- zine, why it is we never see anything from the ladies of Pride of the West Ix»dge No. (1? I am acquainted with several of them and I know they could write if they would only make an effort, but I expect they all fear the waste basket as I do, but some one has got to l>e first, so I will break the ice. My husband Is a member of No. 6 and takes a great interest in his Lodge. We have no ladies Order of B. of L. F. here in De 8oto, but I think we could have a large one if we Just had some one to start us. I think we will have to elect a 44 pusher,” the same as the engines have to help over the hills. As for the boys they are all a good sober and industrious set of men and some of them are running on the road. I have got a receipt for a meat omelet that my husband thinks is splendid. I will give it and perhaps some one else will think so, too. Take three pounds of veal or beef, % pound of pork, chopped fine, three eggs; four crackers rolled fine; one dessert spoon- full of sage; one dessert spooufull of salt; one dessert spoonfull of pepper; half a cup of milk. Mix all together and press hard in a deep pan, sprinkle the top with rolled crackers and bits of butter, bake slowly and baste often for one hour. When cold it is ready to slice for lunch or tea. Hoping to see something in the near future from our brothers and sisters of Pride of the West, and may God bless them all Is my sincere wish. La France. To Woman's Department : I have been a constant reader of your Magezine for a longtime but nave never seen a word from Buckeye Lodge, No. 239. I will make an attempt this morning and if it does not get to the waste basket I may write again. The Lodge is in a very good condition now and the boys are all honest, upright fellows always ready to lend a helping hand when it is needed. With F. Volk as Master, J. Jennings as Collector, J. Quinlan as Agent, and last but not least, the dear boy, D. Lentz as • Secretary, a committee to boast of, D. Lentz with E. Wolfe and S. Miller who have crossed from the left to the right hand side. May the brave boys prosper is the wish of a true friend. I will have to close for the present as my letter is much longer than I intended that it should be but one cannot say too much in favor of the Brotherhood. Good luck with cordial greeting to all its members, is the sincere wish of a true friend of the Brotherhood. A Lady Friend. Andrews, Ind., December 1, 1887. To Woman's Department : Being a fireman’s wife and a constant reader of the Magazine for three years and not once seeing No. 165 mentioned only in Grand Officer’s reports, thought I would write regardless of the often spoken of waste basket to see if there could not be some spirit revived in opening a correspond- ence in our valuable Magazine. If the brothers do not take Interest enough, I think the brother's wives or sisters ought to con- tribute something in way of correspondence for the benefit of as good and active a Lodge os No. 165 is. Will close hoping this will eucourage some sister or brother to write and fill a long needed want for the benefit of No. 165. I remain, Elith. Digitized by C.ooQLe

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 119 1888.] For Woman's Department. TURN BACK. Turn back, O heart, turn back, For one brief moment from the busy cares of life, It? turmoils, struggles leave ye far ahead— Turn back, and thus avoid the weary strife. Turn back to scenes of long ago, Before began this wearying, dizzying round. Before our tired hearts bowed down to woe, To miseries that in all lives are found. Turn back to those fresh early years, When simple pleasures brought a glow of Joy, When rambling in the wood, of by the stream, A careless, happy girl or boy. We looked, with eager longing, far ahead, To years that stretched before our dazzled eyes. With honors filled, with triumphs, fame and praise. Ana all that In this life we do most prize. And we have proved how empty are they all, How hollow, bitter, fruitless is the stnle For happiness, which just eludes our grasp— Keejw Just ahead in this strange chase called Turn l#ick, O, weary heart and brain To the fresh, fair scenes of long ago, Iu them ye find a solace for all pain, Fora brief space, forgetfulness of woe. Mrs. W. F. Cunningham. Dickinson, Dak., November 27, 1887. Bt. Louis, Mo., December 27, 1887. Tv the Editress of Woman's Department : You will be interested in knowing that the ball lately given by Ilarmony Lodge, No. o, Ladies’ Society B. of L. F., was a most fluttering success in every particular. We charged an admission fee of one dollar including supper which our ruests considered very moderate in view of the elegant ‘'spread ” that was placed before them. There were about sixty couples in attendance, dancing began at 9 o’clock and the festivities continued until a late hour. The ball was given at Lightetone Hall and about SoO were netted. Mrs. C. E. Amos, Miss Ella Van Horn and Miss Lull nmn worked exceedingly faithfully and con- tributed largely to the success of the occasion. All who were present expressed themselves as being well pleased with the entertainment and were lavish in their praise of the managing com- mittees. But all of life is not filled with pleasure. It is with extreme regret that I chronicle the sad death of one of our esteemed members, Miss Laura Leathers, which occurred on the 24th lust. Mis Leathers was the sister of Bro. Leathers, one of the members of Peace Lodge, No. 109. She was • most lovable ladjT, pure In mind and noble in heart, a true Christian and her death is uni- versally mourned. Harmony Lodge, Ladies’ So- ciety, sent a beautiful pillow of naturul flowers Surmounted with a white dove and inscribed with the words “In Peace.” The bereaved rela- Ihrs have the profound sympathy of all who know them. Thus the ever-changing panorama •fBfe presents Its views to our vision, first one * festivity and gay laughter und joy, and again a picture of death and bereavement is presented to our gaze aud our hearts are robed In mourning. The one lesson to be learned is that death is in- evitable to all who live und we should therefore improve our opportunities while the sun yet shines aud we are permitted to enjoy the bless- ings this world affords. Harmony. Athens, Ohio, December 5, 1887. To Woman's Department : I have been an interested reader of your valua- ble Magazine for three years, and have not seen a thing from Scioto Lodge No. 202. We feel a a great Interest in the Order of the Brotherhood of Firemen, being one of the grandest organiza- tions in existence, and mostly of all Scioto Lodge, of which my brother is a member. The boys of 202 are true hearted, trustworthy, liberal men, and we glory In their success, so far. May they live long and prosper. I feel as though I would like to speak of some of the boys, but as this Is my first uttempt I will make it short, and see if some more of the sisters and brothers will not take an interest and scratch u few lines to let other Lodges know that they have an Order in Chillicothe, that they may be proud of. Frank Gordon, one of our Brothers, met with a painful death a few days ago, by falling from his engine and breaking his neck, ten miles from Athens. We all sincerely sympathize with his family, and while we cannot assuage their sorrow, we trust that they may be able to bear it with reso- lution and fortitude. Brother Mike Gahagan has gone to the right side ; we congratulate the Broth- er, aud wish him success, aud God speed him on his dally run. Well, I won’t tax your patience by mentioning any more, but know they are all good and kind Brothers, and always ready to tip their hats, or shake their hand at the girls. Bo, wishing God speed to one and all of the Brother- hood of Locomotive Firemen, I will stop, and if this don’t meet that waste basket, I will try again, ahd mention some more of the boys. A Fireman's Mister. LaFayette, Ind., Dec. 1, 1887. For Woman's Department : I have looked in vain to see a word from Tip- pecanoe Lodge No. :M>. I think they have side- tracked long enough. They are as good, noble, brave set of boys as the world affords, and why they withhold the pen is best known to them- selves. Suiting action with thought I will give a few brief items as they are very busy just now making arrangements for a grand ball on the 20th, and of course have no time to spare. Well, ladies, here I am again, to tell you of a new dish of my own invention (forthe lunch pail) as I have never yet seen It in the Magazine. It is very good (at least my husband says so.) Take one quart of milk let it come to a boil, four eggs, one cup sugar, one tnblespoonful of corn starch ; beat eggs well, stir all in the milk and let cool. Then peel one dozen good bananas, cut in slices ; a layer of custard, then a layer of bananas till you till a bowl full. This is excellent for a lunch Digitized by AjOOQle

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120 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. and it will keep for two days if Snecessary. Just try it and surprise your husband with a new dish if he likes bananas. I have learned a good many good things through the columns of the ever welcome Magazine, and hope to learn more. Well, here we are again on the border of a new year, soon to bid adieu to short seeming 1887 to greet the new 1888. If the time proves to be as good and improved as well as the last, we wish one and all a happy new year. Pheobe. Albany, December 0, 1887. To Woman's Department : I have come again for a chat through the Mag- azine. It Is so near Christmas that I am very busy. I must tell the readers of our valuable book what my gift is to my L. F., it is three handsome volumes of the Firemen's Magazine bound, the years of 1885, 1888 and 1887, every num- ber. What a surprise it will be to him ! Now, “ Peach Blossom,” a good chocolate cake can be made as follows : One egg, one-half cup of shortening, one cup of sugar, one-half cup of milk, three ‘tea spoons of baking powder, two and one-half cups of flour, bake in layers. For filling take one-half cup of German chocolate, yolk of one egg, one-half cup of sugar, tea spoon of vanilla, boil till thick, w’hen cool spread between layers, add a light frosting to the top. I think you will And this very good. Good bread is the principal feature. I will send an excellent receipt some time in the future, if this escapes the horrid waste basket. Now one word for Lodge No. 230. It is flourishing. The first great trouble they have had in some time is the loss of one of the noble brothers, Charles Glugrass. He was killed Nov. 17, by the blowing up of the eugine on the N. Y. C. The loss of one so good is felt by all. His wife and children have the heartfelt sympathy of all. He had one of the largest fuuerals ever seen in the city. My letter is too long already so will come again in the near future, if permitted. I am, very truly, Vet'oniea. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, December 5, 1887. To Woman's Department : I have been a reader of your Magazine for eight years and am glad to see the improvements, and think it is now near perfection. I have hoped to see something from Hawkeye Lodge, No. 27. To say they are worthy of notice is only half speak- ing for them. The Lodge Is composed of as noble, houorable and trustworthy men as you ever meet (and good looking too). We have a Ladies’ Society about a year old and are having splendid success. We meet the second and fourth Thursdays of every month. We gave our goat a little exercise not long ago and he has been so proud since we will have to tame him a little be- fore trying him again. We gave a social the 20th of September at which the drawing of a quilt took place. The quilt was made by the Ladles’ Society and a neat sum was realized. Dick Pow- ers held the lucky number on the guilt. Now [Feb Dick, we heard a nice-looking young girl say she didn’t get the quilt, but never mind it would be all in the family some day ! “ Belle Blossom,” I agree with you in regard to Mrs. Thomas A. Keyser. Each member of every Lodge giving twenty-five cents or more would be a blessing to her and no one would miss it. Now, we women might carry that through. I am go- ing to see what I can do. Now can’t some one set this before each Lodge and see what can be done? Wishing all a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year, will close for this year. Ilawk Eye Sister. Harrisburg, Pa., December 1, 1887. To Woman's Department : The December Magazine is at hand and as usual I am the first to see it. I am very much inter- ested In it and always read it, but I never see anything in it about No. 174. I would like to see the members’ wives do like some in the far west, organize a Lodge of their own. I wish we had a Magazine, for if every Fireman’s wife would write a line it would fill up the space. As this is my first attempt I want to say something about the lunch pail. If you want to please my hubby give him some good cake, such as marble cake, chicken or roast turkey, and good bread and but- ter. He says that Is the kind for a man who shovels coal. I see a letter from a Grand Rapids sister of the B. of L. F. 1 think you must have a nice time, and wish you success in your undertaking. I belong to Orders, but not to a branch of the B. of L. F., but I would like very much to have one here. I am deeply interested in the Brother- hood, and especially in No. 174, for I think they are working in earnest. I hope to see some let- ters in the Woman’s Department about them. I guess I will close for I dread the waste basket. A Fireman's Wife. — • Green River Wyo., December 4, 1887. To Woman's Department : As I have been a constant reader of the Maga- zine for a great many years and have never seen anything from Morning Star Lodge, No. 88, I thought I would write a few words in behalf of the noble-hearted boys. I feel proud that “ my hubby ” is one of the boys. There are forty-five members all in good standing. A great many have bid good-bye to the scoop and stepped to the right hand side. I will mention no names, all that I will say is that they are all true Broth- erhood men. May they always have good luck and not run off the switch especially in G. R. yard. Now I will close as this Is my first and if it does not reach the waste basket I may write again. Nora. The New Century Guild of Working Women of Philadelphia has for two years maintained a mending office. They propose now to send out professional menders by the day or hour, to call at houses once a week to do family mending. 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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 121 1888.J tampoadence must in all cases be brief and to the point. gabteribers must begin with the January, April, July or October number and expire with the year. Cbaage of AddrasM of subscribers should be reported to us promptly to Insure the safe delivery ©f the book. Sifeeribere failing to receive their Magazines will please notify us, giving nameand location of Agent to whom to whom they' subscribed. latter for Publication should be written on one side of the paper only, in a clear, legible hand, and all letters relating to the Magazine should be directed to LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE, Terre Haute, Indiana. Vanceboro, Me., December 15, 1887. Mr. Editor I looked the last Magazine over In vain for some mention of our Grand Master’s visit to Justice Dodge, on his late trip “down cast,” I see f rom Bro. “ Picton Nugget’s ” letter that Bro. Sargent was not forgotten, as it was feared he would be, on leaving St. John where our boys left him. Bro. Dresser did not have so good luck in spotting as our Eastern brothers <*em to have had, for the first man he struck af- ter leaving Bangor when he aud the conductor of the Pullman had been vainly searching the crowd for Bro. Sargent, was a callow’ youth trav- eling on a trip pass who seemed very much of- fended when Bro. D. mildly inquired if his name wag that of our worthy Grand Master. Bro. D. »nk back exhausted in a search which seemed to be ever without reward, but finally mustered op courage to ask a portly, good-looking man who hadn’t even a “ B.” in sight to proclaim himself the head of one of the greatest organiza- tions in the country— if he knew anyone bearing the name of Sargent, and if he wasn’t the man whom all the firemen were looking for. On ar- rival at Vanceboro the reception committee, con- futing of Bros. Smith and Noble met Bro. Sar- l»nt and after a very hurried but excellent din- ner which was eagerly participated in by “the hungry man from Bangor,’’ at Ross's railroad dining rooms, the party went over to McAdam *nd paid Mr. G. A. Haggerty, Mechanical Super- intendent of the N. B. Ry., a very pleasant visit. An hour or two were pleasantly and profitably •pent in looking over the most elegantly aud in- geniously appointed offices, shops and grounds which are almost wholly of the design and exe- *•1100 of Mr. Huggerty himself. The Superin- tendent’s office is a marvel of elegance and com- ptoteness, being heated by steam and fitted with **■7 convenience, for this is the home of Mr. Blggerty, and contains his public office from •htah he directs all the mechanical operations tftheroad. A private office is attached where ••lewad Bro. Alien E. Bartlett, who is employed *feBOfhtemant Mr. H. having taken him off tittMtue to assist him in the office. Here all drawings, plans and designs for engines, ma- chinery, etc., are prepared under Mr. Haggerty’s own supervision and here are found all the rec- ords, etc., of the great w'ork Mr. H. has done for the N. B. Ry. in the four years he has been here. Another apartment contains the sleeping room which is divided by heavy plush curtains from the bath room where hot and cold w’ater and steam can be admitted at will. The whole is as tastefully kept as anything could possibly be and looking through the daintily lace-draped window’s out upon the neatly kept grounds, sur- rounded by a neat fence and laid out into walks and flower plats, one would think it the abode of some princess rather than the home of the mechanical department of a great railway. From. the public office one looks ©ut Into a yard containing quite a museum of native wild ani- mals, consisting of three fine black bears, a large and small deer, a cage of foxes and raccoons. And so on out into the shops, which are just now being rebuilt, as is all the machinery, which is of a heavy cumbrous type, being built In Eugland. All is being made as modern as possible and looks as if it would be one of the finest and best appointed shops in the country. Mr. Haggerty showed the tricks he had taught his bears and foxes to perform and then our train whistled in and we had to leave him. He is a thorough gen- tleman, a first-class mechanic and a man of vast executive ability. A friend of the Brotherhood in every sense, he spoke regretfully of his ina- bility to be in Vanceboro in the evening to at- tend the reception which w'as being gotten up under the auspices of Justice Lodge. He con- gratul®?d Bro. Sargent on the good the Order is doing and has done. Bro. Sargent in turn thanked him for the kindness and considera- tion shown our members and himself, aud they parted w’tth best w’lshes on both sides. On our return to Vanceboro at 4 p. m. Bro. Sar- gent took a much needed nap aud the “ Hungry man from Bangor ” sought whom he might de- vour. At 7 p. m. Justice Lodge, No. .357, was called to order in regular meeting. Bro. Sargent was admitted and after the usual order of busi- ness had proceeded until “Good of the Order” was arrived at, Bro. Sargent was called upon to say a few w’ords and in a telling and concise way he expounded to us the secret work of the Order, the vast good our organization has done and is doing and spoke of our Magazine and the import- ance it is to us. He spoke of delinquency and its evils and the Importance of prompt payment of our dues and assessments and cited a case where delinquency bore the fruits of expulsion and its distressing effects on ouc household. Just here Bro. Lord’s sympathies got the best of his judg- ment and he thought that something ought to be done— so did every one present, and Bro. Sargent pointed to the only remedy for the evil, namely. pay your dues. 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122 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Feb. station, all hands sat down to a most excellent supper prepared for the occasion. After supper speeches were made by Messrs. Little and Con- nors of the B. of L. E. and Messrs. Morgan and Sterling of the A. O. U. W. and others. Bro. Sargent in a few tolling words thanked all for the consideration shown him iu meeting to do him honor and thanked Mr. Ross for the excel- lence of the supper and attendance. Mr. Ross replied In a neat speech and the gang broke up to adjourn to the waiting rooms where cigars and talk were indulged in until the arrival and de- parture of the train for St. John. Two great ben- ell ts have accrued to the members by Bro. Sar- gent’s visit, viz : Our hungry member has once in his life had enough to eat, and our boys have found out that something must be done tor the widow. Bro. Sargent was escorted to the home of our Past Master, Bro. Smith, in Cartelon, a suburb of St. John, N. B., and after a much needed rest spent the Sabbath afternoon in a ride over the metropolis of New Brunswick. Early Mouday morning Bro. Noble took him on his en- gine and carried him to the depot of the I. C. R. in St. John, where we tried in vain to And a brother to put him in charge of, and wTe were compelled to turn him out to the tender mercies of an I. C. conductor, who may or may not have used him well, whereof we know not stive as re- lated by our esteemed contemporary, “ Picton Nugget.” Now, dear Magazine , if you print all this letter you will indeed be fuller than our ‘‘Hungry one,” so dreading the waste basket I will say, good night. O. K. D. Camden, N. J., December 301^ 1887. Editor Locomotive Firemen's Magazine: (>d page tf70 of the November Magazine I And an interesting article by Mary A. Moran, entitled “He’s Only a Fireman,” from which I copy the following: “Was this young man who chose rail- roading as a means of an independent livelihood any the less the gentleman because he happened to be, at the end of a hard day’s work, blackened beyond recognition, and his hands well greased. I asked did these make him any less the gentle- man? and common sense sent back the reply— No! Decidedly and emphatically, No!” The ar- ticle pleased me very much, and I hope we will have the pleasure of hearing from her again. Who is a gentleman? To be a gentleman is not suAlcient to have a grandfather— blood will degenerate. Good clothes will not make a gentle man; neitor will money. Education does not make a gentleman. Some of the most distinguished men in the world have been un- amiable, gross, vulgar and ungentle. A gen- tleman is gentle, courteous, modest, slow to give oAense, slow to surmise evil, subjects his appetites, reAnes his tastes, subdues his feelings, controls his speech, is charitable in all things. A gentleman may be a Areman, a Areman may be a gentleman— the truth cuts both ways. Many young men prefer ill-paid clerkships — hands as soft as their brains— they turn up their noses at manual labor; poor things, it may be they cannot help it. I suppose they are built that way. It is rather disgusting at times to hear it said that he is only this or only that, of those whom we know to be thorough gentlemen. Young women are not blameless in this regard— they are apt to look upon the working man as socially inferior, and many a young woman passes by the honest, industrious working man because he has too much good sense to make a dash or imitate the monkey shines of the dude. There is nothing to be ashamed of in work. Christ was a carpenter, St. Paul was a tent maker. I have often beard the question asked, why is it that some who (wicked as they may be) seem to go through life with so few trials, so little suAering, and almost without exertion they strike “pay gravel.” Now it is very c ear to my mind that the seeming in- justice as regards unequal trials and sufferings of those who are compelled to labor for a liveli- hood, as compared with the wealth, health and luxury enjoyed by some, is best explained by say- ing that God ’8 ways are not our ways, and if we knew the whole we could see that it w’ere better so. When all this earth will be reduced to the same footing— the same level— and judged by the use they have made of their talent it will be a strictly business proposition. We have been given so many talents— how much interest «an we give in return? If we have been Just or un- just in the treatment of those who are entitled to consideration and kindness, which means loving your neighbor us yourself, our Interest account will be low or high in proportion. When that day comes it will not be asked, are you a work- ingman? are you a millionaire? Then, if at no other time, man will be judged uright. “Honor and shame from no condition rise, Act well your part— there all the honor lies.” Jackson, Mich., November 28, 1887. Editor o/ Magazine : Our genial friend and brother, M. A. Henry, Collector of Gilbert Lodge No. 240, was united in marriage at Hudson, Mich., November 15th, to Miss Rose Ktegar, one of the most estimable young ladies of that place. Bro. and Mrs. Henry returned to Jackson immediately, and com- menced housekeeping at their pleasant and cosy home on Quarry street, which, with his usual good management, Bro. Henry had in readiness for the reception of his fair bride. The presents they received from the boys of 240, and others, were many, elegant and useful. They have a host of friends that wish them all the blessings this world aA'ords. Bro. Win. Whalen, of No. 240, was married at Jackson, Mich., November loth, to Miss Satie Follon, one of Jackson’s most highly esteemed young ladies. Both parties are well knowu uDd have a host of friends to tender their best wishes. They were presented with numerous and elegant presents by the members of 240 and others. Bro. and Mrs. Whalen have gone to Kalamazoo, to live, and have taken quarters at the Burdeck House for the present. It is rumored that Bro. E. Kenward is about to — well, Ed is so sensitive Idou’t like to mention it. Roxy. Digitized by Google

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 123 TO SARATOGA LODGE, NO. 209, B. OF L. F. ’“‘‘Old Whitehall, situated ’long The winding Champlain’s vale, And known in times remote and gone By many an Indian tale ; Bot later, still, for hearts and homes, Where peace and love abound, And virtue dwells, worth more than gold Than yields the earth around. The Lodge called Saratoga, there, Not far from Champlain’s waters, Where knowledge flows in living streams To earth’s fair sons and daughters. Its aim to train the rising mind, And lead to consecration, And thus preserve to future years The glory of our nation. The B. of L. F. Lodge of brothers there, Whose hearts beat higli with feeliug That once again they meet around Pure friendship’s altar, kneeling, And flash on high the faithful shield Toward heaven’s o’er arching glory. That all may know their hearts are true .As Bethlehem’s sacred story. Of this wc sing In flowing rhyme, Of honor rich and golden. All fragrant with the rare perfume Of legends quaint and olden. The towu aud Brotherhood are rich In noble themes for story, As well become the Champlain vale— Itself a vale of glory. Each one has claims upon my muse To sing in running measure Their rise, their growth, their moral worth Which forms their ctalefest treasure. But most of ail the faithful Lodge Bhall now command my singing, For night rolls round her dusky wheels And time is always winglug. Descend. O then, ye tuneful muse From ML Olympus, hoary, And touch with beauty, grace and power. The measures of my story. Make truth the silver line of thought. As spun by time’s quick Angers. And weave the sunlight in with grace Where memory fondly lingers. Bid time roll back ills chariot wheels Through years of recollection, And then roll down again with speed Through years of tried affection. Whea done, O muse, then reascend The Mt. Olympus hoary, And leave our hearts refreshed In peace, O’ershadowed with thy glory. From eighty-four to eighty-eight The names of those who trusted In loyal hearts nnd open hands, Are yet in uo wise rusted ; But brighter grow as years roll by Of work, of hope, and duty. On toward the land where life is peace Transfigured into beauty. The past is glorious as the sun From out his palace golden Fours fourth his tides of light and life On landscapes gray and olden, Tte present glows with rosy hope And warms with fresh endeavor, Tb# future gleams before our feet Forever and forever. The world wants men of heart aud brain Who will not fear the rattle Of critics’ halls when duty calls In life’s fierce raging battle; Who will not cringe to whip of power, When truth Is trampled under Despot feet and cursed by state, Or ecclesiastic thunder. The world wants men of faith and prayer With hearts tilled full of pity For bruised, helpless, hopeless souls In country, town and city; Who, with the kind Samaritan hand Will pour the oil of heullng, Aud show by deeds , not words alone, The love of Christ revealing. Such men as these, we boost, have gone Forth from this band of brothers, And shown how blest a man may be In doing good to others, And proved how such a man may win, Through sterling self-reliance, In pushfugou through wind and tide Against the world’s defiance. And what the worth of cultured minds To those whose daring spirit Would scale the mountain heights of fame By labor and true merit, Who, taking broader views of life Than ever dwells with faction, Adopt this motto for their rule, Charity , Sobriety , Industry , Protection. With words of truth that leap with life And thoughts that burn in forming. Go forth, ye men, called “ B. of L. F.” And give the world good warning. That truth shall triumph at the end, And knowledge bless the nations With light and |H?ucc, from sea to sea, And glorify the stations. Where those shall stand who fight in faith On truth’s fair field of honor. And will not yield the sword and shield While truth’s fierce foes are on her; But, filled with courage, face the foe And smite tjie host, infernal, Till all shall flee or bite the dust. And truth be crowned, eternal. Wave high the banner, lift the shield, And march with even shoulder; Flinch not from duty to the right, With every step be bolder. And God, the King, who dwells on high In heaven, where saints are bending To watch your life, will crown vour soul With glory never-ending. God grant, that when his trumpet shall sound O’er all earths plains and mountains, We then may gather on the strand. And drink from heavenly fountains. God grant that all may rise to life And hear the welcome spoken “ Well done, good servant, enter In To Joy and peace unbroken.” Here rests the poet from his task, Obedient to his warning : — And while he bids you all “Good Night” He greets you all “ Good Morning For surely brightness hails the morn. And lights tne way of duty, On to the hills where rapture fills The soul with bliss and beauty. ColoneL Digitized by Google

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124 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. IN MEMOKIAM. TO BABY M C . Under the sky of cloudless blue; Under the sturs, with their gleaming hue, Uuder the flowers, so fresh and fair; They laid my baby with tender care. The cold north wind, with its piercing breath, Or the snow-flakes, so pure and fair. Have not yet reached that tiny mound, Or dampened the locks of my darling’s hair. Altho’ my baby I cannot see, I know, she is safe in heaven, with thee, lu the long, and weary nights, to come; I shall pray “ Thy will not mine be done.” & E. R. Mr. Editor:— Having been present at the fu- neral of the child, for whom the above lines were written, and knowing their author and all the circumstances attending the sudden taking off of a lovely child, my mind carried me back to a similar eveutof many years ago. AH that family, and the officiating clergyman, have long since passed through the portals of death to their long home, “from whence no traveler returns.” The clergyman seemed as though he ought to do more to comfort that stricken family, and those sorrowing ones. In the beautiful cemetery, and on a fair autumn day, as the body of the little one was about to be committed to the grave, this good clergyman told of a country where there were shepherds, who In the mountains moved upward over rocks, as the snows disappeared, to find sweet pastures for their flocks. When the older sheep would not follow, the good shepherd carried the young lambs up over the rocks to draw the sheep after him, and said he, so Jesus carries this little oue to his Father’s arms to draw you after him, for hath he not said : ‘‘ Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of lieaveu.” As the solemn services proceeded, I would, In this last instance, have been glad to have heard this pathetic story told again to those sorrowing oues, so much needing comfort and consolation. Eccentric. Donald, B. C.. December 18, 1887. Editor Magazine : Having been a constant reader of your ever welcome Magazine, I thought I would drop a few lines. All the boys are doing well, and traffic is gaining heavily over this road, the Canada Pa- cific, which crosses the continent from the At- lantic to the Pacific, and which road, passes through the grandest scenery under the sun. Many of our members have taken the throttle this year in exchange for the scoop. Among those were King, Randall, Denman, Crawford, Brand and Kummerby. Simmons, Gcddis, Gan- der, Andrews, Foster, Scott and Govett, do the hostling act. Barnfather holds the right side of the B. C. Pet, 73, on the express, while Ross tries to keep her hot. Ross says he is to have a photo taken of her and have one sent to the Colonial Exhibition, in England. Gavin runs opposite Barnfather with the 72, while Armstrong puts one In the corner and the other in the back. [Feb* Arthur Randall holds down the right hand cush- ion of the Shunter, 152. That’s right Arthur, notch her up. Jimmy Conacher, the daisy of them all, pulls the tail of the consolidated en- gine, 312, while Clouston is his left hand partner. Tommy, keep the ball rolling, and you will lay by the scoop before long ; and last, but surely not least, the favorite Louis B. King, watches the right side of 388. and by his left hand side can always be seen Joe Call in, throwing the blocks Into her and trying hard to keep them from going through the flues. Give her another dose, Joe! Our locomotive foreman here is H. B. Gil- mour. Mr. H. B. G. has charge of some twenty engines, four of which are consolidated, (Bald- win make) and two moguls (Danforth’s). He is a first-class mechanic, and since he has been amoug the boys here he has rushed them all along, and he is over ready to do the boys a turn. Our genial superintendent, Mr. Marpo*e, has always done a great many good turns for the boys and we all wish him success. With best wishes to our favorite Magazine. Truly yours, Lap and LeacL Harbor, Ohio, December 18, 1887. Editar Locomotive Firemen ’# Magazine: As we have waited patiently for a few lines from Western Reserve Lodge, No. 248, and failed to see them, I take pleasure in saying that we are prospering as well as can be expected consid- ering our circumstances. Financially we are weak, probably about one solid gunge would be all we could show at present. We have put on the other injector and hope, by cutting her back one notch, she will fill up again and be ready to stand another fire and when we shut oflT again we will be sure of more solid water. Applica- tions have been coming in, and the good luck of Bros. E. 8. Tomues and F. X. Truesdale, who have been promoted to the right-hand side, will proba- bly help us. Good luck, boys! Bro. Keyser holds meetings of his own, he meets just when he sees proper, which occurs quite often, but from all appearances his meetings will come to an end soon and he will meet never to part again “until God in His infinite mercy calls them home”— wish you success, Willie. Bro. Bollver is the good siuger who fires the pretty little engine 94 and takes great comfort while at Harbor. Bro. Singledecker rides with Mr. Kelly. Bro. Sunday is our assistant collector and per- forms his duty like county collector. Bro.Siering whips thirty loads along and takes’grcat comfort on engine 353. Bro. Hill, don’t make another jump for awhile until our treasury is good for two guages. Bro. Weisel is a very good talker and speaks his piece well— that is right let us know what you have to say. Bro Markham4 our Master, is a No. 1 fellow and is worthy of our re- spect. 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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 125 1888.] For Firemen's Magazine. A REPLY To Mr*. Kellie Bloom's Lines “ To My Husband,” in November Magazine. My Dear Madam, your lines to your husband In- spired This response from my dutiful pen. All my life I most earnestly prayed and desired That all women should worship their men. So your eloquent muse found her way to my heart. Where she nestles In genial delight ; Yoa have nobly complied with my wish, and I start To indite you these stanzas to-night. WUl he think of you after your'e dead ? Much I fear That he’s like all the rest of his sex. And may weep on your casket a crocodile tear, Or conceal his glad eyes w ith his specs. Lady friends may bring flowers to place on your tomb, Tis a master card, played with renown ; And your darling might whisper his thanks In the room While they're screwing your casket lid down. He may snicker and sigh, ho may sob and may weep. And his sorrow be truly sincere; He may pray for you nights, when he should be asleep, And may groan in despair for his dear ; But experience tells me, from lads whom I’ve known To have buried most excellent wives. That when once the departed lies under the stone, In their mansion another arrives. 1 don’t Intimate that all men are the same, And, no doubt, you’ve an excellent one ; Rat my honest advice Is, don’t give him the game. Play the cards for your life— and hang on. For we men never tasted a pair of sweet lips. But we find there are others as sweet ; And your love might soon start out on wife banting trips . With his grief overpowered by conceit. Shandy Maguire. Y okkville Forks, Indianny, ) Decern bar 4, 188 seven. j J ir.EdUur: i am a ole Injlnere; bln runnin a Injne most 40 yean an 1 no wots wot. 1 don’t belong to no •odetyorno brotherhood, and I don’t want to anther. A good many yeres ago i was goan to Jloe the freemasons coclety but a feller he tole Ifahavto set on a hot gridiron and that wud wake me soar so 1 cood not sett down on my inline even wen I wus slepy. an a nuthcr toie na wen the fremasons bildeda Hall they alius killed a man and mixed his blud in the mortor todenerate it, so i wood line no sich baud of nnderera, no how. i don’t see no good in linen the injlneres coclety cos it aint no use to me no hov. Ire been workin on this rale rode all my Hfr— a dont want to work on no other rale rode. I tat drink nO rum or smoke or chaw tobakker My wen sum one tretes me. 1 dont get much tnim com enjlners is mcne and dont t-reto me Wtfefc. tf 1 lined the enjineres cosiety inebbe Pfthsv to line tharo inshurauce an every munth htrk pay out 3 or fore dols fur the family of MtiCberlnJineer wot got killed or dide before his time cum just to make me pay out my muuny for nuthin. i aint no raene man nuther. 1 by my wife kal- liker frocks and gud strong shoes, ana i alius lows my children to wear shoes on Sundays in warm weather wen tha go to church on Sundays. 1 dont think a enjineres wife has uoblzness to bav silk frocs, or ear rings or a watch and slcli trump- ery. Es i sed before, i aint no mene man. wen one of them fellers as bvs there wimmin folks silk frocs and sich things in there liouscn gits short of munny on count of their children gettin sick or dying, en comes to me to borry sum muuny, if they gives me their watch to hold, or a order on the kumpany for there w ages, en a bill uv sail on their pianny i alius lets them hove os mutch muny as I klu make em bleve i can b^rry frum won uf my frens if tha Is willin to pay me bout 10 cents on a dollar till pa day to pa me fur my trubble. But i was not goln to tork about these things won i begun to rite, i wus goln to tork about the flremuns and en- jineres uoospapers. tha tork tu mutch bout new fangled things wot 1 never heard ov in my life, and dont want to, nuther. bimby, If tha keep on In that a way, these firemens and green Injlneres will be a tryln tu larn us ole men wot wus a runnin injines wen tha was suck In shugar tits en a warin uv pettycotes, eu i wont low that, nuther, no how, ef 1 can help it. i aint got so mutch fait tu fine with the injlneres noospaper, cos its m os full of funny stories en letters from wimmin, en cards uv thanks, and i likes to rede sich rilin, en 1 think peeple ort to be bilged wen tha gits sumthin glv to em, and tha ort to sa so. en sides, i dont offen git to rede tho injlneres noosepaper, cos I kant offeu borry um. the iuji- nereson this rode is rele mene, cos tha wont offen leud me thare noosepaper to rede, tha want me to spend a hole dollar a yere tu git It, en i wont waste my money that way. A dollar will by my wife a pare uv shoos era kalliker frock, erl kin git 10 cents a month fur It wen i help sum pore feller cs Is in trubble, If he gives me good scurity fur it, en 1 think thats the best wa tu do with ure munny. 1 kin git to rede tho firemens noosepaper every munlh. my fireman gits it fur nuthin, en es sune es it corns out he gits it en brings it on the engine, en wen wo ar side track waltl-i for a train to cum hesall the time a redin uv it. then lies git tin tu fresh ask in me question bout lap In lede, vacuum, hammer blows, atmosferlc pressure— wotever that 1^— and pullin wheels with ropes, hack presser en kom- pressan, just es If ide tell him if i node, lie keps his noosepaper in his bokson the injiue, en i got a key maid to fit his lock en wen he aint round i git his noosepaper en redo It. he doant no bout my key, but hele fine it out wen he reds this letter, cos if you doant print it lie git mad en tel all my frens not to rede your noosepaper, cos it aiut no good no how. es 1 sed before 1 rede my firemens noosepaper wen i ken sneak it. 1 dont bleve its mene tu sneke, do you? en i tel you l dont like tu see the pore trash you print in your noosepaper. i doant see wy you doant du like Digitized by ^.ooQle

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126 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. the injineres noosepaper en print more funny stories bout injineres gittin killed on their in- jlnes, an git more wimmln tu write tu you, en print more cards uv thanks, i like tu rede them en i think it was rele mene in you to print in your noosepaper that you did not like to print sutch long ones, then wy doant you print some nice storys like the story papers en then you wood not have rume fur sich trash as Vulcan en amboy division, ide like tu no how a division can rite a letter, en E J Rauch, en vacuum, en ole lockwood, en a hole lot uv uther fellers wot is only spilen the firemen en green horn injineres a makeinbf em bleve tha ort to study books eu fine out about thare bizness a hole lot uv stuff that only make them put on airs tu us ole injineres. now ime a frend uv yours, en you ort to take my advice en du es i tell you tu do bout your noosepapers, cos if you doant He git mad en wont rede it enny more, specially if my fireman fines out i got a key to his boks, heel be just mene enuff to put a nuther lok on it. 1 wont rite no more this time so i kin see if you print my letter en mine wot 1 tell you. if you doant lie rite you a rele sassy letter to you. now you just mine es i tole you before, ime an ole injlnere en ort to be spected. if you doant niak me mad i am ure frend, Si Solon , Yorkvllle forks, Indiana. Hoknellsville, N. Y., December 23, 1887. Editor Firemen's Magazine : Several of our members have been promoted lately and among them our efficient Master, C. 8. Graham, our Secretary, W. N. Kiley, our Chap- lain, Bro. Barnard and our Magazine Agent, Bro. Hendee. All of them are giving excellent satis- faction and will make a creditable record. Bros. Barnard and O. F. Allen recently had a narrow escape, but fortune favored them and they are still with us. Bro. Barnard went through an open switch and Ills engine turned over, while Bro. Allen found a train on the main track with- out any flag out which resulted disastrously to the train. It was a close call, Oscar! My wife is a very ardent admirer of the Magazine; in fact, I believe she thinks more of the Magazine than she does of me— anyway you would think so to hear her talk about it. We are all glad to see the Magazine keeping so steadily to the front and wishing the Order continued prosperity, I re- main, Fraternully, Stoker. Milwaukee, Wim., December 11, 1887. Mk. Editok:— I take plensure in contributing a few lines in behalf of Guiding Star Lodge, No. 130. We held our ball on the 23d of last month and it was a brilliant success. All had a good time and gave the members great praise for the excellent management of the affair. Following Isa list of members who have lately been promoted: James Dugan, Wm. Dempsey, James Camper. John Humble, and your humble servant has been dispatching since June last. Bro. Tom Dwyer is happy as a clam since that [Feb. ten-pound boy arrived, and Bro. Jim Dwyer is down there nearly every day taking notes. We expect Jim to “step off” in the near future. Eddie Summers is pulling the throttle of the 677 on the Chicago division, and is considered a fine runner. Phil. Donahue is firing passenger on the main line, and knows bow to keep her hot. Tom Clary is running the 477 and doing good ser- vice. Con. MeAullffe is also on the right side, and turns a very clever wheel. Tom Callahan is always ready for action. Bro. George Grant is cutting fog at night, and so are Bros. Taylor and Bowen and several others. J. E. R. Antigo, December 14, 1887. Jlfr. Editor: On the 6th inst. our esteemed and much respect- ed brother, John Wolfe, met with a sad accident and it is feared he will lose the sight of one eye entirely, caused by the bursting of a lubricator glass, but our members are doing all they can for him. Bros. Hayes, Krinke, Ryan, Conway, Iiughitt, Schraeder, Watson, Robinson have been promoted to the right hand side and seem to do well. Our Lodge gave lt«?| first grand ball on Thanksgiving Eve, which was a success and well attended, and our M. M., J. Hickey, did all in his power to get the boys there, for which they are truly grateful. Bro. Tom Hayes has worn a far-away, lonesome look of late— you must cheer up, Tom, there’s always a silver lining to the darkest cloud. We cannot help noticing the buoyant spirits and ilgbt-hearted- ness of Bro. John Conway since he came on the middle division, probably the effect of some angel's smiles— is that so, John? I am sorry to report that death visited the home of our es- teemed brother, Tom Kelly, and robbed him of a bright little boy. He has the heartfelt sympathy and condolence of the brothers of 266. Bro. Geo. O’Connell, as floor manager of the ball given by 266, was a whole host in himself, and to his untir- ing energy not a little of the success and pleasure of the evening’s entertainment was due. V. T. W. Han Antonio, Tex., December 31, 1887. Mr. Editor: We flatter ourselves the Magazine would enjoy occasionally bearing what changes are being made in this portion of our moral vineyard. Bro. Frank Brice has been promoted to road duty. No use to ask why there is such a smile upon Bro. John Pereira’s face— by intuition we understand he stood his examination all O. K., and, as the boys term it, is a “ full-fledged en- gineer.” Many thanks are due our worthy fore- man, Henry Young, for his disinterested friend- ship to our young engineers. May he never have reasou to regret such confidence. We extend our congratulations, and advise Bro. John Pereira to inscribe upon his banner “Excelsior.” Bio. Haden still holds down our switch engine. Dame rumor whispers something regarding orange blossoms in the near future. Davy Crockett. Digitized by C.ooQLe

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 127 Marshalltown, I a., January 5, 1888. To Locomotive Firemen's Magazine: As I have not seen anything; in our Magazine from 125 for a number of months, would like to let the sister Lodges know we are still alive and in as prosperous a condition, if not more so, than we have been for sometime. The boys are almost worked to death, bucking snow to keep the road clear, and Just as they get It open and think they ean take a breathing spell, the blue sky clouds over and down comes a big northwester that would take your hair off your head if it was not tied down, and the roud is full again. Such is life. We had two serious accidents the latter part of December. While Bro. J. V. Long was blocking his engine on the turn table at Montezuma, a truss rod of the turn table broke and fell, knock- his bat off, and striking his ankle, dislocating it and breaking one of the bones above the ankle. It was a miracle he was not killed outright, as the rod was twenty feet long and one and a half inches i n diameter. The second accident occured on the 30th, when our genial and good natured W. H. Rose was badly scalded on the face and hands by a bursting flue. It also struck the brakeman, A1 Hhotwell, a conductor for many years on the C. I. Ry., fortunately not injuring him so badly. At last accounts both were restl »g comfortably, with fair prospects of recovery. No. 125 had its annual ball Thanksgiving night. It was a grand success, and one of the most en- joyable parties of the season. Quite a number of the boys have been placed on the right side, and are doing well. It is hard to tell Bro. Ander- aon from an old passenger engineer. Handling the scoop for so many years, he is up to snuff with the best of them, you bet ! I will stop for this time, not wishing to crowd out any more fluent brothers by my First Attempt. Fort Scott, Kan., January 2, 1888. Editor Locomotive Firemen's Magazine: With your permission I will write a few notes to the Magazine in regard to the pleasures and prosperity of H. C. Lord Lodge, No. 158. We are not as strong in numbers as we were, owing to the organization of Lodge No. 380 at Eldorado, Kansas, which deprived us of about one-third of our members. Our officers are all good men, and greatly interested in the work of the Order, but would like to see a better attendance at our regu- lar meetings. It may interest the readers of the Magazine t s know that our Lodge gave its fourth annual ball on the eveulng#of December 2«th, the success of which will be seen by the follow- ing notice taken from the Daily Tribune: “H. 0, Lord Lodge No. 153 gave their fourth annual haD last night at Union Hall under the manage- ment of J. P. O’Brien, O. K. Bates, D. C. t'ooper, •ad Will Fortuney, was a complete success both socially and financially. These entertainments gtanby the above f<odge are quite an event in Mr social world and are anxiously looked for- to by many of our young people. Too •iBh praise cannot be given to the above named gentlemen and the various committees for their success and enjoyable entertainment of their friends on last evening.” Business has been so pushing of late that the boys have been almost incessantly on duty, still some find time to get married and others step from the left side of the foot-board to the right, iuying aside the scoop for the throttle. They all have our best wishes for success. T. A. L. Lompot. Galveston, Tex., December 19, 1887. Mr. Editor : Bro. Hannahan has been among us once again and I assure you It does the boys good to see him. We all like to listen to his words of advice and Instruction. I say all of us, but that Is not much so far as numbers go, though I think you can counton the few that are left of 115 as among the tried and true. Bro. Hannahan certainly is an energetic and efficient Grand Officer, fully wrapped up in the cause of the Brotherhood and nothing seems to afford him greater pleasure than discuss! ug its merits and welfare. I find If a Lodge wishes to stand well in his estimation that its members must work and live fully up to the laws and rules laid dowp for their informa- tion and guidance. When at the close of his ad- dress to us in the Ix*dge room, he spoke of the probability of his never seeing us again, a look of regret was noticeable on every countenance, and since his departure the boys have spoken of It, hoping that such would not prove to be a fact in this case. With best wishes for the pros- perity of the Order, I remain Fraternally yours, H. L. Briggs. Onr Poet Laureate. Mr. Editor: If Queen Victoria, ruler of a nation, ‘‘whose morning-drum beat, following the sun, and keep- ing company with the kours, circles the earth with one continuous and unbroken strain of martial airs,” and on “whose dominions the sun never sets,” needs a Poet Laureate, why not the two organizations of B. of I* F. and B. of L. E.? No one will question, were It put to a vote, that Bro. P. Fennel (Shandy Maguire) could All the bill, and be unanimously elected “Poet Lau- reate” to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi- neers and Firemen, and on trial he might be made “Grand Thief Poet Laureate” B. of L. F. and B. of L. E. All hall, Shandy ! Eccentric. Savannah, Ga., December 19, 1887. Mr. Editor: Please allow me to say to the readers of our Magazine , that Georgia Lodge No. 245 is increas- ing In membership, and that the largest portion of our members arc struggling to gain all of the worthy firemen on the old Ventral of Georgia. Bro. Hutton Is often heard speaking for the rights of his Order, and our noble Brotherhood; may we always prosper, and may the Omnipo- tent Providence guide us, and may our steps be firm and never stumble. J. R. 8. Digitized by T.ooQle

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128 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. For the Magazine . THE FIREMAN. Who is it, when duty calls. Mounts his steed, dons overalls, Gets supplies from out the store And wipes the Jacket nicely o’er— The fireman. Who, with large and brawny hand, Fills the dome to top with sand, Breaks the coal, keeps up the steam, And scours the brass so blight and clean — The fireman. Who underneath scrapes out ash-pan, , Cleans cab windows, fills the oil can, Takes the water when we stop, Wipes and fills the tallow-pot — The fireman. Who. when speediug o’er the rail, Eats nls lunch from dinner pail, Trims the lamps, the bell doth ring When stations we are coming In— The fireman. Who gets a welcome at the door When he goes home, his day’s work o’er, Takes off his coat, hangs up his hat— With honest toll his face is black— The fireman. Who is it wishes he could see Each one a leaf on Virtue’s tree; Noble, honest, true and good. An honor to the Brotherhood— The fireman. Who wishes happy, good new year To brakeman, Con. and engineer, Also the order B. L. E., Forever may they honored be— The fireman. P. T. Tibbs. Salt Lake City, Utah. Worcester, Mass., December 10, 1887. Mr. Editor : The concert and ball of Bay State Lodge, No. 73, B. of L. F., was something to be heard and seen, not talked or written about. It was, without ex- ception, the grandest society event in all the long record of entertainments given in the Horticul- tural Hall. Entering the hall, a scene of dazzling magnificence burst on the astonished beholder. The two head-lights that cast their rays on the glistening floor deserve a word in passing. They resembled two locomotives as vividly as if one were looking at the iron horses as they come roll- ing into the station. On either side of the head- lights could be seen the American flags, from all parts of the room. At the foot-lights of the stage was a unique frame made of shovels, surmounted by red, white and blue flags, from which hung a locomotive bell, which was sounded by Bro. Crawford, and meant that all was ready. The front of the stage was ornamented by red, white and blue lights, the walls being decorated with red, white, blue and green flags. The four bril- liant lights of red, white, blue and green, flashing from the two chandeliers, brought the gorgeous decorations into bold relief. The concert began at 8 o’clock, and there were frequent encores dur- i ng the programme. After t he concert, 150 couples promenaded in the grand march, being led by Bro. James H. Crawford and wife, while Bro. [Feb. James W. Meade and wife, of Bprlngfleld, Maas., followed. The march was known as the double rosette, and was very pretty. From that time, until early in the morning, dancing was kept up through twenty-eight numbers, with the excep- tion of the intermission, during whicli F. E. Mar- shall furnished supper in the upper hall. The floor was under the direction of Bro. James H. Crawford, who was assisted by Bro. James W. Meade and a corps of aides, consisting of Bros. 8parks, Sykes, Conway, Dodge and Harvey. The reception committee consisted of Bros. Geo. F. Newton, Mason and Johnson. The committee of arrangements were as follows : Bros. Geo. T. Craft, Jas. Crawford, C. L. Dodge and C. O. Sykes, with Bro. Geo. F. Newton as chairman. Our sincere thanks are due Bro. G. F. Newton for the active part he took in our ball. We can safely say he will long be remembered and cherished by us as a most valuable brother; also, Bro. Conway, for his large sale of tickets. The costumes of the ladies were the richest and most elegant ever seen at a public ball in this hall, and the gentlemen showed a correct modern taste, the double-breasted frock, which has the White House endorsement, prevailing. There were more than a dozen ladles who were candi- dates for “ Belle of the Ball,” but as the reporter is doubtful about the canvass, he prefers leaving this question of superlative loveliness to the other admirers, particularly as the ball was large enough to have a whole chime of bells. The boys never forgot the date. Driving Brake. Blue Bonnet, December 18, 1887. Editor Locomotive Firemen ’# Magazine : Being a member of Saint Adolphus Lodge, No. 335, and a constant reader of the Magazine , I am disposed to complain because I so seldom see anything lu the Magazine concerning our Lodge In asking myself who is to blame for this neglect, and remembering that what Is everybody’s busi- ness is nobody’s business, I concluded not to in- quire further but to say a few words myself and let all who care to know that the boys of No. 335 are doing their best to maintain the good name of our Order. We have a splendid hall in which to hold our meetings, but the boys can’t attend very regularly as Sundays are like all other days with us and only those who have steady runs can attend the meetings. Several of the firemen on our division buve taken a partner to themselves, of whom our worthy Master is one. He has been united to one of Montreal’s fair ladies, and the brothers wish them God speed and in due time we will expect the cigars. A Member. Beymour, Ind., December 13, 1887. Editor Locomotive Firemen's Magazine: Having a week off and a little leisure time. I will inform our readers of the changes that have taken place on the O. & M. There are quite a number of changes being made and among the best Bro. Walters of 361, Bro. Moses of 361, Bro. Gabriel of 269 and Bro. Jno. Ormsby of 103 have Digitized by Tooele

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 129 been promoted to the right side and there are more to follow. All of these brothers deserve promotion and have the good will of all the boys. I see the ladies are taking great interest in our Magazine and In fact are taking an Interest in some of the boys. (Nothing like thegirls.) Well I will say that No. 361 Is prospering and I think we have a very nice Lodge. Our worthy Collector Bro. Rcbeinmerborn has a regular run on the west division and does not get to see us every meeting, but he gets there Just, the same. Our worthy Master has been promoted to the left side of a big passenger engine, and he is prouder than a stuffed turkey. The Magazine is getting very interesting and I think the Mechanical Depart- ment is excellent. Will give you some questions to answer by and by for the information of my- *lf and others. The ladies’ department is just grand, they write such nice and encouraging let- ters, in fact the letter written by the Engineer’s wife from Boston, Mass, and the poetry from Fireman,* wife, of Ludlow, Ky., are suporb. #The iadies are certainly doing their best to help the boys along. Give the ladies praise for what they do as they desorve it. Hoping they will prosper in their work and the Brotherhood may prosper forever I remain Yours fraternally, O. i t* M. Topeka, Kan., December 7, 1887. Editor Magazine : As I have not been able to discover anything in the Magazine from No. 206 for some time, I will \n our sister Lodges know that we are still alive and in full bloom. No. 206 received a waking up in June by our Grand Master and Secretary', and she has not had a relapse since. Our second an- nual hall, on the 17th, was a grand success, about 1’jO couples being present, Bros. Verlln and See- linger have taken unto themselves a partner for life. Poor “ Irish ” had to spend the first four 'lays of his honeymoon on the Cottonwood. There have been several promotions lately, Bros. Johnson, Beeler, Davis* Wilson and some others that 1 can’t Just call to mind. With best wishes ^ ill sister Lodges, Yours fraternally, McGinnis. Ottawa, Ont., December C, 1887. Mr. Editor ; Tour readers may be Interested lu knowing that FG. Lawrence Lodge, No. 172 is in a flourishing roodltion. Bro. Turner is Master, and fills his pwttlon with much ability. Bro. Stew’art is our Collector, and rarely falls to get In full returns. Bfw Maynes had his arm injured some time ago, tot we are happy to see him around again. Bro. O^OBnnell has been presented with a fine boy, and k perfectly happy. Bros. Hawley and Beecham *»oo the right side and doing well. Bros. Carr Prevost are making the shunters fly around Acyuti. Bro. Chapman is dealing in oysters in t*stat*-«o I hear. Is that true, Chap? We fetsncelvedour new regalia, and they are very toMOfhi, and our boys are very proud of them. 8 moke Stack. Peoria, III., January 5, 1888. Mr. Editor : Each mouth the various Lodges send in their list of promoted members and it may not be amiss to report that No. 48 is not behind the times. The latest promotions are Bros. Eugene West and Frank Dasher, who are doing well. A1 Forbes is catching the extras on the P. <fc P. U. with his lordship, Jack Watt, doing extra service on the T. P. & W. We have Applegreen and big- hearted Geo. Watt— oh yes, and Theo. Bush, who can say 14 my wife ” as natural as you please. Joe Johnson has also taken unto himself a riband Is correspondingly happy. Wishing for all Broth- erhood men a prosperous yoar, I remain Yours fraternally, Mac. New London, December 12, 1887. Mr. Editor: On the 0th inst., a party of our people went to the entertainment and ball of Bay State Lodge No. 73, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, at Horticultural Hall, Worcester, Mass. Upon our arrival we were received by the officers in charge and entertained through the entire evening. We will ever cherish the pleasantest and most kind- ly remembrance of Geo. F. Newton, James Calli- han aud Crawford, in particular, and of the brave and gallant Brotherhood men in general. Long may they live, many times may they repeat their entertainment, and may we be there every time. John R. Mahoney , Conductor New London Northern R. R. tdKISIMAS MEMORIES. Tis Christmas eve. How many hearts are light to-night. How many happy homes are bright : But to me the world seems cruel, cold and drear There’s little left in life to cheer me here. ’ I wonder if In all the years that are yet to be There’ll be anything but clouds and tears for me? Alone I wTalk the busy st reet And look into each happy face I meet. Soul sick und sad 1 turn away And upon my lonely pillow my aching head I For l’love the silent, sable gloom And solitude of my lonely room. And while the festive feasts go on, I think of the happy Christmas times that have come and gone. I close my eyes, and then behold Her still, white face, so calm, so cold. Just as she looked to me that day When I kissed her pale sweet lips of lifeless clav lam glad that I can weep and give these tears ’ To the memory of oue who has worshipped me for yea rs. And could they but know who think that I for- get That behind these smiles my poor crushed heart lies bleeding yet. Cy C. Warman. [The author of the foregoing poem, Bro Cy C. Warman, is a member of Mount Ouray Lodge No. 140, Salida, Col., who mourns the loss of a beloved wife, to whom the lines were dedicated.- -Ed. Magazine ] i _ Digitized by Google

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130 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Feb- Personal. The smiling countenance of Bro. Casper of 251. tells the story— it is a girl. Benj. M. Kincaid is one of the sterling members of Chestnut Ridge Lodge No. 310. Wm. H. Buntin, of No. 142, is now doing service on the Milwaukee, Lake Shore & West- ern. Andrews, of 298, again wields the gavel and is determined to place his lodge among the first on the list. The promotion of Bro. John Pereira, of No. 145, meets with the hearty approbation of his mauy friends. Ben Bundy was very proud when he pulled his first passenger train over the Vandalia Line the other evening. Augustus Wolfe is one of No. 287’s ac- tive members and does his part toward keeping up the standing of the Order. Of the members of No. 210 Bros. Groat, McNeil and C. Kline have been promoted to the right side and are doing well. Al S. Hill wields the gavel over 372, and his past record is a guarantee of his efficiency In the position he now occupies. The position occupied by M. Hogan, of 148, is filled with credit to himself and the Lodge. All the boys have faith in him. Frank Igo, of Altoona Lodge No. 287, is one of our whole-souled members and has the good will of all who know him. The officers who have charge of No. 156 are a credit to their lodge. They are all wide- awake and ambitious of success. Ed McGriff has become quite an exten- sive business manager, and now poses as one of the merchants of Evansville. Success to you, Ed. Joseph E. Roherts is one of the active, painstaking members of No. 130 who is ever ready to lend a helping hand to advance the interests of his lodge. Harry Cochrane is on the right hand side of an engine running out of Fort Worth, and making good time. Harry is still an honored member of No. 83. W. H. Johnston, of No. 10, has been elected Master of 377, recently organized at Conueaut, and we have no doubt but that the Lodge will thrive under his supervision. Charles O’Neil, of 261, is notv at Denni- son, Texas, but expects soon to go back to San Marciel. His heart is there and the boys will be glad to welcome him back again. If Bros. Milligan and Jones, of 156, can l>e Induced to pay us a visit wc will endeavor to reciprocate the courteous treatment they be- stowed upon our Vice Grand Master. Henry Grimm, Master of Hudson River Lodge No. .349, is a man of good Judgment, and if the orothers of 349 will follow his advice the Lodge will be one of our shining lights. W. F. Olewine, of Altoona Lodge No. 287, has been added to the list of promotions and is now running engine 30, Beech (’reek U. R., and we hope he may ever be successful. Charles J. Allen, one of the most pop- ular members of 240, was married Decern her 22d to Miss Minnie Mlnkler, one of Jackson’s most estimable young ladies. Bro. and Mrs. Allen will reside in Jackson. The happy couple have the best wishes of their many friends. Ben Bundy and Sam Haley, of No. 16, are running extra on the Vandalia and the indi- cations are that they will soon occupy the right- band side of regular engines on the main line. If the office of Secretary had anything to do with Bro. R, J. Bible’s getting married, it !» suggested that he resign at once and give the Master and several others a chance to follow suit. Lodge 356, of Albany, is called a “ Lalah,” by the members: the definition of this term has not yet been given, but we suppose It means well attended meetings and prompt paying members. Pride of the West Lodge, No. 6, is well named. The boys only require a few moments notice of a meeting, and when the roll is called every member who Is In town responds to hip name. It is said that Bro. T. G. Shelow' is well pleased with his new passenger engine, the 103, and that on his arrival at Belsena all the hand- some girls on Broadway are on the lookout for him. Tom Trailkill and staff, of No. 263, are ever on duty and never fail in the prompt per- formance of their several duties, in consequence of Arhich Alamo Lodge is In a flourishing con- dition. J. A. Swan, among the most prominent members of 240, who has given up railroading for the present on account of his health, now has charge of the electric light plant in Jackson, Mich. Chas Stanfield, Dave Heinselman and W. B. Wiseman were each presented by their wives with a girl baby as a Christmas* present. The fathers are doing well and Lodge 199 smiles serenely. P. Wh eel, the Magazine agent, of Just In Time Lodge, is rolling hp a big subscription list for 1888; he intends to make a clean sweep on first prize. The brothers of 149 are giving him able assistance. On January 1st a careful examination of Vice Grand Master Han nahan. conducted under the Immediate supervision of the G. M. aud O. H. & T., disclosed the fact that there w ere no flies on that gentleman. Under the direction of H. L. Briggs, No. 115 is doing good work. The members are all loyal in their devotion to the Order and ever ready to extend the right hand of fellowship to a visiting member. One of 372’s enthusiastic members writes : “Hurrah for 372 ! Lyons and and Cross are on the main line and Mercer Is on the ‘goat;’ No. 372 has some good men and you will likely hear of more premotions.” A Vincennes correspondent writes: “I am pleased to announce that Bro. Albert Evans, of Falls City Ixxlge, No. 103, has been promoted as have also Bras. Ormsby and Gabriel. Success to the l)oys is the wish of all.” At the organization of No. 376, there were present Bro. Chas. Slee, of No. 47, R. It. Bailey. F. LaCloche and A. Barker, of No. 50, W. A. Thompson, of No. 28, and (’. C. Sutherland, of No. 101. When the organization was perfected a union meeting w*«is held and short addresses were made by all who were present. No. 37(1 starts out with brilliant prospects. The fellow above all others that Toni Albright, of No. 177, wants to see Is the one who walked ott* with his clothes. Tom only wants to know how they fit and whether the gentleman is pleased with them. A word of advice, Tom : (this in your private ear) keep your clothes on your back hereafter, one suit at a time is enough for a common fireman. Digitized by C.ooQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 131 One of our best Lodges in Texas is Mid- land, No. 147. Oar Vice Grand Master speaks of the boys In complimentary terms. Frank Neesley, of No. 240, formerly of the M. C. R. R., is now employed on the C.'B. & N.. headouartera at Lacrosse, Wis., and reports that he Is doing first-class. It is rumored that Bro. Tom Taylor, of Meadvilie, inventor of the Automatic Elevator, bas appointed Bro. Sam Quackenbush, General Western Agent, for the Pacific coast. There Is do doubt in onr minds but that Sam will be ele- vated to due season. After a long silence Bro. James Saunders, of No. 10, has been heard from in the form of an invent invitation to visit the ball of our Forest City brethren. Bro. Saunders is one of the faith- ful at Cleveland and never “ lets up ” in his zeal to push No. 10 to the front. C. J. Singleton, of No. 111. has lost none of his vim and can act on a grievance now as well as when associated with the Big Four. Bro. Singleton presides over Boacon Lodge, and through his efforts she has become one of the 4 Beacon lights ’• of the Brotherhood. During a recent visit east, the Grand Mas- ter, in company with Bros. Donigan and Ford, of Just In Time Lodge, called on General Manager Haines, of the New York Elevated railroad. They were most cordially received, and Mr. Haines made many favorable comments on the work of the Brotherhood. The many friends of Bro. Harry Cochrane, formerly a member of No. 225, but now belong- ing to No. 83, and running out of Big Springs, Texas, will be pained to learn that death has in- vaded his family and robbed him of a bright-eyed little boy aged two years and three months. We can assure Bro. Cochrane of the profound sym- pathy of all who know him. The report that our Vice Grand Master is to start a menagerie In the spring and go out on the road is untrue and probably had its origin at Ft Worth where some of our boys secured and raged an untamed badger for the zoological de- partment of the proposed show. John says he Is having all the circus he wants taking the kinks oat of some of our Lodges. In the month of November, the Grand Master paid a visit to No. 44, and reports her In excellent condition. Bro. T. J. Hayes wields the ravel, and Bro. Thos. Halpin guards the treasury. There were present at this meeting several mem- bers of Lodge No. 79, among them Bro. Timlin, a former member of 44, and delegate at the Phila- delphia convention. The meeting was very in- teresting and lasted until a late hour. Grand Master Sargent desires to ex- press hls thanks to all Brothers in the Provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, for the nuay kind favors shown him during hls recent ▼Wt, and while be would be glad to mention reeh by name, if space permitted, let this ex- prearion convey to all Brothers who made hls visit pleasant, the assurance of hls sincere ap- preciation. We are advised that Bro. Farley, of No. •Shbnow at Muskogee Terri tory,*and that he has tabled the Indians. Jack is reported os having dtreardcd his Prince Albert, now wearing the breech-clout, feathers, moccasins, etc., apd being oato i the most popular Injuns in the territory. Jack Is now practicing on the war whoop and ex- pectato have it down fine in time to get on Han- tft ban’s trail the next time he visits there. Mt. Tacoma Lodge is far west, and when valook op her location on the map wc would Wfeve her out of the world, but so and visit her, Mi we find that she has all tne accomplish- ment* that go to make up a good Lodge— as fine * tody of men as It is possible to meet in any section of the country. There is only a handful of them, but they are “all wool and a yard wide,” and they are always glad of an opportu- nity to attend meetings. As the Northern Pa- cific will make Tacoma the western terminus of Its extensive system, we predict that in a few years No. 192 will have a large membership. A most encouraging letter has been re- ceived from Bro. W. H. Marne, Master of Harris- burg Lodge, No. 174. The members are reported to be thoroughly active and abreast of the times. Magnificent regalias have been purchased, the treasury is well supplied with wealth and things are booming generally. Bro. Morne is a t horough disciplinarian and well worthy the responsible position he occupies. While visiting Galveston, Bro. Coshey, of No. 170 became violently ill, which fortunately did not last long. When he had recovered suffi- ciently he poured a tirade of abuse upon the water, climate, influences, etc., etc. Thad. may be all right lu his denunciations, but we are In- clined to the opinion that green cabbage and raw oysters, when properly Interspersed, have more to do with such things than the climate and water. John Willis, of 291, has taken a wife un- to himself. The happy event took place October 19th at the residence of the bride’s father, Mr. Wm. Le Sem. M. M„ of the Long Island H. K. and was a brilliant affair. The boys in one voice say: “Good luck to you, Johnny.” Our corres- pondent advises us that Bros. Ed. Locke and Otto Fauble have passed through the same pleasant experience and that a number of others are de- veloping symptoms of a very suggestsvc char- acter. J. B. Maynard Lodge is wide awake, and with its small membership, is keeping up with the times. Grand Master Sargent visited them In September, and was highly entertained by a drive through the beautiful city of Portland, and then taken by boat to the meeting at night. Hospitality as meted out by the members at Portland, is umneasureable. With the new roads now building towards Oregon, that have direct communication with Portland, J. B. May- nard Lodge will soon be given a boom. W. M. Valentine, of 291, has proven him- self to be one of our hard workers; he acted as Treasurer of the Board of Adjustment, of Atlantic Lodge, and dispensed the moneys al- lowed by the Grand Lodge, for the benefit of the members that were Involved in the late unpleas- antness with the Brooklyn Elevated railroad, every dollar of which was strictly accounted for, and receipts of individual members returned by him to the Grand Lodge. He deserves praise at the hands of every member of our Order. In the month of October, the Grand Master visited Justice Lodge, located at Vanceboro, Me., and one of the best meetings of the year was held ; there was a large attendance, brothers com- ing long distances and putting themselves to great inconvenience. After the secret session adjourned, there was a bannuet at the hotel and a spread that would do credit to Delmonico. was given. After the party, (which consisted of offi- cials, both of the town and the railways, engi- neers, conductors, brakemcn, and last, but not teast, firemen,) had replenished the inner man, short addresses were made by several prominent fentlemen, and the party only broke up when he conductor called out, “ all aboard for St. John/11 Bro. Dresser placed the G. M. in the coach, billed him for Carlton, placed a body guard over him, and thus ended the Vaueeboro gathering of the tried and true. 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132 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Feb. The Locomotive Engineers' Journal , for Jan- uary, is on our table, increased in size and decidedly improved in appearance. It now contains 96 pages, and is a credit, both. in matter and make-up, to the Order it repre- sents. The genial face of Judge J. F. Bingham, attorney for the Manhattan Elevated R. R., of New York, is familiar to many qrf our members ; he takes an interest in the Broth- erhood by sending in a subscription for the Magazine for 1888. A double assessment has been levied this month, the first “ double-header ” we have had for more than a year. The amount called for is $2.00 and each member should be prompt in making payment. February 25th is the last day of payment. During his recent visit west the Grand Master met Mr. T. J. Griffin, a former con- tributor to our Magazine , and a gentleman of considerable literary ability. Mr. Griffin is in the Pullman service as conductor be- tween Tacoma and Sprague, and has our best wishes for success. Onf. of our correspondents suggests in this issue that Patrick Fennell, Esq., (Shandy Maguire) be crowned Poet Laureate of the Brotherhoods of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers. The Magazine heartily concurs in the suggestion and commends the subject to the members of the respective organiza- tions for further consideration. Mu. Nat Sawyer, of the N. Y. C. R. R., and quite a veteran in the service, is always ready to give a young fireman good advice, and one of the first questions when cate- chizing him, is : “ Are you a member of the Brotherhood? ” The recommendation given the young man by Uncle Nat depends largely upon his answer to this question. James H. Kirk, the General Master Me- chanic of the Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska railway, the gentleman in whose honor our Lodge at Horton, Kas., is named, ranks high among the railway master mechanics of the country. He has charge of over 1,200 miles of road and has shown by his rare mechani- cal skill, executive ability and strict discipline that he is fully equal to the responsibilities of his position. We are proud to note the fact that Mr. Kirk is thoroughly in sympa- thy with our Order and commends its w orth in exalted terms. He was most cordial in his treatment of our Vice Grand Master and assured him of his readiness to assist the Order in anv way he could. Mr. Kirk en- joys the highest respect of all his employes and the most harmonious relations prevail between them. Di< The schedule recently adopted, on the Wabash system, seems to give general satis- faction. The Joint Board of Adjustment representing our Order in the matter, is entitled to special credit for its excellent services. There was harmony of action and unity of purpose. Each member of the board did his full duty. Receiver McNulta, of the Wabash, is spoken of by our members in terms of profound respect, for his courte- ous and liberal treatment of the employes of the system. The Fin men's Magazine comes to us twelve years old and handsomely enlarged ; it is the official organ of the Brotherhood of Locomo- tive Firemen, an organization of upwards of 18,000 men ; is under the editorial manage- ment of Eugene V. Debs, one of the ablest young men of America ; and withal a journal of such purity and manliness that any body of men might well feel proud of it. Long may it live to carry the grand motto of the grand organization it represents : “ Benev- olence, Sobriety and Industry.”— Thc^Loco- molive Engineer. Master Mechanic Haggertv, of the New Brunswick Railway, at McAdam Junction, has quite an extensive menagerie, consist- ing of performing bears, deers, foxes, etc., and he takes delight in exhibiting them to visitors. Mr. Haggerty has done much to assist the brothers of Justice Lodge at Vance boro, for which the members feel grateful, and from the expressions made, he must be a favorite writh them. Mr. Hag- gerty was exceedingly courteous to the Grand Master during his visit there, and it was highly appreciated by him, especially the free circus. Col. Frank P. Sargent, Grand Master of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, was agreeably surprised Thursday evening in honor of his birthday. The guests as- sembled at the residence of Mr. John Heinl early in the evening, but were compelled to wait until after 9 o’clock before going to Mr. Sargent’s home as he was at Lodge meeting. On arriving at his house they marched in to the accompaniment of various musical in- struments and overwhelmed him. He was resented with an elegant gold-headed cane, Ir. Eugene Debs making the presentation speech. The guests then devoted them- selves to having a good time until a late hour. Mr. .Sargent’s birthday proper oc- curred on the 18th of Novemoer and elab- orate preparations had been made to cele- brate the event at that time. The Ringgold band had been engaged to furnish music. But the scheme was spoiled by Mr. Sargent being suddenly called to Omaha on B. of L. F. business. — Terre Haute Express. by Google

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. Meeting at Truro. In October last Grand Master Sargent visited Sunbeam Lodge No. 171, at Truro, Nova Scotia, and was given a royal welcome, as will be seen by the following report from ihe Truro Guardian , which would have been reproduced sooner but for lack of space: Tuesday last was a red letter day among the locomotive firemen on this end of the 1. C. R. There was a flutter of excitement among them from early morn till late at night. This was caused by the visit of their Grand Master, who has been making a provincial tour amid the Lodges. He arrived in town per the night ex- press, Tuesday morning from Moncton. At 5 o’clock p. m. a special session of Sunbeam Lodge convened in Caledonia Hall, which was tastefully decorated for the occasion. There were two large cards bearing the words, “Welcome, Brother Sar- gent.” Several visiting brothers were present from River du Loup, Oambelltou and Moncton. At 8 o'clock the Lodge adjourned. The brothers, then In company with a number of invited guests preceded to Winan’s hotel, where a bountiful repast was in waiting at 9 o’clock. The chairman of the committee, Mr. T. Hen- oe»ey, accompanied by Grand Master Sargent, led the way to the diningroom. The head of the table was occupied by Chief Train De- spa tcher Wm. Henneis, on his right sat the Grand Master, his left was occupied by E. S. Al- len, Mechanical Superintendent at Truro. Mr. Hennesey in a few brief remarks introduced Mr. Sargent to the company, and stated the object of his visit. The guests were then invited to eat and drink to his honor and prosperity, which of course everybody did. Time ana space will not allow us to give a vivid description of thomienu. Suffice it to say it did credit to Mr. Winans, wbewe reputation as a caterer on such occasions Is too well known to need any puff from us. After ample Justice had (Seen done to the good things present, speeches were culled for. This part of the programme was open by drinking in nature’s beverage the toast “Our Queen, God btest* her.” then the Grand Master delivered a abort and pointed address fully explaining the principles of the Order. He said he was not a good speaker, but one tbiug he had discovered ■loco viewing the good things on the table, and that was be had a good appetite. He expressed hi* gratitude for the kind way in which he had been received by the brothers of Truro. Nothing hut kindness had been shown him by everybody with whom he came in contact and he believed this was due to the high esteem in which the firemen are held by the general public. He Wits pleased with the good fellowship existing be- tween the firemen and drivers. He said the Brotherhood was not an institution iuto which nen could go for the purpose of cloaking their wrong doings. Itsobiect was not to teach rebel- lion, but obedience: he hoped all present who « members were true ones. He said much t been done by the Brotherhood; but there wm much more to do. A few years ago the Brotherhood was almost unknown ; now it num- bars I84XJ0 members. The Brotherhood does not profento be perfection ; there are black sheep in thtfiock. A fireman is as honorable as any in the land If be is only true, upright and just, tane look down upon them because their 4Mlie«are dirty and oily. But never mind ; go ML do right, serve your employers well, be the te fireman the road, and success is yours. VbTmme firemen do not succeed is on account The Grand Master then word or two to engineers. He advised to encourage their firemen. “Some Mid. “ you will be called home to the Wl .T Tr.. — high : try and have good men to «ees. He was very pleased to see SJrSIiJ nresent. It betokened a spirit of urging all members to follow JjfJe Order and therefore be true men. Mr. Sargent being an American citizen, the health of President Cleveland was drank. Wm. Rennels said be was pleased with what lie had heard about the Brotherhood. He spoke of the good fellowship existing between the drivers and himself, and hoped that the same good fel- lowship would exist when the firemen became drivers. Mr. Rennels’ remarks were highly ap- preciated by the men. Mr. K. S. Alleu wild he was a eo- worker with Mr. Rennels, he had been railroading for twenty-seven years, and recognized a great benefit in the Brotherhood. He believed the men were trying to do right, and said it was not age that brought promotion, but good conduct and perse verence. lie thought the men on tills end of the line were as good as could be found in the country, a vote of thanks was tendered Mr Rennels and Mr. Allen for allowing as many as possible to be present. The following toasts were drank in pure cold water: “ Our Engineers,” “Those who are on the road to-uight, “Our Host,” replied to by Mr. Wiuan. “ Success to our Chief Train Despateher and Lo- comotive Superintendent,” “Success to our In- ternational Grand Lodge which meets next Wednesday.” The following delivered short ad- dresses: II. McAuley, Geo. Fectham, Mr. Renu- gean, Rivier Du Loup, R. Douglass, Mr. Hunter, Moncton; J. F. Faulkner, J. P. McDonald, C. W. Lunn, J. Wall, J. McDowall. F. Gcddos, M. White, F. White, P. Peterson, J. Edwards, C. Ed- wards, Truro; T. Fitzgerald, Westville; D. Dun- can, L. King, R. Lightbody, T. Hen nosey and A. C. Mills, editor of the Guardian. The meeting closed with prayer by .T. P. McDonald, and the whole audience joined in singing “God Save the Queen.” This ended one of the most profitable meetings ever held in Truro. Mr. Sargent’s phys- ical appearance is good, his manner is pleasing, and he is a free and easy talker. The visiting brethren were W. H. Keaugeau, Rivier Du Ix>up, W. C Hunter, Moncton; W. F. Yorston, Campbellton. There were about forty present. The firemen have every reason to be proud of the affair. We guarantee to say a finer lot of men never graced a festive board. Jack's Christmas. J. M. Dodge, at one time Vice Grand Master of our Order and now County Clerk of San Diego county, is still a member of San Diego Lodge No. 90, and as devoted as ever to the interests of our Order. Jack is widely known and universally beloved throughout the Brotherhood, and his hosts of friends will read with delight of the magnificent gift he received on Christmas last. From the San Diego Ike, under the above caption, we clip the following: Last uiglit our County Clerk, Jack Dodge, who all know devotes his time after office hours to the management of the City Guard Baud, of this city, a very pleasant recreation for one confined to his office all day, was the recipient of a very handsome evidence of appreciation of his ser- vices as manager of that institution, in the shape of a beautiful diamond ring. The event was u complete surprise to him. The members of the band assembled at their band room, and the meeting was called to order by President Thomas O’Brien, who in a few brief remarks stated that the leader was desirous of mnkingn statement to the band, and requested the attention of the members. Mr. Dodge hunted up his minute book (he being also secretary of the organization) and prepared himself for business. Professor Charles E. York thereupon referred to the suc- cessful manner in which the band was being managed by “Jack” and in a neat little address presented the manager with the ring. Juck was surprised and to say pleased would fall way short of the state of his feelings. He managed, how- ever, to wrestle through with thanks for the elegant gift. Digitized by C.ooQLe

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134 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE, Shocking Accident. Referring to the death and burial of Bro. Frank H. Gordon, of Scioto Lodge, No. 202, the Vienna (O.) Record makes the following report : Fmnk H. Gordon, of this place, was killed on Wednesday evening, between H and 7 o’clock, near Canaanvllle. a few miles east of Athens. He was employed as fireman on passenger en- gine <»1, W. «& B. B. R., and was on the run from Parke rsburg to I’billleotbe, on No. 47, the “can- non-ball ” express, at the time of the accident. At the time' mentioned the engineer, Fred Kumpf, noticed that Frank was not on the en- gine or tender, and stopping the train a search was made, which, being unsuccessful, the train was slowly run backward for about two miles, when the body of the unfortunate young man was found lying by the side of the track. His neck was broken, there was a deep gash in the back of hl.s head, and his arm was bruised. He had fallen from the engine, but in what way will never be known. The remains were taken to < 'hillicothe. prepared for burial, and arrived at this place Thursday morning, in charge of mem- bers of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, Frank having beeu a member of that Order, ana were taken to the home of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. H. Gordon, which was indeed a house of mourning. The services at the grave were those of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, and were gone through with in a manner convincing and earnest, betraying that in addition to the frater- nal feeling, brought on by connection with the Order, the excitement and risk equally shared added a cord fully as strong. Those present, as representing the Brotherhood, were 8. Barker, rims. Sanders, John Mullen, John Dulton, Frank Willis, Ed Braut, Ed Brown, A1 Hyson. M. Gaha- fan, Conductors Charles Cox and Charles Henry, Ingineer Fred Rumpf, Jasper Hussey, and many ot her railroad men were also in attendance. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Moorehead, Mrs. Will E. Moore- head, Mrs. Mary Duchemln and sons. Joseph and Clinton, James and Ned McCllntock. all of Cin- cinnati; Mrs. Wm. R. uuchemin ana daughter, Bessie, of Aurora, Ind., (who had come in antici- pation of a pleasant visit); Miss Cora Meno. of Chillicothe; and Mr. Bassett Copen, and sister, Miss Minnie Copen, of Parkersburg, attended the funeral. Miss Copen was soon to be united in marriage to Frank, and her Journey, therefore, was a remarkably sad one. He Won Her from His Train. Miss Rod In Chase, daughter of William J. Chjise, of Bridgehnmpton, L. L, disappeared a few days days ago, and is said to have eloped with Frank Ryder, a fireman on the engine which draws the freight train between Bag Har- bor and Long Island City. Ryder has been acquainted with Miss Chase for some time, and has carried on a quiet flirtation with her as his engine passed on its daily trips. Like the pretty Nell that Bob Burdette tells of, it Is said she too could read better than all others the music of the engine bell as it sung, “ Roscle,” “ Roscie.” “ Roscie,” with an accent on the “cie,” as the engine sped by her door. The friendship of the couple had been noticed by the parents, and met with their stern opposi- tion. The stronger the opposition from parental quarters, however, the more fervent and deter- mined were the young lovers and the merrier rang the engine hell. Chance meetings became more frequent. Fin- ally, it is said, an engagement ring, In an envel- ope and tied to a chunk of coal for a weight, was dropped at the young lady’s door as the train spea by. She accepted the token and quietly mude her arrangements for leaving home. Last Monday she informed her mother that she was going to Mount Vernon to see her aunt. Instead, she met young Ryder, who had secured [Feb. a leave of absence, and together the couple went to Long Island City, where they were married. Then they went to Albany on a wedding trip. Friday they returned to Sag Harbor, where they are now living happily. The young lady’s family is very respectable and well to do. The parents, it is said, nave re- fused to overlook the act of iheir daughter, and have declined to see the couple. Mr/Kyder is respected both by fellow- workers and employers. All the railroad men now want to see him made an engineer. The above from the Brooklyn World will be read with interest by our Eastern breth- ren, as the gallant groom, Frank Ryder, is a worthy and honored member of Bartholdi Lodge No. 309. “True love never runs smooth,” and yet there is every reason to believe that Bro. IJyder and his bride will be blessed will a full share of the felicities of life. They (wooed and won each other under difficulties, but there was mutual love and this is enough to start out in life with. May all their young hopes and am- bitions be fully realized. Presented With a Range. Mr. James Crawford is the fireman on the boat train of the Norwich and Worcester railroad, and was recently married at Norw ich. With his wife, he returned to this city and started house- keeping at No. 14 Harrison street. During his absence, Thursday, his friends at this end or the railroad and members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen visited his house and caused**! $60 Miller range to be placed in position. When he returned he was very much surprised, and now expresses his thanks in a card in ttm columns of The Telegram. When he wfas marriwl he was the recipient of 1300 worth of presents. The foregoing, copied from the Worcester Telegram , has reference to Bro. Crawford, of Bay State Lodge, No. 73. The surprise was a most agreeable one and Bro. and Mrs. Crawford return their profound thanks to the members of Bay State Lodge for remem- bering them so kindly. NINETY-TWO’S ANNUAL BALL, Twas the seventeenth of November, The night was dark and drear ; The boys must surely remember A party from “ one-twenty ” was here. On the evening above, which I mention. Ninety-two held their aunual ball, And ’twas the members’ sole lutentlou To have a good time one and all. Among the party from the salt city Was McNulty, all ready for dance, He was cheerful, comical and witty. Like Muldoou with his high water pants. The next of the Syracuse members Is the light-haired Livingston youth ; The boys wrill ever remember He’s a bright ®ue to tell you the truth. There is one more I recollect, He surely has plenty to do, “ One-twenty’s ” moneys to collect And look after girl No. two. There are other things I’d like to say, But as I have no light, My pen then I will have to stay And bid yon all good night. 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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 135 After Twenty-Six Tears. Thomas 8. Taylor and Miss Laura Youngson were united In marriage, November 20, 1801, and as the twenty-sixth anniversary would fall on Sat- urday, the friends of the worthy couple planned «n anulversary surprise for them, to oc held Fri- day evening. The “ victims ” were kept in bliss- ful igno^mce of what was to occur, and Mrs. Tay- ]oi wn* purposely detained at the house of a rela- tive during the entire day. Mr. Taylor had made arrangements to handle the scoop on his engine, and was about to go on duty, when lie was sum- moned to his home at No. 707 Stewart street, to rtnd the house pretty well tilled with friends. Mrs. Taylor also experienced the same ordeal, and then it dawned upon them that their wedding an- niversary was at hand. They gracefully submit- ted, and gave the freedom of the house to the vis- itors. The presents consisted of a set of chairs, a silent rocker, a marble-topped stand, set of silver knives, and a life-size crayon nor trait of Master Tommy, ihe youngest son' of Mr. and Mrs. Taylor. The portrait Is the work of Mr. Harry 8. Bates, and is very artistic. Hev. L. L. Radclift'e presented two valuable boobs, one printed iu the year 1827. The Misses Ettle and Lillie Norwood, of Elmira, N. Y., ^ut as souvenirs some handsome plaques. Mr. Taylor’s present to his wife was a handsome album. The presentation speech was made by Rev. M. Miller, and both Mr. and Mrs. Taylor re- plied in a befitting manner. Rev. Radclifle re- married the bride and groom of twenty-six years. Later in the evening Messrs. Frank Miller and Reuben Einstine arrived with their guitars, and instrumental and vocal music was dispensed, the Miwes Ella and Mamie Rouehe assisting in the latter. At the proper time refreshments were served, and this part of the programme was en- joyed by all present. Mr. Taylor Is a well-known fireman on the Franklin Branch of the Nypano, and nearly «-v«ybody knows the genial “Tom.” His “better half n is equally well known, and her friends are legion. It was a late hour before the friends and well- vtshera departed for their several homes, after '^ngratulating Mr. and MrR. Taylor on having thus far so well withstood the trials of this life, and hoping that the golden wedding anniversary may find them in the laud of the living. The foregoing, from the Tribune- Republican of Meadville, Ha., will be of interest to the many friends of Bro. Taylor throughout the Brotherhood. Tom is widely known as a pioneer in our cause, having become a mem- ber of the Order years ago in its incipiency. The Magazine takes pleasure in extending its hearty congratulations to Bro. Taylor and his wife, and wishes for them an indefinite lease of life, with all its blessings. There is a chance given this week for the gen- tlemen of Chllllcothe to lend a hand to the work of a most deserving I^odge of one of the best irenuinc beneficial organizations in the United States, tbe Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen. The sturdy “ boys ” of Lodge 202, of this city, are *oing to give a grand ball at the Rink, Thanks- dving Eve, and if you want a genuine good time, there it can be found, and an admission fee for the benefit of the Lodge cannot be better placed, for the B. of L. F. Is deserving of the1 heartiest support. Three years have the firemen organised, and in Chillicothe alone, through death benefits and aid, over SO, 000 In good bard ddning dollars haa been disbursed, and every time put where it would do the most good, cir- culating in legitimate trade, and not into rum, where it would surely have gone, hod it not been tar the splendid work of the Order. For this, ■■A a dozen other reasons, the organization Aawkl be encouraged— one is that the Chllli- cotfee Lodge U composed of gentlemen, gentle- men because they are thoroughbred, first-class men, and not dudes. They are men. And among the 20,000 members of the 375 Lodges in America, the members of 202 are way up on the papers as clever fellows. Vice Grand Master J. J. Hanna- hun, a splendid official, was in the city last week, and delivered a rattling address to the Brother- hood, Tuesday evening. It was cake and pie to the boys to hear the straight-out sensible talk that the Vice Grand can give. Next day he was escorted about the city by the members of the Lodge, and was royally entertained.— Chillicothe ( O.) Daily Ncivs. The Daily News is manifestly in accord with the aims and purposes of our Order. Such sentiments of approval are appreciated, not only by our Chillicothe brethren, but by our membership at large. B. of L. F. Ball. Agreeable to anticipations the first annual ball given on the night of Thanksgiving by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, was a sumptuous afialr. The hall was brilliantly illu- minated with railroad lanterns and a locomotive “bull’s-eye,” and gaudy festooning of the most elaborate description decorated the interior. The ball was not Intended to be a money-making scheme, so there was no stint in the prepara- tions, and the result was the most thoroughly enjoyable dance that hns ever been given In La Grande either in ancient or modern times. There were about seventy-five numbers so Id, and every- one present enjoyed themselves to the fullest extent The supper given at the Kameia hotel, was fully in keeping with the balance of the arrangements, being also prepared with a view to excellence iu every particular. The boys, al- though barely coming even on expenses, have the satisfaction of knowing that their ball was what they had determined to make it— a com- plete success. We have clipped the foregoing report of the first annual ball of Blue Mountain Lodge, No. 348, from the La Grande Gazette. It was given Nov. 24th and was the event of the season. Despite the inclemency of the weather the hall was crowded to its utnost capacity, and at 9 o’clock the programme commenced, Bro. Fred Shilke leading in the grand March. The members of No. 348, though novices in ball giving, demonstrated their ability to entertain their friends on such occasions and we congratulate them upon the success that attended their first experience. Successful Ball. Rouse’s Hall has seldom presented a handsomer appearance than It did last night on the occasion of the annual ball of W. F. Hynes Lodge No 18, Botberhood of Locomotive Firemen. Over the proscenium arch was the motto of the Order, ‘‘Protection, Charity, Sobriety and Industry,” and suspended from the motto were the initial letters of the Order beautifully colored and rimmed in gold. On the stage stood a large head- light surrounded with flags and casting its light across the floor of the hall. A short distance in front of the stage was a large floral horseshoe, the work «f the ladies of the Order, wffiile from the center of the ceiling hung an evergreen Dell, and from the point where it was fastened were evergreen ropes festooned down to the gallery railings. The display of red, white and blue bunt- ing was brilliant and patriotic and the red, white and green lanterns suspended at Intervals from the balcony added novelty to the beautiful scene. The floor was crowded with dancers, who to the music of Spencer’s full orchestra tripped the Digitized by Google

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186 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Feb. numbers of an excellently arranged progrumme. After the tenth number, a waltz, cam* the an- nouncement, “ The engine has broke down ; re- pair to tke dining room without delay,” and they did repair to such un extent that the three tables, capable of accomodating 120 guests, had to be reset the third time. The banquet was given by the ladies of the order under direction of Miss Nellie Watt, and was on a style of elegance in keeping with the rest of the arrangements. There was not an objectionable personage in the hall and everyth I Mg went ofF with a smoothness calculated to raise still higher in public estima- tion the locomotive tiremen. The arrangements for the ball were made mainly by a few, as most of the members of the Ix>dge are just now busy night and day, as was fully attested by the fact that not over a dozen of the seventy-four mem- bers were present. The various committees were made up as follows : Arrangements— Theo. Bush. Chairman; Charles Mounts, Joseph Dillon, Hubert Martin, J. W. Whitman. Invitation— Robert Martin-Chairraan ; J. Des- mond, A. G. Elbertson, II. C. Eaton, F. Dasher. Floor Managers— Theo. Bush, Chief ; A. Apple- 5reen, James Dillon, H. Scanlon, Robert Martin, ames Redmoud, H. C. Eaton, A. G. Elbertson, E. Davison, Reception— W. Bough, G. C. Watt. Joseph John- son, John Watt, F. W. Crane. John Spires, M. II. Thomas, P. Sherry, A. G. Elbertson, O. A. Mur- phy. T. McKinney, D. Vetters, J. C. Brown, J. W. Whitman. — Peoria Transcript. The members of No. 48 have the reputa- tion fairly earned, of giving the mo-it delight- ful balls of the season and we are gratified to know that the one of this season was no exception to the rule. Brotherhood Ball. Plattsmouth (Neb.) Herald. Wednesday evening. Stone Ballast Lodge No- 328, of the B. of L. F.i gave their second annual ball in the Waterman Opera House, which was a grand success. To make the hall attractive and sti 11 live within bulge (railroad) emblems and colors a very successful effort was made. On the stage, painted natural size, on canvas hung a lo- comotive. the headlight glaring so plainly and every part so perfect, even to the escaping steam, that it looked real and was greatly admired. The Bohemian orchestra which furnished the music for the (‘veiling were seated immediately in front of the locomotive. Over the stage hung fifty-four lanterns giving out red, blue and green lights, and these were arranged to form the word “welcome,” which lent greatly to the originality of the decorations. On the center of the stage stood the charter of the Lodge with a pick on one side and a shovel on the other, and glaring out from each side of the stage were headlights which were taken from B. M. It. It. engines. The gas fixtures extending from the balcony were each decorated with a red and green lan- tern, and strips of red and green bunting were draped from the center chandelier to the four corners of the hull; from one of the strips, ex- tending over the front of the hall, hung a blue banner with the letters “P. C. S. I.” in the cor- ners, and the inscription “ B. of L. F. Stone Bal- last Lodge, No. 328,” on it. The balcony was draped in red bunting, which on one side bore the inscription “Stone Ballast Lodge, No. 328,” and across on the other side was “ Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen.” Under the two boxes were the let ters “ B. of L. F. No. 328 ” and “ P. 2 that draws the fast mail, Just coming out of an artificial tunnel made of evergreens and decorated with the stars and stripes. Just below theheadlight was attached the name and emblem of tho organization, composed of evergreens and studded with white chrysanthemums and over the locomotive, suspended from two brilliant gas Jets, was the word “Welcome” fashioned in the same way, this attractive aud beaut* ful feature being the work of Messrs. Martin. Mitchell and Ilay, of the Brotherhood, with the able assist- ance lent them by Master Mechanic Weller, Messrs. Jones and Ford, to whom the entire Brotherhood ex- tend tlieir sincere thanks. On the right of this masterpiece of decoration wus an elevated speaker's stand. Mr. Wm. Hay made a graceful and cordial ad- dress of welcome in behalf of the Brotherhood, Mr. C. W. Goodwin making a very eloquent speech in behalf of the non-brotherhood. Henry Lumm made a few remarks. The evening’s programme w ns looked after in a very able and efficient manner by Messrs. W. N. Mitchell and T. C. Martin as managers ; Wm. Hoy, E. K. Parke, J. H. Berry and x\. Atkinson as reception committee; Mitchell Finnegan as master of ceremonies, assisted by Wm. Hay and C. I\. Duey. Prof. Gregg’s orchestra furnished the music. Elegant gilt programmes containing twenty charming dances was furnished to the merry revelers, who enjoyed the delightful occa- sion to the utmost. A splendid supper, furnished and prepared by the ladies of Golden Engle Lodge, was served on four long, beautifully decorated tables by a com- mittee of ladies consisting of Mesdames T. C. Martin, W. M. Mitchell, C. W. Goodwin, Robert Lester and Misses Martin aad McCauley. The menu consisted of sliced turkey, ham, tongue and beef garnished with celery and lemon, salads, French rolls, relishes, cranberry Jelly, an assort- ment of delicious cake. California fruits, confec- tions, coffee and tea. Over a hundred and fifty Digitized by Google

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 137 gueets were in attendance, and a finer looking company of ladies and gentlemen seldom, if ever, graced the hall. Tue ladies were all in handsome evening toilets, the universal remark being that a “lovelier lot of ladles had not been out there before this season." Golden Eagle Lodge was organized in November, 1881, and its present membership is 81, in good standing witn the following officers: T. C. Martin, Master; Ed. Moore, Vice Master; M. Mahoney, Past Master; N\ W. Mitchell, Chaplain and Collector; Henry Meyers, Receiver ; E. K. Park, Secretary*. Golden Eagle Ixxlge is a branch of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, one of the most powerful, as well as the most conservative, of the industrial organizations of the country, and upon its roster are the names of many of the most upright, in- dustrious citizens of Sedalia. The motto of the Brotherhood is “Benevolence, Sobriety and In- dustry,M and an organization based upon these grand principles will live forever. The Democrat congratulates the members of the Sedalia Lodge upon the grand success of last evening and wishes for them many happy returns of the day. It was an event that will be long remembered by all who participated. the inner man having been satisfied, all returned to the Opera house— the floor having beeu cleared in the meantlne— and dancing was commenced and continued until an early hour this morning. About $300 was cleared on the concert, and the boys who have had the entertainment In charge are to be congratulated upon their successful management. The report above given is copied from the Salida Daily News and the concert alluded to was given at Salida under the manage- ment of the fraternities of locomotive en- ginemen. Fireman Nobles, for whose bene- fit the concert was given, is a member of Cloud City Lodge No. 190. Great praise is given to Div. M. M., A. J. Jones, for aiding our members by so arranging their runs as to give them as much time as possible for rehearsal. The affair is a most creditable one and reflects equally upon the ability and energy of the railroad men and the gen- erosity of the people of Salida. Bailroad Benefit Conoert. Long before the curtain rose Craig’s Opera bouse was crowded to its utmost capacity by an audience which had come to witness the concert for the benefit of Fireman Nobles, who has been an inmate of the railroad hospital for a loug time. Standing room was at a premium fully three-quarters of an hour before the entertain- ment commenced. “How did the boys do?” was the question asked by many who were so unfortunate as to eome too late to obtain even standing room. And the answers were: ‘‘Splendid;” “First- rate;” “Excellent;” “Magnificent,” and like phrases. Nor were the answers exaggerated In the least, for the boys did nobly— In fact, much better than could have been expected from ama- teurs who had no training whatever. Those who witnessed the performance were loud In their praise, and the l>oys really deserved every kind word spoken for them. The stage was decorated with paraphernalia used by the railroad boys in every-duy life— lan- terns, shovels, picks, etc. The st*ge settings were wtremely handsome and elaborate. The entertainment opened with a first part in which the entire company participated. The overture was well rendered, and the songs— well, they should have been heard to be appreciated. Of course, the boys were Just a little bit fright- ened when they beheld the large audience: hut the stage-fright so natural to amateurs soon wore oft and they carried out the full programme like to many veterans. It is impossible for the Daily to particularly mention the many excel- lent features of the long programme. Among the most noticeable of the feast of good things was Mr. G. C. Warman’s recitation enti- tled** More Sand than Sense,” which was very nicely rendered by Master George Gorham, and, Ui tikis connection, we also desire to mention the efterplece. “The Last Rehearsal,” another of Mr. W«man’s productions, which was replete with local hits, songs, music, etc. The different parts latte comedy were in competent hands, and, as fc wan thoroughly a railroad scene, It is needless toaay that the boys acted their parts true to life. The quartette and sextettes were exceptionally wifl rendered, as was also the trio by the Rives fatten. The banjo playing of Messrs. Alger aid PbUiber demonstrated that the gentlemen ginartOTn of the instrument. The guitar duet Uhaara. Campbell and C. E. Rives was nicely (Mated; also the instrumental quartette by Mae gentlemen, assisted by Messrs. Alger ElH. Rives. _,tely after the concert a large number and gentlemen adjourned to the Ton- grant, where a handsome supper was by Manager Ira Thom pson. The wants of From the Wilkin County Gazette, published at Breckenridge, Minn., we clip the follow- ing notice of the marriage of Bro. J. R. Jones, of New Era Lodge No. 76: Married, November 28, 1887, at Neche, by the Rev. Morrison, Mr. J. R. Jones, of Breckenridge, and Miss Gu.^le Connell, of Neche. The Metho- dist church was filled to overflowing as the bride was one of Neche’s most popular young ladles. After the ceremony there was a reception at the Comfort House, where the groom has been for a long time a boarder, followed by a dinner at the home of the bride. The most prominent of those S resent was Mrs. Wilcox, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Irs. Sharron, Miss Thomas. Mr. and Mrs. Hoop- er, Mrs. Comfort, of the Comfort House, Mrs. Flinn, Mrs. Murphy, Mr. and Mrs. Thompsou and Miss Millwood, of Neche. Mr. Comson, of Park River, and Mr. and Mrs. Sebastian, of Brecken- ridge. The bride was dressed in brown silk trimmed with Spanish lace. A large number of presents testified to the esteem in which the bride and groom were held. The happy couple left on the train for Breckenridge, ana on their arrival were tendered an oyster supper by Mrs. Sterrittand daughters. The Gazette tenders the newly married couple its hearty congratulations, and hopes their happy lives may be prolonged Into the eighties. BARNICLE BLAZER. A good game of base ball it was his delight, A horse race, a foot race or a rooster fight ; At balls or picnics, if he was not around, ’Twas that Invitations were not to be found. But he mostly made It, somehow, to get there, By hook or by crook, by foul means or fair; If he ever gets left the day must be cool— He has got more cheek than a government mule. At borrowing small change he could take the cake; You may bet on that without any mistake. He always dressed well, his clothing was nice, But he never patronized the same tailor twice. He’s the boss at small talk, and still smaller ways, He can tell all about both operas and plays; He can sing a good song, trip the fantastic toe— Tries to make a mash if he gets the least show. But, to make a living, or do something of use, He’s the meanest, contemptible, poorest excuse; One grain of manhood he never possess’d. And those that ne’er knew him may think them- selves bless ’d. Edward Splaine. L Digitized by Cioocle

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13« LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Feb. Resolutions. Indianapolis, Ind., November 15, 1887. At a regular meeting of Eureka Lodge, No. 14, B. of L. F., held November 15, 188?, the following preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted : Whereas, It has pleased the Great Architect of the universe to remove from our midst our late Brother, Herman Hugo; aud Whereas, It is but just that a fitting recogni- tion of his many virtues should be had ; there- fore, be it Resolved , By Eureka Lodge, No. 14, that, while we bow with humble submission to the will of the Most High, we do not the less mourn for our Brother wh o has been taken from us. Resolved , That in the death of Brother Hugo, this Lodge laments the loss of a brother who was ever ready to proffer the hand of aid and the voice of sympathy to the needy and distressed of the fraternity ; an active member of this society, whose utmost endeavors were exerted for its welfare and prosperity ; a friend and companion who was dear to us all ; a citizen whose upright and noble life was a standard of emulation to his fellows. . Resolved , That the heartfelt sympathy of this Lodge be extended to his family in their afflic- tion. Resolved , That these resolutions be spread upon the records of the Ixidge, and a copy thereof be transmitted to the family of our deceased brother and to the Magazine. H. C. Randall,) Barney McCoy, y Committee. W. A. Runyon, J Temple, Tex., November 20, 1887. At a regular meeting of Midland Lodge No. 147, the following resolutions were adopted : Whereas, It is with most profound sadness we announce the death of our brother, James Hitchcock, who was cut otf in the prime of life and usefulness in a collision on the G. C. & S. F. Ry., on the 18th day of November, 1887; there- fore, be it Resolved, That In his death the Brotherhood has lost a worthy member, the G. C. & 8. Ry. an effleient engineer, we, his brothers, a warm friend, his brother and sisters an honored brother and the community an honored and upright citizen. Resolved , That we deeply sympathize with the bereaved brother and sisters of our deceased brother, for while they mourn the loss of a kind and loving brother, we also miss the one who has mingled with us for years, and we pray that God inJdis infinite mercy will enable them to bear up under this sad bereavement. Resolved , That we extend a vote of thanks to Webster Bn yder, Esq., Geueral Manager G. O. A S. F. Ry., for free transportation of deceased’s remains to his home in Pennsylvania, and other courtesies received, and to the members of Gulf City Lodge No. 115 for the kind attention to our brother while In their charge; also, to Mrs. Geo. V. Beaver, for the beautiful wreath of flowers resented as a floral tribute to our departed rot her, and other favors received. Resolved, That in memory of Bro. Hitchcock, we will drape our charter for the space of thirty days, and that a copy of these resolutions be printed in the Firemen's Magazine , the Temple papers, and a copy with seal attached sent to the family of our deceased brother. Con. Sweeney, ) Wm. R. Brown, y Committee. Eph. Robinson,) Galesburg, III., December 15, 1887. At a special meeting of Progress Lodge, No. 105, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted. Whereas, In the death of our esteemed and worthy brother, M. C. Maloney, we recognize the will of divine Providence, an illustration of the universal truth that death comes to all. Bro. Maloney’s death leaves the once happy hearts of his mother, sister aud brothers in sorrow. In the Ix>dge room there is sorrow* and gloom, be- cause our beloved brother has departed. There- fore be it Resolved, That to the stricken family we ex- tend our heartfelt sympathy. Resolved, That as a mark of respect to the memory of our deceased brother, wre drape our charter in mourning for thirty days, and that a copy of these resolutions be presented to the family of Bro. Maloney aud that they be pub- lished in our Magazine and entered on the min- utes of the meeting. “ Remember me as I’ve passed by, As you are now, so once was I. As 1 am now, so must you be, Bo prepare your way to follow me.” J. L. Nelson,) J. L. Weeks, y Committee. C. G. Nelson,) Minneapolis, Minn., November 7, 1887. At a regular meeting of Minneapolis Lodge No. 270, B. of L. F.. held November 6th, 1887, the fol- lowing resolutions w ere unanimously adopted : Whereas, The relentless hand of Death has taken from us our esteemed bother, J. B. Morris, who died of apoplexy on the night of Octer 22d, 1887; therefore, be it Resolved, That we tender our heartfelt sympa- thy to his relatives and friends, and we w'ould sincerely direct them to the Bavior, who is ever ready to help and comfort those who look to Him. Resolved , That wo extend our sincere thanks to Mr. O. D. Patterson and other members of the Portland Lodge of Odd Fellows for their care and kindness to our deceased brother during his sick- ness. Resolved, That as a token of esteem and respect for our late brother, our charter be draped in mourning for thirty days, that these resolutions be entered on the minutes of the Lodge, and that a copy be sent to the Firemens Magazine for pub- lication. W. L. Higbee,) D. Lucas, V Committee. J as. Boland, ) Chicago, 111., December 20, 1887. At a regular meeting of Chicago Lodge No. 96, of the B. of L. F., the following resolutions were adopted : Whereas, It Is with heartfelt sorrow that we are called upon to anuounce that death has once more invaded our ranks, and taken from our midst, Bro. David Kirkwrood. Whereas, From personal acquaintance, we mourn the loss of our brother as an earnest sup- porter of the principles of our Order, and one whose life was alw'ays In accordance with our motto ; therefore be it Resolved , That while we bow in humble sub- mission to the decree of Divlue Providence, we deeply deplore the loss, and shall fondly cherish the memory of our departed brother. In the death of Bro. Kirkw'ood, Chicago Lodge No. 95, has lost one of its most exemplary members, and consci- entious supporters; his companions, a staunch and faithful friend, and society a benevolent, sociable and houored man. Resolved, As a token of respect for our departed brother, that our charter be draped in mourning tor the space of thirty days, that a page of our record be dedicated to the memory of our de- ceased brother, that a copy of these resolutions be presented to his friends, and that they lie pub- lished in the Firemen's Magazine. Jas. Leahy, ) L. P. Bmith, y Committee. E. W. Wallbaum, ) Brazil, Ind., January 2, 1887. At a regular meeting of Hendllght Lodge, No. 217, December 25th, 1887, the members were very much surprised by being presented with a very Digitized by C.ooQLe

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 139 beautiful plush covered arm chair for our Worthy Master's station. The chair is handsome in de- sign and finish, and is the work of the wives of oar many brothers — Mrs. Henry Shude, Mrs. M. Cooke, Mrs. Wm. Larr, Mrs. Zora Bllliter, Mrs. Henry Barnette and Mrs. Sarah Cooke. The fol- lowing resolutions were adopted : Resolved, That we tender our sincere thanks to these ladles for remembering us so kindly, and that we shall always strive to prove worthy of their respect which so much encourage** us to do our duty as Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire- men. Resolved, That our doors will always be open to welcome our lady friends, and that a e«py of these resolutions be spread upon our minutes and published in our Magazine. Wm. Lakh, ) G eo. Co Com mitlee. Elmer Collins. J Dubuque, I a., October l, 1887. At a special meeting of Key City Lodge, No. 106, B. of L. F., the following resolutions were unanimously adopted : Whereas, It has pleased the Supreme Kuler of the Universe, suddenly and without warning, to remove from our midst, our late Brothers, Ed- ward J. Cummitigs and Wm. A. Richmond, who lost their lives in a collision on the C. M. recious boy, who was one of your members. I mve always honored your Brotherhood. I’ve felt that It was binding you strongly together; helping you to lie the noble men that you are brave, faithful and true to each other, in your lives and in your work. I realize that your w ork is hard work, w ith little time for rest or pleasure, and full of danger, with Just a step be- tween you and death. You are “ called ” to your work In the light or in the darkness, aud, rested or weary you must go, but you have an hour or more to make ready. The last “caller,” death, comes, almost always suddenly, w'aits not for you to get ready, but takes you to your last account. God grant that you all may be ready when that “ last caller ” comes. With a mother’s heart I do entreat you all to come to Jesus and take Him for your Havior. “He that believeth in Him hath everlasting life,” and in that better home. “ Iu His presence there is fullness of joy, and at Ills right hand there are pleasures forevermore.” “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes, and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow' nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain.” Toward the members of this Lodge I shall always cherish the teuderest remembrances, and if at any time I eau render aid or comfort to any of you it w ill be most gladly done. My children join me in heartfelt thanks to you all for your great kiud ness and sympathy, and through you to the Wabash Railway offi- cials for all tne favors shown to us, and to the Springfield Lodge for the respect and kindness shown by them. Very sincerely yours, M rh. H. W. Teasdale. Digitized by c.oooLe

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140 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. Windham, Conn., November 10, 1887. To the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen : Dear Sirs: I desire to acknowledge the re- ceipt of a draft for $1,500, as given me by Mr. N. 8. Outlcr, on payment of the insurance upon the life of my late son Herbert. May God bless aud prosper the B. of L. F. is the ardent wish of Yours respectfully, Mrs. L. C. Hoyt. Sedalia, Mo., October 30, 1887. To the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen : DearSirs:— Please accept my heartfelt thanks for the prompt payment of the insurance due me on the death of my husband. I also return thanks for your great kindness to me during the most trying time of my life. Yours respectfully, Mas. Mary Hunter. Maulins Station, N. Y., December 18, 1887. Editor Magazine: Dear 8ir and Brother Allow me to return sincere thanks through the columns of your Magazine to my brother officers and members of Lodge 350 for their gift of flowers, and feelings of sympathy shown me at the closing ceremonies in my recent sad bereavement in the loss of my beloved wife. Yours fraternally, C. H. Baird. Philadelphia, Pa., November 5, 1887. To the Officers and Members of United Lodge No. 60, B.ofL.F Gentlemen and Brothers:— I wish to return siucerc t hanks to you all for kindness shown me during my illness: also for a draft of $1,500 due meon disability claim, which I received tli rough our Receiver, Bro. John A. Falls. I wish also to thank the “Relief Committee,” especially our worthy Master, Bro. B. F. Pettit. Yours fraternally, Joseph P. Rhein er. Falls City, Neb., December 18, 1887. To P. E. Keating , Becciver of Eau Claire Lodge No. 68. Dear Sir :— We received the draft for $1,500 s*me few days ago. for which please accept our most sincere thanks. What a noble Order the Brotnerhood is! Indeed words cannot express our appreciation of it and our love for its mem- bers and our only regret is that we cannot in some way repay them for their kindness. May the Lord sver protect and guide them Is the earn- est wish of Respectfully yours, Mils. Jane Webster and Family. Donald, B. C., December 19, 1887. Mr. Editor: Through the columns of the Magazine Gold Range Lodge, No. .141, wishes to return sincere thanks to Miss Nellie McLean, of Oshawa, On- tario, sister of our esteemed brother, Thomas Clouston. for the elegant hand-painted banner firesentecl by her, through her brother, at a regu- ar meeting held November 16th, 1887. Angus Morton, ) W. F. Van Antwerp, [ Committee. R. J. Gkddis, ) Lyndonville, Vt., January 1, 1888. Editor Locomotive Firemen's Magazine: At a meeting of Green Mountain Lodge, No. 301, it was ordered that the sincere thanks of the Lodge be extended to Mrs. Elmira Place, mother of Bro. F. C. Place, now running on the Chau- tauqua & Iron Mountain railroad in New York, for the beautiful spread for the Master’s chair [Feb. presented* by her. The spread Is of velvet, ele- gantly painted with her own hands, and is highly appreciated by all, and long will the kindness of Mrs. Place be remembered by us for her beautiful New Years gift. R. W. Thompson, Secretary. Collin wood, Ohio, December 19, 1887. To the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen: : Gentlemen :— We desire to return our sincere thanks to the members of Alabama Lodge No. 277, for their kindness to our brother, IJ. S. Mans- field. during his last sickness aud at the time of his death. Though far away from home we realize that the best of attention was shown him, for which we ac knowledge our profound grati- tude. Wishing the members of Lodge No. 277 and all the Brotherhood continued prosperity we remain very respectfully, s. A. Mansfield, Mrs. Jennie Snkdden. Fort Wayne, Ind., December 12, 1887. To A. G. Porta • Lodge No. 141, B. of L. F. : Gentlemen : It is with a heart full of grati- tude for your noble Brotherhood, that I give you this card of thanks. 1 ran not thank the Broth- erhood enough for their promptness in my afflic- tion in rendering me suen aid as a person needs most in an hour of bereavement, and the man- ner in which it was offered and rendered. Most especially do I wish to thank the brothers whose lot it was to act as committee during that time, and whose presence was to me an assurance that everything would be attended to iu a proper manner. And now again must I express my thanks to t lie Brotherhood for their promptness in settling the insurance policy, which my late nusband neld in your Lodge. God knows it comes in a time of need, and although it recalls sad memories, yet it Is a solace to know, that W'e need not stare want in the face. May God bless your noble efforts to dry t lie tears aud cheer the widows and orphans of your brothers In time of need. And may God keep and save you and your families from a fate and affliction similar to the one which befell us. Accept such as the heartfelt wishes of yours in gratitude. Rosina Baugh. Information Wanted. JOSEPH KINNEY. Information is wanted concerning Joseph Kin- ney, son of Timothy and Mary (Lindsey) Kin- ney, of Madison. Wis., supposed to be railroad- ing somewhere in the west. Information in re- gnrd to his whereabouts is earnestly desired by his sister Jennie, at Hyde Park, 111. and his brother T. J. Kinney. Madison. WN. For the Magazine. ON HEARING THAT WHISKEY COULD BE DISTILLED FROM NATURAL GAS. A great age of invention we live In, I ween, Since man on the steam horse can fly; But the greatest invention that ever was seen. Since Adam a tramp took aloug with his queen. Is trausmuting carbon to rye. Edward Splaine. A number of interesting communications have been crowded out of this issue of the Magazine , for want of space. The nerve which never relaxes, the eye which never blanches, the thought that never wanders, these are the masters of victory. Warner’s l.og Cabin Hop9 and Bucbu Remedy is nature’s remedy for nervous diseases. Have the wisdom to fcrv it. Only $1. Digitized by V,ooQle

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1888.] 141 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. This Department is for the exclusive use of the Grand Lodge of the Brotherhood of Locomo- tive Firemen, and will contain all Notices of Assessments, and other Official Notices, Re- ports and Statements emanating from the Grand Lodge. Ail Lodges and members of the Order should note carefully each month the contents of this Department. FEBRUARY, 1888. Office op Grand Secretary and Treasurer, Terre Haute Ind., February 1, 1888. Assessment Notice for February. ASSESSMENTS NOS. 15 AND 16, $2.00. To Subordinate Lodges. Dear Sirs and Brothers : You are hereby notified of the death and disability of the follow- ing m embers who were entitled to all the benefits of the Order, viz. : * ^°* H3. John Geary, of Plain City Lodge, No. 238, was killed by Railroad Accident, Septem- ber 4th, 1887. ^°* ***• A. Schroeder, of Pacific. Lodge, "as killed by Explosion of Boiler, Octo- ber 31st, 1887. t £^*N0.i45 J. O'Donnell, of Morning Star Lodge, No. 88, was declared totally disabled in consequence of the Amputation of his Leg, No- vember 8d, 1887. ^°* J4t** David Bartlett, of Prairie Lodge, No. 170, was declared totally disabled with Spinai Disease, Novem ber 15th, 1887. F rJ2;AIVV?>J*7- iBngras, of Albany City Lodge, No. 23), was killed by the explosion of his engine, November 15th, 1887. i £hAI v^0;^48- Hitchcock, of Midland b«^hNS8747’ was killed In a Collision, Novem- No. 148. W. H. Ramsey, of Reno Lodge, wo. *8, was declared totally disabled with Pul- Catarrh and Nervous Debility, Novem- Claim No. 150. F. H. Gordon, of Scioto Lodge, No. 202, was killed by Falling from his Engine, November 23d, 1887. b ’ Claim No. 151. U. S. Mansfield, of Elkhorn No. 28, died of Dysentery, December 7tb, w. Claim No. 152. Wm. Anderson, of Red River UdfbfNa. 8, was declared totally disabled with Ooonmptioii, December 15th, 1887. CLAIM No. 158. J. V. Blocker, of Industrial Lodge, No. 21, was declared totally disabled with Chronic Gastritis and Intestinal Catarrh, Decem- ber 19th, 1887. Claim No. 154. Chas. D. Fox, of Keystone Lodge, No. 208, was declared totally disabled with Con- sumption, December 24th, 1887. Claim No. 155. James McGough, of Sunny South Lodge, No. 148, died of Typhoid Fever, De- cember 27th, 1887. Claim No. 156. A. B. Irwin, of Loyal Lodge, No. 207, was killed by Railroad Accident, December 31st, 1887. Claim No. 157. J. E. Lomax, of Kaw Valiev Ixxlgp, No. 313, wosdec-lared totally disabled with Anchylosis and Consumption, January 5th, 1888. Claim No. 158. B. F. Porter, of Georgia Lodge, No. 245, was declared totally disabled in conse- quence of Fracture tp Ilip Joint and Ribs, Janu- ary 5th, 1888. Claim No. 150. A. J. Scott, of North Pole Lodge, No. 152, was killed by Railroad Accident, January 0th, 1888. Claim No. 160. W. G. Penney, of Great Eastern Lodge, No. 4, was declared totally disabled with Consumption, January 14th, 1888. Claim No. 161. A. B. Chambers, of Clark Lodge, No. 297, was declared totally disabled with Anchy- losis, January 14th, 1888. Two assessments of One Dollar each are levied for the payment of t he above claims as follows : Assessment No. 15 is levied on Claim No. 1.50, and all members who were admitted on or before November 23d, 1887, are liable therefor. Assessment No. 16 Is levied on Claim No. 161, and all members who were admitted on or before January 14th, 1888, are liable therefor. You are required to pay the above assessments to the Collector of your Lodge on or before Febru- ary 25, 1888, otherwise you will stand suspended from all the benefits of the Order until you have paid up and have been reinstated by your Lodge, as provided in Section 54, of the Constitution of the Grand Lodge. Yours Fraternally, Eugene V. Debs, G. 8. & T. Special Notices. addresses of members. Any member who falls to receive his Magazine regularly will please notify the Editor at once giving the number of his Lodge and his correct postoffice address. OFFICERS’ ADDRESSES. Each officer of Subordinate Lodges is requested to examine his name and address in this issue of the Magazine and if there is any error in it to no- tify the Grand Secretary at once so the correction can be made. to secretaries. Upon the initiation of an applicant you will at once forward the “application for beneficiary certificate ” to the Grund Lodge. See to it that this blank is filled out in every particular before sending it, otherwise the Grand Lodge can not accept it. See Ru le 8 on the application. union meeting. There will be a grand Union Meeting at South Easton, Pa., under the auspices of Onoko Lodge No. 211, on Sunday, February 19th, to which ali members in good standing are invited. The grand officers will be in attendance and will ex- emplify and instruct in the work of the Order and it is hoped that all Lodges in that locality will be represented. receipts. A member to be in good standing to date must hold a receipt for his Grand Dues for the year end- ing July 31st, 1888; also for Subordinate Dues for the quarter ending April 30tli, 1888; also for Assessment No. 14 (for January); also for Special Assessment No. 2. Any member not holding these receipts stands suspended from all the benefits of Digitized by c.ooQle

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142 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Feb. the Order, and can only be reinstated by a vote of bis Lodge. Examine your receipts and see that you have them correct. POLICY SLIPS. Each member has received (or should have re- ceived) from his Secretary, a small printed slip, to fill out for his new insurance policy, with in- structions to return same without delay. Secre- taries complain that members do n«*t fill out their blanks, and hence they cannot send their lists of membership to the Grand Lodge. We de- sire to impress upon the mind of each member the necessity of filling out this slip at once and re- turning it to the Secretary of the Lodge, and we would impress upon each Secretary the necessity of sending in his membership lists with accom- panying slips without unnecessary delay, so that new policies can be issued, as required by law. Let there be no delay in carrying out these In- structions. TO COLLECTORS. In collecting the double assessment (Nos. 15 and 16) issued for February, you will not issue a receipt to a member unless he pays both assess- ments. You can not accept payment unless the full amount <$2.00) is paid, and then you will issue one receipt for both assessments. In preparing your statements to deliver to the Receiver, remember that separate statements must be made for each assessment, viz : two state- ments for No. 15 and two for No. 16. You will re- ceive four blank statements from the Grand Lodge for thut purpose. Each assessment must be credited on tne statements the same as you have heretofore credited single assessments, by placing a figure (l)one in the “curreni assess- ment ” column opposite the names of those who have paid. In no case can both assessments bo credited on the same statements as the law re- quires separate returns to be made for each as- sessment that is levied. You will deliver your statements and returns for both assessments to your Receiver on the 26th day of the month as usual. Yours fraternally, F. P. Sargent, G. M. E. V. Debs, G. S. and T. Office of Grand Secretary and Treasurer, \ Terre Haute, Ind., January 1, 1688. j Beneficiary Statement. To Subordinate Lodges : Sirs and Brothers : The following is a state- ment of the Beneficiary Fund, for the month ending December 31, 1887 : Receipts. Lodge Noe. Back Asseesm’ts. Assessm’t No. 12. Total 09 O 55 0/ to •o o J Back Assessm’te. 622 ? 6 #55 <; Total. 1 $72 00 $72 00 23 3 00 38 00 41 00 2 $7 00 20 00 27 00 24 44 00 44 00 8 17 00 148 00 165 00 25 2 00 64 00 06 00 4 10 00 101 00 111 00 26 1 00 75 00 76 00 5 4 90 88 00 92 00 27 79 00 79 00 6 6 90 50 00 62 00 28 67 00 67 00 7 32 (X) 32 00 29 .36 00 36 00 8 12 00 41 00 53 00 30 27 00 19 00 46 00 9 121 00 121 00 31 14 00 50 00 ! 64 00 10 86 00 59 00 145 00 32 3 00 26 00 ! 29 00 11 115 00 113 00 228 00 33 4 00 58 00 ! 62 00 12 26 00 182 00 208 00 34 I 58 00 58 00 13 93 00 93 00 35 14 156 00 134 00 290 00 36 1 00 56 00 '57 00 15 1 00 51 00 52 00 37 16 2 00 131 00 133 00 38 62 (X) *62 00 17 19 00 10 00 39 •2 00 43 00 45 00 181 6 001 59 00 65 00 40 19 37 00 37 00 41 22 00 22 00 20 3 00 27 00 30 00 42 21 4 00 36 00 40 00 48 ’2 ob 77 00 *79 90 22 14 00 21 00 35 00 44 4 00 72 00 70 00 Benefloiary Statement— Continued. 8 55 09 be 5 Back Asscssm’ts. ♦» uS 6 j£55 •< Total. s © ta 1 Back Assessm’ts. n #55 ◄ 45 $3 00 $66 00 $69 00 127 $3 00 $67 00 4« 1 00 55 00 56 00 128 2 00 25 00 47 1 Oft 81 Oft 85 00 il29 59 00 48 2 00 69 Oft 71 00 130 1 ob 87 00 49 88 00 33 00 131 3 00 44 00 50 4 00 97 00 101 00 132 1 00 39 00 61 6 00 45 00 51 00 133 31 00 52 1 ftU 99 00 100 00 134 31 00 53 2 00 27 00 29 00 135 5 CO 29 00 54 12 00 92 00 104 00 136 18 00 16 00 65 25 00 25 00 137 2 00 29 00 56 6 00 21 00 27 00 138 r . t 88 00 57 14 ftO 239 00 253 00 139 58 2 00 11 00 13 00 140 ll ob 54 00 59 2 Uft 58 00 60 00 141 13 00 86 Oft 60 1 00 77 00 78 00 142 14 00 61 00 61 4 00 62 00 66 00 1143 5 00 15 00 62 1 00 51 00 52 00 144 8 00 29 00 63 1 00 43 00 44 00 145 1 00 33 00 84 5 00 10 00 15 00 146 52 00 r 65 51 00 51 00 147 2 00 42 00 66 9 00 49 00 58 00 148 6 00 22 00 67 103 00 103 00 149 16 00 224 00 68 5 bo 56 00 61 00 150 I 00 45 00 69 3 00 42 00 45 00 151 52 00 70 5 00 31 0ft 36 00 152 8 00 24 00 71 2 00 68 00 70 00 153 9 00 30 00 72 1 00 15 00 16 00 1ft 7.3 2 00 60 00 62 00 155 14 00 12 00 74 23 *0 23 00 156 4 00 43 00 75 13 ob 142 00 155 00 157 2 00 24 00 76 158 3 00 51 00 77 loo ob 1*00 CO 159 11 00 31 00 78 i ob 34 00 35 00 160 I 00 47 00 79 2 00 50 00 52 00 161 3 00 52 00 80 1 00 87 00 88 00 162 1 00 83 00 81 3 00 74 00 77 00 163 6 00 25 00 82 2 00 80 00 82 00 1ft 3 00 36 00 83 2*00 46 00 48 00 165 1 00 41 00 84 1 00 66 OOi 67 00 166 38 00 3600 85 1 00 39 00 40 00 167 2 00 8100 86 1 00 45 00 46 00 168 48 00 87 168 * 2 00 105 00 881 . . . 48 Oft 48 CO 170 , . 39 00 891 1 00 | 20 00 21 00 171 1 00 22 00 9o; 22 00 22 00 172 2 00 45 00 91 40 00 40 00 173 87 00 92 22 00 22 00 174 *5 bb 110 00 93 ‘ 4 bo 70 00 74 00 176 2 00 39 00 94 46 Oft 46 00 176 . . . 15 00 95. • • • 98 00 98 00 177 45 00 96 47 00 47 00 178 boo 60 00 97 23 00 i 47 00 70 00 179 800 44 00 98 180 4 00 10 00 99 4 0ft *79 00 83 00 181 21 00 100 2 00 25 001 27 00 182 34 00 101 5 00 130 00' 135 00 183 30 00 102 6 00 j 36 Oft 42 00 184 i ob 22 00 103 22 00 103 00 125 00 185 12 00 104 3 00 | 24 00 27 00 186 2i bb 44 00 105' • • • ' 94 00 94 00 187 1 00 13 00 106 2 00 25 U0! 27 00 188 1 00 76 00 107 11 00 84 00 95 00 i 189 . 108 . . . 20 00 20 00 190 I 00 19 bb 109 63 00 63 00 191 29 00 110 192 111 *57 00 *57 00 193 13 ob 24 00 112 46 00 46 00 194 31 00 113 27 00 34 00 61 00 196 38 00 114 l 00 18 00 19 00 196 115 .... j 197 *2 bo 41 00 116 50 ob 50 00 198 117 51 00 51 00 199 * 3 bo *23 00 118 22 00 22 00 200 29 Oft 11 00 119 32 00 32 00 201 87 00 120 2 ob 79 00 81 00 202 48 00 121 57 00 57 00 203 2 bo 44 00 122 4 bo 56 09 00 0Q 204 123 1 00 67 06 68 00 205 *4 bo 87 00 124 206 125 15 ob *37 00 *52 0C 207 *7 bo 71 00 126 31 00 I 31 00! 208 88 00 Total. $70 00 27 00 59 00 88 00 47 00 40 00 31 00 31 00 34 00 34 00 31 00 38 00 65 00 99 00 75 00 20 37 84 52 44 240 46 52 27 26 47 28 64 42 48 55 84 31 39 42 74 33 48 107 39 23 47 37 115 41 15 45 65 52 14 21 84 30 23 12 65 14 77 20 29 27 31 40 37 48 46 61 78 35 Digitized by ^.ooQle 58- 8- SSSSS- S- 888- 88- 8S88888S88888Z888888888S8S8S8S8888' 88888888888

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 143 Btiwfloiary Statement— Continued. 3 3 8 a ■*» as * a z "a SiLi £ v 3 ii Total. ® li g- * ^ Total. sfe *8 mg < < < 209 $4 00 $22 00 $26 00! 292 $3 00 $27 00 $30 00 210 2 00 89 00 41 00 293 17 00 89 00 50 00 211 2 00 53 U0 55 (X) 294 1 00 19 00 20 00 212 26 00 20 60 295 21 00 21 00 213 29 00 29 00 290 1 00 2 00 3 00 214 4 00 38 00 42 00 297 5 00 16 00 21 00 2151 50 00 50 00 298 16 00 16 00 216 2 00 52 (A) 54 001 299 86 00 36 00 217 . . . 27 CO 27 0U 300 40 00 40 00 21ft 301 i do 23 00 24 00 219 15 00 48 00 63 00 302 3 V0 19 00 22 00 m 52 U0 52 0 1 30.3 12 00 12 00 221 . . . •34 00 34 00 304 5 00 28 00 33 00 m 4 00 22 00 26 00 306 221 3 00 16 00 19 00 306

34 00 34 00 m 4 00 23 00 27 00 807 3 oo 40 00 43 00 225 15 00 14 00 29 00 308 2 00 16 00 18 00 USS 28 00 28 00, 309 4 00 20 00 24 00 227 1 00 24 00 25 00 110 28 00 28 00 228; .. . 114 00 114 00! 811 19 00 19 00 229 33 00 33 00l 812 25 00 25 00 SH 1 00 66 00 67 00 818 6 00 30 00 86 00 231 li 00 44 10 55 00 314 232 4 00 23 00 27 00 315 36 00 36 00 m 24 00 24 00} 316 0 00 42 00 48 00 234 817 58 00 58 00 235 39 oil) *39 00 318 17 00 17 00 m 4 00 15 00 19 00! 819 13 00 26 00 29 00 m 14 00 59 00 T3 d) 820 21 00 21 00 288 8 00 18 00 26 00 821 4 00 12 00 16 00 289 3 00 25 00 28 00 822 1 00 32 00 33 00 219 3 00 85 m 88 00 328 2 00 43 00 45 00 241 1 00 22 00 23 00 824 2 00 16 00 18 00 3(2 64 00 64 00 825 4 00 18 00 22 00 30 18 00 18 oo; 326 4 00 29 00 33 00 244 5 00 79 00 84 00 827 • . . 245 20 00 26 00 828 33 00 33 00 2M 2 00 27 00 29 00 329 3 oo 17 00 20 00 217 22 00 22 00 380 l 00 18 00 19 00 m§ 2 00 25 00 27 00 881 22 00 21 00 43 00 20 . . . 7 00 7 00 332 289 74 00 74 00 333 *5 00 70 do * *75 00 251 43 00 43 00 834 18 Ou 13 00 86 00 86 00 885 0 90 *24 00 30 00 281 30 00 30 00 331!’ 7 00 7 00 254 7 00 36 00 43 00 387 *2 00 42 00 44 00 295 22 00 22 00 338 17 00 17 00 2 H m * 2 00 15 00 17 00 257 20 90 3100 51 00 810 1 00 19 00 20 00 m 7 0O 19 00 28 00 841 1 00 16 00 17 00 259 14 00 14 00 [342 15 00 13 00 28 00 20 00 20 00 343 1 00 17 00 18 00 20 33 00 33 00 314 12 00 12 00 30 25 00 25 00 845 2 00 37 OUj 89 00 346 13 do 13 00 294 6 00 89 00 45 00 1347 10 00 10 00 20 6 00 55 00 61 00 1348 14 0U 14 (JO 50 001 50 00 !3t» li do 40 00 51 00 W '28 00 6 00 34 00 350 2 00 22 00 24 00 m 3 00 14 00 17 00 851 14 00 14 00 23 00 ! 38 00 61 00 352 31 00 31 00 so 13 00 60 00 73 00 858 . . . 15 00 15 00 m . . . 25 (X) 25 00 354 1 00 49 00 50 (X) 20 30 00 30 00 855 3 00 16 00 19 IK) 01 38 00 38 00 1856 27 00 27 00 8 00 8 00 16 00 857 39 00 .39 00 fig 49 00 27 00 76 00 1858 21 00 10 00 31 00 gg 859 18 00 18 00 m ‘ i do 10 00 11 00 m 25 00 25 00 m . . . 361 18 00 18 00 5 600 . . . 0 00 862 12 00 12 00 1 00 30 00 31 00 363 ‘ 1 OU 20 00 21 00 5b 1 00 27 00 28 00 304 15 00 15 00 B 28 00 28 00 865 ' 1 00 22 00 22 00 S 39 00 39 00 866 9 00 8 00 17 00 B . . . 78 00 78 00 807 12 00 12 00 53 . . . 31 00 31 00 368 7 00 7 00 RBI ... 65 00 65 00 389 13 00 13 00 jH . . . 200 89 00 20 od 89 00, 22 00 870 871 s do *8* do fli ... 10 00 10 00 872 ‘ 1 cd 12 00 13 00 JH mm 28 00 38 00 278 10 00 10 00 JH 60 001 06 00: 274 2 90 ’ 4 do 6 00 A Balance on hand December 1 $21,062 00 Received during month. . . 16,297 00 Total $37,349 00 By Claims 126, 127, 128, 129, 180, 181, 132, 138, 134, 135, 136, 187, 138 and 139 21,000 00 Balance on hand January 1 $16,349 00 Respectfully submitted, Eugene V. Debs, G. S. and T. Grand Lodge. F. P. Sargent Grand Master Terre Haute. Indiana. J. J. Hannahan Vice Grand Maste Box 656, Englewood, 111. E. V . Dkbs Grand Secretary and Treasurer Terre Haute. Indiana. K. V. Dbbs Editor and Manager of Magazine Terre Haute, Indiana. BOARD or GRAND TRUSTEES. C. W. Gardner Chairman Box 788, Fort Dodge, Iowa. C. C. Sutherland Secretary Hortou, Kansas. L. P. [Smith 292 Fulton Street, Chicago, Hla GRAND EXECUTIVE BOARD. Harry Walton Chairman 4233 Haverford Street, West Philadelphia, Pa. W. E. Burns Secretary 122 Newberry Avenue, Chicago, III. J. J. Leahy . . . 2627 Fremont St., Philadelphia, Pa F. X. Holl ... 806 22d aveS., Minneapolis, Minn. W H. McDonnell . 210 E. Market St., Scranton, Pa. Subordinate Lodges. 1. DEEB PARK; Port Jervis. If. T. Meets in Union Hall at 2 P. M. every 8unday. G. E. Carmer Master John Downs, Box 311 Secretary Wm. Van Dine • Collector C.E. Barkman, Box 26 Receive S. T. Ferguson, Box 386 Magazine Agent 2. HAND Cl HAND; Providence, B. I. Meets 2d Monday of each month, at 8:30 P. M., !u Engineers’ Hall. C. Anthony Taft, 326 Chalkstone ave . . C. E Harman, East Providence .... Secretary Willis A. Aldrich. 217 Smith st Collector J. W. Williams. 25Kilton st., Taunton, Mass Receiver Willis A. Aldrich, Valley Falls, Magazine Agent 8. ADOPTED DAUGHTER; Jersey City, If. J. Meets 2d and 4th 8uudays in bank building. Cor. Washington and Plymouth 8ts. Jos. Capner, Jr., 243 Second 8t Master E. P. Hutton. 178 Fourth St Secretary J. B. Sweet, 147 Academy St Collector C. E. Renter, 403 E. 69th St.. New York City Receiver 8. Simpson, 572 Jersey Ave . . . Magazine Agent 4. GREAT EASTERN s Portland. Raise. Meets in B. of L. E. Hall, 1st and 3d Sundays. L. G. Shaw, 22 Beckett 8t Master C. D. Getchell, 11 Brattle 8t Secretary A. E. Dennison. 23 Merrill St Collector F. A. Huff, 47 Hanover St Receiver F. E. Pottle, 72 Waterville st Mag. Agent Digitized by C.ooQLe

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144 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Feb. «. CHARITY j St. Tkoau. Oaterlo. Meets In Engineer’s Hall every Tuesday at 8 Thos. Quirk, Box 1273 Messer A. 8. Adams, Box 1273 Secretary L. D. Norton, Box 1273 Collector Frank Turrill, Box 1273 ... ... Receiver Wm. Deyelll, Box 1273 Magazine Agent PRIDE OF THE WEST; P'SotoJfo. Meets 1st and 3d Monday^ it 1 F. M. R. H. Lanbam, Box 403 Master F. J. Parker, Box 481 . . Secretary Fred Gratiot .... Collector John Moore, Box 189 ... . .... Receiver Wm. Ross Magazine Agent 7. POTOMAC ; Washington, D. C. Meets 2d and 4th Sunday of each month at 2 P. M., Cor. 13% and E St. N. W. James B. May 47f%F. St. 8. W Master Wm. C. Jasper, 628 Penn’a Ave., N. W . Secretary A. J. Williams. 827 C. 8t., 8. W Collector P. P. Luddy, 428 4% St. 8. W Reciever Jos. M. Harmon, 1417 Maryland Ave., Mag. Agent 8. BED KITEB; Denison City, Texas. Meets in King’s Hall, Woodford St., every Satur- day at 7 P. M. J. F. Cramer Master Louis Horner, L. Box 662 Secretary J. J. Croften, L. Box 318 Collector J. Crofton, L. Box 318 Receiver C. W. Jeffries Magazine Agent FRANKLIN; Columbus.Ohlo. Meets at 64% N. High St., first Monday and third Tuesday evenings. F. W. Arnold, 544 E. Main St Master C. C. Colt, 204 Baird St Secretary N. T. Bynon, 3/5 Mt. Vernon ave .... Collector F. J. Kistler, 212, 214 South High 8t . . Receiver Leonard Lawrence, 49 Curtis Ave . . Mag. Agent 10. FOBEST CITY; Cleveland, Ohio. Meets 2d and 4th Tuesdays at 7 P. M., in Odd Fellows Hall. 52 Public Square. J. F. Touslcv, 192 Merchants ave Master A. G. Laubscher, Seward 8t., W Secretary T. P. Curtis, 41 West Madison 8t . . . . Collector John Crouse, si Penn 8t Receiver A. G. Laubschs, Seward 8t., West Cleveland Mag. Agent II. EXCELSIOR; PhiUipsbnrg, N. J. Meets 2d and 4th 8undayB in G rimers Hall. Ruben Tyndall Master C. A. 8tevenson Secretary . Oliver Kidney, 633 Main St Collector J. W. Sinclair. L. Box 96 Receiver A. L. Vandegrlft Mag. Agent 13. BUFFALO; Buffalo, N. T. Meets every Tuesday at 8 P. M. at 198 Seneca St. J. J. Knauff,6l Delaware Place Master Wm. J. Bruman, 395 Swan 8t Secretary H. Adams, 252 Seneca St Collector F. H. Coe, 4 Hickory St Receiver A. S. Bickley, 367 Myrtle St . . . Magazine Agent IS. WASHINGTON ; Jersey City* N. J. Meets 1st Saturday at 7:30 P. M., and 3d Sunday at 10:30 A. M. Cor. Maple St., and Pacific Ave. C. A. Wilson, 147 Pacific Ave Master Mellick Sbick, 141 Pacific Ave . . . . Secretary P. C. Quick, Somerville, N. J Collector C. A. Wilson. 147 Pacific Ave Receiver D. M. Blake, 254 Communipaw Ave., Mag. Agent 14. EUBEKA; Indianapolis, Ind. Meets every Tuesday at 8 P. M. at 34 W. Washing- ton St., fourth floor. Wm. P. McBride. 485 E. Georgia 8t . . . . Master Wm. J. Hugo. 172 Blake St Secretary E. J. Kline, 635 North West St ... . Collector Wm. J. Hugo, 172 Blake St Receiver W. R. Jones, 64 So. West St Mag Agent 16. RT. LAWRENCE : Montreal, Canada. Meet in St. Charles Club Room, Point St. Charles. James Murphy, 455 Wellington St, Point St. Charles, Montreal Master James Ashcroft, 114 Congregation St., Point St. Charles, Montreal Secretary W. F. Stocker, 127% Bourgeois St., Point St. Charles, Montreal Collector H. J. Clarke, 49% Charron 8t., St. Gabriel, Montreal Receiver H. J. Clarke, 49% Charron St., St. Gabriel, Montreal Mag. Agent 16. Y1GO ; Terre Hante, Ind. Meets 2d and 4th Mondays at 7:80 P. M. E. V. Debs Maater J. F. O’ Reilly. 431 N. 4th St Secretary Henry Baiersdorf, 203 N. 12th St . . . Collector C. A. Bennett, 1004 N. 9th St Receiver E. W. Bundy, 702 N. 14% St . . . Magazine Agent 17. PINE RIDGE: C hadron, Neb. . Meets 1st and 3d Sundays, at Masonic Hall. W. M. Shirley, Box 31 1 Master John White, Box 366 ... . Secretary John White, Box 866 Collector R. Chandler, L. Box 807 Receiver J. H. Butler, Long Pine, Neb . . Magaslne Agent 18. WE8T END; Slater. Ho. Meets in I. O O. F. Hall 1st and 8d Snnday nights. E. A. Jones, Box 128 . . Maater C. 8. Frazier. Box 186 Secretary Greeley Olds Collector J. Kinney, Box 154 Receiver A. Disney Magazine Agent 19. TRUCKEE; Wadsworth, Nevada. Meets every Friday at 7:00 P M. J. B. Cunningham, Box 8 Master W. J. Patten, Box 8 Secretary H. E. Huston, Box 8 Collector J. S. Raitt, Box 8 . Receiver H. L. Huston Magazine Agent 20. STUART; St n art, Iowa. Meets in Engineer’s Hall every Monday at 7:15 Geo. C. Wells, Box 117 Master W. R. Van H&rten, Box 412 Secretary Wm. Zerwick, Box 262 Collector W. R. Van Harten, Box 412 Receiver E. L. Fick Magazine Agent 21. INDUSTRIAL St. Louis, Ho. Meets 2d and 4th Tuesdays at 8 P. M., at 902 So. 4th St. Phil. C. Snyder, 712 S. Eighteenth St . . . Master Eli Glclas, 1021 G rat ton St Secretary Chas. Ladenberger, 800 Geyer Ave . . . Collector W. A. Murphy, 944 Chouteau Ave . . . .Receiver Eli Giclas. 1021 Gratton St . . Magazine Agent 22. CENTRAL; Urbaaa, HI. Meet in I. O. O. F. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays. L. Sullivan, Box 367 Master F. A. Bonner Secretary Dan. O’Connor Collector Jas. A. Gibson .... Receiver George Brash Magazine Agent 28. PH4ENIX; Brookfield, Ho. Meets 2d and 4th Mondays, over Wheeler’s bank. M. Stevens . Mastei J. H. Snoddy, Box 7 . Secretary J. S. Ott, Box 381 Collector J. H. 8noddy, Box 7 . Receiver J. M. Morgan Magazine Agent 24. GREAT WESTERN; Parsons. Kansas. Meet in I. O. O. F. Hall on Johnson Ave., every Wednesday at 2:30 P. M. J. E. Powell. Box 144 Master F. E. Green, Box 413 Secretary J. G. Morris, Box 283 Collector J. E. Powell, Box 144 Receiver J. W. Terrell, Box 332 Mag. Agent 26. CONNECTING LINK; Boone, Iowa. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M. T. W. Smith Master George McCormick, Box 2 Secretary H. C. Barron Collector Simon Rogers Receiver W. J. Webster Magazine Agent Digitized by t^.ooQLe

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 145 M. ALPHA: Barakoo. Wte. Meets 2d and 4th Mondays in B. L. E. Hall. A. E. Brown. Box 1057 Master Thomas Williams . . . Secretary H. E. Megee Collector C. W. Lambertson Receiver C. A. Rich Magazine Agent 17. HAWKE YE; Cedar Rapid*, Iowa. Meets 2d Sunday at 2:80 P. M. and 4th Mondays at 7:*) P. M at Room 18 O’Hara’s Block. Fred. McArdle. «7 6th Ave Master S. D. Byers, 252 Third 81., W Secretary J L. Jennings. 3280 Ave, W Collector C. B. Kverette. 46 avenue A Receivei J. H. McKenzie, 172 B. Ave . . . Magazine Agent tt. ELKHORN ; North Platte, Neb. Meet* every Wednesday at 7:80 P. M. Cha*. W. Baskins Master John T. Smart, Box 367 Secretary W. H. Coleman. Box 214 Collector A. M. Coflfenberger Receiver B H. SUmnon Box 15 Magazine Agent tt. CERBO GORDO; Mason City, Iowa. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesday evening of each month onr. Second and Main Sts. Chas 8. Holman Master J. H. Fulton. Box 706 Secretary Mat New bow rn Collector J. H. Fulton, Box 706 Reoeivei 8tepben A. Trine Mag. Agent Ml CEBAR TALLEY; Waterloo, Iowa. Meet in Black Hawk Hall, Lafayette St. and B. Waterloo, 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P. M. E. T. Gregory. 514 8&xon St Master R. A. Corson, Box 1151 Secretary E. T. Giegofy, 514 Saxon St Collector R. A. Corson, Box 1154 Receiver F. Fern, care J.C. R. R. shop . . Magazine Agent n. R. R. CENTRE ; Atchison, Kansas. Meets on 1st and 3rd Sundays at 2 P. M., cor. 3d and Commercial St. M. Warner, 10*1 Commercial St Master C. H. Salisbury. lUrt Fourteenth St . . . Secretary W. D. Foster. 130 1 N. Main St Collector Frank Johnson, 713 North st Receiver Chax H. Norris, 7th St. Hotel .... Mag. Agent It. BORDER ; Ellis, Kansan. Meets Tuesday evenings at 7:30 In I. O. O. F. Hall. G. M. McClure, Box 206 Master J. L. Clark, Box 244 Secretary A. M. Petrie. Box 103 Collector T. J. Welsh. Box 107 Receiver Harry Stigall Magazine Agent K80CCIXH; Trenton. Mo. Meets in O. R. C. Hall 1st and ud Mondays at 2 P. M . and 2d and 4th Mondays at 7 P. M. R. N. msg .... Master Thomas Gri fflu. Box 145 Secretary Wn. Echermen Collector F. While Receiver F. Fischer Magazine Agent H CLINTON; Clinton, Iowa. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2:30 P. M. In Engi- neer’s Hall, Fourth 8t. John A. Lake. 419 Tenth Ave Master J. M. Wheeler, 515 Comanche Ave . . . Secretary F. A. Kinch. 522 Seventh Ave Box 381 . Collector 0eo. P. Smith, 412 Eleventh Ave .... Receiver foeph F. Butler Mag. Agent ft. AMBOY; Amboy, HI. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays of every month. C. B Rosier, Box 498 - Master J. F. Maloney. Box 880 Secretary Nicholas Kaxtler Collector J.J. Orchard -Receiver Warren Feasiden Magazine Agent ftL TIPPECANOE : Lafayette, lad. Meals in Red Men's Hall at 2 P. M. Sundays. I. & CruKey. 94 Hartford 8t Master QJL NewbU’g, 160 N. Sixth 8t . . . . Secretary W. H. wmooahby. 29 N. 8d 8t Collector BIT. Korty. 29 N. 8d St Receiver w ~ i^78 Smith St Magazine Agent S7. NEW HOPE; Ceatralla, UL Meets every 8unday at 2 P. M. H. G. McCormick, Box 151 Master W. D. Holton . Secretary W. D. Hoton. Box 244 Collector C H. Randall Receiver T. J. Prickett Magazine Agent 18. A YON; Stratford, Ontario. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M. Wm. O'Brien, Box 818 Master J. T. Burke, Box 818 Secretary Wm. O’Brien. Box 818 Collector G. Nursey, Box 318 Receiver Eugene A. Ball Magazine Agent 89. TWIN CITY; Rock Island, HI. W. T. Clark, 3 8 Twentieth St Master C. J. Dahl, 3052 9th Ave Secretary C. J. Dahl, 3U52 9th Ave Collector J. O. Boyle Receiver Carl Bolts, 3081 Fifth Ave .... Magazine Agent 40. BLOOMING j Bloomington, HI. Meets 910 W. Chestnut st., Tuesdays, at 7:80 P. M. E. Btowning,714HW. Washington St . . . Master W. Cavanaugh, 902 N. Lee St Secretary C. W. Mlllspaugh Collector W. Cavanaugh, 902 N. Lee St Receiver Ed. J. Spreen. 608 N. Mason 9t., Magazine Agent 41. ONWARD; Dlrktnsoa, Dakota. Meets every Thursday at 7:80 P. M. W. F. Cunningham, L. Box 215 Master John Benedict Secretary E. E. Hagan Collector Joe Crosthwaite Receiver E. E. Hagan Magazine Agent 41. ELMO: Madison, Win. Meets In Good Templars Hall 2d and 4th Sundays. M. O’Loughlin, 611 W. Daytou Hi . . Masier John Cashen, Cor. Clymer and Broom streets Secretary Joseph Parish, Clymer St Collector M. O'Loughllu, 6ll W. Dayton St . . . Receiver Alfred Tyler, 821 University Ave . . Mag. Agent 48. 8T. JOSEPH : St. Joseph, Mo. Meets 1st and 3d Thursdays at I. O. O. F. Hall, 10 Pacific St. F. O. Porter, N. E. Cor. Thirteenth and Penn Sts Master C. B. Wilson, 2203 S. Sixth 8t Secretary J. Hyndman, 2216 8. Sixth St Collector C. B. Wilson, 22u3 S. 8ixth 8t Receiver C. B. Parker Magazine Agent 41. F. W. ARNOLD; East 8t. Leals, 111. Meets alternate Tuesdays, at 7:80 P. M. In Jack- icsch Hall on Missouri and Main sts. T. J. Hayes, Box 875 Master C. E. Lung, Box 364 Secretary John U. Roy Collector Thos. Halpin . Receiver T. J. Hayes. Box 375 Magazine Agent 4S. ROSE CITY; Little lock, Ark. Meets in Quapaw Hall every Monday night. Jent Stout, 8m6 W. Fifth St . • Master Ea Chamberlain, 815 Water St Secretary Thos. A. Howell. 1704 W. 3d St Collector George Emery. 1409 West 4th 8t . . . Receiver Ed Chamberlain, 815 Water St . . . Mag. Agent 41. CAPITAL; Springfield. HI. Meets at Engineers’ Hall, 217 8onth 5th st, 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P. M. A. Cunningham, 1125 North 5th st . ... Master A. D. Hensley, 911 E. Reservoir st . . . Secretary J. Shafer, 416 Monroe st Collector Thos. P. Walsh, 1424 South 7th st. . . . Receiver E. W. Rowland, 1217 E. Jackson St . . Mag. Agent 47. TRIUMPHANT: Chicago, 111. Meets 21 Monday evening and 4th Sunday after- noons in P. 8. O. of A. Hall, 146 E. 22d St. Thos. 8. Deegan, 298 E 22d 8t . ... Master Chas. Sheckner, 187 E. 22d St., Flat 11 . Secretary Thomas Kenney. 144 17th St Collector Peter 8chlacke, 1533 Michigan Ave . . . Receiver Martin Creighton, 1436 Indiana Ave . Mag. Agent Digitized by Google

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 48. W. F. HYNES; Peoria, 111. Meets in 0. A. R. Hall 1st Saturday at 7:80 P. M., and Hd Sunday at 2 P. M. A. G. Elbertson. 1024 N. Jefferson St . . . Mast m Jos. V. Johnson, 702 Hulburt St ... . Secretary W. A. McMillan, 2L1 New St Collector G. C. Watt. 617 1st St . . Receiver Jas. E. Dillon, 503 Frink St . . . Magazine Agent 49. J. *. RAYMOND: Decatur, HI. Meets 2d and 4tn Sundays at 8 P. M., in Engin- eer’s Hall. E Eldorado St. A. H. Mition, 075 N. Water St Maste) Geo. Green, 1172 E. Marietta St . . . .Secretary Wm. H. 81ater, 637 E. North st Collector Geo. Bash ford, 730 N. Church St ... . Receiver Wm. Langelt, 003 N. Morgan st . Magazine Agent 90. GARDEN CITY ; Chicago, HI. Meets 1st and 8d Saturdays at 7:80 P. M. H. W. Rouscup. 524 Fifty-sixth St .... Master John E. Davis. 6630 Butterfield St . . . Secretary W. H. Green, 4887 State 8t Collector J. J. Coffey. 4234 Atlantic 8t Receiver G. W. Brislen, 4700 Wabash Ave . . . Mag. Agent 61. FRISCO: North 8prlagfleld, Mo. Meets 2d and 4tn Saturdays of each month at 7:80 P. M. in Masonic Hall. 68. SACRAMENTO; Rocklin. Cal.. Meet every Monday in Masonic Hall at l P. M. C. C. Brown Master C. E. Warrington .... Secretary C. E. Warrington Collector M. H. Tuttle Receiver M. H. Tuttle Magazine Agent 69. ROYAL GORGE; South Pueblo, Colo. E. R. Harlan Mastei Michael Gaffhey Secretary George Hasler ... Collector C H. Swineler Receiver Chas. Schukr Mag. Agent it. GOOD WILL : Logansport, lad. Meets every Sundays at 2 P. M., Cor. Fourth and Market Sts. H. C. Swadener, 1408 E. Broadway .... Master E. H. Laing, 1428 E. Broadway .... Secretary F. M. Wilt, 822 Fifteenth St Collector E. H. Laing, 1724 Smead St Receiver J. A. Holland, cor Illinois and Indiana Sts Magazine Agent 68. EMPORIA; Emporia, Kansas. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays of each month in A. O. U. W. Hall, cor. Fifth and Conn sts. John Turnpaugh, 2 Pine St Master Alvin Deen, Box 1198 Secretary Jas. T. Bunt, 476 NeoshaSt Collector A. E. Pearce, L. box 1201 Receiver W. R. Samuels, 524 Rural St Mag. Agent 64. ANCHOR; Moberly, Mo. Meet Tuesday sat 7 p. M. in Supples Bros. Hall. J. J. Evans, Box 542 Master L. H. Kettler, Box 118 Secretary James Scully, Box 543 Collector James Dickson, Box 110 Receiver J. S. Hannah, Box 1574 Mag. Agent 66. BLUFF CITY ; Memphis, Tenn. Meets 2d and 4th Thursday evenings, at No. 16 Johnson Ave. Jacob Fuches, L. & N. Shops Master John Spellman, L. & N. Shops Secretary Jacob Wagner, L. k N. Shops Collector Laurence Fox, L. A N. Shops .... Receiver John H. Davis, 181 Seventh St . . . Mag. Agent 66. BANNER; Stan berry. Me. Meets every Saturday night at 7:80 P. M. D. L. Collier Mastei T. H. Robotham Secretary D. L. Collier Collector J. J. Smith Receiver George Mock Mag. Agent 67. BOSTON : Boston, Maas. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays of each month at Odin Hall. 47 Hanover st. H. E. Stevens, 5 Davis St Master T. F. Haines, Ocean View St., Win- throp, Mass ... Secretary H. 8 All Ingham. 66 H St., So. Boston . Collector C. A Fisher, 32 E. Springfield St ... . Receiver L. R. Stewart Mag. Agent M. N. Lines 813 Spring St., Pueblo .... Master Wm. Walk, Block T, No. 59, Pueblo . . Secretary F. E. Peaice, L. Box 489, Pueblo, Colo., Collector M. C. Donnelly, 316 E. 2d St., Pueblo . . Receiver R. 8. McAlpln Mag. Agent 60. UNITED; Philadelphia, Pa. Meets alternate Sundays at Dover Hall, Marshall 8t. above Susquehanna ave. B. F. Pettit. 205o N. Ninth St Master Josiah H. Fetters, 2841 Dickinson st, 8lBt Ward Secretary Howard Reeder, 1943 Lawrence st . . . Collector John A. Falls, 2224 N. 2d St Receiver J. R. Race, 521 Diamond St Mag. Agent 61. MINNEHAHA; St. Paul, Minn. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month. A. E. Carle, 120 Granite St Master P. McLaughlin, 76 Sycamore St . . . .Secretary A. E. Carle, 120 Granite St Collector H. L. Buckley. 120 Granite St .... Receiver Jas. Johnson, 608 Warren St . . Magazine Agent 62. YANBEBGEN ; Carbondaie, Pa. Meets in Odd Fellows’ Hall, 2d and 4th Sundays. John P. McCawley Master A. W. Banks, Box 479 Secretary W. H. Brokenshier Collector O. E. Histed, L. Box 865 Receiver O. E. Histed, L. Box 855 ... . Magazine Agent 63. HERCULES; Danville, HI. Meets 1st and 4th Sundays and 2d Friday, in Gid- ding’s hall, 24, E. Main st. John Myers, Box 772 Master H. J. Bohn, 501 E. Main St Secretary John Wakely, Box 772 Collector John Myers, Box 772 Receiver T. A. Hudson Mag. Agent 64. SIOUX; Sionx City, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:80 P. M. in K. P. Hall. A. J. Goodrich, 1601 Sixth st Master Jas. G. Clevenger. 606 Market 8t . . . . Secretary 8idney Weir, 1201 Fifth 8t Collector L. B. Cutting, St. James, Minn Receiver Warren Bennett Mag. Agent 65. FORT RIDGELY: Waseca, Minn. M«eets 1st and 3d Sundays at Engineer’s Hall. Jos. B Neucomer .... Master H. H. Richardson Secretary J. A. Robinson Collector W. D. Grime* Receiver George Woskie Magazine Agent 66. CHALLENGE; Belleville, Ontario. Meets in B. of L. F. Hall, 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:30 P. M. Robert Milne, Belleville Station Master Fred Link, Belleville Station Secretary W’m. Logue, Box 9. Belleville Stotion . Collector Tim Daly, Jr., Box 99, Belleville Station, Receiver R. Snell Magazine Agent 67. DOMINION; Toronto, Canada. Meets ^in ^1. O. O. F. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at C. W. O. Dalby. 125 Augusta Ave Master Sidney Vaughan, 22 Clarence Square . Secretary Jas. Pratt, 78 Huron St Collector Sidney Vaughn, 22 Clarence Square . .Receiver J. Pratt, 13 Huron St ....... Mag. Agent 68. EAU CLAIRE; Altoona, Wls. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. Martin E. Cuddy Master Timothy Anglin Secretary M. E. Cuddy Collector Pat Keating Receiver E. A. Hamilton, Box 22 ... . Magazine Agent Digitized by ^.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 147 •» HLAHU CITT s Broekvflle, Ontario. Thursday evening at 7:80 P. M. In the Me' rill Block. John M. Phillips, Box 668 Matter T. J. Beehler, Box 658 Secretary X* Collector T. J. Beehler. Box 558 Receiver Benjamin Dickerson Magazine Agent ft UHTK STAB: Longview. Texas. Meet every Saturday at 2 P. M. in I. O. O. P. Hall. J. C. Broderick. Box 411 Master L H. Stoat, Box 411 Secretary I. H. Stoat. Box 411 Collector i#^,Ra.Ued*e» Box 411 Receiver C. w. slay ion Magazine Agent n. BCWUiaiNHA J Oneonta, N. T. Meets In B. of L. E. Hall2d and 4th Sundays at 3 P. M. Willard Robinson, L. Box 1183 Master John B. Ingalls Secretary g-W. Mills cSSSSor Elmer Kerr . Receiver George Boack Magazine Agent ft. WELCOME; Camden, If. J. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays of each month at N. E. Cor. 3d and Federal Sts. Wo. Wiggins, 45 Cooper St Master Geo. M. Kern, 552 So 4th st Secretary Garret M. Western. 586 Bridge St ... . Collector Jas. L. Gibbs, Collinswood, N. J . . . . Receiver deurv Harris. 446 Henry 8t . . . Magazine Agent 1L BAT tfTATE: Worcester, Mass. Meets 2d and 4th 8undaysat3Q2 Main St J. E. Johnson. 18 Castle 8t Master GhsaA Smith. 124 Central St . . . .Secretary Geo. T. Craft 45 Sabin St Collector Cbaa O. 8ykes, 11 Gowlding St Receiver E. A, Bragg. 8 Kilby St Magazine Agent J4. R4ISA8 CITY; Kansas City, Ho. Meets In Forrest en*’ Hall alternate Mondays. D. McDonnell. 2114 Belleview Ave .... Master R. H Wilson. Box 41, Armstrong. Kan., Secretary R. Haslett 2117 Madison avenue .... Collector If* B Roberts, 1*41 Madison Ave ... Receiver H. O. Draper, Station “A” . . . Magazine Agent ft» DTERPBX8E; Philadelphia, Pa. Weets 1st and 3d Sundays at G. A. R. Hall, N. E. Cor. 38th and Market Hts. a H. McFarland. 4069 Filbert St Master W. H. Gnthrie, 676 N. 84th 8t Secretary Prank Dnpell, 3321 Aspen St .... . Collector W H. Gnthrie, 376 N. Mth St Receiver Frank Dnpell. 3u21 Aspen St . . Magazine Agent ft- JEW ERA ; Breckenrldge, Minn. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. in Masonic Hall. Geo. W. Sebastian Master John C. Nolan, L. Box 235 Secretary W.C.Hall Collector Hurd Receiver Pred Whitbred, Box 84 Magazine Agent tt. MOCK! MOUNT ADI ; Denver. Colo. Meets every Thursday at 7:80 P. M., at 1525 Lari- mer st. Chat. D. Lane, 2646 Lawrence St Master W. F. Brundage, 1216 Larimer 8t . . . . Secretary Ed Sibley, 709 Curtis .St Collector W. P. Brundage, 1216 Larimer 8t . . . Receiver J. P. Rally, 2724 Arapahoe St . . Magazine Agent E G0LDEX EAGLE; Sedalla, Mo. Meets 1st. 3<1 and 5th Saturdays at 7:30 P. M. T. C. Martin. 417 N. Summit St Master E K. Park, 519 Ohio St Secretary W. 5. Mitchell. 32 1 Randolph 8t . . . .Collector Emut Myers. 3.8 Engineers' St .... Receiver CL. Van Etteo, 1216 E 5th St ... . Mag. Agent M. DODGE: Boodkoase. HI. Msecs 1st and 3d Mondays and 2d and 4th 8un- f4w. in Engineer’s Hall. Hrndman Master fkm. E Stone . - Secretary Ohm & Stone Collector Amm Downey, L. Box 71 Receiver l A. Wells Magazine Agent 80. SELF HELP ; Aurora. HI. Meets over 26 and 28 Broadway, every 2d 8unday. Johns Slick, 447 Main St ... . . . . .Master W. B. Miller, 110 Main 8t Secretary W. B. Miller, 110 Main St Collector Frank G. Boomer. 261 South Ave ... Receiver Fred. E. Diamond, Tremont House . Mag. Agent 81. PINE CITT; Bralnerd. Minn. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., in I. O. O. P. hall, 6th st So. Thomas Riley, Box 1692 Master Geo. Watts, Box 1045 Secretary Paul Braden, Box 1723 Collector John Cullen, Box 1749 . . Receiver S. W. Green Magazine Agent 82. NORTHWESTERN ; Minneapolis. Minn. Meet 1st Saturday evening ana 3d Sunday after- noon of each month. Morgan E. Miller, 1214 Western Ave . . . Master W. h. Richmond, 820 N. Girard Ave . . Secretary B. A. Bennett, 1116 Western Ave .... Collector W. E. Richmond, 820 N. Girard Ave . . Receiver Geo. E. Walker, 2130 Tenth Ave. So., Mag. Agent 8S. TRINITY: Fort Worth. Texas. Meets in Firemen’s Hall every Friday at 8 P. M. I. M. Dean. L. Box 406 Master Chas. T. Elliott. L.Box 406 Secretary I. M. Dean, L. Box 406 Collector James Jay, Box 406 Receiver B. F. Page. L. Box 406 Magazine Agent 81. CALHOUN; Battle Creek, Mleh. Meets in Whitcomb’s Block, N. Jefferson St., 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:80 P. M. and 1st Monday at 7:30 P. M. J D. Coughlin, 56 East Hall St Master Wm. Powell, 88 Bennett 8t Secretary Tbos. P. Costello, 85 E. Hall 8t Collector E. C. Wilder, 60 Southern Ave . . . . Receiver Chas. M. Byrd, 34 Irving St . . . Magazine Agent 85. FARGO: Fargo, Dakota. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at I. 0. O. F. Hall, Cor. Robert st. and Second Ave. Arthur Bassett, L. Box 1796 Master Geo. L. Sutherland, Box 962 Secretary W. W. Sturm&n, Box 825 Collector Rich. Roggeveen, L. Box 1026 Receiver J. T. Wantland, L. Box 1653 . . Magazine Agent 88. BLACK HILL8; Laramie City, Wyoming. Meets Friday evening at 7:80 in K. L. Hall John W. Costin Master Wm. Knold Secretary Henry C. Bernard Collector Wm. Roth Receiver Chas. Reynolds Mag. Agent 87. 8UMMT ; Rawlins. Wyoming. Meet at I. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 8d Wednesdays at 7:30 P. M. J. A. Measures Master J. Doherty Secretary G. C. Jordan Collector P. Nanghton Receiver Wm. Ross Magazine Agent 83. HORNING STAR; Evanston, Wyoming. Meets Thursdays at 7:80 P. M. in I. O. O. F. Hall. John O’Donnell "Master Wra. Murray Secretary John O’Donnell Collector John Yount Receiver James Holt Magazine Agent 89. SILVER STATE; Carlin, Nevada. Meets Tuesday In Engr's hall, at 8 P. M. C. H Oliver Master Jesse Swaney Secretary Geo. English Collector C. H. OlUver Receiver Jesse Swaney Magazine Agent 90. SAN DIEGO; San Bernardino, Cal. Meets in Odd Fellows Hall 1st and Sd Sundays. C. B. Lumsden, Box 645 Master Smith Taylor Secretary E. W. Neebet Collector J. Culley Receiver G. A. March Mag. Agent Digitized by Google

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148 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Feb U. BOLDER OATS I 8m rruciaoo. Cal. Meets 1st Sunday at 1 P. M. and 8d Tuesday at 7 P. M., Cor. Valencia and 10th St®. Mat Rourke, 1855 Mission St Master Charles A. Crites, 2u8 Sixteenth St . . Secretary W. J. Allen, 24 Julian Are., near 16th, Collector T. D. Manhire. 2748 Sixteenth 8t . . . . Receiver John Doyle, 637 Eighteenth 8t . . . Mag. Agent Ot. FRONTIER CITY; Oswego, N. Y. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at N. T. O. A W. Ry. Depot. M. EL Murphy. N. Y. O. A W. Depot . . . Master Myrom H. Counsell, 16 E. 6th 8t . . . . Secretary Jas. Whalen. 290 W. 7th 8t Collector 8. C. Forsyth. 166 W. Utica 8t Receiver 8. C. Foray th, 166 W. Utica St . . Magaxine Agent 06. GATE CITY: Keokak, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th 8undays at 2 P. M.v In Horn’s hall. Cor. 8th and Main sta. Geo. Waden, 507 Main St Master K. J. Concannon. 1007 Park 8t Secretary John Morgan, 1218 Reid St Collector John H. Carter. 507 Main St Receiver A. J. Bberaoll. 1213 Bank 8t . . . Magaxine Agent •4. CACTUS; Tacsoa, Arizona. Meets 1st and 8d Tuesdays at 7:80 P. M. at B. of L. F. Hall, Cor. Tool Ave. and Pennington 8t. Wm. Patterson, Lock Box 218 Master W E. Butler. L. Box 218 Secretary F. M. Blaney, L. Box 218 Collector J. J. Lucev, L. Box 296 Receiver J. C. Clancy, L. Box 218 Magazine Agent 06. CHICAGO; Chicago, HI. Meet at 287 Milwaukee Ave. 2d Tuesday at 8:00 P. M. and last 8unday of each month, at 9:80 A. M. C. B. Johnson, 228 W. Indiana St ... . Master Geo. Pace, 269 W. Kinzie 8 t Secretary J. F. Cantlon, 142 Front St Collector E. W. Wallbaum. 224 Larrabee 8t . . . Receiver Pat Grady, Lake Forest, 111 . . . Magazine Agent 06. ALEXIA ; WsUsvlUe, Ohio. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays oor. Main and Four- teenth Sts. Joseph Quinn. Box 239 Master Frank Ray, Box 696 Secretary Wm. King Collector J. W. Chisholm. Box 695 Receiver John Lei d tag. Box 366 Magazine Agent §7. ORANGE GBOYE ; Los Angeles, Cal. Meets every Tuesday evening at 7:30, at 512 San Fernando St. J. J. Lawton, Box 72 Master Geo. C. Morton, Box 72 Secretary W. J. Grant, Box 72 Collector Geo. C. Morton, Box 72 Receiver F. B. Boyett Magazine Agent 08. PERSEVERANCE: Terrace, Utah. Meets every Tuesday, at Engineers' Hall. R. M. Toy Master A. 8. Noble Secretary E. P. Hastings Collector D. F. Creswell Receiver F. R. Kramer Magazine Agent 00. ROCHESTER: Rochester, N. Y. Meets every Friday evening, at No. 83 Market St. E. E. Pruyn, 41 First Ave Master D. A. Thompson, xl6 Frank St Secretary M. M. Chadwick. 171 N. Union 8t . . . Collector James Clark. 171 N Union St Receiver Jas. A. Clark, 171 N. Union 8t . . . . Mag. Agent l. ADAIR; Bowling Green, Hr. Meets every Monday at 2 P. M. P. J. Bnrke Master A. M. Freeman Secretary Woods L. Miller Collector R. E. Hockeramlth, Box 413 .. . . Receiver W. H. Hawkins Magazine Agent . ADVANCE; Crestoa, Iowa. Meets every Monday at 7:80 P. M., In Firemen's Hall, 222 Pine st. J. F. Bryan, L. Box 319 Master J. H. Murphy, L. Box 528 Secretary J. W. Crouch, Box 288 Collector J. F. Bryan. L. Box 819 Receiver F. S. Templeton Magazine Agent 102. CONFIDENCE; East Dos Koines, Iowa. Meets alternate Sundays at 2 P. M., in I. O. O. F. Hall, 8. E. oor. Sycamore and Sixth St. F. S. Payne, 1221 Court Ave Master W. L. Caras, 849 Thl teenth 8t Secretary John Loveless, 1203 Fillmore St Collector J. W. Combs, 1821 Buchauan St Receiver H. L. Wilson, Robertson block, room 7 Magazine Agent 190. FALLS CITY; Loalsville, K v. Meet every Thursday at 2 P. M. at Colgan’s Hall, Cor. 10th and Walnut St. Clark H. R*e, 1242 Twelfth St Master J. J. Lnw»on, 1108 12th St Secretary James White. 2110 W. Madison St . . Collector J. J. Lawson, 1108 12th St Receiver Jas. H. Patrick, 9 <9 Tenth 8t . . Magazine Agent 1H. “ OLD KENTUCKj” Ladlow, Kv. Meets 1st and 8d Thursdays at 7:80 P. M. in L O. O. F. Hall. H. G. Chrisinger, Box 76 Master M. J. Connelly Secretary Chas. Heimberger Collector J. E. Doran, Box 70 Receiver Chas. Heimberger Magazine Agent 136. PROGRESS; Galesbarg, HI. Meets 1st and 2d Thursdays and 8d and 4th Fridays at 7:80 P. M.. in B. of L. E HalL J. T. MrDavid,319 Day St Master Grant Westfall, 423 3. Academy St . . . Secretary J. L. Nelson. 827 N. Seminary St . . . Collector Fred W. Peteraon, 16 W 3d St Receiver U. G. Westfall, 423 S. Academy St . . Mag. Agent 106. KEY CITY: Dabaqse, Iowa. Meets 2d ana 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., over Master Mechanic’s Office. Jas. B. "tmith, 1001 Lake 8t Master D. W. Mason, 438 High St Secretary J. E. Haynes. 235 High 8t Collector John P. Sandry. 102 High St . . . Receiver C. G. Nelson, 522 N. Seminary St . . Mag. Agent 107. ECL1P8E; Gallos, Okie. Meets in Zimmerman’s Hall every Thursday evening. M. Dean Master Ed. W. Armor, Box 701 Secretary E. W. Armor, Box 701 Co lector J. A. Farnworth. Box 283 Receiver Geo. Canaan, Box 898 Magazine Agent 108. PIONEER; Chama, New Mexico. Meets every Wednesday at 7:30 P. M., in D. A R. G. Passenger Depot. Herman Berudt Master Michael Hurley Secretary F. L. Hindle Collector J. C. McCabe. Box 8 Receiver Edward Bradley ....... Magazine Agent 100. PEACE; 8t. Leals, Ho. Meets 2d and 4th Fridays of each month in Sum- mit Hall, Cor. Ewing Ave. and Market 8t. C. E. Amos. 2846 Mullamphy St Master W. M. White. 944 Chouteau Ave .... Secretary O. L. Deariue, 1603 Washington ave . . Collector J. L. Pate. 3034 Rutger St Receiver J. L. Pate, 3034 Rutger 8t . . . . Magazine Agent 110. OLD GUARD; Baeyras, Ohio. Meet every 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. in En- gineer's Hall, Cor. Sandusky and Mansfield St. J. R. Gordon, L. Box 286 Master C. P. Collins Secretary Zeuo Kirk Collector Chas. F. Pillard, L. Box 236 Receiver C. P. Collins Magazine Agent 111. BEACON; Hattooa, HI. Meets in K ol L. Hall Sunday at 2:80 P. M. C. J. Singleton, Box 50 Master T. F. Bar<ett. Box 427 Secretary O. C. Henry Collector C. J. Singleion, Box 60 Receiver Ben Newkirk Magazine Agent Digitized by c.ooQLe

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 149 112. EVENING STAB; MU Tenon, 111. Meet* let and 3d Tuesdays in Heiserman’s Hall, at 7:30 P. M. » & E. Wild Master John C. Branham Secretary John C. Branham Collector K. F. Lynch Receiver Thos. r. Thtckuton Magazine Agent US. CLABK -KIMBALL; Pocatello, Idaho. Meet* in Masonic Hall every Monday at 7:30 P. M. Ed. Anderson Master Henry Lopas Secretary Geo. Van Doozer, Camas Collector Wo. H. Fach Receiver K. li. Leaf. Ogden, Utah .... Magazine Agent 114. MAGIC CITY ; Cheyenne, Wyoming. Meets every Wednesday at 8 P. M. W. a McGuire, Box 406 Master James N Boggs Secretary Michael WeTcn Collector John Dunne Receiver Magazine Agent US. GULF CITY : Galveston, Texas. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesdays in The Temple of Honor. H. L. Briggs, Cor. 8th and Market Sts . . . Master J. H St* lunoff, Avenue 1, between 37th and 38th Sts Secretary G. E Labi it, So. 2&tb, bet. Church and Winnie Sts . . Collector John Tarpy, Cor. H and 88th Sts ... . Receiver Jas. O’Nell, Broadway, between 88th and 39th Sts Magazine Agent IM. ST. CLA1B ; Fort Gratiot. Mleh. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays In Engineers’ Hall at 1:30 P. M. Wm. A. Brown Master Samuel Carson, Box 198 Secretary J. N. Tf mem, Box 8 Collector K G. Hubbard, Box 127 Receiver W. Renwick, Box 107 Magazine Agent HI. BEATER : London. Ontario. Meets 2d Sunday and 4th Wednesday of each month, in K. of P. Hall, Carling's Block, Rich- mond St. Robt. Hornsby, 164 Clarence St Master Edwin 8. Chapman, 151 Clarence St . . Secretary 8. T. Fletcher. 221 Maitland St Collector John W. Cox. 858 Simcoe St Receiver Rubt Lister. 411 HU18t ... Magazine Agent 118. STAB OF THE BANT: Richmond, Qaebee. Meet* in Pearson’s Hall every Wednesday at 7:80 P. M . and 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M. James Law Master T R Jackson Secretary G. A I*ean»on Collector John Kelley Receiver F. Driuer Magazine Agent UK COLONIAL ; Hirer dn Loup, Quebec. Meets Wednesday and Thursday nights, alter- nately, in English School Room. W. H. Kongean, 1. C. Ry. Station Master Wm. Carmichael. I. C. Ry. Station . . Secretary James Foby, I. C. Ry. Station Collector Wm. Carmichael, 1. C. Ry. Station . . . Receiver W. H. Rougeau, 1. C. Ry. Station . . Maga. Agent A FORTUNE; Syracuse, N. Y. Meets every Tuesday evening in Pike Block, Cor. Fayette and Sallna its. £. F. McNulty. 2 Wall St Master Simon Mangan, 196 Sbomard 8t . . . .Secretary L G. Rousaon. 20 Pioneer St Collector F. H Livingston, 69 Jackson St .... Receiver W. H. Jacobson, 224 Gifford St, . . . Mag. Agent ML FELLOWSHIP; Corning, N. Y. Meet 1st and 8d Sundays of each month at 8 P. M In Odd Fellows Hall. W. K hotter Master : SL Hanmer Secretary torn R. Quick Collector WfDfain H. Smith Receiver G I. tales Magazine Agent in. H. B. STONE: Beardstown, HI. Meets every Tuesday evening at 7:80, on Main street, over Eberweln's grocery store. D. A. 8herman, Box 148 Master Henry Henson, Box 397 Secretary N. Hiltner, L. Box 49 Collector Albert Sanks Receiver E. J. Summers, Box 694 Magazine Agent 128. OVERLAND; Omaha. Neb. Meets in K. of P. Hall, Corner 14th and Dong- lass 8ta. every Wednesday at 8 P. M. Albert Cole, 1618 Jackson St Master F. W. Perkins, 1606 Chicago St Secretary William Cummings, 1306 South 12th 8t, Collector Albert Cole, 1618 lacksoti St Receiver E. S. Emmons, 1007 So. 11th St . . . Mag. Agent 124. PILOT: Perry. Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, in Odd FellowB’ Hall, at 230 P. M. H. A. Draper Master T. F. Quinn, Box 686 Secretary H. E. D*-G raves Collector M. D. Grady Receiver M. D. Grady Magazine Agent 128. GUIDE; Marshalltown, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month in Room 16 South Center 8t . opposite new Court House. J. M. Speers, 606 8 Third *t Master H. C. Boggle, 604 E. Linn St Secretary T H. Meredith, 112 S. J Ave Collector J. M. Larimer. 325 S. Third St Receiver J. H. CrelUn, 612 E. Linn St . . Magazine Agent 126. COMET; Austin. Minn. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month in Hays’ Hall. W. A. Searles Master O. C Cornforth Secretary August Olson Collector O. C. Cornforth Receiver August Olson Magazine Agent 127. NORTHEBN LIGHT; Wtanonog, Manitoba. Meets 1st Tuesday and 8d Sunday, in Asslnaboine Hall, 183 Ross St. John Wellington, 229 Rose 8t Master W. H. Woods, 14 Patrick Rt Secretary W. H. Woods, 14 Patrick 8t .... Collector J. G. Jonah. 226 McWilliams St .... Receiver W. H. Woods, 14 Patrick St . . . Magazine Agent 128. LANDMARK; Glsndlve, Montana. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesdays at 7 P. M. Arthur Todd Master Daniel Sinclair, Box 65 Secretary James McKenzie. Box 66 Collector Samuel E. Burns, Box 55 Receiver Douglass Westfall, Box 65 . . . Magazine Agent 129. M1NEBAL KING : Eseanaba, Mleh. Meets in B. of L. E. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays. R. E. Gorham, Box 422 Master Thos. Fanlkes, Box 126 Secretary M. A. Harring. Box 626 Collector J. 8. Rogers, Box fU2 Receiver J. J. Kelly, Box 480 Magazine Agent 180. GUIDING 8TAB: Milwaukee, WIs. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. in Engineers' hall. C. S. McAullffe, 661 Washington street . • Master Peter F. Fox, 835 Barclny St Secretary Jas. H. Brad} , 821 « Tilt ton St Collector Thomas Dwyer, *35 fa kson St Receiver Edward Summers, 99 Sixth St . . Magazine Agent 181. GOLDEN BULB; Stevens Point, WIs. Meets 1st and 3d Fridays at 7:80 P. M. and 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:80 P. M. in Redfleld’s Hall. George Hammond . Master R. S. Cochran, Box 121 . . . . Secretary Collector J. Luxau Receiver J. Luxan Magazine Agent Digitized by Google

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150 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Feb. 182. MARVIN HUG HITT ; Eagle Grove, lowo. Meets In Opera House 1st and 8d Sundays and last Wednesday at 2 P. M. W. J. Coleman, Box 7 Master M F. Murphy, Box 100 Secretary Fisher Wressell ( ollector John H. Howell Receiver Lewis V. Roberts Magazine Agent 1SS. 8PRAGUE; 8pragne. Washington Tjr. Meets 2d and 4th 8undays, 7 P. M., Postoffice hall. M. £. Montgomery Master W. Q. Houghton, Box 10 Secretary J. Haller, Box 47 Collector Arthur Herlder Receiver J. C. Smith Magazine Agent 184. EASTMAN; Farnham, Quebec. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays and 2d and 4th Mon- days. E. W. Gibson Master H. E. Cowan Secretary M. I. Spaulding Collector E. W. Gibson Receiver Louis Lepine Magazine Agent 188. HEW TEAR; El Paso, Texas. Meets in Firemen's Hall 1st and 3d Tuesdays at 7PM E. A. 8eegar, Box 184 Mastei R. F. Lange, Box 184 Secretary C. D. Smith, Box 184 Collector R. F. Lange, Box 184 Receive: F. Fitch, L. Box 184 M agaclne Agent 188. J. SCOTT; Port Hope, Ontario. Meets alternate Sundays at 2 P. M. George Pratt, Box 106 Master Wm. Rodgers Secretary Joseph Kelcher Collector L. McIntosh, Lindsay P.O., Ontario . . Receiver J. Jefferies Magazine Agent 187. PROTECTION, Eldon, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:80 P. M. In K. P. hall. L. C. Allen Master J. T. Hull, Box 186 Secretary Geo. W. Trott Collector A. Shunterman Receiver F. James Magazine Agent 188. UNION ; Freeport. 111. Meet in A. O. U. W. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. James A. Flack Master Sam Shaunnessy, 16 Crocker 8t .... Secretary John Guhin, Box 1607 Collector Sam Shaunnessy, 16 Crocker St ... . Receiver Wm. A. Brubaker, 10 State 8t . . Magazine Agent 188. MT. WHITNEY ; Tulare. CaL Meets in Schultz’s Hall 1st and 3d Sundays and 2d and 4th Fridays at 2 P. M. Wm. Allen, Box 31 Master George Landes. Box 31 Secretary L. J. whyers, Box »1 Collector J. J. Norton, Box 81 Receiver L. H. Whyers, Box 81 Magazine Agent 142. C. R. WHIPPLE; Toledo, Ohio. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 1:80 P. M. and 2d an 4 4th Thursdays at 7 P. M. at 245 St. Clair 8t. John Rapparlie, cor Collinwood Ave and Vance St Master G. W. Nee per, 420 Broadway Secretary L. H. Heeman, 130 8*>gure Ave ... Collector G. W. Neaper, corner of Broadway and Knopp Sta Receiver B. I. Ross, Penn, engine house . . . Mag. Agent 148. E. C. FELLOWS; West Oakland, Cal. Meets in Odd Fellows' hall, cor. 11th and Frank* llnsts., Oakland, Cal., 2d and 4th Wednesdays. T. J. Roberts, 1218 Eleventh Ave Master J.W. Littlejohn. Berkley Alameda, Co. Secretary Ed Johnson. 916 Wood St Collector F. B. Hall. West Oakland P. O Reotever E. E. Cushing. 861 Myrtle street, Oakland, Cal Magazine Agent 144. 8UGAR LOAF; CampbeUton. New Rraaswlck. Meets 1st Saturday at 8 P. M. and 8d Sunday at 2 P. M. in Patterson’s Hall, I.C. R. Depot. John Morton Master Wm. A ' n am son Secretary Wm. Bastin Collector John Devereaux Receiver Wm. 8mallwood Magazine Agent 148. DAVY CROCKETT ; Saa Antonio. Texas. Meet every Wednesday at 2:80 P. M. In Jones* Hall, 601 Austin 8t. H. M. Brown, 818 Ave. D Master Robt. Nicholson, No. 5 Eighth St . . . Secretary Robt. Nicholson, No. 5 Eighth St . . . Collector H. M. Brown, 818 Ave. D . ... Receiver J. D. Pereira, 1618 W. Commerce St., Mag. Agent '46. BAYOU CITY; Hoastoa, Texas. Meets 1st and 3d Mondays at 7 P. M.; 2d and 4th Mondays at 2 P. M. John F. Broughton, S. P. Ry Master Chas. D. Sedgwick, H. E. & W. T. Ry . Secretary F. M. Bettis, 5 Murray St Collector Fred Keeler. 8. P. R. R. Shops Receiver J. W. M&nderville Magazine Agent 147. MIDLAND; Temple, Texas. Meet every Monday at 8.00 P. M. R. Robinson. Box 105 Master C 8 weeny. Box 106 Secretary Thoe. H. Boyd Collector James Conney Receiver W. R. Brown Magazine Agent 148. 8UNNY SOUTH: Tyler, Texas. Meets every Friday at 7:80 P. M. in K. of P. Hall. R. Voss, Box 1342 Master M. Hogan, Box 1342 Secretary R. T. Suker, Box 1842 Collector Thomas Fraser. Box 1342 Receiver M. L. Way, Box 1842 Magazine Agent 148. JU8T IN TIME; New York, N. I. Meets 2d and 4th Saturdays at 8 P. M., at 110 Bast 125th street. F. C. Donigan. 2462 Eighth Ave Master P. A. Donahue, 311 W.65th St Secretary 8am. Loasby. 2507 Eighth Ave Collector P. Witzel, 400 E. 121st St Receiver P. Witzel. 400 E. 121st St .... Magazine Agent 140. MOUNT OURAY; Sallda, Colo. Meets every Monday at 7:80 P. M., in Fraternity Hall. A. K. Brown, Box 599 Master L. W. Jones, Box 122 Secretary J. W. Hardy, LBox 399 < ’ollector 8. D. Alger, Box 509 Receiver E. F. Zimmerman, Box 39 . . . . Magazine Agext 141. A. G. PORTER; Fort Wayne. Ind. Meets in Grand Army Hall every Wednesday at 7:30 P. M. A. J. Kohler, 34 Allen St Master H. Westerman, 20 W. Lewis St .... Secretary C. F. 8weeney, cor. Holton Ave. and Fisher St Collector W. R. Fredricks. 415 Lafayette St ... . Receiver T. E. Short, 193 W. Main St . . . Magazine Agent 180. 8. M. 8TEVEN8; Marquette, Mick. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., in Mack's Hall, cor. Washington and 3d sta. L. L. Hood. Room 8, Gregory Block, W. Washington St., Marquette, L. S., Mich Master Arthur Bishop, 146 Main 8t Secretary Fred Brown. Marquette. L. 8.. Mich . Collector Chas Zryd, Marquette, L. 8., Mich . , . Receiver Chas. Zryd, Marquette, L. S., Mich . Mag. Agent 181. MAPLE LEAF: Hamilton. Ontario. Meet 1st and SdHundays at 2:80 P. M. James Oliver. N. & N. W. Ry .... Master Wm. Broughton, 14 Inchbury St. So . . Secretary James Painter, 12 Crook St Collector Wm. Broughton. 18 Inch burry 8t. So . Receiver John McColl, 17 Crook’s Street .... Mag. Agent Digitized by t^.ooQLe

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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 151 lit. NORTH POLB ; West JMj <ltj, Well. Meets in Odd Fellow's Hall 1st and 8d Sundays. E. L. Jacoby. Box 006 Maxtor John C. McDonald. Box 062 Secretary Fred Maiuex, Box 902 Collector Thoe. Pries. Box 70S Receiver Fred C. McDonald, Box 662 . . . Magazine Agent 1U.B.C. LORD; Fort Seott, Kansas. Meets in L O. O. F. Hall 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 O. K. Bates, 123 N. Barbee St Master Alexander Barr, 1126 Oak St Secretary G. K. Bates, 123 N. Barabee St Collector John Haxgart Receiver W. F. Strode. 216 So. Barbee St . . . Mag. Agent 1H. MeKEEN ; Ottawa, Kansas. Meet in K. P. Hall on 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M W. L. Miller, Box 482 Master A. L. Beardsley, 810 King St Secretary W. R. Knickerbocker Collector Arthur Hill Receiver W. D. Frisby, 637 Ann 8t., Wyandotte Kan ...... Mag. Agent lit. TEXAS BELLE; Greenville, Texas. Meets every Friday at 7:80 P. M. Master K. H. Sims, L Box 104 Secretary W. K. Scott Collector L. Ryan, L Box 92 ... Receiver W. E. Scott Magazine Agent *8. VECHES; Palestine, Texas. Meets in Engineers' Hall every Saturday night. M. P. Gibeon, Box 286 Master J. H. Colemar, Box 256 Secretary L. T. Branham, Box 260 Collector R. F. Wright, Box 256 Receiver B. 8. Rently. Box 256 Magazine Agent 1*7. ECHO; Pern, Ind. Meets in Echo Hal) 1st and 3d 3undays at 2 P. M. and 2d and 4th Tuesdays at 7 P. M. B. K. Flaherty Master John Malin, Jr Secretary F. A. Mills Collector B. E Flaherty Reoeiver G. N. Smith Magazine Agent 1*8. STANDARD; Detroit. Mich. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 1:80 P. M.y at No. 47 Monroe ave., up stairs. Tim. Teaben, 447 Clinton St Master J. Nopper,217Croganst., Secretary K. Helaenrich. 124 Hastings St C ollector J.Nopper, 217 Crogan St Receiver A. Edmiston. 258 Lafayette St . Magazine Agent 1*8. W. H. THOMAS; Nashville. Tenn. Meets every Saturday at 7:30 P. M . , at Simmons' Hall. cor. Summer and Union Sts. J. B. Fry, 124 Stevenson St Master G. P. Dutllnger, 1080 8. Cherry 8t . . Secretary T. J. Fitzgerald, N. AC. Round House . Collector F. G. Harrison, 66 8tevens Ave . . . . Receiver W. D. Bledsoe, 11 Joseph Ave . . Magazine Agent HAC.J. HEPBURN; Evansville. Ind. Meets in A. O. U. W. Hall, Third and Main Sts., 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. Morris Hoffman, 806 Olive St Master Edgar G. Hitch. 931 Canal St Secretary Robert JT. Skinner. 519 Harriet at. . . . Collector John K. Taylor. 109 Lincoln Ave .... Reoeiver Jerry Burke, 000 8. 8th st., TerreHaute, Mag. Agent Ml. HERALD; Burlington, Iowa. Meets at Knights of Pythias Hall every other Sunday at 2 o'clock P. M. L. E. Hampton, 916 Wells St Master Chan. R. Turner, 413 8onth Main St . . Secretary R Oougblln, 413 Maple St Collector S. W. Bowser, Round House Receiver R Ernest. Cor. 8d and Locust 8t, . . Mag. Agent Ml. PROSPECT; Elkhart, lad. Meets in B. of L. F. Hall, 506 Main St., eveiy Wednesday af 7:80. and 1st Sunday at 2 P. M. D.P. Wagner. 206 Fonrth St Master Qian E/Piatt, 211 Third St .... Secretary A I, Wagner, 2U6 Fonrth 8t < ollector A H. Gordon. 288 Beardsley Ave . . . Receiver W. Roderick, 1006 8o. 2d St . . . Magazine Agent 168. JETNA ; Pine Bluff, Ark. Meets every Friday at 7 P. M., at Masonic Hall. Tim ,xarder Master DeWitt Hope, Box 50 Secretary D. Hope, Box 56 Collector D. B. Kathfon, Box 66 Receiver J. Flaherty . Magazine Agent 164. EEL BITER; Butler, Ind. Meets Tuesday evenings in I. O. O. F. Hall, on Broadway. S. £. Mosihammer Master C. E. Blair Secretary R H. March Collector J. J. Derek, Box 202 Receiver W. H. Weber, Box 324 . . . . Magazine Agent 166. ROBERT ANDREWS; Andrew Meets in Firemen's Hall every W. H. Dailey G. W. Adams Geo. B. Richardson A. J. Broughton J. N Wright M, Ind. Monday at 7 P. M. Master Secretary Collector . . Receiver . Magazine Agent 66. WH. HUGO: Hnntlagten, lad. Meets in Engineer’s Hall every Wednesday even- ing W. G. Cox Master F. Z-ppen field, Box 523 Secretary C. W. Hammond Collector C. C. Robertson. Box 844 Receiver P. F. Morphy, Bdx 378 Magazine Agent 187. MOUNT HOOD; The Dalles, Orernn. Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 8d Mondays. J. W. Reedy, Albina, Ore Master Wm. Birkett, Box 242 Secretary G. A. Ferguson, L. Box 332 Collector Jno. Belat Receiver G. A. Ferguson, L. Box 832 .. . Magazine Agent 188. GUARD RAIL; North La Crosse. Wis. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2:00 P. M. and 2d and 4th Mondays at 7:00 P. M. J. J. Brown. 311 Rose st Master Frank Krause, Portage, Wis Secretary J. P. Rolles’on, Portage City Collector Thomas Cawley. 522 Mill st Receiver J. J. Brown, 311 Rose st Magazine Agent 189. H. G. BROOKS; Hornellsvtlle, N. T. Meets every Monday at 7:89 P. M. at Washington Hall. Broad St. C. 8. Graham 81 8. Divison St Master W. N. Kelly, 20 Oak 8t Secretary H. 8. Hynes, 45 Hill St Collector A. H. Spencer, 18 Elm 8t Reoeiver M. 8. Hendee, Friendship, N. Y., Magazine Agent 170. PBA1RIE; Huron, Dakota. Meets in Odd Fellows Hall on 2d and 4th Sun- days at 3 P. M. T. Walter Bandy Master Geo. E. Coon, Box 909 Secretary L. L Nelbling, Box 784 Collector Jos. C. Graff, Box 168 Receiver W. A. Brown Magazine Agent 171. SUNBEAM; Truro, Nora Scotia. Meets In Caledonia Hall 2d Saturdays and 4th Thursdays. F. M. White. Box 0"0 Master D. W. Duncan, Box 107 Secretary T. W. Hennessey, Box 107 Collector F. M. White, Box 0U0 Rereiver Thos. HenneoBey Magazine Agent . F. G. LAWRENCE; Ottawa, Ontario. Meets alternate 8undays. T. W. Turner, 644 Wellington St Master J G. Armstrong. Richmond Lodge . . Secretary Starr Stewart, 544 Wellington St ... . Collector John Crow*, C. P. R.R, shone Receiver Alex McCuafg. 56 Ottawa St . . Magazine Agent 178. PACIFIC; Winslow, Arizona. Meets every 8unday at 7:80 P.M. in B.of L.F hall. H. Helde Master T. J. Carter Secretary John C. Bull. Williams. Ariz C ollector C. F. Evans, Coolidge, Kan Reoeiver E. W. Davis Magazine Agent Digitized by Google

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152 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Feb. m. HAKKISBUBAs H.rrtub.r*, Pa. Meets Cor. Third aud Cumberland 8ta .over Mer- chants’ Bank, 2d and 4 h Sundays at 1 P. M. Wm. H. Mo ne. 1504 N. 6th St Master Harvey O. Motter. 438 Kelker St ... . Secretary H. J. Roberts, 603 Riley St Collector Rush Graham, 132o Margaretta st . . Receiver Wm. H. Morne. 17u3Peun. ave. . Magazine Agent 17*. TAILOR; Newark. Ohio. Meets in Donovau** Hall every Wednesday at 7 ¥ M A. A. Illckerson, 53 N. First st Master John Adkins. Box C Secretary W. R. 8tone, Box C Collector John Adkins, Box C Receiver W. R Stone. Box C Magazine Agent W VAIN LINK: Clinton, HI. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays of each month A. G. Turlay, Box 61 Master C. H. Porter. Box 41 Secretary C. H. Porter, Box 41 Collector W. F. Gorman, Box 296 Receiver C. H. Porter, Box 41 Magazine Agent . SUN NET ; Marshall, Texas. Meets every Thursday at 7:80 P. M. at Firemen’s Hall. H L. Morton, Box 214 Master G. M. Lovett Secretary H. M. Worthington, Box 214 Collector Jas. Fink ... Receiver H. M. Worthington, Box 211 . . Magazine Agent 178. 8ALT LAKE; Salt Lake City, Utah. Meets in Emporium Hall Tuesdays, at 8 P. M. Wm. Burrow*. 84o W Nouth Temple St . Master W J. Horne. 16 Tnlrd W. St . . . Secretary Henrv Junkeman, 666 I bird South 8t.. . Collector G*n. M. Edwards. Box 586 Receiver Arthur Roberts. 150 So. Otb.West 8t., Mag. Agent 17*. BEE-HIVE; Lincoln. Neb. Meets in K. P. hail, 2d and 4th 8undays. W. Bpohr, Box 6 Master J. K Robinson, 730 N. Tenth St ... Secretary Geo. Hinkle, Box 430 Collector J. K. Robinson, 730 N. 10th st . ... Receiver 1. M. Freese, 13 st., bet. V andW St. . . Mag. Agent 180. THREE NTATE8; Cairo, HI. Meets cor. 12th st. and Washington Ave., 2d and 4th Sundays J. C. O’Connell, 808 Twenty-First St . . . Master M. 8. Egan . . Secretary M. J. Kiley, 714 Cedar 8t Collector A J. Jaeckel Receiver J. C. O’Connell Magazine Agent 181. WELLINGTON ; Palmerston, Ontario. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M. in Odd Fel- lows Hall. Thomas Farley Master Alex. Hobson Secretary Thomas H. Cosford Collector James Nicholson Receiver Alex. Dunbar Magazine Agent !. GOOD INTENT ; Erie, Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesdays, in Firemen’s Hall, Zuck’s Block. John Ford. 461 W. 18th 8t Master A. H. Gifford, 860 W 17th St ... Secretary W. E. Roes, 63 W. Thirteenth St ... . Collector Cha*. Fitzmorris, 63 w. 13th St Receiver Chas Fitzmorris, S harps ville, Mercer Co. 168. LAKE 8HORE ; Colllawood, Ohio. Meet* in Engineer's Hall alternate Thursday evenings. J. M. Gaines. Box 152 Master 8. A Hohman, Box 82 Secretary W. T. W'ade Collector H. I Miller, Box 154 Receiver D A. Carver, Box 801 . * Magazine Agent 184. LIMA ; Lima. Ohio. Meet 2d and 4th Sundays at 1:80 P. M. in Irish Block. E. L. Melhorn Master W. J. Dunn, 178 8. Jackson St Secretary Joe Bowsber, Box 777 Collector J. E. Meyers. 123 W. Kirby St Receiver Wesley Kerchine Magazine Agent 18*. FIDELITY; Delphos, Ohio. Meets in Beyer’s Hall every Sunday at 2 P. M. A. E. Roebuck. Box 311 Master J. F. Hallsey, Box 811 Secretary B. Cramer Collector A. J. Hogarth, Box 311 Receiver J. B. Grove, Box 143, Delphos, O ^Magazine Agent 198. CHAMBERLIN; Chicago. HI. * ~ Meets in Walther’s hall, 3934 State 8t., 1st and 3d Sundays of each month. G. W. Blackburn, 356 Forty third St . . . Master Henry Herlnger, 48^ Root St Secretary J. E. Callaghan. 2538 Butterfield St . . Collector Wm. Stack, 2828 Shields avt? Receiver F. J. Northup, 1622 W abash Ave . . Mag. Agent i»i. EFFtLE GIANT; Charleston, 111. Meets in Firemen’s Hall 1st and 3d 8undays. Harry Dougl&hs Master Samuel Prater Secretary Harry Douglass Col lector J. F. McDougal Receiver Morgan Callahan Magazine Agent 188. 8. 8. MERRILL; Chicago, HI. Meets 2d and 4th 8nndays at 2:80 P. M. at 780 W. Lake St. E P. Tobias, 27 N. Oakley street Master Wm. O. Cleveland. 100 Wasbtenawav*., Secretary Geo. P. Smith, 42 Artesian ave .... Collector H. Pi Ice, 1019 A. Fulton st Receiver L. L. Gay, 1U09 Fulton st . . ... Magazine Agent 188. BALDWIN: Ft. Howard, Wls. Meets every Sunday in Nau’s Block, Green Bay, George Harten, Green Bay, Wis Master C. F. Ball, L. Box 821, Green Bay, Wis . Secretary George Harten, Green Bay, Wis .... Collector Martin Sheehy, Green Bay, Wls Receiver J F. O’Conner, Box 449 ... . Magazine Agent 180. FERGU80N : MltchoU. Dakota. Meets in I. 0. O. F. Hall 1st and 8d 8undays at 2 P M. William M. Smith, Box 677 Master Charles Woodman Secretary Edward Smith. Sanborn. Iowa Collector Emmet Wentworth. Sanborn, Iowa . . Receiver Edward Smith, 8anborn. Iowa . Magazine Agent 181. CUHTER; Liviagstoa, Montana. Meets every Wednesday at 7:80 P. M., at Thomp- son’s Hall. W. T. Field, L Box 64 Master Wm. F. Koentz, L. Box 64 Secretary H. K. May hew, L. Box 54 Collector E. J. Healey, L. Box 64 Receiver J. Martin, L. Box 64 Magazine Agent 188. MT. TACOMA; Now Tacoma. Washington Tor. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month. C. W. Tullis. Portland, Oregon Master F. M. Sisson Secretary J. M. Hughes Collector J. 8. Moss Receiver J. M. Hughes Magazine Agent 188. J. B. MAYNARD: Albina. Oregon. Meet in Hill’s Hall. 2d and 4th Sundavs. J. R. Clark. E. Portland, Oregon . . Master H. W. Hall, Box 287, East Portland, Oregon .Secretary D. J. Byrne, Box 287 East Portland-, Oregon Collector H. W. Hall, Box 287, East Portland, Oregon Recelvm J. R. Clark. E. Portland. Ore . . Magazine Agent 184. BONANZA; Mlssonla, Montana. Meets every Monday night in I. O. O. F. HaU C. H. March, Box 45 Master E L. Hollister. L. Box 24 Secretary Milton Cheney Collector H. W. Smith Receiver Samuel Gardner Magazine Agent 186. RE-ECHO; Montpelier, Idaho. Meets in K. of L. Hall Fridays, at 7:80 P. M. S. L Wysong Master J. E. Toner Secretary Ed. Purtell Collector James Duffv Reoelver James Duffy Magazine Agent Digitized by i^ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 153 1M. CI.OPO ( ITT; Lradrllle, Colo. Meet* at 514 Harrison Ave., every Tuesday. Wm. Braden, 204 W. 5ih St Master 8. W. Burdick. Box 830 Secretary W. 8. Atnbemon, Box 880 Collect#! A. A Huddleston. Box 880 Receiver George Moore. Box SV) Magazine Agent 197. BIYERKIRR; Savanna, HI. Meets 1st and 3d Sunday of each month. Clarence Latham. Box 446 . . . .Master Ira Horless. Box 79 Secretary Hiram Hicks. Box 79 Collator W K. lx>rd. Box 147 Receiver Ira Hurl. i» Magazine Agent 198. 1APLE ( ITT ; Norwalk, Ohio. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays. T. H. Sheppard Master F. P. Mitchell, Box 95 Secretary R. A. Crane Collector E. E. Bishop, Box 765 Receiver E. E. Bishop, Box 765 Magazine Agent 119. IAH0N1NG; loaagfttown, Ohio. Meets every other Sunday evening in Union Veteran Hall, Federal Street. John Reynolds, Emily 8t Mamet J B. Mawby Secretary J. B. Mawby Collectoi Chaa. Stanfield. 808 North Watt 8t . Receiver J. B Reese. 1235 Emma St. . . Magazine Agent ML GREAT ROUT HERN ; Meridian, Mias. Meets every Monday evening at 7:30 in B. of L E Hall. M R (?urry. Box 210 Mauler P. McHale, N. O. & N. E. Shops .... Secretary Jerry Finn ... Collector Jas. Has berry . Receiver Richard Brothers Magazine Agent I9L FRIENDLY HAND; Jackson. Tenn. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesday nights of each month in K. of P. Hall D. W 8bea j . . Mastei J. L. Jones Secretary Tim Coughlin Collector J. L Jones Reocive? J. D. Bledsoe Magazine Agent Ml. SCIOTO; ChHlieothe. Ohio. Meets in Clough’s Hall Is- Sundays at 2 80 P. M., and 3d Mondays at 7 P M Bimet A. Barker, Box 12741 Mastei C. W. Sanders, Box 1231 Secretary Albert Maunaell. Box 1281 Collectoi Frank Willia. Box httl Receiver C. W. Sanders Box 1231 Magazine Agent Mi GARFIELD: Harrett, lad. Meets every Friday at 7:30 p M. Thomas Cunningham, Box 70 Master W. K. George Secretary M. W. Smith Collector Frank Whiteman, Box 26 Receiver F. Wheterman, Box 26 .... Magazine Agent ML COTTON BELT ; J one* boro. Ark. Mom* »-t Stacy Hall, «, ver> Monday at 7 P. M. Chat F. King Master L. D. Robert*. L. Box 165 Secretary Ambrose Donigan Collector L. 0. R«»b* rts. L. Box 165 .... Receiver W. B. Williamson Magazine Ageat ML FLOWER OF THE WERT; Topeka, Kansas. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., in A. O. U W.HalL George Atherton. 228 Kline 8t Maste Chas. A. Marsh. 718 Hancock St ... . Secretary Chaa Riddle. 127 Adams st Collector J. IL Mnmelman, 62» Scanner 8t . . . . Receiver John 8ymington, 207 Hancock 8t . . Mag. Agent M. LDTAL; MeadvHle, Pa. Meats in Arcannm Hall l*t and 8d Thursdays, tad 2d and 4th Wednesdays. T.R. Taylor Mastei A* K. McFarland Secretary Gttogs Kebert Collector Alakupso Mininm Receiver " R Taylor Magazine Agent 908. KEYSTONE; Sasqathaana, Pa. Meets in C. M. B. A. Hall; alternate Tuesday and Saturday evenings. Charles A. Allen Master J. J. Lannan, Box 181 Secretary Martin Griffin Collector Daniel Cr*egan Receiver C. A. Allen Magazine Agent 909. SARATOGA Whitehall, N. I. Meets alternate Sundays in Arcade Building. W. R Combs Master D. H. LaCrosse, Box 866 Secretary H W. Collins, Box 274 Collector Thos. Boreal Receiver W. C. Holloway Magazine Agent 910. 18-K; Schenectady, N. Y. Meets eve y other Thursday in Me Cam us’ Hall. J. E. VanVranken, Box 497 Master Charles R. Weeks. Box 497 Secretary Homer Eyguar, Box 646 Collector Timothy Smith, Box 407 Receiver John W. Vrooman Box 497 . . Magazine Agent til. ONOKO: South Easton, Pa. Meet* In B'agg’s Hall, 1st and8d Sundays at 2 P.M. 8 F. Milheim. 436 C* Bter St Master W H. McCormick. 425 l»elaware8t . . Secretary J. R. Morns, Wilkes Barre St., near Cor. Lehigh St Collector A. J. Micklev. 725 Berwick St Receiver E. A 8eek, 823 Berwick St . . . Magazine Agent 919. EMPIRE; Watertown, N. Y. Meets in Good Templars Hall 2d and 4th Sun- days. T. H. Lynch. 101 Factory St Master H. A. French. 4 Cedar 8t Secretary H. A. French, 4 Cedar St Collector T H. Lynch. 101 Factory8t Receiver 6 Wirt St .... Magazine Agent HA. EAST ALBANY; East Albany, N. Y. Meets in Vaughn’s Hall 2 and 4th Sundays at 12: OP. M. W. R. Taber. 222 Fourth St Master J. W. Reed, 92 Second 8t Secretary C. P. Lowell, 355 Broadway, Greenbusb, NY Collector F. P. Brooksby, 80 Washington A, Green- bush, N. Y Receiver C. P. lyowell, 355 Broadway, Greenbnsh, N. Y Magazine Agent ne. W. A. FOSTER ; Fitchbnrg, Mam. Meets 2d and 4th Sunday in each month in Grand Army Hall, at 11:39 A. M. Geo. W. Alden, 94 Mt. Vernon 8t Master O. A. Pope, F. R. R. Engine House, Fitchburg, Mas* Secretary W. H Cowe . Collector Geo. W. Alden, 91 Mt. Vernon st . . . Receiver O. A Pope, F. R. R. engine home . . Mag Agent 917. HEADLIGHT; Brazil, lad. Meets in K. oi P. Hall on 2d and 4th Sunday af- ternoons. W K. Larr, Box 242 Master Elmer P. Collins Secretory G. L. Cook Collector W 8. Cook Receiver Wm. F. Hartman Magazine Agent Digitized by Google

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154 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Feb. lnSCELLAHEOUB DIBECTOBY. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. P. M. Arthur Grand Cnief Engineer T. S. Ingraham First Grand Engineer D lo*s Everett Second Grand Engineer H. C. Hays . . . . First Gr-ud Assistant Eigiueei Will meet in tweuty-flf h annual convention at Richmond, Va , Wednesday, October 17th, 1888. General Offices: —Room 5, Blackstoue Block, 8eneca street, Cleveland, Ohio. Order of Railway Conductors. C. S. Wheaton Grand Chief Conductor Edmund B. Cowan, Assistant Grand Chief Conductor Win. P. Daniels . . . Grand Secretary and Treasurer : Will meet In twentieth annual convention at To- ronto, Ontario, Tuesda , May 8 h, 1888. General Offices —Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Yard Masters* Mutual Benefit Association. Edwin M. Carter. President, Wilmington, Pel Thos. G. Gresham . First Vine President, Atlanta, Ga William Blow . . . Second Vice President, Windsor, Oiiario. Joseph Sanger . . . Grand Secretary and Treasurer, Indianapolis, Ind. William Baird. . . Corresponding Secretary, Phila- delphia, Pa. Will meet in fourteenth annual convent ion at Richmond. Va., Wednesdav, Jnnellth, 1888. Brotherhood of Bailroad Brakemen. 8. E. Wilkinson . . . Grand Master Galesburg. Ill W. G. Edens . . . Vice Grand Master, Bucyrus, Ohio Ed F. O'Shea . . . Grand Secretary and Treasurer, Galesburg, 111. L. C. Foster, Jr . . Grand Organizer and Instructor, Ithica, N. Y. Will meet in fifth annual convention at Columbus, Ohio, Monday. Oc ober 15th, 1888. General Offices :— Galesburg, 111. 8witohmen’i Mutual Aid Association. James L. Monaghan Grand Master Frank Sweeney . J . . . . Vice Gran 1 Master James L. Monaghan . . . Grand Organizer and In- structor. Win. A. Slmsrott . . Grand Secretary and T easurer Will meet in third annual onvention at St. Louis, Mo., Thursday, September 20th, 1888. ; General Offices Room 19, No. 164 Washington street, Chicago, 111. LADIE8’ SOCIETIES B. OF L. F. 1. GOOD ENDEAVOR; Ktratford, Ontario. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesdays. Mrs. E. A. Ball President Mrs. M Tuxton Vice President Mrs. W. E. Brooker Secret*' y Mrs. G. Nutsey T. easurer 8. LIDIE4’ AID; Phillipsbnrg, N. J. M«**ut first Sunday in taJh month at 2:30 P. M., Grinner’s Hall. Mrs. C. Wil on President Mrs. R Hill Vice President Mrs M. Teel Secretary Mrs. T. R meberry ... Treasurer 4. PROGRESSIVE; Grand Rapids. Hick. M eta each month at No. 18 Weuham avenue, at 2:00 P. M. Mrs. A. E. Geary. 40 Ninth avenue . . President Mrs. F. G. Rough Vice President Mrs. H. W Norris. 59 River avenue . . Secretary Mrs. G P. Downey, 13 Wenham ave . . Treasurer 6. HARMONY; St. Louis, Ho. Meets eve y two *ee*s. Miss Ella Van H**rn President Miss l^&ura Van Horn Vice President Mrs. C. E. Amos, 2346 Mullanphy St . . 8ecretar» Miss Sophia Lullman Tieasuxer 6. HA> L3TKAD; Hallstead, Pa. Mrs. Wm. O wald President Mrs A. M. Slikes Vice President Mrs. J H. Moran 8 cretary Mrs Frank J. May Treasurer 7. J. J. LAHHOK ; Snsqnehanna, Pa. Mrs Chas. Audereon President Mrs. John Ke: es . Vice President Mrs. M Kerne Secretary Mrs J. J. Lauuon Treasurer 8. FRIkNDLY; Garrett, lad. Meets ev- ry two weeks. Mrs. M. E. Stoner President Mrs. Lizzie Abrams Vice President Mrs. Mar> Cunningham S.-cretuy Mrs. Dor* Mowry Trea.urer 18 MAH A BAROMETER 1 Why is it That Certain Winds Always Make Rheumatics Cringe With Painf Eighty-tix per cent of the signal service weather predictions are accurate ! The only iudications our fathers had for foretell- ing weather were aching limbs, twinging joints and painful corns! These, though crude, were usually correct. The body is unquestionably an excellent barometer, and physiciaus often prescribe a change of al>, so that the system may dnd an agreeable atmospheric condition. Weather changes Indicate themselves by pains called rheumatism. Why bad weather should cause such pains U a mystery ! Does the >ain really lie dormant in the blood, to be made active only when the wind blows from some unfavorable quarter? Llnts, but all outward applications left the cause unbeuefited. 1 ben. making like pains in the muscles, it was thought to be a muscular disease ; but the same un- satisfactory results followed external treatment. Now. however, it is universally acknowledged that rheumatism is "a fiery condition of the blood caused by the presence of uric acid In the system ! " Everybody dreads rheumatism. It is very prevalent at this changing time of the year. It was formerly seldom known except among those who worked much out of doors. Now it in- vades the hut, the palace, the executive mansion, the seuate chamber and tne throne room ; all aorta and conditions and races of men and women it attacks at all times, and all fear it ! Mn. Swift (wife of Dr Lewis Swift, the famous comet finder of Rochester, N.Y ) wasoneof its recent victim* ; and how very common it is among ladies. She suffered groat anguish and fear! Why does this acid remain in the system? The kidneys being diseased cannot remove the acid as in health, hence the system is poisoned by its presence, and rheumatic pains, stiff joints, ten- dons and muscles are the result. There is but one scientific treatment, to regulate the kidneys by Warner’s safe cure, and to “ put out tbe fire in the blood" by Warner’s safe rheumatic cure. These world renowned remedies, taken by bottles in a teruation. an they should be, neutralize the uric acid already in the blood, and prevent further ac- cumulation. Mrs Dr. Swift used these remedies with great sue- c«ss. in alternation, and was completely restored to health. We understand that the proprietors guarantee them wi>h the strongest assurances, but this were scarcely necessary, for is not their praise In every- body’s mouth? We cannot prevent the ill wind blowing, but we can get the better of it by so fortifying the svstem that we can ignore it when it is doing the worst to “give us a pain.'’ Digitized by t^.ooQLe

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 155 $371.21 for a Guesi. The reader* of the Wa^azine will be Interested In knowing that the proprietors of “Warner’s Log Cabin Remedies” will pay $371.21 in cash for the b-st answer to the a nestlon : " What is the hole lor that is in the outride of the chimney of the old- tehioued log oabi i, as represented in the trade- mark of ‘Warner’s Log Cabin Remedies?’” A pamphlet with a picture of such a log cabin can be procured at any a nig store. The answers must be ffht by mail to H. II. Warner <fc Co., proprietors of the celebrated “ War *er*s Safe i'ure,” Rochester, N Y., before April lOib, 1888 But one amaoer from each oontes ant will be couslde«ed It mus be tigntrl with the rtnt nnmr, giving post office address, and most state that the party has purchased and used at lean one of the following remedies: Warner’s Leg Cabin Sarsaparilla. Earner's Log Cabin Hops and Ruchu Remedy * arner’s L”g Cabin < ough and ConMimp’lon Remedy, Warner’s T.og Cabin Extra t, Warner's Log Cabin L»ver Pills, Warner’s Log Cabin Rose Cream (for Catarrh, etc.,) Wa ner’s Log • abin Scalpine (for the scalp and bsir), Warner’s Log Cabin Plasters. Tbe answers will be referred to an impartial committee for decision, which will be an- nounced April 10th, 1888. Letters of inquiry will not be aoKwered. Lodges of the B. of L. F. wishing to procure Regalias will save 20 to 60 per cent, by sending orders to ZAISER Sc STEGMAN, Rooms 2, 3 and 5, 27 South Meridian St. Send for price list. INDIANAPOLIS, IND. GOOD NEWS IS ladies. " Creator olfTrT^owTyou^ime to Ret orders for oar celebrated TVn«, Coffee* uad Baking Powder, and secure a beautiful Gold Hand or Moss Rose China Tea Set, Dinner S t. Gold Band jBow Toilet Set, Watch, Bra*s Lamp, Castor, or Weheutr’sDictionajT- For particulars address Til E GREAT AM ERK’AN TEA CO., r. Boa M 1 31 and 33 Vesey St., New York. CATARRH; I positively cured by the great German Remedy. Sample package and book for 4 cents ■■ Medloal Co. , E*«t Hampton, Conn. A HUNDRED YEARS A HERO ! How Seth Warner Won a Wife and Became Fa moua. Colonel Seth Warner, of Vermont, the famous he- ro of the Revolutionary war, was a leading fighter for tbe Hampshire grants. These titles were disputed by the State of New York, and its authorities obtained an edict of the King of England in their favor. The settlers were stung by the supposed Injustice. This state of things brought Colonel Seth Warner to the front. W’ith Ethan Allen and others he actively opposed every effort of the New Yoik state authorities to en- force possession, and finally he, with Allen and others, were outlawed and a price put on their beadsl To circumvent New York, It was necessary for some one to go into that state and gain required in- formation. Colonel Warner, assuming for safety the name of “ Dr. Howard,” undertook this perilous and romantic journey. While on his way home he stopped at a country inn, where an old gentleman and daughter were storm bound. The father fell ill and the daughter called upon Colonel Warner, who, with his wide knowledge of simple remedies, successfully treated the “old man.” and he finally won this devoted woman for a wife. Such incidents were not uncommon in those years. When the doctor was not easily reached, months of sickness and even life were often saved by some unprofessional friend versed in tbe use of simple berbsand roots. Tbe health of early settlers and their powers of endurance convince us that such medicines did only good and left no poison In the blood to work as much Injury to the system as would the disease itself. In time of peace the colonel was in constant de- mand for hfe knowledge of simple remedies and their power over disease. But it was left to another of his name of the present age to give to the public wbat was then used with such positive success. Warner for over a hundred years has shared with Ethan Allen the admiration of the American peo- ple. Colonel Seth Warner belongs to a family of wide distinction ; no leas than eight members thereof won fame In the regular practice of medicine. Looking to the adoption by the people of this gen- eration of the old time simple remedies, his direct descendant, H H. Warner, the well known proprie- tor of Warner s safe cure, for ma *y years has been experimenting with old time roots and herbs form- ulae and, his search having been finally rewarded with success, he gives the world the result. These recipes and formulae in other days accomplished great things because they were purely vegetable and combined simply so as to cure tbe disease in- dicated without injury to the system. In harmony with their old time character, we learn that he pro- poses, to call them Warner's Log Cabin Remedies, using as a trade-mark an old-fashioned American log cabin. We understand that he intends to put forth a “Sarsaparilla ” for the blood, the sarsaparilla itself being but one of a number of simple and ef- fective elements; “ Log Cabin Hops and Buchu.” a general stomach tonic and invigorator ; “ Log Cabin Cough and Consumption Remedy,” “ Warner’s Log Cabin Scalpine, ’ for the hair ; a preparation for that universal disease catarrh, called “ Log Cabin Rose Cream;” “Warner’s Log Cabin Plasters;” and “ Warner’s Log Cabin Liver Pills,” which are to be used in connection with the other remedies, or independently, as required. Warner’s safe remedies are already standards of the most pronounced scientific value in all parts of the world, and we have no doubt the Log Cabin Remedies for the diseases they are intended to cure, will be of equal merit, for Mr. Warner has the repu- tation of connecting his name with no preparation that is not meritorious. Digitized by i^.ooQLe

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156 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Feb. ” IMPORTANT TO RAILROAD FIREMEN^ ' SOIMIIETIHIIILTQ- USTIEW. Hern is just the thing you have been looking for, something to save time and labor and make your engines clean and bright. BAKER'S THIPOLIHE, A Powerful and Rapid Cleaner and Polisher of Metals (without Acid or Poison.) ESPECIALLY adapted to RAILROAD, MARINE, STATIONARY and FIRE ENGINE work “ hot or cold,” LARGB SIGNS, RAILINGS, and all other finished metal work. TT' V ^1713 HP Headlights, Fine, Soft Metals, Light, Plated Work, Show IjiVviji A Oases, Harness Mountings, Etc., for which the Matchless Metal Polish is recommended. This Polish is similar to the celebrated "MATCHLESS” (that we are supplying to all the leading Fire Departments and thousands of Marine, Railroad and Stationary En- ginemen throughout the United States and Canada,) only much stronger and a more rapid cleaner, holds better on hot work and is cheaper. We want a good reliable fireman'at every machine shop and round house, to act as agent or get up Clubs for one dozen 1 pound boxes, which we will send, on receipt of $2.50. This is only one-half the price we retail them for. Will give exclusive sale, in your locality, i you push and introduce it. Some samples fumishea, free, with order, and if polish is no found to be exactly as represented, may be returned, at our expense, and money refunded Address, The Matchless Metal Polish Co., 88 Market St., Chicago. N. B.— This Polish bis already been adopted by a number of the larpe Railroad Companies and also been tested and highly endorsed by the United Siate* Ordnance and Navy Departments. Ever; Han can be His Own Barber By Shaving with the IMPROVED Dim Safety Razor. JVo danger of Cutting the Face. The Beat Thing for the Purpose ever Invented. Call for them at the Hardware Store*. Sent, post-paid, on receipt of price ($2), by The Diamond Safety Razor Co SPRINGFIELD, MASS. DON'T BE A CLAM ! MAOITETISM THE SOUBCE OH1 -A.UL EJCH'E. We sell more Magnetic Good s than any other firm in this country. Sell on Mont hly ’Payments One- half cash with order. Balance to suit you . Order by Number in Catalogue. Send for Catalogue. John C. Branham, Collector No. n a B.L.F. Will C. Vawter, C.E. Div. 154 B.L.E. JOHN C. BRANHAM & CO., Agenti, - N. Vwitwi, III. Digitized by Google

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 157 VacfHnotive^Fircmen’s^MajaziBe. PRIZE LIST FOR 1888. greatest Indu€ion Price of the 7VI a^oijlne, 91-00 per year, postage pre»paid. 49*Fonrard remittances and address all communications to LOCOMOTIVE FIREMON’S MAGAZINE, TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA. Digitized by Ljooole

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158 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Feb, GRIND CHIEF BROTHERHOOD oTlMOTIYE FIREHEN CIGARS ! THE BEST 5 CENT CIGAK EVER MADE, OR SMOKE Grand Chief Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Cigars, THE FINEST 10 CENT CIGARS ON THE MARKET (TRADE MARK REGISTERED). B. F. Baxter A Co., Norfolk, Va. Gilliam A Co., Lynchburg, Va. Mauer Confectionery Mfg. Co., Erie, Pa. Wm. Edwards A Co., Cleveland, Ohio. R Wagner A Co., Detroit, Mich. Symons, Smart A Co., East Saginaw, Mich. R. Gustin & Co., Bay City, Mich. C. C. DntT, Owasso. Mich. 8tenben Wine Co.. Jackson, Mich. LIST OF WHOLESALE AGENT8. Scovill. Brown A Co . Wellsville, N. Y Robinson A Ford, Geneva, N. Y Pratt Bros.. Oneonta, N. Y. Lafayette Smith, Springfield, 111. Maffett A Corbet, Wilmington, N. C. Harvey A Parker, Denver, Colo. R. Mergel. Fort Wayne. Ind. John A. McGaw Indianapolis. Ind. Casey A Swaney. Fort Worth, Texas. Cody, Ball, Barnhart A Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. Waples, Platter A Co.. De is^n, Texas. Tnorwart A Roehling, Chicago, 111. Anson Bros., Milwaukee, Wis. W B. Lockett A Co., Knoxville, Tenn. Mann A Fawcett, New Albany, Ind. Keeler, Koch A Co., Louisville, Ky. Pearsons A Clark, Lexington, Ky. Bright A Fenne* Dayton. Ohio. Johnston A Son. Springfield, Ohio. Geolts A Ward, Youngstown, Ohio. The Hale. Sloane A Wilson Co., Peoria, I1L Wm. A. Otis, Atchlnson, Kan. Hail A Beiler. Sedalia Mo. G. D. Milligan A Son. 8prfngfleld, Mo. Jacob Furth A Co., 8t. Louis, Mo. 8. C Barker. Terre Haute, Ind. A. L. Webster A Co.. Danville, HI. A. W. Brenneman A Co.. Decatur, 111. Stratton A Bird. Cairo, 111. John O Connell Pine Blnflh, Ark. Matt Welx, La Crosse, Wis. Allen, Moon A Co., 8t. Paul, Minn. J. C. Joyslin A Co., Minneapolis, Minn. Myers. Tice A Co., Dubuque, Iowa. T. M. Gobble A Co., Clinton, Iowa. Witwer Bros., Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Leetn, Fletcher A Co.. Marshalltown, Iowa. Charles Hewitt, Des Moines. Iowa. C. 8henkburg A Co.. 8ioux City, Iowa L. Kirscht A Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa Holcomb, Hlnely A Bro., Creston, Iowa, John P. Cole, Topeka, Kan. 8. Pollock Co., Keokuk, Iowa. Henry Dart's Sons, Rock Island, 111. Eby, Dowden A Co., Kansas City. Mo. N. R. Collins A Co.. Bradford, Pa. L. Bray tors A Co., Boston, Mass. Peck. Underwood A Co., Wilkesbarre, Pa. W H. Campbell, Lock port, N. Y. Issac Me’kel. Plattsburg, N. Y. W. H. Rtgby A Son ha afield, Ohio. Holmes A Keeler, Norwalk. Conn. C. E. Ellis, New Bedford, Maes. Coghill a Simon. San Francbco, Cal. J. W. Lunn, Elmira. N. Y. E S. Larsen A Co , Portland, Oregon. ^ H. A. Menker. Buffalo, N. Y. Norris A Crockett. Conco d. N. H. Geo. W Pepper Peabody, Mass. W. E. Braman A Co , Klin*, Mich. Arrostn ng A Graves, Port Huron, Mich. Center A Alien, Syracuse, N. Y. Oswald A Co , Duluth, Minn. Plummer. Perry A Co., Lincoln, Neb. Wm. W. Gallup, North Adams, Maas. Moreland Broa A Crane. Adrian, Mich. S. C. White, Winona. Minn. RemiDgton, Johnson A Co., Salt Lake City, Utah. M. P. Johnson, New London, Conn. Daniels, Cornell A C>., Providence, R. I. M. A. Jewell A Co., Portland. Maine. Reed A Taylor, Burlington, Vt. Wm. E. French, Petersburg, Va. Johnson, Hogan A Co . Houston, Texas. Dunning A Sumuer, Madison, Wis. Bradley A Lee, New Haven, Conn, W O Peeples, Chattanooga, Tenn. Wyl A Greene, Atlanta, Ga. Smith A Durham, Charlotte, N. C. Wackerbarth A Joseph. New Orleans, La. H. Ehienberg, Little Rock, Ark. Fuller, Hatcher A Co., Augusta, Ga. Hodgson Bros., Athens, Ga. Johnson A Harris, Macon, Ga. J. Simon A Bro., Montgomery, Ala. Graves Bros., Ottomwau, Iowa. To the Brotherhoods of Locomottv* Firemen and Engineers: The sum oi Five Hundred (9DOO.OO) Dollars has been paid by us into the Treasury of the Grand Lodge of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, as royalty upon the sale of Grand Chief Cigars, of which due acknowledgment has been made by the Grand Lodge, and in oonsideratiou of which our cigars have been endorsed and are now recommended to all members of the Ord*r who desire to smoke a first-class cigar and at the same time contribute to the general fund of the Grand Lodge. Members of the Order should bear in mind that the Brotherhood receives a royalty upon the sale of all Grand Chief Cigars, and hence the iarger the sales the greater the royalty. Every member is, therefore. Invited to interest himself in the sale of the above brand of cigars and thereby contribute to the financial standing of the Grand Lodge and the Brotherhood at large. These two brands of Cigars have been presented and tested by both Brotherhoods, at their respective conventions at New York and Minneapolis, and have received their Endorsement and Approval on both occasions, and are Guaranteed by the manufacturers to be the best Cigars on the market. The manufacturers also guarantee to keep these two Brands up to their present Standard quality at all time to come, and by so doing, hope to receive the liberal patronage of the two Brotherhoods they are named after, and also their recommendations to their many friends who are in want of a GOOD CIGAR. No Cigars are genuine nnless each box bas the photograph of P. H. Arthur or F. W. Arnole or the Inside label and on the oatstde end of each box. Retail dealers should order from their nearest Wholesale Agent mnd if they refuse to get the clgurs fbr them we will ship direct to the Retailer. BRAVO Sc KEYES, Manufacturers, BINGHAMPTON, N. Y. Digitized by CjOOQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 159 A NEW PAPER FOR Locomotive Engineers and Firemen. WE BEGAN THE PUBLICATION OF THE LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER, A NEW MONTHLY JOURNAL, Devoted to the special interests of Locomotive Engineers and Fire- men, and to Locomotive Maintenance and Repairs. It is edited by John A. Hill, a practical engineman, who has had experience in the various branches of locomotive service. It is practical, readable and original. Communications from practical engineers and fire- men on subjects relating to the locomotive will form a prominent feature of each issue. It is just the paper that ambitious and pro- gressive firemen should read. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, $1.00 A YEAR. SPECIMEN COPY SENT FREE ON APPLICATION. PUBLISHED BY American Machinist Publishing Company, 96 FULTON STREET, NEW YORK. Digitized by CjOOQie

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160 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Feb. Ask your retailer for the JHMES TCEHNS ?. *•$4+ SHOE* 8 OR THE JHMES WEHNS 4i$3+SH0E* Recording to your Reeds.— CAUTION. — Positively none genuine unless our name and price appear plainly on the soles. Some dealers, in order to make larger profit, will recommend the inferior goods with which the flooded. jRmG8 menus* It fits lilts a Thfv bare aimplr suspended work to <Jl»- " cum the merits of thrir shoe*. Th» Letfer- The Doctor and the Letter-carrier are not talking: about a ca»e of *eriou» illness. The James Means Shoes arc exceed. Inrly popuinr amone rai'.roid men. Von market may often hear i)i« m tilting to each __ _ _ . .. . other. ibout them, and 1 .-istinjr of how ®4 8 BOG IS light and Stylish. stooging and REQUIROS NO ‘'BREAKING carrier says the James Moan* £.*t Shoe it IN.” being perfectly easy the 6rst time it is worn. !,h,’.mt’ Ai^Ni2r»4Bb5 You cannot afford to do without them. 11 will satisfy the most fastidi- li^M’bo^rrigh^0* ** ***** °f I n ous as it is in every vital respect equal to the hand-sewed shoes JAMES MEANS' ^$4 SHOES, (hr the James Jlcaus $2 Shoe for Boys THE VERY BEST MADE. A PAIR OP SHOES COSTING TEN HOLLARS is a good thins, bat a pair of James Means’ S4 Shoes and six extra dollars in your pocket are better. These Shoes are sold by wide-awake retailers in all parts of the country. We have a lorge nude with tho soldiers o' th«i Vnltnl .’Mates Kcgular Army They certninlv would not buy the Jnmea Meana Shoes ns largely as they do if they had uot fouud local c passed in merit. JHMES MEHNS* $3 SHOE Is the original $3 Shoe, and is absolutely the only shoe of its price which has ever been placed extensively on the market in which durability is con dered before mere outward appearance. These shoes are sold by the best retailers throughout the United States, and wc will place them easily within your reach in any state or territory if you will send us a postal card, men- tioning this magazine. The letter-carrier and the Police- man find the James Means Shoes just what they need. Their opinions are valuable, for they put their ahoee to a .moat severe test. 41 lipeoli? Street, ^BOSTON, ♦MA-SS.p- This Pedestrian is all ready fbr an- other tramp over the mountain*. With n new pair of sole laps a cobbler r*n usually make an old pair of .Imom Menus gj Shoes just as good a* nevr. Digitized by t^oooLe

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 102 [Mak. LocomotivefiFemeQ'sMagaziae A MoNTiiiiY Mac; azine devoted to the Interests of Locomotive K.nkinkmkn. TERMS— One Poi.lak rr.u Yeah, in Advance. EUGENE V. DEBS, Editor and Mamigtr. MARCH, 1*88. LICENSING RAILWAY CONDUCT- ORS AND LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS. We have before us a copy of “an Act,” which Congress is to be asked to make the law of the land, providing for licensing railway conductors and locomotive engineers. The “Act” starts out with a section which absolutely prohibits all railway companies in the United States from employing any railway conductor or locomotive engineer, unless the men applying for such positions are armed with a license. It will be seen that Section 1 boy- cots, blacklists, ostracises, strikes down such applicants for employment unless they are licensed. There are in the United States, it is safe to say, 30,000 locomotive engineers and the same number of railway con- ductors now in the employment of the various railways of the country. The effect of the bill before Congress, should it become a law, would, in all proba- bility, strike down fully one-half of this number — not because of incompe- tency, but because they could not pass such an examination as a board of examiners may arbitrarily order and conduct. It will be found interesting, before proceeding further, to pay some atten- tion to this board of examiners. 1st. A chief examiner, to be named by the President and confirmed by the Senate, who is to be either a conductor or an engineer. This chief is to be the central figure. He is to have a salary of $3,500 a year, and traveling expenses, 10 cents a mile. This high official is to appoint ten supervising examiners, with the con- sent of the Secretary of the Treasury, (which, by the way, means nothing). These ten gentlemen will constitute the Chief Examiner’s Cabinet, and together, they will exercise supreme control over the destiny of every rail- way conductor and locomotive engi- neer in the country, because the “Act,” the “ Bill ” clothes them with absolute authority. These supervising exam- iners are to be conductors or engineers and are to receive $2,500 a year, each, and 10 cents per mile mileage. The territory of the United States is to be divided into ten districts and for each district there are to be two dis- trict examiners, one a conductor and the other an engineer, and these dis- trict examiners are to receive $2,000 a year as salary, and besides these, may be appointed assistant examiners at a salary of $1,500 a year. The Chief Examiner is to have a clerk — now-a-days called “ private Sec- retary,” and the Supervising Exatnin ers and the District Examiners may all have clerks, or “ private secretaries/ * at salaries of $1,200, and all of them are to be allowed, besides, 10 cents per mile, mileage. Here we have, to start out on, at least $108,500 in the way of salaries, and when it comes to mileage, the sum total is a matter about which everybody can guess to suit themselves — but taking human nature, as it stands, and it is fair to estimate the mileages will be made to equal salaries. Here we have Chief Examiner, Su- pervising Examiners, District Exam- iners and Assistant Examiners. Not less than forty-one of them, and proba- bly more, all taking a wheu-k at con- ductors and engineers, to see if they are qualified, and if the decision is favor- able, request them to “ fork over ” not less than five nor more than ten dol- lars for a license. The “Act” or “Bill” we are discuss- ing creates one of these little 7x9 Boards of District Examiners, a sort of District U. S. Court, with powers to summon and compel the attendance of witnesses, by a similar process as in the Circuit and District Courts of the Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 163 1KS8.J Vnited State?, and any member of the Hoard u may administer oaths and af- firmations.” Nor is this all. When a \>oor devil has run the gauntlet, passed the ordeal, he cannot take a job until he has taken an oath “ to faithfully and honestly,” etc., act conductor or engineer anil “ perform all the duties required of him by law.” It is a remarkable fact that this *• National Board of Examiners ” pro- poses a “ classification ” of conductors and engineers. How many classes are to be made is not stated. But, why any classification at all? What is meant by classi fication ? We can con- ceive of but one class — and that is first- class, because there is no such thing as second-class responsibility on trains. Responsibility attaches to all and it is the same kind of responsibility unless the purpose is to show that only second class or third class conductors or en- gineers are wanted to run freight trains. The mere suggestion as to the clas- sification of engineers is, or ought to be fatal to the movement. The mo- ment a second-class engineer is put in charge of a first-class train, the idea of a second class engineer is exploded. He becomes first-class by virtue of his assuming all the responsibilities that it is possible for any man to assume. Is it to be understood that there is such a thing as second-class trains in charge of second-class engineers and second- class conductors ? The “ Bill ” asks the United States to become a party to a system of classification repugnant to every American citizen, it would be a system of legalized degradation in the ranks of working men, the introduc- tion of caste as odious as it ever existed in India. The adoption of this “ act ” is urged on the ground that many railway accidents are caused by u in- competency on the part of those in charge of trains.” But it is well known that the most terrible disasters that ever horrified the American public were caused by incompetent railroad builders or railroad officials. If the purpose is to get at the bottom of this disaster business, whv not introduce a bill licensing railroad bridge builders? and railroad contractors — railroad me- chanics, generally? Why this stab at conductors and engineers ? The whole thing has the appearance of a job. Not a solitary fact is set forth, showing either the propriety or justness of the proposed legislation. Again, why a mixed board of exam- iners, conductors and engineers, to pass upon the qualifications of such em- ployes? In what way is a conductor qualified to examine an engineer? or why should an engineer be required to decide a question of qualification when a conductor applies for a license ? It would be difficult to state a more preposterous proposition. This Magazine advocates the exami- nation of conductors and engineers, as to competency before entering upon their duties. But we are in favor of the examination by the officers of the road. We do not believe in Govern- ment Commissioners, Boards of Ex- aminers, doing such things as belong to those in charge of the enterprises in which the Government has no concern and no right to interfere. .Who, for a moment, believes that such boards of examiners as the act under consideration provides, would steer clear of favoritism and partisan- ism ? It is the history of such com- missions and boards. In place of im- proving the service nothing could more certainly demoralize it. Licens- ing would be no guarantee of efficien- cy. Partisanism, prejudice, jealousy, envy and other debasing influences would creep in and wrongs would pre- vail, of the most demoralizing char- acter. Men, conductors, engineers, firemen, brakemen, switchmen, would be will- ing to be examined, but not by men ap- pointed by the Government, because not being in the employ of the Govern- ment they do not recognize its right to interfere in matters purely of a per- sonal character. The Government of the United States is not a paternal Government, not a centralized despotism — and has no right to interfere in matters per- taining to the employment of the sov Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE -FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Mar 16 4 (»reign citizen, to say he shall not have employment, at his chosen vocation, unless some Board gives its consent. We have said there are 60,000 loco- motive engineers and railway con- ductors now in the employment of the railways of the United States. These are to be licensed, according to the “ act,” or they are to quit work. The act says the cost of the license shall not be less than $5.00 nor more than $10.00. Suppose we take the average $7.50; as 60,000 engineers and con- ductors are now required, that num- ber must be found and licensed and the fees will amount to the sum of $450,000, and this vast sum of money is to be extracted from the earnings of men to sustain a number of gentle- men in elegant style, who will be clothed with supreme authority to say whether a man shall or shall not have a day’s work. The “ act ” abounds in monstrous propositions. A man ap- plying for a license must do it in his district, in a certain district. The whole country no longer is his coun- try. He is to wear a tag, a label, and possibly a number. At any rate, his rights are abridged. If he applies for a license, then the little band may, if some enemy suggests the proceeding, send for witnesses and scour the coun- try for testimony that will defeat the application. The “ black-list ” devil- ishness would have the sanction of law, and the fell spirit of revenge would have full sway. And as an in- dication of the despotic character of the “act,” the man with a license must work for the concern who de- mands his services whether or no, or is in danger of having his license re- voked. No such an iron-clad “act” was ever before proposed, and we pre- dict that no such an act will ever be- come the law of the land. Protests are in order. Every working man in A merica is interested. The act strikes at the dearest rights of citizens. It robs him of rights which distinguish the free man from the serf — and the member of Congress who would vote for it is not qualified to represent free- men. JOINING LABOR ORGANI- ZATIONS. The population of the United States and the Dominion of Canada may be set down at 65,000,000. Of this vast number we will suppose 10,000,000 are wage men, men dependent upon their muscle and skill for mpport. In this estimate we make no pretentions to accuracy : we state a round number for convenience, though, possibly, not far from the fact. The present is promi- nently distinguished for labor organi- zations. There are brotherhoods and unions, guilds, associations, etc., “in- definitely. The Locomotive Firemen's Magazine is an advocate of labor organizations. It is the official organ of one of the great and prosperous labor organizations of the times. The Brotherhood of Loco- motive Firemen has demonstrated, be- yond cavil, that it has a mission, and that it comprehends fully its sphere and its duties. During all the years of its existence it has been a student of events. It has learned in the school of experience, and with miserly care has garnered and guarded the treasures of wisdom which experience always secures, and the conclusion we have arrived at is that locomotive firemen act wisely by becoming members of the Brotherhood and remaining true to the obligations they voluntarily and solemnly entered into. Were the task required and had we time and space, we could easily show in many hun- dreds of instances the benefits that have accrued to firemen and their families, by virtue of faithful member- ship to the Brotherhood. And we as- sume, indeed, we know that in labor organizations, when wisdom and pru- dence hold sway in their government, benefits of incalculable value are the certain and legitimate fruits of the association. But it must be remembered that all the working men of the United States and Canada are not members of labor organizations; not a majority of them are on the rolls of Brotherhoods or or- ganizations of any name. Why ? Simply because they do not so choose, Digitized by (^.ooQle

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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 105 so elect. They prefer to remain out- side. In referring to this fact, we have neither the right nor the inclination to be censorious. In fact, that they so choose is nobody’s business but their own. The right to choose is our indi- vidual right, as sacred as the right to think or speak. It is a right every man exercises when he joins a labor organization or any other organization. To seek to impose any penalty, whatso- ever, upon men who choose to become members of such organizations, or who decide not to join them is an outrage of monstrous proportions, which can- not be, will not be, and ought not to be tolerated. And yet, such penalties are imposed and are creating denunci- atory comment, far and wide. The subject is well worthy of the most care- ful consideration —indeed, it is up for debate, ami will not down at any man’s bidding, nor ought it to be ta- booed. It is one of the important questions of the age. It should be sub- jected to the severest analysis. The question is, has a man the right to choose for himself whether he will or will not join a labor organization. With one voice, then, comes the an- swer, “ Yes.” No man, no set of men, no government has a right to say uno.” The right is inherent and un- alienable. It is a primal right, and can be cloven down only by despots, and only despots will impose any pen- alty whatever for the full, free exercise of that right. If a man desires to join a labor organization, who shall say “nay?” Who has a right to say ” nay?” Who shall impose a penalty for this exercise of free will ? his una- lienable right to choose? What is the penalty, too often imposed ? Not pris- ons and stripes. No, but loss of work, all too often. On the other hand, what has been the penalties imposed, when a man, exercising his unalien- able right to choose, to decide for him- self declines to become a member of a labor organization ? Again, the pen- alty has been the loss of work. Ostra- cised and exiled, he has found him- self an idler and a tramp. Manifestly, there is no right side of such things. There is nothing to be said in their justification. There is no element of justice or fair dealing in such a con- dition of things, and hence there is but one course left for those who would deal justly with men, and that is to expose such wrongs and seek to do away wuth them. We would keep no honest man from obtaining a day's work, such an act is a crime against life and health. It is a crime that breeds idleness, hunger pangs, starvation — a crime that denies a man shelter and abed. It may not be a crime known to the statutes, but it, nevertheless, is a crime, It touches the most sacred of individual rights and is a crime against society, pea^e and order. When a man wants work, when he offers his strength and skill for the necessities of life, in the name of all that is sacred in life, liberty and the pursuit of happine>s. 1 *t him have it without hindrance and without pen- alty. If working men who join unions and brotherhoods can persuade others to join, well and good, but there should be no coercion, enmity or penalty if men choose to remain independent of such organizations ; it is a matter of choice and no penalty should attach. And, on the other hand, if men choose to join labor organizations, seek to im- prove their condition and advance their interests, they should he encour- aged, rather than have obstacles placed in their way or he made to pay any penalty, whatever. In all such mat- ters there is a common sense view to be taken of them, but above all things, let it be the universal sentiment that no penalty shall attach for the exer- cise of an unquestioned right. J. Ernest Smith, who killed two train robbers on the Southern Pacific, near El Paso, Tex., received in rewards a total of $6,000. Let it be a certainty that a man gets $3,000 a head for kill- ing train robbers, and in twelve months this sort of game will be re- markably scarce. Digitized by CjOOQle

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16(5 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Mak. HIRING ENGINEERS. It so happens, fortunately, that it is always easier to do the right thing than the wrong thing in human affairs, just as it is easier to tell the truth than a falsehood or to prevaricate. The right is always able, like the truth, to stand alone; it requires no props. The question frequently arises, what is the status of a Locomotive Engineer when out of a job and seeking employment? The case should be stated free from ambiguity, because the principle of right, justice and fair dealing is in- volved. There is no necessity for far- fetched illustrations. There is a road wanting an engineer. A vacancy ex- ists. There are two theories put forth relating to filling the vacancy. The firemen on the road hold with appar- ent justice that the vacancy should be filled by the promotion of a fireman, and on the other hand it is contended that the engineer seeking employment should have the vacant place. In a case of this kind it is of great import- ance that the right should prevail, and it is a question of vital interest to firemen. Firemen seek to be engineers. To advance from the scoop to the throttle is a laudable ambition. It involves years of toil and sacrifice — often of nopes deferred, ambition thwarted, and yet the fireman toils on and finally reaches the goal. Then what? This: Once an engineer always an engineer. He has learned the trade, he is profi- cient. "He has all the required cre- dentials but for some cause he finds himself out of employment. He seeks a place, finds a vacancy, applies for it. Now comes the test. He is told that he can’t have it; that the right thing to do is to promote a fireman and let the engineer remain idle, or if his neces- sities are pressing and work must be had, he shall again return to the scoop and again work his way to the throttle. Is this right? Is this justice? If such a policy prevails the engineers experi- ence, his qualifications, his services go for nothing. He is remanded back to the scoop, or is driven by the force of circumstances from his chosen field of labor into some other employment Aside from the palpable injustice of the policy toward engineers it will be seeu at a glance, we think, that it is directly in conflict with the interests of firemen, since if promoted to the “ right hand side” they have no assur- ance whatever, if they find themselves out of employment, that they can re- tain their positions as engineers, and are liable to be thrust back to the scoop. It is fatal to the idea “once an engineer always an engineer.” It does away with the animating certainty of security, of permanance in a calling, a vocation, for which men, after years of toil and danger, have qualified themselves to fill. It will be conceded, we believe, when the matter is dispas- sionately investigated and simple jus- tice is permitted to have its rightful influence, that an engineer should not be driven out of his calling, because by some misfortune, for which he is in no wise responsible, he finds himself out of a situation. It is all too often the case that an engineer is dismissed from the services of a company in vio- lation of every semblance of justice. Are these men, who by long years of faithful service at the scoop have earned the position of engineer, to be denied the right of following their vo- cation? Let every fireman in the land take the question home to him- self and we doubt not but that the verdict will be that an engineer is entitled to employment as an engineer when he can get it. That we are in favor of the promotion of firemen when they are competent to assume the responsibilities of engineers goes without saying. Every fireman worthy the name is ambitious of promotion in his chosen calling, and far be it from our purpose to thwart his efforts in that direction. Our theory is that a fire- man can better afford to remain a little longer at the scoop and feel some securi- ty in the position of engineer when he reaches it, than to meet with speedy promotion which shall be forfeited with the slightest misfortune which may overtake him. In the first in- stance promotion, whep it does come. Digitized by Google

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1888. J LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 167 means something; it is a permanent reward for duty faithfully performed. In the latter case the victim of mis- fortune is robbed of all his reward, his many years of faithful service count for nothing, and although he has served his apprenticeship and is master of his profession, he is denied the right to follow it, and the only alernative left him is to begin at the bottom round of the ladder again or start anew in some other field of labor. Let a policy of mutual justice prevail. When vacancies occur let an engineer be employed to every fireman that is promoted. In this way half the va- cancies could be supplied by unem- ployed engineers and half by firemen. This policy, we are persuaded, would be rightful in its influence, both to engineers and firemen. There would beTewer engineers in idleness scouring the country for employment. There would be something more substantial in promotion than would otherwise attach to it. It is always demoralizing to a calling to be flooded by a surplus of men who are engaged in it, and if the policy we have outlined prevails the numerous ills that grow out of an overcrowded profession will be effect- ually remedied. To pursue any other course is not a practical, common sense view of the situation. If there are Locomotive Firemen who demand any other policy they are acting in a way well calcu- lated to defeat their best interests, and in a way that will not secure the ap- proval of the B. of L. F. The question relating to the navi- gability of Hudson’s Bay and Straits as an outlet for the products of the Northwest, is to be definitely settled by the Dominion Government. An expedition is to be sent out which will winter in the bay. — . -» One of the prominent questions now before the country is which is the big- gest, the United States or the Pacific railroad ? The question is not likely to be settled for some time to come. LADIES' AUXILIARY SOCIETIES B. OF L. F. In our varied duties connected with the publication of the Magazine, it has seldom been our good fortune to have for our pen a more pleasing and in- spiring theme than is embodied in the caption of this article, and we hail with special delight the fact that a movement has been inaugurated, des- tined, we believe, at an early day to enlist the active sympathies of thous- ands of the wives, mothers, sisters and sweethearts of “ the boys” in advanc- ing the usefulness and prosperity of the Brotherhood. The field of discus- sion is immensely inviting to discuss what is called “ woman’s sphere,” and to indulge in stilted eulogy of women in general. But it suits our purpose better at this writing to be practical rather than sentimental, since the or- ganization of Ladies Auxiliary Socie- ties of the B. of L. F. is practical rather than poetical in purpose. We know of nothing better calculated to inspire high endeavor on the part of Brotherhood Firemen than to realize that the ladies are not only watching their career with the deepest solicitude, but are actively engaged in promoting the welfare of the Order by acts of sympathy and good will. Who. but women, can adorn the Lodge room so as to make it attractive, a thing of beauty and a joy forever? Any why may not the Lodge room be made so attractive by the cultured taste of loving woman, that the mem- bers of the Lodge will realize upon entering it, that when away on their perilous duties, their comfort and pleasure has occupied the minds of mothers, wives and sisters, wrho are never more happy than when seeking to promote the happiness of those who toil for them ? It goes without say- ing, that the wives, mothers, sisters daughters and sweethearts are solicit- ous for the welfare of the firemen, but the organization of such societies as we write of, will enable them in many ways to give practical and substantial expression of their affectionate devo- tion as can be done in no other way. Digitized by CjOOQle

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168 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Mar We see in the movement great value in all social entertainments, and great aid in any effort the members of the Order may make to broaden the area of social enjoyment, and without drawing upon our imagination, we see also great benefits to accrue from the organization of the ladies in the finan- ces of the Lodges. We regard it as quite probable that at the next General Convention of the Brotherhood, steps will be taken to give the Ladies’ Societies proper rec- ognition, and the Motpizlnc taks special pleasure in speaking encouragingly of the movement which it believes is in the right direction and well calculated to do good. — — « ♦.««♦♦♦♦» * DEFECTIVE MEMORIES. Among the misfortunes which over- take some men, and which excite sometimes compassion and sometimes contempt, is the exhibition of a defec- tive memory. This is by no means a modern frailty, on the contrary it ex- isted in the days of Isaiah the prophet, and he had occasion to say to some of the unfortunates, “ Look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged.” The trouble with the people with whom Isaiah had to deal was that they were putting on unseemly airs, playing the aristocrat in a small way, and he concluded to remind them that such conduct, considering the character of their immediate ancestors, was any- thing but becoming, and he reminded them of the old ancestral nick, from which they were hewn, and lie* bole in the ground, from win h, like fourteen year locu>ts. they had emerge d, intend- ing, evidently, to take mhho of the stuffin’ out of them. Nothing is more common now-a-days than to see those who have made a little money by hook or crook, forget their poor relations, and appear to be ashamed of the old home and the old folks, of brothers and sisters who had not enjoyed the advantages of the polishing and puckering schools and clubs. They forget the old home. Misfortune took them among those who had had their hearts educated out of them, and with the aid of the barber, the tailor, the hatter and the shoemaker, they had suffered loss of memory. The old storm-pelted home they never referred to, and they had forgotten “Tin* orchard, the meadow, the deep tangled wildwood, And all the loved objects their infancy knew.” And as for “the old oaken bucket/' it pained them when it was men- tioned. They preferred to think only of cut-glass goblets and silver tankards, and as for strut and swagger, if they had been born a duke ora “belted knight” they could not put on more style. This tendency, this evidence of a defective memory, shows itself fre- quently elsewhere, and under circum- stances which often excite pity or con- tempt— and both are always merited. How often does it occur that a loco- motive engineer forgets that he was once a fireman ? True, he served at the pick and scoop for years. He was only ordinary, not particularly bright, wore a No. 0 hat and No. *12 boots, but finally got promoted, went to the “right side” and graced the throttle, and now, Ye gods! Contemplate himl Pie weighs a ton. He is a regular Jum- bo of a fellow. He don't know a fire- man at all. He has no kind word for the man of the “scoop.” H is head lies over on the back of his neck, his nose is at an angle of 45 degrees, and he seems to be hunting for arch angels with whom to converse. lie can’t see a fireman, and what is true of this class f engineers, is quite as true of certain Master Mechanics who have come up from lowly surroundings. They are arrogant, supercilious, over- bearing, proud, haughty, domineering. Cut them up into inch chunks and each chunk would want a staked and ridered hat, and would put on all the strut of the original pompous thing that made a consummate ass of him- self a hundred times a day. God only knows why such creatures were made, possibly to exhibit the contrast be- tween themselves and engineers and Master Mechanics who are gentlemen, Digitized by e.ooQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 169 and who, remembering they were once at the bottom themselves, take a lofty pride in helping others up and along the rugged road to success. How much better to have a memory which never forgets “ the days of small things/7 and a noble nature that lends a helping hand to those who are strug- gling honorably to achieve success. Such men are nature’s noblemen, and are worth their weight in gold. They are benedictions, and their praise is on the tongues of all men who are capa- ble of distinguishing between mean* ness and manliness. A MODEL MANAGER. The world likes a model man, a man who in his life, character and acts, be- comes a standard by which to measure and estimate other men. We hear much about the “right man in the right place.” The model man is always in the right place. The model man is wise, be is just, he is true. He is a righteous man, he acts right, thinks right, decides right. He is not infalli- ble: he will sometimes make mistakes, but when discovered he will not deny them, nor prevaricate, nor seek to make others responsible. He willcor- rectthem. The model man is a manly man; open, frank, says what he means and means what he says. He has no subterfuges, no coverts. His walk is straight, not serpentine, not zigzag. Honest himself, he admires honesty in others, indeed, he will not tolerate dishonesty. He abhors chicane. He is a student of character. He reads men as if they were books. He knows the value of character, of courage, of integrity, veracity and fidelity, and he appreciates the value of such virtues. It always affords the Magazine supreme satisfaction to refer to such men, and nevermore than when they are found at the head of great railroad enter- pises. Such a man we esteem G. M. Beach, General Manager of the Bee Line system of railroads, the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati Indianapolis Knee. Mr. Beach treats his men as if they were his equals in all that per- tains to the relation of employer and employe. He does not forget what is due the railroad company, and is equally mindful of what is due the men in his employ. As a result there is mutual respect and harmony. The Manager and his men are a unit; they pull together and prosperity is the re- sult. We have before us a copy of a holiday greeting sent by General Man- ager Beach to his men, December 24, 1887. It is as follows : Cleveland, Ohio, December 21, 1887. To all Employe a : After thanksgiving to Him who rules all des- tinies, please aeeept my unqualified thunks for your undivided and hearty co-operation uml sup- port in tin* business operations of, these proper- ties for I.SS7, and most earnestly desiring your united devotion to the Bee Line standard for 18SS, with sincerity and good will I wish you all a merry Christmas and a happy Xew Year. G. M. Br Adi, General Manager. The foregoing speaks volumes. The man at the head of a great enterprise bears willing testimony to the fact that the co-operation of his employes has secured whatever of success has been achieved during the year. It is a new deptrture of promise, the harbinger note of a new era. It voices the fact that Mr. Beach is a model manager, and is well calculated to inspire the hope that the day is not distant when all general managers of railroads like Mr. Beach may, with words of gener- ous recognition of the services of em- ployes, create such harmonious rela- tions between the employer and em- ployed as will makes strikes an impos- sibility. Statistics relating to the consump- tion of iron and steel rails in the United Slates, for twenty years, from 1867 to 1886, both inclusive, gives the sum total of home production at 18,- 211,981 tons, and consumption at 21,- (581,594 tons, showing that 3,4 19,613 tons were imported. In 1867 steel rails sold at $166.00 per ton and iron rails at $83.12 per ton. In 1886, steel rails sold at $34.30 per ton, and in 1882 iron rails sold at $45.50 per ton. Since then iron rails have not been manufactured. In 1867, the miles of railroad in operation in the United States was 39,250, and in 1886, 137,510, showing an increase of 98,260 miles. Digitized by C.ooQLe

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170 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . [Mar. THE LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER. We have received No. 1, Vol. 1, of the Locomotive Engineer , published by the American Machinist Publishing Co., of New York, with John A. Hill, Esq., editor. Most cordially do we welcome this publication to the field of journalism. It is a widely ex- tended field and invites earnest, prac- tical workers. Mr. John A. Hill be- longs to that class, and is eminently qualified to promote the welfare of the men who will constitute the large majority of his readers. In his salu- tatory Mr. Hill says, “ the Locomotive Engineer Is not the official organ of any association or organization, and does not expect or intend in an/ way to infringe on the rights or clash with the interests of the two excellent or- gans of the Brotherhoods — the finest examples of organized labor on earth.” This declaration affords the Locomotive Firemen's Magazine an op prt unity to say that the field of journalism is only fully occupied wherf every interest, as understood by railroad employers and employes, is fully represented, and Mr. Hill writes understanding^ when expressing the belief that there is a “ desire on the part of engineers, fire- men and repair shop employes to see a journal devoted entirely to their in- terests in a mechanical way,” and re- cognizing the fact “that roundhouse men and firemen are silent partners in the great responsibility and honor of the successful handling of the mil- lions of money and hundreds of thou- sands of lives that are daily entrusted to the ability, courage and honor of the locomotive engineers of the coun- try.” Mr. Hill, having the “cab” for his Alma Mater; having gone from the “scoop” to the “throttle,” and from the “ throttle ” to the “ Editor’s chair,” it goes without saying that he will take a practical, common sense view of circumstances, conditions and subjects, and that while writing always on an ascending grade, will, like a true educator always keep within the com- prehension of the great body of his readers. We welcome the Locomotive Engineer to our exchange list, and heartily wish it the largest measure of success. That questions relating to the rail- way service are now uppermost in the public mind is evidenced by the fact that the leading papers and magazines of the times are devoting considerable space to the discussion of those ques- tions There is an ever increasing de- mand for that kind of literature and we note with satisfaction that those enterprising publishers, Charles Scrib- ner’s Sons of New York, are preparing a series of articles upon the building and management of railwa}rs embrac- ing such topics as construction, engi- neering work, rolling stock and mo- tive power, passenger traffic, accidents, administration, the railroad man’s life, etc. Each subject will be treated bv a writer of unquestioned ability in his particular department and the various articles will no doubt command wide attention. During the month of October, 1887, their were recorded one hundred and seventeen railroad accidents. Of these sixty-four were collisions, forty-nine derailments and four from other causes. These accidents caused the death of thirty four persons and the injury of one hundred and nine others. Of the killed twenty were railroad employes, and of the injured, fifty were em- ployes. It will be observed that of the killed about fifty-nine per cent, were employes, and of the injured about forty-six per cent, were employes. Taking October as an average month, there would be in twelve months 1,404 accidents, 408 deaths and 1,308 in- jured This would show that 230 em- ployes would be killed, and 601 em- ployes injured during the year. Mr. Henry S. Ives, “the Young Napoleon of finance,” has been re- quired to sell his yacht. He may be- wail, that breeze and gale, will fill no more his flowing sail, but riding or sailing, he “ will keep well within the law.” Digitized by ^.ooQle

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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 171 For the Magazine. TO MY WIFE. A la Mode. EAR WIFE: .Sweetheart of long ago, Somewhere within the misty past: | When you and 1 trod to and fro, And swore our spooniug days would last ; I’m troubled with the blues to-night, A tit of most cerulcun hue. And, while I’m in this downcast plight. Some questions/love, I’ll ask of you : Suppose the grim destroyer, Death, Should straggle with his scythe along, To slit niv windpipe, stop ray breath, And kick me ’mid the ghostly throng, Would you remain in widow’s weeds. And weep your sparkling eyes away Iu anguish that by far exceeds Your plaintive murmurs every day? Now tell me, darling, tell me true, When In the casket I’d repose Would tears of grief be shed by you Vo til they'd trickle down your nose, When gazing on the silent lips That thrill’d you with a love divine When you and I sailed freighted ships Of fancy north of life’s raid line? Would frantic screams be heard to ring Above the brazen drum’s tattoo When six stout lads would march to bring My mortal part away from you? Or would you gently sob and moan. In fashion’s latest style of grief, Reserving anguish till alone, To give your troubled heart relief? Of course you’re not like other wives. Who decorate themselves in black, Just like the way a road gang strives To renovate old worn out track ; You’d never wear a sable veil, Unless as emblem of your mind, Or let it down your shoulders tral 1 To cutch admiring chaps behind. You see I’m confident, my love, The olden fires are burning still ; And no one— save great Jove above- Could change your predetermined will To live a life of widow’d walls „ * To sigh for me, to weep and moan. To furl your old coquetting suils. And every night retire alone. You’d sadly miss me from your side. When searching round to find the form To which on wintry nights you’d glide Beneath the sheets to keep you warm; Besides you’d feel much cause for paiu, When sleeping in a lonely room ; You, in a little while, might fain Desire some chap to share your gloom. Long custom, darling, slowly grows The most imperative of laws. I fear, to ease your widow’d woes, You’d reason from effect to cause. To sleep alone would feel so sad. For you who felt my arms for years; I think another handsome lad You’d try to catch to dry your tears. Oh, love ! such thoughts I can’t endure, They tear my heart in anguish wild Until my tears In rivers pour, Like dribbles from a teething child ; And sooner than give up my life. To place you in temptation’s way, I’ll keep on deck, my darling wife. As long as God will let me stay. -Shandy Matin’. L Digitized by 0.ooQLe

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172 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. BROTHERHOOD. How full of inspiring meaning, is the word “brotherhood.” It is elevating, dignifying and purifying. How it levels up and levels down, always suggesting the fatherhood of God — and yet, how few there are, who in taking upon themselves the obligations of brotherhood, realize their fulness of love, fraternal love and harmonizing influence ; their demand for patient consideration of every brother’s interests? Is it not true, that too often, we permit unguarded words to fall from our lips, when from any ciuse, we feel we have been injured or mistreated bv one we call “ brother?” This is not right. If the grievance is worthy of notice at all, let it come before the family of brothers in the Lodge room, and there be properly dis- posed of, and good feeling restored, each going his way, a happier and a better man, having the consciousness that the difficulty has been disposed of in a Christian spirit . Let us not forget, the old adage: To err is hu- man, to forgive is divine, and strive to be brethren in all the endearing signification of the term, keeping from the criticising eyes of a consorious world, the many little tilings that should be kept secret, within the repository of faithful hearts. If we would prosper as an organization, we should endeavor by every noble Christian means in our power to keep a firm hold upon the principles that bind us together, ever re- membering that discord and contention, leave deep scars upon the hearts and memo- ries of those we would not wound, and ob- scure the brightness of the star of our prosperity. By a faithful adherence to our obligations, we can demonstrate to the world that a body of men can work as one man. To live a brotherhood life in its fullest sense involves sacred and sublime considerations, but I fear there are many of us who neither co nprehend nor practice the full meaning of “Brotherhood.” We must strive, in every way, to make the Lodge4 room and the meet- ings attractive and pleasant, so that every brother will await with eager desire for each meeting, and be found in his place, ready for any service lie may be called upon to pi1! form, and with clear heads and honest hearts to sit in judgment upon all questions at issue. An occasional attendance, when important questions are to be settled is not sufficient. We are not prepared for them i f our attendance is not regular, thereby causing contention and dissensions, some- times anger, and tin* violation of obliga- tions. Every Lodge, perhaps, experiences the difficulties I haw alluded to. I would say stand by your obligations, your honor. Attend meetings. Let no trivial excuse prevent you. We can do each other good. Each and every member is necessary to the building of the grand structure of which we are a part. To be benevolent, charitable, [Mar. sober and industrious, are four of the no blest traits in a man’s character. Let us cultivate them largely, earnestly, and the harvest of good feeling under every circum- stance will be glorious. The eyes of the world are upon us Men have seen onr motto and our M<iaazine. They have heard of many good results. Now let us prove to the world that we understand our situa- tion and are fully alive to it and are harmo- niously working for our good cause under the name of the Brotherhood of Locomo- tive Firemen. L. M. Lockhart OPPOSITION. Many groat enterprises have failed, be- cause meeting with unlooked for opposition, they were unprepare 1 to stand the test of adverse fortune. With a great many per- sons who sul upon tranquil seas, tin* fact that storms will come to disturb their hap- piness is not thought of. It is often a fatal mist ike. Opposing winds and tides come to all, and lu* who overlooks such probabili- ties, is illy equipped for the battles of life. To accomplish some good in the world is the soul-inspiring thought of many, and occasions deep and calm meditation, and such reflections are well calculated to make the judgment practical and to produce good results. At the best, mistakes will often occur, they are inevitable, but not always serious, provided those who make them can he induced to s *e and acknowledge them, and it was the mission of the World’s Re- deemer to save men from the consequences of their mistakes. This leads me to sav, that it is a noble virtue w hich prompts men to bear with the infirmities of others, and it is this spirit of forbearance that helps men to overcome opposition and achieve success. Men must be helped. All men would like to enjoy good health, but thev must know the laws of health or they fail. It is an easy matter to bestow the needed information, and he who withholds it, can hardly be regarded as a friend. The youth dreams of the future, lie sees onlv pleas- ant pathways. In due time he will make the venture of making bis fortune, unmind- ful of opposition I admire the ambitious youth eager for the battles of life, but he should be admonished of oppositions likely to retard his progress, and honest advice should be given him, whereby be may avoid disaster. Man must labor continually if he would succeed. The road to success" is not flower strew n, but often rugged and thorny, and the American nation illustrates the idea of work and self-reliance. The constitution is a recognition of man’s capacity for self- government, and it was established by vir- tue of man's capability to overcome opposi- tion, and the American flag, wherever it Digitized by Google

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 173 floats, symbolizes the idea that all men un- der its jurisdiction arc free and equal— and recognizing this brotherly spirit, the equality of man, it is eminently becoming that one dtiien should help otheis to comprehend the blessing which the Constitution confers, thereby strengthening his loyalty to the Constitution and flag of a country, the most prosperous and the best in the wrorld. Such help .is proniotive of the country’s welfare, politically, morally and intellectu- illy, and makes it the pride of the citizen at at home and abroad. The citizen who has correct ideas oi his government, the rights and privileges it confers, and the dazzling rewards it holds out to those who study its institutions, is better equipped for overcom- icgopposition than those who arc neglectful of such studies. He will have more oppor- tunities to advance his own interests, and to help others, and his life will he one that will Help all who are familiar with it to achieve access, and to overcome opposition. R. E. Jewett. SZZTCHE 3 BY A NAVAL AFFBENTICE. No. VIII. We were thirty-eight days in making the tnp from Callas to Hilo having traveled a Antanee of 5,180 miles over a tropical sea. Oaring the passage the crew handled a large amount of money. Those who had money would wager that the ship would make so many miles in the twenty-tour hours follow- ing the time the wager was made. The most interesting feature of the wager business was a pool, the sale of tickets was begun the first day out from Callas, each ticket w as marked with a date and hour, so that the person for- tunate enough to hold the ticket with the late of our arrival on it would be $300 in pocket. James Morris, a cook, wras the for- tunate man as he held ticket No. 10, marked Ipr. 20th, 8 a. m.; at that time the anchor was let go. We were visited by the governor, *bo, on returning to the shore, received a ■late of thirteen ^uns. Our executive offi- *rbad a liberty list made out and the port watch were sent on shore with permission to remain forty-eight hours. As the surf funs very high in these latitudes it is impos- RiHle to land in the open beach. This difli- was overcome and by the assistance of i native we made a landing on the shores of * narrow creek. This stream is a remarka- ble feature of nature as it retains its fresh- new on a line with the waters of the ocean, tfasource has never be n reached as it comes *nt of the base of a me nntain. We landed tmile from the tow n and had that distance to walk through a deep swamp. On our ar- rival is town the men were informed that it be impossible to obtain anything to drak. We had hardly been ashore two I bawawhen I met several of our men who wrere as full as though they had been to New York and on questioning them I found that they had been drinking bay rum and a mix- ture of some kind called native beer. Horses were plentiful and cheap and it was not long before fifty or sixty of our men were mounted. Those of us who were mounted gathered pn a little knoll just beyond the town and under the leadership of a boat- swain’s mate formed ourselves into a cavalry company. Now' for fun. We decided to charge on the tow'n and at the W’ord “ Charg ?!” down the hill wc went at full speed. Such tumbling and rolling was never seen. Our Admiral and Captain happened to see us coming and stepping aside and adjusting their eye glasses they stared at us; and as our leader passed them he shouted: “Ad- miral, this is Mosby’s cavalry ! ” I guess the natives thought so, as they ran in all di- rections to get out of the way. A sailor is at home most anywhere but on a horse and how some of them managed to hang on is a mystery. Some of the men tiring of this sort of fun turned the horses adrift. We could find no accommodations and many of us had to build fires and w'arm up canned meats, etc. Myself and one wrere permitted to sleep on the floor of a baker shop, the re- mainder of the men put in the night in fir- ing fire crackers and other fire-works. As the second (lav of our leave dawned we de- cided to visit the volcanoes and hiring horses we started. On our wTay through the towm we passed a small shed under which one of our men was vainly endeavoring to coax a mule in order to get out of the rain. The mule seemed to think it more comfortable outside. Our dripping shipmate hailed us and asked for assistance ; wre dismounted and tried to push the animal into the shed but he objected with his stern battery and the only way to get him in w'as to tow him, we accordingly passed a line around his fore feet and hitched twro horses tr it and in went Mr. mule, only to kick the shed down and scatter our party. By the time we were ready to make another start it was raining so very hard that we were forced to seek shelter. After the shower had passed wTe proceeded up the steep mountain. Every mile or tw o some one w'ould become tire?! and turn back, until we reached a point about four miles from Hilo, when all but two of us turned back. We continued to climb and were rewarded by reaching a point from w hich we could see the active volcano. The lava streams were but a shor< distance away and we decided to reach them wrhich we did and in order to show that we had been there we brought some fine speci- mens of lava away w'ith us. 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174 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. were to have a dance, and that he would use his influence to have us admitted. Oft* we started through the woods and after a twenty-minutes walk arrived at the dance hall. This building was in the midst of a swamp, there were four posts driven into the earth, which supported the building. The building itself was made of rough boards and was large enough to accommo- date about five couples After a long harangue between our guide and the floor manager in the Kanaka lingo we were ad- mitted. On entering we found several women seated on rough timbers, doubtless awaiting the arrival of their gentlemen friends. In the centre, suspended from the roof was an oil lamp, which had been a fore- castle lamp on some merchant ship. We began to look around for the musicians, w hen suddenly from out of a dark corner came the sweet strains produced by a ten- cent mouth organ, the ladies at ouce offered to dance with us. We gladly accepted. My shipmate being rather tall would strike the hanging lamp with his head as he led the belle of the evening through a w altz, which caused the master of ceremonies to exclaim : “ Him too long.” The ladies were dressed in very high colors, principally yellow and red, but not one of them sported shoes. Dancing continued until 11:30 p. M.,at which time everybody bade the owner of the hall good bye and started for their homes. We were homeless but were informed that w'e could sleep in the dance hall, we were very glad to do so as it was raining. Mats were spread on the floor and we were soon en- gaged in fighting off the fleas which are very numerous. Bright and early next morning we started to find the landing. Whilst awaiting the arrival of our boats, wre wrere invited to bathe with some ladies, who could speak a little English; they informed us that bathing suits were not necessary. We de- clined the invitation. Our boats arriving, we returned on board. Our time being short Admiral Stevens decided to proceed on a short cruise through the Sandwich group and thence to San Francisco. He promised the men w ho had not been on shore that on arrival at SanF ran cisco they should have forty -eight hours liberty there. We hove up and steamed out bound for Lahina. We merely called at this place, fired a salute and proceeded bound for Honolulu, the cap- ital of the islands, situated on the island of Oahu (pronounced Wa hoo). On this latter passage wre passed the island of Molaikae, this island is set apart and used for the re- ception of lepers. As soon as this disease is found to exist in a family they are at once sent to this pest island, from which none ever return. These people have farms and are nearly as well off as those who live in the cities*. We arrived at Honolulu April 27th. This city is the most important place [Mar. in the group. The King’s place of residence is here. Honolulu is also of commercial im- portance and exports great quantities of sugar. These islands are visited by the Australian steamships in their passage in both directions. We found in harbor the French gunboat, Huzzard. We were not allowed to go on shore as the small- pox was raging. These waters are infected with sharks but that did not hinder the men from bathing. The harbor is land-locked, the entrance is partially surrounded by a chain of reefs. We w ere told that outside of the reef the water was thick with sharks, but inside there were but tw?o, the latter were fed on the offal thrown from a slaugh- ter house and were never know n to molest anyone, but thev would drive other sharks beyond the reef. This may be a yarn but but at all events w e saw but two of these mon- sters during our stay at Honolulu. We were now ordered to coal ship. Hav- ing poor facilities for coaling (baskets) we were three days in coaling. Having finished coaling we cleaned up. We wTere visited by several missionaries; judging from appear- ances these men as a class live very com- fortably on the penny contributions exacted from our Sunday school children. People at home imagine that these people who are called cannibals and Kanakas are still given to eating the flesh of their fellow' men, that is all humbug, they are almost as enlight- ened as our people, they have schools and churches and are thoroughly civilized. As they have native ministers and priests I am of the opinion that those who wish to be missionaries should go elsewhere to work. The work has been done years ago in these islands and the people are eminently more fitted to take the care of themselves than are some who are sent out to lead them. I am heartily in favor of foreign missionaries w’here they are needed, but not in civilized nations. During our stay, King Kalakoua, or Calico as he is sometimes called, visited us several times. He seemed very fond of honors, as we had to fire twenty-one guns every time he came on board and every time he went onshore. Queen Emma, who was dethroned by the United States govern- ment, visited us also. On May 5th we took our departure from Honolulu bound for SanFrancisco.' Each day during a passage the navigator very kindly posts his report in a conspicuous place for the information of the crewr. I will give a sample of such a report submitted on our first day outward bound, viz.: Lat. by observation 2L &7 North. l^ong. by chronometer 154 4' West. Lat. by dead reckoning 24 21' North. Long by dead reckoning 154 O' West. Pis. run per log 148,“, miles. Course North 43' East. Pis. made good 165 miles. Pis. from SanFran- cisco 1,020 miles. Current 15 miles North, 14 East. Variation of compass 15 East. Digitized by C.ooQLe

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 175 Total distance Honolulu to San Fran cisco 2,085 miles. These reports are put up every day and are a source of great instruction to the men. I have preserved each day’s reckoning and if I wish to refer to any day during my cruise, though I was in mid ocean, I have the figures and can tind with ease our exact position on that day. The reason I do not write each daily report is, that to a person not interested or acquainted with navigation, they would be extremely dry and tiresome The first few days of our passage were un- eventful, but on May 8th one of tlio crew, Tobias Nelson, met with a fatal accident. Whilst going aloft to relieve the topsail yard lookout. Nelson was seized with a fainting fit and losing his hold he fell striking the rigging several times till he finally struck an iron riding light box and then dropped over- heard—everything was done to recover the body. Life buoys were cast adrift, boats lowered, but the body had disappeared and the search was reluctantly given up. Aside from this unfortunate affair our trip was ex- tremely pleasant. As I have stated on leaving Honolulu the city was infected with smallpox and conse- quently on our arrival at SanFrancisco we would be quarantined at least ten days. On •lighting a steamer it was decided to transfer our Flag Lieutenant and Chaplain to the fteamer, which in all probability would beat m in — these gentlemen were ordered to smooth the matter, over with the health officers. Shortly after the transfer was made an impenetrable fog set in and the steamer was lost sight of, the fog lasted two •lavs and as it cleared up we found our po- sition to be twelve miles north of the Golden ‘iates. We saw a steamer through the irlasses just about in the same position south of the Golden Gates. Supposing it to be out companion of a few days past, orders were sent to the Chief Engineer to “ shake her up,” which he did with vengeance, he HX>n had our 8- ton pivot guns dancing about the spar deck. The steamer was also hurrying and the race was becoming quite exciting with the Pensacola in advance. Our coal being nearly exhausted our “ skip- per ” ordered fifty barrels of pork to be sent to the fire room, the heads of these were broken in and barrels and pork made her hum. Our officers on the steamer scented the pork and signaled to us to pile it on. The Pensacola was doing her best and we rounded Alcatraz island fully three miles ahead. This reminds me of an argument which frequently arises, viz.: How is it that during the late war privateer vessels with a record of from fifteen to eighteen knots per hour, were overhauled with ease and cap- tured by some of our war ships which could only steam from seven to nine knots. Now this steamer (Hilton Castle) was considered a fast boat while the Pensacola, when run- ning eight knots per hour would nearly set the chief crazy for fear she would drop her screw. Regardless of this tangled question we had the fastest vessel and the crew did not cease to crow over the fact for a long time. • We arrived at anchorage off ’Frisco on June 1st, having been absent just five months. In this time we had received no mail. The mail arrived as soon as it was learned that we had arrived, the mail bags filled our sailing launch. Admiral Stevens having arrived at the age of f»2 years he was ordered home to be retired from active ser- vice. He and his family at once took steamer for home, via Panama. The govern- ment having become dissatisfied with Ad- miral Stevens’ conduct in keeping away from important orders, issued a general order forbidding olficers of any rank from carry- ing their wives and that women were not to be allowed on board United States ship whilst under way, unless rescued from a wreck or to protect from danger. Our crew felt greatly relieved when Admiral Stevens and family went over the ship’s side. Ex-Naval Apprentice. [to be continued.] HEREAFTER. H Y do you beat your hands with passion, and storm the sky with your plea and prayer Whenever passes a stainless spirit forever out of your clasp and care ? You say he goes to a glad, brave kiugdom, over a vague and voiceless sea, Where never a last good-hy is spoken and never and never a grave shall be ; And where from rapture to perfect rapture, with crown and lyre he soars and sings, The chrism of Christ upon his forehead, the glory of (rod uj>on his wings. If I thought as you think, my brothers, if I believed in a better sphere, Bevond the grass and the golden lilies that blossom over a dead man here, 1 would tingle with great, strange gladness whenever a friend of mine should die ; I would robe him in festal raiment, and would kiss him a gay good-by. iod. Ob! when unto me came the hour— the miracle hour that comes to all— »rec a cvprcss branch or blossom should throw its gloom on my gorgeous pall ; At my funeral should be dancing, and dainty feasting at festal board, Should be singing, and Jest, and laughter, and gurgle of wine In the glasses poured : Aad Jubilant bells should rock the steeple when I was borne to the gay, bright grave, Aai rattle of drums and thrill of trumpets blend in a glad thanksgiving stave! Digitized by C,ooQle

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176 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. Operation for Finding Dead Centres. The way of finding and marking true dead centres is simple, but care must be used in the measurements and in bringing the marks made so that the tram used may freely and accurately touch their centre. Suppose the forward centre is to he marked ; the first act would be to place the locomotive in posi- tion, so that the crosshead is about k2h or o inches from the end of its forward travel. Then make a mark on the guide with a sharp pointed center punch, and place one leg or point of a tram in it, and then make a mark on the crosshead with the other point. While still standing in this position, make a mark on the wheel cover, and with one point of the tram in that mark, make a mark on the wheel with the other point. In making these marks on the wheel it is best to make them at the joint of the tire with the wheel centre, or else make marks with a pair of dividers, so as to get all the marks at a uniform distance from the tread, or from the centre of the wheel ; either measurement w ill do ; if large dividers are at hand, the wheel center is to be preferred as the scribing point. Having marked these points, move the locomotive past the center, and with the point of the tram again in the mark on the guide, watch for the mark on the crosshead, and when that again coincides with the other point of the tram, stop tbe locomotive. Now’ take the tram to the wheel-cover, and with one point in the mark before used, make another mark on the wheel on a line with the one before made. When the distance between the two marks on the w heel is ac- curately divided, and the mark brought to the point of the tram, when the other point is in the markon the wheel-cover, the locomo- tive will be on her true centre. The reason for taking this method of dividing the dis- tance is that the movement of the crosshead at the end of its stroke is so slow, and owing to more or less lost motion irregular, that it is last to take the measurement some time be- fore the center is reached, tlnm return to the same point and divide the distance. There is also another way of finding the dead center somewhat quicker and shorter, not involving so many tools, but not as ac- curate as the above dt scribed method. It is done by placing the locomotive as near as possible on the dead center by the eye. Then take a piece of board or any other straight-edge eighteen to twenty inches long, and lay it on top of the main rod strap and measure the distance this straight-edge is above the center of the axle, then hold it [Ma r against the strap from below’ and again measure to the center of the axle. When these measurements are equal the locomo- tive is not liable to be much out of its true center. As it would be aw kward measuring these distances when the rods are in front of center of axle, as they would be when on the dead center, it is best to make some marks equi-distance from the center of the axle; this could best be done with a pair of divi- ders, making a circle of about the same diamater as the strap on the main rod from which the straight edge is used. Placing Eccentrics. The eccentric is a true circle of iron, fast- ened on the axle, with its center to one side of the axle-centre one- half the amount that its throw is to be. It thus performs the work of a crank in a situation where an or- dinary crank could not be employed. On some of the first locomotives built the valve motion was obtained by cranks at the ends of axle on the outside of the hame, but this method was not found good in practice, for the parts were greatly exposed to injury, from their unprotected position, and the ec- centric was adopted, as it could be used to advantage instead of a crank, in pluces not so exposed. In ordinary practice the motion of the eccentric is imparted to eccentric rods, these impart a vibratory motion to the rocker arm, and this in its turn moves the valve, through the medium of the valve- stem. When the slide-valve w’as first designed it wTas made and used without lap and lead, when so made the eccentric was simply fastened at right angles to the main crank, because while in that position the least movement in either direction would open either steam port. Hut with slide-valves which have lap and lead it becomes neces- sary to advance the eccentric enough to overcome this lap and lead. The proper position, therefore, for the forward motion eccentric, w hen the pin is on the front dead centre, is with its big part, or belly, up, but in order to overcome the lap and lead, it haw to be moved ahead of the right-angle-posi- tion, that is, toward the crank pin, far enough to move the valve the amount of the lap and lead, because when the pin is on the forward centre, the piston is about to start on its back stroke, and the front steam fiort should then be open, the amount of ead allowed it. This so-called angular ad- vance of the eccentric brings the full part of the forward motion eccentric about one- twelfth of a revolution ahead of the right angle position, and above the axle when the pin is on the forward centre, while the back motion eccentric must occupy the corres- ponding position below* the axle. It would at first seem as if the forward motion eccen- tric should be just opposide the backward Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 177 1888.] motion eccentric, and this would be the case with valves with no lap and lead. But as explained above the lap and lead necessi- tates an adjustment, which brings the eccen- trics to one side, or toward each other. They are thus only about one-third of a rev- olution apart, and each in its turn ready to open the port to admit steam into the front end of the cylinder, while the situation of the valve on the other side, which is gov- erned by the position of the reverse lever, determines which way the locomotive must move. The above explanation applies to the ordinary type of locomotive, with eccen- tric on main axle, and valve moved by the intervention of the rocker-arm ,Jas is usually the case. New York, February 6, 1888. Mr. Editor: In answer to “Fireman’s query about the proper position to key rods I will give my opinion. The centres are the on/y points on which side rods and back end of main rod should be keyed up. Front end of main rod should be keyed on any quarter. I will give my way of doing the job. Get engine on straight track —over a pit is best — examine wedges and if they are not snug make them so ; pinch engine from the tender or truck wheels to a center, don’t pinch from a driver or you will advance the crank on that wheel just the amount of lost motion in side rods ahead of the other cranks and throw your cranks that much out of tram. When on center, key side rods and back end of main rod ; and then go to the other side and key front of main rod on that side, using your judgment how tight to set your brasses, then advance the engine from quarter to centre and key the rods same as on the first side, then go around to the first side, which will be on the quarter, and key front end of that main rod and your job is done, for if you have followed instruc- tions as above your rods will be right on the other centres. If you pinch from one of the drivers and get your brasses right on one center and then pinch her to the other one, the chances are ten to one they will not be right there, due to the cause I have given. Never touch side rod keys until you know your wedges are 6nug in place ; to do so is to risk getting your rods too long; then if your wedges should be set up, hot pins and sometimes broken rods or pins result, and t he wonder is, “ What did it ? ” Why the centres are the only proper points to key I ade rods is because there you cannot get the rods out of their proper length if wedges l m up. Back end of main rod should be I keyed on center because the pin has least L near there and is consequently the largest ; m md why front end should not be keyed on ■ Mtn is the wrist or cross-head pin has the ■ M wear at that point and is in conse- § faence the smallest ; hence key on the quar- ter for front end. I have frequently been told that the centers were the proper place to key side rods because there the “ pins were largest.” Suppose the engine had just been fitted with new pins all around, then, according to that theory, it would make no difference wrhere rods were keyed. A great mistake. I opine that more side rods and pins are broken from improper keying than from all other causes combined. I am only aware of one blunder in any of my writings for the Magazine and E. 8.” has not yet found it. Kindly “Dock,” don’t give us any formulas in algebra, it is too rich for our blood In the days of copper flues and flue sheets I have seen the water fly from a hard re- versing of an engine ; but since iron or steel has superseded copper I do not know of an engine leaking from a reverse. Three years ago I ran an engine in Montana and I always had her reversed against my train on down grade ; could not otherwise hold it, and she. never leaked. I cannot help saying something in refer- ence to the editorial in January number on “Mutual Obligations.” There’ is not one sentiment in it that is not sound to the core: how much more smoothly would mankind get through life if we gave more thought to our duties to each other. If we would, only follow the old precept of Confucius, the Chi- nese philosopher, “ Don’t put a hat on your neighbor that you won’t wear yourself,” we would not have such a keen appreciation of our own rights, nor so blunt a one for the “ other fellows.” Burns says : Oh wad some power the giftie gle us, To see oursells as ithers ?ee us : Twttd frao mony a blunder free us, And foolish notion. What airs and gaits In walks would lea’ us. E’en in devotion ! I would not by any means deprecate a man for holding to his self-respect, or for maintaining his position in any demand for what is right, but he should be equally will- ing to accord to others what they conceive to be right, and so strike a happy medium. E. J. Rauch. Mr. Editor: — South and southwest from my home, at Glen-Locli, at a distance of about six miles is situated the borough of West Chester, the county seat of Chester county, Pennsylvania. Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties, with their quar- ter million of people, are now but little bet- ter than outlying suburbs of the great city of Philadelphia, containing a million of people. West Chester has a population of 10,000. Suddenly and without any warning a great calamity befell them, and seven human beings were killed by the explosion of a boiler in the plant of the Edison Eleo- trie Light company. The two articles herewith, for the Mechani- Digitized by Google

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 178 cal Department of the March Magazine, have grown out of that fact, and another, that the locomotive Henry F. Shaw is now lighting 1 1 1 i s town in place of the exploded boiler. As these articles fully explain themselves further comment seems unnecessary. The paper from which these were taken is said to have “the largest circulation of any in- land daily in the state” of Pennsylvania. From the West Chester Lpcal News, De- cember 30th, 1887: [ Communicated. | IN CORRECTION OF A KKW ERRORS, AND CONCERN- ING THE SHAW LOCOMOTIVE. Editor Local News:— The Shaw Locomotive (Ilenry F. Shawl, named after the inventor, a resident of West Itoxbury, Mass., was contracted to be built In Februaty, 1881, by the Hinkley Lo- comotive Works, of South Boston, Mass., for the Shaw Locomotive Company, for the sum of ten thousand dollars. She was built to cure what Is known as tne “ Hammer Hlowof a Locomotive 1) riving Wheel.” [See locomotive Firemen's Mag- azine•, Mechanical Department, May and June, 1887.] A singular incident connected with the date of contract for her construction is the fact that Mr. John W. Cloud, a graduate of Westtown School, and “ Engineer of Tests" for the Pennsyl- vania ILillroad Company at the time, and now • thousand thirteen and one-half pounds to each driver. This locomotive ran experimentally upon the Boston & Providence ilnd Boston & Fitchburg Railroads, commencing In .June, 1881. Jn Novem- ber of that year she was placed in service on the Camden & Atlantic Railroad, running from Cam- den to Atlantic City, N. J. After some fourteen hundred miles of service it was found that some portions of her working gear was too light, and of Iron, with a nominal ten ile strain of 30,000 pounds. She was then laid up and a contract made with the Midvale Steel Company, Phila- delphia, to make steel of the very highest stand- ard. This took from December 12tli, 1881, to May 12th, 1882. This steel was certified to us as of 110,000 pounds of tensile strength, with 14 percent, of elongation. She was then put in service, these steel forgings having been placed in her by the Baldwin Locomotive Works, again on the Camden and Atlantic railroad, her engineer, Ed- ward Osmond, now with her in West Chester, in charge. She ran here until in September, when she went Into the Baldwin Works for a complete overhauling and reconstruction, then to be sub- mitted for tests on the Bound Brook and Reading Railroad by a committee of the Committee of Sciences and A i t s of t he Franklin Instit ute, after which she went to Chicago for the Chicago Expo- sition of railway A ppl lances, 1883, where she took the medal In the class in which she was especially entered, “ The best loemnotive balance." In May, 18s."», she was ritted for and successfully burned crude petroleum, [See Mechanical De- partment Locomotive Firt men's Magezine , Novem- ber, 1887, page «8J and if the West Chester elec- tric light people liad so determined, she would have been brought to West Chester all ready for that purpose. They thought it best to take no risks or uncertainties at present, hut to go back to a sure thing, and give West Chester light as soon as possible, she had thou to be dismantled ami refitted for coal. In June, 1885, the American Railway Master Mechanics’ Association, by reso- [Mak. lution, decided to Join u committee of tbe Frank- lin Institute to report upon and devise a plan of weigiiing the blow herein referred to. This joint committee did devise and adopt a plan, and this engine has beeu entered ugalnst the world for this final lest. She may look rough, they all do when stored away and leaded, but when on dress Sarade she can look as well us any of them; with ),000 miles of service of excessively high speed to her credit, it is only a question of paint and polish. This locomotive is the property of the Shaw Locomotive Company, of which lam now, and have been Managing Director since 1883. She was inspected and Insured against explosiou by the Hartford Steam Boiler Insurance Company before leaviug Philadelphia. I have traveled with tier engineer, now in charge, more than 10,000 miles In her cal). I believe she Is equally safe with any locomotive of the Pennsylvania Railroad runnlug into West Chester. She does not carry 000 pounds of steam pressure, but l:£> pounds. I believe she is perfectly safe at 140 pounds. The mechanical corps of the Loceil Xeu^s nave been at me for some time to come to West Chester and explain the locomotive wheel puz- zle. This I promised to do at any time, the pro- ceeds to go to the West Chester Library. Since the organization of the West Chester’s Board of Trade it has been suggested tliut I speak under their auspices, the proceeds to go to the relief of the sufferers by the receut calamity. It has not gone so far yet that I have arranged for tbe “ lady vocalist to come.” Some time ago Prof. Phillips, chief of the West Chester Normal School, and also of ‘*tlie starry heavens, ’’said he would like to hear me speak on a mechanical question, but he feared it would be ti>o technical for a mixed audience. I have mentioned this to the entlemen who have conversed with me about he matter, and it has lieeu suggested that a skillful reader and perhaps musiemight obviate any possibility of what Prof. Phillips, as an ex- perienced lecturer, seems to fear. I have given the gentlemen two titles from which to choose: “Safe High Speed Travel” — this was chosen for me by Prof. S. W. Robinson, Professor Mechanical Engineeting Ohio State Uuversity, Columbus, Ohio, without my knowl- edge, and In advance of my visit there with this locomoti ve in May, P8 1, on my way to the Oh icago Railway Exposition, by invitation of that body. Prof. Robinson is also Bridge Inspector of tbe Ohio Railway Commission. The other was chosen for me by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire- men at their annual convention in Philadelphia fall of 1885 — “Echos from the Locomotive’s Cab, the Round House und the Rail.” This entire matter, however, is in the hands of the gen- tlemen with whom I have conversed, aud I am at their service, as the locomotive was when wanted. Truly Yours, Wiliam E. Lockwood. Glen-Ixkh, December 28, 1387. [ Comm u n icated. ] CR Y8T A LLI Z ATI ON AND LAMINATION. Editor Local News:— After a somewhat care- ful inspection of the wrecked boilers at the Elec- tric Light Works yesterday I have reached a con- clusion in my own mind as to the cause: First, that the iron was not up to the standard at tbe time of the explosion ; the high pressure to which It was subjected produced "tremulous inbralions ” In the metal of the boiler, which Prof. S. W. Robluson, Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, aud Inspector of Bridge* to the Ohio Railway Commission, has called "cumulative vibrations*1' and such continued vibrations were the cause of this accident. Second, all Indications point to the fact that when the rivet holes were brought together for riveting, whatever defect of fitting was wanting they were brought to place by the fiurohase of a drift pin, in this manner wcaken- ng the iron on the side of the rivet hole next to the edge of the sheet; instead, these should be brought to place by bolts and then reamed out to fit before t lie rivets were brought to place. Third, nny one who desires to make an inspection will llnd what I found yesterday— chrystuhiza- Digitized by Cioocle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 179 1888.1 turn— the marks still bright after two weeks’ ox- sosnre, while other parts were badly oxodized ; the marks of lamination were shown in most of !*heets along the line of fracture. This is not a new subject to me or to the read- ers of the JakniI JS'ews. On December 2»th, 187H, l»etweea 7 and 0 o’clock l*. m., *• the Astabula Disaster” took place. [See volume with this title, of 2D8 pages. West Chester Library.] On January nth, 1*77, you, Mr. Editor, being agree- able thereto, I wrote under the nom-de- plume of “Mechanic ” an article entitled *‘ WasOhrystalli- zation the cause of the Ashtabula Horror?” Again on the 12th, under the same title, another, s»nd again on the lJth another. Perhaps, Mr. Editor, It may be worth your while to reprint them now in the day of West Chester’s calamity. In the ** Mechanical Department ” of. Locomotive Firmun'* Magazine for January, 1888, just out, will be found an article on this question by Prof, tjvorgp F. Swain. Professor of Civil Engineering Boston School of Technology. Yours truly, WUlutm E. Lockwood. < iLex-Loth, lJecembei .51, 1887. F. 8.— Since the foregoing was written the Magazine has come to hand for January, and •ho the Journal of the Brotherhood of Lo- comotive Engineers, both doubled in size and wonderfully improved in all respects. Deloss Everett, Second Grand Engineer, who is well known with us, for he has been running ‘'Fast Line ” past Glen Loch for twenty-five years. ( Glen Loch is the new name, meaning Lake of, or from the Glen, since 1872, he knew it best as “ The Steamboat.” ) How either Brotherhood can get up such a “ Magazine ” or “ Journal ” for one dollar per annum, passes my com- prehension, and our firm are printers in the line of our business, running twenty-two presses. Perhaps you can make it as clear as the merchant did to the old lady, who asked him how it was that he made any money, for he was always “selling his goods less than cost.” “Why, Madam, said he, it i* entirely owing to the large quantity of business I do.” In talking to or writing for Firemen or Engineers I seem to be dealing with both. They are one and the same, with only this difference, the last has gotten there, and the first has the most laudable ambition and hopes too. Referring to January number 1888, Jour- nal B. L. E., page 52, “ Technical ,” I find the following inquiry: “Will Home one of your valuable readers in- form me how the water-brakes are used on the Denver <£ Rio Grande.” J. F. W., York, Pa. If“J. F. W.” will look in the Mechanical Department of Firemen's Magazine, for Feb- nary, 1888, in an article entitled “The Fail- ure of Air Brakes,” he will read of my ex- perience in the direction of his inquiry’ and jwtto that extent it is an answ er to his question. William E. Ijockwood. Gun-Loch, January 16, 1888. Galveston, Texas, January 28, 1888. rXo. Emtok : — The February advance copy iuttiftiMi, and with incomes “ Tallow Pot*’ jtaping on me like a turkey on a June bug on account of my answer to “Vacuum.” Nowr “T. P.” what have you found to so ex- cite you, have you got a bite? Maybe you will find that you have caught a tartar one of these days. But no matter, just jump on, my shoulders are broad and I can hold up a good load. So you think your “M. M.” would give me a chance to farther develop my tourist faculties or at least allow me some time to rest, do you? What for? may I ask ; .for knocking out both cylinder heads, or for bringing her in that way with- out assistance ? If the former, Bro. “ T. P.,” allow me to inform you that there are con- ditions for which no engineer is to blame and two cylinder-heads can be knocked out and the engineer be entirely blameless, then why should he be discharged? In this section of the country as well as a great many others I have worked in, if a man is discharged without sufficient cause, a com- mittee goes to the “M. M.” and carry the matter clear to the General Manager but what they carry their point; the man found not culpable is reinstated and gets full time for all time lost in consequence of having been pulled ofF. If the latter, your “ M. M.” must be a queer genius, as at least three- fifths of the “M. M.’s” under w’hom I have served would summarily dismiss an engi- neer who was unfortunate enough to knock out both cylinder-heads, if he could not bring his engine home without being towed in, pro- vided his machinery was all in good order. As to firing with four or five shovelfuls of coal, maybe you can get along better that way than any other, and the same has been said of several engines here that on this road are called “hogs” — a Baldwin mogul 17x24 and 18x24. When I first spoke of tir- ing engines with two scoops of coal at a fire some of the firemen would say “you can’t fire engine No. — that way,” you have to load it to her five or six at a time. I went out on two of the engines and kept them hot firing with one and two, sometimes, but very rarely, three, never more than that and sixty-six miles from here, with a train of forty- five loads, the grates were plainly visible. The end of the division was reached, the last two miles being up hill, where all the notches were distributed and the engineer and myself both wished we had more notches, she labored so in the “company notch,” still when I went to the round house the fire did not exceed six inches in depth and we have stationary grates. If this does not argue in favor of the small amount at a time, l don’t know anything about it at all. I asked a question about injectors in December number and no one has answered, but my theory is knocked into a cocked hat by Mr. E. J. 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180 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Mar. but that took the wind out of my sails as completely as ever a big vessel took it out of a little one’s by coming up to windward of her on “ Old Ocean’s ” briny deep, and what it took me years to study out as the cause has been exploded in a minute and I shall do as Mr. Rauch does and also think with the school boy, “ ’tis as it ’tis and can’t be no ’tisser.” In a former article I hinted at a weakness generally existing on the part of firemen and I believe it is a rule. What I speak of is sometimes called “throttle fever.” It affects most young firemen in six or eight months. They want to be engineers before they are passable as firemen. What I said about the child not being able to add 2+1 being started in ratio and proportion I meant as a simile, the child knows nothing of numbers and their value in relation to each. Notation and numeration must be learned before the other branches can be taken up. From this it continues step by step, ad- dition, subtraction, multiplication, etc., no skipping or jumping over ; the task is neces- sarily a long one, but some of course master the whole in one-half the time required by others to get only a medium understanding of it and just so with a young man trying to be an engineer; he does not even know what steam is, yet he w?ants to govern it; he knows nothing about the machinery of a locomotive, but he wishes to attempt to put that machinery, of which he has no know- ledge, in motion by that steam, of which he knows less, and thinks he will be able to do effective work with these materials of which he knows nothing To all who may be afflicted with this dis- ease I would like to give a little advice: learn first howT to make steam, study cause and effect, make a study of combustion, not from the scientific standpoint but from a f ractical standpoint as regards a locomotive, t would do you no good on an engine to know how many ounces of wrater a pound of coal will evaporate or how many gallons of water a ton of coal will convert into steam. A man might know all this and be able to give figures for all of it, but when put on the deck with a scoop in his hand, fire-box in front and tender behind him, he would be no better off than the man who only knows what steam is by having seen it come out of the spout of the tea kettle. What you want to study is this, how to regulate your draft, w hat condition to keep your fire in, etc. Watch your engineer closely, see how he pumps his engine, make a study of engineers before you begin to make a study of engines. Of course I knowT some engineers can’t be learned and the more you study them the less you know about them and in almost every case such men were early attacked by throttle fever when they began as firemen. They never w-ere half-way decent firemen and when the time came for promotion they went over the deck to inflict punishment on other fire- men. When you have found out how to keep her hoi may be you will think you know it all, but you don’t, the next thing is to learn to keep her cool , calculate how far from the top of the hill you must quit firing in order to keep her from blowing all your water out through the safety valve, then'you have the road to learn to aid you in effect- ive firing, and one thing you will have to learn is this, do all your firing when the en- gine is working steam, never load her going down hill with the blower on because nine times out of ten you spoil your fire this way. Fire by your fire, by the condition of it, and if when you open the door you see that one scoopful will cover all that is nec- essary, do not chuck in four or five, as you are only doing useless work, for you will either bank your fire or have to open the door to cool her off and holding the door open when an engine is working is very hard on flues ; see how hot she can be kept without popping. When you get these points pretty well learned you can cast your eyes on the machine you are furnishing with its power, and let me tell you your progress will not be slow'. If you have mas- tered firing pretty thoroughly you will be surprised to see how readily the knowledge will flow in about the working of the en- gine and if you should be consigned to a “ scrap heap ” as they are called, do not kick but thank your lucky stars for it as you are thereby put into direct communication with knowledge, for every time a stop is made she must be examined, each break- down or slight mishap will teach you some- thing and you can learn more (after you know how to fire) in six months on an old scrap-pile than you would learn in ten years on an engine in perfect working order in all her parts! I once saw an engineer w ho fired six years and ran an engine eleven years and when he slipped an eccentric he could not set it ; don’t emulate this man but begin at the bottom to acquire the knowiedge of a locomotive engine, and don’t try to learn too much at once, but learn thoroughly what you do learn. When I speak of firing engines with one and two scoops of coal, of course I don’t mean all engines can be fired this way. What I mean is engines of the old style with deep fire-box ranging from fifty-six to sev- enty inches inside in length. The engines commonly called consolidation engines and other engines built on that plan with fire- box door next to the tank, boiler running through cab, of course I except from the list, but have fired an engine of this style with 104 inch inside fire-box with two scoops of coal at a time, but it is too much like work and I found it much easier to fire Digitized by ^.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE . 181 this engine with three or four, but saw other firemen on the Bame kind of engines *nd same division who would put in from six to ten scoops of coal at a time. I tried it to see how it would work, but as I am right-handed and the steam gauge worked left-handed under this treatment, I gave* up the style as I wanted harmony and as soon as I came back to light firing my gauge be- came right-handed again, also a fire-box with a brick-arch or water-arch is very dif- ficult to fire with two shovels of coal. Much obliged “ Paul” for your chapter on lead, but as you will see by my article in February Magazine my first was only a pre- liminary article. Mr Rauch’s statement about his “hog,” the amount of lead she had and the manner in which she handled her train, seems to verify my statement and figures that the smallest possible amount of lead in full gear is the best for all purposes, as his engine was line and line in full gear and when hooked up one notch only devel- oped about lead. Yes, “ Fireman,” it is proper to put the engine on center to discon nnect side rods, also to key up side rods, also back end of main rod. The reason is that ail rods have a rigid point in making the circle of their stroke and that rigid point is center, hence if vou key your rod or line it on center it will freely pass all other points. I have never as yet expressed myself on the “throttle” question, not because 1 had no theory on the question, but as my former articles had already taken up enough room. I can not fully agree with “ Vulcan ” and some four or five others about full throttle, as circumstances alter cases and some places there are where it absolutely can’t be done. Take the A. & P. from Albuquerque, N. M., to Winslow, Arizona, run an engine in that country by your full throttle plan and I’ll wager that before you have gone thirty-five miles, you will be thankful that she had a aoffc plug in her, provided you were fortu- nate enough tb have one that had a soft plug, also some engines will not stand full throttle, so my different experiences and travels have brought me to this theory about the throttle question: hook your en- gine up in the highest notch that she will do her work in and then give her the amount of throttle required to do the work. This I believe will cover this point under all cfrcoiDStances, for if you have an engine that will stand full throttle and the water you are using is good, you can hook her up and open your throttle wide but some en- flnea will do their work hooked up in the ughtti notch with throttle only partly ^failed, but when opened wide will crowd waselves so as to lose speed and also fail la sake steam, also an engine working — rwill not pull cars nor will she steam, I my conclusion as above. Wm. E. Lockwood contributes a piece which comes from across the waters about “ men who are neither born nor made” and yet “they grow.” This is all very nice about engineers growing, they are bom, and go to any large railroad you can see it veri- fied every day. If they grow, how does it happen that a number developed by the same means, under the same tutors, have such vastly different ways of putting into effect the knowledge they have obtained. Many engineers I have fired for who grew I was always glad when I had a change, for they had all been mis-labeled w hen planted as engineer sprouts. Some would have won fame for themselves at the bar or mayhap in the medical fraternity, but as engineers they were a mere figure-head. It is just like planting trees. Take a willow sprig and plant it in congenial soil, tend it right and carefully and it will grow and flourish, but all the attention you can give it wrill not make an oak out of it, it will grow and spread and decay, be forgotten, but from first to last it was a willow. “ Dirigo ” comes out with an article on pumping which tallies with my theory in that respect, but Bro. “ Dirigo,” if you fired six years and only fired for twenty-five en- gineers in all that time people must be stay- ers where you are located, for look at my experience, I have fired extras on this road about tw o months and in that time alone I am only four behind you, as I have fired for twenty-one engineers in tw o months and in the past year have fired for about 150, as I would scarcely fire two trips writh the same man. I have been somewhat of a tourist, and you all know the old saying “ a rolling stone gathers no mos$,” but if I have failed to gather moss I have made it up in experi- ence, and by keeping my eyes and ears open and attending to my business I have managed to get along very well w here others have not gotten along at all. Yours fraternally, Eccentric Strap . Williamsburg, Va., January 28, 1888. Mr. Editor: — I am sorry to see that being weighed in “Vulcan’s” balance, I am found so wretchedly wanting in the essentials of an acceptable correspondent. Perhaps if he had my long and varied experience he would reserve his judgment and also con- dense his criticisms considerably. For my own part I never pretended to any high standard of mechanical knowledge, but hav- ing often profited by the skillful appliances of others and found them so thoroughly effective on our engines, I really was sur- prised at their absence here. 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182 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE . [Mah. had in early days of railroading with the perfect machines in use at the present time; in fact I think I have somewhere seen that that reminiscences of the past would be agreeable, and so in all honesty of purpose I came before you without a screen over my name; in looking over “Vulcan’s” three and a half pages of criticism a close observer will find some things that might be classed in even a lower category than Noah’s engine. Take tor example an engineer that could not multiply 7x6 and also what follows. I will now give in as few words as possi- ble a description of those old locomotives: (There were two of them); they had up- right cylinders, one each side of the boiler, with valve chests on the side next to the boiler ; the engineer stood on a raised plat- form and with two little levers with rods at- tached to bell-cranks underneath the valve- chests, worked the engine — the fireman’s place was underneath the engineer’s plat- form. I intended a more full and humor- ous description, as I think, with Scott, that “a little nonsense now and then is relished by the best of men.” 1 am of the opinion that “V.” has had no experience with hand-gear locomotives and he has little chance now as it took a smart man to work them up to ten miles an hour; they were only used for hauling coal about St. Kollox and Port Dun- das, Glasgow. I shall not again vex “Vul- can.” Yours respectfully, Win. Gore. Kalamazoo, Mich., January 22, 1888. Mr. Editor: — “Smoke Box” in January issue pictures an engine with eccentric cams turned down J inch. He then says the eccentric rods must be lengthened, or the engine will work lame. Agreed! He then seems to carry the idea that increasing the length of rod's increases the travel of valve. There is his error. If the job is correctly done, the increase in length of rod equals the decrease in diameter of cam one-half, thereby keeping the valve “square.” Then comes the query, why do large engines have larger eccentrics than smaller ones? Asa rule locomotives use the plain slide valve, and the larger the engine the larger the valve-seat, consequently as the bearing sur- face of the valve t which produces “the work ” for the valve gear) is increased, it is deemed necessary to distribute the increased pressure on the cams over a larger surface in order to avoid excessive friction. He then asks how to lengthen or shorten the travel with the rods, and why reducing cams does not shorten the travel. In reply to first would say, impossible ! To second, that diameter of cams does not affect the travel. Travel is obtained by throw of eccentric. The throwf equals the distance between centre of cam and centre of axle. L. East Saginaw, Mich., January 30, 1888. Mr. Editor -I was kept so very busy last month that it was impossible for me to find time to contribute anything to tlie Mechanical Department, but I will try and be more regular in the future. I want to say a few words about what I consider cor- rect methods of firing, but first I will answt r “ J. E. H’s.” switching problem as I see by the February advance sheets that no one has tackled it yet This problem looks hard at first sight and there is considerable turn- ing and twisting about it, but I will try and make the answer as clear as possible so thac it can be understood by all. For the sake of clearness in explanation I will number the trains 1 and 2. Both engines will go on the table, turn and run off ; this leaves them on right side of table but headed the wrong way and on wrong end of cars. No. 1’s engine picks up one of No. 2’s cars, runs on table, turns and shoves car off table, takes the next car of No. 2’s train and does the same, then the last one and does the same, then No. l’s engine turns so as to be headed right, picks up No. 2 s train and runs across the table out of the way so as to allow No. 2’s engine to go through the same operation. Now w'e have both engines where they belong, but No. l’s engine has No. 2’s cars and No. 2’s engine has No. l’s cars. We now back the hind car of each train on to the table and turn them, each engine picks up a car and runs off the table, now the hind car in each train is where it belongs. No. l’s engine now backs two cars on table, turns, picks them up and runs off with them. No. 2’s engine does the same. Now the middle car of each train is where it belongs and the head and hind ones are not. We now back the hind car of each train on table and turn them, each engine picks up a car and runs off table. Now the two hind cais in each train are right and the head one is w*rong. No. l’s engine now backs all three cars on to table shoving one of them clear across out of the way and turns the two head ones, she then couples up and pulls the two hind cars on to the table and turns them. No. 2’s engine does the same thing. Now we have both i ngines and two cars next to them where they belong, and all we have to do is to back the hind car of each train on to the table, turn them, and each engine picks up its own car and goes, and the thing is done. To return now to the subject of firing There has been a great deal said in these colums about the theory of firing a locomo- tive. Now, I have done a great deal of fir- ing on about all the different makes of en- gines used in this country, and, although laying no claim to such extraordinary abil- ity as “ Eccentric Strap,” I have been con- sidered by some to be a shade above the av- erage and my experience leads me to believe Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 1888.] that theories about combustion amount to nothing; they will work all right in a saw mill or any place where the grate surface is large enough so that steam may be produced by a natural draft, but where we are com- pelled to use an artificial draft as in a loco- motive. they fail for the reason that it is impossible to get a draft exactly alike in any two engines. One engine may steam freely with a iour-and-a-half inch nozzle, while an- other ergine with exactly the s me dimen- sions as the first may require a nozzle from one-fourth to one-half an inch smaller in or- der to get steam enough out of her to do her work. How is it possible to tire these en- gines alike and get steam out of both of them? It can’t be done. Some time ago when this company first commenced to use extension front ends they issued a circular to engineers and firemen giving rules for firing the en- gines equipped with that invention. Fire- men were cautioned never to use but one scoop of coal at a time, then after allowing suf- ficient time for gases to become ignited put in another, the claim was made that by this method of firing, the < ngines could be kept hot, and the smoke nuisance almost entirely abated. Here was theory for you and cor- rect theory, too, but bow did it work? An honest effort was made by all to live up to instructions and w hile some of the engines did well enough, others were trying to make their running time with eighty and one hundred pounds of sham with no noticea- ble aba’ement of the. smoke nivsanee. Gradually the men fell back into firing the engines for steam and we have heard noth- ing about smoke for over two years, The onlv secret of being a good fireman lies in knowing just w hen to give an engine coal, just how much to give her and just where to nut it so that it will do the most good. While agreeing that light firing is almost al- ways the best, I have fired engines that would not steam at all with light fires and I always make it a rule to give an eugine w’hat coal she needs, be it much or little; if she steams with one or two scoops of coal at a fire that’s all I give her, but if she needs four or five she is going to get them, regard- less of theory. “Dirigo” is correct in say- ing that no engine can be properly fired un- less she is properly pumped. I have fired for men who never shut off an injector un- til they had to. I w ill never forget one old fellow that I used to fire for. He was a fine mechanic and a good engineer w ith the sin- tie exception that he used to forget his in- jector. He was a very pleasant old fellow' *ben off the engine, and full of funny sto- but as soon as he got on his engine he •isadifferent man and I have gone over the division with him may a time without a ^Ord being spoken between us. If his in- jector happened to be on when pulling out station he would leave it on until the 1*:; engine commenced to lag; he would then look at the gauge with a startled sort of a look, turn and give me a look calculated to freeze me to the deck, make a dive for his injector, shut it off, hook her down a noteh and stick his head out of the window and leave it there until she popped two or thr. e times, then he would come back in the cab, put on his injector and go through the same operation again. Now this was all forgetful- ness ; he knew* it was wrong and he often told me so, but he seemed to forget every- thing except making his running time and making his meeting points on time. Iain running on at a terrible rate and I am afraid you w ill not accord me the space to say any more, but before I close 1 w'ant to say a word to “ Vulcan.” I did not inted to prove you wrong in using the word lengthen in the example of set'ing valves, 1 merely wanted it understood that my word wfas as good as yours. In regard to my answer to “ II. (I. C.” on the cross-head question, I will say that if I made a mistake it was neither a slip of the pen nor a mistake of the printer ; it was only another figment of the diseased imagination of Vacuum. Burlington, N. J., February 1, 1888. Mr. Editor : — Through the columns of our Magazine I would like to ask some of our scientific firemen an explanation of the fol- lowing subj* ct : The watchman oiled our engine, pushed down the fire, took the blocks from under the wheels, and had everything ready for us to start out with. Ho had occasion to leave a few minutes to go into the freight house and while he was aw'ay, the engine started back, knocked the back end of the shop out, then started ahead, ran out of the shop half a mile down the main line and collided with a freight train standing at the station getting orders, and was running at the rate of about six or eight miles an hour w hen she collided. The engine was backed into the shop and the lever lifted out of gear and was out of gear w hen the engineer of the freight train boarded her. There was a railroad tie laid across the rails at the back of the shop. Now’ in what position must she have stood, and and in what way could she reverse herself? An explanation of the above will greatly oblige Yours fraternallv, John Ball. La Crosse, Wis., January ”7, 1888. Mr. Editor: — What alterations should he made with the valve gear of an engine to use a 5 A inch throw eccentric, instead of 5 inch throw’? Also, which would be the most beneficial to an engine in regard to speed, a 5-5 inch throw eccentric, or 5 inch throw eccentric, with 5A inch valve travel? C. B. & N. Digitized by CjOOQle

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184 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE . [Mar- Mr. Editor:— Your motto must be excel- sior, for it cannot be denied that each num- ber of our Magazine excels the previous one in appearance and interest, so that even the “ outside world ” is forced to acknowledge the growt h of interest in this department, as is manifest by the clipping from that lively paper for the people, the Philadelphia Ledger , as reproduced on page 113 of the February Magazine. When a man of Mr. Child’s world-wide fame and reputation commends our progress, it is certainly time that all our members should also fully appreciate the efforts which you have made to make this department of the Magazine a commanding feature of the book. As “ Mechanics,” “ Questions on Steam Engineering” and “Failure of Air-Brakes” seem to require no comments or answers I pass them by to get to “Dock,” who gives us a really scientific article on “Gravity’s” queries, but I am afraid the common, every- day firemen,” of whom I am One, will be in the position of a certain deacon in a church, who reproached his pastor because he did not use more Greek quotations in his ser- mons. The minister was rather surprised at this interest in Greek, and asked the dea- con whether he uderstood the language. The deacon answered: “No, but we pay for the best, and you ought to give it to us. So Bro. “Dock,” evep if we cannot follow you through the intricacies of algebra, we want the best you can give us, even if we cannot quite understand. “ Fireman ” asks a practical question more in our line than the somewhat problematical and unfathomable discussions on points of “ Gravity,” and that is the proper position to place a locomotive in, while keying up rods. Not long ago I had the question put to me by a machinist then at work on the brasses of the main rod of a locomotive. My answer was that the keying ought to be done when the largest part, of the pin was in line with the rod. The next question was, “ Which way dots the pin show the largest, or at what point is the most wear ?” I an- swered that the hardest push and pull came on the pin just after passing the centres, and that the faces that received that first hard push or pull would naturally wTear away more than the other sides when the pressure in the cylinder was not near so great. The machinist was inclined to be- lieve differently, and said that in his practice he found that the large part of the pin was in line with the rod, when on the dead cen- tre. We had during this time taken off the strap and brasses on one side, and were ready to reduce them wdien the the machin- ist went to calibre the pin to see howf much to take off the brasses. Much to his sur- prise he found that the large part of the pin was on the quarter, and that if that locomo- tive was “ keyed up ” snug when on the dead centre, she would bind while passing over the quarters, and no doubt get hot and do some damage, but he still adhered to his former statement, and wTe have had no other chance to measure since then, but if theory and practice do not combine to point out the quarters as the proper place to “key up,” I shall be very much mistaken. [Note. — Since writing the above I have had another talk with the machinist, and he told me that since wTe took the measurement above referred to, he had been closely watch- ing and calibrating all the pins he happened to have a chance at, but seemed to strike a lot of new pins, which were not worn out of true circle enough to show, and so it would do to key them at any point.] “Eccentric Strap” has used the “swing illustration ” with good effect, and has evi- dently “ been there,” for he know s just how the thing worked, and his remarks on too much lead and its “ tire effects ” on his feel- ings are very much to the point, and while I believe in lead I do not now, nor have I ever believed, that the more lead you give a loco- motive, the smarter she will be. In my late practice I have found some locomotives which worked very smoothly and without a thump until hooked up very closely, when they commenced to hump themselves, at one moment jumping ahead and at other arts of the revolution apparently holding ack, and have no doubt that the excessive lead obtained while hooked up so closely was the trouble with them. “ E. S.” thinks myself and Mr. Rauch are wrong for believing that no more weight can be put on the drivers by running for- ward, above that on the drivers in running backward. When answering that query before, I had in my mind’s eye the type of locomotive we are using at this place — the Mogul type, three drivers, one single pair of wheels m front. The thrust and pull of the main rod is exerted on the guide, the centre of the guide being coincident with the cen- tre of the front driver. With this class of locomotives we note no difference in the amount of slipping, and in actual practice can as easily and readily back any train we can pull, but I am willing to admit that with the two drivers and truck locomotives al- luded to by “ E. S ,”some difference may ex- ist by the transfer of wreight from the driv- ers to the truck, and vice versa, by the change in the action of the main rod, which in this case is then exerted at a point in ad- vance of the driver, and near the truck, yet while admitting this, I cannot fully accept all of “ E. S’s.” arguments unchallenged. For instance, he says “ the push and pull of the rods and piston is horizontal ” and yet he says they tend to lift or depress as the case may be ; also that the “downward pres- sure on back end of rod bears down on the driving boxes,” which I think is another Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 185 slip of the pen, which it is only necessary to call “E S’s.” attention to, to have him cor- rect it. In relation to “ E. S’s.” artswers to “ In- Sairv,” I shall not at this time have any- ain’g to say, except that as far as stated, they are in the main correct, but in regard to setting eccentric, hardly explicit enough for the tyro. “Link Block ” makes his first appearance in these pages, and as is fitting, introduces himself, and gives us an interesting descrip- tion of the section of our emu try he hails from. 1 am glad he is not one that approves of the idea of putting in a hit of coal, and then taking a nap for a mile or so, but that he believes in a ‘‘wide-awake’ stvle of firing. In our section we burn hard coal, which ad- mits of more sitting down, but even with this fuel I have never »• en the time while as- cending our mountains that I felt I could take my ease, and let things go unwatched or uncared for, leaving the engineer as the only man awake and on the lookout. I think many of the boys make a fatal mis- take in that regard by assuming that if they get their fires in good shape for a several mile run. they need do nothing else, but can “ lay back and take it easy,” for in many instances they will find that the more they indulge themselves in this way, the greater the habit will become, until they will never be fully awake, hut will do their work in a “ machine ” kind of a way, without brain fully active to guide and direct the hands in the proper performance of their duties. As I have before pointed out, it is no use to create high pressure steam, if it is to be reduced to low pressure before it is per- mitted to strike to pistou, as it certainly is by a “ light throttle.” I had a hold of pi lo- comotive a few days ago, that wen! back in steam with a full throttle, hut when I eased upon the throttle and left her in the same notch she would come up in steam. This only proved that she w as not making steam enough for the speed at first run on, but. was making more than required for the slower ipeed obtained with the easier throttle. I awld not cut her back any more because «he was as near the centre then as possible to ran. On page 100 of February Magazine, Bro. “link Block” will find some figures to re- fute the idea that reducing pressure on the wire is a benefit to any engine, if it also means reduction of pressure on the piston, bat that increase of pressure on the piston, wen if it increases pressure on the valve, kam a net gain in power. In regard to “ squaring a locomotive ” with ton** adjustable valve-stem,” I think “Link to** 8 right, and to illustrate the point, kfclV suppose we have a locomotive on the kflld lead centre on the right side. Throw the reverse lever ahead, and make a maik on the valve-stem. Now reverse the lever, and if the rods are of equal length and eccentrics properly adjusted, and if she has an equal amount of lead in both motions, the valve-stem should be at the same mark again. While the valve-stem may thus show the same for both motions it might show when the tram was applied that the valve was say a quarter of an inch too far back; therefore if the stem was lengthened that much it wrould square her for both mo- tions. On page 31 of January Magazine , I have given my idea of bringing “ H. G. C’s.” dis- abled locomotive in, and refer “ Link Block ” to that, and also to my former answer in re- gard to eccentrics fast in their strap, wfhicli concurs with “Link Block’s” answer. Glad to hear from “ W. A. G ” again, and that he has been convinced in regard to the turned down eccentrics. I have heard the same assertion made that reversing a loco- motive with wfeak flues will make them leak, but cannot see how any strain is throwm on the flues by simply reversing, but if the throttle wTas also opened, while thus running in reversed gear, it could re- sult in harm, for the cylinders would then be pumping cold air into the boiler, evi- dently snowing an increase of pressure, (as many an engineer may have noted that in making a sudden stop his indicator at once runs up, and that she “ pops off” strongly even with the throttle wide open). The air pumped in helps to increase the pressure, but greatly chills the boiler, and as it is mixed with the steam in the upper part of boiler, it causes unequal contraction and strain on the flues, and can thus produce leaks in spots already weakened before. “ Tallowr-pot ” gives his idea of firing, which of course could not become universal, because locomotives differ just as much as men, and what one man’s stomach digests and assimilates, would not do for another man at all, and so the treatment which suits one locomotive, may not suit another one of even the same make, hence the necessity for using judgment in firing each one ac- cording to their indicated wants, w hich can only be discovered by closely watching their actions or experimenting with different plans of firing. In answer to “ H. G. C.” we agree, as we do also on compression and release affected by inside lap, and in the answer to “Grav- ity,” we differ only on one point, which “ Tallow- pot ” will find when he looks it up. Mr. Rauch again gives us some interest- ing facts, among others that he was serving his country, at a time when even the oldest among us, (of whom I thought I was prob- ably one) w’ere in our cradles All hail then to his words, coming from age and exper- ience, backed by sound sense and discretion. Digitized by Google

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ISO LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Mar. Let us “evei obey the last order,” and when done with it, we may understand why we received it ; if not, no doubt a civil query will elicit a satisfactory answer. The injector question assumes new and deepening mysteries, by the statement that, exhaust steam is enough to work one against full steam, but in order to work the exhaust steam, it must be confined after leaving the exhaust cavity, and really form a continuous line of steam from the throttle, through the cylinders to the injector, an 1 back through its check to the boiler. I have not seen any of these “Exhaust Injectors,” nor any illus- trated description of them, but am inclined to believe that any engine fitted with one would show a marked increase in power, whenever the injector was stopped, and that it must show a decrease in power, when ap- plied that would tend to show that while the exhaust may do the work, yet that it has the energy it had when it left the boiler. But it" Mr. Rauch with nearly twenty years more experience, and far more practice, is willing to accept the fact that “ ’tis as it ’tisand can’t be no'tisser” we must be willing to admit that the in- jector deserves to rank with the unsolved puzzles, but it is to be hoped that some means may be found to unravel this knotty question and give us the “ full inwardness ” of the mystery. In regard to weighing things in vacuum, l am in the same boat with Mr. Rauch, hav- ing never weighed matter in that condition, but natural philosophy teaches that whether heavy or light, will fall to the ground in the same time, if in perfect vacuum, also that balls from a gun will reach the same plane in the same time as one dropped from an equal height. In regard to lead opening, I fully concur in all Mr. Rauch says, and so have expressed myself before, and we also fully concur on the varied speed of the cross- head, although I did not in my previous answers on that subject, mention the angularity of the rod, because I thought it would render the ques- tion more complex to answer, but Mr. Rauch’s diagram on page 107 ought to make the matter plain to all. Mr. Rauch’s method of setting a slipped eccentric is the same plan I would have recommended as probably the most simple that can be devised, and also the most cer- tain of being approximately correct, for it is setting one by tin? other one, which is sup- posed to be in place and correct. “Paul” gives us the result of looking over a few points on valve-motion,” and certainly covers the point of lead, what it is, how obtained and increased, in a clear and concise manner which ought to satisfy all inquirers. “Washington” asks a hard question to answ’er, for as the relief valve is attached to the steam-chest, it would be supposed that whenever s eam was admitted to the steam- chest the valve would leak, but that it should only leak w hen in forward motion, would be a puzzle which those not on the spot would be in no position to solve. In reply to “ E. T. H.,” I would say that “when a locomotive is working at full stroke backward motion,” there is comparatively no strain on the other eccentric, because the backward motion eccentric rod is then in line with the link block, and dot s all the work of moving the valve, but wdicn hooked up, the other eccentric has to do w ork just in proportion as the link block reaches the centre, in which position only an equal amount of strain can be imparted to the ec- centrics ; at all other points the strain is un- equal, and ever strongest on the side in gear, and in proportion to the amount the lever approaches its lowest point. *• Dirigo ” gives sound advice on pumping, fully corresponding with my article on the same point published over a year ago. As stated then, a fixed water line not above the topguage cock, or up in the stack, with the water going in at about the same rate that it is being used, but not exacting quite full duty on a gre< n fire, see med to the writer the true desideratum in water supply, but mv experience of years in firing is. that a small minority only of the men in charge of loco- motives appreciate the importance of this uniformity of supply. 1 have played on this string for some time, and am glad to find some one else appreciates its import- ance, and how it reacts on the fireman. I have also years ago predicated the opinion that it was only a question of time when in- jectors would take the place of puiups, and I find that even the most conservative Mas- ter Mechanic’s are adopting them, and that the old frgy advocates of pumps become ad- mirers of injectors when they properly un- derstand their management. “Dick” takes issue with “ Mechanics,” “ Eccentric Strap ” and myself, on the wheel and lever question, and white admitting that “ Vulcan ” is “sound on most points,” he wishes to convince us of our errors, and in order to do so lie proposes to enlarge the diameter of the axle to decrease the power. He ignores the law of friction to which I have iialled attention in a previous article in reply to “ Amboy Division.” The law of friction is, that it increases in intensity in proportion as the surface bearing it is dimin- ished, and becomes lighter as the surface bearing it is enlarged. Hence, while a smaller than ordinary axle would have to caTry the weight of the locomotive and le- 81 stance to motion of the train, on a small surface, each inch of which is subject to a very heavy pressure, the ordinary axle has only to carry the same w’eight and strain, divided among a larger hearing, and the Digitized by VjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 187 ms.] game would be true if the axle were in- creased in size, the weight and strain being then divided among a still larger number of inches of bearing surface, but being no greater than with the smallest axle. The other argument that increasing the size of wheels decreases the power of a locomotive, falls to pieces by “ Dick’s ” ow n statement that with the large wdieel she will develop more speed, but haul less cars. Now, is not the increase of speed a development of pow- er folly equal to any reduction in size of train that may be necessary? If she can now run twenty miles per hour with thirty cars, is she not showing just as much power as if she had pulled forty cars at fifteen miles per hour with the smaller wheel? Figures will not lie w hen properly arranged, and the miles multiplied by the cars, show' an equal car mileage in those cases, and Ipaves the locomotive just as strong as ever. “Dick ” says Mr. lx>ckwood is right in lo- cating the fulcrum at the centre of axle, and weight at the point of contact with rail, and all agree on the power being applied at the pin, hut “Dick” cannot agree with Mr. Lockwood that a locomotive is more power- ful on the top quarter. Well, neither can I agree with that nor the point of “ Dick’s ” logic when he attempts to reason out his leverage. He says “ while an engine (loco- motive?) is on the top quarter the driver forms a lever of the tirst-class, having the weight at one end. pow'er at the other and fulcrum between.” According to the defi- nition the fulcrum is the place at which the 1 -ver is at rest. Apply pow'er as “ Dick ” has placed his w eight on the rail, to the pin at the top, in either direction, and lo, the fulcrum move a! “ Dick ” must try to do bet- ter in locating his points. Again, “Dick” says, “ when on the bottom quarter it forms a lever of the third-class, with weight at one **nd, fulcrum at the other end, and power between.” Again apply power in either di- rection and the fulcrum moves ! How is this, Pro. “Dick? ” “ Poly—” has a readable article on eccen- trics in Which we agree, and on air pumps, with which my experience has been limited and on which £ therefore will not say much. That train order is pretty well mixed up, *nd added to the ordinary care of a locomo- tive on the road in cold weather seems like * ‘’last straw to break the camel’s back.” The closing of a link to take up wr ar would in no wise disturb the former distribution dthe steam if closed in from both sid* s, and as much added to the length of the eccentric tods, as it was closed in on the side nearest gentries; or the whole can he taken off on that side, and j ust as much added to the rods to retain valve in its right place. “Does increasing the lap on a slide valve of the shifting link motion necessitate anv change of the point of suspension of links ?” is “ Poly’s — ” last query, and one which is by no means practical. As “ Poly’s — ” query implies, the valve has lap now ; if more is added it would he an easy matter to advance the eccentric more so as to open the front port when the locomotive is on th? for- ward centre, hut we have no assurance that the eccentric throw has been increased so as to increase the valve travel enough to overcome the added size of the valve. I hope that “ Poly — ” will see that a valve may he increased to such a size, that the ec- centrics could not furnish throw' enough to open the ports, hence alteration in the size of valve must be accompanied by corres- ponding changes in the ports and throw, and no corrections can he made by the suspen- sion point of the links. Win. Gore gives some of his .Scotch exper- ience which is interesting. “ C. P. R.” gives “ W. A. G.” his idea on turned down eccentrics on which all now agree. In regard to the weight of a rcsorvoir of air at atmospheric pressure, or at one hun- dred pounds, I would say that its w'eight would he the amount of iron in the reser- voir and eighty-five pounds additional, for besides containing one atmosphere it w ould contain six times as much more and as each atmosphere is reckoned at a fraction over fourteen pounds, the six additional atmos- pheres would equal about eighty-five or eighty-six pounds. \ ulcan. Watertown, N. Y., January 20, 1888. Editor Magazine Our Magazine has made its appearance and is brimful of valu- able information. Onr Mechanical Depart- ment is very instructive. “ Vulcan” gives us some good points, but I must take sides against him in his answer to “II. G. C.,” where he says the cro s-head slows up at either end and travels faster at center of stroke. How can that be? When the lower point of driver is standing still and crank pin is on lower quarter, is not cross-head on center of guides moving slower than at ary other point of its stroke? I hold that the cross-head moves faster at either end of guides than at center when crank pin is on lower quarter. I would like to have some one tell me which is the proper place to pump water in a stationary boiler, at bottom or top. Also, dots an engine tsteam more freely with tw'o gauges of water than with three ? Stationary. Hagerstown, Mn., January 27, 1888. Mu. Fditor: — If an engine stands dead at twenty-five pounds of steam does the needle move as soon as she gets hot, or does she have to have twenty-five pounds of steam before it will move? Coal Heaver. Digitized by Google

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188 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . [Mar. Activity in Railro.id Building, Mr. Editor : — The following clipping from the New York Sun , of December 30th, 1887, gives a cheering account of railroad activity, and shows that the past year has exceeded the year 1882, when 11,508 miles were built, by more than 1,200 miles : The Rahway Age says that the year 1887 has sur- pas-ed all other years in the extent of railway mileage constructed In the United States. Our returns show that 12,724 miles of new main line track have been added to the railway system of the United States, no account being taken of the hundreds of miles of side track built nor of the thousands of miles of main line tracks relaid. When in 18*2, duriug the period of extraordinary activity, 11,588 miles of new road were built, it was generally believed that these figures would not again be equalled. Here is a summary of this year’s work : Number Lines. Miles. Three New England States 8 109 Five Middle States . . 25 303 Ten Southern States 81 1,691 Five Middle Western States 59 1,664 Six Northwestern States . ... . . 03 3,153 Six Southwestern States 101 5,140 Seven Pacidc States 27 643 Forty-two of the forty-seven States, 364 12,724 It will be seen from the table that the greater f»art of this increase of railways has taken place n a few Western States. New England and New York contribute scarcely anything to the total. The great Middle States add very little, and the additions in the Southern States are not as large as many anticipated, although Alabama presents a flue record with over 500 miles; Georgia adds 230 miles, Florida nearly 200, and Kentucky and North Carolina each a little less. The North- western States, including Michigan, Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota, have shown very consider- able activity, but the great rush of railway build- ing has been in t lie central belt west of the Mis- souri river. Kansas leads with the total of 2.070 miles. Nebraska comes next with 1,101 miles, almost equalled by Texas with 1,055 miles. Then in order come Colorado, 818; Dakota, 760; Michi- gan, 700; Montana, 616 ; Missouri, 551 ; Indian Ter- ritory, 499, and so on. Four states and two terri- tories, viz., Kansas, Texas, Nebraska, Colorado, Dakota, and Montana, together show an addition of over 6,409 miles, or about one-half the entire year’s mileage of the country. The only States from which no new construction Is reported are Vermont, Connetclcut, Rhode Island and Ne- vada. Many of the lines have been builty through comparatively level country, requiring but little "null ngand bridge building. But, on the other and, many other lines have been very costly. For example, those over the Rocky Mouu talus in Colorado, the Southern Pacific extension in northern California, the Atchison, Kansas City and Chicago extension, the Northern Pacific’s work in the Cascade Mountains, and others. It Is probably fair to assume that t he total cost of roadway, bridges, station buildings, terminal facilities, and equipment of these new lines aver- aged 825,000 per mile, at which rate it appears that not far from $325,000, 000 have been expeuded on the lines completed during the year. The railway mileage of the United States at the commencement of 1SS7 was 187,9*6 miles. The extensions for the year here recorded increases it to 150,710 miles, and it may be said that, in round numbers, the United States to-day lias 151,000 miles of railway lines. The estimated cost of these new roads is placed at $325,000,000, and evinces the fact that capital is not afraid to venture on rail- roads and must consider it a safe investment, when over $1,000,000 for each working day in the past year has been used in the con- struction and equipment of these new line6. While capital has been thus lavishly ex- pended with a view of profit to be derived, labor has already had its return, for all this money went for labor. The term raw ma- terial is sometimes used, but we find nothing that conics to hand ready-made and without labor. In railroad construction and main- tenance no material is probably as much used as iron, yet in its crudest state— pig iron — it is the result of well-directed labor, in the furnace, while even the ore from which it is made, would remain in the bowels of mother earth, and be of no value to man, without the labor of the miner. The ore in itself seems to have but little value ; indeed, some is so badly located, that the labor neces- sary to raise it to the surface of the earth, costs more than the ore would sell for, therefore, even ore cannot be regarded as anything but the product of labor. Taking this view of the case, the money expended to build these 12,000 miles of road has all been paid to the labor of the country and has circulated through the channels of trade and commerce, till every one does, in some way, feel the beneficent effect thereof in their own case and can trace it to its source. It cannot be disputed that there is no better indication of a nation’s progress and pros- perity than the amount of activity displayed in railroads, and that the railroad mileage of a country is a safe gauge of its financial con- dition. Take the leading nations of the earth, and you will see that their power and influence are about in proportion to the mile- age of railroads they have, and if you wish to find a nation that is weak and helpless you will pick out one that has made no ef- fort in railroad building, and has little or no mileage to its credit. With this view of the case, it is a matter of felicitation to us as citizens of this great republic, that we are participants in the general prosperity; but more especially as firemen are we interested in the expansion of the railway system, for every mile of road built means more loco- motives to run on them, and more men to fire and manage them. This is good for us, as individuals, because it increases the de- mand for labor in our chosen avocation, and it is good for us, as an Order, for with suck an increase in mileage this Order will, as a natural result, have a correspond fng increase in membership. Thus shall the general prosperity of the country even be felt by our Order, which we fondly hope will continue to grow and flourish still when many or all of us shall have finished our last run, made up our report and gone to our long rest. Ludlow, Ky., February 3, 1888. Mr. Editor: — I am pleased to see the number of contributors to the Mechanical Digitized by u.ooQLe

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 189 Digitized by Googk Department increasing. I think it a great benefit to enginemen, as it is not only in- structive, but causes them to take more in- terest in the construction and running of the locomotive. 1 agree with “Poly—” in regard to the maximum air pressure to be attained with a given boiler pressure, but he is mistaken in regard to the pop valve, as they are used here in all air-pumps, but they are of little benefit, as they soon get corroded and will not work. I think an air-pump can be regu- lated well enough by the amount of steam given it. I think “ C. B. & N.” has misun- derstood “ Noname ” in regard to the valves traveling faster when hooked up than when working full stroke. The valves will travel faster when working full stroke, than they do when the lever is hooked up, if the en- gine is run at the same rate of speed, in both cases, but an engine will run faster when the lever is hooked up and conse- quently the valves will travel faster as the engine increases in speed. The reason an engine slips more when cutback, than when working full stroke, is because there is not as much back pressure when cut back. ‘Inquiry ” wants to know what to do if a pony truck would break. Some engims could be run without a pony truck, by run- ning carefully, but I think trie best thing to do in a case of that kind, would be to get in on a side-track and stay there until you *>uld have another one put in. In case of a broken tire, if on a trailing wheel, take the side-rods down and block the wheel up off the rail. If on a main driving wheel, it would be necessary to take the main-rod down, on that side, also. “Nickle Plate” wants to know if the cross- head travels. Yes! It always travels the direction the engine goes and the guide- bars move over the cross-head the other half of the stroke. It moves both ways the engine slips. I have not changed my opinion yet in regard to the fulcrum of ’heel, although I may be wrong. If I I will own up when I am convinced of it. M. N. Forney says “The question wh ether the centre of the axle or the point of con- tact with the rail is the fulcrum of the lever in this case has been the subject of much animated discussion and contention. As the word fulcrum means ‘ a point about which a lever moves * it is believed that the •fepute i8 due simply to a difference in the meaning assigned to the woid fulcrum. If we regard the fulcrum as the point which is feted in relation to th« locomotive, then it the centre of the axle, but ii we refer it to the surface of the earth, then it is the top d the rail.” I would like to see it decided a certainty, which it is. How’ much gfetier is the resistance on the piBton, when •earn packing is used, than wnen spring is •d? H. G. C. New Lock Plate for Bolts of Pistons. Messrs. J. & J. Wormald, Jr., of Missoula, Montana, Ter., - have devised a new lock plate to prevent the bolts of pistons from becoming loose, and thus avoiding injury to the engine. It is frequently the case that engines are disabled by either the bolt head breaking off or bolts w orking loose. These accidents, it is claimed, may be avoided by the use of this improvement, which is con- structed us follows: The piston, of any ap- proved construction, is provided with the usual bolts, having heads for holding the sev* ral parts together. On the face of the piston is secured the follower plate, having recesses through which project the heads of the bolts. On the follower plate are secured a number of studs, each having a flat head, and adapted to engage circular slots formed in the lock plate, and provided on one end with an enlarged opening for tne passage of the studs, so as to permit of placing or re- moving the lock plate onto or from the plate of the piston. The lock plate is circular in form and of such diameter as to fit freely on the inner sides of the bolt heads. On the rim of the lock plate are formed projections, corresponding in number to the bolt heads, and adapt* d to engage with their straight edges on one side of the heads. One of the projections is provided with an inclined straight edge, onto w hich fits a paw l pivoted on the plate. The operation is as follows: When the several parts of the piston are screwed to- gether by the bolts, then the lock plate is placed upon the fixed plate so that the en- larged apertures fit over the studs. The lock plate is then turned, whereby the studs enter the grooves and the lock plate is held

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100 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. bv the heads of the studs on the lixed plate. The look plate is turned sufficiently in one direction for the straight edges of the pro- jections to come in contact with one side of the bolt heads. The pawl is then driven by the blow of a hammer into contact with the straight edge of the lock plate, which is thus held in position and prevented from turning in the inverse direction. The bolt heads are now prevented trom turning, being held in position by the fixed projections, and thus the bolts cannot become loose and cause injury to the cylinder in which the piston travels. The importance of this improvement will be realized when it is remembered that at least 10 per cent, of locomotive engines be- come disabled every year through accidents occurring to follower bolts, large y increasing the item of expenses, saying nothing of the great loss of power while the engines are in the shops for repair. Innumerable ‘station- ary and marine engines also frequently break down irom this cause. It is claimed that the use of this improvement will prevent at least 15 per cent, of engines from breaking down on the road, and perhaps save numer- ous accidents and probable loss of many lives, as recently happened in Illinois on account of the breaking of an eccentric. Be- sides largely avoiding the blocking of tracks consequent on disastrous accidents, it saves the money value of disabled motive pow'*-r. which is quite an item on many roads. With this device attached, it makes the piston, with bull ring and packing rings, the best form of cylinder packing in existence. It can be got at easier, made stronger, and may be easily lined up to the center of the cylin- der, which is a desirable feature in all ma- chinery—viz.: to have it in line, and which is not possible writh a solid piston. It has been in use for over three months on a standard Baldwin passenger engine, which has run several thousand miles, and it is working to the greatest of satisfaction. It is well liked and desired by engineers wher- ever used, as it causes them no anxiety what- ever. The expense of fitting an engine with them is very trifling, requiring only about one day’s work for one man. There fs no strain whatever on studs, since the steam, on both strokes of the piston, keeps the lock plate well against the follower. There is no wear or tear, the cost is small and one can be put on or removed, after having once been fitted, in tw'o or three seconds. Armourdale, Kan., January 22, 1888. Mr. Editor:— In answer to the problem of “J. E. H.” in January number of the Maga- zine, we are to suppose trains No. 202 201 to meet at the turn-table. In order for those trains to pass, the engines must turn together, then engine No. 40 takes the first [Mar. car of train No. 201 on turn-table and turns with it and goes back to train. Engine No. 41 take that car, turns with it and shoves it west Engine 41 now takes two cars to turn- table, cuts them off, turns them and shoves them west ; holds to one car, turns with it, and goes back to the train. Engine 40 takes that car, turns with it, and shoves it east; couphson another car, crosses turn-table, cuts off, turns cars and shoves them east ; hoi !s to one car, turns with it, and goes back to train. Engine 41 takes that car, turns with it and shoves it west, couples on two more cars, crosses turn-table, cute off last two, turns them and shoves all west; holds to two cars, returns to turn-table, cuts off and turns cars only, shoves cars west, holds to one car, turns with it and goes back to train. Eindne 40 takes that car, turns with it and shoves it east, couples on re- maining cars, crosses turn-table, cuts off two last cars, turns them and shoves cars east; holds to twro cars, returns to turn-table, cuts off and turns cars only, shoves cars east, holds to one car, turns with it and goes back to train. Engine 40 takes that car, turns with it, shoves it west, couples on remain- ing cars, crosses turn-table, cute off last two, turns them and shoves them west, holds to three cars, crosses turn-table, cuts off last two, turns them and shoves cars west, holds to twTo cars, crosses turn-table, turns cars only and shoves them west, holds one car, turns with it, goes back to train. Engine 40 takes that car, turns with it, shoves it east. The trains have now passed each other but are headed wrong. Engine 40 takes one of her cars to turn-table, turns with it and shoves it out of the way, and repeats the same with the other two which puts her train in shape to go. Engine 41 switches her train in like manner and goes. Jno. W. Me Cool. Fort Howard, Wis , January 1, 1888. Mr. Editor:— I notice that the question of “ Water-glass” still remains unanswered, viz : Ilow to get an engine down a 000 foot grade with reverse lever broken and no tank brake. I had this occur to me once. Answer: Pack the stuffing boxes of the piston and valve stems good and tight, so they will not burn; when you move the en- gine from where you broke down, run vour engine either in the go-ahead or back-up gear by blocking the links. When you get to the top of the hill take your wrench and go out on the steam-chest and tighten up the glands of the pistons’ stuffing boxes ac- cording to the speed you wish to run. 1 once took an engine down a three-mile grade, fifty feet to the mile (and had to use steam at times to keep her going) and stopped at a w ater tank at the foot of the grade. Piston. Digitized by CjOOQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 191 Houston, Texas, January 20, 1888. Mr. Euitor: — To settle a dispute, will some one kindly inform us through your columns how many square inches of space there are in a 10x21 inch cylinder, and oblige. A Member. Fast Passenger Express Engine. American Journal of Railway Appliances. The New York, Providence & Boston Rail- road Company have recently put upon their line a new design of fast passenger express, which is intended to make the run from Providence to New London, a distance of sixtv-one miles, in as many minutes. The engine is designed to burn hard coal. The main driving wheels are 6 ft. in diameter and are set 7 ft. 6 in. between centers, which will give very short side rod. The fire box, instead of being deep, is quite shallow and very long. It is made of steel, and is 125 in. long and 43 in. wide, and is so inclined, and the frame of the engine so slopes forward, that there will he a depth of fire under all the tubes of about 22 inches. The cylinders are 18 in in diamter with a 24 in. stroke. The boiler is 54 in. in diameter at the smoke stack, with a wagon top. It extends to the back end of the cab and the engineer’s seat is on top. We are informed that it is the intention, on firing up, to build a fire that will last several hours. Just be- fore starting on the run fresh coal is thrown *>n. The fire will call for three tons of coal before the engine is pulled out of the round house, and four tons will be carried on the tender. The tank will hold 4,000 gallons of water, and the total weight of the engine proper will be from 93,000 to 95,000 pounds, fhe weight of the driving wheels will be ft, 000 pounds. The engine has a very high appearance as it stands on the rails, and has a snort stack. The side rods are solid and are fastened on with nuts instead of keys. There is an Allan-Richardson balance used. There is no brass or bright work on the en- pne. The boiler is lagged with asbestos and jacketed with Russia iron. It is expected to make the run from Providence to Groton, Ponn , (which is opposite Newr London) a distance of sixty-one miles, including a full stop at Mystic drawbridge, in sixty-one minutes, and haul eight ears, four of which will be Pullmans. Michigan railroads are said to be the only one® where axes, saws and jack-screws are rtriedon passenger traius, to be handy in of accident. No one ever heard of tlieir* beiitg called into use. The passenger car Sda in ita deadly work at every accident, vd »wb and axes are of no good with a ear on Are. _ If is said that nearly every town Nebraska nexpectinga new railroad in the spring. For Locomotive Firemen's Magazine. DEATH OF A BRAKEMAN. Dedicated to the Memory of William Bennett and James Filkins. 'Twasa fearful cold night in December, The wind was driving the snow, And the mercury, if I remember, Was rapidly falling below. The storm had been tedious and dreary, And bitter the Icicle blast, As the brakeman, exhausted and weary, Returned from his labor at last. Three days nnd three nights, without sleeping, He faithfully handled the brake, Through peril and danger, still keeping Ills over-taxed senses awake. At once to his chamber repairing, He sought for his much needed rest : Ah, none but the brave and the daring Could stand such a terrible test. He had scarce touched his head to the pillows, Or suffered his eyelids to close, Kre lie, upon slumber’s light billows, Was borne through the vale of repose Far, far from the railroad’s harsh rattle, Again to liis mother’s armed chair, Where in childlike, innocent prattle, He had learned to repeat the Lord’s Prayer. ne dreamed of the home of his childhood, The school house under the hill. Of the grapevine swing in the wildwood, Of the old stoue bridge by the mill. Then in fancy he stood by his mother, As he bade her his last farewell ; There were sobs that she could not smother, There were tears that she could not repel. Then the one whom he cherished most dearly Was seated a<mln by his side. As the night when she promised sincerely To be his companion and bride. Again the foud vows were repented, Again the warm lips pressed n kiss,— £ut sometimes our plans are defeated On the very margin of bliss. That short, peaceful slumber soon ended, The last happy dream was soon o’er ; For the “ call boy ” the stair had asceuded, And loudly knocked at the door. “ Hello, there, wake up!” *‘ What’s the matter ?” ‘‘ You’re sleepy that’s plain to be seen ; You’ll have to climb out with a clatter,— Twelve thirty for No. 1!).” He did not murmur nor falter, But went at once to the train, And as Isaac, when bound to the altar, He would not presume to complain. They were nearing the end of the journey, On a branch of the H. & St. Jo., And rapidly pulled out of Kearney To make the next station below. As the cars were swaying and rocking. He slipped, and between them he fell, — Tho rest was too terribly slmeking. Too blood-eurdllng ever to tell. " An affectionate father and mother, Bowed down with affliction severe, And a kind, loving sister and brother Will miss him, the near and the dear. God pity the warm-hearted brnkemcn, Reach down with thine almighty arm, And into thy kindest rare take them, Defend them from every harm. And when the great signal is given That shall call them all from below, May they all get a straight run to heaven. But not on the II. St. Jo. ^ , Geo. W. Halt. Stanberry, Mo., October, 1887. Digitized by Google

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192 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. EDITED BY IDA A. HARPER, THE EVER PRESENT PKOBL.JEM. The receipt of over twenty letters this month, many of them quite long, admon- ishes me that “the awful w aste basket” w ould be the most appropriate place for anything I might write. It also means that the care- fully selected miscellany for this number must meet the usual fate and go into the fire. I never give the editor-in-chief the privilege of extending these little courtesies of the flames and the waste basket. I use my own fire and basket. Our letters are unusually interesting in this number. It is perhaps hardly fair to discriminate. The verses of Alice 0. Darling possess special merit. The letter of Ella H. Cunningham on the training of children makes one wish for more of the same sort. There is an old-fashioned idea that a woman who has never been a mother knows nothing about the training of children. Like all of these old sayings it contains con- siderable truth and yet is subject to some modifications. There are many w omen that have never been mothers wfho are far better qualified for the duties of motherhood than a large number who have had children. Maternity does not always bring with it the many and varied qualifications essential to the correct training of children, and yet there does come with maternity a certain love, the like of w’hich does not exist on all the earth. It is the strongest, purest and most enduring affection known to humanity. All other emotions are insignificant com- pared to this. Even the love a father bears his offspring cannot approach it. It is di- vinely ordained to protect the most precious and sacred object in the world— a child. The woman who has never borne children may have every noble quality but this, and vet, lacking this, there is a heighth, a breadth and a depth of feeling that she does not understand. But there is notone passion or emotion of the soul that does not need at all times to be held strictly under control by reason and judgment. Mother-love is no exception and without this balance w heel it may prove a curse instead of a blessing to the child. It will hardly be an extravagant statement to make that there are as many children in the country to-day who are being ruined through parental affection as through parental mg- lect. Both father and mother must be held accountable for this, although perhaps the greater responsibility rests with the mother. In this respect the woman who has none has [Mar. the advantage when she attempts to train children, either in theory or practice, and because of this it is easier to manage other people’s children than our ow n. We do not have to contend with that unreasonable par- ent love which subjugates all the faculties. Most of us know how children ought to be brought up but our affection makes us weak and our children take advantage of it, very often to our sorrow’ and their destruction. A story is told of a child on a train which had driven everybody to distraction by its outrageous conduct but the mother made no effort to control it. Finally an elderly woman said to her. “ Madam, once I had a little boy as fair and sweet as yours. I loved that child so much that I never made any attempt to govern him and would not let any one else. I was his slave and de- voted my life to him. Now’ he is ” “ Dead ! ” exclaimed the young mother. “ No, he is in the penitentiary and that is where yours will be if you keep on as you have begun ! ” The nineteenth is said to be woman’s cen- tury. The twentieth will certainly belong to the children. Kind and tender should parents ever be but it is equally imperative that they should be firm and conscientious in their government, always bearing in mind the future as well as the present happiness of the child. But where, oh, w he re shall we draw? the line? This is the problem that keeps us awake into the small hours of the night and plants the wrinkles in our faces and the gray hairs in our heads. The sub- ject is inexhaustible. Meantime our chil- dren are growing up around us and the ques- tion presses more closely each day. One thing is indisputable : wre must not set up one standard for ourselves and another for our children. Example first, precept next, eternal vigilance, supreme love and infinite wisdom ! “On these hang all the law and the prophets.” Ladies, I wish you could step into the new Brotherhood office and see how beau- tiful it is. It is by far the handsomest office in Terre Haute, everything in exquisite taste and all the latest improvements in desk 8, safes, files, etc. What particularly attracted my attention w as the “ waste paper basket,” Tneverin my life saw such a bas- ket, higher than my head and big accord- ingly. I told Mr. Debs he must have a pic- ture of it made for the Magazine and he said he would. By the way, did you 6ee that fl scolding” about their Mss. that the broth- ers received in the January Magazine t If I had read that before preparing the matter for the February number I might have just said “ ditto.” However I guess we all un- derstand each other now, only that none of you ever can know the trials of an editor un- til you have “put yourself in his place.” Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 193 188&J lx 1883 the Legislature of Washington Territory passed a law giving suffrage to woman. It was received with much favor by the better classes of society and was favor- ably commented on by the Governor, Chief Justice, Judges, etc. Both Democrats and Republicans put suffrage planks in their party platforms. Women voted in great numbers, about five-sixths of all the women in the territory. During three years and a half that they possessed the elective fran- chise they used it for law and order and it became very distasteful to the gambling and liquor element. They finally carried the matter to the Supreme Court where the act was declared unconstitutional because it was passed w ithout a title. The Legislature has now enacted the law for the third time and the Governor has signed it. The friends of woman suffrage have been very anxious that when Washington Territory should be admitted as a state it should be with equal suffrage and there is now every prospect that such will be the case. If we nave any correspondents in W. T. we would be glad to hear from them on this subject. Mrs. T. Burke, Sec’y of the L. S. B. of L. F.t Clinton, Iowa, writes an urgent letter to know the address of all the Ladies Societies. Will the Secretaries of the various Societies please write at once to the Magazine and to Mrs. Burke giving the desired information. fbr Homan’# Department: OH! TI.LL ME NOT TO FORGET THEE. You have asked me to forget thee, You have said that it must be ; But I could not if I would, dear friend, Then ask it not of me ; Tho’ my heart is filled with anguish deep, And love his wounded sore, I’ll dream of happier days gone by, And love thee evermore. You have asked me to forget thee. You have said your love was dead, But yet I know you can’t forget. The loving words you’ve said; And in the midnight’s silent hour, When thought doth hold Its sway, He then you w ill remember me, Though I am far away. Yon have bade me to forget thee, Yon have said that we must part, Botcould you know the anguish Tfao6e words brlug to my heart, 8ay. would you not forgive me And tby love to me restore ? Let not my pleading be in vain, Ihkeme to your heart once more. Oh! tell me not to forget thee ! For my love will e'er prove true, Ftar since the day I met thee I**eonly loved but you; And as the years go gliding by, Hi ever faithful be — My heart is all thine own, love, Eton give thine back to me. Mrs. Nellie Bloom. Wfe* Oakland, Cal. THE GOVERNMENT OF CHILDREN. To Woman's Department : Mrs. Harper has illustrated very clearly, in her editorial in the November Magazine , one of the crying evils of the present day, 1. e., the child of the period. She has set forth concisely— and the article will find a sympathetic echo In the mind of every reader— the attitude of the average trav- eling public toward the average traveling child. We have all experienced, while traveling, more or less of the annoyance caused by rude, selfish, unruly children, while many of us can no doubt attest to having had an entire journey of consid- erable length eutlrely spoiled so far as pleasure or comfort was concerned by tho presence of some sample of the enfant terrible. To thoughtful minds the question arises : Can nothing he done to prevent children from becoming this general nuisance — from occupying a position the very op- posite of that which they ought to occupy, that of being objects of interest and affection to grown people ? Not only in traveling is the intolerable nuis- ance of ill-trained children to be observed but in almost every home you enter. This may seem a sweeping assertion, but 1 think I can find numerous sympathetic “ backers.” Who has not suffered, during a call or visit, from theofllcious- ness of ill-bred children? Who has not seen these same children cause annojance, mortifica- tion, needless labor to their parents, until one al- most wonders why there must be such a thing as a child in the world ? The question comes up presstnglyas regards this evil, “Can nothing be done to suppress It?” I answer, emphatically, “There can*” for the whole gist of the matter lies in a nut-shell- the fault Is In the Daren ts. I reiterate this regard- less of the vlahrof wrath that may he emptied upon my head. Truth Is truth, nothing can al- ter it; and this is a self-evident truth. To bring the matter to a finer point— making allowance, of course, for exceptional cases— one might say the fault lies In the mother; for upon the moth- er devolves the greater portion of the training and management of children. What woman has ever looked upon a baby, that wee, delicate, tender, human blossom, with its big eyes opened wonderlngly, lnnocenfly up- on the world; has felt the magic touch of Us tiny, clinging fingers and realized its uttter helpless- ness and dependence, but has felt the fountain of mother-love loosed o’erwhelmlngiy within her heart, drawn irresistibly toward the fragile mor- sel of humanity, but at the same time has re- flected, sadly, “This ohlld will grow up a big rude, hateful nuisance like all the rest. Why cannot It always remain as now’, a loving, lova- ble child?” Y'et, Is it absolutely Impossible to so train a child that It may remain a comfort and a pleasure through the various stages of child- hood? Bald a mother to me once, “ I tell you, children will be bad any way and nothing you can do will make any difference. It is In their natures and has got to come out, and when they get old Digitized by C.ooQLe

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194 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Mar. enough to be ashamed of it they will do better. The only way Is to lot them alone till then.” I wisely made no reply, for to answer would have been to say too much ; but I thought of all the trouble, discomfort and real unhappiness her children had caused her and woudered that she had not, at least, thought that there might be some other and better way and tried to find It for her own comfort, if not for her children’s good. There are too many mothers— you all have seen them— who are too idle, too indolent, too care- less, too frivolous or too ignorant to properly govern their children. For the first four delin- quencies there is no excuse, indeed for the last named there can hardly beany excuse, as in this age of good, cheap literature no one need remain ignorant. But after all a mother’s common sense, judgment and affection ought to go a long way toward governing her child. The only right way seems so natural a way that the wonder is that every mother does not find it instinctively. A child is naturally governed through its affec- tions. To obey should be a “ labor of love ” and a mother has only to make it her labor of love to govern. One can reason with a child from the cradle. I once saw a mother warn a little child who was approaching his tiny hand too near a hot stove— not with the scream and rush which most mothers consider essential to such warning, but carefully and impressively, In the language mothers delight in using to their babies, 44 No, no; baby must not; burn’ee darling’s little hand,” and I noticed the look of deep seriousness that spread over the baby face, and the thought- ful way in which he drew back from the threat- ened danger, I thought, 44 Why cannot a child be successfully reasoned with on any other subject ; the impropriety and wrong of other transgres- sions be pointed out to him in language suited to his understanding?” I may as well make the confession here that 1 have no children. 44 Oh ! yes ! ” I hear you cry, in chorus, 44 1 thought so! I suspected it all along! It takes some one with no children of her own to tell other people how to bring up their children ! ” but I mean to extricate myself from even this dilemma. A line that I have read somewhere, taken from some poem, occurs to me. 44 For those that think must govern those that toil.” Now, with a little twisting and turning, this may be made to signify that those having no children of their own have more time and op- portunity for looking about them and observing how other people govern theirs than the tired, worried, over-worked mother ; and having ob- served the mistakes and successes of government might be able to deduce therefrom a practical theory that would be really a help to the anxious mother and make her burden lighter and easier to bear. This may appear sophistry to you, but to me it seems a reasonable supposition. The subject of training children has always had a fascination for me. From my childhood I have been deeply interested in it. Perhaps my experience with two younger sisters who were early confided to my care for the greater portion of the time had something to do with this. From that early time to the preseut I have us- ually had, in someway or other, tiie care of other people’s children. Four years experience as a teacher ought to have given me some insight In- to the dispositions and character of various children and warrant me in expressing a theory in regard to methods of government. 44 O, yes,” an injured mother exclaimed to me, “It is all very well for a teacher to talk,\vheu sliO only has the children with her for a few hours each day and they are all on their best be- havior and s« beset with rules and regulations that they don’t dare do anything else thau be- have!” It was plainly evident that 6he had never been a teacher ; an J 1 have heard similar remarks from others. But, seriously, doesitiook as though children had a better chance to 44 be- have’’shut in a close, often small and ill-ven- tilated room, fifty or sixty together, of every par- entage and almost every nationality, with a teacher who can feel for them only an abstract affection at best, than in the home tv here there are two or three together, or even five or six, with the all-pervading love of a mother domi- nant in the household, (or it should be) and the natural affection which children of the same family feel for each other as their incentives for good behavior? Is it not possible to have some 44 rules and regulations ” iu the home whereby children may have their own rights and be taught to respect the rights of others? I cer- tainly believe in children’s rights, and believe that their being denied them is a fruitful source of the many depredations they commit. Child- ren have a right to consideration and occupation. Their active growing minds and bodies impera- tively demand some occupation and unless some suitable one is furnished they will make havoc iu creating one for themselves. I have seen an infant sit crying upon the carpet, stigmatized by its mother as 44 the crossest young one that ever breathed,” when to lift it to a warmer and more comfortable situation and place in its hands some simple toy was to create a picture of smil- ing, radiant happiness. But children require variety as imperatively as do we “older chil- dren.” Do not expect them to be amused to-day with the same toy or diversion that am used them yesterday. And iu contriving some new employ- ment manage to lead them each day a step far- ther in mental knowledge and development. Any mother can do this who brings common sense and affection to bear upon her manage- ment of her children. I never take a tiny Infant in my arms but that a hush and awe steals over me as I look down upon it and reflect what possibilities are wrapped up in this atom, and hew great the responsibil- ity of developing them aright. And what should be a mother's feelings when she holds in her arms her own child, part of her own flesh and blood in which is wrapped a human soul entrusted to her care and guidance? Who can dispute the Digitized by ^.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 195 fact that the mother makes or mars the charac- ter of her child ? The training of children is one of the import- ant questions of the day. Upon it depends the fu- ture of oar country, Just as surely as upon any of the great problems that are now agitating po- litical and social circles. Why cannot mothers awaken to a sense of the important duty en- trusted to their care? I do honestly believe that selfishness and thoughtlessness are at the bottom of all this evil in training tor non-training) chil- dren. Mothers must forget their own selfish pleasures and personal ease and strive for their children’s development and advancement. Volumes might be written on this subject and it would be yet inexhaustible. But I remember that space Is limited in the Magazine . Should this find favor in your eyes I have plenty more ideas to contribute on the same subject. Ella H. Cunningham . Dickinson, Dak., Jan. 12, 1888. Roseburg, Oregon, December 11, 1887. To Woman's Department: I am very well pleased with your Magazine. I have found a few nice recipes in it to cook after for my babby. Yes, you often hear the remark made about railroad men not having wives. I have heard that said as many as a dozen times if not more. Of course they do not know where they will be changed on the road, nor when, and they do not know when they leave home whether they will ever see wife and babies or not, but they are the ones to love. Fireman's Wife. NAMING THU 80K6. Didst ever see a drifting weed Brought shoreward by the rising ocean, Now here, now there, one certain thing In all the glittering swaying motion ? Andcouldst thou name the spot on which Toe tide’s caprice at last would fling It? Even like that methinks ’twould be To name a song before you sing it. A passing cloud in June time runs Across the brightness of the meadow, 1*11 sing one song and call it “ Grief,” Because I stand within its shadow. For Woman's Department. THU B. OF L. F. BALL AT EVANSVILLE, JANUARY 545, 1888. I was sitting by my fireside, the air seemed very cool ; Aud on such days to keep quite warm I find a right good rule. It was late in Jauuary, theground was white with snow, And I saw the boys, cold as it was, pass hourly to and fro. I thought, how hard those boys do work, how ew are all their Joys ; And my mind kept on a thinking of all those jolly boys. And as I sat and lingered, my thoughts ran on at will, ’Till I had a’ letter thro’ the mail ; it was post marked, Evansville. I quickly turned my letter o’er and soon the seal was broken, Inside I found a pretty card, a very dainty token ; But oh ! how can I tell you how cruel then was fate ; An invitation to the ball, come half an hour too late ? I was really very troubled till the day passed into night, For It was my friend, Bob Torrance, had sent me that invite? And he said that earlier it could be mailed if he had had his way, But Brother Singleton had said, it must be sent that day ? Now, was not that provoking to be in such a fix ? But I think Frank Hunter helped them in play- ing off their tricks. So I will make him rue that day, and also make him wish # He never had hatched that story about catching all those fish. Oh, what an awful story when everybody knows ; He would not go a fishing in— Sunday go-to- meeting clothes ; Frank, shall I go on farther? No, perhaps ’tis best To come to some arrangements before I tell the rest. They say they had a jolly time right at the Fire men's ball, And nothing then was left undone to please them one and all ; But not a chicken bone was left, for Singleton’s appetite, For oyster soup and chickens, was wonderful that night. In somber robes I sit to sing The slow sad measure of repining, But e’er my task is finished, lo ! The constant sun again is shining. G*1er» sackcloth, then, I will put off; I’ll pluck Joy’s roses redly glowing, And one white poppy on the banks Of Lethe’s sunless river growing. Ml weave of these a goodly crown, One poppy and five royal roses, Awl sing one song to this my Joy Whose thrice barred door at. last uncloses. Bnte'er the song was half complete The watchful eyes of sorrow found me, Ao4 my fair crown of roses fell la dead gray ashes all around me. While grief is shod with stealthy haste Aod tears so sad give place to laughter, llday slow muse be found at fault iWtfng my song and name it after. _ Alice O. Darling , JUsovkb, N. H. “ More chicken soup, more oysters,” so very loud he cried, That people thought of chicken soup poor Char- ley would have died. The Courier says (and we all know the Courier's truthful, sure), Bob Torrance hud so gorged himself, he sat upon the floor. Now, I could tell of others, but it was those men you know, That caused my Invitation to be so very slow ; To blame the other fellows, I am sure it is not my will, For I have some very worthy friends who live at Evansville. Bob Torrauce, Frank and Charley, sometimes I think you find In trying to serve an old friend so, you oft come out behind ; And It’s worse, ten times, I’ll give you boys, and this Ik sure as fate, Next time you mail me an invite full thirty minutes late. Mrs. Henry B. Jones. Washington, Ind. Digitized by c.ooQLe

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196 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Mar. Denison, Tex., January 3, 1888. To Woman's Department : Dear Old Magazine Although I have not seen you since October, I feel sure you are going bravely on, nobly fulfilling all your duties, ever battling for the right Since writing you last I have been away out in the Panhandle of Texas, made many new friends and changed my home to the beautiful Gate Glty of Texas. The “ Wife of Barnabas ” sends me the very loveliest New Year card I ever saw, so unique one would almost accuse her of having it made after her own design. Then comes a letter from a dear, young friend in Greenville, whi says, “You must not cease to write for the Magazine, for if we can’t see you we can read from you.” These remind me that I am not entirely forgotten by you all. I know of no better subject for my let- ter than the little woman herself, so young and yet she seems to have learned one of life’s hard- est lessons, how to be happy herself and to make others so. Her husband is one of the B. of L. E. who has drawn one of life’s prizes and is shrewd enough to recognize the fact. But perhaps you would like to hear something of Denison. The B. of L. F. have a Lodge here which they say is thriving and prosperous. The Mo. & Pa. shops and headquarters are here, besides ever so many more roads, and any one who knew anything at all of a railroader’s home life would know with- out the statistics. If you go up town any time soon after pay day you will find the streets and business houses full of women, transacting all sorts of business, paying rents, settling accounts, ordering groceries. Then for three days the de- livery wagons will line the Streets coming and going at a rush. It is what you all can under- stand but I think it would strike you more forci- bly while here. One little incident was rather funny : A little boy was lost on the streets and did not know himself, his name, nor his way home. Papa was papa, and mamma was mam- ma, and they lived at home. Dark was coming on and the crowd was at a loss, the little boy distressed, when a railroad man came along. “Where does your papa buy his groceries?” “He don’t buy ’em, mamma does.” “Where does she get them ? ” “ At Brooks & Harris’, take me there, and I’ll know the way home.” Sure enough he did, and started off with no thanks to any one. If he’d been a railroad boy I think he would have known his name. Don’t you, little boys of the Magazine 9 Good wishes to you all, I remain, Yours truly, Irene. GETTING BID OF VEXATIOUS THOUGHTS. To Woman's Department : And “ This Department ” shall arise and call her “ blessed.” Who? “Pansy.” For what? For writing a screed upon woman’s imagined woes, which said screed called forth one or two bright, spicy and sharp letters ; sugar-tipped missives that, when opened, had a drop of acid in them ; apples of wisdom that enclosed a coiled air gun ready for a spring ; innocent looking paper cov- ered and tinseled boxes that opened to disclose a torpedo, and yet “ Pansy ” survived it all, and is still happy. She comes not to make peace, ex- planations, or beg forgiveness, or to do anything else in fact except to speak her mind. Thank her, though, for being the means of giving you real, genuine wit, and for shoving you what smart woman there are in this “ Department ” of ours. And oh ! if you all knew how glad I am to be at work again. The enforced idleness of the past months I have found almost as bad as the the pain and suffering. A dear friend of mine smiles when I say this. “Idleness never made me sufl'er,” she says; “I like it” And I don’t blame her, for it is her nature to, and if she en- joys herself rocking back and forth In a rocking chair for hours, reading light literature and look- ing at her pretty, white hands, why I would be the last one to say her nay. We can’t all of us be bees. There must be some butterflies by way ot variety. Though I must say I prefer the bee* myself, and yet there are any number of people who have thought me a butterfly. Why haven't I written before? Because a few were having such a good time that I did not want to spoil it* and I had a sort of grim enjoyment in watching you all and wondering what would be said next* and if any of your arrows hurled at random would touch my quiver. I have too much pride in this family of ours to want it made sport of* and if I have in even a small degree contributed to lessening the dolorous fancies I am glad and willing to serve another turn over the hot coals* lighted by Indignation’s fire and fanned by about half the gentle spirits who mistakenly thought I bad hit them and they’d pay me back. One day last week one of the bonniest little mothers asked “ Pansy ” if she meant her, be- cause I had overheard a conversation between those two who were “Husband and Wife.-* I heard the gentleman say that morning, “ There it goes again ; a woman crying over her fancied wrongs. Why will you women thus parade your petty griefs before the public?” Then I waa angry, and I then and there wrpte that last let- ter. Did I mean her? I didn’t mean anybody who was in real sorrow, bless their dear hearts* but I did mean those who fancied themselves In trouble, and whose woes in the presence of a real sorrow would have been but a pin prick beside a dagger’s thrust. I said so, too, but with a wo- man’s inconsistency (O, I plead guilty to the fault, too) “ Belle Blossom ” commenced to stab me with her pen point, not very gently, either* drawing the very erroneous conclusion that no one was to write any but cheerful epistles. No sermons were to be brought to this feast, nothing but joy, mirth, Jollity and dancing was to be In this “ Deparment ” of ours. Did I say so ? Head my letter again and see. Did I ever write any- thing to this family before that gave evidence that my heart was turned to stone, that I had no sympathy ? If I had been the hard-hearted, cal- lous “ Pansy ” that some of you have pictured, I should have hated myself more than any of you in your dreams could have done. But as I said Digitized by ^.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 197 before, I make no plea for myself, but I state the truth. A. Me. — bless the loving, great hearted lass. She must try to defend her friend— went so far in fact as to write my history, saying, “I’ll send this out and see if they dare to say again that ‘Pansy’ values a dollar bill more than all sympathy in the world,” but I would not let her. Wby ? Because “ a character that cannot stand alone should fall,” and “ Pansy ” is too proud to defend hersef to strangers who willfully mis- understand her, and if her friends follow their example they were not her friends ever. Friends are made of better material— serge that will stand every day wear. I am sorry that any one gave this belief a moment’s credence, for I would be the last person in the world to censure or make light of an honest grief. My heart is alwaiys open to an invalid’s suffering, for having lost my own health for many months I feel that I can understand an invalid’s loneliness. If I hurt any of these suffering hearts I am very sorry, for such was not my intention, but the ones it was written for will never take it, and those who should not have taken it will think them- selves the ones it was intended for. To those who are in real trouble I say, “Come,” and among the many loving hearts and willing hands stretched out in sympathy to you, you will find “ Pansy ” ever ready to cheer and help the gen- uine distressed. This space is too small and precious to be given up to cant, whining and im- aginary troubles, to sentimental posings for sympathy, for it can be used to better purpose by giving aid to those really in need of it. The heart knoweth its own bitterness and every heart has its own secret thoughts and ambitions con- cealed with jealous care from perhaps the nearest and dearest. There is a hidden corner where the little germs of thought, little hopes and plans shrink from the eyes of all, as the tender sensi- tive plant shrinks from a harsher touch than the gentle wind. But if some reader of hearts could unfold the sealed leaves of the past, and see how each and every one has read his lesson of life, how each in his own way had interpreted the little but ail important word “ duty,” he would perhaps see that “ truth ” was stranger than Action. “ Brief truce to all thoughts that vex, Since sorrow hath been, must be, Ocean of life ! roll over vour wrecks, And sweep them away from JPansy." Db Soto, Mo., Jan. 9th, 1888. Springfield, III., Jan. 15, 1888. To Woman'* Department: Oar Magazine having arrived for this month, I anxiously perused its pages, as usual, but did not see a word in it again from the members of artment : Last night, January 16th, In Mendelssohn Hall, the second annual ball of Banner Lodge No. 3, of the G. I. A. to the B. of L. E., was held. There wasa very large attendance and the evening was a highly enjoyable one. The ball was a great success in every respect, and the ladles have every reason to be proud of It. The prompting was done by Mr. George Spurway, formerly a member of and prompter for the Illinois Watch Co.’s band, at Springfield, III. T he following were the committees: Floor managers— Mrs. R. Morris, Mrs. I. Dupuis, Mrs. Wm. Martin, Mrs. A. Patterson, Mrs. H. Boyer and Mrs. J. Mundls. Reception committee— Mrs. C. Groscup, Mrs. C. Patterson, Mrs. L. Manley, Mrs. J. D. Wrights, Mrs. J. Swortz and Mrs. H. Beckley. Door-keep- ers—Mr. J. B. Smith and Mr. C. Groscup. Mrs. 1. Dupuis , Secretary. Clinton, Iowa, Jan. 31, 1888. To Woman's Department : • I am an interested reader of the Magazine , especially the Woman’s Department. I long to say a few words to the many correspondents. It has always been a source of pleasure to me to read the many useful and well composed selec- tions. I have frequently thought of writing a few lines to the worthy editor. Having often observed words, “ I hope these few lines will not find way to the waste basket,” I therefore was afraid the same result would happen mine. I would simply ask any Ladies* Society, already or- ganized, to have the Secretary of the Lodge cor- respond with the Secretary of Clinton Ladies’ Society No. 34, giving full address at as early a date as possible and the same shall have the strictest of attention. Address Mrs. T. D. Burke , 322 Tenth avenue, Clinton, Iowa. Digitized by C.ooQLe

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198 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Map. Correspondence must in all cases be brief and to the point. Subscribers must begin with the January, April, July or October number and expire with the year. Change of Address of subscribers should be reported to us promptly to insure the safe delivery ©f the book. Subscribers failing to receive their Magazines will please notify us, giving nameand location of Agent to whom to whom they subscribed. Matter for Publication should be written ou one side of the paper only, in a clear, legible hand, and all letters relating to the Magazine should be directed to LOCOMOTIVE FI YEMEN’S MAGAZINE, Terre Haute, Indiana. MARCH, 1888. Brother. Mr. Editor:— If we could only fully realize the relations that we should sustain towards each other as brothers, the Order would be more pros- perous and the principles of the B. of L. F. would carry a greater influence. We have a perfect right to differ with each other politically and religiously, but when we come to the plane upon which the happiness of mankind is to be con- sidered, we are to only know each other as brothers in the great cause which elevates society and benefits our fellow-men. Brother, in its true sense means love, confidence, truth, assistance, fraternal intercourse, help in adversity and re- joicing in prosperity, and above all, an eternal friendship that follows through storm and sun- shine, on the land and on the sea, like the mis- tletoe, which iives through the storms of winter to kiss the early approach of spring. So with the true brother. He carries his heart in his hand, and throwing aside all selfishness, he only wishes to be known as a brother who is willing to make any reasonable sacrifice to accomplish the great work that is before him. The attention that Is received at the bedside of the sick from a brother’s hand does more to alleviate suffering and dispel doubts of recovery then the attention of the most skilled physician. With these facts in view, it becomes a pertinent question to ask, “Brother, are you doing your duty?” In the stillness of the night and under a noon-day’s splendor are you ready to go forth, though foes may hate and friends disown you, in the full dis- charge of your duties! If so, you are eutitled to the name of Brother. Again, Brother means to visit the sick, bury the dead. Brother means to be a true man, bearing the noble qualities that make a gentlemen, such as virtue, truth, fidelity, brotherly love, kindness, soberness, and above all, reverence for the Great Preserver of the Uni- verse. We extend our hand to each other in the Lodge-room and say Brother. Do we forget the meaning of that word when away from the sacred walls of that room, where we obligate our- selves to be true to each other until the end of time? Let us so deport ourselves that we cannot only look a brother but the world in the face and say that we owe nothing to you but good will and a prayer for your future prosperity. Brothers, Jet us strive to bear the name with great credit to ourselves and honor to our fraternity. Harry Keler. Stratford, Ont., January 27, 1888. To the Editor of the Firemen's Magazine : The social event of the season was the second Grand Union Ball and supper given by tho Brotherhoods of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen, on Thursday evening, January 12th. About the hours of 8 and 9 o’clock P. M., the guests began to assemble. Some Idea of the brilliant assemblage may be gathered from the fact that fully one hundred couples joined in the grand march, and it w*as the opinion of the spectators that there never was a more presenta- ble gathering assembled for the purpose of en- joyment. This event was one in which a great deal of interest was manifested by tne commit- tee, and their labors have met with a success unparalleled, for no social event in the history of Stratford for years made such a favorable impressiou. The committee doserve a great deal of praise for the earnest efforts they put forth to make this event a pronounced success. We are under obligations to our locomotive foreman. Mr. C. F. Neild, for valuable assistance rendered us on this, as well as on every previous occasion. He has shown himself to be our true friend. Many others rendered us great assistance and through the columns of your valuable Magazine , we wish to return our grateful thanks for all favors shown us. Among those present from a distance were Mr. J. D. Barnett, Locomotive Su- erintendentof the Midland Railway, Port Hope ; Mr. Thomas McHattie, locomotive foreman, Palmerston ; Mr. Robert Patterson, locomotive foreman, Toronto; James Lyons, engineer; S. Moorehead and wife, Palmerston ; Bro. T. R. Irwin and wife, Toronto; James Green, engineer, and wife, Bro. Joe Logan and wife, Bro. David Murray and cousin, all of Goderich, Ont.; Ben Yapp and wife, Point Edward, Out.; Mayor But- ler and wife, of this city ; Bro. James Burke, Mr. Joseph Bown and wife, Mr. Alex. Muir and wife, Mr. Thomas Burr and wife, Mr. James Plerie and wife, Mr. Joseph Johnson and wife, Mr. James Drummond and wife, Bro. Dan Ross and wife, Bro. R. J. Irwin and wife, Bro. John Jones and cousin, Bro. Fred Colvin and Mbs Barker, Bro. William Bain and Miss Ross, Bro. Thomas Collings and wife, also Miss Mortimer, Bro. Alex. McNally and wife, Bro. E. A. Ball and wife, also Miss Turnbull, Bro. William Bell and Miss Burr, Bro. James Barker and Miss Rosa Bown, Bro. John Turton and wife, Bro. John Irwin and cousin, Bro. John Bain and cousin, Bro. John Ross and somebody else’s cousin, Bro. James Lningand Miss Frye, cousin, Bro. George Yapp and wife, Bro. W’illiam O’Brien and Miss Jo&ie Digitized by C.ooQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 199 1888. Dewzy, also Miss Maggie O’Brien. The Interior of the ball was beautifully decorated with mottoes, also banners which went to show that the two Brotherhoods of this city are true and loyal to each other. At the front of the hall was stretched a motto with the following inscrip- tion thereon, in large letters, “United we stand, divided we fall.” The wall presented the appear- ance of an art gallery, there being many expen- sive and interesting oil paintings on display. Among the furnishings of the hall was a Very novel ladles’ looking-glass, made and furnished by Mr. Alex. Muir. At the main entrance hung the red, white and blue, embraced in peace by the stars and stripes, their colors blending in sweet harmony. Lon streamers of red, white and blue, were stretched diagonally from the gallery to the stage, caught up in the centre by a beautiful basket to which were suspended Chi- nese lanterns and other ornaments. We are under a compliment to Mr. Bradshaw, who fur- nished the hall for the occasion. The ladles were In the pink of fashion. The programme consist- ed of twenty-eight choice dances. The supper served during the evening was rich in the several courses, and several of the brothers did ample justice to the delicacies laid before them. Bro. Thomas Col lings made a decided hit when he en- tered the hall with a sack containing mirrors. After supper the rested and rejuvenated ladles aud.gentlemen resumed dancing and kept it up until 5 o’clock in the morning. The ball was a signal success and au occasion of enjoyment which all who were present will remember with credit to the Brotherhoods of Locomotive Engi- neers and Firemen. With due credit to all, I am yours fraternally, Avon. De Soto, Mo., January 21, 1888. Editor Locomotive Firemen's Magazine: As I was looking over the January number of our Magazine, my eye rested on an article signed “One of the Boys,” and presumed to be written by a member of No. 6. The author of the above mentioned article would have the renders of the Magazine to infer that the boys of No. 6 are sub- ject to the evils of intemperance. I differ with your correspondent in his opinion of the mem- ben; of No. 6. I have the same opportunity of feeing them that he has, and I think the readers* of the Magazine in De Soto, will agree with me, when I say there is not a more sober, industrious, or an upright body of men in any community than the members of No. 6. I am, perhaps, ns much of a temperance advocate as your corre- spondent, because I never indulge In the flowing bowl. I know that there is no vice that humani- ty Is befr to more degrading^than intemperance, kot thank God we are wholly free from its Influ- ence. The long list of promotions that our Mas- ter Mechanic has made from our ranks In the imat year speaks for itself. Our handsome Mas- ter R. H. Lanbnn, while running a freight engine •a the lower division, attempted to knock down a nail catcher with his head, but failed, not, boavrer, without causing a considerable change for the worse in his good looks. Our Secretary, J. Christoffell, who is the adonis of No. 6, being in a great hurry to spend the evening with his best girl, tried a new way of getting off a consoli- dated which ho calls head first; he now languishes mournfully at his room where he Is booked to remain a week longer, and eaunot see the fair one that Is the cause of his misfortune. Bro. David Roach, whom everybody admires, especi- ally the fair sex of De Soto, is, I am told, about to lend one of the fairest daughters of a promi- nent citizen of this town to the altar ere long. Bro. Roach, 1 wish you Joy in your new enter- prize. Bros. Michael Rabbitt and Matt Glen, though room-mates are, I am told, uncompro- mising rivals for the affections of a beautiful De Soto belle. Go it boys, and may the lucky man win. I also hear that Bros. Gratiot and Ridgely are to he united still closer than they have heretofore been. I would mention others, but will defer doing so at present. Head- Light. Hartford, Conn., January 24, 1888. Mr. Editor : On Friday evening January 20th the third an- nual ball of Charter Oak Lodge was held in Allyn hall, Hartford. There was a large attendance, there being about 110 couples in the grand march and they skipped around merrily to the music of Weed’s band and the stentorian voice of Alex Dietz until 3 o’clock a. m., tired but satisfied with the B. of L. F. Ball. The committee of arrange- ments consisted of Bro. Moore (with whom no one can compare as floor director) and George Bill. E. E. Bill, J. H. Osmond and B. M. Thayer. Our Master, Bro. Stearns, kindly consented to sling soda, coflee and sandwiches In the refresh- ment room, and Bros. Wyler and West looked after the hats, coats and other wearing apparel. The exact result of the finance Is not definitely known yet, but it Is probable that our treasury will be Increased about S60 thereby. Bro. Redette says that the only drawback he saw was the want of roller skates. By the way, Bro. Van- sickle, where did you go after the ball ? And now a word concerning 285— she still keeps onward and upward and her members keep pass- ing over to the right hand side, Bros. Boleyn, Moore and Vansyckle having dropped the scoop and picked up the throttle. Tallow-pot. Nickerson, Kan., February 1, 1888. To the Editor of Firemen's Magazine: Dear Sir Perhaps a few words from No. 258 will be of Interest to your readers. Bro. Cyrus Bennett has stepped over to the right hand side, and may success attend him. C.# B. has also Joined the Good Templars. Charley Arnold rode the goat last Thursday and felt much pleased at the end of his Journey. Mr. G. W. Smith, our Master Mechanic, is making quite an improve- ment to his office, adding another room which will be quite acceptable to the East end boys. The Brotherhood is highly respected here and wo are all very proud to be connected with It. IP. F. Smith. Digitized by C.ooQLe

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200 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. De Soto, Mo., January 31, 1888. Editor Locomotive Firemen’s Magazine : Many times have I thought of writing a few words concerning our Lodge, Pride of the West, knowing however that there were many of our brothers better qualified to discharge this duty, I have quietly stood aside, but upon reading the Jauuary number of the Magazine I found some- thing which displeased me very much and caused me to after my mind. However reluctant X may have felt in the past about appearing in the columns of the Magazine, I determined to overcome this feeiing and endeavor to 6et aright any misunderstanding which might arise tli rough the latest “ temperance effusion ” writ- ten by one who signs himself “ One of the Boys.” His subject is an excellent one and appropriate only for those who practice what they preach ! Our Lodge is a prosperous one, all of our brothers strive to do the best they can foi* its welfare ; many of them have been placed on the right band side, apparently everybody is satisfied with their success as “engineers” while those w’bo are still throwing coal are looking forward to their well-deserved promotion. Now for a few words about the perplexing theme which “One of the Boys ” discourses so eloquently upon ; ad- mitting the wisdom and truth of the article in band, i. e., “That members visit saloons and pool rooms.” Not one of us human beings is perfect and brothers ought to encourage one another in- stead of writing unkindly or saying that which will detract or in any way diminish the respect of their Lodge or its members. There may be a few who have these habits, yet is it necessary for any brother to publish this fact to the world at large ? from my point of view, no ! a thousand times, no! Charity covers a multitude of sins and as it is a part of our motto, why not set a good example by our earnestness, enterprise, dil- igence and good disposition and endeavor to lead those brothers away from these temptations. We gain nothing by such unkind remarks, they only exasperate and cause hard feelings to exist where all should be brotherly love. Our boys are loyal and true, nor do they require puffing up in order to draw out their good qualities ; on the other band it is hardly fair to tear their char- acters to pieces simply because one or two are unfortunate enough to possess some insignificant fault. I repeat that none of us are perfect. Be- cause few have these obnoxious habits, must all our members stand branded before society ? If it is essential to complain of the conduct of any of our members, such matters had better be car- ried into the Lodge room, if this will not do we still have oifr laws to govern us. With many thanks for the privilege of having this inserted, I sign myself proudly, A Member of Ao. 0. Houston, Texas, January 20, 1888. To the Editor of Firemen’s Magazine : In looking over the columns of the Magazine of the past year, I find that Bayou City Lodge No. 140, has been very silent, and I will now break the ice for the boys this year and let the w'orld at [Mar. large know the “ boys ” here are still in existence, but have been very down-hearted by the loes they sustained lately by the exit of the Receiv- er, with somewhere in the neighborhood of $400 ; his initials are Mat Homan, he is one of the boys you don’t meet every day. . No. 140 is made up of very good metal, but the members are rather slow getting to meetings. Some do attend very well, but I think everybody that is a member of the B. of L. F., should take the same interest in the Order and keep upbthe good name w'e have always borne. I think if some of our members would take a lay-otT some time for a few months in the hot summer weather, and have a waltz around the country, they would find out the value of our organization, but they will never find the true value of it until they get out of a Job, and that will certainly make a B. of L. F. man for the balance of his life. Bro. Ilannahan, V. G. M., paid us a short visit lately, we would like to see him often to set out our packing. He can do it, too. There are a good many of the boys who have got to the right hand side lately, but it takes too much space to mention all their names, and as I have already taken up enough, and you will probably think I will never shut off, I will stop right here. One of the Tu'o. Ooden City, Utah, January 13, 1888. Dear Editor: While I am at leisure I wish to write a few lines for the Magazine. Bro. Leaf, of J13, met with a serious accident a few days ago, losing his right eye by the cab window breaking while running through a snow drift ; he is doing|as well as could be expected. ;Bro. Coker, of 98, made a trip to Kelton upon engine 87. I hear that he was afraid to sit down for fear she would fall to pieces. Old Dick and the 200 keep knocking the cabooses around Terrace yards. Bro Noble gets sick, but M. M. Shcedy has hit upon a remedy that is a sure cure. The ladies want to know how it is done, but Bro. N. says he can’t give it away so soon. Bro. Comte says he will not come back without her the next trip he makes to the capital city. Bro. Hokes was called to his home on account of his futher’s serious illness. I hear that 98 and 88 are going to consolidate and make one good Lodge. Snow Plow. Jackson, Mich., January 13, 1888. Editor of the Magazine : Bro. Nelson F. Gould, of No. 240, was married at the residence of the bride’s parents in this city Thursday evening January 12, 1888, to Miss Em- ma Fullerton, in the presence of a large circle of relatives and friends. The happy couple de- parted last evening for a week’s trip in the West. They received many useful and beautiful pres- ents. There are a few members of 240 who have not yet Joined the army of benedicts, amongst them is our genial Secretary and Magazine Agent, and they are about half gone— “ on themselves.” Clinker. Digitized by C.ooQLe

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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 20* Personal* THE “LUNCH FIEND OF TICE DELAWARE" AT WORK. When it comes to oratory Bro. Frazier, of No. 18., takes t he bakery. W e were lately favored with a pleasant call t»y Bro. D. J. McDonald, of No. 225. Wm. H. Johnson. < f Headlight Lodge No. *17, has been promoted to the right hand side. C. M. Stone had more fun at No. 18’s ball than anybody. He understands how to enjoy himself. Geo. E. Whitcomb, of No. 10, has joined the grand army of benedicts and is correspond- togly happy. Ar the bsll given bv West End Lodge, No. 18. the ladles, God bless ’em, rendered most valuable assistance, Mort. Bixler, who is now located at Chariton, Iowa, is doing good work for the Order in that locality. The genial Collector of No. 10, Bro. T. P. Cun Is, has had a valuable addition to his house- hold, in the shape of a tine young boy. Alex. Edminston, of Avon Lodge, was slad to have the desired opportunity of sojourn- ing at Goderich, on the 15th of January. Much sympathy is expressed for Bro. M. Sherry, of Lodire No. 362, hi the sad and untimely death of his wife, who departed this life a short time ago. The hoys of 168 are congratulating Bro. c. McCain "upon his promotion. He is in charge of engine 750. a new Grant ten- wheeler. Success to you, Charley. We are pleased to learn of the promotion of Rro. 8. W. Dixon, of Alpha Lodge No. 20, and hope he will never meet with bad luck while there is a hair in his head. From Houston, Tex., we are informed that “ the latest invention is how to light a cigar at a hydrant, and if you think it can not be done, just ask Fritz.” Bros. T. White, Jos. Burke, L. J. Keipfer, R. K. Hockersmith, M. B. Law and W. H. Haw- kins of Adair Lodge, have been promoted to the rieht hand side This is a good showing for the Bowling Green boys. B. L. Me A leer, of Lodge No. 198, is run- ning a No. 6 stone crusher in Kansas City, Mo. The Jack rabbits must keep off his time, as they did on the Houth Park. This to our friend Jack, at Tvler, Texas: *,I/*ok heah, Massa Jack, 1 don’t blame you fo’ •skin’ fo’ it.” Jack’s brother-in-law, Tom, had nothing to do with the ease. It reported that William Coleman, Collec- toraod Magazine Agent of Elkhorn Lodge No. X has gone home to visit his friends, but Billy, wby don’t yon tell us her namef Announcement is made of the marriage of Bfo. J. L. Enoch, of the L. A N., to Miss Mary J*el»ary, one of Nashville’s most accomplished belle*. Bro. and Mrs. Enoch are both exceeding- ly popular and have the hearty congratulations « their numerous friends. It is reported that Bro. I. Sullivan, who is running engine 528 on the Chicago division of the Saute Fe, has been married ana the members of No. 303 wish him long life and happiness. We regret to learn that Bro. I, H. Cross- man, of No. 12, Is suffering from skating rink fever in its advanced stages and our correspond- ent informs us that his recovery is extremely doubtful. The General Manager and Division Su- perintendent of theC. R. R., of Georgia, have the thanks of our members for kindly providing them with transportation to the union meeting held at Macon, (la. The hitherto happy home of Bro. John Murray, Secretary of Cataract Lodge No. 362, Ni- agara Fulls, Out., is now In mourning, conse- quent upon the death of his beloved wife, Lottie K., in her 22d year. The veteran Magazine Agent of Re-echo Lodge, No. 195, Bro. Peter Layng, was lately mar- ried to a most estimable young lady, and the Magazine offers its most hearty congratulations to the happy couple. The most elaborate ball programme of the season which came to our office was that of Just in Time Lodge, No. 119. New York City. It is a most unique and artistic piece of work, and is a great credit all concerned. W. I. Bledsoe, J. J. Magenheimer, Harry Pyle, J. T. Johnson and J. A. Thomas, of Lodge No. 159, Nashville, Tenn., have been transferred to the right hand side and are now running on the L. A N. with marked success. At Fort Erie, Ont., may be found Bro. Wm. Woods, of No. 38, who is every inch a Brotherhood man. Bro. W. says he has a partner down at Victoria, and the boys are patiently waiting for him to say something. There is enterprise among the hoys at Minneapolis. Bro. Stone, of No. 82, now presides over a clothing establishment and can supply his patrons with nuythingfrom a pair of tired socks to a seal skin overcoat. Give him a call. The members of Alpha Lodge No. 26, are rapidly going to the front. Bros. Kelley, Lani- bertou, Michaud, Butterfield and Jones, are the latest promotions, with others to follow. The boys are all doing good service on the right hand side. Blind horses will yet be the death of Major General Harry Barnes ; he now has to stop his train and scare them of the track with his torch ; he don’t seem to have any choice between blind horses or sau horses , rides either with perfect ease. Amos L. Jacobs, of Buffalo, Not 12, one of our oldest members and delegate to the first con- vention ever held by our Order, still takes an ac- tive part in advancing the welfare of the Broth- erhood and is ever ready to assist a worthy member. In the promotion of Bro. E. P. Bishop, Jr., of No. 159, who is now running on the L. A N., faithful service has met with deserved recogni- tion. Bro. Bishop will be remembered ns one of the brightest delegates In the Minneapolis con- vention. Cards have been received announcing the marriage of Bro. U. G. Westfall, of Progress I^odge, No. 105, Galesburg, III., to Miss Eva L. Hupp, on February 2d. The young couple Is very popular and have the best wishes of nu- merous friends. In the B. A 0. yards at Garrett, Ind., will be found his royal ’highness, Bro. Tom Cunning- ham, on the right-hand side of a mammoth camel. Tom sometimes forgets himself, and turning on the fireman, shouts, •* I rise to a point of order!” Bro. Cunningham has the floor. Digitized by C.ooQLe

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202 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE . Cjias. N. Zepp, of No. 14, has returned from his trip to California and tells wonderful things of the climate and people. We expects to return in the near future accompanied by hia wife and son. While on the Pacific slope he was entertained in line style by Pro. Sam Quacken- bush. . At Paris, Texas, Vice Grand Master Han- nahan, was presented with a basket of beautiful flowers by Mrs. Frank Bowen, the estimable wife of the Superintendent of the Electric Light works. The citizens all took a lively interest in the organization of the new Lodge, and made Bro. Hannahan’8 visit an event long to be re- membered. Gracing the top of the personal column will be found a miniature photograph of Bro. Frank Dupell, of Enterprise Lodge No. 75, better known as the “Lunch Fiend of the Delaware.” Our artist represents the “ Fiend ” at work upon his morning lunch and the picture will be vouched for as being a perfect likeness by those who are qualified to pass judgment upon it. It would be hard to find a more thorough Brotherhood man than Bro. J. J. Davidson, who is now located in Vicksburg, Miss. He has the interest of the Order at heart and works for its advancement day and night without regard to the sacrifices he is required to make. Such men are the life and soul of the Order, and if we had a few more of that kind in the South thatsection would soon blossom as a rose. While at Galveston, Texas, our Vice Grand Master met Jas. McDonough, formerly a prominent officer of Gulf City Lodge, No. 115, and delegate at three of our conventions. Al- though not. now a member of our Order, Bro. McDonough is still with us in spirit and always has a cordial welcome for a Brotherhood fireman. We remember with pleasure how faithfully 1 Mac served our Order and shall always remember him with profound respect and admiration. John Taylor, of 82, has joined the Minne- apolis fire department. While on watch recently (his first nlgnt) and dreaming of church fairs and May parties, the horses Jumped in answer to a call and when Taylor woke up he frantically shouted: “Will anybody save me! Simply to Thy Cross 1 Cling ! ! ” He was rescued from the horses without injury to them, but his mous- tache and hair needed the immediate attention of a barber. He is now studying that good old song, “ Rock of Ages.” Upon going home from Lodge meeting the other nielit. Grand Master Sargent was met at the door by a snapping, snarling cur, which some malicious person had tied to his door knob. TheGrand Master remonstrated with the canine, but to no avail. He could not even be heard upon a question of personal privilege, and only after he had gone to the next block and pur- chased a sirloin steak for his distinguished guest could that vigilant sentinel be persuaded that the Grand Master only wanted to enter his own home and meant no harm. With the assist- ance of several neighbors, and by means of a knife attached to a ten foot pole, the cur was finally cut adrift and pursued the even tenor of his way. Rumor has it that it was Hannahnn’s badger, and that the V. G. M. was in town that night. General Manager Wadk of the Wabash system, is one of the broad-gauge railroad men of the times. He is at all times cour- teous and obliging and has the undivided respect of the men in his employ. It affords us pleasure to pay to such men the tribute of our admiration and esteem. [Mar. All remittances to the Grand Lodge must be prepaid. Receivers will please bear this in mind. Master Mechanic Gibbs, of the North Platte shops, is a most agreeable gentleman and has a host of friends. The Firemen's Magazine commences the year enlarged and stamped all over with evidences of prosperity.— Union Pacific Em- ployes' Magazine. Applications for limited withdrawal cards when properly made should receive prompt attention by Subordinate Lodges. This is the source of a great deal of complaint to the Grand Lodge. The most conspicuous article of furniture in the new Grand Lodge office, is a waste basket four feet in diameter and five feet in height, by actual measurement. It strikes terror to the hearts of amateur contributors. The locomotive Firemen's Magazine has the largest circulation of any exclusively labor periodical in the vrorld. This is saying a great deal, but the facts will sustain the statement. All hail, ye Knights of the Scoop ; your motto is “ Excelsior! ” The employe who serves his company the most faithfully the most surely advances his own interests. This is a truth that cun not be too often repeated.— Railway Service Gazette. We commend the foregoing to our mem- bers as voicing the sentiments of the Maga zine, and don’t you forget it ! There are a number of Lodges which have not yet forwarded their “policy slips” for the newr insurance policies which are being issued by the Grand Lodge. These slips should be forwarded without further delay, and if they have not been returned by the members, those which the Secretary has on hand should be sent on. The new system of train orders and in- structions to train men adopted by the trie Railway, February 12th, seems to give excel- lent satisfaction. It is known as the Pennsyl- vania system, or “double order” and under its regulations collisions are practically im- possible, at least so far as the train dispatcher is concerned. The engineers, conductors, op- erator and flagmen ol the Erie system have been in training for some time familiarizing themselves with the new system. Mr. J. H McEwen, Division Train Master, has been acting in the capacity of instructor and has taken great pains to have the new rules thoroughly understood. The new departure promises to be fruitful of good results. Digitized by VjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 203 \m.\ Mr. Roswell Miller, General Manager of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul sys- tem of railways, stands deservedly at the head of his profession. He is a gentleman of large mental calibre, amply equipped for the vast responsibilities of his position. It may also be said with equal truth that Mr. Miller is large-hearted, liberal and magnani- mous in the treatment of his employes. He is eminently the right man in the right place, and the extensive system oyer which be presides, is to be congratulated upon, the superior ability which characterizes its man- agement. The “Locomotive Firemen’s Mechanical Club,” made up of members of our Order, has been organized at Chicago, and its de- clared purpose is “to bring together the lo- comotive enginemen of Chicago, for the dis- cussion of all matters pertaining to the management, care and construction of the locomotive.” The club meets at 141 Stewart avenue, and its present officers are as fol- lows : Chas. Naylor, President ; P. Schlax, Vice President, and T. S. Deegan, Corres- ponding Secretary. This is a step in the right direction and if the proper amount of interest is taken in the work it will have excellent results. about getting his Magazine he should s< nd us his correct address, together with his Lodge number and his complaint will be investigated and remedied. Members chang- ing their address should not fail to notify us of the fact, as we are anxious that each mem- ber shall receive each copy of the Magazine promplv and regularly. Mr. Angus Sinclair, editor of the Nation- al Car and Locomotive Builder and author of “ Locomotive Running and Management,” writes: “William Gore, of Williamsburg* Va., who had a letter in a late number of the Magazine , was the first engineer I fired for. Something in the letter made me think it was the same man, although I had not heard anything from him for twenty-five years, and was not aware that he was in America, so I wrote to the address given in the letter, and we have been rakh g up past reminis- cences ever since.” The Magazine, felicitates itself upon having been the means of re- newing the acquaintance of these old veter- ans of the throttle and scoop. Our members on the L. N. O. & T. had occasion recently to wait on General Mana- ger Edwards, and the committee are exceed- ingly well pleased with the manner in which they were received by that gentleman. They were given to understand that it was the p »licy of the management to deal fairly and justly by the fireman and if there was any occasion for complaint, it would be promptly investigated and remedied if pos- able. The officials of the L. N. O. & T. are thorough gentlemen and have always treated onr members with considerate kindness and in the spirit of justice and fairness. At the beginning of this year we received the revised addresses of members for our Maoazine lists, and upon comparing them with our books we found that about one- third of them had been changed, without notifying the Grand Lodge, under such circumstances it is simply impossible for members to receive the Magazine. They change from place to place without giving notice thereof, and then censure the Grand Lodge if the Maqazine fails to reach them. We ore not infallible, mistakes are liable to oecnr in the mailing of Magazine *, but there is more complaint m that regard than the Iffr will justify. If we have a member's correct address we will guarantee that the Jfayeani will rea^h him, and if through anv awe it should fail to do so we will promptly, Vpon being notified, supply the missing camber. B any member has any trouble An association has been formed in New York city entitled the “locomotive Engi- neers’ Debating Association,” which bids fair to become very popular among the loco- motive engineers of that section. The originator is Mr. E. J. Rauch, the well known foreman of engines on the Manhattan Ele- vated railway and contributor to our col- umns. The present officers are F. Winters, President; D. Vanderveer, Vice President; F. Jennings, Secretary, and J. Watson, Treasurer. Such organizat ions are calculated to do great good and we hope to see other localities emulate the example of the New York engineers. It was our pleasure on the evening of January 19th, to be in attendance upon the eleventh annual ball of Chicago Lodge No. 95. The ball was given at the Second Regi- ment Armory, one of the largest and best equipped halls for that purpose in the coun- try. There was a large attendance of the brave and fair and an exceedingly pleasant evening was spent. Among a whole host of amiable fellows we met Bros. E. W. Wallbaum, Jas. Leahy, L. P. Smith, Tom Murphy and others, too numerous to men- tion. The ball was in all regards a most pleasant affair and highly creditable to the lodge under whose auspices it was given. The only thing that occurred to mar the pleasures of the evening was the inability of Vice Grand Ma^er Hannahan, to secure a partner to dance with. No discourtesy was intended, but the impression seemed to pre- vail among the gentle sex that John’s ped- estals were not suited to the terpsichorean art. Digitized by UjOOQle

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204 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Mar. During the year 1887 the Grand Lodge of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen paid 150 beneficiary claims, amounting to 224,- 500. Of these 106 were upon death and forty- four upon disabilities. Barring the advance assesHinent which was levied in January and which has been kept on hand ever since, there were only twelve assessments of $1.00, each levied during the year, or an average cost of $1.00 per month to each member for a policy of $1,500.00 payable at death or total disability. Of the sum above stated $66,- 000.00 was paid to disabled members. Under -the laws of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen a member is entitled to and receives the full amount of his policy when totally disabled, from any came , from earning a live- liho id. No other Order offers such advan- tages in cases of total disability. We are proud of the showing and do not hesitate to challenge comparison. The Maoon Fair. We are in receipt of a report from Secre- tary and Treasurer N. S. Outler, of the fair given in December, under the auspices of Macon Lodge No. 246, at Macon, Ga. The total receipts were $1,082.25, and the dis- bursements $662.90, leaving a net balance of $419.35. The net revenue would have been largely in excess of this amount had it not been for the inclemency of the weather. It rained incessantly while the fair was in progress thus preventing a large number of people from attending who wrould otherwise have been present. Of the receipts, $342 65 was contributed in cash by the various Lodges of the Order, of which we have an itemized statement. A largo number of articles wTere donated by the friends of the Order, also by the ladies, to all of whom the committee returns sincere thanks. The money netted by the fair has been placed to the credit of the convention expense fund, and will be used for the pur- pose of defraying the expenses of our first biennial convention to be held at Atlanta, in September next. There is a good deal of wisdom and truth condensed in the following paragraph from the New York Sun, captioned “ The Secret of a Strike.” The secret of the great strikes and their lamentable failures is simple enough, and here it is : Under the inspiration of a few soulless and in- flated wretches, an association of employes meet and are told that they must strike. The reasons vary, but they are often trivial and perhaps un- justifiable or fallacious. But that doesu’t make any difference to the labor bosses. They are enough to inflame the spirits of their unfortu- nate dupes to the point desired. Other inflam- matory and stimulating arguments, also mostly lies, are heaped before them. They are told that there is an enormous fund of money to carry them through the struggle. Loud applause. A telegram is read saying that the men at the other end of the line will eat their boots before they give up. Great enthusiasm. The whole district is said to be unanimous and hot for a general re- volt, and no surrender is the watchword. Fran tic cheering. All the surrounding labor organisa- tions are with them heart and soul, and ready to stand by them, if the struggle should assume such proportions, to their last dollar. Sensation. And so on till the bosses’ tongues tire of lies and their imagination fails to invent new incentives, and the assembly adjourns in jubilation at the prospect of putting these great imaginary forces in motion to crush their so-called enemies. All this is the work of the most heartless set of unprincipled impostors that have appeared in modern times. And when such knaves are driven from Influence in the ranks of organized labor- ers, the first and most indispensable step in progress from the present state of decay ana dis- satisfaction will have been accomplished. John A. Hill, Esq., the talented young editor of the Locomotive Engineer , is an old time member of our Order and represented his Lodge (Royal Gorge No. 59, South Pueblo, Colo.,) at the Toronto convention in 1884. While connected with our Order he was an indefatigable worker in its interest and made a record for himself in which there is no stain or blemish. He was a model fireman and in due course of time was rewarded with promotion. As a loco- motive engineer, he acquitted himself with equal credit. He mastered every detail of his calling and as a result of his studious habits, close application and well directed ambition, he w as called to the high position he now occupies, that of editor of the Loco- motive Engineer , a paper well calculated, under his superior management, to accom- plish a great work in its neld of usefulness. This Magazine does not indulge in fulsome eulogy, but simply speaks in terms of honest praise when it congratulates the Locomotive Engineer upon having for its editor a man of such decided ability and excellent qualifica- tions as Mr. Hill is known to possess, by those who have watched with pride each advancing step he has taken from the posi- tion of locomotive fireman to the editor’s sanctum. That the largest measure of suc- cess may attend him in his new occupation and that each succeeding number of the Locomotive Engineer may add new lustre to his fame, is the ardent wish of the Firemcn't Magazine. For the Magazine. BRUNO’S EPITAPH. Brave Bruno’s dead, the prince of cats. He beat them all at hunting rats. And as for fighting, my, O my ! ’Twas he could make the fur to fly. Edward Splaine. Everything at the right time. When yon have the catarrh, the right thing at the right time is Warner’s Log Cabla Rose C'ream. 50 cents a bottle. Best catarrh remedy known. Digitized by CjOOQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE , 206 IMPORTANT TO ALL LODGES. As it has come to our notice that a number of oar Lodges are vlolatlug the laws of our bene- ficiary department. In the matter of collecting dues and assess m en ts a u d making proper returns to the Grand Lodge, we deem it necessary to take prompt measures for the correction of such evils, with a view to obviating trouble in that direction. Dues. Subordinate dues are payable (as per Sec. 54, page 45, of the Constitution) quarterly 1 n advance as follows : First quarter (of fiscal year) embracing the months of August, September aud October, paya- ble on nr before August 1st, Second quarter , embracing the months of No- vember, December and January, payable on or be- fore November 1st. Third quarter , embracing the months of Feb- ruary, March and April, payable on or before Feb- ruary lit. Fourth quarter, embracing the months of May, June and July, payable on or before May Ut. No payment can be accepted tor ary portion of a quarter. If a member desires to pay in advance for more than one quarter he can do so , provided full payment is made for each quarter so paid. Any member failing to pay his dues as above slated, stands suspended as follows : For the non-payment of first quarter, suspen- sion takes effect August 2d. % For the non-payment of second quarter, sus- pension takes effect November 2d. For the non-payment of third quarter, suspen- sion takes eflect February 2d. For the non-payment of fourth quarter, sus- pension takes effect May 2d. Any member failing to pay his dues for the period of sixty (00) days from the above dates, stands expelled as per section 55, page 45 of the constitution, as follows : For the non-pay ment of first quarter, expulsion takes effect October 2d. For the non-payment of second quarter, expul- sion takes effect January 2d. For the non-payment of third quarter, expul- sion takes effect April 2d. For the non-payment of fourth quarter, expul- sion takes effect July 2d. On the 2d day of August, 2d day of November, M day of February and 2d day of May of each year, the Collector will prepare a list of all mem- bers who have failed to make payment of their dues in advance for the ensuing quarter and promptly forward the same to the Secretary of the Lodge with the statement that “ the follow- ing members have failed to make payment of their subordinate dues for the quarter ending (October 31st, January 31st, April 30th or July 31st, at the case may be), and therefore stand sus- pended from and after (August 2d, November 2d, February 2d or May 2d, os the case may be).” The Secretary will at once record these suspen- sions in his beneficiary certificate register oppo- site the respective names, affixing the date thereto. At the first regular meeting of each month the Secretary will read the list of names so reported to him by the Collector under the head of ‘-Collector’s Report of Suspensions and Expulsions,” enter the same on the record and make a report of the same in the prescribed form to the Grand Secretary and Treasurer, affixing the date thereto. On the 2d day of October, 2d day of January, 2d day of April and 2d day of July of each year the Collector will prepare a list of all members who are (30 days in arrears (the above dates being (id days from the beginning of each quarter) and promptly forward the same to the Secretary with the statement that “the following members have failed to make payment of their dues for the quarter endirg (as the case may he), and are now 00 days in arrears and therefore stand ex- pelled this 2d day of ” (as the case may be). The Secretary at once records said expulsions in his beneficiary certificate register opposite the respective names, affixing the date thereto aud at the first regular meeting in each month he will read said list of expulsions under the head of “Collector’s Report of Suspensions and Expulsions,” enter the same on the minutes and makea report thereof in the prescribed form to the Grand Secretary and Treasurer, affixing the date thereto. Assessments. Assessments for the beneficiary department levied by the Grand Lodge are payable on or be- fore the 2oth day of each month. Any member failing to pay an assessment as above provided will stand suspended (as per sec- tion 54, page 20 of the constitution) from all the benefits of the Order, and such suspension takes effect ou the 20th day of each month. The Cqjlector shall on the 20th day of each month prepare a list of members who failed to pay their assessment and forward the same tx> the Secretary with the statement that “the fol- lowing members failed to pay assessment No. — , for the month of , and therefore stand sus- pended this 20th day of .” The Secretary will at once record said names as suspended in his beneficiary certificate register, affixing the date thereto. At the first regular meetlug in each month the Secretary will read a list of said names under the head of “Collector’s Report of Suspen- sions and Expulsions, ’’enter the same on the min- utes and make a report thereof in the prescribed form to the Grand Secretary and Treasurer. Any member failing to pay an assessment within 00 days after the last day of payment stands expelled, and such expulsion takes effect on the 26th day of the month. On the 20th day of each moulh the Collector is required to prepare, in addition to the list of sus- pensions, a list of expulsions (or all members who are 60 days in arrears) and forward same to the Secretary with the statement that “the fol- lowing members having failed to make pay- ment of assessment No. — , for the month of , for a period of 00 days, stand expelled this 26th day of .” The Secretary at once records said expulsions in his beneficiary certificate register,. Digitized by ^.ooQle

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206 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. affixing the date thereto, and at the first regular meeting in each month he will read said list of expulsions under the head of “Col- lector’s Report of Suspensions and Expulsions,’’ enter the same on the minutes and make a report thereof in the prescribed form to the Grand Sec- retary and Treasurer, affixing the date thereto. Grand Dnea. The grand dues are payable annually in ad- vance, as per section 52, page 45 of the constitu- tion, on or before August 1st. Any member failing to make payment on er before that date stands suspended from and after August 2d, and if not paid on or before October 2d, (sixty days), expulsion takes effect on the last named day. The Collector and Secretary are required to pro- ceed in all things in the matter of the collection of grand dues as above explained in reference to dues and assessments. Suspensions and Expulsions. Members will bear in mind that a meeting of the Lodge is not required to suspend or expel a member for non-payment Section 55, page 21 is explicit and to the point. The law executes it- self and no action of the Lodge is necessary thereto. When a member becomes sixty days in arrears for dues or assessments the law expels him and he is so reported to the Grand Lodge. Boinstatements. A member who is under suspension for non- payment can only be reinstated at a meeting of his Lodge, and no member can be rejected who has paid up his arrearages within the limit of sixty days. The attention of Collectors is called to Sec. 65, page 24, of the constitution. Read it carefully, for no section of our constitution is more persistently disregarded. When a member is in arrears (not to exceed sixty days) he stands suspended from all the benefits of the Order whether it be for subordinate dues, grand dues or assessments, and whether the arrearage be of one day’s standing or a longer period. To be reinstated a suspended member must pay in full (no partial payment can be accepted) all arrearages including current dues and assess- ments, to the Collector of his Lodge. The Collec- tor accepts the money but issues no receipt for it. At the next regular meeting of the Lodge he reports in writing the names of suspended members who have paid up all arrearages, and the Lodge is then required by a majority vote (not by ballot) to reinstate said members. The Secretary makes due entry of said reinstate- ments on the minutes of the Lodge and his ben- eficiary certificate register, and notifies the Grand Lodge thereof in the prescribed form as hereinbefore explained. The Collector then issues receipts to said members covering pay- ment made, dating said receipts the date upon which reinstatement was had. Sec. 66, page 25 of the constitution provides that “all receipts issued by the Collector shall bear the exact date of payment.” The above Instructions do not conflict with this section for the reason that pay- ment is not made until the money is accepted by [Mar. the Lodge, and this can only be done after rein- statement has been had. In all cases of this kind we would suggest that Collectors state upon the back of such receipts the date upon which the money was first received by them. Thus, for instance: "Received March 1st, 1888.” We make this suggestion for the reason that a suspended member is often reinstated after he is sixty days in arrears (having paid the Collector, however, before the expiration of sixty days) and the question is often raised afterwards as to whether or not payment was made within the limit. It must be remembered that under no circumstances can money be accepted after a member is sixty days or more in arrears. On the sixty-first day of arrearage expulsion takes effect by the opera- tion of law, and such member is as completely cut off from the Order as if he never belonged to it. Any Collector who receives money from any one over sixty days in arrears is guilty of gross violation of the law, and invites the severest penalty which the constitution imposes. After a member has been reinstated as above stated the Collector credits up his arrearages In the proper column on his monthly statements for that month, and returns the same to the Re- ceiver as already explained. The question la often asked whether, in case no meeting is held, a suspended member who has paid his arrearages can be reinstated. He can not. The record must show that a meeting was held and that re- instatement was hadT. The necessity of holding meetings regularly becomes apparent when It is considered what serious results may follow the failure of a Lodge to reinstate a delinquent member who has paid up his arrearages. From the time suspension takes effect until reinstate- ment is had at a meeting of the Lodge, a mem- ber so suspended is entitled to none of the ben- efits of the Order. This should warn members not to become suspended, for if their Lodges should fail to hold meetings they could not be reinstated and would, therefore, be deprived of all benefits. Duties of Collectors and Beoeivers. On or before the first day of each month the Grand Lodge forwards to the Receiver of each Lodge (together with the call for moneys he has on hand due the Grand Lodge) a notice of the assessment levied for said month, which is ac- companied by two statements upon which are * printed the names of the members of the Lodge. Upon reciept of same the Receiver should at once deliver or forward to the Collector said assess- ment notice and statements ; the Collector then proceeds to collect said assessment. On the 26th day of the month (the 25th being the last day of payment) the Collector prepares his statements by placing a figure one (1) in the current assess- ment column opposite the name of each mem- ber who made payment, and such back assess- ments in the back assessment column as he may have collected during the month from members who were reinstated, and such grand dues as he has collected from newly admitted members, in the current grand dues column, and Digitized by C.ooQLe

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 207 1888.J deliver the same to the Receiver, together with the amount of money credited on the statements. Tills must in all cases be done on the 2tith day of each month, and in no cuse later tliun the first day of the next ensuing month, os the call for said money Is Issued by the (iraud Lodge on the first day of each month for moneys collected during the preceding month, and the Receiver must have these returns in his possession when th - call reaches him, so lie cun forward the same promptly to the (iraud Lodge as the law requires. l*{»on receiving the statements and moneys as above required, the Receiver will hold the same until he receives the Cali from the Grand Lodge whereupon he will forward the same promptly ami thus avoid the possible suspension of the Lodge by any delay In transmission that may ensue. Many of our Col lectors do not make their returns to the Receiver ou the 20th of the month as .he law requires, but often wait until late lu following mouth, and the result Is that the Re- ceiver can not forward the same to the Grand Lodge, which often results In the suspension of the Lodge. Under the advance assessment plan provided forty our constitution there is absolutely no ex- cuse for delinquency on the part of individual members or Lodges. Under the provisions of the constitution marly two months are allowed for the collection and proper returns of an assessment. Thus, the March assessment is levied upon March 1st, and notice thereof Is served on all members through the Magazine . This assess- ment Is payable to the Collector by March 25th. The Collector then delivers to the Receiver his collections on said assessment. On April 1st the brand Lodge Issues upon the Receiver a Call to forward said moneys to the Grand Lodge and he (ihe Receiver) Is allowed until the 25th day of April In which to huve said assessment at the brand Lodge. The April assessment is levied April 1st, payable on or before April 25th, and due at the Grand Lodge on or before May 25th, etc., etc. lu spite of this, a number of our Lodges are delinquent In getting In their assessments. Is there any reasonable excuse for such deliu- qneny? This money is held either by the Collec- tor or Receiver contrary to law, and In all such cases that occur hereafter we propose to no- tify the members of such delinquent Lodges through the columns of the Magazine , so they will not be in ignorance of the manner in which the afihirs of their Lodges are managed. Blank Statements. When a Collector receives the blank state- ments that accompany the assessment notice he should first add the names of all newly admitted member, to the printed list, In the order in which they were admitted. Care should be taken that oo name Is omitted. Opposite the names of these members he will credit the grand dues that he collected from them ($1.60 of the application fee) sod also their assessments, provided they are liable. He then credits all other members who have paid the assessment, and on the 26th day of the mouth he signs, dates and delivers his returns to the Receiver. The statements must be dated on the exact day that the returns are delivered to the Receiver. Upon receiving the statements the Receiver willexamiue them uudsee to it that they are alike In every particular (as oue must be an exact duplicate of the other,) he then adds to the back of the statements such moneys as may have been paid to him by the Magazine Agent, or orderod paid to the Grand Lodge for printing and supplies, and then holds the money and statements in readiness for the next ensuing Call from the Grand Lodge. When the Call reaches him he will promptly forward the state- ments and a remittance for the umount of money due thereon to the Grand Secretary and Treas- urer. Upon receipt of same the Grand Secretary and Treasurer credits the returns upon the grand register and returns to the Receiver one of the statements, properly endorsed, together with a receipt for the umount of the remittance. The Receiver files the receipt and delivers the en- dorsed duplicate statement to the Collector, so that each of those officers, the Collector, Receiver and Grand Secretary and Treasurer, has a check upon the other. Under this system the Grand Lodge keeps one statement, the Collector has an exact duplicate of R, and the Receiver has the receipt for the amount paid thereon. Newly-Admitted Members. When a member applies for membership he Is required to pay an application fee of $2.50. This umount should be held by the Collector without making any entry thereof on his books until after the applicant is admitted, so that In case of rejection the fee can be returned to the appli- cant. When the applicant is admitted the Col- lector applies 61.50 of the apllcation fee to Grand Dues and receipts to him for Grand Dues for year ending July 31, 188 (close of fiscal year). This receipt should be dated on the day of the admis- sion of the applicant. The remaining $1.00 of the application fee Is held by the Collector, still making no entry thereof on his books, until the said member becomes assessable by the Grand Lodge. When said member becomes liable for the first assessment (which can always be deter- mined by examining the bottom of the assess- ment notice for the date upon which said assess- ment is levied) the Collector applies said dol- lar to said first assessment, issues a receipt there- for to said member and makes due entry there- of on his books. Two-thirds of our Collectors make the mistake of collecting the first assessment for which a newly admitted member becomes liable, thus collecting It u second time, os he has already paid it in his application fee. Remember that you hold $1.00 from each newly admitted mem- ber (which is contained in the application fee as per section 47, page 44 of the Constitution) with which to pay the first assessment for which he becomes liable and you will therefore uot collect the first assessineut from him, but receipt to lilm for It as above explained, and then begin the col- lection of his assessments when he becomes Digitized by C.ooQle

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208 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Mar. liable for the second assessment. In hundreds of cases 81.00 (assessment) is remitted to the Grand Lodge for a newly admitted member on the first returns that are made after he is admitted and we are required to return it in each case. Remember that this dollar must be held by the Collector and not applied until such member be- comes assessable. The Grand Dues of newly admitted members (81.50) must be delivered to the Receiver on or be- sore the 20th day of each month next following the date of admission, togther with the moneys collected for assessments and by him forwarded, with the regular statements, to the Grand Lodge. Applications for Beneficiary Certificates and Re- ports of Meetings. At the close of each meeting, the Secretary will prepare (in the prescribed form, of which each Lodge has a supply) a report of all rejections, suspensions, expulsions, limited withdrawals, final withdrawals, reinstatements, admissions by card and initiations and forward the same to the Grand Lodge. Together with this report, he will enclose the applications for beneficiary certifi- cates of all members initiated at said meeting. This should be done promptly at the close of each meeting , and iu the absence^of the Secretary the acting Secretary should perform that duty. In the report of suspensions and expulsions for non-payment, the dnte upon which said suspen- sions or expulsions took effect must be given as it appears upon the Collector’s report to the Secre- tary. As these reports and applications for benefi- ciary certificates are of the greatest importance, and any neglect In ferwardiug the sametothe Grand Lodge at the close of each meeting Is liable to cause serious complications, the Masterof each Lodge is directed to see to it personally that the law governing this matter is strict ly enforced. As no member is entitled to the benefits of the Or- der until his name has been added to the Grand Register (and this can only be done upon receipt of the application for beneficiary certificate)— and his beneficiary certificate issued and signed by the officers of his Lodge, the great risk in- curred by any delay In this matter must be appa- rent to all. Limited Withdrawals. The most serious complications we have to contend with grow out of the withdrawal of members from one Lodge to Joiu another. Al- most invariably two or three assessments remain unpaid from the time the card is granted until it is deposited again, and then each Lodge charges the other with being responsible for the delinquency. The law on the subject is so plain that it seems impossible to misconstrue it. Sec- tion 65, page 48, of the constitution provides that when a withdrawal card is granted to a member, it shall be forwarded to the Lodge he desires to Join “ accompanied with a statement of the with- drawing member's standing , including the number of the last assessment paid by him , and the date to which his dues are paid.'1 Section 67, page 47, of the constitution provides that “ a member admitted by deposit of card shall begin the payment of Lodge dues at the expiration of the period for which he paid in the Lodge from which he withdrew. He shall continue the payment of his assessments in the regular order in which they are issued ; proi'ided , that if an assessment becomes pay- able before his card is deposited , he shall pay said assessment to the Lodge from which he withdrew." A member receiving a limited withdrawal card must have his dues paid to the end of the quar- ter in which it is granted, and all assessments that are j>ast due. Jf an assessment becomes due after the 'card is granted and before it is depos- ited elsewhere, said assessment m^ust bo paid into the Lodge from which the member with- drew, and Collectors are required to continue to forward to the Grand Lodge the assessments of withdrawn members until all assessments paid by them have been forwarded, and then the de- linquency that has become so general in most cases will be obviated. Final Withdrawals. A member who desires a final withdrawal card must apply for it in writing, and it can only be granted at a meeting of the Lodge. He is re- quired to have his dues paid to the end of the quarter in which it is issued and all assessment* that are levied (whether due or not) at the time of his withdrawal. Thus, If a member desires a final withdrawal March 5th, he is required to pay the March assessment, as it has been levied and he Is liable for it, having been on the rolls of membership when the death occurred upon which said assessment was levied. Each and alt of these assessments are required to be forwaritrd to the Grand Lodge. In numerous cases as soon as a member is granted a final withdrawal his name is stricken from the statements and no further money is sent to the Grand Lodge to his credit. All assessments, to and including the month in which a final withdrawal is granted must be forwarded to the Grand Lodge. Any Lodge granting a final withdrawal to a member with- out such payment being made will be held re- sponsible for the same by the Grand Lodge. Dating Beoeipts. It has been reported to us that certain Collec- tors are in the habit ftf dating receipts back to accommodate delinquent members, thus mak- ing it appear that said members made payment within the specified time. The Collector who will do this for any member simply perjures himself and prostitutes his office. Section 66, page 25, provides clearly that all receipts issued by the Collector shall bear the exact date of pay- ment There can be no deviation from this law. A member who falls to pay within the prescribed time stands suspended, and should any Collector assume to Issue a receipt to him aud date it back to cover up the delinquency, he should be ex- pelled from the Order as betraying a sacred trust and outraging the confidence reposed in him. Meetings. Section 4, page 31, of the (.Constitution, provides that each Lodge shall hold at least two regular meetings in each month. The matterof holding Digitized by C.ooQLe

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 209 \S88_i these meetings is of the utmost importance. Only a few days ago an applicant for member- ship presented himself for admission to one of our Lodges. There was no quorum and he could not be admitted. A few days afterward he was killed. Further comment is unnecessary. Absence of Secretary. Should the Secretary of a Lodge be unable to attend a meeting he should not fail to send to the meeting any report he may have received from the Collector of suspended or expelled members. Under no circumstances should said report fall to reach the Lodge and be read and disposed of as hereinbefore explained. Remittances to Grand Lodge. All moneys due the Grand Lodge whether for assessments, grand dues, Magazines , or supplies must come with the regular statements, through the Receiver. The Collector and Magazine Agents are required to pay over their collections to the Receiver on or before the 26th day of each month, taking his receipt for same and said moneys are forwarded by him to the Grand Lodge. No money can be accepted unless forwarded by the Receiver with the regular monthly statements. The charges on all remittances to the Grand lodge must be prepaid as per section 103, page 55, of the Constitution. Special and Important. Since the present beneficiary laws have gone Into effect we have had to return thousands of dollars to our Lodges which were Improperly ap- plied and In nearly as many instances have we been criticised and condemned for so doing. Let os explain : A Lodge sends $1.00 for John Brown’s back assessment and we have not been notified of his reinstatement, we cannot accept the money and it is returned. Another sends 11-50 for a member’s grand dues and no such name appears on the Grand Register, the Secre- tary failed to forward his application for benefi- ciary certificate, and the money has to be re- turned. In another case money is remitted for a member whose name is not on the Grand Regis- ter and the money is returned, it is then found that said member was admitted by card from »me other Lodge and no report thereof made to the Grand Lodge. In another Instance $1.00 is re- mitted for the current assessment of a delin- quent member and nothing to pay his arrearage. All these moneys we are required to return, for we have absolutely no authority to receive or *pp1y it Of the monthly statements received from our 375 Lodges, it is safe to estimate that aot fifty Lodges make correct returns in every particular. There is no occasion for such grass irregularities. The Grand Lodge becomes bur- dened to its utmost capacity with unnecessary work, confusion ensues, additional errors creep in through the endless complications we are re- quired to contend with, bad feeling is engendered and utter demoralization is the result. It has been our policy heretofore to accept money for arrearages and apply the same in esses where neither suspension nor reinstatement has been reported, the presumption being that the Collector, through some oversight, failed to remit for such members, inasmuch as they were not reported suspended as the law requires. We have pursued this policy for the sake of avoid- ing unnecessary complication and mutilating the statements of Collectors, but trouble has en- sued from It, which may prove of a serious char- acter and has forced us to a change of policy un- der which we shall nof, under any circumstances receive arrearages and apply the same to the credit of any member , unless the reinstatement of said member is regularly reported , whether he was re- ported to us as suspended or not. A certain Ix)dge remitted $2.00 back assessment and $1.00 current assessment for a certain mem- ber. He had neither been reported suspended nor expelled. The money was accepted and credited. Four months afterward the death of said member was reported. He had been dead more than three months before any report there- of was made to the Grand Lodge. An Investiga- tion of the case disclosed the fact that the mem- ber was in arrears nearly sixty days when he was taken sick, his arrearage was accepted from him when at the point of death and forwarded to the Grand Lodge, reaching there twelve days after the member’s death. The Grand Lodge not being aware of his death or the circumstances con- nected with it, and not being notified of his sus- pension, accepted the money and after a lapse of three months the claim was presented forallow- ance. Section 63, page 24, of the Constitution provides clearly that “ any member who may become sick or disabled while in arrears can not pay the same during said sickness or disability, nor shall the Collector receive any arrearages from sick or dis- abled members. Any Collector violating the pro- visions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof be expelled.” If a member in good standing, either through sickness, disability or lack of employment is unable to pay his dues and assessments, the Lodge Is required to keep up his standing as pro- vided in Section 84, page 51, of the Constitution and no Lodge has a right to fail or decline to give such support to a needy brother. This law was enacted for the protection of worthy mem- bers who are unable to meet their financial obli- gations to the Lodge, and each Lodge Is required to live up to its provisions. On the other hand, if a member who is amply able to pay bis dues and assessments, fails or declines to do so, thereby becoming suspended, he has no right in case sickness or disability overtakes him to pay up Ills arrearages and theu demand benefits, and any Collector who accepts money under such circumstances makes himself liable to expulsion. If this were permitted no member would pay a»y dues or assessments until he loses an arm or leg and then he would pay into the Order two or three dollars and draw out fifteen hundred dollars. How long would an Order last if all members were to meet their obliga- tions In that way and where would the money Digitized by C.ooQLe

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210 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Mar. come from with which tosupport our beneficiary department? To avoid any such imposition in the future and to protect tho financial interests of the Order as we are sworu to do, we shall hereafter accept no arrearages f»r a suspended member unless he lias been reported reinstated by the Secretary of his Lodge as the law requires. Collectors and Secretaries are requested to note this fact and govern themselves accordingly. The laws of the Order are equitable and just and easily understood and complied with, and those who persist in Ignoring or violating them must bear the consequences. Filing Death and Disability Claims. In a number of instances there has boost long continued delay in the matter of adjusting death and disability claims, occasioned by the neglect of the Secretary to file the necessary papers as required by law. Section 511, page 22, of the Constitution, states just what papers must be filed to establish a death claim, and .Section 01, page 21, gives the same information in regard to disability. When a death or disability occurs, the papers should be promptly filed in all thing* as the law requires. The Order is able and ready to moot all such claims promptly. Delay in such matters should be avoided. It gives rise to comments not com- plimentary to the Order. Lot promptness be tno rule not only in tho collection and return of assessments but in the adjustment of all legal claims upon the Order. F. P. Sargent, Eugene V. Deks, Grand Master. G. & d- T Unknown Addresses. Jas McKf.en— Is requested to correspond with the Secretary of Alamo Lodge, No. 263, Taylor, Tex. Simon Parker— Is requested to correspond with the Secretary of Alamo Lodge, No. 263, Tay- lor Tex. G. H. Leonard— Is requested to correspond with the Secretary of Alamo Lodge, No. 203, Tay- lor, Tex. W. L. Barrett.— Is requested to correspond with the Secretary of his Lodge. Address C has. D. Sedgwick, II. E. Protection. Charity, Sobriety and Industry,” surrounded by evergreen, surmount- ing the east windows with the aecompaniug ex- planation,‘‘Our Motto.” In front of the band- stand were suspended two crossed coal-picks, supported on the north and south by scoop shovels ornamented with the letters and figures “ B. L. F. No. 168,” in gilt. Over the entrance, in the west, were two headlights. One revealed the negative of an engine, the other showing a large “ B ” in red, the two circular portions enclosing the letters “L” and “F” in gilt. The sides of the case bore the familiar legend “B. L. F. No. 168.” Iu the south was a horseshoe 3x3 feet, in all the colors of the rainbow, with a large ”F” in the center, the whole surmounted by large evergreen letters “B. L. F.” Streamers were suspended from the ceiling, flags of all colors used in rail- roading were there in profusion, while in the wiudows and under the chandeliers were dozens of red, blue and green lanterns. Engravings and photographs of scenes dear to the hearts of the *• boys ” were on the walls, not a place beiug forgotten in the general decoration. The cheer- ful and bright appearance of the hall made evervone feel at home and good natured, and when the Italian band of Dubuque announced the opening number, there was hardly standing room. Besides home people, there were present fifteen couples from Portage, about half that number from Tomah, the same from Savannah, say a dozen people from Minneapolis, while as many more visiting firemen from outside Lodges helped swell the crowd. As near as can be computed at present, there were 350 tickets sold. The expenses were about 8175, which will leavo the firemen in the nelgborhood of 8175 for t heir treasury. That they deserve it no one will deny, and the record they made this year as en- tertainers will add even more uext year if they can find a hall large enough to accommodate their friends.— La Crosse iVetea. IN MEIUOH1AM . [Dedicated by a relative to the family of Dom- inick Barrett, of Eau Claire Lodge, No. 68, who died at St. Paul, September 29, 1887.] After the struggle of weary years. After life’s battle so nobly fought, After a young life of hopes and fears, Would you envy him rest for which he sought? Was not your every wish his pleasure ? Did he not always act with love? Would you deny him the priceless treasure? Could you refuse him his crown above? His mission was ended, the fight was won, His weary soul has gone to rest ; Oh ! weep with Joy, Thy will be done,” Your loved one is numbered with the blest. And he so kind and true on earth. Remember when to despair you are driven. The one whom you watched over since his birth, Will not forget you now in heaven. Weep not for the form departed, He has only gone to pave the way, Be more generous, noble-hearted Be more patient, wait and pray. All those feelings of anguish smother This cloud will pass, from grief arise, Obey his word, “ Protect your mother,” And he will bless you from the skies. — Maggie Barrett. Digitized by C.ooQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 211 1888.] Locomotive Firemen's Ball. We are in receipt of a clipping containing a fall account of the ball of White Breast Lodge, No. 339, at Chariton, Iowa, as fol- lows: Again I bid you welcome in bebalf of 339. Edna Williby, a little girl of six summers, was introduced and recited the following lieautlful little poem and was loudly applauded, after which the evening was taken up with sociability and dancing. The Locomotive Firemen's Ball at the Opera Hall on last Friday evening was a grand success. A few minutes after 8 o'clock a large company having assembled, the ringing of an engine bell on the stage was a signal for order. Up went the cartAln revealing to the astonished crowd a full sized locomotive headed toward them, flashiug Its headlight full in their fuces. The engine was built of wood and covered with black mus- lin, and two green lights were placed on each •team chest. The engine was hardly distin- guishable, at a distance from the real. Mr. M. Btxler, the popular fireman who handles the black diamonds on the passeuger run south, stepped forward and made the “ Welcome Ad- dress,” reciting the following original poem, which was heartily applauded : IsuHe* and Gentlemen: It now becomes my pleasant duty. Though somewhat embarrassed before so much beauty, hi behalf of the Brotherhood to greet you, And I truly say we are glad to meet you. And 'tis with feelings of profouudest admira- tion. That 1 gaze on beauty's rich collation ; And I feel that we have bestowed upon us honors rarest. By the attendance of so many of our city’s fair- est. And I say like gallant Maynard. “God bless ’em,” My feelings on the subject, well, I can’t express ’em. But of them a boon I fain would ask, And 1 hope to grant it will be a pleasant task ; Tis when dancing with some bashful fireman swain. Who tries to dance gracefully, but in vain. Do not bestow on him too many smiles bewitch- ing, Lest you cause him to think his train is ditch- ing. Cause him to jump, and by collision Stop the dance, and cause confusion. Bat take him by the hand, and lead him through The giddy mazes of the dance, that are so plain to you. And do not him despite, because his hands are rough With marks of honest to*!, and manners some- what gruff; For tho* his cheek oft bears the hue o.* coal and dust. And oft his clothes be marked with grease and rust. Know that beneath his jacket blue There beats a heart as brave and truo As ever was eucascd, in times of old, Beneath the armor of the knights so bold. For be must toil from morn till night, Through blinding storm and sunshine bright, And dally risk his life upon the rail, Facing dangers before which faint hearts would uuail ; Ana often risk his life for those to him un- known. Oft' facing death, la darkness and alone. Once more, I hope 'twill be a pleasant task To grant the favor that I ask : Ana in return for this kind favor I pledge his allegiance to the fair sex forever. And now when the music arises “ with its volup- tous swell,” Throw aside dull care, aid all be “merry as a marriage bell.” And when we trip the light fantastic “ let joy be unconfined,” For 'twas with this end in view our program was designed. And hoping to meet you all again at no far dis- tant time, I am only a little girl, As all of you can see, But if I was a man A fireman I would be. I would polish the bell and whistle, And keep the Jacket clean, And when we got upon the road t I’d make her pop with steam. Now isn’t an engine grand ? See how its headlight gleams, Standing there so bright and strong A thing of life it seems. Then after I hod fired a year I’d join the Brotherhood, For papa says its awful nice, And doing so much good. They strive to raise the fallen, And lend a helping hand To firemens’ widows aud orphans, Now isn’t that just grand? And isn’t it nice to know That little girls like me, Who lose their loving papas Shall ever from want be free? Yes, I am only a little girl, And ’tis very plain to see, I can never be a fireman Although I’d like to be. But when I kneel down to pray, As all little children should, I’ll ask our Heavenly Father To bless the Brotherhood. A great many of our best citizens, who never indulge in the mazy waltz, were there solely out of respect to the firemen. There were about one hundred couple In at- tendance, besides otsers who did not dance, and on the whole all enjoyed themselves, and nothing happeued to mar the pleasure of the eveniug. The music by the upera House orches- tra was fine, and the boys are to be congratulated on the success of their second annual ball. Hioe Affair. Evaus* Hall last night was the scene of one of the most enjoyable events of the reason, the occa- sion being the annual dance of tne Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen. The halj was tastefully decorated with evergreens, and around the gal- lery were hung the mottoes of the order : “Char- ity,” “ Sobriety,” “ Industry,” “ Pioiection,” and “Our Brotherhood.” There was a large crowd present, and the boys tried t.riei; utmost to see that all present enjoyed themselves, and they succeeded remarkably. CuMer's band furnished excellent music, and wlm the merry throng were partaking of supper, they rendered airs that would even make a dyspeptic enjoy his meal. After supper, dancing was again in orderand was kept up until an early hour this morning. The prize waltz contest, was quite interesting. There were several contestants for thediusnond ring and the committee had great dilllculty in deciding who was eutitled to tnc prize. Finally it was decided in favor of Mins Min me Krlepke, three of the committee voting for her, and the other two for Miss Rosa Mitchell, of Terre Haute. 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212 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Mar. Hhellmaker, Ben Spellman, Mike Lynch, James Collins, Mr. and Mrs. L. 0. Yost, Terre Haute ; John Clair, Will Manifee, Arthur Kraft, Jack Bowman and crew. New Albany : Alex Lee, Cbas. Hyde, Chas Huffman, Ed Brewer, Vincennes: Mr. and Mrs. Will From me. Jack Tivlin, ML Ver- non, III.; Richard Nolte aud C. J. Singleton, Mat- toon, 111.; C. II. Miller, Lincoln. Neb. NOTES. Bob Torrence had charge of the floor. L., E. & SL L. R. R. was well represented. Baby Sullivan headed the L. & N. delegation. Ed Tohill was not there, but it was not his fault. F. Hunter is the bustler of No. 100 and hard to head off. F. Paine was there in all his glory. This hay burner is steaming well. Chas Hyde, alias “High Pockets,” of Vincennes, was mixing with the boys. » Uncle John Reeves is a dandy at the door either of a ball room or locomotive. John Stakeman, the champion laugher, was there. He hopped off once. Genial Ned McGrifTs countenance lighted up the whole hall. He was all smiles. Pink Hutton, an old-time railroader, but now one of the “ best,” had charge of the door. Eugene Stlkcr, known as “ Frenchy,” is a num- ber one fireman and had a 140 all the time. W. Parrett, night yard clerk at “ The Hut,” was in the city, and of course took in the ball. Ed. Hitch, Secretary of 100, was on hand as us- ual and his strawberry head was bobbing up se- reuely. Frank Hunter received the badge for selling the greatest number of tickets, he having dis- posed of 107. Frank Pritchett is not a member of the “Broth- erhood,” but 100 is laying for him. He did valu- able service last night Morris Hoffman, Master of C. J. H. No. 160, is always on time, but he could not give up the hog for the ball and supper. C. J. Singleton, the lunch fiend of 111, was a noted visitor as well as eater. “ More chicken and oysters ” were his farewell words. The boys of 100 are No. I in every way. They believe in lotting live, whether they do or not, which they always do, as was fully shown at the ball. Elgin Archer, chief of Division No. 216, B. of L. E., with J. K. McCutcheon and W. Winder, had a very pleasant time with the Knights of the Scoop last night. Mr. C. H. Miller, of Lincoln Neb., was chosen one of the Judges in place of Mr. F. M. Gilbert, who claimed that ho was color blind aud couldn’t tell how a lady waltzed by standing off and look- ing at her .—Evansville Tribune. The boys at Evansville, as will be seen oy the Tribune report, scored an immense vic- tory at their annual ball. They worked diligently and were rewarded with success. Those who were in attendance speak of the affair in the highest terms, especially with regard to the efficient work of the various committees in charge. The members of C. J. Hepburn I^odge, No. 160, have every reason to feel proud of the occasion. Feet Merrily Tripping. “Just in Time ” Lodge, No. 149 of the Brother- hood of Locomotive Firemen, had a dance at Tammany Hall last night, aud it should be hard- ly necessary to say that nobody was late. The only man who did not fully enjoy himself was the provider of liquid refreshments, for tern iter- ance is one of the cardinal principles of the Or- der. This did not interfere In the least with the night’s pleasure, but rather increased 1L The Committee of arrangements was composed of (’. Van Zandt, Chairman; C. Cowdrlck, David Reese, P. Donahue and F. Lively. The floor manager was George Foord, with P. Donohue as assistant. The Floor Committee was composed of J. Brady, E. Hawley, B. Daley, J. O’Hare, C. Towusend and H. Buhler, and the Reception Committee was composed of J. J. McCafferv, Chairman ; E. Woodhead, A. Boarkland, P. J. O’Hara, C. Anderson, J. Auteh, A. Perrie. C. Howes and W. Reed. Of couse Prof. McAulifl'e, with twenty musicians, was present This is the way someof the ladles were dressed: Mrs. Warren Mitchell In black satin, with a V corsage, trimmed with jet. Miss Ida Van Keuren in black satin, with lace overdress atid trimmings of white velvet. Miss Walter Kent in black satin, with passe- menterie trimmings. Mrs. Wallace in plum-colored satin and crepe de chine, with a vest of w hite satin. Miss Edith Tuer, sleeveless, brocaded silk cor- sage, the skirt veiled in duchess lace. Miss K. Townseud in white satin, with lace. Miss William Fishbaugh in blue satin, with white Jet trimmings. Miss Daisy Sherwood in white satin, with a cor- sage bouquet of Marechal Niel roses and an over- skirt of lace. Miss Zella Mitchell in white satin, with a V corsage : brown plush trimmings. Mrs. Charles A. Van Zandt in white satin, with a pretty lace overdress. Miss Annie Foley, in navy-blue satin with a V corsage; trimmings of black velvet; corsage bouquet. Miss Katie Bogel, in ciel blue silk with lace overdress* her corsage was cut in a deep square. Miss Nellie Bartman, In creme poulte de sole. Mrs. George W. Wood, dotted tulle overskirt over white satin. Mrs, Samuel Loasby, in checked poulte de sole with beaded trimmings. Mrs. George Ford, who with her husband led the grand march, wore a wine-colored satin with a deep square corsage and velvet trimmings of a darker shade. Miss Celia McCann wore garnet satin with a darker shade of velvet trimming. Miss Josephine Foley wore creme poulte de sole w*itli white satin trimmings. Miss Katie Winter, ciel blue satin completely veiled with lace. Miss Lena Agger, white satin with a V corsage and floriated silk trimmings. Miss Paulina Anderson, white satin with a deep, square, sleeveless corsage and an over- veil- ing of Spanish lace. Miss Henrietta Newman, ciel blue satin with an overdress of lace; high corsage. Miss Minnie T. Nolan, striped silk with a tab- llerof the same material in upturned folds ; V- shaped corsage. Miss Nellie O’Malley, creme poulte de sole. Miss Mamie Hughes, black satin skirt with a corsage of toille religieuse, V-shaped. Miss Minnie Hwart, white satin with lace over- dress. Miss Maggie Nolan, black satin with corsage bouquets. Mrs. Charles Hull, white satin combined with velvet and Spanish lace; cor.>age bouquet. Mrs. John Keenan, black satin, with a V-cor- sage filled with lace. Mrs. M. B. Lansing, lace overdress over terra cotta sutin. Mrs. James Halson. black satin and lace. Miss Bella Palmer, brown sutin and lace. Miss Carrie C. Weiss, white satin with lace overdress. Miss Adele Leggett, black satin with Jet orna- ments. Miss Mamie O’Keefe, black satin with passe- menterie trimmings. Digitized by c.ooQie

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 213 1888.] Mrs. Nelli© Moore, blaek satin with cardinal plush trimmings; V-shaped corsage. Miss Nellie Collins, seal-brown satin with silk trimmings. Miss Mamie Murray, white satin with an over- skirt of lace and a wuve of Spanish lace dang- ling from her throat and caught at the waist with a pretty corsage bouquet. Miss Katie Smith, blush pink satin with white lace overdress. Mrs. B. P. Summon, black satin with a V-cor- sa*e filled with lace. Miss Lizzie Prenty, black satin with jet orna- ments; high corsage. Miss Nellie Garland, black satin with jet; V- shaped corsage. Miss Julia Taylor, blush pink velvet and lace skirt; corsage of will te satin ; corsage bouquet. Miss Julia Hayes, lace overdress overperle silk. Miss Mamie Mahan, scarlet satin ana velvet of a deeper shade. Miss Mamie Lawlor, blush pink satin skirt wine-colored plush corsage. Miss Sophie Martin, sleeveless corsage of brown satin with a deep V; the skirt wus of satin of the same shade. Miss Carrie Kolb, ciel blue satin veiled in lace. Miss Katie Harris, del satin, corsage bouquet. Miss Lizzie Anderson, wine colored velvet com- bined with silk of the same shade. Miss Bella Ryan, white satin trimmed with lace. Mrs. George Schartner, black silk with fichu of dotted tulle. Miss Katie McCann, seal brown poulte de sole. Miss Jennie Ferguson, black satin, with cor- sage bouquet. Miss Alice Fox, white satin, with lace. Mrs. R. G. Wildnauer, white satin, overskirt of lace. Miss Ryan, ciel blue satin and lace. Mrs. J. N. Homan, black silk and brocaded vel- vet. Mrs. M. P. Shattuck, black satin, with corsage bouquet. The costume was veiled with a beau- tiful overdress of black thread lace. Mrs. Jackson Leitch, black satin and black thread lace.— New York World. Change of Headquarters. The Grand Lodge of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, pursuant to the order of the last annual Convention has had new and commodious quarters fitted up in the new McKeen block at 672 Wabash avenue, Terre Haute, Ind. The building was erected by Mr. W. H. McKeen, the popular Presi- dent of the Vandalia Line, and is the hand- somest and most substantial business struc- ture in the city. The Grand Lodge offices occupy the ground floor of the middle room being' Wabash avenue, the interior of which was designed and arranged specially to suit the purposes of the Grand Lodge. We tre now conveniently located and amply equipped for doing the work of the Order, besides having the benefit of thorough pro- tection in case of fire, there being a large tire-proof vault in the offices of sufficient capacity for the safe keeping of all records and papera. We shall be pleased to have Djembere of the Order ana our friends in other departments of the railway service give us a c all when visiting the Prairie City. In the following partial report from the Terre Haute Gazette will be found a detailed description of the new offices : The Grand Office* of the Brotherhood of Loco- motive Firemen have been removed to their new quarters In McKeen block. It can be truth- fully said that there is no more handsome and convenient office in the state than this one. En- tering from the Wabash avenue entrance one is first confronted by a handsome high counter. This counter extends back through the entire front office and is arranged so as to be used as standing desks. The upper part of the counter is a net work of wires. The lower part is very richly carved and is made of California red wood and cherry. The work was done by Daniel Hirzel, of this city, and is a credit to him. In the enclosure made by the counter are the various clerks. The desks In all the departments are new and of fine workmanship. The enclos- ure is divided into four departments. The first section is the receiving department and general correspondence. Then comes the Magazine department. Next is the beneficiary department and then the cashier. Back of the cashier is the large vault in which will be stored the valuable records of the Brotherhood. In the vault is one of Hall’s finest burglar proof safes. There is a door in the counter at each section. To the rear of the general offices is a room which will be used as a reading room and committee room. In the reading room is a table and easy chairs. At the rear of this room is the mailing depart- ment and supply room. At the very last, so as to be safe from intrusion, are the private offices of Grand Master Sargent and Grand Secretary and Treasurer E. V. Debs. These are both conve- niently arranged. The floor of the general offices is covered with linoleum. The entire building is heated by steam and illuminated by numer- ous handsome chandeliers. These were put in by D. W. Watson’s Sou. Taking it all together the Brotherhood of Locoinolive Firemen have a grand office to be proud of. During the past year the size of the Magazine has been increased sixteen pages. Its mechani- cal department which stands as authority on all subjects of the kind at present, will be especially attractive during the ensuing year. Angus Sin- clair, editor of the “ National Car and Locomo- tive Builder, has become a contributor beginning with tills month. Mr. Sinclair’s name Is fami- liar to all mechanics throughout the country as he is the author ef several books, one of which is, “ Locomotive Running and Management.” Another contributor is Mr. E. J. Rauch, Road Foremun of Engine* of the New York Elevated Railroad, one or the finest practical mechanics of the country. The Brotherhood is in all regards in a most prosperous condition and the outlook for the future is exceedingly encouraging. One of the fundamental purposes of the Order is to harmo- nize the relations of its members with their em- ployers upon a basis of mutual Justice, and while zealously guarding the rights of its mem- bers, it never fails to properly consider the rights of employers and deal with them in the spirit of equity and justice. Hence the popularity of the Order and its phenomeual success. The Broth- erhood now ranks as one of the foremost bodies of organized labor in the world. Hymeni&l. Referring to the marriage of Bro. Grant Westfall, the popular Secretary of Progress Lodge, No. 105, the Republican Register says: A company of relatives and intimate friends, in all about forty, assembled Thursday afternoon at the pleasant home of Mrs. F. A. Hupp, 286 West Berrien street, to witness the marriage of her pretty and modest daughter, Miss Eva L. Hupp, to Mr. U. Grant Westfall, the son of Mr. J. A. Westfall. It was not expected that the wedding would occur at so early a date, but the bride’s mother was taken seriously ill, and as she desired that the nuptials should take place while she was alive, the date was changed. In consequence of this change, it was Impossible to reach all whose presence was desirable. Mrs. Digitized by t^,ooQLe

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214 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Mar. Hnpp had recovered sufficiently to be able to witness the pleasant ceremony joining the two worthy young people, and performed by Rev. J. B. Worrall. The wedding was simple in every respect. The bride was attired in a neat gray camels-halr and velvet suit, adorned with choice white roses. The black suit of the groom was relieved by a bouttounierc of roses. After the ceremony aud congratulations light refreshments were served. The presents con- sisted of silver and glassware and a number of fancy articles. The bride attended the High school. The groom is a C., B. A Q,. fireman, sec- retary of the local lodge of the B. of L. F., and a prominent member of the M. W. of A. The wedding is what can be truly termed a happy one. Mr. and Mrs. Westfall take no trip, but begin housekeeping at once in the Hupp resi- dence. Prosperity and peace are desired for them. An Enjoyable Occasion. An enjoyablo musical and literary entertain- ment was held by Lodge No. 99, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, last Friday evening. The programme was rendered in an excellent man- mer and arranged as follows : Address of welcome David A. Thompson Overture Orchestra Will S. Dunn, first violin; Geo. C. Pink, second violin ; J. M. Harding, cornet; G. C. Shear, clarionet; M. M. Bradley, flute; F. W. Lee, trombone ; Miss Cora Cunningham, pianist. Recitation Miss Sarah McDonald Vocal solo Miss Maudle Darcey Recitation Miss Lottie M. Clark Guitar solo J. Mort Harding Recitation Robert Thompson Vocal duet .... Miss Cora and James McCann Select reading Miss Mary McDonald Vocal duct *«. **••*•*•«* Misses Cora Cunningham and Gertrude Vaughn Recitation . . Miss Florence Mulvey Flute solo M. M. Bradley Select reading Miss Dora E. Prayne Quartette Misses Cunningham, . . and Vaughn, Messrs. Dunn and Lampert Supper was served by the ladies of the Lodge, after which dancing was Indulged in. From the above clipping it will be seen that the musical and literary entertainments given by Rochester Lodge No. 99, are be- coming exceedingly popular. The boys de- serve great credit for their enterprise. Resolutions. Ta ylor, Tex., February 1, 1888. At a regular meeting of Gabriel Division No. 907, B. of L. E. and Alamo Lodge No. 263, B. of L. F., held February 1, 1888, the following resolu- tions were unanimously adopted: Whereas, Gabriel Division No. 307, B. of L. E., and Alamo Lodge, No. 203, B. of L. F., are the happy recipients of a beautiful plush arm choir, presented to our respective Orders, by Messrs. David A Lewis, of Taylor; be it Resolved. , That with feelings of profound re- spect and gratitude we accept the beautiful chair so generously presented by Messrs. David A Lewis as a token of esteem of our Orders. Be it further Resolved , That we heartily tender our thanks to those ladies of Taylor who so kindly assisted us in the arrangement of our hall. Resolved , That a copy of these resolutions be spread on the minutes of the meeting, also a oopy sent to Messrs. David A Lewis, a copy to the local pimera and the Engineer's Journal and Fire- men's Magazine for publication. H. Garrett, Thos. Thrailkill, C. M. Still, B. C. Mblson, ) S. M. Bridgewater, v Committee of B. of L. F. W. H. Aday, ) Slater, Mo., December 31, 1887. At a regular meeting of West End Lodge, No. 18, B. of L. F., the following resolution wai adopted : Resolved, That we tender our sincere thanks to our many friends of Slater and vicinity and our visiting brothers for their favors in assisting os at our second annual ball. To the ladies for so ably aud kindly assisting us, we would especially thank Misses Maggie and Julia Sullivan, Miss Lena Heller, Mrs. J. Fleming, Mrs. Ed Mattice, sister aud niece, Mrs. S. Foote and Mrs. E. Lib- bie, Mrs. Ed Bishop, Miss Nannie Smart and Miss Oracle Bishop. J. W. Smart, ") E. H. Mattice, > Committee, J. A. Kinney, j LaCrosse, Wis., January 31, 1888. To the Officers of the C., M. <1* St. P. and C., B. <fc N. Ry. Cos. Gentlemen:— The following resolutions were unanimously adopted by the mem hereof Guard Rail Lodge, No. 168: Whereas, The officers of the C. M. A St- P. and C., B. A N. Ry. Cos. have shown us favors in behalf of our fifth annual ball, held at North LaCrosse, Wis., December 26, 1887, Resolved , That the members of Guard Rail Lodge. No. 168, appreciate the large liberality dis- played by these officials in furnishing us with headlights, shovels and flags and lanterns of all colors. Resoh'ed , That the thanks of this Lodge are due to the officials of the C., M. A St- P. and C., B. A N. Ry. Cos. for their liberality and kindness shown in our behalf. Resolved , That a copy of these resolutions be printed in the Magazine. John Argall, 'j Chas. Canwell, J- Committee. E. W. Rang, J Acknowledgments. Bellffonte, December 27, 1887. To the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen : Gentlemen :— Please accept my sincere thanks for the prompt manner in which the $1,500 due me were paid by Mr. F. A. Davis, Receiver of your noble Lodge ; with best wishes for the success of the Order, I remain, Yours respectfully, Mrs. Maggie Beck. Troy, N. Ym December 22, 1887. To the Officers and Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen : It is with feelings of sincere gratitude that I acknowledge the receipt of a draft for the insur- ance held by my son, Richard J. Nugent, of Troy City Lodge, No. 315. That heaven’s choicest blessings may rest upon each and every member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, is the earnest prayer of your friend, Mrs. Richard Nugent. Missoula, Mont., February 6, 1888. To the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen : Dear Sirs and Brothers:— It is with sincere gratitude that I acknowledge the receipt of a draft for $1,500 due me on my disability claim. My draft wns presented to me by our worthy brother and Receiver, II. W. Smith, of Bonanza Lodge, No. 194, and I would like to thank all of the brothers of Bonanza Lodge, No. 194, for their kind attention through my long continued sick- ness, and I sincerely pray that the Brotherhood will ever prosper In Its good work. Your disabled brother, E. L. Hollister. Beware of a silent dog aud still waters. The im- pure blood flowing silently through the system is a dangerous enemy to health. Warner’s Log Cabin Sarsaparilla is the great blood purifier. Cheapest In the market. 120 doses for $1.00. All drugglsta have it. { Committee of | B. of L. E. Digitized by C.ooQLe

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1888] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE 215 Thfe Department Is for the exclusive use of the Grand Lodge of the Brotherhood of Locomo- tive Firemen, and will contain all Notices of Assessments, and other Official Notices, Re- ports and Statements emanating from the Grand Lodge. All Lodges and members of the Order should note carefully each month the contents of this Department. MARCH, 1888. Office of Grand Secretary and Treasurer, Terre Haute Ind., March 1, 1888. Assessment Notioe for ttaroh. ASSESSMENT NO. 17, *1.00. To Subordinate Lodges. Dear Sirs and Brothers: You are hereby notified of the death and disability of the follow- ing members who were entitled to all the benefits of the Order, viz. : Claim No. 162. G. J. Hurley, of Garfield Lodge, No. 208, was killed by Railroad Accident, July 27th, 1887. Claim No. 163. 8. Jamieson, of Northern Light Lodge, No. 127, died from Injuries received in a Railroad Accident, November 7th 1887. Claim No. 164. J. B. Wolfskill, of Columbia Lodge, No 252 died of Acute Peritonitis, Decem- berTth, 1887. . Claim No. 165. R. F. Chamberlin, of Sugar U)af Lodge, No. 144, died of Typhoid Fever, De- cember 29th, 1887. Claim No. 166. J. C. Queen, of Falls City Lodge, No. 108, was killed by Railroad Accident, January 11th, 1888. Claim No. 167. Lewis L. Weston, of Enterprise Lodge, No. 75, died from the effects of a Tumor, January 17th, 1888. Claim No. 168. Alvin T. Spencer, of Wheaton Lodge, No. 242, was killed by Railroad Accident, January 19th, 1888w Claim No. 169. Geo. M. Lucas, of Delaware Lodge, No. 231, was declared totally disabled with fonstunption, January 24, 1888. Claim No. 170. J. H. Kuhns, of Fidelity Lodge, Na 185, was declared totally disabled with Frac- taeof Leg, February 8, 1888. Claim No. 171. Joseph Davis, of J. K. Gilbreath Lodge, No. 264, was declared totally disabled with Injury to Spine, February 6, 1888. Claim No. 172. P. J. McCarty, of Hercules Lodge, No. 63, was declared totally disabled with Consumption, February 14, 1888. An assessment of One Dollar Is levied npon Claim No. 172, and all members who were ad- mitted on or before February 14th, 1888, are liable therefor. You are required to pay the [above assessment to the Collector of your Lodge on or before March 25, 1888, otherwise you will stand suspended from all the benefits of the Order until you have paid up and have been reinstated by your Lodge, as provided in Section 54, of the Constitution of the Grand Lodge. Yours Fraternally, Eugene V. Debs, G. 8. A T. Special Notices. addresses of members. Any member who fails to receive his Magazine regularly will please notify the Editor at once giving the number of his Lodge and hl9 correct postotfice address. OFFICERS’ ADDRESSES. Each officer of Subordinate Lodges is requested to examine his name and address in this issue of the Magazine and if there is any error in It to no- tify the Grand Secretary at once so the correction can be made. to secretaries. Upon the initiation of an applicant you will at once forward the “ application for beneficiary certificate” to the Grand Lodge. See to It that this blank is filled out in every particular before sending it, otherwise the Grand Lodge can not accept it. See Rule 8 on the application. UNION MEETING. There will be a grand Union Meeting at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, under the auspices of Hawk$ye Lodge, No. 27, on Sunday, May 13th, to which all members in good staualng are invited. The grand officers will be in attendance and will ex- emplify and instruct in the work of the Order and it is hoped that all Lodges in that locality will be represented. receipts. A member to be In good standing to date must hold a receipt for his Grand Dues for the year end- ing July 31st, 1888; also for Subordinate Dues for the quarter ending April 8.)th, 1888; also for Assessment Nos. 15 and 16 (for February) ; also for Special Assessment No. 2. Any member pot holding these receipts stands suspended from kll the benefits of the Order, and can only be rein- stated by a vote of his Lodge. Examine your receipts and see that you have them correct POLICY SLIPS. Each member has received (or should havere- celved) from his Secretary, a small printed slip, to fill out for his new insurance policy, with in- structions to return same without delay. Secre- taries complain that members do n#t fill Out their blanks, and hence they cannot send their lists of membership to the Grand Lodge. We de- sire to impress upon the mind of each member the necessity of filling out this slip at once and re- turning it to the Secretary of the Lodge, and we would impress upon each Secretary the naraalty of sending In his membership lists witfi accom- panying slips without unnecessary delay, so that new policies can be issued, as required by law. Let there be no delay in carrying out these in- structions. Yours fraternally, F. P. Sargent, G. M. E. V. Debs, G. 8. and T. Digitized by Google

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216 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Mar. Office of Grand Secretary and Treasurer, \ Terre Haute, Ind., February 1, 1888. / Beneficiary Statement. To Subordinate Lodge s : Sirs and Brothers : The following Is a state- ment of the Beneficiary Fund, for the month endl ng January 31, 1888 : Receipts. 8 fc ® i Back s 8 6 Total. 1 be 3 il

28 00 31 00 91 38 oo 38 00 21 4 00 34 00 38 00 92 21 00 21 00 22 4 00 21 00 25 00 m 8 od 09 00 77 00 23 35 00 35 00 94 43 00 43 00 24 39 00 38 00 77 00 96 101 00 101 00 25 61 00 01 00 96 1 00 49 00 50 00 26 4 001 70 00 80 00 97 11 00 51 00 02 00 27 3 00 82 00 85 00 98 28 6 00 01 00 67 00 99 29 3 00 37 00 40 00 100 7 od 28 od 35 do 30 4 00 19 00 23 00 101 12 00 130 00 148 00 31 11 00 44 00 55 00 102 1 00 34 00 35 00 32 7 00 80 00 37 00| 103 6 00 103 00 lto 00 33 2 00 6L 00 63 00 101 4 00 23 00 27 00 34 67 00 57 00 m 4 00 92 00 90 00 36 106 25 00 26 00 30 1 od 65 00 50 do 1071 9 oo 94 00 103 0> 37 45 00 45 00 90 00 108 21 00 21 00 33 63 00 63 00 109 3 od 60 00 63 00 39 1 00 40 00 41 00 110 44 00 18 00 0i 00 40 . 111 . 58 00 58 00 41 22 00 22 d) 112 40 00 40 oo 42 72 00 72 00 113 1 do 37 00 38 00 48 1 09 77 00 78 00 114. . . 18 00 18 00 44 2 00 74 00 76 00 115 23 od 23 00 40 00 45 11 00 65 00 76 00 110 51 00 51 00 46 55 00 55 u0 117 51 00 51 00 47 . 118 . . 22 00 22 00 48 68 00 08 OO 119 . 32 00 32 00 49 36 00 m 0* 120 0 od 64 00 90 00 50 6 00 100 00 106 OO 121 57 00 57 00 51 6 od 50 00 56 00 122 . . 50 00 50 00 97 00 97 O) 123 10 do 61 00 71 to 53 2 od 27 oo 29 00 124 M 00 22 00 50 to 54 10 00 88 (V) 98 00 12) 30 to 47 00 77 00 65 25 00 25 00 126 19 00 19 w 56 3 09 17 00 20 00 127 . . . 04 00 61 00 8? 4 o u 246 00 250 00 128 24 00 21 to 68 10 00 14 00 24 0U 129 62 00 02 to 69 14 0* 66 00 89 00 130 80 00 80 to 4 00 78 00 82 00 131 1 do 43 00 44 00 0b 59 00 69 00 132 2 00 39 00 41 00 13 00 57 9) 70 00 133 30 00 30 00 03 4 00 44 00 48 0O 131 31 00 31 to 04] 8 00 10 00 18 00 135 3 od 25 00 28 00 6*jq 136 9 00 19 00 28 00 061 4 00 57 do 01 0O 17 32 00 32 00 07 99 00 99 00 138 38 00 38 to 6Sj 4 do 55 00 59 00 139 24 00 22 00 40 00 09 1 00 41 00 42 00 140 0 00 43 00 49 to 70 5 00 34 00 39 00 141 9 00 92 00 101 00 711 70 00 70 00 142 42 00 78 00! 120 00 Benefioi&ry Statement-Continued. Lodge Nos. Back Asseesm’ts. 5 6 8% •< Total. s as © bo 3 3 $ 4J» ii 143 $8 00 $13 00 $21 00 223 $6 00 $17 to 144 7 to 27 to 34 00 224 8 00 27 oo 145 35 00 85 to 225 26 to 24 00 146 47 09 39 00 86 to 226 29 to 147 3 to 44 00 47 00 '227 23 to 148 19 00 si oo 50 00 228 115 00 149 5 00 224 to 229 to 229 86 to 160 2 CM) 48 00 60 to 230 64 TO 151 1 00 54 to 56 to 231 12' to 46 00 162 25 00 25 00 232 3 00 22 00 163 im 29 00 32 to 20 to 164 37 00 33 00 70 00 19 od 21 to 166 1 00 12 00 13 to 166 46 00 40 to so 4 00 14 00 167 3 00 24 00 27 to 3 to 48 00 168 10 00 60 00 70 to 159 12 00 28 to 40 to 4 to 28 00 160 2 00 47 to 49 to 5 00 87 to 161 4 00 56 to 59 to 1 to 24 to 162 4 to 85 00 89 00 64 00 163 15 to 22 00 87 00 248 4 od 19 to 101 37 to 37 00 244 800 78 to 105 i do 43 to 44 00 245 30 00 166 3 00 40 to 43 00 i m 31 to 167 1 to 32 to 33 00 gfc 24 00 168 2 to 50 00 52 to 22 8 do 80 to 169 4 00 110 00 114 to m 22 to 14 to 170 2 to 41 to 43 to 3 00 78 00 171 22 to 22 00 1 to 46 00 172 47 to 46 00 93 00 85 to 173 l oo 40 00 41 to m i 00 33 to 174 5 m 111 to 116 00 m 36 to 175 l oo 35 to m oo 256 8 00 27 00 176 15 00 15 to 256 86 00 36 00 177 9 od 52 to 61 to 257 31 to 178 51 OH 51 to 268 20 to 179 14 od 40 00 60 00 259 14 to 180 2 to 10 to 12 to 260 17 cd 181 21 001 21 00 261 81 od 182 34 to 34 to 262 3 od 24 00 183 268 8 00 38 to 184 22 00 22 to 264 3 to 42 00 185 6 od 12 00 18 to 266 9 00 59 00 186 29 to 53 00 82 to 266 5 to 47 00 187 . . . 1 13 00 13 to 267 35 00 14 00 188 77 to 77 00 ; 268 14 00 189 64 00: 27 to 91 00 269 12 00 47 to 190! 0 to 18 00 24 to 270 11 to 66 00 191 271 22 00 192 272 80 00 193 24 00 24 to 273 *8 do 39 OO 194 * 2 do . 22 00 24 to 274 11 to 800 195 87 to 37 to 275 6 to 33 00 19t 12 od 12 to 276 197 41 do 41 to 277 io* oo 198! 26 00 25 to 51 to 278 ii oo 199 3 to 31 00 34 to 279 200 2 to. 6 00 8 00 280 12 od 86 od 201 37 to 37 00 281 1 to 28 to 202 46 00 46 to 282 28 to 203 ii oo 47 00 68 00 283 38 00 204 6 00 0 to 284 *7 cd 81 00 206 ioo 65 to 50 00 285 16 00 37 00 206 286 5 00, 69 to 207 ’ l do 70 od 71 00 287 93 00 208 n oo 39 00 50 00 288 20 to 209 1 00 20 to 21 to 289 *2 od 9 00 210 40 00 40 to 1 290 2 to 28 00 211 ‘ 3 00 53 00 56 to 291 67 00 212 24 00 24 to 292 s od 29 00 213 29 to 29 00 293 43 to 39 00 214 ’o do 38 00 44 00 294 18 00 215 53 00 63 00 295 ‘ 2 od 25 00 216 *7 od 53 to 00 to 296 11 00 217 28 to 28 to 297 15 00 218 296 16 00 219 4 00 45 00 49 00 299 ‘ i oo 36 00 220 2 00 63 to 55 00 300 41 00 221 34 to 34 to 301 Too 26 00 222 id ed 22 00 38 to 302 18 001 Total. $23 00 35 00 50 00 29 00 S 35 64 67 25 20 40 18 61 92 25 04 23 86 30 32 24 38 36 81 47 85 34 36 36 72 31 20 14 17 31 27 41 45 08 62 49 14 69 70 21 30 42 19 39 id 11 48 29 28 38 88 64 74 93 20 11 30 07 32 82 18 27 11 15 10 37 41 28 18 Digitized by ^.ooQle 8S8888S8SSSSSS88SS8SSS8- 88- 8888888888888888888888888888888888888- 88- 88888888:

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 217 Beneficiary Statement— Continued. Lodge Noe. a ‘fi 1! - 00 «u 19 00 19 00 348 15 00 15 00 H2 . . . 24 00 24 00 349 11 00 46 00 67 00 313 6 00 81 00 87 00 850 22 00 22 00 314 17 00 17 00 351 14 00 14 00 315 38 OO 39 00 352 32 00 32 00 816, 1 00 39 00 40 00 853 3 00 17 00 20 00 317 00 00 60 00 354 53 00 53 00 318 355 6 00 20 00 26 00 319 *800 36 00 38 00 356 27 00 27 00 820 1 00 23 00 24 00 357 40 00 40 00 321 8 00 8 00 358 10 00 10 00 322 15 00 32 00 47 00 359 18 00 18 00 823 43 00 43 00 360 5 bb 27 00 32 00 m ’ 4 00 19 00 23 00 361 I 00 22 00 23 00 325 800 20 00 28 00 362 12 00 12 00 m 80 00 30 00 363 28 00 28 00 m 20 00 20 00 364 16 00 16 00 *■» 31 00 31 00 365 23 00 23 00 & 1 00 17 00 18 00 866 6 00 6 00 m 3 00 18 00 21 00 367 331 24 00 24 00 368 8 00 ’8 00 £ 20 00 10 00 80 00 369 15 00 15 00 m 1 00 73 00 74 00 370 9 00 9 00 3M 18 GO 13 00 371 335 2 00 23 00 25 00 372 17 00 ' 17 00 333 7 00 7 00 373 ib bb 10 00 337 43 00 43 00 374 338 18 00 18 00 375 3 00 3 00 boo US 15 00 15 00 1 1 1 Balance on hand January 1 $16,349 00 Received during month 17,068 00 Balance on hand January 1 $16,-349 00 Received during month 17,068 00 Total $33,417 00 By Claims 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149 and 150 $16,505 00 Balance on hand February 1 $16,917 00 Respectfully submitted, Eugene V. Debs, G. 8. and T. Grand Lodge. F. P. Sakoknt ^ . . Grand Master Terre Haute. Indiana. J. J. Hakkahan Vice Grand Maste Box 655, Englewood, 111. E. V. Dkbs Grand Secretary and Treasurer Terre Haute. Indiana. « K. V. Dkbs Editor and Manager of Magazine Terre Haute, Indiana. BOABD 07 GRAND TRUSTERS. CL W. Gardner Chairman Box 738, Fort Dodge, Iowa. C. CL Sutherland Secretary Horton, Kansas. L. P-fSniTH 292 Fulton Street, Chicago, His GRAND EXECUTIVE BOABD. Harry Walton Chairman 42S3 Haverford Street, West Philadelphia, Pa. W. X. Burns Secretary 122 Newberry Avenue, Chicago, 111. J. J. Irahy . . . 2627 Fremont St., Philadelphia, Pa F.X.HOLL . . . 806 22d ave 8., Minneapolis, Minn. W H. McDonnell . 210 E. Market St., Scranton, Pa. Subordinate Lodges. 1. DEEB PABK; Port Jervis, N. I. G. E. Carmer Master John Downs, Box 311 Secretary Wm. Van Dine Collector C.E. Barkm&n, Box 20 Receive 8. T. Ferguson, Box 386 Magasine Agent 2. HAND IN HAND; Providence, B. 1. C. Anthony Taft, 826 Chalkstone ave . . Master • C. E Harman, East Providence .... Secretary Willis A. Aldrich, 217 Smith st Collector J. W. Williams. 25 Kilton st., Taunton, Mass Receiver C. E. Harmon, East Providence, R. I. Magazine Agent 8 ADOPTED DAUGHTER; Jersey City, N. J. Jos. Capner, Jr., 243 8econd St Master E. P. Hutton, 178 Fourth St Secretary J. B. Sweet, 147 Academy St Collector C. E. Sealer, 403 E. 69th 8t.. New York City Receiver S. Simpson, 572 Jersey Ave . . . Magazine Agent 4. GREAT EASTERN; Portland, Maine. L. G. Shaw, 22 Beckett 8t Master C. D. Getcbell, 11 Brattle St Secretary A. E. Dennison, 23 Merrill St Collector F. A. Huff, 47 Hanover St Receiver F. E. Pottle, 72 Waterville st Mag. Agent 5 CHARITY; St. Thomas, Ontario. Thos. Quirk, Box 1273 Master A. 8. Adams. Box 1273 Secretary L. D. Norton, Box 1273 Collector Frank Turrill, Box 1278 Receiver Wm. Deyelll, Box 1273 Magazine Agent 6 PRIDE OF THE WEST: De8oto,Ho. R. H. Lauham, Box 403 Master F. J. Parker, Box 431 Secretary Fred Gratiot . . Collector John Moore, Box 180 Receiver Wm. Ross Magazine Agent 7 POTOMAC ; Washington, D. C. James B. May 477^ F. St. 8. W Master Wm. C. Jasper. 906 Fourth St Secretary A. J. Williams. 827 C. St., 8. W Collector P. P. Luddy, 426 iX St. 8. W . .... Reciever Jos. M. Harmon, 1417 Maryland Ave., Baltimore, Md Mag. Agent 8. BED RIVER ; Denison City, Texas. J. F. Cramer Master Louis Horner, L. Box 662 Secretary T. W. Weaver Collector J. Crofton, L. Box 818 Receiver C. W. Jeffries Magazine Agent 9. FRANKLIN: Colninbas,Ohlo. F. W. Arnold, 544 E. Main St Master C. C. Colt, 204 Baird St Secretary N. T. Beynou, Si6 Mt. Vernon st . . . . Collector F. J. Kihtler, 212, 214 South High 8t . . Receiver Leonard Lawrence, 44 Curtin Ave . . Mag. Agent 10. FOREST CITY: Cleveland, Ohio. J. F. Tousley, 192 Meichants ave Master A. G. Laubscher, 8eward 8t., W secretary T. P. Curtis, 41 West Madison St ... . Collector John Crouse, 81 Penn St . . ... Receiver A. G. Laubschs, Seward St., West Cleveland Mag. Agent 11. EXCELSIOR; Phlllipsbnrg, N. J. Ruben Tyndall Master C. A. Stevenson Secretary Oliver Kidney, 688 Main St Collector J. W. Sinclair. L. Box 96 . . . . . . - Receiver A. L. V&ndegrift Mag. Agent 12. BUFFALO; Buffalo, N. Y. J. J. Knauff,6l Delaware Place Master Wm. J. Braman, 895 Swan St Secretary H. Adams, 252 Seneca St Collector F. H. Coe. 4 Hickory St Receiver A. 8. Bickley, 367 Myrtle St . . . Magazine Agent IS. WASHINGTON; Jersey City, N. J. C. A. Wilson, 147 Pacifio Ave Master Mellick lick, 141 Pacific Ave . . . . Secretary P. C. Quick, Somerville, N. J Collector C. A. Wilson, 147 Pacific Ave Receiver D. M. Blake, 254 Communipaw Ave., Mag. Agent Digitized by Google

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218 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Mar. 14. EUREKA; Indianapolis, Ind. Meets every Tuesday at 8 P. M. at 84 W. Washing- ton St., fourth floor. Wm. P. McBride. 485 E. Georgia St . . . Master Wm. I. Hugo. 172 Blake St Secretary E. J. Kline, 835 North West St Collector Wm. J. Hugo. 172 Blake St Receiver W. R. Jones, 81 So. West St Mag Agent 16. ST. LAWRENCE; Montreal, Canada. Meet in St. Charles Club Room, Point St. Charles. James Murphy, 465 Wellington St, Point St. Charles. Montreal Master James Ashcroft, 114 Congregation St., Point St. Charles, Montreal Secretary W. F. Stocker, 127% Bourgeois St., Point St. Charles, Montreal Collector H. J. Clarke, 49% Charron St., St. Gabriel, Montreal Receiver H. J. Clarke, 49% Charron St., St. Gabriel, Montreal Mag. Agent It. Y1GO; Terre Hants, Ind. Meets 2d and 4th Mondays at 7:80 P. M. E. V. Debs Master J. F. O’Reilly, 431 N. 4th St Secretary Henry Baiersdorf, 203 N. 12th St ... . Collector C. A. Bennett. 1004 N. 9th St Receiver B. W. Bundy, 702 N. 14% St . . . Magazine Agent 17. PIKE RIDGE; C hadron, Neb. Meets 1st and^d Sundays, at Masonic Hall. W. M. Shirley, Box 841 Master John White, Box 386 Secretary John White, Box 888 Collector R. Chandler, L. Box 307 Receiver J. H. Butler, Long Pine, Neb . . Magazine Agent 18. WEST END: Slater, Mo. Meets in I. O O. F. Hall 1st and 8d Sunday nights. E. A. Jones, Box 128 Master C. 8. Frazier, Box 186 Secretary Greeley Olds ... Collector J. Kinney, Box 164 Receiver A. Disney Magazine Agent 19. TRUUKEE; Wadsworth, Nevada. Meets every Friday at 7:00 P M. J. B. Cunningham, Box 8 Master W. J. Patten, Box 8 Secretary H. E. Huston, Box 8 Collector J. S. Raitt, Box 8 Receiver H. L. Huston Magazine Agent 20. 8TUABT: Stuart, Iowa. Geo. C. Wells, Box 117 Master W. R. Van Harten, Box 412 Secretary Wm. Zerwick, Box 252 Collector W. R. Van Harten, Box 412 Receiver E. L. Fick Magazine Agent 21. INDUSTRIAL St. Lools. Mo. Phil. C. Snyder, 712 S. Eighteenth St . . . Master Ell Glclas, 1021 Gratton St Secretary C. E. Becker, 1441 S. 10th St Collector W. A. Murphy, 944 Chouteau Ave .... Receiver Ell Glclas, 1021 Gratton St . . Magazine Agent 22. CENTRAL; Urbana, 111. L. Sullivan, Box 367 Master F. A. Bonner Secretary Dan. O’Connor Collector Jas. A. Gibson Receivei George Brash Magazine Agent 28. PHOENIX; Brookfield, Mo. M. Stevens Master J. H. Snoddy, Box 7 Secretary J. 8. Ott, Box 381 Collector J. H. Snoddy, Box 7 Receiver J. M. Morgan Magazine Agent 14. GREAT WESTERN; Parsons, Kansas. J. E. Powell, Box 144 Master F. E. Green, Box 413 Secretary J. G. Morris, Box 283 Collector J. E. Powell, Box 144 Receiver J. W. Terrell, Box 822 Mag. Agent 96. CONNECTING LINK; Boone, Iowa. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P. M. W. H. Cummings. Box 426 Master George McCormick, Box 2 Secretary H. C. Barron, Box 766 Collector Simon Rogers Receiver W. J. Webster Magazine Agent 26. ALPHA: Baraboo. WIs. Meets 2d and 4th Mondays in B. L. E. Hall. A. E. Brown, Box 1067 Master Thomas Williams Secretary H. E. Megee Collector C. W. Lambertson . . Receiver C. A. Rich Magazine Agent 27. HAWKETE; Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Meets 2d Sunday at 2:30 P. M. and 4th Mondays at 7:30 P. M. at Room 13 O’Hara’s Block. Fred. McArdle, 67 6ib Ave Master S. D. Byers, 252 Third St., W Secretary J. L. Jennings, 328 G Ave, W Collector C. B. Everette, 46 avenue A Receiver J. H. McKenzie, 172 B. Ave . • . Magazine Agent 28. KLKHORN ; North Platte, Neb. Meets every ^Wednesday at 7:80 P. M. Chas. W. Baskins Master John T. Stuart, Box 367 Secretary W. H. Coleman. Box 214 Collector A. M. Coflenberger Receiver B. H. Stimson Box 16 Magazine Agent 29. CERRO GORDO; Mason City, Iowa. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesday evening of each month cor. Second and Main Sts. Chas S. Holman Master J. H. Fulton, Box 706 Secretary Maz Newbowrs Collector J. H. Fulton, Box 706 Receiver Stephen A. Trine Mag. Agent 90. CEDAR TALLEY; Waterloo, Iowa. Meet in Black Hawk Hall, LAfayette St. and E. Waterloo, 1st and Sd Sundays at 2 P. M. E. T. Gregory, 514 Saxon St Master R. A. Corson, Box 1154 Secretary E. T. Giegory, 514 8axon St Collector R. A. Corson, Box 1154 Receiver F. Fern, care J. C. R. R. shop . . Magazine Agent 91. R. R. CENTRE; Atchison, Kansas. Meets on 1st and 3rd Sundays at 2 P. M., cor. 8d and Commercial St. M. Warner, lOul Commercial 8t Master C. H. Salisbury, 103 Fourteenth St . . . Secretary W. D. Foster, 1303 N. Main St .... Collector Frank Johnson, 713 North st Receivei Chas. H. Norris, 7th 8t. Hotel .... Mag. Agent 92. RORDEB ; ElHs, Kansas. Meets Tuesday evenings at 7:30 in L O. O. F. HalL G. M. McClure. Box 205 Master J. L. Clark, Box 244 Secretary A. M. Petrie, Box 103 Collector T. J. Welsh, Box 107 Receiver Harry Stigall Magazine Agent 99. SUCCESS; Trenton, Ho. Meets in O. R. C. Hall 1st and 3d Mondays at 2 P.‘M., and 2d and 4th Mondays at 7 P. M. R. N. 8ugg Master Thomas Griffin, Box 145 Secretary Wm. Echermen Collector F. White . . Receiver F. J. Fischer Magazine Agent 84. CLINTON; Clinton. Iowa. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2:30 P. M. in Engl neer’s Hall, Fourth St. John A. Lake, 419 Tenth Ave Master J. M. Wheeler, 515 Comanche Ave . . - Secretary F. A. K inch, 522 Seventh Ave Box 881 . Collector Geo. P. Smith, 412 Eleventh Ave .... Receiver Joseph Butler, 1705 8. F. St Mag. Agent 95. Amboy; Amboy, Dl. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays of every month. Master J. F. Maloney, Box 386 Secretary Nicholas Kastler Collector J. J. Orchard Receiver Warren Fesslden Mag. Agent 86. TIPPECANOE: Lafayette, Ind. Meets in Red Men’s Hall at 2 P. M. Sundays. J. E. Crus ey, 94 Hartford St Master G. H. Newburg, 160 N. Sixth St ... . Secretary W. H. Willoughby, 29 N. 8d St Collector F. T. Korty, 29 N. 8d St Receiver M. S. Hewes, 82 Smith 8t . . . . Magazine Agent Digitized by t^ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 219 tl. raw HOPE; Ceitralla, III. Meets every Sunday at 2 P. M. U. Q. McCormick, Box 151 Master W. D. Holton . Secretary W. D. Hoton, Box 241 Collector C H. Randall Receiver T. J. Piickett Magazine Agent SS. AYOIV; Stratfbrd. Ontario. Meets 1st and 8d 8undays at 2 P. M. Wm. O’Brien, Box 318 Master J. T. Burke, Box 818 Secretary Wm. O’Brien, Box 818 Collector G. Nursey, Box 318 Receiver Eugene A. Ball Magazine Agent 86. TWIN CITY; Rock Island. HI. W. T. Clark. 328 Twentieth 8t Master C. J. Dahl, 3052 9th Ave Secretary C. J. Dahl, 8052 9th Ave Collector J. O. Boyle, 1618 Andrews 8t Receiver Carl Bolts, 3081 Fifth Ave .... Magazine Agent 4k BLOOMING : Bloomington, HI. Meets 910 W. Chestnut st. Tuesdays, at 7:80 P. M. X. Browning, 7 14>4 W . Washington St . . . Master W. Cavanaugh, 902 N. Lee 8t Secretary C. W. Miltepaugh Collector W. Cavanaugh, 902 N. Lee 8t Receiver Ed. J. Spreen. 608 N. Mason St., Magazine Agent tt. ONWARD; Dickinson, Dakota. Meets every Thursday at 7:80 P. M. W. F. Cunningham, L. Box 215 Master John Benedict Secretary 1. K Hagan . Collector Joe Crostnwaite Receiver I. B. Hagan Magazine Agent 48. ELMO: Madison, WIs. Meets in Good Templars Hall 2d and 4th Sundays. M. O'Loughlin, 611 W. Dayton 8t Master John Casnen, Cor. Clymer and Broom streets Secretary Josenh Parish, Clymer St Collector M. o’Longhlin. All W. Dayton St . . . Receiver Allred Tyler, 821 University Ave . . Mag. Agent 48. NT. JOSEPH : St. Joseph, Mo. Meets 1st and 3d Thursdays at I. 0. 0. F. Hall, 10 Pacific St. P. 0. Porter, N. E. Cor. Thirteenth and Penn. Sta Master C. B. Wilson, 2203 8. Sixth 8t Secretary J. Hyndman, 2216 8. Sixth St Collector C. B. Wilson, 2203 S. Sixth St Receiver C. P. Porter, K. C. St. Jo. Si C. B. round house Magazine Agent 41 F. W. ARNOLD; East 81 Lonis, HI. Meets alternate Tuesdays, at 7:80 P. M. in Jack- icsch Hall on Missouri and Main sta. T. J. Hayes, Box 375 Master C. B. Long, Box 854 . Secretary John U. Roy Collector Tbos. Halpin ... Receiver T. J. Hayes, Box 875 Magazine Agent Ik DOSE CITY; Little Bock, Ark. Meets in Qoapaw Hall every Monday night. Jept Stout, 806 W. Fifth St . • Master Id Chamberlain, 815 Water St Secretary Thus. A. Howell. 1704 W. 8d 8t Collector George Emery, 1409 West 4th 8t . . . Receiver Ed Chamberlain, 815 Water St . - . Mag. Agent Ik CAPITAL; Springfield. DL Meets at Engineers’ Hall, 217 South 5th st, 1st and Sd BOndays at 2 P. M. A. Cunningham, 1125 North 6th st . ... Master A. D. Hensley, 911 E. Reservoir st . . . Secretary J. Shafer, 416 Monroe st Collector Aol P. Walsh, 1424 South 7th st. . . . Receiver R W. Rowland, 1217 E. Jackson St . Mag. Agent Ik TRIUMPHANT: Chicago, HI. Meets 3d Monday evening and 4th Sunday after- noons In P. 8. O. of A. Hall, 146 K. 22d St Ifcoa. & Deegan, 298 E 22d St Master Rory Shilling, 3247 Dearborn St. . . . Secretary Wirt Shilling. $247 Dearborn St. . . Collector Mtf8eblax, 1588 Michigan Ave . - . .Receiver Mirttu Creighton, 1486 Indiana Ave . Mag. Agent 44. W. F. HINE8; Peoria, HI. Meets in G. A. R. Hall 1st Saturday at 7:80 P. M., and 3d Sunday at 2 P. M. A. G. Elbertson, 1024 N. Jefferson St . . . Master Jos. V. Johnson, 702 Hulburt 8t . . . . Secretary W. A. McMillan, 211 New St Collector G. C. Watt. 617 1st St Receiver Jas. E. Dillon, 503 Frink 8t . . . Magazine Agent 49. J. M. RAYMOND; Decatar, HI. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 3 P. M., in Engin- eer’s Hall, E. Eldorado St. A. H. Sutton, 976 N. Water St Master Geo. Green, 1172 E. Marietta 8t . . . .Secretary Wm. H. Slater, 687 E. North st Collector Geo. Bashford, 780 N. Church St ... . Receiver Wm. Langelt, 908 N. Morgan st . Magazine Agent 50. GARDEN CITY ; Chicago, HI. Meets 1st and 3d Saturdays at 7:30 P. M. H. W. Rouscup, 524 Fifty-sixth 8t .... Master John E. Davis. 6580 Butterfield 8t . . . Secretary W. H. Green, 4837 8tate St Collector J. J. Coffey, 4284 Atlantic 9t Receiver G. W. Brisleu, 4700 Wabash Ave . . . Mag. Agent 51. FRISCO; North Springfield, Mo. Meets 2d and 4th Saturdays of each month at 7:80 P. M. in Masonic Hall. E. R. Harlan Master Michael Gaffhey Secretary George Hasler Collector C. H. Swingler Receiver Chaa. Schuler Mag. Agent 6i. GOOD WILL j Loganiport, lad. Meets every Sundays at 2P. M., Cor. Fourth and Market 8ts. H. C. Swadener, 1408 E. Broadway .... Master E. H. Lfting, 1428 E. Broadway .... Secretary F. M. Wilt, 822 Fifteenth St Collector E. H. Laing, 1423 E. Broadway Receiver J. A. Holland, cor Illinois and Indiana 8ts Magazine Agent 58. EMPORIA; Emporia, Kansas. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays of each month in A. O. U. W. Hall, cor. Fifth and Conn st s. John Tumpaogh, 2 Pine St Master Alvin Deen, Box 1198 Secretary Jas. T. Bunt, 475 NeoshaSt Collector A. E. Pearce, L. box 1201 Receiver W. R. Samuels, 524 Rural St Mag. Agent 54. ANCHOR; Moberly, Mo. Meet Tuesdays at 7 P. M. in Supples Bros. Hall. J. J. Evans, Box 542 Master L. H. Kettler, Box 113 Secretary James Scully, Box 513 Collector James Dickson, Box 110 Receiver J. S. Hannah, Box 1574 Mag. Agent 55. BLUFF CITY ; Memphis, Tenn. Meets 2d ana 4th Thursday evenings, at No. 16 Johnson Ave. Jacob Fuches, L. A N. Shops Master John 8pellman, L. Si N. Shops Secretary Jacob Wagner, L. Si N. Shops Collector Laurence Fox. L. Si N. Shops .... Receiver John H. Davis, 181 Seventh St . . . Mag. Agent 56. BANNER; Staaberry, Mo. Meets every Saturday night at 7:30 P. M. D. L. Collier Master T. H. Robotham Secretary D. L. Collier Collector J. J. Smith Receiver George Mock Mag. Agent 57. BOSTON; Boston, Bass. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays of each month at Odin Hall. 47 Hanover st. H. E. Stevens, 5 Davis 8t Master T. F. Haines, Ocean View St, Win- throp, Mass Secretary H. 8. Allingham, 96 H St, So. Boston . Collector C. A Fisher, 82 E. Springfield St ... . Receiver L. R. Stewart, 88 Cross St, East 8ommerVille, Man Mag. Agent Digitized by Google

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220 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Mab. 63. SACRAMENTO ; Rocklin, Cal.. Meet every Monday in Masonic Hall at 1 P. M. C. C. Brown Master C. B. Warrington Secretary C. E. Warrington Collector M. H. Tuttle Receiver M. H. Tuttle Magazine Agent 69. BOTAL (JORGE; Sontk Pueblo, Colo. Meets every Monday evening at 7:30. M. N. Lines, 818 Spring St.. Pueblo .... Master Wm. Walk, Block T, No 59, Pueblo . . Secretary F. E. Peaice, L. Box 439. Pueblo, Colo., Collector M. C. Donnelly, 816 E. 2d St., Pueblo . . Receiver R. S. McAlpin Mag. Agent 60. UNITED: Philadelphia, Pa. Meets alternate 8undays at Dover Hall, Marshall 8t. above Susquehanna ave. B. F. Pettit. 2055 N. Ninth 8t Master Josiah H. Fetters, 2841 Dickinson st, 81st Ward Secretary Howard Reeder, 1948 Lawrence st . . . Collector John A. Falls. 2224 N. 2d St Receiver J. R. Race, 521 Diamond St Mag. Agent 61. MINNEHAHA; 8t. Paul, Minn. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month. A. E. Carle, 120 Granite St Master P. McLaughlin, 76 Sycamore St . . . .Secretary A. E. Carle, 120 Granite 8t Collector H. L. Buckley, 120 Granite 8t .... Receiver Jas. Johnson, 608 Warren 8t . . Magazine Agent 62. YANBERGEN; Carbondale. Pa. Meets in Odd Fellows’ Hall, 2d and 4th Sundays. John P. McCawley Master A. W. Banks. Box 479 Secretary W. H. Brokenshier Collector O. E. Hlsted, L. Box 856 Receiver O. E. Hlsted, L. Box 855 ... . Magazine Agent 68. HERCULES; Danville, HI. Meets 1st and 4th Sundays and 2d Friday, in Gid- ding’s hall, 24, E. Main st. John Myers, Box 772 Master H. J. Bohn, 501 E. Main St Secretary John Wakely, Box 772 Collector John Myers, Box 772 Receiver T. A. Hudson Mag. Agent 64. SIOUX ; Slonx City, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:80 P. M. in K. P. Hall. A. J. Goodrich, 1601 8ixth st Master Jas. G. Clevenger, 606 Market St ... . Secretary 8idney Weir, 1201 Fifth St Collector L. B. Cutting, 8t. James, Minn Receiver Warren Bennett Mag. Agent 66. FORT RIDGELT; Waseca, Minn. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at Engineer’s Hall. , Jas. B. Newcomer Master H. H. Richardson Secretary J. A. Robinson . Collector W. D. Grimes Receiver George Woskle Magazine Agent 66. CHALLENGE; Belleville, Ontario. Meets in B. of L. F. Hall, 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:30 P. M. Robert Milne, Belleville 8tation Mastei Fred Link, Belleville Station Secretary Wm. Logue, Box 9, Belleville Stotion . Collector Tim Daly, Jr., Box 99, Belleville Station, Receiver R. Snell Magazine Agent 67. DOMINION; Toronto, Canada. Meets in 1. O. O. F. Hall 2d and 4th 8undays at 2*80 P M C. W. O. Dalby, 125 Augusta Ave Master Sidney Vaughan, 22 Clarence Square . Secretary Jas. Pratt, 73 Huron St ... . .Collector Sidney Vaughn, 22 Clarence Square . Receiver J. Pratt, 18 Huron St . .... Mag. Agent 68. EAU CLAIRE; Altoona, Wis. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. Martin E. Cuddy, Mastei Timothy Anglin Secretary M. E. Cuddy Collector Pat Keating Receiver E. A. Hamilton, Box 22 ... . Magazine Agent 69. ISLAND CITY: Brockvflle, OutArio. Meets every Thursday evening at 7:80 P. M. In the Merrul Block. John M. Phillips, Box 568 Master T. J. Beehler, Box 658 Secretary T. Shields, Box 658 Collector T. J. Beehler, Box 658 Receiver Benjamin Dickerson Magazine Agent 70. LONE STAR: Longview, Texas. Meet every Saturday at 2 P. M. in I. O. O. F. Hall. J. C. Broderick, Box 411 Master I. H. Stout, Box 411 Secretary I. H. Stout, Box 411 Collector Jas. Rutledge, Box 411 Receiver C. W. Slayton Magazine Agent 71. SU8QUEHANNA ; Oneonta. N. Y. Meets in B. of L. E. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at 8PM Willard Robinson, L. Box 1183 Master John B. Ingalls Secretary R. W. Mills Collector Elmer Kerr Receiver George Bouck Magazine Agent 79. WELCOME ; Camden, N. J. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays of each month at If. E. Cor. 8d and Federal Sts. Wm. Wiggins, 46 Cooper St Master Geo. M. Kern, 552 So 4th st Secretory Garret M. Western, 566 Bridge 8t . . . Collector Jas. L. Gibbs, Collinswood, N. J . . . . Receiver Henry Harris. 446 Henry St . . . Magazine Agent 78. BAT 8TATE: Worcester, Mass. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 802 Main St. J. E. Johnson, 18 Castle St Master Chas. A. Smith, 124 Central 8t .... Secretary Geo. T. Craft. 46 Sabin 8t Collector Chas. O. Sykes, 11 Gowlding St Receiver E. A, Bragg. 8 Kilby 8t Magazine Agent 74. KANSAS CITY; Kansas City, Mo. Meets in Forresters’ Hall alternate Mondays. D. McDonnell. 2114 Belleview Ave .... Master R. H. Wilson, 541 Highland Ave., Kansas City. Kan Secretary R. Haslett, 2117 Madison avenue .... Colleocor W. B. Roberts, 1641 Madison Ave .... Receiver H. O. Draper, Station 4<A” . . . Magazine Agent 76. ENTERPRISE; Philadelphia, Pa. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays at G. A. R. Hall, N. K. Cor. 39th and Market Hts. 8. H. McFarland, 4050 Filbert St Master W. H. Guthrie, 676 N. 84th 8t Secretary Frank Dupell, 3621 Aspen St . . . . . Collector W. H. Gutnrie, 676 N. 84th 8t Receiver Frank Dupell, 8U21 Aspen St . . Magazine Agent 76. NEW ERA ; Breckenrldre, Minn. Meets 2d and 4th 8andays at 2 P. M. In Masonic Hall. Geo. W. Sebastian Master John C. Nolan, L. Box 285 Secretary W. C. Hall, L. Box 239 Collector C. 8. Hurd Receiver Fred Whitbred, Box 84 Magazine Agent 77. ROCKY MOUNTAIN; Denver, Colo. Meets every Thursday at 7:30 P. M., at 1525 Lari- mer st Chas. D. Lane, 2616 Lawrence 8t Master W. F. Brand age, 1216 Larimer St .... Secretary D. L. Marrs, 445 Beecher ave, N. side . . Collector W. F. Brundage, 1216 Larimer St . . . Receiver J. F. Nally, 2724 Arapahoe St . . Magazine Agent 73. GOLDEN EAGLE; Sedalia, Mo. Meets 1st, 8d and 5th Saturdays at 7:80 P. M. T. C. Martin, 417 N. Summit St Master E. K. Park, 519 Ohio St Secretary W. N. Mitchell, 821 Randolph St ... . Collector Hemy Myers, 318 Engineers’ St .... Receiver C. L. Van Etteu, 1216 E. 5th St ... . Mag. Agent 79. J. M. DODGE; Roodhonse, DL Meets 1st and 3d Mondays and 2d and 4th Sun- days, in Engineer’s Hall. John Hyndman Master Chas. E. Stone ... 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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 221 St, SELF HELP ; Airort. 111. Meets over 28 and 28 Broadway, every 2d 8unday. John S Slick, 447 Main St Master W. B. Miller, 110 Main St Secretary W. B. Miller. 110 Main 8t Collector Frank G. Boomer. 261 South Ave . . . Receiver Fred. E. Diamond, Tremont House . Mag. Agent SL FOB CITY : Bratoerd. Mima. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., in I. O. O. F. hail, 6th st So. Thomas Riley. Box 1602 Master Geo. Watts, Box 1045 Secretary Paul Braden, Box 1720 Collector John Cullen, Box 1749 Receiver 8. W. Green Magaxlne Agent fit. NORTHWESTERN ; Minneapolis. Minn. Meet 1st Saturday evening and 3d Sunday after- noon of each month. Morgan K. Miller, 1214 Western Ave . Master W. K. Richmond, 820 N. Girard Ave . . Secretary B. A. Bennett, 1116 Western Ave .... Collector NT. E. Richmond. 820 N. Girard Ave . . Receiver Geo. E. Walker, 2130 Tenth Ave. 8o., Man. Agent ML TRINITY: Fort Worth. Texas. Meets in Firemen’s Hall every Friday at 8 P. M. L M. Dean. L. Box 406 Master Cbss. T. Elliott. L.Box 406 Secretary L M. Dean, L. Box 406 Collector James Jay. Box 406 . . Receiver R. D. Hartzell, 613 E. 15th St . . Magazine Agent M. CALHOUN j Battle Creek, Mich. Meets in Whitcomb’s Block, N. Jefferson St., 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:30 P. M. and 1st Monday at 7:30 P. M. D. Coughlin, 56 East Hall St Master Wm. Powell, 88 Bennett St Secretary Thos. P. Costello, 35 E. Hall St Collector EL C. Wilder, 50 South Ave . . Receiver Chas. M. Byrd, 34 Irving St . . . Magaxlne Agent *» FARGO: Fargo, Dakota. Meets 2a and 4th Sundays at I. O. O. F. Hall, Cor. Robert st. and Second Ave. Arthnr Bassett, L. Box 1796 Master Geo. L. Sutherland, Box 962 Secretary W. W. Sturm an. Box 825 Collector Rich. Roggeveen, L. Box 1096 Receiver J. T. Wantland, L. Box 1653 . Magazine Agent M BLACK H1LM; Laramie City, Wysmtag. Beets Friday evening at 7:80 in &. L. Hall. John W. Coatln Master Wm. Knold Secretary Henry C. Bernard Collector Wm. Roth Receiver Cbss. Reynolds Mag. Agent ft. SUMMIT j Raw lias, Wyoming. Meet st L O. O. F. Hall 1st and 3d Wednesdays at 7 J0 P. M. J. A. Measures Master J. Doherty Secretary G. C. Jordan Collector P. Naughton Receiver Wm. Ross Magazine Agent M. HORNING OTAR; Evanston, . Meets Thursdays at 7:80 P. it. in 1. O. O. F. Hall. John O’Donnell Master Wm. Murray Secretary John O’Donnell Collector John Yount Receiver James Hoit Magazine Agent «. SLYER STATE; Carlin, Nevada. Meets Tuesday in Rngr’s hall, at 8 P. M. C. H. Oliver Master Jeam Swaney Secretary Gen. English Collector C. H. OlUver Receiver Jams Swaney Magazine Agent M. BAN DIEGO; 8an Bernardino, Cal. * Marts la Odd Fellows Hall 1st and 3d Sundays. R R. Lmnsden, Box 645 Master I. F. Lange Secretary if. KlsSrt Collector Thomas Fitzgerald • • Receiver §. A. March, Box 645 Mag. Agent 91. GOLDEN GATE; 8an Francisco, Cal. Meets 1st Sunday at 1 P. M. and 3d Tuesday at 7 P. M., Cor. Valencia and )6th Sts. Mat Rourke, 1855 Mission 8t Master Charles A. Crltes, 2U8 Sixteenth St . . Secretary W. J. Allen. 24 Julian Ave., near 15th, Collector T. D. Manh ire, 2738 Sixteenth 8t . . . .Receiver James Doyle, 587 Eighteenth St . . Mag. Agent 9i. FRONTIER CITY; Oswego, N. Y. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at N. Y. O. <& W. Ry. Depot. M. H. Murphy. N. Y. O. & W. Depot . . . Master Myrom H. Counsell, 16 E. 5th St ... . Secretary Jas. Whalen, 290 W. 7th St Collector 8. C. Forsyth, 166 W. Utica St Receiver 8. C. Forsyth, 166 W. Utica St . . Magaslne Agent 95. GATE CITY : Ksoknk, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th 8undays at 2 P. M., In Horn’s hall, Cor. 8th and Main sts. Geo. Waden, 507 Main St Master E. J. Concannon, 1007 Park St Secretary John Morgan, 1218 Reid St Collector John H. Carter. 507 Main 8t Receiver A. J. Eberaoll. 1213 Bank 8t . . . Magazine Agent 91. CACTUS; Tbnoi, Arizona. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesdays at 7:30 P. M. at B. of 1 . F. Hall, Cor. Tool Ave. and Pennington 8t Wm. Patterson, Lock Box 218 Master W E. Butler, Box 218 Secretary F. M. Blaney, L. Box 218 Collector J. J. Lncev, L. Box 296 Receiver J. C. Clancy, L. Box 218 Magazine Argent 96. CHICAGO; Chicago, IU. Meet at 237 Milwaukee Ave. 2d Tuesday at 8:00 P. M. and last Sunday of each month.at9:90 A. M. C. B. Johnson, 228 W. Indiana St . . . . Master Geo. Pace. 268 W. Kinxie St Secretary J. F. Cantlon, 142 Front 8t Collector E. W. W’allbaum. 224 Larrabee 8t . . . Receiver Pat Gimdy, Lake Forest, 111 . . . Magazine Agent 96. ALKXIA; Wellsvllle, Ohio. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays oor. Main and Four- teenth 8ts. Joseph Quinn, Box 239 Master Frank Ray, Box 695 Secretary Wm. King Collector J. W. Chisholm, Box 695 .... . . Receiver John Lei D tag, Box 366 Magaslne Agent 97. ORANGE GROYE ; Los Angeles, Cal. Meets every Tuesday evening at 7:30, at 512 San Fernando St. J. J. Lawton, Box 72 Master Geo. C. Morton, Box 72 Secretary W. J. Grant, Box 72 Collector Geo. C. Morton, Box 72 Receiver F. B. Boyett, 11 Aurora st . . Magazine Agent 93. FIRSHYEBANCE: Terrace, Utah. Meets every Tuesday, at Engineers' Hall. R. M. Toy Master A. 8. Noble Secretary E. P. Hastings Collector D. F. Creswell Receiver F. R. Kramer Magazine Agent 99. ROCHESTER; Rochester. N. T. Meets every Friday evening, at No. 33 Market 8t. E. K. Pruyn, 41 First Ave Master D. A. Thompson, 816 Frank St Secretary W. M. Chadwick, 171 N. Union St . . . Collector James Clark, 171 N. Union St Receiver Jas. A. Clark, 171 N. Union St ... . Mag. Agent 106. ADAIR; Bowlla* Greea. Rv. Meets every Monday at 2 P. M. P. J. Burke Master Wm. H. Hawkins Secretary Woods L. Miller Collector Wesley Alaup Receiver Richard A. Potter Magazine Agent 191. ABYANCR; Crestos, Iowa. Meets every Monday at 7:30 P. M.t in Firemen’s Hall, 222 Pine st. J. F. Bryan, L. Box 319 Master J. H. Murphy, L. Box 523 Secretary J. W. Crouch, Box 288 Collector J. F. Bryan, L. Box 319 Receiver F. S. Templeton Magazine Agent Digitized by ^.ooQle

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222 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Mar lOt. CONFIDENCE; East Des KoIin, Iowa. Meets alternate Sundays at 2 P. M., in I. O. O. F. Hall, 8. E. cor. Syoamore and Sixth St. F. 8. Payne, 1221 Court Ave Maatei J. W. Combs, 1321 Buchanan 8t Secretary John Loveless. 1203 Fillmore 8t. . . . . Collector J. W. Combs, 1321 Buchanan 8t . . Receive H. L. Wilson, Robertson block, room 7 Magazine Agent 101. FALLS CITY ; Loslsvllle, Ry. Meet every Thursday at 2 P. M. at Colgan's Hall, Cor. lOtn and Walnut 8t. Clark H. R*e, 1242 Twelfth St Master J. J. Lawson, 1108 12th 8t Secretary James White, 2110 W. Madison 8t . . Collector J. J. Lawson, 1108 12th 8t Receiver Jas. H. Patrick, 939 Tenth 8t . . Magazine Agent 10 i. 44 OLD EENTCCEs 99 Ladlow, Kv. Meets 1st and 3d Thursdays at 7:90 P. M. in I. O. O. F. Hall. H. Q. Chrisinger, Box 76 Master M. J. Connelly Secretary Chas. Heimberger Collector J. E. Dorau, Box 76 Receiver Chas. Heimberger . Magazine Agent 10 i. PROGRESS s Galesburg, 111. Meets 1st and 2d Thursdays and 8d and 4th Fridays at 7:80 P. M.. in B. of L. ® Hall. Win. Heath, 351 E. Main St Master Wm. Heath, 351 E. Main st Secretary J. L. Nelson, 327 N. Seminary St . . . Collector Fted W. Peterson. 16 W 8d St Receiver C. G. Nelson, 5i2 Seminary St ... . Mag. Agent 10 J. KEY CITY: Dsbnqne, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. , over Master Mechanic's Office. Jas. B. Smith, 1001 Lake St Master D. W. Mason, 438 High St Secretary J. E. Haynes, 235 High St Collector John P. Sandry, 162 High St . Receiver J. Haines, 18 High St Magazine Agent 107. ECLIPSE; Gallon, Ohio. Meets in Zimmerman's Hall every Thursday evening. M. Dean Master Ed. W. Armor, Box 701 Secretary E. W. Armor, Box 701 Co lector J. A. Farnworth, Box 288 Receiver Geo. Canaan, Box 398 Magazine Agent 106. PIONEER; Chama, New Hexleo. Meets every Wednesday at 7:30 P. M., inD.&R. G. Passenger Depot. Herman Berodt Master Michael Hurley Secretary F. L. Hindle Collector J. C. McCabe. Box 8 Receiver Edward Bradley Magazine Agent 100. PEACE; 8t. Louis, Ho. Meets 2d and 4th Fridays of each month in Sum- mit Hall, Cor. Ewing Ave. and Market St. C. E. Amos, 2346 Mullamphy St Master W. M. White, Oil Chouteau Ave .... Secretary O. L. Dearlnv, 1603 Washington ave . . Collector J. L. Pate. 3034 Rutger St Receiver J. L. Pate, 3034 Rutger St ... . Magazine Agent 110. OLD GUARD; Bucyrus, Ohio. Meet every 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. in En- gineer’s HalL Cor. Saudusky and Mansfield St. J. R. Gordon, L. Box 235 Master C. P. Collins Secretary Zeno Kirk Collector Chas. F. Pillard, L. Box 236 Receiver C. P. Collins Magazine Agent 111. BEACON : Rattoon, HI. Meets In K of L. Hall Sunday at 2:80 P. M. C. J. Singleton, Box 50 Master T. F. Banett. Box 427 Secretary O. C. Henry Collector C. J. Singleton, Box 60 Receiver Ben Newkirk Magazine Agent 112. EVENING STAB: ML Yernoa, Dl. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesdays In Heiserman’s Hall, at 7:30 P. M. 8. R. Wild Master John C. Branham Secretary John C. Branham Collector E. F. Lynch Receiver Tho6. F. Thickston Magazine Agent 111. CLABK-KIMBALL; Pocatello. Idaho. Meets in Masonic Hall every Monday at 7:30 P. M. Ed. Anderson Master Henry Lopas Secretary Wm. Randolph Collector James Hand Receiver E. G. Leaf, Ogden, Utah .... Magazine Agent 114. MAGIC CITY; Cheyenne, Wyoming. Meets every Wednesday at 8 F. M. W. 8. McGuire, Box 406 James N Boggs Secretary Michael Welch Collector John Dunne Receiver Magazine Agent 116. GULF C1TT : Galveston, Texas. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesdays in The Temple of Honor. H. L. Briggs, Cor. 8th and Market Sts . . . Master J. H. Suinboff, Avenue I, between 37th and 38;h Sts . . Secretary G. E. Labitt, So. 85th, bet. Church and Winnie Sts Collector H. S. Briggs, 8th and Market Sts ... . Receiver A. J. Schmidt, 37th street, between H. and I Magazine A&ent 116. ST. CLAIR; Fort Gratiot, Mich. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays In Engineers* Hall at 1:80 P. M. Wm. A. Brown Master Samuel Carson, Box 198 Secretary J. N. Timeus, Box 8 Collector E. G. Hubbard, Box 127 Receiver W. Renwick, Box 107 Magazine Agent 117. BEATER: London, Ontario. Meets 2d Sunday and 4th Wednesday of each month, in K. of P. Hall, Carling's Block, Rich- mond St. Robt. Hornsby, 154 Clarence 8t Maxtor Edwin 8. Chapman, 151 Clarence St . . Secretary 8. T. Fletcher. 221 Maitland St Collector John W. Cox, 358 Simcoe St Receiver Robt. Lister, 411 H1U St .... Magazine Agent 118. STAB OF THE EAST: Richmond, Onsbse. Meets in Pearson’s Hall every Wednesday at 7:86 P. M.. and 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M. James Law Master T. R. Jackson Secretary G. A. Pearson Collector John Kelley Receiver Fred Driver Magazine Agemt 110. COLONIAL ; River dn Long, Quebec. Meets Wednesday and Thursday nights, alter- nately, in English School Room. W. H. Rougean, L C. Ry. Station Master Wm. Carmichael, I. C. Ry. Station . . Secretary James Fohy, I. C. Ry. Station Collector Wm. Carmichael, 1. C. Ry. 8tatlon . . . Receiver W. H. Rougeau, 1. C. Ry. Station . . Maga. Agent 180. FORTUNE; Syracuse, N. Y. Meets every Tuesday evening in Pike Block, Oor. Fayette and Salina 8ts. E. F. McNulty. 2 Wall 8t Master Simon Maugan. 196 Shomard St ... . Secretary L. G. Rousiion. 20 Pioneer St Collector F. H. Livingston, 59 Jackson St .... Receiver W. H. Jacobson, 224 Gifford St, . . . Mag. Agent 121. FELLOWSHIP; Corning, N. Y. Meet 1st and 3d Sundays of each month at 8 P. M. in Odd Fellows Hall. F. E. Potter Master Frank E. Hanmer Secretary George R. Quick Collector William H. Smith Receiver C E. Beales Magazine Agent / Digitized by Google

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 223 ltt.lL B. STONE: Beards town, 111. Meets every Tuesday evening at 7:90, on Main street, over Eberwein’s grocery store. D. A. Sherman, Box 14# Master Henry Henson. Box 387 Secretary N. H inner. L. Box 4# Collector Albert Sanka . . Receiver E. I. Summers, Box 694 Magazine Agent iff. 0 YE It LAND; Omaha. Neb. Meets in K. of P. Hall, Corner 14th and Doug lam Sts. every Wednesday at 8 P. M. Albert Cole, 1618 Jscksou St Master F. W. Perkins, 1606 Chicago St ... . Secretary William Cummings, 1306 South 12tb St, Collector Albert Cole, 1618 lackson St Receiver E 8. Emmons. 1007 So. 11th St . . . Mag. Agent 124 t'lLOT: Perry. Iowa. Meets 2d and 4tn Sundays, in Odd Fellows* Hall, at 22)0 P. M. H. A. Draper Master T F. Quinn. Box 586 Secretary H. E. D-Graves Collector M. D. Grady Receiver M. D. Grady . . Magazine Agent 1*. GUIDE; Marshalltown. Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month in Room 15 South Center St , opposite new Court House. J. M. Speers. 606 S Third s Master H. C. Boggie, 601 E. Linn St Secretary T H. Meredith, 112 S. J Ave ... . Collector J. M. Larimer. 325 S. Third St Receiver J. H. Crellin, 612 E. Linn St . Magazine Agent 1M. COMET; Audi, Mina. Meets 2d and 4 in Sundays of each month in Hays’ HalL W. A. Se&rles Master O. C. Corn forth Secretary August Olson Collector 0. C. Cornforth Receiver August Olson Magazine Agent 111. NORTHERN LIGHT; Wiaaeueg, Manitoba. Meets 1st Tuesday and 3d Sunday, in Assinaboine Hall, 133 Ross 8t. John Wellington, 229 Rose St Master W. H. Woods, 14 Patrick 8t Secretary W. H. Woods, 14 Patrick St Collector J. G. Jonah, 226 McWilliams 8t . . . . Receiver Geo. M Vausickle, care P. R. shops, Msg. Agent m. LANDMARK; Gleadlve, Montana. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesdays at 7 P. M. Arthur Todd Master Daniel Sinclair, Box 56 Secretary James McKenzie, Box 56 Collector Samuel E. Burns, Forsyth, Mont .... Receiver Douglass Westfall, Box 55 . . . Magazine Agent 129 MINERAL KING : Escauaba, Mich. Meets in B. of L. E. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays. ft. K. Gorham, Box 422 Master Thou. Faulkes, Box 126 Secretary M. A. Hairing, Box 526 Collector J 9. Rogers, Box tt£2 Receiver J. J. Kelly, Box 480 Magazine Agent IMt GUIDING STAR: Milwaukee, WIs. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. In Engineers’ halL CL 8. McAnliffe. 561 Washington street . . Master Peter F. Fox, 335 Barclay St ... . Secretary Jas. H. Brad >, 321 Clinton St Collector Thomas Dwjer, 335 Ja kson St Receiver Idward Summers, 99 Sixth St . . Magazine Aggnt 1IL GOLDEN RULE; Steveas Poiit, WIs. Meets 1st and 3d Fridays at 7:90 P. M. and 2d and 4th 8nndays at 2:90 P. M in Redfield’s Hall. Geo. W. Hammond, Box 500 Master K 8. Cochran, Box 121 Secretary Wm. D. Goltz Collector R. J. Lnxan, Box 396 Receiver ft. J. Luxan, Box 396 .... . Magazine Agent UL MARTIN BUGHITT; Eagle Grove, Iowa. Meets In Opera House 1st and 8d Sundays and last Wednesday at 2 P. M. W. J. Coleman, Box 7 . Master M. F. Murphy. Box 100 Secretary fiber Wreasell Collector John H. Howell Receiver Lewis V. Roberts Magazine Agent 138. SPRAGUE; Sprague. Washington Ty. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, 7 P. M., Postoffloe ball. M. E. Montgomery Master W. G. Houghton, Box 10 Secretary Thomas Parry Collector Arthur Herider Receiver J. C. Smith Magazine Agent IS4. EASTMAN; Farnham Qaebec. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays and 2d and 4th Mon- days. E. W. Gibson Master H. E. Cowan Secretary M. I Spaulding Collector E. W. Gibson Receiver Louis Lepine Magazine Agent 135. NEW TEAR; El Paso. Texas. Meets in Firemen’s Hall 1st and 3d Tuesdays at 7 P. M. E. A. Peegar, Box 184 Master W. B. Si*son. Box 184 Secretary O. D. Smith, Box 184 Collector W. B Sisson, Box 184 Receive! F. Fitch. L. Box 184 M agazine Agent 136. J. SCOTT; Port Hope, Ontario. Meets alternate Sundays at 2 P. M. George Pratt, Box 166 Master Wm. Rodgers Secretary Joseph Kelcher Collector L. McIntosh, Lindsay P.O , Ontario . . Receiver J. Jefferies Magazine Agent 187. PROTECTION, Eldoa. Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:30 P. M. in K, P. hall. L. C. Allen Master J. T. Hull, Box 196 Secretary Geo. W. Trott Collector A. Shunterman ... Receiver F. James Magazine Agent 188. UNION; Freeport. HI. Meet in A. O. U. W. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. James A. Flack Master Sam Shaunnensy, 16 Crocker St .... Secretary John Guhin, Box 1597 Collector Sam 8haunnessy, 16 Crocker St . . . Receiver Wm. A. Brubaker, 10 State St . . Magazine Agent 139. MT. WHITNEY ; Tulare. Cal. Meets in Schultz’s Hall 1st and 3d Sundays and 2d and 4th Fridays at 2 P. M. Wm. Allen, Box 31 . Master George Landes. Box 31 Secretary L. J. whyers, Box ;il Collector J. J. Norton. Box 31 Receiver Wm. Manerhan Magazine Agent 140. MOUNT OURAY; Halida, Colo. Meets every Monday at 7:90 P. M., In Fraternity A. K. Brown, Box 599 Master L. W. Jones, Box 122 Secretary J. W. Hardy. LBox 399 Collector 8. D. Alger, Box 599 Receiver W. E. Somerville. L. Box 599 . . Magazine Agext 141. A. G. POSTER; Fort Wayne, lad. Meets in Grand Army Hall every Wednesday at 7^) p A. J. Kohler, 34 Allen St Master H. Westerman, 20 W. Lewis St .... Secretary C. F. Sweeney, cor. Holton Ave. and FlRher St . . . Collector W. R Fredricks, 415 LafayettoSt .... Reoelver T. E. Short. 293 W. Main St . . . Magazine Agent 142. C. R. WHIPPLE; Toledo, Ohio. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 1:30 P. M. and 2d and 4th Thursdays at 7 P. M. at 245 St. Clair St. John Rapparlie, cor Coliinwood Ave and Vance St Master G. W. Nesper, 420 Broadway Secretary L. H. Heeman, 130Segure Ave . . . Collector G. W. Nesper, corner of Broadway and Knopp Sts Receiver B. I. Ross, Penn, engine house . . . Mag. Agent Digitized by Google

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224 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Mar. ]4S. B. C. FEM.0W8; Wert Oaklud, Cal. Meets in Odd Fellows’ hall, cor. llth and Frank linsts., Oakland, Cal., 2d and 4th Wednesday* T. /. Roberts. 1218 Eleventh Ave Maste' J.W. Littlejohn. Berkley Alameda, Co. Secretary Ed Johnson, 918 Wood St Collectoi P. B. Hall. West Oakland P. O Recietei E. E. Cushing. 881 Myrtle street, Oakland, Cal Magazine Agent 144. BUG AB LOAF; Campbellton. New Brunswick. Meets 1st Saturday at 8 P. M, and 3d Sunday at 2 P. M. in Patterson’s Hall, I.C. E. Depot. John Morton Mastei Wm. A. Thomson Secretary Wm. Bastin Collector John Devercaux Receiver Wm. Smallwood Magazine Agent 14$. DAVY CROCKETT ; San Antonio. Texas. Meet every Wednesday at 2:80 P. M. in Jones’ Hall. 801 Austin St. H. M. Brown, 818 Ave. D Master Robt. Nicholson, No. 5 Eighth St . . . Secrctar> Robt. Nicholson, No. 5 Eighth 8t . . . Collector H. M. Brown, 818 Ave. D . .... Receiver J. D. Pereira, 1813 W. Commerce St., Mag. Agent 116. BATOC CITY; Houston, Texas. Meets 1st and 3d Mondays at 7 P. M.; 2d and 4th Mondays at 2 P. M. John F. Broughton, 9. P. Ry Master Chas. D. Sedgwick, H. E. & W. T. Ry . Secretary F. M. Bettis. 5 Murray 8t Collector Fred Keeler, 8. P. R. R. Shops Receiver D. M. Moody Magazine Agent 147. MIDLAND; Temple, Texas. Meet every Monday at 8.00 P. M. R. Robinson, Box 105 Master C. Sweeny, Box 105 Secretary Thos. H. Boyd Collector James Conney Receiver W. R. Brown Magazine Agent 148. BUNNY SOUTH : Tyler, Texas. Meets every Friday at 7:80 P. M. In K. of P. Hall. M.^Hogan, Box 1849 Master M. Hogan, Box 1349 Secretary R. T. Suker, Box 1349 Collector Thomas Fraser. Box 1349 Receiver Frank J. Hayes, Box 1349 .... Magazine Agent 149. JUST Of TIME ; New York, N. Y. Meets 2d and 4th Saturdays at 8 P. M., at 110 East 125th street. F. C. Donigan, 2482 Eighth Ave Master P. A. Donahue, 311 W. 55th 8t .... Secretary 8am. Loasby, 2507 Eighth Ave Collector P. Witzel, 400 E. 121st St Receiver P. Witzel. 400 E. 121st St .... Magazine Agent i«0. 8. M. STEVENS; Marquette, Mick. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., in Mack’s Hall, cor. Washington and 3d sts. L. L. Hood, Room 8, Gregory Block, W. Washington St., Marquette, L. 9., Mich Master Arthur Bishop, 148 Main St Secretary Fred Brown. Marquette, L. S . Mich . Collector Chas Zryd, Marquette, L. S., Mich . . . Receiver Chas. Zryd, Marquette, L. S., Mich . Mag. Agent l SI. MAPLE LEAF ; Hamilton. Ontario. Meet 1st and SdSundays at 2:30 P. M. James Oliver, N. & N. W. Ry Master Wm. Broughton, 14 Iuchbury St. So . . Secretary James Fainter, 12 Crook St Collector Wm. Broughton, 18 Inchburry St. So . Receiver John McColl, 17 Crook’s Street .... Mag. Agent 152. NORTH POLE ; West Bay City, Mich. Meets in Odd Fellow’s Hall 1st and 3d Sundays. E. L. Jacoby. Box 805 . Master Fred C. McDonald. Box 882 Secretary John A. Mainex. Box 902 Collector Thos. Pries. Box 783 Receiver Fred C. McDonald, Box 882 . . . Magazine Agent IAS. H. C. LORD; Fort Scott, Kansas. Meets in 1. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 PM G. K. Bates, 123 N. Barbee St Master Alexander Bnrr, 1128 Oak St Secretary G. K. Bates, 123 N. Barabce St Collector John Haggart Receiver W. F. Strode, 216 So. BarbeeS t . . . Mag. Agent lfit. McKKEN; Ottawa, Kansas. Meet in K . P. Hall on 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M W. L. Miller. Box 432 Master A. L. Beardsley. 810 King St Secretary W. R. Knickerbocker Collector Arthur Hill Receiver W. D. Frisby, 637 Ann 8t., Wyandotte Kau ... Mag. Agent 1*6. TEXAS BELLE; Greenville, Texaa. Meets every Friday at 7:30 P. M. Master E. H. Sims, L Box 164 Secretary W. E. Scott Collector L. Ryan, L Box 92 ... Receiver W. K. Scott Magazine Agent 154. NECHES: Palestine, Texas. Meets in Engineers' Hall every Saturday night M. P. Gibson, Box 256 Master J. H. Colemar, Box 256 Secretary L. T. Branham, Box 256 Collector R. F. Wright, Box 258 Receiver B. S. Bendy. Box 266 Magaalne Agent 157. ECHO; Pern, Ind. Meets In Echo Hall 1st and 3d 3undays at 2 ) . and 2d and 4th Tuesdays at 7 P. M. B. E. Flaherty Master H. P. Matthews .... Secretary F. A. Mills Collector H. P. Matthews Receiver G. N. Smith Magazine Agent 158. STANDARD; Detroit, Hick. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 1:80 P. M., at No. 47 Monroe ave.. up stairs. Tim. Teaben, 447 Clinton 8t Master J. Nopper. 217 Grogan st., Secretary E. Heiaenrich, 124 Hastings St Collector J. Nopper, 217 Crogan St, Receiver A. Eamiston, 258 Lafayette St . Magazine Agent 1>9. W. H. THOMAS; Nashville. Tenn. Meets every Saturday at 7:30 P. M., at 81mm ons* Hall. cor. 8ummbr and Union Sta. J. B. Fry, 124 Stevenson St Master G. F. Dutlinger, 1080 S. Cherry St . . Secretary T. J. Fitzgerald, X. A C. Round House . Collector F. G. Harrison, 65 8tevens Ave .... Receiver W. D. Bledsoe, 11 Joseph Ave . . Magazine Agent 160. C. J. HEPBURN ; Evansville, Ind. Meets in A O. U. W. Hall, Third and Main Sta.. 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. Morris Hoffman, 30o Olive St Master Edgar G. Hitch. 931 Canal St Secretary Robert T. 8kinner. 519 Harriet st. . . Collector John K. Taylor. 109 Lincoln Ave .... Receiver Jerry Burke, 606 S. 8th st., TerreHante,Mag. Agent 161. HERALD: Burlington. Iowa. Meets at Knights of Pythias Hall every other Sunday at 2 o’clock P. M. L. E Humpton, 916 Wells St Master Chas. E. Turner, 413 South Main St . . Secretary B. Coughlin, 418 Maple St . * Collector 8. W Bowser, Round House Receiver E. Ernest. Cor. 3d and Locust St, . . Mag. Agent 162. PROSPECT ; Elkhart, lad. Meets in B. of L. F. Hall, 505 Main 8t.. every Wednesday at 7:30, and 1st Sunday at 2 P. M. D.F. Wagner, 208 Fourth St Master Chas. E. Piatt, 211 Third St Secretary D. F. Wagoer, 208 Fourth 8t Collector A. H. Gordon. 288 Beardsley Ave . . . Receiver F. Roderick. 1005 So. 2d St . . . Magazine Agent ICS. JETNA ; Pine Bluff, Ark. Meets every Friday at 7 P. M., at Masonic Hall. Tim Carder Master DeWitt Hope, Box 56 Secretary D. 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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 225 Mi. SKL Hi VIE; Batter, lad. Meets Tuesday evenings In I. O. O. F. Hall, on Broadway. 8. E. Moaahammer Master C. E. Blair Secretary R. H. March . Collector J. J. Derek, Box 202 Receiver W. H. Weber, Box 824 . . . . Magazine Agent 118. BOBERT ANDREWS; Andrews. lad. Meets in Firemen’s Hall every Monday at 7 P. M. Albert E Booth Master G. W. Adams Secretary Geo. B. Richardson Collector W. H Dailey Receiver J. N. Wright Magazine Agent 1*. WM. HUGO; Haattngtea, lad. Meets in Engineer’s Hall every Wednesday even- ing. W. G. Cox Master F. Zeppenfield, Box 523 Secretary C. W. Hammond Collector C. C. Robertson. Box 844 Receiver P. F. Morphy, Box 378 Magazine Agent W. MOUNT HOOD; The Pal lea, Orexon. Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 8d Mondays. J. W. Reedy, Albina, Ore Master Wm. Birkett. Box 242 Secretary G. A. Ferguson, L. Box 832 Collector Jao. Belat Receiver H. P. Smith Magazine Agent 1«. GUARD BAIL; Forth La Crosse. Wis. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays at 2:00 P. M. and 2d and 4th Mondays at 7:00 P. M. J. J. Brown, 311 Rose st Master Frank Krause, Portage, Wis Secretary Ernest J. Gerstenkom, Box 842, Portage City. Mich Collector Thomas Cawley. 522 Mill st Receiver J. J. Brown, 311 Rose st . . . • • Magazine Agent MR H. G. BROOM ; Hornellsvi.**, A. T. Meets every Monday at 7:80 P. M. at Washington Hall. Broad St C. 8. Graham 81 S. Diviaon 8t Master W. N. Kelly, 20 Oak St Secretary H. 8. Hynes. 45 Hill 8t Collector A H. 8pencer, 18 Elm St Receiver M. 8. Hendee, Friendship, N. Y., Magazine Agent UR PRAIRIE; Hsroa, Dakota. Meets in Odd Fellows Hall on 2d and 4th Sun- days at 3 P. M. T. Walter Bandy Master Gao. E. Coon, Box 000 Secretary L. L. Neibllng, Box 784 Collector lot C. Graff, Box 168 Receiver W. A. Brown Magazine Agent Ul. M7IBKAX ; Trmro, Nora Scotia. s Mena in Caledonia Hall 2d Saturdays and 4th Thursdays. F. H. White. Box 606 Master D. W. Duncan, Box 167 Secretary T. W. Hennessey, Box 167 Collector F. M. White, Box 606 Receiver Thoe. Hennessey Magazine Agent UR F. 0. LAWRENCE ; Ottawa, Ontario. Meets alternate Sundays. T. W. Turner, 544 Wellington 8t Master J. G. Armstrong, Richmond Lodge . . Secretary Starr Stewart, 544 Wellington St ... . Collector John Cross, C. P. R.R. shoos Receiver Alex. McCualg, 56 Ottawa St . . Magazine Agent UR PACIFIC ; Winslow, Artzoaa. Masts every Sunday at 7:30 P.M. in B.of L.F hall. BL Hetde Master T. J. Garter Secretary John C. Bull, Williams. AH* Collector C-F. Evans, Coolldge, N, Mex Receiver K W. Davis Magazine Agent UR 1AHIBBUBG : Harrisbarg, Pa. Meats Oor. Third and Cumberland Sts., over Mer- chants’ Bank, 2d and 4* h Sundays at 1 P. M. Va. H. Mo* ne. 1504 N. 6th St Master O. Motter. 433 Kelker St . . . . Secretary M. J. Roberta, 503 Riley 8t Collector MhGiamm, 1330 Margaretta st . . . .Receiver wm, H. Morne. 1504 Penn. ave. . Magazine Agent 19*. TAILOR: Newark. Ohio. Meets in Donovan's Hall every Wednesday at 7 P M A. A. Hickerson, 53 N. First st Master John Adkins. Box C Secretary W. R. Stone, Box C ..... . . . Collector John Adkins, Box C Receiver W. R. Stone, Box C Magazine Agent 17*. MAIN LINE : Clinton. HI. Meets 1st ana 8d Sundays of each month A. G. Turlay, Box 61 Master C. H. Porter, Box 41 Secretary C. H. Porter, Box 41 Collector W. F. Gorman. Box 296 Receiver C. H. Porter, Box 41 Magazine Agent 177. SUNSET; Marshall, Texas. Meets every Thursday at 7:80 P. M. at Firemen’s Hall. H. L. Morton, Box 214 Master G. M. Lovett Secretary O. J. Leach, Box 184 Collector Jas. Fink Reoeiver O. J. Leach, Box 184 Magazine Agent 178. 8ALT LAKE; 8alt Lake City, Utah. Meets in Emporium Hall Tuesdays, at 8 P. M. Leonard W. Resale r, 223 N. 3d 8t. W . . . Master Wm. J. Horne, 160 S. Third St. W. . . . Secretary Geo. M. Edwards, D. A R. 8. shops . . . Receiver F. A. Featherston, D. A R. S. shops . . Collector Arthur W. Roberts, D. A R. S. shops., Msg. Agent 170. BEE-HIYE ; Llaeoln, Neb. Meets in K. P. hall, 2d and 4th Sundays. W. 8pohr, Box 6 Master J. K. Robinson, 730 N. Tenth St ... Secretary Geo. Hinkle, Box 480 Collector J. K. Robinson, 780 N. 10th st Receiver I. M. Freese, 18st., bet. V andW St. . . Mag. Agent 180. THREE 8TATE8; Cairo, HI. Meets cor. 12th st. and Washington Ave., 2d and 4th Sundays. J. C. O’Connell, 808 Twenty-First St . . . Master G. B. Vincent Secretary M. J. Kilev, 714 Cedar St Collector A. J. Jaeckel Receiver J. C. O’Connell Magazine Agent 181. WELLINGTON; Palmerston, Ontario. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P. M. in Odd Fel- lows Hall. Thomas Farley Master Alex. Hobson Secretary Thomas H. Cosford Collector James Nicholson Reoeiver Alex. Dunbar Magazine Agent 182. GOOD INTENT; Erie, Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesdays, In Firemen’s Hall, Zuck’s Block. John Ford, 461 W. 18th St Master A. H. Gifford. 850 W 17th St Secretary W. E. Ross, 63 W. Thirteenth St . . . . Collector Chas. Fitzmorris, 63 W. 13th 8t Receiver Chas Fitzmorris, 63 W. 13th St ... . Msg. Agent 188. LAKE 8HOBE ; Colli* wood, Ohio. Meets in Engineer’s Hall alternate Thursday evenings. J. M. Gaines. Box 152 Master 8. A. Hohman, Box 82 Secretary W. T. Wade Collector H. I. Miller, Box 154 . . Receiver D. A. Carver, Box 301 Magazine Agent 184. LIMA ; Lima, Ohio. Meets every 8undays at 1:30 P. M. In Irish Block. E. L. Melhorn Master W. J. Dunn, 178 S. Jackson 8t Secretary Joe Bowsher, Box 777 Collector J. E. Meyers, 128 W. Kirby St Receiver S. H. Hartsing Magazine Agent 185. FIDELITY ; Delphos, Ohio. Meets in Beyer's Hall every Sunday at 2 P. M. A. E. Roebuck? Box 811 Master J. F. Hallsey, Box 311 Secretary B. Cramer Collector A. J. Hogarth, Box 311 Reoeiver J. B. Grove, Box 143, Delphos, O . Magazine Agent Digitized by ^.ooQle

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226 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Mar. 186. CHAMBERLIN; Chicago. 111. Meets in Walther’s hall, 3984 State St., 1st and 3d Sundays of each month. G. M. Blackburn, 356 w. Forty-third St . . Master Henry Heringer, 432 Root St Secretary J. E. Callaghan. 2538 Butterfield St . . Collector Wm. Stack, 2828 Shields ave .... Receiver F. J. Northup, 1522 Wabash Ave . . Mag. Agent 187. LITTLE GIANT; Charleston, 111. Meets in Firemen's Hall 1st and 3d Sundays. Harry Douglass Master Samuel Prater Secretary Harry Douglass Collector J. F. McDougal Receiver Morgan Callahan Magazine Agent 188 8. 8. MERRILL; Chicago, HI. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:30 P. M. at 786 W. Lake St. E. P. Tobias, 27 N. Oakley street Master Wm. O. Cleveland, 100 Washtenaw ave., Secretary Geo. P. Smith, 42 Artesian ave .... Collector H. Pi ice, 1019 A. Fulton st Receiver L. L. Gay, 1069 Fulton st . . . . Magazine Agent 188. BALDWIN; Ft. Howard, Wis. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays. 8 P. M. H. L. Nichols, L. Box 39 Master D. E. Hogan Secretary George Harten, Green Bay, Wis .... Collector Martin Sheehy, Green Bay, Wis Receiver J F. O’Conner. Box 449 Magazine Agent 190. FERGUSON j Mitchell. Dakota. Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 8d Sundays at 2PM William M. Smith, Box 677 Master Charles Woodman Secretary Edward Smith. Sanborn, Iowa Collector Emmet Wentworth. Sanborn, Iowa . . Receiver Edward Smith. Sanborn. Iowa . Magazine Agent 191. CUSTER; Livingston, Montana. Meets every Wednesday at 7:30 P. M., at Thomp- son’s Hall. W. T. Field, L Box 54 Master Wm. F. Koontz, L. Box 54 Secretary H. K. Mayhew, L. Box 54 Collector E. J. Healy, Billings, Montana Receiver J. Martin, L. Box 54 Magazine Agent 192. MT. TACOMA; New Tacoma, Washington Ter. Meets 2d and 4th 8undayR of each month. C. W. Tullis, Portland, Oregon Master F. M. Sisson Secretary J. M. Hughes Collector J. S. Moss Receiver F. H. Andrews. 1733 E St Magazine Agent 198. J. B. MAYNARD: Albina. Oregon. Meet in Hill’s Hall, 2d and 4th Sundays. J. R. Clark. E. Portland, Oregon .... Master H. W. Hall, Box 287, East Portland, Oregon Secretary D. J. Byrne, Box 287 East Portland, Oregon Collector H. W. Hall, Box 287, East Portland, Oregon Receiver J. R. Clark. E. Portland. Ore . . Magazine Agent 194. BONANZA ; Missoula, Montana. Meets every Monday night in 1. O. O. F. Hall C. H. March, Box 45 Master E. L. Hollister, L. Box 24 Secretary Milton Cheney Collector H. W. Smith Receiver Samuel Gardner Magazine Agent 196. RE-ECHO; Montpelier, Idaho. Meets in K. of L. Hall Fridays, at 7:30 P. M. S. L. Wysong Master J. E. Toner Secretary Ed. Purtell Collector James DuflTy Receiver James Du fly Magazine Agent 196. CLOUD CITY; LeadviUe, Colo. Meets at 514 Harrison Ave., every Tuesday. Wm. Braden. 204 W. 5th St . . • Master 8. W. Burdick, Box 330 Secretary W. S. Amberson, Box 830 Collector H. A. Huddleston, Box 330 Receiver George Moore, Box 830 Magazine Agent 197. fil YERS1DE ; Savanna, HI. Meets 1st and 3d Sunday of each month. Clarence Latham. Box 446 . . . Master Ira Hurless. Box 79 Secretary Hiram Hicks, Box 79 Collector W. K. Lord, Box 147 Receiver Ira Hurless Magazine Agent 198. MAPLE CITY; Norwalk, Ohio. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays. V. C. Fitzsimmons Master E. E. Bishop, Box 765 Secretary John Templer Collector E. E. Bishop, Box 765 Receiver Geo. J. Brown, Box 99 Magazine Agent 199. MAHONING ; Youngstown, Ohio. Meets every other Sunday evening in Union Veteran Hall, Federal Street. D. Heinselman Master J. B. Mawby .... Secretary J. B. Mawby Collector W. G. Raney Receiver J. B. Reese, 1235 Emma St. . . . Magazine Agent 200. GREAT SOUTHERN; Meridian, Miss. Meets every Monday evening at 7:30 in B. of L. E. Hall. M. R. Curry. Box 210 Master P. McHale, N. O. «fc N. E, Shops .... Secretary Jerry Finn Collector Jas. Rasberry Receiver Richard Brothers Magazine Agent 201. FRIENDLY HAND; Jackson. Tens. Meets 1st and Ski Wednesday nights of eaoh month in K. of P. Hall D. W. Shea Master J. L. Jones Secretary Tim Coughlin Collector J. L. Jones Receiver J. D. Bledsoe Magazine Agent 202. SCIOTO; Chlllfoothe, Ohio. Meets in Clough’s Hall 1st Sundays at 2 30 P. M., and 3d Mondays at 7 P. M Sinnet Barker, Box 68 Master C. W. Sanders, Box 1231 Secretary Albert Maunsell, Box 1231 Collector Frank Willis, Box 1231 Receiver C. W. Sanders Box 1231 Magazine Agent 208. GARFIELD; Garrett, ind. Meets every Friday at 7:39 P. M. Thomas Cunningham, Box 70 Master W. K. George Secretary M.W. 8mitn Collector Fntnk Whiteman, Box 26 Receiver F. Wheterman, Box 26 Magazine Agent 204. COTTON BELT ; Jonesboro, Ark. Meets at Stacy Hall, ever* Monday at 7 P. M. Chas. F. King Master L. D. Roberts, L. Box 165 Secretary Ambrose Donigan Collector L. D. Roberts, L. Box 165 Receiver W. B. Williamson Magazine Agent 206. FLOWER OF THE WEST; Topeka, Kansas* Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., in A. O. U. W Hall George Atherton, 228 Kline St Master Chas. A. Marsh, 718 Hancock St ... . Secretary Chas. Riddle, 127 Adams st Collector J. R. Musselman, 620 Branner St ... . Receiver John Symiugton, 207 Hancock 8t . . Mag. Agent 206. FORT PICKERING ; Memphis, Tenn. Meets first Monday and third Saturday of each month at Miller’s Hall, corner Fifth and Jack- son streets. E. J. Hatch, 809 Main St Master Dan S. Ramtey, 328 Union St., Secretary Wilkie BickerstafT, caie M. & T. SL R. Shops Collector John D. Franklin, care K. C. M. & B. R. R* Receiver Walter E. Owens, 787 Main St, ... . Mag. Agent Digitized by Google

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 227 tn. LOT A I,; HMdTflle, Pa. Meets in Arcanum Hall 1st and 3d Thursdays, and 2d and 4th Wednesdays. Tbos. 8. Taylor, 7 67 Stewart 8t Master Chas. W. Higgins, Box 470 . Secretary Thos. Newberry Collector Thos. Tsylor. 767 8tewart St Receiver W. C. Curtis Magazine Agent M8. KEYSTONE; Susqnehanna, Pa. Meets in C. M. B. A. Hall; alternate Tuesday and Saturday evenings. John Hill Master J. J. Lannan, Box 131 Secretary Martin Griffin Collector Daniel Crtegan Receiver C. A. Allen Magazine Agent 100. SARATOGA; Whitehall, N. T. Meets alternate Sundays in Arcade Building. W. R. Combs Master D. H. LaCrosse, Box 366 Secretary H. W. Collins, Box 274 Collector Thos. Dorc&l Receiver W. C. Holloway Magazine Agent *10. 18-K ; Schenectady. N. Y. Meets eve y other Thursday in McCamus’ Hall. J. E. VanVranken, Box 407 Master Charles R. Weeks, Box 407 Secretory Homer Eygnar, Box 616 Collector Timothy 8mith, Box 407 Receiver John W. Vrooman Box 407 . . Magazine Agent Ml. ONOKO: Sonth Easton, Pa. Meets in Biagg’s Hall, 1st and 3d Sundays at2 P.M. S. F. Milheim. 436 Center St Master W. H. McCormick. 425 Delaware 8t . . Secretary James R. Morris, 711 Wilkes Barre St . . Collector A. J. Mickley, 725 Berwick St Receiver E. A Seek. 823 Berwick 8t . Magazine Agent fH EMPIRE; Watertown, N. Y. Meets in Good Templars Hall 2d and 4th Sun- days. T. H. Lynch. 101 Factory 8t Mastei H. A. French, 4 Cedar St Secretary H. A. French, 4 Cedar 8t Collector T. H. Lynch. 101 FactorySt Receiver (? B. Walker, 71 Arsenal St . . . Magazine Agent *11 WEST SHORE; Frankfort, N. Y. Meet every Tuesday evening In Joslin Block. M. J. Melroy Master James Zollner Secretary Wm. Weller Collector B. Flansburg Receiver D. P. Gillen, Canajoh&rle, N. Y . . . Mag. Agent *14. ORIOLE; Baltimore, Hd. Meets In Lehman’s Hall, 861 Garden St., 2d and 4th Sundays. Bert E. Wilhelm, 1608 Latrobe St Master John Garrick. 1901 Oak St Secretary R. L. Garnan, 308 K. Lanvall street . . . Collector J. N. Jones, 1100 Barclay 8t Receiver F. Gibbons. 13.*6 Wirt St .... Magazine Agent *11 EAST ALBANY; East Albany, N. Y. Meets in Vaughn’B Hall 2 and 4th 8undayB at 12: G P. M. W. R. Taber. 222 Fourth 8t Master * J. W. Reed, 92 Second 8t Secretary C. P. Lowell, 355 Broadway, Greenbush, N. Y Collector F. P. Brooksby, 80 Washington JL, Green- bosh, N. Y Receiver Cl P. Lowell, 355 Broadway, Greenbush, _ K.Y Magazine Agent *Ml W. A. FOSTER ; Fitch h g, Mass. Meets 2d aud 4th Sunday in each month in Grand Army Hall, at 11:30 A. M. Geo. W. Alden, 64 Mt. Vernon St Master 0. A. Pope, F. R. R. Engine House, Fitchburg, Mass Secretary w. H. Cowe . Collector Geo. W. Alden, 94 Mt. Vernon st . . . . Receiver A Pope. F. R. R. engine house . . Mag Agent IB. RIADIJGHT; Brazil, lnd. Meets in K. or P. Hall on 2d and 4th Sunday af- ternoons. J. K. Larr, Box 242 Master Xteur P. Collins Secretary J L, Cook Collector w. R Cook Receiver via. H. Johnson, Brazil, lnd . . Magazine Agent 210. SMOKY CITY; Allegheny, Pa. Meet every Friday at 7:30 P. M. Cor. Bidwell and Pennsylvania Ave. E. D. Cawley, 225, Washington Ave . . . Master C. Peterson. 176 Fulton St Secretary Ed. F. McCarty. 2 Reffuge St Collector John T. Sweeney, 189 Adams st Receiver R. Beeson, 271 Franklin St . . . Magazine Agent 220. PBOY1DENT; 8 an bury, P*. Meets 1st aud 3d Sundays, In Cooper Hall. Bailey Kennedy Master C. A. Richards Secretary A. C. Mitchell Collector Chas. C. Bowen, 1123 Wallace street, Harrisburg, Pa Receiver Harvey Buck Magazine Agent 221. HURON; Point Edward, Ontario. Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall, 2d and 4tli Tuesdays at 8 P. M. John McMillan, Jr., Box 73 Master E. J. Everett, Box A Secretory F. J. Burgess Collector W. K. Forbes Receiver Chas. Farmer Magazine Agent 222. WEBSTER: Fort Dodge. Iowa. Meets at G. A. R., Child’s block, 1st and 3d Sun- days at 2 P. M. C. W. Gardner, Box 738 .... Master O. G. Anderson, Box 49 Secretary Charles Taff Collector O. G. Anderson Receiver Alex. Graves Magazine Agent 228. ASHLAND ; Lexington. Ky. Meets 1st and 3d Thursdays in I. O. O. F. Hall. Thos. J. Kane, 299 E. Main St Master Frank Brandt, 227 E. Main St Secretory 8. W. Malick, 199 E. Main St Collector John Cavins, 47 Drake St Receiver C. W. Harris, 47 Drake St ... . Magazine Agent 224. T. C. BOORN; St. Clond, Minn. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 3 P. M. at Odd Fel- low Hall. Abe Vogel, L. Box 944 Master Hubert Gans Secretory John Mouran Collector Abe Vogel. L. Box 499 Receiver Jas. A. Dickinson Magazine Agent 225. SUPERIOR ; Fort William West, Ontario. Meets every Monday night in Smith’s Hall. Burton Wheatley Master W. H. Wadland Secretary Con Goulding Collector WillBlannernassett Receiver T. L. Drummond Magazine Agent 226. MAGNOLIA; Corsicana, Texas. Meets 2d and 4th Wednesdays at 8 P. M L. C. Overhiser Master W. M. Nicol, L. Box 230 Secretary J. Barry Collector W. M. Nicol, L. Box 230 Receiver J. H.Dunkin Magazine Agent 227. MAGNET; Binghamton. N. Y. Meets at Stevens’ Hall, North Chenango St., 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M. W. A. Wrigley, 23 Doubleday St Master G. B. Warner, 80 Lewis St Secretary W. A. W'rigley. 23 Doubleday St . . . .Collector Theodore Ilaskins, 30 Virgil St .... Receiver G. B. Warner. 80 Lewis St . . . Magazine Agent 228. ACME; Scranton, Pa. Meets 1st and :3d Sundays at 2 P. M., in the First National Bank, No. 332 Lackawana ave. S. M. Travis, 716 Adams ave Master Jas. G. Burnett, 216 Lackawana Ave . . Secretory E. M. Tewksbury, 231 Fairview Ave, Hyde Park Collector Jndson Bayly, 514 E. Market St Receiver A. R. Woodward, 226 N. 9th St . . . . Mag. Agent Digitized by Google

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228 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Mar. 120. BICKARD; Utica, N. Y. Meet at 2 P. M. 2d and 4th Sundays at Post Bacon Hall. E. D. Russell. 124 Bleecker st Master F. E. Beach, 262 Bleecker st Secretary J. J. Quirk, 158 Catharine st Collector A. E. Pease, 76 Main st Receiver Jas. G. Agans, 161 Catherine St . . . Mag. Agent 220. ALBANY CITY: Albany, N. Y. Meets 1st, 3d and 5th Mondays in each month, at 206 Washington Ave., at 7:30 P. M. Geo. W. Gilkerson, Livingston Ave. above Ontario St Master Geo M. Jeffers, 36 Ontario St Secretary Geo. W. Gilkerson, Livingston Ave. above Ontario St Collector Geo. M. Jeffers, 36 Ontario St Receiver Geo. Heckman, 113 Western Ave . . Mag. Agent 281. DELAWARE; Wilmington, Delaware. Meet 1st and 3d Sundays 2:30 P. M. at G. A. R. Hall, Market SL E. M. Sargent 618 west 4th St Master Geo. H. Larimore, 1008 Pine St .... Secretary George Clarey, 1011 Lombard St ... . Collector Geo. H. Larimore, 1008 Pine St. . . . Receiver E. J. Gordon, 621 Lombard St ... . Mag. Agent 288. LUCKY THOUGHT ; Middletown, N. T. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month, at I P. M., in K. of H. Hall. D H. Smith, Box 1431 Master W. H. Tldaback, Box 14&1 Secretary W. J. Herlihy Collector 8. Glldereleeve, Box 1431 Receiver H. B. Weedeu, Drawer 104, Norwich, N. Y. Magazine Agent 288. GLAD TIDING8; Moncton, New Brunswick. Meets 1st Saturday evening and 3d Sunday after- noon in Victoria Hall. Frank Probert Master Kenneth Campbell, Box 286 Secretary Wm. C. Hunter, Boz 286 Collector R. H. Coggan, Box 81 Receiver J. Stewart Jr Magazine Agent 234. NORTH BAY: North Bay, Ontario. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays, in B. of L. F. hall, W. R. Boucher Master W. J. Thurlow, 119 Main St Secretary W. H. Allendale Collector H. G. Reid Receiver John Beattie Magazine Agent 285. THREE BROTHERS: Pittsburgh, Pa. Meet Cor. 26th St. and Penn Ave. every 8unday at 2 P. M. J. W. Murphy, 3491 Denny St Master P. S. Williams, 2903 Penn Ave Secretary W. J. Adams. Arch St. above 28th . . . Collector J. W. Walker, East Conemaugh, Pa . . Receiver R. O. Ferrin, 2903 Penn st . . . . Magazine Agent 286. HINTON; Hinton, West Virginia. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesdays at 1:30 P. M. and 2d and 4th Saturdays at 7:30 P. M. W. A. Callahan Master O. E. Madison . . Secretary J. P. Steele Collector J. R. Nutty Receiver J. Grether, Box 118 Magazine Agent 287. CENTRAL PARK; Central Park, 111. Meets 1st and 3d, Sundays, in Tilton’s Hall. Ben Dean, Box 101 Master M.J. Kennedy, 549 W. Ohio St., Chicago, Secretary M.J.Kennedy, 549 W. Ohio St., Chicago, Collector Thaddeus Chew Receiver Horace Brink Magazine Agent 238. PLAIN CITY ; Paducah, Ky. Meets every Wednesday at 7:30 P. M. H. C. Kehlman, 1134 Jefferson St Master Wm. Layman Secretary A. E. Mercer Collector H. C. Kehlman, 1134 Jefferson St .... Receiver Henry Kortz Magazine Agent 289. BUCKEYE ; Delaware, Ohio. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, in Reid & Powell’s Hall. F. L. Volk, Box 782 Mayfly J. J. Quinlan, Box 405 Secretary J.J. Jennings Collector Jas. B. Healy Receiver James Quinlan, Box 405 . . . . Magazine Agent 240. GILBERT; Jacksoh, Mich. Meets every Monday at 7:80 P. M. Jas. F. Eaton, 312 Blacks tone St Master J. H. Bentley, 116 Cortland St Secretary M. A. Henry, 327 Quarry St Collector D. Green, 2il Orange 8t Receiver George Holden, 205 Beech st . . Magazine Agent 241. MOUNTAIN CITY; Hazleton, Pa. Meet 2d and 4tb Sundays of each month, at 1:90 P. M., at Liberty Hotel, Laurell St. John Gleam, Box 300 Master P. C. Hagerty, Box 300 Secretary John McCall, Box 300 Collector Andrew Krapf. Box 300 Receiver John J. Pickering, Box 300 .. . Magazine Agent 242. WHEATON; Elmira, N. T. Meets In G.A.R.Hall 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P.M. Wm. M. Bacon, 363 Fulton St Master Chas. Barker. 870 McGee St Secretary T. D. Jones, 213 W. Third street . . . .Collector J. H. Bartholomew. 108 Ferris St ... . Receiver Daniel Keefe, 360 W. Fifth St . . Magazine Agent 248. 8. H. SELBY; Texarkana. Texas. Meets every Sunday at 2 P. M. W. F. Rowe, Texarkana, Ark Master 8. A. Oliver. Texarkana, Ark Secretary J. M. Painter, Texarkana, Ark Collector E. H. Christman Glass Box 362, Texark- ana, Ark Receiver E. H. Christman Glass, Box 362, Texark- ana, Ark Mag. Agent 244. T. P. O’ROURKE; Chicago, HI. Meets 1st Thursday at 8 P. M. and 2d Sunday at 2:30 P. M., Cor. 14th and JefferBon St. C. Naylor, 97 Stewart Ave Master Jas. J. Deegan, 298 E. 22d St Secretary Wm. Baxter, 657 W. 13 Place Collector N. E. Nare, 19 O’Brien St Receiver P. C. Winn, 330 W. 12th St . . . Magazine Agent 246. GEORGIA; Savannah, Ga. Meets every Thursday at 7:30 P. M. and 3d Sun- day at 2:30 P. M. Joseph F. Dooner, 117% Barnard St . . . Master Adam Hutton, 117% Barnard 8t . . . . Secretary Adam Hutton, 117 Barnard St Collector Fleming Goolshy, 212% Harris St . . . Receiver John J. Gordon, 101% Montgomery St Magazine Agent 246. MACON : Macon, Ga. Meets at M. & W. depot every Sunday. W. M. Walker, 1325 Fourth St Master N. 8. Outler, cor. Pine and 6th Sts . . . Secretary James Boatwright, 454 Oak St Collector Jas. M. Pool Receiver E. B. Abell Magazine Agent 247. KENNESAW; Atlanta, Ga. Meets every Sunday at 2 P. M., at 49% Broad 8t. Fred Carlisle, 310 Rawson St Master Geo. A. Fechter. 316 Rawson St .... Secretary S. N. Pitch ford, 5S Smith St Collector John M. Baird. 194 Powers St Receiver H. F. Waters, 316 Rawson St . . Magazine Agent 248. WESTERN RESERVE; Ashtabula, Ohio. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 1;80 P. M., in G.A.&. Hall. C. A. Mahan, Box 767 Master J. 8. Brown, Box 704 Secretary Wm. Rose Collector H. L. Adams, Box 537 Receiver Chas. Weisell, Box 530 Magazine Agenc Digitized by kjOOQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 229 Mi. CALUMET; Sonth Chicago, ML Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 7:30 P. M., in En- gineer’s Hall, South Chicago. Samuel T. Hooper, Judd, Cook Co., Ill . . Master Hugo Logan, Judd, Cook County, 111., . Secretary John Am Collector O. 0. Onsley, So. Chicago Receiver Magazine Agent tSi. GOLDEN LINK; Wllkesbarre, Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays of every month at Se- nior Mechanic’s Hall. E. A. Reiley, Ashley, Pa Master W. C. Daugherty, 71 Kidder St .... Secretary a H. Laman, Kingston, Pa. Collector C. Vanwhy, Ashley, Pa Receiver Elmer E. Butz, Ashley, Pa . . . Magazine Agent IU. LEHIGH; Haueh Chunk, Pa. Meets at SWhpH Hall 1st and 3d Sundays. Theo. Lindenmuth East Mauch Chunk . Master John McAllister, Box 275 Secretary L. H. Yetter. Box 275 Collector C. Roberta, Box 275 : Receiver L. H. Yetter, Box 275 Magazine Agent lit. COLUMBIA : Columbia, Pa. Meet in Fenaricb’s Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at 1 P. M. Harry M. Hinkle Master Frank Stocker Secretary Geo. W. Ewing Collector Martin M. Hinkle Receiver H. A. Bennett, Box 531 Magazine Agent Mi. TBENTON ; Trenton. N. J. Meets in Bayard Post No. 8, G. A. R. room at 24 E. State St. 1st and 3d Sundays of each month. John Hatfield, 47 Hart ave. ’. Master Robert Stackhouse, 897 Broad 8t. . . . Secretary Thos. H. Decator, 45 Hart Ave Collector Frank P. Parsons, 18 Hand ford St . . . Receiver Wm. C. Massey, 157 Passaic St. . Magazine Agent UL CLIMAX; Missouri V alley, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, at 7:30 P. M. in Ma- sonic Hall. W. H. Roberts Master C. T. Crippen, Box 171 Secretary P. J. Farrell Collector J. P. Hoff Receiver H. F. Reinoehl, Box 524 .... Magazine Agent Kft. NEIGHBOR; McCook, Neb. Meets in Masonic Hall 1st and 3d Wednesdays, and 2d and 4th Saturdays. Krnest McConnell, Box lol Master L W. Jackson, Box 95 Secretary J. W. Jackson, Box 95 Collector G. A. Tolander, Box 521 Receiver Frank McAdams, Box 216 ... . Magazine Agent KA HIGH LINE: Como, Colo. Meets every Thursday 8 P. M. in McFarlin Hall. B. Bowerman Master G. W. Me A leer, Box 47 Secretary M. 8. Mathes Collector G. W. McAleer, Box 47 Receiver Wm. Boynton Magazine Agent K7. KIT CARSON; Baton, New Mexico. Meets every Sunday in Engineer’s Hall, on First street, at 2 P. M. John W. Cullen Master Alfred R. Cullen Secretary B. F. Pine Collector James McPherson Remdver Charles Miller . . Magazine Agent 118. RENO: Nickerson, Kansas. Meets In Odd Fellows Hall every Thurday evening at 7:30. A. K. Leighty Master J. 8. Wood, L. Box 18 Secretary Jaa. Ban ton Collector A 8. Ri ten our Receiver K A. Dev&rraux Magazine Agent W. CALIFORNIA ; Sacramento, Cal. Meets 1st and Sd Thursdays at 7 P. M. in Red Men's Hall. Masonic building, 6th and K Sts. K Knnz, 1311 Ninth St . . Master J. D. Cummings. Box 107 Secretary J. A Baker. 1007 1 St Collector J. D. Cummings, Box 107 Receiver * *l E. Graham, C.P.r'nd house, Magazine Agent •61. MAGDALENA ; San Hnrclul, New Mexlee. Meets 1st Sunday, 3d Tuesday in Masonic hall. Morgan Feathers, Box 110 Master Israel Cook, Box 87 Secretary Wm. Hanway Collector Frank Ewing Receiver George 8. Lewis, Box 108 .... Magazine Agent 262. qUEEN CITY. West Toronto Jnnct., Out. Meets 1st aud ,id Mondays, and 2d and 4th Tues- days at Carlton Hall. W. B. Ritchey, Box 61 Master John Donaldson Secretary William Hyndman, Box 61 Collector John Price Receiver Thos. Cotterell Magazine Agent 268. ALAMO; Taylor, Texas. Meets every Wednesday at Alamo Hall. Thomas Thrailkill, Box 55 Master 8. M. Bridgewater, Lox Box 10 Secretary B. C. Melsou Box 10 . . Collector A. E. Aikman. Box 10 Receiver A. Browson Magazine Agent 264. J. K. GILBREATH; Butte City, Montana. Meets every Thursday at 8 P. M., in Cobban Hall, 8outh Butte, Montana. Joseph Byrne, Box 4. South Butte .... Master Peter Grant. South Butte Secretary Geo. Tyndall, Box 832 Collector C. H. DeCamp, Box 5, South Butte . . . Receiver Mac. Haskins, South Butte, Mon . . Mag. Agent 265. GBAND RIVER: Grand Rapids, Mich. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2:30 P. M. In I. O. O. F. Hall. H. Norris, 59 River avenue Master G. P. Downey, 13 Wenham avenue . . Secretary Walter Follett Collector J. Kitselman, 68 California St Receiver E. Decker. 13 Wenham Ave . . Magazine Agent 266. JOHN HICKEY; South Kaukanna/Wia. Meet 2d and 3d Fridays at 7:30 P. M., and 2d and 4th Suudays at 2 P. M. J. E. Moquin Master J. A. Barckley Secretary L. Kittell Collector Frank Weigher Receiver T. 8. Kelley Magazine Agent 267. ENDEAYOB; Algiers, La. Meets at Castle Hall every Thursday at 7:80 P. M. M. H. Brown, 78 Webster Ave Master J. E. Goff, 126 Elmira St . Secretary A. H. Flynn, 87 Pacific avenue Collector A. B. Walters. 110 Pacific Ave Receiver A. H. Flynn, 87 Pacific Ave . . Magazine Agent 268. CHICKAXAUGA; Chattanooga, Tenn. Meets every Friday at 2 P. M. D. V. Cahill, care 301 cor. McCreary and Hines St., Nashville, Tenn Master D. V. Cahill, care 301 cor. McCreary and Hines St., Nashville, Tenn Secretary Jas. Harrington, 310 Long St .... Collector Tim O'Leary, rare Mol Cor. McCreary and Ilines St., Nashville. Tenn Receiver 269. O. K.; Cincinnati, Ohio. Meet 1st and 3d Sundays at Eagle Hall, S. W. cor. 8th St. aud Central Ave. Jos. F. Luddon, 21 Pearson St ..... . Master R. E. McKenzie, 151 BuymillerSt . . . Secretary W. C. Conn . Collector Geo. Krishner,67 loth St,, Covington, Ky. Receiver Ed. Cullen, 27 Budd St Magazine Agent 270. MINNEAPOLIS; Minneapolis, Minn! Meets 1st Sunday of each mouth at 2 P.M., and 8d Saturday at 7:30 P. M. 8. B. Thompson. 2216 Cedar Ave Master D. Lucas, 407 Fifth St. S Secretary A. M. Gctcbell, 27 Second St. S Collector Chas. Kroft, 2116 Twenty-Ninth 8t. S . . Receiver Ambrose Powell. 3020 28th Ave. So., Mag. Agent 271. BYttAM; Stanhope, 5. J. Meets in Drake’s Hall, 2d and 4th Sundays at 4 P. M. R. A. Trezise, Box 30, Port Morris .... Master Wm. Weller, Box 25, Port Morris . . . Secretary W. H. Blanchard, Port Morris Collector Wm. Weller, Box 25, Port Morris . . 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230 LOCOMOT1 VE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Mar. tit. WILSON; Junction, N. J. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays, in Well's Hall. Jno. 8. Eveland, Jr Master J. E. Dineen Secretary Jacob 8. Rodenbough Collector J. W. Gary . Receiver JohnS. Eveland Magazine Agent STS. DENVER ; Denver, Colo. Meets every Mondav night in P. 0. 8. of A. Hall, corner 15th and Holladay Sts. R. M. Huntington, 562 Santa FeSt . . . . Master H. J. Sweeney, 1013 Seventh St . . . .Secretary C. H. Curtis, 158 Clark 8t Collector W. J. Bratton 1245 Pimon St Receiver J. E. Nichols, 2221 Lawrence St . . Magazine Agt *14. JACKSON; Clifton Forge, Va. Meets 2d and 4th Saturdays at 7:30 P. M. in Odd Fellows Hall. J. H. Wright Master C. H. Butcher, . Secretary R. B. Donovan Collector J. H. White. 811 8tewart St., Staunton . Receiver R. R. Johnson Magazine Agent 876. LEE; Richmond. Va. Meets in Thom s Hall Cor. 17th and Main sts., 1st and 3d Sundays at 1:30 P, M. Wm. J. Burke. N.N <fc M.V. Round House, Master W. A. Demaine, N. N. & M. V. Round House Secretary W. R. Sanders. 4 N. 181h St . .... Collector Wm. J. Burke, NN& MV Round House . Receiver W. R. Sauders, No. 4 N. 18th St . . . Mag. Agent . ALABAM t ; Mobile, Ala. Meets every Mondav at 2 P. M. O. E. Adams, L. & N. Shops Master R. H. McCarty, L. & N. Shops Secretary R. H. McCarty, L & N. Shops ...... Collector Frank I. Carney, L. & N. Shops Receiver W. A. Crawford. L. & N. Shops . Magazine Agent *78. ANDERSON ; Vicksburg, Miss. Meets lRt and 3d Tuesdays at 2 P. M. and 2d and 4tb Fridays at 7 P. M. H. J. Stanton. L. Box 482 Master J. O. Brown, L. Box 482 Secretary B. G. Larkin. L. Box 482 Collector J. O Brown. L. Box 482 Receiver E. Wright, 1107 So. Washington St . . Mag. Agent *7*. METEOR; MeComb City, Mias. Meets every other Sunday at 3 P. M. in Odd Fel- lows’ Hall. , E. M. Coe. Box 87 Master A. W. Jennings. Box 87 Secretary A. W. Jennings, Box 87 Collector Ike H. Martin. Box 87 . Receiver E. M. Coe Box 87 Magazine Agent *80. OZARK; Thayer, Mo. Meets Sundays at 9 A. M. in Sachs’ Hall. W. H. Lohnes. Box 237 Master Jacob Mvers. Box 185 Secretary George Hopewell ••*.... Collector W. M. Tackson Receiver Henrv I. Ogle . . Magazine Agent *81. TUNNEL HILL; New Albany, lnd. Meets In Hedden’s Hall 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M. Thos. D Fisher Master H. H. Hopkins Secretary W. H. Sarles Collector Wm. H. Stephens. N. 7th St Receiver John S Keane, 118 Main St . . . Magazine Agent *8*. BURNSIDE; Mt. Carmel, 111. Meets in Lotta Hall on 1st and 3d Sundays at 2:30 P. M. Wm. F. Gibson Master C»lvin Minnlear Secretary Homer W. Baldwin Collector Kelley Holsclaw Receiver J. T. Worsham ....... Magazine Agent LACKAWANNA; Great Bend, Pa. Meets in Ke* tier’s Hall 2d Sunday and 4th Wed- nesdav. Joseph T. Warsham Master E. Edenger Secretary John R. Sumner . Collector H. P. Trowbridge, Hallstead, Pa Receiver 8. H. Wells. Great Bend, Pa Mag. Agent *84. ELM CITY ; New Haven, Conn. Meets at Elk's Hall, 852 Chapel St. 1st Saturday and 3d Sunday afternoon. E. A. Ferrell, 150 Rosette 84 Master Eugene S. Ailing, 161 Spring St ... . Secretary W. H. Dellert, 43 Carlisle 9t Collector Wm. A. Pyle, 46 Arthur St Receiver Chaa. A. Baldwin, 243 Greenwich Ave. Magazine Agent 286. CHARTER OAK; Hartford, Conn. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month. Cor Pratt and Main Sts., in Bliss HalL H. L. Stearns, 4 Wooster St Master E. E. Bill, 27 Vine 8t Secretary B. A. Thayer, 112 Hopkins St Collector H. L. Stearns. 4 Wooster St Receiver J. H. Osmond, 83 Fairmont 8t . Magazine Agent 286. SAGINAW VALLEY: East Saginaw, Mich. Meets in B. L. E. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at 2PM Wilfred Borland, 412 N. 4th St Master Adolphus Flxel, 1214 Miller St Secretary Robert Steiner, 675 N. 4th St Collector Wesley Beck, 124 Sears St Receiver A Fixel, 1214 Miller St Magazine Agent 887. ALTOONA; Altoona, Pa. Meets every 8unday at 2 P. M., in Ott’s Hall, Twelfth St. T. D. Trout, 2d ave. and 7th St Master J. C. Brode. 1004 Nineteenth St ... . Secretary W. G. Miller, 1903 Union Ave Collector F. A. Davis, 19443 Union Ave Receiver P. F. Allen, 1213 Sixteenth avenue . Mag. Agent 288. EMMET; EsthervUle, Iowa. Meets 1st Sunday and third Monday at 7:30 P. M. in Masonic Hall. Geo. Godden, Box 76 . . Master P. J. Sullivan, Box 48 Secretary A. L. Houltshouser, Box 6 Collector W. 8. Davis. L. Box 80 Receiver D. L. Post Magazine Agent *80. GRAND ISLAND; Grand Island, Neb. Meets 2d and 4lh Sundays at 2:30 P. M., in Odd Fellows’ Hall, cor. 3d and Pine Sts. John W. Allwine Master Geo. Morgan, Box 576 Secretary Wm. H. An van Collector Wm. Ed ward 8 Receiver Wm. Edwards Magazine Agent 890. MABION Hannibal, Mo. Meets in Emmet HalL 2d 4 4th Sundays at 7 P. M. W. E. Miles, 1101 Church st Master L. R. Bickel, 510 Bluff st. So Secretary J. W. Rowland. 406 N. 3d St Collector W. F. Ritter, 217 8. 4th St Receiver L.R. Bickel, 510 Bluff St . . . . Magazine Agent *91. ATLANTIC; Brooklyn, N. T. Meets 2d Saturday evenings and 4th Sunday morn- ings at Pythian Hall. George 8mith, Sheffield ave near Atlan- tic ave Master John Logue Collector Thos. H. Smith, 707 Madison St .... Receiver Ed. Locke. Sacknean St., bet. E. New New York and Liberty Ave., Station #E., Brooklyn, N. Y Mag. Agent *92. POCAHONTAS; Holden, Mo. Meets in Odd Fellows' Hall, 2d and 4th Saturday. J. C. Bell Master G. R. Johnson Secretary W. A. Bedell Collector W. M. Bedell . Receiver G. R. Johnson Magazine Agent *98 LAFAYETTE; Philadelphia, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th 8undays of each month at 1:30 P. M. Hall. cor. Frankfort Road and Sargent St. J. J. Leahy, 2627 Fremont St Master W. J. Sharkey, 2608 Somerset St . . . . Secretary J. J. Haughey. 2710 Hewson St Collector D. J. Kilty. 2840 Edgemont St Receiver G. W. Nevill, 1611 Palmer St . . Magazine Agent Digitized by t^,ooQLe

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 231 94. OHIO BITER; Huntington, W. Ta. Meets 1st Saturday and 3d Thursday at 7 P. M., In Palmer’s building. 3d ave., bet. 8th and 9th sts. O. G. Temple, Box 282 Master G. W. Lynch, Box 282 Secretary O. G. Temple, Box 282 Collector G. F. Parsons Receiver E. A. T. Watkins, Box 262 Mag. Agent M. C. 8.; Davenport, la. Meets 1st and 3d Sunday of each month. J. V. Cunningham, 1314 Cany Ave .... Master A. R. Rough. 1235 Harrison St . . . . Secretary A. R. Rough, 1235 Harrison St . . . Collector A. M. Rough. 1235 Harrison 8t . . . . Receiver F. W. Duncan, 506 Brady St . . . Magazine Agent C.F. McSteen.care John McSteen, Magazine Agent 98. IRON RANGE; Dulath, Minn. Thomas Kelly, Two Harbors, Minn . . . Master Walter H. Bell, Box 269, Two Harbors, Minn Secretary P. J. McGuire. Two Harbors, Minn . . Collector J. G. Defont, 1532 w Sup. st Receiver Alfred Dahl, 1918 Mich St. Duluth, Minn Mag. Agent 97. CLARK ; Jefferson villa, lad. Meets 2d and 4th Monday at Beck’s Hall. J. Wilson. Box 392 Master C. E. Buehler Secretary P. J. Gavin Collector A. B. Chambers Receiver P. A. Coleman Magazine Agent 96. GLENCOE; St. Louis, Ho. Meets at 2817 Chouteau Ave., 1st and 3d Mondays at 1:30 P. M. Geo. T. Andrews, 2029 Eugenie Street . . Master J. W. Reynolds. 2132 Gratiot St ... . Secretary Charles A. Durnell, 512 Montrose ave . Collector W. J. Murphy, 314 Montrose ave . . . Receiver H. L. Dedrick, 622 Argyle Ave .... Mag. Agent 98. CENTRAL OHIO; Crestline. Ohio. Meet at Jeners’ Hall eyery Wednesday at 7 P. M. James Butler, Alliance Master W. H. Zink, L. Box 80 Secretary G. R. Rock, Box 85 Collector C. H. Ridge, Box 87 Receiver W. 8. Brown Magazine Agent 98. HARBOR CITY; Michigan City, lad. Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall 1st, 8d and 5th Mondays at 2 P.M. A. a Hewitt, Box 834 Master W. H. Roe L. Box 844 Secretary W. H. Henry, Box 49 Collector Jas. Whitby, L. Box 704 Receiver Lew Willson, 7th street Magazine Agent 91. GREEN MOUNTAIN s LyndonvUls. Vt. Meets 1st Sunday at 10 A. M. and 3d Friday * a P. M. in Engineer’s hall. Samuel J. Norris M&stei Frank W. Thompson Secretary pro tern Frank W\ Thompson Collector Wm. M. Weeks Receiver W. C. Baldwin Magazine Agent ME. YOUGHIOGHENT; ConnsUsville, Pa. Meets alternate Sundays in Reisinger Hall, Main street, Connellsville, Pa. J. P. Smith, Box 261 Master A. C. Plante Box 173 Secretary 8. A. McPhee, Box 387 Collector A. C. Plante, Box 173 Receiver E. W. Ellison Magazine Agent Ml. TILLA PARK; Ktreator, 111. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays. J. J. Corcoran. 151 Monroe St Master J. B. Irwin. 1 Everett St Secretary J. V. Ament Collector Mnees Can tllis Receiver Chas. Burtch, 155 E. Wilson St . Magazine Agent ML TMBEB BRANCH Argenta. Ark. Meets every Saturday evening at 7:30 P.M., in Moses Hall, Argenta, Ark. Jaa. 8. Sharp Master Cbaa. E. Humphrey Secretary R. 8. Hunt, Box 157 Collector M.G. Curtis Receiver B* A. G. Sell, Box 115 Magazine Agent 805. UNWIN ; Rat Portage, Ontario* Meets in Garfield Hall, 1st and 3d Wednesdays. Chas. H. Wesley, 815 N. 3d St., Pottsville, Pa ... Master Wm. Bur rage, Box 40 . . .Secretary Wm. Munt Collector Chas. Unwin Receiver 806. GRANITE STATE; Concord. N. H. Meets 2d Saturdays at 7:30 P. M., and 4th 8unday at 3 P. M. in Temple Hall, Sanborn block. J. C. Muzzey, 17 Green St Master F. H. Favor, 11 Fremont St Secretary Z. H. Durkee, Box 248, W’hite River Junc- tion, Vt Collector James Burbeck. 14 Prince St Receiver C. 8. Woods, West Lebanon, N. H . . Mag. Agent 807. HAMDEN ; Springfield, Mas*. Meets in Crescent Hall, 218 Main St., 1st and 8d Sundays. Cbas. A. Chapin. B. <k A. Engine House . . Master Geo. W. Pettiuglll. BAA. engine house, Secretary John Fenton, 108 Coneresss St Collector M. D. Newton, Merrick. Mass Receiver F. R. Childs, B. «k A. Kng. House. Magazine Agent 808. BELLE HAVEN; Alexandria, Ta. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays. J. W. Hook, 124 Duke St Master N. B. Grant Secretary H. J. Mortimer Collector W. M. Mansfield 1018, Duke st Receiver H. J. Mortimer Magazine Agent 809. BARTHOLDI : Long Island City, N. Y. Meets 2d Mondays and 4th Saturdays in Sch Wal- lenberg Hall. Wm. J. Simon, Box 9, Shuetzen Park, L. I., N. Y Master Jno. W. Brown, 147 Dupont St., Green Point, L. I.. N. Y . . Secretary Edward Murphy, Sag Harbor, L. I . . . Collector Frank Sembler Receiver W. A. Barnum. College Point, L. I . . Mag. Agent 810. CHESTNUT RIDGE; Derry Station, Pa. Meets 1st, 8d and 4th Wednesdays at 7:30 P. M., and 3d Sunday at 2 P. M. G. B. Meyers, Box 108 Master H. E. Hootman Secretary H. C. Martin Collector Joshua Rhodes Receiver J. T. Cole Magazine Agent 811. BELLE PLAINE; Belle Platne, la. Meets in V. A. L. Hall 1st and 3d Sundays. Arthur Kennedy Master . J. C. Hanby, Box 228 Secretary *. W. Miller, Box 341 Collector C. A. Howe. Box 879 Receiver E. L. Condon. Box 128 .. . . Magazine Agent 819. BLUE VALLEY ; W/more, Neb. Meets in Masonic Hall 1st and 3d Sundays. W. F. Hacket, Box 138 Master B. A. Downen Secretary L. W. Small Collector S. E. Fulton, Box 85 . Receiver B. A. Downen Magazine Agent 818. KAW TALLEY; Armourdale, Kansas. Meets Alternate Mondays at 7.30 P. M. John Donovan, Box 32, Armstrong, Kan, . Master Thos. McHale. M)8 Colorado avenue, Arm- strong, Kan Secretary M. 8. Laughlin. Box 54 Collector Emmett Lewis, 534 Highland avenue. Armstrong, Kan Receiver Edgar C. Haddock, 120 N. 5th St., Kansas Citv, Mo Magazine Agent 814. 91NERYA ; New Castle. Pa. Meets every 2d Sundays in K. of P. Hall. E. W. Shatto, Mahoningtown, Pa Master George Lutton Secretary Jerry Pyle Collector Robert Russell, 125 Chestnut St Receiver George McCrea, Mahoningtown, Magazine Agent 815. TROY CITY ; Green Island, N. Y. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at Odd Fellows Hall, 101 Hudson avenue.' Oliver J. Ogden, 58 James st ...... .Master Wm. J. Murray. 68 High St Secretary Jas. A. Dardis. 85 James St Collector H. R. Peach, 44 George St Receiver H. A. Nortou, 155 George St . . 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232 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Mar. ' *16. OMEGA ; Baffklo, X. T. Meets every Saturday evening at Siebert’s Hall. corner Jefferson and Bristol Sto. J. R. Huntley, 70 VanBenseller St .... Master Wm. H. Walsh, 1903 Broadway Secretary T. C. Burke, 833 Seneca 8t Collector Robt. O. Williams, 30 Watson St ... . Receiver Roht O. Williams, 80 Watson St, Magazine Agent 817. MOUNT PENN: Beading, Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays, at 0:30 A. M. In Bland’s Hall, 0th and Penn Sts. George Leeds Master Wm. Gordon, 836 Green St Secretary Wm. J. A. Kendall, 833 Green St ... . Collector L. Brownback, 226 N. 9th St Receiver M. W. Potteiger, West Leesport, Pa . Mag. Agent 818. IBON CHI ; Glen wood, 28d Ward, Pittsburgh. Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Monday evenings at v:30, in Speck’s Block, cor. 2d and Hazlewood avenue. J. F. Willis, Glenwood, 23d Ward . . .Master W. C. Alexander, Glenwood, 23d Ward . Secretary J. A. Woodcock, Glenwood, 23d Ward . Collector W. J. McNanamy. Glenwood, 23d ward Receiver Wm.Carter, 23d Ward, Lytle St. . Magazine Agent 818. ORPHANS’ HOPE; Dennison, Ohio. Meets every Tuesday at 6:30 P. M., standard time. John Roach Master John C. Linduff Secretary John Roach Collector Harry R. Brown, Jr Receiver Harry R. Brown, Jr Magazine Agent 8 20. ARBITRATION s East St. Paul, Minn. J. A. Scanlon, 476 Whitehall St., St. Paul . Master J. H. Salley, 617 Minnehaha St.. St. Paul, Secretary A. H. Hunter, 751 Edgerton St., St. Paul, Collector R. A. Hetberington, 534 Grove St., St. Paul, Minn . Receiver T. C. Hetherlngton, 582 E. Seventh St., St. Paul Magazine Agent 821. SNOW DRIFT : Chaplean, Ont. Meets in B. of L. F. Hall, First and Third Mon- days at 7:30 P. M. A. Rathwell, C. P. R. R Master W. J. Devlin, C. P. R. R Secretary Mark Bowles Collector J. McAdams, C. P. R. R . Receiver Herbert D. Gay Magazine Agent 822. WI88AH1CKON; Philadelphia, Pa. Meets 2d and 4tb Sundays of each month, at S. E. cor. 10th and Spring Garden Sts. L. D. Woodington, 1939 N. Ninth st . . . Master James Haas, 2135 Darien St Secretary James Haas, 2135 Darien St Collector Joseph Harrison, 668 Jay St . . . Receiver John Kiple, 908 Green St ... . Magazine Agent 828. ANTHRACITE; Tamaqua, Pa. Meets in Kern's Hall, 2d and 4th Sundays. Wm. H. Fry, Master Wm. Heckman, Box 367 Secretary Andrew Frank . . . . . Collector Wm. J. Dintinger, Box 347 Receiver Jos. Mucklow Magazine Agent 824. MOUNTAIN GROVE; Catawissa, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month at 1:30 P. M., in News Item Hall. J. W. Fisher. Box 222 Master Jeremiah Haley Secretary Jeremiah Haley Collector Geo. Mensch Rupert, Columbia Co., Pa.. Receiver W. Bowman, Milton, Pa Magazine Agent 826. SCHUYLKILL VALLEY ; PottsvIIIe, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sunday evenings of each month. Cbas. H. Wesley, f03 N. 3d St Master T. F. Brennan. 393 Hotel St., Palo Alto, Pottoville. Pa Secretary Hugh F. Gillespie, 154 E. Bacon St., Palo Alto. Pottoville, Pa Collector John McCarty, 242 E. Bacon St.. Talo Alto. Pottoville, Pa Receiver Nicholas Knebles, 45 E. Savoy 8t., Palo Alto, Pottoville Magazine Agent 828. FOLWELL; Bradford, Pa. Meets 1st «fc 3d Sundays at 7:30 P. M. In G. A.R. Hal. Geo. P. Clough, 6 Allison St. . Master J. H. Fenner, 60 High St. Secretary W. J. Palmer, 57 Jefferson 8t Collector Geo. P. Clough. 6 Allison St Receiver P. T. Lane, 13 Boyeston St . . . Magazine Agent 827. SILVER MOUNTAIN, Needles, Cal. Meets every Saturday in K. of L. Hall. W. B. Cordingly Master J. M. Griffith Secretary Chas. Difflnbaugh Collector Wm. Field Receiver John M. Griffith Magazine Agent 82S. STONE BALLAST; Plattsmonth, Neb. Meets lv K. P. Hall alternate Sundays at 2 P. M. C. P. Curtis Master H. F. Zinn Secretary J. E. Kline Collector W. P. Ferguson, L. Box 016 Receiver V. M. Mullis Magaxine Agent 829. SOLOMON VALLEY; Downs, Kansas. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 1:30 P. M. in Mason ts Hall. H. E. Wade Master E. Remy, Box 160 Secretary John Milheisler, Box 102 Collector C. Tunnicltff; Box 110 Receiver R. J. Dunlap Magazine Agent 880. RIVER VIEW : Kansas City, Kansas. Meets 2d and 4th Thursday evenings at Melville Hall. Jos. O'Loughlin, Armourdale, Kan. . . . Master R. L. Stewart, 14^5 Wyoming St ... Secretary J. J Barr, Station A . . . Collector I. T. Ward, Box 4, Station A, Kansas City, Mo Receiver J. J. Barr, Station A Magazine Agent 881. CHICAGO BELT LINE : Ankara J suction, m. Meets in Foresters’ Hall, Cor. 81st St. and Vin- cennes Ave., Auburn, 111. Wm. Muldoon, Auburn Junction, Cook Co., Ill Master J. D. Flood, Box 34, 8. Englewood . . Secretary J. McCarty, Auburn Junction. Ill . . . Collector J. D. Flood. Box 34. So. Englewood . Receiver W\ Smith, S. Englewood, 111 . . Magazine Agent 832. STONE MOUNTAIN; Aagasta, Ga. Meets every alternate Sunday in hall corner ol Broad and Jackson 8ts. B. W. Furber, Ga. R. R. Shops Master P. J. Buckley, Cen. R. R. shops .... Secretary W. W. Blassingale, Ga. R. R. Shops . . Collector John B. Nunn, 934 Fenwi&k St Receiver Jas. S. Downing, Ga. R. R. shops . . Mag. Agent 888. FAIRMOUNT ; Philadelphia, Pa. Met to iu Hancock Hall, Cor. 40th 8t. and Lan- caster Ave.. 2d and 4th Tuesday evenings. B. F. M. Keller, 3921 Aepen St Master G. V. Plant, 3911 Wallace St., \V. Phi la., Secretary C. H. Maul, 830 N. 40th St Collector Harry C. Ewing, 830 N. 40th St Receiver H. C. Ewing. 83i N. 40th St . . . Magazine Agent 884. ELLSWORTH: Philadelphia, Pa. Meets 2d and 4tn Sundays of everv month, iu Pat- terson Post nail, Broad above Ellsworth st. Louis Geuay, 1007 Ward St Master Wm. Akin, 1618 Mole St Secretary H. A. Krauss. 1706 Alton St Collector F. H. Hartzell, 1506 Lukens St Receiver Harrv Yocum, 921 8. 18th St. . . Magazine Agent 886. SAINT ADOLPHUS: Horhelaga, Canada. Meets alternate Sundays at 111 Morean St., Trem- blay Block. Alfred Pring, 20 Roch Lane. Montreal . . Master Peter Dionne, 69 Iberville St, Montreal, Secretary Peter Dionne, 69 Iberville St, Montreal . Collector J. G. Brazeau, 111 Moreau St Receiver J. l.angs troth. 107 Marlborough St . Mag. Agent 886. FALL RIVER : Neodesha, Kansas. Meets 2d and 4th Saturdays, in I. O. O. F. Hall. L. N. Baker, Box 178 . . Master I. H. Berry, Box 178 Secretary J. A. McPaul Collector Chas. Koehler Receiver MoseWeekley Magazine Agent Digitized by C.ooQLe

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 233 B7. BIG FOUR ; Kansas City. Bo. Meets alternate Tuesdays at 7:S0 P. M., at Sum- merwell’a Hall, 21st and Dripp Sts. Clinton T. Allis. 18U2 Belleview Ave . . . Master L. F. Stephens, 1001 W Seventeenth St., Secretary Chas. E. Thompson, 1228 Reservoir St. . Collector N. F. Clough, 1812 Holly 8t Receiver J. A. Brown, 1827 Holly St Mag. Agent «8. WEST BRANCH ; Bemovo, Pa. Meets alternate Sundays in Spangler’s Hall, Cor. 8th St. and Huron Ave., at 1:30 P. M. W. C. Robinson Master E* Jfcgttlre Secretary £ £• McFarland Collector G. B. McManigal Receiver James Campbell Magazine Agent *8. WHITE BREAST; Charlton, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. M. L. Bixler Master A. M. Williby, L. Box 781 Secretary 2* £ 5oe!>el, Collector T.H. Sanford Receiver Albert Brown Magazine Agent M8. STAB OF THE WEST ; Newton, Kan. Meets in Odd FoIIowb’ Hall alternate Thurdays, at 7:30 P. M. G. W. Wilcox, 128 W. Second St Master Chas. S. Druce, L. Box 189 floret ary J. E. Drennan, L. Box 169 Collector John G. Wright, L. Box 160 Receiver W. 8. Dix, 434 W. 6th Si .... Magazine Agent ML GOLD RANGE; Donald, B.C. Meets in Firemens’ Hall every Wednesday. Arthur Randall Master Geo. B. Govett, Box 49 Secretary Geo. B. Govett, Box 49 Collector Thomas Ciouston Receiver John Simons. Revelstock, B. C . Magazine Agent lit. CASCADE ; Medicine Hat, North West. Terr. Meets in Masonic Hail, 2d and 4th Sundays. Wm. Lowe Master James Hawthorne, Box 66 Secretary Chas. E. Parker, Box 60 Collector Leonard Dobbin, Receiver Leonard Dobbin, Box 66 ... . Magazine Agent M8. WHITKETTK: Charlotte, N. C. Meets in I O. O. F. Hall 1st, 3d and 4th Sundays st 11 A. M. Ernest Garraux, Box 21 Master Wm. A. Kizziah, B«»x 21 Secretary Chas. L. Cauble, Box 21 ...... . . Collector R. G. Smith, Box 21 Receiver Thomas J. Pettus Magazine Agent 144. BRADSHAW ; Colombia. H. C. Meets in K. of P. Hull every Sun day at 10:30 A. M. D. C. Dickert. Box 68 Master R. D. Morton, Box 68 Secretary R. D. Morton, Box 68 Collector G. P. Lawrence, Box 68 Receiver Owar Land, Box 68 Magazine Agent Ml. FRONT END; Paris, Texas. Meets in K. P. Hall, Sundays at 2:00 P. M. J. N. Belen Master Joseph Gerard Secretary 8ylvester Hinds Collector James Lyons Receiver J.N. Ballew Magazine Agent Mi FLOWERY LAND; Pensacola, Fla. Meets in Odd Fellows’ Hall 1st and 3d Mondays. W. A. Shackelfo d. Box 86 Master F. T. Martin, 300 East Wright St . . . Secretary H. A Hatch, Box 86 Collector J. L Sixer, Box 86 Receiver G. C. Dean, L. A N. shops .... Magazine Agent Ml. Oitf FORT; Dodge City, Kansas. Heels in 1. O. O. F. Hall, 1st, 2d and 4th Thurs- days 2 P. M. B. 8. Williams, L. Box 503 Master John Hotter. L. Box 535 Secretary W. CL Fndle, Box 206 Collector Wm. Pinkerton, L. Box 535 Receiver IL H. Voris Mag. Agent •48. BLUE MOUNTAIN; LaGrande, Oregon. Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 3d Wednesdays at 7 P. M. E. A. Stephens, Huntington, Oregon . . Master F. E Herr, L. Box 37 Secretary T. H. Boynton, L. Box 13 Collector F. G. Schilke, L. Box 87 Receiver F. E. Herr, L. Box 37 ... . . Magazine Agent •49. HUDSON RIVER. Union Hill, N. J. Meets in Concordia Hall, 2d Saturday at 8 P. M., and 4th Sunday at 2 P. M. Henry Grimm. Weehawken P. O., Union Hill Master L. T. Bums, New Durham, N. J . . . . Secretary Milton Smith Collector J. E. Boyle, Weehawken P. O., Union Hill. 2^. J . . Receiver W. D. Weaver Magazine Agent 850. JAMES DONNELLY; Perth Amboy. N. J. Meets in K. of P. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays. W. J. Ditzler Master Geo. F. Disbrow, South Amboy, N. J., Secretary Constant Coley Collector T. R. Mertz Receiver Levi M. Landis Magazine Agent 851. HOME; White Haven, Pa. Meets in Runkey’s Hall at 2 P. M., 2d and 4th Sundays. Chas. Breutzman Master Wilson Dotter Secretary Chas. Packer Collector Wm. Hartley Receiver Jas. N. Detertin Magazine Agent 852. CHAMPLAIN ; St. Albans, Yt. Meets in Engineer’s Hall 1st and 3d Sundays at 1:45 P. M., and 4th Mouday at 7:30 P. M. Chas. E. Preston, Box 148 Master Edward H. Culver Secretary John McAllister Collector C. P. Kelley, Box 336 • Receiver Thomas Coleman Magazine Agent 858. MARBLE CITY: Rutland, Yt. MeGt 1st and 3d Sundays in E. A. U. Hall. C. 8. Ward well, 7 Grant Ave Master W. O. Phipps, Cor. Strong’s Ave. and Main street Secretary J. E. Pratt. 24 Plain 8t Collector J. C. Cannon, 68 River St Receiver C. E. Munson. 3 Granger St . . . Magazine Agent 854. HOBOKEN; Hoboken, N. J. Meets iu Burnett s Hall 2d Sundays and 4th Sat- urdays. John Curran, 222 Erie St, Jersey City,N.J., Master J. 8. Ken nan, 139 Second St Secretary Elmer E. Huff, HackeUtown, N. J. . . Collector Emmons C. Williams. Morristown, N. J., Receiver John Gaderoan. 7 Nelson Ave., Jersey City N- J Magaziue Agent 855. STONE CITY; Joliet, III. Meets iu Switchman’s Hall 1st Tuesdays at 7:30 P. M.. and 3d Sundays at 2:30 P. M. W. W. Brooker, 134 S flickory St Master Chris. Nolan, 123 Grover St . . . .Secretary M. O’Grady, 701 Scott St Collector T. F. Hannan, 411 S Desplanes St. . . . Receiver Chas. O. Bond, care Joliet Mf’g Co . Mag. Agent 856. CHAFNCEY M. DEPEW ; Albany, New York. Meets 1st and 30 Tuesdays. Elmer G. Allen. 26 Westerlow St Master Robt. J. Lilly, 57 First St Secretary P. S. Dormady, 24 Trinity Place ... Collector 6 E. Sweet, 466 Broadway, E. Albany . Receiver O. Degroff, 160 Clinton Ave . . . Magazine Agent 857. JUSTICE; Yanceboro, Maine. Meets in A. O. U. W. Hall at Vanceboroand Main Streets, 2d and 4th Saturday s.v Wm. A. Smith, Carleton, St. Johns, N. B., Master £• ?• Secretary C. J. Tabor, Woodstock, N. B Collector D. C. West. Brewer, Maine Receiver Fred. W. Henderson, Farren St., Port- land, St. Johns, N. B MagazineAgent Digitized by Google

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234 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Mar. 858. COOKE ; West St. Paul, Mian. Meets In Martin’s ha 1. Cor. Fairfield and Da- kota Ave.. WeH St. Paul, 2d and 4th Sundays, at 2 00 P. M. Fred J. Swanson, Dubuque, Iowa .... Master E. W. Freeman Secretary Harry Penneman, 448 south Robert St . Collector P. Denney, 280 Congress St., E .... Receiver W. H. Bronson, 184 Custer St., St. Paul, Minn Mag. Agent 850. BIO FLINT ; Wellington. Kansas. Meets in 1. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M., and 2d Fridays at 7:30 P. M. Thos. M. Brown Master Ed. Hern lug, Box 372 Secretary Charles Weddle, Box 450, Cherryvale,, Kan Collector Ed. Dickson, Box 365 Receiver H. E. Hansen, Box 365, Wellington. Kan- sas Magazine Agent 860. COLD SPRING ; Springfield, Ohio. Meets In Leuty’s Hall, second and last Sundays. L. L. Young Master I. P. Poling, 47 Lincoln Avenue .... Secretary E. E. Leonard, Sandusky, Ohio .... Collector Arthur W. Binns, 27 Lincoln Ave . . . Receiver S. Roadamer, Forest House, E. High St Magazine Agent 861. TRIED AND TRUE ; Vincennes, Ind. Meets in K. of H. Hall every Sunday at 2 P. M. Lon Prewitt, 714 N. 7th St Master W. A. Wendling, O. & M. shops .... Secretary Chas. Shermerhorn. O. & M. shops . . Collector Daniel Cadden, O. & M shops . ... Receiver J. H. Deputy, O. & M. shops . Magazine Agent 862. CATARACT ; Niagara Falls, Ontario. John J Rogers, Suspension Bridge, N. Y., Master lohn Murray Secretary J. C. Flynn Collector Thomas Histrop Receiver J. W. Francis Magazine Agent 868. METROPOLITAN; New York, N. Y. Meets at 490 Eighth Ave., 1st and 4th Sunday af- ternoons . Artemas W. Eggleston, White Plains, N. Y Master Nat. Sawyer, 1119 Tenth Avenue .... Secretary Frank Melius, 438 Tenth Avenue . . . Collector R. E. Butterfield, 1111 Ninth Avenue . . Receiver M. J. Lynch, Box 357 Magazine Agent 864. KING ERL Y; Philadelphia, Pa. Geo. A. Valentine. 58tn & Woodland ave . Master John Hickey, 6,211 Woodland ave . . . Secretary G.W. Gregg, jr.'Grace Ferry 8ta’n B.&O., Collector J. I Way, 205 Tome >t Baltimore Co Md . Receiver W. G. Staats, 6,211 Woodland ave . . Mag. Agent 865. VIOLET; Bellows Falls, VL Meets 1st and 3d Saturday eve., In G. A. R. Hall James Stack Master C. H. Thompson Secretary E. C. Wiley, Windsor, Vt Collector G. C. Farnsworth, Charleston, N. H . . Receiver F. E. Reach, Brattleboro, Vt. . . . Mag. Agent 866. HAG1RST0WN; Hagerstown, Md. Me**ts every Sunday, in Red Men’s Hall, corner Washington and Potomac Sts. S. K. Hnckers ... Master J. J. Morrow, Shepardtown, W. Va. . . Secretary 8. F. Johnson Collector D. A. Wallace Receiver C. L. Mullen lux, L. Box 61 Mag. Agent 867. MORGAN CRANE; Kommerset, Kj. Meets 1st and 15th of each month, in Engineer’s and Firemen’B Hall. Horace G. Lucas Master James Ford Secretary James 8. Morris Collector Horace G. Lucas Receiver James S. Morris . . . . Mag. Agent 868. DEEP WATER; Springfield, Mo. Meets in K. of P. Hall 1st. 2d and 3d Mondays. W. R. Smith, ji*., Box 8i6 Master T. A. ButterJ v, Box 1027 Secretary Lee H. Davidson, Box 358 Collector C. W. Henry Receiver Charles Hall Magazine Agent 869. WALNUT TALLEY; Eldorado, Kaa. Meets in K. of P. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays. Chas. H. Finley Master Fred Staley Secretary Mike Fitzgerald Collector Arthur Hodgson Receiver D. W. Dungaa, Box 1522 Magazine Agent , 870. NEOSHO VALLEY ; Connell Grove, Kan. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesday evenings in A. O. U. W. Hall. Alexander Scott Master Clarence Stone ...... Secretary Gcoige Webster Collector Chas. Torrence Receiver J. S. Lowe Magazine Agent 871, COVENANT; Nevada. Mo. Meets 1st aud 3d Sundays. Geo. B. Meek Master J. T. Gray Secretary J. G. Fry back Collector W. M. Calkins Receiver James T. Gray Mag. Agent 872. SIGNAL MOUNT; Big Springs, Texas. Meets in Engineer’s Hall 1st Wednesday after- noon and 3d Wednesday evening. A. S. Hill, Box 33 Master R. J. Bible, Box 33 Secretary Dennis Ryan, Box 33 Collector Edward Lyons, Box 33 Receiver Dennis Ryan, Box 33 Magazine Agent 878. J. T. H IRAHAN; Birmingham. Ala. Meets in Been Hall. Allen building, Morris Ave., every Sunday at 9 A. M. Wm. Hunt Master Thos. R Welsh Secretary Wm. H. Bussey Collector J. W. Dickson Receiver J. H. Burton, Box 300 Magazine Agent 874. McALLISIER; Herrington, Kan. Meets in K. P. Hall, 1st and 3d Thursdays at 7:80, and 2d and 4th Thursdays at 2 P. M. W. W. Campbell, Box 125 Master W. W. Butterfield Secretary Henry Magee Collector G. A. Norman Receiver 875. FRIENDSHIP: Dayton, Ohio. Meets in K. P. Hall, 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M. N. W. Rose, 21 Label'e St Master John R. Glynn, 26 Coatellow St .... Secretary John Stevens, 54 Bell St Collector John F. Hoban, 635 E. Second St ... . Receiver John Ryan, 120 Craue St . . . . Magazine Agent 876. J. H. KIRK ; Horton, Kan. Meets 1st Saturday and 3d Sunday. John F. Sharp Master Wm. Ashworth Secretary James E. George Collector Wm. Ashworth Receiver James E. George Mag. Agent 877. NIC KEL PLATE: Conneant, Ohio. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesdays In A. O. U. W., Hall, over City Bank. W. H. JohnRton Master George M. Brown Secretary Cnarles Wilcox Collector George M. Brown Receiver H. E. Fox Mag. Agent 878. HOLBROOK : Chartiers, Pa. Wm. H. Graham, Wyoming 8t.,Mt. Wash- ington S. S., Pi tsburg. Pa Master John A. Downey, 140 Webster avenue, Pittsbure. Pa Secretary J. T. Kiehl, 223 Carson St. S. S., Pitts- burg, Pa Receiver Elmer E. Lewis, 175 Third avenue, Pitts- burg, Pa Collector Elmer E. Lewis, 175 Third avenue, Pitts- burg. Pa Magazine Agent 879. WEAVER: Kayre, Pa. John Durkin, Box 437 Master Chas. L. Burroughs, Box 398 Secretary Wm. Stewart Collector Eugene E. Welton, Box 167 Receiver Archie C. Burr, Box 213 ... Magazine Agent Digitized by Google

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 235 MISCELLANEOUS DIRECTORY. Brotherhood of Looomotive Engineers. P. M. Arthur ... Grand Chief Engineer T. S. Ingraham First Grand Engineer Deloss Everett Second Grand Engineer H. C. Hays First Gr-md Assistant Engineer Will meet in tweuty-fifth anuual convention at Richmond, Va., Wednesday, October 17th, 1888. General Offices:— Room 5, Blackstone Block, Seneca street, Cleveland, Ohio. Order of Railway Conductors. C. S. Wheaton Grand Chief Conductor Edmund B. Cowan, Assistant Grand Chief Conductor Wm. P. Daniels . . . Grand Secretary and Treasurer Will meet in twentieth annual convention at To- ronto, Ontario, Tuesday , May 8‘h, 1KSS. General Offices:— Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Yard Masters' Mutual Benefit Association. Edwin M. Carter . . president. Wilmiugton, Del Thos, G. Gresham . First Vine President, Atlauta, Ga William Blow . . . Second Vice President, Windsor, Ontario. Joseph Sanger . . . Grand Secretary and Treasurer, Indianapolis, Ind. William Baird . . . Corresponding Secretary, Phila- delphia, Pa. Will meet In fourteenth annual coovenlion at Richmond, Va., Wednesday. Jnne 13th, 1888. Brotherhood of Railroad Brakemen. A E. Wilkinson . . . Grand Master. Galesburg. Ill W. G. Edens . . . Vice Grand Master, Bucyrus, Ohio Ed. F. O’Shea . . Grand Secretary and Treasurer, Galesburg, 111. L. C. Foster, Jr . . Grand Organizer and Instructor, Ithica, N. Y. Will meet in fifth annual convention at Columbus, Ohio, Monday, Ou-ober loth, 1888. General Offices:— Galesburg, 111. 8witehmen’s Mutual Aid Association. James L. Monaghan Grand Master Frank Sweeney Vice Gran 1 Master James L. Monaghan . . . Grand Organizer and In- structor. Wm. A. Slmsrott . . Grand Secretary and T.easurer Will meet in third annual • onvention at St. Louis, Mo., Thursday, September 20th, 1888. General Offices :— Room 19, No. 10 1 Washington ttreet, Chicago, 111. LADIES' SOCIETIES B. OF L. F. 1. GOOD ENDEAVOR: Stratford, Ontario. Meets 1st and -id Wednesdays. Mrs. E. A. Bill President Mrs. M. Tuxton Vice President Mrs. W. E. Brooker Secreta y Mrs. G. Nursey Treasurer I. LADIES AID; PhlUIpsburg, N. J. Meets first Sundaj in taeh month at 2:30 P. M., Gri oner’s Hall. Mrs. C. Wil on President Mrs. R Hill Vice President Mrs M. Teel ... Secretary Mrs. T. R meberry Treasurer 4. PROGRESSIVE; Grand Rapids, Mich. Meet* each month at No. 13 Wenham avenue, at fcOO P. M. Mrs. A. E. Geary, 40 Ninth avenue . . President Mi*. F. G. Rough Vice President Mrs. H. W Norris, 59 River Avenm . . Secretary Mrs. G. P. Downey, 13 Wenham ave . . Treasurer A RARBOJY; St. Lonis, Mo. Meets eve*v two weeks. Miss Ella Van Horn President Min Laura Van Horn Vice President Mrs. C. E. Amos, 2M6 Mulianphy St /. Secretary Miss Sophia Luliman .Treasurer 6. HA1LSTKAD; Hallstead, Pa. Mrs. Wm. Oswald President Mrs. A. M. SI ikes Vice President Mrs. J. H. Moran Secretary Mrs Frank J. May Treasurer 7. J. J. LANNOS ; Susquehanna, Pa. Mrs. Chas. Auderson President Mrs. John Keves Vice President Mrs. M Keme Secretary Mrs J. J. Launon Treasurer 8. FRIENDLY; Garrett, Ind. Meets evt-ry two weeks. Mrs. M. E. Stoner President Mrs. Lizzie Abrams Vice President Mrs. Mary Cunningham . Secretary Mrs. Dora Mowry Treasurer WONDERFUL CHANGES. The Far 8eeing Take Advantage of Them in Time. Is this country unconsciously undergoing awon- deiful change, is the change to take place before we are aware of the fact, aud when it n&s taken place will we wouder why we did not see it before it was too late ? Those that seethe changes early avail themselves early, and thereby receive benefit. The shrewd iron man sees the iron interest trans- ferred from Pittsburg and Pennsylvania to Birming- ham, Alabama, and in his far-sightedness sees the furnaces in Pennsylvania torn down and deserted for this uew aud pro ifie field. We have seen the grain-growing centers of this couu.try ►hifted to the West. We have seen the pork-packi g industry flit from Cincinnati to Chi- cago, aud from thence to Katisas City And Omaha. Southern cotton mills undersell New England and American markets, and challenge the world. We have seen and are seeing all this take place be- fore our eyes, and know that other changes are tak- ing place equally prominent, and we wouder as we behold them. Ten years ago the insurance compa- nies required an analysis f the fluids only when they were taking insurance for very large amounts. T*>-aay no first-class company will insure any amount unless a rigid analysis is had of the fluids passed, and if any traces of certaiu disorders are ap- parent, the application is rejected. In their reports they show that the death of sixty of every 100 peo- ple in this country, is due either directly or indi- rectly to such disorde s. The Brompton Hospital for Consumptives, London, England, reports that sixty of every 100 victim^ of consumption also have serious disorders of the kidneys. Among scientists for the treatment of this dread malady the question is beiug discussed : " Is not this disorder the real cause of consump- tion?” Ten years ago the microscope was something sel- dom found in a physician's office ; now every physi- cian of standing has one and seldom visits hlspa- tients without calling for a sample of fluids for ex- amination. W hy is all this ? Is it possible that we of the pres- ent generation are to die of diseases caused by kid- ney disorders? or shall we master the cause by War- ner’s safe cure, ihe only recognized specific, and thus remove ihe effects? It is established beyond a doubt that a very large percentage of deaths in this country are traceable to diseased kidneys. For years the proprietors of W&rne* ’« safe cure have been insisting sha- there Is no sound health when the kid- ney* are dUea*ed, and thev enthusiastically press their specific for this t rrible disorder upon public atten Ion. This means wonders! Cannot the proprietors of this great remedy, who have been warning us of the danger, tell us now to avoid a disease that at fir^t is so unimportant, and so fatal in Us termination? Are we to hope against hope, and wait without our reward ? It was formerly thought that the kidneys were of very small importance; to-day, we believe, it Is generally admitted that there can be no such thing assouud health in an> organ if i hey are in the least degree deranged. Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. fMAR. 236 THE AWFUL VOBTEX. Into Which the Unheeding are Rapidly Drifting. Off the western coast of Norway lies the little rocky Island of Moskenes. It is inhabited by a few hardy fishermen who engage In the cod and herring fish- eries along the coast. . It happened one day in the spring of 1886 that an •Id man and his grandson, a lad of ten or a dozen years, put out from the island lu a small boat, tak- ing with them their fishing tackle and a lunch of dried fish and oaten cakes. They row out some distance and secure a boat load of fish long before the i eturning tide will allow them to land, so they eat their frug-il lunch and lay back on their oars to rest and wait. The old man, weary with pulling the heavy nets, is soon fast asleep, leaving the lad to look to the safety of the boat. For a time the sea is smooth, then a light wind blows from the west and the boat begins slowly but surely to drift. Little bubbles and patches of foam appear on the surface of the dark water. The breeze stiffens, and the boat with stead- ily increasing speed, begins to move in an ever- narrowing circle. A sudden Throb alarms the boy, and at the same time Awakens the grandfather, who seizes the oars and pulls with the strength of des- peration against the now madly rushing waters ; then the oars are wrenched from his hands, the doomed fishiug boat is for a moment dashed about with terrible velocity, and then disappears forever in the awful vortex of the great maelstrom. It is the same with the blood. As it courses around through the veins, it reaches every part of the system in its healthy rush, seeking an oppor- tunity to discharge the waste and poisonous matter from every part of the system, into the natural sew- ers. This sewage matter is carried by the blood to the kidneys, there to be thrown off, the same as in life the scavenger would throw bis sewage into the stream to rid himself of the vile substance. And the blood has no other place but the kidneys in which to throw off its waste matter. Sometimes it finds the kidneys unprepared to do this work. But the heart takes up the blood and again forces it through the system, where once more waste matter is gathered up the same as the sewers of our cities gather up such poisonous matter, to be discharged at one grand point, and then be carried oft*. Fancy the danger of such poisoned blood coursing for years through the body ! This process continues, the blood passing through the kidneys and heart, removing the impurities from sixty-five gallons of -blood per hour, or forty- eight barrels each day. Yet the unthinking practitioner regards the kid- neys as of lit le jimportance, until they are stricken down wheu he finds himself so far advanced in the vortex that there is but litle chance for him. In such emergencies many have resorted to that great remedy, Warner’s safe cure, to assist In putting these organs in a healthy condition. They have not rested on their oars, trusting their life idly in the hands of another when they can catch up the oars before it is too late, and a few strokes would put them safely beyond hopeless danger. A few bottles of Warner’s safe cure at the proper time will restore the kidneys to health, thereby enabling them to rid the system of ihe poisonous uric acid, which is lia- ble in its corruption to attack the weakest part of the system and thereby break it down just as the little stream at the mill-dam wears away the dam. increasing the danger each hour, until at length it becomes overtaxed and gives way, causing destruc- tion to those who a short time before looked upon it as of so little importauce, but now contemplate the result of their neglect with horror. positively cured by the great German Remedy, package and book for 4 cents In stamps. E. H. Medical Co., East Hampton, Coon. IMPORTANT TO RAILROAD FIREMEN. SOMETHIN C3- NEW. Here is just the thing you have been looking for, something to save time and labor and make your engines clean and bright. BAKER'S • : TRIPOLUTE, A Powerful and Rapid Cleaner and Polisher of Metals (without Acid or Poison.) ESPECIALLY adapted to RAILROAD, MARINE, STATIONARY and FIRE ENGINE work “ hot or cold,” LARGE SIGNS, RAILINGS, and all other finished metal work. XT' Y ^T?T>rF Headlights, Pine, Scft Metals, Light, Plated Work, Show A Cases, Harness Mountings, Etc., for whioh the Matchless Metal Polish is recommended. This Polish is similar to the celebrated “MATCHLESS’* (that we are supplying to all the leading Fire Departments and thousands of Marine, Railroad and Stationary En- ginemen throughout the United States and Canada,) only much stronger and a more rapid cleaner, holds better on hot work and is cheaper. We want a good reliable fireman at every machine shop and round house, to act as agent or get up Clubs for one dozen 1 pound boxes, which we will send, on receipt of $2.50. This is only one-half the price we retail them for. Will give exclusive sale, in your locality, i you push and introduce it. Some samples furnished, free, with order, and if polish is no found to be exactly as represented, may be returned, at our expense, and money refunded Address, The Matchless Metal Polish Co., 88 Market St., Chicago. N. B.— This Polish has already been adopted by a number of the large Railroad Companies and also been tested and highly endorsed by the United States Ordnance and NaVy Departments. Digitized by U.ooQLe

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 237 1888.'] $300 REWARD SS A LOST GIRL. fereJ lo the first 59 persons Answering the following question: Where in the Bible is the word Girl found? Mention Book. Chap, tn i Verse. The first person answering this correctly will rtociv* fat' in casn. If more than one correct answer ts received the second person will receive $-5, the third $VO, the f ourth i| 1 5, the fifth $: 0. the next go each, the next 25 $3 each, and tne next 30 $1 each. If you rio not set the first award you have 59 chancis for ore of the other*, hat roar chance is irood for the firxt premium if vou send now, TO-DAY ! Competitors must send 50c. for which thev wi 1 1 receive TUC rMIMNh Y PORNFR ■** month*. Ilisa handsomely, printed elegantly Illustrated 10 Pago, 64 Column onilfllli- I Family Journal. Earn issue replete with oriu'inal stories, merrygrenip, and sptrklinjr wit. Is fact^i complete family paper and should be tn every American ho tie. All replies must be received previous to March 1 6th when contrat e loses. Name« and addresses of win nera will bt published ‘n tre paper. The above premiums are awarded absolutely free. Von receive (be fail worth of your money in the paner sent. For an outlay of 50 cents you may yet $50, Don’t wait. Writ* at once, Stamps accepted mi as ca>h. Ad iros The Chimney Corner, 69 Dearborn St, Chicago, III, GOOD NEWS TO LADIES. "Greatest oSor^^ow^j^ou^ime to pet orders for our celebrated Tea*, Coflees and Baking Powder, and secure a beautiful Gold Band or Moss Rose China Tea Set, Dinner Sc-t, Gold Band Set, Watch, Brass Lamp, Castor, or For particulars address AMERICAN TEA CO., 31 and 33 Vesey St., New York. A’ S. La CCLOEABO AGENCY, LOUISIANA STATE LOTTEET CO. For Tickets, Lists, or Complete information send to me. If you have not been fortunate elsewhere TRY ME for a change. Send for large circmai. Frank Xj. AX. Smith, [Mention this paper] Box 41, PUEBLO, COLO. DON’T BE A CLAM ! THIS SOUBCE OF -5l.I_.Xj LIFE. We sell more Magnetic Goods than any other firm in this country . Sell on Monthly Payments— One- half cash with order • Balance to suit you . Order by Number in Catalogue. Send for Catalogue. John C. Branham, Collector No. 112 B.L.F. Will C. Vawter, C.E. Div. 154 B.L.E. JOHN C. BRANHAM & CO., Agents, ■ Ml. Vernon, III, The Following Circular Speaks for Itself. TO WATCH DEALERS. OrFICE OF ROBBINS A APPLETON, KM State Street. Chicaqo. Our attention having been called to the numerous complaints of watches becoming unreliable as tine-keepers through Magnetic and Electric influences and as the causes thereof increase with the intro- duction of electric Plant s and Appliances, some means of protection is necessary. It has been demonstrated by experimental and practical tests that the T- "ANTI-MAGNETIC SHIELD===E= wffl protect a watch irom The detrimental effects of Magnetism, and also has the effect of steadying its »te. thereby enabling all watches to produce a better average of time; we therefore recommend the ANTI MAGNETIC SHIELD to all Dealers in Waltham Watches. Boat of tbe most imminent dangers which are destructive to the time-keeping qnalitiesof a watch, ■ad therefore should be provided against, in order to obtain the best results, are Electric Railways, Dyna- Electric Light Plants, Electric Motors, Magnetic Belts, The Application of Electricity in Medical Treat- •flM. Electric Brakes an Railwags, Locomotive Electric headlights. Electric Lighting of Cars, and other dis- UDfeiog conditions, which are constantly arising when least expected. MEN IN RAILROAD EMPLOY, where the most accurate time is required, and where the disturbing nflvences mentioned above are most seriously felt and aggravated by the peculiar condition of Railway fedee, should exercise wisdom, aud have their wAtches protected by tbe Anti- Magnetic Shield, Yours Respectfully. • % Broom A Appleton, General Agents. AMERICAN WALTHAM WATCH CO. Antl-Magnetlc Shield Cases for sale by all Dealers. tom. Giles, Bro & Co. Cleveland, Ohio, Julv 22, 1887. OOTLXJfKN I am acquainted with the merits of the GILES ANT1-MAQN ^TIC SHIELD for WMdus, and believe it is a very valuable invention for protection ofpocket time-pieces, and very deslr- to railway service, Yours Truly, (Signed,) P. M. ARTHUR, G. C. E. T. 8. INGRAHAM, F. O. E. H. C. HAYS. F. G. A. E. Digitized by LjOOQle

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238 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Mar. -SMOKE- GRAND CHIEF BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN CIGARS ! THE BEST 5 CENT CIGAR EVER MADE, OR SMOKE Grand Chief Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Cigars, THE FINEST 10 CENT CIGARS ON THE MARKET (TRADE MARK REGISTERED). LIST OF WHOLESALeIlGENTS. B. F. Baxter A Co., Norfolk, Va. Gilliam A Co., Lynchburg, Va. Mauer Confectionery Mfg. Co., Erie, Pa. Wm. Edwards A Co., Cleveland, Ohio. R. Waguer A Co., Detroit, Mich. Symons. Smart A Co., East Saginaw, Mich. R. Gustin A Co., Bay City, Mich. C. C. Duff, Owasso, Mich. Steuben Wine Co., Jacknon, Mich. Soovill, Brown A Co., Wellsville, N. Y. Robinson A Ford, Geneva, N. Y. Pratt Bros.. Oneonta, N. Y. Lafayette Smith, Springfield, 111. Maffett A Corbet, Wilmington, N. C. Harvey A Parker, Denver, Colo. R. Mergel. Fort Wayne, Ind. John A. McGaw. Indianapolis, Ind. Casey A flwa*ey, Fort Worth, Texas. Cody, Ball. Barnhart A Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. Waples, Platter A Co., Der ison, Texas. Tborwart A Roehling, Chicago, 111. Anson Bros., Milwaukee, Wis. W. B. Lockett & Co., Knoxville, Tenn. Mann A Fawcett. New Albany, Ind. Kesler, Koch A Co., Louisville. Ky. Pearsons A Clark, Lexington, Ky. Bright A Fenner. Dayton. Ohio. Johnston A 8on. Springfield, Ohio. Geolts A Ward, Youngstown, Ohio. The Hale. Sloane A Wilson Co., Peoria, HI. Wm. A. Otis, Atchinson, Kan. Hail A Beiler. 8c<talia Mo. G. D. Millie an A Son. Springfield, Mo. Jacob Furth & Co., St. Louis, Mo. 8. C. Barker. Torre Haute, Ind. A. L. Webster A Co.. Danville. HI. A. W. Brenneman A Co . Decatur, 111. Stratton & Bird, Cairo, 111. John O'Connell Pine Blulfk, Ark. Matt Weix, La Crosse, Wis. Allen. Moon A Co.. 8t. Paul, Minn. J. C. Joyslln A Co., Minneapolis, Minn. Myen. Tice A Co., Dubuque, Iowa. T. M. Gobble A Co., Clinton, Iowa. Witwer Bros., Cedar Rapids. Iowa. Leets, Fletcher A Co.. Marshalltown, Iowa. Charles Hewitt, Des Moines. Iowa. C. 8henkburg A Co., 8Ioux City, Iowa L. Kirscht A Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa. Isaac Meikel, Platt^burg, N. Y. W. H. Rigby A Son. Mansfield, Ohio. Holmes A Keeler, Norwalk, Conn. C. E. Ellis, New Bedford, Mass. Coghill A Simon. San Francisco, Cal. J. W. Lunn, Elmira, N. Y. E. S. Larsen A Co., Portland, Oregon. H. A. Menker, Buffalo, N. Y. Norris A Crockett, Concord, N. H. Geo. W. Pepper. Peabody, Mass. W. E. Braman A Co., Flint, Mich. Armstrr ng A Graves, Port Huron, Mich. Center A Allen. Syracuse. N. Y. Oswald A Co., Duluth, Minn. PlHmmer, Perry A Co., Lincoln, Neb. Wm. W. Gallup, North Adams, Mass. Moreland Bros. A Crane. Adrian, Mich. S. C. White, Winona. Minn. Remington, Johnson A Co., Salt Lake City, Utah. M. P. Johnson, New London, Conn. Daniels, Cornell A Co., Providence, R. I. M. A. Jewell A Co., Portland. Maine. Reed A Taylor, Burlington, Vt. Wm. E. French, Petersburg, Va. Johnson, Hogan A Co , Houston, Texas. Dnnning A Sumner, Madison, Wis. Bradley A Lee, New Haven, Conn, W. O. Peeples, Chattanooga, Tenn. Wylj A Greene, Atlanta, Ga. Smith A Durham, Charlotte, N. C. Wackerbarth A Joseph, New Orleans, La. H. Ehieubcrg, Little Rock, Ark. Fuller, Hatcher & Co., Augusta, Ga. Hodgson Bros., Athens, Ga. Johnson A Harris, Macon, Ga. J. Simon & Bro., Montgomery, Ala. Graves Bros., Ottomwau, Iowa. Holcomb. Hlnely A Bro., Creston, Iowa, John P. Cole. Topeka, Kan. 8. Pollock A Co., Keokuk, Iowa. Henrv Dart’s Sons, Rock Island, 111. Eby, Dowden &Co., Kansas City, Mo. N. R. Collins A Co., Bradford, Pa. L. Bravton A Co., Boston, Mass. Peck, Underwood A Co., Wilkesbarre, Pa. W. H. Campbell, Lockport, N. Y. To the Brotherhoods of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers: The sum ol Five Hundred (SdOO.00 Dollars has been paid by us into the Treasury of the Grand Lodge of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, as royalty upon the sale of Grand Chief Cigars, of which due acknowledgment has been made by the Grand Lodge, and in consideration of which our cigars have been endorsed and are now recommended to all members of the Ord*»r who desire to smoke a first-class cigar and at the same time contribute to the general fund of the Grand Lodge. Members of the Order should bear in mind that the Brotherhood receives a royalty upon the sale of all Grand Chief Cigars, and hence the larger the sales the greater the royalty. Every member is, therefore, invited to interest himself in the sale of the above brand of cigars ana thereby contribute to the financial standing of the Grand Lodge and the Brothernood at large. These two brands of Cigars have been presented and tested by both Brotherhoods, at their respective conventions at New York and Minneapolis, and have received their Endorsement and Approval on both occasions, and are Guaranteed by the manufacturers to be the best Cigars on the market. The manufacturers also guarantee to keep these two Brands up to their present Standard quality at all time to come, and by so doing, hope to receive the liberal patronage of the two Brotherhoods they are named after, and also their recommendations to their many friends who are in want of a GOOD CIGAR. No Cigars are genuine nnless each box has the photograph of P. X. Arthur or F. W. Arnold on the Inside label and on the outside end of each box. Retail dealers should order from their nearest Wholesale Agent and If they reftase to get the cigars Ibr then ws will ship direct to the Retailer. BRAVO Sc KEYES, Manufacturers, BIN GHAMPTOH, N. Y. Digitized by Google

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 239 Loeonativef iresen’s + Majasiae. PRIZE LIST FOR 1SSS. greatest Indu^e/nepts t^uer Offered I ^COMPETITION + 0P6N +TO+ HLL-tO- The Grand Lodge of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen has decided to offer the following Prizes to agents, and other persons securing the best lists of subscribers to the Locomotive Firemen’s Magazine for viz: FIR8T PRIZE. — To the Lodge securing the largest number of subscribers, one set (4) Officers’ Uphol- stered Chairs, finely finished. (This includes a chair each for the Master, Vice Master, Past Master and Chaplain.) SECOND PRIZE . — To the Lodge securing the largest number of subscribers in Proportion to mem- ber tk ip t a handsomely ornamented Banner, suitably inscribed. THIRD PRIZE. —To the Lodge organized after January 1st, 1888, securing the largest number of subscribers, a handsome Altar, suitably inscribed. FOURTH PRIZE.— To the Ladies’ Society, B. of L. F.. ordering the largest number of subscriptions (provided not less than fifty are ordered), through its authorized Agent, a Parlor Organ. FIFTH PRIZE.— To the Lady (open to all) securing the largest number of subscribers (provided uot less than twenty-five are ordered), a handsome Gold Watch. 8IXTH PRIZE. — To the Gentleman (exclusive of regular agents) securing the largest number of sub- scribers (provided not less than twenty-five are secured), n set of Chambers’ Encyclopedia. 8EVENTH PRIZE.— To the Member’s Wife or Daughter securing the largest number of subscribers (provided not less than twenty-five are secured), a first-class Sewing Machine. EIGHTH PRIZE.— To the Member’s Son securing the largest number of subscribers (provided uot les » than twenty-five are secured), a Silver Watch. MISCELLANEOUS PRIZES FOR REGULAR AGENTS ONLY. The following Prizes will be awarded Magazine Agents (regardless of membership of their Lodges) who secure the largest list of subscribers : First Prize Gold Watch. Second Prize Diamond Shirt Stud. Third Prize . 18-Karat Gold Watch Chain. Fourth Prize Monogram Gold Ring. Fifth Prize Monogram Gold Watch Charm. Sixth Prize • - • Forney’s, Sinclair’s and Alexander’s Books on the Locomotive. Seventh Prize Nickel-Plated Scoop. Eighth Prize Nickel-Plated Cab Lamp. Ninth Prize Nickel-Plated Torch. Tenth Prize Gold Badge B. of L. F. GRAND SPECIAL PRIZE OPEN TO ALL. To the Lodge securing the smallest number of subscribers, a Leather Banner, inscribed with the names of Up- officers, will be awarded. To the Agent of the Lodge securing the smallest number of subscribers there will be awarded a Leather Medal, suitably inscribed. The time for the competition will be extended to December /st, 1888 , and the prizes will be awarded on that day. Each annual subscription will count equal to two semi-annual, or four quarterly subscriptions. Competitors will be credited with paid up subscriptions only, and all subscriptions not paid up will not be counted in the awarding of the prizes. Parties (exclusive of regular Agents), who desire to enter into the competition, will please notify the Editor •tooce. An Agent's outfit, consisting of subscription book, receipt book, subscription blanks, envelopes, etc., •ill be forwarded to any address on application. Subscription pr|0e of the TAaga^ine, $1.00 per year. Postage pre- Paid. ^“Forward remittances and address all communications to LOCOMOTIVE FIREMON’S MHGHZINE, TERRE IIAUTE. INDIANA. Digitized by LaOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE Firemen’s Magazine. Vol. XII. APRIL, 1888. No. 4 For the Magazine. APOSTROPHE TO A LOCOMOTIVE. RHILE meditating on the works of man ni- And those of God, the difference that lies - Between them is too great for me to span, The lofty height too great for me to rise To reach the summit. But how much surprise And gratitude I feel to see the time When man, with God’s assistance, can devise A thing so wonderful, or ever climb The scale so high, so nearly to the works sublime. In thee, proud Locomotive, standing there, I see the culmination of man’s art. And in thy structure, wrought with wondrous care, 1 trace the hand of Science in each part. The fond ambitions of a boyish heart, And all the aspirations that could fill My youthful mind, would with emotion start, While through my veins a wild, ecstatic thrill Would leap to hear thy ringing bell or whistle shrill. Was ever there a thorough Yankee boy Who did not thiuk to be an engineer Was all of life ? Ah, what a source of Joy It was for me to see thy form appear Around the curve, and rapidly draw near. With strength beyond the Mastodon’s command, And fleetness that would far surpass the deer. Yet, guided by a true and steady hand. Thy mighty figure plunged across the level land. How often, when my eyes refused to close In slumber, 1 would listen to the roar Of thy approaching train. At first arose A murmur faint, increasing more and more, Like beating waves upon a rocky shore, Until thy heavy rumble shook the ground, And caused the latch to rattle on my door. As through the distant woods thy courses wound, I fell asleep while listening to the dying sound. Thou art not prone to wander from the way Laid down and guuged especially for thee. While I am turning constantly away From Him who gave me eyes that I might see The path of life. The lesson here for me To learn is this: That I my place may fill As well us thou hast thine ; and ever be An instrument of power, but striving still To use my strength and mind to do my Master’s will. For when the fire is out thy power is felt No more, but this, with me, Is not the case, As God with all mankind alike has dealt. And I must run with those who win the race"; Along my pathway I must leave a trace That some one else, a brother or a friend May follow on to man’s last resting place, And to a bright, celestial home ascend Where kindred spirits through eternity shall blend. -Geo. W. Hall. Digitized by L,ooQle

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242 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Apr. LmnitinFirtmii’i Majailit A Monthly Magazine devoted to the interests of Locomotive Enginemen. TERMS — One Dollar per Year, in Advance. EUGENE V. DEBS , Editor and Manager APRIL, 1888. THE O. B. Q. STRIKE. It is a fact which needs only to be stated, to find universal acceptance, that the great Brotherhoods of Loco- motive Engineers and Locomotive Firemen deprecate strikes — and that with them strikes cannot come except as a last resort, and when every ex- pedient to avert them has been ex- hausted. Engineers and firemen are everywhere recognized as conserva- tive men, patient under grievances, willing to make concessions, and the advocates of arbitration when disagree- ments occur between themselves and their employers and such statements find a convincing demonstration in the history of the two great organiza- tions during which strikes have sel- dom occurred, and this on the C. B. & Q. system, a history of which we pro- pose to summarize, being by far the most notable, and which could not have taken place if the managers of the system had been animated by a spirit of justice and fair dealing. That our readers may have the clear- est possible view of the matter we deem it prudent to sav, that the grievance of the engineers and firemen on theC. B. & Q. dates back two years, to March 1886. At that time a committee of engineers called on T. J. Potter, then General Manager of the C. B. & Q. system. P. M. Arthur, Grand Chief Engineer, was present at the confer- ence between the committee of engin- eers and the officers of the road. At that conference it wasargreed that Gen- eral Manager Totter should invite to the conference the Division Superin- tendents of the road. This was done *nd schedules were formulated for their respective divisions. In this conference Messrs. Potter and Arthur acted as umpires in the adoption of schedules. At that conference Grand Chief Arthur and the committee con- ceded classification of engineers and were willipg to make an isshe on the remaining propositions submitted by the committee — as a result, mutual concessions were made and finally the schedules were perfected and accepted and each committee took home to its division a copy of the same. And now it should be recorded that while the schedules were accepted to avert seri- ous trouble, they were far from being satisfactory to the men on the various divisions of the road. The men allowed the matter to rest till February, 1888. It was two years of patient endurance of flagrant injus- tice, and patience ceasing to be a vir- tue, the engineers and firemen of the system acting jointly, sent their com- mittee to Chicago to again present their grievances for the purpose of hav- ing a satisfactory adjustment of the matter in controversy, which resulted in the presentation of the following articles specifically stating such mat- ters as were deemed of sufficient im- portance to demand immediate and patient consideration : Revised Schedule of Wages Governing the Pay of Engineers and Firemen on the Chi- cago, HiTKLiNpTON & Quincy Railroad and Operated Lines. Presented to the Gener- al Managers on February 15, 18S8, by Com- mittee of Engineers and Firemen. ARTICLE I. No Engineer or Fireman shall be suspended or discharged without Just and sufficient cause, and in ease an Engineer or Fireman l>elieves his sus- pension or discharge to have been unjust, lie shall make out a written statement of the facts in the premises and submit it to his Master Me- chanic, and at the same lime designate any other Engineer or Fireman (as the accused may wish) who may be ir the employ of the Corn pauy ; and the Master Mechanic, together with the Engineer or Fireman last referred to, shall, in conjunction with the Superintendent, investigate the case In question without unnecessary delay, and render a prompt decision ; and in case the aforesaid sus- pension or discharge is decided to be unjust, he (the accused) shall be reinstated at once aud shall be paid for all time lost on such account. ARTICLE II. Section I. Engineers and Firemen shall be called at a reasonable time before leaving time. The Caller shall have a book in which the Engi- neers or Firemen must register their names aud time when called. Engineers’ and Firemen’s lime shall commence when they take charge of the engine, or, if the engine is not ready, tne time Digitized by Google

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 243 1888.] they report at the office for duty, and shall end at the time designated on roundhouse register as arriving or otherwise relieved from duty. Time •hall be taken from roundhouse register instead of Conductor’s register or train sheet. sbc. 2. When Engineers or Firemen are order- ed out and not used on account of train being abandoned, or other causes, the Engineer and Fireman called on duty shall receive pay for one- half 0/%) day for five (5) hours or less and stand first out. ARTICLE III. Section 1. All passenger Engineers running four-wheel connected engines shall receive three and one-half (3*^) cents per mile; six-wheel con- nected engines three and eight-tenths (8A) cents per mile. All passenger Firemen firing four-wheel con- nected engines two and one- tenth (2*) cents per mile: six-wheel connected engines two and one-fourth (2^0 cents per mile. One hundred miles or less to constitute a day’s work. Over one hundred miles at the same rate per mile. Sec. i All freight Engineers running four- wheel connected engines four (4) cents per mile ; «lx-wheel connected engines four and three- tenths ( l,Vi cents per mile. All freight Firemen tiring four-wheel connect- ed engines two and four-tenths (2^,) cents per mile; six-wheel connected engines two and six- tenths (2ft) cents per mile. One hundred miles or less to constitute a day’s work. Over one hun- dred^ntles at the same rate per mile. Sec. 3. Engineers running consolidated (eight- .▼heel connected) engines, four and one-half (4%) cents per mile. /2/ Firemen firing consolidated engines two and four-tenths (2 A) cents per mile. Two Firemen oneAcn consolidated engine. One hundred miles or less to constitute a day’s work. Overone hun- dred miles at the same rate per mile. Hec. 4. Ou freight runs which occupy, more than ten hours to the one hundred miles, over- time shall be paid at the rate of forty (40) cents per hour for Engineers, and twenty-four (24) cents per hour for Firemen. Sec. 5, Local freight runs on Middle Iowa Di- vision will be allowed one trip and one-half fl»2) each way ; over-time to be allowed after being on the road fifteen (15) hours. ARTICLE IV. Section 1. In computing delayed time the first hour shall not be counted ; but if delayed one hour and thirty minutes shall be counted as two hours, and any fraction of thirty (HO) minutes or over, thereafter, shall be considered one hour. Engineers on fi eight to be paid forty (40) cents per hour; Firemen on freight, twenty-four (24) rents per hour; Engineers on passenger, thirty- nve^:fe)i cents per hour, and Firemen bn passen- ger twenty-one (21) cents per hour. This article refers only to delays before starting and after ar- riving at terminals. **ec. 2. Engineers and Firemen called to go to Transfers or Junction points before card time, delayed time shall commence from time of leav- ing roundhouse. ARTICLE V. bn passenger runs that do not exreed $5.75 per d»y. Engineers shall receive $1.75 and Firemen Over-time shall bo allowed in same pro- portion when on duty over twelve hours in mak- Ing such runs. In case actual mileage exceeds *5.75, actual mileage shall be allowed at the rate uf three and one-half (3U) cents for Engineers *3d two and one-tenth (2*) cents for Firemen per mile. ARTICLE VI. Jhnrt freight runs of less than eighty miles when doubled within twelve hours, mileage al- lowed according to Secton 2, Article III, and if oot doubled within twelve hours to be allowed one day each way. ARTICLE VII. AH Engineers and Firemen of work trains or wipers to be paid 83.50 per day for Engineers and 82.10 for Firemen, twelve hours or less, one hun- dred miles or less to be called a day’s work. If the run should exceed one hundred miles full freight rate as per class of engine for the entire run. , ARTICLE VIII. Section 1. Engineers in snow-plow service (when on duty) shall be paid at the rate of 86.00 Eer day for Engineers and $1.60 for Firemen, ten ours or less to constitute a day’s work, all over ten hours to be paid at the rate of 60 cents per hour for Engineers and 30 cents per hour for Fire- men. When engines in snow-plow service are held in roundhouse subject to call for service, the Engineer of said engine shall be paid 84.00 and Fireman 82.40 per day of twenty-four hours or less. Sec. 2. Engineers and Firemen on weed-de- stroying engines shall be paid at the same rates as in snow- plow service. Sec. 3. Engineers and Firemen on suburban trains between Chicago and Downers Grove will receive : the Engineer 81.75 and the Fireman 81.05 for each round trip. ARTICLE IX. Switch Engineers to receive 83.00 and Firemen 81.80 per day of twelve hours or less. All over twelve hours to be paid : the Engineer thirty (30) cents per hour and Firemen eighteen (18) cents per hour, except in Chicago and Kansas City yards, where ten hours or less will constitute a day at $3.00 per day for Engineers and $1.80 per day for Firemen, and 30 cents for Engineers and 18 cents for Firemen per hour for all over ten hours. Any fraction of thirty minutes or over shall be counted one hour. They shall have regular engines aud shall not be taken ott to give extra men work. ARTICLE X. Where Engineers and Firemen are compelled to double hills they shall receive one(l) hour’s pay per double, at 40 cents for Engineers and 21 cents for Firemen per double. ARTICLE XI. Hostlers shall be paid at the rate of 82.40 per day, twelve hours or less to constitute a day’s work. All over twelve hours to be paid at the rate of 24 cents per hour. They shall not be required to knock fires. Hostlers to be provided at all terminal points, lu all cases where Engineers and Firemen have to watch their engines they shall be paid at the full rate per hour. ARTICLE XII. Section 1. Engineers and Firemen taking light engines over the road, or dead-heading over the road on company business, will be paid passen- ger rates, and where light engines are taken over the road a Flagman to be furnished. Jn case Engineers and Firemen be off to attend court, or on company business, Engineers to re- ceive $4.00 per day und expenses, and Firemen $2.10 per day and expenses. Skc. 2. Thut no Engineer or Fireman Ire re- quired to null any train without a Conductor ora 'man to take charge of said train. ARTICLE XIII. Engineers and Firemen will run first in, first out, as far as practicable, on their respect- ive Divisions, and where engines are pooled not to be governed by Train Department. ARTICLE XIV. Rights to regular runs when ability Is equal will be governed by seniority. Engineers and Firemen having regular runs up to the agree- ment of 1886, will not l>e affected by this article. ARTICLE XV. No more extm Engineers or Firemen will b© assigned than is necessary to move the traffic with promptness and dispatch, and should any Engineer or Fireman feel himself aggrieved by the assignment of too many Engineers or Fire- Digitized by c.ooQLe

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244 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Apk. men, he can proceed as in Article 1, but will receive no pay for loss of time. Galesburg Division Engineers and Firemen will not be required to run east of Aurora. ARTICLE XVI. No road Engineer or Fireman will be expected to do regular yard work at terminal stations. In the event of their being called upon to do said work, they will receive : the Engineer 40 cents per hour and Fireman 24 cents per hour. ARTICLE XVII. No fines shall be assessed against Engineers or Firemen. ARTK LE XVIII. That Engineers and Firemen and their families be given transportation when applied for, and some arrangemeut be made to pass Brotherhood men over the road. ARTICLE XIX. Section 1. That where time Is not allowed the Master Mechanic shall cause the trip report to be returned to the Engineer or Fireman sendiug it in, stating why time is not allowed as soon as practicable. Sec. 2. All Officers, Engineers and Firemen will observe strict courtesy of manners in their intercourse with eacn other. 4 ARTICLE XX. All road engines will be provided with cracked coal suitable for firing, ana the company shall do all outside cleaning, and where engines are pooeld, the company to do all cleaning. ARTICLE XXI. Engineers and Firemen shall not be required to go out when they need rest, and they are expect- ed to Judge for themselves whether they need rest or not. ARTICLE XXII. It Is understood that there will not be any more examinations or tests, except such as are agreed upon by the General Manager and the General Grievance Committee. ARTICLE XXIII. That on the adoption of this schedule it shall be kept posted in a conspicuous place in all reg- ister rooms on the line of the road. All previous schedules and contracts shall be considered voi<k (Signed) S. E. Hoge, Chairman Engineers. (Signed) J. H. Murphy, Chairman Firemen. The committee in their conference with the officers of the road were una- ble to obtain any satisfaction, and hav- ing exhausted every resource, there- upon sent for Grand Chief Arthur and Grand Master Sargent, believing that these gentlemen would be able to se- cure from the officials of this road an honorable adjustment of all matters in controversy. On Thursday, Feb. 22nd, the Grand officer, Messrs. Arthur and Sargent, with the committees, waited* upon General Manager Stone and at |0 a. m. they began the work "^considering the articles of the griev- tha.s previously submitted. fL * e * was discussed and by mu- the co#*ngent wa8 pa8ged without defi- niH&tion. Article 2 was then taken up and discussed. At this juncture General Manager Stone presented a substitute for article 2, which was accepted by the committees. This done, General Manager Stone remarked that he did not desire that his substitute should be accepted, because he desired to con- fer with other officers of the road upon its merits. As a consequence final ac- tion on article 2 was postponed. The next thing in order was the con- sideration of Article 3. After some discussion in which General Manager Stone objected to the 3-^ rate for six- wheel connected engines, Messrs. Ar- thur and Sargent, and the committee agreed that that rate should be stricken out, and that 3£ should be the rate all round for passenger service. But Gen- eral Manager Stone absolutely refused to accept the concession or to accede to anything contained in article 3. This being the vital proposition, not only because it related to just compensation, but because it was in opposition to classification and in favor of the mile- age basis of pay, could not be aban- doned nor further modified by the committee or the Grand Officers and when General Manager Stone per- emptorily refused to grant the demand Grand Chief Arthur said to him : “ If that is the position you take and you are unwilling to make any concessions we shall consent to our men quitting the service of your company, and of going before the public on that issue,” and then and there the conference ended. Grand Chief Arthur and Grand Master Sargent then withdrew, and af- ter consultation decided to make one more effort to adjust the controversy in a way alike honorable to all parties concerned, and at once telegraphed C. E. Perkins, President of the C. B. & Q. at Boston, in substance, as follows : We are unable to adjust grievances of engineers and firemeu with General Manager Stone and tbe men are determined to quit work. We want to prevent it. Will settle on the same basis as that made with the Santa Fe and the Chicago & Alton roads, viz: cents for passenger, 4 cents for freight and GO per cent, for firemen. Answer. P. M. Arthur, G. C. E. F. P. Sargent, G. M. The foregoing message was sent on Digitized by C.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE . 245 Thursday, after the interview with General Manager Stone, on Friday p. m. a message was received from Presi- dent Perkins saying in substance that he did not sufficiently understand the grievances to pass judgment upon them, and that he expected to be in Chicago the following week. The message was regarded as purposely in- definite and totally unsatisfactory, and the men having been put off several weeks without satisfaction, they deter- mined to notify General Manager Stone that unless a satisfactory settle- ment was made by the company they would quit work the following Mon- day, Feb. 27, at 4 o’clock a. m., that hour being selected because of the few- est number of trains then being on the road. It will be observed, and to the fact we invite special attention, that the men whose interests were at stake, the committees and the Grand Officers acted in all matters with great cool- ness and prudent deliberation, having the grand purpose of an amicable set- tlement of the controversy in view. But after weeks spent in a vain effort to arbitrate to secure a modification of wrongs patiently endured in the inter- est of peace, and having been repulsed by the officials of the road, they were driven to the last resort, and a strike was the result. The position taken and maintained by these men who finally abandoned the service of the C. B. & Q. road will stand the test of the severest scrutiny. Their demands were fair and honora- ble. They asked for nothing but jus- tice, in proof of which we submit the following circular letter issued by Grand Chief Arthur to the public : TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. The members of the Brotherhood of Locomo- hve Engineers on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad desire to call your attentiou to tbe following statement, which is correct, in or- der lo place us in the proper position before the public at large : The engineers on the Rockford run on the Chi- castu, Burlington A Ouincy railroad receive 9101.00 per month #6 days time). The engineers on the Cb>agoand Northwestern roil road receive 9l7o.OO Sr month (28 days’ time); the difference in miles _ t round trip being only twenty-two miles per e engineer on the Sterling Branch run draws 9S4.10 for ninety miles; he lays in Rock Falls six hours, and takes care of his own engine. The en- gineer that runs the Batavia and Geneva accom- modation receives $87.10. And the Chicago & Northwestern pays for like runs 900.20, the dis- tance being two miles greater on the Chicago, Burlington A Quincy. Tlic reason we ask more pay for the branch runs is to compensate the men for the extra work done, on account of the engineers having to do the work of a machinist. The engineer on the Rockford way freight runs nightly (20 nights constituting one month), for whichj he receives 9'>0.00. Firemen, &i5.00 per month. The engineeers on the fast mail, Chicago, Bur- lington A Quincy, 12o miles per day, receive $97.50 for twenty-six days’ time. The engineers oh the Chicago & Northwestern for the same services receive 9120.00. The runs on the main line of the Chicago, Bur- lington A Quincy, 125 miles per day, thirty-five days per month, amount received, 91.11.00. On the trunk lines out of Chicago for the same ser- v ice -the engineers receive 9101.00. The engineers on the Buda and Vermont branch, l&'Qc.miles per day, twenty-six days con- stituting one inohth, receive for same 9120.50. The Chicago A Northwestern railroad pays for like service 9181.00. We desdre further to state that no first-class en- frtneer on the Chicago A Northwestern receives ess than 990.20 for twenty-six days work, if ready for duty. P. M. Arthur, Grand Cftitj hinyuutr. The foregoing emphasizes the fact that the C. B. Q. system pays less wages to Engineers and Firemen than any other road running into Chicago, and from half to one cent less per mile than other trunk lines pay for similar service. And here we introduce another instance of injustice practiced by the C. B. & Q. system. On the lines west of the Missouri River, the C. B. & Q. system pays only 83.00 for one hundred miles against 83.85 paid for similar service by the Union Pacific, and thus we might indefi- nitely give facts and figures to show that the rates of wages paid by the C. B. & Q. system, are lower than those paid by other companies — and it was only asked that the C. B. <fe. Q. should pay wages as fair and as equit- able as were paid by other lines trav- ersing the same or adjacent territory, for the same, or for similar service, and it is easily demonstrated, that the C. B. & Q. system could not plead financial disability, since its condition as shown by its own financial exhibits, is conclusive of its ability to pay as much as other lines. As one of the incidents of the strike, we place upon record an unfair act of General Manager Stone, the object Digitized by v.ooQLe

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246 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . [Apr. being to make a false impression upon the public mind. He issued a letter to the public in which he sought to make it appear that the men quit the service of the C. B. & Q. system be- cause the Company did not concede every demand made by the Engineers and Firemen, as set forth in the schedule of grievances. Nothing could be further from the truth. The sched- ule did embody such things as the men believed it to be proper to submit to the consideration of the official of the C. B. & Q. They believe they warranted investigation and settle- ment. They were ready to debate them and to make concessions and compromises if necessary to arrive at an honorable settlement — and the men, be it said to their everlasting credit, quit work only when General Manager Stone refused to make any concessions or to arbitrate the most vital of all the grievances, those which related to wages and to classifi- cation. As we write the strike is still on, and no one can predict final results, but we deem it prudent to say that the loyalty of the men to honest convic- tion, demands the highest praise. Pru- dent, conservative and anxious to work they realized that the officials of the C. B. <fc Q. were studiously and steadfastly denying them honest pay for honest work — belittling them as compared with employes on other roads and denying them consideration when their grievances were set forth in a way demanding prompt and pa- tient consideration. Under such cir- cumstances the men behaved like veterans under fire. Their rights and their manhood were at stake, and they would yield nothing that could, by any possible construction, be re- garded as conceding what was justly their due — and whatever may be the final result, the men will have main- tained their integrity and will have demonstrated that their courage was equal to their convictions. And in closing this article upon the great strike, we have only to add that the membership of the two great Brotherhoods, whose brethren were in- volved in it, came nobly to the front and to the rescue, with words of cheer and boundless sympathy, and that too, without the asking. The offers of support were spontaneous. The re- sponse was to exigencies and it came in the spirit of fraternity which what- ever may be the outcome has made the term “ Brotherhood ” dearer than ever before. • • • • « FEDERATION, THE LESSON OF THE GREAT STRIKE. A railroad strike creates intense and wide spread excitement and alarm. It is not surprising. The railroads of of the country, now estimated at 148,- 000 miles of track, and costing $8,000,- 000,000 (or are capitalized at that amount — practically the same thing), constitute the highways of traffic and transportation, and any ‘serious dis- turbance in their operation produces at once incalculable calamities. It dwarfs the subject to discuss the various systems, since all roads, by their con- nection, constitute one great system, and any serious disturbance anywhere is more or less disastrous everywhere. Governor Martin of Kansas, is cred- ited with saying; “All the commercial and industrial pursuits of the people have been adjusted to the carrying trade of the railways. Block the wheels of the Kansas railways for one week and nine-tenths of all the mills and factories of the state would lie compelled to close. Block them for three weeks, and every commercial and agricultural pursuit in Kansas would be paralyzed.” What is true of Kansas is equally true of ever}" other state in the Union. Such self- evident truths do not demand dis- cussion. As a consequence, the first lesson taught by the great strike is that the whole people are profoundly in- terested in all that pertains to its in- ception and progress as they will be in the final results of the disturbance. It may be assumed, we think, that the great body of the people, being aroused by the great strike, will insist Digitized by ejOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 247 1888.1 upon knowing definitely the causes which led up to it, ana, since their interests are jeopardized, will, as they have a right to do, discuss remedies that shall in the future act as guaran- tees against disagreements which in their effect are fatal to the prosperity of the country. And we do not hesitate to assert our belief that the people will favor such remedies only as will do full justice to the parties imme- diately involved in the controversy, viz: employer and employ 4. But the faith of the people must, of necessity, be largely dependent upon the informa- tion which the people have relating to matters in dispute. Hence, the great strike emphasises the importance of furnishing the people with the* facts, clear cut and bed rock. But the great strike has taught the strikers the lesson that the press cannot be relied upon to furnish such information. It is always found in alliance with corporate in- terests and opposed to strikers. We speak of the rule, and not of the ex- ceptions, and this fact brings into bold prominence another lesson taught by the great strike. It is this: If corpo- rations. and the press confederate to overwhelm workingmen when they demand redress for grievances, they too must federate to enforce their rights which corporations deny them when demands are made in a becom- ing manner. It goes without saying, that there exists a strong bond ot union between railroad corporations when the de- mands of their employes are for an equitable share of the wealth they create, the theory being that in the matter of wages corporations shall al- ways determine the rate, regardless of the rights and interests of the wage- worker, and instances are rare in which, as a right, employes have been consulted. And if a case can be found in which wages are even approximately fair, it will be discovered upon inves- tigation to be the rusult, if not of a shrike, of latent forces which could have been called into operation if the demand had been ignored. Another lesson taught by the great strike, and one which should be pro- foundly studied by railroad employes, is, that since railroad corporations feder- ate, coalesce, when any effort is made to advance wages on the part of any one of the Brotherhoods of railroad work- ers, a similar federation is indispensa- ble on the part of all the Brother- hoods when, as a last resort, a strike is ordered. As, in the one case, it is found that the corporations federate against the workers, it becomes su- preme folly to expect success if one Brotherhood is left to fight the battle single handed. And the contest in- vites federation from the fact that the question of fair equitable pay is alike vital to all. It is the question of labor vs. corporate power and injustice, and in this every worker is equally inter- ested. It is a question in which the interest of one is the interest of all. If wage men doubt the proposition, so far as they are concerned, they have only to contemplate the fact that cor- porations act upon that principle, which has been given special empha- sis since the C., B. & Q. strike, which we denominate the great strike, was inaugurated. If strength is found in unity, it needs no argument to prove that weakness is in alliance with division, and this fact being fully comprehended by corporations, it will be well for all the Brotherhoods of railroad workers to give it due consideration, and, if. upon reflection, it is found, as it surely will be found, that success lies in fed- eration, no time should be lost in forming and alliance, offensive and de- fensive, by virtue of which justice would be secured and strikes would at once and forever disappear. We deem it prudent to suggest that reliminary to such a federation of rotherhood railroad workers there must be a recognition of mutual interest — all Brotherhoods must stand on the same plane. The idea of superiority and inferiority must be dismissed. The motto must be “ Unit- ed we stand; divided we fall.7’ For purposes of protection the throttle and the scoop, the switch and Digitized by CjOOQle

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248 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Ape. the brake must be in close alliance and equally firm and defiant, and when corporations see this federation accomplished no strike will occur, be- cause a strike under such circumstances would mean an immediate cessation of railroad transportation on the line or system where it occurred. Instead of a strike there would be arbitration, a patient consideration of grievances when presented, and a prompt appli- cation of remedies when found. Of all the lessons taught by the great strike, not one, as we view the situa- tion, is of more importance than the one which emphasises the wisdom of a compact federation of engineers, firemen, switchmen and brake-men for mutual protection when their rights and interests are involved, because the question of honest pay for honest work is a supreme question in which ail are involved, and here we repeat that the wisdom of such a federation cannot be questioned by railroad cor- porations, since they federate for mu- tual protection against labor when it complains of unjust treatment at their hands. We are not unmindful of the fact that strikes of railroad employes are dis- astrous. We need not to be reminded of their cost in sum totals of dol- lars, nor the sufferings they entail upon those wTho, to secure justice at the hands of corporations, accept the sacrifice with heroic devotion to right. We would have a settlement of every dispute without a resort to extreme measures. We would have employer and employe meet amicably and in a spirit of fairness adjust every grievance. We would have employers recognize their employes as men upon whom vast and exacting responsibilities de- volve, and without wThose services rail- road operations would cease as cer- tainly as if by a decree of Jehovah. Nor would we have employes demand more than their rights, tested by any standard which might be accepted as embodying approximate justice, but we would have employes consulted in all such matters and their consent obtained, because, while recognizing to the fullest extent the power and value of capital in carrying forward the en- terprises of the day, we know that it is inert and powerless until vitalized and set' in motion by labor. Viewing the subject from such 6tand points, we venture the prediction that the day is near at hand when the Brotherhoods of railroad employes will federate for mutual protection, and we further predict that when such a fed- eration is perfected, railroad strikes will be numbered among things of the past. It will not be a federation against capital, but, on the contrary, a federation seeking a closer alliance with capital — an alliance which will be just to all parties concerned, an alliance in which arbitration, mutual concessions, shall take the place of strikes, a federation for the purpose of investigating for justice, of enthroning the right, which may be found if the seekers are in earnest, and which when found and established exiles jealousy and distrust and inaugurates peace, contentment and prosperity. Feder- ation meails victory for the right, and the great strike on the C., B. <fc Q. has brought its necessity into such bold relief that its advocacy becomes a duty and its consummation will be fraught with incalculable blessings, not only to employes, but to employers, to so- ciety and to the whole country. P. M. ARTHUR. The organization of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, without deal- ing in extravagant expression, may be accepted as phenomenal, and all the more so from the fact that in twenty- four years, without any resort to ques- tionable appliances, it has grown from small beginnings to be the most pow- erful and beneficent organization of skilled workingmen in this, or in any other country. If there are now in op- eration 148,000 miles of railroad in the United States, there must be about 32,000 locomotives and hence we infer the same number of engineers to man them, and of this number not less than 25,000 are enrolled under the banner of the Brotherhood of Loco- Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 249 1888.1 motive Engineers with P. M. Arthur as their GrandtChief Engineer, a title which he wears modestly and an office which he fills courageously and effi- ciently, and in which, without osten- tentation or selfishness, he studiously seeks to promote conjointly the wel- fare of the Brotherhood and the great enterprises in which engineers are engaged. In his responsible position, P. M. Arthur has won distinction and an enviable fame by earnestly seeking to find the right, and in standing heroic- ally by the right when found. He has won recognition and thexonfidence of railroad magnates, not by fawning and truckling, but by the presentation of rights and wrongs as they have appeared in the grievances of men in their employment in a way that con- vinced employers that their interests would be subserved by giving the matter prompt consideration. In do- ing this Mr. Arthur has rarely laid down an ultimatum. He has recog- nized the force of reason. He has taken a common sense view of human affairs. He has not gone into court claiming all the right, and as a con- sequence has been in a position to concede something, if thereby wrongs were modified and the right more nearly approximated, and in pursuing this wise and conservative policy he has endeared himself to employer and employ^, and has had, to an excep- tional degree, the confidence and sup- port of the powerful Brotherhood of locomotive Engineers, whose growth and prosperity under his # guidance hag won universal recognition. But it is not given for the right always to win victories over wrong, and it may be that in the struggle with the G-, B. & Q. railroad system, corporate wealth in alliance will be too potent, and that the wrong may fora time triumph. But, though such may be the case, the result in no wise dwarfs P. M. Arthur. On the con- trary, the conflict has served to bring the nobility of his character into still greater conspicuousness. His words and his deeds have been for equity. He exhausted every resource to establish justice between man and man, and whatever may be the final result, P. M. Arthur’s name is secure from re- proach. Nothing is easier than fault finding, censure, unjust criticism, and it is to be expected that a man occupying the position of P. M. Arthur will receive more than his full share of it from a subsidized press that is now as in the past in active sympathy with the organized capital of the country. It is easy to say Mr. Arthur should have done thus and so, or that he should not have done thus and so, but with all the facts before us vivid as light- ning, we are prepared to say that Mr. Arthur nobly exhausted every honora- ble expedient to prevent the C., B. & Q. strike, and that extreme remedies for flagrant and chronic wrongs were only resorted to when further con- cessions would have been nothing less than the indorsement of the wrongs complained of, and this could not be done, as it would be yielding truth and honor and honest conviction, which Mr. Arthur could no more sur- render than he could his life. The storm, not the calm, makes the sailor, and the battle, not the drill, makes the soldier, and while at this writing we cannot predict the imme- diate outcome of the struggle with the C., B. & Q. railroad managers, we are confident that it will serve to add in- definitely to the experience of Mr. Arthur, which when another occasion demands his services, will be of incal- • culable value. In closing this article it affords us satisfaction to say, and havihg been on the ground we speak by the card, and wrhereof we know, that in every exigency for two weeks of excitement ana intense solicitude, Chief Arthur maintained mental poise4 and hourly surveyed the field of op- erations like one who, knowing he was right, dared to go ahead, giv- ing expression only to such thoughts as indicated a correct estimate of the the magnitude of the issue, and hope- ful for the right, because it would be beneficial to the roads and to the those who, as the facts abundantly estab- lished, asked only for their rights. L Digitized by CjOOQle

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250 LOCOMOTIVE LIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . MARVIN HUGHITT. When men succeed in life by virtue of industry, close attention to busi- ness, by frugality and integrity, until they advance to positionsof great trust and responsibility, the general public takes great satisfaction in having a knowledge of their methods of business and such traits of character as are cer- tain to form topics for discussion in business and industrial circles. Such an individual is Marvin Hughitt. Presi- dent of the Northwestern Railway Company. W e are not in possession of information to write of President Hugh- itt as would interest the readers of the Magazine, but brief notices,' going the rounds of the press, will enable the reader to form pretty correct ideas of the man. President Hughitt is repre- sented as a plain man, who is totally without ostentation. Money and po- sition have not spoiled him. It is said that u his office is a plain one and easily entered.” We infer that his office is not a throne room, not aristo- cratic, but rather a place of business which may be entered by any man who has business with the Northwest- ern’s President without embarrassment. As a matter of course President Hugh- itt has his private car but it is built for use rather than luxury, a fact which illustrates the character of the man, and hence, it is not surprising that President Hughitt “is plain in his speech, mode of living and dress.” It seems that the President of the North- western has been all his life a student of finance — not kiteflying finance but finance as it is understood by men who adhere strictly to legitimate meth- ods of making money. As a conse- quence the Northwestern is always a dividend-paying road and its stock is kept above par and is held in small amounts by widows and orphans who have faith in its management, than which no higher compliment can be Said to those who control its affairs. [anifestly, Mr. Marvin Hughitt is a model railrpad president. The only regret is there are not more of his type. If there were more railroad presidents like Mr. Hughitt, there [Apr. would be fewer railroads in the hands of receivers, fewer railroad wrecks, a less number of high officials with low reputations for integrity, a less number of strikes and disturbances. Fortunately model men exert a pow- erful influence in the world of busi- ness— and it is something more than a fancy that the time is not remote when the great majority of railroad presidents, seeing the splendid suc- cess of President Hughitt in man- aging the Northwestern will make him their example and make their properties like the North wTestern, divi- dend-paying investments. THE PACIFIC RAILROADS. In a recent number of the Railroad Gazette it is stated that “the present state of the Union Pacific affairs is this: The company owes the govern- ment in round numbers $50,(100,000;’ $27,000,000 U. P. subsidy, $6,000,000 K. P. subsidy, $17,000,00 net arrears of interest, etc.” — in a woVd, the Govern- ment has invested $50,000,000 in build- ing these roads. The roads have been so managed that a number of individ- uals have become immensely rich. They have acted dishonestly. They have corrupted individuals, legislators, congressmen and courts — all of which is sad — very sad. The investigation of the affairs of the Pacific roads has brought to light stupendous corrup- tions. But it so happens that the Government, do what it will, can never get a dollar from the men who have profited by their wrong doing. They are safe. -.The Government has a right to feel indignant, and if it could pun- ish the rogues there would be general satisfaction. But as there is not the remotest probability that anything of the kind can be done, any legisla- tion by congress in the line of penalty, that remotely affects the efficiency of the roads, will prove bad policy. Ac- cording to the Gazette , from which we quote, it is proposed to enable the Government to get back its invest- ment with interest. First — “ To sue the old management .” Second — “ To in- crease the percentage requirements under Digitized by C.ooQLe

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l88S:j LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 251 the present system ” Third — “ To de- clare the charters forfeited and reorganize the roads at once.” Fourth — ” To ex- tend the time of payment of the debt.” We do not propose to discuss any of these propositions. We coincide fully with the theory of the Gazette. The fourth and last proposition is the only one feasible. Either of the other three would doubtless make matters worse instead of better. It ought to be pos- sible to operate the roads honestly from this time forward, and make them of great public service. But the point we make is this : Suppose the Govern- ment does not get back its $50,000,000. Suppose that amount is irrecoverably lost. What considerations arise as compensations for the loss ? A re there any compensations at all ? The Gov- ernment is the people. According to the statement, subsidies and accrued interest the people are out of pocket less than $1.00 per capita. Leaving out of consideration the items of in- terest, less than 66 cents per capita Manifestly, the money ought to have been paid back, and but for dishonesty would have long since been paid over. But looking at the subject from an- other point of view, considering what the roads have done in developing the country, in developing its resources, in multiplying farms, and increasing the sum total of agricultural products, in aiding the westward march of em- pire, the increase of population in the far west, the opening of mines and the development of the mineral wealth of the country, and, above all, in chaining and riveting the East and the West together with steel bands, irre- vocably indissoluble, necessarily mak- ing the people homogeneous, contrib- uting beyond all estimate to the unity, the oneness of the people, a perpetual guarantee of union — we say, consid- ering such things, are not the roads worth indefinitely more to the coun- try than the claim the Government —the people — has against them ? We regard it, all things considered, a wise investment, though the Government should be required to place the $50,- 000,000 to the account of loss. But such a contingency need not be dis- cussed. W e hold that it is possible to manage the Pacific railroads honestly. The nation is not bankrupt in integ- rity. The men who have robbed the Government, who have been the authors of corruption, are known. They can be removed from the man- agement of the roads. Honest men can be found to administer the great trusts, and this done, in time, the Government will receive its due and the ro^ds made to contribute to the general welfare. — • ••••+«••• .. . RAILROAD LEGISLATION. Every community has its share of men who labor under the impression that legislation is the one sovereign remedy for, by far, the largest portion of the ills wThich afflict society, and unfortunately, every law-making body in the country, has a sufficient num- ber of these visionaries to create the impression that the people who elect them do not discriminate between practical and piratical policies. In a majority of cases as soon as a Legis- lature meets it is flooded with bills, in some way, and to an extent more or less pronounced, interfering with rail- road operations. Anyone familiar with legislative proceedings during the past ten years has noticed a class of “ Honorables in legislative halls loaded with great ideas touching rail- road affairs, the impression being that in some way railroads are antagoniz- ing public welfare and that one of the great demands upon the law-making power is to restrain them, keep them within bounds, and place such obsta- cles in their way as shall prevent them from spreading ruin and devastation wherever the whistle of the locomotive is heard. Such legislators seem to be permeated with the idea that railroads are public enemies and are to be treated as such. As a consequence bills are piled upon bills designed to prevent railroads from becoming calamities to the country which is so unfortunate as to be brought under their influence. This may seem as putting the case in Digitized by CjOOQle

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252 [Apr. LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. a light in which fact reads like fiction, be that as it may, what we have stated is known to be true, and facts would warrant the disclosure of motives which would make much of the so- called railroad legislation exceedingly obnoxious to all honorable men. It is not required to discuss the whys and wherefores of railroad building nor the motives that have prompted men to invest their money in them. It is not required to be said that every railroad has been built by philanthro- pists for the sole purpose of advancing the welfare of others, regardless of the interests of its investors. Nevertheless, it is a fact that railroads, whether divi- dend paying or not, have been of in- calculable value to millions, and that their removal would be calamitous be- yond computation. The operating of a railroad in a way to make it pay, demands first- class ability, and, since a railroad that pays dividends is vastly better for the State than one that is bankrupt, railroad prosperity should be hailed by legislators as as an evi- dence of general prosperity worthy of high commendation rather than the proposal of measures calculated to crip- ple their efficiency, and reduce their earnings to a point where earnings simply meet expenditures. It is not assumed that no railroad legislation is required. Such is not the case; there are questions arising which must be settled in courts, and laws that are just and equitable are not antagonized by railroad officials, but in the passage of any law directly or indirectly bearing upon railroad op- erations, no feeling of opposition should ever be manifested. On the contrary, legislation in railroad affairs as in any other business enterprise, should be distinguished by a liberality, by a purpose to help, rather than by narrow prejudices, all too often exhib- ited when in legislative bodies rail- road interests are under discussion. And it should be understood that nar- row-gauge legislation which em- barrasses the operations of railroads is not good for their employes. On the contrary, and it requires no argument to establish the fact, if railroads are so crippled that profits are reduced, the employ 6 is about the first to feel the misfortune. We are inclined to the opinion that common sense views in such matters are gaining a healthy as- cendency, and that in future, when legislation is required, it will bear the stamp of a larger share of wisdom than hitherto as a general proposition has characterized it. The country now has large experience, and it is a school in which even very feeble minded men learn to distinguish between right and wrong. HAPPINESS. Whatever lot may fall to me, Whatever my estate, My only happiness can be The good that I create. No act of good can e’er be lost Or fail of its reward ; They who to others give the most Shall have the most from God. Digitized by Google

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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 253 SUCCESS. To kuow ' That which before us lies In daily life Is prime wisdom. — [ MiUon The world is an orchestra, and men are the players. All are playing some part in the production of life’s harmony — some wielding the baton, and fired by the sympa- thy of lookers-on; others feeling they are but second fiddles— humbled by conscious inferiority, drudging on like a tread-mill horse, plods through his monotonus task. Our object will be to show the reasons of this inequality, and especially how, whether one plays first or second fiddle, or is gifted with talents, that may qualify him to act well his part where all honor lies. The path of success, never a primrose path of dalliance, is steeper— more thorny to-day than ever before. Never was competition in every calling and pursuit so fierce as now. Never did success demand for its attainment such union of physical and intellectual ualities — of activity, alertness, boldness, ecision, prudence, and persistence. It is true, the objects we pursue with so much ardor are insignificant in themselves, but this proves by no means that they are un- worthy of pursuit. He who cultivates a tree derives far more satisfaction from the care he bestows upon it than from the fruit it may bear. Again, while success is neces- sary to happiness, it must be remembered the* term is a relative one ; in other words, there are many degrees of success ; among which the highest are neither attainable by ail, or essential to felicity. A man may be a successful physician, a successful mer- chant, though he may never accumulate the wealth of a Gould or Vanderbilt. Writers are continually telling the young men that they, too, may shine as stars in the firma- ment of art, science, or mammon, provided they scorn delights, “ out-watch the bears,” concentrate their energies, and convert indi- vidual diamond dust into diamonds. From the spirit of these appeals one would suppose that every human being at birth is endowed with enerey adequate to results ; provided he was properly educated, and labors long and hard, he may then astonish the world. All the great lights of physical science, of art, and literature, have attained to emi- nence by steps easily traceable to themselves, and which all other men may follow, if they concentrate their efforts upon one point. The Almighty has given men arms long enough to reach the stars, if they will only put them oat. If man will only exert himself to the utmost, there is no hight of great- ness to which he may not attain. Great men make great occasions ; nay, more they are great occasions, the beacon lights on the line of human progress; they make, they constitute history. Let every’man put forth his whole strength, and not trouble himself with the question whether he has genius or not ; if you have great talents, improve them by industry, if but moderate ability, supply the deficiency by persistent labor, the more limited your powers the greater need of effort. Nothing is denied to well directed labor,” nothing is to be obtained without it; to a large extent, industry supplies wants of parts; patience and diligence, like faith, re- move mountains. What men want is, not talents, it is purpose; not the power to achieve, but the will to labor. It is wonder-, ful with what slender qualifications one may under favorable circumstances, attain suc- cess. Not by rank, by wealth, by eloquence, or talents, but by good common sense, in- dustry, good principles, and a good heart — qualities which no well-constituted mind need ever despair of attaining. We are all Micawbers at heart, fancying that “some- thing” will one day “turn up” for our good, for which we have never striv n. Hence we see thousands fold their arms m.| look with indifference on the great play of life, keeping aloof from its finest and most arduous struggles, because they believe that success is a matter of accident ; estimate as highly as we may the powers of the indi- vidual in the achievement of success, there is yet another factor in the product, the power of circumstances, w'hich we cannot ignore. Nature being a sower of men, and constantly putting her hand in the sack, dis- tributing the same proportionate quantity and quality of seed, but in the handfuls she scatters, not all germinate. A certain moral temperature is necessary to develop certain talents; as the temperature changes, so will the species* of talent change. There are times in every man’s life when, he is in- clined to believe that his career is directed by an ironical fate which finds a pleasure in mpeking his best plans and his most strenu- ous efforts are unexpectedly reversed, he finds himself blaffled at every turn and sits down in despair and says to himself: “ It is useless to struggle, all things have conspired against me, I cannot extricate myself, and the sooner I cease to fight against destiny the better.” We talk of life as a journey; “ how variously is that journey performed !” There are those who come forth girt, and shod and mantled, to walk on velvet lawn, where every gale is arrested and every beam tempered. There are others who walk on the Alpine paths of life, against driving misery, and stormy sorrows, over sharp afflictions; walk with bare feet and naked breasts, jaded, mangled and chilled. Oneof the prizes of life for which men struggle, is dependent on success, sometimes the result is failure. It cannot be denied, that, there is, in the sense already explained, an element of chance to wThich success is sometimes owing ; while circumstances may make or mar a man, it is equally true that he often Digitized by CjOOQle

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254 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Apr. makes his own circumstances. Every man fortune an eternal war.” But who ever is placed, in some degree, under the influ- ence of events and other men. They may operate against him at times, but rarely so as to overwhelm him, and if he bears up manfully, with a stout dogged will, he may win the success that he has at heart. There is hardly any person who is not qualified to shine in some calling and it is far better to be at the head of an inglorious calling, than at the foot of one that the world cal's re- spectable. Never desert your true sphere, dr your own line of talent, even where na- ture’s indications are obscure, it is not safe to neglect them. The one requisite to suc- cess in life is to be a good animal. In any calling or profession, a pound of energy, with an ounce of talent, will achieve greater success than a pound of talent, with an ounce of energy. A mechanic may have tools of the sharpest edge and highest pol- ish, but what are these without enthusiasm. Help yourself, and heaven will help you. He who begins with crutches, will generally end with crutches. All difficulties come to us, like the lion which met Samson; peril is the very element in which power is devel- oped. Ability and necessity abide near each other. The world, though, rough is a good school, better than books, better than study, for it makes man his own teacher, and gives him that practical talent, which no school or college can impart. The difficulties which dishearten one man, only stiffen the sinews of another, wrho looks on them as simply things to be vanquished, a kind of spring- ing-board by which he can vault the gulf of failure to the solid ground of success. Let every man w ho has any faith -in himself, take earnestly hold of life, scorning all props, all crutches, and life preservers. Let him believe that no man in God’s earth is willing to help him, and, instead of beihg one of the foiled potentialities of w’hich the world is filled— one of the subjunctive he- roes—let him be in the imperative mood, and do that of which his talents are indicative. Be true to yourself, if you wrould have the wrorld true to you. AVhatever your calling, master all its bearings and details, all its principles, instruments, and appliances, let nothing escape your notice ; sound it from its lowest note to the top of the compass. Whatever is wTorth doing at all, is worth doing well, it is better to do a few things carefully, and precisely as they should be done, than double the amount in a loose, slovenly wav, it matters little what virtues a man has, if he is habitually inexact. Every man who wrotild get on should put his heart into everything that he does, to fly from them is only to exchange them for a different, and perhaps a more teasing class. There are many persons who begin the voyage of life against both wrind and tide, and it seems at times as if they were doomed to “ wrage with heard of a man’s failure to succeed at last in any business which he had stuck to for ten years. There is no calling or profession so forbidding, no work so crabbea, that a man who strives to extract the most happiness from it may not twine about it the roses of fancy, and hide the most of its thorns. Therefore cultivate cheerfulness, and the specter of neglect, unkindness, and despair will fly before it as fogs before the sun. Finally it should be remembered that suc- cess in life is to be regarded as a means, not as an end ; and there is such a thing possi- ble as unsuccessful success. Old Reliable. SELF-ADVERTISING. Although men are accused for not knowing their own weakness, yet perhaps as few know their own strength. It is in men as in soils, where sometimes there is a vein of gold which the owner knows not of.— Swift. Shall a man be his own trumpeter? or, re- lying on his merits, shall he aim to be rather than to seem qualified for his business, and leave the world to find out the fact for itself ? This is a question which confronts every man at the outset of his career. How the world has answered it we need not say. The my thologists tell us that Minerva threw awTay the flute when she found that it puffed up her cheeks; but if in this age men cast away the flute, it is to use a more potent in- strument of puffing, by blowing their own trumpets. This instrument, it is almost universally agreed, should be of brass. Not only in trade, but in all the professions, self- trumpeting is now acknowledged to be the great talisman of success, and the man who can blow’ his horn the longest and loudest is regarded as the most likely to reach the innacle of riches and respectability, if not of onor. The old-fashioned modes*of secur- ing patronage or custom, by strict integrity and quiet attention to one’s business, are scouted on all hands. Merit is voted “a slow coach,” and modesty a humbug. A w’riter in one of our most popular magazines goes so far as to assert that a tinge of charla- tanism seems almost necessary to a career, whether in business, literature, art, or sci- ence. A little unscrupulousness generally flavors the finest achievements. Nature in- sists, apparently, that the best of us shall use some contrivance, and will permit no- body to neglect it entirely, without suffering penalties. Acting under this doctrine, an enterprising tradesman, whose business chances to be hat-making, never dreams of setting himself diligently to make better hats than another, so that the heads of the human race may be more honorably cov- ered ; but he sets up an enormous lath-and- plaster hat on wheels, and sends it circulat- ing through the streets with the speculative Digitized by VjOOQie

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Sound your charge and ride over somebody, or somebody will sound his charge and ride over you. Now and then you meet with a ample-minded man who gives all his soul to doing his work well. But this, the worldly wise will tell you is an egregious mistake. Such a mode of procedure might do in some instances, but is totally out of place in this puffing, advertising, bill-sticking part of creation. The art of self-advancement is not so much to do a thing wrell, as to get a thing which has been moderately well done largely talked about. That this policy, how- ever sharply it may be censured, is more conducive to success than its opposite, can- not, we think, be doubted. How often do we 9ee families taking high rank in the social scale, without any adventitious cir- cumstances to back their pretentions, simply because they set a high value upon them- selves, and discourage all intimacies except from aristocratic quarters ! How often, too, do we see the reverse exemplified in fami- lies that have every factitious advantage, but which never rise in the social scale, be- cause they never stickle on the score of dignity, and are ready to receive advances from all persons, even the humblest and most plebeian ! So the modest maiden links Wself to some shallow coxcomb, who is every way unworthy of her, but whose whole demeanor and conversation show that he deems her honored by his addresses. It has been a standing complaint against the *x that they yield too readily to brazen- heed assurance, recognizing those virtues only that are played off like the ring on the finger; that “are written as a scroll on the bold front, or triumph in the laughing eye.” So do we often determine our position in less important relations, at the festive board, or in the social intercourse of man with man. What is more common than to see the different jests of a professed wag echoed with loud laughter, because his own lungs have begun to crow like a chanticleer before he has uttered them, while the timed, self- distrusting, nervous humorist stammers out the wittiest conceits that are doomed in the doubtful delivery, and excite more pity than merriment? Does not the empty, noisy de- bater, who puts forth the weakest arguments “ with a confident blow, and a throng of words that come with more than impudent sauciness from him,” too often carry off the palm with the multitude in preference to the logical reasoner, who, by his less posi- tive and assured manner, his qualifications and hair- splittings, awakens a doubt of the strength of his convictions ? Let us not be misunderstood. We would say to the as- pirant, “be not too fastidious or over-sensi- tive,” we do not mean, “ be unscrupulous.” Better sink into the abyssmal depths of fail- ure than give your conscience a single pang. But is there no medium betweeu the two extremes — between the noisy, blatant pre- tensions, that are forever stunning us with proclamations of their own ability, and the excessive humility which “ strips itself to a buff-jerkin, to the doublet and hose” of its real merits, and shrink into a corner, fright: ened at the smallest shadow of its own fame? Assuredly such a medium there is, difficult to describe exactly in w'ords, but not impossible to realize in practice ; and at this every one who would succeed in life by honorable means should aim. Because there is danger of invoicing yourself above your real value, it does not always follow that vou should underrate your own w'orth. because to be successful, conspicuous, known, you should not retire upon the cen- ter of your conscious resources, you need not necessarily be always at the circumfer- ence of appearance. But, of the two, an excess of modesty is worse than an excess of pride ; for it is in fact, an excels of pride in another form, only it is more hurtful to the individual, and less advantageous to so- ciety, than the grossest and most unblushing vanity. It is true we all patronize humility in the abstract, or when enshrined in an- other, it worships ourselves. We have to meet a lowly man, who never piques our vanity, or thrusts himself between us and the object of our pretentions. There is no one who, if qu* stioned, would not be found in the depths of his heart secretly to prefer the modest man, proportionately’ despising the swaggerer who “goes unbidden to the head of the feast.” While such is our de- liberate verdict when taken to task in the matter, it is not the one we practically give. The man who entertains a good opinion of himself always contrives, somehow, to cheat us out of a corresponding one, to a consid- erable extent ; and we are too apt to acquiesce in his assumptions, even though they may strike us unpleasantly. Nor is there any- Digitized by CjOOQle

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256 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE . [Apr. thing strange in this. It is but natural that we should yield more readily to an active than a passive claim upon us. “ Admira- tion, like mocking, is catching, and the good opinion which gets abroad of us, begins at home.” The great mass of men have no time to examine the merits of others. They are busy about their own affairs, which claim their attention. They cannot go about hunting for modest worth in every nook and corner ; those who would get their- good opinion must come forward with their claims, and at least show their own confi- dence in them by backing them with vigor- ous assertion. If, therefore, a man of toler- ably fair talents arrays his pretensions be- fore us, if he duns and pesters us for an admission of his merits, obtruding them upon us incessantly, we are forced, at last, to notice them; and, unless he fairly dis- gusts us by the extravagance of his claims, shocking all sense of decency, we are in- clined to admit them, even in preference to superior merits which their possessor, by never pressing them upon our notice, seems to undervalue. From all this, it will not appear strange that a degree of assurance is so essential to success in the world. The difficulty is not that we do not decide fairly between the modest and the pretending, when we actually weigh their claims ; but we are constantly apt to forget the true merits, from their' unobtrusiveness. Unless something peculiar arouses us, we fail to notice them, "and they are in as bad a pre- dicament as if they had never existed The self-esteeming, on the contrary, are always on the alert, pushing their claims wherever and whenever they can obtain an advan- tage Believing that, “continual claims keep alive the title to an estate,” they omit no opportunity to enforce their pretensions, but keep them ever before us. By dint of continual assertion they worry the arbiters of fame or favor out of that which their un- biased judgment would assign to the more humble. Besides, one hates to be always setting a high value upon those who set no value upon themselves, and who sneak away into the obscurest seats on all ocea sion’s. Great deeds they may have done, possibly, evincing brilliant abilities, but who can believe the fact, while they, themselves, never speak of them, except, perhaps, to underrate them ? It is the opinion we ap- pear to cherish of ourselves, from which others take, in a great measure, their opinion of us on trust. It is taken for granted, in an age like the present, that every man pre- tends to the utmost he can do, and he who pretends to little is apt to be thought capa- ble of nothing. In short, lowliness and “unobtrusive worth” are very pretty in theory, and pleasant to read of in moral disquisitions: but he who relies on them; who is always crouching in a corner, and cannot ask for his due ; and who goes about “ with an air of perpetual apology for the unpardonable presumption of being in the world ; ” who never puts himself forward, or, if he does, does so with the forlorn hope with which Bagg’s, the carpenter, begs the audience to takehim for a lion ; who cannot say that he wants anything, or cannot say it with sufficient loudness and pertinacity; who cannot make himself prominent at the right time, though he knows it to he the right time -may be a beautiful object of creation, very lovable, and very much to be admired, but must expect to be not only outstripped, but knocked, crushed, and trampled under foot, in the rush and roar of this nineteenth century. It is a common trick of persons who have failed to get on in the world to put on an air of injured in- nocence, and to complain of the world’s injustice in conferring its honors and pa- tronage on merely pushing men, while they, whose claims are solid, are neglected. No old saw is oftener repeated than the thread- bare one about modest merit being neglect- ed, while pretentious demerit is loaded with riches ana applause. It is too often a cant, by which indolent and irresolute men seek to lay their want of success at the door of the public. Modest merit, however, is too apt to be inactive, or negligent, or unin- structed merit. Well-matured and well-dis- ciplined talent is always sure of a market, provided it exerts itself; but it must not cower at home and expect to be sought for. There is a good deal of cant, too, about the success of forward and impudent men, while men of retiring worth are passed over with neglect. But it usually happens that those forward men have that valuable quality of promptness and activity without which worth is a mere inoperative property. A barking dog is more useful than a sleeping lion. To think meanly of one’s self, it has been truly said, is to sink in one’s own esti rnation as well as in that of others. As the thoughts are, so will the acts be. Man can- not aspire if he look down, if he will rise he must look up. The sum of the w hole matter is, self-reliance, makes ability availa- ble. More than this, it frequently leads to the very possession of the qualities only at first assumed. A man of the most ordinary powers, inspired and strengthened by this principle, will often perform a giant’s labors, while without it the noblest intellect will expand itself in the triflings of a dwarf, and be eclipsed by inferior talent, endowed w ith little merit beyond that of mere assurance. Do not, then, expect the world’s attention or patronage w'hile you sit in solemn digni- ty, with folded arms, in the chimney corner. As well might you wait, like the rustic, for the stream to run by. In the closet you should undoubtedly act on the assumption that your intellectual attainments fall far Digitized by Google

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE . 257 1888.] short of what is required by the necessities of your station. But in the world’s busy hum, an unshaken confidence in your own resources should be the firm conviction of the understanding, and the genuine feeling of the heart. Put yourself forward, then, if you would be known. Blow some kind of a trumpet, or at least a penny whistle, to draw the world’s eye upon you ; but be sure that you are what you pretend to be, before vou blow ; then, having entered the arena, if you fail, woe be unto you ! But if you triumph, your fortune is made. G. H. Whitney. SKETCHES BY A NAVAL APPRENTICE. No. IX. Immediately after the departure of the Admiral, the Admiral’s pennant wras hauled down from the mizzen mast head and the Captain’s run up at the main. Captain Taylor was ordered home on account of ill- ness, this left the ship under the direct com- mand of Lieutenant Commander R. P. Leary. This change of commanders was looked upon by the crew with a feeling of dread, as Mr. Leary was against anything which would enhance the comfort of the men. As it was, he told us that he would make the ship so hot for us that we would be able to light our pipes on the ring-bolts. Sunday, June 5th, being the first Sunday in the month, general muster was held. At this muster the articles for the government of the navy are read. After this the men are required to pass before the commanding officer one at a time and be thoroughly in- spected. On Monday, June 6th, we hove up anchor and steamed up the river to the Navy Yard. During our stay at the yard we passed the time very pleasantly with b«ae ball games, boat racing, etc. At this time the ship was without a captain and the fleet without an admiral. The navy depart- ment accordingly ordered Rear Admiral Geo. B. Balch and Captain McCann to take com- mand of the ship and fleet. These gentle- men reported on board and their orders were read to the assembled ship’s crew. As the Admiral had but two years to serve be- fore retiring from active service, he was anxious to make a short cruise to the south- ern seas. The Navy Department in compli- ance with his earnest request, granted him i roving commission. The Admiral ordered the ship to be put in readiness for sea. On August 9th we passed out through the *ol<kn gates bound southward. On this passage we called at Pichilinque, Lower California ; Mazateco, Mexico ; and Panama. Our trip thus far was without any occur- ences worthy of note. We remained at Bmama one week and set sail for Callao, Pfcru. On the second day out from Panama we were startled by an alarm of fire. These alarms are sounded frequently at night in order to drill the men in their several duties as firemen. This time however, the alarm was not for drill but was a stern reality, for an oven situated on the berth deck had burned through the deck and had set fire to the forward magazine containing ten tons of p<fwder. We immediately furled all sail and put the ship before the wind so as to prevent a spreading of the flames. We then hastened to the scene of fire. We found on entering the magazine that the powder tanks had become so hot that it was impossible to touch them. The flood cocks were at once opened and the magazine flooded and thus the old ship saved. The fire was first seen by a prisoner in irons who was awaiting transportation to the United States to serve a five years sentence. The Admiral released the man at once and re- turned him to duty. I will endeavor to ex- lain how powder is put up for storage on oard ships. The powder is first made into charges to suit the several guns. For in- stance we take a 9-inch gun. For this gun thirteen pounds of powder is put into a a charge-bag made of bunting and the two side seams are sewed up with three stitches per inch. The mouth of the bag is at the smaller end. The mouth is tied. These charges are then put into heavy tanks made of lead, sixty charges to the tank. The mouth of the tank is secured with an air- tight clamp. A fire could rage in a maga- zine for an hour or more without producing an explosion. On our passage southward we anchored at several small ports in Equad or and northern P,eru. At Payta (Peru) we painted ship preparatory to entering Callao. At Chim- bote we entered the harbor to inquire after our people living there. During our stay at this place Captain Jos. Fyflfe, who had re- lieved Captain McCann at Panama, gave ub a sample of Yankee grit, viz. : Ever since the war began United States vessels were closely watched by fast sailing transports. One of these, the Amazonas, appeared off Payta and had since followed us observing our every movement. One morning about 8. a. m. we saw a large iron-clad steaming into the harbor, all cleared for action. She made a running mooring and her captain, an American, Simpson by name, came on board. He was received by Captain Fyffe. Captain Simpson then proceeded to make known his business. Patricio Lynch, the Commandcr-in-Chief of the Chilian army and navy had somehow or other conceived the idea that our government had decided to capture Chimbote for a coaling station for our ships, also that war had been de- clared against Chili. On the strength of this foolish notion he ordered Captain Simp- son to run down to Chimbote and capture or sink us. As Simpson was speaking I Digitized by Google

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258 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. LApr. could see Captain Fyffe’s fingers working convulsively; suddenly he blurted out: “ Captain Simpson, return at once to your dago ship and start the ball ; you have the best ship, but by heaven we have the grit, and promise you the liveli« st twenty minutes you have ever seen.” He then ordered the men to clear away the battery and calledmll hands to clear ship for action. During the clearing process Admiral Balch came on deck to find out what the trouble was. As he arrived close to the two captains he heard Captain FvflTe remark: “Simpson, you go back to Callao and tell Paddy Lynch for me that he is a fool and that I will tell him so when we meet again.” Admiral B. interrupted them thus: “Why Captain F., that is worth more than your commis- sion.” Fyffe answered with : “ Admiral, I do not care a d — n ; I have a farnj in In- diana, if they kick me out of the service I shall turn farmer.” They then went below' and fixed the matter up somehow. At this time a paper called the Panama Star, printed in Spanish and English, had issued an extra stating that war had been declared and large armies and fleets w-ere en route. This I suppose wap the cause of Lynch’s hasty action. The crew were red hot for immediate action and would have doue their best. The day following the arrival of the Chilian iron-clad, we proceeded south to Callao. At this time Peru was in a tight place ; Bolivia, her ally, had been whipped out of the contest and the Chilians were at St. Johns, twenty miles from Lima the capi- tal and the Chilian fleet ready to bombard Callao. Peru had no navy to speak of, she had a gunboat (the Union) and an iron-cl^d something after the fashion of our monitors. The day following our arrival at Callao the Chilian army under Gen. Bacudana defeated the Peruvians under Perrola at St. Johns and forced them back toward the defenses about Lima. Our American citizens became fearful that they would not be respected and that their property would be destroyed. They accordingly authorized the American Minister, Mr. Christiancy, to solicit aid from the fleets. The Admiral on orders from President Garfield and the Secretary of the Navy, formed an alliance with the English, French and German ships for mutuarpro- tection to all European residents. Each ship landed all the men they could spare, in all about 1,200, and Lieut. Commander Hey- erman of our ship was chosen for the active command. The Admiral would not permit the apprentice boys to land as he felt that he was responsible for our safe return and as we were yet minor.-'. We did not look at the matter in that light and we immediately telegraphed to Washington stating that we had enlisted to serve the flag under any and all circumstances ; an answer was received by the Admiral who, though displeased by our action in this matter, praised us highly for our patriotism. We were formed into a company by ourselves commanded by En- sign Sharp, a nephew of Gen. Grant, and tli at we did good service can be seen by readingLieut. Meigg’s account of the Chiliau- Peruvian war. Directly after landing we marched to Lima and thence to Mira Flores, where we witnessed the bloody battle fought there in which the Peruvians were badly beaten. The army fell back to Chovillos, a beautiful villa five miles from Lima. It was at this place that our Minister obtained a stay of hostilities to try and get the Peru- vian Government to accept terms as ad- vanced by Chili. The armistice was to last from 11:30 a. m. until 4:30 p. m., so that if the terms w'ere not satisfactory the Chilians would advance, finish their triumphant march and enter the city of kings, the city of the Pizarros, “ Lima.” About 12:00 m. Perolla, the miserable coward, massed his men and whilst the Chilians, relying on his honor as a soldier wrere scattered loraging on the hills he made a sudden movement forward and took the Chilians by surprise. It became our duty to hold him to bis agree- ment, we did so, but before we could bring him to his senses the Chilians re-formed ana with the cry of “Morto Peruvia” (kill Peru- vians) they charged the Peruvian center and such confusion as existed at that time beggars description. The Peruvian arinv was completely demoralized, a panic ensued, orders were laughed at and the struggling troops threw their arms and uniforms away and fled pell mell toward Lima. During this fight 5,000 able cowards remained idle on the road between Lima and the battle- field whilst their brother countrymen were giving up their lives by thousands only a few miles away. This was the grand reserve army. A great mistake was made in this battle. The soldiers were armed with every make of weapon knowrn to civilized warfare. For instance one regiment had Springfield rifles, another Martini-Henry rifles, another the Remington rifle, etc. In the early stages of the engagement ammunition ran short and more had to be forwarded to the front. The men who had Remington rifles received Springfield cartridges. In fact a general and useless mixture resulted. Some cartridges would not enter the piece at all, and some would slide through and out at the muzzle. The men we might say were in a manner defenseless, and as soon as this fact became apparent^ they became like a flock of sheep and fled. Perrola, by a skillful movement, cut through the Chilian right and with about 7,000 men escaped to the mountains. The Chilian army re-f irmcd and entered Lima. The manner in which the entry was made is worthy of universal praise. There was no pillaging, no lawlessness, everything was done in order and the people of Lima Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE, . 2-59 1888J rested in peace the first time since the war began. Peru was fearfully and fairly con- quered. It was useless to prolong the strug- gle but they would not give up. The last echoes of the guns at Mira Flores had scarcely died away when the deep boom, boom of the heavy guns at Callao told us that the bombardment had commenced. The Peruviaans held Callao, the Chilian fleet was before that fated city, the Chilian army was in their rear at Lima only nine miles away, a forlorn hope indeed. We hastened on to Callao. It was amusing to us on entering the streets to find people all lying on the floors of the houses with two and three mattresses piled on top of them to protect them from the shower of shells which fell thick and fast. We tried to shame the men into manning their almost deserted batteries, we even tried threats hat they were completely cowed. We could not get on board of our ships as they had been moved out of the range of fire to the other side of the bay. We were compelled to remain on shore. It is well that we did so, because at night the Peruvian soldiers went through the town setting fire to prop- erty. It became our duty to watch business houses and dwellings belonging to Euro- peans, thus a great aeal of damage was pre- vented. The Chilian army now advanced »nd entered Callao without firing a shot. The fleet had subdued the town, the war we might say was over. The Chilians could find no officials, as they had fled, so they as- sumed complete control of the affairs of the country. Peru still had her two ships of war and a garrison at Anquipa. Anquipa is situat'd on a peak of one of the Andes mountains and is impregnable. Several times the Chilians attempted its reduction but in each case failed and Anquipa re- mained under the Peruvian flag throughout the war. Perrola appeared before Lima several times but was easily repulsed. The story of this series of engagments would not be complete if I failed to mention the very active part an American locomotive engineer and fireman played. A train was loaded with arms and stores for the Chilian troops at Lima. On the train’s arrival at Lima, the engineer failed to stop but ran on and was soon in the hands of Perrola and his men at the foot of the mountains ; for this they received a handsome sum of money. They had the cheek to return. They escaped death by trumping up some story about the throttle becoming discon- nected and the brakes failing to work. A short time after this they played the same trick but took good care to give the Chilians a wide berth. Quiet was restored and we boarded our ships and sailed southward. I will in the next sketch write of the destruc- tion of the Peruvian ship Union and the capture of the iron-clad Ihuascar. Ex-Naval Apprentice. (To be continued.) THE RIVER AND THE TIDE. N the bank of a river was seated one day An old man, and close by his side Wan a child who had paused from his laugh and play To gaze at the stream as it hurried away To the sea, with the ebb of the tide. “ What see you, my child, in the stream as it flows To the ocean so dark and deep ? Are you watching how swift, yet how slleut it goes? Thus hurry our lives, till they sink in repose, And are lost in a measureless sleep. “Now listen, my boy ! You are young, I am old, And yet like two rivers are we. Though the flood-tide of youth from Time’s ocean is rolled, Yet it ebbs all too soon, and its waters grow cold As It creeps back again to the sea.” “ But the river returns !” cried the boy while his eyes, Gleamed bright at the water below, “ Ah ! yes, said the old man ; but time as it flies, Turns the tide of our life, and it never can rise.” “ But first,” said the boy, “ it must flow.” Thus watching Its course from the bank of the stream, They mused, as they sat side by side ; Each read different tales in the river’s bright gleam, One borne with the flow of a glorious dream, And one going out with the tide. Digitized by ^.ooQle

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260 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. Slipped Eccentrics and How to Set Them. There are a number of ways of setting eccentric cams when they have slipped. A man in charge of a locomotive, ana know- ing the eccentrics to be in proper position, should mark them while they are thus cor- rect, and if they should by any chance be moved or slipped, it would be an easy mat- ter to again bring the marks together. If this has not been done the slipped eccentric can be set by the other one on the same side, and this brings into play a somewhat novel idea, and that is, that in certain positions the valve must occupy the same place, whether the locomotive moves ahead or back. To illustrate: Suppose a locomotive to be on the forward dead centre on the right side. You wish to move her ahead, and throw the lever ahead to admit steam in front of the piston. You wish to move her back, and it would seem that certainly the piston would have to be moved the other way from the forward motion, but in reality such is not the case; the valve will, or ought to, be in the same position for the back as well as the forward motion, that is ready to admit steam in front of the piston, and force the main rod with its pin up or down as the reverse lever is back or ahead. Having shown that the valve ought to be in the same place for both motions when the pin is on the forward dead centre, all that needs to be done is to mark the position of the valve, (which can be done on the stem at the' gland), while in full gear with, §ay, the back motion eccentric, and then bring the forward motion eccentric to the same mark, while in full gear ahead, taking care, however, that the full part of the forward motion cam must be above the axle. Another method is to place the locomo- tive in full gear ahead, while on the for- ward centre. Block the wheels, and by ad- mitting a little steam to the chest and mov- ing the slipped eccentric, (be it back or for- ward motion)' slowly till steam appears at the front cylinder cock, (which should be left open for that purpose), you may set it about correct. Another way is simply to set them with regard to the position of the pin, for as every one should know', the big part, or belly, of the cam should ever follow’ the pin, and be about one-sixth of a revolution be- hind the pin, or in other words, when the pin is on the forward centre the forward cam should be up and about half way between the top quarter and forward centre, while the back-up eccentric should occupy the [Apr. corresponding position below the axle. But this is only guess work, while either of the other plans prove their correctness, by either the measure or the admission of steam. Broken Tires. Whenever a tire is broken, and partly lost, it becomes necessary to block up the wheel, so that it does not touch the rail. This is done by running the wheel on a wedge, and then inserting a suitable block in the place of the oil cellar, and having the weight of the axle and wheel rest on tliis block, without allowing the wheel to touch the rail. With the Mogul type of locomo- tive, three pair of drivers ana single pair of wheels in front, the effect of the increased weight on the other wheels will not be very marked, and a locomotive of this class could be run in safety for quite a distance by somewhat slacking up the keys on the broken side, but with a two-driver locomotive the strain on the sound axle, and the truck in case it was the main tire, or on the main axle if it was the back one which was broken, would require the utmost caution in run- ning, and if possible a transfer of part of the load to the tank, which might be done by a suitable bar inserted above or below the drawbar, so as to make that a bracket to help carry some of the locomotive. Mr Editor: — I have been on the sick list of late, and in conseauence have not written anything for the Magazine. I am feeling better now and will take hold again, with the March number now at hand. The “ Wormald, Jr.,” lock plate for piston bolts makes its appearance in the Mechani- cal Department of the March issue with two col um n 8 o f read in^ matter pertai n ing thereto, and upon examining the cut of the same I find all they claim for it; but allow me to say it is not true of the style of packing mentioned, as being the best for locomotive use, asit consists of so many parts and is very rigid and compact. Now with this inven- tion (according to cut) the piston head com- plete, contains six more pieces than the the original, consequently we now have a total of eleven pieces upon the outside of the follower, which are liable to come loose and cause the same damage as before, doubly so, because without the invention we have but five bolts that are subject to destruction Isn’t this adding fuel to the fire within the walls of a steam cylinder? Again, should a follower bolt strip its threads, or shear its head off, what is the good of this invention ? Again, this invention will necessitate addi- tional clearance space, hence a waste of steam. Again, screwing a follower bolt up firmly (home) and it should have stopped with its square head in such a position that it will not admit of the plate closing about Digitized by ejOOQle u

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 261 1888.] it, it will be necessary to either slacken or tighten, when in the latter case possibly strain the bolt beyond its elastic limit, ren- dering it useless and endangering the cylin- der head by its dropping off some day, while in the former it will not unscrew, but be useless as far as clamping the follower firm to the main piston is concerned, so in conclusion you may consider I do not ap- prove of the invention. ‘ Coal Heaver:’ Your steam gauge may indicate twenty-five pounds pressure with no steam in the boiler, because of the hair spring being too weak, or the main spring nabbing against the walls of its case, and under the above circumstances it will re- main twenty-five pounds until your boiler reaches this amount. However, not coming down to the zero mark when steam is down does not signify that the gauge is not right at the blowing off point, as such is often the case and sometimes due to the calibration of the dial. I once had a gauge stop working at 140 pounds when I knew the “ pop” was set for 165, and upon examining closely I found the tifi liner (so-called silver reflector) that served to hold the glass from the needle dropped down where the needle could nicely wedge itself and stand instead of rising as it should. “ Mechanic We too have had some fail- ures of the automatic air brake, the engineers reporting the trouble to be in the 44 improved engineers brake valve.” Tell me what you think of this valve, and why it is better than the old style three way cock. 44 H. G. S.,” Ludlow, Ky., agrees with me in regard to air pumps, etc., but differs with my explanation of pop valves 1 once spoke of for the benefit of 44 No Name,” which the latter claimed was placed on the pump in such a manner as to blow off sur- plus air, whom I informed was mistaken, and that such valves, if any, would be found elsewhere than on the pump. Now, you come to the front and say that I am mistaken, and that pop valves are used on all pumps on your road, and conclude by saying they stick, become corroded and will not work, so you handled pump by amount of steam given it. Now, I wonder if you are not alluding to the pump governor, while 44 No Name ’pand I are discussing pop valves on air pumps. “A Member:” A cylinder 16x21 contains about 1,050 square inches. “Vulcan:” While you may think my question practically incorrect, nevertheless it is theoretically correct, and I have run more than one engine which had outside lap added and of course eccentrics advanced accordingly, and the point of suspension of liuk was not changed either, and they did not do bad work. However, I will again ask, should the point of suspension of link have been changed also ? Poly . New York, February 27, 1888. Mr. Editor: — In looking over the advance sheets of the March number of the Magazine and the number of solid mechanical articles therein, I feel like quoting the 44 Iromorta Bard” and exclaim 44 Othello’s occupation’s gone. I find mvself in the position of the little boy who lived in a country hamlet. He was the only little boy there, and thought there were no other little boys. One day he saw himself in a looking-glass, and he yelled out in astonishment : 44 Why, Granny, there’s two of us ! ” When I wrote my first article for the Magazine I thought 1 was alone, now 44 the woods (i. e. Magazine ) are full of them.” I thus acknowledge my ego- tistical mistake, and am willing to be for- given. By the wyay, why cannot the differ- ent correspondents to the Magazine open a private correspondence with each other? I will take pleasure in answering any letters sent to me by any of them. “ Circumstances alter cases ” and 44 excep- tions prove the rule ” goes for saying. 44 Eccentric Strap ” proves the correctness of the full throttle theory by the exceptions he gives. It is a common saying that two locomotives may be built from same patterns just alike, and "they will not work or steam alike. I don’t believe— nor never did— any such theory. If two such engines work differently, a close examination will show a difference somewhere, that will account for it. A very slight change in any of the working parts of any one engine will very materially affect her working or steaming. It is a fixed fact that 44 like causes produce like effects.” This a law of nature, and is infallible ! If there were any witnesses to back up the watchman’s story in “John Bull’s” case I give it up, but if the story rests on the un- supported version of the watchman, I think he lied. Throttle valves do not fly open, reverse levers do not go slashing around in the quadrant, as a rule, and I should take no stock in this exception. To 44 Coal Heaver :” If the diaphragm of a steam gauge, which I suppose you mean, has been adjusted to move the needle at one pound pressure, it will begin to move at that point. If diaphragm has been strained, say to the amount of twenty five pounds, its tension is that much increased, and pressure will not begin to move the needle until that point is reached; it will then go on and reg- ister correctly. Just as a pop set at 100 pounds will open there, but if you take a turn or two on the nuts and stiffen the springs, pressure must be increased to meet the increased tension before the pop will open. 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262 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE . [Apr. position. Conditions govern the case en- tirely. To “C. B. & N.’s” querries: First — As the rocker box could probably not be low- ered, the lowTer arm of the rocker and the link lifter would have to be lenghtened. Second — As the length of the arms of the rocker controls the travel of the valve, and the eccentric does not, nothing would be gained by the greater throw of the latter, as you would have to change the lengrh of lower rocker arm to keep tne original throw of valve ; hence valve would travel at same speed in both cases. Atmospheric pressure and the weight of it— or a portion of it— are widely different. Whilst the wreight of a column of air con- trols its pressure, it does not follow that the air in a box or globe at normal pressure will weigh 14 7 pounds ; or at three atmos- pheres will weigh three times as much, or 44.1 pounds. In support of this I -will give ae example from “ Peck’s Natural Philoso- phy:” “Air, like all other bodies, has weight. To prove this, take a hollow' globe of glass, fitted with a stop-cock, attach it to one scale pan of a delicate balance, counter- poise it by weights placed in the other pan. Then by means of an air pump exhaust the air from the globe, the opposite scale an will sink and some weights will have to e added to the first scale pan to restore the equilibrium. The weights added will indi- cate the weight of the air that was in the globe.” As a matter of course air under these circumstances at two or three atmos- pheric pressures will weigh more than at one. The number of square inches in a 16x21 inch cylinder would be governed entirely by how thick each square inch would be — if they were thin enough there might be a million ! Presuming that cubic inches are meant, (to explain in a short way what a cube is, let “A Member” closely observe the little ivory blocks he uses the next time he plays “poker dice” and he’ll know just what I mean), I’ll try to settle the dispute. Multiply the diamater by the diameter, that is 16 by 16, which will give you 256 square inches, or the area of a square 16x16. Multiply this by decimal .7854 and you get 201.0624 square inches, which is the number of square inches or area of a circle 16 inches in diameter. Again multiply this last product by 21, (length of cylinder), and the rehult is 4,222.3104 cubic inches of space in a 16x21 inch cylinder. For the purpose of measuring, mathematicians have divided a square inch into 10,000 parts. A circle one inch in diameter contains only 7,854 of these parts, and as a square of any size bears the same relative proportion to a circle of same size as a one inch square to a one inch circle, the square of the diameter of any circle must always be multiplied by the decimal .7854 (seven thousand eight hundred and fiity-four ten thousandths) to get the area of such cir- cle. Always strike off as many figures on the right hand of the product as there are decimal figures in both multiplier and multi- plicand. The figures remaining on the left will be inches or feet, and those on tight will represent parts of inches or feet. Oh dear! “Eccentric Strap,” “how I would like to lay my head in your lap and have a good cry,” a la “Baby Bunting.” You have surely “ been there ” Your com- ments on the throttle fever meets a hearty response from me. Truly, as you say, those least fitted by education, habits and intellect are the most importunate to get control of a machine they know no more about than of the mysteries of creation, and worse than all is the fact there are always engineers whose morbid desire is to say “ I had So and So promoted,” and urges them to press the claims of such men for advancement. E. J. Rauch. Galveston, Tex., February 22, 1888. Mr. Editor : Here we come with a time order and fully determined to make it. Mr. Rauch says he is only aware of one blunder he made but “ E. S.” has not hit it; now I inferred from the tenor of the article in July Magazine , that Mr. R. meant to dem- onstrate that drivers with rope attachment had fulcrum at point of contact but says “when power is applied at crank-pin, axle of wheel is fulcrum, but, when power comes from other point, ground or other engine, circumference of wheel at point of contact is fulcrum.” If this is correct how does it happen that with your rope attachment your drivers roll towards you when pulled, for your power in this instance is applied at crank-pin, yet you say, when so applied, axle of wheel is fulcrum; as your power is ap- plied below your fulcrum, how does it hap- pen that your fulcrum moves towards you, and pray tell me where is your weight t I sa'd before and still maintain, that when a wheel axle is enclosed in a box, center of axle is fulcrum, no matter how power is ap- plied and when wheels are freed from in- cumbrances and weights, having no weight but their own, circumference of wheel at point of contact is fulcrum. This is my con- viction and it will take strong reasoning to persuade me to the contrary. Mr. R. was running an engine before I was born, but still he must give me more words to con- vince me that I atn wrong and he right than merely to say, “I am only aware of one blunder I made, and ‘ E. S.’ has not yet found it.” I have no back numbers at hand to refer to, consequently can’t hunt up his blunder ; should be pleased to point it out to him but must forego the pleasure. Mr. Rauch’s answer to “ Fireman ” about keying Digitized by CjOOQie

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 263 1888.] op rods coincides with mine on the same subject, but Mr. R. goes into details and I did not, but Mr. R’s. plan will not always work for 1 have been at places w here, if a man waited for a chance to pinch his engine around to the proper places for keying up, bis rods would fall off for lack of attention, and all the keying in these places had to be done on the road while on side tracks. “ Vacuum ” seems to think, by the way he writes, that I lay claims to ability above the human, but I want it distinctly under- stood that I am a mortal, probably of the av- erage amount of common sense and under- standing and a determination to master any occupation I may elect to follow, hence if I have had it credited to me in nurni rous in- stances, that my ability far out ranked that of others you can lay it to the determination to thoroughly understand what I was doing, and right here let me say, I never wrote one vord about my ability as a boast , but merely to show what a man could do who was de- termined to be proficient in his chosen avo- cation and if any would like to have further evidence, my address is in the Magazine office, and the same compliment has been paid me here by at least a half dozen old runners where I am now employed. “ Vacuum ” turns the two engines and four cars and gets them by each other very nioint of wheel leverage, where and how oca ted. “ Stationary,” I think you are wrong on the upper half of stroke, from back centre to forward centre. The cross-head travels just as “Vulcan” and your humble servant said, then from forward centre to back cen- tre as the cylinder is pushed over the piston ju-t so the guides are pushed over the cross- head and the speed is just the same as in the Digitized by CjOOQle

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264 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Apr. other half stroke. I think you will find it best to pump water into any boiler some distance below the lowest water line-, be- cause by putting the water in from the top you create two evils, namelv, your cola water coming into your boifer in steam space has a greater tendency to contract the metal of the boiler than when coming in be- low water surface as the steam is not so dense as the water, so is more easily chilled, and your water by coming in direct commu- nication with your steam, dampens your steam by its chilling effect, and by being lifted with the steam causing the engine to work wet steam instead of dry. If your en- gine has a large steam space she will steam more freely with three gauges of water than with two because the greater amount of hot water is not so readily influenced by the feed as the smaller, but your steam in the former is not so effective as in the latter, as it is not so dry, consequently not so full of energy. “ H G. C.” answers “ Inquiry ” somewhat different to my answer in February Maga- zine. He seems to infer that “ I.” asked his question about a pony truck, while I in- ferred that he had reference to the double truck, still, my first statement about chain- ing would be as effectual with pony truck as with double truck, but wriih pony truck axle broken, there would be nothing to support pilot and so it would not be safe to attempt to run in that condition at all, but his other answer to “ I.” is all wrong as it is not at all necessary to takp down any rods in case of broken tire, no matter which wheel is dis- abled, and my directions given in February Magazine , page 103, are correct altogether; furthermore, a man can bring in very near a full train with broken tire and if a very important train, all of it. “ Piston ” gives an answer as he says to the question given by “ Water Glass ” how to bring an engine down a 600 Lot grade with reverse lever broken and no tank brake. I loaned my October, November and December Magazines to an engineer and he took them off’ with him, so I have no into the notch of quadrant when she struck against tie, the force would naturally cause a rebound, so starting her forward, the pres- sure and weight of links, and eccentric straps and rods, would all combine to bring her in forward motion. If you mean that some part of tho lever became disconnected and wmy it was the shock disconnected it, the weight above referred to would reverse her, and she, of course, stood in back-up motion, else she could not have backed up. As it seems almost universal now to use engines of Mogul type with pony truck, I ought to get a great many answers to the question about to be asked. Suppose you break the pony truck equalizer on one of your moguls, what would you do ? Let’s have lots of questions for the benefit of searchers after knowledge. Suppose you should break both bolts in your right go- ahead eccentric, what would you do ? And if you should break both go ahead eccentric rods or straps could you bring your engine home? You are coming forward attune of accident. And now, a slight correction. In March Magazine , page 81, in answer to “ Fireman,” I said “ it is proper to put engine on centre to disconnect side rods, also to key up rods.” I should have said to disconnect side rods /•nr purpose of lining up , also to key up rods, but I hope all understood what was meant. This is Washington’s birthday, and when we think of the good he did for his country it should inspire us with a desire to do all the good we can. He gave all the strength of his life to serve his country. Let us give all of ours to the developing and strength- ening of our noble Order. Let each and ev- ery one of us try to see what good we can render the Brotherhood. Let no conten- tions or petty jealousies arise, but remember that we are one common brotherhood, each and every one of us has taken a solemn ob- ligation. Don’t say let Bill or Joe do it, but let us all say I mU with all my might pitch right in and do all in my power for the com- mon good of the Order. * And now, Mr. Editor, as others will want chance to look that up, but it seems to me some of your valuable space,. I w ill close, the question was asked about a five mile That many may be benefitted by the varied grade, 125 feet to the mile, and signed correspondence of our “ Mechanical Depart- 41 X 10-U-8.” I may be w rong, but no mat- ment, is the sincere wish of ter, I believe at any rate that “ Piston ” has Eccentric Strap. outdone “ Vulcan ” and myself on that question for I must admit that I was some- Mr. Editor: Tne March Magazine is at what puzzled after I gave my answer, as to hand, and the contents of Mechanical De- how I was to start her down the hill after partment are as interesting as ever, blocking the links, so thanks are due Bro. Mr. Rauch again gives us a good article ; 44 Piston ” for his solution. the part devoted to the right way to key up “ John Bull,” I don’t exactly grasp your rods being very full and explicit, and I fully moaning about “lever being lifted out of agree with him in all poinis, except the one gear and being out of gear w hen engineer of of keying back end of main rods on the cen- freight train boarded her,” but she could tre. Even on this point I will have to con- very easily reverse herself as follows : If cede that on some locomotives it will not something prevented the dog from dropping make any difference, and would be just as Digitized by ^.ooQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 265 1888.1 well keyed on that point as any other, but we have some pins here which are worn on the faces in line with the rod when on the centres, and whose greatest diameter is then op and down ; if such a pin were keyed up on the centre, it would be apt to heat while passing the quarters, and liable to do damage. Having passed Mr. Rauch’s blunder at the time I am too busy to return and look up back numbers to find it. I am glad to find that Mr. Rauch thinks algebra a little too high for us ordinary mor- tals, and that our opinions in regard to strains on the flues by reversing seem to co- incide so fully. “ Eccentric Strap ” gives us more of his experience in firing, and has evidently made the subject his study. While I favor light firing, 1 well know that it will not do for all locomotives, but that the wants of each one must be studied, and must be fired accord- ingly. “ E. S’s.” advice that every fireman should aim to nfeke himself master of the fire 'before presuming to look higher, is just to the point, but in the more settled portions of our country we have ample time to qualify ourselves as good firemen and take a few lessons on running before we have even a shadow of a chance at the long com- ing promotion, and it is not out of place for us to pick up a few points as we note the varied ways in which different engineers do the same work with the same machine. Much can be learned in that way without being thereby compelled to neglect any du- ties in our own department, and as long as every duty is promptly and cheerfully ful- filled, no one has a right to complain that we study too much. “E. S.” also keys main rod on centre, but as stated, I do not believe this can be made a universal rule. “ E. S.” agrees in the main, if ruU fully, on the full throttle and I suppose as great a difference in running may be necessarv with different locomotives, as methods of firing may be needed to make them steam, but as a rule hooked up close and full throttle is indicated as the most economical way of running. Of course you do not want to fill up the boiler with water, so that opening the throttle to any great ex- tent will suck the water through the ma- chinery. I fully indorse “ E. S’s.” remarks on en- gineers “growing” into such ; many would have made better farmers, lawyers, doctors or even ministers than engineers, and the attempt to make themselves such, proves as much of a failure, as the cultivation of a wil- low into an oak. “ Wm. Gore ” seems to feel hurt at my criticism of his former article, and appears tothink I found fault with his whole article. A careful reading of my comments will prove that I appreciated his old-time remin- iscences, and only drew a line at “ Noah’s Locomotive ” for reasons I do not now wish to reiterate, as I gave them in full then. I am anxious to have, this department endure the test of time, and deprecated the intro- duction of far-fetched exaggerations as hurt- ful to this part of the Magazine, as has been the case in other publications. I certainly had no experience with hand-gear locomo- tives, and would not desire to “ cut-off” “ Wm. Gore ” or any other old hand at the business from telling all they wished about those old times, and I thought it would be good readiug for all. “ L.” gives “ Smoke-box ” a correct expo- sition in regard to the valve motion as de- rived from the eccentric, but concludes his otherwise correct article with the sentence : “The throw equals the distance between the centre of cam and centre of axle.” This is so evident a mistake that it is only neces- sary to call “ L’s.” attention to it to have him correct it, and have it read, “ The throw equals twice the distance between the centre of cam and centre of axle.” “Vacuum” has been at some pains to solve and send in an answer to the “ train and turntable puzzle,” and has no doubt given a correct solution, and is entitled to credit for it. I have been so busy myself that I did not feel like devoting the time re- quired to answer this puzzle and preferred to stick to the more practical problems pre- sented. “ Vacuum ” then discusses the mat- ter of firing, showing that locomotives can- not be fired alike under the different condi- tions they may be in, and the varied man- agement of engineers in charge. This con- firms what has been advanced in these pages before, that while shovelling coal is no art, the proper method of firing can only be ac- quired by study and observation, combined with good judgment, and thus deserves to be classed among the “ skilled labor.” The instance of the engineer forgetting his injector till the “ engine lagged, then shut- ting it oft till she “ popped,” and then re- peating the operation, while acknowledging its impropriety, is another instance of a man capable of taking in but one idea at a time — that of making his running time — but evi- dently ignoring the fact that to do so with comfort all around, a uniform high pressure of dry steam is the greatest help to ‘^making good time.” “John Bull” (not from England, but from New Jersey) gives us a difficult prob- lem to solve, for how a locomotive with links in the centre could pick up speed enough to knock out back end of shop, then reverse her motion and run the other way with links still in the same position is hard to under- stand, and would go to show that the South Jersey locomotive can go whichever way she pleases, regardless of the laws to which other locomotives are subject. 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266 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . [Apr. In answer to “ C. B. & N.,” let me say that if a 5j-mch throw eccentric is put in the place of a 5-inch throw cam, the motion of the valve may be kept the same by having the lower rockerarm as much longer in pro- portion as the difference in the two throws, or in other words, if the rockerarms were of equal length before, after the change in ec- centrics the upper one should be ten inches to the lower one eleven inches, or in that proportion, to keep the same valve move- ment. A change from a 5}-inch throw to a 5-inch throw eccentric with 5i-inch valve travel could not in any manner benefit a lo- comotive for it is presumed that the valve travels five and one-half inches in either case, and as that effects the distribution of the steam, and no change is made in it, no change can be possible m the working of the locomotive. In confirmation of my statement on the cross head question, I beg leave to refer “ Stationary ” to Mr. Rauch’s illustration, on page 107 of February Magazine , in which the motion of cross- head on guide is fully shown up. The cross-head motion, in rela- tion to any fixed point on the rail, is also at greatly differing speeds. For instance, take a driver thirteen feet in circumference, with two foot stroke. Place on back centre on right side, and suspend two plumb-bobs; one from the guide at end of cross-head, and the other from the . same end of the cross- head itself. They will of course indicate the same point on the ground. Move the locomotive ahead, and stop on forward cen- tre, and you will find the guide plumb six and one-half feet from its first mark, while the cross-head plumb will be eight and one- half feet from it. Now continue the forward motion, (the pin passing the bottom quarter where “ Stationary ” says it stands still) and stop again on the back centre and you will find that the guide plumb has again ad- vanced six and one-half feet during this half revolution, while the cross head shows four and one half feet, but as 6J-f 61=13 feet and 8i-f 4i=13 feet we find all the parts in the same relative position, but thirteen feet from their former place on the ground. This should make the matter plain to “ Sta- tionary ” and leave no room for doubt on the point. The usual and no doubt correct practice is to introduce water into stationary boilers below the centre of water space, and there- fore nearer the bottom, but not quite at the bottom. A boiler, with a large quantity of hot water, will not feel the effects of the cold water pumped in, and will therefore steam better ; the rule would be that an engine would steam more freely with three guages of water than with two, but if too much water is carried it may result in “slopping overhand thus destroy the au vantage be- fore gained. “ Coal Heaver ” asks in regard to steam gauge. A steam gauge showing twenty-five pounds, w’hen in truth there is no steam, is out of order, and could not be taken as an example of what another gauge, equally out of order would do. If a steam gauge, in per- fect working order, were to have her pointer stopped at twenty-five pounds when cooling off, it would not leave that point until more than twenty-five pounds of steam was again in the boiler. “ H. G. C.” quotes Mr. Forney as being undecided in regard to the fulcrum of a lo- comotive driver, and hopes that the ques- tion may be decided, but fails to tell why the reasons advanced have not yet changed his opinion, and as he does not do this it leaves no ground to argue the case. “ Be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason.” Spring packing may be adjusted so as to apply more pressure th*n the steam packing rings, and nee versa, therefore “ H. G. C’s. question cannot be answered, as there is really no way of telling the amount of pres- sure applied to either. “ Jno. W. McCool ” gives an answer to the “ train and turntable puzzle,” and “ Piston ” tells how to get a locomotive down a 600 foot grade with no brakes on, both no doubt correct. “ A Member ” from Houston, Texas, asks: “ How many square inches of space are there in a 16x21 inch cylinder?” This question is rather too vague, and may be construed to mean three different things. In the first place the number of square inches of a 16- inch piston in a 21-inch cylinder, or secondly, the number of square inches of plate subject to pressure in the hides and ends of cylinder, or thirdly, the number of cubic inches said cylinder will hold. 1 am inclined to think that the last of the three is the question in- tended, but will answer all three, as parts of each calculation comes into play in making the othe»s. To find the number of square inches in a 16-inch diameter plate or piston, multiply 16 by 16 and th« product by the decimal .7854, cutting off* four figures on the right of the product thus : 16 16 96 16 256 .7854 1024 1280 2048 1792 201.0624 and we find that said pistr n has an area of a trifle over 201 tquare inches. To find the number of square inches in Digitized by ^.ooQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN7 S MAGAZINE . 267 1888.J the 6ides and ends of a 16x21 inch cylinder you must find the circumference of a 16-inch cylinder. This is done by multiplying the diameter by 3.1419, thus : 3.1419 16 18851 4 31419 50.2704 pointing off four figures on the right, and we find the circumference to be fif»y and a trifle over a quarter of an inch. This has to be multiplied by the length, twenty-one inches, thus: 50V 21 50 100 5* 1055} and we find the sides of cylinder contains 10551 inches to which each 201 add the two ends 201 inches giving a total of 1457} inches as the square inside surface of said cylinder. The cubic inches, which means the amount said cylinder will hold, are found by multiplying the area as first found 201 inches by the given height 21 201 402 4221 and we find its cubic capacity to be 4?221 cu- bic inches, or to be more correct and include the fractions, a little over 4.222 cubic inches. “A Member” can now take his choice in the answers, but hope he will let us know which of the three he wanted an answer to, and to be more explicit next time. Vulcan . Mr. Editor: — I wish to make a few sug- gestions for the Mechanical Department of the Magazine. Our noble Order is now pros- perous. It is composed of honest, upright men, who, for the most part, are good fire- men. In order to keep our Order in its present healthy condition, we must make it an object for all good firemen to join, and in order to do this we should take pains to educate new firemen, as soon as they join, to be good firemen Then when a man shows his card to a master mechanic he will be hired in preference to th^ men without our Order, as it will be something of a guar- antee of his ability. A fireman, to be a first-class man, should know how to fire with any and every kind of coal without waste, keep plenty of steam and keep it reg- ular without wearing the pop out. He should know how to keep his engine clean and how to make a good steamer out of a poor one. I see lots of men studying and arguing on link and valve motion, etc., who can’t set a front end to make an engine steam to save their lives. This is wrong. I don’t care if you know' all there is known about link mo- tion and valve motion, hammer-blows, etc., you can’t get over the road unless you have steam, and this ’is the first thing for a fire- man, who w ishes to become a good fireman, to learn. Now then, would ii not be better to give up the argument relating to ham- mer-blows and like questions which effect neither the engineer nor the fireman in any way, as 1 can see, and devote a part of the space in our Magazine to giving each other our opinions of the best methods of tiring different kinds of coal, and giving recipes for cleaning jackets, brass, etc*., and tell each other how to set petty coat pipes, and a thousand other things winch young firemen should learn— and old ones too. If the brothers will do this I will help all I can, and in this way our Magazine will be of practical use to us in our work. I should like to know what the brothers think of this. I have been a locomotive fireman for five years and a B. of L. F. man for four of them, and in all this time I have never seen any- thing in the line of my suggestions inserted in the Magazine. 1304. Bellows Falls, Vt. Feb., 22, 1888.. Mr. Editor:— The March number of the Magazine is at hand brimming over as usual with good things. I am glad to see so able a writer as “Vulcan’” agreeing with mi* in my idea of “squaring” a locomotive. Since writing my former article I have had a dis- cussion with my friend in which I think I convinced him of his error. I do most heartily believe in the “ wide- awake” style of firing, and running, too, for that matter, and in fact I never knew any one to make a great success of anything un- less he were “wide-awake” and kept his wits about them. Certainly this is nearer true of the business of practical railroading than anything else. “Eccentric Strap” has something to say on the throttle question which is very much to the point. Indeed, he has taken the words which I had intended to say, out of my mouth. He says that he does not fully agree writh “Vulcan”' and others, but in reading his article I find that / agree with him even as I agree with “Vulcan.” Of course, I know nothing of the difficulties of running a locomotive out in that section, but even here, wrhere the water is good, some w ill not stand full throttle, either because they carry their water so badly, will, not steam, or crowd themselves so as to lose speed, and Digitized by VjOOQle

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268 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . Bkake and rattle themselves disagreeably. But all that does not alter the theory that full throttle is the proper way, but theory and practice are always a little different, ana if, practically, an engine will not stand full throttle, give her, as “E. S.” says, as near full throttle as she will stand or needs, in the notch that it takes to do the work re- quired. The engine I am “officiating” on at pres- ent is a Rhode Island ten -wheeler, 54-inch drivers and cylinders 19x26. The notches are not marked off, but placed at regular intervals on the circle, eleven . each way from the center. She will do most of her work in the ninth from the corner, but, unless under very favorable conditions, will not stand full throttle in that notch. Some- times it is possible to pull her up into the tenth with the throttle clear out, and many times I think if there were a notch between the two she would do her work there instead of in the ninth with half throttle, which is where she has to be worked now much of the time, theory to the contrary notwith- standing. It would be a great advantage if some way could be contrived by which a lever could be placed just where it is wanted, without being arbitrarily con6ned to notches. Would it not be possible to make a circle with fine but strong teeth, like a ratchet, and a dog to correspond, with a strong spring, by which the cut-off could be ad- justed finer than by the present method ? “Eccentric Strap” seems surprised that “ Dirigo ” only fired for twenty-five different engiueers in six years and thinks people must be “stayers’r in his locality. Well, I fired five years, and in that time fired for only ten different men, and that included those whom I was with only a trip or two, most of my firing being done for two men. Of course, ! have not had much opportunity for studying engineers, but they were both good runners and good mechanics, and I watched their ways very closely, and tried to do my work and mind my business, and never, as I recollect, had an attack of “ throttle fever.” When I commenced my railroading, and it has all been done on this little line, there was but one injector on the road, and that was put, as an experiment, on an engine equipped with two pumps. Now every en- gine has one injector, at least, and most of them two, and the pumps are done away with altogether. I remember at first there was a great deal of trouble with them, and much trouble from men who believed in umps, but now no one would want to go ack to the old style again. I think an engine will steam much better with an injector than with a pump, for I re- member on one occasion the injector gave out on an engine I was firing, and it became [Apr. necessary to use the pump, and, although with the injector at work I had been able to hold the pointer up to 140 ea^y enough, I found it hard to keep 120, but perhaps it was because the engineer was not used to the pump, and could not use so good judg- ment, for, of course, pumping has much to do with an engine’s steaming, and I think “Dirigo” is correct in his theory, but like all theory, it has to be modified somewhat in practice, for of course, it is impossible to put all the water needed into the boiler while using steam, and I think if “ Dirigo” had a heavy train to take over the hill, and for some reason the steam went back, he would rather lose a guage of water than lay down. Besides, if an engine is not fired properly and evenly, how can she be pumped evenly ? And here, in answer to “Stationary,” let me say that an engine will steam better with three guages of water than with two, for the reason that you can generate a given amount of steam easier from a large body of water than from a lesser quantity. I have never found that an engine would slip less at full stroke, than when cut back with the same throttle that is, but have often seen a heavy train pulled up a steep grade, on a bad rail, with the lever near full stroke, but with very light throttle. The reason is apparent. The light throttle gives less pressure on the piston, but the loss of power is partially compensated for by giving the same pres- sure the whole length of the cylinder. Does “A member” wish to know the number of square inches in the inside area or surface of the cylinder, or the cubic con- tents or volume of it? “Vulcan ” and Mr. Rauch disagree on the the proper method of “keying ’ rods. I think Mr. Rauch’s way is the right one, and is the plan followed altogether in this sec- tion. If an engine should break the go-ahead eccentric on one side and the back-up on the other, could she be* brought in and could she be moved both ways ? Link Block . Mr. Editor: — Will you please ask the following question in the Magazine f When a locomotive is working and blow- ing off, which is the most injurious to the flues, to open the fire-hole door or close the damper? Some of the engineers I have fired for differed in opinion upon this sub- ject. I agree with “Dirigo” in his idea on pumping. I believe an engine steams better with a full boiler than would result if the boiler was only half full. That is, if you are getting dry steam, as a big bulk of water is not easily cooled by the pump or injector. Digitized by ^.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE IIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 269 The Indications for 1888. Mr. Editor: If indications as revealed to the reader by the paragraphs relating to business and mechanics in the pre-s of the country are to be taken as a safe foundation to calculate from, it may be presumed that the year 1888, which has just opened on us, will exceed the past in the general pros- perity of the country. We find that busi- ness of all kinds has flourished during the past year to an ajmost unprecedented de- gree, and of no line of business was this more true, than in regard to railroad build- ing and equipment. In a previous paper, we have given extracts, showing that in 1887, about 12,700 miles of new road were added to the mileage of our vast railroad system. Now, it does appear that the mile- age for new roads projected and to be built during 1888 will not quite equal that of 1887, but we find that the older and well established roads will have to do an unusual amount of work on road-bed and equipment in order to be able to do their share in trans- porting the ever increasing commerce of our country. Loo£ at the steel rail production of last year, given as 2,296,000 net tons. Much, of course, was used on the new lines, but no inconsiderable portion was needed for re- newals on the older roads, and while the price of steel rails has declined somewhat, the manufacturers have hesitated to- take orders, at what they claim too small a margin of profit to insure their ability to fill orders, still we find that the Pennsylvania R. R. •has just placed an order for 50.000 tons of rails, dividing it among the Cambria Iron Company, the Pennsylvania Steel Company, and the Carnegies, of Pittsburg. The Chi- cago, Burlington & Quincy R. R. has placed an order for 20,000 tons in Chicago, and other large orders are under negotiation, and will no doubt be placed, concessions being made by both parties, that the out- put of rails for 1888 will no doubt equal that of 1887. Nearly all the railroad companies are run- ning their car skops to their full capacity, and intelligence from the leading private car works is that the demand for cars ex- ceeds their capacity to furnish, and large additions to their plant and working force will have to be made. To illustrate the scarcity of cars, we quote a Pennsylvania R. R. Company official who is reported to have said recently: “During all my years of experience in the railroad business, I never before saw such a scarcity of freight cars. On the Pan-Handle, or Southwest system, we are short 1,000 cars per day, and bn the Fort Wayne, or Northwest system, we re- ceive orders for 800 more than we can sup- P*T- In the coke region we are short over lflO per day, but expect the demand will dimmish in a short time. We have our shops running to their fullest capacity, re- pairing broken cars, and are making a few new ones. Last year we built 11,000 new freight cars for our system, yet, despite this large in* rease in rolling stock, we are away behind.” If this is the case with a road like the Pennsylvania, with over 80,000 c ars on their system, some idea may be formed of the immense freight traffic which is puls- ating alone the iron arteries which serve to connect the widely separated members of this “body politic.5’ Again, contemplate the activity displayed in the building of the machine, without which rails ana cars would be but “ useb ss trash,” and we find that locomotive shops are turning out iron steeds daily and still the supply is not up to the demand. To showT “ where new locomotives were built last year,” we copy from the National Car and Locomotive Builder of February, as fol- lows: Wqleam from Mr. E. B. Wall, superintendent of motive power of the Pan Handle system, that in their dlflerent shops there were built 13 pas- senger engines, Class O; 14 freight engines, (’lass 8; 3 shifting engines. Class D E; and 5 shifting engines, Class M. Ail are standard engines with no new points of construction. From Mr. A. J. Stevens, general master me- chanic of the Southern Pacific, we learn that he built at the Sacramento shops, 12 ten-wheel en- gines, with cylinders 18x30 in. ; 6 eight-wheel en- gines, with cylinders 18x28 in. ;4 consolidation engines, with cylinders 19x30 In. They, finished 4 more ten-wheel engloes in January. As the engines are proportioned in other respects to suit the size of cylinders, It will be seen that heavy engines are In favor. From Mr. J. M. Lowry, general master me- chanic of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, we learn that they built &even of their standard passenger engines in the shops at Milwaukee. They were all numbered to replace old engines that have been scrapped. Mr. William Smith, superintendent of motive power Boston A Maine, Informs us that he built one switching engine last year. They are badly crowded for room to do their current repair work. Mr. Herbert Wallis, mechanical superinten- dent of the Grand Trunk railway, writes us: We have built on the Grand Trunk division of this railway but eight actually new locomotives during the past year. These were of the stand- ard class for shunting purposes, having saddle tanks, with cylinders 18 in. dlmameter, 22 in stroke, and driving wheels 4% ft. diameter. The engines have extended smoke-boxes and straight stacks and are clothed with silicate slag wool. Mr. T. B. Twombly, general master mechanic Chicago, Rock island & Pacific, writes us: We have built at our shops during the last year 17 new locomotives, viz: 5 el ght-w heeled freight engines, about 13 tons; 7 eight-wheeled passenger engines, about 43 tons; 5 “pony ” switch engines, about 30 tons. Mr. F. It. F. Brown, mechanical superinten- dent Canadian Pacific, writes us: 1 built last year iu our Montreal shops 10 of our standard 17x24 in. road engines; 1 consolidation engine with 20x24 in. cylinders, and 1 consolida- tioivwith 19xby24 in. cylinders, both for mount- ain service. The only new feature in our mo- tive power (if it can be called new) is that I con- tinue to increase the size of, and pressure in, our boilers, Increasing the weight of the locomotive, at the same time making no alteration in the size of the cylinder On passenger engines, I am using the 8-inch Westinghouse air brake Digitized by C.ooQLe

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270 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. pump, and have very largely increased the ca- pacity of the main air reservoirs. I am also adopting the extended smoke arch for all new engines built, whether for freight or passenger service, and am equip ping our locomotives with sight feed lubricators as /ast as circumstances will permit. Mr. A. J. Cromwell, superintendent of motive power of the Baltimore A Ohio road, says : We built at our shops, at Mount Clare, Balti- more, during the fiscal year ended Sept. 30. 1887, 36 mogul engines, 19x24 in. cylinders and 56 in. drivers: 1 switching engine, 14x22 in. cylinders and 43 in. drivers; 9 passenger engines, 18x24 in. cylinders and 69 in. drivers ; and 1 passenger en- gine, 19x24 in. cylinders and 66 in. drivers. Mr. John W. Cloud, superintendent of motive power New York, Lake Erie A Western, says: We will have finished by Dec. 81, 1887, in our own shops, 19 six-wheel switching engines hav- ing cylinders 19x24 in., 50-in. driving-whet Is, and 11 anthracite passenger engines, the same as blue prints sent you some time since. The Cooke Locomotive and Machine Com- pany, Paterson, N. J., writes us : Our output for 1887 will be 92 enginas and 10 snow shovels, divided as follows : Forty-two 8-wheel engines, 4 drivers and 4- wheel truck (1 15x22, 17 17x24. 10 18x24, 12 19x24 and 2 19x24, culm burners, with Wootten boil- ers) ; 9 moguls, 6 drivers ana 2-wheel truck (1 16x 22 and 8 19x24 culm burners, Dawson boilers); 15 10-wheelers, 6 drivers and 4-wheel truck <12 18x 24, 3 17x24, culm burners Wootteu boilers); 16 consolidations, 8 drivers and 2 wheel truck ; cyl- inders, 20x24 ; 5 Forney engines. 14x22, 4 drivers, I 2- wheel truck in front and 1 4-wheel truck in rear; 6 switch engines, 4 drivers, no truck (1 12x 20 and 4 16x24). In addition to the engines, we have built 10 rotary steam snow shovels, which are equal to 10 8-wheel standard engines having 17x22 in. cylinders. Mr. A. B. Underhill, superintendent motive ower Boston A Albany, Injorms us that they ullt ten locomotives in their own shops during the year. The Brooks Locomotive Works completed 143 locomotives during the year, most of them hav- ing been heavy engines, moguls and 10- wheel engines having been in the majority. The Roanoke Machine Works’ officials write: We expect to tinish by the eud of December, for the entire year’s work in our locomotive de- partment, 25 consolidation engines, all for the Norfolk & Western Railroad. There are no new features about these engines, but simply what have been gotten up ana adopted as Norfolk A Western standard. They have 56-in. boilers, cyl- inders 20-in. diameter, 24-in. stroke, 50-ln. driving wheels. The total weight of locomotive In work- ing order is 107,750 pounds. The engines are built with Belpaire form of fire-box; the boiler in other respects is the same as usual for this type of locomotive. Aside from the Belpaire fire-box, there are no special-features about the engines. Mr. A. J. Pitkin, superintendent Schenectady Locomotive Works, says, respecting the work done : We built during the year 1887, the following en- gines: Seventeen consolidation engines, ii0-in. cylinders; 6 mogul engines, 19-in. cylinders; 4 mogul engines, 18-in. cylinders; 17 ten-wheel en- gines, 19 in. cylinders; 33 ten-wheel engines, 18-ln cylinders; 129 American type eight-wheel engines, 18-in. cylinders; 29 American type eight- wheel engines, 17-in. cylinders; 2 American type eight-wheel englues, 16-in. cylinders; 8six-wheel switching engines, 18-lu. cylinders; 1 six-wheel switching engine, 17-iu. cylinders, and 1 narrow- gauge switcher, 9-in. cylinders. Total number built during the year, 247. I do not know as we have anything special to say in regard to the work this year, other than that the tendency has been toward increased weight of engine for given size of cylinder, and to the fact that the roads are demanding larger engines. [Apr. This is but a partial list, and when the other roads, most of which have been in- creasing their motive power, and some of the other locomotive shops are heard from, it will be found that the total number of locomotives built is astonishing. The Bald- win Locomotive Works in Philadelphia are said to have turned out more than a loco- motive for each working day of the last year, and we are informed by good au- thority, that they have received an order for 300 new locomotives, to be used on one line in the Southwest, where most of the railroad buil ling has been done during the past few years. While some of these locomotives are built to replace old and worn out “scrap heaps,” most of them are additions to the total number and mean another engineer and and another firemman to the list of our co- laborers. The great dessideratum in the case is that the faithful fireman shall be the one selected to fill the position he has so long been in training for and that his place may be filled by a man whom, in due time, we shall be proud to hail as a brother in our Order. * Boston, Mass., March 6, 1888. Mr. Editor: — In reading March Magcurine I was much pleased to see the subject of keying rods discussed, for I think it is some- thing well worth bting understood. How often we have seen engineers, almost every time their engine stopped, with set screw, wrench and maul driving and loosening keys, with the rods of their engine forever • pounding, heating and cutting, when a little understanding as to the subject on their part would make them less trouble and be quite economical for the corporation in the way of sa ving broken pins, rods, &c. I fully agree with E. J. Rauch as to keying side- rods and back-end of main rods ; of course, there are exceptions to all rules, and if “ Vulcan” had an engine where the largest part of pins came in line with rods on quar- ters, then key them at that point by all means; but with the most of pins that I have seen, the centres were the proper points to do the keying. A great many roads in this section of the country, are doing away with keys, in side-rods, which I think is a grand move; the lost motion between box and strap being taken up with sheet-iron liners, a broken rod or pin being now quite a rarity, to what it formerly was. An engine that is or can be pumped even, either with pump or injector, is more econo- mical, easier to fire and more comfortable to run. As to full throttle, I agree with “Eccen- tric Strap” my experience has been that what will do at one time and place and un- der a great many circumstances, will not do at another. For even rum on a road that is Digitized by i^.ooQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 271 1888.] up hill and down, a light thrott’e I have noticed, (with heavy trains) will result in more even speed, saving of coal and water ; that is with our engines especially on freight. Our freight engines have cylinders from 18 to 1*0x20 in. with ports 10x1^ in., exhaust ports 10x2J in.; with full throttle, especially when running light, they would lag or lose speed, (after attaining a certain speed) say- ing nothing about the riding of the engine. The latter I believe was almost wholly due to compression in cylinders; the same en- gines with light throttle would go along comparatively free and ride much better. I would say to “ C. B. & N.” in answer to his first question : What alterations would be made with valve gear of an engine to use a 51 in. throw eccentric, instead of 5 in. throw ? That ports, valve, lap and lead, re- maining the same, the eccentric with 5J in. throw would have to have less angular ad- vance than a 5 in. throw-* no other change ; as to his second question, I can’t see that there would be any difference whether he got the 5 j in. travel from the eccentric, or from lengthening the top arm of rocker, which would be necessary with a 5 in. throw, and 5 in. travel of valve. 1 would like to ask the readers of the Hagazine one more question ; as there seems to be no answer in particular to relief- valve questions, although 14 Vulcan ” says “ a per- son not on the spot would be in no position to solve it.” I think there was a cause for it, which if found out, would solve perhaps some greater puzzle; my question is this: In what position should an engine stand whose pins were perfectly round, wedges up where they should be, to have rods keyed up ? Washington. Mb. Editor:— I see by the last two or three numbers of the Magazine that the ec- centric question has been fully discussed. I hope it is settled so every body understands it I was not going to enter into the injector discussion, but as 1 see so good a man as our friend “Vulcan” doubts if it can be done, I will state that six or seven vears ago I ex- perimented with a new Mack’s injector, and with a steam pressure of forty pounds, run up a water pressure of ninety pounds in a wrought iron cylinder to which a new steam gauge was attached. Our neighbor, ‘ Gravity,” wants to know if there is any difference in the weight of a reservoir at atmospheric pressure or at 100 pounds. It is heavier under pressure A reeorvoir containing 100 cubic inches at at- mospheric pressure will wreigh thirty-one grains less if the air is exhausted If that a the case, a resorvoir containing 100 pounds pressure, or seven atmospheres, will weigh seven times thirty- one, or 217 grains more than if filled with air at atmospheric pres- sure. F. X. H. The First Locomotive Pilot. Mr. L. B. Davies, of Columbus, O , gives the Cincinnati Commercial-Gazette the fol- lowing account of the first pilot or cow- catcher used on a locomotive : “ The time and place of the first intro- duction of the cowcatcher was upon the Columbus & Xenia R. R., about 1853. “ At that time the only pilot or cowcatcher in use on locomotives was a row of iron spikes about four feet long and placed about one foot apart one foot above the track, the structure being made fast to the bumpers of the engine. This was a dangerous contriv- ance and there many disagreeable exper- iences with it. “Once we caught a cow on one of the spikes in the night time between Springfield and Spring Valley. The spike entered under the fore shoulder and dragged her over the ends of the ties until we reached the Spring Valley water station, where we discovered what had happened. Nothing remained of the annimal but her head and shoulders. In those days we had no headlights on the locomotives, and no part of the road was fenced in, so that running over stock was a nightly occurrence. “ These things set me into a steady train of thought as to how I would improve the pilot, which could not be used long as it was then constructed. One day, with my mind running in this channel, I noticed a farmer plowing in a field near the railroad and the manner in which the mold-board of the plow threw the earth to one side caught my attention and gave me an idea which finally developed into the plan of the modern cowcatcher. It seemed just the thing for a locomotive, except that it was one-sided, and 1 soon came to the conclusion that this could be remedied by putting to- gether two structures like the mold-board, which I did, making a cowcatcher exactly like every one used in the United States to- day. The first one made was put on the locomotive 4 Paterson,’ of the Columbus & Xenia road, and on the first trip Superin- tendent Medberry accompanied me. On the down run run we went through a flock of cattle and they wTere thrown to right and left so beautifully that Mr. Medberry imme- diately approved the arrangement and or- dered that every engine on the road be pro- vided with a cowcatcher, which was done as soon as possible. A power and speed regulator has been patented by Mr. Christian Rowland, of Lan- ark, 111. It consists in the combination of a ratchet clutch mechanism, a driven shaft, and a flywheel rigidly fixed to the shaft at a point between the driven section of the clutch and the point of utilization of the power, for regulating the speed of machines run by hand or power. Digitized by ^.ooQle

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272 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Apr. TO MRS. IDA A. HARPER. Written after reading your editorial remarks in the February Magazine. MADAM : I truly feel sorry to-night For the ladies all over the nation, Who devote so mlich time for your columns to write, And expect to w’in approbation. In your eloquent way, with a fluency free, You unmask a whole broadside of thunder ; If you’d only reflect, with myself you’d agree, That you’ve really committed a blunder. I must take you to task in some stanzas of song. You insist that the head of each letter, In the manner commenced, is disgustingly wrong, And confined to a ster’otyped fetter ; If they did not observe any news from the Lodge Which they sought for so much in our columns, Should they mention the fact, you denounce it as fudge. And you state such remarks would fill volumes. I suppose in some more editorials, too, You’ll denounce all those grand resolutions, Which appear with the names of the much favored few, When from life Death proclaims dissolutions ; The whereases so novel — you know what I mean — The resolves on the death of a brother, How they weep his demise, though his face they’ve ne’er seen, Poor unfortunate son of his mother ! All the “sudden alarms” which are heard at the door, You would have us believe are expected ; That the job was put up many evenings before, And the boys knew the moment selected. That the talk and the looks of “ astounding surprise ” Were all counterfeit frauds long enacted. Your ironical pen brings the tears to my eyes, And I fear you will »et me distracted. If a dear little baby should heavenward roam, Or some sweerheart fly off through life’s portals, Or a wife upward soar from a “grief stricken home,” You’d denounce us as as lachrymose mortals If we tell to your readers the grief wre endure, And expect fifty thousand to share it, Just because your own breast from such things is secure, You’d deny us your space till we air it. I’m aware that it isn’t my business to mix Up in matters belonging to ladies ; But I’ve long been accustomed to critical kicks, Such as some would sink under to Hades ; So please pardon these lines which are here in defense Of the dearest of all darling creatures ; And for writing the same I shall find recompense In the bright beaming smiles on their features! — Shandy Maguire. Digitized by Google

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE . 273 EDITED BY IDA A. HARPER. 44 In the spring a young man's fancy Lightly turns to thoughts of love/* and the same may be said of the young woman’s fancy, if, indeed, it ever entirely turns in any other direction. We, of mature years, all have experienced that beautiful spring time and found our homes before the summer ended. And now it does not re- quire that soft and incense-breathing season to awaken thoughts of love, they abide ever with us, through the scorching summer heat, in the mellow, frost-touched autumn and during the long, dreary winter when sentiment goes with the thermometer down to zero. Young people cannot understand how there can be any pleasure in the plain, practical existence of married folks, and a girl would utterly fail to comprehend the enjoyment with which the wife looks for- ward to the spring house-cleaning. To the girl it means only dirt and confusion and hard work and she could not understand what every good house wife knows, viz. : that there is no experience on earth more solid and soul-satisfying than to go over the house, freshly-cleaned, heave a big sigh, sit down and just drink in the effect. The well-beaten carpets, neatly tacked down, the new wall paper, spotless wood-work, shining windows, fresh curtains, furniture all in or- der, closets and drawers neatly arranged, everything finished ! Talk about Love’s Young Dream ! Why, that is a very com- monplace emotion compared to the one whicn fills the housewife’s breast as she gazes upon the result of her labors ! Happy the woman who has a good home, a kind husband and healthy children. For this was woman created and this is woman’s sphere. But it must not be understood that because a woman does not marry, her life is therefore a failure. There are excellent reasons why all women do not marry and some of the grandest women who have ever lived have never married. Frances Power Cobbe, one of the most eminent women in England ; Florence Nightingale, known to the world ; Maria Mitchell, one of the great- est astronomers; Frances E. Willard, the apostle of temperance ; Susan B. Anthony, the earnest advocate of equal rights ; Clara Barton, the great humanitarian ; Anna Dickinson, the eloquent orator ; Louisa Al- eottj the unsuinassed writer of children’s stoies; Rosa Bonheur, the distinguished painter ; Anne Whitney, the renowned mlptor ; indeed one can scarcely touch spon the list of names, it is so long. To say that these women have lived in vain be- cause they never married would be the height of absurdity. Not having families to claim their time and ability they have been enabled to devote their lives to the benefit of the whole world and have per- formed a far greater work than if they had settled down to the small round of domestic duties. But of course the great body of women always have married and always will do so. It was the plan of creation that homes should be founded and man should be sup- ported from the products of the field, but it aoes not follow that all women must marry any more than that all men must be farmers. There will always be enough marriages to keep up the divine institution of the family. There is greater danger of too many mar- riages than not enough. People marry who are totally unsuited to one another, and who are not physically in a condition to marry and who bring children into the world whom they cannot support. In such cases marriage is wrong. However, the average man and the average woman are happier to be married. It is the inborn desire of every woman to want a home and she is fitted by nature for domestic life. Hence we say the home is “woman’s sphere.” It would be more nearly correct to say, “ Home is the center of woman’s sphere.” What shall be the circumference or limit of that sphere is a question that each woman should decide for herself. If it is necessary that a woman should go out in the world and work in or- der to maintain this home, then she should be permitted to select the occupation she is best fitted for and should receive the same wages for her work that a man receives for the same work. If there is a question as to how much and for what purpose this home shall be taxed she should be allowed a voice in the matter. In all questions concerning the education of her children she should have a vote just as the father of these chil- dren has. If she sees this home threatened by intemperance, that deadly foe to the home and family, she should not be told to go into her closet and pray and then try to make her home as attractive as the saloon, but should go forth from that sacred thresh- old, clothed with the legal and political authority to force the saloon out of exist- ence or, if this is not possible, then compel it to regard the laws made for the protection of society. And having accomplished this noble end, the wife and mother will return, roud and happy, to that home which to er will always be the dearest spot on earth. Home is indeed “woman’s sphere” but the cooking, the nursing, the mending are only a segment of the perfect whole. The woman who confines her time and her tal- ents to these only, performs but a part of Digitized by CjOOQle

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274 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. the duties of the wife and mother. They who would refuse to woman any of the op- portunities afforded by this free govern- ment, only deprive her by so much of the ower to maintain and protect that beloved ome to which womanhood will cling as long as it shall exist upon the earth. Isn’t Shandy Maguire a little inconsistent in his humorous poem contained in the February number? He says, •'All my life I most earnestly prayed and desired That all women should worship their men.” He then proc« eds in three stanzas to as- sure the wives that assnon as they are dead their husbands will weep crocodile tears from their glad eyes, flirt with the lady friends who bring flowers for the coffin and as early as possible will find another wife to take the place of number One. It might strike some wives that this is rather poor encouragement to “worship their men.” Perhaps Shandy is like a lady who called on me the other day, arrayed in seal skin and diamonds, and told a most pitiful tale of how her health was completely broken down and her physician had ordered a change of climate hut her husband posi- tively refused to let her go because he said a woman’s place is at home. “ Well,” I said, “ why don’t you pack your trunks and o anyhow?” “O,” she replied, “you now there are more women than men and husbands are very hard to get and if you give your husband any excuse for a divorce some other woman will be ready to pick him right up and you will not get another! ” I will send her Shandy’s poem. “Ax Engineer’s Wile,” from Brazil, Ind., speaks a go >d word for Headlight Lodge. She says: “I was proud to see my fireman go from the left to the right, and I desire to t*ee more taking the sunny side. The poor fellows have a hard liL*. I always rejoice when I hear the sound of the whistle, and call the children to the window to watch for papa. All railroader’s children wait to meet papa, and mamma is not far behind* Their w ives have a lonely life, but they are happy to hurry supper and have nice refreshments tor the lunch basket. The B. of L. F. is a grand Order. May God keep them in the right.” “An Engineer’s Wife,” from Ludlowr, Ky., writes in behalf of Old Rain tuck Lodge, 104. She says Bro. Fred Grademan has had a serious mishap in having his arm broken, but is pulling through very nicely. Mr. Ed Gilligan is taking a business trip to Louis- ville Bro. Charles Heimburger has been promoted to the right hand side.” May Burton should go for advice and as- sistance to her family physician. [Apr. We give in this issue a letter from Auro- ra, 111., favorable to equal suffrage. In the next number we will publish one from Syra- case, N. Y., in opposition. We are pleased to see the ladies taking an interest in this question and will gladly publish whatever may be said on both sides, if it is briefly written. Indeed we are not quite sure but that we will suspend the rules and invite letters from the gentlemen on this topic. It is rapidly coming to the front, is of great importance and should be thoroughly can- vassed from every standpoint. Over fifty letters were r« ceived for the Woman’s Department this month. They will appear as rapidly as room can be made for them. We will urge our correspondents to be as concise as possible. We women love to talk but the game is played with a limit in the Magazine. “Bright Eyed Beauty, a Fireman’s Sweetheart,” from De Soto, Mo., writes en- couraging words for the firemen, and urges young ladies not to “keep company” with young men who frequent saloons and pool rooms. Emma O’Deel writes from Memphis, and speaks of the Brotherhood men as “a noble, generous and gentlemany set of fellow's,” and especially compliments the “gallant blonde Master of 278.” “An Engineer’s Wife,” from Green River, Wyoming, writes very pleasantly of the Lodge and Brotherhood of that place, com- plimenting highly the boys of No. 88. “ L. S., an Engineer’s Wife,” of St Louis, Mo., wT rites very affectionately of Peace Lodge, lot), of which her husband is a faith- ful member. PHYSIOLOGY IN LOWER GRADES. “Listen, my children,” the teacher said. And she spoke In her sweetest strain ; “ While I tell you a story wonderfully true Of your senses and your brain.” She talked at length, and so well she held The attention of each child, That she thought. “At last I have made It clear.” And her face wore a gratified smile. “ Now, who can tell me,” she finally asked, (“ Remember what I said,) Why that little organ called a nose, Was placed In your little head ?”. Deep silence fell on all the room, And deeper still It grew ; When Johnnie raised his tiny hand, “ ‘Twos made for to breve through.” “No, breath is not a sense, my child, Well, Frank, you think you know it? What do we do before we breathe ?” “ Pleuse, ma’am, we have to blow it.*’ N. U. B. Troy, N. Y., February 1. Digitized by VjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 275 1888.J THE GIRL. AND BOY OF THE PERIOD. To IToinaa’s Department : When a culprit is arraigned before a court of Justice to be tried for a supposed offense, both evidence for and against him are brought to bear in his trial, thereby establishing his guilt or innocence. So it is with all Just criticism— to be impartial, to recognize merit as merit, and vice versa, is what should be granted every object of the critic. I shall endeavor, therefore, in speaking of this production of modern domestic discipline, “the girl of the period” and her nec- essary complement, “the boy of the period,” to be as jnst as possible. The bad poiuts in the characters of our boys and girls are not so much the result of faulty material, as they are the consequence of unfavor- able circumstances, moulding them into strange deformities morally, mentally, and physically. I have observed a frail, stunted seedling growing in a dry, untended corner of a garden, struggle for existence until almost dead, with scarcely a perfect leaf, with roots barely covered by the earth, and with stem so perverted as to appear unsightly ; yet. When removed to a well nour- ished spot where it could assimilate the air and the light, with plenty of moisture, I have seen it grow into a gracefully flowering plant. Take a child from a hovel of want and misery, where, from early infancy, his impressions of life have been dark and morbid, after his faculties have become dwarfed and morally mis-shapen, place him in a brighter and more prosperous condi- tion, let the light of love and wise counsel direct his future course, and I will wager there will bo a like transformation. There are within us in- born qualities for good and evil which are de- veloped or dwarfed according to the circum- stance of our lives. I shall confine myself to an analysis of our American boy and girl, for in them we are most interested, their faults and virtues being our own. Very appropriate here are Goldsmith’s lines from the “Traveller ” : “Thl •*, Freedom, thine the blessings pictur’d here. Thine are those charms that dazzle and endear; Too ble»t. Indeed, were such without alloy, But foster’d even by freedom, ills annoy.” I fear we oftimes see more alloy than good metal and our ills are become serious, though in no other country do we And more integrity, pa- triotism, love of the home-roof, heroism, intel- leeiuality and progressive ness than here on American soil, where transplanted from one generation to the next, they have thrived and thrived reasonably well in our first century of independence. The great fault with us Americans is, we waste eoergy and vitality by living too fast, that is grasping for more than we have capacity to en- joy or utilize, thereby sacrificing many of the bext qualities God has planted within our nature. Thus, the father striving to amass wealth, neg- lects the home comforts and allows his religion torusL His principles of honesty and truth be- come elastic. He cannot, if he has the inclina- tion to do so, replant them in the morals of his children, for the reason that the most potent in- fluence example, Is lacking. The mother, wast- ing her health, her patience, her love for hus- band aud children by allowing her time and attention to become engrossed in discharging imaginary duties to society, to the church, to “ suffrage” in all its disguises, fails in her duties of wife and mother. It is like the fable of the beautiful marbles called lies aud transparent cubes called truth. The marbles would roll about and lodge in every nook and corner, but the cubes had to be fitted to their places. By and by from much shifting about and trying to fit them to the same space as the marbles they became rounded at the corners and so defaced that they were easily mistaken for the marbles. Thus, children sent to school, deprived of a father’s counsel and a mother’s attention, have their minds well filled with book-lore, are trained in the common usages of society, but with little practical knowledge of the responsi- bilities of life; they attain manhood and wo- manhood destitute of many of the essential requirements belonging to such an age, with small love for home, indifferent respect for pa- rents, comparatively ignorant of the laws of nature, slight reverence for Divinity, they enter into the battle of life with their whole natures dwarfed. Fathers, in your mad rush for prosperity, pause! Look behind you ! See, you have trampled upon the heart’s best impulses! You have forfeited the soul’s great wealth ! Turn ! go forward more slowly, cautiously, as you would scale a dangerous precipjce. Look well where you would have your feet to go. O! mothers, lay aside the thousand and one cares that have vexed you throughout the day; think not of those that are to come, but let your minds dwell at peace among the sleeping babes and the tired senses be lulled to rest in the presence of slumbering innocence. But why start from your slumbers with one ac- cord. Were your children crying for charily? Well, then remember on the ’morrow, “charity begins at home.” No amount of rules or advice will profit In the training of children unless the parents and children are bound by love whose links are forged in heaven and have for their daily busi- ness the welfare of each other. There is nothing, to my mind, sadder than to see parents toiling daily, denying themselves comforts and pleasures that they may raise the station of their children above'their own, in- stead of illustrating to them, not only by words, but by example; by sowing seeds of love, truth, and filial duty, and teaching that poverty is no disgrace unless it be moral poverty, and that labor is honorable whether It be of the mind #r body. But it is more lamentable to know that such sacrifices are often repaid with scorn and contempt for the uncouth but loving hands and hearts that made them. How often we see our Digitized by i^.ooQLe

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276 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Apr. girls and boys ashamed ot father’s and mother’s work-a-day dialect and unpolished manners but with never a blush for themselves in the use of a vocabulary that our illustrious Webster would scarce recognize as English, so interspersed is it with slang and current vulgarity. 1 think, too, our good forefathers would tremble for the safety of their beloved repub- lic to behold their modern daughters receiving the attentions of their cotemporaries of the opposite sex, distinguished for little else than a pre-raature knowledge and experience in dissipation, knowing that they hold the future of their country in their hands. Our great grandmothers would shake their heads with many misgivings on entrance into our homes of to-day, where frugality cowers under tne lash of necessity and common-sense is blinded by the dust of a thousand improvements, so- called, in domestic economy. Methinks they would sigh for the safety of a country weakened in its strongest quarters— the homes. Our girls have too much mental and physical strength to waste, after acquiring the common branches of education now in fashion, and the petty requirements of society are often more laborious than the duties of the household that rest upon them, in fact the former monopolize both time and eneugy. Yet with the busy rout- ine of the modern girls’ life she still has too much latent power that must expand itself or become dormant. As a result we see girls utiliz- ing this latent power in small follies of enjoy- ment at first, until it gradually absorbs all other desires, producing in time a classof women de- void of half the beauty of womanly character. Often we see them wrecking health in giving up to enjoyment and frivolity all other ca^es and thoughts. Even should they escape moral con- tamination, as is often the case, what kind of mothers would they make? Very Indifferent, I should think. So it is with our boys, what is required of them does not use enough of their powers. There are too many “trees in the forest of difficulty” already hewn down. There seems to be even less restraint upon our boys than our girls In early youth, at least, we often see Young America roaming about as a sort of Bohemian, getting a foretaste of dissipation and profanity as it lurks in the streets and by-places. Girls are more naturally kept at home and put to small duties than boys. Yet both can be em- ployed at home by patient endeavor and study on the part of parents ; and who can say it is not the safest and surest place for Improvement if presided over by a good and noble mother. Every child’s disposition should be studied. Mothers too often, not from lack of abiltty, though for what other reason I know not, allow their children to gradually grow away from them through falling to instill principles of love, con- fidence and respect for the parents ; many times humoring them to all kinds of whims and caprices without regard to health or the laws of nature, thus producing indiscretion and selfish- ness in the children, when if by a little patience and time, they would stop to explain, to give reasons, making the children understand (and children are, quick to understand) that it is for their benefit that things are denied or demanded, there would be one lesson learned in childhood that it takes many a lifetime to learn. Children are seldom taught the simplest facts concerning their own anatomy, and so develop into maturity almost as ignorant of God’s noblest creation— the human being— as it is possible for them to be; an ignorance scarcely less than criminal, since its results are oft times so serious. To all mothers I would say, look well after your children’s health and teach them how to take care of it, for with health and good sense they have abundant weath with which to begin life. If you would have your children have healthy, vigorous intellects, see that they have healthy bodies. The principal characteristics of our girl and boy of the period seem to be a tendency to rush through life hurriedly, expending as much of their vital force upon amusement as upon labor (perhaps more upon the former than the latter), a marked lack of reverence for things that com- manded the severest respect of our forefathers, and a decay of family affections— a dangerous defect. And yet our boys and girls are bright and intelligent withal. Can it be their training? Perhaps, and yet, our old world grows better and better and will continue to improve as long as hands and minds are taught to labor. Parents, give your children something to do and teach them kindly, lovingly how to do it Work with them and by them. In conclusion I would say in the words of George Russel : “ Let not then the young man ” (and I would add also the young woman as well as every child) “sit with folded hands, calling ou Hercules. Thine own arm is the demi-god. It was given thee to help thyself. Go forth into the world trustful, but fearless. Exalt thine adopted calling or profession. Look on labor as honora- ble, and dignify the task before thee, whether it be in the study, office, counting-room, work- shop, or furrowed field. There is equality in all, and the resolute will and pure heart may enno- ble either.” Beth BrierwooiL Huntington, W. Va., Decembers, 1887. To Woman's Department: I am a constant reader of the firemen's Maga- zine, and look forward to the coming of it with much pleasure every month. I am disappointed that none of the boys of 294 ever write a line or two for their Magazine. I am sure their brother firemen would be glad to hear from them and and why not through the columns of the Maga- zine. The Lodge seems to be in good condition with a membership of twenty-one, all of them “wideawake” young men. It is said that the Master, O. G. Temple, is learning to keep Lent but has not yet left the primary grade. Receiver F. C. McDaniels has been on the sick list for a few days and is now Improving. G. W. Lynch Digitized by C.ooQLe

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 277 1888.] knows how to attend to his business, and with these and E. A. T. Watkins3. as Magazine Agent, we are sure the Lodge should flourish. I think the B. of L. F. a noble Order, and especially were we reminded of the fact last summer during the illness of their brother, C. C. Talley. They were especially kind and attentive to him dur- ing his illness, and some of them remained all the while as tireless watchers lest the death an- gel should come during their absence and carry him into the “dim beyond,” but by the grace of God and the kindness of the members of 294, he was again restored to health. Several of the members of the Lodge, have in the last few months been promoted to the “ right hand side,” all of them doing quite well. As this is t he first time I have ever attempted to write anything of the kind, I will not make it too long. If I see this in print I shall feel encouraged to write again. I, like the rest of your correspondents (especially the ladies), fear the waste basket, but hoping this will find favor in the eyes of the editor, I remain a true friend to the B. of L. F. Louis. Humboldt, Kan., December 13, 1887. To Woman's Department : By request of one of the honored members of No.24, Great Western, to write a letter of encour- agement to the Brotherhood, I will try, al- though I am inexperienced in writing for auy paper or magazine, and I fear I shall fall to pen « good advice as “He” may expect. Well, “boys,” do you realize how near this year is fading away like the setting of the western sun, and bow many of you think of the coming year and say, “ I did try to do my best this year, but looking back over the past, I can see that'there are many wrong steps I have taken, and I am going to improve those precious moments of the fast coming year, in a more profitable way.” Boyt, start out with a strong uHU and determina- tion, saying, “ J can do without that drink ; what good does it do a fellow anyway? It is a habit, and I can do without it, and I am going to see at the end of next year which will conquer, Intoxi- cating drink, or honor.” Not only iu drinks, canyon start out with the new year, with good resolution, but many others, that are so distate- fol habits to yourself, and especially to the eyes af a lady. Boys, what would you think if us girls would organize a society under thefollowing resolution : Resolved, That we, iu convention assembled, do wnctlon and approve of discarding all young men who engage in tho habits or drinking, chewing, smoking, or auy pernicious vices. Boy*, would not you help support us by step- ping forward with the help of God to refrain Indulging in such habits that are so dis- tasteful to the young ladies, the ones who can ®*lte you so happy by even a smile, or a kind **rt? I think I have written enough this time, Ml tear, already, this will only find its way to iB* editor's waste basket. A fireman’s friend, Nora. Clinton, Iowa, Dec. 28. 188T. To Woman's Department : I wonder if the dear readers of this Magazine know there is such a Lodge as the Ladles Socley B. of L. F., No. 34, in existence ? Well, there is, and it is a flourishing Order, and we have about thirty members. They seem to be working very har- moniously together. Mrs. A. J. Sill is President. She is a noble lady, and is highly esteemed by all. I trust we may have the prayers of all, that we may grow in numbers and live in perfect peace and unity. In conclusion I will mention the surprise party we had at our worthy Brother H. W. Stephens’, No. 007 Fifth avenue, December 2, 1887, the occa- sion being In honor of Mrs. Stephens* birthday. The guests numbered about 135. We brought with us the Austin band, which cheered the hearts of all with sacred music. There was also singing by Miss Davis, Miss Ida Dickenson and others. The presents consisted of an extension table, a tea set of French china and a set of ruby glasses. The services of attorney H. F. Bowers had been procured to make a speech and present the gifts, which he did nobly. This poetry is what he composed and read when he presented the dishes and glasses: In childhood’s days so long ago, The years rolled on so awful slow, We sit and wish and wish and sigh For the tardy days to more rapid fiy. Then further on In mid-day life, Battling on the waves of strife. For places of worth, stately, fair and high, As we watched the days go floating by. Then joining hands, heart beat free, Up life’s hill with merry glee, To the mountain tops far above the strand, Facing trouble undaunted, hand in hand. Dark clouds oft hovered o’er our heads, Ominous sounds of trouble dreads, Gloom casting its ghostly shadows round Seem like sorrow’s weight had victims found. Then folded in each other’s loving arms, We shared alike these mild storm’s alarms. But when the bright light shone far ubove, We smiled, we’d conqured trouble with our love. Now on life’s summit I see you stand. Happy, loving, cheerful, hand in baud. While around you friends with bestof wishes, Who present to you these gold band dishes. Here we find the blithe, the young the old, Their ages will ever remain oy me untold. While with Joyous faces the lads and lasses Blushing, present to you these ruby glasses. Mrs. Stephens responded very appropriately, thanking them for their token of love and esteem. The evening was spent in a merry- making way. After refreshments were served the guests departed with smiling faces and merry wishes to the host and hostess, with many such happy returns in the future. Fireman's Wife. \ Digitized by i^ooQle

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278 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. For Woman's Department. FORGIVKN. Oh ! ask me not of years gone by ; Nor question of old sorrows, For since that time, both you and I, Have met with bright to-morrows. But If a conscience stings sometimes, And thoughts of home dospoud thee, Remember ! Judgment overtakes ; Remember! I forgive thee. I will not promise to forget, For vain were the endeavor; The feeling that you were unjust, Will haunt my mind forever; ’Tho’, some who saw me at thy side, Perchance may disbelieve me, And think that I deserve the blame ; Remember! I forgive thee. And, ’tho’, I left my peaceful land. For one so fraught with dangers ; And, ’tho’, I left my cherished home, To find a home ’mong strangers. Should I regret, it would be vain; Or, let past hopes remind me, Should all the world pronounce thee wrong, RememlHir. I forgive thee. Dearstranger hands have sought to smoot he My path, so rough and lonely’; Dearstranger friends have won my heart, And solaced me completely ; Nor would I resurrect the past* Could I but t hi iik t’ would grieve thee, Yet still, it may cheer thee on life’s way. To know, that I forgive thee. And If upon thy dying bed, Thou suffer with dejection; It may but help to make thee feel That mine was true affection. % Ah ! “ All that glitters is not gold ; ” I am happy now, believe me, And when a pang may rend thy breast, Remember! I forgive thee. And in a land where all is bright. And all our faults forgiven ; Perchance, we’ll see things as they are, And meet again in heaven. Then f*rtho future lot us strive, On earth to do our duty ; And on tho resurrection morn You will find that i forgive thee. Then let the past l>e burled deep, For now the sea divides us ; And ne’er on earth we meet again ; Whatever may betide us. Perhaps the fault all lay with me; Who now, can judge us justly. And while I bid thee aye, good bye, I cheerfully forgive thee. Washington, Jnj). Mrs. II. J], Jones. Aj.hany, X. Y., December 10, 1887. To Woman's Depnrtnunt : I have been an interested reader of your Maga- sine month after mouth, and have read with pleasure the different items concerning the ▼arious Lodges represented, yet have never seen but onecor twice, mention of Albany City Lodge 230, and I have often wondered why we do not hear from “.Slice Bar” again. The members of 230 seem to be very quiet, but nevertheless, pros- pering. Our capable Master, G. W. Gilkerson, I am glad to say has beeu promoted to the right hand side, and I would, right here, add a word of •ncouragement to those left who are waiting for promotion also. Cheer up, boys, remember good things come sJowly. Strive to be men in a true f Apr. sense of the word ; live up to your Brotherhood motto of Benevolence, Sobriety and Industry, so that when reliable men are needed, the officials can turn their eyes In the direction of 230, and find just the men required. True worth will eventually gain its reward, and as we are re- minded day by day, of the uncertainty of life, and see one after another dropping in the ranks, how necessary it is to be prepared to meet our God, and so live day by day that you may all meet on the right hand side in eternity. Hoping my first attempt will meet with due notice, I remain, Guess Who Wrote Thist Middletown, December 1, 1887. To Woman's Department: I am a reader of your Magazine and hope to fiud a corner in its pages, hoping to escape that terrible waste baske t. 1 would like to see friend* of Lodge 232, write a few lines for the Lodge, fori know they deserve it. When my husband returns from his trip over th© railroad, I thank the good Lord, who has guided him safely over the road. May He guide each and every mem- ber of the Lodges, one aud all, in the right path. I ugree with a fireman’s wife, in Novemlter Magazine , and I ask who has more need of a wif# than a railroad man? 1 can whistle, sing, or talk with anybody ; still, like Polly Snipper, am willing to see my hubby wear the breeches. With best wishes to the Brotherhood, Mr*. Editor, and if you will please look a little the other way, and not at that horrid waste basket, so much, Oh, Oh, Oh ! C. U. Later. Dickinson Dak., February 7, 18S8. To Women's Department : How many of the sisters keep bouRe plants through the winter? 1 am tempted to ask the question by the pleasure and satisfaction that my few, simple plants aflord me. Out herein bleak Dakota, which lias been so especially anathematized this winter, there is a Joy lu having this touch of summer always present which, perhaps, would not be so keenly felt elsewhere. When the far-famed blizzard is run- ning riot over the land and one scarcely dares to poke one’s nose out of doors, to say nothing of venturing out bodily, then we turn with greatest satisfaction to our array of plants, these remind- ers that the present weather cannot continue always; that the time is coming when the bliz- zard will no longer bold undisputed sway ; when spring with its soft, balmy air and all its vernul beauties will be with us. Then the interest with which one watches the growth of plants becomes absorbing; tbedclight occasioned by the budding of some choice fuchsia or geranium ; the regret at the spectacle of some obdurate “ slip ” gradually drooping and pluing away despite all t lie tender nursing and care be- stowed upon It; the surprise at the phenoineuul growth of sonic of the rapid-growing vines, a* the Madeira vine or ivy, which will extend them- selves along the wall several inches in a single night. We learn to feel a tender regard for our Digitized by G.ooQLe t

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 279 1888.] plants, as they become, in a certain way, mem- bers of the family; and thus we are drawn nearer to nature and nature’s beauties. If we can succeed in interesting our husbands in these objects of our love and care, so much the better, on the principle that happiness is more com- plete when shared by another. I will close by adding a little rhyme on the subject of my letter, which I beg you will not laugh at, as, like most of my fellow mortals, I am extremely sensitive to ridicule. MY WINDOW GARDEN. As I stood looking forth from my window, On the world in Its winding sheet. Spread over it last uight by the angels, While we mortals lay wrapped in sleep, How far off, to rne, seemed the distant spring. In the face of this winter day, Until chancing to turn my glance inside, Hope returned, a bright, comforting ray; For my eyes fell upon my winter flowers, Thev co'nveyed a reproach, though sweet, And their colors had never seemed so bright As 1 bent, their reminder to greet. The scarlet geranium, so gorgeous. The snow-white, as pure as the snow, The petunia, soft-tinted, pale lilac, Peeps out the begonias below. The coleus forms foliage gaudy *081081 background of soft, tender green, While the carnation’s bright, glowing blossom Next the heliotrope may be seen. All these are a glorious contrast To the white-shrouded world outside, And remind me that with us the winter And its storms will not always bide. The spring time will seem far more lovely By the snow* covered contrast to-day, As life’s sunshine is always more welcome When it scatters the clouds from our way. 0, soul within, heed ye the lesson Thus taught by these fair, fragile flowers; After winter God always sends springtime To atone for these dark, stormy hours. Ella II. Cunningham. IN MEMORY OF KKO. J. D. McMAHON, Engineer on the Central Railroad , who died at Mar- shalltown, on December 1, 1887. Our Brother Joe has left us, His days of suffering are o’er ; Hlsjourucv in life is ended, He has gome home, to that beautiful shore. He has gom* to the land of brightness, Where Mirrow and suffering are unknown ; Why should his friends be sorrowful, Why should his loved ones mourn? He has gone and left his loved ones, To-night t hey are lonely and sad, Thinking of days— never more to return When their hearts were happy and glad, Thinking of days— before sickness and death tame to their once happy home, And summoned dear Joe to a peaceful rest, And to dwell near the heavenly throne. For man v long days he suffered More than pen can ever write ; All caused by a railway accident, One stormy winter’s night. May God care for his wife and children, May they never know waut or care, •Till the Great Ruler beckons them home,” To meet their dear Joseph there. Chicago, III. Sadie McMahon. For Woman's Department : WHO SHALL. JUDGE ? Once in a busy city lived a maiden Fair of face and pure of heart, Then a lover wood and won her. Swore to love till death do part. For a time their lives ran smoothly, There was given to them a child, • Filled the mother’s heart with gladness This new love, so sweet and mild. Soon came a day when the husband Grew careless and cold to the wife, An indifference more wounding, more hitter Than open warfare or strife. Then crossed her path a temptation In the form of an unmarried friend Too late she saw the dark pathway, With the terrible pit at the end. If she had been eared for, protected As many another young wife, She’d found strength to resist this temptat ion Aud the love that was part of her life. Did he love her? this kind friend \Yrhom she thought so noble and true ; He said so, and made her so happy; If false, he and God alone knew. And will she be shut out of heaven? Tnis young wife, with sin on her head, Or will* God in Ills infinite mercy Grant forgivness, when she lies dead? Tls a question that will never be answered Till the sea gives up its dead, And she stands at the gate of heaven There to hear her sentence read. Vila. Hornellsvil.ee, N. Y., Doc. 12, 1887. sr. Thomas, December, 1888. To Woman's Department : I have had many opportunities of reading the Firemm's Magazine , but I have never availed myself of the privilege until I carelessly picked np the December volume and glanced as was natural at the Ladies’ Department, where my interest was aroused by 4‘ Mary’s ” letter in which she stated how her husband pitied the firemen, who had to take their lunch from boarding houses, where they never got anything good to eat, that he heard the women gossiping about. I thiuk Mary’s husband’s pity is not needed. I could not recommend all boarding houses, but I know for a fact there are a great many that have all the comforts of a model home, good whole- some food, and delicacies which would tempt the most sickly appetite. Imagination extends a long way and many a man proves that to his cost. Scores of men marry women who are sadly deficient in that most useful accomplishment— coqking; then what they elevate their nose in a boarding house they eat at their homes liecause they have to. *• Mary ” may be a good cook but her husband must not imagine she is the only woman in the world who cun cook. lie may have had a sad experience at some Inferior place and therefore should not judge all alike. Forc- ing I have already taken up too much of your valuable space in my lecture to “ Mary’s” hus- band, 1 shall cut my letter short, hoping I shall not be consigned to the waste-paper basket. Vie. Digitized by floosie

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280 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S' MAGAZINE. [Apb. Capb Vincent, N. Y., December 8,*1887. To Woman's Department : I have been really charmed by this part of your Magazine. I wish to express my thanks for the strong, brave words for temperance, and the helpful thought In the little poem— “Trust In God and Do the Right." I send you some lines, In which is expressed a thought that has beenu helpful one to me: GOD’S PROMISE. “ Eightv years had Moses waited, For his great life work to come ; Work of leading forth God’s people, Out of bondage, toward their home. Forty years in court and palace, Mlng’ling with the life of man, Gave him learning great, and knowledge; Taught him human minds to scan. There he saw his kinsmen toiling At the tasks that knew no rest; ’Till his heart was tilled with yearning That their wrongs might be redress’d. But his patience was not perfect ; Not yet could he lead with skill ; Not enough was human knowledge, He must learn to know God’s will. He must learn Jehovah’s greatness, And his own heart to distrust; L»3arn to fear God for his power. Yet to feel Him kind and just. Forty years of quiet duty, Distant from the striving throng, All his great warm heart expanded ; Gave him wisdom, made him strong. Tenderness he learned, and mercy, Watching o’er his fleecy care : Courage, shielding them from danger ; Perfect was God’s training there. Then God called him to his mission, Hcnt him forth to show His Word; Great the task, but strong the worker, Trusting wholly In the Lord. Then his life he gave to lifting Those poor, wandering, hel ideas Jews ; Teaching them of God and Cuunan ; How their minds and hands to use. For a time, they followed gladly ; Then their hearts were turned away : Moses, seeking their forgiveness, Went without the camp to pray. And the Lord spake unto Moses, Asa man speaks with his friend ; ' Promising his grace to guide him Ali his Journey to the end. Sisters, we too have a mission ; leading forth the slaves to rum, From the Egypt of Intemperance, To the Canaan of Christ's home. Many Pharoahs may hinder, With the hardness of the heart, We may ford ‘ Red Seas ’ of scorning If we bravely do our part. If a brother should, like Aaron, Yielding to the people’s nod, Set a calf of gold before him, Worship it and call it God, Let us pray that he be pardoned. Strive, that he may be reclaimed ; Work, that in our state or nation ; Not a drunkard shall be named. Are you weary, faithful sisters ? Is the burden hard to bear? Does it seem the Heavenly Father Stays the answer to your prayer ? Never let your courage falter, By His promise you are blest ; For, His presence shall go with you, And His love shall give you rest.” Cousin NelL Aurora, III., February 2, 1888. To Woman's Department : On hearing that Mrs. Helen Gougar would speak at the City Hall at 2 p. m. I straightway looked over my old Magazines, found and re-read the article by our editor, entitled “Three Women,” and decided to attend the meeting. I wonder how many sisters of No. 80 were present this afternoon. I cannot find words to express my admiration of Mrs. Gougar and her noble work. Ladies of Kansas, what is the cause of your silence? Mrs. Harper requested some time ago that you would write us in regard to the election. I think it is high time that we began to post ourselves on the question of Woman Suf- frage, to search for means to better ourselves and our children. How can we expect to make no- ble men of our boys when the saloon, billiard hall, shooting gallery and club room stand with open doors inviting them to ruin? When the women vote these places will be closed. And again, if fathers would consider the inconsist- ency of preaching temperance to the boys while keeping bottled beer in the cellar, or of telling the small boy “ tobacco is a filthy weed ” while folding a lighted cigar between the fingers. I once heard a mother talk earnestly to her boy about these evils and when she had finished the little chap raised his bright eyes to his mother’s face and said : “ Why, papa smokes!” Of course we must teach our children to honor their par- ents. Why was It not also written, parent honoi thy child ? It is better to teach by example than precept We want less theory and more common sense. The time is near at hand when the women of America will stand on an equality with men, help make the laws we are obliged to obey— re- ceive the same amount of pay for our work and consequently be better fitted to rear our children* Never before have we been offered such opportu- nities. Shall we prove ourselves true and able workers in the great field of reform, or weakened by vanity and frivolity shall It be said of as, “ You have been weighed in the balance and found wanting?” It were better to rouse from dreamy reveries and aid in pushing forward the car of progress, aid in ushering in the time when peace and prosperity, virtue and happiness, joy and righteousness shall find an Indwelling in ev- ery heart “ Hasten that day Just Heaven, Accomplish thy design, And let tne blessings Thou hast freely given, Freely on all men shine. Till equal rights be equally enjoyed, Ana human power for human good employed. Till law, and not thesoverign rule sustain. And peace and virtue universal reign.” Mary. Digitized by LiOOQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 281- Victoria, Mo., January 22, 1888. To Woman’s Department : 1 have been entertained many hours reading your interesting Magazine, as a very dear friend of mine (who is a member of Industrial Lodge No. 21. of St. Louis) sends or brings me the valu- able Magazine every month. When I read so many nice letters from the kind ladies, and es- pecially in January number, thought I would write. Hope my piece will not be destroyed, as •‘Peach Blossom ” will And recipe for chocolate cake : 2 cups of sugar, 1 cup of butter, the yolks of 5 eggs and whites of two, lcupof milk,3%cups of flour, 1 % teaspoonsful of baking powder, 1 tea- tpoonfui of vanilla ; bake in jelly tins ; whites of 3 eggs, 1% cups of sugar, 4 or 5 tablespoonsf ul of grated chocolate, 1 teaspoonful of vanilla. Sometimes I boil almost a pint of milk, then add chocolate, eggs, sugar, and thlckeu with corn starch; when cold, spread between the layers. This being my favorite cake, thought I would bake one when my “favorite fireman” came to dine one day. I was sadly disappointed, as Johnnie did not like my cake. Perhaps he en- joys eating my auntie's cakes best. If some kind sister will please send recipe for fruit cake, I shall try and please my sweet-heart again. I am trying to learn to bake, sew and do housework, as my school days are past. The one who wrote from De Soto and signed himself as “One of the Boys,” In January number, certainly is a true, ooble gentleman, because he wrote so nicely about intemperance. Our country would be far better if there were more men like the unknown “One of the Boys.” Ail try to work for temper- ance. Some of the nicest young men on the I. M. R. R. are Mr. Chas. Becker, J. W. Stroup, FredGrano, “Geranium”— only a Joke. Fred, come down when the flowers bloom again, and there may be a geranium especially for you in our flower gar- den. As this is my first attempt, and not wish- ing to tire any one’s dear little eyes reading this piece, I close with best wishes for the Magazine and Brotherhood. Lulu. Hanover, N H., December 28, 1887. To Woman's Department: My brother gave me a gold pen and holder at Christmas, and perhaps it would not be inappro- priate to “ christen ” them in the service of the Magazine iu which lie is Interested, lie Is a member of Granite State Lodge, located at Concord, N. H.. Some months ago I sent you some verses at the request of a cousin who Is also a member of that Lodge. They were so kindly received that 1 will venture again though I am not sure that ray Pegassus will take kindly to a gold-plated harness. Why don’t some of its other relatives speak up for the Granite State Lodge and show their “ hubbies,” brothers and — that the “pen (especially a gold one) is mightier than the coal shovel ? ” I once went for a ride on the engine with my brother and enjoyed it very much. I also want- ed to go for a ride on the goat that is supposed to have his headquarters at my brother’s Lodge, but he rather discouraged the Idea, thought there wasn’t any side-saddle, Ac., but I shall refer the matter to the goat. Yes, yes, “ Deacon,” I’ll stop now, though these new fox tails will cover your blushes to a very large extent. Alice O. Darling. Springfield, III., December 11, 1888. To Woman's Department: As the December Magazine has arrived and I see nothing from Capitol Lodge No. 46, I will write to let you know that 46 is still alive and doing well, and has flfty-six members all In good standing. They are all active and generous Brothers, always ready to lend a helping hand in time of need. They gave their 12th annual ball Thanksgiving eve, and had a grand time. Bro. T. Welch has laid down the scoop and now han- dles the throttle. May he meet with success. Bro. Joe Shafer is a steady worker for the Order and gives entire satisfaction. Bro. B. Dowling is hostler and gets them out on time. Bro. Ed. Ro- land Is Magazine agent and is working for a prize. Bro. T. Clark is a favorite, especially among the fair sex. Bro. B. Cunningham is all oroke up over something. Wonder if there is a lady in the case. If this don’t reach that dreadful waste basket, you may hear from me again. I remain, very truly, a fireman’s sister. Katie B. Holland, Mich., Jan. 21, 1888. To Woman's Department: To-day, while looking over the Firemen's Maga- zine and seeing the wives’ and sisters’ articles the thought suggested, how would it do fora mother to say a few words and if it is put in the waste basket no harm is done. There is no Magazine or paper that comes to my home that Is more welcome than the Firemen’s. I like the Woman’s Department very much. “ He is only a Railroad Man,” is what we often hear, but let me ask where can be found a more sober, industrious class of men than are to be found on our locomo- tive engines? I am proud of my sons that they are considered worthy to hold the position of engineer and firemen on a railroad. lam also thankful that our Heavenly Father will not judge us as we Judge each other. Then, dear sisters, let us pray that our dear ones who gd out from us to their work, well and happy, may be kept from all danger and safely returned to us, and, let come weal or woe, that we all may meet around our Father's throne In heaven, is the sincere prayer of a railroad boy’s Mother. Topeka, Kan., January 27, 1888. To Homan’s Department: I have been a reader of the Firemen's Magazine for many months past and have anxiously waited for a few lines from Flower of the West Lodge. No. 20G has been, and still continues to be, a grand success. It has a large membership and its boys being a set of honest and worthy members, always having a cheering word and willing hand to help each other along. That the Lodge may prosper and still continue Its good work is the sincere wish of A Well Wisher. Digitized by C.ooQle

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282 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. Correspondence must iu all cases be brief and to the point. Subscribed* must begin with the January. April, July or October number and expire with the year. Change of Address of subscribers should be reported to us promptly to insure the safe delivery ©f the liook. 8ub>eribers failing to receive their Magazines will please notify us, giving nameand location of Agent to whom to whom they subscribed. Hatter for Publication should be written on one side of the paper only, In a clear, legible hand, and all letters relating to the Magazine should be directed to LOCOMOTIVE FIltEMEX’S MAGAZINE, Terre Haute, Indiana. APRIL, 1888. New York, March 22, 1888. Mr. Eiltor: I am forcibly struck with your editorial in the March number on “Hiring Engineers,” as it so well endorses what I said some time back in answer to “ Slick Eye See,” and gave the facts and reasons therefor, that there are no “vacancies for engineers.” It Is coinmeudable in any man that he should desire advancement, and that he should leave no means untried to qualify him- self for it, but that be should seek that advance- ment at another’s expense is the other side of the question, and one that Involves more than a passing thought. I know’ this is a ticklish mat- ter to touch upon, yet I propose to give my views on it regardless of who it pleases or displeases; satisfied in my mind that what I shall say are my honest convictions of right. A inau hires himself fora locomotive fireman. Iain not aware of any case where the question of ids being made an engineer Is spoken of on either side, henwe there exists no right by which he can demand the position; nor is there any right on the part of his employers to insist on his accepting of it if he does not want to. Accepting this as the tru^ position of the parties— and I claim that it Is— the matter can be reasoned out with benefit to all. A worthy engineer Is out of work, and go where he will he is met by the fact that “ no en- gineers are hired ;” “our firemen all demand the Jobs when vacancies occur, and we don’t want any quarrel with them.” Allow me right heie to ask if you do not think of another and more potent reason for this? The engineer is virtually driven out of his position by the unjust de- mands of men who in turn will have to taken dose of the same medicine unless they awaken to a sense of their danger and rail a halt. 1 know it is the ambition of a fireman to become an en- gineer, and It is a laudable ambition, but Is it wise to get there by a means that will surely work his ruin in the end? I am not writing this In the interest of the engineers alone, but for the [Apr* good of both branches of our profession. Would it not be better for the firemen to pursue a course that would, wheu they reached the goal of their desires, beep them safely there, than one that would only put them up, like ten pins, to be knocked down— and out! Men talk a great deal of their rights and of justice, but they forget the rights of others ; and their sense of justice gener- ally refers to their side. This desire to get hold of the throttle has be- come a mania, and my experience has shown me that the less a fireman Is fitted for it the more importunate he is iu his demands. The really qualified man is usually modest and retiring, rather distrustful of his abilities than otherwise. I have the means of knowing, and I can say the number of engineers applying for work on the new Elevated Railroads around New York is beyond the wildest guess ; and yet the policy of firemen and engineers is to still further increase this number of idle engineers. The remedy is in your hands, and if you fail to apply it— what then ? Your institution is agood one, in some respects better than any I know’ of. Keep it. so, do not allow it to deteriorate ; let each member feel that on his conduct aud character depend the wel- fare and standing of the whole, and so conduct himself that it shall bo without reproach. I attended a union meeting of the Order on the 19th Inst, at Easton, Pa., and am free to say it was a success. The citizens of Easton, if they mention it at all, will be forced to say the Broth- erhood of Locomotive Firemen, as represented there, are gentlemen. I will say right here, the gratification I derived from grasping the bands of many who knew’ me only as your correspond- ent repaid me a thousand fold for any eft'ortl have made to benefit your mem be ns, and Sunday, February 19, 1888, will always remain a green spot in the memory of E. J. Rauch. Montreal, Canada, January 18, 1888. Mr. Editor: The late ball given here by the B. of L. F. and B. of L. E., was a most enjoyable event. It wan a joint affair and both the engineers and fiivroen worked together harmoniously for success, and achieved it. Nothing affords me greater pleasure than to see the two Brotherhoods a unit. \Vhy should they not. be? The engineer and fireman work together, share mutual perils, and there is every reason why they should be bound together by hooks of steel. The ladies were attired most elegantly and received the most careful atten- tion of the sterner sex. The committee Is en- titled to great credit for its able services, and to the members thereof is due largely the success of the occasion. The railway officials were very kind to us and rendered valuable assistance, for which t lie boys feel very grateful. The execu- tive committee was made up as follows: T. Clark, of the B. of I,. E., chairman ; J. Ashcroft, of the B. of L. F., secretary, aud F. Payette, of the B. of L. E., treasurer. Long may the two Brotherhoods live together in harmony aud g«x>d will. .7. J. Digitized by Google

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 283 1888.] South Kaukauna, Wis., January 28, 1888. Mr. Editor : In the Magazine for January from Mauch Chunk, Pa., relative to insurance I will say to be- gin with, I do not agree with the writer. Our medical examination is, I think, as it should be, but suppose you have spent the best years of your life on a locomotive ; you Joined the Order to pro- tect yourself and you had to be a good man phys- ically to be admitted. Well, say in live or ten years you should accidentally lose one of your eyes or become flre-bliud, that of course wou id bar you for service as a locomotive engineman ; now to throw that man out on his own resources would, I think, be cruel —and take a case of con- sumption, or numerous other diseases or acci- dents, that would bar a mnu from ever after fol- lowing his chosen calling, if he should live at all ; do you think it is right or just that such a member should be turned on the charity of the world ? I for one say no, he should have, if not all, at least a portion of his insurance. I think this is a subject, for every member’s careful considera- tion, and I am glad to think our grand officers have helped as many as they could and as far as laid in their power so to do. Doctors cannot al- ways tell whether a man will live or die. I think it should be In each subordinate Lodge’s power to have a voice as to whether a brother in such circumstances Is deserving or not of at least a portion of his insurance and not wait un- til he dies and then give It to his heirs. We have lately had hi undergo a time card examination here. I hope at the next Convention there will bealaw passed requiring every member of our Order to stand an examinat ion on our constitu- tion and by-laws. Now in conclusion I will say as the time approaches for our next Convention let every Lodge be careful and select their best ma- terial for a delegate, not because he Is a good fel- low or has business that way, but one who has every interest of our noble Order at heart. Re- member that the laws those .‘175 delegates make Jtre what the balance of us are in duty bound to live up to. Reliable. , Houston, Texas, January 31, 1888. Mr. Editor: Although No. 140 hus not heretofore occupied much of your valuable time and space in tho Mfjyazine , it can, by no means, be assigned to tho roar rank of our Order. A more progressive and energetic body of men would be hard to find. On the evening of January 20th, I had the pleas- ure of attending the wedding of Bro. Walter Kitson and Miss Julia Mlnter — what better ex- ample would a Brotherhood want than that set by Jolly old Kit ? There was gathered together some of Houston’s most fascinating beauty, and until the wee small hours of morning the happy laugh of the guests l»ore testimony to the fact that they were being well entertained. The music, the waltz, and the soft voices of the geu- sex combined to make the picture one of perfect happiness and contentment. To judge hy the loving glances that were exchanged be- tween tome of the other members of 146 and their fair partners, one could safely predict a few more Just such happy occasions in the near fu- ture. Being only a visiting member here I must say that the courtesy one receives would be difficult to describe. Bros. Keeler and Barnes and numerous others are examples of true man- hood. They are Brotherhood men in every sense of the term. I have a letter from good old 844 and it pleases me to know that the boys are doing well and taking right hold of the work of the Order. Wishing all Brotherhood men boundless prosperity, I remain yours in the cause, Bradshaw. Slater, Mo., January 31, 1888. Mr. Editor: We have sixty-two names on the rolls of West End Lodge No. 18, and they represent a body of men that would do credit to any organization. Our officers are earnest and progressive a ud put forth their best eflbrts to advance the interests of the Lodge. If promotions continue our Lodge will be made up almost wholly of engineers. More than twenty of our boys have been trans- ferred to the right band side and are doing good work. Our second annual ball on Decern her 31st, was an immense success. The hall was beauti- fully decorated and the music was furnished by Professor Lee’s orchestra, of Kansas city. Each and all who were in attendance enjoyed them- selves heartily and commended the manage- ment in the highest terms. Our Superintendent Recues, and Assistant Superintendent Hanford, and Master Mechanic*, Mr. Hill, have our special thanks for favors shown us. Our committee worked faithfully for the success of the ball and too much praise cannot be bestowed upon them. We were exceedingly pleased to have visitors from Roodliouse, Marshall, Kansas City and other points. Wishing the order God speed, I am fraternally yours. West End. Vincennes, Ind., March 11, 1888. Editor Firemen's Magazine: A few words about Tried and True Lodge 361, may be in order. Business on the road is good and the boys wear a smile. Bro. Schermcrhorn still hunts up the boys and keeps them all square on the books. Bro. Coddle lias returned from a visit to his parents at Iiarmeiy Ohio. We are glad to add the name of Jas. God ride to our roll. Jim is a true-hearted brother and always has a welcome for any brother who may happen to meet him. Bros. Quirks, Cunningham, and Me- Chesney, of 44 have also come into the fold of 361. They are all noble workers and true Brother- hood boys. With a few more such members in our Lodge we will stand at the head. I could speak of more of the boys, but space, i presume, is precious. But before closing I will mention the fact that Bro. Whaler has got married and lias the best wishes of 361. Bro. Harry Deputy has had the great misfortune of losing his de- voted wife, who died last November. Hhe left three small boys. In his bereavement Harry has the profound sympathy of 361. Long live the Brotherhood. Yours, Roxey. Digitized by Google

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284 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. For the Firemen' a Magazine. MY MUSE. To my Esteemed Friend Wm. J. Matlice , Past Mas- ter o f Troy City Lodge No. 315. B. of L% F. Life on the railroad. Is like life in school. There are those who obey ; there are those who rule. There Is malice, and envy, and conflict, and toll ; Men blunder, gain prizes, and fail, and moil. To some sad souls this life appears A weary waste of years and tears— A long, long list of childish fears— A sharp harsh discipline that sears— A constant falling in arrears. Is ’t so ? I know That storm clouds meet; But when they greet, They greet to bless And send largess To toil-worn nature. In wonder lost, a boy has come To flud among the l>oys ” a home. But work he soon forgets. Each face is strange, the boy is dumb— Fresh to such scenes he can but roam From place to place and gaze. Days come, days go. A face of woe Moves to and fro. The voice Is low; The eye bespeaks some ailing, The memory seems falling, The countenance is paling, What remedy availing The lonely homesick heart? Alas ! alas ! these strange sensations, Which thoughtless folk name vain creations Of a morbid mind, 1 And That homesick people are maligned. Give them sympathy thrice refined ! Suffering like this tells that love hath shined In the life. Honor to him, whose heart cham- bers are lined With loved portraits of home ! God designed Thus to teach to our kind, Lessons of home’s royal worth. Yet scarce have these words been breathed In our ear Ere we see the scene shift— is It music we hear? And bright is the life yesler so drear. ASPIRATION. Desire is strong, The days too long. Who dreams of wrong? Youth sings this song: “ Bright is the gem the world calls success— Bright Is the gem which I will possess— Bright is the gem whose price is no less Than my life and my labor— all honored success.” In gold treasure less. In faith measureless, You til Ik allured ; Honor assured. SORROW. Hark ! dost thou hear some strange sad strain ? Has the frost touched the bud ? Has the storm- king, named Death, come agnin ? Home to the soul e’en comes grief at life’s morn* iug; Comes with great shock, comes without warning. Life of its bright joyous promise is shorn. Language tells not Flow deeply they mourn, Who in youth, lost their manliest friend. God pity the man who loves not another! God pity the man who mourns a lost brother ! I,»ove like to this, he ne’er will know other. Rest ! brother rest ! Kept, with the blest. [Apk. When by life’s disciplines we are distressed, When by perplexities we are oppressed, When storms wildly rage, we would fain be God's guest. Rest ! brother, rest ! PERSISTENCE. Through the ragged rift— Fitful In Its drift— Of a gray cloud clift Shines the star of Hope. And now ambition stirs the spirit. How men have thriven, When they were driven I If 1 have Hope, glad boon, God given, What if men fail ; if hearts are riven ! No less the bravely shall I have striven. Bold Ik the flight. That attains the height. “Toil,” i8tbe word fora man of might. SEPARATION. And now the time has come at last, When fun and frolic all are past, No more the old familiar faces, Shall meet in these familiar places. The goodly company of men, Who made some room their common den, In which to share their sport and pleasure. When evening gave them quiet leisure, No more shall meet as oft they’ve planned, The number still unbroken. “ Here, Will— take this, a kindly token, ’Tween friend and friend. Here, George! Here, Jim !” The words sound queer— and eyes grow dim. “ Fellows ! good bye ! ” “ Good bye ! ” shout all, 11 We’ll meet this summer, or next fail.” Confusion— haste— one swift, last word— They’ve gone. Oh ! how the soul is Btirred, With conflict strange, ’twixt hope and grief! The time they meet next may be brief. The time may never come. THE LESSON. The years are born. The years are buried. Through keeu rough strife, the youth is hurried. Ho ! brother ! Hither, rest your soul ! How goes this life ? What is the goal ? “ Pinched with want, or blessed with wealth. He is happy, that hath good health. Health of body— not that alone— Health of spirit, else a sad, wild moan, With despairful tone, Shall burst the barrier of the sepulcher stvne. Life out in the world, Is like life in school : There are those who obey ; there are those who rule ; There is maiice, and envy, and conflict, and toll — Men blunder, get prizes, and fall, and moil. Some do their tasks well ; mauy do their tasks ill. Of sorrow and misery, all have their All. Gold does not satisfy. Gold will not ratify Bargains for peace. Hopeless that task, I learn— Fruitless for men to yearn. Planning release. Life ! it is worth Just this : God grant we may not miss I ts grave great mean! ng— Life is to take the man So as to make the man Worthy of gleaning.” Pure in your purpose, brave in your action Heed not the sly, false, mean word of detraction. Listen to duty’s call. Heed love’s appeal, and fall Fighting with zeal. God lias great work for each ; God every life would teach ljessous of weal. God every life would reach— All heart-aches heal. — OoloneL Digitized by G.ooQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 285 1888.] San Bernardino, Cal., January 31, 1888. Mr. Editor : Our first ball, given at San Bernardino, Cal., December 28th, 1887, was a success, socially and financially, and every one present seemed to have an enjoyable time. Bro. Neisbet Is as graceful In a ball room as he is In handling the scoop on engine No. 2. Bro. Roth rock made himself useful In Introducing the Alfalfa girls to visiting brothers, and the way Bro. March danced the racket brought down the house. Bro. Taylor made himself useful in the box office, and the way he made change would have aroused the envy of Barnum’s fast ticket seller. Bro Burt, we are sorry to state, was taken sick early In the evening and had to go home. Some say he got dizzy from watching Bro. March waltz. Bro. Monroe did the honors in the dress circle to the right, while Bro. Hardy kept the ladies amused to the left. Bro. Lumsden was the only wall flower, his natural modesty kept him off the floor— he says he Is more at home on the old 78 than sailing over the slippery floor. Among the many citizens who honored the B. of L. F. were Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Barnard, Mr. Jacobs and ladies, and many others, too numerous to mention. Lamb. Pittsburg, Pa., January 31, 1888. To the Editor of the Firemen's Magazine : Again I will take my pen in hand and let you know that Iron City, No. 318, Is still in existence, although a good many of its members have not awakened from their Rip Van Winkle sleep yet ; but have patience, boys, and you will see them come to the front before long. I now wish to state to you that our second annual reception, heldkJanuary 24th, was a great success, both socially and financially ; everybody was de- lighted and enjoyed themselves to their hearts content and were only sorry when they heard the beginning of the home waltz. Bros. Wills, McManamy and Wertz acted as floor managers, Bros. W. O’Donnel and Findley as door keepers, Bros. M. E. O’Donnell, W. Alexander, Mrs. W. Alexander, W. O’Douuell and Mrs. F. L. Tlioraer at the refreshment stand, and R. E. Chamberlain and,Bro.;Myers, from Youghiogheny Lodge, 302, attended the cloak room. M. E. O’Dounel cer- tainly was a card on that evening, although he was almost like Robinson Crusoe on the island (having a stand to himself); It was immense to *e the pretty Fridays of the gentler sex flock around, and I have no doubt but that you will find him in the same place again In ’89. We have only one thing to regret and that was the absence of Vice Grand Muster Hauahan. He had promised us to spend that evening with us hat failed to do so, but I suppose he missed con- nections, got snow bound, or was prevented through one of the thousand things that may fall to the luck of the traveler, but whatever it may have been, we will overlook it this time and hope that he and all the rest of the Grand Officers will give us a call at our next, in 1889. F. J. Thomer. Camden, N. J. February 16, 1888. Editor Locomotive Firemen's Magazine: Of late I have seen several reminders through the columns of the Magazine , that the house built on the rock stands. Twice within a year have we been called to perform the last sad rites the living can do for the dead and in both cases I learn our dear brothers made their peace with God ere taking leave of this mortal frame. Bro. Henry Jobes died July 4, 1887, leaving a wife, four daughters and three sons to mourn the loss of a kind aud loving father. The family desire to ex- press their gratitude through the columns of the Magazine, to No. 72 members and the Brotherhood in general for their kindness to them in their hour of need, and to the Grand Lodge for the promptness of the payment of the death claim in full, namely, $1,500. Yesterday, the 15th, a bitter cold day, we laid the remains of Bro. M. Wells at rest, but how dif- ferent the home surroundings; here we find i widow with three daughters, and no boys to tn the place of father and provide for the fnmi May each mother’s heart be lifted up in earnest prayer to God, who has a son that can and will go forth and provide honestly the necessities of life when husband and father are taken away. This brings forcibly to my mind the need of adopting the excellent suggestion of our true friend and benefactor, William E. Lockwood, of having a World’s International Congress of the Brotherhoods of Engineers and Firemen. By such means we could gain useful knowledge and better fit our sons and firemen to take the places they will sometime be called to fill. I am pleased to see the interest taken in the several depart- ments of the Magazine and particularly in the Mechanical Department. This should be grist for our mill, let each brother take time to duly consider and reason out the problems and do not fail to express an opinion for fear of being laughed at, for he who laughs last laughs best, and who knows but by one hour’s study each day, you may become best. One more word and I leave you. Old No. 72 is stronger to-day than ever. Composed of good material— men who command the respect of the company and those whom they come in contact with. That our Brotherhood may live without a peer in the land is the sincere wish of Myst E. Eldorado, Kan., January 8, 1888. Editor Magazine : Please allow' me space in your Magazine to tell tke readers how the members of 369 were taken by surprise at our meeting to-day. While our w'orthy Master was expounding the law and our worthy Vice Master wras eager for “ the truth, the whole truth,” etc., the Chaplain was trying to look solemn, the Secretary was busy answering correspondence, an alarm at the door broke the monotony. Of course proceedings were stopped, when in came four young ladies carrying a huge package which when opened before our won- dering eyes proved to be a large and beautiful Bible, which was presented to us in a very neat Digitized by C.ooQle

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286 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Apr. and impressive speech by Miss Clark. Of course the brothers were so overjoyed that every mem- ber present* responded in a very able and en- thusiastic manner. The donors were Misses Mary Bally, Nora Clark, Hadle Brant, Dora Har- ris, Minnie Harris, Mrs. C. H. Findley and Mrs. T. S. Clark. Miss Mary L. Baily lives at Tracy City, Tcnn. Her acquaintance with one or more of our members, together with her generosity, led her to write a long letter to the Indies of 309, and enclosed was found $2.00, which was the start of the handsome donation. Altogether it was a Joy fnl occasion, and will long be remembered by the members of 309. F. S. Plattsmottth, Neb., February 6, 1888. Mr. Editor : While reading our January Magazine I noticed a letter from Brother Yettor, of Mauch Chunk, Pa., in which he hoped our next convention would do away with total disability claims, except iu cases of total blindness or loss of a limb. I will ask Brother Yctter if he would not consider himself totally disabled as fnr as engine work is concerned, were he to lose one eye, or say you have a water tank spout fall down on you caused by the crane breaking, it may strike you, on the back and disable you, as it did in Broth- er Habig’s case at Beatrice, Neb. He received a draft for $1,500, and it gladdened the hearts of all his family. The same misfortune may befall you. You may be disabled, and your wife and children spared from want by the prompt pay- ment of the $1,500 disability claim. I cannot think that there is any applicant taken into a Lodge who was disabled at the time of his ad- mission. I will agree with Bro. Yetter, that our medical examination debars many an appli- cant, and 1 think it is good discipline, but I would say if a brother is disabled in his head, or back, he is just as much entitled to the $1,500, as one who has lost his sight or limbs. While our insurance is not costing us so very much, we should leave good enough alone. I am fratern- ally yours, J- E. Kline. - »♦ ♦ Point Edward, January 30, 1888. Mr. Editor : The fourth annual ball of Huron Lodge, 221, took place on January 24th, 1K88, and was a de- cided success, over ninety couples being present. The grand march was led by Bro. and Mrs. Far- mer, and a most enjoyable evening was spent. The Lawrence orchestra supplied the music. The hall was beautifully decorated and surpassed all previous efforts. A novel programme was made by Bros. Farmer and Gray which showed two dances at a time, and much credit is due them for the hard work they did to make our ball a success. The hall was decorated with flags, evergreens, etc. Back of the stage were the por- traits of our Queen and the President of the United States and the official map of our Broth- erhood. In front of the stage were the words “ Welcome to the Fourth Annual Ball of Huron Lodge, 221, of the B. of L. F.” On the sides of the hall were our charts, pictures of locomotives of all kinds and sizes, the monograms of the B. L. E., B. L. F., O. R. C. and B. R. B. entwined with evergreens, flags, etc. The windows were taste- fully arranged with lace curtains. In the rear of the hall was the programme covered with evergreens with two huge horseshoes Inscribed with the words “Remember Our Motto” and “ Good Luck to Our Boys.” The general opinion was that the hall was never decorated better bo- fore, and it is a pleasing fact that the B. of L. F. boys here are respected, not only by their moth- ers, wives and sweethearts, but by the general public. A little after midnight all adjourned for supper furnished, by Mr. Draper, who spread a most bountiful repast, and all hands seemed to do it Justice. The committee are highly de- lighted with the manner in which Host Draper treated them. After supper all returned to the hall where dancing was kept up till morning when all returned to their homes feeling that they had a most splendid time, and well satisfied with the fourth annual ball of Huron Lodge, 221. Bro. Morrison sold the most tickets. Bro. Ren- ton was our supper fiend. Bro. Watrnan is a great man on a ladder. E. E. Topeka, Kan., January 13, 1888. Editor of B. of L. F. Magazine : Flower of the West Lodge, No. 205, is advancing slowly but surely. We have in the neighborhood of sixty members in good standing. Our Master, George Atherton, is the right man m the right place, and when he is in the Lodge room, those present know it. Our Secretary’, C. Marsh, is a good man, and our Collector, Chas. Riddle, is also a good man, and when the boys cannot find him at the round house to pay their assessments they can go to his house and his wife will do the busi- ness as good as Charlie himself. Bro. Mussleman, our Receiver, is the proper man to till that posi- tion. He is still at the scoop on engine 511, and Bro. Fredericks has got a change and is now hold- ing down the left side of engine 100, Bro. Scott is on engine 541, Bro. Holley is on the daisy of the road, engine 504, and Bro. Williams is on engine 301. A good many of our brothers have stepped over to the right side in the past year, and all are giving good satisfaction. I will name some of them: Bros. Wright, Dimmer, Porter, Frey, Marsh, Buler, Johnston, Wilson, Davis and Sym- ington. Hoping you will give these few lines a space in our valuable Magazine, I remain, Yours fraternally, An Old Fireman. Albany, N. Y., January 22, 1888. Editor Firemen's Magazine : I suppose you would like to hear from Albany City Lodge No. 230. It is composed of seventy members, all in good standing. Our worthy Master, Geo. W. Gilkerson, has been promotc'd to the right hand side, also Brothers Truax and Groat. Business on the N. Y. CL is very brisk, and the boys are happy. It would be agreeable If some other member of our Lodge would writ* for our good Magazine. Yours, M. A. Digitized by C.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 287 A WINTRY WAIL. Here we are, a fighting army, at the northern hills and lakes; Hoary Winter, cruel Winter, do your worst We are chilled, benumbed, and tortured with the hunger and the shakes ; Hoary Winter, cruel Wi liter, do your worst. We are at our posts of duty, fighting bravely night aud day, W’ltb our snow-plows and our dangers, as we try to clear the way, But our hearts are nothing daunted, and we’re eager for the fray. Hoary Winter, cruel Winter, do your worst, do your worst You assail us with your fury, and you make our bosoms drear, Hoary Winter, » ruel Winter, do your worst You attack us in the forefront, on the llanks, and in the rear; Hoary Winter, cruel Winter, do your worst Oh! you pelt us with a vengeance from your heartless lev throne ; And your snow-tiukes pound our bodies just like missiles made of stone. Yet, uinongst the ruilroud army there is not a coward drone. Hoary Wluter, cruel Winter, do your worst, do your worst. You impede the wheels of progress with your frequent snow-blockades; Hoary Wiuter, cruel Winter, do your worst, You exert a devil’s fury when you catch us on the grades. Hoary Winter, cruel Winter, do your worst. How you batter at our noses till they are an inky hue! And you penetrate the marrow of the dauntless engine crew, Till an old maid's heart would scorn man in such a shape to view, Hoary Winter, cruel Winter, do your worst, do your worst. You contest the revolutions of our slowly mov- ing wheels. Hoary Winter, cruel Winter, do your worst. And the tear of madness rolling, on our grimy cheek congeals. Hoary Wiuter, cruel Winter, do your worst. And the nre-box for a hen house Isn’t one degree too hot. Scarcely heat enough w ithin it to scald water in a pot. Like the way some boarding houses make such tea as stomachs rot ! Hoary Winter, cruel Wiuter, do your worst, do your worst. We have got a brave commander, and right soon you’ll hear him sing, Hoary Wiuter, cruel \V inter, do your worst. In the rivers, on the mountains; and he’ll make the flowers spring. Hoary Winter, cruel Winter, do your worst. He will send his rays to cheer us aud dispel your piercing blast. He’ll dissolve the ammunition that you freely at as cast. And he’ll o’er you bo a victor for the vengeance of the past. Hoary Wiuter, cruel Winter, do your worst, do jour worst. **»n again we’ll hear the warbllugof the silver- throated birds. Hoary Winter, cruel Winter, do your worst, Axul our lips, articulating, will be musical in words. Hoary Winter, cruel Winter, do your worst. And the smiles of beauty beainiug willsulute us as we run. And the fields, like panoramas, will be blooming in the sun. And the cabs grow reminiscent as we tell about the fun. Hoary Winter, cruel Winter, do your worst, do your worst. • Shandy Maguire. Mt. Vernon, III., January 31, 1888. Mr. Editor : The third annual ball given by Evening Star Lodge, No. 112, B. of L. F., at the opera house in this city on the evening of Dec. 26th, was a grand success in every particular. The hall was ele- gantly decorated with lanterns, flogs, evergreens and mottoes of our Order, all blended beautifully together so as to cause exclamations of surprise and delight from all present. The hall Avas thronged with fair ladles and bravemen who en- joyed the pleasures of the dizzy maze until the gray light of morning warned us that all pleas- ures must have an ending. Many guests were present from points *n the line and other places, and all, including our home guests, expressed themselves In unbounded terms of the pleasure enjoyed, and it was the universal Avish that the happy occasion could be repeated at no distant time. One of the pleasant events of the evening was the voting of a valuable gold monogram pin to the most handsome and popular fireman pres- ent. The contest was between Bros. Thos. Dev- eney and Thos. Maulon of 112, and Bro. Jos. Frommeof 100, and the latter brother Avas the most fortunate one. Our Avorthy Collector made the presentation in a happy and felicitous man- ner, which evoked a round of applause. Joe was so overcome that he was Avlth the greatest diffi- culty prevented from making a speech in reply. Bros. Deveney and Maulon took their defeat very hard, as they pride themselves very much on their handsome appearance, more especially Bro. Deveney. Too much praise cannot be given to the members of 112, avUo worked so unceas- ingly to make our third annual ball the success it was. Bros. Miller, Thlckston, Deveney, Muu- ion, Kiggln and Lancy ate particularly deserving of mention for their untiring eftorts. Quite a handsome sum was realized which was put into our charity fund. Our Master Mechanic placed us under obligations for his kindness in letting us have lanterns and flags and letting as many brothers be present as could be possibly spared from the service on the road. Our Lodge has a reputation among the amusement-loving people as to the excellence of our balls that Is excelled by none, aud the third annual has added still further lustre to it. My pen would fain linger in describing the pleasures of this happy occasion, but a mind’s eye view of the waste basket bids me stop. With earnest Avishes for the continued prosperity otour noble Order, I close. Ilea i-liyht. Milford, Mass , Januuary 16, 1888. Mr. Editor : DearSir Will .you permit me through the columns of that welcome monthly visitor, the Firemen's Magazine, to express in part the feel- ings which struggle for utterance In experiencing the many acts of brotherly kindness of which I have lately been the recipient. 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288 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Apr. us to a realizing sense of our own helplessness, and so it is that when we are In a strange place, destitute and discouraged, the brotherly grip, not infrequently the more substantial evidence of sincerity that accompanies it can, in a meas- ure be appreciated. It was my good fortune (1 say good fortune, for although in one way bad fortune the many deeds of kindness I experi- enced at the hands of some members of our no- ble Order made me the less regret the bad for- tune in that it showed me the true inwardness and beauty of those principles of charity and brotherly love inculcated by the teachings of the B. of L. F.) during my recent trip west and on my return, to experience some of the kind acts which make me bless the day I Joined the Order. I desire particularly to mention Bros. Bain and Green of No. 81. No two members on the N. P. are more prominently connected with the Broth- erhood or take a deeper interest in its welfare. Bro. Bain especially— although now in business — finds time to attend meetings and by his coun- sel and well-timed suggestions materially aids No. 81. I was also very kindly entertained by Bro. Jos. J. Carey of the “ Manitoba ” and by Bros. Polmy, Brims, Leonard and McDermott of No. 360 and by Bros. Hubbard and Lewis at Con- ueaut, Ohio, and Just here I would like to ex- press in a measure the sense of gratitude I feel at the very kind and considerate way in which our worthy Grand Master and yourself welcomed me at Terre Haute on the occasion of my recent call. Words are sometimes very good evidences of good faith, but when, as In your case, deeds as well as words, go to swell the sense of obligation, I cannot but pray that the reward that always accompanies a good action, quietly and gener- ously performed, may be your portion. I would like to mention Bro. Kit bourn of the N. Y. & N. E. and Bro. Morrison of the Fitchburg, w'hose many kindnesses wTere the means of enlisting my lasting gratitude. Hoping that the present efficient management may long be spared to both the Firemen's Magazine and the Order which it champions, I remain Fraternally yours, A. H. Stewart . Newton, Kan., February 2, 1888. Mr. Editor : On January 26th, 1888, the first annual ball of Star of the West Lodge, No. 340 was held in Wright’s opera house. Music was furnished by the celebrated Cowboy orchestra, of Dodge City, Kan. The hail was nicely arranged and beauti- fully decorated, the various railroad signals were displayed, a headlight was placed at each end of the hall which added immensely to the beauty of the decorations. Also a miniature engine was displayed which was placed in front of headlight at rear end of hall. This magnificent structure which Engineer Warren Davis built with his own hands was one of the most perfect pieces of architectural work ever witnessed by the peo- ple of Newton. The A., T. <fe S. F. officials did all in their power to allow as many employes to be presen t as possible, and granted passes for all who could attend. The ball opened at 9 o’clock p. m. with the grand march, led by M. M. G. W. Smith and wife and Supt. H. R. Nickerson and wife. There were over 500 persons present and more than 150 couples participated in the evening’s entertainment. Our visitors were as follows: Fourcouples from Emporia, Emporia Lodge, 53; four couples from Eldorado, Walnut Valley £odge. 369; ten couples from Arkansas City; twenty couples from Nickerson, Reno Lodge, 258. The Nickerson people came down in a special train pulled by engine 71 which was beautifully decorated with flags and banners and pre- sented a gay and gaudy appearance. An elegant supper was served at the Arcade hotel. The evening’s entertainment closed with a waltz entitled “Home, Sweet Home.” All in all, it was a magnificent aifalr, and will for years to come remain fresh in the memories of those who were present as one of the most enjoyable times spent in their lives. In closing, our Lodge wishes to return thanks to G. W. Smith and H. R. Nick- erson for all favors received, and hope we may meet them at many more such enjoyable affitirs. Down in the Comer. New York, January 15, 1888. Editoi^Firemen's Magazine : On January I2th Just-in-Time Lodge held their annual ball at Tammany Hall, which proved a success. Many of the boys who never Indulged in the fine art before got up and shook their foot. Bro. Cowdrick appeared in full dress, patent leather shoes and a new silk beaver, w'hich with his well trained mustache made all the ladles heave a deep sigh as ho approached them, and it is said on the quiet that he fell in love with a charming Miss B., of Jersey, to whom he wrote the following piece of poetry : The fireman mounted his iron steed, The train went out in the world : He took off his hat and shook it back And said good bye— my girl. Charlie. St. Louis, Mo., February 23, 1888. Editor Firemen's Magazine : Most earnestly have I scanned our columns from month to month with two purposes In view, first and most important, to discern some- thing from our own “21,” secondly, to discover some name from which I might borrow a title over which I should talk to you of those whom I esteem. Yesterday I struck it. The Brother from Ft. Wayne, “Side Rod,” must explain him- self or his nom de plume is hereby declared an in- fringement on my position— unless he is simply an imperceptible and inaccessible foritfc rod. If he claims to be an outside rod please allow this to inform him that Industrial, No. 21, has for three years past relegated to me the right to maintain the honor belonging to such an auxiliary, and I do still maintain I am, so far as I can see, the most promptly and frequently lubricated side rod In this vicinage, and therefore conclude that I am alongside of one of the best driven machines West of the “ Father of Waters.” Why not ? In- Digitized by L.ooQle

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1883.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. duslrlal Lodge, No. 21, of this city, is cora posed, rank and file, body and soul of the very best of men. As an assemblage, a heartier, stronger, healthier set, more perfectly imbued with a con- genial vitality could never be found. To indi- vidualize merit would be impossible. Earnest, thinking, acting, not talking men are they. Their officials accomplish much in little time. Master Phil. C. Snyder, an ubiquitous sort of a ge- nius, will gather to his broad bosom a friend out- side the fold and in leas time than it takes to narrate the circumstance, convince him, in the “and-don’t-yon-forget-it ” sort of style, that his only hope of indemnity while facing the fire here and possibly hereafter, consists in becoming a faithful member of the Brotherhood. Refer- ence from Master Snyder to the deacon-like vis- age of Bro. Giclas, Secretary, is sufficient. The candidate is happy and contented while paying his respects (et cetera) to Bros. Murphy and Laden- bergor. In this unasked tribute to their worth I trust I have not intruded upon your space, or perhaps on space belonging rightfully to In- side ” instead of Respectfully yours. OuUide Rod, Union Meeting. The union meetings of the members of various Lodges of the B. of L. F., which oc- curs in various sections of the country every vear, arq invariably attended with the most beneficial results, and that which occurred at Easton, Penn., Sunday, February 19th. triumphantly demonstrated the wisdom and useful ness of such meetings. They strength- en the bond of union and magnify every pur- pose the Brotherhood was organized’to ac- complish in the interest of its member- ship. It is on such occasions that the term brotherhood ” expands to its most cher- ished, and it may be said, almost divine sig- nificance. At such meetings the rank and file of the Order are brought into personal contact There is a mutual interchange of thought and the “good of the Order” is vastly promoted, and among men there is no more beautiful sight than to see the repre- sentatives of numerous Lodges, impelled by the same motive, the strengthening of laud- able ambition, meet for consultation that they may the better promote each other’s welfare. The meeting at Easton, conducted under the auspices of ONOKO LODGE, NO. 211, was a notable event in the history of the L id ge and of the Order. The Lodge is one of the most active and progressive of the Brotherhood, and in the arrangements made to meet every requirement, nothing that could contribute to the success of the meeting was overlooked or omitted. The arrangements were perfect, and from first to last noinci- ' dent occurred to mar the pleasure of those vhnoe good fortune it was to be present. At 10 o'clock a. m. a special meeting of the fire- men was held with closed doors for the transaction of business relating to the Order, at which addresses were delivered by prom- inent members oi the Order, productive of good results. At 2 o’clock p. m. an OPEN MEETING was held in Abel Opera House, a beauti- ful structure of large seating capacity, and which was filled to overflowing, the audience having a large per cent, of Easton’s fair daughters and gallant men, and while it has been the good fortune of the writer to see and address many assemblages of ladies and gentlemen, noith, south, east and west, he does not hesitate to say that the gathering in Abel Opera House February 19, compares favorably with the best in all things calcu- lated to please the eye. The meeting was called to order by S. *F. Milheim, Master of Onoko Lodge, and immediately followed most delightful music, Concone’s Alass, given by a quartet, composed of Mrs. John Haz- zard, Miss Elsie Walton, Messrs. Charles Vannerman and Howard Ellenberg, with Mrs. Jacob Vannerman presiding at the piano. When the music ceased, which was received with every token of approval, Kev. J. F. Sheppard, pastor of the First Presby- terian church, South Easton, ottered prayer. Mr. Milheim then addressed the meeting and at the conclusion of his remarks in- troduced HON. CHARLES F. CHIDSEY, Mayor of Easton, who delivered the fol- lowing stirring address, which was from time to time, applauded to the echo: Gentlemen of the Brotherhood of locomotive Fire- men : It is a privilege to stand here to-duv'nnd wel- come you to the city of Easton. When invited by your local committee to perform this pleasant duty I accepted promptly— gladly. It gives me a long-coveted opportunity to speak to men whose services are of incalculable value to the public and to say that I appreciate them, respect them! honor them ; and for their careful service ou many of my own journeys I thank them, here and now*, most sincerely. Your calling requires nerve, Judgment, self- denial. To succeed in it you must be men— men in the broadest and best sense of the word. Your Brotherhood tends towards perfecting manhood, and, us a logical result, towards giving the public greater confidence and security in railroad travel. Because of your Brotherhood you are better men und better locomotive iiremen than you would be without it. When its character becomes uni- versally known, it must command universal ad- miration and respect. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen was organized at Port Jervis, N. Y., December 1, isl- and its founders were guided by a wisdom born of ripe experience. They saw the necessity of organization in a couutry like ours, where the pow’er of capital, as well as of every social, poli- tical, educational, and religious movement, is wielded successfully only through organization • but they recognized also the necessity of so or- ganizing as to produce harmony rather than dis- cord between capital and labor. They saw ttie force of the fable where the father of several un- ruly boys, who were always fighting among themselves, took a number of sticks and tying them together bade his boys break the fagot You remember that after each had tried in vain he took the bundle apart, and then his sons tak- Digitized by t^ooQle

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. 290 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. ing the sticks separately broke them with ease. “.Boys,” said the father “united you may defy the world, but divided you fall an easy vic- tim to every enemy.” There is always strength In union. But your founders knew that it would be folly to antagonize capital and labor. In Ijongfellow’s familiar poem, Hiawatha, just as he goes a-wooing the lovely Minnehaha, indulges in this soliloquy— “ As unto the bow t he cord is. So unto the man is woman, ’Though she bends him, she obeys him, Though she draws him, yet she follow ; Useless each, without the other.” Substitute capital and labor for “the man'’ and “woman” in tlieso lines and they still re- main the expression of a great truth. Capital and labor are and ever will be “ useless each, without the other.” Seventeen years ago, in mid-winter, I crossed the Atlantic ocean from Liverpool to New York. The voyage was long and tempest nous. 1 1 lasted twenty aa'ys and there was a continuous succes- sion of storms. For seven days not a passenger on the steamship was allowed on deck. W’heu off' the Banks a meeting was held in the main saloon to decide whether or not to request the captain to put into Halifax harbor. At this meeting the captain suggested that a committee of the passengers be appointed to examine, with him, every part of the vessel. The suggestion was adopted and it was my fortune to be one of the committee. We visited the apartments of the cabin passengers, of the steerage, of the offi- cers and of the sailors, the place where freight was stored, the engine rooms, nnd way down on the very bottom of the ship where scantily clothed and with great drops of sweat standing out on their face-*, night and day worked the tire- men. The air was brought down to them in tubes from the upper deck. Regardless of storm and danger here these men, with only an inch or two of metal between them and the depths of Lite sea, tolled faithfully during all that dreary voyage. Never, in all the Intervening years, have I forgotten those firemen ! The passengers adopted resolutions of thanks to captain and crew as we approached New York, but how few, if any besides our committee, en- tertained a siagle thought of the unseen work- ers on the ship’s bottom— the failhful firemen! So it is on our railroads. We speed along In palace ears, chatting and enjoying the rapidly changing landscape, and when ttie journey is ended leave the train with some thoughts per- haps of the conductor, but not one of those men on the engine who, through sunshine and storm, through daylight and darkness, stood like out- side pickets, always on the watch to prevent dis- aster—the brave engineer and fireman. One of our money-kings— I think it was Jay Gould— is reported to have said, that to him t he most beautiful sight in the world was a train of cars on a railroad. Gliding along swiftly, im- pelled by a force unseen, a train of cars is a beautiful sight: but it always seems to me as if I could almost see the dim outlines of the Angel of Death hovering over every train. To the engi- neer and fireman death seems especially near *nch trip they make— an invisible third per- son in their cab. Faithful to duty, risking life, icaving wife and children daily with a some- thing that seems to whisper “ farewell forever” as each time he bids good-bye— i he locomotive rireman is a type of heroic, self-sacrificing man- hood ! To welcome to Easton an organization of men like this is an honor of which I feel sin- cerely proud. In a conversation a few weeks ago with a member of the Order of Railway Conductors mention was made of this union meeting ; and I said that the meeting of the Brotherhood of Lo- comotive Engineers held here about a year ago— at which Its Chief, Mr. P. M. Arthur, delivered one of the best and most reasonable addresses I had ever heard— had make me feel that it was an organization superior to auy labor organization [Apb in this country. “That of the locomotive fire- men,” replied the conductor, “ is equal to It in every respect. Why many who are promoted to be engineers retain their membership in it in pref- erence to joining the engineer’s brotherhood.” One of your number very kindly gave me a copy of your constitution. I have read it care- fully : aud I believe the conductor was right. It says wisely, that any member dealing in intoxi- cating liquors shall be expelled; that any Lodge holding picnics or balls at which Intoxicating liquor Is allowed to be sold, shall have its charter revoked; that anv member using Intoxicating liquor to excess shall be suspended for first of- fense and expelled for the second ; aud that any member dismissed by his employer for negli- gence, or misconduct, if found guilty, shall be sus- pended or expelled. The preamble of your con- stitution gives such a clear and concise statement of vour character ns a society, that, for the bene- fit of the ladies and gentlemen In this vast aud- ience outside of your Order, I take the liberty of quoting it — for in my admiration of your Broth- erhood I committed it to memory. It is as follows: “ For the purpose of uniting locomotive fire- men and elevating their social, moral and intel- lectual standing ; and for the protection of their interests and the promotion of their general wel- fare, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen has been organized. The interests of our mem- bers and their employers being identical we rec- ognize the necessity of cooperation, and it is the aim of the Brotherhood to cultivate a spirit of harmony between them upon a basis of mutual Justice. “ Realizing the fact that our vocation involves ceaseless peril, aud l hat it Is a duty we owe our- selves and our families to make suitable provis- ions against those disasters which almost dullv overtake us on the rail, the necessity of protect- ing our interests as firemen, of extending to each other the hand or charity, and being sober, indus- trious and honorable men, becomes self-evident; and hence the Brotherhood has adopted as Its cardinal principles the motto: “Protection, Charity, Sobriety and Industry.” But, gentlemen, 1 am taking time that belongB to vour Invited speakers. I was only asked to come here and welcome you. Your President, however, said that one of the speakers had been prevented from coming and that he hoped I would extend my remarks. I have done so— but somehow a little incident from a newspaper keeps bobbing up In my mind and will not “down.” It Is this. Moritz Gottlieb Saphlr, a famous Austrian journalist once asked a young lady at an evening party : “ What is the greatest miracle in the Bible?” Without giving her time to reply, a forward coxcomb- one of these very fresh young men that know it all— leaned for- ward and said : “ I’ll tell you. Why— that Elijah went to Heaven in a chariot of fire without being burned.” “No— oh no,” returned Saphlr. “It was, that Balaam’s ass made a speech without being invited.” Now I do not propose to so place myself on this occasion as to give my friends an opportunity to likeu me, either to the “fresh” oung man, or to Balaam’s beast. My invitation ere was simply to bid you welcome. In a feeble way I have tried to picture to the public— its on a caiivas— the locomotive fireman, as an individual, and as organized into a noble brotherhood. Our whole town says “ Welcome ” to such an organ 1- zatiou of such men as are before me. Not only on the Sabbath, but on every day, not only now, but at any time, we are glad to extend to you, gentlemen, a most cordial and heartfelt welcome to the city of Easton. It has seldom been the good fortune of Locomotive Firemen to be more delightfully entertained than while listening to the ad- dress of His Honor, Mayor Chidsey. It was replete with wisdom. It evinced familiarity with the subject. It evinced a generous rec- Digitized by LiOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S -MAGAZINE. 291 1888.] ognition of the services of locomotive fire- men to promote the public weal, and was highly appreciated by the vast audience. At the conclusion of Mayor Cliidsey’s address REV. J. F. SHEPPARD was introduced and spoke as follows: If affords me great pleasure to meet so large a company of earnest men. The glory of a coun- try Is not in its rulers, not in its distinguished men whose great intellects easily force a wav to prominence but in the people in general. The crowning glory of America is in her average citi- zens—the men who do the work, transact the business, elect our rulers and through their repre- sentatives make the laws. We believe the tend- ency of things is upward. Our people read the newspapers, subscribe for periodicals, cultivate -schools, keep an eye on public affairs, constantly >eeking personal and general improvements. We are not serfs nor inferiors and not, save in the honorable sense, are we servants. All this is especially manifest In recent years among our industrial citizens in the disposition to organiza- tion: witness, cooperative stores, trades unions, the various brotherhoods, and we trust also in the large general organizat ions. There have »>ecn errors and sorrows we grant; there have been many and very injurious. Ho has it ever been in the struggles Ineldeutto progressive movements. Church government has grievously sinned. Na- tional governments have committed frightful wrongs. School governments have been injuri- ous. Even the sacred government of homo 1ms been wicked. Out of many failures and errors the sun of righteousness arises with healing in biswings. Earnest men with a great cause and with good intent are thinking and planning. In America with our magnificent opportunities, with our men who read, newspapers, discuss affairs, study facts, men who hate violence and injustice, who love the right, the fair, the hon- orable. I will entrust, the brighteulng future with such men and of such you form a part I b»*g you to seek to realize the greatness of your minion and the importance of your times. Re- member that your sons, who will soon be men like yourselves, shall protlt or lose mightily by what you do of right or wrong. I have been a toiler at hard physical labor. Experience has taught me to be full of sympa- thy. I know’ what it is to so labor that the sweet- est enjoyment of life is rest for the over-wearied body, it may be yours to assist in lightening the labors of future burthen-bearing humanity In America. It may be yours to add to the bless- ings of lives which otiierwl.se shall know little «ave weariness and toll. 1 shall not enter into the discussion of your special principles but will wait to hear your hon- ored officers whom you have summoned here to 'peak to ns all. I come to you as a Christian man. and will ask you to consider a fundamental fact: “The blessing of the Ix>rd, It maketti rich and He addeth no sorrow with it, (Prov x, 22) and one fundamental principle “The fear of the bird is the beginning of wisdom.” (Prov. lx, JO.) We live in times of tremendous importance. Men often scarce know what to do. What is safe and best? I^et me illustrate from your own call- ing: I see a powerful and heavily burdened locw- motlve treading its way through a labrvinth of tracks and lights and dangers. The brave man »bo controls this mighty engine knows uo trembling fear. Can he see a hundred miles be- fore him ? No, but he knows there is a track, not always straight, not always free from conflicting ways, but the signal lights abound and they tell Him that so far he is right; try to beckon him without one faltering movement with all the force at hi* command to advance. My earnest fHknrmen, in your high aims, your thoughts, Tour plan*. In your individual and organized rflbrte, I beg you to be brave but be patient; 1 heg you to be unyielding and unfaltering in your advances but watch as for life the signals. The Holy Scriptures are your chief and most valua- ble book of instructions. Its signal lights, set by the Divine, are counsel, warning and encourage- ment. They are for you. Fear God and keep nls commandments; reverence the Sabbath ; rejoice only when conscious of the Lord’s blessing. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. The blessing of the Lord it maketh rich. It goes without saying that the reverend gentleman captivated the audience. It was a sermon and was listened to with pro- found attention, and all who heard it were strengthened in their resolutions to act well their parts in the affairs of life. Following the address of Rev. Mr. Sheppard BRO. CHARLES E. WILSON, of Jersey City, member of Washington Lodge, No. 13, was introduced and made a telling address. From experience, he knew the wants, the rights and wrongs of locomo- tive firemen, he knew their aspirations, and with what high resolves they toil on await- ing promotion. Ilis address was received with demonstrations of approval, and all his words were fitly chosen. The writer hereof had the pleasure of ad- dressing the vast audience and bears willing testimony to the great satisfaction this splendid occasion afforded him of meeting and greeting so many of the men with whom he is identified, in carrying forward the grand mission of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen. In closing this imperfect notice of the Easton Union meeting, in all regards one of the best ever held by the boys, we most cor- dially felicitate the members of Onoko Lodge upon their success. The special trains from Phillipsburg, Reading, Philadelphia, Hobo- ken, Harrisburg, Morristown, N. J., Jersey City, Brooklyn, New York, Mauch Chunk, all bringing representatives of Lodges, was a a feature of the occasion of splendid signifi- cance, and the people of Easton, generous and appreciative, contributed in a way wor- thy of the largest gratitude, to the grand success of the meeting, the good influences of which will long be remembered. Every member is earnestly requested to interest himself in raising funds to aid our C. B. Q. brethern in their struggle for justice. Volunteer subscriptions arc solic- ited. Let all who believe in the triumph of labor over corporate wealth contribute their share to the fund that is required to meet the demand. Many Lodges have already responded handsomely. All should come to the front without a second invitation. Money should be raised and forwarded to the Grand Secretaay and Treasurer as speedily as possible and due credit will be given for all contributions. Misfortune ig always good for something. 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292 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Apr. This Department is for the exclusive use of the Grand Lodge of the Brotherhood of Ix>como- tlve Firemen, and will contain all Notices of Assessments, and other Official Notices, Re- ports and Statements emanating from the Grand Lodge. All Lodges and members of the Order should note carefully each month the contents of this Department, APRIL, 1888. Office of Grand Secretary and Treasurer, \ Terre Haute Ind.. April 1, 1888. j Assessment Notice for April. ASSESSMENT NO. 18, $1.00. To Subordinate Lodge*. Dear Sirs and Brothers: You are hereby notified of the death aud disability of t lie follow- ing members who were entitled to all the benefits of the Order, viz. : Claim No. 178. J. B. Morris, of Minneapolis Lodge, No. 270, died of Apoplexy October 22, 1887. Claim No. 174. R. H. Fenner, of Rose City Lodge, No. 45, was killed by Railroad Accident, December 20th, 1887. Claim No. 175. A. D. Murray, of Sunbeam Lodge, No. 171, was killed by Boiler Explosion, January 10th, 1888. Claim No. 178. Henry Kune, of Buckeye Iiodge, No. 250, died of Typhoid Fever, February 8th, 1888. Claim No. 177. Millard Foster, of Protection Lodge, No. 187, was killed by Railroad Accident, February 19th, 1888. claim No. 178. E. M. Van Alstyne, of Walnut Valley Lodge, No. 809, was declared totally disa- bled with Partial Paralysis, February 25, 1888. Claim No. 179. Wm. J. Hortli, of Albany City Lodge, No. 280, died of Pneumonia, February 28th, 1888. Claim No. 180. Geo. A. Francis, of Albany Cl ty Lodge, No. 28i>, was declared totally disabled with Heart and Kidney Disease, March 1, 1888. Claim No. 181. Chas. Moyer, of Harrisburg, Lodge, No. 174, was killed by Railroad Accident, March 12, 1888. An assessment of One Dollar is levied upon Claim No. 181, and all members who were ad- mitted on or before March 12th, 1888, are liable therefor. You are required to pay the above assessment to the Collector of your Lodge on or before April 36, 1888 otherwise you will stand suspended from all the benefits of the Order until you have paid up and have been reinstated by your Lodge, as provided in Section 54, of the Constitution of the Grand Lodge. Yours Fraternally, Eugene V. Debs, G. S. & T. Office of Grand Secretary and Treasurer, ) Terre Haute, Ind., March 1, 1888. j Special Assessment No. 3. To Subordinate Lodge * : Dear Sirs and Brothers:— You are hereby- notified that a Special Assessmentof One Dollar is levied upon all members whose names appear upon the rolls of membership March 1st, and must be paid to the Collector of your Lodge, on or before March 25th, 1888. as provided in Sections 11, 12 and 18 of the Protective Department. Any member failing to make payment of the foregoing assessment ns above required, will stand suspended from all the benefits of the Or- der until he has paid up and has been reinstated bv a vote of the Lodge. Any member failing or declining to make pay- ment of the foregoing assessment within sixty \ after the last day of payment will be ex- S?d and so reported to the Grand Lodge in all gstliesameasincase of non-paymeutof ben- eficiary assessments. Collectors are required to deliver their state- ments of this assessment to the Receiver, with t he amount collected thereon, on or before March 26th, and Receivers are required to forward the same so as to reach the Grand Lodge on or before April 5th, 1888. Any Lodge failing or declining to make its re- turns as above required will be subject to the same penalties that are provided for the non- payment of beneficiary assessments. Yours fraternally, Eugene V. 1)ebs, G. S. & T. Office of Grand Secretary and Treasurer, > Terre Haute, Ind., March 10, 1888. > Special Assessment No. 4. 7b Subordinate Lodges : Dear Sirs and Brothers :— You are hereby notified that a Special Assessment of One Dol- lar is levied upon all members whose names appear on the roll of membership March 10th, 1888, and must be paid to the Collector of you.r Lodge, on or before April 5th, 1888, as provided in Sections 11, 12 and 18 of the Protective Depart- ment. • Any member failing to make payment of the foregoing assessment ns above required, will stand suspended from nil the benefits of the Or- der until lie has paid up and has been reinstated by a vote of the Lodge. Any member failing or declining to make pay- ment of the foregoing assessment within sixty days after the last day of payment will be ex- pelled and so reported to the Grand Lodge In all things the same as in case of non-payment of be u c tie 1 a ry assess in en t s. Collectors are required to deliver their state- ments of this assessment to the Receiver, with the amount collected thereon, on or before April 6th, and Receivers are required to forward the same so as to reach the Grand Lodge on or before April 16th. 1888. Any Lodge failing or declining to make its re- turns as above required will be subject to the same penalties that are provided for the non- payment of beneficiary assessments. Yours fraternally, Eugene V. Debs, G. S. «fcT. Office of Grand Secretary and Treasurer, > Terre Haute, Ind., March 26, 1888. > Special Assessment No. 5. To Subordinate Lodge* : Dear Sirs and Brothers :— You are hereby- notified that a Special Assessment of One Dol Digitized by c.ooQLe

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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. ->93 lar Isjevied upon all members whose unices ap- pear upon the roll of membership March 20th, 1888, and must be paid to the Collector of your Lodge, on or before April 20th, 18$#, as provided in Sections 11, 12 and 10 of the Protective Depart- ment. Any member failing to make payment of the foregoing assessment as above required, will stand suspended from all the benefits of the Or- der until lie has paid up and has been reinstated by a vote of the Lodge. Any member failing ordeclining to make pay- ment of the foregoing assessment within sixty days after the last day of payment will be ex- pelled and so reported to the Grand Iiodge in all things the same as in case of uon-paymeut of benertcln ry assessments. Collectors are required to deliver their state- ments of this assessment to the Receiver, with the amount collected thereon, on or before April 21st, and Receivers are required to forward the mine so as to reach the Grand Iiodge on or before May 1st, 1888. Any Ix>dge failing or declining to make its re- turns as above required will be subject to the **une penalties that are provided for the non- payment of beneficiary assessments. Yours fraternally, Eugene V. Debs, G. 8. & T. Office of Grand 8ecrf.ta ry and Treasurer, ) Terr* Haute, Ind., April 1, 1888. j Special Assessment No. 6. To Subordinate Lodges: Dear Sirs and Brothers You are hereby notified that a Special Assessment of One Dol- lar is levied upon all members whose names ap- pear upon the roll of membership April 1st, 1888, and must be paid to the Collector of your Lodge, on or before April 25th, 1888, as provided in Sec- tions 11, 12 and 18 of the Protective Department. Any member falling to make payment of the foregoing assessment as above required, will stand suspended from all the benefits of the Order, un- til he has paid up and has been reinstated by a vote of the Lodge. Any member failing or declining to make pay- ment of the foregoing assessment within sixty days after the last day of payment will be ex~- pelled and so reported to the Gruud Lodge in all things the same as in case of non-payment of beneficiary assessments. Collectors are required to deliver their state- ments of this assessment to the Receiver, with the amount collected thereon, on or before April S&th, and Receivers are required to forward the wine so as to reach the Grand Lodge on or before May 5th, 1888. Any Lodge failing or declining to make its re- turns as above required will be subject to the same penalties that are provided for the non- payment of beneficiary assessments. Yours fraternally, Eugene V. Debs, G. 8. & T. Office of Grand Secretary and Treasurer, ) Tkkre Haute, Ind, April 1st, 1888. | Subordinate Dues Notice. fourth quarter, 1887-88. To Subordinate Jjodges : Df.ar Sirs and Brothers:— You are hereby notified that your 8u Inordinate Dues for the quar- ter ending July 81st, 1888 (being the fourth quar- ter in the year 1887-881, are now payable and must he paid to the Collector of your Lodge on or be- fore May 1st, 1888, otherwise you will stand sus- pended from all benefits of the Order until you have paid up and have been reinstated by your Lodge, as provided In Section 55 of the Constitu- tion of Subordinate lodges. Yours fraternally, Eugene V. Debs, G. S. and T. Special Notices. to secretaries. Upon the Initiation of an applicant you will at once forward the “application for beneficiary certificate” to the Grand Lodge. See to it that this blank is filled out in every particular •before sending It, otherwise the Grand Lodge can not accept it. See Rule 8 ou the application. union meeting. There will be a grand Union Meeting at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, under the auspices of Huwkeye Lodge, No. 27, on Sunday, May 18th, to which all members in good standing are invited. The grand officers will be in attendance and will ex- emplify and instruct in the work of the Order and it is hoped that all Lodges in that locality will be represented. policy slips. Each member has received (or should have re- ceived) from his Secretary, a small printed slip, to fill out for his new insurance policy, with In- structions to return same without delay. Secre- taries complain that members do n*t fill out their blanks, and hence they cannot send their lists of membership to the Grand Lodge. We de- sire to impress upon the mind of each member the necessity of filling out this slip at once and re- turning It to the Secretary of the Lodge, and we would impress upon each Secretary the necessity of sending in his membership lists with accom- panying slips without unnecessary delay, so that new policies can be issued, as required bp law. Let there be no delay in carrying out these in- structions. Yours fraternally, F. P. Sargent, G. M. E. V. Debs, G. S. and T. Office of Grand Secretary and Treasurer, ) Terre Haute, Ind., March 1, 1888. j Beneficiary Statement. To Subordinate Lodges : Sirs and Brothers : The following Is a state- ment of the Beneficiary Fund, for the month ending February 21), 1888 : Receipts. Lodge Nos. if 00 62- id?

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. '2 95 Balance on hand February 1 $16,917 00 Received during month 25,795 00 Total $42,712 00 By Claim 4 151. 152, 151, 151, 155, 153, 157, 158, 1.59 16J, 161, 162, 161, 161, and 165 $22,50'; 00 Balance on hand March 1 $20,212 00 Respectfully submitted, Eugene V. Debs, G. S. and T. Grand Lodge. F. P. Sargent Grand Master Terre Haute. Indiana. J. J. Hannahan Vice Grand Master Box 655, Englewood, 111. EL V. Debs Grand Secretary and Treasurer Terre Haute, Indiana. E. V. Debs Editor aud Manager of Magazine Terre Haute, Indiana. BOARD OF GRAND TRUSTEES. C. W. Gardner Chairman Box 738, Fort Dodge, Iowa. C. C. Sutherland Secretary Horton, Kansas. L. P.JSmith 292 Fulton Street, Chicago, Ills grand executive board. Harry Walton Chairman 4233 Haverford Street, West Philadelphia, Pa. W.K. Burns Secretary 122 Newberry Avenue, Chicago, 111. J. J. Leahy . . . 2627 Fremont St., Philadelphia, Pa ?. X Holl . . . 806 22d aveS., Minneapolis, Minn. W H. McDonnell . 210 E. Market St., Scranton, Pa. Subordinate Lodges. 1. DEER PARK; Port Jervis, N. T. Meets in Union Hall at 2 P. M. every Sunday. G. K. Carmer ... Master John Downs, Box 311 Secretary Wm. Van Dine Collector C.E. Barkman, Box 26 Receiver a H. Ferguson, Box3S6 Magazine Agent t. RAID IN HAND; Providence, R. I. Meets 2d Mondav of each mouth, at 8:30 P. M.f In Engineers’ Hall. C. Anthony Taft. 326 Chalkstone ave . . Master C. E Harman, East Providence .... Secretary W. A. Aldrich. 271 Smith St Collector J. W. Williams. 25 Kilton st., Taunton, Mas*., Receiver C. E. Harmon, East Providence, R. I. Magazine Agent 5. CHARITY; St. Thomas, Ontario. Meets^in Engineer’s Hall every Tuesday at 8 Thos. Quirk, Box 1273 Master A. 8. Adams, Box 1273 Secretary L. D. Norton, Box 1273 Collector Frank Turrill, Box 1273 Receiver Wm. Deyelll, Box 1273 Magazine Agent 8 PRIDE OF THE WEST; DeSoto, Mo. Met ts 1st and 3d Monday* at 1 P. M. R. H. Lanham, Box 403 Master F. J. Parker, Box 43 L . . Secretaiv Fred Gratiot . Collector John Moore, Box 189 Receiver Wm. Ross Magazine Agent 7. POTOMAC ; Washington, D. C. Meets 2d and 4th Sunday of each mouth at 2 P. M.. Cor. 13% and K St. N. W. James B. May 477% F. St. S. W' Master Wm. C. Jasper. 906 Fourth St., S. E . . Secretary A. J. Williams, 327 c. St., S. W Collector P. P. Luddy, 426 4% St. S. W . .... Recievcr Jos. M. Harmon, 1417 Maryland Ave., Baltimore, Md Mag.Agent 8. RED RIVER; Denison City, Texas. Meets in King’s Hall, Woodford St., every Satur- day at 7 P. M. J. F. Cramer Master Louis Horner, L. Box 662 Secretary T. W. Weaver Collector J. Orofton. L. Box 318 Receiver C. W. Jeffries Magazine Agent 9. FRANKLIN; CoInmbns.Ohlo. Meets at 04% N. High St., first Monday and third Tuesdav evenings. F. W. Arnold, .544 E. Main St Master C. C. Coit, 204 Baird St Secretary N. T. Bey lion, 97 St Clair St Collector F. J. Kistler, 212. 214 South High St . . Receiver Leonard Lawrence, 49 Curtis Ave . . Mag. Agent 10. FOREST CITY; Cleveland, Ohio. Meets 2d and 4th Tuesdays at 7 P. M., in Odd Fellows Hall. 52 Public Square. Jas. F. Tousley, 24 Alford St., 8. S .... Master A. G. Laubscher. Seward St., W. . Secretary T. P. Curtis. 41 West Madison 8t . . Collector John Crouse, 81 Penn St Receiver A. G. Laubschs, Seward St., West Cleveland Mag. Agent 11. EXCELSIOR ; PhiUIpsburg, N. J. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays in G rimers Hall. Ruben Tyndall Master C. A. Stevenson Secretary Oliver Kidney, 633 Main St Collector J. W. Sinclair, L. Box 9« Receiver . A. L. VaudegTift Mag. Agent 12. BUFFALO; Buffalo, N. T. Meets every Tuesday at 8 P. M. at 198 Seneca St. J. J. Knauff, 61 Delaware Place Maater Wm. J. Brurnan, 395 Swan 8t Secretary H. Adams, 252 Seneca St Collector F. H. Coe, 4 Hickory St Receiver A. 8. Bickley, 367 Myrtle St . . . Magazine Agent S. ADOPTED DAUGHTER; Jersey City, N. J. Meets 2d and 4th 8undays in bank building, Cor. Washington and Plymouth Sts. Jos. Capner, Jr., 243 Second St Master E P. Hutton. 178 Fourth St Secretary J. B. Sweet, 147 Academy St Collector C. E. Ben ter, 463 E. 69th St., New York City Receiver 8. Simpson, 572 Jersey Ave . . . Magazine Agent 4. GREAT EASTERN ; Portland, Maine. Meets in B of L. K. Hall, 1st and 3d Sundays. W. P. F. Carroll. 39 Summer St Master C. D. Getcbell, 11 Brattle St Secretary A. R. Dennison, 23 Merrill St Collector P. A. Huff, 47 Hanover 8t Receiver P. K. Pottle, 72 Waterville st Mag. Agent 18. WASHINGTON ; Jersey City, N. J. Meets 1st Saturday at 7: 30 P. M., and 3d Sunday at 10:30 A. M. Cor. Maple St., and Pacific Aye. C. A. Wilson, 147 Pacific Ave Master Melliek Shick, 141 Pacific Ave . Secretary P. C. Quick, Somerville, N. J Collector C. A. Wilson, 147 Pacific Ave Receiver D. M. Blake, 254 Communipaw Ave., Mag. Agent li EUREKA; Indianapolis, Ind. Meets every Tuesday at 8 P. M. at 84 W. Washing- ton 8t., fourth floor. Wm. P. McBride. 485 E. Georgia 8t . . . . Master Wm. J. Hugo. 45 Ruckle St Secretary E. J. Kline, 635 North West 8t Collector Wm. J. Hugo. 45 Ruckle 8t Receiver W. R. Jones, 64 8o. West St Mag Agent Digitized by i^.ooQLe

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296 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZIhE. [Apr. 16. 8T. LAWRENCE ; Montreal, Canada. Meet in St. Charles Club Room, Point St. Charles. James Murphy, 455 Wellington St, Point St. Charles Montreal Master James Ashcroft, 114 Congregation St., Point 8t. Charles, Montreal . . Secretary W. F. Stocker, 127% Bourgeois St., Point St. Charles, Montreal . Collector H. I. Clarke, 49% Charron St., St. Gabriel, Montreal .... Receiver H. J. Clarke, 49% Charron St., St. Gabriel, Montreal Mag. Agent 16. VIGO; Terre Haute, Ind. Meets 2d and 4th Mondays at 7:80 P. M. E. V. Debs Master . J. F. O'Reilly. 431 N. 4th St Secretary Henry Baiersdorf. 203 N. lath St . . . Collector C. A. Bennett, 1004 N. 9th St Receiver E. W. Bundy, 702 N. 14% 8t . . . Magazine Agent 17. PINE RIDGE; Chadron, Neb. Meets M and 3d Sundays, at Masonic Hall. W. M. Shirley, Box 841 Master E. M. Wiles, L. Box 321 Secretary E. M. Wiles, L. Box 321 Collector R. Chandler, L. Box 807 Receiver J. H. Butler, Long Pine, Neb . . Magazine Agent 18. WEST END: Slater. Mo. Meets in I. O O. F. Hall lat and 8d Sunday nights. E. A. Jones, Box 128 Master C. 8. Frazier. Box 186 Secretary Greeley Olds Collector J. Kinney, Box 154 Receiver A. Disney Magazine Agent 19. TRUCKEE; Wadsworth, Nevada. Meets every Friday at 7:00 P M. J. B. Cunningham, Box 8 Master W. J. Patten, Box 8 Secretary H. E. Huston, Box 8 Collector J. 8. Raitt, Box 8 Receiver H. L. Huston Magazine Agent 20. 8TUART; Stuart, Iowa. Meets in Engineer’s Hall every Monday at 7:16 Geo. C. Wells, Box 117 Master W. R. Van Harten, Box 412 Secretary Wm. Zerwick, Box 252 Collector W. R. Van Harten, Box 412 Receiver E. L. Pick Magazine Agent 21. INDUSTRIAL; St. Louis, Mo. Meets 2d and 4th Tuesdays at 8 P. M., at 902 So. 4th 8t. Phil. C. Snyder, 712 8. Eighteenth St . . . Master Eli Giclas, 944 Chouteau Ave Secretary C. E Becker, 1441 8. 10th St Collector W. A. Murphy, 944 Chouteau Ave .... Receiver Eli Giclas, 1021 Gratton 8t . . Magazine Agent 22. CENTRAL; Urbana, III. Meet in I. O. O. F. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays. L. 8ullivan, 882 W. Washington St. , In- dianapolis, Ind Master F. A. Bonner Secretary Dan. O’Connor Collector L. Sullivan, 882 W. Washington St., In- diana polls, Ind Receiver George Brash Magazine Agent 23. PH (EM IX ; Brookfield, Mo. Meets 2d and 4th Mondays, over Wheeler’s bank. M. Stevens Maatei J. H, Suoddy, Box 7 Secretary J. 8. Ott, Box 381 Collector J. H. Hnoddy, Box 7 Receiver J. M. Morgan . Magazine Agent 24. GREAT WESTERN; Parsons, Kansas. Meet in I. O. O. F. Hall on Johnson Ave., every Wednesday at 2:39 P. M. J. E. Powell. Box 144 Master F. E. Green, Box 413 Secretary J. G. Morris, Box 283 Collector J. E Powell, Box 144 Receiver J. W. Terrell, Box 322 Mag. Agent 26. CONNECTING LINK; Boone, Iowa. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M. W H. Cummings. Box 426 Master George McCormack, Box 2 . .Secretary H. C. Barron, Box 766 Collector Simon Rogers Receiver W. J. Webster Magazine Agent 26. ALPHA; Baraboo, WIs. Meets 2d and 4th Mondays in B. L. E. Hall. Tbos. Williams Master Thomas Williams Secretary H. E. Megee Collector C. W. Lambertson . . Receiver C. A. Rich Magazine Agent 27. HAWKEYE; Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Meets 2d Sunday at 2:80 P. M. and 4th Mondays at 7:80 P.M .at Room 13 O’Hara’s Block. Fred. McArdle, 67 6th Ave Master S. D. Byers, 252 Third St., W Secretary J. L. Jennings. 828 G Ave, W Collector C. B. Everett, 46 avenue A Receiver J. H. McKenzie, 172 B. Ave . . . Magazine Agent 28. ELK HORN ; North Platte, Neb. Meets every Wednesday at 7:30 P. M. Chas W. Baskins Master John T. Stuart, Box 367 Secretary W. H. Coleman, Box 214 Collector M. .1. Cronen Receiver B. H. Stimson Box 15 Magazine Agent 29. CEBBO GORDO; Mason City, Iowa. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesday evening of each month cor. 8econd and Main Sts. Chas S. Holman Master J. H. Fulton, Box 706 Secretary Ma* Newbowre Collector J. H. Fulton, Box 706 Receiver Stephen A. Trine Mag. Agent 80. CEDAR VALLEY; Waterloo, Iowa. Meet in Black Hawk Hall, Lafayette 8t. and K. Waterloo, 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M. E. T. Gregory. 514 Saxon 8t Master R. A. Corson, Box 1154 . Secretary E. T. Gregory, 514 Saxon 8t Collector R. A. Corson, Box 1154 Receiver F. Fern, care J. C. R. R. shop . . Magazine Agent 81. R. R. CENTRE; Atchison, Kansas. Meets on 1st and 3rd Sundays at 2 P. M., cor. 8d and Commercial St. M. Warner, lOul Commercial 8t Master C. H. Salisbury. 103 Fourteenth St . . . Secretary W. D. Foster, 1803 N. Main St Collector Frank Johnson, 713 North st Receiver C. H. Norris, 901 Commercial St . . . Mag. Agent 82. BORDER ; Ellis, Kansas. Meets Tuesday evenings at 7:30 in I. O.O. F. Hall. G. M. McClure, Box 205 Master J. L. Clark, Box 244 . . Secretary A. M. Petrie, Box 103 Collector T. J. Welsh, Box 107 Receiver Harry Stigall Magazine Agent 88. SUCCESS; Trenton, Ho. Meets in O. R. C. Hall 1st and 8d Mondays at 2 P. M., and 2d and 4th Mondays at 7 P. M. R. N. Sugg Master Thomas Griffin, Box 145 Secretary Wm. Echermen Collector F. White Receiver F. J Fischer Magazine Agent 84. CLINTON ; Clinton. Iowa. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2:30 P. M. In Engl neer's Hall, Fourth St. John A. Lake, 419 Tenth Ave Master J. M. Wheeler. 515 Comanche Ave . . . Secretary F. A. Kin ch. 522 Seventh Ave Box 381 . Collector Geo. P. Smith. 412 Eleventh Ave .... Receiver Joseph F. Butler, 1705 8. 5th St . . . Mag. Agent 85. Amboy; Amboy. 111. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays of every month. Master J. F. Maloney, Box 386 Secretarv Nicholas Kastler Collector J. J. Orchard Receiver Warren Fessiden Mag. Agent TIPPECANOE ; Lafayette, lad. Meets in Red Men’s Ball at 2 P. M. Sundays J. E. Crusey, 193 N. 6th St Master G. H. NewbuTg, 160 N. Sixth 8t . . . . Secretary Geo. E. Smith, Columbia street Heel House, bet. 5th and 6th ...... Collector Frank Cessna, headquartes Fire De- pa- tment, 9th, between Elizabeth and Union 8ts Receiver M. 8. Hewes, 82 Smith St ... . Magazine Agent Digitized by Google

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE IIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 297 57. NEW HOPE ; Central**, 111. Meets every Sunday at 2 P. M. H. Q. McCormick, Box 151 Master W. D. Holton Secretary W. D. Hoton. Box 241 Collector 0 H. Randall Receiver T. J. Prickett Magazine Agent 58. AVON; Stratford, Ontario. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M. Wm. O’Brien, Box 818 Master J. T. Burke, Box 318 Secretary Wm. O’Brien. Box 318 Collector G. Nursey, Box 318 Receiver Eugene A. Ball Magazine Agent 39. TW1H CITY ; Bock Island, IU. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., in Red Men’s Hall W. T. Clark, 328 Twentieth St Master C. J. Dahl. 3052 9th Ave Secretary W. T. Clark, 328 Twentieth St . . . .Collector R. It. Reeves . . Receiver Carl Boltz. 3031 Fifth Ave .... Magazine Agent 49. BLOOMING ; Bloomington, III. Meets 910 W. Chestnut st., Tuesdays, at 7:30 P. M. K. Browning, 714>£W. Washington at . . .Master W. Cavanaugh, 902 N. Lee St Secretary Geo. Meade . Collector W. Cavanaugh, 902 N. Lee St Receiver Ed. J. Spreeu, 808 N. Mason St., Magazine Agent 4L ONWABD; Dickinson, Dakota. Meets every Thursday at 7:90 P. M. W. F. Cunningham, L. Box 215 Master John Benedict . . Secretary E. E. Hagan Collector Joe Croat h waite Receiver E. R. Hagan Magazine Agent 4S. ELMO: Madison, Win. Meets in Good Templars Hall 2d and 4th Sundays. M. O’Loughlin. 611 W. Dayton St Masier John Cashen, Cor. Clymer and Broom streets Secretary Joseph Parish, Clymer St Collector M. O’Loughlin, 611 W. Dayton 8t . . . Receiver Alfred Tyler, 821 University Ave . . Mag. Agent 43. 8T. JOSEPH : St. Joseph, Mo. Meets 1st and 3d Thursdays at I. O. 0. F. Hall, 10 Pacific St. F. O. Porter, N. E. Cor. Thirteenth and Penn. Sts Master C. B. Wilson, 2203 8. 8ixth St Secretary J. Hyndman, 2216 S. Sixth St Collector C. B. Wilson. 2203 S. Sixth 8t Receiver C. B. Porter, K. C. dt. Jo. & C. B. R. H . Mag. Agent 44. F. W. ARNOLD; East St. Louis, 111. Meets alternate Tuesdays, at 7:30 P. M. in Jack- lcnch Hall ou Missouri and Main sts. T. J. Hayes, Box 375 Master C. E. Long, Box 354 Secretary John U. Rov Collector Thoa. Halpin ... Receiver T. J. Hayes, Box 375 Magazine Agent tt. MOHS CITY; Little Bock, Ark. Meets in Quapaw Hall every Monday night. Jept8tout, 806 W. Fifth St . Master Ed Chamberlain, 815 Water St Secretary Thos. A. Howell, 1415 W. 4«h St . . . . Collector George Emery, 1400 WTest 4th St . . . Receiver Ed Chamberlain, 815 Water St . . . Mag. Agent 43. CAPITAL; Springfield. HI. Meets at Engineers' Hall. 217 South 5th st, 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P. M. A. Cunningham, 1125 North 5th st . ... Master ▲. D. Hensley. 911 E. Reservoir st . . . Secretary J. Shafer, 416 Monroe st Collector Tbos. P. Walsh, 1424 South 7th st. . . . Receiver E. W. Rowland, 1217 E.Jackson St . . Mag. Agent 47. TRIUMPHANT; Chicago, HI. Meets 2d Monday evening and 4th Sunday after- noons in P. 8. O. of A. Hall, 146 E. 22d St. Thos. 6. Deegan, 298 E 22d St Master Harry Shilling, 3247 Dearborn 8t. . . . Secretary Harry Shilling. 3247 Dearborn St. . . Collector Peter Schlax, 1533 Michigan Ave . . . .Receiver Martin Creighton, 1436 Indiana Ave . Mag. Agent 44. W. F. HYNES; Peoria, HI. Meets in G. A. R. Hall 1st Saturday at 7:30 P. M., and 3d Sunday at 2 P. M. A. G. Elbertson. 1024 N. Jefferson 8t . . . Master Jos. V. Johnson, 702 Hulburt St ... . Secretary W. A. McMillan, 211 New St Collector G. C. Watt. 617 1st St Receiver Jas. E. Dillon, 503 Frink 8t . . . Magazine Agent 49. J. M. RAYMOND: Decatur, HI. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 3 P. M., in Engin- eer’s Hall. E. Eldorado St. A. H. Sutton, 975 X. Water St Master Geo. Green, 1172E. Marietta St .... Secretary Wm. H. Slater, 637 E. North st Collector Geo. Bash ford, 730 N. Church St ... . Receiver Wm. Langelt, 903 N. Morgan st . Magazine Agent 59. GARDEN CITY ; Chicago, HI. Meets 1st and 3d Saturdays at 7:30 P. M. H. W. Rounoup, 524 Fifty-sixth Bt .... Master John E. Davis, 5530 Butterfield St . . . Secretary W. H. Green, 4837 State 8t Collector J. J. Cortey, 4231 A tlautic 8t Receiver G. W. Briblen, 4700 Wabash Ave . . . Mag. Agent 51. FRISCO: North Springfield, Mo. Meets 2d and 4th Saturdays of each month at 7:30 }\ M. in Masonic Hall. H. R. Harlan Master Michael Gaffney Secretary George Hasler Collector C. H. Swingler . Receiver Chas. Schuler Mag. Agent 52. GOOD WILL; Logansport, Ind. Meets every Sundays at 2 P. M., Cor. Fourth and Market Sts. H. C. Ssvadener, 14^8 E. Broadwav .... Master W. A. McDonald. 1?26 E Market St . Secretary F. M. Wilt, 822 Fifteenth St Collector E. H. Lalng, 1423 E. Broadway ... . Receiver J. A. Holland, coruer George and 15th Sts Magazine Agent 53. EMPORIA; Emporia, Kansas. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays of each month at A. O. F. W. Hall, cor. Fifth and Conn sts. John Turnpaugh, 2 Pine St Master Alvin Deen, Box 1198 Secretary Jas. T. Bunt, 475 NeoshaRt Collector A. E. Pearce, L. box 1201 ..... Receiver W. R. Samuels, 524 Rural St Mag. Agent 54. ANCHOR; Moberly, Ho. Meet Tuesdays at 7 P. M. in Supples Bros. Hall. J. E Madden Master L. H. Kettler, Box 113 Secretary James Scully, Box 543 Collector James Dickson. Box 110 Receiver J. 8. Hannah, Box 1574 Mag. Agent 55. BLUFF CITY ; Memphis, Team. Meets 2d and 4th Thursday evenings, at No. 16 Johnson Ave. Jacob Fuebes, L. & N. 8hops Master John Spellman, L. <ft N. Shops Secretary Jacob Waener, L. & X. Shops Collector Laurence Fox, L. & N. Shops .... Receiver John H. Davis, 181 Seven ih 8t . . . Mag. Agent 56. BANNER; Stanberry, Mo. Meets every Saturday night at 7:80 P. M. D. L Collier Master T. H. Robotham Secretary D. L. Collier Collector J. J. Smith Receiver George Mock Mag. Agent 57. BOSTON : Boston, Mass. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays of each month at Odin Hall. 47 Hanover st. H. E. Stevens, 5 Davis St Master T. H. Haines, Ocean View Bt., Win- throp, Mass Secretary A. W. Spurr, 66 Hammond St Collector C. A Fisher, 32 E. Springfield 9t . . . . Receiver L. 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298 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Apr. 58. SACRAMENTO; Rocklin, Cal.. Meet every Monday in Masonic Hall at 1 P. M. C. C. Brown Master C. E. Warrington Secretary C. E. Warrington Collector M. H. Tuttle . . Receiver M. H. Tuttle Magazine Agent 69. ROYAL GORGE ; Booth Pueblo, Colo. Meets every Monday eveuing at 7:30. M. N. Lines 313 Spring St., Pueblo .... Master Wm. Walk, Block T, No 59, Pueblo . . Secretary F. E. Pea»ce, L. Box 439, Pueblo, Colo., Collector M. C. Donnelly, 316 E. 2d St., Pueblo . . Receiver R. S. MeAlpin Mag. Agent 60. UNITED; Philadelphia, Pa. Meets alternate Sundays at Dover Hall, Marshall St. above Susquehanna ave. B. F. Pettit. 205o N. Ninth St Master Josiah H. Fetters, 2341 Dickinson st, 31st Ward Secretary Howard Reeder, 1943 Lawrence st . . .Collector Johu A. Falls, 2224 N. 2d St Receive* J. R. Race, 521 Diamoud St Mag. Agent 61. MINNEHAHA; St. Paul, Minn. Meets 2d and Ith Sundays of each month. A. E. Carle. 120 Granite St Master P. McLaughlin, 70 Sycamore St . . . .Secretary A. E. < ’arle, 120 Grauite St Collector H. L. BuckU v. 120 Granite St . . . Receiver Jas. Johnson’, 606 Warren St . . Magazine Agent 62. VANBERGEN; Carbondale, Pa. Meets in Odd Fellows’ Hall, 2d and 4th Sundays. John P. McCawley Master A. W. Banks, Box 479 Secretary W. H. Broken8hier Collector O. K. Histed, L. Box 855 . Receiver O. E. Histed, L. Box 855 .... Magaziue Agent 63. HERCULES; Danville, 111. Meets 1st and 4th Sundays and 2d Friday, in Gid- diug’s hall, 24, E. Maiu st. John Myers, Box 7 72 Master H. J. Bo’hu, 501 E. Maiu St Secretary Johu Wakely, Box 772 . Collector John Myers, Box 772 Receiver T. A. Hudson Mag. Agent 64. SIOUX ; Sioux City, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:30 P. M. In K. P. Hall. A. J. Goodrich, 1601 Sixth st Master Joseph G. Clevenger. 606 Market St . . Secretary Sidney Weir, 1201 Fifth St Collector L. B. Cutting, St. James, Minn Receiver Warren Bennett Mag. Agent 66. FORT RIDGELY: Waseca, Minn. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at Engineer’s Hall. Jas. B. Newcomer Master H. H. Richardson Secretary J. A. Robinson Coll* ctor W. D. Grimes Receiver George Woskie Magazine Agent 66. CHALLENGE; Belleville, Ontario. Meets in B. of L. F. Hall, 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:30 P. M. Robert Milue, Belleville Station Master Fred Link, Belleville Station Secretary Wm. Logue, Box 9. Belleville Stotion . Collector Tim Daly, Jr., Box 99, Belleville Station, Receiver R. Snell Magazine Agent 67. DOMINION; Toronto, Canada. Meets In 1. O. O. F. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:30 P M C. W\ O. Dalby, 125 Augusta Ave Master Sidney Vaughan, 22 clarence Square . Secretary Jas. Pratt. 73 Huron St Collector 8idney Vaughn, 22 Clarence Square . .Receiver J. Pratt, 13 Huron St ....... Mag. Agent 68. EAU CLAIRE; Altoona, WIs. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. Martin E. Cuddy Master Timothy Anglim Secretary M. E. Cuddy . . Collector Pat Keating ... .Receiver E. A. Hamilton, Box 22 .... Magazine Agent '*9. ISLAND CITY : Brock r Hie, Ontario. Meets evesy Thursday evening at 7:80 P. M. in the Merrill Block. John M. Phillips. Box 558 Master T. J. Beehler, Box 558 . Secretary T. Shields, Box 558 Collector T. J. Bolder, Box 558 Receiver Benjamin Dickerson Magazine Agent 70. LONE STAR; Longview, Texas. Meet every Saturday at 2 P. M. in I. O. O. F. Hall. J. C. Broderick, Box 411 Master I. H. Stout, Box 411 . . . * Secretary I. H. Stout, Box 411 Collector Jas. Rutledge, Box 411 Receiver C. W. Slayton Magaziue Agent 71. 8USOUEHANNA; Oneonta, N. Y. Meets in B. of L. E. Hall 2d and 4th 8undayB at 3 P. M. Willard Robinson, L.Box 1183 Master John B. Iugalls Secretary R. W. Mills Collector Elmer Kerr Receiver J. E Oweus, Box 1371 Magazine Agent 72. WELCOME; Camden, N. J. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays of each month at N. E. Cor. 3d and Federal Sts. Wm Wiggius, 45 Cooper St Master Geo. M. Kent, 552 So 4th st Secretary Garret M. Western. 565 Bridge St ... . Collector Jas. L. Gibbs, Colliuswood, N. J . . . . Receiver Heurv Harris, 446 nenry St . . . Magazine Agent 78. BAY STATE: Worcester, Mass. Meets 2d ana 4th Suudays at 302 Main St. J. E. Johuson, 72 Jaqucs Ave Master Chas A. Smith. 124 Central St .... Secretary Geo. T. Craft. 45 Sabin St Collector Chas O. Sykes, 11 Gowldlng St Receiver E A, Brugg, 8 Kilby St Magazine Agent 74. KANSAS CITY; Kansas City, Ho. Meets in Forresters’ Hall alternate Mondays. D. McDonnell, 2114 Belleview Ave .... Master J. M. Tierney, Box 73, Station “ A” . . Secretary R. Haslett, 2117 Madison avenue .... Collector W. B. Roberts, 1 OS Madison Ave . . Receiver H. O. Draper, Station “A” . . . Magazine Agent 76.ENTERPBISE; Philadelphia, Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Suudays at G. A. R. Hall, N. E. Cor. 39th and Market nts. 8. H. McFarland. 4059 Filbert 8t Master W. H. Guthrie, 676 N. 34th St Secretary Frank Du pell, 3621 Aspen St Collector W. H. Guthrie, 676 N. 34th St Receiver Frank Dupell. SK21 Aspen St . . Magazine Agent 76. NEW ERA; Breckenridre, Minn. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. in Masonic Hall. Geo. W. Seoastian Master John C. Nolan, L. Box 235 Secretary Harrs Pearce Collector W. W. Hurd ... Receiver Fred Whitbred, Box 84 Magazine Agent 77. ROCKY MOUNTAIN; Denver, Colo. Meets every Thursday at 7:30 P. M., at 1525 Lari- mer st. Chas. D. Lane, 2616 Lawrence St Master W. F. Bruudage. 1216 Larimer 8t .... Secretary D L. Marrs. 445 Beecher ave, N. side . . Collector Vi. F. Brundage, 1216 I^arimer St . . . Receiver J. F. Nally, 2724 Arapahoe St . . Magazine Agent 78. GOLDEN EAGLE; Sedalia, Mo. Meets 1st. 3d and 5th Saturdays at 7:30 P. M. T. C. Martin. 417 N. Summit St Master E. K. Park, 519 Ohio St Secretary W. N. Mitchell, 321 Randolph St ... . Collector Henry Myers. 318 Engineers’ St . . . .Receiver C. L. Van Ei ten, 1216 E. 5th St ... . Mag. Agent 79. J. H. DODGE: Roodhonse. 111. Meets 1st and 3d Mondays and 2d and 4th Sun- days. In Engineer’s Hail. C. A. Timlin Master Chas. E. Stone . . Secretary Chas. E. Stone Collector R. 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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 299 80. SELF HELP $ Aurora, IU. Meets over 26 and 28 Broadway, every 2d Sunday. John S. Slick, 447 Main St Master W. B. Miller, 110 Main St Secretary W. B. Miller, 110 Main St Collector Frank G. Boomer. 261 South Ave . . . Receiver Fred. E. Diamond, Tremont House . Mag. Agent 81. PINE CITY ; Bralnerd, Minn. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., in I. 0. O. F. hall. 6th st So. Thoma* Riley. Boa 1692 Master Geo. Watts, Box 1045 Secretary Paul Braden, Box 1723 Collector John Cullen, Box 1.49 Receiver S. W. Green Magazine Agent 82. WORTH WESTERN ; Minneapolis, Hina. Meet 1st Saturday evening and 3d Sunday after- noon of each month. Morgan E. Miller, 1214 Western Ave . . . Master W. K. Richmond, 820 N. Girard Ave . . Secretary B. A. Bennett, 1116 Western Ave ... Collector W. E. Richmond. 820 N. Girard Ave . . Receiver Geo. E. Walker, 2130 Tenth Ave. So., Mag. Agent St. TRINITY; Fort Worth. Texas. Meets in Firemen’s Hall every Friday at 8 P. M. L M. Dean. L. Box 406 Master Chas. T. Elliott. L.Box 406 Secretary 1. M. Dean, L. Box 406 Collector James Jay, Box 406 Receiver E. D. Hartzell, 613 E. 15th St . . Magazine Agent 84. CALHOUN : Battle Creek, Mich. Meets in Whitcomb’s Block, N. Jefferson 8t., 2d and 4tb Sundays at 2:30 P. M. and 1st Monday at 7:30 P. M. D. Coughlin. 58 East Hall 8t Master Wm. Powell, 88 Bennett St Secretary Tbos. P. (’.ostello, 35 E. Hall 8t Collector E. C. Wilder. £0 South Ave . . . . . Receiver A. Cronin, 119 Bennett St . . . Magazine Agent 85 FARGO: Fargo, Dakota. Meets 2d and 4tn Sundays at I. O. O. F. Hall, Cor. Robert st. and Second Ave. Arthur Bassett, L. Box 1796 Master Geo. L. Hutherland, Box 962 Secretary W. W. Sturman. Box 825 Collector Rich. Roggeveen, L. Box 1026 Receiver J. T. Wan Hand. L. Box 1653 . . Magazine Agent 86. BLACK HILLS; Laramie City, Wyoming. Meets Friday evening at 7:30 in K. L. Hall John W. Co* tin Master Wm. Konold Secretary Henry C. Bernard Collector Wm. Roth Receiver Chas. Reynolds Mag. Agent 87. SUMMIT ; Rawlins, Wyoming. Meet at I. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 8d Wednesdays at 7:30 P. M. J. A. Measures Master J. Doherty Secretary G. C. Jordan Collector P. Xaughton Receiver Wm. Ross Magazine Agent 88. MORNING STAR; Evanston. Wyoming. Meets Thursdays at 7:30 P. M. in I. O. O. F. Hall. John O'Donnell Master W~ra. Murray Secretary John O’Donnell Collector J. C. Bowman Receiver James Holt Magazine Agent 3t. KILTER STATE; Carlin, Nevada. Meets Tuesday in Engr’s hall, at 8 P. M. C. H. Oliver Master Jesse Swaney Secretary Goo. English Collector C. H. OlBver Receiver Jane Swaney Magazine Agent M. BAB DIEGO; San Bernardino, Cal. Meets in Odd Fellows Hall 1st and 3d Sundays. G. B. Lumsden, Box 645 Master R. F. Lange, Secretary E. W. Ni«bet Collector Thomas Fitzgerald . Receiver G. A. March, Box 645 Mag. Agent 9i. GOLDEN GATE; San Francisco, Cal. Meets 1st Sunday at l P. M. and 3d Tuesday at 7 P. M., Cor. Valencia and 16th Sts. Mat Rourke, 1855 Minion St Master Charles A. Crites, 2u3 Sixteenth St . . Secretary W\ J. Allen, 24 Julian Ave., near 15th, Collector J. Doyle, 5 (7 18* h 8t ... Receiver James Doyle, 637 Eighteenth St . . Mag. Agent 92. FRONTIER CITY; Oswego, N. Y. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at N. Y. O. A W. Ry. Depot. M. H. Murphy. N. Y. O. A W. Depot . . . Master Myrom H. Counsell, 16 E. 5th 8t . . . . Secretary Jas. Whalen, 290 W. 7th St Collector 8. C. Forsyth, 166 W. Utica St Receiver 8. C. Forsyth, 166 W. Utica St . . Magazine Agent 93. GATE CITY: Keoknk, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., in Horn’s hall, Cor. 8th and Main sts. Geo. Waden, 507 Main St Master E. J. Concaunon. 1007 Park 8t Secretary John Morgan, 1218 Reid 8t Collector John H. Carter, 507 Main St Receiver A. J. Kbersoll, 1213 Bank St . . . Magazine Agent 9i. CACTUS; Tucson, Arizona. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesdays at 7:30 P. M. at B. of L. F. Hall. Cor. Tool Ave. and Pennington St. Wm Patterson, Lock Box 218 Master W E. Butler. Box 218 Secretary F. M. Blaney, L. Box 218 Collector J. J. Lucev, L. Box 296 Receiver J. C. Clancy, L. Box 218 Magazine Agent 96. CHICAGO; Chicago. 111. Meet at 237 Milwaukee Ave. 2d Tuesday at 8:00 P. M. and last Sunday of each month, at9:30 A. M. C. B. Johnson, 228 w. Indiana St ... . Master Geo. Pace, 269 W. Kinzie St Secretary J. F. Cantlon, 142 Front St Collector E. W\ Wallbaum. 224 Larrabee St . . . Receiver Pat Grady, Lake Forest, 111 . . . Magazine Agent •6. ALEXIA; Wellsville, Ohio. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays cor. Main and Four- teenth Sts. Joseph Quinn, Box 239 Master Frank Ray, Box 695 Secretary Wm. King Collector J. W. Chisholm. Box 695 ... . . . Receiver John Leibtag, Box 366 Magazine Agent 97. ORANGE GBOTE ; Los Angeles, Cal. Meets every Tuesday evening at 7:80, at 512 San Fernando St. J. J. Lawton, Box 72 Master Geo. C. Morton, Box 72 Secretary W. J. Grant, Box 72 Collector Geo. C. Morton, Box 72 Receiver F. B. Boyett, 11 Aurora st . . Magazine Agent 93. PERSEVERANCE: Terrace, Utah. Meets every Tuesday, at Engineers' Hall. R. M. Toy Master A. 9. Noble Secretary E. P. Hastings Collector D. F. Creswell Receiver F. R. Kramer Magazine Agent 99. ROCHESTER; Rochester. N. Y. Meets every Friday evening, at No. 33 Market St. E. E. Pruvn, 41 First Ave Master D. C F ost. 495 E. Main St Secretary W\ M. Chadwick. 171 N. Union St . . . Collector James Clark, 171 N. Union St Receiver Jas. A. Clark, 171 N. Union St ... . Mag. Agent 100. ADAIR; Bowling Green, Ky. Meets every Monday at 2 P. M. P. J. Burke Master Wm. H. Hawkins Secretary Woods L. Miller Collector W’esley Alsup Receiver Richard A. Potter Magazine Agent 101. ADVANCE; Creston, Iowa. Meets every Monday at 7:80 P. M., In Firemen's Hall. 222 Pine st. J. F. Bryan, L. Box 319 Master J. H. Murphy, Box 228 Secretary J. W. Crouch, Box 288 Collector J. F. Bryan, L. Box 819 Receiver F. 8. Templeton Magazine Agent Digitized by ^ooQle

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300 102. CONFIDENCE; East D*s Moines, town. Meets alternate Sundays at 2 P. M., in I. 0. 0. F. Hall, 8. E. cor. Sycamore and Sixth St. F. S. Payne, 1221 Court Ave Master J. W. Combs, 1321 Buchanan St., ... Secretary John Loveless, 1203 Fillmore St Collector J. W. Combs, 1321 Buchanan 8t Receiver H. L. Wilson, Robertson block, room 7 Magazine Agent 108. FALLS CITY; Louisville, Ky. Meet every Thursday at 2 P. M. at Colgan’s Hall, Cor. lOtn and Walnut 8t. Clark H. Rae, 1242 Twelfth St Master J. J. Lawson, 1108 Pith 8t Secretary James White, 2110 W. Madison St . . Collector J. J. Lawson, 1108 12th St Receiver Jas. H. Patrick, 938 Tenth St . . Magazine Agent 101. “OLD KENTUCK;” Ludlow, Ky. Meets 1st and 8d Thursdays at 7:30 P. M. in I. O. O. F. Hall. H. G. Chrlssinger, Box 76 Master M. J. Connelly Secretary Chas. Helmberger Collector J. E. Doran, Box 76 Receiver Chas. Heimberger Magazine Agent 10 L PROGRESS: Galesburg, HI. Meets 1st and 2d Thursdays and 3d and 4th Fridays at 7:30 P. M., in B. of L. E. Hall. J. T. McDavld. 319 Day St Master Wm. Heath, 351 E. Main st Secretary J. L. Nelson, 327 N. Seminary St . . . Collector Fred W\ Peterson, 16 W 3d St Receiver C. G. Nelson, 5*2 Seminary St ... . Mag. Agent 105. KEY CITY: Dubuque, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., over Master Mechanic’s Office. Jas. B. Smith, 1001 Lake St Master D. W. Mason, 438 High 8t Secretary J. E. Haynes. 235 High St Collector John P. Sandry, 162 High St . . . Receiver J. Haines, 18 High St Magazine Agent 107. ECLIPSE; Gallon, Ohio. Meets in Zimmerman's Hall every Thursday evening. M. Dean Master Ed. W. Armor, Box 701 Secretary E. W. Armor, Box 701 Co lector J. A. Farn worth. Box 283 Receiver Geo. Canaan, Box 398 Magazine Agent 108. PIONEER; Cham a. New Mexico. Meets every Wednesday at 7:80 P. M., in D. & R. G. Passenger Depot. Herman Berndt Master Michael Hurley Secretary F. L. Hindle .... Collector J. C. McCabe, Box 8 Receiver Edward Bradley Magazine Agent 109. PEACE; 8t- Louis, Mo. Meets 2d and 4th Fridays of each month in Sum- mit Hall, Cor. Ewing Ave. and Market 8t. C. E. Amos, 2346 Mullamphy St Master W. M. White, 844 Chouteau Ave . . . . Secretary O. L. Dearing, 1603 Washington ave . . Collector J. L. Pate, 8034 Rutger 8t Receiver J. L. Pate, 3034 Rutger St ... . Magazine Agent 110. OLD GUARD; Bucyrus, Ohio. Meet every 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. in En- gineer’s Hall, Cor. Sandusky and Mansfield St. J. R. Gordon, L. Box 235 ... Master C. P. Collins, 29 Oak St., E. Toledo, O . Secretary Zeno Kirk Collector Chas. F. Pillard. L. Box 236 Receiver C. P. Collins, 29 Oak St., E. Toledo, O., Mag. Agent 111. BEACON; Mattoon, HI. Meets in K of L. Hall 8unday at 2:30 P. M. C. J. 8ingleton, Box 50 Master T. F. Barrett. Box 427 Secretary O. C. Henry ... Collector C. J. Singleton, Box 50 Receiver Ben Newkirk Magazine Agent [Apr. 112. EVENING STAB: Mt. Yeruon, HI. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesdays In Helserman’a Hall, at 7:30 P. M. 8. R. Wild Master John C. Branham Secretary John C. Branham Collector E. F. Lynch Receiver Thos. F. Thickfiton Magazine Agent 118. CL ARK -KIMBALL; Pocatello. Idaho. Meets in Masonic Hall every Monday at 7:30 P. M. Ed. Anderson Master Ed. Staples Secretary Wm. Randolph Collector James Haud Receiver E. G. Leaf, Ogden, Utah .... Magazine Agent 114. MAGIC CITY; Cheyenne. Wyoming. Meets every Wednesday at 8 P. M. W. 8. McGuire, Box 4u6 Master James N Boggs Secretary Michael Welch, 1022 Evans St Collector John Dunne Receiver Thos. O. Jones, Box 250 Magazine Agent 115. GULF CITY : Galveston, Texas. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesdays in The Temple of Honor. H. L. Briggs, Cor. 8th and Market Sts . . . Master J. H St^iuhoff, Avenue I, between 37th and 38? h Sts Secretary G. E. Labitt, So. 35th, bet. Church and Winnie Sts Collector . H. S. Briggs, 8th and Market 8tB . . . . Receiver A. J. Schmidt, 37th street, between H.* and 1 Magazine Agent 116. 8T. CLAIR; Fort Gratiot, Mich. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays In Engineers' Hall at 1:30 P. M. Wm. A. Brown Master Samuel Carson, Box 198 Secretary J. N. Timens, Box 3 Collector E. G. Hubbard, Box 127 . Receiver W. Ken wick, Box 107 Magazine Agent 117. BEAVER ; London, Ontario. Meets 2d Sunday and 4th Wednesday of each month. In K. of P. Hall, Carling's Block, Rich- mond St. Robt. Hornsby, 154 Clarence St Master Edwin S. Chapman, 151 Clarence St . . Secretary S. T. Fletcher. 221 Maitland St Collector John W\ Cox, 358 Simcoe St Receiver Robt. Lister, 411 Hill St .... Magazine Agent 118. 8TAB OF THE EAST: Richmond. Quebec. Meets iu Pearson’s Hail every Wednesday at 7:80 P. M.. and 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M. James Law Master G. A. Pearson Secretary G. A. Pearson Collector John Kelley Receiver F. Douir Magazine Agent 119. COLONIAL ; River dn Loup, Quebec. Meets Wednesday and Thursday nights, alter- nately, in English School Room. W. H. Rougeau, I. C. Ry. 8latlon Master Wm. Carmichael, I. C. Ry. Station . . Secretary James Fohy, I. C. Ry. Station Collector Wm. Carmichael, I. C. Ry. Station . . . Receiver W. H. Rougeau, 1. C. Ry. Station . . Maga. Agent 190. FORTUNE; Syracuse, N. Y. Meets every Tuesday evening in Pike Block, Cor. Fayette and Salina Sts. E. F. McNulty, 2 Wall 8t Master Simon Mangan, 196 Shomard 8t . . . . Secretary L. G. Rousson. 20 Pioneer 8t Collector F. H. Livingston, 59 Jackson St . . . .Receiver W. H. Jacobson, 224 Gifford St, . . . Mag. Agent 191. FELLOWSHIP; Corning, N. Y. Meet 1st and 3d Sundays of each month at 8 P. M. in Odd Fellows Hall. F. E. Potter Master Frank E. Hanmer Secretary George R. Quick Collector William H. Smith Receiver C. E. Beales Magazine Agent LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. Digitized by t^.ooQLe

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 301 lit, a. B. 8TONK1 Beard (tows. 111. Meets every Tuesday evening at 7:30, on Main street, over Eberwein’s grocery store. D. A. Sherman, Box 148 Master Henry Henson, Box 397 Secretary N. Hiltner, L. Box 48 Collector Albert Sanks Receiver B. J, Sommers, Box 694 Magazine Agent US. OVERLAND; Omaha. Neb. Meets in K. of P. Hall, Corner 14th and Doug- lass Sts. every Wednesday at 8 P. M. Albert Cole, 1618 Jackson St Master F. W. Perkins, 1606 Chicago St Secretary William Cummings, 1306 South 12th St, Collector Albert Cole, 1618 Jackson St Receiver E. 8. Emmons. 1007 So. 11th St . . . Mag. Agent lit. PILOT: Perry. Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, in Odd Fellows’ Hall, at 2:30 P. M. H. A. Draper Master T. F. Quinn, Box 685 Secretary H. C. DeGroat Collector M. D. Grady Receiver M. D. Grady Magazine Agent 1SS. GUIDE; Marshalltown. Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month in Room 15 South Center St. opposite new Court House. J. M. Speers, 606 S. Thira St Master H. C. Boggle. 601 E. Linn St Secretary T. H. Meredith. 112 9. J Ave Collector J. M. Larimer. 325 S. Third 8t Receiver J. H. Crellin, 612 E. Linn St . . Magazine Agent US. COMET; Anstla, Mina. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month in Hays’ Hall. W. A. Searlee Master O. C. Corn forth Secretary August Olson Collector O. C. Cornforth Receiver August Olson Magazine Agent 117. NORTHERN LIGHT; Wlnneneg, Manitoba. Meets 1st Tuesday and 3d Sunday, in AsBinaboine Han, 183 Ross St. John Wellington, 229 Rose St Master W. H. Woods, 14 Patrick 8t Secretary W. H. Woods, 14 Patrick St Collector J. G. Jonah. 226 McWilliams 8t . . . . Receiver Geo. M Vausickle, care P. R. shops, Mag. Agent U8. LANDMARK; Gleadlve, Mostaaa. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesdays at 7 P. M. Arthur Todd Master Daniel Sinclair, Box 55 Secretary James McKenzie, Box 56 Collector Bamnel E. Burns. Forsyth, Mont .... Receiver Douglass Westfall, Box 55 . . . Magazine Agent 159. MINERAL KING : Eseanaba. Mich. Meets in B. of L. E. Hail 2d and 4th Sundays. R. K. Gorham, Box 42 2 Master Thos. Faulk es, Box 126 Secretary M. A. Harring, Box 525 Collector J. 8. Rogers, Box 622 Receiver J. J. Kelly, Box 480 Magazine Ageut 189. GUIDING STAB: Milwaukee, WIs. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. in Engineers’ hall. C. 8. McAuliffe, 561 Washington street • . Master Peter F. Fox, 335 Barclay St Secretary Jas. H. Brady, 321 Clinton St Collector Thomas Dwyer, 335 J a* kson St Receiver Edward Summers, 99 Sixth 8t . . Magazine Agent 1S1. GOLDEN RULE; Steves* Prist. WIs. Meets 1st and 3d Fridays at 7:30 P. M. and 2d and 4th 8undays at 2:30 P. M. in Redfleld's Hall. Geo. W. Hammond. Box 500 Master R. R Cochran, Box 121 Secretary • Wm. D. Goltz Collector R. J. Luxau, Box 896 Receiver R. J. Luxau, Box 396 Magasine Agent ltL MARTIN HFGHITT ; Eagle Grove, Iowa. Meets In Opera House 1st and 8d Sundays and last Wednesday at 2 P. M. W. J. Coleman, Box 7 Master M. F. Murphy. Box 100 Secretary Fisher Wremell Collector John H. Howell Receiver Lewis V. Roberts Magasine Agent 183. SPRAGUE; Sprague. Washington Ty. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, 7 P. M., Postoffice hall. M. E. Montgomery Master W. G. Houghton, Box 10 Secretary Thomas Parry Collector Arthur Herider Receiver J. C. Smith Magazine Agent 184. EASTMAN; Farnham, Quebec. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays and 2d and 4th Mon- days. E. w. Gibson Master H. E. Cowan Secretary M. I. Spaulding Collector E. W. Gibson Receiver Louis Leplne Magazine Agent 185. NEW YEAR; El Paso, Texas. Meets in Firemen’s Hall 1st and 3d Tuesdays at E. A. Reegar, Box 184 Master W. B. Sisson, Box 184 Secretary F. L. Fitch Collector W. B. Sisson, Box 184 Receiver F. Fitch, L. Box 184 M agazine Agent 136. J. SCOTT; Lindsay. Oatario. Meets alternate Saturdays at 7 P. M., Cor. Kent and Cambridge S s. George Pratt, Box 166 Ms*’«r Wm. Rodgers Secret*, jf Joseph Kelcher Collw wr L. McIntosh, Lindsay P. O., Ontario . . Reo» iv~r J. Jefferies Magazine Agent 187. PROTECTION. Eldon. Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:30 P. M. in K. P. hall. L. C. Allen Master J. T, Hull, Box 196 Secretary Geo. W\ Trott Collector A. Sbunterman Receiver F. James Magazine Agent 188. UNION ; Freeport, HI. Meet iu A. O. U. W. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. James A. Flack Master 8am Shaunuessy, 16 Crocker 8t .... Secretary Wm. A. Brubsker, 10 Slate St Collector Sam Shaunnessy, 16 Crocker 8t . ... Receiver Wm. A. Brubaker, lOStateSt . . Magazine Agent 189. MT. WHITNEY ; Tnlare, Cal. Meets in Scbultz’s Hall 1st and 8d Sundays and 2d and 4th Fridays at 2 P, M. Wm. Maneriian, Box 31 Master George Landes, Box 31 Secretary L. J. Whyers, Box 31 Collector J. J. Norton. Box 31 Receiver Wm. Manerhan Magazine Agent 140. MOUNT OURAY; Sallda, Colo. Meets every Monday at 7:30 P. M., in Fraternity Hall. A. K. Brown, Box 599 Master L. W. Joues, Box 122 Secretary J. W. Hardy. L Box 399 Collector S. D. Alger, Box 509 Receiver W. E. Somerville, L. Box 599 . . Magazine Age^t 141. A. G. PORTER; Fort Wayne. Ind. Meets iu Grand Army Hall every Wednesday at 7:30 P. M. A. J. Kohler, 84 Allen St . . : Master H. Westerman, 20 Buchanan St ... . Secretary C. F. Sweeney, cor. Holton Ave. and Fisher 9t Collector W. R Fredricks, 415 Lafayette St ... . Receiver T. E. Short, 293 W. Maiu St . . . Magazine Agent 148. C. R. WHIPPLE ; Toledo, Ohio. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 1:30 P. M. and 2d and 4th Thursdays at 7 P. M. at 215 St. Clair St. John Rapparlie, cor Collinwood Ave and Vance St Mastei G. W. Nesper, corner of Broadway and Knopp Sts Secretary L. H. fieeman, 130 8egure Ave .... Collector G. W. Nesper, corner of Broadway and KnoppSto ... Receiver B. I. Ross, Penn, engine house . . . Mag. Agent Digitized by Google

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302 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Apr. 148. E. C. FELLOWS; Went 0»kl»ad. Cal. Meets in Odd Fellows’ hall, cor. 11th and Frank lin sts., Oakland, Cal., 2d and 4th Wednesdays. T. /. Roberts, 1218 Eleventh Ave Master J.W. Littlejohn. Berkley. Alameda, Co. Secretary Ed Johnson. 916 Wood St Collector F. B. Hall. West Oakland P. O Recievei E. E. Cushing, 861 Myrtle street, Oakland, Cal Magazine Agent 144. SUGAR LOAF; Cam pbellton. New Brunswick. Meets 1st Saturday at 8 P. M. and 3d Sunday at 2 P. M. iu Patterson’s Hall, I.C. R. Depot. John Morton Master Wm. A. I bomson Secretary Wm. Bastin Collector John Devereaux Receiver Wm. Smallwood Magazine Agent 148. H. C. LORD ; Fort Scott, Kansan. _ Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M. Q. K. Bates, 123 N. Barbee St Master Alexander Barr, 1126 Oak 8t Secretary G. K. Bates, 123 N. Barabee 8t Collector John Haggart Receiver W. F. Strode, 216 So. B&rbeeSt . . . Mag. Agent 154. McKEEN : Ottawa, Kansas. Meets in K. P. Hall on 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 W. L. Miller. Box 482 Master A. L Beardsley, 810 King St Secretary W. R. Knickerbocker Collector Arthur Hill Receiver W D. Frisby, 637 Ann St., Wyandotte Kan Mag. Agent 145. DAYT CROCKETT; San Antonio. Texas. Meet every Wednesday at 2:80 P. M. in Jones’ Hall, 601 Austin St. H. M. Brown, 818 Ave. D Master Robt. Nicholson, No. 5 Eighth 8t . . . Secretary Robt. Nicholson. No. 5 Eighth St . . . Collector H M. Brown, 818 Are. D . Receiver John Sullivan, 110 Avenue D . . Magazine Agent 146. BAYOU CITY : Houston, Texas. Meets 1st and 8d Mondays at 7 P. M.; 2d and 4th Mondays at 2 P. M. John F. Broughton, 8. P. Ry Master Chas. D. Sedgwick, H. E. <& W. T. Ry . Secretary F. M. Bettis, 5 Murray St Collector Fred Keeler, 8. P. R. R. Shops Receiver D. M. Moody, 109 Elysian St . . Magazine Agent 147. MIDLAND; Temple, Texas. Meet every Monday at 8:00 P. M. R. Robinson. Box 105 Master C 8weeny, Box 105 Secretary Thos. H. Boyd Collector James Conuey Receiver W. R. Brown Magazine Agent 156. NECHE8: Palestine, Texas. Meets in Engineers’ Hall every Saturday night. M. P. Gibson, Box 256 Master J. H. Colemar, Box 256 Secretary L. T Branham, Box 256 Collector R. F. Wright. Box 256 Receiver B. 8. Bendy, Box 256 Magazine Agent 157. ECHO; Peru, Iud. Meets in Echo Hall 1st and Sd 3undays at 2 P. M. and 2d and 4th Tuesdays at 7 P. M. B. E. Flaherty Master H. P. Mat hews Secretary F. A. Mills Collector H. P. Matthews Receiver G. N. Smith Magazine Agent 158. STANDARD; Detroit. Mich. Meets 2d and 4th 8undays at 1:80 P. M., at No. 47 Monroe ave.. up stairs. Tim. Teahen, 447 Clinton 8t Master J. Nopper,2I7Croganst.. Secretary E. Heiaenrich. 124 Hastings St Collector J. Nopper, 217 Crogan 8t Receiver PeUr Sewell, 42 Rutsell St . . . Magazine Agent 148. SUNNY SOUTH ; Tyler, Texas. Meets every Friday at 1:80 P. M. in K. of P. Hall. M. Hogan. Box 1342 Master W. N Reynolds, Box 1349 Secretary P. R. Pasfcell, Box 1349 Collector Thomas Fraser. Box 1349 Receiver I. H. Bennett, Box 1349 Magazine Agent 140. JUST IN TIME; New York, N. Y. Meets 2d and 4th Saturdays at 8 P. M., at 110 East 125th street. F. C. Donigan, 2462 Eighth Ave Master P. A. Donahue, 311 W. 55th St Secretary Sam. Loasby. 2507 Eighth Ave Collector P. Witzel, 400 E. 121st St Receiver P. Witzel, 400 E. 121st St .... Magazine Agent 150. S. M. 8TEYENR ; Marquette, Mich. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., in Mack’s Hall, cor. Washington and 3d sts. L. L. Hood, Room 8, Gregory Block, W. Washington St., Marquette, L. 8., Mich Master Arthur Bishon, 146 Main St Secretary Fred Brown. Marquette, L. 8.. **ich . Collector Cha* Zryd, Marquette, L. S.,Mioh . . . Receiver Chas. Zryd, Marquette, L. S., Mich . Mag. Agent 151. MAPLE LEAF: Hamilton, Ontario. Meet 1st and SdSunday* at 2:80 P. M. James Oliver, N. & N. W. Ry Master Wm. Broughton, 14 Inehbury St. So . . Secretary James Fainter, 12 Crook St Collector Wm. Broughton, 18Inchburry 8t. So Receiver John McColl, 17 Crook’s Street .... Mag. Agent 159. W. H. THOMAS; Nashville. Tenn. Meets every Saturday at 7:30 P. M., at Simmons* Hall. cor. Summer and Union Sts. J. B. Fry, 124 Stevenson St Master G. F. Dutlinger, 1&33 8. Collf ge St . . . Secretary T. J. Fitzgerald, N. &C. Round House . Collector F. G. Harrison, 607 Stevenson Ave . . . Receiver W. D. Bledsoe, 11 Joseph Ave . . Magazine Agent 160. C. J. HEPBURN ; Evansville, Ind. Meets in A O. U. W\ Hall. Third and Main Rta., 2d and 4th Sundavs at 2 P. M. Morris Hoffman, 305 Olive St Master Edgar G. Hitch. 931 Canal St Secretary Robert T. Skinner. 519 Harriet st. . . . Collector John K. Taylor, 100 Lincoln Ave .... Receiver Jerry Burke, 606 S. 8th st., TerreHante, Mag. Agent 161. HERALD: Burlington. Iowa. Meets at Knights of Pythias Hall every other Sunday at 2 o'clock P M. L. E. Humpton, 916 W’ells St Master Chas. E. Turner, 10* 2 S. 4th St Secretary B. Coughlin, 413 Maple St . Collector 8. W. Bowser, Round House Receiver Chas. E. Turner, 1022 S. 4th St . . Magazine Agent 162. PROSPECT; Elkhart, Ind. Meets in B. of L. F. Hall, 505 Main 8t., every Wednesday at 7:30, and 1st Sunday at 2 P. M. D.F. Wagner. 208 Fourth St Master Chas. E. Platt, 211 Third St Secretary D. F. W’agner, 2W Fourth St Collector A. H. Gordon. 2*8 Beardsley Ave . . . Receiver F. Roderick. 1005 So. 2d St . . . Magazine Agent 152. NORTH POLE ; West Bay City, Mich. Meets in Odd Fellow’s Hall 1st and 3d Sundays. E. L. Jacoby. Box 605 Master Fred C. McDonald. Box 662 Secretary John A. Mainrx. Box 902 Collector Thos. Pries. Box 763 Receiver Fred C. McDonald, Box 662 . . . Magazine Agent 166. JETNA ; Pine Bluff, Ark. Meets every Friday at 7 P. M., at Masonic Hall. Tim Carder Master DeWitt Hope, Box 56 Secretary D. Hone, Box 56 Collector D. B. Rathfou, Box 56 Receiver J. Flaherty Magazine Agent Digitized by ^ooole

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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 303 164. 1EL RTTEB ; Butler, Ind. Meets Tuesday evenings in I. 0. O. F. Hall, on Broadway. S. E. Mos-hammer Master C. EL Blair Secretary R. H. March Collector J. J. Derek, Box 202 . . Receiver W. H. Weber, Box 324 . . . . Magazine Agent 166. ROBERT ANDREWS; Andrews Ind. Meets in Firemen’s Hall every Monday at 7 P. M. Albert E Routh Master G. W. Adams Secretary Geo. B. Richardson Collector W. H Dailey Receiver J. N. Wright Magazine Agent 166. WM. HUGO; Huntinrton. Ind. Meets In Engineer’s Hall every Wednesday even- ing. W. G. Cox Master F. Z* ppen field, Box 523 Secretary C. W. Hammond Collecter C. C. Robertson. Box 844 Receiver P. P. Murphy, Box 378 Magazine Agent 167. MOUNT HOOD; The Dalles, Orevon. Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 3d Mondays. J. W. Reedy, Albina, Ore Master Wm. Birkett, Box 242 Secretary G. A. Ferguson, L. Box 332 Collector Jno. Belat Receiver H. P. Smith, L. Box 347 Magazine Agent 168. GUARD RAIL ; North La Crosse. Wis. Meets 1st and 3d 8undays at 2:00 P. M. and 2d and 4th Mondays at 7:00 P. M. J. J. Brown, 311 Rose st Master Frank Krause. Box 214, Portage, Wis . Secretary E. J. Gersienkorn, Box 842, Portage, Wis Collector Thomas Cawley. 522 Mill Bt Receiver J. J. Brown, 311 Rose st . . Magazine Agent 166. H. G. BROOKS; flornellsvllle, N. Y. Meets every Monday at 7:30 P. M. at Washington Hall, Broad St. C. S. Graham 31 S. Divison St Master W. N. Kelly, 20 OaKSt Secretary H. 8. H fues, 45 HilTSt Collector A. H. Spencer, 18 Elm 8t Receiver M. 8. Hendee, Friendship, N. Y., Magazine Agent 170. PRAIRIE; Huron, Dakota. Meets in Odd Fellows Hall oh 2d and 4th Sun- days at 3 P. M. T. Walter Bandy Master Geo. E. Coon, Box 909 Secretary L. L. Neibling, Box 784 Collector Jos. C. Graff, Box 188 Receiver W A. Brown Magazine Agent 111. SUNBEAM ; Truro, Nova Scotia. Meets In Caledonia Hall 2d Saturdays and 4th Thursdays. F. M. White. Box 606 Master D. W. Duncan, Box 167 Secretary T. W\ Hen nosey, Box 167 Collector F. M. White, Box 606 Receiver Thoa. Hennessey Magazine Agent 17*. F. G. LAWRENCE; Ottawa, Ontario. Meets alternate Sundays. T. W. Turner, 514 Wellington St Master J G. Armstrong, Richmond Lodge . . Secretary Starr 9u*wart, 544 Wellington St ... . Collector John Cross, C. P. R.R. shoos Receiver Alex. McCuaig, 56 Ottawa St . . Magazine Agent 178. PACIFIC; Winslow, Arizona. Meets every Sunday at 7:30 P.M. in B.of L.F.hall. H. Helde Master T. J. Carter Secretary John C. Bull, Williams, Ariz Collector C F. Evans, Coolidge, N, Mex Receiver E. W. Davis Magazine Agent 174. HARRISBURG: Harrisburg, Pa. Meets Cor. Third and Cumberland Sts., over Mer- chants’ Bank, 2-1 and 4th Sundays at 1 P. M. Wm. H. Mot ne, 1504 N. 6th St ...... . Master Harvey O. Motter, 433 Kelker 8t . . . . Secretary H. J. Roberts, 503 Riley St Collector Wm. Blessing, 422 Riley St Receiver H. 8. Gingrich, 1413 Wallace St . Magazine Agent 175. TAILOR ; Newark, Ohio. Meets in O. R. C. Hall at 12}£ North 2d St., every Wednesday at 7 P. M. A. A. Hickereon, 53 N. First 8t Master John Adkins, Box C Secretary WT. R. Stone, Box C Collector John Adkins, Box C Receiver C. D. Tomlinson Magazine Agent 176. MAIN LINK ; Clinton, HI. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays of each month A. G. Turlay, Box 61 Master C. H. Porter, Box 4i Secretary C. H. Porter, Box 41 Collector W. F. Gorman. Box 295 Receiver C. H. Porter, Box 41 Magazine Agent 177. SUNSET ; Marshall. Texas. Meets every Thursday at 7:30 P. M. at Firemen ’b Hall. H. L. Morton, Box 214 Master G. M. Lovett Secretary O. J. Leach, Box 184 Collector Jas. Fluk Receiver O. J. Leach, Box 184 Magazine Agent 178. SALT LAKE ; Salt Lake City, Utah. Meets in Emporium Hall Tuesdays, at 8 P. M. Leonard W. Keeler, 228 N. 3d St. W . . . Master Wm. J. Horne, 160 9. Tnird St. W. . . . Secretary Quo. M. Edwards, D. <fe R. 8. shops . . . Receiver F. A. Featherston, D. & R. 8. shops . . Collector Arthur W. Roberts, D. & R.S. shops., Mag. Agent 179. BEE-HIVE ; Lincoln. Neb. Meets In K. P. hall, 2d and 4th Sundays. W. Spohr, Box 6 Master J. K. Robinson, 730 N. Tenth St ... Secretary Geo. Hinkle, Box 430 Collector J. K. Robinson, 730 N. 10th Bt Receiver I. M. Freese, 13st., bet. V andW 8t. . . Mag. Agent 180. THREE STATES; Cairo, 111. Meets cor. 12th st. and Washington Ave., 2d and 4th Sundays. J. C. O’Connell, 308 Twenty-First St . . . Master G. B. Vincent Secretary M. J. Kiley, 714 Cedar St Collector A. J. Jaeckel Receiver J. C. O’Connell Magazine Agent 181. WELLINGTON ; Palmerston, Ontario. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M. in Odd Fel- lows Hall. Thomas Farley Master Alex. Hobson Secretary Thomas H. Cosford Collector James Nicholson Receiver Alex. Dunbar Magazine Agent 182. GOOD INTENT ; Erie, Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesdays, in Firemen’s Hall, Zuck’s Block. John Ford, 461 W. 18th St Master A. H. Gifford, 350 W 17th St Secretary W. E. Ross, 63 W. Thirteenth 8t . . . . Collector Chas. Fitzmorris. 63 W. 13th St Receiver Chas Fitzmorris, 63 W. 13th St ... . Mag. Agent 188. LAKE SHORE; Collin wood, Ohio. Meets in Engineer’s Hall alternate Thursday evenings. J. M. Gaines, Box 152 Master S. A. Hohman, Box 32 Secretary W. T. Wade CollectoV H. I. Miller, Box 154 Receiver D. A. Carver, Box 801 Magazine Agent 184. LIMA ; Lima, Ohio. Meets every Sundays at 1:30 P. M. In Irish Block E. L. Melhom Master W. J. Dunn, 178 8. Jackson St Secretary Joe Bowsher, Box 777 Collector John E. Myers, 639 S. Main St . ... Receiver 8. H. Hartsing, 601 Union St . . Magazine Agent 185. FIDELITY ; Delphos, Ohio. Meets in Beyer’s Hall every Sunday at 2 P. M. W. S. Miller Master J. F. Hallsey, Box 311 Secretary B. Cramer Collector A. J. Hegarth, Box 311 Receiver J. B. Grove, Box 143, Delphos, O . Magazine Agent Digitized by Google

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304 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Apr. 198. CBAMBKRMN : Chicago, 111. Meets in Walther’s hall, 3934 State 8t., 1st and 3d Sundays of each month. O. M. Blackburn. 356 w. Forty-third St . . Master Jas. Manning, 534 Root St Secretary J. £. Callaghan. 2548 Butterfield St . . Collector Wm. Stack, 2828 Shields ave Receiver F. J. Northup, 1522 Wabash Ave . . Mag. Agent 187. LITTLE WANT; Charleston, 111. Meets in Firemen’s Hall 1st and 3d Sundavs. Harry Douglass Master 8am uel Prater Secretary Harry Douglass Collector J. F. McDougal Receiver Morgan Callahan Magazine Agent 188 8. 8. MERRILL; Chicago, HI. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:80 P. M. at 786 W. Lake St. E. P. Tobias, 27 N. Oakley street Master Wm. O. Cleveland, 100 Washtenaw ave., Secretary Geo. P. 8mith, 42 Artesian ave .... Collector H. Pi ice, 1010 A. Fulton st Receiver L. L. Gay, 1069 Fulton st . . . . Magazine Agent 189. BALDWIN; Ft. Howard, W Is. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, 3 P. M. H. L. Nichols, L. Box 39 Master D. E. Hogan Secretary Jay Parkluson, Box 2G6, Green Bay, Wis Collector Martin Sheehy, Green Bay, Wla Receiver Geo. Shequin Magazine Agent 190. FERGUSON: Mitchell. Dakota. Meets in I. 0. O. F. Hall 1st and 3d Sundays at 2PM William* M. 8mith, Box 677 Master Charles Woodman Secretary Edward Smith. Sanborn, Iowa Collector Emmet Wentworth, Sauborn, Iowa . . Receiver Edward Smith, Sanborn, Iowa . Magazine Agent 191. CUSTER; Livingston, Montana. Meets every Wednesday at 7:30 P. M., at Thomp- son’s Hall. W. T. Field, L Box 54 Master W. F. Kooutz, L. Box 16 Secretary H. K. Mayhew, L. Box 16 Collector E. J. Healy, Billiugs, Montana Receiver J. Martin. L. Box 16 Magazine Agent 192. MT. TACOMA; New Tacoma, Washington Ter. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month. John S Moss, 9i2 Tacoma Ave Master F. M. Sisson . Secretary J. M. Hughes Collector J. S. Moss Receiver F. II. Andrews, 1733 E St Magazine Agent 193. J. B. MAYNARD; Albina, Oregon. Meet in Hill’s Hall, 2d and 4th Sundays. J. R. Clark, E. Portland, Oregon .... Master H. W. Hall, Box 287, East Portland, Oregon . Secretary D. J. Byrne, Box 287 East Portland, Oregon Collector H. W. Hall, Box 287, East Portland, Oregon . . Receiver J. F. McQuaid, McMinnville, Ore . . Mag. Agent 194. BONANZA; Missonla, Montana. Meets every Monday night in I. O. 0. F. Hall C. H. March, Box 45 Master E L. Hollister, L. Box 24 Secretary Milton Cheney Collector H. W. Smith Receiver Samuel Gardner Magazine Agent 195. RE-ECHO; Montpelier. Idaho. Meets in K. of L. Hall Fridays, at 7:30 P. M. S. L. Wysong Master J. E. Toner Secretary Ed. Purteil Collector James Duffy Receiver James Dully Magazine Agent 198. CLOUD CITY; LeadvUle, Colo. Meets at 514 Harrison Ave., every Tuesday. Wm. Braden. 204 W. 5th 8t Master 8. W. Burdick, Box 330 Secretary W. 8. Amberson, Box 330 Collector H. A. Huddleston, Box 330 Receiver George Moore, Box 830 Magazine Agent 197. RIVERSIDE; Savanna, HI. Meets 1st and 3d Sunday of each month. Clarence Latham, Box 446 . Master Ira Hurless, Box 79 . . Secretary Hiram Hicks, Box 79 Collector W. K. Lord, Box 147 Receiver Ira Hurless Magazine Agent Meets 1st and 3d Sundays. V. C. Fitzsimmons Master E. E. Bishop, Box 765 Secretary John Tern pier Collector E. E. Bishop, Box 765 Receiver Geo. J. Brown, 111 Wrest St . . . Magazine Agent Meets every other 8unday evening in Union Veteran Hall, Federal Street. D. Helnselman Master J. R. Mawby Secretary J. B. Mawby Collector W. T. Raney, 199 Hine St Receiver J. B. Reese, 1235 Emma St. . . . Magazine Agent 900. GREAT SOUTHERN; Meridian, Miss. Meets every Monday evening at 7:30 in B. of L. E. Hall. M. R. Curry, Box 210 Master P. McHale, N. O. <fc N. E. Shops .... Secretary Jerry Finn Collector Jas. Rasberry Receiver Richard Brothers Magazine Agent 901. FRIENDLY HAND; Jackson. Tena. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesday nights of each month In K. of P. Hall D. W. Shea Master J. L. Jones Secretary Tim Coughlin Collector J. L. Jones Receiver J. D. Bledsoe Magazine Agent 202. SCIOTO; Chfflleothe, Ohio. Meets in Clough’s Hall 1st Sundays at 2:30 P. M., and 3d Mondays at 7 P. M. Sin net Barker, Box 68 Master C. W. Sanders, Box 1231 Secretary Albert Msunsell, Box 1231 Collector Frank Willis, Box 1231 . . Receiver C. W. Sanders Box 1211 Magazine Agent 208. GARFIELD; Garrett, lad. Meets every Friday at 7:30 P. M. Thomas Cunningham, Box 70 Master W. K. George Secretary M. W. Smith Collector Frank Whiteman, Box 26 Receiver F. W'heterman, Box 26 Magazine Agent 204. COTTON BELT ; Jonesboro, Ark. Meets Stacy Hall, every Monday at 7 P. M. Chas. F. King Master L. D. Roberts, L. Box 165 Secretary Ambrose Donigan Collector L. D. Kobf rts, L. Box 165 Receiver W. B. Williamson Magazine Agent 205. FLOWER OF THE WERT; Topeka, Kansas. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., in A. O. U. W. Hall. George Atherton, 228 Kline St Master C. A. Marsh, 293 Chandler St Secretary Chas Riddle, 127 Adams st Collector J. R. Musselraau. 620 BrannerSt .... Receiver John Symiugton, 2u7 Hancock St . . Mag. Agent 206. FORT PICKERING ; Memphis, Tenn. Meets first Monday aud third Saturday of each mouth at Miller’s Hall, corner Fifth and Jack- sou streets. E. J. Hatch, 809 Main St Master Dan S. Ram*ey, 328 Union St., Secretary Wilkie Bickerstaff, care M. A T. R. R. Shorw Collector John D. Franklin, care K. C. M. A B. R. R. Receiver Walter E. Owens, 787 Main 8t, . . . . Mag. Agent Digitized by Google

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 305 M7. LOYAL; Meadvllle, Pa, Meets in Arcanum Hall 1st and 3d Thursdays, and 2d and 4th Wednesdays. Thos. 8. Taylor, 767 Stewart St Master Chaa. W. Higgins, Box 470 Secretary Thos. Newberry Collector Thos. Taylor, 767 Stewart St Receiver W. C. Curt is . Magazine Agent MS. KEYSTONE; 8usquekanna, Pa. Meets in C. M. B. A. Hall; alternate Tuesday and Saturday evenings. John Hill Master J. J. Lannan, Box 111 Secretary Martin Griffin Collector Daniel Crvegan Receiver C. A. Allen Magazine Agent MS. SARATOGA; Whits hall, N. Y. Meets alternate Sundays in Arcade Building. W. R. Combs Master D. H. LaCrosse, Box 366 ... . Secretary H. W. Collins, Box 2*. i Collector Thos. Doreal Receiver W. C. Holloway . Magazine Agent tlS. I8-K; Schenectady. N. Y. Meets evei y other Thursday in McCamus* Hall. J. E. Van V ran ken, Box 4^7 Master Charles R. Weeks, Box 4«r Secretary Homer Eygnar, Box 64«i Collector Timothy Smith, Box 497 Receiver John W. Vrooman Box 407 . . Magazine Agent fU. ONOKO; South Easton, Pa. Meets in Bragg’s Hall, 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P.M. S. F. Milhelm. 436 Center St Master W H. McCormick, 425 Delaware St . . Secretary James R. Morris, 711 Wilkes Barre St . . Collector A. J. Mickley. 725 Berwick 8t Receiver K. A Seek, 823 Berwick St Magazine Agent tlf. EMPIRE; Watertown, N. Y. Meets in Good Templars Hall 2d and 4th Sun- days. T. H. Lynch, 101 Factory 8t Master H. A. French, 4 Cedar St Secretary H. A. French, 4 Cedar St Collector T. H. Lynch, 101 FactoryS t Receiver 0 B. Walker, 71 Arsenal St . . . Magazine Agent tit. WEST SHORE; Frankfort, N. f. Meet every Tuesday evening in Joslin Block. M. J. Melroy Master James Zollner Secretary Wm. Weller . . . . Collector B. Flansburg . Receiver D. P. Gillen, Canajoharie, N. Y . . . Mag. Agent H4. ORIOLE: Baltimore, Md. Meets in Lehman’s Hall, 861 Garden St.. 2d and 4th Sundays. Albert F. Gibbons, U05 Falls Road, Baltimore. Md Master John Garrick, 1901 Oak 8t Secretary R. L. Carnan. 9j8 B. La n vail street . . . Collector J. N. Jones, 1100 Barclay 8t Receiver F. Gibbons. I£i6 Wirt 8t . . . . Magazine Agent HI. EAST ALBANY; East Albany, If. Y. Meets in Vaughn's Hall 2 and 4th Sundays at 12*40 P. M. W. R. Taber, 222 Fourth si Master J. W. Reed, 92 Second 8t Secretary C. P. Lowell, 855 Broadway, Greenbnsh, N. Y Collector F. P. Brooksby, 80 Washington Ji., Green- bush, N. Y . . . Receiver C. P. Lowell. 355 Broadway, Greenbnsh, N. Y Magazine Agent IlC W. A. FOSTER ; Fltchhnrg, Hass. Meets 2d and 4th Sunday in each month in Grand Army Hall, at 11:30 A. M. Geo. W. Alden, 94 Mt. Vernon 8t ... Master O. A. Pope, F. R. R. Engine House, Fitchburg, Mas* Secretary W. H. Cone . . Collector Geo. W. Alden, 94 Mt. Vernon at ... . Receiver _ 0. A. Pope, F. R. R. engine house . . Mag Agent 217, HEADLIGHT; BrazilTud. Meets in K. of P. Hall on 2d and 4th Sunday af- ternoons. W. K. Larr, Box 242 Master Bator P. Collins Secretary G. L, Cook Collector W. g. Cook Receiver Wbl H. Johnson, Brazil, Ind . . Magazine Agent 218. PIKES PEAK; Colorado City, Colo. Meets every Sunday at 12:30 1. M. W. D. O’Brien Master E. R. Hall Secretary Amos Alleu Collector Thomas F. Burns, Box K22, Colorado Springs Receiver Wm. Walker Magaziue Agent no. SMOKY CITY; Allegheny, Pa. Meet eveir Monday at 2:30 P. M., Cor. Bidwell and Pennsylvania Ave. E. D. Cawley, 225, Washington Ave . . Master C. Peterson, 176 Fulton St Secretary Ed. F. McCarty. 2 Refluge St Collector John T. Sweeney, 189 Adams st . . . . Receiver R. Beeson, 271 Franklin 8t . . . Magazine Agent 220. PROVIDENT; Snnbnry, Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays, in Cooper Hall. Bailey Kennedy Master C. A. Richards Secretary A. C. Mitchell Collector Chas. C. Bowen, 1123 Wallace street, Harrisburg, Pa Receiver Harvey Buck Magazine Agent 221. HURON; Poiat Edward, Ontario. Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall, 2d and 4th Tuesdays at 8 P. M. John McMillan, Jr., Box 73 Master E. J. Everett, Box A Secretary £. J. Burgee Collector J. K. Forbes ... Receiver Chas. Farmer Magazine Agent 222. WEBSTER; Fort Dodge, Iowa. Meets at G. A. R., Child’s block, 1st and 3d Sun- days at 2 P. M. C. Yf. Gardner, Box 738 .... Master O. G. Anderson, Box 4u Secretary Charles Taff . . .Collector O. G. Anderscm Receiver Alex. Grave* Magazine Agent 228. ASHLAND; Lexington, Ky. Meets 1st and 3d Thursdays in I. O. O. F. Hall. Thos. J. Kane, 290 E. Main St Master Frank Brandt, 227 E. Main St Secretary 8. W. Malick. 199 E. Main St Collector F. Brandt, 227 E Main St Receiver 8. W. Malick, 199 E. Main 8t . . Magazine Agent 224. T. C. BOORN; St. Clond, Hinn. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 3 P. M. at Odd Fel- low Hall. Abe Vogel, L. Bex 944 Master Hubert Gan.« Secretary John Mouran . . Collector A. Vogel, L. Box 944 Receiver J. A. Dickinson. Box 1126 . . . . Magazine Agent 226. SUPERIOR; Fort William West, Ontario. Meets every Monday night in Smith’s Hall. Burton WheatW Master W. H. Wadlan-S Secretary Collector Will Blannerhasscn Receiver T. L. Drummond Magazine Agent 226. MAGNOLIA; Corsicana, Texas. Meets 2d and 4th Wednesdays at 8 P. M L. C. Overhiser Master W. M. Nicol, L. Box 230 Secretary J. Barry Collector W. M. Nicol, L. Box 23u Receiver J. H. Dunkin Magazine Agent 227. MAGNET ; Binghamton, N. Y. Meets 1st Wednesday ana 4th Saturday at 2 P. M. at Stevens’ Hall, North Chenango St. W. A. Wrigley, 23 Doubleday 8t Master G. B. Warner, 80 Lewis St Secretary W. A. Wrigley, 23 Doubleday St ... . Collector Theodore Haskins, 30 Virgil St . . . Receiver G. B. Warner. 80 Lewis St . . . Magazine Agent 228. ACHE; Scranton, Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M., in the First National Bank, No. 332 Lackawana ave. 8. M. Travis, 716 Adams ave Master Jas. G. Burnett, 216 Lackawana Ave . • Secretary E. M. Tewksbur>% 231 Fairview Ave, Hyde Park Collector Judsou Bayly. 514 E. Market St Receiver A. R. Woodward, 226 N. 9th St ... . Mag. Agen Digitized by Google

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306 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Apr. MS. RICKARD; Utica, W. I. Meet at 2 P. M. 2d and 4th Sundays at Post Bacon Hall. E. D. Russell, 124 Bleecker st Master F. E. Beach, 262 Bleecker st . . . Secretary J. J. Quirk, 158 Catharine st Collector A. E. Pease, 76 Main st . Receiver Jas. G. Agans, 161 Catherine St . . . Mag. Agent 280. ALBANY CITY: Albany, N. Y. Meets 1st. 3d ana 5th Mondays in each month, at 206 Washington Ave., at 7:30 P. M. Geo. W. Gilkerson, Livingston Ave. above Ontario St Master Geo M. Jeffers, 36 Ontario St Secretary Geo. W. Gilkerson, Livingston Ave. above Ontario St : Collector Geo. M. Jeffers. 86 Ontario St Receiver Geo. Heckman, 108 Western Ave . . Mag. Agent SSI. DELAWABE; Wilmington, Delaware. . Meet 1st and 3d Sundays 2:80 P. M. at G. A. R. Hall, Market St. E. M. Sargent 618 west 4th St Master Geo. H. Larimore, 1U08 Pine St Secretary George Clarey, 1011 Lombard St ... . Collector Geo. H. Larimore, 1008 Pine St. . Receiver E. J. Gordon, 621 Lombard St ... . Mag. Agent 282. LUCKY THOUGHT ; Middletown, N. Y. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month, at 1 P. M., in K. of H. Hall. D H. Smith, Box 1431 Master W. H. Tidaback, Box 1481 Secretary W. J. Herlihy Collector 8. Gildersleeve, Box 1431 Receiver H. B. Weedeu, Drawer 104, Norwich, N. Y. Magazine Agent itt. GLAD TIDINGS; Moncton, New Brnnewick. Meets 1st Saturday evening and 3d Sunday after- noon in Victoria Hall. Frank Probert . Master Kenneth Campbell, Box 286 secretary W. H. Gay . . Collector R. H. Coggan, Box 81 Receiver J. Stewart. Jr Magazine Agent 284. NOBTH BAY : North Bay, Ontario. Meets 1st ana 8d Sundays, in B. of L. F. hall, W. R. Boucher Master W. J. Thurlow. 119 Main St Secretary W. H. Allendale Collector H. G. Reid Receiver John Beattie Magazine Agent 289. BUCKEYE; Delaware, Ohio. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, in Reid <& Powell’s Hall. F. L. Volk, Box 782 Master J. J. Quinlan, Box 405 Secretary J. J. Jennings . Collector Jas. B. Healy . Receiver James Quinlan, Box 405 . . . . Magazine Agent 240. GILBERT; Jackson, Mich. Meets every Monday at 7:30 P. M. Jas. F. Eaton, 312 Blackstone St Master J. H. Bentley, 116 Cortland 8t . Secretary M. A. Henry, 327 Quarry St . . . . Collector D. Green, 211 Orange St Receiver George Holden, 205 Beech st . . Magazine Agent 241. MOUNTAIN CITY; Hazleton, Pa. Meet 2d and 4th Sundays of each month, at 1:30 P. M., at Liberty Hotel Laurell 8t. John Gleam, Box 300 Master P. C. Hagerty, Box 800 Secretary John McCall, Box 300 Collector Andrew Krapf. Box 800 . Receiver John J. Pickering, Box 300 . . . Magazine Agent 242. WHEATON; Elmira. N. Y. Meets in G.A.R.Hall 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P.M. Wm. M. Bacon, 363 Fulton 8t Master Chas. Barker. 870 McGee St . . . Secretary T. D. Jones, 213 W. Third street .... Collector J. H. Bartholomew. 108 Ferris St ... - Receiver Daniel Keefe. 360 W. Fifth St . . Magazine Agent 248. J. H. 8ELBY; Texarkana. Texas. Meets every 8unday at 2 P. M. W. F. Rowe, Texarkaha, Ark Master S. A. Oliver, Texarkana, Ark Secretary J. M. Painter, Texarkana, Ark Collector £. H. Christman Glass Box 862, Texark- ana, Ark Receiver E. H. Christman Glass, Box 362, Texark- ana, Ark . Mag. Agent 244. T. P. O’ROURKE; Chicago, HI. Meets 1st Thursday at 8 P. M. and 3d Sunday at 2:30 P. M., Cor. 14th and Jefferson 8ts. C. Naylor, 97 8tewart Ave Master Jas. J. Deegan, 298 E. 22d St . • . Secretary Wm. Baxter, 657 W. 18 Place Collector N. E. Narv, 19 O’Brien St Receiver P. C. Winn, 330 W. 12th St . . . Magazine Agent 286. THREE BROTHERS: Pittsbnrgh, Pa. Meet Cor. 26th St. and Penn Ave. every Sunday at 2 P M J. W. Murphy, 3491 Denny St Master P. 8. Williams, 2903 Penn Ave Secretary W. J. Adams, Arch St. above 28th . . . Collector H. B. Duff, corner Smallman and 26th Sts Receiver R. O. Ferrin, 2903 Penn st . . . . Magazine Agent 246. GEORGIA; Savannah, Ga. Meets every Thursday at 7:30 P. M. and 3d Sun- day at 2:30 P. M. Joseph F. Dooner, 117% Barnard 8t . . . Master Adam Hutton, 117% Barnard 8t . . . . Secretary Adam Hutton, 117 Barnard 8t Collector Fleming Goolshy, 21 2% Harris St . . . Receiver John J. Gordon, 101% Montgomery St Magazine Agent 286. HINTON; Hinton. West Virginia. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesdays at 1:30 P. M. and 2d and 4th Saturdays at 7:30 P. M. W. A. Callahan Master O. E. Madison . . Secretary J. P. 8teele . . . . Collector J. R. Nutty Receiver J. Grether, Box 118 . Magazine Agent 287. CENTRAL PARK; Central Park, 111. Meets 1st and 3d.6undays, in Tilton’s Hall. Ben Dean, Box 101 Master M.J.Kennedy, 549 W. Ohio St., Chicago, Secretary M.J.Kennedy, 619 W. Ohio St., Chicago, Collector Thaddeus Chew Receiver Horace Brink Magazine Agent 288. PLAIN CITY; Padneah, Ky. Meets every Wednesday at 7:30 P. M. H. C. Kehlman, 1134 Jefferson St Master Wm. Layman Secretary A. E. Mercer Collector H. C. Kehlman, 1134 Jefferson St ... . Receiver Henry Kortz Magazine Agent 246. MACON: Macon, Ga. Meets at M. & W. depot every Sunday. W. M. Walker, 1325 Fourth St Master N. S. Outler, cor. Pine and 6th Sts . . . Secretary James Boatwright, 454 Oak St Collector Jas. M. Pool Receiver E. B. Abell Magazine Agent 247. KENNE8AW ; Atlanta, Ga. Meets every Sunday at 2 P. M., at 49% Broad 8t. W. H. Hollingsworth. 390 Houston 8t . . Master Henry J. Young. 142 Mongum 8t . . Secretary 8. N. Pitchford, 58 8mith St Collector John M. Baird, 194 Powers 8t . ... Receiver H. F. Waters, 316 Rawson St . . Magazine Agent 248. WESTERN RESERVE; Ashtabala, Ohio. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 1;30 P. M., in G.A.R. Hall. C. A. Mahan, Box 767 Master J. 8. Brown, Box 704 Secretary Wm. Rose Collector H. L. Adams, Box 537 Receiver Chas. Weisell, Box 530 Magazine Agent Digitized by t^,ooQLe

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 807 248. CALUMET; Sonth Chicago, ill. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 7:80 P. M., in En gineer’s Hall, South Chicago. Samuel T. Hooper, Judd, Cook Co., Ill . . Master Hugo Logan, Judd, Cook County, 111 . Secretary Hugo Logan. Judd. Cook County. Ill . Collector J. W. Swartzell, Judd, Cook County, 111 . Receiver O. J. Austin, Judd, Cook Co., Ill . . Mag. Agent 260. GOLDEN LINK; Wllkesbarre, Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays of every month at Se- nior Mechanic's Hall. K. A. Reiley, Ashley, Pa Master W. C. Daugherty, 71 Kidder 8t Secretary C. H. Lam an, Kingston, Pa Collector C. Vanwhy, Ashley. Pa. Receiver Elmer E. Butz, Asnley, Pa . . . Magazine Agent HI. LEHIGH; Manefa Chunk, Pa. Meets at Stahl's Hall 1st and 8d Sundays. Theo. Lindenmuth East Mauch Chunk . Master John McAllister, Box 275 Secretary L. H. Yetter, Box 275 Collector C. Roberts. Box 275 Receiver L. H. Yetter, Box 275 Magazine Agent ttt. COLUMBIA: Columbia, Pa. Meet in Fenarich's Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at 1 P. M. Harry M. Hinkle Master Prank Stocker . . * Secretary Geo. W. Ewing Collector Martin M. Hinkle Receiver H. A. Bennett, Box 531 Magazine Agent Kt. TRENTON; Trenton. N. J. Meets in Bayard Poet No. 8, G. A. R. room at 24 E. State St. 1st and 8d Sundays of each month. John Hatfield, 47 Hart ave. Master Robert Stackhouse, 087 Broad St. . . Secretary Thos. H. Decator, 45 Hart Ave Collector Prank P. Parsons, 18 8andford St . Receiver Wm. C. Massey, 157 Passaic St. . Magazine Agent 264. CLIMAX; Missouri Valley, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, at 7:80 P. M. in Ma- sonic Hall. W. H. Roberts Master C. T. Crip pen, Box 171 ........ . Secretary P. J. Farrell Collector J. P. Hoff Receiver H. P. Relnoehl, Box 524 ... . Magazine Agent Mi. NEIGHBOR ; McCook, Neb. Meets in Masonic Hall 1st and 3d Wednesdays, and 2d and 4th Saturdays. Ernest McConnell, Box 1&4 Master L W. Jackson, Box 85 Secretary L W. Jackson, Box 85 Collector G. A. Tolander, Box 521 Receiver Prank McAdams, Box 216 . . Magazine Agent NA HIGH Lu E ; Como, Colo. Meets every Thursday 8 P. M. in McFarlin Hall. B. Bowerman Master G. W. McAleer, Box 47 Secretary M. 8. Mathes Collector G. W. McAleer, Box 47 Receiver Wm. Boynton Magazine Agent *7. KIT CARSON; Raton, New Mexico. Meets every 8unday in Engineer's Hall, on First street, at 2 P. M. John W. Cullen Master Alfred R. Cullen . Secretary B. F. Pine Collector James McPherson Receiver Chas. Miller. Box 56 Magazine Agent W, MEMO; Niekersoa, Kansas. Meets in Odd Fellows Hall every Thurday evening at 7:30. A. R. Leigh ty Master J. 8. Wood, L. Box 18 Secretary Jae.Banton Collector A. R Ritenour Receiver R. A. Devarraux Magazine Agent MR CALIFORNIA ; Sacramento, Cal. Meets 2d and 4th Tuesdays in Red Men’s Hall, Masonic building, 6th and K 8ts. M. Mans, 1311 Ninth St Master G. B. Hanford. Box 107 Secretary a W. Cox, 1517 N St Collector J. D. Cummings, Box 107 Receiver G. E. Hanford, Box 107 Magazine Agent Ml. MAUD4LLNA ; baa Marcial, New Mexico. Meets 1st Sunday 8d Tuesday in Masonic hall. Morgan Feathers, Box 110 Master Israel Cook, Box 87 Secretary Wm. Hanway Collector Frank Ewing . . . . Receiver George S. Lewis, Box 108 . . . Magazine Agent 262. QUEEN CITY. West Toronto Janet., Ont. Meets 1st and 3d Mondays, and 2d and 4th Tues- days at Carlton Hall. W. B. Ritchey, Box 61 Master John Donaldson Secretary William Hyndman, Box 61 ... Collector John Price Receiver Thos. Cotterell .... Magazine Agent 266. ALAMO; Taylor, lexaa. Meets every Wednesday at Alamo Hall. Thomas Thrailklll, Box 66 Master 8. M. Bridgewater, Lox Box 10 secretary B. C. Melson Box 10 Elector A. E. Aikman, Box 10 Receiver A. Browson Maguziue Agent 264. J. K. GILBREATH ; Butte City, Montana. Meets every Thursday at 8 P. M., in Cobban Hall, South Butte, Moutana. Joseph Byrne, Box '4. South Butte .... Master Peter Grant. South Butte Secretory Geo. Tyndall, Box 832 Collector C. H. DeCamp, Box 5, South Butte . . . Receiver Mac. Haskins. South Butte, Mon . . Mag. Agent 266. GRAND BIYEB: Grand Rapids, Micb. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2:80 P. M. in I. O. O. F. Hall. H. Norris, 50 River avenue Master G. P. Downey, 18 Wenham avenue . . decretory Walter Follett Collector J. Kltselman, 68 California St . . Receiver Elmer E. Decker, 447 8. Division St . Mug. Agent 266. JOHN HICKEY : South Kankmnna, WIs. Meets 1st and 3d Mondays at 7:30 P. M., and 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. J. E. Moquin Master H. O. Fuller Secretary L. Kittell Collector Laurence Hoffman Receiver Laurence Hoffman . . Magazine Agent 267. ENDEAYOR $ Algiers, La. Meets at Castle Hall every Thursday at 7:80 P. M. M. H. Brown, 78 Webster Ave Master J. E. Goff, 126 Elmira St Secretary A. H. Flynn, 87 Pacific aveuue Collector A. B. Walters, 110 Pacific Ave . Receiver A. H. Flynn, 87 Pacific Ave . . Magazine Agent 268. CHICKAMAUGA; Chattanooga, Terns. Meets every Friday at 2 P. M. D. V. Cahill, care 801 cor. McCreary and Hines St.. Nashville, Tenn Master D. V. Cahill, care 301 cor. McCreary and Hines St., Nashville, Tenn Secretary Jas. Harrington, 310 Long 8t Collector Tim O’Leary, care 301 Cor. McCreary and Hines St., Nashville, Tenn Receiver 268. 0. K.; Cincinnati, Ohio. Meet 1st and 8d Sundays at Eagle Hall, 8. W. cor. 8th 8t. and Central Ave. Jas. F. Luddon, 24 Pearson St Master R. E. McKenzie, 151 Baymiller St . . . Secretory W. C. Conn Collector G. S. Kerehner, 1334 Greenup St., Cov- ington. Ky Receiver Ed. Cullen, 27 Budd St Magazine Agent 270. MINNEAPOLIS; Minneapolis, Minn. Meets 1st Sunday of each month at 2 P. M., and 8d Saturday at 7:80 P. M. 8. B. Thompson. 2216 Cedar Ave Master D. Lucas, 407 Fifth St. S Secretory A. M. Oetchell. 27 Second St. S Collector Chas. Kraft, 2116 Twenty-Ninth St. 8 . . Receiver Ambrose Powell. 3020 28th Ave. So., Mag. Agent 271. BYRAM; Stanhope, N. J. Meets in Drake’s Hall, 2d and 4th Sundays at 4 P. M. R. A. Trezlse, Box 30, Port Morris .... Master Wm. Weller, Box 25, Port Morris . . . Secretory W. H. Blanchard, Port Morris Collector Wm. Weller, Box 25, Port Morris . . Receiver M. T. Dickerman, Box 31, Port Morris, N. J Magazine Agent Digitized by Google

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308 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Apr *7*. WILSON; inaction, H. J. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays, in Well’s Hall. Jno. S. Eveland, Jr Master J. E. Dineen Secretary Jacob 8. Rodenbough Collector J. W. Gary Receiver • John S. Eveland Magazine Agent 178. DENVER ; Denver, Colo. ^ _ „ Meets eveiy Monday night in P. 0. S. of A. Hall, corner 15th and Holladay Sts. R. M. Huntington, 662 8anta Fe Rt ... Master H. J. Sweeney, 1048 Seventh St ... . Secretary C. H. Curtis, 458 Clark St Collector W. J. Bratton 1245 Pimon St Receiver J. E. Nichols, 2221 Lawrence St . . Magazine Agt 174. JACKSON ; Clifton Forge, Va. Meets 2d and 4th Saturdays at 7:80 P. M. in Odd Fellows Hall. J. H. Wright .Master C. H. Butcher, . Secretary R. B. Donovan Collector J. H. White. 811 8tewart St., Staunton . Receiver R. R. Johnson Magazine Agent 176. LEE ; Richmond. Va. . ’ Meets in Thorn’s Hall Cor. 17th and Main sts., 1st and 8d Sundays at 1:30 P. M. Wm. J. Burke, N.N & M.V. Round House, Master W. A. Demaine, N. X. A- M. V. Hound House Secretary W. R. Sanders, 4 N. 18th St Collector Wm. J. Burke, NN& MV Round House . Receiver W. R. 8anders, No. 4 N. 18th 8t . . . Mag. Agent 177. ALABAMA; Mobile, Ala. Meets every Monday at 2 P.M. O. E. Adams, L. & N. Shops Master R. H. McCarty, L. AN. 8ho]»> R. H. McCarty, LAN. Shops . . . . Collector Frank I. Carney. L. A N. Shops ..... Receiver W. A. Crawford. L. A N. Shops . Magazine Agent 178. ANDERSON: VIeksbnrg, Miss. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesdays at 2 P. M. and 2d and 4th Fridays at 7 P. M. H. J.8tan ton, 817 Pearl St .... . . Master D. P. Weaver, 1107 S. Washington St . . Secretary K. R. Wright, 1107 S. Washington St Collector H. V. Neville. 1107 S. Washington St Receiver E. Wright, 1107 So. Washington St . . Mag. Agent 179. METKOR; McComb City, Miss. . Meets everv other Sunday at 8 P. M. in Odd Fel* lows’ Hall. E. M. Coe, Box 87 . Master A. W. Jennings, Box Secretary A. W. Jennings, Bo> s Collector Ike H. Martin, Box *7 Receiver E. M. Coe Box 87 Magazine Agent 180. OZARK; Thayer, Mo. , Meets Sundays at 9 A. M. in Sachs’ Hall. W. H.JLohnes, Box rr Master Jacob Myers. Box >* '» Secretary G. E. Beaument Collector C. P. Countrjniaij Receiver Henry I. Ogle Magazine Agent 181. TUNNEL HILL; New Albany, lad. Meets in Hedden’s Hall 1st and 3d Sundays at 2PM Thoel D* Fisher Master H. H. Hopkins Secretary W. H. Sarles • Collector Wm. H. Stephens, N. 7th St Receiver John S. Keane, 118 Main 8t . . . Magazine Agent 181. BURNSIDE ; Mt. Carmel, HI. Meets in Lotta Hall on 1st and 3d Sundays at 2:80 P. M. J. T. Worsham Master Calvin Minni- hi Secretary Wm. Couple u Collector D. Aldridge • • • Receiver J. T. Worsham Magazine Agent 188. LACKAWANNA ; Great Bead, Pa. Meets in Ket tier’s Hall 2d Sunday and 4th Wed- nesday. F. J. May, Box 139, Hallstead, Ta ... Master E. Edenger Secretary Thos. L. Connelly Collector H. P. Trowbridge, Hallstead, Pa Receiver 8. H. Wells, Great Bend, Pa Mag. Agent 184. ELM CITY; New Haven, Conn. Meets at Elk’s Hall, 8S2 Chapel 8t. 1st Saturday and 3d Sunday afternoon. E. A. Ferrell, 166 Rosette 8t Master Eugene S. AUing, 161 Spring m . . . Secretary W. H. Dellert, 43 CarlisleSt Collector Wm. A. Pyle. 46 Arthur fit Receiver Chas. A. Baldwin, 248 Greenwich Ave. Magazine Agent 286. CHARTER OAK; Hartford, Conn. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month. Cor Pratt and Main Sts., in Bliss Hell. H. L. Stearns, 4 Wooster Si .... Master E. E. Bill, 27 Vine St Secretary B. A. Thayer, 112 Hopkins fei Collector H. L. Steams. 4 Wooster 8t Receiver J. H. Osmond, 83 Fairmont St . Magazine Agent 286. SAGINAW VALLEY; East Saginaw, Mich. Meets in B. L. E. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. Wilfred Borland, 412 N. 4th St Master Adolphus Fixel, 1214 Miller Secretary Robert Steiner, 676 N.4th si Collector Wesley Beck, 124 Sears St Receiver A Fixel, 1214 Miller St Magazine Agent 287. ALTOONA; Altoona, Pa. . Meets every Sunday at 2 P. M., in Ott s Hall,. Twelfth St. T. D. Trout, 2d ave. and 7th St Master J. C. Brode, 1004 Nineteenth St ... . Secretary W. G. Miller. 1903 Union Ave Collector F. A. Davis. 1903 Union Ave Receiver P. F. Allen, 1213 Sixteenth avenue . Mag. Agent 288. EMMET; Esthervllle, Iowa. ^ w Meets 1st Sunday and third Monday at 7:30 P. M. in Masonic Hall. Geo. Godden, Box 76 Master P.J. Sullivan, Box 48 . . • Sectary A. L. Houltshouser, Box 6 Collector R. 8. Robinson, Box 102 Receiver D. L. Post Magazine Agent 289. GRAND ISLAND; Grand Island, Neb. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:30 P. M., in Odd Fellows’ Hall, cor. 3d and Pine Sts. John W. Allwine Master Geo. Morgan. Rot oT . Secretary Wm. H. Anvn n Collector Wm. Edward Receiver Wm. Edwards Magazine Agent 290. MARION Hannibal, Mo. n , Meets iu Emmet Hall. 2d «fc 4th Sundays at 7 P. M. W. E. Miles, 1101 Church - Master L. R. Bickel. 510 Bluff st. s Secretary J. W. Rowland, 406 N 3d Collector W. F. Ritter. 217 S. 4tb Receiver L. R. Bickel. 510 Bluff St .... Magazine Agent 291. ATLANTIC; Brooklyn, N. Y. Meets 2d Saturday evenings and 4th Sunday morn- ings at Pythian Hall. George Smith, Sheffield ave near Atlan- jjg ave Kutflf Walter Jamison, 7 Perry Place Secretary John Logue Collector Thos. H. Smith. 707 Madison St .... Receiver Ed. Locke. Packman St., bet. E. New New York and Liberty Ave., Station E., Brooklyn, N. Y Mag. Agent. 292. POCAHONTAS; Holden, Mo. Meets in Odd Fellows’ Hall. 2d end 4th Saturday . J. C. Bell .... Master G. R. John- ii • • • Secretary W. A. Bedeli Collector W. M. Bedell Receiver G. R. Johnson Magazine Agent 998 LAFAYETTE; Philadelphia, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month at l:*h P. M. Hall, cor. Frankfort Road and Sargent 8U J. J. Leahy, 2627 Fremont St Master W. J. Sharkey, 2808 Somerset St ... . Secretary J. J. Haugbey, 2710 Hewson 8t Collector D. J. Kilty, 2840 Edgemont St Receiver G. W. Nevill, 1541 Palmer St . . Magazine Agenz. Digitized by t^,ooQLe

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 809 if*. OHIO HIYKB; Hnatiagtoa, W. Ya. Meets 1st Saturday and 8d Thursday at 7 P. M., in Palmer's building, 3d ave., bet. 8th and 9th sts. 0. G. Temple, Box 262 Master U. W. Lynch, L. Box 314 Secretary 0. G. Temple, Box 262 Collector G. F. Parsons Receiver 1 . A. T. Watkins, Box 262 Mag. Agent IK. C. 8.; Davenport, la. Meets 1st and 3d Sunday of each month. .i. V. Cunningham, 1314 Carry Ave .... Master a. R. Kougb, 1235 Harrison St . . . . Secretary A. R. Rough, 1236 Harrison 8t ... Collector A. M. Rough, 1235 Harrison St . . Receiver F. W. Duncan, 506 Brady St . . . Magazine Agent C.F. McSteen.care John McSteen, Magazine Agent IM. IRON RANGE; Dnlath, Sinn. Thomas Relly, Two Harbors, Minn . . . Master Walter H. Bell, Box 269, Two Harbors, Minn Secretary P. J. McGuire. Two Harbors, Minn . . Collector J. G. Defont. 1532 w Sup. st Receiver A. Dahl, 1918 Michigan St., west . . Mag. Agent m. CLARK; Jeffersonville, Ind. Meets 2d and 4th Monday at Beck's Hall. J. Wilson, Box 392 Master C. E. Buehler Secretary P. 1. Gavin Collector A. B. Chambers . Receiver P. A. Coleman ... ... Magazine Agent ttg. GLENCOE: St. Louis, Mo. Meets at 2817 Chouteau Ave., 1st and 3d Mondays at 1:30 P. M. Geo. T. Andrews, 2029 Eugenie Street . . Master J. W. Reynolds. 2132 Gratiot St .... Secretary Charles A. Duruell, 512 Montrose ave . Collector W. J. Murphy, 314 Montrose ave .... Receiver H. L. Dedrick, 622 Argyle Ave .... Mug. Agent tM. CENTRAL OHIO; Crestline. Ohio. Meet at Jeners’ Hall eyery Wednesday at 7 P. M. James Butler, Alliance Master W. H. Zink, L. Box 80 . . Secretary G. R. Rock, Box 85 i ollector C. H. Ridge, Box 87 Receiver W. 8. Brown Magazine Agent NO. HARBOR CITY ; Michigan l ily, Ind. Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall 1st, 3d and 5th Mondays at 2 P.M. A. 3. Hewitt, Box 834 Master W. H. Roe L. Box 644 . . secretary W. H. Henry. Box 49 Elector Jas. Whitby, L. Box 704 I Receiver Lew Willson, 7th street . . . 'Ugaziue Agent HI. GREEN MOUNTAIN: Lyn'iomUle, Yt. Meets 1st Sunday at r> A. M. and 3d Friday • a P. M. in Kngineer’shall. Sam net J. Norris Mastei Frank W. Thompson Secretary pro tern Frank W. Thompson Collector Wm. M. Weeks ... Receiver W. C. Baldwin Magazine Agent *L TOUGHlOttHENY; CoanclUville, Pa. Meets alternate Sundays in Reisinger Hall, Main street, Counellsville, Pa. J. P. Smith, Box 261 Master A. C. Plante Box 173 Secretary A A. McPhee, Box 387 Collector A. C. Plante, Box 173 . . . Receiver W. J. Rernan, Box 36 Magazine Agent ML YILLA PARK; Streator, 111. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays. J. J. Corcoran. 151 Monroe St Master J. B. Irwin, 1 Everett St S cretary Charles Barch Collector Motes Can tlln . . Receiver Chat Burtch, 155 E. Wilson St . Magazine Agent Mi THREE BRANCH Argenta, Ark. Meets every Saturday evening at 7:30 P. M., In Motet Hall, Argenta, Ark. Jtft. 8. Sharp Master Chat E. Humphrey Secretary &8 l Hunt, Box 157 Collector 1- 0* Curtis Receiver K A. G. Sell, Box 116 Magazine Agent 805. UNWIN; Rat Portage, Ontario. Meets in Garfield Hall, 1st and 3d Wednesdays. Sara S. Wilson Master Wm. Burrage, Box 40 S cretary Wm. Muni . collector Chas. Unwin . . Receiver Wm. Burrage, Box 4U Magazine Agent 806. GRANITE STATE; Concord. N. H. Meets 2d Saturdays at 7:30 P. M., and 4th Sunday at 3 P. M. In Temple Hall, Sanborn block. J. C. Muzzey, 17 Green 8t Master F. H. Favor, 11 Fremont St Secretary Z. H. Durkee, Box 248, White River Junc- tion, Vt Collector James Burbeck, 14 Prince St Receiver C. 8. Woods, West Lebanon, N. H . . Mag. Agent 807. HAMDEN ; Springfield, Mass. Meets in Crescent Hall, 218 Main 8t., 1st and 3d Sundays. Chav. A. Chapin, B. & A. Engine House . . Master John A. Simons, 23 Dwight St Secretary John Fenton, 108 Congresss 8t Collector M. D. Newton, Merrick, Mass Receiver "F. R. Childs, B. & A. Eng. House, Magazine Agent 808. BELLE HA YEN; Alexandria, Ya. Meets 2d and 4th 8undays. J. W. Hook, 124 Duke St Master N. B. Grant Secretary H. J. Mortimer Collector W. M. Mansfield 1018, Duke st Receiver H. J. Mortimer Magazine Agent 809. BARTHOLDI; Long Island City, N. Y. Meets 2d Mondays and 4th Saturdays in Schwal- lenberg Hall. Wm. J. Simon, Box W, Shuetzen Park, L. I., N. Y Master Jno. W. Brown, 147 Dupont St., Green Point, L. I.. N. Y Secretary Edward Murphy, Sag Harbor, L. I . . . Collector Frank Sembler Receiver W. A. Barnum, College Point, L. I . . Mag. Agent 310. CHESTNUT RIDGE; Derry Station, Pa. Meets 1st, 3d and 4th Wednesdays at 7:30 P. M., and 3d Sunday at 2 P. M. G. B. Meyers, Box 108 Master H. E. Hootman secretary H. C. Martin collector Joshua Rhodes Receiver J. T. Cole Magazine Agent 811. BELLE PL A15K; Belle Plain*. la. Meets in V. A. L. Hall 1st and 3d Sundays. Arthur Kennedy Master J. C. Hanby, Box 228 Secretary «. w. Miller, Box 341 collector C. A. Howe, Box 379 . . . . Receiver E. L. Condon, Box 126 ... - Magazine Agent 812. BLUE VALLEY ; Wymore, Neb. Meets in Masonic Hall 1st and 3d 8undays. W. F. Hacket, Box 138 Master B. A. Downen Secretary L. W. Small Collector S. E. Fulton, Box 85 Receiver B. A. Downen Magazine Agent 818. KAW VALLEY; Armonrdale, Kansas. Meets alternate Mondays at 7.30 P. M. John Donovan, Box 32, Armstrong, Kan, . Master Thos. Me Hale, 308 Colorado avenue, Arm- strong, Kan Secretary M. 8. Laughltn, Box 54 Collector Emmett Lewis, 531 Highland avenue, Armstrong, Kan Receiver E. C. Haddock, 120 N. 5th St., Kansas City, Mo . . Magazine Agent 816. TROY CITY ; Green Island, N. Y. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at Odd Fellows Hall, 101 Hudson avenue. Oliver J. Ogden, 58 James st Master Wm. J. Murray, 68 High St .... Secretary Jas. A. Dardis. 85 James St Collector H. R. Peach, 44 George 8t . . . Receiver H. A. Norton, 155 George St . . Magazine Agent Digitized by UjOOQle

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310 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Apr, •18. OMEGA ; Baffklo, K. T. Meets every Saturday evening at Siebert’s Hall. corner Jefferson and Bristol Sts. J. R. Huntley, 79 VanRenseller St ... . Master Wm. H. Walsh. 1903 Broadway . . . Secretary T. C. Burke. 865 Seneca St Collector Robt. O. Williams, 89 Watson St ... . Receiver Robt. O. Williams, 89 Watson St, Magazine Agent SI7. MOUNT PENH : Reading, Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays, at 9:86 A. M. in Bland’s Hall, 9th and Penn Sts. George Leeds Master Wm. Gordon, 836 Green St . . . . . Secretary Wm. J. A. Kendall, 833 Green St ... . Collector L. Brown back, 228 N. 9th St Receiver M. W. Potteiger, West Leesport, Pa . Mag. Agent 918. IRON CITT; Glen wood, 28d Ward, Pittsburgh. Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Monday evenings at 7:30, in Speck’s Block, cor. 2d and Hazlewood avenue. J. F. Willis, Glen wood, 23d Ward . . .Master W. C. Alexander, Glenwood,23d Ward . Secretary J. A. Woodcock, Glen wood, 23d Ward . Collector W. J. McNanamy, Glenwood, 23d ward Receiver Wm.Carter, 23d Ward, Lytle 8t. . Magazine Agent 919. ORPHANS’ HOPE; Dennison, Ohio. Meets every Tuesday nt 8:30 P. M., standard time. John Roach Master John C. Linduff Secretary John Roach . . Collector Harry R. Brown, Jr Receiver Harry R. Brown, Jr Magazine Agent 990. ARBITRATION: East St. Paul, Minn. J. A. Scanlon, 475 Whitehall St., St. Paul . Master J. H. Salley, 617 MlnnehahaSt.. St. Paul, Secretary A. H. Hunter, 751 Kdgerton St., St. Paul, Collector R. A. Hetherington, 534 Grove St., St. Paul, Minn Receiver T. C. Hetherington. 582 E. Seventh 8t.f St. Paul Magazine Agent 881. SNOW DRIFT: Cliaplean, Ont. Meets in B. of L. F. Hall, First and Third Mon- days at 7:30 P. M. A. Rathwell, C. P. R. R Master W. J. Devlin, C. P. R. R Secretary Mark Bowles Collector J. McAdams, C. P. R. R Receiver Herbert D. Gay Magazine Agent 888. WISSAHICKON ; Philadelphia, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month, at 8. E. cor. 10th and Spring Garden Sts. L. D. Woodington, 1939 N. Ninth st . . . Master James Haas, 2135 Darien St Secretary James Haas, 2135 Darien St Collector Joseph Harrison, 668 Jay Si . . . Receiver John Kiple, 908 Green St ... . Magazine Agent 819. ANTHRACITE; Tamaqna, Pa. Meets in Kern’s Hall, 2d and 4th Sundays. Wm. H. Fry, Master Wm. Heckman, Box 367 Secretary Andrew Frank Collector Wm. J. Dintinger. Bnx 317 Receiver Jos. Mucklow Magazine Agent 984. MOUNTAIN GROVE; Catawlssa. Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month at 1:80 P. M., in News Item Hsll. J. W. Fisher. Box 1*22 . Master Jeremiah Haley Secretary Jeremiah Haley Collector Geo. Mensch Rupert, Columbia Co., Pa., Receiver W. Bowman, Milton, Pa Magazine Agent 989. 8CHUYLKILL VALLEY; Pottsvllle, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sunday evenings of each month. C. H. Wesley, 815 N. 3d St., Potts ville, Pa . Master T. F. Brennan, 393 Hotel St., Palo Alto, Pottsvllle, Pa. . Secretary Hugh F. Gillespie, 154 E. Bacon St., Palo Alto, Pottsvllle, Pa Collector John McCarty, 242 E. Bacon 8t.. Palo Alto. Pottsvllle, Pa Receiver Nicholas Kuebles, 45 E. Savoy St.. Palo Alto, Pottsvllle Magazine Agent 886. FOLWELL; Bradford, Pa. Meets 1st & 3d 8undays at 7:30 P.M. in G.A.R. Hall. Geo. P. Clough, 6 Allison 8t Master J. H. Fenner, 69 High St Secretary Clarence Billington, 28 Hilton St . . . Collector Geo. P. Clough, 6 Allison St Receiver P. T. Lane, 13 Boyeston St . . . Magazine Agent 387. SILVER MOUNTAIN, Needles. Cal. Meets every Saturday in K. of L. Hall. W. B. Cordlngly Master J. M. Griffith Secretary Chas. Diffinbaugb Collector Wm. Field Receiver John M. Griffith Magazine Agent 828. STONE BALLAST ; Plattsmouth, Neb. Meets iz K. P. Hall alternate Sundays at 2 P. M. C. P. Curtis Master H. F. Zinn Secretary J. E. Kline Collector W. P. Ferguson, L. Box 916 Receiver V. M. Mullis Magazine Agent 829. SOLOMON VALLET; Dowds, Kansas. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 1:30 P. M. in Masonic Hall. H. E. Wade Master E. Remv, Box 169 Secretary John Mllbeisler, Box 102 Collector C. Tunnicllff, Box 110 Receiver R. J. Dunlap Magazine Agent 880. RIVER VIEW : Kansas City, Kansas. Meets 2d and 4th Thursday eveningB at Melville Hall. J. J. Barr, 835 Park Avc Master J. J. Barr, 835 Park Ave Secretary J. J Barr, 835 Park Ave Collector I. T. Ward, Box 4, Station A, Kansas City, Mo Receiver J. J. Barr, 835 Park Ave Magazine Agent 331. CHICAGO BELT LINE: Auburn Junction. 111. Meets in Foresters’ Hall, Cor. 81st 8t. ana Vin- cennes Ave., Auburn, 111. O. Fisher. 8. Euglewood, 111 Master J. D. Flood, Box 34, S. Englewood . . Secretary J. McCarty, Auburn Junction, 111 . . . Collector J. D. Flood. Box 34. So. Englewood . Receiver W. Smith, S. Englewood, 111 . . Magazine Agent 332. STONE MOUNTAIN; Angosta, Ga. Meets every alternate Sunday in hall comer of Broad and Jackson Sts. B. W. Furber, Ga. R. R. Shops Master P. J. Buckley, Cen. R. R. shops . . . .Secretary W. W. Blassingale, Ga. R. R. Shops . . Collector John B. Nunn, 934 Fenwick 8t Receiver Jas. S. Downing, Ga. R. R. shops . . Mag. Agent 888. FAIRMOUNT ; Philadelphia, Pa. Meets in Hancock Hall, Cor. 40th St. and Lan- caster Ave., 2d and 4th Tuesday evenings. B. F. M. Keffer, 3921 Aspen 8t Master G. V. Plant, 3911 Wallace St., W. Phila., Secretary C. H. Maul, 830 N. 40th St Collector Harry C. Ewing, 830 N. 40th 8t Receiver H. C. Ewing. 83c N. 40th St . . . Magazine Agent 884. ELLSWORTH: Philadelphia, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of every month, in Pat- terson Post Hall, Broad above Ellsworth st. Louis Geuay, 1007 Ward Si Master Wm. Akin, 1018 Mole St Secretary H. A. Krauss, 1706 Afion 8t Collector F. H. Hartzell, 1506 Lukens 8t Receiver Harry Yocum, 921 S. 18th St. . . Magazine Agent 885. SAINT ADOLPHUS: Hochelaga. Canada. Meets alternate Sundays at 111 Morean St., Trem- blay Block. Alfred Pring, 20 Roch Lane. Montreal . . Master Peter Dionne, 69 Iberville St, Montreal, Secretary Peter Dionne, 69 Iberville St, Montreal . Collector J. G. Brazeau, 111 Moreau St Receiver J. Langstreth, 107 Marlborough St . . Mag. Agent 886. FALL RIVER: Neodesha, Kansas. Meets 2d and 4in Saturdays, in I. O. O. F. Hall. L. N. Baker, Box 17* Master I. H. Berry. Box 178 . Secretary J. A. McPaul Collector Chas. Koehler ...... Receiver MoseWeekli-y Magazine Agent Digitized by i^.ooQLe

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 311 «87. BIG POVB ; Kuiu City. Xo. Meets alternate Tuesdays at 7:30 P. M., at Sum- merwell’s Hall, 21st and Dripp Sts. Clinton T. Allis. 1802 Belleview Ave . . . Master L. F. Stephens, 1001 W Seventeenth St., Secretary Chas. E. Thompson, 1228 Reservoir St. . Collector N. F. Clough, 1812 Holly St Receiver J. A. Brown, 1827 Holly St Mag. Agent 88. WEST BRANCH ; Benovo, Pa. Meets alternate Sundays in Spangler’s Hall, Cor. 6th St. and Huron Ave., at 1:30 P. M. W. c. Robinson Master F. A. McGuire Secretary R. C. McFarland Collector J. D. Stoner Receiver James Campbell Magazine Agent 88. WHITE BREAST; Charlton, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. M. L. Blxler Master A. M. Williby, L. Box 781 Secretary G. C. Koebel Collector T. H. Sanford Receiver Albert Brown Magazine Agent S48. STAB OF THE WEST jNewton, Kan. Meets in Odd Fellows’ Hall alternate Thurdays, at 7:30 P. M. G. W. Wilcox, 128 W. Second St Master Chas. 8. Druce, L. Box 169 Secretary J. E. Drennan, L. Box 169 Collector John G. Wright, L. Box 169 Receiver W. S. Dix, 309 W. 1st St Magazine Agent Ml. GOLD RANGE; Donald, B.C. Meets in Firemens’ Hall every Wednesday. Arthur Randall Master Geo. B. Govett, Box 49 Secretary Geo. B. Govett, Box 4y Collector Thomas Clouston Receiver John Simona. Revelstock. B. C . Magazine Agent 8*. CASCADE; Medicine Hat, North West. Terr. Meets in Masonic Hall, 2d and 4th Sundays. Wm. Lowe Master James Hawthorne, Box 66 ..... . Secretary Chas. E. Parker, Box 66 Collector Leonard Dobbin, Receiver Leonard Dobbin, Box 60 . . . . Magazine Agent •4*. WH1T8ETTE: Charlotte, N. C. Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall 1st, 3d and 4th Sundays at 11 A. M. Ernest Garranx, Box 21 Master Wm. A. Kizziah, Box 21 Secretary Chas. L. Cauble, Box 21 Collector R. G. Smith, Box 21 . Receiver Thomas J. Pettus Magazine Agent 644. BRADSHAW ; Colombia, S. C. Meets in K. of P. Hall every Sunday at 10:30 A. M. D. C. Dickert, Box 68 Master R. D. Morton, Box 68 Secretary E J. McMeekin, Box 68 Collector G. P. Lawrence, Box 68 Receiver Oscar Land, Box 68 Magazine Agent 8&. FRONT END; Paris, Texas. Meets in K. P. Hall, 8undays at 2:00 P. M. J. X. Helen Master Joseph Gerard Secretary Sylvester Hinds Collector Jame. Lyons Receiver J.N. Ballew Magazine Agent Mi FLOWERY LAND; Pensacola, Fla. Meets in Odd Fellows’ Hall 1st and 3d Mondays. W. A. Shackelfo d, Box 86 Master F. T. Martin, 300 East Wright St ... . Secretary H. A. Hatch, Box 86 Collector J. I. Sixer, Box 86 Receiver J. W. Chisholm, 617 E. Wright St . . Mag. Agent S47. OLD FORT; Dodge City, Kansas. Meetain I. O. O. F. Hall, 1st, 2d and 4th Thurs- dayaat 2 P. M. H. 8. Williams. L. Box 603 Master John Hosser, L. Box 635 Secretary W. C. radio, Box 206 Collector Wm. Pinkerton, L. Box 635 Receiver C. H. Vori« Mag. Agent 848. BLUE MOUNTAIN; LaGrande, Oregon. Meets in l. O. 0. F. Hall 1st and 8a Wednesdays at 7 P. M. E. A. Stephens, Huntington, Oregon . . Master F. E Herr, L. Box 37 Secretary T. H. Boynton, L. Box 18 Collector F. G. Schilke, L. Box 37 ....... Receiver F. E. Herr. L. Box 37 Magazine Agent 849. HUDSON RIVER; Union Hill, N. J. Meets in Concordia Hall, 2d Saturday at 8 P. M., and 4th Sunday at 2 P. M. Henry Grimm. Weehawken P. O., Union Hill Master L. T. Burns, New Durham, N. J . . . . Secretary Milton Smith Collector J. E. Boyle, Weehawken P. O., Union Hill. N. J Receiver W. D Weaver, Weekawken P. O., Union Hill. N. J Magazine Agent 360. JAMES DONNELLY; Perth Amboy, N. J. Meets in K. of P. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays. W. J. Ditzler Master Geo. F. Disbrow, South Amboy, N. J., Secretary Constant Coley Collector T. R. Mertz Receiver Levi M. Landis Magazine Agent 861. HOME; White Haven, Pa. * Meets in Runkey’s Hall at 2 P. M., 2d and 4th Sundays. Chas. Breutzman Master Wilson Dotter Secretary Chas. Packer Collector Wm. Hartley Receiver Jas. N. Deterllne Magazine Agent 862. CHAMPLAIN ; St. Albans, Yt. Meets in Engineer’s Hall 1st and 3d Sundays at 1:45 P. M., and 4th Monday at 7:30 P. M. Chas. E. Preston, Box 148 Master Edward H. Culver Secretary G. W. Allen . . Collector C. P. Kelley, Box 336 Receiver Geo. Hobert, Box. 444 Magazine Agent 868. MARBLE CITY : Rutland, Yt. Meet 1st and 3d Sundays in E. A. U. Hall. C. S. Wardwell. 7 Grant Ave Master W. O. Phipps, Cor. Strong’s Ave. and Main street Secretary J. E. Pratt, 24 Plain St Collector J. C. Cannon, 63 River St Receiver C. E. Munson, 8 Granger St . . . Magazine Agent 864. HOBOKEN; Hoboken, N. J. Meets in Burnett’s Hall 2d Sundays and 4th Sat- urdays. John Curran, 222 Erie St, Jersey City,N.J.f Master J. S. Kennan, 139 Second St Secretary Elmer E. Huff, Haeketstown, N. J. . . Collector Emmons C. Williams. Morristown, N. J., Receiver Johu Gademan, 7 Nelson Ave., Jersey City N. J Magazine Agent 866. STONE CITY? Joliet, HI. Meets in Switchman’s Hall 1st Tuesdays at 7 30 P. M.. and 3d Sundays at 2:30 P. M. W. W. Brooker. 134 S Hickory St Master Chris. Nolan, 128 Grover St Secretary M. O’Grady, 701 Scott St Collector T. F. Hannan, 411 S DeRplanesSt. . . . Receiver Chas. O. Bond, care Joliet Mf’g Co . Mag. Agent 866. CHAUNCEY M. DEPEW; Albany, New York. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesdays. Elmer G. Allen, 26 Westerlow St Master Robt. J. Lilly, 57 First St Secretary P. S. Dormady, 24 Trinity Place . . . Collector S E. 8weet, 466 Broadway, E. Albany . Receiver O. Degroff, 160 Clinton Ave . . . Magazine Agent 857. JUSTICE; Yanceboro. Maine. Meets in A. O. U. W. Hall at Vanceboroand Main Streets, 2d and 4th Saturdays. Wm. R. Matthews Master J. E. Shea . . Secretary C. J. Tabor, W’oodstock, N. R ... Collector D. C. West, Brewer, Maine Receiver Fred. W. Henderson, Farren St.. Port- land, St. Johns, N. B MagazineAgent Digitized by Google

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312 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Apr. *5». COOKE ; Went St. Paul. Mian. Mcvts in Marcia's ha l. Cor. Fairfield and Da- » ota Ave., We>t St. Paul, 2d and 4th Sundays, at 2:00 P. M. 1* >ed J. Swanson, Dubuque, Iowa .... Master K. W. Freeman Secretary Harry Penneman, 448 south Robert St . Collector P. Deuuey, 280 Congress St., E Receiver W. H. Brownson, 280 E. Congress St . Mag. Agent 850. UICI FLINT; Wellington, Kansas. Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M., and 2d Fridays at 7:30 P. M. Thos. M. Brown Master II. E. Hansen, Box 365 Secretary Charles Weddle, Box 450, Cherry vale,. Kan Collector Ed. Dickson, Box 365 Receiver H. E. Hansen. Box 365 Magazine Agent 800. COLD SPRING ; Springfield, Ohio. Meets in Leuty’s Hall, second aud last Sundays. J. A. Taylor, 107 W. Jefferson 8t ... Master A. W. Biuns, Forest House, E. High St . Secretary K. E. L -onard. Sandusky, Ohio . . . Collector A. W. Bin ns. Forest House, E. High St . Receiver S. Roadamer, Forest House, E. High St Magazine Agent 861 TRIED AND TRUE; Vincennes, In d. Meets in K. of H. Hall every Sunday at 2 P. M. Lon Prewitt, 714 N. 7th St Master W. A. Wendiing, O. & M. shops . . . Secretary Chas. Shermerhorn, O. t Baltimore Co Md . Receiver W. G. Staats, 6,211 Woodland ave . . Mag. Agent 865. VIOLET; Bellows Falls, Vt. Meets 1st aud 3d Saturday eve., in G. A. R. Hall ■lames Stack Master C. H. Thompson Secretary E. C. Wiley, Windsor, Vt Collector G. C. Farnsworth, Charleston, N. H . . Receiver F. E. Reach, 6 High St., Brattleboro, Vt Magazine Agent 866. HAGFRSTOWN; Hagerstown, Md. Meets 2d and 4th Suudays of each month. S. R. Hackers Master J. J. Morrow, Shepardtown, W. Va. . . Secretary S. F. Johnson Collector D. A. Wallace Receiver C. L. Mulleniux, 47 W. Franklin St . Mag. Agent 807. MORGAN CRINE; Somerset, Kj. Meets 1st and 15th of each month, in Engineer’s and Firemen’s Hall. Horace G. Lucas Master James Ford Secretary James S. Morris . . . . . Collector Horace G. Lucas Receiver J ames S. Morris Mag. Agent 868. DEEP WATER; Springfield, Mo. Meets at K. of P. Hall 1st. aud 3d Mondays. W. R. Smith, jr.. Box 846 Master T. A. Butterby, 642 S ate St Secretary B. S. Chin, 802 W. Elm St Collector A. W. Henry, 423 Phelps’ Ave., North Springfield, Mo . Receiver Charles Hall Magazine Agent 860, WALNUT VALLEY: Eldorado, Kao. Meets in K. of P. Hall 2d aud 4th Sundays. Chas. H. Finley Master Fred Staley Secretary Mike Fitzgerald Collector Arthur Hodgson Receiver J. W Potter, Yates’ Center, Kan . . Mag. Agent 870. NEOSHO VALLEY ; Connell Grove, Kan. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesday evenings in A. O. U. W. Hall. Alexander Scott Master Clarence Stone f-.cretary George Webster Collector Chas. Torrence Receiver J. S Lowe Magazine Agent 871. COVENANT; Nevada, Mo. Meets 1st aud 3d Fridays at 7:30 P. M. Geo. B. Meek Master J. T. Gray >ecret*ry J. G. Fry back Collector W. M. Calkins . . Receiver , James T. Gray Mag. Agent 872. SIGNAL MOUNT; Bia Springs. Texas. Meets in Engineer’s Hall 1st Wednesday after- noon and 3d Wednesday evening. A. S. Hill, Box 33 Master R. J. Bible, Box 33 ... . Scoetafy Dennis Ryan, Box 33 Collector Edward Lyons, Box 33 Receiver Dennis Ryan, Box 33 .Magazine Agent 878. J. T. H iKAIIAN; Birmingham. Ala. Meets in Reen Hall. Allen bulldlug, Morris Ave., every Sunday at » A. M. J. W. Hair. Box 300. Birmingham, Ala . . Master Thos. R Welsh, Box 300 Secretary Wm. H. Bussey, 1700 Ave. Q Collector J. W. Dicksou. i60o Fourth St Receiver J. H. Burton, 1731 Ave. A ... Magazine Agent 874. Mc.lLLIS IEB ; Herrington, Kan. Meets in K. P. Hall, 1st and 3d Thursdays at 7:30, and 2d and 4th Thursdays at 2 P. M. W. W. Campbell, Box 125 Master W. W. Butterfield S *cretary Henry Magee • ollector G. A Nbrman Receiver 875. FRIENDSHIP: Dayton. Ohio. Meets in K. P. Hall. 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M. N. W. Rose, 21 Label eSt Master John R. Glyun, 26 Costellow St .... Secretary John Stevens, 54 Bell St Collector John F. Hoban, 635 E. Second St ... . Receiver John Ryan, 120 Crane St . . . . Magazine Agent 870. J. H. KIRK; Horton, Kan. Meets 1st Saturday and 3d Sunday. John F. Sharp Master Wm. Ashworth Secretary James E. George . . . .Collector Wm. Ashworth . . Receiver James E. George, L. Box 43 . . . Magazine Agent 877. XL K>L PLATE; Conneant, Ohio. Meets 1st aud 3d Wednesdays iu A. O. U. W., Hall, over City Bank. W. H. Johnston, L. Box N Master George M. Brown . S. creiary Cnarles Wilcox Collector George M. Brown . . Receiver H. E. Fox Mag. Agent 878. HOLBROOK : Chart If rn, Pa. Wm. H. Graham, Wyoming St., Mt. Wash- ington S. S., Pi ts bu nr. ra Master John A. Downey, 146 Webster avenue, Pittsbunr, Pa Secretary J. T. Kiehl, 223 Carson St. 8. S., Pitts- burg. Pa Receiver Elmer E. Lewis, 175 Third avenue, Pitts- burg. Pa Collector Elmer E. Lewis, 175 Third avenue, Pitts- burg, Magazine Agent 879. W HAVER: 8ayre. Pa. John Durkin, Box 437 Master Chas. L. Burroughs, Box 396 Seci etary Wm. Stewart collector Eugene E. 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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 313 MISCELLANEOUS DIRECTORY. Brotherhood of Looom6tive Engineers. P. M. Arthur ... Grand Chief Eugineer T. S. Ingraham First Grand Engineer Ddoas Everett Second Grand Engineer H. C. Hays ... . First Grand Assistant Engineer Will meet in twenty-fifth annual convention at Richmond, Va., Wednesday, October 17th, 1888. General Offices:— Room 5, Blackstone Block, Seneca street, Cleveland, Ohio. Order of Railway Conductors. C. S. Wheaton Grand Chief Conductor Edmund B. Cowan, Assistant Graud Chief Conductor Win. P. Daniels . . . Grand Secretary aud Treasurer Will meet in twentieth annual convention at To> ronto, Ontario, Tueeda’ , May 8;h, 1888. General Officf.8 :— Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 0. MAlIjHTKAD; Hallstead, Pa. Mrs. Wm. Oswald President Mrs. A. M. SI ikes Vice President Mrs. J H. Moran Secretary Mrs Frank J. May . . . Treasurer 7. J. J. LAN50X ; Susquehanna, Pa. Mrs Chas. Anderson President Mrs. John Ketes . Vice President Mrs. M Keme Secretary Mrs J. J. Lrtnuon Treasurer 8. FBIKNDLY ; Garrett, Ind. Meets ev>-ry two weeks. Mrs. M. E. Stoner President Mrs. Lizzie Abrams Vice President Mrs. Mary Cunningham . . . . Secretary Mrs. Dora Mowry Trea>urer THE Yard Masters’ Mutual Benefit Association. Edwin M. Carter .... President, Wilmington, Del Thoe. G. Gresham . First Vice President, Atlanta, Ga William Blow . . . 8econd Vice President, Windsor, Ontario. Joseph Sanger . . . Grand Secretary and Treasurer, Indianapolis, Ind. William Baird . . . Corresponding Secretary, Phila- delphia, Pa. Will meet in fourteenth annual convention at Richmond, Va., Wednesday, June I3ch, 1888, Brotherhood of Railroad Brakemen. 8. E. Wilkinson ... Grand Master. Galesburg, 111 W. G. Edens . . . Vice Grand Master, Bucyrus, Ohio Ed F. O'Shea . . . Grand Secretary and Treasurer, Galesburg, 111. L. C. Foster, Jr . . Grand Organizer and Instructor, Ithica, N. Y. Will meet in fifth annual convention at Columbus, Ohio. Monday, October loth, 1888. General Offices:— Galesburg, III.* 8wi tollmen’ a Mutual Aid Association. James L. Monaghan Graud Master Frank 8weeney Vice Grant Master James L. Monaghan . . . Grand Organizer and In- structor. Wm. A. Simsrott . . Grand Secretary and T easurer Will meet in third annual convention at St. Louis, Mo., Thursday, September 20th, J888. General Offices Room 19, No. 161 Washington street, Chicago, 111. LADIES’ SOCIETIES B. OF L. F. I. GOOD, ENDEAVOR: Stratford, Ontario. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesdays. Mrs. E. A. Ball President Mrs. M Tuxton Vice President Mrs. W. E. Brooker Secretai y Mrs. G. Nursey . Treasurer S. LIDIES* AID; Phllllpsburg, N. J. Meets first Sunday in *a'.n month at 2:30 P. M., Grinner’a Hall. Mrs. O. Wil-on President Mrs. R Hill Vice President Mrs M. Teel Secretary Mrs. T. Roaeberry Treasurer 4. PROGRESSIVE; Grand Rapids. Mich. Meet* every four weeks, at No. 13 Wenham ave- nue, at 2:60 P. M. Mrs. E. A. Geary. 40 Nintn avenue . . President Mrs. T. Haley. 425 4th ave .... Vice President Mrs. H. W. Norris, 59 River avenue . . Secretary Mrs. G. P. Downey, 18 Wenham ave . . Treasurer A HARMONY; St. Lonis. Mo. Meets eve’ y two weeks. Mtes Ella Van Horn President Mlm Laura Van Horn Vice President Kn. C. E. Amos. 2346 Mull&nphj St . . Secretary Mia Sophia Lullman Treasurer UTML m ID LOCOMOTIVE BUILDER IS THR Best Railroad Paper Published. All matters of interest about locomotives and cars discussed in a plain way, by practi- cal writers. R. M. VAN ARSDALE, Proprietor. JaMKS (ill. LETT, Angus Sinclair, | Editors. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, $1.00 PER YEAR. We offer Angus Sinclair’s book on “ Lo- comotive Engine Running,” and this paper for one year for $2.50. Address R. M. VanAksdale, Morse Building, New York. LA S. L. COLORADO A QIBC7, LOUISIANA STATE LOTTES? CO. For Tickets, Lists, or Complete information send to me. If you have not been fortunate elsewhere TRY ME for a change. Bend for large circular. Frank Zs. HZ. Smith, [Mention this paper] Box 41, PUEBLO, COLO. GOOD NEWS TO LADIES. "TSreatost otfer^fow^t^ou^ liras to get orders for our celebrated Teai, Coffees and Baking Powder, and secure a beautiful Gold Band or Moss Roso China Tea Set, Dinner Set, Gold Band Moss Rosa Toilet Set, Watch, Brass Lamp, Castor, or Webster’s Dictionary. For part iculars address THE GBEAT AM EBICAN TEA CO., P. O. Box 289. 31 and 33 Vesey St., New York. Digitized by LiOOQle

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314 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Apr. [Trade Mark Rights becured.] LOG CABIN REMEDIES! Old Fashioned, Honest Preparations of Roots and Herbs, such as our great grand parents used. THE OLDEST, THE NEWEST AND THE BEST! These remedies are Bimple in composition, con- cocted with the greatest care from fresh and pure stock, and do exactly as represented. We Do Not Cure Everything from One Bottle. Warner’s Log Cabin Remedies comprise : Warner’s Log Cabin Sarsaparilla. Price $1.00 per bottle— 120 doses. The largest Sarsaparilla bottle in the market. Warner’s Log Cabin Cough and Consumption Remedy. Two sires, 50c and $1 i-Oa bottle. Warner’s Log Cabin Hops and Luchu Remedy. $1.00 per bottle. Warner’s Log Cabin Extract, for Internal and Ex- ternal use. Two sizes, 50c and $1.00 per bottle, re- spectively. Warner's Log Cabin Rose Cream, for Catarrh. Price, &»c per bottle. Warner’s Log Cabin Scalplne, for the Hiar. Price, $1 1 0 per bottle. Warner’s Log ’abln Plasters (Porous). Warner’s Log Cab n Liver Pills. Each one of these Ikjk Cabin Remedies sells at price named, or 6 for price of 5. rm IN THE SPRING! OFaLTHE iyear, When your Blood is Impure and your system needs toning up to enable you to go through me Summer without serious illness and pethsps Death, you should at once resort to the use of that great Blood Purifier and Strengthening Medicine, WARNER’S LOG CABIN SARSAPARILLA! The Largest Bottle in the Market. If you have a Cough or a tendency toward Con- sumption. don’t, we beg of you, neglect yourself until too late. WARNER’S LOG CABIN COUGH £ CONSUMPTION REMEDY Taken as directed will cure you. Remember, “Warner’s LOG CABIN Remedies” contain no minerals, but are composed of Balsams, Barks, Roots and Herbs, from Nature’s great labora- tory. All dealers should have “Warner’s LOG CABIN Remedies.” If yours has not, infist on their being ordered for you. Accent no substitutes. Bear in mind there are no medicines “just as good’’ for the diseases they profess to subdue. H. H. WARNER A CO., Rochester, N. T. Proprietors “ Warner’s SAFE Cure.” 1 Broadway, New York. 308 Walnut St., Philadelphia. 70 Kilby St.i Boston. # 36 Main St., (Norfolk, Va. 1 Fenchurch Avenue, London England. Castner & Curran, General Tide Water Coal Agts. CELEBRATED Pocahontas Semi-Bituminous Coal. The Pocahontas Coal is acknowledged by all Rail- roads that have used it to be the best American coal for Locomotive use. It generates steam with great rapidit’ , and at the same time holds the fire an un- usually long time. The merits of the coal arc shown by the unprecedented growth of the mines, which were not opened until 1883. Since that time the output has increased over 1,200 per cent., amount- ing in 1887 to 1,300,000 tons. During the present year it will be at least 2,000,000 tons. We are there- fore prepared to fill all orders with prompt dispatch. . After Forty years’ I experience in the i preparation of more than One Hundred Thousand applications for patents in the United States and Foreign coun- tries, the publishers of the Scientific American continuo to act as solicitor* for patents, caveats, trade-marks, copy- ■■■■ii rights, etc., for the United States, and to outrun patents in Canada, England. Franoe. Germany, and all other countries Their experi- ence is unequaled and their facilities are unsur- ^ Drawings and specifications prepared and filed in the Patent Office on short notice. Tenns very reasonable. No charge for examination of model# or drawings Advice by mail free . Patents obtained through Munn A Co. are noticed in the SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, which has the largest circulation and is the most influential newspaper of its kind published in the world. The advantages of such a notice every patent*# understands. This large and splendidly illustrated newspaper is published WEEKLY at $3.00 a year, and is admitted to be the best paper devoted to science, mechanics, inventions, engineering works, and other departments of industrial progress. put>- lisned in any country. It contains the names of all patentees and title of every invention patented each week. Try it four months for one dollar. Sold by all newsdealer*. .. . If you have an invention to patent write t* Munn A Co., publishers of Scientific America* 361 Broadway. New York E»UTIFUL WOMEN !!£ I«*«r *I.n heautie 13* Parisian.' f Rare germ ' Secure a full wl now' Our* the best. Lion t MISS them! Vou’ll want morv (when you *eo them. THEY AltK t’LKAK ' All the bov* are sending for fall seta, lrt very flue sample* of IIIOII AllT. FULL CA III JtKT SI** CAitu! All new! Full set postpaid (securely ^sealed,) only 25c t». silver. Try usflrst. At once! .Art I*l»oto Co., llox. 174!!, Augiotu, .Maine. Digitized by t^.ooQLe

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1888.] LOCO MOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 315 THROUGH THE FORE8T. The Old and Young Danced all Right— Our Hardy Ancestors. Old men lire in the past. Pehapg it would be better for the young men of the resent if they lived a little bit more in the past, and drew leas on the future. The log cabins of primitive times would seem very eheerlera habitations to the people who live In the finely constructed, furnace- heated mansions of to- day. But our grandparents took a great deal of comfort in those rude homes. They were rugged and healthy. The men had stalwart and hardy frames, and the women were free from the modern ailments that make the sex of to- day practically helpless slaves to hired foreign help. White haired grandsires frequently took their partners and on hoiseback rode a score of miles through the forests to eujov the lively pleasures of a frontier ball, danced till daylight, rode home again in the early morniug, then put in a good day’s work. Middle aged folks of to-day couldn’t stand that sort of a racket. To these mud chinked log cabins doctors’ visits were a rarity. The inhabiants lived to a rugged and green old age. Sometimes these log cabin old-timeis were taken ilL They were not proof against all the exposure to which they were subjected. They found the effective remedies for these common ailments in the roots and herbs which grew in the neighboring forests and fields. 1 hey learned that nature had a cure for every ill. These potent remedies assisted their sturdy frames to quickly throw off disease and left no poison in the system. The unpleasant feature of modern practice with mineral medicines is the injurious after effect on the system. May not modern physical degeneracy be due to this feature ? A drug-saturated system is not a natural, conse- quently not a healthy, state. If any of the main organs are clogged with traces of the mineral poisons used to drive out a particular disease, the whole machinery of life is deranged and early de- cay of natural powers is the inevitable result. There can be no question that remedies from the laboratory of nature are the best. If they are as effi- cacious, they have the advantage of leaving no after sting. Their efficacy, if properly compounded, and the proper remedy applied to the proper disease, will not be doubted. The experience of ages proves it. Their disuse has come about principally through the rapid congregation of people in cities and vil- lages, rendering these natural remedies difficult to obtain. Progressive business enterprise has lately led to putting these old time remedies within reach of all classes. The proprietors of Warners s safe remedies, in the faith that the people of to-day would be benefitted by using the simple remedies of log cabin days, have caused investigations to be made and secured the formulas of a number of those which long and successful use has proved to be most valuable. They will, we learn, be known under the general title of “Warner’s Log Cabin Remedies.*’ Among these medicines will be a “ Sarsaparilla.” for the blood and liver, “ Log Cabin Hops and Buchu Rem- edy.” for the stomach, etc., “ Log Cabin Cough and Consumption Remedy,” a remedy called "Scalp- ine,” for the hair, “Log Cabin Extract,” for inter- nal and external use, and an old valuable dis- covery for catarrh, called “Log Cabin Rose Cream.” Among the list is also a “Log Cabin Plaster” and a “ Log Cabin Liver Pill.” The bird that flutters least iu the air remains longest on the wing. The effects of Warner’s Log Cabin Hops and Buchu Remedy are lasting because it puts the stomach iu good working order, and thus the whole system is restored to it normal, healthy condition. 150 doses for $1. All druggists. IMPORTANT TO RAILROAD FIREMEN. so^ETHiiisra- ustietw. Here is just the thing you have been looking for, something to save time and labor and BAKER'S •"•-TR.IPOLIUE, A Powerful and Rapid Cleaner and Polisher of Metals (without Acid or Poison.) ESPECIALLY adapted to RAILROAD, MARINE, STATIONARY and FIRE ENGINE work “ hot or cold,” LARGB SIGNS, RAILINGS, and all other finished metal work. T7» /r>tT7'T>rp Headlights, Fine, Scft Metals, Light, Plated Work, Show LiAljll/I JL Oases, Harness Mountings, Etc., for which the Matchless Metal Polish is recommended. This Polish is similar to the celebrated “MATCHLESS” (that we are supplying to all the leading Fire Departments and thousands of Marine, Railroad and Stationary En- ginemen throughout the United States and Canada,) only much stronger and a more rapid cleaner, holds better on hot work and is cheaper. We want a good reliable fireman at every machine shop and round house, to act as agent or get up Clubs for one dozen 1 pound boxes, which we will send, on receipt of $2.50. This is only one-half the price we retail them for. Will give exclusive sale, in your locality, i you push and introduce it. Some samples furnished, free, with order, and if polish is no found to be exactly as represented, may be returned, at our expense, and money refunded Address, The MatchLess Metal Polish Co., 88 Market St., Chicago. N. B. —This Polish has already been adopted by a number of the large Railroad Companies and also been tested and highly endorsed by the United States Ordnance and Navy Deoarunents. 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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Apr. sMVKfc GRIND CHIEF BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN GlfiARS I THE BEST 6 CENT CIGAR EVER MADE, OK SMOKE Grand Chief Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Cigars, THE FINEST 10 CENT CIGARS ON THE MARKET (TRADE MARK REGISTERED). B. F. Baxter A Co., Norfolk, Va. Gluiam A Co., Lynchburg, Va. Mauer Confectionery Mfc. Co., Erie, Pa. Wm. Edwards A Co., Cleveland, Ohio. R Wagner A Co., Detroit, Mich. Sy aons. Smart A Co., East Saginaw, Mich. R. (Justin A Co., Bay City, Mich. C. C. Duff, OwaBso, Mich. Ste iben Wine Co., Jackson, Mich. LIST OF WHOLESALE AGENTS. Scovill, Brown & Co., Wellsville, N. Y Robinson & Ford, Geneva, N. Y. Pratt Bros.. Oneonta, N. Y. Lafayette Smith, Springfield, HI. Maffett A Corbet, Wilmington, N. C. Harvey A Parker, Denver, Colo. R. Mergel, Fort Wayne, Ind. John A. McGaw, Indianapolis, Ind. Casey A 8wasey, Fort Worth, Texas. Cody, Ball, Barnhart A Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. Waples, Platter A Co., Denison, Texas. Thorwart A Roehling, Chicago, 111. Anson Bros., Milwaukee, Wis. W B. Lockett A Co., Knoxville, Tenn. Mann A Fawcett, New Albany, Ind. Keeler, Koch A Co., Louisville. Ky. Pearsons A Clark, Lexington, Ky. Bright A Fenner. Dayton. Ohio. Johnston A 8on. Springfield, Ohio. Geolts A Ward, Youngstown, Ohio. The Hale. Sloane ids, Iowa. Leets, Fletcher & Co., Marshalltown, Iowa. Charles Hewitt, Des Moines. Iowa. C. Shenkburg A Co., Sioux City, Iowa L Kirscht A Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa Holcomb, Hinely A Bro., Creston, Iowa, John P. Cole, Topeka, Kan. 8. Pollock A Co., Keokuk, Iowa. Henry Dart’s Sons. Rock Island, 111 Eby, Dowden A Co., Kansas City, Mo. N. R Collins A Co., Bradford, Pa. L. Brayton A Co., Boston, Mass. Peck, Underwood A Co., Wilkesbarre, Pa. W H. Campbell, Lockport, N. Y. Isaac Merkel. Plattsburg, N. Y. W. H. Rigby & 8on. Mansfield, Ohio. Holmes A Keeler, Norwalk, Conn. C. E. Ellis, New Bedford, Mass. Coghill A Simon. San Francisco, Cal. J. W. Lunn, Elmira. N. Y. E S. Larsen A Co., Portland, Oregon. H. A. Menker, Buffalo, N. Y. Norris & Crockett. Concord, N. H. Geo. W. Pepper, Peabody, Mass. W. E. Braman A Co., Flint, Mich. Armstrong A Graves, Port Huron, Mich. Center A Allen, Syracuse, N. Y. Oswald A Co., Duluth, Miun. Plummer. Perry A Co., Lincoln, Neb. Wm. W. Gallup, North Adams, Mass. Moreland BroR A Crane. Adrian, Mich. S. C. White, Winona, Minn. Remingiou, JohHnou A Co., Salt Lake City, Utah. M. P. Johnson, New London, Conn. Daniels, Cornell A Co., Providence, R. I. M. A. Jewell A Co., Portland. Maine. Reed A Taylor, Burlington, Vt. Wm. E. French, Petersburg, Va. Johnson. Hogan A Co , Houston, Texas. Dunning & Sumner, Madison, Wis. Bradley A Lee, New Haven, Conn, W 0 Peeples, Chattanooga, Tenn. Wyl> A Greene, Atlanta, Ga. Smith A Durham, Charlotte, N. C. Wackerbarth A Joseph. New Orleans, La. H. Eh i en berg. Little Rock, Ark. Fuller, Hatcher A Co., Augusta, Ga. Hodgson Bros., Athens, Ga. Johnson A Harris, Macon, Ga. J. Simon A Bro., Montgomery, Ala. Graves Bros., Ottomwau, Iowa. To the Brotherhoods of Locomottv* Firkuen and Engineers: The sum ol Five Hundred (foOO.OO) Dollars has been paid by us into the Treasury of the Grand Lodge of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, as royalty upon the sale of Grand Chief Cigars, of which due acknowledgment has been made by the Grand Lodge, and in consideration of which our cigars have been endorsed and are now recommended to all members of the Order who desire to smoke a first-class cigar and at the same time contribute to the general fund of the Grand Lodge. Members of the Order should bear In mind that the Brotherhood receives a royalty upon the sale of all Grand Chief Cigars, and hence the larger the sales the greater the royalty. Every member is, therefore, invited to interest himself in the sale of the above brand of cigars and thereby contribute to the financial standing of the Grand Lodge and the Brothernood at large. These two brands of Cigars have been presented and tested by both Brotherhoods, at their respective conventions at New York and Minneapolis, and have received their Endorsement and Approval on both occasions, and are Guaranteed by the manufacturers to be the best Cigars on the market The manufacturers also guarantee to keep these two Brands up to their present Standard quality at all time to come, ana by so doing, hope to receive the liberal patronage of the two Brotherhoods they are named after, and also their recommendations to their many friends who are in want of a GOOD CIGAR. No Cigars are gen nine unless each box has the photograph of P. M. Arthur or F. W. Arnold on th* Inside label and on the ontslde end of each box. Retail dealers should order from their nearest Wholesale Agent and If they refuse to get the cigars for them we will ship direct to the Retailer. BRAVO & KEYES, Manufacturers, BING HAMPTON, N. T. Digitized by (^.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 317 Do you have pains about the chest and sides, w and sometimes in the back ? Do you feel dull and sleepy f Does your mouth have a bad taste, especially in the morn- ing? Is there a sort of sticky slime collects about the teeth? Is your appetite poor? Is there a feeling like a heavy load on the stomach, sometimes a faint, all-gone sen- sation at the pit of the stomach, which food does not satisfy ? . Are your eyes sunken? Do your hands and feet becomo cold and feel clammy ? Have you a dry cough? Do you expectorate greenish colored matter ? Are you hawking and spitting all or part of the time? Do you feel tired all the while? Are you nervous, irritable and gloomy? Do you have evil forebodings ? Is there a giddiness, a sort of whirling sensation in the head when rising up suddenly ? Do your bowels become costive ? Is your skin dry and hot at times? Is your blood thick and stagnant? Are the whites of your eyes tinged with yellow ? Is your urine scanty and high colored ? Docs it deposit a sediment after standing? Do you frequently spit up your food, sometimes with a sour taste and sometimes with a sweet ? Is thi* frequently attended with palpitation of the heart? TTan your vision becomo impaired? Are there spots before the eyes? Is thero a feeling of great prostration and weakness? If yen suffer from any of th:se symptoms, send me your name and I will send you, by mail, Digitized by i^ooQle

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318 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Apr. Ask your retailer fer the JHTCES TCEHNSfe *-$4+SH0E*» OR THE JHMES MEHNS •*•$3+ SHOE* Recording to your Reeds. CHUTION. — Positively none genuine unless our name and price appear plainly on the soles. Some dealers, in order to make larger profit, will recommend the inferior goods with which the is flooded. JRM68 1W6KR8’ The James Means Shoos arc exceed- ingly popular among railm.id men. You market mny often bear them talking to each .... other aboofe them, on4 bo »siing of how S4 8^66 13 light and stylish. long they can make them last. The Doctor and the Letter-carrier are not talking a boat a case of serious Illness. It fits like a Theyhavo simply suspended work todla- . ^ ,, ' cuss the merits of tlicir shoes. The Letter* stooging and RBQUIR6S NO BRBRKING carrier sars the James Means fS Shoe fe IN.- being perfectly easy the first time it is worn. You cannot afford to do without them. « will satisfy the most fastidi- •*" “~d*of ... . they are noth right. 5 ous as it is in eveiy vital respect equal to the hand-sewed shoes which have JAMES MEANS $3^°$4 SHOES. AsKlbrthe James Weans $2 Shoe for Boys THE VERY BEST MADE. A PAIR OP SHOPS COSTING TEN DOLLARS is a good thins, but a pair of James means’ 94 Shoes and six extra dollars in your pocket are better. These Shoes are sold by wide-awake retailers in all parts of the country. We have a large trade with the soldiera of the V id ted state# Kegular Army. They certainly would not buy the Jainc« Meant Shoes ns largely us they do If they had not iouud iliciu unsur- passed In merit. — p* — 1— JHMES MEHNS’ $3 SHOE nR> 1 Is the original $3 Shoe, and is absolutely the only shoe [mNPSI fgWft of its price which has ever been placed extensively on the market in which durability is considered before TOtwPiifc 1 a V mere outward appearance. These shoes are sold by the best retailers throughout the United States and we will place them easily within your reach in any UiJr VA state or territory if you will send us a postal card, men- tioning this magazine. vmmS/i w ML 41 lipeoli} Street, 0 The Letter-carrier and the Police- man find the James Means Shoes Just what they need. Their opinions are valuable, for they put their shorn to a most severe test. -^BOSTON . ♦ n ASS . =- This Pedestrian is all ready for an. other tramp over the mountains. With a new pair of sole tans a cobbler can usually make an old pair of Jamea Means $3 (Shoes just as good as now. Digitized by ^ooole

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE, 319 1888. J HOW HE WON. William Beaeh, Hanlan’ s Conqueror, Tells How He Did It. The recent exploit of Mr. William Beach, leaves uo doubt that he is the handiest man in the world with the sculls. The ease with which he out- rowed his opponent, the supposed invincible Ned Hanlan, shows that in form, stroke, and muscular development, adapted to sculling, he has no equal. Although an Australian by virtue of residence. Beach was born in Su rey, England, in 1851, and re- moved with his parents to New South Wales in 1854. He was brought up to his father’s trade, and, while toiling like a young Vulcan in the Smithy, uncon- sciously developed that magnificent physique which has since brought him world-wide distinction. When about twenty-three years of age, Beach com- menced rowing on the Illwarra Lakes against local competitors, and from the outset kept winning un- til gradually handicapped out of all races. Follow- ing are his chief aquatic performances while in Australia : December, 1880— Won Deeble’s handicap, Wool- loomooloo Bay. January, 1881— Second Pyrmont Regatta, won by Pearce. January, 1881— Second National Regatta, won by D, M’ Donald. February, 1881— Beat N. McDonald, Praramatta river. March 1881— BeAt George Solomons. May, 1881— Beat Charles Reynolds. October, 1882 -Second Punch Trophy, won by E. C. haycock. „ December, 1881— Beat T. Clifford, Praramatta river. January, 1883— National Regatta, swamped, won by Messenger. March. 1883— Nowhere, Grafton Regatta, won by D. M’ Donald. March, 18S3— Won Wooloomooloo Bay Regatta prise. December 7— Won James Hunt’s trophy, Parra- matta river. April 2, 1883— Beaten by E. Trickett, championship (first time.) April 12, 1883 —Beat E. Trickttt, championship. April 17, 1883— Beat E. Trickett, championship. April 12, 1884 — Beat E. Trickett championship. August 16, 1881— Beat E. Hanlan, championship world. March 17, 1885— Beat T. Clifford, championship world. March 27, 1885— Beat E. Hanlan, championship world. Decembe 19, 1885— Beat N. Matterson. November 26, 1887— Beat E. Hanlon championship world. Mr. Beach's system of training includes a run of two or three miles before breakfast, a walk of six or seven miles afterwards, and a pull over the course. After dinner comes another two mile walk and a second pull over the course, during which he rows himself right out. eases off, and then pulls again. A long walk concludes the day. A man under such physical strain, even though he be a giant, must often feel the failure of his strength to his will, and, powerful though he be, it is not surprising that Mr. Beach candidly states that during his training, previous to meeting Edward Hanlan the second time for the world’s champion- ship, his trainer bought for him Warner’s safe cure ana he says : “ 1 was agreeably astonished at the great benefit which followed its use.” fthile in training he finds this the best possible aid to a com- mand of all his natural powers, because it does not first goad and afterwards weaken the svstem, but acts in perfect harmony with nature’s laws. Mr. Beach’s experience is confirmed by the ex- perience of many thousands of athletes all over the world. Under the great physical st ain they break down and die prematurely, because they have not been able to keep disease away from their kidneys and liver, whence most diseases originate. Mr. Beach recognizes this necessity, and nas sagacity enough to use the only scientific specific for that purpose. He is not only the prestige of victory, but the prestige of a true scientific method of training and keeping up his wonderful physical condition. If he did not voluntarily give up the championship, it would no doubt be a long time before it was wrested from him- The Following Circular Speaks* for Itself. TO WATCH DEALERS. OFFICE OF ROBBINS A APPLETON, 104 State 8treet. Chicago. Oar attention having been called to the numerous complaints of watches becoming unreliable as time-keepers through Magnetic and Electric influences, and as the causes thereof increase with the intro- duction of Electric Plants and Appliances, some means of protection is necessary. It has been demonstrated by experimental and practical tests that the 'ANTI -MAC NET 1C SHIELD=^ — ^ will protect a watch from the detrimental effects of Magnetism, and also has the efl’ect of steadying its rate, thereby enabling all watches to produce a better average of time ; we therefore recommend the ASTI- MAGNETIC SHIELD to all Dealers in Waltham Watches. Some of the most imminent dangers which are destructive to the time-keeping qualities of a watch, and therefore should be provided against, in order to obtain the best results, are Electric Railways, Dyna- mos, Electric Light Plants, Electric Motors, Magnetic Belts , The Application of Electricity in Medical Treat- ment. Electric Brakes on Railwags, Locomotive Electric Headlights , EUctric Lighting of Cars, and other dis- turbing conditions, which are constantly arising when least expected. MEN IX RAILROAD EMPLOY, where the most accurate time is required, and where the disturbing influences mentioned above are most seriously felt and aggravated by the peculiar condition of Railway Service, should exercise wisdom, and have their watches protected by the Anti- Magnetic Shield. Yours Respectfully. By Bobbins A Appleton, General Agents. AMERICAN WALTHAM WATCH CO. Anti- Magnetic Shield Cases for sale by all Dealers. t. Giles, Bro & Co. Cleveland, Ohio, July 22, 1887. Gentlemen :— I am acquainted with the merits of the GILES ANTI-MAGX <TIC SHIELD for watches, and believe it is a very valuable invention for protection of pocket time-pieces, and very desir- able for railway service, Yours Truly, (Signed,) P. M. ARTHUR, G. C. E. T. 8. INGRAHAM, F. G. E. H. C. HAYS, F. G. A. E. Digitized by t^.ooQLe

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320 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Apr. WE WILL SEND TO ANYONE SENDING HIS ADDRESS A KEYSTONE SPLASHER AND A KEYSTONE Case Opener Keystone Case Opener. The Splasher is a little brass plate to be put over the wick tube of a lantern to prevent the oil from splashing out over the glass globe. KEYSTONE SPLASHER. The KEYSTONE CASK OPENER is nice and convenient to open your watch with. The Splasher is something desirable for railroad men and others using lanterns, and the Case Opener will save your nails and temper when opening your watch case. The Splasher is good, the Case opener is good, and the KEYSTONE WATCH CASES Are the best and most elegant in the market, from the solid gold case bearing this trade mark Down through the JAS. BOSS, 14 K. Filled Gold; STAR, 10 K. Filled Gold; KEYSTONE, Solid Silver: LEADER, Silver with Albata Cap; to the SILVER- OID, a white metal case with (imitation) gold joints. KEYSTONE WATCH CASE COMPANY, Nineteenth and Brown Streets. PHILADELPHIA, PENNA. THE OLDEST AND LARGEST FACTORY IN THE WORLD. ESTABLISHED IN 1853. Digitized by t^.ooQLe

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. :S22 [May tmiiilwFInm’ilUlMiw A Monthly Magazine devoted to the interests of Locomotive Eng in km en. TERMS— One Dollar per Year, in Advance. EUGENE V. DEBS , Editor and Manager MAY, 1888. THE GREAT STRIKE. In the April Magazine , we had an article captioned 4kThe C., B. & Q. Strike,” which we designated as the “Great Strike.” In closing the article we said : As we write the strike is still on, and no one «*jm predict flnal results, but we deem it prudent to say that the loyalty of the men to honest con- victlon, demands the highest praise. Prudent, conservative and anxious to work they realized t hat the officials of the C., B. A Q. were studious- ly and steadfastly denying them honest pay for uonest work— belittling them as compared with employes on other roads and denying them con- sideration when their grievances were set forth In a way demanding prompt aud patient consid- eration. Under such circumstances the men be- haved like veterans under lire. Their rights and their manhood were at stake, and they would > ield nothing that could, by any possible con- struction, be regarded as conceding wbat was justly their due— and whatever may be the flnal result, the men will have maintained their in- tegrity and will have demonstrated that their courage was equal to their con victions. More than a month has elapsed since the strike was inaugurated. It is still on, nor are their any indica- tions of its immediate termination. On the contrary, the strike is daily developing new phases and is steadily extending to other roads. Manifestly, we were not mistaken in referring to the strike as u the great st rike ; ” such is to be its position in the history of the labor troubles of the times, and it is eminently becoming and important that wbrking men shall fully understand the strike from in- ception to triumph or defeat. And here, let it be said that the locomotive ei gineers and firemen originally in- volved in the strike have at no time underestimated the gravity of the situation. They knew their grievances were just and upon general principles they had a right to believe that the officials of the C., B. & Q. would deal justly by them. In a manly way they presented their grievances. They had patiently borne the wrongs complained of for years. They were competent and faithful men. * They had proven themselves worthy of the confidence of their employer. They believed their grievances well founded in fact, and their demands just. In present- ing their grievances, and in demand- ing remedies, there was no precipita- tion. Every move was the result of calculating deliberation. Repulse did not dishearten them. They made concessions and exhausted expedients, and struck only, when every consid- eration of right, justice, honor and manhood, impelled them to take the step. Such reflections may be deemed unnecessary, but they are bed-rock fact6 in the history of the strike and should be vivid in the mind of every engineer and fireman in the country. There must be no question relating to the absolute justice of the strike. If the men who went out, were wrong, if their grievances were unworthy of con- sideration, equivalent to no grievance at all, no amount of writing can make the strike anything but a stupendous mistake, but, if the grievances were well founded, if the demands of the men were just and equitable, then the strike dignifies the men who are engaged in it, and the more stub- born their resistance of wrong, the more defiant their attitude, and the greater their sacrifices in the cause of right, the more they expand to the full stature of men and citizens, and the more they are entitled to the sympa- thy and support of the Brotherhoods, whose principles they maintain. It is a fact worthy of note and re- flection that the press, as a general proposition, has antagonized the rights and interests of the engineers and fire- men, while it has championed the course pursued by the officials of the C., B. & Q. This is not a surprise, since, on all occasions the press takes Digitized by U.ooQLe

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 323 1888.] the side of the corporation when labor complains of injustice. There are honorable exceptions, but the rule is as we have stated it, and hence we have heard through the press from the very first that the C., B. & Q. had won the fight, and that business on their system was proceeding smoothly, that trains were running regularly and that the places of the strikers had been filled, and thus on to the end of the chapter of statements totally devoid of truth, sent broadcast over the coun- try to poison the public mind against the men and to aid«the corporation to perfect its nefarious policy of injustice to men, the length and breadth, the heighth and depth of whose offending was the demand for a fair day’s wages for a fair day’s work. But there is a phase of this press championship of the corporation, and this disgraceful antagonism of work- ing men, which defies exaggeration. The position taken by the press is scarcely less than criminal. It would have the public believe that the men who have taken the places of the strikers, on the C., B. & Q., are compe- tent and trustworthy, when the state- ment is known to be notoriously false — theC., B. <fc Q. having been driven to the direst extremity to obtain men at all, and having acoepted the services of engineers notoriously unqualified, have placed the traveling public in peril by the employment of such characters. It is well known that the C. B. & Q. system has paid already a terrible penalty in the loss of business and the wreckage of rolling stock for its fla- grant injustice to its former employes. Its interests in every department have suffered. Its stock is without market value, and its earnings are not suffi- cient to pay expenses. It is to-day a financial wreck, and its chief officials have been placed upon record in court proceedings, showing them to be capa- ble of. business methods characteristic of freebooters. The arraignment of the C., B. & Q. by the General Manager of the Rock Island road, Mr. E. St. John, has exposed the knavish schemes of its officials, and placed upon record the fact that they favored a strike to ob- scure a conspiracy, the purpose of which was, not only to injure compet- ing lines, but to oppress and defraud their employes. Nothing could be more preposterous than to assert the triumph of the C., B. & Q. It has not been at any time, since the engineers and firemen left its service, more demoralized than at present. It is losing money by the millions. Its officials are losing char- acter and credit. In their frantic ef- forts to maintain a semblance of busi- ness, they are forced to resort to de- ception and falsehood. Their engines are being wrecked, their traffic has fallen off*, their cars are side tracked, and ruin stares them in the face. To add to the embarrassments of the-C., B. & Q., the switchmen, whose labors, always arduous and danger- ous, are made indefinitely more peril- ous, by incompetent engineers, refused to continue in its employment. They refused to work for a corporation which had less regard for the safety of its men than it exhibited for the security of mules, and they demanded that compe- tent men should be employed, therelby reducing the chances of death and mutilation. The officials of the C., B. & Q. in refusing the reasonable request of their switchmen, evinced a heartless brutality strictly in consonance with their treatment of engineers and fire- men. As we write the strike is still on. It is as vigorous and as defiant as on the 27th day of February, when it began, notwithstanding the vaporing decla- rations of a subsidized press, that the engineers and firemen have been van- quished. We are not unmindful of the strength of corporations, nor of the fact that the wrong has all too often triumphed over the right, and it may be that in the struggle with the C., B. & Q., in alliance with other powerful corporations and aided by the influ- ence of a venal press, working men will be required to retire from the contest, Digitized by ^.ooQle

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324 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. to nurse their misfortunes with such philosophical composure as they can command; but that time has not yet come — nor is it, we conjecture in the near future. In the desperate game the C., B. & Q. has chosen to play, it does not hold all the winning cards. In the battle now being waged it does not command all the strategic posi- tions. The edict has gone forth that C., B. & Q. cars must be isolated. The system is to be hedged about by a power which, when fully exerted, will leave it alone in its moral and finan- cial- ruin. Even now, the system so strong and arrogant that was unmind- ful oi the penalties which sooner or later overtake prosperity based upon perfidy, is reading tne handwriting of the skeleton finger of fate on the walls of its depots and the dead walls along its lines. It is now, like the boy assing the grave yard, whistling to eep up its courage. Its language is that of bravado, and while a parasitic press proclaims victory for the road, the facts show that decay and demor- alization have seized upon its business and property and that death is inevit- able if it does not speedily change its policy. On the other hand, the engineers and firemen, convinced of the right- eousness of their cause, were never more confident. From Canada to Mexico, from the Pine Tree state to the Golden Gate, from the inland seas to the gulf, from ocean to ocean, fifty thousand Brotherhood men, are pledged by considerations radiant with love and truth, honor and manhood, to stand by their brethren, comrades of their mystic fraternities, to work for them and to make sacrifices for them, because by so doing they are dignifying labor and magnifying jus- tice. It may be, indeed it is probable that the strike will spread. Who will be responsible? The engineers and fire- men stand before the world saying to an arrogant corporation “ pay us fair wages — and to determine what is fair wages, let there be arbitration, and we will abide the issue.” Such is self- evidently fair, honorable and just to all parties. Heaven could offer noth- ing more in consonance with upright- ness. Why is it that the press does not see the righteousness of such a de- mand ! Why is it that other corpora- tions whose interests are involved, do not say to the C., B. & Q., “be just.” To do an act of simple justice to men, citizens, not serfs, would settle the trouble in an hour. To withhold this act of justice is replete with peril — and the responsibility, by a decree which will be irrevocable, will rest upon those who prefer ruin to the reign of right. Other brotherhoods of working men, besides engineers and firemen, are coming to the rescue. They see that the strike involves a principle vital to their own welfare as men and brother- hoods— and in this voluntary federa- tion for the good of all, there is moral grandeur that defies hyperbole. We profess no powers of prophecy ; we are not the student of vagaries, but we have a right to discuss the signs of the times; we have a right to anticipate coming events, and exercis- ing this right, we indulge the convic- tion that the strikers will win the fight, and at any rate whatever may be the outcome, we realize that the Brotherhoods, whatever may be lost or won, will never have cause for re- proach that they put forth their strength in a cause which not only involved their own welfare, but the best interests of society. • . -- Mr. Henry S. Ives, the young Na- poleon of finance, is undoubtedly the slickest young man alive on anv con- tinent. He took possession oi $20,- 000,000 of other people’s property, used what he wanted, but always kept “ well within the law.” Mr. Ives was arrested for stealing $100,000, gave $25,000 bail, and proved to the satis- faction of the court that the transac- tion was on the square, and walked out a free man. He got the $100,000, but he did it according to law. He paid men to hunt law for him and they found it. Digitized by Google

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 325 THE POLICY OP THE O. R. O. In writing of the policy of the Or- der of Railway Conductors, we are animated by a desire to place promi- nently before the readers of the Maga- zine, such reflections based upon facts, as will result in a broader comprehen- sion of the relations existing between railroad employers and railroad em ployes. That we write of the policy of the O. R. C., is because papers of late date, contain extracts from reports purporting to be the official utterances of Mr. Calvin S. Wheaton, Grand Chief Conductor, and Mr. William P. Daniels, Grand Secretary and Trea- surer of the Order. These official documents contain declarations and expressions, the ob- jectional character of which we are not required to magnify, to obtain for them a careful perusal by railroad em- ployes who are not members of the 0. R. C., and this perusal, will, we think, be accorded all the more certainly, because the documents referred to, in- dicate a total lack of sympathy on the part of the writers for all railroad em- ployes who are not members of the 0. R. C. In our readings, associations and experience, we fail to recall any fact in the history of conductors, in any-wise calculated to lift them to such sublime altitudes, that they cannot, without soiling their clothes, fraternize and sympathize with other railroad em- ployes. We have failed to discover any good reason why Messrs. Whea- ton and Daniels should, in making their official reports to the Order, se- cretly forward them to railroad mana- gers in advance, unless it be, as has been suggested, to gain some consider- ation in the eyes of railroad managers, bv playing the role of abject syco- phants, than which there is nothing more repulsive in the estimation of all honorable men. We reproduce from a paper at hand, the following extracts from Grand Chief Conductor Wheaton’s utterances that our readers may at their leisure bestow upon them merited comment, and that we may have unquestioned foundation for such criticisms as we shall deem prudent. Grand Chief Conductor Wheaton, in referring to the strike on the C., B. & Q. system, says: The “ Q, ” company have all the engineers they want, and they are all old, experienced men. They are doing good work, and as soon as they learn the road they will do as good work as those who have Just left the service. There hits not been an engine burned by these men, noran acci- dent happened, although the press is full of such reports. They are nearly all men with families, and have come here to stay, and are now looking around for houses to rent, so as to be able to move their families here. They cannot be bought oil; thei’., R A Q. officers are satisfied with and in- tend to keep them. Any engineers, formerly in the service, who report for work, should the com- pany see fit to re-employ them, must take places behind all those now In the employ of the com- pany, and be considered new or extra men, no concession will be granted them, and few, if any. will ever be taken back. It is notorious that the statements volunteered by Mr. Wheaton, in the interest of the “Q,” are without foun- dation in fact, and this must have been known to Mr. Wheaton when he made them. The “ Q ” has not all the engineers it wants, nor are those it has in any sense competent or reliable. On the contrary, they are known to be incompetent, deficient in every quality of head and heart, required for the responsible position of engi- neers. They have been hunted up from the degraded haunts of idleness and vagabondage, and put in charge of locomotives, in flagrant disregard of every consideration of propriety, and it is such facts that make the “circular,” or report, of Mr. Wheaton, a calculatingly devised mass of un- truths, and the managers of the “Q” system, unless irredeemably depraved, cannot but regard such statements as a fawning overture on the part of Chief Wheaton for recognition which hither- to has been denied. The real animus of Mr. Wheaton’s “circular,” or report, is found in the following extract, in which will be discovered in combina- tion, an exhibition of selfishness and jealousy, characteristic only of men who are born parasites, ready at any time to disrobe themselves of the pre- rogatives of manhood if thereby they Digitized by CjOOQie

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326 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [May can advance in any degree their own selfish ends. Chief Wheaton says: We can assure you that the Order of Railway Conductors have made a great record for faith- fulness and loyalty to principle by its members, among railway officers. To say that we are sur- prised at the feelings expressed by some mem- bers of the Order, iu other parts of the country, who appear to sympathize with the engineers iu this trouble, is but placing it mildly. This is not a tight between capital and labor, but one be- t we u right and wrong, as all know that the en- gineers are the best paid class of men on the railroad, and they are to-day receiving pay that is justly due the conductor. The public have been educated that they were the responsible person on the train, aud the conductor merely a figurehead, while we know that modern appli- ances are being placed upon our engines that greatly reduce the need of unusual skill that may have been required, in days gone by, to handle this machine, while the conductor’s du- ties are continually growing more arduous and complicated. The engiuecr lias no interests that are identical with ours. They court our friend- ship to enable them to secure the transportation of their members with us, and to show their feelings, as a class, we insert a portion of a reso- lution adopted by them at a uuion meeting held in Kansas City, recently, and which we believe fully expresses their sentiments that “the dif- ference between a scab engineer and a conductor who pilots him over the road is so small that a microscope is not strong enough to find it, and after this matter is settled we will refuse to pull a train that is handled by an 0. R. C. conductor.” In the foregoing is seen a purpose to promote the interests of conductors by assailing the character, skill and responsibilities of engineers, and the strange announcement is made that engineers are overpaid, and that the excess of payments over earnings, is taken from the pay of conductors, the idea being that the pay of engineers should be reduced and that of conduc- tors advanced. Now it may be, and doubtless is true, that conductors are not paid as much as they are entitled to, and the reason for this injustice is, we think, easily found. In every effort made on the part of railroad employes to secure fair wages, the Order of Railway Con- ductors take the side of the railroad officials and antagonize the employes, which Mr. Wheaton calls “ faithfulness and loyalty to principle,'1 but accord- ing to Mr. Wheaton’s statement, so far, this “loyalty to principle” has not re- sulted satisfactorily in the way of pay, and it is not surprising, as Mr. Whea- ton states, that “some members of the order, appear to sympathize with the engineers,” an intimation that there are conductors who believe that the way to obtain justice at the hands of railroad corporations, is not that which is pursued by Mr. Wheaton. When engineers, firemen, switchmen, or brakemen, demand higher wages, it is supremely unbecoming on the part of conductors to take their places for the purpose of aiding the roads in their efforts to defeat the demands of their underpaid employes, and, as a general proposition, officials, while willing and eager to- accept such services, regard those who perform them, as men quite incapable of that sort of self-assertion, without which, in this age, a man be- comes a mere appendage, and wanting in those traits of character which are conspicuous in other men who know their rights and dare demand and de- fend them. The purpose of Mr. Daniels, the Grand Secretary of the O. R. C., in his report sent out to managers of railroads in advance, was to inform these mag- nates “in order that the position of the Order in regard to labor troubles and strikes in general, and the strikes of engineers in particular, shall be fully understood.” It was scarcely neces- sary. Railroad managers and railroad employes are fully posted in regard to the position occupied by the O. R. C. Mr. Daniels tells the railroad man- agers that the position taken by the 0. R. C. is not owing to any “ love for railway companies.” He tells the managers that conductors realize that injustice has been done them, and that this is all the more grievous con- sidering the “ loyalty of conductors to corporations in time of trouble.” This loyalty is not the result of any “phi- lanthropic feeling” toward railway companies, but to keep other railway employes from obtaining fair wages, because such a course would place it out of the power of railway com- panies to give to “conductors the recognition and remuneration they Digitized by eaOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 327 1888. believe they are entitled to.” There may be a lower plane of selfish- ness than that which Mr. Dan- iels outlines and sends to railway managers for their approval, but it will be difficult to find, and it is not surprising that there are a large num- ber of members of the 0. R. C. who have discovered the inherent vicious- ness of a policy which, while it does not secure justice for those who prac- tice it, is well calculated to injure others who are striving to obtain fair wages. Mr. Daniels says a majority of the membership of the 0. R. C. favor the policy of fealty to the cor- porations and the resistance of all other employes who seek to improve their condition by obtaining fair wages, but, hesays, a minority that has been steadily increasing for the past five .years, are weary of waiting and in fa- 'vor of changing the entire plan of the association in the hope of present gain and regardless of ultimate results, and he adds, with a threat to railway man- agers, if certain things are not done, that within the next five years this minority of the membership will have control of the O. R. C. and change its policy. In that event the O. R. C. would at once be entitled to the respect of all classes of railway employes. It would cease to be a fawning, cringing, abject organization, at the feet of railway managers. It would dismiss its real or fancied causes of complaint against locomotive engi- neers, and dismissing its present fawning chief and bringing a man of broad and liberal views to the front, would be accorded its rightful place in the family of railroad fraternities. The “minority,” of whom Mr. Daniels speaks, are even now in full accord with the spirit of the times. They are evidently bold and aggressive men who believe that ail classes of railroad employes are underpaid, and that the right way to proceed is to demand jus- tice at the hands of railway corpora- tions, and manfully contend for the right. Mr. Daniels intimates to the railway managers that a suggestion has re- cently been made relating to a federa- tion of all the railroad fraternities. He tells the managers that “such an alliance is being widely advocated by all other classes of men employed in their service and by some conductors; the more intelligent of the conductors look to the future and wish no such an alliance with other organizations, but if conductors are made to feel that the opinion given to them in so many words by one railway officer, that “ the engineers, firemen and brakemen must be taken care of or they will strike, but we are not afraid of you because you can’t strike,” is general, such alliance will come as certain as death, despite the present majority. Mr. Daniels’ idea, evidently, is that the railway managers, to keep the O. R. C. out of the alliance, will at once advance the wages of conductors. Such childish confidence may be beautiful but it will not pan out to the advantage of the conductors. But such a federation as Mr. Daniels speaks of is one of the certainties of tne near mture, and the sooner it comes the better. It is no part of our business to de- fend locomotive engineers from the attacks made by the conductors, the engineers are eminently able to take care of themselves, and according to Grand Chief Arthur, the charges made by Messrs. Wheaton and Daniels are beneath contempt. In writing this article we have no desire, even were it within our power, to dwarf the (). R. C., and we are glad to know that thore is a large minority of its membership whose views, mani- festly, coincide with ours upon labor questions, and we hail with special pleasure the probability that the mi- nority will at no distant day expand to the majority, and this done we are satisfied that when switchmen or brakemen strike, conductors will not as in the past on two notable occasions take their places for the purpose of de- feating just demands. According to our view of such matters when a con- ductor takes the place of another man who is seeking to obtain fair pay he is Digitized by CjOOQle

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328 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [May wanting in those essentials of manhood universally recognized among honor- able men. In every instance when a strike oc- curs there is a reason for it, and when it is found that the reason is sound and that the cause of the employ^ is just, the men are entitled to the sup- port of society, and above all things, they should have the support of work- ing men who are dependent upon their daily wages for support. The C., B. & Q. strike will end in the victory or the defeat of the engi- neers and firemen, but whatever may be the result, the lesson learned will not be forgotten— and as he who laughs last laughs best, if defeat should be the verdict, there will come a time, when strike and victory will be syn- onymous terms. THE OI/1VE BRANCH. The Magazine has a record upon labor topics, the contemplation of which is fruitful of felicitations. It has been from the first and always, a Firemen1 s Magazine , an organ of the B. of L. F. seeking, with such ability as it could command, the prosperity and usefulness of the Brotherhood. But while engaged in this work it has not been unmindful of the fact that other organizations of wage men were in the field, strong, morally, intellectu- ally and financially, animated by high ambitions and pitting forth their energies to achieve success. It goes without saying, that locomo- tive firemen being men of the rail, we have been led to contemplate with a warmer fraternal regard such organ- izations of wage workers as were identi- fied with railroading, than others con- nected with the various industrial enterprises of the country. Neverthe- less, the Magazine has not failed on all proper occasions to magnify the digni- ty of labor, and to display the olive branch of peace, and good will, which must exist, if laboring men ever achieve a triumph over injustice and advance to the position of influence in human affairs which we believe is their God-ordained destiny in the world. We do not think it requires a la- bored argument to demonstrate conclu- sively, the fact, that the press of the country has sought studiously the estrangement of labor organizations from one another. It may not be well to say that the press has been directly subsidized by corporations, that it has been bought for so much “ spot cash ” to do their bidding, but it is, neverthe- less, true that when labor has sought to resist the tyranny of corporate wealth, the press, as a general proposi- tion, has been found in close alliance with such corporations, and that labor has all too often been compelled to bow beneath its crushing power. This opposition of the press has as- sumed in the past a variety of forms, but it has always had one supreme ob- ject in view, and that has been the defeat of the federation of working men, when they have sought to im- prove their condition by obtaining an advance in their wages. Knowing that unity meant success, immediately or remotely, the press has sought to encourage antagonisms between labor organizations, while it has advocated unification of corporate power. The press has seen, as all intelligent men have seen, that should labor organiza- tions federate for self-protection, victo- ry would inevitably crown their laud- able efforts. The supreme demand of the times, on the part of railroad employers, is the enthronement of sentiments sym- bolized by the olive branch. In the first place, the demand is the recogni- tion of an identity of interests when the question of wages is up for debate. It is a leveling- up question. Not that all should receive the same wages, but that all shall receive fair wages; that injustice shall not be practiced by em- ployers. In this connection we do not hesi- tate to refer to the great C., B. & Q. strike. In this controversy the engi- neers and firemen had just cause for complaint. Notwithstanding the rail- road officials, aided by the press, sought Digitized by CjOOQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 329 to mystify the questions at issue, and every fact was tortured to represent a falsehood, still intelligent working- men outside of the two Brotherhoods immediately involved, saw distinctly that the engineers and firemen were engaged in a hand to hand struggle, with one of the most powerful corpo- rations in the country. They saw at once that every other railroad corpora- tion was in sympathy with the C., B. k Q., and disposed to aid it in striking down the rights of its engineers and firemen. It is in many of its aspects the most notable strike that has ever occurred in the country, and is, we think, whatever may be the final issue, destined to exert a most beneficial in- fluence upon the future action of labor organizations, particularly those which are connected with railroading, be- cause, it will serve to sharply define the intimate relations existing between 4 them, when the question of wages is involved. And here we are led -to notice the fact that the powerful organization known as the Knights of Labor, speak- ing through its chief officer, T. V. Powderly, promptly displayed the olive branch, and voiced sentiments of sympathy, fellowship and coopera- tion worthy of knighthood in its most chivalric days. He recognized the fact that locomotive engineers and firemen were struggling with a common ene- my, corporate wealth, grown arrogant and tyrannical, and he at once buried the past with ail its mistakes and infe- licities, errors of head or heart, and proclaimed that no worthy Knight could fill the place of a striking engi- neer or fireman. Grand shibboleth words that are to take root, grow and flourish until labor wins a final tri- umph over all opposition to the funda- mental fact that labor is entitled to its equitable share of the wealth it creates. And other prominent leaders of the Knights, representing local as- semblies throughout the country, ten- dered the Brotherhood sympathy and aid, but more particularly was this knightly generosity displayed by prominent leaders of the Knights in Chicago, the seat of war. They could scarcely have evinced more active sympathy had the strike been their own, and they proffered aid and coop- eration in a spirit of such kindness as betokened their full appreciation of all the interests involved, and which gave assurance that in the future mu- tual interests will be considered when working men contend for their rights. Nor were the Knights of Labor alone in displaying the olive branch. The great organizations of Switchmen and Brakeinen, profoundly sympathized with the engineers and firemen from the first. They were quick to recog- nize the merits of the strike, and com- prehended the issues which it in- volved. Taking all these things into consideration we recognize the fact that in the near future, employes are to be consulted when wages are up for -discussion and decision. In such matters, the interest of one will be the interest of all. And since fair wages for a fair day’s work is a proposition which must meet with general ap- proval, we do not hesitate to affirm our faith in the complete and abiding tri- umph of wage men, and that the “ olive branch ” is to be emblazoned on all the banners of all the wage workers of the country. In the battles of the future, a working man struggling for his rights, will not be required to con- tend against corporations and work- ing men in alliance, and when work- ing men comprehend that a victory won for one, is a victory won for all, the era of justice will have dawned, and thenceforward strikes will cease, because arbitration will have been en- throned and peace and prosperity as- sured. - . - One enterprising gentleman thinks the time is not distant when an engi- neer will be able to fire his engine. When the Keely Motor “ vibratory sympathy,” takes the place of steam, neither engineer nor firemen will be required to run trains. • . • ..»»«••»» • - . Locomotive firemen are the future locomotive engineers of the country. Digitized by C.ooQLe

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN' S MAGAZINE. P>::0 [May TECHNICAL EDUCATION. We have on our table the report of Dr. W. T. Barnard to the President of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Com- pany, upon “technical education in industrial pursuits.” The report, with an appendix, makes a volume of more than two hundred pages, and the author discusses the subject with such well-sustained clearness and force that the reader is instructed and convinced at the same time. The report relates especially to technical education in its relation to railway service. No one, we think, can even casually read the report of Dr. Barnard without realizing the entire dependence of cap- ital upon labor. The thoroughly edu- cated working man becomes a power in all the practical affairs of life in which great corporations are engaged, a fact which all the industrial enterprises readily acknowledge, and that this power may reach its utmost limit of usefulness, is the commendable pur- pose of all technical, poly technical and technological schools. The writer says: “At the threshold of an in- quiry into the status of technical ed- ucation at the present day, the inves- tigator will be astonished no less at the magnitude of the subject than at the revolution it has caused in the trade relations between competing sec- tions of the same, and between differ- ent countries ; always in favor of those utilizing its efficient aid. One has only to peruse, in the leading English and Continental newspapers and peri- odicals, the legislative debates, gov- ernmental, municipal and trade re- ports and editorials on this subject, constantly published, to realize the overshadowing importance which, in Europe, is now attached to technical instruction, not only by manufac- turing and commercial interests direct- ly affected by it, but perhaps to a great- er degree by the foremost statesmen and political economists of the day.” Here we have the intelligent testi- mony that throughout all Europe the importance of workingmen is admit- ted; an importance so great and over- shadowing that the very existence of the state depends upon them, and to make the workingmen still more valu- able to the state, technical schools are established in all European countries, and where workingmen have the most education, the most skill, there is the greatest measure of national strength and wealth. Such facts have in- fluenced the great Baltimore A* Ohio Railroad Company to establish and maintain in the city of Baltimore a technical school for the education of apprentices who are eventually to take a prominent part in operating that great and valuable property. It is scarcely necessary for us to say in this connection, that the Firemen's Magazine is fully committed to the ad- vocacy of all measures whereby rail- road employes may reach the highest possible efficiency, nor do we hesitate to say, were it possible, we should like to see every locomotive fireman thorougly equipped by education to master every question, which by any possibility might confront him in his chosen calling, which necessarily in- cludes his advancement to the posi- tion of engineer. To aid in this mat- ter somewhat was the reason for setting apart in the Magazine a portion of its space for a Mechanical Department, and it is most gratifying to say that the department is steadily growing in favor with the members of the Brother- hood. And there is manifestly a growing interest on the part of loco- motive firemen to understand every why and wherefore of the locomotive. It is a most cheering sign of the times that while every tinman can not be a graduate of a polytechnic school, he can by the expenditure of a small amount of money be in possession of books which will aid him in his in- vestigations and add indefinitely to his technical knowledge. And if with such aid as he can command in the way of books and opportunities for investigation, a portion of the leisure at the command of every fireman, is utilized for study, the day is not dis- tant when locomotive firemen and engineers will constitute a class of men whose technical knowledge will Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 331 1888.] command the admiration of the coun- try. It is not within the scope of this article to do more than to call the at- tention of our readers to the vast im- portance of technical education — that it is now the most important of all educations. The few can furnish all the Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Sanscrit, etc., that the world is likely to want — the few can do all the preaching re- quired, the few can do the doctoring and law wrangling for the millions, but a mighty army is required to carry forward the industries of the world, and these demand knowledge and skill —and the demand is never to decrease —on the contrary it is to increase in- definitely and continuously. We do not apprehend the time is ever to come when common labor is to disap- pear, but we do anticipate the time when common labor will no longer be regarded as degrading. At any rate, the proposition now is for working men to improve their condition financially, by seeking technical knowledge, which coming to the aid of the hand puts additional dollars in the pocket with- out adding to the hours of toil. • ••♦♦♦♦*•• * * . South Africa has 1,774 miles of railroad in operation. The commence- ment of the first railroad in South Africa was in the year 1859. In 1880 961 miles were completed. Work goes steadily forward. One road, from Capetown to Kimberly, is 648 miles in length, and is to be extended 485 miles northward, giving a continuous line of 1,133 miles. The country through which this line will pass is rich in gold and diamonds, but in other re- spects is not specially desirable. • * • ..«»«*•» ... Thbre is precious little chance for a railroad employe to recover damages for disability or death on a railroad, since in nearly every instance the “co-employ^ ” law comes to the rescue of the railroads. The Argentine Republic has author- ized the expenditure of 8350, (XX), 000 to build railroads. That looks like burin ess. PAUL MORTON. We think it would be more in accord with some of the scientific aspects of our subject to say Poll Morton, the universal pseudonym for parrot. Poll, or more tenderly, “poor Poll,” (we refer to the bird) is not a born liar, any proficiency in that regard being ac- quired. It would be gratifying if those who knew “poor Poll ” Morton could say that much for him. It is written of some men who have music in their souls but who can't sing, that they die with all their music in them. “ Poll ” Morton, G. P. and T. A. of the C., B. & Q., were he required to retain within the cavities of his corporosity all the lies, that by some mysterious process multiply ad infinitum, and fate decrees that he should die with the entire brood in him, His Royal Clo- ven-footed, Forked- tailed Highness would tender Poll an ovation upon his arrival, and all the liars, from first to last, old settlers and raw recruits, all the liars in the devil’s torrid dominion would shout: “We have looked for you, Poll, Every one of us knew That the champion liar of theC. H. & Q., The G. P. and T. A. f the C. B. & <*., Who, when he opened his mouth Out a hundred lies dew; Couldn’t miss Hades, for the title he wore, As understood by our philological class, And as the devil himself repeatedly swore. Means Grand Prevaricator and Trivial Ass. Say, how did you come, Poll ? By an under- ground cab ? And did you bring along with you a C. B. & Q. scab? We’ve a place for your soul. Poll ; a 2x3 cell, The smallest that’s made for the prisons of hell. Down here, Poll, wo have classification, Something after the style of the < ’. B. & Q., Every liar’s assigned to some particular station, Jin i just whore to place such a liar as you Has bothered the devil and the rest not a little, Because we behold in you something that’s new ; The combination of liar-lickspittle Could only be furnished by the C. B. A Q.” With this welcoming address poor Poll Morton entered, metaphorically, upon his reward, where we leave him surrounded by congenial spirits. That he will continue to lie we have no doubt, and if the fiery lake should freeze four foot thick, poor Poll Mor- ton, from sheer force of habit, would be found lying on the ice. Digitized by C.ooQle

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a 332 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [May THE QUESTION OF POSITION. We write of position not for the pur- pose of pointing out and of commept- ing upon distinctions, differences, but to show, on the contrary, that under certain circumstances, there are no dis- tinctions nor differences to be men- tioned or tolerated. The American idea is, that “ all men are created equal,” and it is strictly in consonance with the genius of American institu- tions, constitution and law, that equality shall be maintained intact, unless cloven down by criminal con- duct. Sovereignty in the United States of America is inherent. The ballot symbolizes crown and sceptre, liberty and independence and all the rights and prerogatives of citi- zenship. Hence, one man with the ballot in his hand, is equal to any other man with the ballot in his hand. Positions are absolutely equal. It is doubtless true, that a great many hold the opinion that such declarations embody grave errors — that in no sense is one man, they can readily name, the equal of another man quite as promptly brought to view — and to strengthen the proposition, they are quick to offer testimony which they deem conclusive. We need have no controversy with such men. We readily comprehend what society esteems inequalities. We are not un- mindful of the inequalities of educa- tion and of wealth, "we have surveyed the field and know, to what extent wealth, social influences and official station has done and is doing for the favored few. We have not been un- observant of the strut and swagger of some, nor of the arrogance and lofty bearing of others, and yet, we main- . tain such things do not add anything to the sovereignty of those who play such fantastic tricks, nor create any inequality. Now, it must be said that while on the one hand, there are men who omit no opportunity to air their superciliousness, there are not a few forgetful of their manhood, who tim- idly acquiesce in this overbearing de- meanor, willingly stand in their pres- ence with bowed heads and with hat under their arms and consent to an outrage upon all the proprieties of American citizenship. They forget the triumphant philosophy of Burns : “ Wlmt tho’ on liamely fare we dine, Wear hoddin grey, and a’ that ; CJi’e fools their silks, and knaves their wine, A man’s a man for a’ that ; For a’ that, and a’ that, Their tinsel show, and a’ that, The honest man, though e’er sae poor, Is king o’ men for a’ that.” The demand is to exercise common sense, in estimating men. It is a quality of the mind of the highest possible value in human affairs. It is proof against mistakes. It estimates men, circumstances, conditions, posi- tions and events at their proper value. It does not warrant the opinion that a railroad president has no more authori- ty on the road than a fireman. It recognizes authority, it recognizes po- sition and condition, but not in a way to detract the thousandth part of a rain from the dignity and indepen- enee of manhood. It so happens, fre- quently, that locomotive firemen have grievances. It has been true of the East, is the situation now, and it will e so in the future. Something goes wrong— a remedy is required. Why should the fireman exhibit timidity? Why should he hesitate to go to the General Manager of the road and state his case? There is no good reason why this should not be done — while there are a hundred reasons why it should be done, not only on the fire- mans account, but for the good of the service. In doing this, distinctions, differences, positions, disappear. An • honest employe meets an honest* employer. A grievance is stated in a manly way, and the General Manager of the road, if he is the right man in the right place, will hear the fireman’s grievance, consider it, act upon it, and think all the more of the man for his frankness. On such occasions there should be no intimation of inferiority or superiority. It is man to man. An honest man, stating an honest grievance, to an honest man. There should be neither timidity nor hesi- tancy on the part of the fireman, nor Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 333 arrogance on the part of the General Manager. It is a conference between two American citizens and should be characterized by plain, simple, digni- fied words. To this we think it is coming, because it luminously maps out a course in consonance with com- mon sense, prudence and fair dealing, honest and equitable in the highest degree and necessarially mutually beneficial. Such a course improves the morale of the road and insures good work without the slightest sacri- fice of any personal right or peril to any interest. On March 28, 1886, the Legislature of New York enacted a railroad car heating law, to go into effect May 28, 1888, after which it will be unlawful for any steam railroad doing business in the State of New York to heat its passenger cars on other “ than mixed trains dv any stove or furnance kept inside tne car or suspended therefrom, except it may be lawful in case of ac- cident or other emergency to tempor- arily use such stoves or furnace with necessary fuel, provided that in cars which have been equipped with ap- paratus to heat with steam, hot water or hot air from the locomotive or from a special car, the present stove may be retained, to be used only when the car is standing still.” The intention is to to put a stop, as far as possible, to roasting passengers, dead and alive, who go down in a wreck, the idea being that in such cases at least, it is not proper to “ Whereas, It has pleased the Great Architect of the Universe to kill and cook our departed friend,” etc., for however much it may “please” the “Grand Master of the Grand Lodge above” to kill people by rail- road accidents, this thing of roasting them alive or dead, is just a little too grim to please heaven or earth. New York proposes to draw the line on that sort of a Darbecue. The estimate now is that the United States have 151,000 miles of railroad, enough to girdle the world six times at the equator. THE TWO CHIEFS. It becomes a pleasant duty to write of P. M. Arthur, Grand Chief, and F. P. 'Sargent, Grand Master; not so much of the men as of the exacting duties and heavy responsibilities which de- volve upon them by virtue of the po- sitions they occupy, and by virtue of the constitutions and laws of the Brotherhoods of which they are the chief executive officers. It may be said of these two officials, as it may indeed be said of other men clothed with high responsibilities, providing they are conscientious men, that their sense of obligation to men to whose suffrages they owe their ele- vation is of a character from which precious little unalloyed satisfaction can be derived. Their office mak«s them the cynosure of the multitudes. In a sense they cease to be private citizens. They are never fully able to lay off their official robes. They are ceaselessly in the harness and their acts are regarded as subjects for criticism, and all too often the greatest injustice is done ; all the more grievous because circumstances are such that it must be borne in silence. There are times, fortunately, when a man occupying tne position of Chief of a Brotherhood finds his position agreeable. Things are in good shape. Peace and prosperity reign through- out the jurisdiction. Every letter re- ceived is cheering and the good ship, with a fair tide and favoring gales, needs but little attention, and every- thing invites to repose. On such occa- sions the pens and tongues of critics are still — and the chiefs are congratu- lated upon the favorable omens of the outlook. Suddenly the scene changes. A storm is brewing. Clouds hang dark and threatening along the horizon. There is trouble ahead, and now comes the task of the chiefs. Wrongs are pointed out, grievances multiply. Every capability of the chief is taxed to the utmost. His duty is to investi- gate. His conscientiousness must be enthroned, his judgment exercised and Digitized by CjOOQle

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334 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [May his opinions must be frankly ex- pressed. Anything less than this at once and forever disqualifies him for his position. Without a mind of bis own, playing parrot or chameleon to suit the occasion or to meet the whims of others, he at once sinks to the dead level of mediocrity and becomes the foot ball of the order. With such a chief it requires no seer to tell the fate of the order unless he is promptly removed. When difficulties arise in the path- way of a brotherhood, the demand is for a leader. Brotherhoods anticipate the necessity and elect a chief. The chief in coming to the front has aright to demand the fidelity, the confidence and support of every man in the or- ganization. It is an obligation which goes to the foundation of things, any- thing less is rebellion. If a captain cannot have the fullest cooperation of his sailors in a storm, wreck is inevit- able. Certainly on such occasions the “ interest of one is the interest of all.” If a general cannot command his men in time of battle, his command at other times becomes a meaningless sham, and when brotherhoods are in trouble, wThen great interests are at stake, when the supreme demand is to fight the foe without, there should be unity, trust, faith and confidence within, and if there is not, demoraliza- tion will take the place of order. It follows logically, we think, that the chiefs of the two Brotherhoods, some of whose members are in the grasp of the C., B. <fc Q. corporation, should have the unqualified support of the entire Brotherhoods. They need this moral support, and we are confident that in the future, when the whole matter will undergo scrutiny, it will be found that, all things consid- ered, they did the best they could. Amidst many complications, it would require a sublimated humanity to steer clear of errors, but when men are pursuing the right course, slight deflections from the air line must be expected. The verdict must be upon final results, upon accomplished facts and not upon mere incidents which should never be magnified into issues. We feel confident the two great Brotherhoods of engineers and fire- men are disposed to hold up the hands of their chiefs, because such a course insures the best possible results, and because such a course voices a loyalty to obligation which, when troubles environ the membership, or any portion of it, is of supreme im- portance. We do not hesitate to say that Grand Chief Arthur and Grand Master Sar- gent, have performed their exacting duties with a full comprehension of their obligations to the Brotherhoods over which they preside, and with a conscientious appreciation of the re- sponsibilities of their positions. * * . - • . The Railroad Gazette publishes the following : In Georgia the Supreme Court rules that where an employ^ of the Port Royal A Augusta Ry. Co. was killed while riding on a car over a connect- ing line belonging to the A. & K. R. R. Co., owing to the defective construction of the latter’s line, the widow of the deceased Is entitled to main- tain her action for damages for his death, whether deceased was a co-employe of the persons on the A. & K. line or not. In Kentucky in an action by an employe for injuries received in consequence of the neglect of a railroad to construct a suitable railing around an elevated platform upon which it was necessary for the plaintitt to stand while adjust- ing certain machinery, he alleged that he had been in the employ of the defendant but three or four days when the accident occurred, and that defendant had been warned of the danger- ous condition of the platform, and that he had promised that a railing should be placed around it within a reasonable time. The Supreme Court rules that it cannot say as a matter of law that three or four days was a reasonable time, and therefore the plaintiff’ has not proved any negli- gence on the part of the railroad, and cannot re- cover damages. In Texas the Supreme Court decides that if an employe is subject to the orders of a superior, by whom he is directed to perform acts not within the line of his ordinary duties, and it is custom- ary in the employer’s service for employes to obey orders to do duty outside of their regular employment, such employe is not precluded from recovering for injuries received while so acting under his superior’s orders. In Tennessee it is held that a conductor of a train and the tel- egraph operator at a station are not “ fellow ser- vants.” Digitized by C.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 335 THE SCAB. Philosophers, particularly those who have sought to 'solve the simpler mys- teries of creation, have always been greatly perplexed when endeavoring to find any plausible reason for the ex- istence of certain insects and reptiles, which curse the earth, the air and the water. They have never succeeded. The mystery is unexplained and un- explainable. But, while it is impossi- ble to explain the whys and the where- fores of repulsive, pestiferous and poisonous creatures, we may study their habits and guard against contact with them. It becomes our duty at this writing to discuss the “ scab.” Generally, people quickly comprehend wThat is meant when a creature, in the form of a man, is referred to as a “scab.” Shakespeare says, a “scab” is a “ low fellow ” — how low, the great bard does not intimate, but he doubt- less believed that a “ scab ” was the lowest in the list of bipeds. The term, “scab,” has a significance wholly re- pulsive. It is suggestive of filth, dis- ease, and corruption. There is nothing in the term, “ scab,” to redeem it from loathing. When a creature, in the form of a man, rightfully receives the sobriquet of “scab,” he is known to be a mass of moral putrescence. He sinks to the level of a loathsome rep- tile. Honorable men shun him as they would a pestilence. A scabby sheep, a mangy dog, outrank him. He becomes a walking, breathing stench. He is as destitue of soul as a dungeon toad. He is as heartless as a man eating tiger. He has no more conscience than a tarantula. To call him a dog, would be an insult to the whole canine race. The average scab, is amoral leper — unclean through and through, so vulgar and beastly in his instincts, that he is as destitute of all sense of obligation, of what is due to others, as a hungry hog, with its snout in a swill tub. The scab is a sneak — analyze him, resolve him to his orig- inal elements, and all the subtile arts of the chemist, would never discover the millioneth part of a milligramme of manhood. A scab is as totally de- ficient of ability to comprehend the right, as a piratical wolf. Being de- praved by nature and association, he has no more ambition than a buz- zard. When he sees a manly en- deavor, on the part of others to better their condition, the incident simply suggests to his mind, that there is a chance for him, and with his hat under his arm, and with bowed form he asks, like a menial, to work for wages that an hororable man refuses. The scab always comes to the front when honest "workingmen strike against oppression and injus- tice. On such occasions employers fish for scabs in the stinking pools of idle- ness and depravity, and they are ready to do duty for such considerations as their masters may offer. The scab is a filthy wretch, who though the Mis- sissippi ran bank full of soap suds, could not wash him clean in a thou- sand years. The scab is the natural born foe of labor in its efforts to advance from the condition of servitude to indepen- dence, and such he has been found to be in the struggle of the engineers and firemen with the C., B. & Q., and he is destined to play the same degen- erate role in the future. The scab merits universal reprobation, and that will be the verdict of all honorable men. * * • »««»<*»« ♦ ... Express and sleeping car companies have used due diligence to convince the Inter-State Commission that they are not common carriers, but have not as yet succeeded in their efforts. The facts seem to be against them.

New devices for heating cars witii steam are coming to the front, and the indications are that success is in sight. An electric safety lamp for mines has been perfected and will soon be used in English mines. «— •» »»«♦<»«. . . . — The total documented tonnage of the United States, June 30th, 1887, was 4,105,844 tons. Digitized by CjOOQle

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336 LOCOMOTIVE LIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. THE SWITCHMEN. The Switchmen’s Mutual Aid Asso- ciation, is the youngest of all the rail- way fraternities, but its growth has been phenomenal and it now num- bers between fifty and sixty lodges, and is rapidly increasing in member- ship. The association is distinguished as an organization remarkable for brain and brawn; independent and courageous. Switchmen have opin- ions and convictions which are not confined to their special calling, but which embrace railroad work and workmen, and such opinions and con- victions they do not hesitate to express, when occasion offers, and this view re- ceives special emphasis by the recent action of the switchmen employed on the C., B. & Q. system. Switchmen know a competent engi- neer, and even with the best, their calling is one of great peril to life and limb, but when incompetent engineers and firemen are employed, as in the case of the “ Q.,” then their work be- comes indefinitely more hazardous, and they are prompt in their demand for so much security as can be obtained by the employment of competent men. When the switchmen demand- ed of the C., B. & Q. officials to place competent men on their engines, that their lives might be more secure, the demand was treated in a manner which resulted in a strike, the men going out to escape death or mutila- tion. It does not seem possible that a corporation could by any possibility deliberately make for itself such a record of heartlessness, but it is, never- theless, true, and should receive uni- versal reprobation. In the March issue of the Switch- men's Journal, we notice an editorial article on the C., B. & Q. strike, from which we quote as follows : The switchmen are interested In the successful termination of this strike, because, first, they believe the engineers and firemen are right in the position they have taken on this question, and second, because the firemen are in the fight. There is no organization that commands a great- er respect from switchmen than the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, for the reason that the firemen have always acted the manly part with [May the switchmen. And anything the switchmen cun consistently do to further the ends of the firemen they will heartily do. The Journal wTants it to be distinct- ly understood that switchmen will not assist the C., B. & Q. road in any ca- pacity but that of switchmen. They will not act as engineers, firemen, nor brakemen, which by doing, they would encourage the roads to maintain their policy of injustice in refusing to grant the prudent requests of engineers and firemen. The position is eminently right, and if all working men were animated by the same lofty ideas of fair play, the world would speedily be- hold a change for the better in the condition of labor in the United States. Firemen fully appreciate the generous words of the Journal , as em- bodying the sentiments of switchmen, and we know wffiereof we speak, when we say they are reciprocated. Such sentiments mean strength, unity and victory. This Magazine is not engaged in championing any one for President of the United States. It has no candi- date but, this it may say, because it is true, that if the gods should so order things as to place in the Presidential office, Chauncey M. Depew, now Presi- dent of the Vanderbilt system of rail- roads, they will demonstrate their qualifications to manage human affairs in a way calculated to secure immense approval. Mr. Samuel Spencer, President of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, re- ceives $25, (XX) a year for his services. Mr. Chauncey M. Depew, President of the Vanderbilt system, receives $50,- 000 a year. ... ».»MM»». ♦ - The stockholders of the New York Elevated railroads have resolved to issue bonds to the amount of $15,000,- 000. Cornelius Vanderbilt is the Presi- dent of the Railroad Young Men's Christian Association, of New York. Digitized by C.ooQle

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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 337 FINANCIAL SUPPORT. It does not require labored argu- ment to establish the proposition that in certain emergencies financial sup- port becomes a desideratum, the chief demand, the one thing above all other things needful. That this has been the view taken of the subject by the membership of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen jve have satisfac- tory proof. We do not now call at- tention to the subject for the purpose of intimating that there has been any lack of support on the part of Brother- hood firemen since the inauguration of the C., B. & Q. strike, but rather to urge a continuance of the generous policy, which from the start has dis- tinguished the membership. The fact is conceded that the firemen who left the C. B. & Q. did so for reasons which, the more they are discussed, the more they are to be commended. Everything was done in strict accord with law and for considerations which will stand the test of the severest scru- tiny. The railroad, to beat the engi- neers and firemen, and the Brother- hoods of which they are members, have raked the slums of cities and have employed men notoriously incompe- tent, men without character or moral standing, adventurers and vagabonds and are now seeking by the aid of a hireling press to make the impression that the engineers and firemen had no grievance worth considering, that their course has been in flagrant violation of right and duty, and that the road has won a complete victory. It is well known that such reports are false. The strike is not terminated. On the contrary the engineers and firemen who went out were never more defiant than now, and the two great Brotherhoods of which they are members are pledged to give them financial support. It is because of this pledge, of this obliga- tion, that we write to urge upon the members of the Brotherhood of Loco- motive Firemen to put forth their best energies in raising funds to maintain the defiant attitudes of the Brother- hoods, in their struggle to obtain jus- tice, and in doing this th^ supreme excellence of the principles of protec- tection, which give dignity and power to the Order, are brought into promi- nence. It will be well for the members of the Brotherhood to reflect that the support they are now extending to the men who left the C., B. & Q. is to en- able them to gain a victory the fruits of which will be shared by every Brotherhood firemen, because a vic- tory over the C., B. & Q. is virtually a victory gained over every other rail- road corporation. With victory achiev- ed by the Brotherhoods the outrageous system of classification will disappear and an era of fair play and fair pay will dawn. By giving now, promptly and liberajly, firemen are doing that which is well calculated to prevent sim- ilar trouble between themselves and the corporations for which they arc working. In view of all the facts we can only repeat that the necessity for financial support is urgent, vital and must be met, if the fight is to be continued. Every dollar contributed will find its way to the place designed for it — and now we say: Gentlemen, let your contributions come right along, and let the encouraging words, backed by the money be, “Boys, stand firm, and we will furnish the financial support.” » • * • • • THE EVERYDAY ROAD. For the treasures of precious worth, We must patiently dig and dive; For the places we long to till, We must push, and struggle, and drive; And always and everywhere We’ll find in our onward course, Thorns for the feet, and trials to meet, And a difficult river to cross. — Josephine Pollard. Digitized by CjOOQle

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338 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE . [Mat SKETCHES BY A NAVAL APPRENTICE. No. x. On our passage south we fell in with the Peruvian gun boat Li Union, at Arica. The Union was in command of an American merchant captain. She was very fast, but li'jht, consequently was unfit for anything but a running fight. The Chilians were anxious to capture this vessel. About the second day of our stay at Arica, two Chilian war ships appeared off the harbor. Captain More, of the Union, was lying broadside to the wdiarf loading stores. On the near ap- proach of the vessels, the Union opened on them from the side opposite of which they were loading. Under a heavy fire Captain M. finished loading, and replacing his battery, steamed out; the two Chilian s 1 1 i p3 were about one-quarter of a mile apart. The Union was running about fifteen knots per hour and her skipper headed her for the opening between the two ships and as he passed between them he let both bat- teries fiv into them. They gave chase, but the Union steadily dropped them astern. Captain More, thinking that he could be of use about Callao, and that perhaps the Chilians were out in search of the Union and Iluascar, wTent directly to Callao, which port he entered at night. He dropped an- chor a short distance from the Atahualpa, a monitor, mistaking her for the Iluascar, this mistake nearly cost Captain M. the loss of his ship ; he succeeded, however, in making the open sea and escaping. The Union re- turned to Arica, and after coaling, she start- ed south; we also started south the same day. On our arrival at Antofogasta, we found both the Iluascar and Union. It was certain that the war must soon close. The Chilians were in possession of all land de- fenses, in fact they held everything but the two ships, the Union and Iluascar. Don Miguel Grau, the admiral of the Peruvian navy, and commandant of the Huasear, visited our ship and was advised by admiral commanding to surrender, as it would be useless to continue the struggle, this he declined to do. A few days after this visit a column of black smoke was sighted in the oiling, the Iluascar and Union at once made preparations to get under way; they evi- dently sniffed danger. Just as the ships gave us a parting salute, another haze of smoke appeared on the horrizon and another until we could count six smoke columns. We realized that we were about to witness the last scene in the Chili-Peruvian war. We at once slipped our cable and followed in wake of the Iluascar. During this time the specks of smoke were close enough to make them out. It was the Chilian fleet, composed of the Blanco en Colado, Coch- rane, O'Higgins, Abloa, Amazonas and Aconcaugua. As the ships closed in, the HuasCar mancevured very much like a wild beast in a cage, she turned and headed for the beach ; turned again and made for the enemy; escape was impossible; the un- equal contest began by a shot from the Cochrane, which fell short. Admiral Grau at once signalled the Union to escape, but the Yankee skipper refused, until he was again ordered to do so. The Union steamed directly through the Chilian fleet, firing both her batteries, and escaped. The Huas- ear wTas at this time surrounded. A shell entered the fighting turret, mangling Grau’s leg. The officers at once carried him below to the surgeon, and whilst they were ampu- tating the limb, two shells entered the w'ard room and exploded. So great was the destruction that only a small portion of Grau’s body was found, this was recognized by the broad stripe of gold lace. A well directed shot from the Abloa disabled the Huascar's revolving turret, she had (to use a railroad expression) but one side, and it was necessary to turn her completely about in order to fire her one remaining gun. At every telling shot from the Huasear, a cheer went up from our men, despite the orders to observe silence. The end w as drawing near, the shells from the Huasear were bursting at three and one-half seconds range, in instead of five seconds; this we learned afterward wTas caused by the cow’ardice of an English gunner, who wanted to hasten her destruction. Some person struck the Huascar’s flag, but the Chilians, for some reason, continued to fire. At last the crew rushed from the Huascar’s turret, showing tow els and everything that was w’hite — firing ceased, the Chilians were victorious. Sud- denly the O’Higgins steamed up and fired a shot "at the captured ship, without doing any harm, this cowardly action brought a groan from our men. The Huasear wras at once taken in tow. We followed the fleet into the harbor, and our admiral at once boarded the Huasear. We learned that her crew consisted of men from almost every nation on earth, except Peruvians, we also learned that she carried 227 men, twenty-two of whom we found alive. To describe the appearance of her turret is beyond the power of mortal man. Blood everywhere, bodies entangled in the debris of the dismounted guns. The victors made no effort to erase the evidences of the fight until our admiral begged them to clear her up, and wash her down. The Huasear had been the terror of all Chili, and w ith a fair chance, could have cleaned the Chilian fleet out. The prisoners were taken on board the flag ship. At 8:20 P. M., on the day of the fight, I was standing my watch a a “quartermaster,” suddenly I heard a noise, resembling the blowing of a porpoise, I ran dowrn to the ship’s side, the first thing I saw was a negro’s black head ; I assisted him to Digitized by CjOOQle

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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE . 339 the gang: way, he at once informed me that he had escaped from the prison ship. He said his name was Thos. Jackson, and he hailed from New York. I introduced him to the officer of the watch, who at once sent him below to the surgeon to have a shell wound dressed ; he received the wound dur- ing the fight. Our men christened him Haascar, and he bears that name yet. He was at once enlisted, and a uniform was given him, and we successfully held him against the protests of the Chilian officers. Two d*ys after the engagement we sailed for Valparaiso. This was the most unpleas- ant trip we experienced during the entire cruise. We did not steam or sail, but abso- lutely rolled the entire distance. The sea was simply terrible and the ship rolled very frequently to an angle of 35°. On our ar- rival wefired tlm customary salutes. During our stay at “Vale of Paradise,” as this place is called, we lost one of the boys, his death was caused by congestion of the brain. Our shipmate, Thos. McDonald, by name, was buried on shore, with military* honors. The ship’s crew erected a beautiful monu- ment in memory of our departed shipmate. McDonald’s death occurred on the very day that his term of service expired, and he was laid to rest in a suit of clothes that he had made expressly to wear home. After the funeral, we again set sail, headed south, and called into Talcahuana Lota and several other small places, until we reached the en- trance to the straits of Magellan. We coaled ship and started on our return cruise. Our admiral’s term of service had nearly expired, consequently he was in haste to reach a point at which he could be relieved. We sailed westward, until we reached the famous island of San Juan Fernandez, or better known as Robinson Crusoe’s island. We anchored and the crew were permitted to go on shore. We saw no savages as Mr. Defoe describes, but found the inhabitants to be Chilian fishermen. These people send the fruits of their labor across to Valparaiso, which is about two hundred miles, and is the nearest main land. Leaving San Juan Fernandez, we touched at Valparaiso, but did not anchor. By this date several boys reported the expiration of their service, these were sent home per steamer, whenever the opportunity offered. We continued northward. On our arrival at Callao, we »w the mast of the once beautiful Union, showing a few feet above the water. She had been destroyed by her captain. It was now June 25th, 1883, and my service would expire July 25th, 1883. As it was customary to send the naval apprentices home so as to he discharged as near as possible to the day their time expired, I was ordered to prepare to leave the ship per eteamer of July 4th. As the ship was over one hundred men ihort it was decided to permit no one to go home whose service expired after July 25th. I was on the dividing and I jumped rnr joy. On July 4th. at 10 A. M., 1 was called aft and reeceived my orders, which read : U. S. F. S., Pensacola, off Callao, Peru. G. M. Kf.rn You will leave Callao, per steam- er, this date, and on your arrival, you will report to Commodore Upsure, for discharge. fcMgued, O. F. Heyekman, Lieutenant Commander , Commanding. My bag and hammock were then put in the steam launch and after a general hand shaking, I skipped over the side and into the boat. As we steamed away, the boys manned the rigging and gave a send off in the shape of three rousing cheers, the band played “ Home, Sweet Home.” On leaving the* ship, it was hard to say whether I was happy or sad. I felt as though I was leaving a home, I experienced a homesick feeling. In fact, I was sorry that I had to leave the good old ship. On my arrival on board the steamer I found fourteen men from the U. S. ship, Laca wanna, who, like myself, were homeward bound. Like railroad men, all sailors know each other, and we were soon like old friends. The steamer sailed at 2:30 P. M., and as she passed the Pensacola, she was greeted with cheers from the crew and “Home, Sweet Home,” by the band. I sorrowfully watched the ship until she was lost to sight astern. Our passage was most pleasant. We de- livered mail at Payta and Guayaquil. At the latter place we had quite an exciting time. M. Englecias, whose term as Presi- dent of Equador bad expired, tried to become Dictator. A portion of the people rebelled, and on Die day of our arrival, we witnessed the fall of the city and the en- trance of the rebels. The President escaped down the river. Our next and last stop on the Pacific, was Panama. We remained one night in Panama, then hoarded the train for Aspinwall. The railroad accommoda- tions here were miserable. We were six hours making the forty-seven miles. During the ride we saw the men working on the famous canal, or rather loafi rg on the canal. On our arrival at Aspinwall, we learned that the steamer for Newr York would not sail for four days. We had spent nearly all of our money, that is the small portion given us in leaving the ship, so we thought we would see what the U. 8. Consul would do for us. We stated our case, but the Con- sul said that he bail no authoritv to assist any but destitute seamen, at which I re- marked: “Mr. Consul, you can’t certainly call us anything but destitute seamen, as we have’ntashot in the locker,” but it would’nt work, and we had to foot our own hill. Sailing day arrived, and with joy we boarded the beautiful steamer, City of Acapulco. Sailor like, we cast our eyes aloft and every man instinctively raised his cap to salute our beautiful ensign, the stars and stripes. My Digitized by CjOOQle

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340 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. friends, it is a sight for sore eyes to see an American flag on any vessel, but a man-of- war in foreign waters, and we heartily ap- preciated the sight. I knew' one of the steamer’s men, and as I came on board, lie gave me a cigar. I proceeded to light it, when, without a moment’s warning, I fell to tne deck in a dead faint. When 1 came to, I found myself lying on a pile of bananas, where my kind shipmates placed me to keep me from being sent on shore to the hospital, florrors! I had the Cliagres fever. Upon our arrival at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, to which place we had been ordered, we were informed that we would be dis- charged on the 27th. We went on shore again and remained until the next morning, we then returned to the navy yard, received our money in full and our discharges, which I am pleased to say, were honorable. Be-’ sides my discharge, 1 received a beautifully executed letter of commendation from the Navy Department, which I am at all times pleased to show to anyone wishing to see it. On leaving the navy yard, I at once went to New' York, and bought a ticket for Phila- delphia, where I arrived in safety. In [May writing these sketches, I have left out many things which w ould be uninteresting, except to those who have been seamen. In conclusion, I would advise parents who have boys they w ish to make men of, to try other means to correct them, than sending them to the navy. To be sure, the disci- pline' is severe, but it is impossible to sow wheat and reap clover. The boy must make himself. I have seen good boys become tough men, and I have seen bad boys turn out good. It lies with the boys themselves. If a boy is naturally bad, it is impossible in the majority of cases to reform him. On the other hand, let a boy enter the service and take an interest in his studies, work hard for promotion, and w ithout doubt, he will be successful, as our officers are gentle- men w ho appreciate a disposition to ad- vance. I did not leave the service because it was distasteful to me, I fully intended to re-enlist, but matters at home prevented. I am again struggling up the rough road to promotion, with the expectation that some day I shall reach the right side of an iron horse. As it is nearly starting time, I will close. End ho, pipe down, For the Firemen's Magazine. FANCIES. 3RI1KX a dreamer sit S'll "/ T° indulge in wild y \ / \ / And create out of tf 1 7 \ ‘ For enjoyi (' V/ v \ / ), Many time >j\ (; /'v With anai 1*=^..';— Every one HEN a dreamer sit* down for a while in a chair, * ' • ■ '*’ fancies, commune with the air, nothing a readable tale, men! of ot tiers, lie’s likely to fail, ics I have sat, like to-night, in the gloom, _ v . army or spectres a iKiut in the room ; gv Every one ridiculing my efforts to train » J Into shape the grotesque of my wearisome brain. They keep dancing away in satanlcal ire, And they flit in and out through the smouldering fire; They remind me so oft of my much needed bud. Where a visionless sleep would assist my tired head, ’Till the caller comes round in the gloom of the dawn. Ere the rays of the sun sweep the dew from the lawn, That 1 think I’ll retire ’till I hear his rich brogue ruptivating my ears with his blarney, the rogue ! Oh ! of all the inventions the railroads have found To enslave a floor devil, his feelings to wound, There are none that I know of cau pierce through the heart Like the voice of the caller when time to depart. You perhaps may be sleeping ’longslde of a bride. Or perhaps in a coach in your dreams you may ride. Or be counting Your wealth, which you’ve only in sleep, When the imp comes around, and from bed you must leap. If our curses come homeward to roost, as folks say, What a pot-pie we’d have every hour in the day ! It would take a whole county fenced in to contain All the robust young chicks that flew out of my brain, Ere the orient sent through the darkness one ray To denote the advance of the monarch of day, As the devil-tuned tongue of the caller I’d hear Pounding merciless words on my stupetled ear. It is hard from the clasp of your wife to arise, And embrace her good bye, with the sleep in your eyes ; Theu to see her roll over and cover her nose, With her curls arranged fora lengthy repose. As you start to take charge of some serup-lieRp, or go To report for the plow in a blizzard of snow. Well, such thought* ure enough to put fancies to flight, And my love from the bed-room is calling— Good night ! Oswf.oo, N. Y. —Shandy Maguire. Digitized by VjOOQle

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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 341 Mechanics. Not long ago an account appeared in the daily press of an interview between an engi- neer and a gentleman on the platform of a gtation, at which the engineer was waiting for his train. The gentleman was evidently a scholar, having received a theoretical train- ing, and he asked the engineer how many square inches of heating surface there wfere in the fire-box of his locomotive The engi- neer had to confess that he did not know', and evidently thought it a very scientific question. Now most all books treating on locomotives give the dimensions of the dif- ferent parts, on different classes of locomo- tives, and in each case the grate surface, heating surface of fire-box and healing sur- face of flues, and the combined heating sur- face of the two is given. But perhaps the engineer did not consider the fire-box in his proper domain, and therefore felt no special interest in it, but to the progressive fireman the subject has some attraction, and we there- fore will consider it. The fire-boxes of the locomotives used on the elevated railroads in the city of New York have a grate surface ‘ag given in tables) of 28x28 inches, making agrafe surface of not quite 5J square feet. Contrast with this the fire-box of a Baldw in “Consolidation” locomotive, which is 12()x inches, having about 29 square feet of grate surface, and you will note a great dif- ference in size, and of course they will require a corresponding expenditure of strength to fill up and keep up the supply of fuel in the two fire-boxes. Yet both fire- men have w'ork enough to do. but it does seem a little funny to the “Consolidation” fireman to hear his brother from the “ Ele- vated,” or “ L.” road talk about the hard work of firing. We have selected two ex- tremes for illustration, and the grate surface of the various classes of locomotives will range betw een these twro, except in the case of some lately built “culns” or “dirt” burners, which have a fire-box overhanging the frame, and whose grate surface exceeds wen the “ Consolidation” fire-box. To oal- <*ulate the grate surface of a locomotive, multiply the length of the fire-box in inches by its width in inches, and by dividing the product of these figures by 144 you will obtain the number of square feet of grate surface, any remainder left in the division being square inches. The amount of heating surface in the fire- boxes varies very greatly, ranging from 25 feet in the “L.” locomotives to 139 feet in »** Consolidation.” The heating surface of the fire-box is found by multiplying the length of the side sheets by their height, also the width of the end sheets by their height, (deducting the area of the door and of the flues from the product of the ends) and also the length and width of the crown sheet. By adding these three sums you will have the square feet or inches of heating surface in the fire-box. The heating surface of the flues is found by multiplying the in- side circumference of a flue in inches by its length in inches, and the product by the number of flues in the boiler. The* sum total divided by 144 will give the square feet of heating surface in the flues. The area of the front flue sheet (less the area of the flues) should also be added to the total heat- ing surface. In an “L.” locomotive the heating surface of the flues is 126 feet, while in the “Consolidation” it runs up to over 1,300 feet, thus giving an “L.” locomotive but 151 square feet of heating surface in all, against over 1,500 square feet in a “Consoli- dation,” and yet we And that one fireman is expected to keep a “ Consolidation ” locomo- tive “hot,” w ith nearly ten times the amount of heating surface which bis brother on the “ L.” has to contend with. It is no wonder at all that the “ C. B. & Q. boys” protested and wanted two men to fire one of these “hogs,” for they are certainly hard on the boys, requiring mountains of fuel to supply their ever “hungry maws.” Of course they will haul heavier trains, and if the companies can get one man to furnish steam to pull twenty cars more with one of these than with the ordinary locomotive, that much is clear gain and no one is out, except the fellow with the scoop, w ho is probably out of breath, and if kept at such a job long enough, out of health; a prematurely old man. In discussing the subject of heating surface we have touched a matter of vital importance to the fireman, and have been led to insti- tute a comparison which brings the hope that if we must have “Consolidations,” let us have more than one man at the scoop, for it is certainly more than one man should do. East Saoinaw, Mich., Feb. 23, 1888. Mr. Editor: — The March advance sheets are at hand, more interesting than ever. Mr. Lockwood makes a slight mistake in the “P. S.” to his communication that I wish to correct for him. lie quotes a ques- tion from the Engineer's Journal concerning the water brakes in use on the Denver Rio Grande, and refers the correspondent, who signs himself “ J. F. \\\,” York, Pa., to his article in the February Magazine on the failure of air brakes saying: “ lie will read of my experience in the direction of his in- quiry, and just to that extent it is an an- swer to his question.” Mr. Lockwood is laboring under a misapprehension. He Digitized by Google

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342 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [May would lead “J. F. W.” to believe that the hydraulic brake described by him and the water brake, were one and the same. Such is not the case. There can be no possible connection between them, and I am sur- prised that Mr. Lockwood should fall into such an error. The term brake as applied to the device known as the “ water brake,” in use on the Denver & Rio Grande, is a misnomer, as there is absolutely no braking power connected with it, it is merely a de- vice to keep from burning out packing and cutting valve seats and cylinders on engints that have to run for along distance reversed and consists simply of a J or J inch valve placed in boiler head below the water line. A pipe running from this valve terminates in a T, directly behind the saddle under front end of boiler. Reducers are placed in each end of this T, and a pipe having the same area as the twro cylinder cocks, gener- ally J inch, runs from there into each steam chest. In running reversed, the cock on boiler head is opened slightly and water rushes through the pipes into each cylinder keeping the packing moist and valve seats and cylinders in good condition, and is car- ried awray by the cylinder cocks. Mr. Lock- wood can satisfy himself that I am right by inquiry at the Baldwin Locomotive Works, as they have probably applied more water brakes than any other locomotive works in the country. Whatever gave them the name of brakes is more than I know, but it is certainly a mistake to ascribe any braking power to them. I ran across a statement concerning injectors in Roper’s Hand book to the Locomotive a short time ago that in- terested me, and as I think it would inter- est “ E. 8.” and others, I wish you would reproduce it. He says: ‘‘But* the most important improvement ever heretofore made in the injector was made in 1 8G8, by Samuel Rue, by which the injector, with steam of from 80 to 00 pounds pressure, is capable of forcing water against a pressure of from 400 to 450 pounds per squre inch. This extraordinary accumulation of power may be explained as follows : The velocity with which steam (say at 00 pounds press- ure to the square inch) flows into the at- mosphere is about 1 ,700 feet per second. Now suppose that steam is issuing, with the full ▼elocity due to the pressure in the boilers, through a pipe an inch in area, tin* steam is condensed into water, at the nozzle of the injector, without suffering any change in its velocity. From this cause its bulk will be reduced, say 1,000, and, therefore, its area of cross section (the velocity being constant) will experience a similar reduction. It will then be able to enter the boiler again by an orifice part of that by which it escapes. Nowr it will be seen that the total force expended by the steam through the pipe, on an area of an inch, in expelling the steam iet, was concentrated upon the area ToVff °* an inch, and, therefore, was greatly superior to the opposing pressure exerted upon the diminished area.’’ “E. 8.” lias some good points about fir- ing, and, while I think he is in the main correct, I can hardly agree with him on all points. He says, “an engine with a brick arch, is very difficult to tire with two scoops of coal.” Now I think he is wrong, as I have, inva- riably, found that an engine having an arch, could be fired much lighter than one with- out, and it stands to reason that this should be the case, as the arch tends to retard the products of combustion, and does not allow them so free a passage through the flues, thus giving a much greater per cent- age of heat from what coal is burned. I have been firing an engine having an arch for two years. She is an 182x24 Baldwin mogul and I fire her with one and two scoops of coal. This winter, when business was rushing, her arch broke up and we had to take it out, and, as they w ere too much in need of engi- neers to cool her off long enough to put in an arch, she was run for over three wreeks without one. I found I had to fire her much heavier in order to keep her hot, one or two at a time would not do her at all. I had to give her three and sometimes four in order to keep a uniform fire over the grates. If “ E. 8.” can keep an engine hot as he has frequently asserted, when her grates were lainly visible, he is a dandy at his business, have never been able to do it. His re- marks about the A. & P. lead me to believe that he has fired on that road. I would like to ask him if he has evei had any experi- ence on the big Burnsides on that road ? I fired one of those engines on that road when they first came there, and were run- ning on the first division, between Albu- qurque and Coolidge. The boys christened them tarantulas at that time. I don’t know w hether the name sticks to them yet or not. If “ E. 8.” ever fired one of those engines I would like to know what method he used to get the best result, and see if our experi- ence tallies. Vacuum. Hochelega, March 21, 1888. Mr. Editor: Since my last epistle I note a few' lively remarks on valve motion, in February Maqazme, by “ Eccentric Strap first bis example in proportion, and next his setting a sheave by slipping his engine ; regarding the latter, I would not for one moment say he did not set his sheave as he has stated, but it was pure chance, and when he gives it as a rule for some of our voung brothers, I begin to think that Bro. “ Eccentric 8trap” has got himself round a sheave which is so far out of place that he does not know what gear he was originally Digitized by VjOOQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 343 placed for, and I would also advise no one to try his plan, for it might be the same as trying to follow Mr. Rauch’s man, who fell eighty feet from a church steeple — a failure. Again, “ Eccentric Strap,” you are sadly out in your valve setting, and vour rule in pro- portion won’t answer, either. You have proved by it that an engine with J-lead re- ceives as much steam in the six-inch cut off to stop its motion, as it does at the other end of its stroke, to give it motion; there- fore, how can the engine run? I have seen plenty of engines with l lead in full throw, cut off when pulled up to the first notch at seven inches and have no preadmission till within 1J inches of the completion of the stroke. The world is covered with engines with valves of 5 to inch travel and i to J inch lap, working with ^ to lead and do- ing the best of work. Again, I have seen an engine 10x22 inch cylinder, 60 inch wheel with 5f travel and ^ lead in full throw and an Allen valve (which means double the length of port to a common valve) go up a 50-foot grade with eight heavy coaches in the second notch ; and start from the bot- tom, she would do this without any trouble and also knock off her mile per minute with the same load. Get “ Paul ” to give you a little more on valve motion and I will get you a diagram of this particular engine, though I am not in favor of too much lead, yet I do not care to see a freight engine with less than in the full throw, and also would like to see you all look upon it more favor- ably. C. P. R St. Paul, Minn., April 4, 1888. Mr. Editor : I am very glad to see that our Magazine is steadily improving. The Mechanical Department is especially inter- esting. In the March number, “ Vulcan” attacks me vigorously on the wheel and lever question. He accuses me of proposing to enlarge the axle to decrease the power. 1 did not attempt anything of the kind. I simply stated that if “ Vulcan’s” theory were true, that the weight is located at the outside of the axle, increasing the size of the axle w ould decrease the power of the engine. The law of friction, which “ Vul- cau” calls our attention to, does not come into play here. As he says, the friction is more intense with a small bearing surface than a large one, the weight being the same, but the amount of resistance to be over- come in each revolution is the same, so friction is not a factor in the problem. It is a well-known law’ of mechanics, that with a certain amount of energy or force for do- ing work, speed is pained only at the ex- pense of power, and when power is gained ■peed is lost. With a certain amount of power, and that power at a certain distance from the fulcrum, increasing the distance between the fulcrum and the weight dimin- ishes the power of the lever. The weight will be moved a greater distance, but the weight must be made lighter. This rule holds good with the driving wheelsof a loco- motive as well as with any other lever. I did not say that increasing the diameter of a wheel affected the capacity of an engine. She has the same capacity for doing work that she had before, but it is done in a dif- ferent w’ay. “ Vulcan ” admits that with a larger wheel a locomotive will run faster, but will pull less cars, and produces figures to prove that the ear-mileage is the same in each case ; which no one disputes. He does not question the fact that she has gained speed. Now, remember, “Vulcan,” that when speed is gained power is lost, and this change is produced by altering the position of one of three points of the lever. The fulcrum, we agree, is at the center of the axle ; that is not changed. The power is applied at the pin. The stroke of the piston has not been changed and the center of the pin i9 at the same distance from the center of the axle. But the rim of the wheel is farther from the center of the axle. Now, Bro. “ Vulcan,” if that does not prove con- clusively that the weight is located at the rim of the wheel, at the point of contact with the rail, there is no use of our discuss- ing the matter any further, for I cannot make it any plainer. I do not think “Vul- can ” was in earnest when he found fault with me for placing the fulcrum at the cen- ter of the axle. If he was, it is rather strange it did not occur to him that he was hitting his own theory as hard a blow as he was mine, for he placed the fulcrum at the same point. In relation to the ground, the center of the axle, of course, moves with the rest of the engine, but in relation to the other parts of the wheel it is at rest. Mr. E. J. Rauch’s article on keying up rods is the best I ever saw on that subject. “ Ec- centric Strap” has a splendid article also. I fully agree with his way of firing, and also with his method of using the throttle and lever. Dick. Mr. Editor: — In reply to “Dick” Febru- ary number, pages 109 and 110, quoting from “the author of Mechanics, No. 10.” “The wheel is a lever of the second-class, the ful- crum being in the center of the axle.” Will the author please tell me where he gets his leverage, when the engine is on its dead center? If the engine is on the dead center on one side, she is exerting a first-class or second-class leverage on the other ; in the first case, when the crank pin is at its upper limit and pull- ing dorm , in the second, when at its lower limit and thrusting or pushing instead of pulling. “Dick” has misunderstood, or else con- founded, me with some other writer in the Digitized by Google

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344 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [May Mechanical Department; quoting from his article, “Mr. Lockwood places the fulcrum at the center of the axle; ” this I have never done. I agree with “Amboy Division,” and have so stated more than once, except in one particular. lie says, “as I see an en- gine driving-wheel rolling along on a track, 1 notice that in every movement there is a lever in use constantly varving, but always of the second-class, with fulcrum always on the track; ” the exception is this, technical- ly speaking, it may be a lever of the second- class, but as a fact applied to the driving- wheel, when the crank pin is at its upper limit its leverage, say on a four foot wheel, is three feet from the fulcrum, the rail, and is then a first-class lever; to leverage there is added momentum, say with the speed of fifty miles per hour, on a line with tne cen- ter of the driver, of seventy-five miles per hour, and the top at one hundred, this is its maximum of power, or first-class. On its lower limit of crank pin the speed is only twenty-five miles per hour, and a moment- um corresponding with the speed, or the minimum of power, or second-class. This must be so. if, as I have already shown, “ that the top of the wheel moves twice as fast as the bottom , and the bottom stands oerfectly still.” To state it another way, tne driving-wheel is a rotary lever, combining in motion on the rail, the speed of rotation writh the speed of translation, exerting its maximum power three feet from its fulcrum, the rail, its minimum, one foot from its fulcrum. In this condition, “the engine is more powerful on the top than on the bottom quarter,” and on this point, I must first be convinced before I will concede to Dick ; “there he is wTrong.” “ Amboy Division ” says, “it is a lever in use constantlv varying, but always of the second-class ; * this true, it has its maximum and minimum of power; the one bein g first- dans, the other second-class. Mechanic’s No. 10, is both right and wrong ; right, that the weight to be carried and pulled , rests on the outside of the axle, the upper half and on the axle box ; wrong, in that the “fulcrum is in the center of the axle,” that is on the rail. On another point, “Dick” and I differ; the reason why a high driver cannot pull as much as a low one, is because the in- creased leverage increases the centrifugal lift, and this, by slip, loses traction. Take for instance, Pennsylvania railroad Classes B, K, f> feet 8 in. drivers, you have in the irontdrivers, .100 poundsof counter balance ; in Class K, 0 feet 0 in drivers, and you have ;»so. Now' swing this to the top of a lever 0 feet 0 inches Tong, times in a second at the speed of a mile a minute, or any other speed in the same proportion, it is no won- der you lose traction. William E. Lockwood. Galveston, Texas, March 29, 1888. Mr. Editor The April advance sheet has arrived, and contents perused, and mistakes noted. On page 203, April number, in my article, I note a mistake, and a very flagrant one, too, but am not certain as to whether it wras a slip of the pen on my part, or a typograph- ical error, for which the printer is responsi- ble, perhaps the editor can enlighten us. What I refer to is a clause in my statement as to how weight on drivers is lightened when backing up; it reads, “and in backing up the’upward pressure does have a tenden- cy to lighten the effective weight of moguls, just by exerting its upward pressure on the valves ; ” now in this all is correct, with the exception of the last wrord, instead of read- ing, “ on the valves,” it should read “ on the boxes.” It is easy for any one to see wrhat a gross mistake this is, and I am very sorry it occurred, and should like for the editor to refer to the manuscript and see if the mis- take is mine, or the printer’s ; if mine, I ought to either be keel hauled, or have a cheap boy engaged to kick me across Bay Bridge. Now “Poly — ,” you and “ II. G. C.” are having some lit tle argument on which some- body is not quite as explicit as they ought to be. “P — ,” I think was right when he said pop valves were not put on Westing- house air pumps, and “H. G. G.” was not quite explicit in his answer, as he said they had them w'here he was, but I am inclined to think that a close investigation will show him that they are not on the pumps, but on the auxiliary reservoir ; as to pump govern- ors becoming corroded and sticking, I worked about eighteen months on a road where they were used, and never heard of one acting go, and have often heard the en- gineers discussing the merits of the govern- or, how much better they were than the pops, as thev could always be relied on. IIow is it, “ II. G. C.,” are your pops on pump, or elsewhere ? In March number, Mr. Lockwood refers “ J F. W.” to his article in February num- ber, on “ Failure of Air Brakes,” as an an- swer to his query as to the manner and action of w'ater brakes, as used on the D. & R. G., but I cannot see anything in Mr. L.’s article which indicates that the brake he used in his trial is the same as that used on the D. & R. G., so I will give here a descrip- tion of the mountain water brake, w'hieh I presume, is the same as that used on the D. <k R. G. I was never on that road, but have been where the water brake w as used ; it is only on the engine, and is operated in this wise. There is a small cock of about the same dimensions as a gauge cock, usually placed between the lower and second gauge cocks, and leads direct to the steam chests. It is applied just before shutting off the Digitized by Google

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 845 1888. throttle on reaching the summit, and the engineer sees that it has commenced to work by seeing small specks of water flying up out of the stack, just as if she was work- ing water; she is then shut off, and cylinder cocks opened, then as you begin to descend the other side, the engine is reversed, allow- ing her to work in back motion with cylin- der cocks open, and water brake cock sup- plying water to lubricate , or wet the valves and piston to prevent cutting. Now, Mr. Kauch, although I still adhere to mv former statement, I believe I have fournl you out, I accidentally staggered onto a November Magazine , it seemed to come to me that the blunder you referred to, was not a mechanical one, but that you wanted to make us study, and if my inference is cor- rect, Porter , (not Gen. Porter) had a share in it; if I am wrung, please say so, and 1 shall see if I can lind all the Magazines con- taining your articles, and hunt for it. The statement that “like causes produce like effects,” is true, but at the same time, as it is stated by scientists, that no two par- ticles of anything are exactly like, it is hard to say what the required amount of differ- ence is to produce very unlike effects, ami 1 have noticed it for years, that out of a lot of engines built alike, same material, same size, same number of flues, same petticoat pipe, nozzles and stack, there would always he one or two, that everybody would be stuck on, and one or two which nobody wanted ; of course it is the unlikeness which produces this difference, and that is just where the question comes in, wbat amount of difference is required to produce decided difference in steaming and working? 1 am pleased to see that my remarks on throttle fever, meets with your approbation, as I have heard that a great many engineers in this section are “ bucking ” about it ; well, mav be they w ere afflicted with that disease, and so they hate it on that account. 1 am happy to say that in my nine years of expe- rience I have never had the throttle fever; by this I do not moan to say, I would not have taken an engine if I had had a chance, not by any means, that was my object w hen I l»egan as a fireman, but I made up my mind that there were two or three coal mines between me and the throttle, and the first thing for me to learn w as how to dispose of them the most effectually and with the least amount of labor to myself, and I will say that as I was on good engines at first, with very seldom a break down of any kind, I knew almost nothing about an engine ex- cept how to set an eccentric, until after 1 had fired for more than a year. “1304,” is, I believe, a new comer in the Mechanical Department, but he brings his credentials along, and is fully entitled to a front seat, and really, his suggestion w to the point and should be considered, for steam is now and always the first object, for no matter howT smart or how powerful your engine is, if you have to stop on every hill and blow up, you will not make good time. I will take the initiatory on this question. Others can form an estimate of the merits and demerits of my arguments, and judge as to their worth and usefulness. Different makes of engines usually require different size of petticoat pipe, and different modes of adjustment, for same general style of engine. I’sually the proper size for a 17x24 inch cylinder engine is 21 to 3$ inch, double nozzle, and petticoat pipe from to 104 inches in diameter in cylinder part, with flange from 12.J to 10 inches flare at bottom. With a Roger engine, the bottom of pipe should be six inches above the arch, while top of pipe should be about 4o inches below top of smoke arch, or, in other words, below the bottom of stack opening; the pipe must set directly under center of stack, and must be a perfect vertical line to produce good e fleets. A Baldwin, with ordinary short nozzle, should have the bottom of petticoat pipe about $ to 1 inch above top of nozzle, while top of pipe should be about 3 inches if wagon top boiler, and about 7 inches if straight boiler, below top of smoke arch. Manchester and McQueen engines should have bottom of pitticoat pipe about hori- zontal, with bottom of third row of flues from bottom, while top of pipe should be from 3 to 4 inches below top of arch. Hink- ley and Grant engines, in my experience, gave best draft results, w ith bottom of pipe about a \ inch below top of nozzle, and top of pipe about 5 inches below top of arch. Cooke’s, Brooks’, Mason’s, Pittsburg’s, Rhode Island’s, Home’s and Dickson’s, I have also fired, but never saw the front end of one of them opened, except engines of some of those makes with extension front and straight stack, consequently I can’t say what position is approximately correct in those makes, but can give a few directions for ascertaining wrhere irregularity exists, if not working right, in any style of engine. If she burns her fire out too much in front, the bottom of pipe should be lowered; if she burns too much under the door, the top must be raised ; if she burns it out on one side and banks it on the other, the pipe is not straight under the stack and an examin- ation will show that it is too much on the side where coal is burned out most. I am now going to give a statement of a condition, or effect, and showT what a slight cause produced it. Engine 102, on the Se- dalia Division, of M., K. A T., a Ilinkley mogul, 10x24, was called a man killer. 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346 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . [May would serve her the same way, while the run man named Keefe, running on the Mexican into Sedalia, and back to Lewis, would be Central, out of the City of Mexico, a Bald- almost impossible with a tank of coal. En- win, 19x24, ten wheel, a passenger wood gineer Jennings tried every means he could burner. He ha l two dogs instead of one. think of for a Tong time, and finally gave up They had a slot cut through them and a bolt in despair, and let her go for a couple of through, and a lever across the top to which months, when he got sick of seeing his fire- the spring of the reverse lever was attached, man being worked to death, and in sheer By this arrangement you could work your desperation opened the front end again. He engine down a half notch at a time. That went to work to lower the bottom of the pipe “L. B.” has a practical eye is easily seen, one quarter of an inch, and thought he dis- else he could not have caught on as he has covered that the pipe was a little out of line, in having fired only for two men. Now I A close examination proved his surmise to will acknowledge that if I had fired most of be correct. He straightened it, but it flew my time for two men I should be sadly defi- back, so he got a link, and a piece of wire cient at the present time, as I only learned and drew it to its place again and suspended bv comparison. You have all heard the the link on it by means of the wire; this saying about experience being the school for held it in place, and with these two slight a certain class, wrell, 1 never could learn any changes, he had no more trouble with the other way. But lessons so learned are not 102. Bro. Gore, of No. 24, grew fat after the readily forgotten, so I am not sorry that my change, and always had “coal to 8ell,,, when education came as it did. I also agree with he arrived at coal chutes, and if time was “L. B.,” “V.” and others that an injector pressing could run by Nevada, making the out ranks a pump always; the result of ex- 131 miles from Parsons to Lewis, with less perience also. A fewr days ago I went out coal than it formerly took to make the sixty- on an engine and the pump would ndt work, nine miles. I wras on the road at the time, so the injector was used and I had no trouble and received these facts from Bro. Gore and at all in keeping 135, but we had to go into old man Jennings. the side track twenty miles from here and Yes, “Vulcan,” agrees in the mam, but as we backed out the pump went to work, gave my reasons for not fully agreeing. You and although the engineer was one who say, “of course you do not want to fill up could be called a slick pumper, I had to fire your boiler so that opening the throttle to close in order to keep 130, wdiich proves any great extent, will suck the w ater through that that engine does better with the injector, the machinery.” Now 1 am no cold w’ater I went out w’ith an engineer the other day man, nor was I ever an advocate of cold on a mogul, and his prac:ice was so nice I water in running an engine, (outside of that can’t help mentioning it. He had a good a n a cold water in in ) but the instances I Baldw in pump and a Monitor No. 7. His cited, were not from too much water, but PunaP was set so as to just barely supply from the bad quality of it. At the place I her, and she is a good steamer she would mentioned, on the A. & P.,an engineer very sometimes run up to be just ready to pop, seldom thinks of looking for water when he hu.t Just as 80on as she began to simmer the shuts off, for after he has run a few' trips, he injector was put on, and as soon as all sus- knows full well that when he shuts off, his Prions of popping were over it was shut off, water goes down out of sight and it is impos- thereby avoiding the necessity of opening sible to work more than one-half inch throt- the door. It struck me as being a nice prac- tle, in other w'ords, Lss than one-fourth tice and demonstrated a theory I had in my open. I have seen engines shut off, and cranium a long time so thoroughly that I gauges tried ; the bottom gauge would show thought I would give it for the benefit of just a suspicion of water; put on the blow- ethers. er, or let her pop, and you would have two ^ ash mg ton, with engine as you solid gauges. What is a man to do with 8a)'> should be placed on dead center to such water as that? It is not necessary to UP> as there >ou absolute length of fill vour boiler full of that kind to cause her r°(K or distance from pm to pm. That is to suck the w’ater through the machinery. why I claim dead center is the proper place “Link Block” appears again in our Vol- to k(*-y- Now* a8 the calIer has JU8t con‘e umns and hits straight from the shoulder f°r me, I must cut it short and go. So with everv time. I am sorry that I superseded a wish for the greater success of the Me- you, 'Bro. “ L. B.” but then Bro. “ Vulcan ” chanical Department, I remain, treated me the same way last summer, and ’Vours fraternally, as I had no chance to get even with him I m Eccentric Strap. had to get some one else. I have frequent- ,T A ly thought of the advisability of having Hartford, Conn., February 19, 1888. some style of quadrant different from that Mr. Keitor: — I have just received the ad- at present in use, but don’t know’ as it w ould vance sheets of the March Magazine and was be much benefit to some men. The best ar- very much surprised at the commotion that rangement I ever saw was invented by a my February article aroused in Bro. “E. Digitized by CjOOQie

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 347 1888.] 8.’s” breast. I am well aware, “ E. S that they have cyclones down your way, because I have been there, but I have no wish to stir ■p their wrath intentionally, as when once thoroughly aroused, they are “ perfectly horrid. I have no pretentions as far as being a judge of “ M. M.” is concerned, and if I had, the Mechanical Department of our Magazine is no place to air our opinions on that subject, but I will state for your benefit, 41 E. 8.,” that I have seen engineers invited to resign for lighter offenses than parting with both cylinder heads would be, provid- ing they were to blame for the same. Y ou must be quite a rolling stone, Bro. “ E. S.,” you have had such an extended service un- der many different “ M. M.’s.” And if you ever come East, come and see me and I will show you a 16x24-inch passenger engine that will make steam more freely writh four scoops at a time than wdth one, although I did not say she could not be kept hot any other way ; in fact, she can be made to steam with almost any style of firing. I will also show you another one, 18x24-inch cylinder, a first* class steamer, that vou need not rest when you have put in five scoopsful, and then five more, and so on ad infinitum. To “E. T. H.,” in the February number: Take an iron bar a foot or so in length, and take one end in each hand, let the right hand represent the forward motion of the eccen- tric, and the left, the back motion; put your bar over the reverse lever with the left hand up against the lever and pull ; you will then see where the strain on the eccen- tric comes at full stroke in back motion. Bro. “Gravity,” there is no difference in the weight of the reservoir at one hundred pounds pressure than there is at any other pressure, because the pressure is the same in every direction, whether it be one or one hundred pounds. In that I do not agree with “ Vulcan,” in the March Magazine. A member wishes to know how many square inches of space there are in a 16x21- inch cylinder. In order to ascertain this, you multiply 16X21 to find the number of square inches in the sides, 16X21 - -336. To find the number of square inches in the ends, square the radius, which is half the diameter, 8 inches, 8X8 -64 ; multiply this product by 8.1416, the number of times the diameter is contained in the circumference, 64X3.1416=201.0624, the number of square inches in one end, and as there are two ends, multiply 201.0624 by 2, 201 .0624X2=402.1248, to this add 336, the number of square inches in the sides, 402. 1248X336=788. 1248, the number of square inches in a 16x21-inch cylinder. Hoping this explanation will prove satisfactory, I remain, Tallow Pot. P. S.— I will state here what I had before forgotten, that the blunder which E. J. Rauch mentions in the January number occurred in the October Magazine , where he says that the throw of an eccentric is obtained from twice the distance of the difference between the narrow and broad sides. This is incor- rect. The throw of an eccentric is, of course, obtained from twice the distance the true center is from the center of the axle. Tallow Pot. Richmond, Va., March 1, 1888. Mr. Editor:— -As the eccentric question is still in vogue, I thought it might not be out of place to give a sketch of an eccentric I saw some time ago. It is an eccentric within an eccentric, by moving outer sheave around on inner, it increases or decreases the throw. Thanks, “Vulcan,” for dealing so gently with the eccentric blunder. In your Janu- ary letter you write seemingly under the impression that way down here in “Ole Va- §inny,” we are lacking in smoke-burning evices. Nearly all of the C. & O. are fitted up with brick arch and extension front, back, front and side dampers. There is very little smoke from our passenger en- gines after shutting off, except occasionally when we meet with a poor steamer. I think that American engines, aqd especially freight, have a harder show to burn all, or most of their smoke, than the English. Where such large drivers are in use they must be lighter on their fires with exhausts so far apart, and it don’t seem to me that with such high w’heels thev could start some of the trains that are to be seen leaving here, going west. With the low wheels, which cause a rapid and incessant blast on furnace and all she can wag under in the way of a train, it gives little time for the arch to do much in the way of burning smoke. Our engines throw' very little sparks, and it is so much more comfortable to ride behind them now than when they used the old diamond s acks. I wish some of the boys would give us some of their experiences with arches and other smoke-burning devices, it might benefit some of us. 1 think “ Dirigo s ” views in regard to proper time to apply in- jector or pump, is very good, and I believe a great deal of the steaming qualities of an engine, and burning of coal, can be helped Digitized by CjOOQle

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348 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. in a great measure as much in the judicious management of injector as in linking back, and when both are done the engine steams remarkably better. W. A. G. Mr. Editor: — After the March blizzard comes the April Magazine; the one filled with hardships and disaster, the other full of instruction and interest. In the Mechanical Department we find articles on slipped eccentrics and broken tires, which are practical and to the point. “Poly—” has come off the sick list as alert as ever, pitching into the “ Wormald Jr.” lock plate, pointing out possible defects. I was awaiting a practical trial of the device wdiich would be very apt to bring out its merits or develop its faults better than we could by supposing accidents to befall it. In our answer on the “Coal Ileaver” styem guage, which stopped at twentv-five pounds, we coincide with “0. H.,r that many things might prevent it from going back to zero, but that it might be right above twenty-five pounds. Passing over. “Poly — V’ reply to “Me- chanic ” and “ H. G. 8.,” as I am not in the argument, I find that “ Poly — ” figures the same as I do on the cylinder, 10x21, making it 1050 square inches without the ends. “ Poly—” is not satisfied with my former answer to his query about adding lap to valve, and says he lias run more than one engine (locomotive?) which had been doc- tored by additional lap, and did not do bad work. If they did not do bad work then they must have done very bad work before, for a properly designed valve motion, with ports and valve constructed for a certain amount of travel, would be totally disar- ranged by increasing the size of the valve without increasing its travel also. Advanc- ing the eccentric does not increase the travel, and while it could be advanced far enough, within certain limits, to open the ports, the opening would be so small and for such a short time, as to seriouslv impair the efficiency of the locomotive. In order to properly (demonstrate my idea I have laid out a valve-seat with 1| inch steam ports and a 2] inch exhaust port The bridges be- tween these ports are 1 } inches thick. This gives us 7 A inches from outside edge of one steam port to the outside edge of the other one. A valve with l inches outside lap is to have five inches travel on this seat. The ec- centric has to be advanced enough to over- come this l of an inch lap, and after this has been done the cam has still a movement of lj inches, and will move the valve edge clear across the steam port and $ of an inch on the bridge while in full gear. The port is thus opened full and * of an inch over when in full gear. When worlced in half gear the valve travels only :5J inches, opening the port only [May i of an inch, and cutting off at about eight inches of the stroke. When in mid gear the valve only opens the port \ of an inch. If we add a | inch outside lap without in- creasing the travel of the valve we have to advance the eccentric that much more, making 4-+ 7—- V advance, and this leaves but I or inch opening of steam port when in full gear, while in half gear we get only 3 inch opening, and in mid gear it fails to open by l inch. By thus reducing the width that the steam ports are opened, and of course the length of time of steam admis- sion, it seems very clear to me, that if the proportions of the valve gear were as here stated in the first place, the addition of the 4 inch lap would make the locomotive about as strong in the 8-inch notch as she was be- fore on the center, for the opening of the steam port and consequent admission of steam is nearly alike. But evidently “ Poly — ” hopes to derive some help for the earlier cut-off by the added lap, from chang- ing the point of link suspension. Dropping the link by lengthening reach rod or link hangers, or by shifting the tumbling shaft box toward the lever, would serve to in- crease the valve travel, while the reverse lever could be kept in the san e notch, but it would really be working her farther in the corner than the quadrant showed, and would be taking away from the back-up mo- tion to add to the forward motion. “ Rob- bing Peter to pav Paul ” is not honest work nor fair dealing. Mr. Rauch is still satisfied of the correct- ness of the full throttle theory, and calls attention to the importance of close observ- ation to account for effects which are pro- duced by causes and not by mere freaks of the machine lie is inclined to think that there was a hidden e.uise somewhere that started the South Jersey locomotive, and that she did not start all at once of her own accord, which wa*also my idea. We agree fully in our answer to “Coal Ileaver” and “C. B. &. X.,” butin regard to the weight of a globe filled with air, I wrote without thinking as I ought to have done, and therefore held out a false light. I stand corrected, and perceive the difference be- tween pressure and weight. I thank Bro. “F. X. II.” also, for giving the answer re- lating to the weight in full. I see Mr. Rauch was bothered to tell what question “A Member” wanted to a9k, but has answered him with the same figures which I gave as the cubic contents of the 10x21 cylinder. “ E. 8.” comes determined to make time, and his time is generally a lively one, as is evinced by the way he pitches into Mr. Rauch, and again defines his position on the wheel and fulcrum question, on which we have shaken hands and agreed long ago. I am sorry indeed that “ E. 8.” and myself Digitized by Google

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 349 1888.] should have such a hard time in advancing the cause of a mechanical truth, but so wags the world. In his reply to “Vacuum,” “E. 8.” mani- festsa determination to be master of the situ- ation under any and all circumstances, and when this is the case, and a man is backed up in it by a moderate amount of confidence in his ability, the work which is a task to the less energetic and progressive man be- comes a pleasure, and the occasional mys- teries which he meets and solves only whets his appetite for a more thorough knowledge of his avocation After attending to “ Vacuum,” “ E. S.” gives me a little turn, and while I have con- ceded that with the so-called 8-wheel loco- motives a slight increase of pressure may come on the drivers, I think “ E. 8.” can not get any pressure on his driving box, because all well regulated boxes have oil cellars filled with waste on their under sides, on account of which it would be difficult to get pressure. “E 8.” ought not be too sure of setting eccentrics correctly by the spokes, for spokes may difler in number, and if so, that would make some difference in the setting. “Don’t it?” I am glad to think that I settled that wheel question to “ E. S.’s” satisfaction, and I hope also to “ Dick’s,” and I also hope that “Stationary” will “catch on ” in regard to the speed of the cross-head being equal in the two portions of the stroke. In regard to the introduction of water into the boiler, “ E. S.” is certainly correct and in full accord with the practice of the most experienced builders of steam engines. I fear I must pass some of “ E. S.’s” queries for the present, so as to get at some of the other correspondents. “1804” takes pride in the prosj>erity of our Order, and desires to keep it in a healthy, growing condition by taking pains to educate “ new firemen to be good firemen.” I fully concur in the idea, and it is indeed one of the propositions in- culcated in the preamble to our constitution, that the Order is to lift its members to a higher plane in every respect, and this de- partment is one of the best levers ever used for that purpose. I have noted as a general thing, new' men when they have fired three, four or five months, do not seem to need nor want any advice, and do not take kindly made suggestions in a proper spirit, resent- ing it as an insult oftentimes, because it would imply that they could still learn something. As the articles in this depart- ment are not personally directed to any one, each reader can select such portions as “fit his foot, and W’ear the shoe.” It is certainly the most important duty of a fireman to try to have steam, but the subject is hedged about with many difficulties which only practice will overcome. “ Hard ” and “soft” coal firing differ so much that a man used to one kind of fuel feels lost w hen put to firing the other, and has to learn over again. Then, again, the grades vary, the runs dif- fer, the management of the men at the throttle vary so much that w hat would do for one grade or one run for one man, would not do for another grade, run or man at all. No special directions can be given on the subject, but each case will have to be de- cided by the fireman in charge. “To make a good steamer out of a poor one ” is a mat- ter of great interest, but even at the outset we are met by rules and orders which tie our hands on many roads. 8ome engineers would not let a fireman make any alteration in the front end, or listen to suggestions on the subject ; again, on some roads no change can be made in the length of draft or petti- coat pipe at all ; all locomotives must use the standard whether it fits or not. Again, the adjustment of the pipe must be gov- erned by the requirements of each cas *, some locomotives steam better by raising the pipe, others by lowering it, and only tho e in charge can tell by experiment what is really wanted. Recipes for polishing brass are numerous, so are the materials for the purpose furn- ished by the various companies, so that you are at a loss ho w’ to make a selection. In most cases an acid is first used to loosen the rust and dirt, then an oil is used to kill the acid. This is then wiped off* clean, and the brass polished by applications of w hiting or tripoli. There are polishes which do the wrork of the acid and oil by a single applica- tion, so that methods of cleaning brass are nearly as numerous as methods of firing. “ lank Block ” is on hand again, and glad we arc* to hear from him, and that lie is able to help truth and banish error, and that he fully realizes the importance of being wide awake in railroading, and that the full throttle theory, with modifications to suit special cases, meets his approval. In regard to working the “ Rhode Island 10-wheeler” on the half notch, is it not pos- sible to construct a U shaped piece of iron to slip over the quadrant with one of its arms down each side, and the bottom form- ing a bar for the reverse lever to rest against and holding it between the two notches? This plan has been followed in a number of rases with good results. The injector has made rapid strides in the* estimation of rail- road men in the last decade, and nearly all are convinced that they are the best boiler feeders that can be* used, taking lesspow'erto operate, and being more effective beside. “ Jep ” asks “ which is most injurious to the flues, to open the fire door or close the damper?” Certainly the open door, as it w ill permit cold air to strike the flues, w hile the damper simply chokes the tire by cutting Digitized by CjOOQle

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f 350 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE \ [Mav off the necessary supply of air, to permit its free combustion. “ Washington ” reminds me of a man I fired for who was ever at work with his keys in the rods, and whom I have known at one stop to drive them down, and at the next stop to drive them back to their original place, thus showing that he really did not know what they did need. This is no doubt the reason that some roads have dispensed with side-rod keys and have their mechanics do the lining up when needed. The loco- motives indicated by “Washington” as riding hard when run with full throttle, locked up close, no doubt got their thumps from excessive compression, probably caused by too much lead, which with a slow' move- ment freight locomotive would have time to exert its full force, and thus w'ork against the smooth motion of the machine. But I will have to close, only stopping to note, in answer to “C. B. & N.,” that I agree with “ Washington ” that no doubt there was a cause that affected that relief valve ; that we should like to have full particulars in regard to “ F. X H.’s” experiment w ith injector forcing against a higher pressure, and that I again thank “ F. X. II.” for cor- rection and full answer on air reservoir under pressure. Vulcan. Chicago, February 20, 1888. Mr. Editor:— The readers of the Me- chanical Department of the Magazine w ill think I am dead, but I am not. I have been simply waiting to see and hear what the various contributors thought of w’hat I wrote on the air-brake question, in dispute between “Polv—” and myself. I see that “ Poly — ” makesa very caustic defense of his solution of my query, but he is not sustained to any great extent by other contributors, w'hile Mr. Angus Sinclair, “Vulcan” and a Brother from Texas take up their pens in my defense. I see now where I made sev- eral technical errors, viz: in misnaming the main reservoir; also, when I stated that the air pump was < quipped with a pop valve. I thought that “ Poly—” and the rest of the readers would understand that I meant the attachments of the pump (the M. K.) and not the pump proper. “ Poly—” answers, first, that Westinghouse does not build a No. 6 pump If “ Poly — ” w ill look at a W. cata- logue he will see that there are quite a num- ber catalogued as such. Second is answered above. Third— He says “ the relative area of both steam and a »r are the same in the Strndard pump only. I am not aware of having made any statement to the coutrary. Evaporation of air or exhaustion of steam cuts no figure, as far as your query is con- cerned.” There is where I beg to differ with him, as I think it has a great deal to do with it. When I inserted my query in the Magazine it was more with a desire to gain information than to impart information. But when I see an air-brake so much more powerful than other brakes, it leads me to the opinion that there is something wrong, and although I have made dilligent inquiry, I have found only two pumps that would do this. If “ Vulcan ” will take a piece of wood and plug up the outlet or exhaust pipe of the governor, it will render it inop- erative. By “Vulcan’s” experiment in re- lieving the brake he would lose any margin of air that might have been pumped. In the Februarv Magazine I note an article by “Paul” on “lead.” He states that lead increases as an engine is hooked up and de- creases when hooked up in back motiou. As this is contrary to any law 1 have ever heard of on the subjec t, I w’ould feel very grateful if “ Paul ” w ould explain the mat- ter more thoroughly. Before closing I will say I was wrong in my answer to “Cotton- wood” in regard to hooking up an engine, and beg his pardon for my tardy acknowl- edgment of the same. No Name.

Hociielega, Can., March 16, 8888. Mr. Editor:— In March Magazine , page 184, Bro. “Vulcan” says, “An engine with only one pair of engine truck w’heels has no more tractioual power going forward than backing up.” But I agree with “ Eccentric Strap,” that as long as any front weight is carried by one or more pairs of engine truck wheels, the engine should haul more for- ward than backward. I think you wll find this correct, and I also say, “ If theory and practice do not combine in this case,” I shall be mistaken. Because “Vulcan’s” engine does not haul more than it can back up, in no way alters the fact, which only re- quires co union sense to understand. “E. 8.,” you just want to look a little closer into the matter and you will have it. There is an upward pressure exerted on guides and it is resisted most at the front end, but as this pressure does not come from the engine truck, the weight on the truck must be di- mirished, and as the weight of the engine remains the same, where else can it go but to the drivers? Therefore, as there is a downward pressure on guides when back- ing up, so must the weight be increased on truck and diminished on drivers. “ Poly—,” don’t be misled by “ Vulcan’s” reply to your question regarding closing of link! He says “ you can close a link on one side.” What does he mean? Let him ex- plain. “ Poly—,” if ever you close a link and add all the length equal to slack taken up, to the rods, you w ill be having the same effect on valves as by putting a liner on front side of link block, which you can readily see would be w'rong. Whatever slack you take up, add half the length taken up to the length of rods. 0- T. R . Digitized by CjOOQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 351 New York, March 14, 1S88. Mr. Editor: — It is over one year since I commenced reading the Firemen's M&yazine , and lo say that I am greatly pleased with your efforts and the efforts of your writers, is not putting it forcibly enough. There was so much good in the twelve hooks of 1887 that I wished to remember and have my friends see, I now have them bound anti have a splendid book in my home, which is highly appreciated by all. In this month’s issue you were kind enough to mention the existence of the Locomotive Engineers’ Debating Association, and on behalf of the members I thank you for so doing. There was an error in regard to the organizer which I am sure you will take pleasure in correcting. While we do not care particularly to whom credit is given, we cannot permit anything to be laid at our genial road foreman’s door that docs not rightfully belong to him — nor does he desire it. Mr. Rauch has done many good things, and as this Association is in its infancy, and not at present knowing what the outcome will be, we feel that the responsibility, if anv, should rest on the parties to whom it belongs. Pehaps it may be interesting to you and some of the readers of your valuable Maga- zine, to know the intention of the parties who organized the E. D. A. Knowing wdiat it should be, I will do the best I can to ex- plain our object. Last November I was riding on a Third Avenue train, and by chance met Mr. Rauch. Our conversation led to an occurrence that happened that very morning. Mr. Rauch calling a certain part of the engine, as I have since learned, by it’s proper name. I not knowing at the time just what he meant, was greatly relieved to meet another engineer, and I asked him to explain, which he was unable to do. Finally, my mind going back to my boyhood (lays when enjoying boat sailing, I came suddenly upon the proper name, which con- vinced me that Mr. Rauch was correct. It was then decided that wTe would organize ourselves into an Association. Last Novem- ber we organized and to-day we are in a flourishing condition. It may also be inter- esting to Know what we do, and what we have to do in order to be a member of our Association. You are proposed and balloted for, and if elected must take an obligation. The many questions you would like to ask are recorded in the question book in one, two and three order, and the questions asked or taken from the book at each meeting gives each member an equal right of asking and receiving answers to anything he may desire to know. We also have drawings of the structure, and each member is expected to know all the switches, how many there are in a given section, w'hether you enter them North or South-bound. We locate a man on the road at a certain time with a certain break-down, and he tells us what he would do and where he would gO. All mem- bers present are to decide or debate. We also have the inside view' of the Ames vacu- um brake, which is of great service to us. We also have a lubricator, kindly loaned to us by the Nathan Manufacturing Co. This lubricator is cut open in three different places, so that it completely exposes the in- terior. This is one of the most beautiful models wTe have, and already it has done us a great deal of good. They also gave us the blue prints of their No. 4 and 5 injector, a wonderful little machine, and we are becom- ing more familiar with it every day. We also have now in course of construction an engine. This little machine will be made in sections, and in the meeting room any member will be able to place it in any posi- tion to correspond with any break-dow n he may desire, and then repair the damage. He can also learn from this model howT to set an eccentric, set a valve correctly. He can also learn from this model how to repair any break-down: he may w ish, and also learn the exact position of the engine when a spring, hanger, frame or pin is broken. He also has a chance to see what the effect would be by trying to run with one side rod. We are steadily increasing in number, and soon expect to have a room accessible to all members at one hour of the day. We shall also have a library, in which all mechanical books and papers shall be kept for the in- struction of the Association. Trusting that my efforts will be appreciated, and wishing that others will do as we have done and are still trying to do — that is, to have the posi- tion seek the man, and not the man the position — I remain, F. V. Winters, President of the E. D. A. Hagerstown, March 11, 1888. Mr. Editor Permit me to sav that Oriole Lodge, No. 214, is prospering. I would like to answer “Coal Heaver’s’’ question. From experience I have learned that if an engine stands dead at a certain point on the gauge, she w ill be that much lighter in steam. For example, our engine went to the shop for repairs and wrhen dead the needle stood at thirteen pounds lighter on gauge. After taking the gauge off and altering it and getting her not she popped at 117 pounds, w’hereas she popped at 130 pounds before testing. John . Alexandria, Va., March 21, 1888. Mr. Editor: When an engine’s steam pipes are blowirg, what causes her to lose steam, and what would be the difference in running her backwards? Would she lose her steam in backward motion or not? W. M. M. Digitized by CjOOQle

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852 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . [May The Use of Water Instead of Sand. Mr. Editor: — Among the recent improve- ments in locomotive running and manage- ment, one of the most meritorious and deserv- ing of attention by master mechanic and all locomotive engineers and firemen, is the sub- stitution of a jet of water, or water and steam, instead of sand, to secure the needed adhesion of the drivers in starting heavy trains, or climbing heavy grades on our mountains. Most all railroad men know that a few drops of water at the beginning of a rain, make the drivers slip, but that just as soon as the whole surface of the rail becomes thoroughly wet, the wheels acquire an unusual adhesion, and even the “ most slippery ” locomotive will move along as steadily, or even more so, than if supplied with sand. This well-known fact is made use of now, and instead of sand, a jet of water, or, steam and water, is thrown on the rails in front of the drivers, thus wetting the rail, and securing the needed adhesion. This “water jet” system deserves atten- tion, and its superiority over sand is self- evident, for a number of reasons. In the first place, the adhesion is equally good, or even better than with sand, as many loco- motives are known “to slip even oirsand,” which do not show the same tendency on a wet rail, probably on account of the second reason. Secondly. As all railroad men know the use of sand for locomotive drivers increases the resistance of every wheel in the train, as each one comes into contact with the sanded rail, and judicious runners will not use sand, unless absolutely necessary, knowing very well that its free use will in- crease the resistance, and thus in turn, again require an increase of tractive power to overcome it. With the use of water, no such retarding influence is exerted, for the molecules of water are pressed over the edge of the rail by the drivers, and a few of the first wheels following them, and the train finds a clean rail that offers no impedi- ment to its advance. The water that is squeezed over the inside edge of the rail on curves, where the flanges of the wheels “hug” the rail, cannot in the nature of things produce such friction as may be no- ticed to occur with the use of sand. Thirdly. The wear on the rail is not so great with water as it is with sand, as any one w >11 admit. Fourth. The wear and tear on the tire and machinery of the locomotive is not as much as with sand, for even with a judicious use of sand, the tire wears away very rap- idly, while the injudicious use of sand, is frequently attended with damaging results to pins, rods and cylinders. Next we note the simplicity of its appli- cation. Water can be applied from the tank by a pipe furnished with a suitable cock, brought under control of the runner by a suitable arrangement, or. from the boiler direct, thus dispensing with the sand box, and its rigging, which is frequently a source of annoyance and vexation, ow ing to the introduction of foreign substances into the box, which get under the valves, or clog up the pipes, and thus render the arrange- ment useless, probably when most needed. Another item must also be noticed, and that is the comparative cost of water and sand. Water is generally regarded as free, but railroad officials find that the expense of procuring and keeping up the supply of w’ater for the use of their respective roads, is an item of no small account, yet, the use of a few gallons more each day, on each lo- comotive, would not materially increase the water bill, w hile the saving in hauling sand (often ovtr a great distance) storing, drying and screening it, would amount to hundreds, and even thousands of dollars to some of our large corporations. The w riter wishes it to be distinctly un- derstood, that while commending the ad- vantages of this “water jet” to the atten- tion of progressive railroad men, he is not pecuniarily interested (as it is not a patented novelty) and simply writes in regard to it, on account of the merits which he deems it possesses. * English Railway Couplings. Scientific Am ('Heart. On the 2d of December last a number of tests were made at Derby with the prize ear couplings shown at Nine Kims in March of hist year, through the offer of a prize, the object of which is to prevent the present loss of life among car couplers. The con- trivance which at the last demonstration elicited the most unanimous approval is a light pole, about 5 ft t> in. in length, with a skillfully devised hook at the end, by which the chains can be attached or set free in wonderfully short time. One man ran along twenty cars and uncoupled them in seventy seconds; another coupled them again in seventy-six seconds. This plan has been in use on the Midland Company's system for some time, and has led to a decided diminu- tion of accidents. It is to be hoped, says the Lancet , that other railway companies will speedily take steps to terminate or materially diminish the slaughter which an- nually results from the goods guards and shunters having to pass between the cars to couple and uncouple them. To Americans this mod(‘ of coupling cars is so clumsy as to be laughable; but it suits John Bull to a dot. ‘I’m very fond of little boys,’ she said, as she tripped on a string stretched across the pavement. ‘ I feel as if I could eat a couple of ’em this minute, raw.’ Digitized by CjOOQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 353 EDITED BY IDA A. HARPER. MORE “WOMAN'S RIGHTS.” We publish in this number a well- written letter on woman suffrage. Our readers may have discovered by this time that the editor of this department is in favor of equal suffrage, but I have the utmost respect for the opinions of those who are opposed. I am very glad indeed to give space to the ideas of one who honestly and conscientiously objects to equal rights for her sex. There are thousands of women who believe ex- actly as she does, and those who are fighting this battle have nothing half so hard to contend with as this indifference or opposi- tion among their own sex. We consider that these women have not studied this question in all its different phases and we base our opinion upon the fact that, almost without exception, those women who have thought most profoundly or have had the widest experience in life, are in favor of ab- solute equality among men and women. Among all the women in this country who have become distinguished in literature, in the industrial pursuits, in works of philan- thropy, it is doubtful if half a dozen can be found who are opposed to equal rights. Equal rights, in the United States, means equal suffrage, for the ballot is the founda- tion of all other rights. Women who are wholly occupied with their daily house- hold cares have not the opportunity to give this question the study that it requires for a full understanding Those women who are compelled to go out into the world and earn a living are very soon brought face to face with the knowledge that they are at a great disadvantage, and those of this class who think at all or are ambitious to better their condition will begin to inquire why there is this discrimination against them? They may assign first one cause and then another but they will finally discover that it is because men possess one power that they do not, and that is the ballot In other words men have a “friend at court” who owes his position to them and if he does not look after their interests they will put another in his place. Women have no such influence and consequently they have to take what they can get and be satisfied. Workingwomen above all others need to be enfranchised. But the working woman is not the only one who ought to be clothed with all the powers which this glorious country offers to those who dwell within her broad' domains. Every woman who has suffered from the terrible curse of intemperance, every woman who has seen others suff-r, every woman who would like to have this drink traffic re- ceive its just deserts, should demand that she be allowed to meet it on the same battle ground where it gains ail its victories, and that is at the ballot box. The National Brewers’ Association, in Chicago, a short time ago, passed a resolution declaring that “Always and everywhere we oppose the ballot in the hands of women ” The prin- cipal newspaper of the Whisky Alliance in Iowa said, “Give us prohibition till the end of time rather than this accursed woman suffrage.” They knew' they could evade or defeat prohibition but they would go down before “ the ballot in the hands of women.” It is idle and useless to talk about women making their homes as attractive as the saloons. The saloon keepers will take all the chances that can be often d on that. The two are as wide apart as heaven and hell. The man who is lond of liquor drink- ing, card playing, story telling and the kind of a crowd that is found in salmons will re- gard the attractions of home as insipid and tiresome. The women of this country have had over a hundred years to exert their home influence and it is pretty well demon- strated that the liquor dealers fear nothing but the grip of the Jaw. Even that has not many terrors, for the men of both parties are afraid to enforce it, and they always will be till they can feel assured that such action will not dt feat them at the next election, and this can never be till they are re- inforced by a constituency of women. And then there is another class of women who ought to have the ballot and that is the mothers of the school children. It required a great many years for the nation to under- stand that the training and teaching of chil- dren should be in the hands of women, but now' women practically have control of the sc hools as far as teaching goes, but here their authority ends. The mothers have no voice in the selection of teachers, in the sanitary arrangements of school buildings, in the suitable expenditure of money, in the course of study to be pursued. They are not only debarred from any authority in these matters but they are not permitted to choose who shall attend to them. A mo- ment’s reflection will convince any one not only of the unwisdom but also of the in- justice of this state of affairs. Here, then, is another instance where every true w oman should demand equal rights. Again, since our government is founded upon the assurance that tin re shall be no taxation without representation, by what right does thisgovernnient collect tax'i s from women and deny them the right to repre- sent themselves? It is not sufficient to sav that they are represented by their fathers, husbands and brothers. In this countrv Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . :i')4 [May every class represents itself Why is it when there is a railroad or a court I10U83 or other public works to be built and an elec- tion is to be held to let the people say whether they consent to be taxed, why is it that tax paying women are not allowed to have a vote in this matter? Since a woman is compelled to pay her taxes to support the city government, why shall she not be per- mitted to say whom she wants for council- man in her own ward ? This phase of the question certainly does not require an argu- ment. There are many other points that might be considered did space permit. Women should ponder care ullv ove of the party who advocate her cause and say to us, “You must cast your vote fo ■ Mrs. B.” We despise her and our consciences rebel; yet we are told, yes, commanded, to obey our husbands. We have bitter feelings in our hearts toward the one whom we should most love ; perhaps hard w ords follow, for we have seen people get .very angry over political contests. Then, I say, our much longed for “rights” are dearly earned. Some women say their greatest desire for the right to vote Is that they may vote in favor of prohibition. Undoubtedly this number is in the minority. Those of my own acquaintance who are loudest In their efforts to make their voices heard in favor of abolishing the liquor traffis will leave husband and sous fora whole evening, to entertain themselves as best they may, while the would-be voter attends some Woman’s Chris- tian Temperance meeting held for the purpose of reforming drunkards, or to arrange some plan for closing saloons, forgetting that there was a temperauce work in a more quiet way to be done at home. Be temperate iu all things. If wives tried as patiently aud mothers did m&re to prevent the husband and sous from falling into intemperate ways, we should have less need of public temperance work. If our influence will reform drunkards, surely our home Influence should prevent the growth of drunkenness, and we would never have cause to cast a ballot for prohibition. George Washington’s mother died without hav- ing cast a vote. Poor woman ! Yet her son George, the Father of his Country, said he could feel his mother’s influence through all bis life. In this way the public was benefitted. More Digitized by C.ooQLe

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 356 1888.] quietly, of course, and less conspicuously, but uoue the less lasting. Although Eve, our first mother, was told to obey Adam, yet she demonstrated in the apple question that she had gieat Influence and powers of persuasion. If Eve In her simplicity could thus exercise power without rebelling aguinst authority, surely we, with our increased knowl- edge of mankind, should be able to wiu hus- bands and sons to our ways of thinking and through them rule the nation. If men can make saloons so attractive that our dear ones are drawn thereto, then wives must turn thciratten- tion to their own homes and selves to win them back, and not by the muscular use of the ballot drive them home because saloon business is pro- hibited. Some bring as an argument that even the colored men are enfranchised, while we white women, wives and daughters of white men, are not. Ah ! the angels of heaven are excluded from earth ; would it seem wise for them to make complaint because they are not on an equal foot- ing with us, angels of earth* Perhaps some one will show ine that 1 am wrong in my views, for of course I have many opponents, but at present I can say with one of old, “ I’ll never pant for public honors nor dis- turb my quiet with afialrs of state.” Jdrs. In\ C. Ackerman. [Some of the sisters may not agree with yon as to how far wives should obey their husbands. After they have annihilated Shandy Maguire I imagine you will hear from them, but don’t be frightened away. — «*>•] t For Woman's Department. A RESPONSE. {To Shandy Maguire's “Reply ” (in Feb. Magazine) to Mm. Nellie /thorn's •* Lines to My Husband,” in Nov. Magazine.) Friend Hhandy, the lines you have Indited to me I have read with pleasure and delight. For I’ve ever asserted that men were deceitful. And I now know that I’ve argued quite right; For the eloquent verses you wrote in reply To the poem l composed with such cHre, Have served to confirm my opinion of men, Who for wives, badges of mourning wear. I judge that from personal experience you wrote, Therefore a widower you've been ; For you appear to understand how widowers dis- semble, When her casket his wife is laid in ; And perchance you have shed the “crocodile” tear O’er the partner of your bosom, so true, And, while attending her fuueral, selected a “dear,” That you soon made Mrs. F , No. Two. Of course you wore crape ’round your glossy, Muck hat While your team so copiously did flow, And the kerchief you held to your tear-bedim- med eyes. Concealed numerous “snickers” also; Ah ! how you did weep, Just to keep up the sham— The pretense of mourning ; Oh ! how you did grieve ! 1 tell you, friend Bhandy, there's no truth in a man— Forsooth 1 they were born the fair sex to de- ceive. Undoubtedly there are exceptions to the general rule. Although very seldom they are found, For a widower remains a widower not long After the departed is laid under the ground; Put when I am dead and laid under the stone, My husband sweet kisses may give To the dashing young widow or charming young Kiri, So long as his kisses are mine while I live. Many thanks, for the counsel so freely bestowed, And, be the game of short duration or long, I will play my cards well— cling tenaciously ta life. Yes, I’ll tnke your ad vice— “and hang on So the “sobbing and sighing, the snickering and cry i ne”— The shedding of “ crocodile tears ” — The “wife-hunting trips” and the “kiss from sweet lips,” I shall make an etTort to defer for some years. My husband I deem to be a v«-ry good man, Therefore I ought to feel vexed At yqu. who in verse have Judged him to be “ No better than the rest of bis sex .” But l»eing very charitable, I feel loth to condemn My f i lend, “ the poet of the rail,” And I trust, in response, I may soon hear from you. Please grant my request, without fail. Mrs. Nellie Bldom. West Oakland, Cala., Feb. 18, 1888. [It is very early iu the season to stir up a hornets’ nest, Mr. Maguire. — Ed.] For Woman's Department. REQUIESCAT IN PACE. [Suggested by the “ warming up ” given us by Mrs. Harper in February ^Magazine.) No more of the brave fireman’s charms will we sing. Nor with praise laud him up to the skies, Nor of Lodge strive to tell when we know its a thing Jealous guarded from our prying eyes. That our firemen all are both uoble and bold, Not one of us has any doubt ; But henceforth w*e shall be, if we sing this tune old From “ Woman’s Department ” barred out. The gavel has fallen, the fiat gone forth That we shall turn over a leaf Both new' and Instructive, write something of worth Though our letters be never so brief. This “ Woman’s Department ” is our very own, And strict to t his t ule w e must keep : That whatever we write is for our eyes alone, And no fireman need even peep. Their perfections then let us no longer sing, Nor with flattery spoil any more ; Instead, let us try to make home-life a thing Of beauty and Joy evermore. The “ waste basket ” now and forever consign *“ To “ innocuous desuetude,” For It only served always to mar one line Of a letter otherwise good. The pa*t is dead, then let it bury its dead, The future anew we’ll begin ; As with fresh Inspiration our pencils are sped Blight laurels we surely shall win. hUa H. Cunningham. Dickinson, Dak Feb. 14, 1888. Digitized by 0.ooQLe

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 356 Denison, Tex., March 6, 188S. To the Editor of Woman \h Department : Dear Mrs. Cunningham, who is to convince the mother that she is to blame for the “general nuisance, ”as you so aptly term the unruly child ? Who can make a mother believe that her boys are so bad as those other ones of whom she has so much horror? Boys live two lives, as separate as Richard Hyde and Dr. Jekell, one for their mothers, the other for their play-fellows. I have had occasion to observe this fact very clearly within the last few weeks. Many chil- dren have left school, on account of a rumor of scarlet fever, and almost every day since, a crowd of them, often twenty or more, have con- gregated near my window in a side alley. Two among them seemed to be the ringleaders, better dressed, better looking, and ought to have been better raised, but their actions did not prove it; on the contrary, they behaved more ungentle- manly and rudely than the others, if it were pos- sible, and when my neighbor next door came out and called her own boys out of the crowd and made them come in her yard, these two made ugly faces at her and followed ’round to the other side, where there was only a fence between them, and I’m sorry to say, made themselves a very particular nuisance. Last evening those two boys, accompanied by an older sister, came to my house visiting, and better behaved, more manly little fellows I never saw. Can it be possible that the mother kn«ws nothlngof their rudeness? They certainly know well how to behave nud she must have trained them. They were very particularly interested in some fairy story books and told me confident- ially that they hadn’t a story book at home. Here then Is one key for mothers, provide your children with pleasant recreation at home. There are other mothers who think everything their children do is smart. Not long since, stop- ping at an hotel, myself and several other ladies were made most uncomfortable by the impu- dence of a little girl not more than six years old. The bed-rooms were without Are and we were all sitting ’round the Are in the public reception room, but this little girl made herself such an unmitigated nuisance that the most of us were glad to escape her by going upstairs and staying in a cold room for the four hours we had to re- main. At supper she was at table with her mother and father; then we no longer wondered at her manners. She rapped loud and long upon her glass, and as no one came— the room was crowded aud waiters few— she bawled out: “ Bring me some rice, aud chicken, aud batter cakes, and ham, and eggs, and sausage, and— and— mamma, what else do I want?” Mamma smiled and looked over the room to be sure that everybody was noticing, and papa said. “Coffee, dear, isn’t it?’’ “ Why no, papa, how dull of you. 1 don’t want coffee.” “ Papa does, then ; he wouldn’t feel like living long if it wasn’t for coffee.” [May “Then you are no gentleman,” asserted the pert miss with a flirt of her head ; and mamma laughed until she almost strangled hersUf. and the “ little dear ” began calling loudly for “ batter cakes and sausage,” refusing to eat what they brought her, till mamma had flnished her meal, and gone skipping and singing out of the room. Now, when the general nuisance is piloted by a mother of the same species, what are you going to do about it? There is the mother who does not know they are bad. The mother who thinks they have to be, but will grow out of it, and the mother who thinks they are too smart to learn any more. Then there is the thoughtless tnother; she can be reached, for she Is willing to do right if she thinks of It. Please let me give you one Instance of her; she lived near me once. She was a sweet lady and loved by every one, but r.he committed a thoughtless act that In my mind, at least, was unpardonable, for 1 think it as truly our duty to teach our children a loviug care for animals in their charge as to teach them to love God. This mother of whom I am telling you gave her two little children, Fanny and Sam, three little kit- tens that they loved and persuaded them to go and drown the little things, for a quarter ; if the kittens were not entirely drowned they were to lose the quarter. They came down near my house to a hole of water and I think they w’ere three hours getting them drowned, pushing them back when they were about to escape, and getting sorry for them and taking them out awhile, the things crying piteously. At last they pronounced the quarter won with mamma’s ap- probation and laid their favorite in* the sun to dry, and in an hour it came to life i^id went to crying and screaming so the mother cat found it and carried it home and they lost their quarter after all, and I was heartily glad of it. That mother is likely to live to see those children kill the best friend they have for money. It is a fear- ful principle to teach a child. In crowded cities, or even large towns, it is much more difficult to train your children aright, because you have so much outside influence to contend against. Htill if every mother did her duty faithfully this would in a measure be removed. Dr. Talmage says : “ We want some counteract- ing influence upon our children. The very mo- ment your child steps into the streets he steps into temptation. There are foul-mouthed chil- dren w ho would like to corrupt your little ones. It will not do to keep your boys and girls in the house and make them house plants; they must have fresh air and recreation. God save your children from the scathing, blastlug, damning influence of the streets! 1 know of no counter- acting influence but the power of Christian cul- ture and example.” All eff ort should be made to arouse the mothers to a full value of the fact. They either do not see, or do not heed. Almost any one who has only her own chil- dren to contend with can lead them aright If she wishes, with the help of so many books and pa- Digitized by C.ooQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 367 1888.] pen? for girls as there now are. Tell us how to overcome this grinning monster which stands, like Red Rid'mghood’s wolf— this outside influ- ence. They say the world is better, society better, young people better, and Muriau Harland says : “The women of the future will surpass those of this year and century us far as the homes of our land now excel in all essential advantages those of our over* wrought, underfed, short-lived grandmothers.” I hope all this will be proved a fact, but the average child you meet does not proclaim it from the house tops. Hoys are the nicest little animals In the world where you want some one to pet and to love you And return full measure for all you give. I have many warm friends among little boys and always think that those I call mine (all those I like) are tho>e who could not do a wiongor say an ugly word, until some little ‘'rift within the lute” proclaims my mistake, and 1 find they can. Irene. [We are glad to receive this strong, help- ful article of Irene’s. It commends itself to the careful consideration of mothers. One solution of the question will be found in the editorial article of this number. — Ej>.] Fur the Magazine. TO MY HUSBAND. “ Dear Wife,” how beautifully strange To see it written out m> clear. Indeed, it seems the greatest change In you. for many ;i year. 1 wonder that you travel back To honeyed days of yore. Those days, you mind, there was no lack Of tender, sweetened lore. You say you’re troubled with t tie “ blues.’' 1 do not wonder that you are, So out of retiospeet ion, choose To draw again a husband's share. I’ve orten told you, courting days Were days by •* us ” remembered long— E’er woman learned a husband’s “ ways,” Or learned to trill a cradle song. You call me “darling,” too, in rhyme — The old pet name seems new to me, Ik rra use, perhaps, old Father Time' lias left a print where you can sec. Hat all along t ie track of life, I have been faithful— true as steel. I gave to you in youth, a wife. And have been such through woe and weal. I know the knot which bound me tight, To .’foa was only loosely tied. The kins band ’a bondage seems so light, Wlille freedom is to me denied. I mean the dart which t upid sent. That pinned me to a life of care, Just pierced your coat -and oil you went, And courted other ladies fuir. You mind, a southern trip you toot — *Twas business -so you said to me — Then letters came— you wiote a book In answer to the rivalry. And now your conscience troubles you. As you look back o’er life’s track. You find some work you cnn,t undo — Your happiness is on the rack. If you should die — of course you will — I know you’d have a funeral grand. The tears my kerchief sure would fill And streak the color on my— hand. Indeed, I’ll wear a long black veil, Aiid bonnet made of fluffy crepe, And fine black dresses made to trail, With mourning flxiu’s all in shape. I know I’d miss you for awhile, Hut, thanks, you have proposed a plan, I really think I’d learn to smile If I should find a rich old man. I s’nose you’re guessing at the rest — flow cold and lonely 1 would be — With just a year, when 1 possessed Some one to share the grief with me. It may seem cruel, thus to talk On solemn subjects such as these, When all along life’s daily walk We tried so much ourselves to please, But then, 1 know if I should die, Perhaps three months would Hit between— You’d don new clothes, and off you’d lly, And win a wife of sweet sixteen. Mrs. Maguire. [Shandy, you’ve gotten yourself into trouble. — Ed.] For the Firemen's Magazine. TO “SHANDY MAGUIRE.” [i>» the Interest of Granite State lAtdge, Concord , N. H.] Brave “Shandy Maguire,” my dull pen you in- spire. And likewise, my paper and ink ; Yes, almost, (though it were a difficult task) That part of my head where I think. Your muse is so bright that 1 Just laugh outright If I catch but a snatch of her song. And buttons and strings prove the weakness of tilings If her rollicking theme she prolong. His creed I revere who takes truth for Ills spear, Whose helmet and breast-plate are prayer, And his courage admire who can jest in the fire, Yes, and laugh In the face of despair. You have studied your kind to some purpose I 11 nd, In your answer to dear Mrs. Bloom, For a widower’s grief, like his sack-coat, is brief, When lie’s once out of sight of the tomb. But “ Shandy,” dear “ Shandy,” (that’s rythmical candy— Don’t take It in earnest I pray.) I cannot subscribe, not for friendship nor bribe, To all the tine things that you say. For instance, that “ women should worship their men,” Did you mean it, now honest ami true? Oil, tie on you “ Shandy,” such treason to bandy, Just put it the other way, loo. Well, though I could write all the rest of the night, Common-sense says I’d better cry halt, Lest the poweis that be ’inong themselves should agree That my lengt h Is a serious fault. For though but last month Mrs. Editor said That no waste basket crouched on her Boor, With its red tongue athirst for its usual prey, My manuscript’s innocent gore, Yet still she might think this would make good stop chink, Ora nest for ye sanctum rat. So I’ll here sign my name, for approval or blame, And my real name, “Shandy,” at that. Alice O. Darling. [Hit again. Shandy. — Ed.] Digitized by C.ooQLe

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358 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [May Merrespoadence must In all cases be brief and to the point. Subscriber* must begin with the January, April, July or October number and expire with the year. Mbaage of Address of subscribers should be reported to us promptly to lusure the safe delivery «f the book. Subscribers failing to receive their Magazines will please notify us, giving nameand location of Agent to whom to whom they subscribed. Matter for Publication should be written on one side of the paper only, in a clear, legible hand, and all letters relating to the Magazine should be directed to LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE, Tekrk Haute, Indiana. MAY, 1888. The Beading and the C., B. & Q. Mr. Editor When the strike began on the Chicago, Burlington A Quincy railway, a contin- gency arose which was as unexpected as it was anprovided for, In the shape of reports given the widest circulation by the press, that the engi- neersand firemen employed ou the Philadelphia A Reading railroad, smarting under the defeat sustained in the strike on that road and attribut- ing the cause of such defeat to members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, hud de- termined to have revenge by taking the places vacated by the striking engineers and firemen on the Burlington. tfrand Chief Arthur aud Grand Master Sargent met representatives of the Reading men on their arrival at Chicago, chief among whom were Mr- Joseph Cahill, Secretary of the Executive Com- mittee of the Employes of the Philadelphia & Reodlng railroad system, and Mr. James Gleason- The result of this meeting was the agreement upon the part of Messrs. Arthur aud Sargent to request the members of both Brotherhoods, who it was alleged had taken the positions vacated by the men who struck on the Reading system to resign their places, guaranteeing them the finan- cial support, of both Brotherhoods; the represent- atives of the Reading system agreeing t«* call back such of their men as had taken places on the Burlington, to slop those en route and those contemplating coming West to take positions on the C\, B. A Q. It goes without saying that the situation under these circumstances gave no little concern to the men out on the Burlington, for the belief existed that it was not possible for the Burlington man- agement to secure sufficient help to successfully operate its lines ; but that an organized body of men of the same calling, acting coneertedly, should appear on the scene, was a subject that caused alarm in Brotherhood circles. The writer always being a strenuous advocate of the federation of labor, and more particularly •f railroad employes had the honor to be dele- gated with the mission of endeavoring to assist the carrying out of the agreement previously re- ferred to, and investigate as far as possible the charges of the Reading men in regard to the members of the Brotherhoods taking their places, as well as to explain the true situation on the Burlington and enlist the support and sympathy of the Eastern brethren. Accordingly, acting under the instructions from Chief Engineer Arthur and Grand Master Sargent, the writer left for Philadelphia, arriving Sunday evening, March 4th, and was met by Bro. Harry Walton, Chairman of the Grand Executive Board of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire- men, to whose efforts and untiring zeal is due in a great measure whatever success this mission has accomplished. In company with Bros. Walton and Kepper, a consultation was had with the Central Commit- tee of the Reading men at their headquarters in Keystone hall on the following morning. We were received very courteously, the situa- tion on both railroads being thoroughly discussed In conference lasting about three hours. The Committee utterly repudiated Mr. Cahill’s right to speak for them and insisted upon the ordering out of-every Brotherhood man on the Reading. The original cause of the strike on the Rending system wa« the refusal upon the part of a crew to place cars in the warehouse of J. Taylor A Hons, owing to that firm employing non-union men. This firm had no connection with the railroad other than a business one and was paying very good wages to their employes. Four or five crews were subsequently discharged for successively re- fusing to perform the same work, the strike was ordered on December 23, 18S7, and three days later declared ofT on the assurance, so the Com- mittee says, of Superintendent Sweigard’s prom- ise to arbitrate the difficulty. The men were to report for work on December 27th, at 7 a. m., the dispatches being sent out on the line the previous evening. The men at Pottsville did not receive dispatch to return to work until about 1 r. m., of December 27th, and when they applied for their places were locked out. a curious feature of this part of the affair is the fact that while the men on that system had the most thorough organization, embracing almost every branch of the service, including telegraph operators, and, as they claim, held a receipt for the dispatch ordering the strike off sent from Philadelphia to Pottsville, a distance of 100 miles, early in the evening of December 26th, and the same not being received until 1 p. M. of the fol- lowing day shows that some one made a blunder, or it was the act of some designing knave. The writer deplores the necessity of resorting to the extreme measure of a strike upon the part of wage workers : but when that necessity arises, believes that every branch of the service should be called into action, artillery. 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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 369 1888.] Reading affair takes especial pride in the fact that they were so mludful of the public’s inter- ests that they did not call out on the flrst strike the passenger service, the most important on any railroad ; when the second strike was ordered December 27th, only a small percentage of the en- gine service responded, namely eighty-eight en- gineers and one hundred and twenty-five firemen and this was the force that created so much con- cern and the subject of so much attention by the press; it is true that a larger number of men of different occupations did come west for that pur- pose professedly locomotive engineer and fire- men and it did not require more than the mere assurance on their part that they were engineers or firemen, and members of the Kuights of La- bor to procure transportation to Chicago, where they were put through the formality nf an exam- ination as to their qualifications; the evidence submitted before the Illinois State Railroad Commissioners showing that many of them never stepped upon the foot board until they did so as full-fledged engineers and firemen, en- trusted with the care of life and property. Of the original eighty-eight engineers who left the service of the Heading system on the second order to strike, twenty had not left Philadelphia. The Central Committee of the Reading strikers, after the fact had been explained to them that the compliance with their ultimatum rested with the men employed on the Reading, for the Chiefs of both Brotherhoods had not the power to order a strike; submitted a proposition to the effect that Chiefs Arthur and Sargent should play a bluff on the Reading management and threaten a strike of the Brotherhood men on that system if they would not reinstate the men out on that road. That the committee at this time realized that they were fighting a losing fight is self-evident, and this proposlslon in the face of facts that sub- sequent investigation proved was one that would have been ridiculous. At the opening of this strike there were not over twenty Brotherhood engineers employed on the Reading system. When the men left their places a number of the old engineers who were employed on that road prior to the 1887 strike of tne lengineers, and who had been engaged in various occupations in Philadelphia and vicinity and who had left the Brotherhood at that time owing to its failure to win that strike and the consequent loss of their positions, entered the service of the Reading, for this was the opportu- nity they had been praying for for years. Out of the number who done this we were una- ble to find but eleven members of the Brother- hood of Locomotive Engineers aud seven mem- bers of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen. To have called out this small number of men, even if it were passible, would have had no effect, for the system employs in its service over 800 en- gines. The men belonginging to the Brotherhoods un- derstanding their rights under the laws of the Hune would not entertain the proposition, for they believed It would be a sacrifice to no pur- pose. The writer prior to tills investigation did not believe it possible that such organization existed upon the Reading system, embracing nearly ev- ery branch of the service : that It has been pro- ductive of much good is beyond question, shorter hours of service and better pay having resulted therefrom ; but “ the carrying of a chip upon the shoulder ” policy of some of the leaders has re- sulted disastrously, the slightest ripple was taken advantage of to provoke trouble ; the necessary discipline that must be observed In carrying on the large business Interests of such a system was almost utterly destroyed. That certain of the leaders were using the power of the organization to their own purposes is evident from the fact that they were drawing pay from the company for services, while attend- ing to the business of the organization and draw- ing pay from the organization for the same ser- vice. The action of Local Assembly No. 0862, of Ma- honoy Plane, wherein they adopted resolutions “deprecating the late railroaders’ and miners strike as a hasty and impetuous mistake, con- demning the Executive Committee for refusing to declare the railroad strike ofl' and determining to surrender the charter of the Assembly, and to pursue a course In the future by which we may avoid a recurrence of past mistakes which have been so detrimental toourown Interests and wel- fare,” shows that the afliiir was one that did nol meet with the support of the men. and would nol have attained the proportions it did had It not been for the fear of the appellation of “scab” that remaining at work would have brought with It. The fact that going outside of the company’s Jurisdiction in the first place when it was per- forming its duties as a common carrier, for cause to quarrel was wrong, and while this strike Is charged up as another one against the Order of the Knights of Labor, the writer contends that it was not a Knight of Labor strike, the funda- mental principle of that Order, “ Arbitration ” beiug never attempted until the strike was caused by the impetuosity of the crews refusing to deliver cars to the warehouse mentioned, the laws of that order were totally ignored even to the formation of the properly authorized Boards to handle such afftilrs ; Executive Committees, Cen- tral Committees, X, Y and Z Committees having been intrusted with itsiuterests, the natural con- sequence was a confusion of authority and chaos generally. The relations between the several labor organ- izations In t lie so-called “City of Brotherly I^ovo,” seemed to be somewhat strained and Mic loeal situation there was uecepted by the men who left to lake the positions of those battling for their rights in the wist, as the reflex of that obtaining elsewhere and while they expressed deprecation of the act upon the part of those men, yet be- lieved that in the future all labor organizations should and would arrive at some uuderstandiag Digitized by C.ooQle

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360 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [May that will prevent one being used to batten the brains of the other. We held a union meeting of the Lodges of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, of Phila- delphia and vicinity, which was largely attended and after a thorough discussion of the situation, resolutions were adopted pledging their moral nud financial support to their brethren in the west. Brother Walton and myself had the pleasure of spending an evening with Messrs. T. V. Powderly and John W. Hayes, of the Knights of Labor, the struggle on the Burlington being informally the topic of conversation, both gentlemen expressing their sincere desire that the effort* of the engin- eers and firemen would be crowned with victory and volunteered every effort within their power to bring about that end, heartily advocating the necessity of a common understanding and cor- dial relation existing between all branches of Labor’s army. Being ordered to attend the union meeting of the engineers and fireman at Tammany hail, on Sunday, March 11th, I had the honor of address- upon the part of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, the largest and most enthusiastic meeting of it.s kind it has ever been my good for- tune to attend, the particulars of which are fresh in the minds of our members and it would be needless repetition to rehearse its proceedings here. Let it suffice to say that I hope and trust the feelings expressed by the New York men are shared by the members of both organizations throughout the land. To engineers Sawyer, McGuire, Vudway, Clark and Despateher VanTnsscl, and Bros. Wetzel, Donohue and others, of New York, and Bros. Walton, Keppcr, Dupell and the brothers of Phil- adelphia, who in every way in their power as- sisted me in this mission, I return my sincere thanks. Fraternally, John J. Delaney. Point Ei>\vakl>, March 2(1. 1SSS. Editor Firemen's Mayazine : Dkak sin and Bno. On looking through the March number of the Mayazine we noticed an article entitled “Hiring Engineers,” which concludes with the statement that “if there are locomotive firemen who demand any cither policy, they are acting in a way well calculated to defeat their best interests, and in a way that will not secure the approval of the B. of L. F.” Now, Mr. Editor, we have read the article care- fully and we cannot agree with all the points referred to. On the G. T. R. (the road on which we are employed) there are no engineers hired, and if there were, we do not know when our ambition to become engineers would ever be ful- ll 1 led. We start as engine wipers and have to Ik* nineteen (lit) years old before we can assume even that position, ami on an average have to wipe three or four years and perhaps then may be promoted to firemen, and there are lots of men who have fired from seven to twelve years, the older of whom may have done spare running but who do not seem to stand auy chance of be- coming permanent engineers. On our road, if a misfortune overtakes an englneman (if his case is not one of gross negligence or carelessness) he is put back to firing for awhile, and in conse- quence, there are not many men discharged. Now, Mr. Editor, we claim to be loyal and true members of the B. of L. F., but if this article is the policy of the Brotherhood we would never stand a chance of becoming an engineer, and wre think if this was to be our proposal, on this road at least, it would not be the policy of the men of the Grand Trunk system, as we have to work many years before we get promoted, and we enter the service with the understanding that when our turn comes, according to seniority, we shall so take our turn for promotion. Hoping that you will see this in the light and spirit it is written, with no wish to dictate to you but to state our opinion and express the hope that tne time may never come on the Grand Trunk when they will hire engineers, no matter how com- petent they may be. That is, so long as we, as members of the B. of L. F., are able to take ^after a service of from seven to twelve years as fire- man) the duties and responsibilities of the engi- neer. “221.” [In formulating propositions embodying principles of action, “the greatest good to the greatest number ” should always pre- dominate. The converse of the maxim would be the greatest, good to the smallest number. It is only required to put the statement in the latter form to discover that it is totally untenable. We appreciate fully the posi- tion taken by “221,” but submit th d it is not broad enough to meet with general ap- proval, in fact, it occurs to us that the wri- t< r’s stat ments are in serious conflict with bis conclusions, and most certainly such would be true if the Grand Tautik policy were to be universally adopted. If a man has to serve from seven to twelve years as a wiper and fireman before he becomes an engine* r, it needs no argument to demon- strate the just ice of the proposition that when he does become an engineer he should not be made to serve agtin in such positions, but such would inevitably be the result on the Grand Trunk road, provided an engineer should lose his place. He could not be hired, he must be promoted, and to be promoted he must be degraded. According to “221” there are two distinct stages in the service of firemen. Find, that of “ wiper,” in which he serves from three to four years. Second, that of fireman, in which he may have served from two to eight years. {Suppose the Grand Trunk policy were to be adopted by all the roads, w hat would be the result? A fireman from the G. T., after having served twelve years as wiper and fireman, would be re- quired to go back to wiping. He finds his toil, his experience and long training of i*o value, absolutely thrown away. 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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE, . 361 1888.] duce, what testimonials of character and proficiency. He would be told, “on this road we do not hire firemen, we promote wipers, and yo 1 must begin again at the bot- tom round.” And, mind, the same fate would befall the engineer He could not be hired , he must he promoted, and to be pro- moted, he, too, must again become a wiper. Our theory is, that in no department of human endeavor should there be found an iron clad rule which denies a man the bene- fit of his skill, the result of labor and ex- perience. A thoroughly equipped fireman ahoud be permitted to reap all of the advan- tages of his knowledge, and the same should he true of the engineer. The principle is founded in justkv, and \vh dever may be true in isolated cas s, always exceptional, the rule will hold good, that once an engi- neer always an engineer, and that includes the experience from tie* bottom to the top round of the ladder. — Kd. Magazine.] For the Magazine: GRATITUDE. I went to the mail this morning. As my usual custom has been, To see if some friend or kinsman Had written to me again ; At first to be disappointed. For 1 thought there was nothing for me Till they handed me out a package, And 1 wondered wliat it eoind ne. I experienced a strange sensation As I hastily broke the seal, Scarce daring a uitess to venture What the opening might reveal. The surprise was, indeed, most pleasant, For the contents soon was seen To l>e a iieautiful volume Of t lie “Firemen's Magazine .” You cannot tell how it pleaded me Jii'-t to think that I lmd won The confidence of the giver That such a thing should be done. And the more I thought of the matter The more 1 was filled with surprise, Till I found that tears of afieetion Were beginning to dim my eyes. Then turning the pages over, 1 thought of the noble men Of whose deeds so brave and daring I could read again and again. Yet anot her thought sunk deeper. To the very depths of my soul ; I was certain that very volume Was paid for by shoveling coal. Perhaps through a not hern blizzard. Perhaps through the woods of Maine, Perhaps in the Rocky Mountains Or over some barren plain. Some “ Knight of the Scoop” lmd labored Through the midnight, dark and deep To nay for that handsome present. While 1 was in bed asleep. And thus, h.v those few short stanzas, 1 would show, in my simple way, The hearty appreciation Of the ^ I f t I received to day ; And my prayer, a tide of desires That fondly flows and ebbs. Is that l, lias taken his wife and family ou a visit to Lamhertville fora iittle recreation and we hope lie will not go astray as this is the Mist time lie has been away from home with his family in four years; we anxiously await his return. There was lately a surprise for Bro. Robert Holding, his wife presenting him with a bouncing baby; it will never be u fireman for it i.s not built thut way. F. Digitized by C.ooole

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362 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. Personal. A twelve-pound boy has arrived at the home of Bro. E. W. Wallnaum, the efficient lie- ceiverof Chicago Lodge, No. 9.5, and Joy reigns supreme. The best wishes of the boys are lavished upon Bro. 1). Keer, member of 118, and ills bride. Mrs. Keer, nee Miss J. Lay, who wore married February 2d, 1888. The members of Salt Lake Lodge. No. 178. deeply sympathize with their Bro. Fred Hill and his wife. In the loss of their daughter, which oc- curred February 10, 1888. The sincerest sympathy is expressed for Bro. J. J. Leahy, of our Grand Executive Board, whose home is in mourning consequent upon the death of a kind old mother. S. D. M (/Quinn, an honorary member of Chamberlain Lodge, No. 186, has gone into the furniture business at LosAngeles, Cal., and all the boys wish him the largest measure of success. On March 3d the wife of Bro. Frank A. Locke, of Boston Lodge, No. 57, passed away after a lingering illness. She was an earnest, devoted Ciiristiau, loved and respected by all who knew her. The second annual ball given under the auspices of Altoona Lodge, No. 287, promises to be the best of the season. It will be under the management of Bros. Armstrong, Gerhart, Allen aud Miller. We had the pleasure some days since of a call from Bro. \v in. H. Slater. Collector of J. M. Raymond Lodge No. 49. We found Bro. SlHter a most agreeable gentleman, thoroughly posted and a zealous Brotherhood worker. Br.l J. C. Holes, of No. 287, is now haul- ing a first-class train on the D. K. Rainey Kail- road aud there is no reason why he should not come to all stations on time, for lie has the right of way over ail trains both ways. Bros. R. V. Leslie and F. E. Stevens, of Green Mountaiu Lodge, No. 801, have lately been promoted on the St. Johnsburg & Lake Cham- plain division of the Boston & Lowell R. R. Pro- motion seems to be the order of the times. A short time ago, Bro. Fred. L. Harvey, one of the old stand-bys of Nortwestern Lodge, No. 82, joyously pussed around the cigars to the boys, the happy occasion being the addition to his family of a ten pound girl. Such events are worth celebrating. We have a most encouraging letter from Bro. Harry Young, Secretary of Kenuesaw Lodge, No. 247. He reports a number of promotions, and says the Lodge is in better condition than ever before, with good prospects of becoming the banner Lodge of the South. J. F. Touslv, of Forest City Lodge, No. 10, was recently made happy by* Mrs. T., who pre- sented him with a boy baby/ Such occurrences are frequent but are not therefore the less felic- itous, and are always fruitful of generous wishes for health and happiness. Bro. Jas. R. Link member of Star of the East Lodge, No. 118, is reported in a delightful state of mind, having been presented with a bouncing boy, who will at no distant day handle the scoop. It will be well if the newcomer makes us good a stoker as his father* Information comes from Augusta that Bro. Win. Farley, better known as “Nubbins,” recently made the great leap from the scoop to the throttle, and having laid aside the scoop now sits serenely on the right hand side with his left hand on the throttle. Success to Bro. Farlcv, his promotion is t lie reward of long service and fidelity to obligation. [May We are pleased to learn that Bro. Edward Rosevearaud Frank I go, of Altoona Lo*fge,No. 287, have been promoted to I lie right hand side of their engines. They are two bright young men and are well liked by all the boys, and it is hoped that they will prove successful. A. F. Siiedd, member of Excelsior Lodge No. 11, for twenty-seven yfcars an engineer, can boast of being the largest man ill the Brother- hood, weighing 274 pounds. Bro. Kheddis not only large physically, but morally aud intellec- tually he is a largo Brotherhood man. Bro. Wm. Weiler, Secretary and Receiver of Byram Lodge, No. 271, widely known through- out our jurisdiction as one of the main-stays of the Order in the east, is thoroughly rtevoted to the Interests of the Brotherhood and is zealous in promoting its welfare on all occasions. Thomas P. Smith, one of the popular mem- bers of Forest City I*odge, No. 10, was married February 3d, 1888. to Miss Jennie Underwood, an estimable young lady of Cleveland. Bro. Smith and wife will reside in the Forest City, and they have the best wishes of the members of No. 10 and a large circle of friends. P. Witzel, Receiver of Just in Time Lodge, No. 149, and Magazine Agent, is distinguished for being a hard and earnest worker. In looking after the interests of the l*odge he is always on the alert. He recognizes the importance of promptness, and in every respect sets an exam- ple of fortitude and fidelity. It is pleasant to state that Bros. A. T. Eg- fleston, Master, aud Nat Sawyer. Secretary, of letropolltan Lodge, No. 303, have been promoted to the responsible position, of engineers. Pro- motions of the boys are occurring daily, and the fact is in the highest degree creditable to the morals of the membership of the Brotherhood. Bro. M. J Lynch, member of Metropoli- tan Lodge, No. 3tf3, and Magazine Ageut, is a hust- ler and no mistake, and his gopd work for the Magazine shows him to be deeply in earnest and deserving of the gratitude of the Brotherhood. Bro. Lynch is a man who believes what is worth doing should be done well and thoroughly. It is a good motto. Lee Lodge, No. 275, of Richmond, Va., it is gratifying to state, is coming grandly to the front as one of the best of the Order. Its officers ure thoroughly in sympathy with the principles aud purposes of the Brotherhood, and are there- fore a credit, not only to this Lodge, but to so- ciety. A Lodge of Locomotive Firemen should always exert such Influences in society os to make its members the peers of the best. Bro. S. F. Miliieim, Master of Onoka Lodge, No. 211. not only thoroughly understands the Constitution of the Order, but enforces its provisions with a conscientious regard for the welfare of ills Lodge -and it may be .said of all the officers of 211, that they are model men, pro- foundly interested in the welfare of the Brother- hood. While attending the Union meeting at Eston, Pa., we were the guests of Bro. Jas. R. Morris, Collector of Onoka I»dge, No. 211. Bro. Morris and his affable wife, at their nretly home In South Easton, made* our visit highly enjoyable, and their two beautiful children added to tile felicities of our visit, for which our acknowledg- ments are due. F. C. Donigan, Master of Just in Time Lodge, No. 149, is in a position to do good work for the Brotherhood, and no opportunity is omitted to place the Order before the public in a way to secure the respect and esteem of society. He is to an exceptional degree the right man m the right place, and presides over not only a “Just in Time” Lodge, but one that is wide awake and progressive. Digitized by C.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 363 Married. — Lively-Sturdi vent. On March •th, bv the Rev. M. 8takely, of the First Baptist •liurch in Washington, D. C., C’axton M. Lively, of Richmond, Va., to Miss Dora Estelle, daughter of Robt- Lee Sturdivant, of Petersburg, V a. The groom is an honored member of Lee Lodge, No. 275, an4 starts out upon wedded life with the hearty congratulations of all his fellow mem- bers. We record with much satisfaction the Sleasure it afforded us recently in meeting Bro. oseph Capner, Jr., Master of Adopted Daughter Lodxe. No. a, of Jersey City. We were the recip- ient of numerous courtesies at his hands, which were highly appreciated. We also had the pleasure of meeting Bro. Pete Logan, member of the same Lodge, who was very kind. He Is a large hearted brother whom it is a pleasure to meet at home or abroad. Mr. E. J. Rauch, Road Foreman of En- gines, of the Elevated Roads. New York, was au Invited guest at the Union meetiug recently held at Easton, Pa. His presence was a source of the greatest stlsfactiou to all. Genial and com- panionable, ills society was sought after by all, and being a capital story teller, he was at all times the central figure of every jolly group, and b< came a universal favorite, and it is pleas- ant to know while affording others so much en- joyment he found the occasion replete with pleasure to himself. Miss Cora Smith, of Columbus, daughter of the veteran B. & O. engineer, P. H. Smith, was united in marriage to Mr. J. 0. Sudbury, Jr., of this lace, on the 15th inst., at the residence of the ride's parents, in the presence of the immediate friends and relatives. They were the recipients of a large numberof useful presents. The happy eouplego to housekeeping at No. 70 East Main street, and their friends Join in wishing them joy and prosperity. The groom is fireman on the B.&C). passenger engine No. 705, and a staunch member of the B. of L. F. The foregoing, from the Newark, Ohio, Daily American , will be of interest to the many friends of the groom, Bro. J. C. Sud- bury, who is aa honored member of Taylor Lodge, No. 175. The Magazine tenders its heartfelt congratulations to the pappy couple. The American Railway MasteV Mechanics’ Association will meet in twenty-first an- nual convention at Alexandria Bay, N. Y., at 9 A. M., on June 19th. Extensive prepara- tions are being made for the reception and entertainment of delegates. We heartily commend to the thoughtful consideration of every locomotive engineer and fireman in America, the noble and hon- orable sentiments expressed in an article headed “ Hiring Engineers,” in the March numberof the “ Locomotive Firemen’s Mag- azine.”— The Locomotive Engineer. We are indebted to E. A. Holbrook, Esq., the popular General Ticket and Passenger Agent of the excellent Rock Island route, for a picture in pearl, of a locomotive, handsome- ly framed and which graces one of the front windows of the Grand Lodge office, where it attracts much attention and is greatly ad- mired, as a work of art. The picture speaks volumes for the {esthetic culture of Mr. Hol- brook, and is a new and beautiful departure in the art of advertising. The attention of our readers is called to the special inducements of Messrs. James Means & Co., the Boston shoe merchants, whose advertisement appears elsewhere. Messrs. Means <fc Co. have one of the oldest estab- lishments in the east, and are doing an im- mense business. Satisfaction is guaranteed in every case. If you want a good bargain try the goods of James Means & Co., 41 Lin- coln street, Boston, Mass. We acknowledge, w ith pleasure, the com- pliment of an invitation to the first Annuitl Union Picnic, to take place Wtdnesdav, June 20th, 1888, und^r the auspices of Iron City Lodge No. 31 8, of Pittsburg, Pa., and Hol- brook Lodge No. 378, of Chartiers, Pa. The picnic will be held in Alliquippa Grove, and will be, we feel assured, a most delightful occasion. Our best wishes are extended, and it goes without saying, that we should be delighted to make one of the happy, joy- , ous company. Unfortunately perhaps, but neverthe- less true, the Maqazim cannot by any possi- bility, accommodate a tithe of the* matter which, within the past month, has poured in upon us, and the situation is m?.de still more embarrassing, by the demands which the C., B. <& Q. str.ke has made upon our space. In such emergencies, all that we can do is to exercise the wisest discretion we can command, and trust to the generous consid- eration of the patrons of the Magazine until the time shall come for another increase of our pages. We take special pleasure in acknowledg- ing the receipt of a draft for one hundred dollars, a contribution to our Relief fund, made by E. Shott, E*q., jeweler, No. 276 West Fitth street, Cincinnati, Ohio. The contribution w as made to a committee, mem- bers of O. K. Lodge No. 269, consisting of Bros. Geo. S Kershner, Elmer Ilathorn and H. E. McKenzie, and demonstrates very conclusively, that there are in every commu- nity business men who are willing, upon solicitation, to contribute liberally of their means to help working men obtain justice in any struggle against corporate oppression. We acknow ledge the receipt of an invita- tion, extended by the committee, of which E. C. Gasnell, is chairman, to attend the first union meeting of the Brotherhood of Rail- road Brakemen, to be held in Pittsburg, Pa., commencing Mav 1st, with an open meet- ing, and enoing May 5th, with a picnic. It would afford us great pleasure to be present during the meeting and to contribute in any way in our power to its success — and if cir- cumstances permit, we shall avail ourselves of the opportunity afforded to enjoy the pleasures of the occasion. Digitized by G.ooQLe

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364 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Mat The publishers of Scribner's Magazine an- nounce that they will begin, in their June number, the publication of a series of illus- trated articles on Railways. That the arti- cles will possess merit in a high degree will be conceded, when it is known that they are to be wiitten by im n specially qualified for the ta*k, as for instance. Thonun Curtis Clark, will write of “Building a Railroad.” John Bogart, will r miles of track and is one of the best (‘quipped roads in the country. Mr H. L. Morrill is the General Manager, and the courteous treatment he bestowed upon the committee of engineers and fire- men that presented the schedule, will he remembered to his credit and honor. It will be observed that the schedule of the engi- neers is precisely the same that was present- ed to the officials of the C. , B. cfc Q., and which pr» eipitat» cnmotiir Engineer , in its April issue, has a cipital article on “graded pay,” in which the inherent and monstrous injustice of the policy is brought into such conspicu- ousness, that any way-faring man, or rail- faring m n, though half-blind and half- witted, could not possibly fail to see and ap- preciate the points made; e\ren railroad managers ought to recognize the fact that their schemes are thoroughly unde! stood. The Engineer , referring to the firemen “in the northwest troubles,” says they “ know that the man who manages a railroad in the interest of stock gamblers cares not one iota win tlier the firemen are ever promoted or not.” Promotion from a sense of justice, is not practiced by the managers of roads that insist upon “graded pay,” or classification. We quote a few pertinent paragraphs: If all managers could have four or live grades of pay then would soon have the country full of engineers, as they would take pains to find an excuse to dismiss men as fast as they got to the full pay notch. With the country full of half-starved engi- ncets, the management could cut wages down to the rate they would like, and once down they would remain down. If one man runs an engine on freight, and dally goes over the road with fifty ears, getting there- for S' 5.00, it hardly looks fair that another man should do the same work for On any road where graded pay is in vogue, the company are just as willing to use a cheap man on an important train as a full pay one. If the company is sued for damages in case of trouble from lncompeteuey, t li e manager is always ready to swear that the third-ciuss pay engineer is a liist-elass engineer in every particular— but be pays him third-class p •>’ because he is inexperi- enced. Like Mickey Ply mi’s whisky, “it will keep you warm in winter and in summer it will freeze you.” The roads that practice “graded pay” do it for the purpose of pocketing the money honestly earned by tin ir employes, and such is the verdict of all fair minded men. In another column will be found the ad- vertisement of ,J. S. Townsand, wholesale jeweler, of Chicago, to which we invite the special attention ot our readers. Mr. Town- send is thoroughly reliable, and any one de- siiing a good watch at easy terms will do well to give him a call. Digitized by Google

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 365 C. B. & Q. NOTES. On April 12th a union meeting of Engi- neers, Firemen and Brakemen was held at Logansport, Ind., which was well attended. Addresses were made by prominent mem- bers of the several Orders and the greatest enthusiasm prevailed. It w'as unanimously resohed to stand by the “Q” strikers and give them all the financial support needed to make their cause triumphant. In Terre Haute, it has been decided to hold regular Union meetings of Engineers and Firemen, during the continuance of t he strike on the C. B. <& Q. At these meetings, the situation if] discussed and the Brother- hoods, by being kept posted, are in a posi- tion to act with the greatest promptness as exigencies may require. The meetings are productive of good feeling and are well calculated to promote the welfare of the two great Brotherhoods. Thousands of the readers of the Magazine, will be glad to learn that Harry Walton, of the Grand Executive Board, acted in con- junction with Bro. Delaney in carrying for- ward the Heading investigation. It is need- less to say that his services were most valu- able as they always are when wise counsels are in demand. Bro. Walton is in every in- stance the risht man in the right place. His genial nature is not more conspicuous than his wisdom and firmness, and these characteristics are always found in harmony. W. E. Bums, of the Grand Executive Board of the B. of L. F., has been from the first a most zealous and efficient w orker in the interests of the engineers and firemen of the C. B. & Q. system. He has visited many of the principal points on the road and by well timed addresses and prudent ad- vice, accomplished much good. Thoroughly familiar with all the questions involved, Bro. Bums was able to render .highly efficient assistance in every stage of the strike. The Union meeting of Engineers and Fire- men held in the Hall of Eureka Lodge B. of L. F. Sunday night, April 8, was largely at- tened by members of the two Brotherhoods. The Grand Secretary and Treasure1 r of the B of L. F. addressed the meeting, his topic being the strike on the B. & Q. Several brief speeches were made by engineers and fireman. The greatest harmony prevailed and at the close of the meeting about 81,000 was subscribed to aid the brethren of the C., B. Q., and steps were taken to solicit subscriptions from the citizens, for the same purpose which promise large returns. It seems invidious to particularize in a matter when all worked with unflagging zeal in the interest of all concerned in the C., B. & Q. strike, but it would be a serious oversight to go to press without referring to the excellent work done by our Vice Grand Master, John J. Hannahan. He travelled and spoke continually. At Denver in the extreme we^t, liis services were highly ap- preciated. He traversed the entirfc system and was indefatigable, and wherever he went he aroused the enthusiasm of the men, and held them in line. A- born orator his eloquent tongue found worthy employment and his breathing thoughts and burning words left their mark wherever he spoke. Past Grand Master F. W. Arnold, of the B. of L. F., has been at Chicago during the strike, and as was expected, evinced a pro- found interest in the welfare of those boys. Bro. Arnold, willing to sacrifice personal in- terests, ‘remained in Chicago a number of days participating in the councils of the Brotherhood, making suggestions, the re- sult of long experience, and doing w hat he could to win a victory. We understand that Bro. Arnold is a candidate for Mayor of Columbus, Ohio, and most certainly, if the workingmen of that prosperous capital, want a representative man in that office, they will vote for Bro. Arnold regardless of all partisan considerations. It affords us pleasure to speak of Bro. John J. Delaney, of Chicago, member of warden City Lodge, No 50, w ho was commissioned by Grand Master Sargent, to visit Philadel- phia and New York and other points on the Philadelphia <fe Heading system, for the pur- pose of investigating the grounds of com- plaint made by the Knights of Labor, that Brotherhood men had taken the place of Knights in the Heading strike. A thorough investigation was made and very little found- ation was discovered for the complaint. Bro. Delaney ascertained that in a few instances Brotherhood firemen had accent- ed situations, but in no sense involving the Brotherhood or any of its officials. Bro. Sargent was fortunate in selecting Bro. Delaney for the mission, for he rendered valuable services. He is an able young man and his report of the situation was all that could have been expected. We could scarcely perform a more painful duty, than to record the humiliating fact that a few' Brotherhood firemen fell from their manhood to the degrading level of “scabs” on the C. B. & Q. Some of these men were in the employ of the company at the time the strike was inaugurated, others came from the Reading system and other parts of the country. It is difficult to prop- erly characterize such apostacy. To see a brother (?j disregard the most binding obli- gations for the purpose of injuring another brother ; to step into the place abandoned because of flagrant injustice, is an exhibi- tion of meanness of which onlv the most con- temptible natures can be guilty— such crea- Digitized by Google

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366 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. tures, who still wear the Brotherhood badge, cannot he too soon expelled from the Order. The B. of L F. is not a ‘‘scab” organiza- tion. and the sooner they are out of it the better. When the strike ends, let the roll he called, and let every deserter be summa- rily dismissed. The “scab” is out of place in the company of decent men. The circular issued by Chairman Hogo, which appears elsewhere in this issue of the Magazine, was introduced in the House of Representatives. Match 27, hv Congressman I^awler, of Chicago, and appears in full in the ('ongressianal Record of that date, on page 2,52(1. Preliminary proceedings were , as follows: Mr. Lawler. I have a statement of the loco- motive engineers and firemen of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy lines of road which they desire presented for the information and con- sideration of Congress, I ask that tliestatement bo read and printed in the Record. There was no objection, and It was so ordered. The statement Is as follows: Resolved, That the locomotive engineers and firemen of the Chicago. Burlington & Quincy lines of road present for t he consideration of Congress and the public a statement of t lie causes which led to the strike now in existence on the aforesaid railroad, and that said state- ment he referred to the Committee on Com- merce, and for the information of the members of Congress the same he printed in the Record. By the action of Mr. Lawler, the facts of the C., B. A Q. strike are before the law- makers of the nation, and we doubt not hut they will arrest the attention of that class of state-men who are giving the question of lahv r the consideration which its import- ance merits. The following letter, praising the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R diroad is, as will be seen, from the pen of one William B. Gott, Engineer, and it is important that the read- ers of the Magazine should have a correct account of the individual, that a proper esti- mate may be placed u|>oii his statements. Gott has heen repeatedly suspended from the service of the P. R. R., and was finally dis- charged for running off the track, after be- ing properly flagged by section men. At one time Gott, was C E. of Division 287, B. of L. E., but was expelled for defrauding the Division and betraying confidence. With this description, his li tter will at once be taken for w hat it is worth. It simply dem- onstrates the desperate methods resorted to the C. B. & Q to maintain its position. Gott’s letter is as follows : Galesburg, III., April 1, 1888. To Whom It May Concern— I, t he undersigned, a practical locomotive engineer and railroad man, who have served the great Pennsylvania railroad company a large number of years In the several capacities of passenger engineer, round- house and road foreman, trainmaster, etc., after having a month’s experience on the Hues of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad, do un- hesitatingly say that Raid road Is operated by the most courteous and gentlemanly set of men that 1 have come in contact with, and that their road [May bed, rolling stock and machinery is unequnlcd and can’t be excelled even by the great Pennsyl- vania railroad. Further, that I know whereof I speak when I say that there wras no cause whatever for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers’ strike. Employes of this department treated and paid better than any other road within my know- ledge. The strikers’ places have l*eon fil'leil with non-brotherhood men and a very large per cent- age of these men are No. 1 men who have l>een able to sustain themselves without the aid of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers or Loco- motive Firemen. They are men capable of sus- taining themselves. Notwithstanding the false statements of the would-be dictator, P. M. Ar- thur, there engineers now' on the Chicago, Bur- lington «t Quincy who are largely his superiors who can learn him iiow' to build and run an en- gine, who are both sober and intelligent, who fear God, not man, and hnve never yet had to leave Chicago to escape justice, but are likely to hold positions of trust on the Chicago, Burling- ton & Quincy when you are doing penance for past transgressions. The great strike which bid fair to paralyze the business interests of the entire west, is now in the last throe of dissolution. Through the effi- cient management of the officers of this vast system of railway the law of supply and demand has been vindicated and w’e again breathe as freemen. All trains are now moving with regu- larity and dispatch over the entire system of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy inllrond. More anon. William B. Gott, __ Engineer. In the early stage of the strike, Bro 8. M. Stevens, ex-Grand Organizer of the B. of L. F. was commissioned by Grand Chief Ar- thur, and Grand Master Sargent, to go to Kansas City and assume direction of affairs in the interest of the men who left the C\, B. A Q. system February 27. No better se- lection cuual have bee n* made. With large executive ability, Bro. Stevens combines perseverance and intimate familiarity with railroad fraternities. He knows the rights of railway emplo.es and he knows the wrongs they have endured, and no man is more fruitful in methods to secure the right and overcome the wrong. In the C.. B. & Q. struggle Bro. Stevens has responded man- fully to every requirement, and by his pru- dence and unflagging zeal, lias contributed largely to the defiant attitude that has char- acterized the strike from the first As an indication of the deep interest taken by Bro. Stevens in the welfare of the men who are seeking to obtain justice at the hands of the C. , B. Q managers, we reproduce from the Kansas City Times, the following letter ad- dressed to the officers and members of the Brotherhoods of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen of the Burlington system. Kansas City, Mo., March 27, 1888. Gentlemen and BrUhers: III this try lug hour of your lives, permit one who knows you and understands the cause for which you are ko man- fully battling, to address you. The men of Chicago, Aurora, Galesburg, Beardstow'u, Burlington, Brookfield, Hannibal and Creeton will, I am led to believe, require no introduction to their old friend and organizer. It was my privilege in the pa-<t to counsel with you, and it was our united efforts that made this splendid exhibition of loyalty and devotion to a Just cause possible. Our Brotherhood taught us to know that Digitized by C.ooQLe

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 3(57 1888. “alone In life, weak, unfortunate man finds but a position of slave to his master. But when to him conies this knowledge that the united strength of the many will overcome the forces of the few. theu the crushed slave rises to the position of a freeman and the master accords to ulin the rights and privileges of his manhood.” I*et me. with the majority of the people of the country, before whom votir case has been tried and who concede that your cause Is Just, con- ?:ratulate you on having carried oil the struggle or four long weeks without marring the good name of our .Brotherhood or tarnishing your reputation as law uhiding citizens. Let us scan the field and sec what you have done. You have forced the olficials of the Chi- cago, Burlington & Quincy railroad to acknow- ledge that in our united brotherhoods they have met foeineii worthy of their steel. Driven to extreme measures by past wrongs at their hands, you have, by concerted action, made a great line of trallic, spanning half a continent, totter to its fall. Destruction of property and fear of accidents by would-be patrons, through the tin reliableness ami Incompetency of your successors have cut down the earnings of the Burlington company $l,2u!t,ouo during the past month, as compared with the corresponding month of last year. You have made the name of Stone when com- pared with such men as Si. John, Hewitt, Miller. Clark, Jeffrey, Chap pel and many ot her “ broad gauged ” railroad muuagers, appear like a pigmy among giants. Keep up the fight a while longer and you will tbribble the loss to the company ami reach the hearts of the stockholders through their purse strings. Burlington stock at 121 as against. 127? £ on the 27th day of February, means curses lotul and loug buried at the head of someone. At future meetings of Boston money bags, somebody will hear Mjinething drop. When that drop comes lei Mr. Henry B. Stone stand clear : for the wrath of those who have entrusted their property to bin keeping will fall up>,n his head, anti tiewlll tie sure to pass out of the service which he Is neither by nature nor past experience lilted to fill. In conclusion let me say that In your struggle you have my fullest sympathy, and, so far as I tun able, my aid. With best wishes for you and your families I am, as always, your friend, s. M. Stevens. The letter has the right ring, and graphi- cally outlines the demoraliz *d condition of the road which stubbornly refuses to do an act of justice to tried and fiithful employes. The Facts as They Exist. On March 17, Chairman S. E. Hogo, is- sued a circular with the above caption, for the purjKxso of informing the membership of tne B. of L. E. and the B. of E. F. throughout their entire jurisdictions the real situation, and the reasons why the men left the employment of the 0., B. \& Q. It is an important document and because there may be some lingering misapprehension in the minds of some firemen, we reproduce the circular in the Magazine , and this we do all the more readily, because the circular is historical in its character and statements. We bespeak for it a careful perusal, being satisfied that if a liugering doubt remains in the mind of any fireman, the facts as stated in the circular, will remove them. The fol- lowing is the full text of the circular: The officers of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company have circulated throughout the country what we shall show to be a very misleading statement of the matters in issue between the engineers and firemen for- merly employed on that road and themselves. For the purpose of more effectively misleading the public the circular is addressed to the engi- neers and firemen. Of course, It is intended for the public. We shall not resort Bio trick of addressing the Chicago, Burlington ensation Is termed by the trip or by the mile. To illustrate: if a man runs one hundred miles on a passenger train we say he should lie paid $3.50. This rate is paid by the Rock Island Road, the .Santa Fe Road, the Wa- bash system. and other roads too numerous to mention. The “Q” Road, not desiring to pay upon the basis which would enable a fair com- parison of its wages to be made with those of ot • er companies, abandons the mile scheme and simply says : “ We will pay von $3 for the trip,” which means, In other words, 3 cents per mile for what other roads pay 3 1 2 cents for. We think this pretense is too transparent to need very much discussion. Second. It is true that we demand a large average increase in existing rates of pay. But the public must not be misled into the supposi- tion that we are demanding a large increase from the ” Q ’’over what is paid by its rivals. If Digitized by u.ooQLe

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368 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Mat the “ Q ” Rives to tis the large increase which we demand, it will only tin n place us on a footing with the employes of other roads, and it will only then he called upou to pay precisely what its neighbors and rivals pay and have paid for years. If it is a fact that it will require a large average increase of our wages to be made before we are placed on an equably with the employes of ot her roads— and we concede that It Is a fact— this only proves that for many years the“Q” has had the advantage of shaving from its em- ployes a latgc portion of the wages which it should have paid them. Although in justice we ought to ask it to make restitution for the past we do not do so. We only ask It to deal fairly with us In that, future. In answer to the third point made by the Itoad, viz.: That we ask the abob? on of any classifi- cation based upon length of : < rvlee, age or expe- rience, we have to say that that statement is also misleading. Our position is this: if an engi- neer l»e competent to take charge of the best train on the - Q •’ road then he ought to get the best pay, and it is immaterial whether he is t hiny or ninety years old. When the “ Q ” road f i luces a man in charge of one of its great express rains, and intrusts to him the precious lives of its patrons, by that act it certifies that he is a first-class engineer, and lie ought to receive pay on the road’s own certificate. Our position is: Tuat a man who does the work of a first-class engineer ought to receive the pay of a first-class engineer. The “ Q’s ” position is this: It places a man in a position which requires at his nauds the skill and ability of a first-class engineer. The lirst year he is In that position it pays him much less than a first-class engineers’ wages. The second year it slightly advances his wages, but still keeps them less than the first-class engineer’s. The third year he is paid their highest wages for an engineer. The result is that it is constantly gaining, from the men who are only serving In their first and second year, a large dis- count of wages. It also gains all the percentage in this transaction, because a number of men who work the first or second year do not stay in the company’s employ long enough to be entitled to ttie first-class wages that are given to the man who has served his third year. These first and second year men wno happen to leave to engage in other occupations are replaced by other first and second year men, and so the road manages to keep a large percentage of employes ut under rates. We have no objection to its pay lug those who have beeu a long time on the road any ex- tra gratuity it wishes. Nor will we ever com- plaiu if lu its generosity it desires to pension men who have served it faithfully for a great many years. Rut we do insist that one of two things must be true: Either, first, that the en- gineers are first-class men and entitled to first- class pay ; or, second, that the public is deceived when it is asked to travel on trains run by men who are entitled only to sceoud or third-class compensation. Wnat is said in relatiou to the engineer applies also to the case of the fireman, because on all the roads the fireman’s wages are based upon those of the engineer, and tne fireman receive.- from 55 to 00 per cent, of what the engineer’s wages are. Therefore a shaving down of the engineer’s wages means a shaving down of the hienian’s wages, so that on all sides the peculjur sy.-tem adopted by the 44 Q ” Road mu naves to pum.-li its w'orklngmen and enlarge its treasury. Rut have we just cause of complaint? Are the engineers aiul firemen of the “ Q ” Road seeking to take any advantage of that corpora- tion? Have they just cause of complaint? Are they paid now as wrell as employes performing like services on rival toads? We invite the attention of the public to the following comparisons : On the “ Q ” Itoad there is a round trip between Rockford and Aurora w hich is made 20 times a month by the engi- neer. On the Northwestern Road there is a round trip between Rockford and Chicago which isalso made 20 times per month. The Northwestern round trip is 22 miles greater than the “Q” round trip. The Northwestern • eng! neer travels 572 miles per month more than the “ Q \s ” engineer. At the rate of compensation asked by the en- gineers, viz: 3*4 cents per mile, the Northwest- ern road should only pay $20.02 per month to the engineer on t he Rockford to- Chicago trip greater than that paid to t he Q ” engineer who runs on the Ro'*kford-to-Aurora trip. Rut the fact is that the *‘Q ” road pays its engineer only §104.00 |»er month, w’hiie the Northwestern pays its engi- neer § 175.U0. The 44 Q ” engineer holds just as re- sponsible a positiou as the engineer on the North western. He has to cross three Intersect- ing road- in the making of his trip, and in addi- tion to his w’ork as an engineer the labor of hos- tling, or caring for the engine, is imposed upon him, while the engineer for the Northwestern Is • not obliged to care for his engine. The latter’s w ork begins when he jumps on the engine at one end of the trip and ceases w hen he delivers it at the other end. On the Pan Handle Road the freight engineer who runs from Indianapolis to Bradford, a dis- tance of 105 miles, receives $4.25 for the trip, his fireman receives $2.15. On the “Q” Road the round trip run from Galesburg to Peoria is 105 miles for which the en- gineer receives $3.00 and the fireman $2.10. Prom Quincy to Colchester, the round trip, is 107 miles. The 44 Q ” Road pays Its engineer for that trip $3.75, and its fireman $2.15. For runs of 100 miles on the Union Pacific Road the engineer on passenger trains receive** $3.85. The *• Q ” Road is a competitor of the Union Pacific, and for a long distance travels over parallel lines through country of precisely the same character. Yet we have only a*ke(l $3.50 per 100 miles for a passenger engineer on the 44 Q ” Road. The engineer on the Sterling-Branch run draws $34.10 for 90 miles. He stops in Rock Falls six hours, and takes care of his own engine. The engineer that runs the Batavia and Geneva Ac- commodation receives $87.10. And the Chicago and Northwestern pays for like runs $90.20, the distance being two miles greater on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy. The reason we ask more pay for the branch runs is to compensate the men for the extra work done, on account of the engineers having to do the work of a machinist. The engineer on the Rockford Way Freight runs nightly (twenty-six nights constituting one month), for which he receives $56.00. Fireman, $55 00 per month. The engineers on the Fast Mail, Chicago, Bur- lington «& Quincy, 125 miles per day, recelve$97.50 for twenty-six days’ time. The engineers oi. the Chicago it: Northw estern, for the same services, receive $120.00. The runs on the main line of the Chicago, Bur- lington & Quincy, 125 miles per day, 85 days per month, amount received, $131.00. On the Trunk Lines out of Chicago for the same service the engineers receive $101.00. The engineers on the Buda <fc Vermont Branch of the“Q” line, 188 3-10 miles per day. 20 days constituting one month, receive for same $125.50. The Chicago & Northwestern Railroad pays for like service $181.00. We desire further to state that no first-class engineer on theChlcago it Northwestern receives less than §1*0.20 for 20 days’ work, if ready for duty. The Rock Island Road pays its engineers on all of its passenger trains $3.00 and its firemen $2.15 for the 100 mile run from Galesburg to Quincy. The Quincy Road only pays 83.50 for this same run to the engineers on a few’ of its heaviest trains like the Kanses City one,— and on all other trains it pay only §3.37*4. It only pays its fireman $2.00 when with the engineer who is paid $3.50, and $1.90 w hen with the engineer who re- ceives $3.37*4. Digitized by C.ooQLe

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. •m 1888.] The Rock Inland Road pays $4.15 for a run of 100 miles to its freight engineers, and does not require them to net as hostlers for their engines. The Quincy Road pays its freight engineer on Hie lol-mile run fiom Galva to New Boston, $3.75. This run Ison a branch road and the engi- neer is compelled to do hostlers’ duty for his en- gine at t»oth ends of his run. 1/et us compare two short runs : The first is on the Chicago, Milwaukee A Sr. Paul Road. The round trip between Chicago & Klgln is 74 mljes, for which the engineer is paid $3.70. The engi- neer has full control of his lime every second day and has not to act as hostler for his engine. The seeon i Ison the “Q” Road. The round trip between Chicago and Aurora Is <7 miles. The engineer is paid Si 3-5. He has to “ hostle ” his engine, and nis entire time belongs to the road. Some clays he has to be under the orders for 18 hours a per day. Complaint is made in the Road’s circular be- cause we asked that “Galesburg Division engi- neers and firemen lie n«*t required to run east of Aurora.” The idea sought to be conveyed by the company is that this request is unreasonable and calculated to Impose greater expense on the road. The fact is that compliance with this re- quest will not impose one cent of extra expense on the road. No objection has been offered to running the enyines through from Galesburg to Chicago. The change of crews— engineers and firemen— at Aurora will not Increase the com- pany's outlay. There are about 800 of the engi- neers and firemen who live in Aurora. Many of these nieu own their homes: some of these homes, however, are not entirely paid for. If they are compelled to run from Galesburg to Chicago and ret urn, they would have to sacrifice their property and remove either to Galesburg or to Ch Icago. They ask that t lie crews be made to run on t lie one end of the route only, from Chicago to Aurora and return, and on the other end only from Galesburg to Aurora and return. If we were paid on the mile system, the change of crews would not cost the road one cent. It is also complained that we ask that some arrangement be made in relation to passing Brotherhood men on the “ Q, ” trains. We make Dodeumnd in this regard. Our purpose in mak- ing this request was to get some uniform rule put in force on this road the same as prevails on other roads. We have no right to demand this. We did not demand it. Our desire was, while we were negotiating to get this question now unsettled so determined that the conductors would hereafter know precisely what to do, and thus be able to avoid conflicts. The com- pany can decide this as It pleases. It does not stand lu the road of a sett lenient. A Pleasant Letter. The following very complimentary and agreeable letter, which will explain itself, and for which we acknowledge our thanks to the talented writ* r, was received a few days ago and added indefinitely to our felici- ties: Milwaukee, April 12, 1888. Say, how dare you have the audacity to con- tinue sending me that vile book of trash (the flieman’s magazine) which their Is no head nor hill too their is by far more Information in the german almanac. The Milwaukee citizens are far more enlightened than your cobweb boosters of Hungry Terrehaute. Trusting that you will not scud me another copy of that Discusting lit- tle sheet 1 remain yours with Reft ret Tom Dki.any 43 ( lermont St. Lrr another shipwreck be your sea-mark. That neglected cold carried your irieud iuto consumption and over the da r* waters, but Warneis Log Cabin Cough and Consumption Remedy would have taken her Into the harbor of health. STILL FIRM. There is now a big strike On the O. R. & Q.. And the struggle will show That we are true blue. We are striking for principle, We are striking for right. We are striking for manhood, We must win the light. If the “ Q ” dont give up We will make her a wreck, She will go to the bottom With a ‘ Stone ” round her neck. They may hire old Pinkerton And all of Ills crew. But he will go down With ttieC. B. A Q. For truth is mighty And must prevail. And the Brotherhood Ship Is unde r full sail. For our pilot knows What lie Is about, And we can do up The Burlington Route. The waters Just now Are a little bit rough, But our timber, is made Of such good, solid stud That we’ll weather this gale And come out ahead And Henry B. Stone Will wish he wns dead. For he is no match Kor our noble Grand Chief, And this Is a truth He will learn to his grief. God bless our Grand Officers, They are doing us proud ; They will cover Stone over With a funeral shroud. And now, my dear Brothers, Just a word to you here : Remember your manhood And all you hold dear. The eye<* of the world Are now fixed upon you, And ail of your actions They will criticize, too. So be true to yourselves, And your manhood hold dear, Just keep up your courage, And the result never fear. You who have babies And you who have wives, Stick to your principles As you would to your lives. Don't falter a minute— Just h* Id to your grip, And we’ll send Mr. Sioue ’Round the world for a trip. Burlington, Iowa, March 21, 1888. Impromptu by Col. .1. Ik Mavnnnl, hearing that the Switchmen ha<f struck When the Switchmen struck The coupling id ns fiew. And there was h— i to pay On tin* B. A Cl. Digitized by Google upon

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370 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE.- [May MEMORIAL To the It rather flood Enr/ineers and Firemen of the “ Q," The Twenty-Sixth of February will be a Memo- rial day. When the “Q” against their Enginemen were decked in battle array. Arrayed against skilled labor (which the Nation will surely have) To II 11 their greedy purses, for that is what they crave. They are tilling up with Enginemen from the Reading road, they say— All good men at the throttle, but will surely earn their pay. If a man says: “I’m an Engineer,” right then they make a grab. But, Instead of an Eugiueer, they certainly catch a “scab.” Their road Is paralyzed from end to end, we know ; They ►ay their trains are right on time, but that don’t make it so. Instead of public opinion in their favor, they do tind The people have no confidence iu getting o’er the liue. They get side-tracked, have collisions and other kinds of trouble, (It does not help them out in this to have their tracks all double); Engines burned out, cars smashed and every- thing working wrong, But they want to freeze good men out, who would move the thing along. They have a greed none can exceed, for the pal- trv, hard old dollar, On every one those men ask for they make the eagle *• holler.” Their cry is all for liberty, but they will not let them go Like other roads are doing, for they ‘‘cawn’t do it, you know." But many a year will come and go before it will gain the place That it held with all the people before this strug- gling race — A struggle for equal rights, which our statutes say are free Labor is asking equality, but the “Q” says, “No, sir, ’ee.” We hope yon will all stand firm and never give an inch, And we hope the brothers will help you, the harder the shoe does pinch. For if i he “ Q " does gain the daw no order in the land Can ask for equal wages, or before Monopoly stand. Now you see the fate of Labor staring you in the face. It lays with you and Monopoly as to who will win the race. Be true to otic another and the ups and downs withstand. And peace will surely reign again throughout this noble land. —Stephen Static. Makcii *20, 188*. A Grand Ball. Kscanaha, Micji., February 14, 1888. Mineral King Lodge, No. 1_9, gave a grand ball January 27, at Opera Hall, 1,000 invitations were issued and from 7(H) to 800 persons were in attend- ance. It was pronounced one of the grandest so- cial entertainments ever given in this city, and it will long be remembered with pleasure by those who were fortunate enough to be present. The hall was handsomely deeorated with red, white and blue bunting, over 400 yards being used. Four large American tings were artistically arranged, forming a beautiful center over the heads of the dancers. Around the wails and pil- lars were numerous mottoes, such as “ Welcome to Our Guests,” “ E. V. Debs,” “Mineral King, No. 129, B. of L. F..” “Protection, Industry, So- briety and Benevolence.” On the stage was a full size locomotive painted on canvas, the headlight throwing its rays around the hail, it looked so real that one seeing it at first would almost fancy it coming toward them. This is the property of S. M. Stevens Lodge, of Marquette, and was loaned to us for the occasion. On ihe south end of the hall were two large palhtings, one at*. & N. W. freight train representing iU different branches, the other an iron ore train, reminding the boys of summer days and pleasant runs. Two electric lights, three locomotive headlights, thirty-seven C. & N. W. red, white, blue and green lanterns, and eighty Chinese lights, formed a brilliant scene. The grand march was called at 9:39 by the ringing of a locomotive bell, and was led by Mr. 1. K. Ilaring and Mrs. T. Ureen, followed by Mr. (’has. Gagou and his Nfster, Miss Gagon. The heighthof the former named gentleman being six feet five inches, and the latter four feet; this arrangement gave much amusemont to all pres- ent, Supper was served at the New Ludington hotel, in a mosi sumptuous style, the old saying “eat, trlnk and be merry,” being practically demonstrated by all who partook of the mid- night repast. After supper, dancing was ugain resumed and continued till early dawn. Our worthy Master, Bro. It. E. Gorham, is de- serving of great ci edit for the persistent way in which he carried out the arrangements. lie is an artist of tne first order and we all feel very proud of him. The ball was a complete success from beginning to end, socially and financially, and we have ample cause for general rejoicing. One of the lto/,g. The Settlement of the Ohio Valley. In December, 1778, Israel Ludlow and twenty- five fellow-pioneers landed where Cincinnati now stands in metropolitan pride, and the citi- zens of Cincinnati propose to have, during the month of July, a centennial celebration of the historical event, and already preparations on a magnificent scale are In progress. During t lie centennial celebration there is to be a Locomotive Firemen’s day, hereafter to be designated, at which time all the Lodges in Ohio, I ndiana and Illinoisan* expected to be represent- ed, and the membership of all the Lodges in the States named, to the largest extent possible, are expected to participate. The program for the day Includes a parade of all the firemen in the city iu uniform, and one of t he feature's of the parade will tveafull sized locomotive under a full head of steam, manued by the Grand officers of the Brotherhood. In the evening a grand ball will be given on Brice's Hill, overlooking the city, and in addition, there will be a splendid exhibition of fireworks, and other delightful attractions will be introduced. It is desired that each Lodge in the Mutes of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois shall take fifty tickets at oO cents each, it being understood that the pro- ceeds of the occasion shall go to the Firemen who have fought so nobly for their rights on the (., B. cfc Q. system. Members or the Order throughout the country are most urgently and cordially iuvited to lx' present and lake part in I ho parade uud festivi- ties,and arrangements \\ ill be made U> accorn- ino late all visiting members. The celebration in all of its features will be un- der the auspices of O. K. Lodge No. 299. who will provide the uniforms for all who join in the pa- rade. The occasion promises to be one of great interest to those who participate In the festivi- ties. and t lie seventy I/xlges of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, which are expected to contribute to make the flay one of the most brillluut iu the Digitized by L.ooQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 371 1888.] history of the Order, have it In their power to realize the most sanguine expectations of the originators of the enterprise. All •■orrespondence should be addressed to G. 8. Kerch ner, 270 \V. oth St., Covington. Ky., who 1st hnirman of the Executive Committee, his as- sociates on the committee being E. Hathorn and J. Shuban. Resolutions. St. Louis, Mo., January 26, 1888. At a regular meeting of Industrial Lodge, No. 21, B. of L. F„ held January 24th, 1888, the lodge was presented with au elegant altar cover and a beautiful Bible with the name and number of the lodue inscrilred in beautiful gilt letters on the cover, by Mrs. A. Paul und Miss N. Carroll. The presentation was made by Bro. John D. Fisher, und it was unanimously llvsotred, That we tender a sincere vote of thanks to Mrs. Paul and Miss Carroll for the ele- gant gift, for it is something that the members of Industrial Lodee, No. 21, ft el very proud of, and it is hoped will be a benetlt to the meinl ers ef the Dxlere. and serve to elevate them in the estima- tion of the Supreme Kulerof the Universe, and their fellow men. by following its teachings; And be it furi her That a copy of the^c resolutions be sent to the Firemm'x Magazine, for publication, and a copy to Mrs Paul and Miss Carroll with our best wishes, and may the Brotherln od of Loco- motive Firemen always stand as it now stands in their estimation. Also that a copy be placed placed on the minutes of the meeting. John D. Fisher,) Phil C. Snyder, • Committee. Wm. Murphy, J San Bernardino, Cat.., January 10, 188*. At a regular meeting of San Diego Lodge, No. !*>. held in their hall January 8th, 1888, the fol- lowing preamble nnd resolutions were unani- mously adopted : Whereas, It has pleased the all wise Ruler of the Universe to remove by death Pro. Charles tirupo. who was fatally Injured in a wreck at Ia»s Angejps. December 11, 1887, Whereas, It Is but just that n fitting tribute **f his many virtues be had; therefore he it R**lred, That while we l>o\v in humble sub- mission to the will of the most high, yet we none the less mourn his untimely death, stricken down as he was In the vigor of noble manhood at IPs post of duty, ami whose many acts of benevolence, and many virtues nud wise coun- sels had endeared him to all ; lieuntrcfl. That in his death the Brotherhood has lost a warm advocate of its principles, the I/wige an efficient brother whom all were pleased to meet and we as individuals an agreeable und esteemed associate. ft’Mth'iirt, That the heartfelt sympathy of tills Lodge be extended to Ills relatives in their alllic- tlon. Itrwlerft, Asa token of respect to our departed brother, thnt our Charter l»c draped in mourning for thirty days, and that these resolutions be en- tered on the minutes of the Lodge, and a copy Kiven to his mother and sisters; also published in the Magazine. C. B. Litmsden,) I. \V. Hillard, Committee. K. W. Nesbit. J Livingston, Montana, January 12, 1888. At a special meeting of Custer Lodge, No. 191, B. of L. F.. the following resolutions were adopted. Whereas, In a railway accident two miles we*tof Gray Cliff, on the N. P. R. R.. H. Mini roe, engineer, and Erick Gustufi'sou, fireman, lost their lives and Whereas. In the death of our esteemed and worthy brother, E Oustaffson, we recognize the will of divine Providence, au illustration of the universal truth that death comes to all. Bro. Gustaflson’s death leaves the once happy hearts of Ills brothers and sisters and friends In sorrow. In the Lodge room there Is sorrow and gloom be- cause our beloved brother has departed forever and Whereas, It was impossible for enough of the members of this Lodge to repair to the place of accident and take charge of our brother, there- fore be it Jicsulred, That the officials, conductor of train, engineers of National Park Division No. 232, trav- eling brothers and all others who assisted in any way, have our sincere thanks and gratitude and Jiexolred, That we herewith express our grati- fication in being able to have the last sad rith, 1887. causing death to ensue on January 10th. 1888. and 1 Whereas, In the death of Bro. Alex. D. Mur- ray, this Lodee k‘st a good memF-er, and the Order an earnest supporter, his wife a loving husband, his father and mother a dutiful son ; therefore Jlesnlrrft, That, as n token of respect we drape our ('barter in mourning for the space of sixty da vs. JCesnlrrd. That a cony of these resolutions he given to his bereaved family and published in the Lot'oniofiee Firemen's Magazine, Trades' Jour- nal, and Guardian newspaper.-. I). W. Duncan, ) T. W. Hennussy, > (’ommittec. V. M. White. I Meadyille, Pa., January 14, 1888. At a special meeting of Loyal Lodto, No. 207, B. of L. F., held December Ml. 1887. the following resolutions of condolence w* re unanimously adopted : Whereas, It lias pleased Ahnighty God to re- move from our midst our beloved brother am! companion, Arthur Irwin, who, while In the faithful discharge of duty, lost his life by a eol- lision on the N. V.. P. A (). R, R.. near Genova, on Saturday, the 31st day of December, 1887; therefore, lie it. Rest tired. That in the death of Bro. Irwin, this Lodge lias been called to mourn the loss of a brother who was over ready to help on any good work of the Ord'-r, and to help in caring for the needy and distressed. Rest tired, That we decplv sympathize with the bereaved mother and brothers and slstersofour deceased brother, for while they mourn the loss of a kind and loving son and broth* r, we mourn the absence and loss of a friend and companion, who was beloved by all who knew him, and we earnestly pray that God. in IDs infinite mercy, will enable them, and we, his brothers, frater- Digitized by C.ooQle

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372 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [May nully, to bear up under our pad bereavement with Christian spirit and resignation, and lium- blv submit to His Divine will. Resolved, That in respect to our brother our Charter be draped in mourning for sixty days, and a copy of these resolutions with the seal of the Dodge attached, be sent to the family of out- deceased brother, and printed in the Firemen's Magazine, and in the Meadville daily papers, and entered upon the records of the Lodge. Thomas S. Taylor, ) t 'ii a klks II it «<» ins, V Committee. P, ID SWAKTWOUT, j Elmira, N. Y., February 5, 1888. At a regular meeting of Wheaton Lodge, No. 242. held Sunday, February 3, 1888, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted : Whereas, Hy the t tiling of the Divine Master, who has seen proper to remove from among us Pro. Alvin T. Spencer, who was fatally injured at Halstown, Pa., on Wednesday evening, Janu- ary 18, 1888, we are called upon for the second time in the history of our Lodge, to mourn the loss of a young and woithy member; therefore belt Resolved, That while we recognize in this as in all things, the hand of a Supreme Grand Master, we none the less mourn the los^ of our worthy departed brother who was kj early cut down in the full vigor of manhood : and lie it further Resolved, That in the death of Pro. Spencer, the Brotherhood has lost a true and devoted member, the company a valued servant, the sorrowing w ife a kind and loving husband, and the aged parents an ever dutiful son. Resolved, That we tender to t lie sorrowing widow, and family of our deceased brother our heartfelt condolence, and commend them to Him who alone can alleviate earth’s deepest sorrows. Resolved, That the thanks of the Lodge be ten- dered to Superintendent Mead for his kindnes In furnishing a special train to members and friends for conveyance to*place of burial at Wat- kins, N. Y. Resolved, That as a tribute of respect to tlte memory of our departed brother, we drape our Charter in mourning for tlte space of thirty days; that these sesolutlons be placed upon tlte minutes of the Lodge, and that a copy'be given to the sorrowing wife and mother, and a copy be sent to the Locomotive Firemen's Magazine. J. H. Bartholomew,) Kmeuy Den to, y Committee. Wm. M. Bacon, J Acknowledgments. Bat Portage, Ont., January 23, 1888. To the Employes of the C. 1\ Ry. : Dear Friends : — Permit me to return my sin- cere thanks for the very kind and generous testi- monials of which you have made me the recip- ient, namely two handsome chairs and footstool. I shall ever prize your beautiful gift as a mark of your esteem, more precious than gold, and re- member yon one and all with profound gratitude as long as life is spared me. Yours fraternally. Samuel Wilson. Morerlv, Mo., January 23. 1XSH. Mr. Editor Through the columns of your most popular Mnaazine, I desire to thank the brave boys of Anchor Lodge, No. 31, Moberly, Mo., for the handsome present. I received from their hands, consisting of a solid silver toilet set with all requisite toilet articles attached. fn my heart T can find no sentiment which will do them more good as to the cslccm in which I will always hold them than. “Long live* good old Anchor Lodge, No. 3-1.” Hoping this will find space in your val- uable Magazine , I am, Bespect fully yours. Lizzie Seely. Springfield, Mo. January 19, 1888. To the Rrolhci'hood oj Locomotive Firemen : Dear Sirs and Brothers:— It is with feelings of gratitude I acknowledge the payment of my claim by a draft for $1,5UU on the above date. I also desire to return sincere thanks to the mem- bers of No. 31 for their kindness. Wishing you all success, I remain yours very respectfully, John II. Truksdell. Janesville, Wls., January 22, 1888. Mr. Editor Through the columns of your Magazine we desire to return to each and every one wiio kindly donated for elegant silver fruit basket which we received at tlte hands of Mr. S. Netlield in behalf of No. 93, B. of L. F.. of Chicago. The Brotherhood boys will always find a cordial welcome at our home. Mr. and Mrs. J. W.seahls. St. Paul, Minn., February «. 1887. To the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen : Dear Sirs Accept my sincere thanks for the members of Kau Claire Lodge, No. li8, for their kindness to us in the time of need, and also lor the prompt payment of 81,300 due me on the pol- icy held by my son. Wishing the Brotherhood God speed in their noble mission, I remain, Yours respectfully, Mrs. James Barrett. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 28, 188s. To the Officers and Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen : Gentlemen: 1 have tills day received throng h Mr. Win. J. Hugo, Receiver of Eureka Lodge No. 14, a draft for fifteen hundred dollars ($1,300) on the certificate held by my Ini-band, Herman Hugo. Please accept my heartfelt thanks for the prompt adjustment of the claim. I sincere- ly wish to thank t lie members of Eureka Lodge No. 14, for their great kindness and assistance In the hour of grief and sorrow', also to t lie Grand Otllcers, for their sympathy and many kind acts. May the Brotherhood prosper in t lie good woik, is the wish of a bereaved widow. Adalinf. Hugo. Parsons, Kan., January 20, 1888. To the Officers and Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen : Dear sirs and Brothers:— I wish to return my sincere thanks to you, one and all through the columns of our Magazine for a draft for the amount of $1,300 due me on my disability claim. The draft was presented to me by*Bro. J. K. Pow- ell, Master, and F. E. Green, Secretary of Great Western Lodge, No. 21. To those wboarestrong and in good health I would say, lx* sure and keep up your standing in your uoble Order, for you knowr not how soon misfortune may overtake you. That prospei ity may attend the Brother- hood, and that it may forever continue in its no- ble mission of charity and peace is the earnest wish of your disabled biother, CM l A RLES TroEGLK. Hillsboro, Ore., February 28, 1888. To the Officers and Mt tubers of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Freme n : Gentlemen : I received on the third day of February. 1888, through John Belat, Receiver of Mount Flood Ijodge, a draft for $1,300. on the policy held hy my son, Gen. H. Powell. Plejise accept my heartfelt tlmnks for t lie adjustment of the claim. I sincerely thank the members of Mount Hood Lodge No. 107, for their grmt kind- ness to my son during his long illness, and their svinjathy to me in ’my bereavement ; also. I wish to extend thanks to friends and members for the beautiful flowers brought, and placed upon hiscottin. With best wishes for the pros- perity of the Brotherhood. 1 remain yours sin- cerely, Mrs. M. A. Powell. Digitized by C.ooQLe

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373 1888. 1 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. Tli In Department is for t lie exclusive use of the Grand lx»dge of the Brotherhood of locomo- tive Firemen, and will contain all Notices of Assessments, and other Olllchil Notices, Re- ports and Statements emanating from the Grand Ixalge. All Ixalges and members of the Order should note carefully each month the contents of this Department. MAY, 1888. Officeof Grand Skikmaicv andTreasuker, Terre Haute , Ind.. May 1, 1888. Assessment Notioe for May. AtWKfWMKNT NO. 19, $1.00. 7Y> S utxrrdinnte I am lyes. Peak Sirs and Brothers: You are hereby notified of the death and disability of the follow- ing members who were entitled to all the benefits of the rder, viz. : Claim No. 182. Win. A. Walker, of Sacramen- to liaise, N«\ 7K, was killed in a Collision, Feb- ruary *»t h. INKS. claim No. 187. M. Wells, of Welcome Lodge, N«». 7*2. died of Typhoid Pneumonia, February 12th. INK*. Claim No. 1KL David W. Foul ter, of Anchor Lodge. No. at, died of Typhoid Pneumonia, Feb- ruary Ikth, 18KS. Claim No. IK.). Chas. T. t-uinmlngs, of Even- ing Star Lodge. No. 112. was killed by the Falling of a Wail. February 19tl», 1KSS. Claim No. IKij. Michael Scully, of Calhoun Lodge, No. kj, was killed by Railroad Accident, February 27d. INKS. Claim No. 1ST. L. Bogart, of Hercules Lodge, No. bi. died from the effects of injuries received in a Railroad Accident, March 1th, INKS. Claim No. IKS. Peter LilRerap, of C. J. llep- Iiiihi I/idgr, No. KiO, died from injuries received from the Falling of a.Wnll, March Nth, lKss. « la i >r No. 189. A. S. 1 1 1 1 1. of signal Mount Lodge, No. 772. was killed by Railroad Accident, March 10th, INKS. Claim No. 190. J. C. clurv, of Sunset Lodge, No 177, died from Blood Poisoning, March 17th. 1KN.K. claim No 191. Frank Boyers, of Signal Mount I.o Le, No. 772, died of Pneumonia, March lath, lNOsK Claim No. 192. Thos. F. Riley, of Metropolitan Lodge. No. .{ii7, was killed by Railroad Aeeident, March 10th. ISSN. I 'la I si No. 197. Goo. L. Anthony, of Saginaw Valiev Lodge. No. 2K0, died of Typhoid Fever, Marco 18th, 1KKS. C'laim No 191. Luge ne F. Downey, of J. M. ! Dodge Lodge, No. 79. was killed by Railroad Ac- ! eldent, March 20th, INKS. Claim No. 197. Win. S. Blair, of Enterprise | Lodge, No. 7.7. died of Paralysis, March 21st, 1888. Claim No. 190. Martin Joyce, of Orphan’s I Hope Lodge, No. ."119, was declared totally disa- bled with Hemorrhage, April 2d, 1kS8. Claim No. 197. L. 11. Lei ter, of Golden Engle Lodge, No. 78, was killed by Railroad Accident. April 7d, IKnS. Claim No. 198. Frank Paddock, of U.S. Lodge, No. 297, was declared totally disabled with Knee- Joint Disease, April loth, IsSS. Claim No. 199, Isaac Waits, of Ozark Lodge. No. 2N0, was declared totally disabled with Epi- lepsy, April 17th, ISSN. Claim No. 2(H). C. C. Bunker, of Susquehanna Lodge, No. 71. was declared totally disabled from Chronic Nervous Debility, April 18th, INKS. An assessment of One Dollar Is levied upon Claim No. 200, and aSl members who were ad- mitted on or before April 18th, Jnsn, are liable therefor. You are required to pay the above assessment i Lo the Collector of your Lodge on or before May 27th, ISSN, otherwise you will stand suspended from all the benefits of the order until you have paid up and have been reinstated by your Lodge, as provided in Section .71, of the Constitution of the Grand lx)dge. Yours Fraternally, Ero kn k Y\ Dk us, (J. S. & T. Office ofGuandSecrktary and Treasurer, ) Tkrrf. 11a it k, Ind., April 10, 1n>8. j Sp8oial Assessment No. 7. Sl .00. To Subordinate Lodyex : Dear Sirs and Brothers You are hereby notified that a Special Assessment of ONE Dol- ! i. Alt Is levied upon all members whose names appear on the roll of membership April 10th, Inks, and must he paid to the < '<d lector of your Lodge, on or before May 7th, Inks, as provided in Sections 11, 12 and 17 of the Protective Depart- i incut. Any member failing to make payment of the foregoing assessment as above required, will stand suspended from all the benefits of the Or- der until lie lias paid up and has been reinstated by a vote of the Lodge. Any member failing or declining to make pay- ment of the foregoing assessment within sixty days after the last day of payment will be ex- peiled and so reported to the Grand Lodge in all things the same as hi ease of non-payment of beneficiary assessments. Collectors are required to deliver their state- ments of this assessment to the Receiver, with the amount collected thereon, on or before May lit It, and Receivers are required to forward the same so as to ream the Grand Lodge oil or before May Kith, lSvs. Any Lodge failing or declining to make its re- turns as above required will be subject to t lie same penalties that are provided tor t lie non- payment of beneficiary assessments. Yours fraternally, r.roENE V. Duns, G. S. «&T. Office of ( » r an n secret a kv and Treasurer, ) Terre Haute, Ind, April 20, 1KKS. j Speoial Assessments Nos. 8, 9 and 10 N.’J.UO. To Subordinate Lodyex: Dear Sirs and Brothers:— You are hereby notified that Special Assessments Nos. 8. 9 and 10, amounting to Three ikj.imii Dollars have been levied this day upon ail members whose names appeal* upon the rolls of membership April 20th, 1 Inns, and must be paid to the Collector of your Lodge, on or Ik? fore May 17th, INKS, as provided In Sections 11, 12 and 17 of the Protective Depart- ment. Any member failing to make payment of the 1 foregoing assessments as above required, will Digitized by c.ooQLe

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374 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [May stand suspended from nil t lie benefits of the Or- der until he has paid up and has been reinstated by a vote of the Lodge. Any member failing or declining to make pay- ment of the foregoing assessments w i th in sixty days after the last day of payment will be ex- pelled and so reported to the Grand Lodge in all things the same as in case of non-payment of ben- eficiary assessments. Collectors are required to deliver their state- ments of these assessments to the Receiver, with tin- amount collected thereon, on or before May 16th, and Receivers are required to forward the same so as to reach the Grand Lodge on or before May 20th, 1888. Any Lodge failing or declini ng to make its re- turns as above required will be subject to the same penalties that are provided for the non- payment of beneficiary assessments. You i*a fraternally, Kugmne V. Debs, G. S. A T. Office of Grand Secretary and Treasurer, \ Tkrke Haute, Ind., May 1, 1888. j Speoial Assessments Nos. 11, 12, 13 and 14. 81.00. To Subordinate Lodges : I)f.ar Sirs and Druthers You are hereby notified that Special Assessments Nos. 11, 12, 13 and 14. amounting to Four (81.00) Dollars have been levied this day upon all members whose names appear upon the roll of membership May 1st, 1 8X8, and must be paid to the Collector of your Lodge, on or before May ii">th, 1888, as provided in Sections 11, 12 and 13 of the Protective Depart- ment. Any member failing to make payment of the foregoing assessments as above required, will stand suspended from all the benefits of the Or- der until lie has paid up and lias been reinstated by a vote of the I/Odge. Any member failing ordcclining to make pay- ment of t lie foregoing assessments within sixty days after the last day of payment will bo ex- pel led and-so reported to the Graud I^odge In all things the same ns in case of non-payment of beneficiary assess men ts. Collectors are required to deliver their state- ments of these assessments to the Receiver, with the amount collected thereon, on or before May 26th, and Receivers are required to forward the same so as to reach the Graud Lodge on or before June 5th, 1888. Any Lodge failing or declining to make its re- turns as above required will be subject to the same penalties that are provided for the non- payment of beneficiary assessments. Yours fraternally, Eugene V. debs, G. S. & T. Office of the Grand Lodge, 1 Terre Haute, Ind.. May 1, ixss. J Special Notices. To Subordinate Lodges : Dear Sirs and Brothers Your attention is called to the following special notices : UNION MEETING DECLARED OFF. The Union meeting announced in ourcolumns to Hike place at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Sunday, May 13th, has been declared olf, in consequence of other important engagements. TO SECRETARIES. Upon the initiation of an applicant you will at once forward the “application for beneficiary certificate” to the Grand Lodge*. See to it that this blank is filled out in every particular before sending it, otherwise the Grand Ix>dge can not accept it. See Rule 8 on the application. POLICY SLIPS. Each member hits received (or should have re- ceived) from his Secretary, a small printed slip, to fill out for his new insurance policy, with in- structions to return same without delay. Secre- taries complain that members do nat fill out their blanks, and hence they cannot send their lists of membership to the Grand Lodge. We de- sire to impress upon the mind of each member the necessity of Jilting out this slip at once and re- turning it to the Secretary of the 1-odge, and we would impress upon eacli Secretary the necessity of sending In his membership lists with accom- panying slips without unnecessary delay, so that new policies can he issued, as required bp law. Let there be no delay in carrying out these in- structions. Yours fraternally, K. P. Sargent, G. M. E. V. Debs, G. S. and T. Unknown Addresses. A. Fisher— Will send his address to the Secre- tary* of Charity Lodge No. 5. Robert L. Crank— Of United Lodge, No. 60, is requested to corresponded with the Collector of his Lodge. N. G. Comstock— Of TI. c. Lord Lodge, No. 153, is requested to send his address to 1126 Oak street. Fort Scott, Kan. Geo. K. Sheridan— A charter member of Great Eastern Lodge, No. 1. will please correspond with A. E. Dennison, 23 Merrill street, Portland, Me. W. J. Paul— Of Great Eastern Ixidge, No. 3, (when last heard from was at Tucson, Ariz. j is requested to correspond with A. E. Dennison, 23 Merrill street, Portland, Me. Robert J. Gels— Who left New Y'ork about live years ago for Oregon or California, to engage in railroading. Anyone knowing his whereabouts will please correspond with Nat Sawyer, 1119 Tenth Ave., New 5 ork city. Office of Grand Secretary andTkeasurek, ) Terre Haute, Ind., April 1, 1888. / Beneficiary Statement. To Subor dinate Lodges : Sirs and Brothers : The following Is a state- ment of the Beneficiary Fund, for the month ending March 31, 18$>: Receipts. s z s 1 n 'S II < ac 1 No. 16 and 17. Total ! | ! £ ! fc i O' il 1 * ’a ■Ss 1 < so ! g®Er &K « < Total. 1 i 1 52 00 576 00 578 00 31 | 53 00 ! 597 00 5100 00 2 . . . 17 00 17 00 32 57 00 57 00 3 171 00 171 00 st 119 00 I 119 00 4 1 00 08 00 90 00 34 , 61 00 [ 61 00 51 96 00 96 00 .35 6 68 00 OS (0 36 1 61 00 61 do 7, 31 00 31 00 37 45 00 45 tO 8 3 r’o 109 00 112 00 38 66 00 ! 66 00 9, 117 00 89 00 206 00 39 2 do ! 68 00 70 uO 10 103 00 103 00 40 3 00 1 73 00 76 n0 11 1 1 4 00 00 340 00 41 1 22 0O 22 OO 12 26 On 230 00 256 00 42 36 00 : 36 00 72 00 13 1 (K) 188 00 189 00 43 82 00 ll9 00 231 to 14 40 00 146 00 186 00 44 2 10 69 0o 71 00 15 51 00 51 00 45 4 00 6-3 00 67 t O 16 1 00 263 00 264 00 46 00 46 Ou 17 22 00 22 00 47 ’54 00 83 00 137.00 18 4 bt 110 00 114 00 48 68 00 68 00 19 37 00 37 00 74 00 49 ’ 1* 00 36 00 37 00 20 | 2 On .59 00 61 00 5t 8 00 103 00 HI 00 21 j 1 00 52 00! 53 00 51 4 <0 4 00 22 21 00 21 00 52 5 00 iw 00 101 U0 23 27 00 27 00 53 59 00 59 00 24 34 00 34 00 54 ’ 1* 0<) 92 00 93 00 25 10 < () 66 00 76 00 5f 2 00 22 00 24 no 26 2 00 : 150 00 152 » 0 56 4 00 17 00 21 00 27 . . . | 86 00 1*6 00 57 18 00 476 00 494 00 28 50 do ! 119 Oil 169 00 58 1 00 17 00! 18 00 29 J a (0 * .37 00 59 26 00 126 00 152 00 30 ’ 8 00 1 21 00 29 00 60 3 Oil 77 OOl 80 00 Digitized by C.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZI1 VE. sment— Continued S75 Beneficiary Statement— Continued. Beneficiary 8tat( 8 fc £ I -I (K- SO) no $51 10 W1 $17 00 $196 M) $213 00 521 $.34 i0 $34 to .401 31 00 $15 00| $l(i 00 * 2 UO 01 (.0 os hi; 14: l Mi 89 tO Do no 222 $!3 M) as i o 51 mi: 302 19 ( 0 19 00 * 42 ( 0 42 00. 14.3 11 (Hi 24 105 9 00 14 00 23 t» (X llo (0 115 IK) 146 18 CO 70 00 88 no 22b . . . 28 00 28 HI m 74 i 0 74 00 ifi s oo ISO (8- 183 00 147 2 HI 41 Mi 46 M) 227 25 (X) *2» on m 42 ' 12 00 (» m 1 : f> 00 121 (0 118 0 H 27 00 30 IX) 228 6 (0 lit (X) 120 ( 0 ** 18 il| 18 (0 l *K ' 43 00 44 00 149 11 to 214 00 225 00 229 70 on 70 (X) 9 CO 01 (0 70 (X) 70 • . . Hi (HI .32 Ml 150 4 00 10] Mi iu5 no 2.30 129 (X) 129 ( 0 no 6 (0 27 (0 *4 00 0 (X 40 (Ml 415 39 (HJ I 39 00 76 12 00 31 00 4,3 00 1.50 96 00 96 M) 256 2 (0 17 00 19 M) 41b 2 On 93 1X1 95 CO oft 79 3 10 47 00 50 00 IV 33 Hi

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [May 37fi Balance on hand March I 520,212 00 Received during mouth 24,219 00 Total 541,481 00 Kv Claims 100. 107, 10S, 109 170, 171, 172, 178, 174, 175, 176„177, ITS, and 179 $21,000 00 Balance on hand April 1 128,431 00 Respectfully submitted, Eugene V. Debs, G. S. and T. Grand Lodge. F. P. Sargent . . Grand Master Terre Haute. Indiana. J. J. Hannahan Vice Grand Master Box 655, Englewood, III. E. V. Dkb8 Grand Secretary and Treasurer Terre Halite. Indiana. E. V. Debs Editor and Manager of Magazine Terre Haute, Indiana. BOARD OF GRAND TRUSTEES! C. W. Gardner . . Chairman Box 738, Fort Dodge, Iowa. C. C. Sutherland . Secretary Hortoa, Kansas. 5. CHARITY; St. Thomas, Ontario. Meets in Engineer's Hall every Tuesday at P. M. ThoR. Quirk, Box 1273 Master A. S. Adams. Box 12*3 Secretary L. D. Norton, Box 1278 Collector Frank Turrill. Box 1273 Receiver Wm. Deyelll, Box 1273 Magazine Agent a PRIDE OF THE WEST; DeSoto,Mo. Me. >s 1st and 3d Monday* at 1 P. M. R. 11 Lanham, Box 403 Master F. J. Parker, Box 431 ... Secreta»y Fred Gratiot . Collector John Moore, Box 189 Receiver Wm. Ross Magazine Agent 7. POTOMAC; Washlmrton, D. C. Meets 2d and 4th Sunday of each month at 2 P. M., Cor. 13 and E St. N. W. James B. May 477*^ F. St. S. W Master Wm. C. Javper. 906 Fourth St., S. E . . Secretary A. J. Williams. 327 \ St., S. W . ... Collector P. P. buddy. 426 \% st. 8. W Reciever Jor. M. Harmon. 1417 Maryland Ave., Baltimore, Md Mag. A gent 3. RED RIVER; Denison City, Texas. Meets in King’s Hall. Woodford St., every Satur- day at 7 P. M. J. F. Cramer ... Master Louis Horner, L. Box (562 Secretary T. W. Weaver Collector J. Crofton. L. Box 318 Receiver C. W. Jertries Magazine Agent L. P.JSmith 292 Fulton Street, Chicago, Ills GRAND EXECUTIVE BOARD. Harry Walton Chairman 4233 Haverford Street, West Philadelphia, Pa. W. E. Burns Secretary I22^ewberry Aveuue, Chicago, 111. J. J. Leahy . . . 2‘*27 Fremont St.. Philadelphia, Pa F. X. Holl . . .806 22d ave S . Minneapolis, Minn. W H. McDonnell . 2lu E. Market St., i-'crauton, Pa. Subordinate Lodges. 1. DEER PARK; Port Jarvis, N. Y. • Meets in U iiot» H ill at 2 P. M. every Sunday. G. E. Carmer . . Master . John Downs B >x 311 Secretary Wm. Van Dine . . . . Collector C. E. Barkman. Box 28 Rt-ceiver S. H. Ferguson, Box 3 0 Magazine Agent 2. HAND IN HAND; Providence, R. I. Meets 2d Monday of each month, at 8:30 P. M., iu Engineers’ Hall. C. Anthony Taft. 320 f’halkstone ave . . Master Jas. Healv,* Lippitt St ...... .Secretary W. A. Aldrich, 27 1 Smith St Collector J. W Williams. 25 Kiltou st., Taunton, Mass., Receiver C. E. Ilarmou, Ea t Providence, It. I Magazine Agent q. FRANKLIN; Columt>u*,Ohlo. Meets at 64 1, N. 11 Mi St., first Monday and third Tuesoav evenings. F. W. irnold. 514 E. Main St Master C. C. Coit. 204 Baird St Secretary N. T. Bey mm, 97 St Clair St Collector F. J. Kistler, 212. 214 Smith High St . . Receiver Leonard Lawrence, 44 CurtL Ave . . Mag. Agent 10. FOREST CITY; Cleveland. Ohio. Meeis 2*1 and 4th Tuesdays at 7 P. M., in Odd Fellows Hall, 52 Public Square. Jas F. Touslcy, *24 \lf*»rd Si., $ S .... Master A G. Laubscher. Seward St., W Secretary T u. Curtis. 41 West Madia m St. . . . Collector John Crouse, M Penn St ... Receiver A. G Laubschs, Seward St., West . Cleveland Mag. Agent 11. EXCELSIOR; Phllllpsburg, N. J. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays in Grimers Hall. Ruben Tyndall .... Master C. A Stevenson Secretary Oliver Kidney, 633 Main 8t Collector J W. Sinclair. L. Box 96 Receiver A. L. Vaudegi ift Mag. Agent 12. Bl’FFALO ; Buffalo, N. Y. Meets every Tuesday at 8 P. M. at 198 8eneca St. J. J. K nan 11, 0 Delaware Place Master V\ m. J. Bruman, 89-5 Swan at Secretary H. Adams, *252 Seneca St Collector F. H. Coe. 4 Hickory St Receiver A. S Bickliy, 367 Myrtle St . . . Magazine Agent 8. ADOPTED DAUGHTER; Jersey City, X. 4. Meets 2d and 1th Sunda e in bank buildiug, Cor. Was! ington an > Ply immii bts. Jos (’apucr, Jr., 2J3 "*** nml Si Master E P. Hutton. 178 Fourth St Secretary J. B. Sweet. 117 Academy St Collector C. E. Ben ter. 4o3 E. 09th St.. New York City Receiver 8. Simpson. 572 Jersey Ave . . . Magazine Agent 4. GREAT EASTERN; Portland, Main-*. Meets in B of L. > . Halt. Nt and 31 Sundays. W. P F (’arroll. 39 Smnm>r St Master C. 1>. Uetchell, II Braulc St Secretary A. E Dennison. 23 Merrill St Collector F. A. HuM. 47 Hanover st Receiver F. E. Pottle, 72 Waiervillest .... Mag. Agent 13. WASHINGTON; Jersey City, N. J. Meets 1st Saturday at 7:30 P M., and 3d Sunday at l«':3u A. M. Cor. Maple St., and Pacific Ave. C. V Wilson, 141 Pa« ifi(‘ Ave Master Mellick Shirk. 141 Pacific Ave. . . . Secretary J*. Ruckle St Receiver W. R. Jones, 64 So. West St Mag Agent Digitized by Google

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 377 ST. LA WHENCE ; Montreal, Canada. Meet in St. Charles Club Room, Point St. Charles. James Murphy, 465 Wellington St, Point St. Charles Montreal Master James Ashcroft, 114 Congregation St., Point St. Charles, Montreal . Secretary W. F. Stocker, 127% Bourgeois St., Point st. Charles, Montreal Collector H. I. Clarke, 49% Charrou St.. St. Gabriel, Montreal . . . . Receiver H. J. Clarke. 49% Charmn St., Pt. St. Charles, Montreal, Canada .... Mag. Agent 18. TIRO; Terre Haute, Ind. Meets 2d and 4th Mondays at 7:30 P. M. E. V. Debs Master J. F. O’Reilly. 431 N. 4th SI Secretary Henry Baiersdorf, 203 X. l2th St . Collector C. A. Bennett. 1001 X. 9th St . . . . Receiver E. W. Bundy, 702 N. 14% St . . . Magazine Agent 17 PINE RIDGE ; Cltadron, Neb. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays, at Masonic Hall. i W. M. Shirley, Box 341 Mastei E. M. Wiles, *L. Box 321 Secretary E. M. Wiles, L. Box 3*21 . . Collector R. Chandler, L. Box 3»7 Receiver J. II Butler. Long Pine, Neb . . Magazine Agent 18 WEST END: Slater. Mo. Meets in I. O O. F. Hall 1st and 3d Sunday nights E. A. Jones, Box 128 . . Master C. 8. Frazier Box 186 8 3 rotary Greeley Olds Collector J. Kiuiiey, Box 154 Receiver A. Disney Magazine Agent 19 TRUCKEK; Wadsworth, Nevada. Meets every Friday at 7:00 P M. J. B. Cunningham. Box 8 Master W. J. Patten, Box 8 Secretary H. E. Huston, Box 8 Collector J. S. Raitt, Box 8 . Receiver H. L. Huston Magazine Agent 20 STUART; Stuart, low*. Meets iti Engineer’s Hall every Monday at 7:15 P. M, Geo. C. Wells, Box 117 Master W. R. Ynu Harteu, Box 412 . Secretary Wm. Zerwick, Box 252 Collector W. R. Van Harien, Box 412 . Receiver E. L. Fick . . Magazine Agent 21. INDUSTRIAL; St. Louis, Mo. Meets 2d and 4th Tuesdays at 8 P. M., at 902 So. 4th St. Phil. C. Snyder, 712 S. Eighteenth St . . . Ma ter Eli Giclas, 944 Chouteau Ave . . . 8ecretH. y D. C. Me Hntock . .Collector W. A. Murphy, 944 Chouteau Ave . Receiver Eli Giclas, 944 Chouteau Ave . Magazine Agent it CENTRAL; Urhana. III. Meet in I. O. O. F. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays. L. Sullivan. 882 W. Washington St , In- dianapolis, Ind . . Master F. A. Bonner . Secretary Dan. O’Connor . . Collector L. Sullivan. 88.' W. Washington St., In- dianapolis, Ind Receiver George Brash . . . Magazine Agent 23. PHlFMX; Brookfield, Mo. Meets 2d and 4th Mondays, over Wheeler’s batik. M. Stevens .... MasU-t J. H. Suoddy, Box 7 . . Secretary J. S. Ott, B*»x 3si ( ’ollectoi J. H. Snoddy, Box 7 . ... Receiver J. M Morgan . . Magazine Agent 94. GREAT WESTERN ; Parsons, Kansas. Meet in I. O.O. F. Hall on Johnson Ave., every Wednesday at 2:30 P. M. J. E. Powell. Box 141 Master F. E. Green, Box 413 Secretary J. G. Morris, Box 2*3 Collector l. E Powell. Box 144 Receiver J. W. Terrell, Box 322 Mag. Agent to. 1WNNECTIM. LI>K; Boone. Iona. Meets 1st and 3d Snndav ^ at 2 P. M. W H. Cummings. Box 426 .Master George McCormack, Box 2 Secretary H. C. Birron, Box 766 Collector Simon Rogers .... . Receiver W. J. Webster Magazine Agent j 26. ALPHA; Barahoo, Win. Meets 2d and 4th Mondays in B. L. E. Hall. Thos. Williams Master Thomas Williams Secretary H. E. Megee Collector C. W. l^amberthon . . Receiver C. A. Rich Magazine Agent 27. HAWKEYK; Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Meet*' 2d Sunday at 2:30 P. M. and 4th Mondays at 7:3o P. M. at Room 13 O'Hara’s Bloek. Fred. McArdie. 67 6th Ave . . Master A. A. ... Secretary Mm El< n’s Hull at 2 P. M. Sundays J. K. Cru*ev. lq3 N 6th S' . Master G. H. Newhurg, 160 N. sixth St . . . Secretary Geo. E. Mni'h, Columbia street Reel House, bet. 5th and 6th Collector Frauk Cessna, headquarter Fire De- pa tment, 9th, between Elizabeth and Union Him .Receiver M. S. Hewes, 82 Smith St . Magazine Agent Digitized by CjOOQle

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378 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [May 87. NEW HOPE; Central!*, HI. Meet* every Sunday at 2 P. M. H. O. McCormick, Box 151 Master W. D. Holton . Secretary W. I). Hoton. Box 244 Collector 0. H. Randall Receiver T. J. Prlckett Magazine Agent 88. ATOM ; Stratford, Ontario. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M. Wm. O'Brien, Box 318 Master J. T. Burke, Box 318 Secretary Wm. O’Brien, Box 318 . Collector G. Nursey, Box 318 Receiver Eugene A. Ball Magazine Agent 89. TWIN CITY ; Bock Island, HI. Meets 2d and 4th Suudays at 2 P. M., in Red Men’s Hall W. T. Clark, 3 8 Twentieth St Master C. J. Dahl. 3052 9th Ave .... . . Secretary J. McD+rroh Collector R. Keeves Receiver Carl Boltz. 3031 Fifth Ave .... Magazine Agent 4 I. BLOOM IN ft : Bloomington, HI. Meets 910 \V. Chestnut st., Tuesdays, at 7:30 P. M. R. Browning, 714kW. Washington St . . Master W. Cavanaugh, 902 N. Lee St Secretary Geo. Meade Collector W. Cavanaugh, 902 N. Lee St Receiver Ed. J. Spreen, 6i>8 N. Mason St., Magazine Agent 41. ONWARD; Dickinson, Dakota. Meets every Thursday at 7:30 P. M. W. F. Cunningham, L. Box 215 Master John Benedict. ... . . . .Secretary E. E. Hagan . Collector Joe Crosthwaite Receiver E. E. Hagan Magazine Agent 42. ELMO: Madisoa, Win. Meets in Good Templars Hall 2d and 4th Sundays. A. Tyler. 821 Ut ivendty Ave Masver Pe er Former, 701 Main >t Secretary Jno. Harrington, 520 Main St Collector A. Tyler, 821 University Ave Receiver Alfred Tyler, 821 University Ave . . Mag. Agent 48. ST. JOSEPH : St. Joseph, Mo. Meet* 1st and 3d Thursdays at I. O. O. F. Hall, 10 Pacific St. F. O. Porter, N. E. Cor. Thirteenth and Penn. Sts Master Jas. Hyndman. 2216 8. Sixth 8t . . Secretary Jas Hyndman. 2216 8>ixth St . . . .Collector C. B. Wilson. 2203 S. Sixth St . . . .Receiver C. B. Porter, K. C. St. Jo. <& C. B. R. H . Mag. Agent 44. F. W. ARNOLD; East 8t. Louts* 111. Meets alternate Tuesdays, at 7:30 P. M. in Jack- lcsch Hall on Missouri and Main sts. T. J. Hayes, Box 375 Master C. E. Long, Box 354 Secretary John U. Roy . . Collector Thos. Halpin Receiver T. J. Hayes, Box 375 Magazine Agent 45. BOSE CITT; Little Bock, Ark. Meets in Quapaw Hall every Monday night. Jept Stout, 806 W. Fifth St . • Master Ed Chamberlaiii, 815 Water St Secretary Thos. A. Howell. 1415 W 4ih St . . . . Collector George Emery, 8u2 No th St Receiver Ed Chamberlain, 815 Water St . . . Mag. Agent 46. CAPITAL; Springfield, III. Meets at Engineers’ Hall. 217 South 5th st, 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P. M. A. Cunningham, 1125 North 5th st . ... Master A. D. Hensley, 911 E. Reservoir st . . . Secretary J. Shafer, 416 Monroe st Collector Thos. P. Walsh, 1424 South 7th st. . . . Receiver E. W. Rowland, 602 S. Seventh St . . Mag. Agent 47. TRIUMPHANT; Chicago, 111. Meets 2d Monday evening and 4th Sunday after- noons in P. S. O. of A. Hall, 146 E. 22d St. Thos. 8. Deegan, 298 E 22d St Master Harry Shilling, 3247 D» arborn 8t. . . . Secretary Harry Shilling. 3247 Dearborn St. . . Collector Peter Schlax, 1533 Michigan Ave .... Receiver Martin Creighton, 1436 Indiana Ave . Mag. Agent 44. W. F. HYNES; Peoria, HI. Meets in G. A. R. Hall 1st Saturday at 7:30 P. M., and 3d Sunday at 2 P. M, A. G. Klbertson. 1024 N. Jefferson St . . .Master Jos. V. Johnson. 702 Hulburt St ... . Secretary W. A. McMillan, 200 State St Collector G. C. Watt. 617 1st 8t ..... Receiver Jas. E. Dillon, 503 Frink St . . . Magazine Agent 4^. J. M. RAYMOND: Decat or, HI. Meets 2d and 4th Sui days at 3 P. M., in Engin- eer’s Hall. E. Eldorado St. A. H. -utlon, 975 N. Water St Master Geo. Green, 1172 K. Marietta St . . .Secretary Wm. H. Slater, 637 E. North st Collector Geo. Basbford, 730 N. Church St ... . Receiver Wm. Langelt, 903 N. Morgan st . Magazine Agent 50. GARDEN CITY; Chicago, HI. Meets 1st and 3d Saturdays at 7:30 P. M. H. W. Rouscup, 524 Fifty-sixth St .... Master John E. Davis, 5530 Butterfield St . . . Secretary W. H. Green, 4837 State St Collector J. J. Co tier, 423 1 Atlantic St Receiver G. W. Brislen, 4700 Wabash Ave . . . Mag. Agent 51. FRISCO; North Springfield, Mo. Meets 2d and 4th Saturdays of each month at 7:30 P. M. in Masonic Hall. K. R. Harlan Master Michael GafTney .... Secretary George Hosier Collector C. II. Swingler Receiver Chas. Schuler Mag. Agent 52. GOOD WILL ; Logansport, lad. Meets every Sundays at 2 P. M., Cor. Fourth and Market Sts. n. C. Swsdener. 1408 E. Broadway .... Master W. A. McDonald. 1216 Sinead St . . . .Secretary F. M. Wilt, 822 Fifteenth St Collector E. H. luting. 1423 E. Broadway ... . Receiver J. A. Holland, corner George and 15th Sts Magazine Agent 58. EMPORIA ; Emnorla, Kansas. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays of each month at A. O. U. \V. Hall, cor. Fifth and Conn sts. John Turnpangh, 2 Pine St Master Alvin Deen, Box 1198 Secretary Jas. T. Bunt, 475 NeoshaSt Collector A. K. Pearce, L. box 1201 Receiver W. R. Samuels, 524 Rural St Mag. Agent 54. ANCHOR; Moberly, Mo. Meet Tuesdays at 7 P. M. in 8uppies Bros. Hall. J. E Madden Master L. H. Kettler, Box 113 . .Secretary lames Scully, Box 513 Collector James Dickson. Box 110 Receiver J. 8. Hanifah, Box 1574 Mag. Agent 55. BLUFF CITY ; Memphis, Tea*. Meets 2d aud 4th Thursday evenings, at No. 16 Johnson Ave. Jacob Filches, L. N. Shops Master John Spellman, L. Ac N. Shops . . Secretary Jacob Wagner, L. & N. Shops ..... Collector Laurence Fox, L. A N. Shops .... Receiver John H. Davis, 181 Seventh St . . . Mag. Agent 56. BANNER; Stanberry, Mo. Meets every Saturday night at 7:30 P. M. D. L Collier Master T. H. Kobotham Secretary D. L. (’oilier Collector J. J. 8mlth .... Receiver George Mock Mag. Agent 57. BOSTON ; Boston, Hass. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays of each month at Odin Hall, 47 Hanover st. H. E. Stevens, 5 Davis St Master T. H. Haines, Ocean View 8t., Wln- throp, Mass Secretary A. W. Spurr, 66 Hammond St Collector C. A Fisher, 32 E. Springfield St ... . Receiver L. R. Stewart, 88 Cross St., East Sommerville, Mass Mag. 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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN S MAGAZINE. 370 48. SACRAMENTO; BorUIn, Cal.. Meet every Monday in Masonic Hall at 1 P. M. C. C. Brown Master C. E. Warrington Secretary C. E. Warrington Collector M. H. Tuttle Receiver M. H. Tuttle . Magazine Agent 69. BOYAL GORGE ; Sooth Pueblo, Colo. Meets every Monday evening at 7:30. M. N. Lines 313 Spring St., Pueblo . . . Master V\ in. vValk, Block T, No. 50, Pueblo . Secretary C. S. Walker, S. Mechanic St., Pueblo, Colo Collector M. C. Donnelly. 316 E. 2d St., Pueblo . . Receiver John Walk. Pueblo, Colo .... Magazine Agent •0. UNITED; Philadelphia, Pa. Meets alternate Sundays at Dover Hall, Marshall St. above Susquehanna ave. B. K. Pettit. 205o N. Ninth St Master Joeiah H. Fetters, 23U Dickinson st, 31st Ward . . . . Secretary Howard Reeder, 1943 Lnwrence st . . . Collector Johu A. Falls, 2224 N. 2d St Receiver J. R. Race, 521 Diamond St Mag. Agent 61. MINNEHAHA; St. Pool, Minn. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month. A. E. Carle, 120 Granite St Master P. McLaughlin, 76 Sycamore St . Secretary A. E. Carle. 120 Granite St Collector H. L. BuckUy. 120 Granite St . Receiver Jas. Johnsou, 608 Warren St . . Magazine Agent 62. VANBKKGKN; Carbondale, Pa. Meets in Odd Fellows’ Hall, 2d and 4th Sundays. John P. McCawley Master A. W. Banks. Box 479 Secretary W. H. Brokenshier Collector O. E. His ted. L. Box 855 Receiver O. E. His ted, L. Box 855 . . . . Magazine Agent 65. HERCULES; Danville, 111. Meets 1st and 4th Sundays and 2d Friday, in Gid- diug’s hall, *24, E. Main st. John Myera, Box 7 72 Master H. J. Bohn, 501 E. Main St ..... . Secretary John Wakely. Box 772 Collector John Myers, Box 772 .. . Receiver T. A. Hudson Mag. Agent 64. SIOUX ; Slonx City, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:80 P. M. in K. P. Hall. A. J. Goodrich, 1601 Sixth st Master Joseph G. Clevenger, 606 Market St . . Secretary Sidney Weir, 1201 Fifth st Collector L. B. Cutting, St. James, Minn Receiver Warren Bennett Mag. Agent 66. FORT RIDGELY; Waseca, Minn. Meets 1st and 3d 8undays at Engineer’s Hall. Jas. B. Newcomer Master H. H. Richardson 8ecretai7 J. A. Rob 1 u son . Collector W. D. Grimes Receiver George Woskie Magazine Agent 6*. CHALLENGE; Belleville, Ontario. Meets in B. of L. F. Hall, 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:30 P. M. Robert Milne, Belleville Station Master Fred Link, Belleville Station Secretary W’m. Logue, Box 9, Belleville Stotion . Collector Tim Daly, Jr., Box 99, Belleville Station, Receiver R. Snell . . Magazine Agent 67. DOMINION; Toronto, Canada. Meets In I. O. O. F. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:30 P M C. W. O. Dalby. 125 Augusta Ave Master 8. Vaughan. 5 Draper St Secretary Jas. Pratt, 73 Huron St ... Collector 8. Vaughn. 5 Draper St Receiver J. Pratt, 13 Huron St Mag. Agent 68. IAU CLAIBE; Altoona, Wis. Meets 2d and ith Sundays at 2 P. M. Martin E. Cuddy Master Timothy Anglim Secretary M. E. Cuddy Collector Pat Keating Receiver K. A.Hamilton, Box 50, Augusta. Wis., Mag. Agent 49. ISLAND CITY; Brockvllle, Ontario. Meets eveiy Thursday evening at 7:30 P. M. in the Meirlll Block. John M. Phillips, Box 558 Master T. J. Beehler, Box 558 Secretary T. Shields. Box 558 Collector T. J. Bechler. Box 558 Receiver Benjamin Dickerson Magazine Agent 70. LONE STAB; Longview, Texas. Meet every Saturday at 2 P. M. in I. O. O. F. Hall. J. C. Broderick, Box 411 Master I. H. Stout, Box 411 Secretary I. H. Stout, Box 411 . . Collector Jas. Rutledge, Box 411 Receiver C. W. slayton Magazine Agent 71. 8USOUEHANNA ; Oneonta, N. Y. Meets in B. of L. E. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at 3 PM. Willard Robinson, L. Box 1183 Master J. B. Ingalls, 31 Elm St Secretary R. W. Mills Collector Elmer Kerr .... Receiver J. E Owens, Box 1371 Magazine Agent 72. WELCOME; Camden, N. J. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays of each month at N. E. Cor. 3d and Federal Sts. Wm. Wimjins, 45 Cooper St Master Geo. M. Kern, 552 So 4th st Secretary Garret M. Western. 565 Bridge 8t . . Collector Jas. L. Gibbs, Collinswood, N. J . . Receiver Heurv Han-ls. 44rt Henry 8t . . . Magazine Agent 73. BAY STATE: Worcester, Mass. Meets 2d ana 4th Sundays at302 Main St. J. E. Johnson, 72 Jaques Ave Master Chas A Smith. 124 Central St .... Secretary Geo. T. Craft. 45 Sabin St Collector Chas. O. Sykes, 11 Gowldiug St Receiver E. A. Bragg. 8 Kilby St Magazine Agent 74. KANSAS CITY; Kansas City, Mo. Meets in Forrester.-*’ Hall alternate Mondays. D. McDonnell, 2114 Belleview Ave . . . .Master J. M. i’ierney, B >x 73, Station “ A” . . Secretary R. Haslett, 2117 Madison avenue .... Collector W. B. Roberts, U08 Madison Ave . . .Receiver H. O. Draper, Station “A” . . . Magazine Agent 76. ENTERPRISE; Philadelphia, Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at G. A. R. Hall, N. E. Cor. 39th and Market Sts. 8. H. McFarland. 4059 Filbert St Master W. H. Guthrie, 3812 Lin wood 8t ... Secretary Frank Dupell, 3621 Aspen St Collector W. H. Gutnrie, 676 N. 34th St Receiver Frank Dupell, 8621 Aspen St . . Magazine Agent 76. NEW ERA; Breckenridge, Minn. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. in Masonic Hall. Geo. W. Sebastian Master John C. Nolan, L. Box 235 Secretary Ham Pearce Collector W. W. Hurd ... Receiver Fred Whitbred, Box 84 Magazine Agent 77. ROCKY MOUNTAIN ; Denver, Colo. Meets every Thursday at 7:30 P. M. in Neef’s Hall, Fifteenth street. Chas. D. Lane, 2616 1-awrence St Master W. F. Brundatre. 1216 Larimer St .... Secretary D L. Marts, 415 Beecher ave, N. side . . Collector W\ F. Brundftge, 1216 I^arimer St ... Receiver J. F. Nally, 27*24 Arapahoe St . . Magazine Agent 78. GOLDEN EAGLE; Sedalla, Mo. Meets 1st. 3d and 5rh Saturdays at 7:30 P. M. John I aybourue. 1814 E. Third St ... . Mastei E. K. Park, 519 Ohio St Secretary W. N. Mitchell. 321 Randolph St ... . Collector Henry Myers. 318 Engineers’ St . . .Receiver C. L. Van Etten, 1216 E. oth St . . . . Mag. Agent 79. J. M. DODGE; Boodhouse, 111. Meets l6t and 3d Mondays and 2d and 4th Sun- days. in Engineer’s Hall. C. A. Timlin Master Chas. E. 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380 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [May 80. SELF HELP ; Aaron. III. Meets over 26 aud 28 Broadway, every 2d Sun- day John S Slick, 447 Main St Master W. B. Miller, 110 Main St Secretary W. B. Miller, 110 Main St Collector Frank G. Boomer 261 South Ave . . Receiver Fred. E. Diamond, Tremont House . Mag. Agent 81. PINE CITY ; Bralnerd, Mina. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., in I. O. O. F. hall, 6th st So. Thomas Kdey.Box 1692 Master G**o. Watts, Box 1015 . . ... Secretary W. J. Bain. Box 1701 Collector R. Armidale, Bjx 599 . . Receiver S. W. Green Magazine Agent 82. NORTHWESTERN; Minneapolis. Minn. Meet 1st Saturday evening and 8d Sunday after- noon of each month. B. B. Mayo. 424 First avenue, south . . . Master W. E. Richmond, 820 N. Girard Ave . . Secretary B. A. B ‘illicit , IU« Western Ave . . . Collector W. E. Richmond. 820 N. Girard Ave . . Receiver Goo. E Walker, 21.80 Tenth Ave. So., Mag. Agent 88. TRINITY ; Fort Worth. Texas. Meets iu Firemen’s Hall every Friday at 8 I. M. Dean. L. Box 406 Master Chas. T. Elliott L. Box 406 Secretary I. M. Dean. L. Box 406 Collector Ja me** Jay. Box 406 Receiver E. D. Hartzell, 613 E. 15th St . . Magazine Agent 84. CALHOUN: Battle Creek, Mich. Meets In Whitcomb’s Block, N. Jefferson St., 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:50 P. M. and 1st Monday at 7:30 P. M. D. t oughlin, 56 East Hall St Master Wm. Powell, 88 Bennett St Secretary Fred Voss. 100 Green St Collector E. C. v\ ilder. i'0 South Ave. . • . . R^*eiver A. Cronin, 11!) Bjuuett St . . . Magazine Agent 8o FARGO: Fargo, Dakota. Meets 2d aud 4tb Sundays at I. O. O. F. Hall, Cor. Robert st. and 8e**ono Ave. Arthur Bassett. L. Box 1790 Master Geo. L. Sutherland, B**x902 Secretary W W.Stunnan. Box 825 Collector Rich. Roggev**en. L. Box 1026 Receiver J. T. Wautland, L. Box 1653 . . Magazine Agent 80. BLACK HILLS; Laramie City, Wyoming. Meets Friday evening at 7:30 iu K. L. Hall John W. Costiu Master Wm. Kon old Secretary Henry C. Bernard Collector V\m. R*th ... . Receiver Chas. Reynolds Mag. Agent 87. SUMMIT; Rawlins, Wyoming. Meet at I. O. O. F. Hall 1st aud 8d Wednesdays at 7:30 P. M. J. A. Measures Master J. Doherty . secretary G. C. Jordan Collector P. Naughton Receiver Wm. Ross Magazine Agent 88. MORNING STAR; Evanston, Wyoming. Meets Thursdays at 7:30 P. M. in 1. O. O. F. H«n J. C. Bowman Master L W. Putnam . . Secretary S. Carpenter Collec; >r J. C. Bowman ... ....... Receiver James Hoit Magazine Agent 00. SAN DIEGO; San Bernardino, Cal. Meets in O : i bellow* Hall 1st and 3d Sundays. C. B. Lum*den. B*»x 015 Master R. F Lange, Box 645 Secretary K. W. NFbet . Collector Thomas Fitzgerald . . Receiver G. A. March, Box 615 Mag. Agent 91. GOLDEN GATE; San Francisco. Cal. Meets 1st Sunday at 1 P. M. ana 3d Tuesday at 7 P. M., Cor. Valencia aud 16th Sts. Mat Rourke, 1855 Mission St Master Charles A. Crites, 2u3 Sixteenth St . . Secretary W\ J. Allen, 24 Julian Ave., near 15th, Collector J. Doyle. 5 *7 18* h St ... . . . ReceDer James Doyle, 537 Eighteenth St . Mag. Agent 01. FRONTIER CITY; Oswego, N. 1. Meets 2d aud 4th Sundays at N. Y. O. & W. Ry. De)*ot. M. II. Murphy. N. Y. O. A W. Depot . . . Master Myroin 11. Counsel 1, 16 K. 5th St ... . Secretary Jas. Whalen. 290 W. 7th St ...... .Collector 8. C. Forsyth. 166 W. Utica St Receiver 8. C. Forsyth, 166 W Utica St . . Magazine Agent 9L GATE CITY: Keokuk, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., in Horn’s hall. Cor. 8th and Main st*. Geo. Vvaden. 507 Main St Master E. J. Concanimn. 1007 Park st . Secretary C. H. Sleeth, 610 S Second St Collector John H. Carter, 5o7 Main St ... Receiver A. J. Kbersoll, 1213 Bank St . . . Magazine Agent 91. CACTUS; 1 muon, Arizona. • Meets 1st ami 3d Tuesdays at 7:30 P. M. at B. of L. F. Hall, Cor. Tool Ave. aud Penniugton St. Wm Patterson. Lock Box 218 . . . .Master AV E. Butler, Box 218 . Secretary K. M. Blane. , L Box 218 Collector J. J. 1 urev, L. Box 295 ... Re* -elver A. J. Ebersol. 1213 Batik St . . . Magazine Agent 96. CHICAGO; Chicago, HI. Meet at 237 Milwaukee Ave. 2d Tuesday at 8jOO P. M. and last Sunday of each month, at 9:80 A. M. C. B. Johnson, 228 W. Indiana St ... . Master Geo. Pace. 269 W. Kinzie St Secretary J. F. Camion, 142 Front 8t Collector K. W. Wallbaum. 224 I^irrabee 8t . . . Receiver Pat Grady. Lake Forest, 111 . . . Magazine Agent 96. ALEXIA; Wcllsvllle. Ohio. Meets 1st and 3d Sunday* cor. Main and Four- teenth Sts. Joseph Quinn, Box 239 Master Frank Ray, Box 605 .... Secretary Wm. Ki ig Collector J. W. Chisholm. Box 695 ... . . Receiver John Leiotag, Box 366 Magazine Agent 97. ORANGE GROVE; Los Angeles, Cal. Meets every Tuesday evening at 7:30, at 512 San Fernando St. J. J. Lawton, Box 72 Master Geo. C. Morion, Box 72 Secretary W. J. Grant, Box 72 . . Collector Geo. C. Mort *u, Box 72 . Receiver F. B. Boyett, II Aurora st . . Magazine Agent 04. PERSEVERANCE; Terrace, Utah. Meets every Tuesday, at Engineers' Hall. F. C. S okes ... Master E G. Wbi e Secretary E J Turner .... ... ... ( ’ollector R. W. Shi Mds Receiver F. R. Kramer Magazine Agent 99. ROCHESTER: Rochester, N. Y. Meets every Friday evening, at No. 33 Market St. E. E. Pruyn, 41 Fir*t Ave Master Geo A. Whit«*. 188 Brown St Secretary M . M Chadwick. 171 N. Union St . . . Collec tor Jain** Clark. 171 X Union St Receiver Jas. A. C'flrk, 171 N. Union St ... . Mag. Agcut 100. ADAIR; Bowling Green. Kr. Meets every Monday at 2 P. M. P J. Burke Master Wm H. Hawkins . . Secretary Woods L. Miller (kdlector We'd* y Alsup Receiver Richard A. Potter . Magazine Agent 101. ADVANCE; Crewton. Iowa. Meet* every Monday at 7:30 P. M., in Firemen’s Hall. 222 Pine st. J. F Bryan, L. Box 319 Master J. H Murphy, Box 228 Secretary J. W. Crouch, Box 288 (’ollector J. F. Bryan. L. Box 319 . . . . Receiver F. 8. Templeton Magazine Agent Digitized by UjOOQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 381 10*. CONFIDENCE; Kant Den ■otan, lows. Meets alternate .Sundays at 2 P. M., in I. O. O. F. Hall, S. E. cor Sycamore and 8ixth St. F. S. Payne, 1221 Court Ave Master J. Wr Combs, 1321 Bnrhar an St , . . . Secretary John Loveless. 1203 Fillmore St. ... Collector J W. Combs, 1321 Buchanan St . . Receiver H. L. Wilson. 511 E. Locust St., Den Moines, Iowa Magazine Agent I0S. FALLS CITY; Louisville. Ky. Meet eveir Thursday at 2 P. M. at Colgan's Hall, Cor. lotn aud Walnut St. Clark H. Rae, 1242 Twelfth St Master J. J. Lawson. 1103 12th St Secretary James White, 2110 W. Madison St * .Collector J. J. Lawson, 1103 12th St .... Receiver John H. Patrick, 9>9 Tenth St . . Magazine Agent 10*. “OLD KENTLCK;” Ludlow, Kir. Meets 1st and 3d Thursdays at 7:30 P. M. in I. O. O. F. Hall. H. G. ChriaQnger, Box 76 Master M. J. Connelly Secretary Chas. H» iraberger Collector J E. Doran, Box 76 Receiver Chas. Heimberger Magazine Agent 10*». PROGRESS; Galesburg, 111. Meets Utand 2d Thursdays and 3d and 4th Fridays at 7:80 P. M.. in B. of 1.. E. Hall. J. T. McPavld. 319 Day St Master Wm. H6 Master James N. Boggs Secretary Michael Welch, 10.2 Evans St ✓ . . . .Collector John Dunne Receiver Thos. O. Jones, Box ZV0 Magazine Agent 116. GULF CIT1 : Galveston, Texas. Meets 1st and 3d W ednesdays in The Temple of Honor. H. L. Briggs. Cor. 8th and Market Sts . . . Master J. H St* in hoff, Avenue I, between 37th and 38’ h Sts Secretary G. E Labitt, So. 35th, bet. Church and W'innle Sts . Collector H. L. Briggs. 8th and Market Sts ... Receive? A. J. Schmidt. 37th street, between H and I Magazine Agent 116. ST. CLAIR; Fort Gratiot. Mich. Meets 1st aud 3d Sundays In Engineers* Hall at 1:30 P. M. Wm. A. Brown Master Samuel Carson. Box 198 Secretary J. N. Timeiis. Box 8 Collector E. G. Hubt>ard, Box 127 Receiver W. Ren wick, Box 107 Magazine Agent 117. BEAVER: Loarfon. Ontario. Meets 2d Sunday and 4th Wednesday of each month, in K. pf P. Hall, Carling's Block, Rich- mond St. Robt. Hornsby, 151 Clarence St Master Edwin S. Chapman, 151 Clarence 8t . Secretary 8. T. Fletcher. 221. Maitland Ht Collector John W. Cox, 358 Simcoe St ... Receiver Robt. Lister, 411 Hill St .... Magazine Agent 118. STAR OF THE EAST: Richmond, Quebec. Meets in Pearson’s Hall every Wednesday at 7:30 P. M . and 1st and 3 George R. Quick . . Collector William H. Smith Receiver C E. Beale* Magazine Agent Digitized by CjOOQle

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382 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [May. 122. H. B. 8T0NE; Beardstown, III. Meets every Tuesday evening at 7:80, on Main street, over Eberwelu’s grocery store. D. A. Sherman, Box 148 Master Henry Henson, Box 397 Secretary N. Hlltner, L. Box 49 Collector Albert Sanks . . Receiver B. I. Summers, Box 094 Magazine Agent 123. OVERLAND; Omaha, Neb. Meets in K. of P. Hall, Corner 14th and Doug- lass Sts. every Wednesday at 8 P. M. Albert Cole. 1618 Jackson St Master F. W. Perkins, 1600 Chicago St Secretary William Cummings, 1306 South 12th 8t, Collector Albert Cole, 1618 laekson St Receiver E. S. Emmons, 1007 So. 11th St . . . Mag. Agent 124. PILOT: Perry. Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, in Odd Fellows' Hall, at 2:30 P. M. H. A. Draper Master T. F. Quinn, Box 685 Secretary H. C. D- Groat Collector M. I). Grady Receiver M. D. Grady Magazine Agent 126. GUIDE; Marshalltown, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month in Room 15 South Center 8t . opposite new Court House. . J. M. Speers, 605 S Tnim^t Master H. C. Boggie, 604 E. Linn St Secretary T. H. Meredith, 1I2S J Ave Collector J. M. Larimer. 325 8. Third St Receiver J. H. Crelliu. 612 E. Linn St . Magazine Agent 126. COMET; Austin, Minn. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month in Hays’ Hall. W. A Searles Master O. C Com forth Secretary A ugust Olson Collector O. C. Cornforth Receiver August Olson Magazine Agent 127. NORTHERN LIGHT; Wlnneneg, Manitoba. M^ets 1st Tuesday and 3d Sunday, in Assinaboine Hall. 133 Ross St. John Wellington. 229 Rose St Master W. H. Woods, 14 Patrick St Secretary W. H. Woods. 14 Patrick St Collector .1. G. Jonah. 226 McW illiams St .... Receiver Geo M VAnsickle, care P. R. shops, Mag. Agent 128. LANDMARK ; Glendl?*, Montana, Meets 1st and 3d Tuesdays at 7 P. M. Arthur Todd Master Daniel Sinclair. Box 55 Secretary James McKenzie, Box 55 .... Collector SnmuelE. Burns. Fo syth, Mont .... Receiver Don elass Westfall, Box 55 . . . Magazine Agent 123. MINERAL KING: Eseanaha, Mich. Meets in B. of L. E. Hall 2d and 4th8undavs. R E. Gorham, Box 422 Master Thos. Faulkes, Box 126 Secretary M. A. Harring, Box 525 Collector J S. Rogers. Box 622 ... . . . . Receiver J. J. Kelly, Box 480 Magazine Agent 130. GUIDING STAR: Milwaukee, Win. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. In Engineers' hall. C. S. McAuliffe, 561 Washington street . . Master Peter F. Fox, 3*5 Barclay St ... . Secretary Ja*. H. Brad;., 821 Cli ton St Collector Thomas Dwyer, &5 Ja kson St Receiver Edward Summers, 99 Sixth St . . Magazine Agent 131. GOLDEN RULE; Steens Point, WIn. Meets 1st and 3d Fridays at 7:30 P. M. and 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:80 P M. in Redfleld’a Hall. Geo. W. Hammond, Box 500 Master R. 8. Cochran. Box 121 Secretary Wm. D Goltz Collector R. J. Luxan, Box 896 ....... .Receiver R. I. Luxan. Box 396 Magazine Agent 132. M IRVIN HUGHITT; Eagle Grove, Iowa. Meets In Opera House 1st and 3d Sundays and last Wednesday at 2 P. M. W. J. Coleman; Box 7 Master M F. Murphy. Box 100 Secretary Fisher Wressell Collector John H. Howell Receiver Lewis V. Roberts Magazine Agent j 138. SPRAGUE; Sprague. Washington Ty. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, 7 P. M., Postoffice hall. M. E. Montgomery Master W. G. Houghton, Box 10 Secretary Thomas Parry Collector Arthur Herider Receiver J. C. Smith Magazine Agent 134. EASTMAN; Farnham, Qaebee. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays and 2d and 4th Mon- days. E. W, Gibson Master H. E. Cowan Secretary M. I. Spaulding Collector E. W. Gibson Receiver Louis Lepine Magazine Agent 186. NEW TEAR; El Paso, Texas. Meets in Firemen’s Hall 1st and Sd Tuesdays at 7 P.M. E. A. Seegar, Box 184 Master W. B. Sisson, Box 184 Secretary F. L. Fitch Collector W. B Sisson, Box 184 Receiver F. Fitch, L. Box 184 M agazine Agent 186. J. SCOTT; Lindsay, Ontario. Meets alternate Saturdays at 7 P. M., Cor. Kent and Cambridge 8 s. George Pratt, Box 166 Master L. McIntosh Secretary Joseph Kelcher Collec tor J. Jeffries Receiver J. Jefferies Magazine Agent 187. PROTECTION, Eldon, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:80 P. M. in K. P. hall. L. C. Allen Master J. T. Hull, Box 196 Secretary Geo. W. Trott Collector A. Shunterman Receiver F. James Magazine Agent 138. UNION; Freeport. 111. Meet in A. O. U. W. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. James A. Flack Master Sam Shaunnessy, 16 Crocker St .... Secretary Wm. A. Brubaker, 10 Staie St Collector Sam Shaunneesy, 16 ^'rocker St . . . . Receiver Wm. A. Brubaker, 10 State St . . Magazine Agent 189. MT. WHITNEY ; Tulare, Cal. Meets in Schultz’s Hall 1st and 3d Sundays and 2d and 4th Fridays at 2 P. M. Wm. Manerhaa, Box 31 Master George Landes. Box 31 Secretary L. J. Why era. Box 31 Collector J. J. Norton. Box 31 Receiver Wm. Manerhan Magazine Agent 140. MOUNT OURAY ; Sallda. Colo. Meets every Monday at 7:30 P. M„ In Fraternity Hall. A. K. Brown, Box 599 Master L. W. Jones, Box 122 Secretary J. W. Hardy. LBox 399 Collector 8. D. Alger, Box 599 Receiver W. E. Somerville, L. Box 599 . . Magazine Age?. t 141. A. G. PORTER; Fort Wayne, Ind. Meets in Grand Army Hall every Wednesday at 7:3 P. M. A. J. Kohler, 34 Allen St Master H. Westerman, 20 Buchanan St ... . Secretary C. F. Sweeney, cor. Holton Ave. and Fisher St . . Collector W. R. Fredricks, 415 Lafayette St ... . Receiver T. E. Short, 293 W. Maiu St . . . Magazine Agent 142. C. R. WHIPPLE ; Toledo, Ohio. Meets 1st and Sd Sundays at 1:30 P. M. and 2d and 4th Thursdays at 7 P. M. at 245 St. Clair St. John Rapparlle, cor Collinwood Ave and Vance St Master G. W. Nesper, corner of Broadway and Knopp Sts Secretary L. H. Heeman, 180 Segure Ave .... Collector G. W. Keeper, corner of Broadway and Knopp Sts Receiver B. I. Ross, Penn, engine house . . . Mag. Agent Digitized by Google

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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE HREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 383 14S. E. C. FELLOWS; West Oakland, Cal. Meets in Odd Fellows' hall, cor. 11th and Frank- lin sts., Oakland, Cal., 2d and 4th Wednesdays. T. J. Roberts, 1218 Eleventh Ave Master J.W. Littlejohn, Berkley. Alameda, Co. Secretary Ed Johnson. 916 Wood St Collector F. B. Hall. West Oakland P. O Recievei E. E. Cushing. 861 Myrtle street, Oakland, Cal Magazine Agent 144. 8UGAR LOAF; Campbellton, New Brnnswlck. Meets 1st Saturday at 8 P. M. and 3d Sunday at 2 P. M. in Patterson’s Hall, I.C. R. Depot. John Morton Master Wm. A. Ihomson Secretory Wm. Bautin Collector John Devereaux Receiver Wm. Smallwood Magaziue Agent 145. DAYT CROCKETT; San Antonio, Texas. Meet every Wednesday at 2:30 P. M. in Jones’ Hall, 6Ul Austin 8t. H. M. Brown. 818 Ave. D Master Robt. Nicholson, No. 5 Eighth St . . . Secretary Robt. Nicholson, No. 5 Eighth St . . .Collector A M. Brown. 818 Ave. D Receiver John Sullivan, 110 Avenue D . . Magazine Agent I Ml. BAYOU CITY: Houston, Texas. Meets 1st and 3d Mondays at 7 P. M.; 2d and 4th Mondays at 2 P. M. John F. Broughton, S. P. Ry Master Chas. D. Sedgwick, H. E. & W. T. Ry . Secretory F. M. Bettis. 5 Murray St Collector Fred Keeler, 8. P. R. R. Shops Receiver D. M. Moody, 109 Elysian St . • Magazine Agent 147. MIDLAND; Temple, Texas. Meet every Monday at 8.00 P. M. R. Robinson. Box 105 Master C Sweeny. Box 105 Secretory Thus. H. Boyd Collector James Con ney Receiver W. R. Brown, Clebourne, Tex . Magazine Agent 153. H. C. LORD; Fort Scott, Kansas. Meets in 1. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P. M. G. K. Bates, 123 N. Barbee 8t Master Alexander Barr. 1126 Oak St Secretary G. K. Bates. 123 N. Baraht.e St Collector John Haggart . . Receiver W. F. Strode, 216 So. BarbeeSt . . . Mag. Agent 151. McKEEN: Ottawa. Kansas. Meets in K. P. Hall on 2d and 4th 8undays at 2 P. M. W. L. Miller. Box 432 Master A. L. Beardsley, 810 King 8t Secretary W. R. Knickerbocker Collector Arthur Hill . Receiver W. D. Frisby, 637 Ann 8t., Wyandotte Kan Mag. Agent 159. NECHE8: Palestine, Texas. Mee ts in Engineer*’ Hall every Saturday night. M. P. Gibson. Box 256 Master J. H. Oolemar. Box 256 Secretary L. T. Branham, Box 256 Collector R. F. Wright, Box 256 Receiver B. 8. Bently, Box 256 Magazine Agent 157. ECHO; Pern, Ind. Meets iu Echo Hall 1st and 3d 3nndays at 2 P. M. and 2d and 4th Tuesdays at 7 P. M. B. E. Flaherty Master H. P. Mat hews, L. Box 201 Secretory H. P. Mat the A S, L. Box 201 Collector B. E. Flaherty Receiver G. H. Smith Magazine Agent 158. STANDARD; Detroit, Mleh. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 1:30 P. M., at No. 47 Monroe ave., up stairs. Tim. Teaben, 447 Clinton St Master J. Nopper.217C:oganst Secretary E. Heioenrioh, 124 Hastings 8t . . . Collector J. Nopper, 217 Crogan St Receiver Pet-.r Sewell, 42 Ru- sell St . . . Magazine Agent 148. SUNNY SOUTH ; Tyler, Texas. Meets every Friday at 1:30 P. M. in K. of P. Hall. M Hogan, Box 1342 Master W. N Reynolds, Box 1349 Secretary P. R. Pasfeell, Box 1349 Collector Thomas Fraser. Box 1349 Receiver I. H. Benneti, Box 1349 Magazine Agent Meets 2d and 4th Saturdays at 8 P. M., at 110 East 125th street. F. C. Donigan, 2462 Eighth Ave Master P. A Donahue, 311 W.55th St . . Secretary 8am Loasbv. 2507 Eighth Ave Collector P. Witzel, 4()0 E. 1 21st St Receiver P. Witzel. 400 E. 121st St .... Magazine Agent I tO. S. M. STEYEN8; Marquette, Mlrh. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., in Mack’s Hall. cor. Washington and 3d st*. L. L. Hood, Room 8, Gregory Block, W. Washington St., Marquette, L. 8., Mich Master Arthur Bishop, 146 Main St Secretary Fred Brown. Marquette. L. S.. Mich . Collector Chas Zryd. Marquette, L. S.,Mioh . . . Receiver Chas. Zryd, Marquette, L. 8., Mich . Mag. Agent 1 51. 1APLE LEAF: Hamilton, Ontario. Meet Island Sdsundays at 2:80 P. M. James Oliver, N. A N. W. Ry Master* Wm. Broughton, 14 Incbbury St. So . . Secretary James Painter, 12 Crook St Collector Wm. Broughton. 18 Inch burry St. So Receiver John McColl, 17 Crook’s Street .... Mag. Agent 1)9. W. H. THOMAS; Nashville, Tenn. Meets ever)' Saturday at 7:30 P. M., at Simmons’ Hall. cor. Summer and Union St*. J. W. Sullivan, 513 Huh St Master G. F. Dutliuger. 1034 s. Coll ge 8t . . Secretory J. L. Enoch, 1202 s C »luge St Collector F. G. Harrison, 607 Stevenson Ave . . Receiver W. D. Bledsoe, 11 Joseph Ave . . Magazine Agent ISO. C. J. HEPBURN ; Evansville, Ind. Meet* in A O. U. W. Hall, Third and Main Sts., 2d and 4th Sundaes at 2 P. M. Morris Hoffman, 8oft OUve St Master Edgar G. Hitch. 93] Canal st . . . . Secretary Robert T. Skinner. 519 Harriet st. Collector John K. Taylor, 100 Lincoln Ave .... Receiver Jerry Burke, 6068. 8th st., TerreHaute, Mag. Agent 161. HERALD: Burlington. Iowa. Meets at Knights of Pythias Hall every other Sunday at 2 o'clock P. M. C. C. Maxwell. 10*2*2 s. Fourth St Master P. Morsell, 221 S. Eighth St Secretary A. J Ecclea, 9X1 Angular st Collector 8. W Bownei, Round House Receiver W. R. Strain, 1303 Madison St . . Magaziue Agent 102. PROSPECT; Elkhart. Ir.d. Meets in B ot L. K. Hall, 505 Main St., every Wednesday at 7:30, and 1st Sunday at 2 P. M. D.F. Wagner, 208 Fourth 8t Master (’ha*. E. Piatt. 211 Third St .... Secretary D. F. Wagner, 28 Fourth St Collector A. H. Gordon. 2-8 Beardsley Ave . . . Receiver F. Roderick, 1005 So. 2d St . . . Magaziue Agent 152. NORTH POLE ; West Bay City, Mich. Meets iu Odd Fellow’s Hall 1st and 3d Sundays. R. L. Jacoby, Box 605 Master Fred C. McDonald. Box 662 Secretory John A. Maine x, Box 9U2 Collector Fred Cooper Receiver Fred C. McDonald, Box 662 . . . Magazine Agent 163. JETXA ; Pine Bln IT, Ark. Meets every Friday at 7 P. M., at Masonic Hall. Tim "ardcr Master DeWitt Hope, Box 56 Secretary D. Hone, Box 56 ( Collector D. B. Kathfon, Box 56 Receiver J. Flaherty Magazine Agent Digitized by LiOOQle

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384 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [May MM. KEL RIVER; Bntlcr, lad. Meets Tuesday eveuiuga In I. O. O. F. Hall, on Broadway. S. E. Mok* hammer Master C. E. Blair Secretary R H. March Collector J. J. Derek, Box 202 . Receiver W. H. Weber, Box 321 .... Magazine Agent 165. ROBKRT ANDREWS; Andrews. lud. Meets in Firemen’s Hall every Monday at 7 F. M. Albert E Rouih Master G. W. Adams Secretary Geo. B Richardson Collector W. 11 Dailey Receiver J. N bright Magazine Agent 166. WM. HUGO: Huntington. Ind. Meeis In Engineer’s Hall every Wednesday even- ing W. G. Cox .... Master F. Z ppen field, Box 628 Secretary C. W. Hammond . . . Collector O. C. Robertson. Box 841 . . . . R*ceivej P. F. Murphy, Box 378 Magazine Agent 167. MOUNT HOOD; The Dalles, Oregon. Meets In I. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 3d Mondays. J. W. Rtedy, Albina, Ore Master Wm. Birkett, Bex 242 Secretary G. A. Ferguson, L. Box 332 Collector Jno. Belat R» ceiver H. P. Smith, L. Box 347 Magazine Agent 168. GUARD RAIL; North LaCrosse. Wla. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2:00 P. M. and 2d and 4th Mondays at 7:ti0 P. M J. J. Brown, 311 Rose at MaateT Frank Krause, Box 214, Portage, Wis . Secretary E. J. Oerslenkoru, Box 342, Portage. Wis Collector Thoma* Cawley. 522 Mill st Receiver Frank Krause, Box 214, Portage, Wis., Mag. Agent 169. H. G. BROOKS; Hornellarllle, N. 1. Meets every Monday at 7:30 P. M. at Washington Hall, Broad St. C S. Graham 31 S. Dlvison St Master W. N. Kelly, 20 Oak St Secretary H. 8. Hynes, 46 Hill 8t Collector A. H. Spencer. 18 Elm St Receiver M. 8. Hendee, Friendship, N. Y., Magazine Agent 170. PRAIRIE; Huron, Dakota. Meets in Odd Fellows Hall on 2d and 4th Sun- days at 3 P. M . T. Walter Baudy . Master Geo. E. Coon, Box 900 Secretary L. L. Nelbljng, Box 781 Collector Jos. C. G»aff, Box 188 Receiver W. A. Brown .' Magazine Agent 171. SUNBEAM; Truro, Nora Scotia. Meets lu Ca edonia Hall 2d Saturdays and 4th Thursdays. F. M. White. Box 6^8 Master D. W. Duncan, Box 167 ... .Secretary T. W\ Hennessey, Box 107 Collector F. M. W hite, Box 808 Rec eiver Thos. Hennessey Magazine Agent 172. F. 0. LAWRENCE; Ottawa, Ontario. Meets alternate Sundays. T. W. Turner, 514 Wellington St Master J G. Armstrong, Richmond Lodge . . Secretary F. Morrison Collector H. Haudysldes Receiver Alex. McCuaig, 50 Ottawa St . . Magazine Agent 178. PA11FIC; Winslow, Arizona. Meets every Sunday at 7:30 P.M. in B.of L.F hall. H. Heide . Master T. J. Carter Secretary John C. Bull. Williams. Ariz . . Collector C. F. Evans, Coolidge, X. Mex . . . Receiver E. W. Davis Magazine Agent 174. HARRISBURG : Harrisburg. Pa. Meets Cor. Third aud Cumberland Sts. , over Mer- chants’ Bank, 21 and 4 h Sundays at 1 P M. Wrm. H. Mo lie. l.VH X. 8th St .... Master H. O. Motter, 17:'o> _> N Third si . .Secretary H. J. Roberts, 503 Riley St . . . Collector Wm. Blessing, 422 Riley St Receiver H. S. Giugrich, 1413 W allace St . Magazine Agent 176. TAYLOB; Newark, Ohio. Meets in O. R. C. Hall at 12% North 2d St., every Wednesday a< 7 P. M. A. A. Hlckerson, 53 X. First st Master Johu Adkins, Box C Secretary WT. R. Stone, Box C . . ... Collector Johu Adkins, Box C Receiver C. D. Tomlinson Magazine Agent t76. MAIN LINE : Clinton, II). Meets 1st and 3d Sundays of each month A. G. Ttirlay. Box 61 ... Master W. F. Gorman, Box £96 . Secretary C. H. Porter. Box 41 Collector W. F. Gorman, Box 295 Receiver C. H. Porter, Box 41 Magazine Agent 177. 8UNKET ; Marshal), Texas. Meets every Thursday at 7:30 P. M. at Firemen’s Hall. H. L. Morton, Box 214 Master G. M. Lovett ... Secretary O. J. Leach, Box 184 Collector Jas. Fink ... Receiver O. J. Leach, Box 184 ..... Magazine Agent 178. SALT LAKE; Salt Lake City, Utah Meets in Emporium Hall Tuesdays, at 8 P. M. Leonard W. Kessler, 223 X. 3d St. W . . . Master Wm. J. Horne, 16 » S. Tnird St. W. . . Secretary G'*o. M. Edwards, D A R. 8. shops . . . Receiver F. A. Fcatherston. D A R. 8. shops . . Collector Auhur W. Roberta. D. A R.8. shops., Mag. Agent 179. BEE-HIVE; Lincoln, Neb. Meets in K. P. hall, 2d and 4th Sundays. W. Spohr, Box 6 Master J. K. Robinson, 730 N. Tenth St ... Secretary Geo. Hinkle, Box 430 Collector J. K. Robinson, 730 X. l()th st Receiver I. M. Freese. 13 st., bet. V andW St. . . Mag. Agent 180. THREE STATES ; Cairo, III. Meets cor. Pith st. and Waabington Ave., 2d and 4th Sundays J. C. O’ Council, 308 Twenty-First St . . Master G. B. Vincent Secretary M. J. Kiley, 714 Cedar St Collector A. J. Jaeckel Receiver J. C. O’Connell Magazine Agent 181. WELLINGTON ; Palmerston, Ontario. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M. in Odd Fel- lows Hall. Thomas Farley Master Alex. Hobsou Secretary Thomas H. Coaford Collector James Nicholson Receiver Alex. Dunbar Magazine Agent 182. GOOD INTENT ; Erie. Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesdays, In Firemen’s Hall. Zuck’s Block. John Ford. 461 W. 18th St Master A. H. Gifford. 1815 Myrtle St Secretary W. E. Ross. 83 W. Thirteenth St ... . Collector Chas. Fitzmorris. «3 W. 13th St Receiver Chas Fitzmorris, C3 W. 13th 8t . . . Mag. Agent 188. LIKE SHORE; Colli® wood. Ohio. Meets in Engineer’s Hall alternate Thursday evenings. J. M. Gaines, Box 152 Master 8. A Hohman, Box 32 Secretary W. T. Wade Collector H. T. Miller, Box 151 Receiver D. A. Carver, Box 301 Magazine Agent 184. LIMA ; Lima. Ohio. Meets every Sundays at 1:30 P. M. in Irish Block. E. L. Mel horn . . . Master W. J. Dunn, 178 S. Jackson St . .Secretary Joe Bowsher, Box 777 Collector John K. Myers. *39 S. Main Si . . . Reeelver S. H. Hartsing, 801 N. Union St . Magazine Agent 185. FIDELITY ; Delphos, Ohio. Meets In Beyer’s Hall every Sunday at 2 P. M. W. S Miller. . . Master J. F. Hallsey, Box 311 ... . Seeretary B. Cramer . Collector A. J. Hogarth, Box 31 1 .... . . Receiver J. B. Grove, Box 143, Delphos, O . Magazine Agent Digitized by Google

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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE HREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 385 186. CHAMBERLIN ; Chicago. 111. Meets in Walther’s hall, 8834 State St,, 1st and 3d Sundays of each month. G. M. Blackburn, 356 w. Forty-third St . . Master Jas. Manning, 534 Root St Secretary J. E. Callaghan. 2538 Butterfield St . . Collector Wm. Stack, 2828 Shields ave ..... Receiver F. J. North up. 1522 Wabash Ave . . Mag. Agent 187. LITTLE GIANT; Charleston, 111. Meets in Firemen's Hall 1st and 3d Sundays. Harry Douglass Master Samuel Prater Secretary Harry Douglass Collector J. F. McDougal Receiver Morgan Callahan Magazine Agent 188 8. 8. MERRILL; Chicago, HI. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:30 P. M. at 786 W. Lake &U E. P. Tobias, 27 N. Oakley street Master Wm. O. Cleveland, 100 Washtenaw ave., Secretary Geo. P. Smith, 42 Artesian ave .... Collector H. Pi ice, 1019 A. Fulton st Receiver L. L. Gay, 1069 Fulton st . . . . Magazine Agent 188. BALDWIN t Ft. Howard, WIs. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays. 8 P. M. H. L. Nichols, L. Box 39 Master D. E. Hogan Secretary Jav Parkinson, Box 266, Green Bay, Wig Collector M. Sheehy. Fort Howard, Wis Receiver Geo. Shequiu Magazine Agent 188. FERGUSON : Mitchell. Dakota. Meets in 1. 0. O. F. Hal 1,1st and 8d Sundays at IP. M. William M. Smith, Box 677 Master John F. Stofford Secretary Edward Smith. 8anborn. Iowa Collector Emmet Wentworth, 8anl>orn, Iowa . . Receiver Edward Smith, Sanborn. Iowa . Magazine Agent 181. CUSTER; Livingston, Montana. Meets evenr Wednesday at 7:30 P. M., at Thomp- son's Hall. W. T. Field, L Box 64 Master W. F. Koontz, L. Box 16 Secretary H. K. Mayhew, L. Box 16 Collector E. J. He&ly, Billions, Montana Receiver J. Martin, L. Box 16 Magazine Agent 188. MT. TACOMA: New Tacoma, Washington Ter. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month. John 8 Moss. 9i2 Tacoma Ave Master F. M. Siawm Secretary J. M. Hughes Collector J. S. Moss Receiver F. H. Andrews, 1733 E St. . . . . Magazine Agent 186. J. B. MAYNARD: Albina, Oregon. Meet in Hill's Hall. 2d and 4th Sundays. J. R. Clark. E. Portland, Oregon .... Master H. W. Hall, Box 287, East Portland, Oregon Secretary D. J. Byrne, Box 287 East Portland, Oregon Collector H. W. Hall, Box 287, East Portland, Oregon Receiver J. F. McQuald, McMinnville, Ore . . Mag. Agent 184. BONANZA ; Missonis, Montana. Meets every Monday night in I. O. O. F. Hall C. H. March, Box 45 Master E. L. Hollister, L. Box 24 Secretary Milton Cheney Collector H. W. Smith Receiver 8amuel Gardner Magazine Agent 886. RE-ECHO; Montpelier. Idaho. ' Meets in K. of L. Hall Fridays, at 7:30 P. M. R L. Wysong Master J. E. Toner Secretary Kd. Puriell Collector James Duriy Receiver James Dotty Magazine Agent 186. CLOUD CITY; LeadvDle, Colo. Meets 2d and kit Friday* at 8:00 P. M., in G A* R. Hall. Wm. Braden. 204 W. 6th St Master & W. Burdick, Box 830 Secretary H. G. Newell Collector H. A. Huddleston, Box 330 Receiver George Moore, Box 880 Magazine Agent 187. RIVERSIDE; Savanna, 111. Meets 1st and 3d Sunday of each month. Clarence Latham, Box 446 Master Ira Hurless, Box 79 Secretary Hiram Hicks, Box 79 Collector W. K. Lord, Box 147 Receiver Ira Hurless Magazine Agent 188. MAPLE CITY; Norwalk, Ohio. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays. V. C. Fitzsimmons Master E. E. Bishop, Box 765 Secretary John Templer Collector a E. Bishop, Box 765 Receiver E. E. Bishop, 79 Prospect St . . Magazine Agent 188. MAHONING; Youngstown, Ohio. Meets every ether Sunday evening in Union Veteran Hall, Federal Street. D. Heinselman Master J. B. Mawby Secretary J. B. Mawby Collector W. T. Raney, 199 Hine 8t Receiver J. B. Reese, 1235 Emma St. . . . Magazine Agent 800. GREAT SOUTHERN; Meridian, Him. Meets every Monday evening at 7:80 in B. of L. K Hall. M. R. Curry, Box 210 Master P. McHale, N. O. 6i N. a Shops .... Secretary J. Finn, 309 N. Fourth Ave Collector Jas. Rasberry Receiver Chas. R. Lewis, 659 Rampart St., New Orleans, La Magazine Agent 801. FRIENDLY HAND; Jackson. Tenn. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesday nights of each month in K. of P. Hall D. W. Shea Master J. L. Jones Secretary Tim Coughlin Collector J. L. Jones Receiver J. D. Bledsoe Magazine Agent 808. SCIOTO; Chillicothe, Ohio. Meets in Clough's Hall lsi Sundays at 2.80 P. M., and 3d Mondays at 7 P. M Sinnet Barker, Box 68 Master C. W. Sanders, Box 1231 Secretary Albert Maunsell, 364 Second St .... Collector Frank Willis, 861 E. Main St Receiver >C. W. Sandeis Box 1231 Magazine Agent 805. GARFIELD: Garrett, Ind. Meets every Friday at 7:30 P. M. Thomas Cunningham, Box 70 Master W. K. George Secretary M. W. Smith Collector Frank Whiteman, Box 26 Receiver F. Wheterman, Box 26 Magazine Agent 804. COTTON BELT ; Jonesboro, Ark. Meets at Stacy Hall, every Monday at 7 P. M. A. Donnigan Master L. D. Roberts, L. Box 165 Secretary Ambrose Donigan Collector L. D. Roberts, L. Box 165 Receiver W. B. Williamson Magazine Agent 806. FLOWER OF THE WEST ; Topeka, Kansas. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., in A. O. U. W Hall George Atherton, 228 Kline St Master C. A. Marsh, 203 Chandler 8t Secretary C. M. Riddle, 220 Kline St Collector J. R. Mussel man, 620 Branner St ... . Receiver John 8ymington, 207 Hancock St . . Mag. Agent 206. FORT PICKERING; Hemphls, Tenn, Meets first Monday aud third Saturday of each month at Miller’s Hall, corner Fifth and Jack- son streets. E. J. Hatch, 809 Main St Mastei Dan 8. Ramsey, 328 Union St Secretary Wilkie Bickerstaff, caie M. A T. R. R. Shops Collector John D. Franklin, care K. C. M.AB.R. R. Receiver Walter E. Owens, 787 Main St, ... . Mag. Agent Digitized by Google

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386 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [May. 107. LOYAL; Ft. Meets in Arcanum Hall 1st and 8d Thursdays, and 2d and 4th Wednesdays. Thos. 8. Taylor, 707 Stewart 8t Master Ch&s. W. Higgins, Box 470 Secretary Thos. Newberry Collector Thos. Taylor. 767 Stewart St Receiver Wm C. Curtis, Yallonia, Pa . . Magazine Agent 108. KEYSTONE ; Susquehanna, Pa. Meets in C. M. B. A. Hall ; alternate Tuesday and Saturday evenings. John Hill, Box 82 Blaster J. J. Lannan, Box 131 Secretary Martin Griffin Collector Daniel Crtegan Receiver C. A. Allen Magazine Agent 100. SARATOGA; Whitehall, N. Y. Meets alternate Sundays in Arcade Building. W. R. Combs Master D. H. LaCrosse, Box 366 Secretary H. W. Collins, Box 274 Collector Thos. Dorcal Receiver W. C. Holloway Magazine Agent 810. I8-K; Schenectady, N. Y. Meets eve y other Thursday in McCamus’ Hall. J. E. VanVranken, Box 497 Master Charles R. Weeks, Box 497 Secretary Homer Eyguar, Box 646 Collector Timothy Smith, Box 497 Receiver John W. Yrooman Box 497 . . Magazine Agent til. ONOKO: South Easton, Pa. Meets in Bragg’s Hall, 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P.M. S. F. Milheim. 436 Center St Master W. H. McCormick, 425 Delaware St . . Secretary James R. Morris, 711 Wilkes Barre St . . Collector A. J. Mickley, 725 Berwick 8t Receiver E. A Seek, 828 Berwick 8t . . . Magazine Agent til. EMPIRE; Watertown, N. Y. Meets in Good Templars Hall 2d and 4th Sun- days. T. H. Lynch, 101 Factory St Master H. A. French, 4 Cedar St Secretary H. A. French, 4 Cedar St Collector T. H. Lynch, 101 FactoryS t Receiver Q B. Walker, 71 Arsenal St . . . Magazine Agent 118. WEST SHORE; Frankfort, N. 1. Meet every Tuesday evening in Joslln Block. M. J. Melroy Master , James Zollner .secretary Wm. Weller Collector B. Flansburg, Box 27. Coeyman Junc- tion, N. Y Receiver D. P. Gillen, Canajoharie, N. Y . . . Mag. Agent 814. ORIOLE: Baltimore, Md. Meets in Lehman’s Hall, 861 Garden St., 2d and 4th Sundays. Albert F. Gibbon®, 415 Fifth St Master John Garrick, 1901 Oak 8t Secretary R. L. Carnan. 308 B. Lanvall street . . . Collector J. N. Jones, 1100 Barclay St Receiver F. Gibbons. 1836 Wirt St ... . Magazine Agent 116. EAST ALBANY; East Albany, N.Y. Meets in Vaughn’s Hall 2 and 4th Sundays at 12:30 P. M. W. R. Taber, 222 Fourth St Master J. W. Reed. 92 8econd St Secretary C. P. Lowell, 855 Broadway, Greenbush, N. Y Collector F. P. Brooksby, 80 Washington Ji., Green- bush, N. Y Receiver C. P. Lowell, 355 Broadway, Greenbush, N. Y Magazine Agent 116. W. A. FOSTER ; Fitchburg, Mass. Meets 2d and 4th Sunday in each month in Grand Army Hall, at 11:30 A. M. Geo. W. Alden,94 Mt. Vernon 8t Master O. A. Pope, F. R. R. Engine House, Fitchburg, Mass Secretary W. H. Cone Collector Geo. W. Alden,94 Mt. Vernon st . . . . Receiver O. A Pope, F. R. R. engine house . . Mag Agent 217. HEADLIGHT: Brazil, lad. Meets in K. of P. Hall on 2d and 4 th Sunday af- ternoons. W. K. Larr, Box 242 Master Elmer P. Collins Secretary G. L. Cook Collector W. 8. Cook Receiver Wm. H. Johnson, Brasil, Ind . . Magazine Agent 218. PIKES PEAK; Colorado City, Colo. Meets every Sunday at 12:30 P. M. W. D. O’Brien Master E. R. Hall, L. Box 220 Secretary Amos Allen Collector Thomas F. Burns, Box 822, Colorado Springs Receiver Wm. Walker Magazine Agent 219. SMOKY CITY; AUegheuy, Pa. Meet every Monday at 2:30 P. M., Cor. Bid well and Pennsylvania Ave. E. D. Cawley, 290 Franklin St Master C. Peterson, 170 Fulton St Secretary Ed. F. McCarty. 2 ReffXige St Collector John T. Sweeney, 189 Adams st Receiver R. Beeson. 271 Franklin St . . . Magazine Agent 110. PROVIDENT; Banbury, Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays, in Cooper Hall. Bailey Kennedy Master C. A. Richards Secretary A. C. Mitchell Collector C. C, Bowen, Sun bury, Pa Receiver Harvey Buck Magazine Agent 221. HURON; Point Edward, Ontario. Meets in 1. O. O. F. Hall, 2d and 4th Tuesdays at 8 P. M. John McMillan, Jr., Box 78 Master E. J. Everett, Box A Secretary F. J. Burgess Collector W. K. Forbes Receiver Chas. Farmer Magazine Agent 222. WEB8TEB; Fort Dodge, Iowa. Meets at G. A. R., ^Child’s block, 1st and 8d Sun- days at 2 P. M. C. W. Gardner, Box 738 Master O. G. Anderson, Box 49 Secretary Charles TafT Collector O. G. Anderson Receiver Alex. Graves Magazine Agent 121. ASHLAND; Lexington, Ky. Meets 1st and 3d Thursdays in I. O. O. F. Hall. Thos. J. Kane, 299 E. Main St Master Frank Brandt. 227 E. Main St Secretary S. W. Malick. 199 E. Main St . . < ollector F. Brandt, 227 E Main St Receiver 8. W. Malick, 199 E. Main St . . Magazine Agent 224. T. C. BOOBN; St. Cloud, Minn. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 8 P. M. at Odd Fel- low Hall. Abe Vogel, L. Bex 944 Master Hubert Gans Secretary John Mouran Collector A. Vogel, L. Box 944 Receiver J. A. Dickinson, Box 1128 . . . . Magazine Agent 826. SUPERIOR; Fort William West, Ontario. Meets every Monday night in Smith’s Hall. Burton Wheatley Master W. H. Wadland Secretary Con Goulding ... Collector WillBlannernassett Receiver T. L. Drummond Magazine Agent 826. MAGNOLIA; Corsicana, Texas. Meets 2d and 4th Wednesdays at 8 P. M L. C. Overhiser Master Wt M. Nicol, L. Box 280 Secretary J. Barry Collector W. M. Nicol. L. Box 230 Receiver J. H. Dunkin Magazine Agent 827. MAGNET: Binghamton. N. Y. Meets 1st Wednesday and 4th Saturday at 2 P. M. at 8tevens’ Hall. North Chenango St. W. A. Wrigley. 28 Doubleday St Master G, B. Warner, 80 Lewis St Secretary W. A. Wrigley, 23 Doubleday 8t . . Collector Theodore Haskins, 80 Virgil St . . . Receiver G. B. Warner. 80 Lewis St . . . Magazine Agent 228. ACHE; Scranton, Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M., in the Firs: National Bank, No. 832 Lackawana ave. 8. M. Travis. 716 Adams ave Master Jas. G. Burnett, 216 Lackawana Ave . . Secretary E. M. Tewksbury, 231 Falrview Ave, Hyde Park Collector Judson Bayly, 514 E. Market 8t Receiver A. R. Woodward, 226 N. 9th St . . . . Mag. Agent Digitized by Google

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 387 129. RICKARD; Utica, ». T. Meet at 2 P. M. 2d and 4th Sundays at Post Bacon Hall. E. D. Russell, 124 Bleecker st Master F. E. Beach, 262 Bleecker st Secretary J. J. Quirk, 158 Catharine st Collector A. E. Pease, 76 Main st . Receiver Jas. 6. A gang, Box 131, Canastoia, N. Y . . Magazine Agent 288. ALBANY CITY: Albany, N. Y. Meets 1st, 3d ana 5th Mondays in each month, at 206 Washington Ave., at 7:30 P. M. Geo. W. Gilkerson, Livingston Ave. above Ontario St Master Geo M. Jeffers, 36 Ontario St Secretary Geo. W. Gilkerson, 587 Livingston Ave . Collector Geo. M. Jeffers. 36 Ontario St Receiver Geo. Heckman, 108 Western Ave . . Mag. Agent SSI. DELAWARE: Wilmington, Delaware. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2:30 P. M., corner Third and KingStreers. E. M. Sargent 618 west 4th St Master G. H. Lari more, 405 Lombard St ... . Secretary George Clarey, 1011 Lombard 8t . . . . Collector G. H. Lari more, 405 Lorn bard St. . . . Receiver E. J. Gordon, 621 Lombard St ... . Mag. Agent 28S. LUCKY THOUGHT; Middletown, N. Y. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month, at 1 P. M., in K. of H. Hall. D H. Smith, Box 1481 Master W. H. Tidaback, Box 1431 Secretary W. J. Herlihy Collector 8. Gildersleeve, Box 1431 Receiver H. B. Weeden, Drawer 104, Norwich, N. Y. Magazine Agent itt. GLAD TIDINGS; Moncton, New Brunswick. Meets 1st Saturday evening and 3d Sunday after- noon in Victoria Hall. Frank Probert Master Kenneth Campbell, Box 286 Secretary W. H. Gay Collector R. H. Coggan, Box 81 Receiver J. Stewart. Jr Magazine Agent Meets 1st ana 3d Sundays, in B. of L. F. hall, W. R. Boucher Master W. J. Thurlow. 119 Main St Secretary w. H. Allendale Collector H. G. Reid Receiver John Beattie Magazine Agent 289. BUCKEYE; Delaware, Ohio. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, in Reid & Powell's Hall. F. L. Volk, Box 782 Master J. J. Quinlan, Box 405 Secretary J. J. Jennings Collector Jas. B. Healy Receiver James Quinlan, Box 405 ... . Magazine Agent 240. GILBERT; Jackson, Mich. Meets every Monday at 7:80 P. M. Jas. F. Eaton, 312 Blackstone St Master J. H. Bentley, 116 Cortland St ... . Secretary M. A. Henry, 327 Quarry St Collector D. Green, 211 Orange 8t Receiver George Holden, 205 Beech st . . Magazine Agent 241. MOUNTAIN CITY; Hazleton, Pa. Meet 2d and 4th Sundays of each month, at 1:80 P. M., at Liberty Hotel Laurell 8t. John Gleam, Box 300 Master P. C. Hagerty, Box 300 Secretary John McCall, Box 300 Collector Andrew Krapf, Box 800 . Receiver John J. Pickering, Box 800 .. . Magazine Agent 242. WHEATON; Elmira, N. Y. Meets in G.A.R.Hall 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P.M. W. M. Bacon, 311 South Ave Master Chas. Barker. 870 McGee St Secretary M. C. Ward, 157 8. Second St Collector J. H. Bartholomew, 108 Ferris St ... . Receiver Daniel Keefe. 360 W. Fifth St . . Magazine Agent 248. J. H. SELBY; Texarkana, Texas. Meets every Sunday at 2 P. M. W. F. Rowe, Texarkana, Ark Master 8. A. Oliver, Texarkana, Ark Secretary J. M. Painter, Texarkana, Ark Collector E. H. Christman Glass Box 862, Texark- ana, Ark Receiver E. H. Christman Glass, Box 362, Texark- ana, Ark Mag. Agent 244. T. P. O'ROURKE; Chicago, HI. Meets 1st Thursday at 8 P. M. and 3d 8unday at 2:30 P. M., Cor. 14th and Jefferson 8ts. C. Naylor, 97 8tewart Ave • . . Master Jas. J. Deegan. 298 E. 22d St Secretary Wm. Baxter, 657 W. 18 Place Collector N. E. Mare, 5637 Atlantic Ave Receiver P. C. Winn, 330 W. 12th St . . . Magazine Agent 286. THREE BROTHER8: Pittsburgh, Pa. Meet Cor. 26th St. and Penn Ave. every Sunday at 2 P. M. J. W. Murphy, 8491 Denny St Master P. 8. Williams, 2908 Penn Ave Secretary W. J. Adams. Arch St. above 28th . . . Collector H. B. Duff, corner 8mallman and 26th Sts Receiver R. O. Ferrin. 2903 Penn st . . . . Magazine Agent 246. GEORGIA; Savannah, Ga. Meets every Thursday at 7:80 P. M. and 3d Sun- day at 2:30 P. M. Joseph F. Dooner, 117% Barnard St . . . Master Adam Hutton, 117% Barnard St ... . Secretary Adam Hutton, 117 Barnard St Collector Fleming Goolshy, 212% Harris St . . . Receiver Jobn J. Gordon, 101% Montgomery St Magazine Agent 288. HINTON; Hinton. West Virginia. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesdays at 1:80 P. M. and 2d and 4th Saturdays at 7:30 P. M. W. A. Callahan Master O. E. Madison Secretary J. P. Steele ... Collector J. R. Nutty Receiver J. Grether, Box 118 Magazine Agent 287. CENTRAL PARK; Central Park, HI. Meets 1st and 3d, Sundays, in Tilton’s Hall. Ben Dean, Box 101 Master M.J.Kennedy, 549 W. Ohio 8t., Chicago, Secretary M-J.Kennedy, 549 W. Ohio St., Chicago, Collector Thud. Chew. Dekalb, 111 Receiver Horace Brink Magazine Agent 228. PLAIN CITY ; Paducah. Ky. Meets every Wednesday at 7:80 P. M. H. C. Kehlman. 1134 Jefferson St Master Henry Kootz, 8. 5th St Secretary ▲. K Mercer Collector H. C. Kehlman, 1134 Jefferspu Si Receiver Magazine Agent 248. MACON « Hacoa, Ga. Meets at M. W. depot every Sunday. W. M. Walker. 1H25 Fourth St Master John Taylor, 553 Boundry 8t Secretary James Boatwright, 454 Oak St Collector Jas. M. Pool Receiver E. B. Abell Magazine Agent 247. KENNE8AW : Atlanta, Ga. Meets every Sunday at 2 P. M., at 49% Broad 8t. W. H. Hollingsworth, 890 Houston 8t . . Master Henry J. Young. 142 Mongum 8t . . . Secretary 8. N. Pitchford, 58 Smith St Collector John M. Baird, 194 Powers 8t Receiver Geo. Fectater Magazine Agent 248. WESTERN RESERVE; Ashtabula, Ohio. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 1;30 P. M., in G.A.R. Hall. C. A. Mahan, Box 767 Master J. S. Brown. Box 704 Secretary Wm. Rose Collector H. L. Adams, Box 537 Receiver Chas. Weisell, Box 530 Magazine Agent Digitized by i^.ooQLe

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388 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE . [May. 248. CALUMET; Sooth Chicago, IU. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 7:80 P. M., in En- gineer's Hall, South Chicago. Samuel T. Hooper, Judd, Cook Co., Hi . . Master Hugo Logan, Judd, Cook County, IU . Secretary Hugo Logan, Judd, Cook County, 111 . Collector J. W. Swartzell, Judd, Cook County, 111 . Receiver 0. J. Austin, Judd, Cook Co., ni . . Mag. Agent 260. GOLDEN LINK; Wllkesbarre, Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays of every month at Se- nior Mechanic's HaU. E. A. Reiley, Ashley, Pa Master W. C. Daugherty, 71 Kidde? St Secretary C. H. Laman, Kingston, l'a Collector C. Vanwhy, Ashley, Pa. Receiver Elmer E. Buts, Ashley. Pa . . . Magazine Agent SSI. LEHIGH; Manch Chunk, Pa. Meets at Stahl’s HaU 1st and 3d Sundays. Theo. Lindenmuth East Mauch Chunk . Master John McAllister, Box 275 Secretary L. H. Yetter. Box 275 Collector C. Roberts, Box 276 Receiver L. H. Yetter, Box 275 Magazine Agent US. COLUMBIA : Columbia, Pa. Meet in Fenarich's Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at 1 P M Harry M. Hinkle Master Frank Stocker Secretary Geo. W. Ewing Collector Martin M. Hinkle Receiver H. A. Bennett, Box 531 Magazine Agent US. TRENTON; Trenton. N. J. Meets in Bayard Post No. 8, G. A. R. room at 24 E. State St. 1st and 8d Sundays of each month. John Hatfield, 47 Hart ave. Master Robert Stackhouse, 687 Broad St. . . . Secretary Thos. H. Decator, 45 Hart Ave Collector Frank P. Parsons, 175 Brunswick Ave . Receiver Wm. C. Massey, 157 Passaic St. . Magazine Agent U4. CLIMAX; Missouri Yalley, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, at 7:80 P. M. in Ma- sonic Hall. W. H. Roberts Master C. T. Crippen, Box 171 Secretary P. J. Farrell Collector J. P. Hoff Receiver H. F. Reinoehl, Box 524 ... . Magazine Agent 266. NEIGHBOR; McCook. Neb. Meets in Masonic Hall 1st and 3d Wednesdays, and 2d and 4th Saturdays. Ernest McConneU, Box 1&4 Master 1. W. Jackson, Box 9o Secretary I. W. Jackson, Box 96 Collector G. A. Tolander, Box 521 Receiver Frank McAdams, Box 210 ... . Magazine Agent UA HIGH LINE: Como, Colo. Meets every Thursday 8 P M. In McFarlin HaU. B. Bowerman . Master G. W. McAleer, Box 47 Secretary M. 8. Mathes Collector G. W. McAleer, Box 47 Receiver G. A. Milroy Magazine Agent U7. KIT CAB80N; Ratos, New Mexico. Meets every Sunday in Engineer's HaU, on First street, at 2 P. M. John W. Cullen Master Alfred R. Cullen Secretary B. F. Pine Collector James McPherson Receiver Chas. Miller. Box 56 Magazine Agent 168. RENO: Nickerson, Kansas. Meets in Odd FeUows HaU every Thurday evening at 7:80. A. E. Leighty Master J. 8. Wood, L. Box 18 Secretary Jas. Ban ton CoUector A. 8. Ritenour Receiver E. A. Devarraux Magazine Agent 260. CALIFORNIA; Sacramento, Cal. Meets 2d and 4th Tuesdays in Red Men's Hall, Masonic building. 8th and K Sts. E. Kunz, 1311 Ninth St . . Blaster G. E. Hanford. Box 1U7 Secretary C. W. Cox, 1517 N St Collector J. D. Cummings. Box 107 Receiver G. E. Hanford, Box 107 Magazine Agent 261. MAGDALENA; 8an Marcial, New Mexico. Meets 1st Sunday 3d Tuesday in Masonic haU. Morgan Feathers. Box 110 Master Israel Cook, Box 87 Secretary Wm. Hanway Collector Frank Ewing Receiver George S. Lewis, Box 108 ... . Magazine Agent 262. QUEEN CITY. West Toronto Janet., Ont. Meets 1st and 3d Mondays, and 2d and 4th Tues- days at Carlton HaU. W. B. Ritchey, Box 01 . ...... Master John Donaldson Secretary William Hyndman. Box 61 Collector John Price Receiver A. Madden Magazine Agent 268. ALAMO; Taylor, Texas. Meets every Wednesday at Alamo Hall. Thomas Thrailkill, Box 55 Master S. M. Bridgewater, Lox Box io Secretary B. C. Melson. Box 10 . . CoUector A. E. Aikman, Box 10 Receiver A. Browson Magazine Agent 264. J. K. GILBREATH; Batte City, Montana. Meets every Thursday at 8 P. M., In Cobban HaU. South Butte, Montana. Joseph Byrne. Box 4. South Butte .... Master Peter Grant, South Butte Secretary Geo. Tyndall, Box 882 Collector C. H. DeCamp, Box 5, South Butte . . . Receiver Mac. Haskins. South Butte, Mon . . Mag. Agent 266. GRAND RIYER: Grand Rapids, Hick. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2:80 P. M. in I. O. O. F. Hall. H. Norris, 50 River avenue Master G. P. Downey, 18 Wenham avenue . . Secretary Walter Follett CoUector J. Kitselman, 68 California St Receiver Elmer E. Decker, 447 S. Division St . Mag. Agent 266. JOHN HICKEY : 8onth Kankanna, Wls. Meets 1st and 3d Mondays at 7:80 P. M., and 2d and 4th Suudays at 2 P. M. J. E. Moqutu Master H. O. Fuller Secretary L. Kit tell CoUector Laurence Hoffman Receiver Laurence Hoffman Magazine Agent 267. ENDEAYOR; Algiers, La. Meets at Castle Hall every Thursday at 7:80 P. M. M. H. Brown, 78 Webster Ave .... .Master A. G. Donely, 88% Pacific Ave Secretary A. H. Flynn, 87 Pacific avenue Collector A. B. Walters, 110 Pacific Ave Receiver A. H. Flynn, 87 Pacific Ave . . Magazine Agent 268. CHICKAMAUGA; Chattanooga, Team. Meets every Friday at 2 P. M. D. V. Cahill, care 301 cor. McCreary and Hines 8t., Nashville, Tenn Master D. V. Cahill, care 301 cor. McCreary and Hines 8t., Nashville, Tenn Secretory Jas. Harrington, 310 Long St Collector Tim O’Leary, care 801 Cor. McCreary and Hines 8t., NashviUe. Tenn Receiver 269. O. K.; Cincinnati, Ohio. Meet 1st and 8d Sundays at Eagle Hall, S. W. cor. 8th St. and Central Ave. Jas. F. Luddon, 110 Cass St Master R. E. McKenzie, 151 BaymUler St . . . Secretary W. C. Conn CoUector G. S. Kershner, 1331 Greenup 8t., Cov- ington, Ky Receiver Ed. Cullen. 27 Budd St Magazine Agent 270. MINNEAPOLIS; Minneapolis, Minn. Meets 1st Sunday of each month at 2 P. M., and 8d Saturday at 7:80 P. M. 8. B. Thompson. 2216 Cedar Ave Master D. Lucas, 407 Fifth 8t. 8 Secretory A. M. Getcbell, 27 Second 8t. 8 Collector Chas. Kraft, 2116 Twenty-Ninth 8t. 8 . . Receiver Ambrose Powell. 3020 28th Ave. So., Mag. Agent 271. BYRAM; Stanhope, N.J. Meets in Drake's HaU, 2d and 4th Sundays at 4 P. M. R. A. Trezise, Box 80, Port Morris .... Master Wm. Weller, Box 25, Port Morris . . . Secretary W. H. Blanchard, Port Morris ..... CoUector Wm. Weller, Box.25, Port Morris . . Receiver M. T. Di^kermsn, Box 31. Port Morris, N. J Magazine Agen Digitized by Google

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE . 389 979. W LLttOft ; Janetlom, N. J. Meets 1st and 3d 8undays. In Well’s Hall. Jno. 8. Eveland, Jr Master J. E. Dineen Secretary Jacob 8. Rodenbougb Collector J. W. Gary Receiver John 8. Eveland Magazine Agent •79. DENVER ; Denver, Colo. Meets every Monday night in P. O. 8. of A. Hall, corner 15th and Holladay 8ts. R. M. Huntington, 562 8anta PeSt . . . . Master H. J. Sweeney, 1043 Seventh St ... . Secretary C. H. Curtis, 458 Clark St . . Collector W. J. Bratton 1245 Pimon 8t Receiver J. £. Nichols, 2221 Lawrence St . . Magasine Agt •74. JACKSON; Clifton Forge, Vs Meets 2d and 4th Saturdays at 7:80 P. M. in Odd Fellows Hall. J. H. Wright Master C. H. Butcher, . Secretary R. B. Donovan Collector J. H. White. 811 Stewart St., 8taunton . Receiver R. R. Johnson Magazine Agent 976. LEE; Richmond. Va. Meets in Thorn’s Hall Cor. 17th and Main sts., 1st and 8d 8undays at 1:30 P. M. Wm. J. Burke, N.N A M.V. Round House, Master W. A. Demaine, N. N. A M. V. Round House Secretary W. R. Sanders, 4 N. 18th St Collector Wm. J. Burke, NN<fc MV Round House . Receiver W. R. 8anders, No. 4 N. 18th St . . . Mag. Agent 276. REGINA; Vancouver. B. C. Meets every Monday evening in K. of P. HaU. D. A. Morton Master Angus Morton Secretary Angus Morton * ollector Fred Clutterbuck Receiver Harry Andrews Magaziue Agent •77. ALABAMA; Mobile, Ala. Meets every Monday at 2 P. M. O. E. Adams, L. & N. Shops Master R. H. McCarty, L. A N. Shops Secretary R. H. McCarty, LAN. Shops Collector Prank I. Carney, L. A N. Shops Receiver W. A. Crawford, L. A N. Shops . Magazine Agent •78. ANDERSON: Vicksburg, Miss. Meets 1st ana 3d Tuesdays at 2 P. M. and 2d and 4th Fridays at 7 P. M. H. J. Stanton, 817 Pearl St Master D. P. Weaver, 1107 S. Washington St . . Secretary E. R. Wright, 1107 S. Washington St . . Collector D. P. Weaver, 1107 S. Washington St . . Receiver R. Wright, 1107 So. Washington St . . Mag. Agent •78. METEOR ; McComb City, Miss. Meets every other Sunday at 8 P. M. in Odd Fel- lows’ Hall. J. Lee Colton Master A. W. Jennings, Box 87 . Secretary A. W. Jennings, Box 87 Collector Ike H. Martin, Box 8T Receiver E. M. Coe Box 87 Magazine Agent •80. OZARK; Thayer, Mo. Meets Sundays at 9 A. M. in Sachs’ Hall. W. H. Lohnes, Box 237 Master Jacob Myers, Box 185 Secretary G. E. Beaument Collector C. P. Countryman Receiver Henry I. Ogle Magaziue Agent •81. TUNNEL HILL; New Albany, lad. Meets in Hedden’s Hall 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M. W. 8. Ashcroft Master H. H. Hopkins Secretary W. H. Sarles Collector Wm. H. Stephens, N. 7ih St Receiver John 8. Keane, 118 Main St . . . Magaziue Agent 969. BURNSIDE; ML Carmel. HI. Meets in Lotta Hall on 1st and 3d Sundays at 2:80 P. M. J. T. Worsham Master Calvin Mlnnlear Secretary Wm. Couplau Collector D. Aldridge Receiver J. T. Wortham Magazine Agent LACKAWANNA ; Great Bead, Pa. Meets in Kectler’s Hall 2d Sunday and 4th Wed- nesday. F. J. May, Box 139, Hallstead, Pa . . . .Master E. Edenger Secretary Thos. L. Connelly Collector H. P. Trowbridge, Hallstead, Pa. ... . Receiver 8. H. Wells. Great Bend, Pa Mag. Agent •84. ELM CITY ; New Haven, Conn. Meets at Elk’s HaU, 852 Chapel St. 1st Saturday and 3d Sunday afternoon. E. A. Ferrell, 159 Rosette St Master E. 8. AlUng, 123 Cedar 8t Secretary W. H. Dellert, 43 Carlisle 8t CoUector Wm. A. Pyle. 4fl Arthur St . . ... Receiver Cbas. A. Baldwin, 243 Greenwich Ave. Magazine Agent 286. CHARTER OAK; Hartford, Conu. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month, Cor Pratt and Main Sts., In Bliss Hall. H. L. Stearns, 4 Wooster 8t Master E. E. Bill, 27 Vine St Secretary B. A. Thayer, 112 Hopkins St Collector H. L. Stearns. 4 Wooster 8t . . . . Receiver J. H. Osmond, 88 Fairmont St . Magazine Agent 286. SAGINAW VALLEY; East Saginaw, Mich. Meets in B L.E.Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P.M. Wilfred Borland, 412 N. 4th St Master Adolphus Fixel, 1214 Miller St Secretary Robert Steiner, 675 N. 4th St Collector Wesley Beck, 124 8ears St Receiver A Fixel, 1214 Miller 8t .... Magazine Agent 987. ALTOONA; Altoona, Pa. Meets every Sunday at 2 P. M., in Ott’s Hall, Twelfth St. T. D. Trout, 2d ave. and 7th St Master J. C. Brode, 1094 Nineteenth St ... . Secretary W. G. Miller, 1903 Union Ave Collector F. A. Davis, 1906 Union Ave Receiver P. F. Allen. 1213 Sixteenth avenue . Mag. Agent 988. EMMET; EsthervUle, Iowa. Meets 1st Sunday and third Monday at 7:80 P. M. in Masonic Hall. Geo. Godden, Box 76 Master P. J. Sullivan, Box 48 Secretary A. L. Houltshouser, Box 5 CoUector R. 8. Robinson, Box 102 Receiver D. L. Poet, Box 78 Magazine Agent 989. GRAND ISLAND; Grand Island, Neb. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:80 P. M., in Odd Fellows' HaU, cor. 3d and Pine Sts. John W. Allwine Master Geo. Morgan, Box 575 Secretary Wm. H. An van CoUector Wm. Edwards Receiver Wm. Edwards ... ... Magaziue Agent 990. MARION Hannibal, Bo. Meets in Emmet HaU. 2d A 4th Sundays at 7 P. M. W. E. Miles. 1101 Church st Master L. R. Bickel, 510 Bluff st. 8o Secretary J. S Hart, 412 Washington 8t .... < 'ollector W. F. Ritter, 217 S. 4th 8t Receiver L. R. Bickel. 510 BlufTSt .... Magaziue Agent 991. ATLANTIC; Brooklyn, N. Y. Meets 2d Saturday evenings and 4th Sunday morn- ings at Pythian HaU. Geo. P.Smith, 46 Williams Ave., 26th ward, Master Walter Jamison, 7 Perry Place Secretary John Logue collector Thos. H. Smith. 707 Madison St . . . Receiver Ed. Locke. 8ackman 8t., bet. E. New New York and Liberty Ave., Statlou E.. Brooklyn, N. Y Mag. Agent 999. POCAHONTAS; Holden, Mo. Meets Id Odd Fellows’ HaU, 2d and 4th Saturday. J. C. Bell Master G. R. Johnson Secretary W. A. Bedell ( ollector W. M. Bedell . . Receiver G. R. Johnson Magaziue Agent •9* LAFAYETTE; Philadelphia, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month at 1:80 P. M. HaU, cor. Frankfort Road and 8argent St. J. J. Leahy, 2627 Fremont St Master W. J. Sharkey, 2608 Somerset St ... . Secretary J. J. Haughey, 2710 Hewson St CoUector L. Faber, 808 Buttonwood St Receiver G. W. NevlU, 1541 Palmer St . • Magazine Agent Digitized by Google

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390 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [May. 994. OHIO BITER; Han tiapton, W. To. Meets 1st Saturday and Sd Thursday at 7 P. M., in Palmer’s building. Sd ave., bet. 8tb and 0th sts. O. 6. Temple. Box 262 Master G. W. Lynch, L. Box 3M Secretary O. G. Temple, Box 262 Collector G. F. Parsons Receiver B. A. T. Watkins, Box 262 Mag. Agent IN. U. 8.; Davenport, la. Meets 1st and 3d Sunday of each month. J. V. Cunningham, 1314 Carry Ave .... Master A. R. Rough, 1236 Harrison St . . . Secretary A. R. Rough, 1285 Harrison St ... Collector A. M. Rough, 1285 Harrison St Receiver F. W. Duncan, 606 Brady St . . . Magazine Agent C.F. McSteen.careJohn McSteen, Magazine Agent 196. IRON RANGE! Dnlnth, Minn. Thomas Relly, Two Harbors, Minn . . . Master Walter H. Bell, Box 269, Two Harbors, Minn Secretary P. J. McGuire. Two Harbors, Minn . . Collector J. G. Defond, 1916 W. Michigan St . . . Receiver A. Dahl, 1918 Michigan St., west . . Mag. Agent 997. CLARK; Jeffersonville, Ind. Meets 2d and 4th Monday at Beck's Hall. J. Wilson. Box 892 Master C. E. Buehler Secretary P. J. Gavin Collector A. B. Cham ben* Receiver P. A. Coleman Magazine Agent 196. GLENCOE; 8t. Lonls, Mo. Meets at 2817 Chouteau Ave., 1st and 3d Mondays at 1:30 P. M. Geo. T. Andrews. 2029 Eugenie 8treet . . Master J. W. Reynolds. 2132 Gratiot 8t . . . . Secretary Charles A. Darnell, 612 Montrose ave . Collector W. J. Murphy, 814 Montrose ave .... Receiver H. L. Dedrict, 622 Argyle Ave .... Mag. Agent 999. CENTRAL OHIO; Crestline. Ohio. Meet at Jeners’ Hall every Wednesday at 7 P. M. James Butler, Alliance Master W. H. Zink, L. Box 80 Secretary G. R. Rock, Box 85 Collector C. H. Ridge, Box 87 Receiver W. 8. Brown Magazine Agent 900. HARBOR CITY; Michigan City, Ind. Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall 1st, 8d and 5th Mondays at 2 P.M. A. 8. Hewitt, Box 834 Master W. H. Roe L. Box 644 Secretary W. H. Henry, Box 49 Collector Jas. Whitby, L. Box 704 Receiver Lew Willson, 7th street Magazine Agent 901. GREEN MOUNTAIN s LyndonvUle, Vt. Meets 1st Sunday at 10 A. M. and 3d Friday • a P. M. in Engineer’s hall. Samuel J. Norris Master Frank W. Thompson Secretary pro tem Frank W. Thompson Collector Wm. M. Weeks Receiver W. C. Baldwin Magazine Agent 90S. YOUGHIOGHENY; ConnsUsvUls, Pa. Meets alternate Sundays in Relslnger Hall, Main street, Connellsvllle, Pa. J. P. Smith, Box 261 Master A. C. Plante Box 173 Secretary 8. A. McPhee, Box 887 Collector A. C. Plante, Box 173 Receiver W. J. Reenan, Box 36 Magazine Agent 90S. VILLA PARK ; Streator, HI. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays. J. J. Corcoran. 151 Monroe St Master J. B. Irwin, 1 Everett St Secretary Charles Barch Collector Moses Cantlin, 161 North Monroe St . . Receiver Chas. Burtch, 155 E. Wilson St . Magazine Agent 806. UNWIN ; Rat Portage, Ontario. Meets in Garfield Hall, 1st and 3d Wednesdays. Sam S. Wilson Master Wm. Barrage, Box 40 Secretary Wm. Munt Collector Chas. Unwin Receiver Wm. Burrage, Box 40 Magazine Agent 806. GRANITE STATE; Concord. N. H. Meets 2d Saturdays at 7:80 P. M., and 4th Sunday at 8 P. M. in Temple Hall, Sanborn block. J. C. Muzzey, 17 Green St Master F. H. Favor, ILFremont 8t Secretary Z. H. Durkee, Box 248. White River Junc- tion, Vt Collector James Burbeck, 14 Prince St Receiver C. 8. Woods, West Lebanon, N. H . . Mag. Agent 807. HAMDEN ; Springfield. Mass. Meets in Crescent Hall, 218 Main 8t., 1st and Sd Sundays. Chas. A. Chapin. B. 2 Patton 8t Secretary John Fenton, 108 Congresss 8t Collector M. D. Newton, Merrick, Mass Receiver F. R. Childs, B.AA. Eng. House, Magazine Agent 808. BELLE HAVEN; Alexandria, Va. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays. J. W. Hook. 124 Duke Si Master N. B. Grant Secretary H. J. Mortimer Collector W. M. Mansfield 1018. Duke st Receiver H. J. Mortimer Magazine Agent 809. BARTHOLDI: Long Island City, N. Y. Meets 2d Mondays and 4th Saturdays in Sch Wal- lenberg Hall. Wm. J. Simon, Box ®, Shuetzen Park, L. L. N. Y Master Jno. w. Brown, 147 Dupont St., Green Point. L. I.. N. Y Secretary Edward Murphy, Sag Harbor, L. I . . . Collector Frank Sembler Receiver W. A. Barnum, College Point, L. I . . Mag. Agent 810. CHESTNUT RIDGE; Dsrry Station, Pa. Meets 1st, 3d and 4th Wednesdays at 7:90 P. M., and 3d Sunday at 2 P. M. G. B. Meyers, Box 108 Master H. E. Hartman Secretary H. C. Martin Collector Joshua Rhodes Receiver J. T. Cole Magazine Agent 811. BELLE PLAINK; Belle Plains, la. Meets in V. A. L. Hall 1st and 8d Sundays. Arthur Kennedy Master J. C. Hanby, Box 228 Secretary '. W. Miller, Box 341 Collector C. A. Howe, Box 379 ........ Receiver E. L. Condon, Box 126 Magazine Agent 819. BLUE VALLEY ; Wymore, Nsb. Meets in Masonic Hall 1st and 3d 8undays. W. F. Backet, Box 138 Master B. A. Downen Secretary L. W. Small . . Collector S. E. Fulton, Box 86 Receiver B. A. Downen .... Magazine Agent 818. KAW VALLEY; Armonrdals, Kansas. Meets alternate Mondays at 7.30 P. M. John Donovan, Box 32, Armstrong, Kan, . Master Thos. McHale, 808 Colorado avenue, Arm- strong. Kan Secretary M. S. Laughlln, Box 54 Collector Emmett Lewis, 534 Highland avenue. Armstrong, Kan Receiver E. C. Haddock. 120 N. 5th St., Kansas City, Kan Magazine Agent 804. THREE BRANCH Argenta, Ark. Meets every Saturday evening at 7:30 P. M., in Moses Hall, Argenta, Ark. Jas. S. Sharp Master Chas. E. Humphrey Secretary R. S. Hunt, Box 157 Collector R. G. Curtis Receiver B. A. G. Sell, Box 115 Magazine Agent 816. TROY CITY ; Green Island, N. Y. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at Odd Fellows Hall, 101 Hudson avenue. Oliver J. Ogden. 68 James st Master Wm. J. Murray, 68 High St Secretary Jas. A. Dardis, 85 James St Collector H. R. Peach, 44 George St Receiver H. A. Norton, Green Island House . Mag. Agent Digitized by ^.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 391 813. OMEGA ; Buffalo, N. T. Meets every Saturday evening at Siebert’s Hall. corner Jefferson and Bristol Sts. J. SL Huntley. 79 VanRenseller St .... Master Wm. H. Walsh. 1908 Broadway Secretary T. C. Burke. 865 Seneca 8t Collector Robt. O. Williams, 89 Watson St ... . Receiver Robt. O. Williams, 80 Watson St, Magazine Agent SI?. MOUNT PEIS : Reading, Pa. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays, at 9:33 A. M. in Bland’s Hall, 9th and Penn 8ts. George Leeds, 342 Moss St Master Wm. Gordon, 886 Green St Secretary Wm. J. A. Kendall. 888 Green St ... . Collector L. Brownback, 417 N. 10th 8t Receiver M. W. Potteiger, 547 N. Ninth St . . Mag. Agent ns. IRON CITY; Gleawood, 28d Ward, Pittsburgh, Pa. Meets 1st and 8d Monday evenings at 7:30, in Speck’s Block, cor. 2d and Hazlewood avenue. J. F: Willis, Glenwood, 23d Ward . . .Master W. C. Alexander, Glenwood, 23d Ward . Secretary J. A. Woodcock, Glenwood. 23d Ward . Collector W. J. McNanamy, Glenwood, 23d ward Receiver Wm.Carter.28d Ward, Lytle St. . Magazine Agent SIR. ORPHANS* HOPE; Dennison, Ohio. Meets every Tuesday at 6:80 P. M., standard time. John Roach Master John C. Linduff Secretary John Roach Collector Harry R. Brown, Jr Receiver Harry R. Brown, Jr Magazine Agent 3*0. ARBITRATION : East St. Paul, Minn. J. A. Scanlon, 4.6 Whitehall St., St. Paul . Master J. H. Salley. 617 Minnehaha St.. St. Paul, Secretary A. H. Hunter, 751 Edgerton8t.,8t. Paul, Collector R. A. Hetherington, 534 Grove St., St. Paul, Minn Receiver T. C. Hetherington, 582 E. Seventh St., St. Paul Magazine Agent 881. SNOW DRIFT; Chaplean, Ont. Meets in B. of L. F. Hall, First and Third Mon- days at 7:80 P. M. A. Rathwell, C. P. R. R Master W. J. Devlin, C. P. R. R Secretary Mark Bowles Collector J. McAdams, C. P. R. R Receiver Herbert D. Gay Magazine Agent MS. W18SAH1CKON; Philadelphia, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month, at S. E. cor. 10th and Spring Gardeu Sts. L. D. Woodlngton, 1989 N. Ninth st . . .Master James Haas, 2185 Darien 8t Secretary James Haas, 2185 Darien St Collector Joseph Harrison, 668 Jay St Receiver John Kiple, 908 Green St ... . Magazine Agent L ANTHRACITE; Tamaqna, Pa. Meets in Kern’s Hall, 2d and 4th Sundays. Wm. H. Fry Master Wm. Heckman, Box 867 Secretary Andrew Frank Collector Wm. J. Dintinger, Box 347 Receiver Joa Muck low Magazine Agent 3*4. MOUNTAIN SHOVE; Catawlma. Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month at 1:30 P. M., In News Item Hall. J. W. Fisher, Box 222 Master Jeremiah Haley Secretary Jeremiah Haley Collector Geo. Mensch Rupert, Columbia Co., Pa., Receiver W. Bowman, Milton, Pa Magazine Agent SS6. SCHUYLKILL VALLEY; Pottsville, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th 8unday evenings of each month. C. H. Wesley, 815 N. 3d 8t., Pottsville, Pa . Master T. F. Brennan, 898 Hotel St., Palo Alto, Pottsville, Pa. . Secretary Hugh F. Gillespie, 154 E. Bacon St., Palo Alto, Pottsville, Pa . . Collector W. H. Sowers, Palo Alto, Pottsville. Pa., Receiver Nicholas Kuebles, 45 E. Savoy St., Palo Alto, Pottsville Magazine Agent 826. FOLWELL; Bradford, Pa. Meets 1st &3d Sundays at 7:30 P.M. in G.A.'fL Hall. Geo. P. Clough, 6 Allison St Master J. H. Fenner, 69 High St Secretary Clarence Blllington, 28 Hilton St . . . Collector Geo. P. Clough, 6 Allison St Receiver P. T. Lane, 13 Boyeston St . . . Magazine Agent 827. SILVER MOUNTAIN, Needles, Cal. Meets every Saturday in K. of L. Hall. W. B. Cordingly Master J. M. Griffith . . Secretary Chas. Diffinbaugh Collector Wm. Field Receiver John M. Griffith Magazine Agent 828. STONE BALLlST; Plattsmouth, Neb. Meets In K. P. Hall alternate Sundays at 2 P. M. C. P. Curtis Master H. F. Zlnu Secretary J. E. Kline Collector W. P. Ferguson, L. Box 916 Receiver V. M. Mullls Magazine Agent 829. SOLOMON VALLEY ; Downs, Kansas. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays at 1:30 P. M. in Masonic Ball. H. E. Wade Master E. Remy, Box 169 Secretary John Milheisler, Box 102 Collector C. Tunnicllff, Box 110 Receiver R. J. Dunlap Magazine Agent 880. RIVER VIEW : Kansas City, Kansas. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:00 P. M. at Melville Hall, Armourdale, Kan. J. J. Barr, 835 Park Ave Master J. J. Barr, 835 Park Ave Secretary J. J Barr, 835 Park Ave Collector I. T. Ward, Box 4, Station A, Kansas City, Mo Receiver J. J. Barr, 835 Park Ave Magazine Agent 831. CHICAGO BELT LINE: Ankara Junction, Hi. Meets lu Foresters' Hall, Cor. 81st St. and Vin- cennes Ave., Auburn, 111. O. Fisher. S. Englewood, 111 Master J. D. Flood, Box 84, 8. Englewood . . Secretary J. McCarty, Auburn Junction. Ill . . . Collector J. D. Flood, Box 34. So. Englewood . Receiver W. Smith, S. Englewood, 111 . . Magazine Agent 832. STONE MOUNTAIN; Augusta, Ga. Meets every alternate Sunday in hall comer of Broad and Jackson Sts. B. W. Furber, Ga. R. R. Shops Master P. J. Buckley, Cen. R. R. shops .... Secretary J. T. Zimmerman, 918 Calhoun St . . . Collector John B. Nunn, 934 Fenwick St Receiver Jas. S. Downing, Ga. R. R. shops . . Mag. Agent 888. FAIRMOUNT; Philadelphia, Pa. Meets in Hancock Hall, Cor. 40th St. and Lan- caster Ave., 2d and 4th Tuesday evenings. B. F. M. Ketfer, 3921 Aspen St Master G. V. Plant, 3911 Wallace St., W. Phila., Secretary C. H. Maul, 880 N. 40th 8t Collector Harry C. Ewing, 880 N. 40th St Receiver H. C. Ewing. 83i N. 40th 8t . . . Magazine Agent 884. ELLSWORTH: Philadelphia, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of every month, in Pat- terson Poet Hall, Broad above Ellswortn st. Louis Genay, 1007 Ward St Master Wm. Akin, 1618 MoleSt Secretary H. A. KrausR, 1706 Afton St Collector F. H. Hartzell, 1506 Lukens St Receiver Harry Yocum, 921 8. 18th St. . . Magazine Agent 885. SAINT ADOLPHUS: Horhelaga. Canada. Meets alternate Sundays at 111 Morean St., Trem- blay Block. Alfred Pring, 20 Roch Lane. Montreal . . Master Peter Dionne, 69 Iberville St, Montreal, Secretary Peter Dionne, 69 Iberville St, Montreal . Collector J. G. Brazeau, 111 Moreau St Receiver J. Langstreth, 107 Marlborough St . . Mag. Agent 888. FALL RIVER: Neodesha, Kansas. Meets 2d and 4th Saturdays, in I. O. O. F. Hall. L. N. Baker, Box 178 Master I. H. Berry. Box 178 Secretary J. A. Me Paul Collector Chas. Koehler Receiver MoeeWeekley Magazine Agent Digitized by t^.ooQle

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392 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [May. ni. BIG FOUR ; Ka.au City. Mo. Meets alternate Tuesdays at 7:30 P. M., at 8um- merwell's Hall, 21st and Drlpp Sts. Clinton T. Allis, 1802 Belleview Ave . . . Master L. F. Stephens, 1001 W Seventeenth St., Secretary Chas E. Thompson, 1226 Reservoir St. . Collector N. F. Clough, 1812 Holly St Receiver J. A. Brown, 1827 Holly St Mag. Agent SS8. WEST BRANCH ; BenoTO, Pa. Meets alternate Sundays in 8pangler's Hall, Cor. 6th St. and Huron Ave., at 1:80 P. M. W. C. Robinson Master R. C. McFarland .... Secretary R C. McFarland Collector J. D. Stoner ... Receiver James Campbell Magazine Agent SSO. WHITE BREAST ; Chariton, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. M. L. Bixler Master A. M. Williby, L. Box 781 Secretary G. C. Koebel Collector T. H. Sanford Receiver Albert Brown Magazine Agent 840. STAR OF THE WEST ; Newton, Kan. Meets in Odd Fellows’ Hall alternate Thurdays, at 7*80 P M G. W.' Wilcox', 128 W. Second St Master Chas. 8. Druce. L. Box 160 Secretary J. E. Drennan, L. Box 169 Collector John G. Wright. L. Box 169 Receiver W. 8. Dix, 809 W. 1st St Magazine Agent 841. GOLD RANGE; Donald* B.C. Meets in Firemens’ Hall every Wednesday. Arthur Randall Master Geo. B. Govett, Box 49 Secretary Geo. B. Govett, Box 49 Collector Thomas Clous ton Receiver John 8imons. Revelstock. B. C . Magazine Agent 84*. CASCADE ; Medicine Hat, North West. Terr. Meets in Masonic Hall, 2d and 4th Sundays. Wm. Lowe Master James Hawthorne. Box 66 Secretary Chas. E. Parker, Box 66 Collector Leonard Dobbin, Box 66 Receiver Leonard Dobbin, Box 66 ... . Magazine Agent Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall 1st, 8d and 4th Sundays at 11A.M. Ernest Garraux, Box 21 Master Wm. A. Kizziah, Box 21 Secretary Chas. L. Cauble, Box 21 Collector R. G. 8mith, Box 21 Receiver Thomas J. Pettus Magazine Agent Meets in K. of P. Hall every Sunday at 10:80 A. M. D. C. Dickert, Box 68 Master R. D. Morton, Box 68 Secretary E. J. McMeekin, Box 68 Collector G. P. Lawrence, Box 68 Receiver Oscar Land, Box 68 Magazine Agent Meets every Saturday at 8:00 P. M. W. H. H. Dickinson Master Joseph Gerard Secretary R. C. House Collector James Lyons Receiver J. N. Ballew Magazine Agent 846. FLOWERY LAND; Pensacola, Fla. Meets in Odd Fellows’ Hall Ut and 8d Mondays. W. A. Shackelfo d, L. & N. Shops .... Master F. T. Martin, 300 East Wright St ... . Secretary H. A. Hatch, L. & N. Shops Collector J. I. Sizer, L. & N. Shops Receiver J. W. Chisholm, 617 E. Wright St . . Mag. Agent 847. OLD FORT; Dodge City, Kansas. Meets in 1. O. O. F. Hall, 1st, 2d and 4th Thurs- days at 2 P. M. B. S. Williams, L. Box 503 Master John Husser, L. Box 535 tecretary W. C. Fadle, Box 206 Collector Wm. Pinkerton, L. Box 535 Receiver C. H. Voris Mag. Agent 848. BLUE MOUNTAIN ; LaGrande, Oregon. Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 3d Wednesdays at 7 P. M. E. A. Stephens, Huntington, Oregon . . Master F. E. Herr, L. Box 37 Secretary T. H. Boynton, L. Box 13 Collector F. G. 8chilke, L. Box 87 Receiver F. E. Herr. L. Box 37 Magazine Agent 849. HUDSON RIVER: Union HilL N. J. Meets in Concordia Hall, 2d Saturday at 8 P. M., and 4th 8undav at 2 P. M. Henry Grimm. Weehawken P. O., Union Hill Master L. T. Burns* New Durham, N. J . . . . Secretary Milton Smith Collector J. E. Boyle, Weehawken P. O., Union Hill. N. J Receiver W. D. W'eaver, Weekawken P. O., Union Hill. N. J . v Magazine Agent 850. JAMES DONNELLY; Perth Amboy, N. J. Meets in K. of P. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays. W. J. Ditzler Master Geo. F. Disbrow, South Amboy, N. J., Secretary Constant Coley Collector T. R. Herts Receiver Levi M. Landis Magazine Agent 851. HOME ; White Haven, Pa. Meets in Runkey’s Hall at 2 P. M., 2d and 4th Sundays. Chas. Breutzman Master Wilson Dotter Secretary Chas. Packer Collector Wm. Hartley Receiver Jas. N. Deterline Magazine Agent 852. CHAMPLAIN ; St. Albans, Yt. Meets in Engineer’s Hall 1st and 3d Sundays at 1:45 P. M., and 4th Monday at 7:30 P. M. Chas. E. Preston, Box 148 Master Geo. E. Prentiss . . . i Secretary G. W. Allen Collector C. P. Kelley, Box 336 • Receiver Geo. Hobert, Box. 444 Magazine Agent 858. MARBLE CITY : Rutland, Yt. Meet 1st and 3d Sundays in E. A. U. Hall. C. S. Ward well, 7 Grant Ave Master W. O. Phipps, Cor. Strong’s Ave. and Main street Secretary J. E. Pratt. 24 Plain St Collector J. C. Cannon, 63 River St Receiver M. H. Beattie, 45 River St . . . Magazine Agent 854. HOBOKEN; Hoboken, N. J. Meets in Burnett’s Hall 2d Sundays and 4th Sat- urdays. John Curran, 222 Erie St, Jersey City.N.J., Master J. 8. Kennan, 117 Madison St Secretary Elmer K. Huff, Hacketstown, N. J. . . Collector Emmons C. Williams. Morristown, N. J., Receiver John Gademan, 7 Nelson Ave., Jersey City N. J Magazine Agent 855. STONE CITY; Joliet, 111. Meets in Switchman's Hall 1st Tuesdays at 7:80 P. M.. and 3d Sundays at 2:30 P. M. W. W. Brooker, 184 8 Hickory St Master Chris. Nolan, 123 Grover 8t Secretary M. O’Grady, 701 Scott 8t Collector T. F. Hannan, 411 S Desplanes St. . . . Receiver Chas. O. Bond, care Joliet Mf’g Co . Mag. Agent 856. CHAUNCEY M. DEPEW; Albany, New York. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesdays. Elmer G. Allen, 26 Westerlow St Master Robt. J. Lilly, 57 First St Secretary P. 8. Dormaay, 24 Trinity Place ... Collector S E. Sweet, 536 Liberty 8t., Schenecta- O. DegrofT, 160 ciinton Ave . . . Magazine Agent 857. JUSTICE; Yanceboro, Maine. Meets in A. O. U. W. Hall at Vanceboro and Main Streets, 2d and 4th Saturdays. Wm. R. Matthews Master J. E. Shea Secretary C. J. Tabor, Woodstock, N. B Collector D. C. West, Brewer, Maine Receiver Fred. W. Henderson, Farren St., Port- land, St. Johns, N. B MagazineAgent Digitized by ^.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 393 258. COOKE; West St. Pari, Mian. Meets in Martin’s ba»l, Cor. Fairfield and Da- kota Ave., Wet*t St Paul, 2d and 4th Sundays, at 2:00 P. M. Fred J. Swanson, Dubuque, Iowa .... Master E. W. Freeman ... Secretary Harry Penneman, 448 south Robert St . Collector P. Denney, 280 Congress St., E Receiver W. H. Brownson, 280 K. Congress St . Mag. Agent 250. BIO FLINT; Wellington, Kansas. Meets In I. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M., and 2d Fridays at 7:30 P. M. Thos. M. Brown Master H. E. Hansen. Box 365 Secretary Charles Weddle, Box 450, Cherryvale,. Kan Collector Ed. Dickson, Box 865 Receiver H. E. Hansen, Box 365 Magazine Agent 260. COLD SPRING ; Springfield, Ohio. Meets in Lenty’s Hall, second and last Sundays. J. A. Taylor, Room 46, Henry Block . . . Master A. W. Binns. Forest House, E. High St . Secretary E. E. Leonard. Sandusky, Ohio .... Collector A. W. Binns. Forest House, E. High St . Receiver S. Roadamer, Forest House, E. High 8t Magazine Agent 261. TRIED AND TRUE; Vincennes, Ind. Meets in K. of H. Hall every Sunday at 2 P. M. Lon Prewitt, 714 N. 7th St Master W. A. Wendling, O. & M. shops . . . Secretary Chas. Shermernorn, O. & M. shops . . Collector Daniel Cad den, O.&M shops Receiver Grant Hill, O. & M. Shops . . . Magazine Agent 262. CATARACT; Niagara Falls, Ontario. John J. Rogers, Suspension Bridge, N. Y., Master Tohn Murray Secretary J. C. Flynn Collector Thomas Histrop Receiver J. W. Francis Magazine Agent 262. METROPOLITAN; New York, N. Y. Meets at 490 Eighth Ave., 1st and 4th Sunday af- ternoons. Artem&s W. Eggleston, White Plains, N. Y Master Nat. Sawyer, 1119 Tenth Avenue .... Secretary Frank Melins, 438 Tenth Avenue . . . Collector R. E. Butterfield, 1111 Ninth Avenue . Receiver M. J. Lynch, Box 357, White Plains. N. Y Magazine Agent 264. RINGERLY; Philadelphia, Pa. Geo. A. Valentine, 58tn & Woodland ave . Master John Hickey, 6,211 Woodland ave . . . Secretary G.W.Gregg. jr. Grace Ferry Sta’n B.&O., Collector J. I. Way, 205 Tome ri Baltimore Co Md . Receiver W. G. Staats, 6,211 Woodland ave . . Mag. Agent 265. VIOLET ; Bellows Falls, YU Meets 1st and 3d Saturday eve., in G. A. R. Hall James Stack Master C. H. Thompson Secretary F. L. Darling, Windsor, Vt Collector G. C. Farnsworth, Charleston, N. H . . Receiver F. E. Keach, 6 High 8t., Brattleboro, Vt Magazine Agent 266. HAGFRSTOWN; Hagerstown, Md. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month. S. R. Hackers ... Master J. J. Morrow, 8hepardtown, W. Va. . . Secretary S. P. Johnson Collector D. A. Wallace Receiver C. L. Mullenlx, 47 Foundry St . . . Mag. Agent 267. MORGAN CRANE; Somerset, Ky. Meets 1st and 15th of each month, in Engineer’s and Firemen’s Hall. Horace G. Lucas Master James Ford Secretary James S. Morris . . Collector Horace G. Lucas Receiver James S. Morris ... Mag. Agent 268. DEEP WATER; Springfield, Ho. Meets at K. of P. Hall 1st. and 3d Mondays. B. 8. Chinn, 802 W. Elm St Master T. A. Butterby, 942 State St Secretary B. a Chinn, 802 W. Elm 8t Collector C. W. Henry. 423 Phelps’ Ave Receiver Charles Hall . Magazine Agent 269. WALNUT VALLEY: Eldorado. Kan. Meets in K. of P. Hall 2d and 4tn Sundays. Chas. H. Finley Master Fred Staley Secretary Mike Fitzgerald Collector Arthur Hodgson Receiver J. W. Potter, Yates’ Center, Kan . . Mag. Agent 370. NEOSHO VALLEY ; Connell Grove, Kan. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesday evenings in A. O. U. W. Hall. Alexander Scott Master Clarence Stone Secretary J. S. Lowe Collector Chas. Torrence Receiver J. S. Lowe Magazine Agent 871, COVENANT; Nevada, Mo. Meets 1st and 3d Fridays at 7:30 P. M. Geo. B. Meek Master J. T. Gray Secretary J. G. Fry back Collector W. M. Calkins Receiver James T. Gray Mag. Agent 872. SIGNAL MOUNT; Bis Springs. Texas. Meets in Engineer’s Hall 1st Wednesday after- noon and 3d W'ednesday evening. Geo. H. Smith Master R. J. Bible, Box 33 Secretary Dennis Ryan, Box 33 Collector Edward Lyons, Box 33 Receiver Dennis Ryan, Box 33 Magazine Agent 878. J. T. HA RAH AN; Birmingham. Ala. Meets in Reen Hall, Allen building, Morris Ave., every Sunday at 9 A. M. J. W. Hair, Box 300, Birmingham, Ala . . Master Thos. R. Welsh, Box 300 Secretary Wm. H. Bussey. 1700 Ave. Q Collector J. W. Dickson, 1600 Fourth St Receiver S. L. Hordman Magazine Agent 274. McALLISTER; Herrington, Kan. Meets in K. P. Hall, 1st and 3d Thursdays at 7:30, and 2d and 4th Thursdays at 2 P. M. W. W. Campbell, Box 125 Master W. W. Butterfield Secretary Henry Magee Collector G. A. Norman Receiver 875. FRIENDSHIP: Dayton, Ohio. Meets in K. P. Hall, 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M. N. W. Rose, 21 Label'e St Master John R. Glynn, 26 Costellow St .... Secretary John Stevens, 54 Bell St Collector John F. Hoban, 635 E. Second St ... . Receiver John Ryan, 120 Crane St . . . . Magazine Agent 876. J. H. KIRK ; Horton, Kan. Meets 1st Saturday and 3d Stfnday. John F. Sharp Master Wm. Ashworth Secretary James E. George Collector Wm. Ashworth Receiver James B. George, L. Box 43 . . . Magazine Agent 877. NICKEL PLATE: Conneaut, Ohio. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesdays iu A. O. U. W., Hall, over City Bank. W. H. Johnston, L. Box N Master George M. Brown Secretary Cnarles Wilcox Collector George M. Brown Receiver H. E. Fox Mag. Agent 878. HOLBROOK; Chartlers, Pa. Wm. H. Graham, Wyoming St., Mt. Wash- ington S. S., Pittsburg, Pa Master John A. Downey, 146 Webster avenue, Pittsburg, Pa Secretary J. T. Kiehl, McKee’s Rock, Allegheny Co., Pa Receiver Elmer E. Lewis, 175 Third avenue, Pitts- burg, Pa Collector Elmer E. Lewis, 175 Third avenue, Pitts- burg, Pa Magazine Agent 876. WEAVER: Sayre, Pa. John Durkin, Box 437 Master Chas. L. Burroughs, Box 396 Secretary Wm. Stewart Collector Eugene E. Welton, Box 167 Receiver Archie C. Burr, Box 213 .... Magazine Agent Digitized by Google

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394 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’ $ MAOA7.JNE. [May RIGHT HERE IH INDIANA! What Your Friends and Neighbors Bay on a Matter of Vital Importance. Below will be found a sample of the multitude of letters of encouiag emeu t Messrs. H. H. Warner <fc Co., of Rochester, N. Y., dally receive. The sub- joined unsolicited testimonials are from your friends and neighbors, ladies and gentlemen you know and esteem for their honor and straightfor- wardness, and who would scorn to be a party to any deception. What has been done for others can be done for you, aLd It Is folly, nay suicidal, to longer suffer when the means of recovery lie at your very door: Bf.thleiiem, Ind., Dec., 18, 1887.— I have used “ Warner's Safe Remedies” with great effect, and recommend ,, _ * /7y~ ^ „ t them to all. Shoals, Ind., Jan. 18, 1887.— My wife has suffered a long time from general debility, caused by kidney and liver troubles. She was confined to her bed. After taking two bottles of "Warner’s Safe Cure” she is able to do her work as well as before her sickness. Those two bottles were worth hundreds of dollars to me- * , Jr . tf/o Y3/p<-o^ Lodges of the B. of L. F. wishing to procure Regalias will save 20 to 60 per cent, by sending orders to ZAISER & STEGMAN, Rooms 2, 3 and 5, 27 South Meridian St. Send for price list. INDIANAPOLIS, IND Zen as, Ind., Jan. 12, 1888.— I was troubled with lame back and could not arise when I sat down. I took “ W’arner’sSafe Cure” and have had no attack since. My father had rheumatism so bad he could not eat, sleep, stand or lay down. ” Warner’s Safe Rneumatic Cure” aud “Warner’s Safe Cure” en- tirely relieved him au J has had no attack since. EMJTIFUL WOMEN!!’- clear _ “1*11, beau tie D’ ParUInn.' " Rare gems! Secure a full »et now! Our* the beat. Don't MISS them! You’ll want more , when you aee them. TIIKY AKK clkak! All 1 the boy* are aending for full aeU. IH very One I aatnplea of uioh art. fill cabinkt m/b j cahd ! All new! Fullaet poatpaid (aecuncly led,) only 23 eta silver, I ry uaflrsL Atom el Art Photo Co., Uo*. 174:.. Auguatu, Mulaiv. Valeene, Ind., Dec., 30., 1887.— I have used “War- ner's Safe Cure ” for five years, and find it to be more than is claimed. GWYNNEVILLE, InD., Dec., 19, 1887 — I know of no medic ine that will compare with “ Warner's Safe Cure ’’and can recommed it to suffering humanity as the best medicine.ex.ant. “ Regulate l he Regulator.” good or the health will be bad. Sarsaparilla purifies the blood Try it. The blood must be Warner’s Log Cabin 120 doses for 31.00. LA- S. L. COLORADO A82SCT, LOUXSXAHA 8TATS LUTTIBT 00. For Ticket*, Lists, or Complete Information send t q me. If you have not been fortunate elsewhere TRY ME for a change. Bend for large circular. X'rax&la Is. BC* Smith, [Mention this paper] Box il, FOIBLO, COLO, GOOD NEWS TO LADIES. Tent, Coffee* and Baking Powder, and secures beautiful UlilMiiUjLiifl Gold Band or Moss Rose China Tea Set, Dinner S.-t, Gold Band Moss Rose l oilet Set, Watch, Brass Lamp, Castor, or Webster’s DictionajY. Fornnrticulars address THE OBEAT AMERICAN TEA CO.. P. O. Box 289 31 and 33 Vesey St., New York. Digitized by LiOOQle

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T.OrnurOTTVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 895 1888.] ALEXANDER'S READY REFERENCE FOR (jcomotive Engineers and Firemen. NEW EDITION JUST OUT. Two pages of new Itema hare been added to this edition treating on extended Nmoke boxes, cylinder lubricators, broken cylinder-heads and set screws, defects in pumps, injectors and air pumps, ana other new it* dr of information fAlnaM* to any per- son having anything to do with locomotives. Every item in the book can be easily understood by any person who can read, and is capable of understand- ing anything about a locomotive. It contains a very handy tine and speed table showing the time required for running any speed irom t«*n t«» sixty-five nl’es an honr And from one-tenth of a mile np to thirty miles. Some of the new items have never be- fore appeared In print. Three large diagrams of en- gines; one complete dlseram of Westinghouse Au- tomatic and Air Brakes with full description of them, also manne* of handling, aud a large and complete diagram and full description of valve motion ac- companies each book. A careful study and thorough understanding of the principal items of this book will it any good Fireman for promotion. Old run- ners say there is nothiug In print a* suitable for Lo- comotive Engineers and Firemen or Round House Men working on repairs of engines. It is the result forty years actual experience and study. PRICE, ONE DOLLAR. Amount can be safely sent by money order, postal note or registered letter from any postoffice. Cash must accompany all orders. No books sent C. 0. D. Address, THEODOttE DEBS, Terre Haute. Indiana. Castner & Curran, General Tide Water Coal Agts. CELEBRATED Pocahontas Senj-Bitunimus Coal. 1 Broadway, New York. 308 Walnut St., Philadelphia 70 Kilby St., Boston. 36 Main St., Norfolk, Va. 1 Fenchurch Avenue, London England. The Pocahontas Coal is acknowledged by all Rail- roads that have used it to be the best American coal for Locomotive use. It generates steam with gieat rapidity , and at the same time holds the fire an un- usually long time. The merits of the coal are shown by the unprecedented growth of the mines, which were not opened until 1883. Since that time the output has increased over 1,200 per cent, amount- ing in 1887 to 1,31)0,000 tons. Du.irg the present year it will be at least 2,000,000 tons. We are there- fore prepared to fill all orders with prompt dispatch. IMPORTANT TO RAILROAD FIREMEN. SOMETHING NEW. Hem is just the thing you have been looking for, something to save time and labor and make your engines clean and bright. BAKER’S TRIPOLIUE, A Powerful and Rapid Cleaner and Polisher of Metals (without Acid or Poison.) ESPECIALLY adapted to RAILROAD, MARINE, STATIONARY and FIRE ENGINE work “ hot or cold,” LARGE SIGNS, RAILINGS, and all other finished metal work. Tp V Headlights, Pine, Soft Metals, Light, Plated Work, Show IjAvil/i X Oases, Harness Mountings, Etc., for which the Matchless Metal Polish is recommended. This Polish is similar to the celebrated “MATCHLESS” (that we are supplying to all the leading Fire Departments and thousands of Marine, Railroad and Stationary En- ginemen throughout the United States and Canada,) only much stronger and a more rapid cleaner, holds better on hot work and is cheaper. We want a good reliable fireman at every machine shop and round house, to act as agent or get np Clubs for one dozen 1 pound boxes, which we will send, on receipt of $2.50. This is only one-half the price we retail them for. Will give exclusive sale, in your locality, i Ton push and introduce it. Some samples furnished, free, with order, and if polish is no found to be exactly as represented, may be returned, at our expense, and money refunded Address, The Matchless Metal Polish Co., 88 Market St., Chicago. V. B.— This Polish has already been adopted by a number of the large Railroad Companies and also been tmtad and highly endorsed by the United States Ordnance and Navy Departments. Digitized by Tooele

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396 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [May MOKE GRIND CHIEF BR1THERN00D OF LOCOMDTIYE FIREMEN CIGARS I THE BEST 5 CENT CIGAB EVER MADE, OR SMOKE Grand Chief Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Cigars, THE FINEST 10 CENT CIGARS ON THE MARKET (TRADE MARK REGISTERED). LIST OF WHOLESALE AGENTS. fi. F. Baxter A Co., Norfolk. Va. Gilliam A Co., Lynchburg, Va. Manor Confectionery Mfg. Co., Erie, Pa. Wm. Edwards A Co., Cleveland, Ohio. R. Wagner A Co., Detroit, Mich. Symons. Smart A Co., East Saginaw, Mich. R. Gustin A Co., Bay City, Mich. C. C. DnlT, Owaaao, Mich. Steuben Wine Co., Jackson, Mich. Cody, Ball, Barnhart A Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. Thorwart A Roehling, Chicago, I1L Anson Bros., Milwaukee, Wls. W. B. Lockett A Co., Knoxville, Tenn. Mann A Fawcett, New Albany, Ind. Keeler, Koch A Co., LouisviUe^Ky. Pearsons A Clark, Lexington, Ky. Bright A Fenner, Dayton. Ohio. Johnston A Son, 8prlngfleld, Ohio.' Geolts A Ward, Youngstown, Ohio. The Hale. 81oane A Wilson Co., Peoria, 111. Wm. A. Otis, Atchinson, Kan. Hall A Beller, Sedalia. Mo. G. D. Milligan A Son. Springfield, Mo. Jacob Furtn A Co., St. Louis, Mo. 8. C. Barker, Terre Haute, Ind. A. L. Webster A Co., Danville, 111. A. W. Brenneman A Co., Decatur, 111. Stratton A Bird, Cairo, I1L John O’Connell, Pine Bloflh, Ark. Matt Welx, La Crosse, Wls. Allen. Moon A Co., 8t. Paul, Minn. J. C. Joyslin A Co., Minneapolis, Minn. Myers, Tice A Co., Dubuque, Iowa. T. M. Gobble A Co., Clinton, Iowa. Witwer Bros., Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Leets, Fletcher A Co., Marshalltown, Iowa. Charles Hewitt, Des Moines, Iowa. C. Shenkburg A Co., Sioux City, Iowa. L. Kirscht A Co., Council Blufro, Iowa Holoomb, Hinely A Bro., Creston, Iowa, John P. Cole, Topeka, Kan. 8. Pollock A Co., Keokuk, Iowa. Henry Dart’s 8ons, Rock Island, 111. Eby, Dowden &Co., Kansas City, Mo. N. R. Collins A Co., Bradford, Pa. L. Brayton A Co., Boston, Mass. Peck, Underwood A Co., wllkesbarre, Pa. W. H. Campbell, Lockport, N. Y. Scovill, Brown A Co., Wellsvllle, N. Y. Robinson A Ford, Geneva, N. Y. Pratt Bros.. Oneonta, N. Y. Lafayette Smith, Springfield, 111. Maffett A Corbet, Wilmington, N. C. Harvey A Parker, Denver, Colo. R. Mergel, Fort Wayne, Ind. John A. McGaw, Indianapolis, Ind. Casey A Swasey, Fort Worth, Texas. Waples, Platter A Co., Denison, Texas. Isaac Merkel, Plattsburg, N. Y. W. H. Rigby A Son. Mansfield, Ohio. Holmes A Keeler, Norwalk, Conn. C. E. Ellis, New Bedford, Mass. Coghill A Simon, San Francisco, Cal. J. W. Lunn, Elmira. N. Y. E. S. Larsen A Co., Portland, Oregon. H. A. Menker. Buffalo, N. Y. Norris A Crockett, Concord, N. H. Geo. W. Pepper, Peabody, Mass. W. E. Braman A Co., Flint,Mich. Armstrong A Graves, Port Huron, Mich. Center A Allen, Syracuse, N. Y. Oswald A Co., Duluth, Minn. Plummer, Perry A Co., Lincoln, Neb. Wm. W. Gallup, North Adams, Mass. Moreland Bros. A Crane, Adrian, Mich. S. C. White, Winona, Minn. Remington, Johnson A Co., Salt Lake City, Utah. M. P. Johnson, New London, Conn. Daniels, Cornell A Co., Providence, R. I. M. A. Jewell A Co., Portland. Maine. Reed A Taylor, Burlington, Vt. Wm. E. French, Petersburg, Va. Johnson, Hogan A Co , Houston, Texas. Dunning A Sumner, Madison, Wis. Bradley A Lee, New Haven, Conn, W. O. Peeples, Chattanooga, Tenn. Wyly A Greene, Atlanta, Ga. Smith A Durham, Charlotte, N. C. Wackerbarth A Joseph, New Orleans, La. H. Ehrenberg, Little Rock, Ark. Fuller, Hatcher A Co., Augusta, Ga. Hodgson Bros., Athens, Ga. Johnson A Harris, Macon, Ga. • J. Simon A Bro., Montgomery, Ala. Graves Bros., Ottomwau, Iowa. To the Brotherhoods op Locomotive Firemen and Engineers : The sum of Five Hundred (ft>00.00) Dollars has been paid by us into the Treasury of the Grand Lodge of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, as royalty upon the sale of Grand Chimp Cigars, of which due acknowledgment has been made by the Grand Lodge, and in consideration of which our cigars have been endorsed and are now recommended to all members of the Order who desire to smoke a first-class cigar and at the same time contribute to the general fund of the Grand Lodge. Members of the Order should bear in mind that the Brotherhood receives a royalty upon the sale of all Grand Chief Cigars, and hence the larger the sales the greater the royalty. Every member is, therefore, invited to interest himself in the sale of the above brand of cigars and thereby contribute to the financial standing of the Grand Lodge and tne Brotherhood at large. These two brands of Cigars have been presented and tested by both Brotherhoods, at their respective conventions at New York and Minneapolis, and have received their Endorsement and Approval on both occasions, and are Guaranteed by the manufacturers to be the best Cigars on the market. The manufacturers also guarantee to keep these two Brands up to their present Standard quality at all time to come, and by so doing, hope to receive the liberal patronage of the two Brotherhoods they are named after, and also their recommendations to their many friends who are in want of a GOOD CIGAR. No Cigars are gessise unless each box has the photograph of P. M. Arthur or F. W. Arnold m the inside label and on the outside qnd of each box. Retail dealers should order front their nearest Wholesale Agenfcaud if they refhse to get the cigars fbr them we will ship direct to the Retailer. BRAVO & KEYES, Manufacturers, BING HAMPTON, N. T. Digitized by ^.ooQle

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1888] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 397 Do yon have pains about the chest and sides,* and sometimes in the back ? Do you feel dull and sleepy f Does your mouth have a bad taste, especially in the morn- ing? Is there a sort of sticky slime collects about the teeth? Is your appetite poor ? Is there a feeling like a heavy load on the stomach, sometimes a faint, all-gone sen- sation at the pit of the stomach, which food does not satisfy ? Are your eyes sunken ? Do your hands and feet becomo cold and feel clammy? Have you a dry cough? Do you expectorate greenish colored matter ? Are you hawking and spitting all or part of the time? Do you feel tired all the while? Are you nervous, irritable and gloomy? Do you have evil forebodings ? Is there a giddiness, a sort of whirling sensation in the head when rising up suddenly? Do your bowels become costive ? Is your skin dry and hot at times? Is your blood thick and stagnant? Are the whites of your eyes tinged with yellow ? Is your urine scanty and high colored ? Does it deposit a sediment after standing? Do you frequently spit up your food, sometimes with a sour taste and sometimes with a swept? Is thin frequently attended with palpitation of the heart? your vision become impaired? Are there spots before the eyes ? Is thcro a feeling of great prostration and weakness? If you suffer from any of thise symptoms, send me your name and I will send you, by mqjl, Digitized by t^.ooQLe

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1398 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [May Ask -our rctr.i’.cr fcr the JHMES MEHNS 8 OR THE JHMES MEHNS «H$3+SH0E+fc Recording to Your peeds. The Jnmcs Means Shoes ere exceed- ingly popular among rnilrnnd men. You may often henr them talking to each other .ibout thttm.and boasting of how long they can inoko them last. CAUTION. — Positively none genuine unless our name and price appear plainly on the soles. Some dealers, in order to make larger profit, will recommend the inferior goods with which the market is flooded. <mm68 memos’ not talking about a rate of action* illneaa. •4 8B0G « light and stylish. It flta liKe a stooging and REQUIRQS NO “BREAKING carrier aaya the James Mean* §3 Bho®_l» IN," • , „ /• . .. • . the beat In the world. The doctor denies being perfectly easy the first time it is worn. jt? an(j Myg that the James M can* t4 Shoe You cannot afford to do without them.11 wiu satisfy the most fastidi- J;^yrP0r,bo^riih"ia* ‘h° °f I ■ ous as it is in every vital respect equal to the hand-sewed shoes JAMES MEANS *°$4 SHOES, fbr tho .Tames llcaus $2 Shoe lor Boys THE * VERY BEST MADE. A PAIR OF SHOES COSTISO TEW DOLLARS in a good thing, but a pair of James Roans’ S4 Shoes and six extra dollars In your pocket are better. These Shoes are sold by wide-awake retailers In all parts of the country. 'Ve have n large trade with the soldiers of the United smfe* Kegular Army. They certainly would not buy the Jarnca Means Shoes ns largely as they do if they had not found them unsur- passed In merit. JHTOES MEBNS' $3 SHOE lMWWKili VVi ff! la the original $3 Shoe, and is absolutely the only shoe of its price which has ever been placed extensively on the market in which durability is considered before mere outward appearance. These shoes are sold by Nta the best retailers throughout the United States, and we will place them easily within youi reach in any &ate or territory if you will send us a postal card, men- tioning this magazine ■tlBi ++ _ g||p| 41 liijeoli? Street, The Letter-carrier and the Police- man find the James Means Mhoea just what they need. Their opinions ara valuable, for they put their shoes to a most severe test. ^BOSTON, + /”V ASS. P- This Pedestrian is all ready fbr an- other tramp over the mountain*. With a new pair of sole t*|»s a cobbler can usually make an old pair of .lumps Means $3 Shoes just as good as new. Digitized by ^ooQle

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399 1888.J LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. INDIANA TO THE FRONT! A Matter Which Concerns You. The following unsolicited opinions from yonr friends and neighbors, men and women whom you know and respect, ought to carry conviction to any doubting mind. These words of gratitude are from those who have been afflicted but are now well, and the persons giving them are naturally solicitous that others, troubled as were they, may know the means of cure. There is no reason why you should longer be ill from kidney, liver or stomach troubles. Yop can be cured as well as others, do not longer de- lay treatment, but to-day obtain that which will re- store you to permanent health and strength. Alton, Ind.. Jan. 1, 1888.— In the spring of 1883 I W4* down with a lame back, caused by kidney trouble. Two bottles of “Warner's Safe Cure” cured me. Carbon, Ind —We keep “ Warner’s Safe Cure” in the house all the time and it keeps us well. c%rm/ /^c^OXJ r Fairfield, Ind., Jan. 2d, 1888. -My kidneys and liver were badly affected and had dyspepsia so bad I could hardly keep anything on my stomach. I used several bottles of '• Warner’s Safe Cure” and felt like a new person. Billingsville, Ind — My wife was troubled with her kidneys and thought she would try “ Warner’s Mate Cure. Sue was well paid, lur has Uul been troubled tor a ^ - long time. J&C^, 2iT JZaldvtp Evansville, Ind., Jan. 8th, 1888 —I took “ War- ner's Safe Cure ” lor dyspepsia and it helped me a great deal. 1232 West Penn St. Rockport. Ind., Feb., 18th, 1888—1 was taken down in March. 1886, with congemion of the liver, kidneys and uteriue organs, with dyspeps a and mal -assimilation of food. We tried the best phvsi- cians our town afforded. I could sit up only naif a day at a time, and there would be w*eks I could not ?aise ray head up. At times I was so low that I could not be moved without having a fainting spell. I was greatly reduced in flesh, only weighing 12U lbs., mv weight when in health being 140 Was very weak and nervous, with very lame back, pains all over my body, skin the color of saffron, headache all the time, and very poor appetite. I managed to drag around until in November, when I had a re- lapse, with womb disease added to my other suffer- ings We had two of the best physicians obtainable; I was very low, and they both said m' recovery was doubtful. I had heard so much about “ Warner’s Safe Cure” I concluded to try itpsa last fesort. I sent and got three bottles of “ Warner’s Safe Cure” And otic of “ Warner’s Tippecanoe, the Best.” and a box of “ Warner’s Safe Pills.” I commenced taking taem on Friday aud on Tuesday was so much better 1 got up, and haven’t been in bed a day since. Be- fore I bad taken all of the three bottles I was able to go visiting, and I am happy to say I am feeling stronger, and weigh more than I have iu four years. Mv back is well and I sleep well and eat anythiug I want. I am doing the work for a family of seven. The Following Circular Speaks for Itself. TO WATCH DEALERS. OFFICE OF ROBBINS Sl APPLETON, 104 Bute Street. Chicago. Our attention having been called to the numerous complaints of watches becoming unreliable as time-keepers through Magnetic and Electric influences, and as the causes thereof increase with the intro- duction of Electric Plants and Appliances, some means of protection is necessary. It has been demonstrated by experimenUl and practical tests that the = == - ANTI MACNETIC SHIELD^=ee== will protect a watch from the detrimental effects of Magnetism, and also has the effect of steadying its rate, thereby enabling all watches to produce a better average of time; we therefore recommend the ANTI-MAGNETIC SHIELD to all Dealers in Waltham Watches. Borne of the most imminent dangers which are destructive to the time-keeping qualities of a watch, and therefore should be provided against, in order to obtAln the best results, are Electric Railways, Dyna- mos, Electric Light Plants, Electric Motors, Magnetic Belts, The Application of Electricity in Medical Treat- ment. Electric Brakes on Railways, Locomotive Electric Headlights, Electric Lighting of Cars, and other dis- turbing conditions, which are constantly arising when least expected. MEN IN RAILROAD EMPLOY, where the most accurate time is required, and where the disturbing influences mentioned above are most seriously felt and aggravated by the peculiar condition of Railway Service, should exercise wisdom, and have their watches protected by the Anti- Magnetic Shield. Yours Respectfully. By Robbins A Appleton, General Agents AMERICAN WALTHAM WATCH CO. Anti-Magnetic Shield Cases for sale by afl Dealers. Messrs. Giles, Bro & Co. Cleveland, Ohio, Julv 22, 1887. Gentlemen:— 1 am acquainted with the merits of the GILES ANTI-MAGN sTIC SHIELD for watches, and believe it is a very valuable invention for protection of pocket time-pieces, and very desir- able for railway service, Yours Truly. (Signed,) P. M. ARTHUR, G. C. E. T. 8. INGRAHAM, F. G. B. H. C. HAYS. F. G. A. E. Digitized by t^,ooQLe

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400 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. (■May THERE IS NO QUESTION OF THE FACT THAT KEYSTONE WATCH CASES ARE TAKING THE LEAD IN THE MARKET. The reasons for their popularity can be easily accounted for: They Fit Closer ; Have More Elegant Designs of Engraving, Better Work- manship, and in fact contain everything essential to Perfect Watch Cases. The jewelry trade look to them as their standard. ASK FOR THEM AND TAKE NO OTHER. KEYSTONE WATCH CASE COMPANY, NEW YORK. Nineteenth and Brown Streets, PHILADELPHIA. CHICAGO. TKADB MARK IN Every case. SanmitlillLi THE OLDEST AND LARGEST FACTORY IN THE WORLD. ESTABLISHED IN 1853. O^TJTIOISr. . This Company manufactures Cases only, and has no connection 'whatever with any other concern of similar name. To be sure you get Our Case, see that it contains this trade mark Digitized by A^,OOQLe

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LOCOMOTIVE Firemen’s Magazine. Vol. XII. JUNE, 1888. No. 6. THE TWIN BROTHERHOODS. F i ET the flags of our Brotherhoods float to the breeze, Till the sight sends a thrill to remotest of hearts Not an engineer’s pulse but will bound when he sees The twin banners unitedly acting their parts. Let them float in their might, without blemish or stain, O’er the length and the breadth of this continent here; They are emblems of unity, muscle and brain, And beloved by each fireman and each engineer. Oh, we love the old flags and we hail them with pride, And we feel there’s a future ahead of them still; Though assailed and though slandered by those who deride, The twin Brotherhoods yet have a mission to fill. They will fill it as sure as in union there’s strength ; For an honest endeavor to overcome wrong Is the proof that shall crown us the victors at length, As we move on the road of our duty along. We may fail for awhile, yet we know we are right, We may bend to the blows of oppression at times, But remember, ’tis darkest before the sun’s light, And in excellent judgment we’ll guard against crimes. We have always pursued a commendable course, One to which we can point without bluster or shame, And remember, my friends, there’s a volume of force In our honest and honored conservative name. If the prayers of our widows and orphans avail At the throne of our Maker, we’ll get our reward; We have martyrs who laid down their lives on the rail When grim duty required, who are now with the Lord. In our ranks there are brothers as brave, who can stand, Like their brothers before them, till mangled and slain. With the levers, the scoops and the brakes well in hand, To protect life and property still on the train. So our banners shall float, and beneath them are men Who have reason to guide them, and leaders they love Who devote their whole genius with tongue and with pen, When defending the fame of our banners above. Let them float side by side in ethereal blue, Let them wave o’er an army of muscle and brain; Yes, they’ll float, fondly loved by the good men and true Who can lay dow'n their lives while defending the train. — Shandy Maguire . Digitized by CjOOQle

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402 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. LoNQitinFirtnitiriMiJMiilt A Monthly Magazine devoted to the Interests of Locomotive Enginemen. TERM8— One Dollar per Year, in Advance. EUGENE V. DEBS , Editor and Manager JUNE, 1888. THE RECORD OP THE O. B. Q. STRIKE. History must be made before it is written. In this age of lightning and steam, it is about all the daily press can do to record incidents as they oc- cur. From the Firemen's Magazine , published monthly, all that can be ex- pected, is, that important events hav- ing a bearing upon the interests of the Brotherhood it represents, shall be re- corded as a matter of history, and es- pecially is it required that every im- portant feature of the C., B. & Q. strike shall have due prominence. So far, the Magazine bears testimony to the fact that nothing important has been overlooked, and at this writing our purpose is to show that while the en- gineers and firemen have not won the battle, they have not sustained a de- feat, and that if the soulless corpora- tion has gained any advantage over them, it has been at such a fearful cost of money, such a loss of business, as to amount to a notable defeat, and as nearly as we can approximate the facts, we propose to demonstrate the absolute truth of our propositions. It goes without the saying that on the 27th of February, 1888, the C., B. Ar Q. system, was rich, powerful and prospering. True it was mercenary and unjust towards its employes, and managed by a system of classification and other adroit schemes, in the con- cocting of which its officials are ex- perts, to rob its engineers and firemen of at least $200,000 annually, money they had honestly earned. On the 27th of February, when the strike was inaugurated, the fortunes of the system began to wane — nor have they ceased to decline from that day to the present. Demoralization, dis- [Juke aster, wreck and ruin are everywhere observable throughout the entire sys- tem. The latest authoritative advices show a fearful wreckage of engines, and in but one locality is the road do- ing fifty per cent, of the business it had previous to the strike, and else- where thirty per cent, is the highest estimate made. The traveling pub- lic, as far as practicable, avoid its trains, and shippers seek other chan- nels of transportation, and in the open market its stock has been hammered down until the decline represents mil- lions. Those in a position to know, aggregate the losses of the C., B. & Q. system since the strike at $5,000,000, and this amount, it is contended, is below rather than above the amount the strike, so far, has cost the road. If it be accepted, as approximately true, that to have acceded to the de- mands of the engineers and firemen, it would have cost the corporation $200,000 a year more than it was pay- ing them, then it follows that the losses already sustained by the corporation would have suffietd to pay the addi- tional wages demanded for twenty-five years. That we do not exaggerate the situation it is only required to consult any prudent railroad manager in the country and the reply will be heard, that upon any system of the magni- tude of the C., B.\fc Q., a bonus of $5,- 000,000 would be no temptation to pass through such an ordeal. Not only has the B. & Q. lost money and lost business, but it has lost character, lost standing, lost pres- tige. The traveling public is aware that its engineers and firemen are characterless and incompetent— men raked up from the slums, and people will not, when they can avoid it, take the unusal risks of traveling on its trains ; and as shippers have no guar- antee that their goods will reach their destination, shipments, when it is pos- sible, are made by other routes. Ev- erywhere on the system engines are smashed and dead ; round houses are full of wrecks; passengers are few and freight is scarce, and as a consequence trains are discontinued, even when Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 403 1888.] “ scabs ” stand ready to run them. Under such circumstances, losses al- ready sustained, though alarming to every stockholder, are not all they will be required to face, for it is true that when a railroad has earned a reputa- tion as infamous as that which the C., B. & Q. has secured, it requires years to regain its standing, and it is to be doubted if the C., B. & Q., under the management that has wrecked it, can ever be reinstated in public confidence. The investigation conducted by the Warehouse and Railway Coraission of Illinois, found its engineers and fire men incompetent, and now the Inter- State Commerce Commissioners pro- pose to unearth some of its shameful methods and expose the mismanage- ment of its officials. In grouping all these facts, what is the conclusion ? It is this : The two great Brotherhoods of Engineers and Firemen have established beyond con- troversy the justice and righteousness of their demands, and the word has gone forth that they are men who have the courage of conviction and who are willing to make sacrifices to maintain their cause before the world. As we write, the strike is still on — the men are firm. What the final result will be we do not know, but this, whatever may ensue, we can say, every page of the record is luminous with the facts that engineers and fire- men who were the victims of the une- qual struggle, have no cause for blush- ing. Their honor is unstained. Their manhood, their fealty to obligations and to every demand of citizenship re- deems them from obloquy, and their brethren who have stood by them have added dignity and imperishable glory to the principles of brotherhood. The word may not have a new meaning, but it means more than ever before in the history of the two Brotherhoods. It has a wider sweep, a loftier signifi- cance. They are not vanquished, nor jostled, nor deflected from their up- ward and on ward course, and whatever may be the result of the strike the Brotherhood banners are not trailing in the dust. PAUL MORTON'S MENDACITY. Paul Morton, the General Ticket Agent of the C., B. & Q., some time since issued a circular to all the Gen- eral Ticket Agents throughout the country in which occur such display heads as the following: “ The strike is over ” “ Our Engineers are thoroughly com- petent.” “ These Trains will be run on time as heretofore.” Each statement was absolutely false, and was made to induce travelers to risk their lives on C., B. & Q. trains. Ticket agents who received Morton’s circular knew his statements were false, and some of them were sent to the headquarters of the Brotherhood at Chicago, advising the contradiction of the false assertions they contained and this was promptly done by the Chairman of the General Grievance Committee in a circular letter ad- dressed to General Ticket Agents. Instead of the strike being “over,” the attitude of the Engineers and Fire- men at the time was as defiant as ever. The Warehouse and Railroad Commis- sioners of Illinois, by their investiga- tions had found a number of grossly incompetent engineers, and the fur- ther investigation by the Inter-state Commerce Commission, it was asserted would give the public startling infor- mation showing the demoralization of the roads. The circular of Morton shows to what desperate means the “Q” is resorting to maintain itself against the just demands of its old and tried employes. * * » • • • A circular issued by the Master Car Builders’ Association, says the New York Railroad Commissioners re- port for the year 1887, the killing oi 199 railroad employes while in the dis- chargeof their duties, and the injuring of 896 others, and it estimates that for the whole country not less than 2,000 railroad employes were killed and 9,000 injured, a total, killed and injured, of 11,000. Manifestly, men who take such risks to life and limb, should be paid more than those engaged in less perilous employments. Digitized by CjOOQle

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404 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . [June THE VITALITY OP LABOR ORGAN- IZATION. It has been written that “ Life is either a problem or a play.” It may be both. It may be a drama or a dream, a storm or a calm. There are sunny climes where bread grows on trees, tHe inhabitants of which know absolutely nothing of the command kk In the sweat of thy face thou shalt eat bread.” Between the tropics that belt the earth perpetual summer reigns. In such a region life must be a play. There are no problems to solve. In a land of perennial verdure, where food fruits are always ripe and ripening, where wintry winds never blow and frost and snow are unknown, the fash- ionable tailor and mantua* maker are not necessities. In such sunny lati- tudes life is a dream and will never be, we surmise, distinguished for human activities. In such countries, human development, mental or physical, will leach its high noon at a day too remote for conjecture. But north and south of this burning zone all things are changed, and to the great majority life becomes a problem, and to none is its solution more dificult than to work- ing men, for whatever may be true of others they must eat bread in the sweat of their faces or starve. To them life is never a play, never a dream, it is, on the contrary, one long, ceaseless battle, in which under the most favorable circumstances the tro- phies are a bare subsistence wrung from an enemy which begrudges them even that. Those who take any interest what- ever in human affairs must of neces- sity be profoundly interested in events which demonstrate to thoughtful minds that working men in the United States of America are advancing by gigantic strides to higher positions. W e should extend this article beyond pru- dent limits were we to discuss the con- ditions of working men in other lands, but we surmise that throughout all Christendom, to critical visions, may bn* seen a determination on the part of toiling millions to break their fetters and to lift their bowed forms from the dust. Force is not necessarily noisy, and a heart beat may sometimes be better than a drum beat, and the “still small voice” more potent than a bugle blast. The standing army, the ma- chine of despots, is made up of men who for ages have been designated by kings and autocrats as “ food for pow- der,” created to sustain thrones and dynasties, but later on , as certain as God built the universe, they will, by divine right, crown themselves sovereigns and wear diadems of freemen. But, returning to our subject, work- ing men in the United States are ad- vancing to power and influence by virtue of organization, and it may said without disparagement to others, that the working men who organize are the forceful men. They are the mental derricks who lift, the moral cyclones who remove obstacles in the w'ay of Labor’s triumphant march. They are integers not fractions. See you that gal- lant ship breasting the storm? Note how she cleavesthe billows and moves straight on to her destined port. Neither wind, nor tide, nor wave, de- flects her from her course. What of it? Beneath her decks is a mighty propell- ing force, and thus it is with men who identify themselves with labor organi- zations, that is to say, the great majority of them. There are weak-kneed, chicken hearted, spineless men in labor organizations as there are in armies. There are sailors for duck ponds, sol- diers for dress parade, bounty jumpers, born cowards, ready to desert at the sound of a picket gun, but they are not in the majority. They croak, kick and fall back. W e dismiss them, miserable arasites, they deserve mention only ecause they are an anoyance and a nuisance. The men who carry forward labor organizations are problem solvers. They are avaunt couriers, path-finders, whose faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen, and it is always active, and never more so than in the face of diffi- culties. It was said of the illustrious soldier, Gen. Winfield Scott, that in camp, when the battle was far away Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 405 1888.] and all was leisure and listlessness, that he was sluggish and often insipid. But on the eve of battle he was trans- formed into a very man. Then his great heart beat like a trip hammer; then every faculty was aroused, and with a presence that inspired the loft- iest courage of officers and men he saw every incident of the battle and moved on to victory. Men who comprehend the essential idea of labor organizations are only fully developed when dangers threaten, when the fight is on, and though re- pulse may sometimes follow attack they do not surrender. If they fall back it is only to study tactics and strategy, that when the buttle is re- newed victory may be achieved. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen is engaged in a battle with a powerful corporation. A corporation that can command millions of money by the stroke of its pen. It can draw around it council board a host of sym- pathetic corporations who will advise it, may be, to wreck its property rather than to do an act of justice. Suppose, for the sake of argument, that it wins the fight, does the fact conquer the Brotherhood ? Does it defeat the grand purposes which the brotherhood was organized to maintain and carry forward? The mere suggestion is re- plete with dishonor. If it be true that one defeat demoralizes the Brother- hood, puts out its Lodge-fires and dis- Eerses, the membership to the winds of eaven as so much chaff, it would have been better, far better, that its founders had slumbered in death be- fore they laid its cornerstone or gave its banner to the breeze. But, the question arises, would a defeat of the Brotherhood be a victory to the C., B. & Q? Was the battle of Bunker Hill a victory for the British ? Already, we dare assert, the Brother- hood has gained a victory. As a mat- ter of course, in discussing this subject we include the B. of L. E. But writ- ing as we are, for the eyes of Firemen, we address ourselves to them in partic- ular. We say, already the victory is oure — a moral victory — and this fact, we dare say, has so impressed every railroad corporation in the land. In a moral victory there is moral grandeur. It means there has been no surrender of principle. If it is a disappointment, it is in the nature of the failure of the farmer, who went forth to find a lost pig. He did not find his pig, but he did find his lost cow. In the Vvent of failure to bring the C., B. & Q. to term9, we shall have impressed other corporations that it is dangerous to challenge the resources of the Brother- hood, and on the stem of defeat will bloom the flowers of victory. But it should be remembered the Brotherhood 01 Locomotive Firemen was organized for other purposes than to strike — that being the last resort, when all other means of redress had proved utterly fruitless. Is the idea anywhere entertained that the C., B. A Q. has the power to disband our noble Brotherhood ? Is it to be understood that its kick has knocked the breath out of our Order? Is it to go upon record that the B. of L. F. surrendered to scabs ? There is a story told of a veteran British Commodore who fought the Yankees in the war of 1812. The Yankees being short of shot and shell, loaded their big guns with scrap-iron, old horseshoes, crowbars, etc. The bold Britain sent in his resignation, assigning as a reason that while he was willing to die for his country, to be killed by shot or shell, or any other regulation missile, he did not “ propose to go down to posterity as having been killed by a d — d old Yankee candle- stick.” He did not think it would sound well in the bulletin. For the Brotherhood to be killed by the 0., B. A Q. would be an eternal disgrace. It would notread well in history. u Killed by a scab” would sound still worse. But in our vocabulary there has been, thus far, no such word as fail,” and it is too late in the day to adopt it. We have written before, we write it again, “ It is the battle, not the drill, that makes the soldier. It is the storm, not the calm, that makes the sailor,” and if true to our manhood, true to our motto, true to our obliga- Digitized by CjOOQle

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406 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE . [June tion, and true to the sublime purposes and principles of our Order, we shall £ome forth from the struggle with the C., B. & Q. better Brotherhood men than ever before. We shall go forward in our noble work of helping to make each other strong, worthy of the esteem of all good men, we shall help each other when the storms of adversity beat upon us, we shall bury our dead and wipe tears of sorrow from the cheeks of widows and orphans, and our Brotherhood shall live to see the dawn of an era when the power of cor- porations to deal unjustly by their working employes shall be shattered at their feet, while labor shall receive its just reward. • • . «•«»♦♦»» * . - WHERE STRIKES FLOURISH. We give the caption, under which we find going the rounds of the press the following : The strike industry In the United States is chiefly confined to a small group of states com- prising Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Ohio. Of the .'Mu.SYi persons engaged in strikesduring 1^*7, or seventy- three per cent, of t lie entire number, were in the five states named, the other thirty-one states and the territories furnishing the other twenty- seven per cent. Pennsylvania furnished 111,317 strikers, or nearly one-third of the number. New York comes second on the list with t he two states furnishing a little more than one- half of the country's quota of strikers. New Jersey is third on the list with 27, f>o>t, Ohio fourth with 22,S2.‘>, and Massachusettes fifth with 22,(m9. More than two thinN of the M3,»o,uhh in wages sacrificed by strikers during the year were lost to the workers of these five states. If it were possible to show by figures just how many of t lie 3l(», (too strikers were responsible for foment- ing the strikes, and able by their positions as paid leaders to prov hie against loss to themselves, it would doubtless appear that a great army of workers had been victimized by a very few. The statistics show conclusively that the lead- ing mining and manufacturing states are paying a very big price for the maintenance of a few labor demagogues. The foregoing fairly represents the criticisms of the press, when strikes and strikers are required to pass through its threshing machine. It will be noticed that the 340,854 work- ing men who struck for any cause whatever, during the year 1887, are set down as the victims “ of a few labor demagogues,” “that a great army of workers had been victimized by a very few,” the intention being to impress upon the public mind that the “ work- ers ” had no just cause of complaint, and were 6imply an ignorant, mis- guided rabble, forced into idleness and compelled to throw away <13,500,000 by the autocratic decrees of “a few labor demagogues.” It is this ceaseless misrepresentation of labor troubles in the United States that convinces working men that the press is their bitter enemy, that it is subsidized by powerful corporations and cannot be trusted, under any circumstances, to deal fairly and honestly with questions relating to the welfare of working men. Is it to be presumed that the more than 300.000 workers enrolled in the army of strikers for the year 1 887, were the ignorant, abject followers of “a few labor demagogues,” who used them to promote their selfish ends? If such an astounding assumption is accepted as founded in fact, then the conclusion is inevitable, that the working men of America are already debased to such a degree as to disqualify them for any of the duties of American citizenship. The American idea is to resist op- pression. Proverbial philosophy voices no sentiment more distinctly Ameri- can, than that it is better to die free than to survive a slave, and when one man denies another man his rights, and the victim of the wrong is too ab- ject, too cowardly to protest and resist, he is a craven, whom it were a mon- strous calumny to call a man. In the list of strikes of 1887, that of the coal miners of Pennsylvania will forever be terribly conspicuous. From the landing of the first negroes down to the day when the last slave-block and slave-pen in the United States disappeared by the fiat of war, there was never, throughout all the slave States, a condition of African slavery exhibiting such repulsive features of wretchedness and degradation as these Pennsylvania miners presented to the world. Defrauded, degraded, crushed and starved, they finally struck to bet- ter their condition. Did they succeed? Digitized by CjOOQle

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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 407 A venal, subsidized press is of the opinion they did not. They suffered the agonies of cold and hunger. They endured the pitiless storms of winter. Famine did its work. How much better, says a hireling press, it would have been for the miners to have sub- mitted to wrong than to resist and pay such penalties, which is saying, vir- tually, how much better it would be were working men the slaves corpora- tions would have them, an uncom- plaining herd of degraded beings, who accept their debasement without protest, and sink to the condition of pariahs as complacently as if by a decree of their Creator they were born outcasts and vagabonds. The course the press is pursuing when discussing a strike is to place before the eyes of American working men so many dollars, and then point out the sufferings in store for them if they reject the dollars. It goes with- out saying that to accept the dollars is to invite disgrace and degradation, that in accepting the dollars they invite the badge of servitude, surrender every prerogative of manhood, throw to the winds their independence, and tram- ple upon the divine declaration “ that all men are created equal,” as pagans trample upon the cross. The dollar is to be everything — justice, right, prin- ciple, honor, manhood, citizenship, nothing. The corporation, in alliance with wind and water, is to rule, and working men, with their faces in the dust, are to serve, or, if they pro- test, if they demand their rights, if they aspire to the decencies of citizen- ship, if they demand for themselves, their wives and children something better than hovels for homes, some- thing better than rags for clothing, and if from the fabulous abundance of food products which the Great God. who isno reepector of persons, supplies, they ask for a sufficiency, they are de- nounced as the victims of demagogues, and are accorded less consideration than so many beasts of burden, mandates, and millions of homes, now darkened by the insatiate greed of corporations, trusts and monopolies, would be emancipated from the ceas- less forebodings of calamities which the devilish ingenuity of soulless cor- porations have ready to hurl upon them if they dare to strike for fair pay for honest work. The strike is the weapon of the op- pressed, of men capable of appreci- ating justice and having the courage to resist wrong and contend for principle. The Nation had for its corner stone a strike. There were ingrates in 1776 who, like the press of the present, asked will you go to war for a contemptible “stamp tax” and an equally paltry “tea tax?” They as- serted it were better to suffer in peace than go to war for principle. But the patriots of the times “ that tried men’s souls ” were not built that way, and through eight years of gloom, of sac- rifice and suffering they continued the strike. ‘ They fought and bled and died, and still they fought on. The strike was never off for eight long years. There was a principle at stake. England was powerful, the strikers were weak in everything but courage, resolution and defiance. What was the condition of the old Continental army? It was never half paid, never half clothed, and never well fed. How much did the soldiers of that eventful period endure? Let General Nathan- iel Greene speak for the men under his command, who drove the British from the South. He says : “ I have been seven months in the field without taking off my clothes. At the battle of Eutaw Springs hundreds of my men were as naked as they were born. Posterity will scarcely believe that the bare loins of many brave men, who carried death into the enemies’ ranks at Eutaw, were galled by their car- touch boxes, while a folded rag or a tuft of moss protected the shoulders from sustaining the same injury from the musket.” Does some croaker, some parasite of the 0. B. & Q., some representative of the press remark that our illustration is far fetched? Possibly, but it illustrates a strike for right — for principle. The naked Americans who carried slaughter into Digitized by CjOOQle

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408 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [.June the enemy’s ranks at Eutaw could have avoided such suffering and sacrifice by yielding a principle of eternal right and justice, they could have bowed their necks to the British yoke and accepted the bread of servi- tude. They preferred to strike, and they won an eternal weight of glory. To strike for right, for justice, for prin- ciple, is American, and when Ameri- cans submit to the wrong without pro- test, when they accept chains and deg- radation without a murmur the very name of American will be as odious as that of Helot, and when working men no longer resort to strikes as the last resort to maintain their manhood then their degradation beyond re- demption has been secured and the corporations will have triumphed. The corporation idea is to intimi- date working men by showing them if they strike against flagrant wrongs when all other means fail to secure their rights, they will lose a certain amount of wages, and that being easily demonstrated they expect work- ing men, regardless of conviction, will worship with pagan submissiveness the golden image they set up, fearing the ordeal through which they will have to pass if the nobility of their nature asserts itself and they strike rather than yield. All too often this Nebuchadnezzaran idea is correct. Men weak, effeminate, purposeless and spineless, yield. Yield like sheep and wear without shame the brand mark of t heir owner. But there are men, the “salt of the earth,” who will not sub- mit to wrong, who will wear no hu- miliating badge or brand. They will protest, and if need be they will strike, and like men who know their rights and knowing dare maintain, will ac- cept with proud defiance the penalties in store for them. The right never did succeed without a strike, and while arrogant injustice throws down the gauntlet and chal- lenges the right to the conflict, strikes will come, come by virtue of irrevocable laws, destined to have a wider sweep and greater power as men advance in intelligence and independe nce. FEDERATION. The Toronto Railway Life for April refers to the strike on the C., B. & Q. railroad as having been “suspended,” and proceeds to comment somewhat at length upon the federation of the or- ganizations of railway employes as a means of securing and maintaining their rights. Railway Life quotes from the Firemens Magazine , the Engineers Journal and the Union Pacific Employe* Magazine, touching upon the subject of federation, and suggests that better than federation is to rely upon “ public opinion” to right the wrongs which corporations inflict upon their em- ployes. This public opinion, Railway Life suggests, “is the greatest power the railway employes can enlist on their side and to secure this a cast iron agreement among the men of different branches of the railway service is not necessary. The same force and ability necessary to organize such a federation as is proposed, if devoted to acquaint- ing the public with the position of the railway men generally and their views upon any grievance particularly, would place the workers in a better position, we are confident, than if devoted to or- ganization as proposed.” We are in accord with our Toronto contemporary in its high estimate of public opinion, and public opinion has long since de- cided that federation to accomplish any laudable purpose is wise and proper. Public opinion relating to the question of wages is certainly an “ intangible force,” or more properly, no force at all. There is no public opinion anywhere relating to what constitutes fair pay for lair work ; but public opinion, being in favor of federation for praiseworthy objects, ought to be in favor of any suc- cess that fe c l e rati o n ach i e ves. I n a ge n - eral way, public opinion is in favor of the prosperity of working men as it is of all other men, but when working men contend with employers for ad- vance in wages, or protest against a decline in wages, public opinion takes no part in the matter. But when a strike occurs, if the public is thereby embarrassed, the great public has only one opinion, and that is that Digitized by CjOOQLe.

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 409 1888.] working men, to secure their rights, should not inconvenience the public. And to this proposition the press of the country, in every instance, sub- scribes. Nor does it matter how great the wrongs may be that working men are compelled to endure. Twenty-five cents a day to a workingman may mean a sufficiency of food or clothing for himself or family, but the amount is too contemptible, in the opinion of the public, to warrant action, and if the wronged working man cannot com- bine, federate with other working men, he will be compelled to submit. But if he can enlist the sympathy and co- operation of other working men he may succeed, in doing which he does not only benefit himself, but does so- ciety a great favor. If in the future it shall happen that any railroad corpo- ration, like the C., B. & Q., pursues a course of flagrant injustice towards any of its employes, and the fact be- ing demonstrated, all the employes of the road shall make the wrong one of federate concern, a strike would be avoided, because to strike under such circumstances would be business death to the corporation. Now, then, public opinion being in favor of federation, it would approve of results obtained by federation, particularly if the ob- ject attained was fair pay for honest work. It may be said as an evidence of the elasticity of public opinion that when a strike results favorably to the strikers public opinion is with the strikers, and wrhen the corporation succeeds it is with the corporation, in which a great deal of human nature can be seen without the aid of a microscope,. It will not do for working men to rely upon public opinion as an original proposition. It is too fickle. It is far better to adopt proper methods and vigorously enforce them, and no meth- od is better calculated to insure success than federation. It is lawful. It is prudent. It is common sense applied to practical affairs. It is a winning card, and at no distant day will be played. It involves neither ciamor nor excitement. It moves straight and re- sistlessly to the accomplishment of its purpose as a river in its flow. It may take time to bring about such a federa- tion, but the more it is studied the more feasible it will appear, and when fully inaugurated the jubilee day of labor will have dawned. We notice that Trade avd Traffic , a publication that has now some distinc- tion for ability and fairness, suggests tho propriety of a law wrhich would make the employes of railroad com- panies common carriers — appendages of the corporation, who having entered the employment of the common car- rier, would be denied the privilege of resigning or quitting at any time or under any circumstances they might deem advisable. Trade and Traffic , unintentioually, doubtless, but not the less certainly, has entered upon the advocacy of a proposition which, if the policy it outlines should be adopted, whuld at once and effectually reduce the employes of common car- riers to a condition of the most odious servitude. It might be gratifying to certain common carriers to know that they virtually owned their employes, or, had them in a position in which their right to determine whether they would work or resign had been cloven down. But we suggest that such a law is not likely to be enacted, or, if it were placed upon the statute books, no one could he found sufficiently foolhardy to attempt its execution. Common carriers need have no diffi- culty in pursuing their business, so far as employes are concerned. They have only to deal fairly by their men, and their business will move forward with only such friction as is unavoid- able. ■ • • ••••*•••• • * ■ The statement is made that up to the 1st of May of the current year, 1,096 miles of new railroad track had been laid in the Cnited States, and it is estimated that the mileage of new track for 1XS8 will equal that of 1XS7, the minimum estimate being S,0O0 miles. Digitized by CjOOQle

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410 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . [June THE FEDERATION OF LABOR OR- GANIZATIONS FOR MUTUAL PROTECTION. In advocating the federation of la- bor organizations for mutual protec- tion, we shall state as definitely as possible our reasons, and shall seek to state propositions, which we believe will stand the test of the severest scru- tiny. The wealth of nations is created by work — without work there is no wealth. As all working men are en- gaged in producing this wealth, it fol- lows logically that there is an identity of interest. There are many depart- ments of work — workers have a diver- sity of tastes and ambitions. Their modes of living may be widely differ- ent, their habits dissimilar, their thoughts and education unlike, and yet upon one point there ought to be and ultimately and inevitably there must be perfect agreement, and that point is fair, equitable wages. Upon this proposition there is no room for debate. But when the question arises, “What are fair, equitable wages?” disputations begin and are endless. The employer insists that he shall be permitted to fix the rate — that the wage worker, the bread winner, the wealth creator shall have no voice in a matter of supreme importance to him, and equally important to the welfare of society. The long prevail- ing policy has been that the worker shall take what he can get and be con- tent. Of late years the workingmen of the United States, having grown in intelli- gence, comprehend more fully than ever before the injustice of which they have been the victims, and with an in- dependence born of intelligence have organized themselves into unions bear- ing various names, for the purpose of securing fair wages, a more equitable share of the wealth they create. What is the significance of this movement? It means simply that workingmen shall live in better houses, shall have better shelter, better homes, better clothing, better and more abundant food, all of which signifies better citi- zenship, more influence in human affairs, in all of which every working man has the same identical interest, and to secure which is the chief end of labor organizations. As a conse- quence, in the advocacy of the federa- tion of labor organizations for mutual support, wre are doing that which, if consummated, must result in securing for wage workers their rights, a just recognition of the value of work in carrying forward the great industrial enterprises of the times. During the year 1888 the various labor organizations will hold their an- nual conventions. Labor questions are to be discussed with a zeal and an intelligence hitherto unknown. There are some special reasons for this grow- ing out of the fact that important elections are pending. The interests of labor are to have a hearing on the rostrum, but as it is said “God helps those who help themselves,” the ques- tion of federation for mutual support becomes more than ever before vital. It is not what can a party, or a politi- cian do for them, but what can they do for themselves ? It must not be understood that in advocating federation we favor the abandonment of separate and distinct organizations. We do not favor amal- gamation. We do not desire to blend, fuse the various labor organizations into one conglomerate whole, but re- garding the supreme purpose of each to better the conditions of its mem- bers, we would have such an under- standing, such a federation, that when one is driven to the necessity of mak- ing a stand for its rights, for justice, honest wages, it shall have the sympa- thy, and at least the moral support of all, that in no instance should the enemy of workingmen have the sup- port of any labor organization, but on the contrary, all should, within pre- scribed limits, do all things proper to enable the organization in the struggle to win a victory. The plan is feasible, . prudent ancl patriotic, it contem- plates no wrong to any one or to any interest. It signifies unity in case of emergency, and victory for the right against oppression. The Magazine in Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 411 1888.J its advocacy of federation for mutual protection includes all labor organiza- tions. It is broad enough to take them all in. It is the organ of a Brother- hood of workers whose high aim is to achieve better conditions and advanced positions, and in the spirit of fraternity we address all the labor organizations in the land, believing the emancipa- tion of workingmen depends upon their working together when the rights of any organization are invaded and imperiled, and we earnestly invite all labor organizations to give the matter we have briefly stated th« ir considera- tion. United for mutual protection, workingmen of America would be in- vincible. Once federated in the in- terest of right and justice, they would exert a moral power which would bear down all opposition. In that event, strikes would disappear and peace and prosperity would reign su- preme. E. ST. JOHN. In writing of the General Manager of the Rock Island Railroad we have no purpose of dealing in undue eulo- gy. The trite expression of the ‘‘right man in the right place,” contains a world of meaning. It is doubtless too often loosely used and made to do duty under circumstances which reflect neither honor nor credit upon the party complimented or the one who bestows the flattery. Be this as it may the right man does occasionally in the dis- tribution of prizes, drop into the right place, a place which he occupies with eminent fitness, a place which gives scope and free play for all his powers, and under such circumstances the right man in the right place always makes his mark. Mr. E. St. John, as General Manager of the Rock Island Railroad, is con- spicuously the right man in the right place. In the first place he is a railroad man par excellence. To be a railroad man in these days of sharp competition, of push and enterprise, of pools, trusts and combinations and war, calls into action qualities of head and heart of the highest order. The railroad man in high' and responsible position, with vast interests at stake, must be in the nature of things, a man of brains, any- thing less means failure from the start. The brains of the country is largely in the railroad business of the country. The men who are at the' head of the great railroad enterprises of the times are, measure them by any accepted standard, the peers of any other class of men found in any of the higher walks of life. They are men — we speak of the rule — of judgment, of quick perception and of courage, and these chslracteristics in an eminent degree mark the course of Mr. E. St. John, General Manager of the Rock Island. In proof of this it is only re- quired to observe how quickly and thoroughly he comprehended the jug- gling, the chicane, the vile methods resorted to by the C., B. & Q. manage- ment, and having almost intuitively analyzed the vulgar schemes of that corporation to entangle and defraud competing lines, including the Rock Island, Mr. St. John had the courage to expose its devices and to openly charge it with its rascally designs. He would not affiliate with it in any way. He openly denounced its treachery, and demonstrated that its unjust ac- tion towards its engineers and firemen was only a part of a scheme by which it expected to circumvent every other road with which it competed for busi- ness. It is such qualities, when dis- played as opportunities are afforded, that test the fibre of men and give them distinction and establish them in the confidence of all honorable men. Such general managers as E. St. John are the men who redeem railroad management from universal obloquy, and it is a source of gratification to know that their number is steadily in- creasing. They are not railroad wreck- ers. They deal justly with their em- ployes and strikes are not known, be- cause the policy of justice prevails. With such men as E St. John in com- mand it would require no seer to fore- tell that day of strikes and discord had passed to return no more. Digitized by CjOOQle

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4\1 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . [June We have received the printed copy of an address delivered by L. W. Rog- ers, at Council Bluffs, April 7th, before a mass meeting of the citizens of that place. The speech is one of the very best upon the subject of the C., B. & Q. strike that it has been our good for- tune to hear or read, and it should have the widest possible circulation. It is meaty from first to last. Mr. Rogers, who is a brakeman, and who has paid the penalty, which railroad autocrats have the power of inflicting upon working men, who dare exercise the prerogatives of American citizens, refers to the C., B. & Q. strike as “not a common fight between labor and capital,” but “a revolt against actual wage robbery.” In this, Mr. Rogers sounded a key note. He stated a cen- tral, pivotal fact, and honestly defined the situation. The C., B. & Q. man- agers were engaged in wage robbery. They were and ar« wage pirates. They established a system of robbery in de- fiance of every principle of justice and fair dealing and the fact Mr. Rogers triumphantly establishes. The C., B. <fe Q. corporation having subjected its engineers and firemen to numberless outrages sought by the most disreputa- ble means to injure its old and faith- ful employes, in the estimation of the public. “From the first,” says Mr. Rogers, “ the company has deliberate- ly misrepresented our cause. They have used every effort to brfak our ranks, to secure our defeat without re- gard to the questionable nature of the methods employed. They have sought to set us against our leaders by the circulation of false reports. They have endeavored to array other fac- tions of labor against us, and last and worst they have made use of the most disreputable classes of humanity in the attempt to fill the vacant places. But ‘ disreputable ? does not describe them. The English language cannot describe them. The man who will take the place of another who is en- gaged in a struggle for justice with a powerful corporation — who will thus deliberately deprive a fellow laborer of his only weapon — is a traitor of the basest type. They are properly named ; they are scabs on the bodv of labor, and were labor in a healthy normal condition they could not exist. I use the word ‘scab’ because it is the popular name — the only term by which they are known. People who have not been in contact with them have but a faint idea of what they are. There is the same difference between a striker and a ‘ scab 1 that there is be- tween virtue and vice, between de- cency and dishonor. One is a patriot of labor ; a lover of justice ; a hater of oppression ; a scorner of bribes ; an honest, upright, courageous man. The other is an abettor of wage robbery ; a party to fraud ; a receiver of bribes ; a despiser of honor ; a traitor to his class : an enemy of the honest; a friend of tyranny; a hater of justice; a being without principle or conscience, utter- ly lost to all sense of honor, decency, or shame.” But notwithstanding the infamous methods resorted to by the C., B. & Q., it has not defeated the cause of the strikers, nor has it been able to dampen their ardor. Public opinion has not been poisoned to the extent hoped for, and the bloated and boasting corpor- ation is virtually a wreck. oommeroiaiTtravelers. The commercial travelers of the country have almost to a man recog- nized the justice of the demands of the engineers and firemen who aban- doned the service of the C., B. & Q. roads. As a body of men there are none more familiar with the business interests of the country. They are merchants in the best sense of the term. Constantly on the road, they are appreciative of the qualifications of those who have charge of railroad trains, and are quick to see deficiencies in that class of men. Under the best arrangements dangers are numerous, but when incompetent men are in charge of trains perils multiply indefi- nitely. The C\, B. & Q. management having discarded its competent engi- neers and firemen, and having em- ployed the riff-raff of the country to Digitized by U.ooQLe

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 413 1888.] take their places, commercial travelers realize that the right thing to do is to keep oft* the C , B. & Q. roads, except in cases of absolute necessity. The commercial travelers of the west, from the first, have been in sympathy with the men who left the service of the k Q.” system, and have not hesitated as opportunities have been oftered, to deflect their shipments to other roads, as proof of their recognition of the justice of the cause of the striking employes. It has come to this, that in shipping freight over the C., B. & Q. roads no one knows when it will arrive at its destination. The locomotive is liable to stand “ dead ” on the track. The danger of collision isalways imminent, as a large per cent, of the engineers and firemen are known to be grossly incompetent. Under such circum- stances commercial travelers deem it wise to keep away from the C., B. & Q. tracks. They do not care to risk their lives nor their property except under unavoidable circumstances, when there is no other way to reach certain points, and this fact is having a demoralizing effect upon the road, for when a com- mercial traveler regards the manage- ment of a railroad shaky it is well for others to take the hint and keep away from them. • .. »• » — • »... The Union Pacific Employe s' Maga- zine, for May, has an excellent article on “Conspiracy/’ in which the fact is very clearly demonstrated that the Union Pacific has been for years an arch conspirator and “has defrauded the United States.” The term “ conspiracy,” has recently become very popular with corporations whose whole existence has been one continuous effort to plot the overthrow of labor organizations, which are flip- pantly denounced as so many con- spiracies against capital or corpora- tions, syndicates, trusts and monopo- lies. Says the Magazine : “ It is re- ported that General Manager Stone, of the Burlington, told the directors of that company, that he could down the Brotherhoods at a cost, not to exceed $150,000 The directors said they would allow him $1,000,000 with which to do it and would feel satisfied. Was not this done by the vilest of plots to degrade the nation’s citizens, Conspiracy to deprive them of the right to exercise their moral manhood, to make them worse than slaves?” It does not matter in the least, so far as ultimate results are concerned, what opprobrious epithet is applied to workingmen who combine to main- tain their rights while keeping within the limits of law. They will organ- ize and unite, and the greater the opposition the more certainly will this be the case. And it is doubtless true, those corporations will unite their forces in the future, as in the past, to crush the organization of workingmen. The tactics of the foes of labor organi- zations is to enstrange them by jeal- ousies, to foment enmities and con- tinue to factionize them, because, they know, that such organizations in alliance, are invincible. In the past, some success h;is attended the efforts of the corporations, but the indications are, that working men, taught in the school of experience, are making splen- did progress — and in the near future, if the signs of the times are not de- ceiving, workingmen will win a series of brilliant victories in the interest of justice and fair dealing which will illustrate the fact that the civilization of the century is not a failure. We notice with great pleasure that Roswel Miller, Esq., late General Man- ager of the C., M. & St. P. railroad, has been promoted to the Presidency of the corporation. Mr. Miller is notably one of the foremost railroad men in the country, and his promotion to the important office of President of one of the largest railroad systems in the country is a triumphant indorsement of his masterly qualifications for the arduous duties and exacting responsi- bilities of the position. The employes of the road recognize in Mr. Miller a man possessed of such qualities of head Digitized by ^.ooQle

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414 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . and heart as to assure them af honor- able and fair treatment on alloccasions, and his advancement to the office of President, while eminently compli- mentary to Mr. Miller, reflects credit upon a corporation that could see and appreciate his gifts. Such men in charge of great railroad properties are guarantees, not only of prosperity, but of the most amicable relations between employer and employ (\ [June Tiie Railroad Commission of the Do- minion of Canada, appointed last year to consider the propriety of Govern- ment regulation of railroads, has made an elaborate report, in which the ap- pointment of a Railroad Commission, with certain powers of control and reg- ulation of railroads, is recommended ; the powers being similar to those con- ferred upon the Inter-State Commerce Commission of the United States. For the Magazine : ALONE BY THE SEA. r l\ F I could stroll beside the stream, That glides along the hills, Where the mountains in the sunlight gleam Above the rocky rills, Where flowers blow besides the snow — If I were there again — Then I would be, it seems to me, The happiest of men. If I could mount my steed of steam, And watch the waving grass, As I climbed the sunny summit Of the mossy Marshall pass; Could I sit at night, in the circle bright, With loved ones round the hearth, Then I would be, it seems to me, The gladdest man on earth. If 1 could see that face once more, That slumbers in the vale, And watches from the other shore To guide me o’er the rail. Could I press the hand that o’er the strand Is beckoning to me, Ah! love, I’d leave this lonely land If I could come to thee. A year ago she left me here, With unlined raven hair, And not a trace upon my face ( )f sorrow’s constant wear, But now my limbs are racked with pain, My brow all streaked with snow, Weary I lean upon my cane As on through life I go. Now, bv the deep, dark gulf I stroll, By the silent and still sad sea. And think of the boundless billows that roll Bt tween my lost treasure and me. And I fancy that each little drop that gleams On the crest of a wind tossed wave, Is a tear from the clear little mountain stream That flows by the side of her grave. Gy. Warman . Digitized by CjOOQle

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415 1888.1 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. CONCENTRATION OR ONENESS OF AIM. Whatever I have tried to do In my life, I have tried with all my heart to do it well. What I have devoted myself to, I have devoted myself to completely. Never to put one hand to any- thing on which I would not throw my whole felf, and never to effect depreciation of my work, whatever it was, I find now to have been the golden rules. Dickens. The first law of success at this day, when so many things are clamoring for attention, is concentration— to bend all the energies to one point, and go directly to that point, looking neither to the right nor to the left. It has been justly said a great deal of the wisdom of a man in this century is shown in leaving things unknown, and a great eautiful colors. There is no adaptation or universal applicability in men; but each has his special talent ; and the mastery of suc- cessful men consists in adroitly * keeping themselves where and when that turn shall need oftenest to be practiced. The success- ful man in every calling, whether mechani- cal, scientific or business, is he who can say with Paul, “This one thing 1 do.” With the exception of a few great creative minds, the men whose names are historic are identi- fied with some one achievement upon which all their life-force was spent. We think of Watt, and instantly the steam engine is sug- gested; of Arkwright, and the spinning- jenny whirls before you ; of Davy, and the safety-lamplights up the mine ; of Jenner, and you see disease stayed in its progress by the pricking of a lance; of Morse, and the electric spark is seen darting from continent to continent, ready to put a girdle round the earth in forty minutes. A man may have the most dazzling talent, but if they are scattered uj>on many objects, he will accom- plish nothing. Strength like gunpowder, to be effective, needs coneentraiion and aim. The marksman who aims at the whole target will seldom hit the centre. Let one devote himself to any art or science ever so strenu- ously, ami he will still have leisure to make a considerable progress in half a dozen ac- quisitions. Let a man do all he can in one branch of study, he must either exhaust, himself and doze over it, or vary his pursuit or else lie idle. All our real labor lies in a nutshell. The mind makes, at some period or other, one herculean effort, and the rest is mechanical. All this is true enough of a few prodigies of genius that have appeared at rare intervals in the ages. The world has fewr universal geniuses, who are capable of mastering a dozen languages, arts, or sciences, or driving a dozen abreast. Beginners in life are perpetually complaining of the dis- advantages under w’hich they labor; but t is an indisputable fact that more persons fail from a multiplicity of pursuits and pre- tentions than from an absolute poverty of resources. The one prudence in life, is con- centration, the one evil is dissipation ; and it makes no difference whether our dissipations are course or fine— property and its cares, friends and a social habit, politics, music, or feasting. Everything is good which takes away one plaything and delusion more, and drives us home to add one stroke of faithful work. The Yankee can splice a rope in many different wavs; an English sailor knows but one mode, but that mode is the best. The one thing which an Englishman detests with his whole soul is a Jack-of-all- trades, the miscellaneous man who knows a little of everything. England is not a coun- try for average men ; every profession is overstocked, and the only chance of success is for a man of signal ability and address to climb to a lofty position over the heads of a hundred others. America, on the other hand, is full of persons who can do many things, but who do no one thing well, 'fin* secret of their, failure is mental dissipation — the squandering of the energies upon a dis- tracting variety of objects, instead of con- densing them upon one. To do anything perfectly, tin re should bean exclusiveness, a bigotry, a blindness of attachment to that one object, which shall make all others for the time seem worthless. Just as the gen- eral who scatters his soldiers all about the country ensures defeat, so does he wrhose at- tention is forever diffused through so in- numerable channels that it can never gather in force on any one point. The hunon mind, resembles a burning-glass, wdiose rays are intense only as they are concentrated. As the glass burns only when its light is conveyed to the focal point, so the former illumines the world of science, art, or busi- Digitized by Google

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416 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. ness, only when it is directed to a solitary object. Or to take another illustration, what is more powerless than the scattered clouds of steam, as they rise in the skv? They are as impotent as the dew-drops that fall nightly upon the earth. But, conceutrated and condensed in a steam-boiler, they are able to cut through solid rock, to hurl moun- tains into the sea, and to bring the antipodes to our doors. “ Be a whole man at every- thing.” It is just the lack of this wholeness which distinguishes the shabby, hall-hearted, and blundering — the men who make toe mob of life — from those who win victories. In slower times success might have been won by the man who gave but a corner of his brain to the work in hand ; out in these days of keen competition it demands the in- tensest application of the entire thinking faculty. Exclusive dealing, hateful as it is in politics, is yet, in worldly pursuits, a prin- ciple of hundred-headed power. The time spent by many persons in profitless desultory reading, if concentrated upon a single line of study, would make them masters of an entire literature or science. The toil ex- pended by the newspaper hack in writing disconnected essays, and sketches, to buy his daily bread, would produce if directed with energy for a year to one absorbing object— a volume instead of the two-and- fifty or more crude and ephemeral articles which are read on*'e and then forever forgotten. The highest ability will accomplish but little, if scattered on a multiplicity of objects; while, on the other hand, if one has but a thimbleful of brains, and concentrate them all upon the thing he has in hand, he may achieve a miracle Momentum in physics, properly directed, will drive a tallow’ candle through an inch board. Just so will oneness of aim and the direction of the energies to a single pursuit, while all others are waived as har- lotry’, enable the veriest weak ling to make his mark where he strikes. We are aware that it is fashionable in these days, with small wits, to ridicule men of one idea. But no man ln:s ever yet made his mark on the w orld who was not possessed of some mas- ter passion. There is no more pitiable wretch than the man in whom one giant faculty has starved the rest, like the dwarf,— whose large feet and hands seem to have devoured his stature. And yet does not the world abound in such dwarfed specimens of humanity? Has not every profession its peculiar tendencies, that more or less crip- ple, mutilate or warp those that devote themselves to it too exclusively, paralyzing this or that mental or moral faculty, and preventing them from attaining to a com- plete, truthful and whole-souled manhood ? Is not the weaver, in many cases, but an animated shuttle? the seamstress a living needle ? Does not the lawyer often become a mere bundle of precedents, a walking [June digest of real estate rules and decisions in law or chancery? Are not scholars too of- ten mere bloated encyclopedias of learning? Is it not the time rapidly drawing near when, to find a perfect mau, we must take a brain from one, a heart from another, senses from a third, and a stomach from a fourth ? Man dwarfs himself, if he pushes too far the doc- trine of the subdivision of labor. Success is purchased to dear, if, to attain it, one has got to be a monster of one-sided develop- ment, and transformed into a head, an arm, a finger, or a leg, instead of a man. Every person ought to be something more than a factor in some grand formula of 'social or economical science— a cog or pulley in some great machine. Let every one take care, first of all, to be a man, cultivating and de- veloping so far as he can, all his powers on a symmetrical plan, and then let him expand his chief labors on the one faculty which nature, by making it prominent has given a hint should be specially cultivated. There is no profession upon which a high degree of knowledge will not continually bear. Things w’hich at first view seem most remote from it, will often be brought into close ap- proximation to it ; and acquisitions which the narrow-minded might deem a hinder- ance, w’ill sooner or later yield something serviceable. Nothing is more beautiful than to see a man hold his art, trade, or function in an easy disengaged way— wearing it as a soldier his sword, which once laid aside, the accomplished soldier gives you no hint that he has ever worn. The man who w’ould get on need not always pursue tne “grand trunk” line; he may “switch off” upon other tracks, provided they lead ultimately to the same terminus. With one object ever in view’, he may have many varying activi- ties, conducing to the same result. Single- ness of aim by no means necessitates mono- tony of action ; but if we would be felt on this stirring planet, if we would strike the world with lasting force, we must be men of one thing. Having found out the one thing we have to do, we must throw into it all the energies of our being, seeking its accom- plishment at whatever hazard or sacrifice. Dr. Clarke says : The old adage about “ too many irons in the fire ” conveys an abomin- able lie. Keep them all agoing— poker, tongs and all ! But all are not Clarkes ; and expe- rience shows that generally, those who try to heat half a dozen irons at once, either burn their fingers or find the irons cooling faster than they can use them. Distraction of pursuit is the rock on which most unsuc- cessful persons split in early life. Nine men out of ten lay out their plans on two vast a scale; and they who are competent to do almost anything, do nothing, because they never make up tneir minds distinctly as to what they want, or what they intend to be. Hence the mournful failures we see all Digitized by ^.ooQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 417 1888.J around us in every walk of life. There is probably no more frequent cause of failure in life than that greediness which leads men to grasp at too many of its prizes. There are some the acquisition of whom are incom- patible with the acquisitions of others, and the sooner this truth is realized and acted upon the better the chance of success and happiness. Much material good must here- signed if wo would attain to the highest degree of moral excellence, and many spirit- ual joys must be foregone if we resolve at all risks to win great material advantages. To strive for a high professional position, and yet expect to have all the delights of leis- ure ; to labor for vast riches, and yet to ask for freedom from anxiety and care, and all the happiness which flows from a contented mind, to indulge in sensual gratification, and yet demand health, strength, and vigor; to live for self, and yet to look for the joys that spring from a virtuous and self-denying life — is to ask for impossibilities. The world is a market, where everything is marked at a settled price, and whatever we buy with our time, labor, or ingenuity — whether riches, ease, tranquility, fame, integrity, or knowledge— we must stand by our decision, and not, like children, when we have pur- chased one thin^, repine that we do not pos- sess another which we did not buy. In all professions, law, medicine, or trade, the most successful men have been those who have stuck to one thing. “ Stick to your business,” said Rothschilds to a beginner, stick to your brewery, and you may be the great brewer of London. Old Reliable. For the Magazine: “TOMMY.” Written by Rcquettt of IBs Mother, and Dedicated to the Memory of Than. Boland. . In and out, In and out ! When will my darllug stay ? Mv youngest hoy so kind, devout, llut kept by his labor away. Out on the swaying, slippery cars, Wat died by the ever-falthful stars, As the freight train rumbles away Around the curve and over the hill. He stands at his post of duty still. Come and go, come and go. Scarcely a moment to rest! (Jut in the sleet and blinding snow Hy a sense of duty pressed, so weary and sleepy, fo faint and worn, Again from me is my darling torn, While sorrow Is tilling my breast, And my heart is throbbing with anxious fear That something will happen my Tommy dear. Once again, once again. My darling returns to me, Hut borne by his fellow railroad men, All bruised and mangled is lie! In sealing the ears, he bad missed his hold, And fell ’neath the car wheels cruel und cold, In an Instant more to be Crushed and dead on the track below. Where his life blood colored the drifting snow. To and fro, to and fro. Humble the trains to-night! Hut who can feel the weight of woe That overwhelms me quite As I sit alone by the fire, and pine For my dearest comfort, that boy of mine Who Is burled away from my sight?— My ouly hope, my fondest Joy, My own, my darling brakeman boy! George W. Hall. Digitized by C.ooQle

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418 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [June Brefcklag Poay Truck Equliier. If the pony truck equalizer on a Mogul should break, not much can or need be done. We have several styles of Moguls, and in but one kind (the Baldwin) is an equalizer used. If this equalizer in the Baldwin Moguls was broken, it would only let the front end of the front spring up about one and one-half inches, as the bot- tom of the spring-hanger would then come up against the frame, thus stopping the spring from going any farther. By the use of a suitable bar and sledge, wedges might be inserted between the spring-hanger and frame, so as to bring the spring level, but this would not be necessary, as the spring would work just as freely in a slightly canted position. The only thing to do, would be to secure the broken equalizer, so that it could not do damage by falling under the wheels or machinery, and run with some- what increased caution, because the drivers have an unusual load to carry, and the pony truck that much less. Breaking Eccentrics. If a locomotive breaks the go-ahead eccen- tric cam on one side, and the back-up cam on the other side, she could be brought in by shifting one of the remaining cams to the other side, so as to have a pair in shape ; then disconnect one side and run in by using one side only. If both go-ahead eccentric rods, or straps, were broken, it would be possible in most cases, to use one of the back-motion eccen- trics in the place of one of the broken ones, and then run with one side ; disconnecting the other. If both bolts of the right go-ahead eccen- tric strap were broken, and no bolts could be found to replace them, the bolts out of the back-motion strap might be used and that strap taken down. If the lever wTas left “ in the corner,” so that the rod worked in line with the link block, it w’ould be possible to run forward with both sides using steam, but as there would be no control of the right side by reversing, that should not be done, but the runner should use other means for stopping. The safest way, how- ever, would be to disconnect the right side, and run in by using the left side only, thus having both forward and back motion on one side, if needed. In Anttwer to Mr. Lorkwood. Mr. Lockwood has been asked a number of questions, since he has been writing arti- cles for publication in these pages, and he has answered such as suited his purpose, but a number of them remain unanswered to this day. One of the questions asked several times i3 in relation to a statement made by Mr. Lockwood in these pages several times, and repeated by him in May Magazine , page 344, and to give particular emphasis it is put in italics. He says “ I have already shown that the top of the wheel moves twice as fast as the bottom, and the bottom stands perfect- ly still.” Some brothers have asked, how fast twice as fast as standing still was, as Mr. Lockwood did not make the explanation when he first sprung that proposition upon the readers of the Magazine. The readers of the Magazine have not been shown such a thing as a part of a wheel standing still and another part moving twice as fast . If anyone has nothing, and some one else has twice as much, has some one anything? If one part stands still , that is, has no motion , has the other part that has twice no motion , any motion^? These questions, which the readers and writers of the Magazine would like to have answered, sound very odd, but the oddness of the proposition which Mr. Lockwood has laid dowTn for us to believe, necessitates odd questions. As some of these questions have been asked before, it was supposed that Mr. Lockwood had seen the inconsistency of his statement, and had abandoned it, but as he still adheres to it, and tries to make us be- lieve that reiteration is proof, we would like to see by what new rule of philosophy twice nothing can be something. Mr. Lockwood has asked a question of me as author of “Mechanics”, and I will en- deavor to answer him, and I hope that he will not ignore the above questions, as he has done in the past. Mr. Lockwood asks “ Will the author please tell me, where he gets his leverage when the engine is on its dead center? If by engine Mr. Lock- wood means a locomotive, I reply that she is never on both dead centers, and that one pin is ever at its strongest point, when the other pin is at its dead center. But, of course, Mr. Lockwood was aware of this fact, and wished me to answer in regard to the leverage in one wheel. Any one that has used levers, such as the common crow-bar, for instance, knows that they are powerful tools, and can lift immense weights, by the application of a comparatively small amount of power ; yet with all this the movement of a lever is limited, and when the limit has been reached, a new hold must be obtained for the next lift, and it is just at the dead center, that the locomotive changes her hold (as it were), but does not change her leverage from a first class to a second class, and then back again from second class to a first class, at each dead center, as Mr. Lockwood would have us believe. I am well aware, that the leverage of any engine on the dead center is nothing, and might be compared to Digitized by VjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 419 1888.] a crow-bar standing perpendicular, and a man sitting on the end, but leverage com- mences at the very moment that the line of motion of the piston, fails to concide with the line of the main rod, and keeps increas- ing till the quarter is reached, and from there it decreases again until it becomes nothing at the other dead center. The man sitting on the end of a crow-bar exerts no leverage as long as the bar remains perpendicular, but let it 'become inclined, and in proportion as it approaches the horizontal ^position the man’s leverage increases, but if the same movement were to be continued, until the bar was perpendicularly below the fulcrum, the man would lose his power by weight and be in the same predicament as at the start. I think I have answered Mr. Lock- wood in a spirit of candor, l acknowledging the weakness of an engine on the dead center, which is a fact well known to all mechanics, and to overcome which numerous plans and devices have been tried, but none of them have as yet proven successful. Mr. Editor: — According to May Magazine , I find my communication omitted. I sup- pose I was late sending it in, so consider the following for June: “ Link Block : ” In your April letter to this department, I see you are desirous at times of working your engine with reverse-lever at half notch, etc. I will herein show you a device I made and used while running a Baldwin locomotive, which enabled me to increase the number of cut-offs three fold, and such an arrangement can be used on other designs of quadrants with slight structural changes. It is made of iron, and as thick as the notches of the quadrant are deep : Supposing your lever is in the 0-inch notch, and you are desirous of working her a little stronger, this may be accomplished by taking this device in your left hand by the handle A, and placing that portion, marked B, in the notch ahead with the long flanges, D D, next to lever, raising the latch the lever w ill be allowed to move forward one-half the width of a notch, and rest against said flanges, D D, of the device, thereby prolonging the cut-off. Bv turning the instrument over, so that O C will be next to lever, it will allow the same to rest at mid-notch ; so you see with two notches, which gives cut-off six and nine inches, it is possible to receive intermediate cut-off — seven and eight inches; and not interfere with instant reversing of the lever when so desired. “ Noncime” has again appeared, and says he has not died, and wants me to under- stand that \Vestinghou8e builds a No. 6 air pump, and it is so listed. Now please refer me to the list published by this manufac- turer, and show me where I can find the so- called pump listed as such. “ Vulcan : ” While you have been very kind in trying to make plain to me, that it would not be practical to add outside lap and advancing eccentrics accordingly, and after all, not telling me, after I have said I ran an engine (yes, locomotive) with such changes, I will try and make said experi- ment a little plainer, in the following way, and at the same time try to convince you that you are in error, w hen you say added lap (with, of course, eccentrics advanced to same amount of lead as before, in full gear), “ will blind the ports with reverse lever in centre notch.” The changes I referred to were made on a Baldwin locomotive. In the first place, she had valves of three- fourths (|) of an inch outside lap, with valve gear that gave a throw of five and three-eighths (5§) travel to the valve, with one-sixteenth (^) lead in full gear, and about one-fourth (f) inch lead in centre notch. Now, placing in a new valve with seven-eights (J) outside lap, with eccentrics advanced to give same amount of lead as before, one-sixteenth (^), will not alter the lead in centre notch. Question: Should we have changed the position of point of sus- pension of the links? In other words, Should we have moved the saddle-pin for- ward or back (to average other conditions) ? Now you see I have claimed the lead was not. reduced in the centre notch; I will also claim that had I increased the outside lap to one and three-eighths (If), the lead would not have been affected in centre notch, con- sequently I am contrary to your having a certain “ lapage ” instead of “ lead ” in cen- tre notch. Poly — . In the list of implements used in the rail- road train service of the country, the jack is of special importance and every improve- ment in its construction, which adds to its value becomes a matter of interest to rail- road men. In this connection we note that the Chapman patent screw jack, manufac- tured by the Chapman Jack Co., of Cleve- land, Ohio, is attracting attention because of its superior advantages of construction, be- ing always in good working condition, the screw being protected from dirt and being lubricated, is always ready for instant ser- vice, thereby preventing delay in train ser- vice. These jacks are manufactured of various sizes and prices -range from $1.50 to $13.50. They are fitted up in a manner to meet every requirement, and are highly com- mended bv those whose opinions are of value. Digitized by Google

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420 LOCOMOTIVE IIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [June Whitehall, N. Y., April 25, 1888. Mr. Editor: — My opinion is “1304” has struck it square this time in his article in April Magazine. 1 say so, too, let us let the valves set themselves, and the hammer- blow pound the track to pieces, and the bridges all down, but let us have steam and lots of it, as also clean engines. Let us learn how to keep them hot on the road and learn how to clean them. There are lots of tire- men who don’t know how to clean a head- light, or a jacket, or what to do it with. Let us try to teach these men. I have read the Magazine steadily for five years, and have seen nothing about how to keep a new jack- et from rusting, nor the best stuff to clean brass domes and cylinders with. I had to learn all these points by experience, but I am willing to give all the information I can to my younger brothers in regard to these things. As to firing, we have all hard coal here; we used to have stuff they called soft coal, but poor trash it was, and I tell you it takes expei ience to be a good hard coal man. No two en- gines of the same size and make will burn their fire the same. No 107 will take it in as big as you can put through the door, while 108 wants her food cut up for her, and both w'orked the same ; reverse this, and they are no good. It is often so, but why is it ? Position of draft-pipe is one cause, size of nozzle another, stack is sometimes an- other cause, quality of coal is still another cause, and the way they are cut up and pumped is not the least of all. Let us study these things a little more, and see if we can’t help the young men a little bit. I have heard engineers curse about their engines not being clean when they had new men on with them. Who is to blame for this? If the older firemen would take an interest in the new men and show them what to do and how to do it, they would be sowing seeds of kindness that would yield a harvest for the treasury of each Lodge in due time. If we wish to increase our membership we must do it from the ranks of the young firemen, and how shall we do it? When a green fireman asks an old one, “ What shall 1 put on this jacket to clean it?” don’t tell him valve oil, or something w'orse, or say you don’t know and thereby make an enemy of him, but stop a minute or two if need be and showr him how to do the job right, or if time permits, take hold and do it for him and bv so doing gain his friendship, and when we go to him with an application he will take it and say, “ Yes, I will come in ; you took an interest in me when I came here and I will help you now,” or, if they don’t say so, they will . show it by their actions. Now, brothers, let us look around and see if we can’t draw these men into our noble Order by helping them in this way, and thereby gain their good will and make bet- ter men for the company. Don’t you think a man who shows a fellow workman howr to save and not destroy and waste the stuff fur- nished by the company, is doing the com- pany a good turn as well as the man who is using it? Now “1304,” I don't know who you are, or what part of the globe you are on, but I am with you and here is my hand on it. Yours truly, . L' A* Galveston, Tex., April 10, 1888. Mr. Editor I am in receipt of volume eleven, nicely bound and brand new, from Terre Haute, for which the editor has mv sincere thanks. It does a man good to look back over things passed and almost forgotten, and then when the chain has all been broken up and only a few links received, it does a man good to get the whole chain. I see in August Magazine , a piece by Mr. Rauch about simplicity in engines being preferable to complications, and he says, “ Whatever can be taken away except the keys from the side rods is a positive gain ” (the italics are his). From this I infer that Mr. R. is not an advo- cate of solid end side rods, and if he is not, I must differ with him there, for although the rods will rattle from one end of the road to the other, there is never any trouble with them and I think them much better than with keys. I also found in the October Maaazine some- thing about eccentrics in which I remem- bered having noticed an error at the time I received the advance copy, but I had de- stroyed the copy and forgotten the error be- fore I prepared my article for that month ; of course this is the blunder Mr. R. referred to when he says “the throw' of an eccentric is equal to twice the distance of the differ- ence between the narrow and broad sides.” All wrong, the throw of an eccentric is equal to twice the distance from axle center to cen- ter of eccentric. I at last had a chance of seeing that splendid article of “Vulcan’s ” in February number, about pumping. It is excellent and is just according to my experience with different men. No. 1 is sometimes met with, while No. 2 is very frequently met with in all countries, even “Vacuum ’r has met him as is shown by a recent article. No. 3’s are numerous, while No. 4 is almost identical with No. 3. Nos. 5 and 0 are in the same line and can be met w ith on ail roads. Nos. 7 and 8 are about on the same plan of tny theory about pumping, also No. 13, while 1) and 10 are modifications of them and 11 has a system that is frequently met with and is the man w'hom all firemen hate to see about as bad as No. . One more I have met whom “ V.” left out. He would pump a good deal like No. 2, with this difference, whenever he pitched over the top of a hill he would pump her as hard as he could un- Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 421 1888.] til he got her full then shut off and let her go up the hill with a safety-valve screaming until he got her down tooneguage of water, then when the fire was light put on his pump full force ; result, no steam. All of these things prove that engineers do not grow, else why such a difference in practice ? I now have the May advance copy and the thanks of all readers of our department are due to “ Vacuum ” for his extract from Ro- per’s hand-book about injectors, and I ten- der him mine, here and now. And now, “ V.,” I wish to correct an error you fell into on one of my statements. I did hot mean that an engine with a brick arch would burn more coal than without it, but am aware of all the advantages gained by having an arch, but the way our arches are put in here is this : The front is only about ten inches above the grates, while the back end is just a little below the top of the door, so that if you tried to fire with one or two you would hit the arch and build a monu- ment in the middle of fire-box. That is wliat 1 meant by saying an engine with a brick arch was very difficult to fire with two scoops of coal. No, 1 never fired on the A. & P., but traveled over it a couple of times and of course caught on to the bad water. The name of “ tarantula” still clings to the Burn- sides, and all consolidation engines of large size was so called at the lime I went over the road. They had a great many Santa Fe engines there, some Baldwin’s 20x28, some Brooks & llinkley’s 17x20, the larger were dubbed ‘‘tarantulas,” while the little ones were by some called “ centipedes ” and by others “ creepers.” Now, “C. P. R.,” if you do not like to follow my plan of setting an eccentric, you don’t need to, but your remarks on that head are uncalled for entirely. As iny getting myself around a sheave so far out of place that I don’t know’ what gear I was placed for, I will say that I know' enough of the po- sition of my spokes to set my sheaves right and square, which I think is more than a great many can say. You don't w ish to ac- cept my figures in proportion. Well, just go to work and prove them wrong by figures and I will give in, but until you ao so I shall contend that figures won’t lie, and I know’ •that I saw' an engine in my experience, which, when her valves were set line and line, she would snatch her train out of any place on the road, and when started you could hook her up in six inches and bow l them along with great comfort to engineer and fireman, very seldom having to drop her more than two notches any place. She was overhauled and given one-eighth- inch lead, and she was no earthly good at all. If you went to hook her up in six inches she would not pull two cars, where before she would pull forty, and as for starting, when you opened the throttle s'he would groan and tremble for some time, then, like a lazy boy when called on a cold morning to get out oi bed, she would start very slow ly w ith no danger of her taking out a draw’-bar, not a bit, and she never was any good un- til they reduced her lead to one-sixteenth, and then she was not near the engine she was before being overhauled. “ Tallow' Pot,” you made a mistake ; there was no cyclone stirred up at all, it was only a “ Norther,” blowed dowm here from Hart- ford and w'as caught by the warm Gulf wind and returned with the chill taken out of it. I did not put myself up as a judge of Mas- ter Mechanics, but attacked “Tallow Pot’s” statement about what a certain Master Me- chanic Would do in a certain case, aud I never said at any time that a man should be retained if blamable for a mishap. I said, “if he is blameless.” Of course, I did not mean a man should take a sledge hammer and smash his cylinder heads in just for the sake of seeing if he could bring her home that way. But then accidents will happen, and the case I cited wTas caused by a bovine of the male persuasion disputing the right of w^ay just around a short curve with the train coming about thirty miles per hour; of course the engine could not back out and the bovine would not Reversing the engine sent the right cylinder head, w hich was cracked, out on a flying expedition, while the left one was crushed in by the pilot beam and not a w heel put off the track, but all the same, she went in with no pilot and both front cylin- der-heads gone. There w as no one to blame but the bovine, and as he lay outside the right of way the officials thought, as he had never been in the employ of the company, that it would be just as w'ell to let the buz- zards attend to his case and say nothing to him. Well, “ Vulcan,” what difference does it make how’ many spokes a wheel has? I don’t care w hether she has seven or fifty, it makes no difference because the go-atiead ought to be j ust as far back of crank-pin as back-up is ahead of it, and all you need fs to examine the position of the other unless all are slipped, in which case the cylinder-cocks w ould have to be resorted to, w hich is the same as valve stem process. To “ W. M. M.,” I will say the cause of an engine losing steam w ith leaky steam-pipes, is, that all steam so leaked out of steam-pipes blows back through flues, thereby deaden- ing the draft, and the result is the same back- ing up as going ahead. “ F. V. Winters” deserves thanks for his article, and I for one hope he w ill favor this department with some of the results of de- bates for the benefit of all readers from time to time. Eccentric Strap. The Grant Locomotive Works at Paterson, N. J., are to be enlarged in all departments. Digitized by VjOOQle

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422 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. East Saginaw, Mich., April 23, 1888. Mr. Editor: — I see by the May advance sheets that I made a slight mistake in my description of the water brake. I said the pipes enter the steam chest. I should have said exhaust passages in front end. With this correction the description is all right. I am glad to see you are on deck again, u No Name.” I had indeed begun to think that “ Poly — ” had knocked you out. I am inclined to think you are laboring under a false impression about that No. 6 pump. The catalogue and reference book of the West- inghouse Air Brake company for 1886, which is I believe the latest one issued, mentions but three pumps : the standard, the narrow gauge and the eight-inch ; they are described by reference to plates. “ Plate B. 6” shows the standard, which is used on all standard roads in passenger service; “Plate B 7” shows the eight-inch pump, which was de- signed especially for freight service ; “ Plate B 8 ” shows the narrow-gauge pump, which is used on all narrow gauge roads, and is the same as the standard, except in the arrange- ment of its air valves. The eight-inch pump is the only one which, under any condition, could pump a larger quantity of air than the steam pressure working it, as it was designed to furnish a large amount of air in a short space of time, and has a much larger steam than air cylinder. I cannot help but think that you are referring to an obsolete catalogue where they might have described the pumps by means of numbers, or else you are taking the plate numbers for numbers of pumps. I think if you in- vestigate the matter more fully you will find some cause for the extraordinary air pressure attained, other than momentum of piston or evaporation of air, that is, if you refer to standard pump descriped in cata- logue by means of “ Plate B 6.” If you had an eight-inch pump it would be easy enough. Now to show you that your gauge might have easily been out enough to make the difference, I will state an instance that came undA* my notice some years ago. An engine came out of the shops after receiving a gen- eral overhauling; ner pop was set at 130 pounds, she soon got the reputation of being an extraordinary good engine; she was do- ing much better work than other engines of the same class and pulling trains easily where others were doubling; in fact, she was doing so much better work than the others that the M. M. grew sus- picious and had her gauge tested and found she was carrying 180 pounds of steam. I have tested the standard pump under the most favorable conditions and with as slick a working pump as ever was put on to an engine and could not get as much air within five pounds as I had steam. In the February number of the Magazine “Poly — ” gives an example of a [June very complicated train order. I want to show something partaking of the other ex- treme. This order was given about two years ago and was shown me at the time by the conductor receiving it, who said he cal- culated to preserve it as a curiosity. It is without doubt the shortest train order on record, the order proper consisting of but one word. A wild train having running orders to destination arrived at II found order board out and received the following order : C. tfc E. Eng. 60.* H Hurry. 31 C. S. C. 32 o. k. c. s. e. Now, “E. 8.” you must not allow your hot southern blood to get the better of your judgment. It was not my intention to de- cry your ability as a fireman. In giving my views on firing I stated that I laia no daim to such ability as you, merely to inform the readers of the Mechanical Department that I did not wish to be considered an authority on that subject. Whenever I take an oppo- site stand from that taken by you on any subject, I am only exercising my right of free thought, and any statements I may make I am always ready to defend them, not by means of private correspondence, (as suggested by you), but in the columns of the Magazine. I like James Russell Lowell’s definition of independence: I honor the man who is ready to sink Half his present repute for the freedom to think. And, when he has thought, bo his cause strong or weak. Will risk t’other half for the freedom to speak; Caring not for what vengeance the mob has in store, Let the mob be the upper ten thousand or lower. Your statement about the remarkable record you made with that Mogul is mis- leading As I take it your object is to in- struct new firemen you should be more ex- plicit, there may be some young fellow even now making his maiden trip on the road, who having read your article is animated with the laudible ambition to become as good a fireman as you, and is trying his best to attain somewhere near the same results as you, under conditions that render it wholly impossible for him to do so. Now, I saw nothing remarkable in your feat, ex- cept that 3? our grates were plainly visible while the engine was pulling forty-five loads. This was indeed something out of the usual run, and must have been the re- sult of unusual skill. As regards making the run without cleaning your fire, it was not the result of unusual skill, any average fireman could do the same thing. I have on numerous occasions fired a Mogul 140 miles with every car she could pull, and never touched my grates and at the end of the run, V\\ guarantee that I could have put all the fire that was in her in the ash pan. Digitized by Google

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 423 I did not think this was great skill but put Mr. Editor : — Among the many good the credit where it properly belonged on things in the May Magazine , “ Vacuum’s ” the coal I was burning. I know and you communication is one of the best, for he .know that we sometimes get a tank of coal gives us a full description ot the so-called that will burn up clean, leaving no clinkers “ water brake,” which makes it evident that and very little dirt behind, thus enabling a it is really not a brake, but that it is simply man to tire his engine close and get the best a lubricant to keep the piston and cylinder results with the minimum amount of coal, with the packing moist, and thus save wear On the other hand, we sometimes get coal and unnecessary friction of those parts, that is very dirty and cannot be burned “ Vacuum ” then gives “ Roper’s ” explana- economically, and no matter how skillful a tion of the reason why an injector would man may be, his fire will fill up on him and force water against pressure, and even greater he may have to shake his grates or clean his pressure than that by which it is operated, fire before he has gone twenty-five miles. The whole theory as given is, that the vol- In regard to the brick arch, in justice to ume of steam used, is m its passage reduced vou, I will say (what I should have said in by condensation to such an extent as to re- May Magazine) that I never fired a diamond quire but about one-thousandth part of as stack engine having an arch ; my experience large an opening to reenter the boner as the in that direction being with extension front one it left the boiler by. I should be glad end and straight stack, they may work dif- indeed to have such a simple explanation of ferently in the diamond stack, bu t the differ this rather perplexing question, but in the ence was so striking in the straight stack study of hydraulics we are taught that water that I could not help thinking it must exist in motion imparts pressure to the sides of in like proportion in the other. Your arti- the pipe which conveys it, and if the pipe is cle on proper adjustment of petticoat for contracted or closed at its end a part of the different makes of engines is an excellent pressure is exerted against the contraction, thing, and shows you to be possessed of a and it is only the column of water of the capacity for observation of which you have same sizd as the orifice, which can and does a right to feel proud. I have committed it exert any pressure on the discharging water, to memory, for although I have not fired an If it were not for this well-known law of hy- engine containing a pettycoat for some time draulics, I should gladly hail Mr. Roper’s (and hope I never wrill again) I consider it theory as a solution of the problem, but as a good thing to know. Now, ” E. S.,” my it is, I do not yet see that the question is address is also in the Magazine office, and I satisfactorily answered. As I have never would be pleased to follow out Mr. Rauch’s fired a locomotive with a fire-arch in it I suggestion and open a private correspond- shall not venture into the argument any ence with you, or any other contributor to further than to suggest that what may suit this department (but not to verify any state- one locomotive on one road might not suit rnent made in the Magazine). the same locomotive on some other road, or To “W. A. G.” — I think the extension a different man at the throttle, and that, front end and brick arch, while not doing therefore, no universal rule can be laid down everything that was at first claimed for them by which to have steam at all times and un- in the way of burning smoke, go so far der all circumstances, toward it as to entitle them to rank as the “ C. P. R.” goes for “ E. S.” on account of very best smoke-burning devices yet in- “E. S’s.” method of setting a slipped eccen- vented. I would hate to go back to the trie by slipping the wheels. I could not see short front end and diamond stack, it is so bow or why an eccentric previously loose nice on a hot summer day to be able to open and slipped should right itself under circum- your front window when both you and the stances which it would seem were calculated engine are laboring hard without being to make things worse. I think nearly all burnt up with cinders, and I think also that railroad men agree that lead should be given, with careful firing they are much more but the great point is to determine just how economical on coal, and in cold weather a much it ought to be. There is also no doubt man need never worry much about his ash whatever that a passenger locomotive should pan freezing, if he has an extension front have more lead than the slower motion end. I always allow' the front end to fill up freight locomotive, and I find that a piece of and then poke the cinders all out in a pile tin is generally used as indicating the proper on the first opportunity and place the ash amount of lead for a freight locomotive, pan over the hot cinders from the front end, “ Dick ” is again on hand to defend his it will thaw out in no time at all. There are views, but seems to be getting things some- a great many more points about the what mixed, as per communication from extension front end that I consider superior Mr. Wm. Lockwood on the same page (1143) to the old style, but as I have been running of May Magazine. Mr. Lockwood has ever along at random for some time, I will have located the fulcrum at the rail, and in that to postpone discussion of its merits until regard has never agreed with us. some future time. Vacuum. I have ever held the idea that the fulcrum Digitized by CjOOQle

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424 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. of a lever was the point in the lever on which it turned, and I have also several times stated that I called a locomotive a lo- comotive, even when her wheels do not touch the rail, and firmly believe that the three points of a lever can be readily located then. When a locomotive complete in ev- ery detail is put in motion, when the wheels do not touch the rail, the fulcrum is in the centre of the axle, the resistance is the fric- tion in the boxes (or rather on the blocks which would have to be inserted in the place of the oil cellars) and the power is ap- plied at the crank-pin. The simple act of dropping this complete machine on to the rails, dees not in any manner change it or the relation of its parts to each other, but it brings in play a fourth point, by which we obtain motion. The contact with the rail w’ould serve to stop the freely revolving wheels until more steam was given, and when sufficient weight is thrown on the rail to prevent slipping, the locomotive moves away, but in reality might be said to be pull- ing old Mother Earth over, and though un- der her. In order to make my idea plainer let us suppose that we have a wheel about 100 feet in diameter, or about .‘>14 feet in cir- cumference. I A*t it have a face of ten feet and on this face let a track be laid. Now let this wheel be set in a pit with its face level with a track leading up to the track, laid on the face of oui imaginary wheel. Now run a locomotive on to this wheel and fasten her by chains so that she cannot go ahead, then give her steam and she will turn the wheel in under her, because the wheel will then be easier to turn then the locomo- tive can run ahead. Again, chain the wheel and the locomotive will move on over the w heel. Now the point of my argument is this, that a locomotive has all the. points of the lever complete, when jacked up, and also w'hen in contact with the rail, and that the relation of these parts are not changed at ail by the change in contact. The illus- tration of the wheel turning in under the lo- comotive w ill prove this, and this is the prin- ciple upon which the locomotive obtains its motion. If the earth were smaller the wheels of a locomotive wrould pull her around, but as the earth is to large and heavy for the lo- comotive, the same action of the wdieels serve to move the locomotive over the earth. “ Dick” says that friction does not come in- to play ; if it does not it is the first machine ever invented which eliminated friction, for it is ever present and a change from a small bearing to one twice as large certainly gives more inches of bearing surface, each inch of which will only carrv one-half as much pres- sure, as an inch of surface in one half as large wrould have to carry. I therefore ar- gue that the increase in the size of the axle, which “Dick ” used as an illustration, would detract nothing whatever from the power of [June the locomotive. I also say that by gaining speed no power is lost, as “Dick" says it is on page 343 May Magazine, , for I claim that the increase of speed is an exhibition of power in another direction, and not a loss of power * as “ Dick ” has it. I certainly do not wish to find fault with “ Dick ” for locating the fulcrum in the cen- tre of the axle, because I do that myself, but the other points of his lever are w’rong anti that makes his fulcrum move, which should be at rest, so far as the other parts of the lever are concerned. “ Dick ” places the weight at the rail, the power at the pin, and the fulcrum at the centre of the axle. With this arrangement of the parts the fulcrum moves, and this proves that it is not a fill crum, but w hen we locate the fulcrum in the centre of the axle, the resistance as con- veyed to the circumference of the axle by the boxes, the power at the pin and regard the rail as a fourth factor in the case, we have a fully completed machine which does not alter its pow’er with every half-revolu- tion, and become weaker and stronger asthe pin is on top or on the bottom, w liich only has the disadvantages of its dead centres, but even this in a modified form, because we have the twro pistons, and wThen one is at its weakest point the other is at itss‘rongest. “ E 8.” explains a palpable mistake in his April correspondence, which I saw too, but which I read as I thought it ought to read — boxes— and left it between “ E. 8.” and the printers to decide who had made the mis- take. “ E. 8.” also says the water brake is used to lubricate or wret the valves and piston to prevent cutting. He then gi ves some good directions as to size and position of draft- pipe, but how would “ E. 8.” manage mat- ters if he were firing on a road where one standard draft pipe is made to be used on six or eight different build of locomotives, with strict orders that no pipe shall be cut off or altered in any way? I fired a man-killer something like the one “ E. 8.” tells about ; would have to clean fire (hard coal) five to eight- times in a run of ninety-two miles, and be forced to have the blower and injector on at every stop so as to be readv for the next run. This locomotive was completely al- tered as regards her fire by raising the Jraft- pipe up one and one half inches. After that I have fired the same locomotive and never had the poker or slash-bar in the fire during the w hole trip and had lots of steam without using the blow’er. In the east and north we are not troubled much with bad wTater, but as a matter of course when you have “ bad water ” that will not work good with four guages in the boiler, you will have to use but three, or two, or be content to have one. This is what will make the distinction between a good and poor fireman, and also a good and a poor en- Digitized by U.oogLe

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 425 1888.] gineer — the ability to adapt himself to the existing circumstances and make the best possible use of them so as to be “boss ” of the situation, no matter how bad it may be. “E. S.” also gives a description of a de- vice to obtain a greater amount of control over the valve motion, by working on the half-notches. All such devices are good, as they will, if properly used, produce re- sults which will benefit both the engineer and fireman, as also the company in whose service they may be employed/ “E. S’s.” experience with the injector and pump is only additional evidence of the superiority of the former. “Tallow Pot” lias some comments on “ E. S.” and alludes to cyclones, as we have since February 19, the date of “ Tallow Pot’s” communication, had an experience of the climatic luxuries which our western bovs indulge in. I hope we shall not have a texas cyclone to add to our blizzard rec- ord for 1888. “ T. P.” has a good illustration in answer to “ E. T. H.” showing just wherethe strain comes when a locomotive is worked in full gear back motion. “ T. P.” does not agree with my answer to “Gravity” in the March Magazine. I do not desire to have anyone agree with me in that, because I was wrong, but as I have ad- mitted my error, I would advise “T. P.” to look at Mr. E. J. Kauch’s and “ F. X. H’s.” articles in April Magazine, as they have there given the true answer, which neither I nor “ T. P.” hit upon. “Tallow' Pot” attempts to make calcuia1 tion on the “ Member’s ’ 16x21 cylinder, and starts out by multiplying 16 by 21 instead of 16 by 3.1416 and the product by 21,d>ut that this is only an oversight, is proven by the correct manner in which “ T. P.” has solved the problem of the ends of the cylinder, which correspond with the figures I gave on page 268 of April Magazine , but the correct figures in the sides and ends, will be found on page 267, where I make it a total of 1454 square inches, inside surface, of said cyl- inder. If Mr. Kau ch says, in October Magazine , 44 that the throw of an eccentric is twice the distance of the difference betw een the nar- row' and the broad sides,” it is no doubt the error to which he alludes, for it is very plain to be seen that this distance is twice as much as the distance between the eccentric centre and the centre of the axle. “ Tallow Pot ” deserves the prize, for I believe he has dis- covered the long sought for mistake. “ W. A. G.” gives an illustration of an ec- centric which deserves attention and would be a good thing to study in a model as by means of it the valve travel could be changed in the easiest possible manner and the effect on the ports noted. As before stated I have no experience with arches in fire-box and cannot give “ W. A. G.” any points on them, but I do agree with “ Dirigo ” and “ W. A. G.” that the management of the pump or injector and the throttle has as much to do with the steaming of a locomotive as the firing. For instance ; some years ago I was firing for an engineer who w:anted me to use the blower at times wheh I considered it unnecessary, as our locomotive was a free steamer and would never fail to stay at 130 pounds with ordinary practice. One day I had cleaned my fire (hard coal burner) while waiting for a train to yass us and filled her up. She was standing at 130 pounds just ready to pop when we were ready to start. The engineer asked me “ why I did not put on the blower?” I said, “She is about ready to pop. How much more steam can I get on ? ” We started out and contrary to his usual custom, the engineer put on the full stroke immediately. The pump was a good one, throwing a big stream, and applied thus on a new fire it reduced the steam pressure to about ninety pounds in running about a mile. The engineer called my attention to the gauge and asked me whether I knew what did it. I answered, “ Yes.” But he did not ask me any more questions, for just about that time she began to w’ork water out of the stack, and he was forced to shut the pump off, and before lie had got fairlvrid of the surplus w'ater, she was up to lbO pounds and ready to pop off*. Now, with his usual method he could and would have had 130 pounds all the way, but he wished to show me what he could do -a thing I never doubted— but my time came too, when she got so full that he could not hold it. Now, if this locomotive had not been a free steamer, with a good pump the advantage he took on a green fire would have remained on his side, and he could have kept her low in steam all the way up the hill, and this is what many engineers actually do. They re- quire full duty from a new fire, reduce their steam pressure, and the more they reduce this the more water and fuel is wasted, and the poorer the reputation of the locomotive or fireman becomes. “ Noname ” has mixed me up with some one else, as I nave not written anything on the air-brake question, declining to enter the fray between “ Polv—” and “ Noname.” In regard to “ Paul” on lead, I would say that “Noname” was right in his opinion, that the same rule which increases the lead when hooked up in the forward motion, also holds good to increase the lead as hooked up in the back-up motion. In answer to “C. P. R.,” I will say that with the ordinary Mogul (three pair of driv- ers and one pair of wheels in front) the ac- tion of the upward thrust of the rod comes about opposite the front driver, and as a con- sequence but very little weight is shifted Digitized by CjOOQle

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426 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [June from the truck to the drivers in pulling a train. With two pairs of drivers (American type locomotive) there would be more differ- ence and I am not prepared to contradict “ C. P. R.” or “ E. S.” on that kind of a lo- comotive. Gauges often get light through a perma- nent set given to the diaphram, or to the spring which brings the needle to its bear- ing, and require adjustment from time to time. 5 When the steam pipes blow, it is in the front end, and they let steam leak away whenever the throttle is opened. As this steam does no work, except to cause an un- natural draft on the fire, it is just that much clear loss, and that much more steam will have to be generated to keep up the pres- sure. With a slow steamer a leak will make itself very evident, for if it was just barely possible to keep her hot before the leaking away of the steam, its replacement with cola water will soon show its effect on the pres- sure. It will make no difference whether she was run backward or forward. Vulcan. Armourdale, Kan., April 8, 1888. Mr. Editor: — The April number is at hand and I see “ 1304 ” wishes some one to say something about how pettycoat pipes should be set, etc. Now I know of no rule by which to set a pettycoat pipe. In the first place they should be set perpendicular, and after this is done they can only be raised and lowered to make them burn the fire level, and in case your engine has a cone that fills the stack full and the Master Mechanic will not put in a smaller one, she will not steam very well, no matter how’ the pettycoat pipe sets. I think the general rule is to set the pettycoat pipe even with the nozzles, but I find it will not w'ork in all cases. Some railroads have stationary petty- coat pipes in most of their engines, and in case it should be set too high and crooked or too low and crooked, they will not steam and the fireman can’t change it, but the Master Mechanic “says it is a good one and it w'orks all right on the 412, and I can’t see why it won’t work the same on the 359,” when, if the fireman could change it just a little, the engine would be the best steaming engine on the road. In such a case the poor fireman works from one week’s end to the other under great difficulty, and many times has to shake nis grates until the ash-pan is full, and on a fast run he has no time to hoe it out and is set down as a poor fireman. I will just say this, if you have an engine with a fine netting and a big cone in her stack, and big nozzles and a pettycoat pipe set crooked and stationary, and an ash-pan with a fine screen at both ends, and the Master Mechanic w'on’t change these for you, she won’t steam with the best fireman in the world and the best engineer on the right- hand side. I have fired for men who, it seemed to me, took particular pains to start the injector just as I put in a fire and to shut it off on going into a station, which w'as the cause of no steam wrhile running and a continual pop-off while at the station, which is very annoying to the passengers as well as to the engine men. I will say more about pettycoat pipes when I learn more. My ex- perience is that each one must be regulated to its ow n engine. “ Eccentric Strap ” wants to know what to do in case you should break both bolts in your right go-ahead eccentric. I know of no better way to do, provided you can not substitute the bolts, than to disconnect her and come in on one side. And in case you should break both go-ahead eccentric straps or rods, a good way to do would be to get to a turn-table, if possible, and turn the engine and back her in, as it would be a big job to change the back-up to go-ahead eccentrics, for an engine hardly ever has the necessary tools on her for doing such work, although it could be done, provided the eccentrics were not keyed on but put on with set screws instead. “ Link Block” wishes to know if an engine could be brought in, or if she could be moved both ways with a go-ahead eccentric broken on one side and a back-up on the other. I don’t think she could be moved both ways as she would be apt to work against herself. I think to take off' the go-ahead on one side and make good the broken one, and then disconnect the broken side and come in on one side would be the better way. I am in search of information and no doubt need a great dead of it, and hope to see these things fully explained by some one. John W. Me Cool. Car Notes. The Canadian Pacific Railroad expects to build 4,000 freight cars this yea**. The Louisville & Nashville Railroad has contracted for 1,000 new' freight cars of 00,000 pounds capacity. The LaFayette Car Works, LaFayette, Ind., have contracted for the building of 3,000 cars so far this year. The Michigan Car Company, of Detroit, has a contract for 1,250 freight cars for the Eastern Minnesota Railroad. The Boston & Maine Railroad is having fifteen passenger cars built by Osgood, Brad- ley & Sons, Worcester, Mass. The New York, New Haven <fc Hartford Railroad Com pan v has made arrangements for a considerabfe increase to its rolling stock, having recentiy given the Watson car shops an order for ten drawing room cars and thirty day coaches to the Barney Smith manufacturing company of Dayton, Ohio. Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 427 1888.] Mr. Editor: The question of full throttle and short cut off, which has been and is still being discussed in these pages, has also sufficient interest to the editor of the National Car and Locomotive Builder , to warrant the insertion of a letter from Mr. Geo. H. Baker, an engineer on the Wabash R. R. in which he gives statements of the Baying in coal, which he was able to effect by using full throttle and short cut off, in doing the same work which others were doing with a part throttle and longer point of cut off. Mr. Baker saved from forty to fifty tons of coal each month, according to figures taken from the books of the M. M’s. office at Springfield. This is theory carried into practice. Mr. Forney answers a question about this matter in the following manner: “ I think that there is no question, that the engine will work more economically with the short cut off and full throttle, than she will with a longer admission and the throttle partly closed, but the difference is not very great/’ This is theory without the necessary prac- tice to verify and confirm it, and leaves the advantage to be derived undetermined. Mr. Sinclair, the able editor of the National Car and Locomotive Builder , who has had a ractieal experience as runner and round- ouse foreman, speaking from theory re- duced to successful practice, in reviewing Mr. Baker’s letter says : Wasteful Engine-Running Practices, Railroad officers concerned In curtailing operat- ing expenses will find Interesting and very sug- gestive rending In the letter from Mr. George H. Baker, published In another part of this paper. By merely operating his engine in the way that all locomotives ought to be worked, using the steam expansively, as far as practicable, this man. month after month, shows a record vary- ing from 25 to 40 per cent, of fuel saving over other runners. This is a saving of from 25 to 40 percent. In the item of expenditure most burden- some to railroad companies, and if the stoppage of this unnecessary waste were carried through- out all the locomotives belonging to a large rail- road doing heavy business, it would often make the difference between bankruptcy and the pay- ing of dividends. In this day of boasted intelli- gence of railroad men, it appears outrageous that the average performance of locomotives on a great railroad should be so low that the saving of 40 per cent, were possible of the mere exercise of the inteligence that all the high-paid men con- cerned were supposed to possess; but it is a melan- choly fact that in spite of all that has been said and written of late years urging the necessity for working steam expansively when possible, in spite of the plain explanations sown broad- cast by mechanical publications and other educational mediums, showing the advantages of the practice, the most benighted ignorance continues to prevail on many railroads about everything relating to the economical use of steam. In many coses dense ignorance of what every engine runner ought to know is combined with prejudices no less pernicious In favor of an- cient wasteful practice; and men persistently cling to the habits of thier fathers, and offer the authority of past methods as an excuse lor de- clining to adopt those of the living present. For years past the ablest engineering talent in the world has been devoted to the devising of means for Improving the steam engine, w*ith the view of making it do more work with the fuel used, and the locomotive has received a fair share of attention. But what is the use of making expensive steel boilers to carry highly pressed steam, what avails the introduction of improved valve motion to utilize the high tension steam, if the manat the throttle is to be permitted to take half the available energy out of the steam by wire drawing? There is no profit in produc- ing an improved engine if the efforts of me- chanical genius and intelligence are to be neutral- ized by uncontrolled ignorance working the en- gine, as if a cut-off valve had never been In- vented. For years we have been laboring in the mission- ary work of preaching to railroad men that en- ginemen were more susceptible of improvement than the locomotive; but this kind of proselytiz- ing appears to make slow progress. The men running the engines are grievously to blame for not having a higher conception of their duties towards their employers and for not learning to do their work as it ought to be done; but they are not so much at fault as the responsible offi- cers who neglect to require better service. Within the last few' months we have watched the runners on roads noted for carrying high pressure on their boilers, and found that the steam was throttled regullary to about a quarter of the opening. On questioning the men as to their reasons for this practice, some alleged that their engines did not carry water so well when the throttle was full open, another did not believe in running with a full throttle, because it put too much pressure on the top of the slide valves; a third man found he could regulate the speed better w ith a half throttle, and a fourth and several others ran with the throttle partly closed because they had always been In the habit of doing so. Small Is the benefit that accrues to a railroad company carrying high pressure in the boilers when sentiments of this kind pre- vail. When high pressure steam is admitted into locomotivr cylinders at 10 or 15 per cent, be- low boiler presure, as is possible with properly deslgued steam passages and an open throttle, it is practicable, with a short cut-off, to perform work with economy of steam that closely ap- proaches the performance of a good automatic cut-off engine. The engine when worked in this way will do the work on a measure of steam varying from 3 to 5 pounds per horse- power per hour. When the same engine is in the hands of a man who is so solicitous about the w'elfarc of his slide valves that he habitually keeps only half the boiler pressure upon them, or if she be in the hands of one who imagines that the water rises less by keeping the throttle partly closed, or of auy of the other men who entertain consci- entious prejudices again t letting the steam free- ly into tue cylinders, the work wdll be done with about 0 or 10 pounds of steam per horse-power per hour. Small skill in figures will suffice to dem- onstrate the effect on coal consumption of the two ways of operating a locomotive. It reflects strongly upon the responsible officers concerned that the skillful method of operating is not more generally demanded. There Is, on nearly all our well managed rail- roads, a class of intelligent engineers, mostly young progressive men, who have a proper con- ception of their duties and not only understand the advantage of using steam expansively, but put it regularly Into practice. Yet men or this class seldom receive the encouragement they de- serve from those whose business it is to develop and cultivate this enlightened and heat saving way of doing work. Instead of that, the popu- lar man, the man who Is the recipient of most favors, is the runner who performs his duty in the most ferfunctory manner, and works his engine according to the correct wTay as handed down by traditions from his grandfather. Is it surprising that fuel bills are so high ? Comments on this plain talk seem to be entirely unnecessary, but it may be well to call attention to the fact that the idea of Digitized by i^ooQle

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428 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [June waste of fuel is spoken of by Mr. Sinclair in almost the same language previously used in these pages, <u making the difference between bankruptcy and paying dividends. There is probably no one that likes to have monetary transactions with a bankrupt road, yet how many railroad employes care whether they are contributing to the welfare or ruin of the company they work for? Do we not hear the expression “the company is rich and able to stand it” too frequently used to ex- cuse waste of all kinds? If we wish to be called faithful servants and feel that we deserve to be called so , let us so use our time and knowledge that our employers shall be bene- fitted, and their prosperity will certainly ex- ert a like effect on our welfare. I see that a recent number of the American Journal of Railway Appliances deems Mr. Geo. H. Baker’s letter above alluded to of sufficient importance to its readers to war- rant the editor in copying it almost entire. According to these thinking men, some of whom have served their time at the scoop and the throttle, the question is one of grave importance and it is fully time for some of our “old-fashion runners,” who boast of knowing “how’ to start and stop them,” and draw' one hundred dollars a month or over for that service, to learn something else or to find thomselves left behind in the race for position, when knowledge and merit shall be the qualifications for promotion to higher or better jobs. It would seem how- ever, that even if no inducement at all wTere held out to the most deserving, it would or ought to be every man’s ambition to be thoroughly posted in every detail of his busi- ness, so as to know when he w?as using the machine in his care to the best advantage, getting the most possible work with the least possible cost for fuel or repairs, and the least possible work for his assistant, and also the most comfort to himself. * , Locomotive Notes. The Union Pacific is having ten locomo- tives built by the Rhode Island Locomotive Works at Providence. An interesting article on large tenders to carry a supply of water, apeared in a recent number oi the National Car and Ijocomotive Builder. The writer advocated large tenders, because it saved time and often danger w'hich was caused by inadequate or short supply at unexpected points, and cites an instance in which a locomotive hauled a train of six passenger cars ninety miles with one tank of water. This is a great run, and if it could be accomplished regularly much time might be saved. A press telegram from Chicago says: There are many rumors current about com- ing developments in regard to the Pullman Palace Car Company. When sifted down, these point to an intention on the part of the managers to enter the field as providers of motive power, and it is understood that in a few wreeks the construction of an immense plant for the manufacture of locomotives will be begun. No details are given beyond the confirmation from the officers oi the company, of the statement that they will certainly add the construction of locomotives to their’present business. New Automutic Electric Signal. Electrical Review. The Boston & Low'ell railroad is experi- menting, between the West Somerville and Arlington stations, with and ingenious and novel signal and danger alarm for use pre- vious to its general adoption, provided its operation is satisfactory. The invention consists of a generator of electricity, placed on the engine and connected with the rails by a suitable device to convey the electric current from the generator. In the cab of the engine is a gong or target, w'hich will ring a safety signal if the tracks are all clear, the rails in place and not broken at any place, the switches and draw-bridges all closed and locked, when a train is entering upon a section of the road. Should there be any displacement or obstruction upon the track, the gon£ will sound a danger sig- nal and a target w ill appear before the engi- neer, showing the w ords “ danger slip,” and the target will remain at danger until the trouble is removed, or until the entrance is made on the next section, when it returns to safety. At no time can an engineer ap- proach danger except at a distance in which he can stop his train or bring it under per- fect control. Another new' and important feature in the ihvention is that all switches and draw-bridges are locked by the train immediately upon entering the section where they exist, and they cannot be opened until the train has passed. New Method of Bronzing Iron. American Machinist. A Geiman technical journal gives the fol- lowing method of producing a bronze-like surface on iron or steel, which prevents rust : The object to be acted upon must be cleansed, so as to take off all oxidation or other im- purity. It is then exposed for two or three minutes to the action of the vapors of a heated mixture of hydrochloric acid and nitric acid in equal portions at a temperature ranging from 550 to 050 Fahr. After the ob- jects have cooled they are to be rubbed over with vaseline, and again heated until the vaseline begins to decompose. This treat- ment with the vaseline has to be repeated once. Should a lighter coloring than bronze be desired, it can be produced by mixing acetic acid with the other acids. Digitized by Google

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 429 EDITED BY IDA A. HARPER. HOW TO KEEP A HUSBAND. In glancing over the papers that came yesterday I notice three articles with the above title, each prescribing a different method. The. implication that such advice is necessary is as discreditable to one sex as to the other. It is somewhat a slur upon a woman’s intelligence to intimate that she does not know how to retain her husband’s affections, and it is an insult to a man’s in- tegrity to assume that unless strenuous ef- forts are put forth he will disregard his marriage obligations. And yet we are con- stantly compelled to come down from the high moral plane of what ought to be and face the serious problems of what really does exist. We are daily confronted with the de- plorable spectacle of husbands and wives going astray and homes broken up or robbed of all that makes them sweet and sacred. It is generally the husband who deserts the fireside. In man the moral nature is not so strong or the spiritual nature so fine as it is in woman ; the temptations are immeasurably greater, the penalties infinitely less; the domestic tendency is not so marked among men; the love of children is not so all absorb- ing ; there is not the same subservience to public sentiment; but the principal reasons why the defections are so much more numerous among men is because the world outside of home offers so much more to them than it does to women and because men are in every way so much more independent of the necessity for a home. Putting out of consideration the natural desire of women for the seclusion and safety of home, their parental love, household pride and all the distinctively womanly qualities, there are still reasons why women cannot be alienated from home as men are. A man can scarcely go a block from his door until he meets the various attractions and diversions enjoyed by his sex, the open and inviting saloon, the card and billiard tables, the hotel lobbies, the cigar-smoking, story-telling, corner loafers. Fie may re- main out every night as late as he chooses without provoking comment, and if he does not wish to go home at all he can always secure a good lodging and no questions asked. He can pay his bills for he carries the pocket book. If he meet with reproaches at home, what does it matter? He soon becomes ac- customed to them and, as he is financially in- dependent, his wife cannot curtail his pleas- ures while he can at any time cut off her supplies if she assume more authority than he relishes. Compare this with a woman’s situation should she have a disposition to neglect her home There is scarcely any place where she can go w ithout an escort, nowhere that she is not obliged to have companions of her own sex. All places of entertainment, even the homes of her friends are closed at a rea- sonable hour and then she is obliged to go to her own roof. She must be constantly on her guard to avoid gossip and if once she fall under public censure she is glad to fly to the shelter of her home. Then if she refuse to regard her husband’s wishes he has only to close the pocket book ami she is helpless. If at any time she forfeit her claim upon her home she finds at once that there is no re- spectable place open to receive her. Con- sidering the matter in any point of view, from the highest to the lowTest, it will be seen that, from the very nature of things, the number of husbands will always be largely in excess of the number of wives who neglect their homes, and it is much more diffi- cult for wives to hold the allegiance of husbands than vice versa. It is home or noth- ing to a woman; it is home and everytning he wants besides to a man. It is, however, a mistake to suppose that because a man neglects his home he has therefore lost all affection for his wife. Many men wfork hard to provide comforts for their families and are willing to grant every wish of their wrives except the one that they should give her their society since they have deprived her of that of other men. These men would resent the charge that they did not love their wives, but if they confessed the truth would say that, having looked after the material necessities of their families and knowing that everything at home was per- fectly safe and secure, they felt at liberty to indulge their own desires w'hich were not for the simple and monotonous pleasure of the fireside. Very few men who frequent the saloons and gaming tables make any pre- tense of being driven there by unhappy do- mestic affaire. If they had not so much ‘faith and reliance in their wives they would feel a much greater responsibility and necessity for spending more time with their families. It is a common remark about these men, IIow strange that they will do such things when their wives are among the best women in the world.” This tendency to go astray is due much more to the natural disposition of the man than to any particular management on the part of the wife. And yet it is useless to deny that there is a great deal of jarring and discontent among married people which might be avoided by the use of proper tact and judgment and, for the reasons mentioned above and many more, this is more necessary oa the part of the wife than of the husband. It requires Digitized by CjOOQle

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430 LOCOMOTIVE MREMEN'S MAGAZINE . a great deal of discretion and diplomacy to deal pleasantly and successfully with our fellowmen. How much more necessary it is to exercise these qualities toward those with whom we must live in the closest com- panionship and from whom we cannot be separated if we would. It is idle to give arbitrary rules for the management of hus- bands. What would be successful in one case w ould be disastrous inan other. Each man has his foibles, indiosyncracies, sensi- bilities and a certain amount of determina- tion, his likes and dislikes, either with or without reason, his tastes peculiar to him- self. To regard and to humor all these and yet to retain her own individuality will tax any w oman’s ingenuity, but the wise woman will make it her lifelong study and in learn- ing to manage her husband will obtain a perfect control over herself, that hardest and most necessary of all lessons. I often sit at the window and watch the long procession of men going from business at six o’clock and wonder what sort of a re- ception and home are awaiting each man. Some of the men are erect, well dressed, prosperous in appearance; others shabby, tired and discouraged ; some are aged and feeble, too old to work ; others young, bright and happy, satisfied with themselves and the world; some with all the nobility and manhood stamped out of their faces by the marks of vice and dissipation ; all turned homewrard, the da^’s task finished, to meet wives as characteristically different as the men themselves. It is a well-worn maxim that the wife should always meet her hus- band with a smile. The good husband, who does his best, whatever that may be, de- serves a smiling, cordial welcome ; but the wicked, profligate, unfaithful husband has forfeited that right. It is useless for a wife to scold or reproach but it is certainly be- neath her dignity as a woman and her self- respect as a wife to treat such a husband with tenderness and affection unless he is making an eflort to reform. It is the busi- ness of every wrife to be a thoroughly com- petent housekeeper, to be neat in her person and agreeable in her manners, to carry out her husband’s wishes as far as possible, to make his home a place of comfort and rest and peace. It is the mistake of many wives to think that in order to do this they must completely obliterate themselves, must sacri- fice their own pleasures, have no opinions different from their husband’s, make them- selves entirely subservient to his will. This is not true. Ko reasonable man will think less of his wife for having the cour- age of her convictions even if they are not in accord with his, nor will he object to her enjoying an independence of thought and action equal to his own. This is entirely posssible between husband and wife without any conflict or an- [JUNE tagonism and is found where there is the most perfect union. A woman stands a much better chance of “keeping her hus- band ” when he regards her as an equal than when he looks upon her as an inferior ; and it should be the object of every wife to make herself not only a charming and delightful companion but also an adviser in all matters of mutual interest, a sympathetic counselor in time of trouble, a helpmate mentally and spiritually and a being so necessary to her husband’s existence that he will always cling to her as he does to life itself. Denison, Tex., March 17, 1888. To the Editor of Woman's Department : This morning Irene found upon her table the card of Howard Debs Selby, Bom 7 P. Jf., March 14, 1888. Another little human bud come to grace this fair world of ours and All the hearts of bis par- ents with fragrance and beauty as each dainty petal unfolds and discloses new wonders to their sight, and they find not only beauty and fra- grance there but bright fancies written in glow- ing colors far surpassing Titanla’s brightest dreams. His little life drawing them together with renewed love and Ailing their hearts with new and delightful hopes of the future, and mak- ing life so fair and beautiful that we long to clasp the little fellow up close and fell him how we love him for bringing so much happiness in- to this glowing, beautiful world, in which tbe»e is nothing so beautiful and satisfying as a mother’s love for her baby boy, on whom she lavishes the whole wealth of her heart and affec- tions—nothing so binding und true through all the years after when pain and sorrow may come. This dear little atom of humanity is the son and heir of our gifted and graceful writer, “ The Wife of Barnabas ” and the equally gifted and matchless “ East Line.” Dear Mrs. Barnabas, you have now a greater motive in life, a goal for all ambitions, a bright, sweet center, around which all your hopes and Joys may twine, a little monitor to teach you lessons of love and patience, to show you the depths of woman’s heart and the deep wells of sorrow, for no one can ever know the true mean- ing of sorrow until she has sounded the deepest depth < of love. Oh, beautiful babe, with eyes of love ! The dearest of all God’s gifts to woman ! Thou hast been the greatest source of happiness and woe since Eve Arst said: ‘‘Behold, God hast given me a man child !” Blessed Eve, thrice blessed parents of Howard D. Selby. May his life be one bright with fulAlled promise, and glowing with thedeedsof brotherly love, kindness and charity for all. Irene. 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LOCOMOTIVE fIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 431 1888.] people loyal to their country and to their friends. I, too, have a very great notion to celebrate to- day, not especially for the cause of Erin, but having Just received the news of the birth of a son and heir, born to Mr. and Mrs. J. H. 8elby, of Terre Haute, on the 14th of this month. I feel very sure the many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Selby will Join me in hearty congratulations and sincere wishes on this most important event. May he live long to gladden the hearts of his noble parents. The Chicago strike has been the chief topic of interest here for the past ten days, but so far as we understand, the coal miners are the persons most seriously affected, as coal cannot be shipped over the E. A I. road while this state of affairs lasts. That there is some person or persons to blame for all this trouble is an assured fact. God pity those on whom falls the responsibility when the great day of reckoning shall come. Some of the O. A M. boys are talking of going to China. We should be very sorry to lose those familiar faces, for Tis many long years since we watched them go by And it’s many kind words they have spoken, And dally I would note were they all in their place Ana pray that their ranks be unbroken, And I nave said as I saw them pass by with their load : God bless the dear boys of the O. A M. road. The boys of the O. A M. are loyal true friends and good natured, good principled men. Not one craft more than another. I speak of them now in general, and speak what I know to be true, so in my opinion they would better stick to the O. A M. and send the men who were so ready to take the place of the striking fire- men at the C., B. A Q. to China or some other far off couutry. Why is it men are so ready to take the places of those fighting for their rights? Do they not understand it is for their own bene- fit as well as the others to help them gain the conflict, and it is a question of bread and butter which Is involved? I hope to see the day when all laboring men will firmly unite together In a Just cause and not lower themselves by working in fhe places of men who are struggling for rights and justice. I understand Harry Hadley amused himself with a go as you please toboggan slide, a la Banta lately. Harry says he can’t understand how folks up east see so much fun in toboggan slide. Well, Harry, they don’t go on the same plan ns you did. Up east they use sleds and descend gradually, while you plunged headlong— no we mean foot-long— off' the engine, with nothing un- derneath but pantaloons, and rumor says you didn’t have but a fragment of them left on the return trip. Kansas is far behind in the slide business, if that’s how they start, I admire the poem by Geo. W. Hall, Stan berry, Mo., very much indeed, and have been trying for quite a while to find out how to welcome Shandy Maguire without inciting his sarcasm, for his pen is the sharpest weapon we have encountered yet, but we really and truly admire Shandy's poems, though these few words may bring down on our innocent shoulders a whole column of verses. With good wishes to all, I will bring tills to a close. As ever, Mrs. Henry B. Jones , Editress Brakemen’s Journal. Washington, Ind. [Here’s balm for you, Shandy. — Ed.] Providence House, 1 West Cowes, Isle- of- Wight, April 1, 1888. j Dear Mrs. Harper : It is now some months since a copy of . the Firemen's Magazine has reached me. Either they have gone astray in transit through the post or my brother has failed to send them. Hence I am behind the times and feel quite Iso- lated, and in despair have been reading up old copies of the dear little Magazine , and, if possi- ble, find them more interesting than ever. We have had a long and very severe winter here, and there has been much distress owing to slackness of trade. Usually we have very mild weather in our little island, but this winter has been exceptionally severe. Cowes isa lively little place during the season, which is a very short one. The season proper really only lasts a fortnight, and is a very trying time to the hotel people and lodging- house- keep- ers. The winter months would pass drearily enough ifonehadno home Interests. Recently all communication with the mainland was cut off, owing to the heavy sea fog which prevailed and prevented steamers from crossing. The fog lasted four whole days, and nearly a hundred passengers were kept unwilling prisoners during that time. There was a Masonic banquet fixed, and the cook and provisions at Southampton wasting the sweetness of the latter and ex- hausting the patience of the former, to say noth- ing of the anxiety of the brethren lest their “feed” should be lost— guests and provisions alike being held by stress of weather— but luckily on the very day of the feast the fates wore pro- pitious. The cook got smuggled across in a small launch, and the banquet was a complete success. My letter seems of formidable length. I had intended telling you about the the queen’s resi- dence, etc., but it’s really time to come to a full stop. May I, before closing, take this opportu- nity of thanking the members of Cactus Lodge for their kindness to my brother? He was 111 and In great trouble, and they afforded him lib- eral help and sympathy, and 1 am deeply grate- ful and shall always love and esteem the B. L. F. for their sakes. I am longing to see another copy of the Maga- zine , and shall really have to become a subscriber if my brother does not soon seud them. With kind wishes, I am very truly yours, C. A. Freel. [We ask as a favor to the Woman’s De- partment that “my brother” send the Mag- azine regularly to our interesting corres- pondent.— Ed.] Digitized by C.ooQle

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432 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. CONGRATULATIONS. [Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. If. Selby, of Terre Haute, on March 14tb, 1*88, a son, Howard Debs Bel by. f God bless this little stranger, And ou him set His seal. Shall be our constant prayer As daily down we kneel. We have lone watched for the coining Of this little angel hoy, And the news of his arrival Has tilled our hearts with Joy. God keep and bless the mother, And may she realize The gift that just was sent her is heaven’s most precious prize. And the proud and happy father, Who lovers his darling son, May ho tlnd his every hope fulfilled In this lovely little one. We congratulate the grandma. And the dear old grandpu too ; For we know the birth of this dear babe Has given them pleasures new. We congratulate the many aunts, The uncles and the cousins, And I’m sure the friends that Join with me Are numbered by the dozens. Long life, good health and happiness To Howard, dear, be given. May his life on earth credentials bear For a final home in heaven. Mrs. Henry B. Jones. Washincjon, I. VI). Sedalia, Mo., January 24, 1888, To the Editor of Woman's Department : As 1 have been a constant and interested reader of your valuable Magazine , I would say a few words for our industrious Order, which has en- rolled on her books the names of eighty-one good noble boys and all in good standing. The Lodge at present is in a flourishing condition, and the boys are all happy over the recent “ ba 11 ’ they gave under the auspices of t he B. of L. F., which was a grand success and enjoyed by all. I must say again we nave a noble Order here, and all sober, industrious and upright members, who always attend meetings when here so they can. They have a beautiful hall, nicely carpeted and In a suitable paitof the city, where all can attend meetings when in. May the future crown one and all with prosperity and health. "Short Run." Centerville, Iowa, January 27, 18^8. Editor Woman's Department: As I have never seen any communication from this place I thought I would say a few words for our boys as they certainly deserve mention. Our Master Mechanic is Mr. W. Augustus, who al- ways does as he would be done by. All the boys like him very much. The B. of L. F. hold their Lodge in Keokuk. I believe every fireman on our little road is a Brotherhood man. If my feeble attempt reposes not in the wustc basket I may try again, as I ain a fireman’s wife and like to hear about the boys from others, and hope vice versa. Centerville. [June Albany, N. Y., January 31, 1888. To the Editor of Woman's Department : I thank the sisters for their kind advice in re- gard to the lunch pail, also the number of receipts. I saw in last month’s Magazine a receipt for bak- ing beaus. Now, my Boston baked beans are one of my husband’s favorite dishes ; he always rel- ishes them when up the road. I take one quart of white beans, soak over night in cold water, then drain and wash them, and cover them with cold water, place on the stove to scald; when they boil up once, remove, drain and w’ash them; then place them In a stone Jar and one pound of pork, one quarter of cup of molasses, and cover wTith cold water, set in oven to bake. As soon as they brown over, cover air-tight and bake slowly for twenty-four hours, adding wrater once in a while to keep them moist ; they are good cold and warm. Now, I wotald like to say If any of the sisters wish some handsome patterns of crochet- ing I have some excellent ones that I wdll ex- change for different ones, if they will, if they will send them to Mrs. Veronica H , Albany, N. Y. With best wishes to the Brotherhood, I re- main, Sincerely yours, Veronica. Jonesboro, Ark., February 8, 1888. Editor Woman's Department: I have much enjoyed looking over the columns of the B. of L. F. Magazine , for the last six mouths, and have noticed many items from several of the ladies. But as I have uever yet seen anything about Cotton Belt Lodge, No. 204, a few' words will doubtly encourage the mem- bers who are all w orthy men, and strive manfully to carry out the principle set forth to them. I am truly glad to say my husband is a member of the noble Order, for I think the Brotherhood is composed of the bravest and best men. The B. of L. F. is a society whose objects are manifold, and they are also grand and Christian-like in their character and protection of the w idow and the fatherless. Our good looking Secretary , bus chosen for a better-half, one of the belles of our tow'll, and settled down for life. Wishing the B. of L. F. success and prosperity, .■In Engineer's Wife. Baird, Callahan Co., Tex, Jan. 21, 1888. To the Editor of Woman's Department : Being a reader of Firemen's Magazine, I am go- ing to say a fewr good w ords for the brotners of the Lodge. R. J. Bible cuts a line figure sailing around with the girls. Dennis Ryan, J will not forget him, he is a good true brother of the Lodge. And here comes our little Ed. Lynes, he is on the right-hand side with core, i must not forget W. L. Simpson, we girls are so sorry he is married, he is Just lovely. And then there is George Smith, poor George, he is always getting into trouble, but he Is married, so we don’t count him. There are a good many more nice brothers. Will tell about them next time. Truly, A Brother's Sister. Digitized by c.ooQLe

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 433 CONGRATULATIONS. To Mr*. Selby on the Occasion of the Birth of Her Son, with the Writer1* Best Wishes: A rare priceless gem straight from heaven was sent To thy home. Now thy longing heart mast be content. Though tardy its advent, yet in God’s own good time His angel of love brought this gift most divine. Experience alone can fathom the depths Of a fond mother’s gratitude for this gift above wealth. What an ocean of love its sweet presence conveys To the home where true happiness and concord prevails. May this fair bud of promise prove a comfort and Joy To the parents who love him, their darling, their bov, And if spared by kind heaven manhood’s years to attain, Choose the path that leads onward to honor aud fame. —Mrs. a & Miller. [The Woman’s Department also extends congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Selby. The mother, while Miss Jennie Debs, gave many years of faithful and efficient service to the Magazine and the Brotherhood. She carries into her home the same qualities which made her labors so valuable in the office, judgment, accuracy, industry, patience, ex- ecutive ability, qualifications just as essen- tial to the management of domestic affairs as to any other occupation. Fortunate the man that marries a woman who has had a business training and who, having earned money, knows the value of it. As soon as the novelty of the new baby has worn off a little, we shall expect a series of articles from the mamma on “The Training of Children.”] Moberly, Mo., January 4, 1888. To Woman1* Department : I have Just been reading the Magazine and know the boys always like a big full lunch bas- ket I have put up lots of them, and if your husband likes something sweet, I’ll tell you what to bake. Sugar pie for instance; make a nice rich crust, line the pie tin and cut off, then put a layer of flour, then a layer of sugar (not too heavy) until you get it an inch thick ; then put cross pieces of crust on top, grate some nutmeg in and put four tablespoonsful of cream or milk and a few drops of essence of cinnamon and bake a nice brown. Then you will have a nice pie. I will give you a nice Jelly roll ; it is quickly baked. Take a coffee cup of white sugar and three eggs, beat well, then put a cup of flour and just a little pinch of soda or baking powder. Don’t grease the pan, only rub it good ; bake in a quick oven. W hen baked a nice brown take out and spread with Jelly and roll up. You will find it nice. If you try these and want some more I can give you splendid cake receipts which I have tried and know are good. Yours truly, Fireman1* 8i*ter. Cleveland, Ohio, December 24, 1837. To Woman1* Department : Last night was “the night’’ in the annals of Forest City Lodge, B. of L. F., it being the occa- sion of their seventh annual ball, held at Rhodes’ Hall. To say it was a success, socially, but feebly ex- presses it. Everybody wore their best clothes and smiles, the floor was In splendid condition, the music good and the dances short and sweet. What more could mortals ask? The master of ceremonies was ex-Master J. Saunders, and he seemed eminently fitted to fill such a ceremonious position. The floor mana- gers were F. P. Smith, J. F. Tousley, J. Manning, C. A. Flood, W. H. Prosser and J. F. Bennett. All thanks are due these gentlemen as they spared no pains in making guests acquainted and hunted up partners for wall flowers with great energy and good nature. We beg pardon for us- ing the term “ wall flowers,” as maybe they only came to “ look on.” Especial mention must be made of Floor Man- ager J. F. Tousley, who was so zealous In his en- deavor to do his duty, that he even took the de- bating chair, and was found in one corner ear- nestly trying to Impress upon the mind of one sweet, fair-haired girl the “superiority of the lords of creation over all womankind.” The last we heard, the weaker side seemed to have the best of the argument. In the course of the evening ex-Master Saun- ders was presented with a handsome gold watch chain, from the members of Lodge 10, B. of L. F.. as a small token of their regard and esteem. Mas- ter Buse made the presentation speech and al- though Bro. Saunders was greatly surprised, he managed to respond and in a few words thanked the members of Lodge 10 for their great kindness and assured them he would wear the chain with much pleasure. At 12 o’clock a grand march was formed aud to the strains of a soul-inspiring march, we filed into the banquet hall and sat down to well-filled tables. After supper dancing was resumed and continued until 4 a. m., when we all went home unanimously agreeing that we had had a good time, and anxiously asking, “ When are they go- ing to give another ? ” I sign m yself. Yours truly, K. C. L. Elkhart, Ind., January 22, 1888. To Woman1* Department : I have just been looking over the January number of the Magazine, but saw nothing in it from Elkhart. Why don’t some of the ladies in Elkhart write something for the Woman’s De- partment. I’ll not say anything against the poor railroad men, for they are kept on the road the greater part of the time, but I do think the ladies might write something, to let outsiders know that Prospect Lodge is not dead, but on the con- trary, is in a flourishing condition. How much i admire “ Eveline’s ” letter, 1 can- not express. I think she is Just right, where she tells wives and sweethearts how to make happy Digitized by i^ooQle

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4 34 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. home#. She shows the character of a woman that l w'ould call a “true heroine,” for what is more noble than sacrifice? For my part, I can’t see how a wife can meet her husband with a frown on her face and a complaint ready for him the minute he closes the door, instead of trying to make everything look cheerful, and thank isters and loving sweethearts are just as proud of their boys as any others can be throughout the land, and would like the others to know, north, south, east and west of us that we are not ;t sleep, but just as wide awake to the interests of our railroad boys as those who have written be- fore us. I know these men who compose the membership of Lackawanna Lodge, No. 288, are men whose hearts are open to all that is good and and noble, to provide for us loved ones in life so that when deatli or accident overtakes them Oiey can say “ well done thou good and faithful servant.” Jlro. Sargent can testify to this from t lie visit he tendered the hoys on the 10th of the month. We only wish Pro. Sargent could have staid louger and given the mothers, sisters and loving sweethearts a chance to view his genial countenance U*fore returning to the far west, for we hear so much about him since his departure, out previous to his arrival, and while here, we could hear nor see nothing for the reason he was monopolized by certain parties. Now, Hro. Sar- uent. one word with you, should you ever « hance to call at Hallstead again in the near future I trust you will pay the Ladies’ Lodge a v isit, as you can sec by last month’s Magazine t Imt we are trying our utmost to help our boys of Lackawanna Lodge, No. 28.;, along in the noble > uiseof our Brotherhood, yet our Lodge is young .tnd in its infancy, with only enough to All the -litlerent ottlcos, but we have many applicants, .ml especially the young ladies, who are more ban anxious toassist tin1 boys in making Lacka- i wanna Lodge. No. as tine as any in the land. [June Now, trusting this will appear for the Arst time, I will try to do better with my next, and would like to see the Woman’s Department well represented each month. Surely there are few Brotherhood men who have not a mother, sister or sweetheart who can write a few words of interest and thereby greatly aid the boys iu their noble cause. - Wishing Lackawanna Lodge, No. 288, success upon all occasions and the whole Brotherhood at large, I remain yours sincerely, A Fireman's Sweetheart . New Albany, Ind., January 29, 1888. To Woman's Department : Seeing no one elf e has the courage to write for the Magazine , I venture to say a word in behalf of “281.” The brothers seem to be very quiet about their work. As far as I can learn, they are Aourlshing still, and climbing toward the top. “Jackie ” C., Magazine Agent and Trustee, is rat- tling around among the boys, and is just the fel- low (with his bright face and witticisms) to bring “the boys” to taw. I thiuk the Magazine is worthy the perusal of any person, no matter how high his position. It is read with great pleasure in our household. I would like to know why some of the other brother’s wives have not written? It seems as if they were very busy to have no time to say a few words for their hus- band and his brothers. Would like to see the ladies’ society organized in our city; though, from the noise they are making, there would be very few to Join it. I, for one. am in favor of such an organization. My letter is getting to long, will quickly quit it E. S. SONG — “ APRIL FIRST.” Tone: “The half has never been toUL ” Music: By the Engineer and Fireman , later. Only an engineer brave. Only his Areman bold, But of all their beautiful story The half has only been told. Chorus. The half has only been told ; The half bos only been told, That Areman ’s and engineer's story. Only half has ever been told. *Twas only one morning so early— Reluctantly started to work. Faces so worn and so weary, Oh wouldn’t they just like to shirk. Chorus. ’Twas cruel and wicked to send them, But oh, we thought we would burst When they started to do that switching, It was only April the Arst. Choi'us. So If you should see them this morning Don’t ask them the story to tell. For its only a year since it happened. They’ll consign you right straight to— well— Chorus. Please, boys, all Join in the chorus. Boston, Mass,, April 1, 1888. Digitized by L.ooQle

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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 435 Springfield. Ills, March 5, 1888. To Woman'* Department : In writing a letter for the Magazine, I hardly know how to commence it. For, of course, it is for the wives, mothers and friends of the Broth- erhood meu to read (if they deem it worthy their notice). They, in writing to each other and speaking of their members, say brother. Then why should we hesitate to say sister. Surely if they respect and love each other enough to say brother, we ought to follow the example, and say sister. It is not a bad “ habit.” In looking over the Magazine to-day I sec the B. of L. F. have 379 lodges; Ladles’ Societies, eight. What is the rnuse of there being so few, among so many thousand ladies? True, a society like these can never do the vast amount of good the Brother- hood has done for each other all over the land. Their Order does other good deeds besides help- iug along financially. Their meeting together enlightens them. They learn, it is their guide. They are made better and kinder by meeting each other. They have an aim in life. They are not blown and whirled about by the world, for they have a strong and mighty tower to cling to— their motto. Their paths are not all roses, as some people think, for they are pricked by many a thorn while gathering the flowers. They meet on Lodge days to attend to Lodge business. That is always a happy day for them. Many go worried and vexed by the trials and crosses of this life; return more cheerful and encouraged by some word spoken. So we make the best of ourselves and surroundings. It has done much for the temperance cause, and there Is room to do more. Well, 1 have said enough about the men. If they have done so much for one another why shouldn’t we try to do some good in that line? We will not ask the men for much money. What we need is more sociability, and to use our influences to help each other. If they are en- couraged by a word, would not it help us? We, too, have our difficulties. We appreciate the comfort we get from our husbands, or brothers, as it may be. But a word of comfort and courage from a woman is better than all a man can say. A woman with a kind and generous heart can understand us better. I do not intend for you to think that I consider it right to discuss our home affairs, but to give our opinions, and learn what we can do to make borne pleasant and others around us happier. Many ladles have too many duties to do to think ««f such a thing. (They only think so.) Borne have little ones to care for, while many of us have plenty of spare time that we could spend profitably in that way. We would not spend so many lonely hours if we would do more to help others. We have no Ladies’ Society B. of L. F. here in Springfield. The ladies of B. of L. E. have a Society. There are enough ladies, wives of No. lb’s members, for a good Society, and it would be a great help to us all. Why not help to lighten the burden of some poor heart? I don’t think It right, because some one is a mother she must be excluded from anything that will benefit her or her children. I think a mother, especially, should gain all the knowledge she can, to teach her children as much as she can herself. They will always remember what mother taught them. If I don’t bring my letter to a close soon, 1 will lmmagine I hear some one slip . behind me and say “ Chestnuts !” but my “ Fireman ” is out on the road to-night, and I will not hear him say it. This is my first attempt. Hoping the ladles of No. 46 will see what we can do. A Fireman's Wife. P. S.— I will send receipt for jelly pie, when baked properly very nice for lunch-pall: One cup Jelly, two eggs, half cup butter, half cup sugar; beat well before adding the eggs; bake with one crust only : flavor to suit taste. Ban Francisco, February 23, 1888. To Woman's Department : In looking over the Magazine of the February number, I was much pleased with the editress’ remarks where she invites us to come and reason together. I think the remarks well worthy our consideration, especially on the dreaded waste basket, Lodges and tiresome blessings, etc. I think as she does, let the Lodges and members take care of themselves, as I find from general ob- servation, in most Lodges, where women are ex- cluded, the members think they are able to run their own affairs, but one thing I have noticed, whenever an entertainment is talked of, and re- freshments required for the good of the inner man, then they look to the ladies for aid, so you see we are indispensable articles after all. There is a Lodge here at the Mission, but to tell the truth, I do not know Its name or number. I know this much, it has one regular attendant, and that is brother Will. It certainly must be a very entertaining Lodge as he spends two and three evenings of each week there, or that is the excuse given for remaining out after 10 o’clock, but hope he will pardon me when I say some- times I am almost inclined to believe the Lodge he attends so regularly Is composed of but two official members and I suggest that he find some other excuse; for, using the editress’ words, *• that’s getting very ohestnutty.” As so few pages are given to the Woman’s De- partment it was a wise suggest ion to fill its pages with thoughts and ideas that would be a benefit to us personally. Turn to the first pages of the Magazine and it is devoted to science, gravitation and illustrations which give new thoughts and .ideas by which all railroad meu may be bene- fitted ; why uot we give suggestions which would be beneficial to us in our own household duties? Let us try. And now, Mrs. Editress, just one word to you: privately, the waste basket has no fear for me. but will you promise me faithfully you won’t let that dreadful .Shandy Maguire write me up in his usual poetical style? I am a great lover of poetry but have never aspired to Digitized by LiOOQle

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436 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. have myself the theme of the muses, but should my humble effort- escape his argus-eyeon this oc- casion, you may expect to hear from me again. Mrs. M. [We must allow Shandy the privilege of free speech but the sisters may talk back as much as they please and there is no doubt but that they will have “ the last word.” — En.] St. Paul, Minn., May 30, 1888. To Woman's Department : In looking over the January Magazine I did not see a word from our Lodge (61), and thought I would send my little mite, be it ever so small. The boys gave their eleventh annual ball, in Market Hall, on the 18th inst. About 9:30 P. M., the strains of music from the Metropolitan band filled the hall, to which many of the fire- men, with their wives, sisters and sweet hearts, of course, marched. Twelve dances were on the programme before 12 o’clock, when they all repaired to the Market and Dairy restaurants for supper, after which dancing was resumed until 3 o’clock the morning of the 19th. One of the most amusing sights of the evening was, Mr. McGuire (a Con.) going to supper with a red muffler tied over his bead. The hall was beauti- fully decorated with lanterns, head-lights and an engine. Who was it went across the street from the Dairy ? Don’t deny it, you were seen. The Brotherhood of Lodge 61, is deeply indebted to A. E. Carle, for the Interest he took in per- forming the duties of manager. He spared neither time, labor, nor expense. By the way, “ Long,” I understand the “ Prince Albert ” is for the coming occasion ! Now, that is not fair for you to go back East and leave the St. Paul girls to break their hearts ! For some time before the ball there was much uueasiness among the boys on account of the supposed illness of Billy Lowe. The night of the ball we were agreeably surprised by seeing him in the hall. Of course , he would not disappoint the young lady who was kind enough to honor him with her company that night. That is right, Billy, never break your word in small or more important matters. If you always follow this advice, you will never be the cause of a broken heart. I think “ An Engineer's Wife," in January number, shows true womanly feeling toward the boys who go out at all hours of the day and night without a murmur. Think If their lady friends would take more Interest in them, they would think their burdens much lighter. I am sorry to chronicle the death of Mabel, the iittle daughter of brother and Mrs. Leer. Why don’t some more of our ladies write for the Magazine f We cannot expect the poor, tired firemen, after coming in sleepy and exhausted, to do it. With best wishes to the Brotherhood, Woman’s Department, and Magazine , I close with the desire to hear from more of our ladies soon. God bless and protect the railroad man, is the wish of a Lady Friend. [June Cape Vincent, N. Y., March 12, 1888. To Woman's Department : I am not one of the u wives, mothers and sweet- hearts;” but, like one of old, “ only a teacher of little children.” I would like to say a word to the mothers, if I may. When the happy little faces are before me, with their bright little eyes looking up into my own, and they listen with such simple faith to all I tell them, I almost tremble at the words, ‘‘Whosoever offendeth one of these little ones.” But it is painful to notice how soen some of these little children, who should be so pure and innocent, learn to speak untruthful words and express evil thoughts. Sometimes, in thought, I try to follow them home, and through the hours of the day when thev are not in the school-room. I see such a difference in the home life in the different homes. In some the Heavenly Father is spoken of light- ly, If at all ; harsh, impatient words are used in hearing of children, and often they are hurried ‘‘ out of the way ” to meet the Influence of the street. Somewhere I have read the rule, to read some beautiful, helpful thought before going to sleep, and then recall it on waking. If some beautiful thought could be put Into each little mind at the close of the day, when the restless limbs are tired and the little hearts are tender, who knows what a harvest of beautiful lives might be the result? I think the sweetest memory of my childhood, and the one that has strengthened my faith the most, is the memory of 41 going to sleep.” Rock- ing backward and forward, held close in the arms that meant to me all the world of comfort, love and protection, I drank in delicious music in the 8tralus of 44 There is a Happy Land.” 44 Jesus, lover of my soul, 44 Let me to Thy bosom fly,” etc. Those dear old hymns, with the Bible stories and good-night kiss, taught me more of God’s love and a heavenly home than all the books 1 have ever read, or all the sermons I have ever heard. Nellie Statu . [There is much in this letter to awaken thought among mothers.— En.] MY SENTIMENTS. [7b the Reply 44 7b My Husband." ] My doar Mr. Maguire, allow me to apprise you with my idea on your reply “To My Husband.” Now I would suggest that I can’t agree with you on your reply, for I have a husband who to me is very dear, and not many half so good as he. To me you have not a very excellent idea of your sex, for surely there is none as you represent. 1 know the old story of 44 as good fish in the sea as ever were caught,” but alone in their hearts there is none so dear as the old one they know about. Mrs. I. D. St. Joseph, Mo., Feb, 19, 1888. [Ah, there, Shandy. — Ed.] Digitized by (^.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 437 Correspoadence must in all cases be brief and to the point. Sitaerlbers must begin with the January, April, July or October number and expire with the year. Cluige of Address of subscribers should be reported to us promptly to insure the safe delivery of the book. 8ibt>criberg failing to receive their Magazines will please notify us, giving nameand location of Agent to whom to whom they subscribed. latter for Publication should be written on one side of the paper only, in a clear, legible hand, and all letters relating to the Magazine should be directed to LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE, Terre Maute, Indiana. JUNE, 1888. Great Bend. Pa., April 20, 1888. Mr. Editor : Although 1 am not a member of that noble Or- der. the B. of L. F., I derive a great deal of pleasure in reading the Magazine for which I subscribed at the beginning of the year. I wish I might grasp your hand on your article on “ Federation,” for “them’s my sentiments” exactly, and I be- lieve it to be the only right way for railroad em- ployes to obtain what is right and just. We all know that railroad men are the poorest paid and receive the least consideration for the work done find the dangers encountered than any class of laboring men. How foolish it is to see the differ- ent railroad organizations of this country pitted against each other, each claiming to be the ‘‘salt of the earth,” when in reality all are essential parts of the great machinery’ that moves our great commerce across the country. There would be as much sense in the whistle of a locomo- tive saying to the driving wheels, “I will not work with you, for you are beneath me,” as there is in one organization saying to another, “ We are holier than thou and do not w ish to as- sociate with you for fear your presence will con- taminate the very air we breathe.” I think the day is not far distant when we will sec the differ- ent railroad organizations of this couutry in a measure consolidated, and not until this is done, will railroad men wdeld an influence that will bring corporations to their senses and cause them To realize that there Is some one on God’s green earth besides themselves. Lackawanna Lodge, No. 283, of this place, is composed of as manly a lot of fellows as you wdll find lu many a days’ travel, and are men who arc an honor to any so- ciety which is so fortunate as^to have their names enrolled upon its list. Their oflicers are a stirring energetic ^set of men, and I predict for No. 283 a prosperous future. Zib. [The writer of the foregoing thoughtful communication is an honored member of the 0. R. C., in which there are thousands who comprehend fully the importance of unity of effort on the part of railroad fraternities to secure justice at the hands of employers. We hail with special pleasure the auspicious signs of the times indicative of a growth of healthy ideas upon a subject or vital im- Sortance to railroad brotherhoods. — Ed. [agazine.] Galveston, Tex., February 27, 1887. Mr. Editor : The mission .of my pen at this time is one to which it is not accustomed, and one which the writer hopes may never, become accustomed, as it is one of those soul- harrowing scenes some- times met with on all railroads. The wreck occurred just twenty miles from here, a quarter of a flaile south of Halls station, on the Santa Fe, Friday night, November 18th, last. The 18th dawned a dreary, foggy day ; the fog being so intense that it gathered on clothes just like spray, and objects were very dimly outlined at loO yards. As even! ng drew an, the fog seemed to become more dense and felt as if it were set- tling down like a pall over the face of the earth. About the middle of the afternoon, it was dis- covered that an engine must be sent to Duke, forty-four miles from here, to bring in a train of eleven cars of water, as they could not send out a freight train until water was brought. Engine 19, one of the night express (commonly called the cannon ball) engines, was selected and a crew sent for to go after water. The lot fell to Bro. James Hitchcock, of Midland Ix>dge, No. 147, a young runner of some five months ex- perience, all of w’hich had been put In on other divisions from this one. He had been here but a few days, and had only made one trip on this di- vision at the time. His companion on this ill- fated trip, was a youth of 18 years by name of Alex. Compton, a genial, happy-natured boy, who was at all times the life of the society he happened to be with. He was employed as a wiper and tired for the hostler in taking passen- ger trains to ai^l from the depot, a distance of one and one-fourth miles. He had made quite a number of trips on the road on freight and proved himself to bean apt and skillful fireman, well-liked by all for whom he fired. When the caller came for him and waked him up, his mother, a widowed lady, begged him to stay at home and uot go out on the engine. He was her youngest child, the other children had all married, and he was her all. But to all her entreaties he said, “ no, mamma, I cannot refuse to go, they have come for me and I must go.” As the day was far advauced she urged him to at least wait until she could have supper ready, but he again spoke up and said, “ No, mamma, I can- not stay so long, they have the engine out of the house and besides, dear mamma, I am not going far and will be back soon; so keep my supper warm, for me and don’t worry about me, mam- ma.” So saying he tripped away humming some tune and turned to wave a last farewell kiss to Digitized by Ciooele

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438 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. mother and sister, calling back again to keep his supper warm ; the next moment he vanished In the ever-thickening fog. He and Bro. Hitchcock found that they must go to Duke’s, fifteen miles farther than either anticipated. As they started on their return night had set in more dreary even than the day had been, yet on they sped, through the darkness and fog, determined to bring water to Galveston as soon as possible. The water train was run without a conductor, and as Bro. Hitchcock started for Galveston, with orders against freight trains 45 and 47, the agent asked him how far he intended to go for them (he bad reference to train No. 3, leaving Galveston at 9:05 p. m.) Bro. Hitchcock said, “ as far as I can,” and subsequent events seem to in- dicate that he had reference to train No. 2 meet- ing No. Sat Alvin, twenty-nine miles from Gal- veston, and arriving at Galveston at 11:30 p. m.; so on he sped, the noble engine was fairly flying the fog, intent on reaching Galveston ahead of No. 2, through Alvin at the rate of more than forty miles per hour, yet the speed is not great enough. At 9:52 he passed through Alvin; at 10:01 No. 3 was due at Hall’s, eight miles south of Alvin. At 10:03 Bro. Hitchcock whistled for Halls and without slacking speed rushed on one-fourth of a mile, and then— God above ! What a sight. Wood and iron were as nothing but straw. Train No. 3 had departed on time, and at Vir- ginia Point, seven miles out, wTas detained by a freight for ten minutes, then having twenty-two miles to go to make meeting point with No. 2 and only thirty-one minutes to do it in. En- gineer Hussey let the 18 go for all she was worth, Bro. Harriet firing for him. The 18 was making fifty miles an hour, Hitchcock station was passed and Mike pulled her out a little more. On she sped through the fog, two engineers going along as hard as they could run their engines, neither saw the grinning skeleton head of King Death who was on the rail that night, ^either were aware of that presence greater than they, andyet there he stood on the 19’s deck; so soon, oh ! so soon, to stretch forth his h$nd to grasp his vic- tims, so soon to bring mouruingand desolation to two homes, and many weary months of suffering to three others, so soon to drape the charter of one of our Lodges in mourning for one of the most upright, faithful members of the Order, yet on they sped, coming together with a combined force of one hundred miles per hour, yet neither was the wiser. The impenetrable fog shut out the headlights from each other. Engineer M. Hussey now raises his hand to grasp the whistle 1 aver to sound his whistle for Halls. He is only two minutes late now, and can make that in the other eight and one-fourth miles. Before his hand reaches the whistle lever though, the ever vigilant Mike sees a speck of light ahead, at first no larger than a firefly, it expands out in an in- stant, and with an ejaculation, “ My God, a head, light /” his hand comes down to theair-barke handle, In an instant the brakes are applied, the next instant the crash comes. The scene beggars description. Two engines raised right up in the [June air their full length and fell over to the south side of the track, frames, rods, cylinders and all mashed up in a heap, and mixed in such a man- ner that it could not be told which engine they belonged to, while the water cars were reduced to kindling wood, and the first car, being a dead- head coach, locked up with no passengers in it, was, by the force of the shock, sent entirely on top of the baggage car and the two were envel- oped in flames. Engineer Hussey was thrown fully one hundred feet out in the prairie, while Bro. Harriet was pinned down to thfe ground by a rod across his chest, while the escaping steam and water was fairly cooking him from his hips down. The searchers for the injured soon found Bro. Hitchcock still on his seat, but wedged in between the cab and boiler head ; his death was evidently instantaneous but oh, such a horrified look as his face wore, sitting there cold In death’s embrace. Did he see the headlight and remem- ber in that moment of time left him that he was on No. 3’s time? Perhaps. Alex. Compton was soon after found, one half of him, from his waist up, lying on the running board, while the bal- ance was under the tank with the coal. His face wore a peaceful look, as if he had been smiling when smitten down. The long and dreary night passed away to that poor mother like some hor- rible dream. No rest for her, she had his last words ringing in her ears, “ Keep my supper warm, and don’t worry about me.” The poor mother would attend to the supper and then im- agining herself dreaming, go up stairs and feel over his bed to see if he was not there, and so the night passed, and with the day came news to some of the friends of the wreck and the result. The breaking of the news and then the home- coming—but let us draw the curtain on the scene: no pen could depict it. M. Hussey is able to walk around some, but it will be some time before he is able to resume work, while Bro. Harriet is still confined to the house. The whole event is one of those appalling dis- asters that cause one’s heart to cease to beat, and almost cause the brain to refuse to act from sheer horror, and almost cause us to believe in predestination. Kind and sympathetic friends did all to alleviate the suffering in their power, and many a beautiful wreath and bouquet was sent in a tribute to the dead, showing the respect and esteem in which they were held. Yours fraternally, Southern Cross. Nickerson, Kan., March 3, 1888. Editor Firmen's Magazine: It is now a year since any communication has appeared In the columns oi the Magazine from Keno Lodge, No. 258. Nevertheless, it has been flourishing in the meantime. Its membership has increased considerably during the year, and each and every member is an earnest worker for the Lodge. In some respects “The Firemen's Lodge” Is a misnomer, as so many of its menT- ^ hers have laid down the shovel and crossed over to the right hand side, and others are soon to Digitized by CjOOQ l

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAG AZ 1 EE. 43!) 1888.] follow, but they all seem to think it would be rank treason to desert the ship they first sailed In, and as they cannot sail in both, they will cling to th$ir first love. By the way, talking of love, reminds me. At a reoent 'social gathering the conversation turned upon the feasibility of organizing a Ladles’ Auxiliary Lodge at this point. One of the young bachelor members of the Lodge waxed eloquent on the subject, which surprised us a little, but after scanning the local items in our city paper, and having a conference with Madame Rumor, we began to see “ there was a method in his madness.” Won’t you please tell us her name, John ? On the 22d of February the Lodge held Its sec- ond annual ball. The boys have reason to feel proud of their success, for it wa9 the largest party of the kind ever held in the city, and Nickerson is noted for its large balls. Owing to the kindness of the railroad officials in granting free transportation and sending a special train for the accommodation of guests, many were present from neighboring cities. At 8 o’clock the guests began to arrive, but the grand march was delayed until 9:15 on account of the special not arriving until that hour, but the time was pleasantly spent In admiring the tasteful decor- ation of the hall which quite surpassed any- thing that had ever been attempted In that line In this city. On the stage, directly opposite the entrance was a locomotive, pilot, headlight and all, so that those entering the hall had the sensa- tion of encountering a train at full speed. A headlight bearing the inscription “ Welcome to all,” was placed at the entrance of the hall. Di- rectly over the stage hung the handsome portrait of Washington, the patron of the ball, recently purchased by the Lodge. The walls were fairly covered with evergreen, bunting, beautiful oil paintings, mottoes of the Order, etc. The boys did this work unaided and deserve praise for their skill. Two hundred couples are reported to have taken part in the grand march, which was led by Supt. J. N. Woods and lady. From this time until the wee sma’ hours the merry dance went on. At 12 o’clock a bountiful banquet was spread for the dancers by the Women’s Relief Corps, which was quite worthy of the occasion. There were many beautiful costumes, but among the gentlemen, strange to say, there was not one blue denim suit to be seen. Smiles and good cheer were the order of the evening. The lest set was called at 4 o’clock with sixty couples on the floor. The boys feel greatly indebted to the friends who so kindly assisted them, also to the railroad officials for favors extended. Lee. Hartford, Conn., February 15, 1888. Editor Firemen's Magazine : I would like to say a few words about No. 285. The boys gave their annual concert and ball on Friday evening, January 20. Allyn Hall, in which the festivities were held, was decorated very handsomely. After a concert of one hour and a half by a full brass band, the grand march was started with about 150 couples in line, led by Bro. C. D. Moore. After the grand march, danc- ing was begun and lasted until early in the morn- ing with the exception of an intermission in which refreshments were served, under the di- rection of Bro. Stearns, assisted by Bros. K. M. Thayer and W. Dwyor. The floor was under the management of Bro. Moore assisted by Bros. J. H. Osmond and O. H. Bill and a number of aides consisting of Bros. R. H. Osmond, J. Ell wood, J. Flynn, F. Mertln and A. F. Porter. The reception committee consisted of Bros. W. Vansickle, (». Deacon and <\ Mills. The committee of arrange- ments were Bros. O. D. Moore, O. H. Bill, J. H. Osmond, B. A. Thayerand E. E. Bill. There were quite a number of visiting Bros, present, includ- ing members from Nos. 2 and 57, also members from 73 and 284. The boys are very highly pleased over the affair as it was a very decided success both financially and socially. I would like to say that 2851s growing and is in first-class shape and all the members take a good deal of interest in the welfare of the Lodge. Wishing 285 and the B. of L. F. a prosperous future, I am, Yours fraternally, Enterprise. Logansport, Ind., February, 24, 188*. Editor Fireman's Magazine : I desire a little space in the Magazine for a few' items, as follows: Bro. .Tames Hanley, of No. 52, is ba«k again to his first love, with his new en- engine, No. 443. Jim is now breaking in his favor- ite mill at the Panhandle yards. She is a daisy just out of the back shop. Jim is always hap- piest when at the throttle. Bro. A1 Rwadner has a regular engine now, after running extra about four years. A1 says the 424 “Isa good one.” I must not forget some of the boys who have been promoted, viz : Bro. J. J. Rtutts, Casper C. Ben- nett and F. P. Richason, all of No. 52. Bro. Wm. A. McDonald Is at home again after a vacation of several weeks, and he does his part towards keep- ing up the standing of the Order. Bro. H. o. Swadner wields the gavel, and is determined to place his Lodge among the first in the list. Yours fraternally, Member of 52. Houston, Tex„ February 5, 1888. To the Editor of the Magazine: * A matrimonial blizzard has struck Bayou City within the past month, and touched No. 140 pretty hard. Bro. Walter Kitson was the first victim. He was united in wedlock to Miss Julia Winter, a very pleasant young Indy of the fifth ward. I guess this is a pleasant “Winter” for Walter. Bro. A. E. Dunn was the next to get “slaughtered.” He just took a notion that lie was man enough to support a life companion and got buckled to Miss Cliffey Snell, on tlu* night of February 1. Bro. Dunn is all right if “ mainline switches are kept in proper posit 100/’ May both of those brothers and their fair young brides be blessed with happiness and prosperity, is the wish of the member of Bayou City Lodge. No. 146. Emerald. Digitized by C.ooele

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440 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. Vaxckboro, Me., March 19, 1&S8. Mr. Editor: There is in the heart of every man, With a “ B ” upon his breast, A living faith beyond life’s span, And a pence thatpasseth rest, ‘•Justice to all; not only to ourselves, but to others!” How this, one of our mottoes, has been recognized is pertinently shown by the strike of our C., B. <fc Q. brethren. Injustice has .been patiently borne for years, and because of an endeavor to obtain their rights, when driven to the last resort, still greater injustice is heaped upon them in public censure. But our noble Order is too much of an educator for any such censure to injuriously affect our members. On nearly every one of the many thousand locomo- tives of the country will be found a pairof earn- est, faithful and brainy men, watching and doing all iu their power to make rihgt triumph. Right here let me say, that the country owes much more than it knows to the Brotherhoods of Firemen and Engineers. They are educating careful and thoughtful men to be more careful and thoughtful, as well as more refined members of society. All the good In meu’s natures is be- ing stimulated and strengthened, and all the bad is being eliminated by councils of forbearance— where no jealousy or dissension can come, and justice to all is the ruling motive. In this section of the country the greatest In- terest is manifested in the C., B. <fc Q. struggle. On the one side is right and justice in alliance with skill and painstaking labor ; on the other side, many-faced wrongs, in alliance with drunk- en, driveling wretches, whose only god is gold, for which a foolish management barters away the years of experience obtained by men in pur- suing their vocation which yearly reaps Its har- vest of heroes on every railroad iu the country. They are simply asking for fair play, and fair pay, and the question is asked, should this band of men tried and true, persist in demanding what should be granted without the asking? This same question of classification of men is a vexed one here, and all watch, almost with bated breath to see if classification and wrong, or, justification and right, shall be the portion of the engine men of the country. There is another hydra- headed wrong which claims the attention of all tli inking men, and that Is, favoritism among the employes of a corporation to the end that only, certain favored outs can be sure of promotion, regardless of ability, sobriety and industry. Men who have reaped a harvest oflT of “ sugar-plum trees ” are tried, examined and promoted, and men who have stood the test of years of service am^iven no chance to demonstrate the fact that tWy could do the work as well as the pets. Is this justice? Engine No. 24, of the N. B. Rail- way, blew up Friday, March 16th, badly hurting the three men who were in her cab at the time of the explosion. Bro. H. D. Clark, her fireman, had his head seriously bruised and a big gash cut in his neck. The two others, Andy Hamm and Jack Smith, were badly bruised, and one of them had his shoulder broken by flying splinters. The [June explosion blew down part of the round house at Fairville, lu which she was standing at the time. She is said to have been full of water and show- ing only 130 pounds of steam, and yet blew up with force enough to tear a piece out of her boiler a foot wide and four feet long, tipping her over onto another engine. Change of time on the M. C. occurs about two months earlier this year, and all the boys are wondering who is going to have the Old town shifter, and who is going to fire the “ Yankee.” O. K. D. Taylor, Tex., February 29, 1888. Mr. Editor:— With your permission I will con- tribute a few lines regarding Alamo Lodge, No. 263. Business has been 60 brisk of late that the boys have been almost incessantly on duty, still some of them find time to get around to regular meetings. Promotions are frequent, Bro. Henry Minis has been promoted to night hostler, Bro. Melson, our worth Collector, Is now an engineer. Bros. Tom Blavens, John Smith and M. Kelly are firing passenger engines. Bros. A. E. Aik man, B. C. Nelson, and Van Hooveu are running extras. Bro. A. A. Brown son, our Magazine Agent, is running extra on the M. K. & T., with Bro. W. H. Aday at the scoop. Bro. Ed Askew and Bro. J. Rhodes are cutting fog in the yards. Our worthy Master, Bro. Thrailkill is often heard speaking for the good of our noble Order. We have finished our hall In the Bank building. It has many evidences of taste and comfort, and many conveniences have been se- cured. The Lodge has received many beautiful presents, among which I will mention a ballot box, ordered by Mrs. R. A. Rhodes. We heartily tender our thanks to Mrs. Cambridge, Mrs. Min- nie Askew, *Mis8 Garrett and Mrs. and Miss Still for assisting In fitting up the hall. Alamo Lodge, No. 265, is in a healthy condition and is con- stantly increasing In membership. With the best wishes for the prosperity of the Order, I re- main, Fraternally yours, Alamo. Laramie City, Wyo., Feb. 26, 1888. Editor Firemen's Magazine : Please permit space in the Magazine to intro- duce Black Hills Lodge, No. 86, of which so many of the boys have passed to the right side lately, and a few to eternity. As none of the members have written to the Magazine , I desire to say that Thomas Lynch, a noble and true member of the Brotherhood, passed away ere the new year had scarcely dawned, from injuries received in the Aurora wreck, Christmas eve. Being on the rear engine of a double-header, he did not see that a collision was at hand. It was a sad Christmas and New Year to his wife and little daughter, an infant four months old, as also to his loving brothers and sisters. The bereaved have the sympathy of the entire community. But seven months previous to his death, Bro. Lynch had been promoted to the right side. I have been much surprised that some of the members of 86 have not introduced the Lodge to the readers of the Magazine , an oversight which I hope will not occur in the future. X T. Z. Digitized by C.ooQLe

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 441 1888.] South Kaukausa, Wis., April 4, 1888. Mr. Editor: I have often desired to see an article in the Magazine relating to train orders, as 1 have seen them on diflerent roads, as, for in- stance, “ Do not pass without orders.” “ Get further orders at ,” “ Wait for orders at On all the roads with which I am famil- iar there are many other different orders that come between the “Do not pass,” the “wait,” and the “ get further orders.” as the case may be. Now, when we know there are men who have run trains and engines for years, who get into trouble by forgetting or overlooking their or- ders, why is it the almost universal practice of engineers, when they get their orders, to put them in their pockets, leaving the fireman to guess what they are? I have fired for a good many different engineers, on different roads, but it has never been my good fortune to be writh an engineer who was in the habit of turning his or- ders over to his fireman. I have always thought it should be made the duty of the engineer to do so, for various reasons. It would serve to guard against disasters, and it would serve to intelli- gently post the fireman in matters pf great Im- portance. I think an engineer should commu- nicate every order to Ills fireman, and that the fireman should Inform the head brakcman, for certainly three heads are better than one in a matter of such vital concern. But all the orders I have ever seen, which engineers and conduc- tors were anxious for firemen and brakemen to know, was when the time was about a minute to the mile against some other train. I hope our brothers who are running engines will give this matter a thought, and I would like to see every road, by the orders of its Superintendent and Master Mechanic, make it a rule that every fire- man and engineer should know what the orders are. Reliable . West Oakland, Cal., Feb. 16, 1888. To the Editor of the Locomotive Firemen's Magazine : It is with grief that I communicate the death of A. J. Stevens, our General Master Mechanic. Mr. Stevens had for some time been suffering with Bright’s disease of the kidneys, and a few weeks ago tendered his resignation to his em- ployers, which they refused to accept, granting him a six mouths’ leave of absence, and advising him to travel in Germany to try and regain his health. He, however, lingered in San Francisco, and on Friday, the 10th Inst., feeling himself much worse, he desired to be taken to Ills home in Sacramento. Soon after his arrival he sank into a condition from which he never revived, and passed quietly away at 5:20 Saturday morn- ing. Mr. Stevens was not ouly a brilliant mechanic, but also a machinist and inventor. He served his time as a machinist in the shops and after- wards was a runner on the C., B. & tj. road. He came to California in 1801 and was engaged on the Market street road, San Francisco. In 1804 he took a position on the San Fraucigco A Alameda railroad as Superintendent of dge B. of L. F., a broken column and The Gates Ajar. The following gentlemen were the honorary pall-bearers: William McKensie, A. D. Wilder, Steve Gage. J. Solpaugh, Harry Stevenson, Emil Frick, George Welch and N. W. Spaulding. B. U. P. Truro, N. S., March 2, 1888. Editor Locomotive Firemen's Magazine : I have concluded to say, through the Magazine , that Sunbeam Lodge is in good condition and that there is a rush of work on this division; as a consequence, it is almost impossible to get a meeting of the liOdge. I note with pleasure the promotion of Bros. Hennessy, White, Dean, McDonald and Duncan to the right-hand side. Ou December 5th Bro. A. D. Murray was fatally injured by the explosion of the boiler of engine No. 170. After lingering in great pain fora month he died, and his death has east a gloom over the members of the Lodge. Engineers are scarce and the rolling stock not equal to the demand, which is unfortunate, as there is plenty of freight offering. Bor. Geo. Feitham, of the B. of L. E., and Bro. Fraser, are holding down the new one. Henry says she is a dandy. You can’t hire him to leave her a trip. Wishing the Brotherhood a prosperous year, I remain Pea Shooter. Digitized by C.ooQLe

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442 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. Council Grove, Kan., February 20, 1888. On February 16, Council Grove celebrated the completion of her water and electric light sys- tems by a parade in the afternoon and by speeches and banquet in the evening. Neosho Valley Lodge, No. 370, is young as yet, but a great deal of interest is taken in the meetings by all the members. We are only about seventeen in num- ber and are scattered over about 450 miles of road, so we are working under some disadvantage as regards numbers, but we generally manage to have a live time. A large share of praise is due to #ur esteemed brother, Matt S. Gilfrey, of No. 48, for the Interest taken in our meetings. Bro. Gilfrey is a thorough Brotherhood man in every sense of the word. Matt was the getter up of No. 370. Upon entering the Lodge room at our last regular meeting, we were surprised and very much pleased at seel ng a beautifully f . amed picture of our Vice Grand Master, Hannahan, hanging over the Master’s station. The picture is the property of Bro. Gilfrey. AH the boys are doing well. Bro. B. Heath bas been promoted to the position of foreman at Monon. while Bros. Scott, (our Master) Htoue, Leeman and Churchill do the hostlerlng at K. G. and Horace. Bro. Geo. Bagley has been sick for the last fifty days, but is so far recovered as to be able to take his pas- senger run again. The writer was sent as a mem- ber of the Board of Adjustment of the Gould southwest system, and while in St. Louis formed the acquaintance of Bro. Geo. Anderson. Master of No. 298, and one of the most kind-hearted, courteous and agreeable gentlemen it has ever been my good fortune to meet. The members present at the meeting of the Board of Adjust- ment for this system were, A. Dillon, No. 329, Chairman; L. Horner, No. 8, Secretary; M. Glynn, No. 21 ; J. Powers, No. 304 ; L. Brenham, No. 156! H. Hart, No. 6; H. Wheat, No. 298; J. Shafer, No. 31; W. Mudge, No. 109; Bedell, No. 209; N. Mit- chell, No. 78 ; Birch, No. 330; Ed. Chamberlin, No. 45; J. Rhodes, No. 203 ; dge, while it will be the means of do- ing great good to the beneficiary. A number of our boys have been promoted and are doing well. Bros. Holman and Hurlbut are doing the shift- ing at Calmar and Bros. Humphrey and Burk are doing the same at Mason City. Bros. Hiller and McGrath are doing service as dispatchers. Bros. Lighter and Loveland are doing good work out on the road. Bro. M. Newbowers is on the sick list but we hope to see him out again at an early day. North Pole. SanBrrnardino, Cal., April 2, 1888. To the Magazine : I guess it will be a surprise for the Magazine to to hear from this part of the globe, as it has al- ways been silent, but trusting that it may en- courage some of our brothers M ho are more ca- pable to write, I will make a break. San Diego Lodge No. 90, is composed of good material and promises to be one of the best little Lodges in the Order; great credit is due to our worthy Master, Bro. Lumsden, also worthy Vice, Bro. Rothrock. for the interest they take in the Order, and also for the courtesy they extend to visiting mem- bers. There are times M’hen the boys are run so hard that they And it hard to get to the meetings, but when any of them have any spare time, you can be sure of a good meeting, something that I am sorry to say, cannot, at times, be found else- where. If every Lodge lu the country would take as much interest as No. 90 does, we could al- ways boast of our beloved Brot herhood as some- thing to be proud of. Hoping to hear from some of our brothers soon, I remain, Fraternally, etc., A Visiting Member. Chadron, Nf.h., January 24, 1888. Editor Locomotive Hreman's Magazine: The January number is at hand and is brini- full of good reading. Every englneman should be a reader of the Magazine. The Mechanical De- partment is instructive, and the same is true of other departments. Pine Ridge Lodge, No. 17, is in a flourishing condition. A few of its members have been promoted as a reward for fidelity and are doingexeellent w’ork. Among the number are Bros. Anders. Troup, Flanders and Bracken. Our w’orthv master has had a short vacation but is again at M?ork. Wishing the Brotherhood God sffeed in its grand mission, I remain. Black Hitler. Digitized by C,ooQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 443 1888.] Randolph, Clay Co., Mo., Feb. 20, 1888. To the Firemen's Magazine : Knowing you had no correspondent •* ’way out here In the wilderness,” I thought I would make bold to drop the dear old Magazine a liue to let It know how the boys who sit on the left hand Mde are getting along. At present everything seems to be unsettled in this new division town of the western line of the Wabash. Randolph, besides being the terminus of the Wabash of the western system, Is marked by three other lines, viz: the Hannibal & St. Joe, the Rock Island, and the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul. There is no city government formed here as yet, but If the place continues to boom as it has In the past, it will uot be many moons before she cau call for a charter and put on municipal airs just the same. Should she develop into the aforesaid, the boys of the throttle and knights of the pick and scoop have made up their mind that Jack Brown, a popular member of M and at present “ hostler ” here, shall be the town Marshal. The round house here, which affords ten stalls. Is mastered over by W. A. Hathaway, than whom no better man ever lived, particularly to the subordinates whoare subject to his dictation. Sig. McFarland, accompanied by Sim. Nichols, Johnnie Murphy and Geo. Souerweln, are all here, bringing cards from old No. 157, of Peru, Ind. Sig. is likewise a ** hostler,” and shoves the “ mills ” up and down the main line in the most approved style. Alex. Handle, one of the old-time boys, is with us, hailing from Golden Eagle Lodge, No. 78, Sedalia* Mo. Alex, has a smile on him as broad as the reflection of the sun on a sauce- pan, and the boys declare they believe he Is shortly to take unto himself one of the belles of Raudolph. I will close by simply saying, More Anon. Youngstown, Ohio, February 27, 1888. Mr, Editor: (’an you make room for a few words from Mahoning Lodge, No. 199? Perhaps it is not policy to be excessively eulogistic of 199, but I must say she carries as much steam as any- thing of her size and never wastes it by her safety valves blowing off. We holfl her up as one of the best in our Order. Peace and har- mony reigns high in our Lodge. Dave Heintzle- man is our Master, aud he always has one hand on the throttle and the other on the sand lever, and she never slips a turn. Dave is a whole- souled Brotherhood man in the right place. Brothers Reece and Everts, like prodigal sons, have returned from the west. They report that words cannot express the warmth of true Broth- erhoodshlp shown them in the west. The boys In Joliet will long be remembered as noble brothers. The names of Bros. Grace, Smith, Campbell and McFadden, of Joliet have been mentioned more than once. Daddy Mawby is still our Collector and one of the solid old rocks of 199. Bro. Mulvey sometimes parts his hair in the middle, and when he does he always has a good subject. Our Lodge Is still on the increase. Financially we are well fixed. 1 will now bank the fire. Justice. South Butte, Mont., March 7, 1888. Editor Locomotive Firemen's Magazine: Our Lodge is in a flourishing condition. We now have forty-nine members. Bro.'Byrne, Mas- ter, and Bro. Grant, Secretary, have not been able to attend meetings as often as they should, but we will excuse them as it is impossible for them to attend regularly as long as their runs remain as they are. Bro. Geo. Tyndall met with quite an accident about a month ago. In getting off a caboose, his foot slipped, and he struck his head on the end of a tie, inflicting a scalp wound seven inches loug. Bro. DeCamp has been laid up three weeks with a sprained wrist, but hopes to be able to go to work in a few days. Several of our members have gone over to the right side, among them you will find Bros. Camp- bell, Harris, Larson, Truax and Byrne. All are doing good work. The C., B. <& 4- boys have our sympathy in the struggle in which they are now engaged and we hope they will score a complete victory, thereby showing railroad managers that engineers and firemen liave rights which must be respected. Guinea. Salt Lake City, March 10, 1888. Editor Locomotive Fireman's Magazine : Salt Lake Lodge, No. 178, I am pleased to say is in a prosperous condition, and has received a number of additions to its membership during the past winter. The members are prompt in making all required payments, and a general good feeling prevails. Several of the members have been promoted during the winter, and are doing well. Our meetings are well attended, but not to the extent desired. We are expecting one or more new railroads here this summer* and business is now quite lively. The Utah Central is to be extended to the coast this sum- mer. The surveying parties are uow out and the grading will soon begin. The Midland and D. A R. G. are making for this place. We have a good country and a good climate, and welcome all such enterprises. We would be greatly pleased to have a visit from some of the Grand Officers this spring, as it has beea a long time since we have had the pleasure of meeting or talking with them. With best wishes for the Brotherhood, Skylight. Galion, February 11, 1888. Editor Locomotive Wremen's Magazine: Permit me to say a few words for the boys of Eclipse Lodge, No. i07. They gave their fifth an- nual ball February 7th, which was a success in every particular. Bros. Flayle, McDargh, Mackey, Glymps, Wimple, Dorian, Smith and Graham, of 107 and all being on the N. Y.. P. & O., have been transferred to the right hand side and are doing good work. Our Worthy Secretary, Armour, and Worthy Master, Dean, have been promoted to engineers and are giving good satisfaction and all wish them luck. I will close by saying that the boys who have charge of the hog engines of the N. Y., P. A O., are Bros. L. Slawson, Willey and Hist, and they are firemen, you bet. Galion. Digitized by C.ooQle

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444 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. Colorado City, Col., April 5, 1888. Editor Locomotive Firemen's Magazine : Our great Brotherhood has never heard from Pikes Peak Lodge, No. 218, through the columns of the Magazine devoted to correspondence, therefore I have concluded to notify all the Lodges that the hoys of our Lodge are getting along splendidly, and take a deep Interest in the welfare of the Order. Being persuaded that the membership delight to hear of a member’s good luck, I will say for their gratification that our Past Master, Bro. Clayton Col vin, is the father of twins, weighing twenty pounds— proof positive that our P. M. is disposed to obey the injunc- tion to “multiply and replenish the earth,” If all the brothers of our noble Fraternity were equally fortunate, what a demand there would be for baby wagons and toys, and the lullaby songs of 20,000 mothers would make 20,000 homes centres of melody that would call down the angels. To be the father of one baby at a time is happiness, but, twins! that is simply immense. But while Bro. Colvin rejoices there is sorrow in the home of Bro Wm. Walker, our Magazine Agent, who lost his youngest child last week, and thus it happens ever in our earthly pilgrim- age, while some rejoice others mourn, and those who can rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep perform a duty that it is simply selfishness to ignore. Our Vice Master, Bro. Jno. F. Ilennesey, is down with small pox at Leadville, but I am glad to say is improving. Business is brisk, the weather is fine and the out- look cheering. Respectfully, Pikes Peak. Hoboken, N. J., February 19, 1888. Editor Firemen's Magazine : Brother Sargent paid No. 3.M a visit January 21, and we had a pleasant and profitable meeting. This being the first time the Lodge has had the pleasure of entertaining our Grand Master, he gave us an able address on the duty of members one toward another, which was listened to with* special interest. Nothing seems to afford Bro. Sailgentgreaterpleasure than to discuss the merits of the Brotherhood and the welfare of the mem- bership. I find, if a Lodge wishes to stand well In his estimation its members must work and live fully up to the laws laid down for their informa- tion and guidance. Our Grand Master assured us that our Lodge stood A No. 1, with our worthy Master, Bro. John Reaver, at its head. Long may It live to see the good work go on, as his whole heart is in the cause. I remain, yours fraternally, J. B. Fort Howard, Wls., February 12, 1888. Editor Locomotive Firemen's Magazine : Beluga member of Baldwin Lodge, No. 189,1 will give you a few items at random. Our Lodge is composed of men working on the C. & N., M. A N., G., B. W. A St. P. We have several engi- neers in our Lodge, among them Bros. Nichols and Thompson. Bro. Geo. Harter, our Collector, is hostler on the M. A N., and he also makes the boys hustle with their stuff. Bro. Hogan has got [JUNE the books. Come up, you firemen who want to have a good time, and we promise you Bros. Ball, Boyle, O’Counor, Shaby and Shcquln will make it interesting for you. Bro. Lyons adorns the right hand side. We have a very nice hall and a very nice crowd amuse themselves there twice a month. We have commenced to boom up here again and expect to have the leading Lodge of Wisconsin. Yours truly, H. E. D. Eagle Grove, Iowa, February 10, 1888. Editor Magazine: I have been a reader of your Magazine for some time, and have never seen a word from Marvin Hughltt Lodge, No. 132. I think if I break the ice some oue more competent will follow suit. I am a member of the B. of L. F., and thank God I am proud of it. We have a splendid Lodge here of forty-two members, all of whom are honest upright men. There has been several of the members of 132 promoted to the right hand side. Bro. Chas. Evans has been presented with a young fireman. Bro. Wressell has taken unto himself a companion. We all wish him peace and prosperity. Bro. Mason has been promoted to the right hand side and is now running switch engine 212. The boys are almost run to death bucking snow. We have had some fearful block- ades up here this winter. Bro. Rankins met with a very bad accident some time ago. He stepped into a waste pipe tub, and scalded his leg to the knee very badly. Some fears of ampu- tation were entertained, but he is getting along very well now. We have a good Lodge and good officers aud may God bless our noble Order. May we so live here that when we are called to lay down the pick and scoop, that we can say well done. Fraternally yours, D. L. H. LaGrande, Oregon, February 20, 1888. Mr. Editor:— Blue Mountain Lodge can boast of as good a set of boys as can be found, and for prompt payment of dues and assessments they take the delivery wagon. Two of our best mem- bers have recently married, Bro. John Shea and Miss Emma Kinsey, one of LaGrande’s most charming young ladies were married Christmas day, also Bro. F. Thieson and Miss Smith, of Huntington, Oregon. I had the pleasure of meeting our friend Bro. Edward Parted, Reecho Lodge, No. 95, who helped us organize. Bro. Parted is made of the right material and has the clear brotherhood ring. Bro. prinson and the nine spot are the champion l»ox-car hustlers of Huntington, and Bro. Sine r is doing the same act at Umatilla Junction. Bro. Schdklll and Thieson are hostdng at Lu Grande. Our Collector, Bro. Boynton, is a hustler and comes up smiling after the 25th of the month. Bion Grenzback, of the Brooklyn Elevated R. It. is here and has a good job, and is making more money than by any job the B. E. R. R. could pos- sibly give him. A11 hail to Shandy Maguire. Long may he live and be with us. Blue Mountain, Digitized by C.ooQLe

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 445 Savannah, Ga., March 20, 1888. Editor Firemen's Magazine : It is somewhat of a pleasure for me to Inform the readers of our Magazine that the firemen on the Central of Georgia, are living a new life. I say a new life because I can recall eight years previous to this date and if I were asked what was a fireman’s rights then, 1 could give but one answer and it would be, no rights. Oh, it is wonderful that time can change all things, and time has changed the course of things to my certain knowledge on the Georgia Central. The firemen on the Central appreciate this, and it should be the duty of every fireman on the main stem to show Mr. McGee, their Assistant Master Mechanic, and Mr. W. O. Charlton, the foreman in their true light for their uniform kindness, and foreshowing firemen proper atten- tion when any difficulty is brought to their no- tice. Mr. Charlton has expressed himself in a w’ay favorable to the B. of L. F. and firemen know in him they have a friend. Firemen will not neg- lect, under such circumstances, to show their good qualities, and the teachings of the Consti- tution of the Brotherhood under which they work, and most heartily do they wish a speedy promotion to Mr. and Mrs. Charlton, and as long as their Master Dooner presides with the help of Bros. Hutton, Goalsby, Bannon, Steltz, Berry and others I could mention, our colors will continue to fly. Yours, Devil's Elbow. Williamsburg, Va., March 16, 1888. Editor Locomotive Firemen's Magazine ; Dear Sir Please allow me, through the Mag- azine, to thank Mr. Sinclair for his public recog- nition of an old mate, and yourself for your friendly comment on the same. He was an agreeable mate andl a welcome visitor. He was timid, having very little to say. Time has changed him. There is no timidity in his voice or pen now. Yours respectfully, Wm. Gore. Baltimore, Md., February 20, 1888. Mr. Editor Presuming that the membership of our Order generally, experiences special pleas- ure in hearing from the various Lodges, I desire to say that Oriole Lodge, No. 214, is doing well and that a number of its members have been pro- moted to the position of engineers. We wish them success and hope they are preparing them- selves for promotion to the better world as well. The change is certain to come sooner or later. For an illustration let me say that on an early trip over the road, my attention was called to a number of beautiful pine trees standing near the track. When I returned, only three hours later, they w’ere gone. Some one had cut them dowu. So will it be with us some time, perhaps in the near future. The ax of Disease, or the saw of Old Time will cut us down. Let us, therefore, breth- ren, united here, prepare ourselves for the great union in Heaven. Let us be sober men. When I began firing I was told that if I did not drink with the boys they would be down on me, and that I would not get along well, but let me say that time has proven such statements to be false. I am now t wen ty-five years of age and have not taken the first drink of anything intoxicating, and have not used tobacco in any way. I do not say this boastlngly, but only to show that such things can be done without losing the respect and friendship of the boys, for few men have more friends than Yours fraternally, Tray Light. Clifton Forge. Va. February 5, 1888. Editor Magazine : Perhaps the boys of our great Brotherhood would like to hear from their brothers in Virgina, the 44 Mother of States ” etc. Well, we are getting along splendidly and the Forge is working satis- factory. Bro.J. H. White was promoted to the right-hand side a few days ago and isdoing well. Bro. C. H. B. goes to Staunton every Sunday and we are expecting soon to receive cards. Bro.’ W. G. Baily has been pulling the throttle for sometime. We are making good time and the boys are in excellent spirits. X. B. H. IN MEMORIAM. DAISY A. BURROUGHS Died in Sayre , April 8, 1888, at the home of her par ents , Charles and Hattie Burroughs , aged 3 years , 8 months. An angel came one morning bright, Entering our home with steps so light, Pausing naught, ’til he gained the side Of darling Daisy, our little pet and pride. “ Oh spare my child,” the mother moaned, The answer came, “ twas only loaned,” In such a sweet and heavenly tone, While love and purity in visage shown. The Savior bade me bring his own To gladden the pure and heavenly home ; This is the flower, so sweet and rare, Jesus calls to be with him there. The darling looked at mother near, Heart whispering mamma dear. In Jesus’ home I’ll watch and wait or you at the pearly golden gate.” Then out from view of earthly eyes He hurringiy carried her to the skies— Aud hearts are shrunk as buds by blight For darling Daisy, the home’s delight. But hark ! J hear an angel band Singing, as in a distant land ; Ana then I. see a form so fair, A beautiful vision of Christ’s new heir. A tiny harp in a tiny hand And bead encircled with golden band. And tiien I know* ’tis the loving child, Little Daisy, dear, so meek and mild. The vision vanished but the truth remained, I saw that her bliss w as forever ‘gained, Meekly I bow'ed my weary head ; 44 Father, Thy will be done,” I said. Mrs. E. L. Fausey. The little child to whom the above touch- ing lines are dedicated was the daughter of Bro. Chae. L. Burroughs, ^c re tary of Weaver Lodge, No. 379. Digitized by C.ooQLe

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446 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . C., B. & Q. NOTES. On the 27th of April the C., B. & Q. had ninety-nine smashed up, -dead and disabled engines. No wonder it could do only 30 per cent, of its business. It is highly interesting to note that the St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad Company unhesitatingly yielded to the demands of its engineers and firemen. The ^nanagement of this great road, did not pattern after the example set by the C., B. Q., but meeting its employes in a spirit of compromise and justice, at once an amicable and an honor- able adjustment was brought about. The Union meeting of Engineers and Fire- men, held at Vincennes, Suuday, April 29th, was in all regards a success. The spirit of fraternity, friendship and good will was in the ascendancy and every word spoken was indicative of a purpose to maintain the de- fiant attitude that has preeminently distin- guished the two Brotherhoods in their strug- gle with the C., B. & Q. The sum total of good that has been accomplished by Union meetings throughout the country since the strike began, will result in a harvest of good results which it would be difficult to over- estimate. Thk Magazine experiences special pleasure in referring to E. T. Jeffrey, General Mana- ger of the Illinois Central, who during the strike on the C., B. 6c Q., evinced a generous sympathy for the men who sought to obtain jiistice at the hands of the managers of that svstem. His advice was at all times such as showed a deep solicitude for the welfare of the men, and he sought for an honorable adjustment of the difficulties which en- vironed the sit uation. The men, whose wel- fare he sought so assiduously to promote, fully recognize the weighty obligations they are under to him, and which will never be forgotten. _ We take pleasure in calling the special at- tention of our readers to the Chicago Sunday World , which unsparingly devotes its space to an intelligent and an honest review' of all matters connected w ith the strike of the en- gineers and firemen on the C , B. & Q. The Sunday World, in its editorial expressions, evinces a full comprehension of the situa- tion and with the courage of conviction* gives to the public a correct version of the purposes and policy of the men at the head of the (\, B. iS: rder as a staunch and relia- ble advocate of their intertsts. . [June A bill has been introduced by Mr. Ander- son, of Kansas, which if it becomes a law, will have an exceedingly good effect upon such railroad corporations as the C., B. & Q. Any inter-state railroad, which fai s to run its regular trains, is to be promptly investi- gated by the Inter-state Commerce Commis- sion—and, if after seven days, the trains are not running regularly, a receiver is to be appointed to operate the road as for the United States. The bill prohibits railroad corporations from engaging in mining or any other business except that of carrier, and combinations of competing lines on rates is strongly prohibited. If Congress should pass the bill, a number of corporation out- rages would disappear. The Omaha Bee in one of its issues late in the month of April, referred to the demor- alized condition of affairs on the C., B. & Q. as follows : Two trains came together at Creston and reared a huge junk pile of en- gines and cars. The Chicago express dropped four cars in the ditch at Holyoke, Col. An unruly engine got away from a scab at Crete and dashed into a baggage car. Both were checked for the repair shop. A dead engine cumbered the track near Hastings and a freight wreck near Harvard gave the resi- dents a live theme for Sabbath gossip. With its horde of imported engine blacksmiths, wrecks at every mile post and business wranine, the officials have good reason to fear that ‘every day will be Sunday by and- by.’ Such is the universal testimony, when the press has had the manliness to state the facts.” . One of the cheering features of the times, in so far as it n lates to the strike on the C., B 6c Q., is the sympathy which the strikers have received from a large number of busi- ness men throughout the country. It has not been a sympathy which expended itself in mere words, in kind wishes, but it has been exhibited in a more substantial form. Hundreds of men have given of their means to help the men engaged in the struggle with the C., B. 6c Q. corporation, because they believe their cause was just, and that, the corporation was studiously defrauding them In the city of Cleveland, Ohio, there were a number of these large large-heart* *d gentlemen who comprehended the situation and responded liberally and w?e are glad t-o place upon record the names of such men as J. N. Hudson of the Excelsior Clothing House; E. K. Hull & Co., Herman A Mc- Lain, who furnished groceries at cost, and Ilex ese A Wiserberger. These gentlemen by their generous recogn tion of the right- eousness of the cause * f ihe strikers, have endeared themselves to thousands of the members of the Brotherhood, and their kindness is not to be forgotten. Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 447 1888.] The Firemen's Magazine takes occasion to speak for the Brotherhood, and to say that it appreciates the sentiments of sympathy, friendship and good will expressed in nu- merous letters received since the inaugura- tion of the C , B. Q. strike from many labor organizations throughout the country, as also for the offers of financial support. Such things are worth more than money. They demonstrate that the autocratic arrogance of the C., B. & Q. officials, has awakened the workingmen of the country to a sense of the dangers which threaten them if they dare to complain of unjust treatment at the hands of their employers, and that if they would work they must submit in silence to flagrant injustice. The letters we have re- ceived indicate that working men are real- izing more than ever before that if they would secure their rights, they must stand together. During the strike of the engineers and firemen on the C., B. & Q., we have received from various labor organizations, words of encouragement evincing the fact that the great heart of labor beats in sympathy with our struggling brethren, who are conduct- ing the unequal fi^ht with a powerful and arrogant corporation. Knowing this our readers will appreciate this sympathy We append the following resolutions, as indica- ting the tone of the many messages we have received : In Session at Lknora, Kansas,) April 5, 1888. j Rexolved. That District Assembly 117, K. of L.f with what they believe to be full Information concerning the issues, hereby endorse the strike of the engineers and firemen on the B. A Q. FL R. System, and express the hope that they ruay succeed in their efforts to obtain fuir wages. Resolved. That we fully endorse the workmen of other roads In refusing to handle “ Q.” freight until the C., B. & w Boreal went to bed, And the singular voices replieJ overhead, “ I’m a dad.” About quarter past six the next forenoon, Hill and Barshaw accidentally going up soon, Heard above them once or twice, These very same words In a very weak voice, “ I’m a dad.” Not far I believe from a quarter to seven, Boyd wasslow getting up, the road being uneven, He found buried up in the mud and slush. The boys add their flag, inscribed thus: , “I'm a dad.” They were Comm and Collins, without any doubt, Whild Lef'rox* and HolUnvny are not. counted out! On the drear hillside the boys were luving. Aud they waved their ting as they still kept C. F. S. Digitized by C.ooQLe

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44S LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [J UNE The Switchmen's Journal volume III, No. 1, makes its appearance in a new dress. It is handsome, well edited, well printed and a credit to the order it represents. We have received the initial number of The Railway and Steamboat Gazette , published at Boston, Mass., Thos. B. Eaton, Esq., ed- itor and publisher. The number before us evinces marked ability in the discussion of a variety of subjects, alike interesting to employer and employ £, and to all who are interested in industrial affairs. Mr. President Perkins, of the C., B. & Q., in his report showing the financial con- dition of the system, shows that the earn- ings of the road for the months of January and February, 1888, decreased, as compared with 1887, $1*15,742, and that the value of the stock had also declined. When the next report is made, if facts are stated, the decrease of earnings will be of a character to alarm stockholders. We acknowledge the pleasure of a call from A. J. 8chevers, Esq., member of Spring- field Division, No. 23, B. of L. E., formerly an engineer on the Wabash system, ancl now General Northwestern Agent of the American Brake company, with headquar- ters at Chicago, Ills. We found Mr. Schevers thoroughly posted in railroad affairs, and our interview, though brief, was both in- structive and agreeable. With special satisfaction we acknowledge the receipt of twenty- one dollars and fifty cents ($21.50), contributed by the non- Brotherhood firemen of the west division of the Lake Erie «& Western railroad, for the benefit of the firemen who are struggling for their rights against the C., B. Q. corpora- tion, and elsewhere in the Magazine will be found resolutions passed by the contributing firemen, which have the ring of friendship aud good will. The prospectus of a new and fascinating novel, entitled “ Nellie Ilarland, a Romance of Rail and Wire,” is on our table. The author is Elmer E. Vance, a practical tele- graph operator, of Columbus. O., and the book is dedicated to A. J. Thurston, Grand Chief Telegrapher, and to the members of the O. R. T. The manuscript is now in the hands of the printer, and is exnqfted to be ready for the trade about the middle of June. It will be embellished w ith suitable engrav- ings and elegantly bound, and will be sold at the moderate price of one dollar. It will be of rare interest to men of the rail and wire, and will no doubt command a ready sale. We are in receipt of a copy of the San Diego Daily Bee of April 1st, in which we notice a brief but faithful sketch of John Mason Dodge, accompanying which is a su- perb likeness of the man, who, from first to last, in every relation of life, has been equal to every emergency. Having secured a good education, he became a locomotive fireman, and having mastered every detail, he was soon promoted to the throttle. An active and zealous Brotherhood man, in 1878 he w’as made Vice Grand Master of the Broth- erhood. and is widely known and universal- ly respected by the members of our Order, who w ill be glad to know that he is now Clerk of San Diego county, California, a po- sition to which he has been three times elected, and in which he has given the great- est satisfaction. That further and higher honors await him there are good reasons for believing, and most certainly he has the best w ishes of the Brotherhood for future suc- cess. We have on our table a book of nearly four hundred pages, entitled “ The Voice of Labor,” by S. M. Jellev, and published by A. P. Lehman & Co., Cfiicago. The volume is illustrated with a number of portraits and engravings, which contribute to the interest of the work. It is interesting and instruct- ive to follow' the author, as from authentic history he shows how working men have ad- vanced from slaves to free men, and the lesson is taught that every year gives a new impetus to the advancing columns of wage men to higher positions. The book con- tains contributions from a large number of men prominently identified with the labor movement, and abounds in valuable statis- tics. The work should have a wide reading, as it supplies abundant food for thoughtful men. not only upon labor topics, but upon questions of vital importance to society at large. To Correspondents. The pressure upon the columns of the Magazine is such at present that we find it utterly impossible to publish all the matter w’e receive. During the past sixty days we have simply been flooded with correspond- ence, resolutions, notices, etc., etc., which our limited space would not accommodate. In our last issue wre explained matters to our contributors and yet manv of them write and find fault because their article “failed to appear.” We can not crowd 200 pages of matter into 80 pages of space, and this being understood we ask our contribu- tors to be brief in wdiat they have to say and bear with us until our space is adequate to the demand. No one by merely conversing with a flsb ever suc- ceeded in drawing him out. Merely conversing with a Warner’s Log Cabin Plaster will not draw out pain in the back, but an application of it will give relief at once. Digitized by CjOOQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 449 The Firemen’s Ball. Reno Lodge, No. 258, Brotherhood of Locomo- tive Firemen, have issued invitations for their second annual bail at the N ickerson Opera House. Monday evening, February 22, 1888. Supper will be served by the Woman’s Relief Corps. A special train has been placed at their disposal by Supt. H. R. Nickerson, which will leave Hutch- inson at about 8 o’clock in the evening and return after the' ball. The Engineers’, Firemen’s and Br&kemen’s Brotherhoods have the reputation along the Santa Fe for giving the most successful balls. The Santa Fe, through its popular Super- intendent, H. R. Nickerson, kindly offer the use of their line to the boys, which tends to bring crowds from all points, and consequently their balls are largely attended. And then everybody likes the generous and brave railroad boys, and are always happy to do anything that will contribute to their pleasure. Nickerson is essentially a railroad town, which accounts for tho reputation she has deservedly earned of being the most friendly and hospitable town in the State. A great many people from this city will attend the ball, and it is to be sin- cerely hoped that it may be a grand success in every way. It will be seen by the above from the Hutchinson (Kan.). Daily News that the members of Reno Lodge, No. 258, are ex- ceedingly popular in that locality. Social Event. When the members of Eclipse Lodge, No. 107, undertake to entertain their friends they do so in royal style, as will be seen by the following account of their recent ball, taken from a local paper : The annual ball of Eclipse Lodge, No. 107, Brotherhood of Locomotive Fremen, given in Central Hall Tuesday evening, was a brilliant af- fair throughout. The hall decorations were ap- propriate to the occasion and “eclipsed ” all for- mer efforts by the Brotherhood. Suspended across the stage was the motto of the Order, “Pro- tection, Charity, Industry and Sobriety,’’ painted in rich colors. Just in front of the orchestra and in a semi-circle were twelve lamps in various colors ; in each corner of the room was a switch lamp, and new railroad flags were suspended in festoons from each gas Jet, while the side walls were decorated with emblems of the Order and American Hags. The grand march was an- nounced at 8.30. and over sixty couples responded to the music of the orchestra. By 10 o’clock the number in attendance had increased to such an extent that dancing became difficult, but the efficient floor directors provided seats for most of those who did not participate in the dance. Bos- ton’s celebrated Voice, Waltz and Quadrille Or- chestra, of Cleveland furnished the music, which was of (an excellent character, such as this or- chestra is noted for. There were at least 200 couple in attendance, and all were gay and mirthful. At 12 o’clock supper was served at the Capital House, and 150 partook of as fine a repast a* eve r was spread for any similar occasion in the city. The dance was prolonged till near morning and it is pronounced by all who wit- nessed it as one of the best ever given in the city. The firemen are a jolly set of men and never do things by halves, especially when it comes to giv- ing a dance. Resolutions. LaFayktte, Ind., March 25, 1888. At a meeting of the non-brotherhood firemen of the Lake Erie A Western. West Division, the following resolutions were adopted : Resolved, That we, as non- brotherhood men, of the Lake Erie & Western, West Division, do heartily sympathize with tho Committee. John Kregkr. j Marshall, Tex., February 17, 1888. At a regular meeting of Sunset Lodge, No. 177, of the B. of L. F., the following resolutions were unanimously adopted. Whereas, It is with heartfelt sorrow that we are called upon to announce the death of our be- loved brother, Thomas Kane, who departed this life February 11, 1888, after a long illness, there- fore. Resolved , That by the death of Bro. Kane, we have lost a most faithful member whom every brother will miss, but it Is with satisfaction that we can remember and cherish his noble qualities. Resolved, That we tender our heartfelt sympa- thy to the family of our deceased brother, and us a token of respect, we drape our charter in mourning for the space of thirty days, and that a copy of these resolutions be sent to the bereaved family, and also to the Firemen's Magazine for publication. John Edwards,) F. M. Kobrins, v Committee. Geo. M. Lovett.) Columbia, Pa., March 1, 1888. At a regular meeting of Columbia Ix>dge, No. 252, B. of L. F., the following resolutions were adopted : Whereas, It has pleased Almighty God to re- move from our midst, our beloved brother, J. B. Wolfskill, showing to us the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death be it Resolved, That by the death of Bro. Wolfskill a worthy and kind brother, and oue who was in every way worthy of our regard and esteem, has been taken from us. Resolved , That we offer to the relatives of the deceased our si ucerest sympathy, and while we cannot assuage their sorrow, we trust that they may be able to bear it with fortitude. Resolved, That our charter be draped for the space of thirty days, and a copy of these resolu- tions with seal of our Lodge attached, be pre- sented to the family of our deceased brother, also published in the Columbia papers and in tie-* Magazineot the Brotherhood of Locomotive File- men and the same be spread ou the minutes of our Lodge. T. J. Calk an, ) W. H. Cora ugh, Cummittet . Frank Stocker.) Escanaba, Mich., February 5. 1KS8. At a meetihgof Mineral King Lodge, held Feb- ruary 5tb, 1888, the following resolution was adopted : Resolved , That the thanks of this D>dge be ex- tended to the persons herein named, for courte- sies received on the occasion of their partv held January, 27th 1888. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Order of Railroad Conductors, Brotherhood of Railroad Brakemen, Grand Army of the Republic. A. M. Bradshaw, Foreman; Chas. Gagnon, J. F. Hart- Digitized by C.ooQle

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450 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Jons nett, Mr. and Mrs. T. Green, Mrs. Geo. W. Simon- son, Miss Winnie M. Sutherland, Mrs. R. E. Gor- ham, Mrs. C. E. Ingalls. Mrs. Green hoot ; Bros, L. Sell ram, E. Erickson, W. J. Wallace, John Gag- non, J. K. Stack, F. H. Atkins, John Dean and John Hunt. R. Letcher, 1 M. A. Haring, > Committee . J. s. Royers. J Louisville, Ky., Eebruary 9, 1888. At a regular meeting of Fall City Lodge, No. 103, the following preamble and resolutions were adopted. Whereas, It has pleased the Almighty Ruler of the universe to remove from our midst our late and esteemed brother. Jus. Queen, who was killed in a collision with a loaded car on the night of January 10th last, therefore be it Resolved, by Falls City Lodge, No. 103, that while we bow with submission to the wiil of the Most High, we do not the less mourn the loss of our brother. Resolved, That the sympathy of this Lodge be extended to his family and friends in their great affliction. Resolved, That our charter be draped in mourn- ing for tiie space of thirty days. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be spread on the minutes of this Lodge and a copy thereof be transmitted to the family of our de- ceased brother. Samuel Lowther,) W. E. Merigolp, v Committee. Thos. Edmondson, J Perth Amboy, N. J., February. 26, 1S88. At a regular meeting of James Donnelly Lodge, No. 350, Brotherhood of Locomotive Fireman, held Sunday, February 26th, the following reso- lutions were unanimously adopted : Whereas, The members of this Lodge as a body are greatly indebted to the officers of the Lehigh Valley Railroad at Perth Amboy, for transportation to t lie Union meeting of the B. of I>. F., held at Easlon, Pa., on Sunday, February 19th. therefore be it Resolved , That the members of this Lodge as a body, extend to the officers of the Lehigh Valley Railroad, at Perth Amboy, our sincere thanks. Resolved, That by strict attention to duty and and studying the interests of our employers we always merit tueir esteem. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to each of the officers at Perth Amboy, printed in the city papers, entered on the min- utes of the meeting and printed in the B. of L. F. Magazine. Wm. J. Dougherty, ) Wallace J. Dettzler, - Committee. Theodore R. Mertz, ) South Easton, Pa., March 4, 1888. At a regular meeting of Onoko Lodge, No. 211, B. of L. F.. held March 4th, 1888, the following resolutions were adopted : Whereas, The Union meeting of the B. of L. F. held at Easton. Pa., February 19th was a happy event and a great success, and Whereas, While regretting the absence of Grand Master Sargent and \ ice Grand Master Hanuahan, we are glad to record the presence of E. V. Debs, Grand Secretary and Treasurer. Therefore, Resolved , That thanks lx- extended to the mem- bers of the Brotherhood from the various Lodges, to the B. of L. E.. B. of R. B. and others who responded to our invitation and contributed to the success of the meeting. Resolved , That thanks be extended to the Hon. Charles F. Chidsey, mayor of the city of Easton; R#v. J. F. Shepperd, pastor First Presbyterian Church, South Easton, Pa.; E. V. Debe, Grand Secretary and Treasurer, and Charles Wilson, Phillipsburg, New Jersey, who expounded in various ways the benefits of the Order, which were appreciated by a large and attentive audi- ence. Resolved , That we are indebted to H. 8. Good- win. R. B. Cable, E. J. Swelgard, Jrmes Donnelly, R. P. Miller, J. O. Stearns aud A. Raeosener, superintendents of different railroads, for trans- portation over their respective lines; that we feel greatly encouraged to press forward in our noble work ; thanking them for the kind act toward us. Resolved , That we will always work faithfully to promote the interests and welfare of our Brotherhood and well guard the noble motto. “Protection, Charity, Sobriety and Industry,” of our Order. Resolved , That a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the minutes of the Lodge, and pub- lished in the Magaiine and the daily papers of Easton. James R. Manis, Horace L. Breisch, John Connors, •} Committee. Reading, Pa., February 25, 1885. At a regular meeting of Mount Penn Lodge, No. 317, the following resolutions were adapted : Resolved , That we extend to Superintendent R. B. Cable, our thanks for Ills kindness in furnish- ing a special train to Easton for the purpose of attending a Union meeting. Resolved, That we regard this courtesy as a mark o f special appreciation of our noble Order, and trust that our loyalty and faithfulness to duty, may in the future prove worthy of such appreciation. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be furnished to Superintendent R. B. Cable and that they be published in the Locomotive Firemen's Magazine. G. Leeds, Master , Wm. A. Gordon, Secretary. Ottawa, Ont., February 19, 1888. At a special meetiug of F. G. Lawrence Lodge, held in their Hall on the 11th day of December, 1887, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted : Whereas, It has pleased Almighty God with His allwise Providence to remove from our midst our beloved brother, C. D. Atkinson, and Whereas, In the death of our brother, F. G. Lawrence Lodge,, No. 172, sustains a heavy loss, he having been a staunch supporter and ardent lover of our Brotherhood, and having endeared himself to us all, therefore be It Resolved , That we drape our charter In mourn- ing for the space of thirty days. Resolved, That we tender resolutions of condo- lence and sympathy to his relatives and many friends. Resolved , That a copy of these resolutions be furnished his bereaved mother, and published in the Firemen's Magazine , and be spread on the minutes of this meeting. J. s. Armstrong,) H. Chapman, v Committee. T. Stewa rt, ) • St. Joseph, Mo., March, 6, 1888. At a regular meeting of St. Joseph Lodge, No. 43. March 1, 1888, the following resolutions were adopted : „ , „ , Whereas, It has pleased our Heavenly Father, in his inscrutable wisdom, to remove from our midst our beloved brother. Thos. F. McDonald, who died on the 22nd day of February, 1888, there- fore be it Resolved , That while we bow in humble submis- sion to the will of the Supreme Ruler, we deeply Digitized by Uiooele

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 451 1888.] deplore the loss which has deprived us of our tie- loved brother, yet consolation Is afforded us by the thought that our loss is his gain. He Is now enjoying the reward of the Just and good. Resolved, That we extend our heartfelt sympa- thy to his widowed mother, and commend her to Him who Is a husband to the widow' and does all things well. Resolved , That our charter be draped in mourn- ing for the space of thirtv days, and a copy of these resolutions be placed on tile, and a copy be furnished the St. Joseph papers and Firemen's Magazine for publication. J. A. Carter, ) C. B. Porter, Committee . W. VV. Lowden.J Sayre, Pa., March, 4, 1888. At a regular meeting of Weaver Lodge, No. 378, B. of L. F., held Sunday, March 4th, 1888, the following resolutions were adopted : Whereas, Our Master Mechanic, James N. Weaver, has placed the Lodge under obliga- tions by presenting it with a tine portrait of himself, therefore Resolved , That the thanks of the Lodge are hereby tendered to Mr. Weaver for his valuable present. Resolved, That It will be the pleasure of the members of the Lodge, to promote the interests of Mr. Weaver and the road he represents at all times. Resolved , That these resolutions be spread on the minutes of this Lodge, that a copy of the same be furnished Mr. Weaver, and that the same be published in the Lonomotive Firemen's Magazine . John Dunkin, 'j W. H. Cowell, V Committee. Chas. L. Burroucjhs,J Albany, N. Y., March 1§, 1888. At a meeting of Albany City Lodge, No. 230, the following resolutions were adopted : Whereas, On Tuesday, February 28th, 1888, our Brother William Horth, departed this life at an age at which many of us reasonably look for- ward to many years of usefulness, and Whereas, Brother Horth was a firm and con- sistent supporter of our Order and its principles, and achristlan member of this Lodge; therefore be it Resolved , That iu the death of our late Brother, this Lodge and the Order have suffered a loss, which can not easily be expressed, that of a faithful, earnest worker, a firm friend, a beloved Brother, and an upright, honest man. And be it further Resolved, That feeling the greatness of our own loss, we can most sincerely sympathise with the family, whose bereavement is so much greater than ours; and w’e venture to express the hope that “Time, the healer of sorrow's,” may in his flight, transform their present deep grief into sw eet and tender recollections. And be it fur- ther Resolved, That as a token of respect for the memory of our dead Brother, our charter be draped in mourning for the space of thirty days, that a copy of these resolutions, with the seal of the lA>dge attached, be presented to the bereaved family and also be recorded In the minutes of this meeting. COURTLAND MAHER, ) Eugene F. Ma rk art, * Committee. Henry Keen holts, ) Marshall, Texas, March 13, 1888. At a special meeting of Sunset Lodge, No. 177, of the B. of L. F., the following resolutions were adopted : whereas, It is with heartfelt sorrow that we are called upon to announce that death has once more invaded our ranks, and taken from our midst Bro. John C. Clenry. Whereas, From personal acquaintance we mourn the loss of our Brother as an earnest sup- porter of the principles of our Order, and one whose life was always in accordance with our motto ; therefore be it Resolved , That while we bow in humble sub- mission to the decree of Divine Providence, we deeply deplore the loss, and shall fondly cherish the memory of our departed Brother. In the death of Bro. Clenry, Sunset Lodge, No. 177, has lost one of Its most exemplary members and consclentous supporters, his companons a staunch, faithhful friend and society a benevo- lent, sociable man. Resolved , As a token of respect for our departed Brother, that our charter be draped in mourning for the space of thirty days, that a page of our Record be dedicated to the memory of our de- ceased Brother, that a copy of these resolutions be presented to his friends and that they be pub- lished in the Firemen's Magazine. J. L. Phillips, ) T. P. Davis. V Committee. Geo. M. Lovell,) Philadelphia, Pa., March 25, 1888. At a regular meeting of Ellsworth Lodge, No. 334, B. of L. F., held on the above date, the fol- lowing resolutions were adopted : Whereas, Ellsworth Lodge, No. 334. is the happy recipient of a beautiful pedestal cover, presented by Mrs. Edward Albertson ; therefore DC it Resolved , That with feelings of profound res- pect and gratitude we accept the beautiful cover, so generously presented by Mrs. Albertson as a token of esteem of our Order. Be It further Ressolvcd, That a copy of these resolutions be spread on the minutes and a copy sent to the Firemen's Magazine fer publication. T. M. Genay, ) H. A. KrauSS, V Committee. H. Yocum, J Harrisburg, Pa., March 16, 1888. At a special meeting held by a committee ap- pointed by the Master of Harrisburg Lodge, No. 174, B. of L. F., the following resolutions were adopted to be presented to the Lodge : Whereas, In his great wisdom. Almighty God has removed from our midst our worthy and esteemed Bro. Chas. H. Moyer, who was killed in a railroad accident. Monday, March 12, where- by this Lodge is called upon to drape Its charter in mourning for the first time; therefore be it Resolved , That in the death of Rro. Moyer, this Lodge, has lost a worthy member, his relatives a young man that they might well feel proud of. the wife a loving husband, his only son a kina and affectionate father, the community in which he lived an equally promising citizen and the Pennsylvania Railroad an industrious, sober and obedient employee. Resolved. That we tender our thanks to the ladies ana friends, also Harrisburg Dlv. No. 74, B. of L. E., for the floral tributes offered in memory of our deceased Brother and the follow- ing railroad organizations that participated in the funeral of our deceased Brother, viz.: Har- risburg Dlv. No. 74, B. of L. E.. Dauphin Dlv. No. 143, O. of R. C., Keystone Lodge, No. 42, B. of R. R. B. Resolved, That as a tribute of respect to the memory of our deceased Brother, we drape our charter in mourning for the space of thirty days and that these resolutions be spread in the min- utes of this Lodge; that a printed copy be sent to the family of deceased and a copy be sent to the Harrisburg papers and Firemen's Magazine tor publication. H. Gingrich, ) Reuben J. Seitz, > Committee. E. E. Ewing, ) Digitized by C.ooQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [June Acknowledgments. Donald, B. C., March 24, 1888, Mr. Editor Through the columns of the Magazine Gold Range Bodge No. 341, wishes to return sincere thanks to our worthy Bro. \V . F. Vanantwerp for the elegant f ram for our chart, and also our esteemed Bro. John Simons for the beautiful altar cushion preeented at a regular meetiug held March 21, 1888. R. J. Geddis, 1 A. E. Walker, > Commilteo. L. H. Corson. J Union, Mo., January 21st, 1888. To the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen , John M. Raymond Lodge, So. 49: Dear Sirs:— Please accept my grateful thanks for the prompt payment of the insurance policy on the life of my beloved son, Thomas M. Teas- dale. The respect shown by yon all to his mem- ory, and your tender sympathy and kindness to me and mine in our terrible sorrow, will never be forgotten. May the dear Lord’s richest bless- ing rest upon you all is the prayer of your frieud, B Mrs. H. W. Teasdale. Jeffersonville, Ind., April il, 1888. To the Officers and Member* of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen : Permit me through the columns of the Maga- zine to thank you for the draft for fifteen hun- dred dollars, due me upon my disability claim. I feel very grateful and trust that those may read this acknowledgement will realize the import- ance of being faithful in the requirements of our noble Order. May prosperity attend our grand officers and all our members is my prayer. Yours fraternally, Albert b. Chambers. St. Louis, April 16, 1888. To the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen : Gentlemen :— I w ish to acknowledge through our valuable Magazine the receipt of a draft for $1,500, the amount due me on my disability claim. Permit me to tender the Brotherhood my sincere thanks and gratitude, more particu- larly to the members of Industrial Lodge No. 21, for their kindness. That our Heavenly Father may watch over our Brotherhood and protect its members from affiictlon, is the sincere wish of your ever grateful brother, John V. Blocker. Evergreen. Ohio, February 11, 1888. To the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen : Allow us to say wre have received of the officers of Kenesaw’ Lodge, No. 217, of w hich our son was a devoted member, a draft for $1,500, the amount of the policy held by our sou, George Donnellv. We wish to express our devoted thanks to the members of Kenesaw Lodge, and especially to Mr. 11. Waters for his kindness In accompanying the remains home a>d to their last resting place. We wish to thank the Broth- erhood for all the kindness shown us in our be- reavement. I. D. and Helen Don ell y. Huron, Dak., February 21, 1888. 'To the Officers and Members of Prainc Lodge , So. 170, B. of L. F. : Gknti.km en and Broth ers,— I sincerely thank vou for your kindness, good will and gentle- manly spirit, shown me, and my family during my sickness. I should only be too glad to repay vou in some manner, but I deeply regret that I ‘am notable. Still I hope and pray if any of you are so unfortunate as to be alllicted in any way that you will receive the same good, kind atten- tion that I have had at your hands. I also ac- knowledge receipt of draft for $1,500, the amount of my Disability Claim, w’hich 1 received through the hands of our Receiver, Bro. J. (\ Green. Brothers, you have my heartfelt thanks. I re- main yours fraternally, David Bartlett. Huron, Dak., February 25, 1888. To the Member s of Prainc Lodge , So. 170. Dear Sirs and Bros.:— Allow' us to thank you for your very great kindness shown us and for the kind spirit in which everything was done. We feel under great, obligations to you all, and sincerely hope that we may be able (though un- der different clrumstances) to return in some slight degree, the many kindnesses we received. Allow us to say our sick benefits have always been satisfactorily* adjusted, thougk our Receiver would sometimes make an excuse because he did not come around a little sooner, but none was necessary. We knew’ too wrell what you boys have to do, especially in such weat her as we have had this winter. We never ran out of money and always had everything that was really nec- essary for anyone to have, and last, but not least, allow’ us to acknowledge the receipt of a draft for 81,500, the amount of our insurance. Even this cannot be appreciated any more highly than your many kind words and actions during the time of our bereavement. We sincerely hope there are none who begrudge us this, for 1 would a great deal rather than ten times that amount, have good health and strength and be able to earn our little living. I hope to be able soon to meet again with you. Should we decide to re- main here and engage in some small business we trust you will lie the same true friends you have always been to us. We shall be glad at any time to have you call on us. Brothers, you have our very besi wishes that you have the best of health and strength to enjoy long, happy and prosper- ous lives. Yours fraternally, Mr. and Mrs. David Bartlett. Burlington, Iowa, December 19, 1887. Editor Locomotive Firemen's Magazine: Since the death of our son, Harry, we have have often thought of writing, but could find no words adequate to convey our feelings of grati- tude to the members of Herald Lodge for their kindness during Harry’s sickness. As w’ords are a media for the communication of thoughts and the expression of feelings, some words are more important than others. The importance of a w’ord is to be determined by the amount, charac- ter, and relations of the feelings which it com- municates. All words do not contain thought, all thoughts are not great and all great thoughts are not good, but the word “ Love ” has latitude in the locomotive firemen’s heart, also the en- gineers’, w ho so tenderly cared for us, and their unremitting attentions during the last sad riles of bearing our sou to his last earthly resting place. O, may heaven’s choicest blessings rest upon them all. They are dear to us, especially hfs engineer, H. Garmand, his mother, also his wife and C. Earnest, Win. Parr, Wilder and their wives, who made such sacrifices of time and toil. It cheered the heart of his mother, whom Hurry so dearlv loved, and the heart of the aged father, near four score and ten, in time of affiictlon. The draft for §1,500 was handed to the motiier by Messrs. Eads and Bowser, for which accept our thanks. Yes, gentlemen, we love you all, and with Harry we love Herald Lodge, No. 161. We love the Magazine, it is among the best magazines issued. Will its editor accept, with all of your brethren, the loving thanks of Rev. M. aud Mrs. L. M. Edwards. How can a watch go when the mainspring is clogged ? How can vou be in good health when your liver is in a similar condition? Take Warner’s Log (Jabiu Liver Pills and put all the machinery of life in good order. Sold by all druggists. Digitized by U.ooQLe

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1888.] 453 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. Thin Department is for the exclusive use of the Grand Lodge of the Brotherhood of Locomo- tive Firemen, and will contain all Notices of Assessments, and other Official Notices, Re- ports and Statements emanating from the Grand Lodge. All Lodges and members of the Order should note carefully each mouth the contents of this Department. Office of Grand Secretary and Treasurer, Terre Haute ,Ind.. June 1, 1888. Assessment Notice for June. ASSESSMENT NO. 20, 81.00. 7b Subordinate Lodges. Dear Sirs and Brothers: You are hereby notified of the death and disability of the follow- ing members who were entitled to all the benefits of the Order, viz. : Claim No. 201. Chas. Bretz, of St. Joseph Lodge, No. 43, was killed by Railroad Accident, October 18th, 1887. Claim No. 202. J. C. Dolan, of Ozark Lodge, No. 280, died of Consumption, October 25th, 1J§7. Claim No. 203. Chas. P. Grupe, of Sun Diego Lodge. No. 90, was killed by Railroad Accident, December 11th, 1887. Claim No. 204. E. Gustafson, of Custer Lodge, No. 191, was killed by Railroad Accident, Janu- ary 10th, 1888. Claim No. 205. Thos. Kane, of Sunset Lodge, No. 177, died of Consumption, February 11th, 1888. Claim No. 206. T.' J. McDonald, of St. Joseph Lodge, No. 43, died of Consumption, February 22d, 1888. Claim No. 207. Frank Snyder, of Alpha Lodge, No. 26, was killed by the Falling of a Crane, March 7th, 1888, Claim No. 208. S. M. Ken nelly, of Lake Shore Lodge, No. 183, was killed by Falling from his Engine, March 18th, 1888. Claim No. 209. J. A. Westerfleld, of Orange Grove Lodge, No. 97, was killed in a Collision, April 3d, 1888. Claim No. 210. M. J. Qualey, of Herald Lodge, No. 161, died of Typhoid Fever, April 6th, 1888. Claim No. 211. Allen Boice. of Deer Park Lodge, No. 1, was killed by Explosion, April 6th, Claim No. 212. John E. Pratt, of Marble City Lodge, No. 353, was killed by Railroad Accident, April 6th, 1888. Claim No. 213. Chas. Scheid, of Minneapolis Lodge, No. 270, died of Consumption, April 13th, 1888. Claim No. 214. Alonzo D. Nieol, of Old Fort Ixxlge, No. 347, died from Exhausting Emesis, April 14th, 1888. Claim No. 215. C. F. Brownell, of Sunset Lodge, No. 177, was killed by Railroad Accident, April 18th, 1888. Claim No. 216. R. H. Scott, of Advance Lodge, No. 101, died of Malarial Fever, April 27th, 1888. Claim No. 217. Richard Spry, of Challenge Lodge, No. 60, was declared totally disabled with Heart Disease, May 9th, 1888. Claim No. 218. Dawson Spangler, of Mount Penn Lodge, No. 317, was declared totally disa- bled with Fistula, May loth, 1888. Claim No. 219. Wm. F. S. Laufler, of Three Brothers Lodge, No. 235, was declared totally dis- abled with Coneussiou of Brain, May 15th, 1888. An assessment of One Dollar Ik levied upon Claim No. 219, and all members w'ho were ad- mitted on or before May 15th, 1888, are liable therefor. You are required to pay the above assessment to the Collectorof your lxidge on or before June 25th, 1888, otherwise you will stand suspended from all the benefits of the Order until you have paid up and have been reinstated by your Lodge, as provided in Section 54, of the Constitution of the Grand Lodge. Yours Fraternally, Eugene V. Debs, O. S. & T. Office of Grand Secretary and Treasurer, 1 Terre Haute, Ind., May 1, 1888. j Beneficiary Statement. To Subordinate Lodges : Sirs and Brothers : The following is a state- ment of the Beneficiary Fund, for the month ending April 30, 1888: Receipts. 1 t* l 2 if Assessm'ts No. 17. Total. 8 fc & Back Assessm’ts. 2 i 6 Total. 1 $12 00 $74 00 | $86 00 31 $2 00 $44 00 $46 00 2 , 12 00 21 00 | 33 00 32 26 00 26 00 3 | 35 00 179 00 | 214 00 S3 57 00 57 00 4 | 12 00 101 00 1 113 00 34 61 00 61 00 5 92 00 92 00 35 6 1 4 do 68 00 , 71 00 36 I 6 00: 60 00 66 00 7 , 4 00 34 00 38 00 37 , 43 00 43 00 8 1 6 00 56 00 62 00 38 1 66 00 66 00 9 116 00 98 00 214 00 39 12 00 35 00 47 00 10 4 00 61 00 68 00 40 11 1 00 112 oo| 113 00 41 22 00 22 do 12 50 00 248 00 298 00 42 31 00 31 00 62 00 13 ! 96 00! 96 00 48 14 '24 00 1 149 00| 173 00 44 9 00 75 00 ’ Woo 15 45 00! 45 00 45 5 00 61 0C 66 00 16 1 obi 132 00| 133 06 46 1 00 46 0(J 47 00 17 23 00j 23 On 1 47 18 00 77 00 95 00 18 12 00 59 00 71 00 48 69 00 69 00 I9l 52 00' 52 00 49 40 00 40 00 20| 2 00 30 00 32 00 50 21 4 CO 48 00 52 00 51 10 06 50 00 60 00 22 8 00 22 00 30 06 52 1 00 91 00 92 00 23 53 00 53 00 53 30 00 30 00 24 2 00 36 06 38 00 54 6 00 87 00 93 00 25 19 00 69 00 88 00 55 23 00 23 §0 26 4 00 69 00 73 00 56 *6 00 19 00 25 00 27 86 00 86 00 57 6 00 236 00 242 00 28 4 do 70 00 74 00 58 17 00 14 00 31 00 29 36 00 36 00 59 50 00 62 00 112 00 30 10 do 15 06 2i 00 60 5 00 76 00 81 00 Digitized by C.ooQLe

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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 455 Balance on hand April 1 €23,431 00 Received during month 17,496 00 Total €40,927 00 By Claims 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188. 189. 190 and 191 *18,00) 00 Balance on hand May 1 *22,927 00 Respectfully submitted, Eugene V. Debs, G. 8. and T. Grand Lodge. F. P. Sargent Grand Master Terre Haute. Indiana. i. J. Hannahan Vice Grand Master Box 655, Englewood, HI. R. V. Debs Grand Secretary and Treasurer Terre Haute, Indiana. E. V. Dxbs Editor and Managerof Magazine Terre Haute, Indiana. BOARD OF GRAND TRUSTEES. a W. Gardner Chairman Box 788, Fort Dodge, Iowa. 0. C. Sutherland Secretary Horton, Kansas. L. P. Smith 292 Fulton Street, Chicago, Ills GRAND EXECUTIVE BOARD. Harry Walton Chairman 4288 Haverford Street, West Philadelphia, Pa. W. R. Burns Secretary 122 Newberry Avenue, Chicago, 111. J.'J. Leahy . . . 2627 Fremont St., Philadelphia, Pa 7. X. Roll ... 806 22d aveS., Minneapolis, Minn. W H. McDonnell . 210 E. Market St., Scranton, Pa. Subordinate Lodges. I. DKRR PARK; Port Jervis. N. T. Meets in Union Hall at 2 P. M. every Sunday. G. K. Carmer Master Wm. Uhlman ... Secretary Wm. Van Dine Collector C.K. Barkman, Box 26 . Receiver 8. H. Ferguson, Box 386 Magazine Agent 2. MAUD HI HAND; Providence, R. L Meets 2d Monday of each month, at 8:30 P. M., in Engineers’ Hall. C. Anthony Taft, 826 Cbalkstone ave • . . Master Jas. Heal A 68 Lippitt 8t Secretary W. A. Aldrich, 271 Smith 8t Collector J. W. Williams, 25 Kilton st., Taunton, Mass., Receiver C. K. Harmon, East Providence, R. I. Magazine Agent 5. CHARITY; St. Thomas, Ontario. Meets in Engineer's Hall every Tuesday at PM Thos. Quirk, Box 1273 Master A. 8. Adams. Box 1273 Secretary L. D. Norton, Box 1273 . \ Collector Frank Turrill, Box 1273 Receiver Wm. Deyelll, Box 1273 Magazine Agent 6 PRIDE OF THE WEST; DeSoto,Ho. Meets 1st and 3d Mondayt at 1 P. M. R. H. Lanham, Box 403 Master F. J. Parker, Box 431 Secretary Fred Gratiot Collector John Moore, Box 189 Receiver Wm. Ross Magazine Agent 7. POTOMAC; Washington. D. C. Meets 2d and 4th Sunday of each month at 2 P. M., Cor. 13^ and K St. N. W. James B. May 477>£ F. 8t. S. W Master Wm. C. Jasper, 906 Fourth St., S. E . . Secretary A. J. Williams. 327 C. St., S. W Collector P. P. Luddy, 426 4l£St. 8. W Reciever Jos. M. Harmon, 1417 Maryland Ave., Baltimore, Md Mag. Agent 8. RED RIYER ; Denison City, Texas. Meets in King's Hall, Woodford St., every Satur- day at 7 P. M. J. F. Cramer Master Louis Horner, L. Box 662 Secretary T. W. Weaver Collector J. Crofton, L. Box 318 Receiver C. W. Jeffrtes Magazine Agent g. FRANK LI? ; Colnmbns.Ohio. Meets at 64% N. High St., first Monday and third Tuesday evenings. F. W. Arnold, 544 E. Main 8t Master C. C. Colt, 294 Baird 8t Secretary N. T. Beynon, 97 St. Clair 8t Collector F. J. Ki8tler, 212, 214 South High 8t . . Receiver Leonard Lawrence, 889 Curtis Ave . Mag. Agent 10. FOREST CITY; Cleveland, Ohio. Meets 2d and 4th Tuesdays at 7 P. M., in Odd Fellows Hall, 52 Public Square. Jas. F. Toualey, 24 Alford St., S. 8 .... Master A. G. Laubscher, 8eward 8t., W Secretary T. P. Curtis, 41 West Madison St ... . Collector John Crouse, 81 Penn St Receiver A. G. Laubschs, Seward St., West Cleveland Mag. Agent U. EXCELSIOR; PhlUipsbnrg, If. J. Meets 2d and 4th gundays in Grimers Hall. Ruben Tyndall Master C. A. Stevenson Secretary Oliver Kidney, 683 Main St Collector J. W. Sinclair, L. Box 96 Receiver A. L. Vandegrift Mag. Agent IS. BUFFALO; Buffalo, N. Y. Meets every Tuesday at 8 P. M. at 198 Seneca St. J. J. Knauff, 61 Delaware Place Master Wm. J. Bruman, 395 8wan St Secretary H. Adams, 252 Seneca St Collector F. H. Coe, 4 Hickory St Receiver A. S. Blckley, 367 Myrtle St . . . Magazine Agent 8. ADOPTED DAUGHTER; Jersey City, 1. J. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays in bank building, Cor. Washington and Plymouth Sts. Jos. Capner, Jr., 243 Second St Master E. P. Hutton, 178 Fourth St Secretary J. B. Sweet, 147 Academy St Collector C. £. Renter, 403 E. 69th St., New York City Receiver 8. Simpson, 672 Jersey Ave . . . Magazine Agent 4. GREAT EASTERN; Portland, Halme. Meets in B. of L. E. Hall, 1st and 3d Sundays. W. P. F. Carroll, 89 Summer St Master C. D. Getchell, 11 Brattle St Seoaptary A. E Dennison. 23 Merrill St Collector F. A Huff, 47 Hanover St Receiver F. E Pottle, 72 Watervllle st Mag. Agent 18. WASHINGTON ; Jersey City, N. J. Meets 1st Saturday at 7:30 P. M., and 3d Sunday at 10:30 A. M. Cor. Maple St., and Pacific Ave. C. A. Wilson. 141 Pacific Ave Master Mellick Shick, 141 Pacific Ave . . . . Secretary P. C. Quick, Somerville, N. J Collector C. A. Wilson. 141 Pacific Ave Receiver D. M. Blake, 254 Communipaw Ave., Mag. Agent 14. EUREKA; Indianapolis, Ind. Meets every Tuesday at 8 P. M. at 84 W. Washing- ton 81,, fourth floor. Wm. P. McBride, 485 E. Georgia St ... . Master Wm. J. Hugo, 45 Ruckle St Secretary B. J. 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466 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Junk 15. 8T. LAWRENCE; Montreal, Canada. Meet in 8t. Charles Club Room, Point St. Charles. James Murphy, 455 Wellington 8t, Point St. Charles. Montreal Master James Ashcroft, 114 Congregation St., Point St. Charles, Montreal Secretary W. F. Stocker, 127 % Bourgeois St., Point 8t Charles, Montreal Collector H. J. Clarke, 49% Charron 8t., 8t. Gabriel, Montreal Receiver H. J. Clarke, 49% Charron St., Pt. 8t. Charles, Montreal, Canada . . . .Mag. Agent % 16. VIGO; Terre Haute, lad. Meets 2d and 4th Mondays at 7:30 P. M. E. V. Debs Master J. F. O’Reilly. 431 N. 4th 8t Secretary Henry Baiersdorf, 203 N. 12th St . . . - Collector C. A. Bennett, 1004 N. 9th St Receiver E. W. Bundy, 702 N. 14% St . . . Magazine Agent 17. PINE RIDGE; C hadron. Neb. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays, at Masonic Hall. W. M. Shirley, Box 341 Master E. M. Wiles, L.<Box 321 Secretary E. M. Wiles, L. Box 321 Collector R. Chandler, L. Box 307 Receiver J. H. Butler, Long Pine, Neb . . Magazine Agent 18. WEST END; Slater, Mo. Meets in 1. 0 O. F. Hall 1st and 3d Sunday nights. E. A. Jones, Box 128 Master C. 8. Frazier, Box 186 Becretary Greeley Olds Collector J. Kinney, Box 154 Receiver A. Disney Magazine Agent 19. TRUCK EE ; Wadsworth, Nevada. Meets every Friday at 7:00 P M. J. B. Cunningham, Box 8 Master W. J. Patten, Box 8 Secretary H. E. Huston, Box 8 Collector J. S. Raitt, Box 8 Receiver H. L. Huston Magazine Agent 20. 8TUART; Stuart, Iowa. Meets in Engineer’s Hall every Monday at 7:16 P M Geo. C.' Wells, Box 117 Master W. R. Van Harten, Box 412 Secretary Wm. Zerwick, Box 252 Collector W. R. Van Harten, Box 412 . ... Receiver E. L. Fick Magazine Agent 21. INDUSTRIAL; St. Loafs, Mo. Meets 2d and 4th Tuesdays at 8 P. M., at 902 So. 4th St. Phil. C. Snyder, 712 S. Eighteenth 8t . . .Master Ell Giclas, 944 Chouteau Ave Secretary D. C. McClintock, 2016 Gratiot st . Collector W. A. Murphy, 944 Chouteau Ave .... Receiver Eli Giclas, 944 Chouteau Ave . . Magazine Agent 22. CENTRAL; Urbaaa, 111. 24. GREAT WESTERN; Parson, 1 Meet in I. O. O. F. Hall on Johnson Ave., every Wednesday at 2:30 P. M. J. E. Powell, Box 144 Master F. E. Green, Box 413 Secretary J. G. Morris, Box 288 Collector J. E. Powell. Box 144 Receiver J. W. Terrell, Box 322 Mag. Agent 26. CONNECTING LINK; Boone, Iowa. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M. W. H. Cummings, Box m Master George McCormack. Box 2 Secretary H. C. Barron, Box 7d6 Collector Simon Rogers Receiver W. J. Webster Magazine Agent 26. ALPHA: Baraboo, Wia. Meets 2d and 4th Mondays Thos. Williams Thomas Williams .... H. E. Megee C. W. Lambertson . . . C. A. Rich in B. L. E. Hall. Master Secretary Collector Receiver . . . Magazine Agent 27. HAWKEYE; Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Meets 2d Sunday at 2:30 P. M. and 4th Mondays at 7:30 P. M. at Room 13 O’Hara’s Block. F. McArdle, 336 B Ave., west . Master A. A. Owens, 178 C Ave Secretary J. L. Jennings, 328 G Ave, W Collector C. B. Everett, 46 avenue A Receiver J.H. McKenzie, 172 B Ave . ■ . Magazine Agent 28. ELKHORN; North Platte, Neb. Meets every Wednesday at 7:80 P. M. Chas. W. Baskins Master John T. Stuart, Box 367 . . Secretary W. H. Coleman, Box 214 Collector M. J. Cronen Receiver B. H. Stlmson Box 15 Magazine Agent 29. CERBO GORDO; Mason City, Iowa. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesday evening of each month cor. Second and Main Sts. Chas S. Holman Mailer J. H. Fulton, Box 706 Secretary Max NewbowrB Collector J. H. Fulton, Box 706 Receiver Stephen A. Trine Mag. Agent 20. CEDAR VALLEY; Waterloo, Iowa. Meet in Black Hawk Hall, Lafayette St. and K. Waterloo, 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M. E. T. Gregory, 614 Saxon St Master R. A. Corson, Box 1164 Secretary E. T. Gregory, 614 Saxon St Collector R. A. Corson, Box 1164 Receiver F. Fern, care J. C. R. R. shop . . Magazine Agent SI. B. B. CENTRE; Atchison, Kaasaz. Meets on 1st and 8rd Sundays at 2 P. M., oar. 8d and Commercial St. M. Warner, 1001 Commercial St Master C. H. Salisbury, 108 Fourteenth St . . . Seeretary Frank Short, 1511 Main St Collector John Connor, 1403 Main St Reoetver C. H. Norris, 901 Commercial St . . . Mag. Agent Meet in I. O. O. F. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays. L. Sullivan, 882 W. Washington 8t., In- dianapolis. Ind Master F. A. Bonner Secretary Dan. O’Connor Collector L. Sullivan, 882 W. Washington St., In- dianapolis, Ind Receiver George Brash Magazine Agent 22. BORDER; Ellis, Kansas. Meets Tuesday evenings at 7:80 in I. 0. 0. 7. Hall. G. M. McClure, Box 206 Master J. L. Clark. Box 244 Secretary A. M. Petrie, Box 103 Collector T. J. Welsh, Box 107 Reoetver Harry Stigall Magazine Agent 23. PHCENDL; Brookfield, Mo. Meets 2d and 4th Mondays, over Wheeler’s bank. M. Stevens Master J. H. 8noddy, Box 7 Secretary J. 8. Ott, Box 381 Collector J. H. Snoddy, Box 7 Receiver W. P Stephens Magazine Agent 88. 8UCCE88; Trenton, Mo. Meets in O. R. C. Hall 1st and 8d Mondays at 2 P. M., and 2d and 4th Mondays at7 P. M. R. N. Sugg Master Thomas Griffin, Box 146 Secretary Wm. 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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 457 M. CLINTON : Clintoi, lows. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2:30 P. M. in Engl neer’s Hall, Fourth St. John A. Lake, 419 Tenth Ave Master J. M. Wheeler, 515 Comanche Ave . . . Secretary F. A. Kinch, 522 Seventh Ave Box 381 . Collector Wm. Irving. 534 6th Ave Receiver Joseph F. Butler, 1705 S. 5th 8t . . . Mag. Agent 86. TIPPECANOE ; Lafayette, lad. Meets in Red Men’s Hall at 2 P. M. Sundays J. E. Crusey, 193 N. 6th St Master G. H. Newburg, 189 N. Sixth 8t . . . . Secretary Geo. E. Smith, Columbia street Reel House, bet. 5th and 6th Collector W. R. Johnson, 110 S. 4th St Receiver M. 8. Hewcs, 82 Smith St ... . Magazine Agent 87. NEW HOPE; Centralis, HI. Meets every Sunday at 2 P. M. H. G. McCormick, Box 151 Master W. D. Holton . ... ... Secretary W. D. Hoton, Box 244 Collector C. W. Styles Receiver T. J. Prickett Magazine Ageut 88. AVON; Stratford, Ontario. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M. Wm. O’Brien, Box 318 Master J. T. Burke, Box 318 Secretary Wm. O’Brien. Box 318 Collector G. Nursey, Box 318 Receiver Eugene A. Ball Magazine Agent 88. TWIN CITY; Rock Island, 111. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., in Red Men’s Hall. W. T. Clark, 2504 Fifth Ave Master C. J. Dahl, 8052 9tl> Ave Secretary J. McDarroh Collector R. B. Reeves . Receiver Carl Boltz, 3031 Fifth Ave .... Magazine Agent 40. BLOOMING ; Bloomington. 111. Meets 910 W. Chestnut st.. Tuesdays, at 7:30 P. M. K. Browning, 714 V W. Washington St . . . Master W. Cavanaugh, 902 N. Lee St Secretary Geo. Meade Collector W. Cavanaugh, 902 N. Lee St Receiver Ed. J. Spreen, 608 N. Mason St., Magazine Agent 41. ONWARD; Dickinson, Dakota. Meets every Thursday at 7:30 P. M. W. F. Cunningham, L. Box 215 Master O. A. Dasskey, Box 17 . Secretary E. E. Hagan Collector Joe Crostnwaite Receiver E. E. Hagan Magazine Agent 48. ELMO; Madison, Wis. Meets in Good Templars Hall 2d and 4th Sundays. A. Tyler. 821 University Ave Master Peier Former, 701 Rain St Secretary Jno. Harrington, 520 Main St Collector A. Tyler, 821 University Ave Receiver Alfred Tyler, 821 University Ave . . Mag. Agent 48. 8T. JOSEPH ; St. Joseph, Mo. MeetB 1st and 3d Thursdays at I. O. O. F. Hall, 10 Pacific St. F. O. Porter, N. E. Cor. Thirteenth and Penn. Sts Master W. W. Sowden, 2123 8. Fifth 8t . . . . Secretary Jai. Hyndman. 2216 S. Sixth St .... , Collector C. B. Wilson, 2203 S. Sixth St Receiver C. B. Porter, K. C. St. Jo. <& C. B. R. H . Mag. Agent 44. F. W. ARNOLD; East St. Louis, HI. Meets alternate Tuesdays, at 7:30 P. M. in Jack- icech Hall on Missouri and Main sts. T. J. Hayes, Box 375 Master C. E. Long. Box 354 Secretary John U. Roy Collector Thos. Halpin ... . . Receiver T. J. Hayes, Box 375 Magazine Agent 45. ROSE CITY ; Little Rock, Ark. Meets in Quap&w Hall every Monday night. Jept Stout, 806 W. Fifth St . • Master Ea Chamberlain, 815 Water St Secretary Thos. A. Howell. 1415 W. 4ih St . . Collector George Emery, 802 No th 8t Receiver Ed Chamberlain, 815 Water St . . . Mag. Agent 46. CAPITAL; Springfield, 111. Meets at Engineers’ Hall, 217 South 5th st, 1st and 3d 8undays at 2 P. M. A. Cunningham, 1125 North 5th st . ... Master A. D. Hensley, 911 E. Reservoir st . . . Secretary J. Shafer, 416 Monroe st Collector Thos. P. Walsh, 1424 South 7th st. . . . Receiver E. W. Rowland, 602 S. Seventh St . . Mag. Agent 47. TRIUMPHANT; Chicago, 111. Meets 2d Monday evening and 4th Sunday after- noons in P. S. O. of A. Hall, 146 E. 22d 8t. Thos. S. Deegan, 298 E 22d St Master Harry Shilling, 3247 Dearborn St. . . . Secretary Harry Shilling. '1247 Dearborn 8t. . . Collector Peter Schlax, 1447 Michigan Ave .... Receiver Martin Creighton, 1436 Indiana Ave . Mag. Agent 49. W. F. HYNES; Peoria, HI. Meets m G. A. R. Hall 1st Saturday at 7:80 P. M., and 3d Sunday at 2 P. M. A. G. Elbertson. 1024 N. Jefferson St . . . Master J. V. Johnson, 412 Spencer St Secretary W. A. McMillan, 206 State St Collector Q. C. Watt, 617 iBt St Receiver Jas. E. Dillon, 503 Frink St . . . Magazine Agent 49. J. M. RAYMOND; Decatur, HI. Meets 2d and 4th 8undays at 3 P. M., in Engin- eer’s Hall, E. Eldorado St. A. H. Sutton. 975 N. Water St Master Geo. Green, 1172 E. Marietta St . . . Secretary Wm. H. Slater, 637 E. North st . . . . Collector Geo. Bashford, 730 N. Church St ... . Receiver Wm. Langelt, 903 N. Morgan st . Magazine Agent 50. GARDEN CITY; Chicago, HI. Meets 1st and 3d Saturdays at 7:80 P. M. H. W. Rouscup, 524 Fifty-sixth St .... Master John E. Davis. 5530 Butterfield 8t . . Secretary W. H. Green, 4837 State St . Collector J. J. Coffey, 4234 Atlantic St Receiver G. W. Brislen, 4700 Wabash Ave . . . Mag. Agent 51. FRISCO; North Springfield, Mo Meets 2d and 4th Saturdays of each month at 7:30 P. M. in Masonic Hall. E. R. Harlan Master Michael Gafftiey . . . Secretary George Hasler Collector C. H. Swlngler Receiver Chas. Schuler Mag. Agent 52. GOOD WILL ; Logansport, lud. Meets every Sundays at 2 P. M., Cor. Fourth and H. C. Swadener, 1408 E. Broadway .... Master W. A. McDonald, 1216 Smead St ... . Secretary F. M. Wilt, 822 Fifteenth St Collector E. H. Laing, 1423 E. Broadway Receiver J. A. Holland, corner George and 15th Sts Magazine Agent Digitized by boogie

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458 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN ’8 MAGAZINE. [Jt’NE 58. EMPORIA : Emporia. Kuiu. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays of each month at A. O. U. W. Hall, cor. Fifth and Conn Bts. John Turnpaugh, 2 Pine St Mastei Alvin Deen, Box 1198 Secretary Jas. T. Bunt, 475 NeoshaSt Collectot A. E. Pearce, L. box 1201 Receiver W. R. Samuels, 524 Rural St Mag. Agent 54. ANCHOR ; Moberly, Ho. Meet Tuesdays at 7 P. M. in 8uppies Bros. Hall. J. E. Madden Mastei L. H. Kettler, Box 113 Secretary James 8cully, Box 543 Collector James Dickson, Box 110 Receiver J. 8. Hannah, Box 1574 Mag. Agent •8. YAIfB ERGEN ; Carbondale, Pa. Meets in Odd Fellows’ Hail, 2d and 4th Sundays. John P. McCawley Master A. W. Banks, Box 479 Secretary W. H. Brokenshier Collector O. E. Histed, L Box 865 Receiver O. E. Histed, L. Box 855 ... . Magazine Agent 68. HERCULES; Danville, HI. Meets 1st and 4th Sundays and 2d Friday, in Gid- dinz’s hall, 24, E. Main st. John Myers, Box 772 Master H. J. Bohn, 501 E. Main St Secretary John Wakely. Box 772 Collector John Myers, Box 772 Receiver T. A. Hudson Mag. Agent 55. BLUFF CITY ; Memphis, Tenn. Meets 2d and 4th Thursday evenings, at No. 16 Johnson Ave. Jacob Fuches, L. A N. Shops Master John Spellman, L. <fc N. Shops Secretary Jacob Wagner, L. A N. Shops Collector Laurence JFox, L. A N. Shops .... Receiver J. E. McPadden, 186 Johnson ave . . Mag. Agent 56. BANNER; Stan berry. Ho. Meets every Saturday night at 7:8u P. M. D. L. Collier Mastei T. H. Robotham Secretary D. L. Collier Collector J. J. Smith Receiver George Mock Mag. Agent 57. BOSTON ; Boston, Hass. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays of each month at Odin Hall, 47 Hanover st. H. E. Stevens, 5 Davis St Master T. H. Haines, Ocean View Bt., Win- throp, Mass Secretary A. W. Spurr, 66 Hammond St Collector C. A Fisher, 32 E. Springfield 8t . . . . Receiver L. R. Stewart, 38 Cross St., East Sommerville, Mass Mag. Agent 58. 8ACRAHENTO ; Rocklin, Cal.. Meet every Monday in Masonic Hall at 1 P. M. C. C. Brown Master C. E. Warrington Secretary C. E. Warrington Collector M. H. Tuttle Receiver M. H. Tuttle Magazine Agent 59. ROYAL GORGE: Sonth Pueblo, Colo. Meets every Monday evening at 7:80. M. N. Lines, 313 Spring 8t.. Pueblo .... Master Wm. Walk, Block T, No. 59, Pueblo . . Secretary C. S. Walker, S. Mechanic St., Pueblo. Colo Collector M. C. Donnelly, 316 E. 2d St., Pueblo . . Receiver John Walk, Pueblo, Colo .... Magazine Agent 60. UNITED; Philadelphia, Pa. Meets alternate Sundays at Dover Hall, Marshall St. above Susquehanna ave. B. F. Pettit. 205o N. Ninth St Master Josiah H. Fetters, 2341 Dickinson st, 81st Ward Secretary Howard Reeder, 1943 Lawrence st . . . Collector John A. Falls, 2224 N. 2d St Receiver J. R. Race, 521 Diamond St Mag. Agent 64. SIOUX ; Sioux City, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:30 P. M. in K. P. Hall. A. J. Goodrich, 1001 8ixth st Master Joseph G. Clevenger, 606 Market St . . Secretary Sidney Weir, 1201Tifth St Collector L. B. Cutting, St. James, Minn Receiver Warren Bennett Mag. Agent 65. FORT R1DGELY; Waseca, Hiaa. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at Engineer’s HalL Jas. B. Newcomer Master H. H. Richardson Secretary J. A. Robinson Collector W. D. Grimes Receiver George Woskie Magazine Agent 66. CHALLENGE; Belleville, Ontario. Meets in B. of L. F. Hall, 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:30 P. M. Robert Milne, Belleville Station Master Fred Link, Belleville Station Secretary Wm. Logue, Box 9, Belleville Stotlon . Collector Tim Daly, Jr., Box 99, Belleville Station, Receiver R. 8nell Magazine Agent 67. DOMINION; Toronto, Canada. Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at 2*80 PM C. W. O. Dalby. 125 Augusta Ave Master 8. Vaughan, 5 Draper St Secretary Jas. Pratt, 78 Huron St Collector 8. Vaughn, 5 Draper St Receiver J. Pratt, 13 Huron St Mag. Agent 68. EAU CLAIRE; Altoona, WIs. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. Martin E. Cuddy Master Timothy Anglim Secretary M. E. Cuddy Collector Pat Keating Receiver Martin Duggan Mag. Agent 69. ISLAND CITY ; Brockville, Ontario. Moots every Thursday evening at 7:80 P. M. in the Merrill Block. John M. Phillips, Box 558 Master I. J. Beehler, Box 558 Secretary T. Shields. Box 568 Collector I. J. Beehler, Box 558 Receiver Benjamin Dickerson Magazine Agent 70. LONE 8TAR: Longview. Texas. Meet every Saturday at 2 P. M. in I. O. O. F. Hall. J. C. Broderick, Box 411 Master I. H. Stout, Box 411 Secretary I. H. Stout, Box 411 Collector Jas. Rutledge, Box 411 Receiver C. W. Slayton Magazine Agent 61. MINNEHAHA: St. Pan!, Minn. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month. A. E. Carle. 120 Granite St Master P. McLaughlin, 76 Sycamore St ... . Secretary A. E. Carle. 120 Granite 8t Collector H. L. Buckley, 120 Granite St .... Receiver Jas. Johnson, 608 Warren St . . Magazine Agent 71. SUSQUEHANNA; Oneonta. N. Y. Meets in B. of L. E. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at 3PM Willard Robinson, L. Box 1183 Master J. B. Ingalls, 31 Elm St Secretary R. W. Mills Collector Elmer Kerr Receiver J. E..Owens, Box 598 Magazine Agent Digitized by CjOOQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE LIRLMEN'S MAGAZINE. 459 It. WELCOME; Camden, N. J. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays of egch month at N. E. Cor. 8d and Federal Sts. Wm. Wiggins, 45 Cooper St Master Geo. M. Kern, 552 So 4th st Secretary Garret M. Western, 565 Bridge St . . Collector Jas. L. Gibbs, Collinswood, N. J . . . Receiver Henry Harris. 446 Henry St . . . Magazine Agent 80. SELF HELP ; Aurora, HI. Meets over 26 and 28 Broadway, every 2d 8un- uny. John S. Slick, 447 Main St Master W. B. Miller, 110 Main St Secretary W. B. Miller, 110 Main St Collector Frank G. Boomer, 261 South Ave .... Receiver Fred. E. Diamond, Tremont House . Mag. Agent 78. BAT STATE: Worcester, Hass. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 802 Main St. J. E. Johnson, 72 Jaques Ave Master Chas. A. Smith. 124 Central St .... Secretary Geo. T. Craft. 45 8abin St Collector Chas. O. Sykes, 11 Gowldlng St Receiver E. A, Bragg, 8 Kilby St Magazine Agent 74. KANSAS CITY; Kansas City, Mo. Meets in Forresters’ Hall alternate Mondays. D. McDonnell, 2114 Belleview Ave . . . Master J. M. Tierney, Box 78, Station “ A” . . Secretary R. Haslett, 2ll7 Madison avenue .... Collector W. B. Roberts, 1608 Madison Ave . . Receiver H. O. Draper, Station “A” . . . Magazine Agent 78. ENTERPRISE; Philadelphia, Pa. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays at G. A. R. Hall, N. E. Cor. 80th and Market Sts. 8. H. McFarland. 4050 Filbert St Master C. W. Reeves, 620 N. 88th St., W. Phila- delphia Secretary Frank Dupell, 8621 Aspen St Collector C. W. Reeves, 620 N. 88th 8t., W. Phila- delphia Receiver Frank Dupell. 8621 Aspen St . . Magazine Agent 76. NEW ERA; Breckearldge, Minn. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. in Masonic Hall. Geo. W. 8eoastian Master John C. Nolan, L. Box 235 ...... . Secretary Harrv Pearce Collector W. W. Hurd Receiver Fred Whitbred, Box 84 Magazine Agent 77. ROCKY MOUNTAIN; Beaver, Colo. Meets every Thursday at 7:30 P. M. in Neef 8 Hall, Fifteenth street. Chas. D. Lane, 2646 Lawrence St Master W. F. Brand age, 1216 Larimer St ... . Secretary D. L. Mam, 445 Beecher ave, N. side . . Collector W. F. Brandage, 1216 Larimer St ... . Receiver J. F. Nally, 2724 Arapahoe St . . Magazine Agent 78. GOLDEN EAGLE; Sedalta, Mo. Meets 1st, 3d and 5th Saturdays at 7:30 P. M. John Laybourne, 1814 E. Third St ... . Mastei E. K. Park, 519 Ohio St ........ . Secretary W. N. Mitchell, 321 Randolph St ... . Collector Henry Myers. 318 Engineers' St .... Receiver C. L. Van Elton, 1216E. 5th St . . . Mag. Agent 79. J. M. DODGE; Roodhonse, HI. Meets 1st and Sd Mondays and 2d and 4th Sun- days. in Engineer's Hall. C. A. Timlin Master Chas. E. Stone . Secretary Chas. E. Stone Collector R. Carroll Receiver J. A. Wells Magazine Agent 90. 8AN DIEGO; San Bernardino, Cal. Meets in Odd Fellows Hall 1st and 8d Sundays. C. B. Lumsden, Box 645 Master R. F. Lange, Box 615 Secretary E. W. Nishet Collector Thomas Fitzgerald Receiver G. A. March, Box 645 Mag. Agent 81. PINE CITY ; Bralnerd. Minn. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., In I. O. O. F. hall, 6th st So. Emeiy8oott Master Geo. watts, Box 1045 Secretary W. J. Bain, Box 1763 Collector R. Arandale, Box 599 Receiver S. W. Green Magazine Agent 82. NORTHWESTERN; Minneapolis, Minn. Meet 1st Saturday evening and 3d Sunday after- noon of each month. E. B. Mayo, 424 First avenne, south . . . Master W. E. Richmond, 820 N. Girard Ave . . Secretary B. A. Bennett, 1116 Western Ave . . . Collector W. E. Richmond, 820 N, Girard Ave . . Receiver Geo. E. Walker, 2180 Tenth Ave. 8o., Mag. Agent 88. TRINITY ; Fort Worth, Texas. in Firemen’s Hall every Friday at 8 I. M. Dean, L. Box 406 Master Chas. T. Elliott, L.Box 406 Secretary I. M. Dean, L. Box 406 Collector Janies Jay, Box 406 Receiver E. D. Hartzell, 618 E. 15th St . . Magazine Agent 84. CALHOUN; Battle Creek, Mich. Meets in Whitcomb's Block, N. Jefferson St., 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:30 P. M. and 1st Monday at 7:80 P. M. D. Coughlin, 56 East Hall St Master Wm. Powell, 88 Bennett St Secretary Fred Voss. 109 Green St Collector E. C. Wilder, 50 8outh Ave . . . . . . Receiver A. Cronin, 119 Bennett St . . . Magazine Agent* 86 FARGO; Fargo, Dakota. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at I. O. O. F. Hall, Cor. Robert st. and Second Ave. Arthur Bassett. L. Box 1796 Master Geo. L. Sutherland, Box 962 Secretary W. W. Sturman. Box 825 Collector R. Rogge veen, 824 18th St., north .... Receiver J. T. Wantland, L. Box 1658 . . Magazine Agent 86. BLACK HILLS; Laramie City, Wyoming. Meets Friday evening at 7:80 in K. L. Hall. John W. Coetln Master Wm. Konold Secretary Henry C. Bernard .Collector Wm. Roth Receiver Chas. Reynolds Mag. Agent 87. SUMMIT; Rawlins, Wyoming. Meet at I. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 3d Wednesdays at 7:30 P. M. J. A. Measures Master J. Doherty Secretary G. C. Jordan Collector P. Naughton Receiver Wm. Ross Magazine Agent Mn. 91« GOLDEN GATE; San Francisco, Cal. Meets 1st Sunday at 1 P. M. and 3d Tuesday at 7 P. M., Cor. Valencia and 16th Sts. Mat Rourke, 1855 Mission St Master Charles A. Crites, 208 Sixteenth St . . Secretary W. J. Allen, 24 Julian Ave., near 15th, Collector J. Doyle, 637 18th 8t Receiver James Doyle, 637 Eighteenth 8t . . Mag. Agent 88. MORNING STAB; Evanston, Wyoming. Meets Thursdays at 7:80 P. M. in I. O. O. F. Hall. J. C. Bowman Master L. W. Putnam Secretary 8. Carpenter Collector J. C. Bowman Receiver James Hoit Magazine Agent Digitized by ^ooQle

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460 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [June 81. FRONTIER CITT; Oswego, N. T. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at N. Y. O. A W. Ry. M. sf^urphy, N. Y. O. A W. Depot . . . Master Myrom H. Counsell. 16 E. 6th St ... . Secretary Jas. Whalen, 290 W. 7th St Collector 8. C. Forsyth. 166 W. Utica St Receiver S. C. Forsyth, 166 W. Utica St . . Magazine Agent 9S. GATE CITY: Keokuk, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., in Horn’s hall. Cor. 8th and Main sts. Geo. Waden, 607 Main St Master E. J. Concannon, 1007 Park 8t Secretary C. H. Sleeth, 610 S. Second St Collector John H. Carter, 507 Main St Rceelver A. J. Ebersoll, 1213 Bank St . . . Magazine Agent 91. CACTUS; Tucson, Arizona. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesdays at 7:30 P. M. at B. of L. F. Hall, Cor. Tool Ave. and Pennington St. Wm. Patterson, Lock Box 218 Master W. E. Butler, Box 218 Secretary F. M. Blaney, L Box 218 Collector J. J. Lucev, L. Box 295 Receiver J. C. Clancey. L. Box 218 ... . Magazine Agent 96. CHICAGO: Chicago, HI. Meet at 237 Milwaukee Ave. 2d Tuesday at 8:00 P. M. and last Sunday of each month,at9:80 A. M. C. B. Johnson, 228 W. Indiana St Master Geo. Pace. 260 W. Kinzie 8 t Secretary J. F. Cannon, 142 Front 8t Collector E. W. Wallbaum. 224 Larrabee St . . . Receiver Pat Grady, Lake Forest, 111 . . . Magazine Agent 96. ALEXIA: Wellsvtlle, Ohio. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays cor. Main and Four- teenth Sts. Joseph Quinn, Box 239 Master Frank Ray, Box 696 Secretary Wm. King Collector J. W. Chisholm. Box 696 .. . . . Receiver John Leiotag, Box 366 Magazine Agent 97. ORANGE GROYE; Los Angeles, Cal. Meets every Tuesday evening at 7:30, at 512 San Fernando St. J. J. Lawton, Box 72 Master Geo. C. Morton, Box 72 Secretary W. J. Grant, Box 72 Collector Geo. C. Morton, Box 72 Receiver F. B. Boyett, 11 Aurora st . . Magazine Agent 98. PER8EYERANCE : Terrace, Utah. Meets every Tuesday, at Engineers’ Hall. F. C. Stokes Master E. G. White ... Secretary J. H. Neveu Collector R. W. Shields ... Receiver E. G. White Magazine Agent 99. ROCHESTER: Rochester. N. T. Meets every Friday evening, at No. 83 Market St E. B. Pruvn, 41 First Ave Master Geo. A. White, 27 Jefferson 8t Secretary W. M. Chadwick, 171 N. Union 8t . . . Collector James Clark, 171 N. Union 8t Receiver Jas. A. Clark, 171 N. Union St ... . Mag. Agent Meets every Monday at 2 P. M. P. J. Burke Master Wm. H. Hawkins Secretary Woods L. Miller Collector Wesley Alsup Receiver Richard A. Potter Magazine Agent Meets every Monday at 7:80 P. M., in Firemen’s Hall, 222 Pine st. J. F. Bryan, L. Box 319 Master J. H. Murphy, Box 228 Secretary J. W. Crouch, Box 288 Collector J. F. Bryan, L. Box 319 Receiver F. S. Templeton Magazine Agent 102. CONFIDENCE; East Des Holmes, Iowa. Meets alternate Sundays at 2 P. M., in I. O. O. F. Hall, S. E. cor. 8ycamore and Sixth St. F. 8. Payne, 1221 Court Ave Master J. W. Combs, 1321 Buchanan St., . . Secretary John Loveless, 1203 Fillmore St. ... . Collector J. W. Combs, 1821 Buchanan St Receiver H. L. Wilson, W5 E. Locust St., Des Moines, Iowa Magazine Agent 10S. FALLS CITY; Louisville, Ky. Meet eveiy Thursday at 2 P. M. at Colgan’s Hall, Cor. 10tn and Walnut St. Clark H. Rue, 1242 Twelfth St Master J. J. Lawson, 1108 12th St Secretary James White, 2110 W. Madison 8t . Collector J. J. Lawson, 1108 12th St Receiver John H. Patrick, 939 Tenth St . . Magazine Agent 101. “OLD KENTUCK : w Ludlow, Kt. Meets 1st and 3d Thursdays at 7:30 P. M. in I. O. O. F. Hall. Frank Robinson Master M. J. Connelly Secretary Chas. Heimberger Collector J. E. Doran, Box 76 . . . Receiver Chas. Heimberger Magazine Agent 105. PROGRESS: Galesburg, HI. Meets 1st and 2d Thursdays and 3d and 4th Fridays at 7:30 P. M., in B. of L. B. Hall. J. T. McDavid, 319 Day St Master Wm. Heath, 351 E. Main st Secretary J. L. Nelson, 327 N. Seminary St . Collector Fred W. Peterson. 16 W 8d 8t Receiver C. G. Nelson, 522 Seminary St ... . Mag. Agent 106. KEY CITY ; Dubuque, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., over Master Mechanic’s Office. Jas. B. Smith, 1001 Lake 8t Master D. W. Mason, 438 High St . Secretary J. E. Haynes, 235 High St Collector John P. Sandry, 162 High 8t . Receiver J. Haines, 18 High 8t Magazine Agent Meets in Zimmerman’s Hall every Thursday evening. M. Dean Master Ed. W. Armor, Box 701 Secretary E. W. Armor, Box 701 Co lector J. A. Farnworth, Box 283 Receiver Geo. Canaan, Box 398 Magazine Agent 166. PIONEER; Cham a. New Mexico. Meets every Wednesday at 7:80 P. M., InD.AR. G. Passenger Depot. Herman Berndt Master Michael Hurley Secretary F. L. Hindle .... Collector J. C. McCabe, Box 8 . . . . ... Receiver Edward Bradley Magazine Agent 166. PEACE; St. Louis. Mo. Meets 2d and 4th Fridays of each month in Sum- mit Hall, Cor. Ewing Ave. and Market St C. E. Amos, 2346 Mullamphy St Master W. M. White, 944 Chouteau Ave ... Secretary Geo. Dreyer, 736 S. Ewing St Collector J. L. Pate, 8034 Rutger St Receiver J. L. Pate, 3034 Rutger St ... . Magazine Agent 110. OLD GUARD ; Baeyrus, Ohio. Meet every 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. In En- gineer's Hall, Cor. Sandusky and Mansfield 8L J. R. Gordon, L. Box 236 Master C. P. Collins, 29 Oak St., E. Toledo, O . Secretary Zeno Kirk Collector Chas. F. Pillard, L. Box 236 Receiver C. P. Collins, 29 Oak 8L, E. Toledo, O.. Mag. Agent Digitized by AiOOQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 461 111. BEACON ; lattoon. 111. Meets in K of L. Hall Sunday at 2:90 P. M. C. J. Singleton, Box 50 Master T. F. Bariett, Box 427 Secretary O. C. Henry Collector C. J. Singleton, Box 60 Receiver Ben Newkirk Magazine Agent 112. ETENING STAB; Mt. Tenon, Hi. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesdays in Heiserman’s Hall, at 7:30 P. M. 8. R. Wild Master John C. Branham Secretary John C. Branham Collector B. F. Lynch Receiver Thos. F. Thickston Magazine Agent 120. FORTUNE; Syracuse, N. T. Meets every Tuesday evening in Pike Block, Cor. Fayette and Salina Sts. E. F. McNulty, 2 Wall St Master Simon Mangan, 196 Shomard St ... . Secretary L. G. Rousson, 20 Pioneer St Collector F. H. Livingston . 69 Jackson St .... Receiver W. H. Jacobson, 224 Gifford St, . . . Mag. Agent 121. FELLOWSHIP; Coning, N. T. Meet 1st and 8d Sundays of each month at 8 P. M. in Odd Fellows Hall. F. E. Potter Master Frank E. Banmer Secretary George R. Quick Collector William H. Smith Receiver C. E. Beales Magazine Agent US. CLARK-KIMBALL ; Pocatello, Idaho. Meets in Masonic Hall every Monday at 7:30 P. M. Ed. Anderson Master Ed. Staples Secretary Wm. E. Randolph, Box 16 ..... . Collector James Hand Receiver K. G. Leaf, Ogden, Utah .... Magazine Agent 114. MAGIC CITY; Cheyenne, Wyoming. Meets every Wednesday at 8 P. M. John Dunn Master James N. BoggB . . Secretarj Michael Welch, 1022 Evans St Collector John Dunne . . Receiver Thos. O. Jones, Box 26U Magazine Agent 116. GULF CITY ; Galveston. Texas. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesdays in The Temple of Honor. H. L. Briggs, Cor. 8th and Market Sts . . . Master J. H. Steinhoff, Avenue I, between 37th and 38th Sts Secretary G. E. Labitt, So. 35th, bet. Church and Winnie Sts Collector H. L. Briggs. 8th and Market 8ts . . . . Receivei A. J. Schmidt, 37th street, between H. and I Magazine Agent 122. H. B. STONE ; Beardstown, HI. Meets every Tuesday evening at 7:30, on Main street, over Eberwein's grocery store. D. A. Sherman, Box 148 Master Henry Henson, Box 397 Secretary N. Hiltner, L. Box 49 Collector Albert Sanks Receiver E. J. Summers. Box 694 Magazine Agent 126. OTERLAND; Omaha, Neb. Meets in K. of P. Hall, Corner 14th and 'Doug lass Sts. every Wednesday at 8 P. M. Albert Cole, 1618 Jackson 8t Master F. W. Perkins, 1606 Chicago St Secretary William Cummings, 1306 South 12th St, Collector Albert Cole, 1618 Jackson St Receiver E. S. Emmons, 1007 So. 11th 8t . . . Mag. Agent 124. PILOT; Perry, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, in Odd Fellows’ Hall, at 2:30 P. M. H. A. Draper Master W. B. Howe Secretary H. C. DeGroat Collector M. D. Grady Receiver M. D. Grady Magazine Agent U6. ST. CLAIR; Fort Gratiot, Mich. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays In Engineers’ Hall at 1:30 P. M. Wm. A. Brown Master Samuel Carson, Box 198 Secretary J. N. Timens, Box 3 Collector E. G. Hubbard, Box 127 . . . . . Receiver W. Ren wick, Box 107 . .... Magazine Agent 117. BEATER; London. Ontario. Meets 2d 8unday and 4th Wednesday of each month, in K. of P. Hall, Carling’s Block, Rich mond St. Robt. Hornsby, 164 Clarence St Master Edwin 8. Chapman, 151 Clarence St . . Sec re tar v 8. T. Fletcher. 221 Maitland 8t . . Collector John W. Cox, 358 Slmcoe St ... Receiver Robt. Lister, 411 Hill St .... Magazine Agent 126. GUIDE; Marshalltown. Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month in Room 15 South Center St., opposite new Court House. W. M. Gallup. 512 8. Third St Master H. C. Boggle, 604 E. Linn 8t Secretary T. H. Meredith, 112 8. J Ave . Collector J. M. Larimer. 325 8. Third St Receiver J. H. Crellln, 612 E. Linn St . Magazine Ageut 126. COMET ; Austin, Minn. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month in Hays’ Hall. W. A. Serle Master O. C. Corn forth Secretary August Olson . Collector O. C. Cornfortb .... Receiver August Olson Magazine Agent 118. 8TAR OF THE EAST; Richmond, Quebec. Meets in Peareon’s Hall every Wednesday at 7:30 P. M.. and 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M. James Law . . Master G. A. Pearson . . . Secretary G. A. Pearson Collector John Kelley Receiver Fred Driver Magazine Agent 116. COLONIAL : River da Loup, Quebec. Meets Wednesday and Thursday nights, alter- nately, in English School Room. W. H. Rougean, I. C. Ry. 8tation Master Wm. Carmichael, I. C. Ry. 8tation . Secretary James Fohy, L C. Ry. Station Collector Wm. Carmichael, I. C. Ry. Station . . . Receiver W. H. Rougenu, 1. C. Ry. Station . . Maga. Agent 127. NORTHERN LIGHT; Wlnnepeg. Manitoba. Meets 1st Tuesday and 3d Sunday, in Aasinaboine Hall, 133 Ross St. John Wellington. 229 Rose St Master W. H. Woods, 14 Patrick St Secretary W. H. Woods, 14 Patrick St Collector J. G. Jonah, 226 McWilliams St .... Receiver Geo. M. Vansickle, care P. R. shops, Mag. Agent 128. LANDMARK ; Glendive, Montana. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesdays at 7 P. M. Arthur Todd . . Master D. Sinclair. Forsythe, Montana .... Secretary James McKenzie, Box 55 Collector Samuel E. Burns, Forsyth, Mont .... Receiver Douglass Westfall, Box 55 . . . Magazine Agent Digitized by CjOOQle

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462 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [June 129. MINERAL KING : Eseanaba, Mich. Meets In B. of L. E. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays. R. E. Gorham, Box 422 Master Thos. Faulkes, Box 126 Secretary M. A. Barring, Box 526 Collector J. 8. Rogers, Box 622 Receiver J. J. Kelly, Box 480 Magasine Agent 180. GUIDING STAR i Milwaukee, WIs. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. in Engineers’ hall. G. S. McAuliffe, 561 Washington street . . Master Peter F. Fox, 385 Barclay 8t Secretary Jas. H. Brady, 821 Clinton St Collector Thomas Dwyer, 835 Jarkson St Receiver Edward Summers, 99 Sixth 8t . . Magazine Agent 181. GOLDRN BULB; Stevens Point, WIs. Meets 1st and 3d Fridays at 7:80 P. M. and 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:80 P. M. in Redfleld’s Hall. Geo. W. Hammond, Box 500 Master R. S. Cochran, Box 121 Secretary Wm. D. Golt* Collector R. J. Luxan, Box 896 Receiver R. J. Luxan, Box 396 Magazine Agent 182. MARTIN HUGHITT ; Eagle Grove, Iowa. Meets in Opera House 1st and 8d Sundays and last Wednesday at 2 P. M. W. J. Coleman, Box 7 Master M. F. Murphy, Box 100 Secretary Fisher Wressell Collector John H. Howell Receiver Lewis V. Roberts Magazine Agent 188. SPRAGUE; Sprague. Washington Ty. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, 7 P. M., Postofflce hall. M. E. Montgomery Master W. G. Houghton, Box 10 Secretary Thomas Parry Collector Arthur Herider Receiver J. C. Smith Magazine Agent 184. EASTMAN; Farnham, Quebec. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays and 2d and 4th Mon- days. E. W. Gibson Master H. E. Cowan Secretary M. I. Spaulding Collector E. W. Gibson Receiver Louis Lepine Magazine Agent 186. NEW TEAR; El Paso, Texas. Meets in Firemen’s Hall 1st and 8d Tuesdays at 7PM E. A. Seegar, Box 184 Master W. B. Sisson, Box 184 Secretary F. L. Fitoh Collector W. B. Sisson, Box 184 Receiver F. Fitch, L. Box 184 M agazine Agent 186. J. SCOTT; Lindsay, Ontario. Meets alternate Saturdays at 7 P. M., Cor. Kent and Cambridge S's. George Pratt, Box 166 Master L. McIntosh Secretary Joseph Kelcher Collector J. Jeffries Receiver J. Jefferies Magazine Agent 189. MT. WHITNEY; Tulare. Cal. Meets in Schultz’s Hall 1st and 3d Sundays and 2d and 4th Fridays at 2 P. M. Wm. Manerhan, Box 31 Master George Landes. Box 31 Secretary L. J. Whyers, Box 81 Collector J. J. Norton. Box 31 Receiver Wm. Manerhan Magazine Agent 140. MOUNT OURAY; Salida, Colo. Meets every Monday at 7:80 P. M., in Fraternity Hall. A. K. Brown, Box 599 Master L. W. Jones, Box 122 Secretary J. W. Hardy, L Box 399 Collector 8. D. Alger, Box 599 Receiver W. E. Somerville, L. Box 599 . . Magazine Agent 141. A. G. PORTER; Fort Wayne, Ind. Meets in Grand Army Hall every Wednesday at 7:30 PM • A. J. Kohler, 34 Allen St Master H. Westerman, 20 Buchanan St ... . Secretary C. F. 8weeney, cor. Holton Ave. and Fisher St . . . Collector W. R. Fredricks, 415 Lafayette St ... . Receiver T. E. Short, 298 W. Main St . . . Magazine Agent 142. C. R. WHIPPLE; Toledo, Ohio. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 1:80 P. M. and 2d and 4th Thursdays at 7 P. M. at 245 St Clair St. John Rapparlie, cor Collinwood Ave and Vance St Master G. W. Nesper, corner of Broadway and Knopp Sts Secretary L. H. Heeman, 130 Segure Ave .... Collector G. W. Nesper, corner of Broadway and Knopp Sts Receiver B. I. Ross, Penn, engine house . . . Mag. Agent 148. E. C. FELLOWS; West Oakland. Cal. Meets in Odd Fellows’ hall, cor. llth and Frank- lin sts., Oakland, Cal., 2d and 4th Wednesdays. T. J. Roberts. 1218 Eleventh Ave Master J.W. Littlejohn, Berkley. Alameda, Co. Secretary Ed Johnson, 916 Wood St Collector F. B. Hall, West Oakland P. O Reciever E. E. Cushing. 861 Myrtle street. Oakland, Cal Magazine Agent 144. 8UGAR LOAF; Campbellton, New Brunswick. Meets 1st Saturday at 8 P. M. and 3d Sunday at 2 P. M. in Patterson’s Hall, I.C. R. Depot. John Morton Master Wm. A. Thomson Secretary Wm. Bastin » Collector John Devereaux Receiver Wm. Smallwood Magazine Agent 146. DAVY CROCKETT ; San Antonio. Texas. Meet every Wednesday at 2:30 P. M. in Jones' Hall, 601 Austin St. H. M. Brown, 818 Ave. D Master Robt. Nicholson, No. 5 Eighth St . . . Secretary Robt. Nicholson, No. 5 Eighth 8t . . . Collector H. M. Brown, 818 Ave. D Receiver John Sullivan, 110 Avenue D . . Magazine Agent 187. PROTECTION, Eldon. Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:80 P. M. in K. P. hall. L. C. Allen Master J. T. Hull, Box 196 Secretary Geo. W. Trott Colledtor A. Shunterman Receiver F. James Magazine Agent 188. UNION; Freeport. HI. Meet in A. O. U. W. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. James A. Flack Master Ram Shaunnessy, 16 Crocker St .... Secretary Wm. A. Brubaker, 10 8tate St Collector Sam Shaun nessy, 16 Crocker St Receiver Wm. A. Brubaker, 108tate St . . Magazine Agent 146. BAYOU CITY; Houston, Texas. Meets 1st and 3d Mondays at 7 P. M.; 2d and 4th Mondays at 2 P. M. John F. Broughton, S. P. Ry Master Chas. D. Sedgwick, H. E. & W. T. Ry . Secretary F. M. Bettis, 5 Murray St Collector Fred Keeler, S. P. R. R. Shops Receiver D. M. Moody, 109 Elysian St . . Magazine Agent 147. MIDLAND; Temple, Texas. Meet every Monday at 8.00 P. M. R. Robinson, Box 105 Master C. Sweeny, Box 105 Secretary Thos. H. Boyd Collector James Conney Receiver W. R. Brown, Cleboume, Tex . Magazine Agent Digitized by ^.ooQle

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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE EIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 463 148. BUNNY SOUTH; Tyler, Texas. Meets every Friday at 1:80 P. M. In K. of P. Hall. M. Hogan, Box 1842 Master W. N. Reynolds, Box 1849 ....... Secretary P. R. Paskell, Box 1349 Collector Thomas Fraser. Box 1349 Receiver I. H. Bennett, Box 1849 Magazine Agent 158. ST ABOARD; Detroit, Xieh. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 1:80 P. M., at No. 47 Monroe ave., up stairs. Tim. Teahen, 447 Clinton St Master J. Nonpar, 217 Crogan st.. Secretary E. Heiaenrich, 124 Hastings St Collector J. Nopper, 217 Crogan St, Receiver Peter Sewell, 42 Russell St . . . Magazine Agent 149. JUST IB TIME; Bew York, B. Y. Meets 2d and 4th Saturdays at 8 P. M., at 110 East 125th street. F. C. Donigan, 2402 Eighth Ave Master P. a. Donahue ,311 W.65th St . . . . Secretary Sam. Loasby, 2o07 Eighth Ave Collector P. Witzel, 400 E. 121st 8t Receiver P. Witzel, 400 E. 121st St .... Magazine Agent 159. 8. M. 8TEYEB8; Marquette, Hick. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., in Mack’s Hall, cor. Washington and 3d Bts. L. L. Hood. Room 8, Gregory Block, W. Washington St., Marquette, L. S., Mich Master Arthur Bishop, 140 Main 8t Secretary Fred Brown, Marquette, L. 8., Mich . Collector Chas Zryd, Marquette, L. 8., Mich . . . Receiver Chas. Zryd, Marquette, L. S., Mich . Mag. Agent 151. MAPLE LEAF Hamilton, Ontario. Meet 1st and SdSundays at 2:80 P. M. James Oliver, N. <& N. W. Ry Master Wm. Broughton, 14 Inchbury St. So . . Secretary James Painter, 12 Crook St Collector Wm. Broughton, 18 Inchburry St. So . . Receiver John McColl, 17 Crook's Street .... Mag. Agent 152. BOBTH POLE ; West Bay City, Mich. Meets in Odd Fellow’s Hall 1st and 3d Sundays. E. L. Jacoby. Box 005 Master Fred C. McDonald. Box 602 Secretary John A. Malnex, Qox 902 Collector Fred Cooper, Box 6» Receiver Fred C. McDonald, Box 662 . . . Magazine Agent s 15S. H. C. LORD; Fort Scott, Kansas. MeetoUn 1. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 G. X. Bates, 128 N. Barbee'St Master Alexander Barr, 1126 Oak St Secretary G. K. Bates, 123 N. Bara bee St Collector John Haggart Receiver W. F. Strode, 216 So. BarbeeSt . . . Mag. Agent 154. MeKEEH; Ottawa, Kansas. Meets in K. P. Hall on 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P.M. W. L. Miller, 718 N. Main St Master A. L. Beardsley, 810 King 8t Secretary W. R. Knickerbocker Collector Arthur Hill Receiver W. D. Frisby, 637 Ann St., Wyandotte Kan Mag. Agent 159. BECHE8; Palestine, Texas. Meets in Engineers’ Hall every Saturday night M. P. Gibson, Box 256 . Muter J. H. Colemar, Box 256 Secretary I*. T. Branham, Box 256 Collector R. F. Wright, Box 256 Receiver B. 8. BenUy, Box 256 Magazine Agent 157. ECHO; Pern, Ind. Meets in Echo Hall 1st and 3d 3undays at 2 P. M. and 2d and 4th Tuesdays at 7 P. M. B. E. Flaherty . . Master H. P. Matthews, L. Box 201 Secretary H. P. Matthews, L. Box 201 Collector B. E. Flaherty Receiver G. H. Smith Magazine Agent 159. W. H. THOMAS; Nashville. Tenn. Meets every Saturday at 7:30 P. M., at Simmons' Hall, cor. Summer and Union Sts. J. W. Sullivan, 513 High St Master G. F. Dutlinger, 1033 S. College 8t . . . Secretary J. L. Enoch, 1202 S. College 8t Collector F. G. Harrison, 007 Stevenson Ave . . . Receiver W. D. Bledsoe, 11 Joseph Ave . . Magazine Agent 160. C. J. HEPBURN; EvansvlUe. Ind. Meets In A. O. U. W. Hall, Third and Main Sts., 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. Morris Hoffman, 805 Olive St Master Edgar G. Hitch. 931 Canal St Secretary Robert T. Skinner. 519 Harriet at . . . Collector John K. Taylor, 109 Lincoln Ave .... Receiver Jerry Burke, 000 S. 8th st., TerreHaute, Mag. Agent 161. HERALD; Burlington, Iowa. Meets at Knights of Pythias Hall every other 8unday at 2 o’clock P. M. C. C. Maxwell, 1022 S. Fourth St Master P. Marsell, 221 S. Eighth 8t Secretary A. J. Eccles, 906 Angular St Collector S. W. Bowser, Round House Receiver W. R. Strain, 1803 Madison St . . Magazine Agent 162. PROSPECT; Elkhart, Ind. Meets in B. of L. F. Hall, 506 Main St., eveiy Wednesday at 7:30, and 1st Sunday at 2 P. M. D.F. Wagner, 208 Fourth St Master Chas. E. Piatt, 211 Third 8t Secretary D. F. Wagner, 208 Fourth St Collector A. H. Gordon. 208 Beardsley Ave . . . Receiver F. Roderick, 1005 So. 2d 8t ... Magazine Agent Meets every Friday at 7 P. M., at Masonic Hall. Tim Carder Master DeWitt Hope, Box 56 Secretary A. J. Englenart Collector D. B. Rathfon, Box 56 Receiver J. Flaherty Magazine Agent 164. EEL RIYER; Butler, Ind. Meets Tuesday eveningB in I. O. O. F. Hall, on Broadway. S. E. Mo8shammer Master C. E. Blair Secretary R. H. Murch . . Collector J. J. Derek, Box 202 Receiver W. H. Weber, Box 324 . . . . Magazine Agent 165. ROBERT ANDRE W8; Andrews. Ind. Meets in Firemen’s Hall every Monday at 7 P. M. Albert E. Routh . Master G. W. Adams .... * Secretary Geo. B. Richardson Collector W H Dailey Receiver J. N. Wright Magazine Agent 166. WH. HUGO: Huntington, Ind. Meets in Engineer’s Hall every Wednesday even- ing. W. G. Cox Master F. Zeppen field, Box 523 Secretary C. W. Hammond Collector C. C. Robertson. Box 844 Receiver P. F. Murphy, Box 378 Magazine Agent 167. MOUNT HOOD; The Dalles, Oregon. Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 3d Mondays. J. W. Reedy, Albina, Ore Master Wm. Birkett, Box 242 Secretary G. A. Ferguson, L. Box 332 Collector Jno. Belat Receiver H. P. Smith, L. Box 347 Magazine Agent Digitized by (£c

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464 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . [June 168. GUARD RAIL; North La Crowe. Wie. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2:00 P. M. and 2d and 4th Mondays at 7:00 P. M. J. Moiarity Master Frank Krause, Box 214, Portage, Wis . Secretary E. J. Gerslenkorn, Box 342, Portage, Wis Collector Thomas Cawley, 522 Mill st Receiver Frank Krause, Box 214, Portage, Wis., Mag. Agent 169. H. G. BROOKS; HornellsTille, If. T. Meets every Monday at 7:39 P. M. at Washington Hall. Broad St. C. 8. Graham. 31 S. Dlvison 8t Master W. N. Kelly, 20 Oak St Secretary H. 8. Hynes, 45 Hill 8t Collector A. H. Spencer, 18 Elm St Receiver «« n a TH_J j- a A M. S. Hendee, Friendship, N. Y., Magazine Agent 170. PRAIRIE; Heron, Dakota. Meets in Odd FellowB Hall on 2d and 4th Sun- days at 3 P. M. T. waiter Bandy Master Geo. E. Coon, Box 909 Secretary L. L. Neibling, Box 784 Collector Jos. C. Graff, Box 168 Receiver W. A. Brown Magasine Agent 171. SUNBEAM ; Truro, Nora Scotia. Meets in Caledonia Hall 2d Saturdays and 4th Thursdays. F. M. White, Box 606 Master D. W. Duncan, Box 167 Secretary T. W. Hennessey, Box 167 Collector F. M. White, Box 606 Receiver Thoe. Hennessey Magazine Agent 17f . F. G. LAWRENCE ; Ottawa, Ontario. Meets alternate Sundays. T. W. Turner, 544 Wellington St Master J. G. Armstrong, Richmond Lodge . . Secretary F. Morrison Collector H. Handysides Receiver Alex. McCuaig, 56 Ottawa St . . Magasine Agent 178. SALT LAKE; Sajt Lake City, Utah. Meets in Emporium Hall Tuesdays, at 8 P. M. Leonard W. Kessler, 223 N. 3d St. W . . .Master Wm. J. Home, 160 S. Third St. W. . . . Secretary G«o. M. Edwards, D. A R. S. shops . . . Receiver F. A. Feathers ton, D. & R. 8. shops . • Collector Arthur W. Roberts, D. £ North 2d St., ever)' Wednesday at 7 P. M. A. A. Hickerson, 53 N. First st Master John Adkins, Box C Secretary W. R. Stone, Box C Collector John Adkins. Box C Receiver C. D. Tomlinson Magazine Agent 186. FIDELITY ; Delphos, Ohio. Meets in Beyer’s Hall every Sunday at 2 P. M. W. S. Miller Master J. F. Halleey, Box 311 Secretary B. Cramer Collector A. J. Hogarth, Box 311 Receiver J. B. Grove, Box 143, Delphos, O . Magazine Agent 176. MAIN LINE: Clinton. 111. Meets 1st ana 3d Sundays of each month A. G. Turlay, Box 61 . . . . Master W. F. Gorman, Box 295 Secretary C. H. Porter. Box 41 Collector W. F. Gorman. Box 295 Receiver C. H. Porter, Box 41 Magazine Agent 177. SUNSET ; Marshall, Texas. Meets every Thursday at 7:30 P. M. at Firemen V Hall. H. L. Morton, Box 214 Waste G. M. Lovett Secretary O. J. Leach, Box 184 ..... . . Collector Jas. Fink Receiver O. J. Leach, Box 184 Magazine Agent 186. CHAMBERLIN ; Chicago, HI. Meets in Walther’s hall, 3964 State St., 1st and 3d Sundays of each month. G. M. Blackburn, 356 w. Forty-third St . . Master Jas. Manning, 534 Root St Secretary J. E. Callaghan. 2538 Butterfield St . . Collector Wm. Stack, 2828 Shields ave Receiver F. J. Northup, 1522 Wabash Ave . . Mag. Agent 187. LITTLE GIANT; Charleston, IU. Meets in Firemen’s Hall 1st and 3d Sundays. Harry Douglass Master Samuel Prater Secretary Harry Douglass Collector J. F. McDougal Receiver Morgan Callahan Magazine Agent Digitized by ^.oooLe

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE IIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 465 1M8.B. MERRILL; Chisago, III. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:80 P. M. at 786 W. Lake St. E P. Tobias, 27 N. Oakley street Master Wm. O. Cleveland, 100 Washtenaw ave., Secretary Geo. P. Smith, 42 Artesian ave .... Collector H. Price, 1085 W. Madison St Receiver L. L. Gay, 1060 Fulton st . . . . Magazine Agent ME. BALDWIN: Ft. Howard, Wis. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays. 8 P. M. H. L. Nichols, L. Box 39 Master D. E. Hogan Secretary Jay Parkinson, Box 266, Green Bay, Wis Collector M. Sheehy, Fort Howard, Wis Reoeiver Geo. Shequin Magazine Agent 100. FERGUSON: HlteheU. Dakota. Meets in I. 0. O. F. Hall 1st and 8d Sundays at 2PM * William M. Smith, Box 677 Master John F. Stafford . . Secretary Edward 8mith, Sanborn, low* ... Collector Emmet Wentworth, Sanborn, Iowa . . Receiver Edward Smith, 8anborn. Iowa . Magazine Agent 101. CUSTER ; Liriagston, Montana. Meets evorj Wednesday at 7:80 P. M., at Thomp- W. T. Field, L Box 54 Master W. F. Koontz, L. Box 16 Secretary H. K. Mayhew. L. Box 16 Collector E. J. Healy, Billings, Montana ..... Receiver J. Martin, L. Box 16 Magazine Agent 100. MT. TACOMA: New Tacoma. Washington Ter. Meets 2d and 4th 8undays of each month. J. S. Moss, 212 Tacoma Av<» Master F. M. Sisson . . . . . Secretary J. M. Hughes Collector J. S. Moss. 212 Tacow* a . c Receiver F. H. Andrews. 1733 E St. . . . . Magazine Agent 100. J. B. MAYNARD: Albina, Oregon. Meet in Hill's Hall. 2d and 4th Sundays. J. R. Clark, E. Portland, Oregon .... Master H. W. Hall, Box 287, East Portland, Oregon Secretary D. J. Byrne, Box 287 Fa*t Portland, Oregon Collector H. W. Hall, Box 287, East Portland, Oregon Receiver J. F. McQuald, McMinnville, Ore . . Mag. Agent 104. BONANZA; Missoula, Montana. Meets every Monday night in I. O. O. F. Hall C. H. March, Box 45 Master E L. Hollister, L. Box 24 Secretary Milton Cheney Collector H. W. Smith Receiver Samuel Gardner Magazine Agent 100. RE-ECHO ; Montpelier, Idaho. Meets In K. of L. Hall Fridays, at 7:80 P. M. S. L. Wysong Master J-E- Toner .... Secretary Ed. Purtell Collector James Duty Receiver James Duty Magazine Agent 100. CLOUD CITY; LeadrUle, Colo. Meets 2d andllh Fridays at 8:00 P. M., in G. A- R. Hall. Wm. Braden, 204 W. 5th St . . Master 8. W. Burdick, Box 3 M Secretary H. C. Newell Collector H. A. Huddleston, Box 330 Receiver George Moore, Box 330 Magazine Agent 107. BIYERSIDE ; Havanas, HI. Meets 1st and 3d Sunday of each month. Clarence Latham, Box 446 Master Ira Hu r less. Box 79 . . . . Secretary Hiram flicks. Box 79 . . Collector W. K. Lord, Box 14/ Receiver Ira Hurless Magazine Agent 108. MAPLE CITY; Norwalk, Ohio. Meets 1st and 8d Sunday*. V. C. Fitzsimmons . . Master H. P. Boy lev 8eoretan John Templer .... ... Collects E E Bishop, Box 7tto Receiver Geo. J. Brown, 111 n-w 8th St . . Magazine Agent 190. MAHONING; Youngstown, Ohio. Meets every other 8unday evening in Union Veteran Hall, Federal 8treet. D. Heinselman Maater 1* waw]?y Secretary J. B. Mawby Collector W. T. Raney, 199 Hine St Rweiver J. B. Reese, 1235 Emma St. . . . Magazine Agent 000. GREAT SOUTHERN; Meridian, Miss. Meets every Monday evening at 7:80 in B. of L. E. Hall. M. R. Curry, Box 210 Master P. McHale, N. O. & N. E. Shops .... Secretary J. Finn, 309 N. Fourth Ave Collector Jas. Rasberry Reoeiver Chas. R. Lewis, 659 Rampart St., New Orleans, La Magazine Agent 001. FRIENDLY HAND; Jackson. TennT Meets 1st and 3d Wednesday nights of each month in K. of P. Hall D. W. Shea Master J. L. Jones Secretary Tim Coughlin Collector J. L. Jones Receiver J. D. Bledsoe Magazine Agent 002. SCIOTO: Chillicothe, Ohio. g Meets in Clough's Hall 1st Sundays at 2:80 P M and 8d Mondays at 7 P. M. Sinnet Barker, Box 68 Master C. W. Sanders, Box 1281 Secretary Albert Maunsell, 364 Second St .... Collector Frank Willis, 861 E. Main St Reoeiver C. W. Sanders Box 1281 . . . , Magazine Agent 008. GARFIELD : Garrett, ind. ^ Meets every Friday at 7:30 P. M. Thomas Cunningham, Box 70 Maater ff- £• 9®°/?® Secretary M. W. Smith Collector Frank Whiteman, Box 2* Receiver F. Wheterman, Box 26 ... Magazine Agent 004. COTTON BELT ; Jonesboro, Ark. * Meets at Stacy Hall, every Monday at 7 P. M. A. Donnigan Master L. D. Roberts, L. Box 165 Secretary Ambrose Donigan Collector L. D. Roberts, L. Box 165 Reoeiver W. B. Williamson Magazine Agent 206. FLOWER OF THE WEST; Topeka; Kansas? Meets 2d and 4th 8undays at 2 P. M., in A. O. U. W. Hall. J. R. Musselman, 620 Brannon St Master C. A. Marsh, 203 Chandler St Secretary C. M. Riddle, 220 Kline St . . . Collector J. R. Musselman, 620 Branner St ... . Receiver John 8ymington. 207 Hancock St . . Mag. Agent 206. FORT PICKERING ; Memphis, Tenn. Meets first Monday and third Saturday of each month at Miller’s Hall, corner Fifth and Jack- son streets. E. J. Hatch, 809 Main 8t Mastei Dan 8. Ramsey. 328 Union St Secretary M. J. Jobe, K. C.. M. & B. R R . . . Collector D. S. Ramsey, 328 Union St Receiver Walter E. Owens, 787 Main St, . . . . Mag. Agent 207. LOYAL; Mead r ill e. Pa. * Meets in Arcanum Hall 1st and 8d Thursdays. and 2d and 4th Wednesdays. Thos. 8. Taylor, 707 Stewart St Master Chas. W. Higgins, Box 470 . . . Secretary Thoe. Newberry Collector Thos. Taylor. 767 Stewart St Receiver Wm. C. Curtis, Vallonia, Pa . . Magazine Agent 208. KEYSTONE; 8nsquehaana, Pa. Meets in C. M. B. A. Hall; alternate Tuesday and Saturday evenings. John Hill, Box 82 Master J. J. Lannan, Box 131 Secretary Martin Griffin . Collector 5a?IeK9reegan Receiver C. A. Allen Magazine Agent 209. SARATOGA; WhitehaU, N. Y. * Meets alternate Sundays in Engineer’s Hall. Breet’s building. W. R. Combe Master D. H. LaCrosae, Box rw . . Secretary H. W. Collins, Box . , Colic* tor Thos. Dorcal Receiver W. C. Hollow* y Magazine Agent Digitized by Google

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466 LOCOMOTIVE fIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [June 210 18-K; Schenectady. N. Y. t Meets eveiy other Thursday in McCamus’ Hall. J. E. VanVranken, Box 497 . . Master Charles R. Weeks, Box 497 Secretary Homer Eyguar, Box 646 tjcretary R. L. Canaan, 303 K. Lanvall street ocretary S. W. Mallck, 199 E. Main St . . « ollector F. Brandt, 227 E Main St . . . ... Receiver 8. W. Malick, 199 E. Main St . . Magazine Agent 224. T. C. HOORN ; St. Cload, Mina. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 3 P. M. at Odd Fel- low Hall. Abe Vogel, L. Bex 944 Master Hubert Gans secretary John Mouran < ollector A. Vogel. L. Box 944 Receiver J. A. Dickinson, Box 1128 . . . . Magazine Agent 226. 8UPERI0R; Fort William West, Ontario. Meets every Monday night in Smith’B HalL Burton Wheatley Master W. H. Wadland Secretary Con Goulding (’ollector Will Blannerhassett . Receiver T. L. Drummond .... Magazine Agent 226. MAGNOLIA; Corsicana, Texas. Meets 2d and 4th Wednesdays at 8 P. M L. C. Overbiser Master W. M. Nicol, L. Box 23o . Secretary J. Barry Collector W. M. Nicol. L. Box 280 . . Receiver J. H. Dunkin . . ... Magazine Agent 227. MAGNET : Binghamton. N. ¥. Meets 1st Wednesday ana 4th Saturday at 7:30 P. M. at Stevens’ Hall, North Chenango St. W. A. Wrigley, 23 Doubleday St Master G. B. Warner, 80 Lewis St Secretary W. A. Wrigley, 23 Doubleday St . Collector Theodore Haskins, 30 Virgil 8t ... Receiver G. B. Warner. 80 Lewis St . . . Magazine Agent 228. ACME; Scranton, Pn. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M., in the Firri National Bank. No. 332 Lackawana ave. 8. M. Travis, 716 Adams ave Master J. G. Burnett, 405 North Main St., West Scranton Secretary E. M. Tewksbury, 231 Falrview Ave. Hyde Park . Collector Judson Bayly. 514 E. Market 6t Reoeiver A. R. Woodward. 226 N. 9th St . . . . Mag. Agent 229. RICKARD; Utica, N. Y. Meet at 2 P. M. 2d and 4th Sundays at Post Bacon Hall. E. D. Russell. 124 Bleecker st Master F. E. Beach, 282 Bleecker st . . Secretary J. J. Quirk, 158 Catharine st . Collector A. E. Pease, 76 Main st . . . Receiver J. G. Ag&ns. Box 333. Canastoia, N.Y. . Mag Agent 460. ALBANY CITY: Albany, N. Y. Meets 1st, 3d and 5th Mondays in each month, at 206 Washington Ave., at 7:30 P. M. Geo. W. Gilkerson, Livingston Ave. above Ontario St Master Geo M. Jeffers, 36 Ontario St . ■ Secretary Geo. W. Gilkerson, 597 Livingston Ave . Collector Geo. M. Jeffers. 86 Ontario 8t Reoeiver Geo. Heckman, 108 Western Ave . . Mag. Agent 281. DELAWARE: Wilmington, Delaware. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays at 2:30 P. M., corner Third and King Streets. E. M. Sargent 618 west 4th 8t Master G. H. Larlmore, 405 Lombard St . . Secretary George Clarey, 1011 Lombard St . Collector G. H. Lari more. 405 Lombard St. . . Receiver E. J. Gordon, 621 Lombard St ... . Mag. Agent Digitized by Google

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 467 882. LUCKY THOUGHT; Middletown, N. Y. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month, at 1 P. M.. in K. of H. Hall. D H. Smith, Box 1481 Master W. H. Tidaback, Box 1481 Secretary W. J. Herlihy 1 ollector S. Gilderaleeve, Box 1481 . . deceiver H. B. Weeden, Drawer 104, Norwich, N. Y. Magazine Agent K. GLAD TIDINGS; Moncton, New Brunswick. Meets 1st Saturday evening and 3d Sunday after- noon in Victoria Hall. Prank Probert . Master Kenneth Campbell, Box 280 Secretary W. H. Gay Collector R. H. Coggan, Box 81 deceiver J. Stewart. Jr Magazine Agent 242. WHEATON; Elmira, N. Y. Meets in G.A.R.H&U 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P.M. W. M. Bacon, 311 South Ave Master Chas. Barker, 870 McGee St . . Secretary M. C. Ward, 157 8. Second St collector J. H. Bartholomew, 108 Ferris 8t . . Receiver Daniel Keefe, 360 W. Fifth 8t . . Magazine Agent 248. J. H. SELBY; Texarkana, Texas. Meets every Sunday at 2 P. M. W. F. Rowe, Texarkana, Ark Master S. A. Oliver, Texarkana, Ark Secretary J. M. Painter, Texarkana, Ark Collector £. H. Christman Glass Box 362, Texark- ana, Ark Receiver E. H. Christman Glass, Box 362, Texark- ana, Ark Mag. Agent 284. NORTH BAY; North Bay, Ontario. Meets 1st and Id Sundays, in B. of L. F. hall, W. R. Boucher Master W. J. Thurlow, 118 Main 8t Secretary W. H. Allendale Collector H. G. Reid . Receiver John Beattie Magazine Agent 244. T. P. O’ROURKE; Chicago, Hi. Meets 1st Thursday at 8 P. M. and 8d Sunday at *.ou jt. in., Vvur. mu >uu j cucibuu oib. C. Naylor, 97 Stewart Ave Master J. J. Deegan, 2266 Archer Ave Secretary Wm. Baxter, 657 W. 13 Place collector N. E. Naro, 5637 Atlantic Ave Receiver P. C. Winn, 330 W. 12th St . . . Magazine Agent 285. THREE BROTHERS; Pittsburgh, Pa. Meet Cor. 26th St. and Penn Ave. every Sunday At 2 P M J. W. Murphy, 3491 Denny St Master P. S. Williams, 2903 Penn Ave Secretary W. J. Adams, Arch St. above 28th . . Collector H B. Duff, corner Smallman and 26th Sts . . . Receiver R. O. Perrin, 2903 Penn st . . . . Magazine Agent 246. GEORGIA; Savannah, Ga. Meets every Thursday at 7:80 P. M. and 3d Sun- day at 2:30 P. M. Joseph F. Dooner, 117% Barnard St . . . Master Adam Hutton, 117% Barnard St ... . Secretary Adam Hutton, 117 Barnard St Collector Fleming Goolshy. 212% Harris St . . . Receiver John J. Gordon, 101% Montgomery St Magazine Agent 288. HINTON; Hinton. West Virginia. Meets 1st and 3d W ednesdays at 1:30 P. M. and 2<h and 4th Saturdays at 7:30 P. M. W. A. Callahan Master 0. E. Madison . Secretary 1. P. Steele . . . . Collector J. R. Nutty . . . . Receiver J. Grether, Box 118 Magazine Agent 287. CENTRAL PARK; Central Park, IU. Meets 1st and 3d. Sundays, in Tilton’s Hall. Ben Dean, Box 101 . . Master M.J. Kennedy, 549 W. Ohio dt., Chicago, Secretary M.J. Kennedy, 549 W\ Ohio St., Chicago, Collector Thad. Chew, Receiver Horace Brink . Magazixe Agent 246. MACON: Macon, Ga. Meets at M. A W. depot every Sunday. W. M. Walker, 1825 Fourth St Master John Taylor, 568 Boundry St Secretary James Boatwright. 454 Oak St collector Jas M. Pool .... Receiver E. B. Abell . . Magazine Agent 247. KENNESAW; Atlanta, Ga. Meets every Sunday at 2 P. M., at 49% Broad St. W. H. Hollingsworth, 390 Houston St . .Master Henry J. Young. 142 Mongam St . . .Secretary 8. N. Pitchford. 5S Smith st .... collector John M. Baird, 194 Powers St Receiver Geo. Feehter Magazine Agent <88. PLAIN CITY ; Padneah, 1 Ij. Meets every Wednesday at 7:80 P. M. H. C. Kehlman, 1134 Jefferson St Master Henry Kortz. S. 6th St Secretary A. E. Meroer Collector H. C. Kehlman, 1134 Jefferson St . . Receiver Magazine Agent 289. BUCKEYE: Delaware, Ohio. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, in Reid A Powell’i Hall. K L Yolk, Box 782 Master J. . I. Quinlan, Box 405 ... Secretary J. J. Jennings . . . Collector Jas. B. Healy . .... Keoeiver James Quinlan, Box 405 . . Magazine Agent Meets every Mouday at 7:30 P. M. Geo. E. Chapman, Hamlin St., between Cooper and Milwaukee Sts Master J. H. Bentley, 116 Cortland St . . Secretary M. A. Henry, 327 Quarry St Collector D. Green. 211 Orange 8t Receiver George Holden, 205 Beech st . Magazine Agent 241. MOUNTAIN CITY; Hazleton, Pa. Meet 2d and 4th 8undays of each month, at 1:80 i' M . at Liberty Hotel Laurel! St. John Gleam, Box 300 Master J’ < Hagerty. Box 300 . . . . .Secretary John McCall, Box 300 ('ollector Andrew Krapf, Box 300 . . . .Receiver John J. Pickering, Box 30o . . . Magazine Agent 248. WESTERN RE8ERYE; Ashtabala, Ohio. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 1;30 P. M., in G.A.R. Hall. C. A. Mahan, Box 707 Master J. S. Brown, Box 704 Secretary Wm. Rose C ollector H. L. Adams, Box 537 Receiver Chas. Weisell, Box 530 Magazine Agent 149. CALUMET; Sonth Chisago, 111. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 7:80 P. M., in En- gineer’s Hall, South Chicago. Samuel T. Hooper, Judd, Cook Co., Ill . . Master Hugo Logan, Judd, Cook County, 111 . Secretary Hugo Logan, Judd. Cook County, 111 * . Collector J. W. Swartzelt, Juad, Cook County, 111 . Receiver O. J. Austin, Judd, Cook Co., Ill . . Mag. Agent •60. GOLDEN LINK; Wilkesbarre, Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays of every month at Se- nior Mechanic’s Hall. E. A. Reiley, Ashley, Pa Master W. C. Daugherty, 71 Kidder St Secretary C. H. Laman Kingston, Pa Collector C, Vanwhy, Ashley, Pa. Receiver Elmer E. Butz, Ashley, Pa . . . Magazine Agent •61. LEHIGH; Maneh Chunk, Pa. Meets at 8tahl’s Hall 1st and 3d Sundays. Thee. Lindenmuth East Maneh Chunk . Master John McAllister, Box 275 Secretary L. H. Yetter, Box 275 Collector C. Roberts, Box 275 . . Receivor L. H. Yetter, Box 275 Magazine Agent Digitized by YjOOQle

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468 LOCOMOTIVE TIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Jttne flit. COLUMBIA s Colnmbia, Pa. Meet in Fendrlch’s Hem 3d and 4th Sundays at 1 PM Harry M. Hinkle Master Frank Stocker Secretary Geo. W. Ewing Collector Martin M. Hinkle Receiver H. A. Bennett, Box 531 Magazine Agent ISS. TRENTON ; Trenton. N. J. Meets in Bayard Poet No. 8, G. A. R. room at 34 E. State St. 1st and 8d Sundays of each month. John Hatfield, 47 Hart ave. Master Robert Stackhouse, 687 Broad St. . . Secretary Thos. H. Decator, 45 Hart Ave Collector Frank P. Parsons, 175 Brunswick Ave . Receiver Wm. C. Massey, 157 Passaic St. . Magazine Agent AM. CLIMAX; Missouri Talley, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th 8undays, at 7:90 P. M. in Ma- sonic HalL W. H. Roberta Master C. T. Cripnen, Box 171 Secretary P. J. Farreil Collector J. P. Hoff Receiver H. F. Relnoehl, Box 524 ... . Magazine Agent 266. NEIGHBOR; McCook. Heb. Meets in Masonic Hall 1st and 8d Wednesdays, and 2d and 4th Saturdays. Ernest McConnell, Box 1&4 Master I. W. Jackson, Box 85 Secretary I. W. Jackson, Box 85 Collector G. A. Tolander, Box 521 Receiver Frank McAdams, Box 216 ... . Magazine Agent S66. HIGH LINE: Como, Colo. Meets every Thursday 8 P. M. in McFarlln Hall. B. Bowerman Master G. W. McAleer, Box 47 Secretary M. 8. Mathes Collector G. W. McAleer, Box 47 Receiver G. A. Milroy Magazine Agent 167. MIT CARSON; Baton, New Msxlco. Meets every Sunday in Engineer’s Hall, on First Btreet, at 2 P. M. John W. Cullen Master Alfred R. Cullen Secretary B. F. Pine Collector James McPherson Receiver Chas. Miller. Box 56 Magazine Agent 168. RENO: Nickerson, Kansas. Meets in Odd Fellows Hall every Thurday evening at 7:80. A. E. Lelghty Master J. 8. Wood, L. Box 18 Secretary Jas. Banton Collector A. S. Ritenour Receiver B. A. Devarraux Magazine Agent MO. CALIFORNIA ; Sacramento, Cal. Meets 2d and 4th Tuesdays in Red Men’s Hall, Masonic building, 6th and K 8ts. E. Kuna, 1811 Ninth St Master G. E. Hanford. Box 107 Secretary C. W. Cox, 1517 N St Collector J. D. Cummings. Box J07 Receiver G. E. Hanford, Box 107 Magazine Agent Ml. MAGDALENA; San Marclal, New Mexico. Meets 1st Sunday 3d Tuesday in Masonic halL Morgan Feathers, Box 110 Master Israel Cook, Box 87 Secretary Wm. Han way Collector Frank Ewing Receiver George 3. Lewis, Box 108 ... . Magazine Agent MS. QUEEN CITY. Wsst Toronto Janet., Ont. * Meets 1st and 3d Mondays, and 2d and 4th Tues- days at Carlton Hall. W. B. Ritchey, Box 61 Master John Donaldson Secretary William Hvndman, Box 61 Collector John Price Receiver A. Maddeu Magazine Agent MS. ALAMO; Taylor, Texas. Meets every Wednesday at Alamo Hall. Thomas Thrailkill, Box o5 Master 8. M. Bridgewater, Lox Box 10 Secretary B. C. Melson, Box 10 Collector A. E. Aikman, Box 10 Receiver A. Browson Magazine Agent M4. J. K. GILBREATH; Butte City, Montana. Meets every Thursday at 8 P. M., in Cobban Hall, South Butte, Montana. Joseph Byrne, Box 4. South Butte .... Master Peter Grant. South Butte Secretary Geo. Tyndall, Box 832 Collector C. H. DeCamp, Box 5, South Butte . . . Receiver Mac. Haskins. South Butte, Mon . . Mag. Agent 266. GRAND BITER; Grand Rapids, Mich. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays at 2:90 P. M. in I. O. O. ' F. Hall. H. Norris, 50 River avenue Master G. P. Downey, 13 Wenham avenue . . Secretary Walter Follett Collector J. Kitselman, 68 California 8t Receiver Elmer E. Decker, 447 S. Division St . Mag. Agent 266. JOHN HICKE1 : Sonth Kaukanna, Win. Meets 1st and 3d Mondays at 7:90 P. M., and 2£ Pacific Ave Secretary A. H. Flynn, 87 Pacific avenue Collector W. T. Douner, 115 Pacific Ave Receiver A. H. Flynn, 87 Pacific Ave . . Magazine Agent 268. CHICKAMAUGA; Chattanooga, Team. Meets every Friday at 2 P. M. D. V. Cahill, care 901 cor. McCreary and Hines St.. Nashville, Tenn Master D. V. Cahill, care 301 cor. McCreary and Hines St., Nashville, Tenn Secretary Jas. Harrington, 810 Long 8t Collector , Tim O’Leary, care 301 Cor. McCreary and Hines St., Nashville, Tenn Receiver 266. 0. K.; Cincinnati, Ohio. Meet 1st and 3d Sundays at Eagle Hall, 8. W. cor. 8th St. and Central Ave. Jas. F. Luddon, 110 Cass 8t Master R. E. McKenzie, 151 Baymiller St . . . Secretary W. C. Conn . . Collector G. S. Kershner, 1334 Greenup St., Cov- ington, Ky . . . Receiver Ed. Cullen, 27 Budd St Magazine Agent 270. MINNEAPOLIS; Minneapolis, Hinn. Meets 1st Sunday of each month at 2 P. M., and 8d Saturday at 7:30 P. M. S. B. Thompson, 2216 Cedar Are Master D. Lunas, 407 Fifth St. S Secretary A. M. Getchell, 27 Second St. 8 Collector Chas. Kraft, 2116 Twentv-Ninth St. 8 . . Receiver Ambrose Powell. 8020 28th Ave. So., Mag. Agent 271. BYRAM ; Stanhope, N. J. Meets in Drake’s Hall, 2d and 4th Sundays at 4 P M *R. A. Trezise, Box 80, Port Morris .... Master Wm. Weller. Box 25, Port Morris . . . Secretary W. H. Blanchard, Port Morris Collector Wm._Weller, Box 25, Port Morris . . Receiver M. T. Diekerman, Box 31, Port Morris, N. J Magazine Agen 272. WILSON; Junction, N. J. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays, in Well’s Hall. Jno. S. Eveland, Jr Master J. E. Dineeu Secretary J. P. Butler Collector J. B. Everett Receiver John S. Eveland Magazine Agent 278. DENYER ; Denver, Colo. Meets every Monday night in P. O. 8. of A. Hall* corner 15th and Holladay Sts. R. M. Huntington. 562 Santa Yf St . . .Master H. J. Sweeney, 1043 Seventh St ... Secretary C. H. Curtis, 458 Clark 8t Collector W. J. Bratton 1245 Plmon 8t Receiver J. E. Nichols, 2221 Lawrence St . . Magazine Agt 274. JACKSON; Clifton Forge, Yu. Meets 2d and 4th Saturdays at 7:80 P. M. in Odd Fellows Hn ! ’ . J. H. Wright Master C. H. Butch it Secretary R. B. Donovan Collector J. H. White. 811 Stewart St., Staunton . Receiver R. R. Johnson Magazine Agent Digitized by t^ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 469 •76. LKK; Richmond, Ti. Meets in Thorn’s Hall Cor. 17th and Main sts., 1st and 3d Sundays at 1:90 P. M. Wm. J. Burke, N.N. & M.V. Round House, Master W. A. Demaine, NN A MV. Rd House . Secretary W. R. Sanders, Carrington st, Crow’s Hill, Henrico co., Va Collector Wm. J. Burke, NNA MV Round nouse . Receiver W. R. Sanders, Carrington st, Crow’s Hill, Henrica co., Va Mag. Agent 276. REGINA ; Yanconrer. B. ( . Meets every Monday evening in K. of P. Hall. D. A. Morton Master Angus Morton Secretary Angus Morton Collector Fred Clutterbuck Receiver Harry Andrews Magazine Agent •77. ALABAMA ; Mobile. Ala. Meets every Monday at 2 P. M. O. E. Adams, L. A N. Shops ... Master R. H. McCarty, L. A N. Shops Secretary R. H. McCarty, LAN. Shops Collector Prank I. Carney, L. A N. Shops Receiver W. A. Crawford, L. A N. Shops . Magazine Agent •78. ANDERSON: Vicksburg, Miss. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesdays at 2 P. M. and 2d and 4th Fridays at 7 P. M. H. J. 8tanton, 817 Pearl 8t Master D. P. Weaver, 1107 8. Washington St . . Secretary E. R. Wright, 1107 8. Washington St . . Collector D. P. Weaver, 1107 S. Washington 8t . . Receiver E. Wright, 1107 So. Washington St . . Mag. Agent •79. METEOR; HcComb City, Miss. Meets every other Sunday at 8 P. M. in Odd Fel- lows’ Hall. J. Lee Colton Master A. W. Jennings, Box 87 Secretary A. W. Jennings, Box 87 Collector Ike H. Martin, Box 87 Receiver B. M. Coe Box 87 Magazine Agent •80. OZARK ; Thayer. Mo. Meets Sundays at 9 A. M. in Sachs’ Hall. W. H. Lohnes, Box 237 Master Jacob Myers, Box 186 Secretary G. E. Beaument Collector C. P. Countryman Receiver Henry I. Ogle Magazine Agent •81. TUNNEL HILL ; New Albany, lad. Meets in Hedden’s Hall 1st and 8d Sundays at 2PM W. 8. Ashcroft Master W. H. Stephens, 41 W. 7th St Secretary W. H. Sarles Collector W. H. Stephens, W. 7th St Receiver John S. Keane, 118 Main St . . . Magazine Agent •St. BURNSIDE; Mt. Carmel. HI. Meets in Lotta Hall on 1st and 3d Sundays at 2:30 P. M. J. T. Worsham Master Olvin Minniear Secretary Wm. Couplau Collector D. Aldridge Receiver J. T. Worsham .... Magazine Agent •8S. LACKAWANNA ; Great Bead, Pa. Meets in Keetler’s Hall 2d Sunday and 4th Wed- nesday. F. J. May, Box 189, Hallstead. Pa .... Master E. Edenger Secretary Thos. L. Connelly . Collector H. P. Trowbridge, Hallstead, Pa Receiver 8. H. Wells, Great Bend, Pa Mag. Agent 184. ELM CITY ; New Haven, Conn. Meets at Elk’s Hall, 862 Chapel St. 1st Saturday and 3d Sunday afternoon. E. A Ferrell, 160 Rosette St Master E. 8. Ailing, 123 Cedar 8t Secretary W. H. Dellert, 43 CarllsloSt Collector Wm. A. Pyle. 46 Arthur St . ... Receiver Chae. A. Baldwin, 243 Greenwich Ave. Magazine Agent •86. CHARTER OAK; Hartfbrd, Conn. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month, Cor Pratt and Main 8ts., in Bliss Hall. H. L. Stearns. 4 Wooster St Master E. B. Bill, 27 Vine 8t Secretary B. A. Thayer, 112 Hopkins St Collector H. L. Stearns. 4 Wooster St Receiver J. H. Osmond, 40 Windsor St ■ . Magazine Agent 286. SAGINAW Y ALLEY ; East Saginaw, Mich. Meets in B.L.E.Hall 2d and 4tnSundays at 2 P.M. Wilfred Borland, 412 N. 4th St Master Adolphus Pixel, 1214 Miller St Secretary Robert 8teiner, 675 N. 4th St . . . . Collector Wesley Beck. 124 Sears St Receiver A Pixel, 1214 Miller St .... Magazine Agent 187. ALTOONA; Altoona, Pa. Meets every Sunday at 2 P. M., in Ott’s Hall, Twelfth St. T. D. Trout, 2d ave. and 7th St Master J. C. Brode, 1004 Nineteenth St ... . Secretary W. G. Miller. 1903 Union Ave Collector F. A. Davis, 1903 Union Ave Receiver P. F. Allen, 1213 Sixteenth avenue . Mag. Agent 288. EMMET; EsthervUle, Iowa. Meets 1st Sunday and third Monday at 7:30 P. M. in Masonic Hall. Geo. Godden, Box 76 Master P. J. Sullivan, Box 48 Secretary A. L. Houltshouser, Box 5 Collector R. 8. Robinson, Box 102 Receiver D. L. Poet, Box 78 Magazine Agent 289. GRAND ISLAND; Grand island. Neb. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:30 P. M., in Odd Fellows’ Hall, cor. 3d and Pine Sts. John W. Allwine Master Geo. Morgan, Box 675 Secretary Wm. H. Anyan Collector Wm. Edwards . . . • Receiver Wm. Edwards Magazine Agent 290. MARION Hannibal, Mo. Meets in Emmet Hall, 2d <& 4th Sundays at 7 P. M. W. E. Miles. 1101 Chnrch st Master L. R. Bickel, 510 Bluff st. So Secretary J. 8. Hart, 412 Washington 8t Collector W. F. Ritter, 217 S. 4th St Receiver L. R. Bickel, 510 BlnffSt .... Magazine Agent 291. ATLANTIC; Brooklyn, N. I. Meets 2d Saturday evenings and 4th Sunday morn- ings at Pythian Hall. Geo. P.Smith, 46 Williams Ave., 26th ward, Master Walter Jamison, 7 Perry Place Secretary John Logue collector Thos. H. Smith, 707 Madison St .... Receiver Ed. Locke. Beckman St., bet. E. New New York and Liberty Ave., Station E., Brooklyn. N. Y Mag. Agent 292. POCAHONTAS; Holden, Mo. Meets In Odd Fellows’ Hall, 2d and 4th Saturday. J. C. Bell Master G. R. Johnson ... Secretary W. A. Bedell Collector W. M. Bedell Receiver G. R. Johnson . .... Magazine Agent 998 LAFAYETTE; Philadelphia, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month at 1:80 P. M. Hall. cor. Frankfort Road and Sargent 3L J. J. Leahy, 2627 Fremont St Master W. J. 8harkey, 2608 Somerset 8t . . . . Secretary W. McLoughlin, 1521 Wood St Collector L. Faber, 808 Buttonwood 8t Receiver G. W. Nevill. 1541 Palmer St . . Magazine Agent 294. OHIO RIYER; Huntington, W. Ya. Meets 1st Saturday and 3d Thursday at 7 P. M., in Palmer’s building, 3d ave., bet. 8th and 9th sts. O. G. Temple, Box 262 Master G. W. Lynch, L. Box 3*24 Secretary O. G. Temple, Box 262 Collector J. T. Looney, 199 E. Main St., Lexing- ton, Ky Receiver E. A. T. Watkins. Box 262 Mag. Agent 296. U. 8.; Davenport, In. Meets 1st and 3d Sunday of each month. J. V. Cunningham. 1314 Carry Ave .... Master A. R. Kough. 513 Twenty-Third street, Rock Island, 111 Secretary A. R. Kough. 513 Twenty-Third street. Rock Island . Ill Collector A. M. Kougb. 513 Twenty-Third street, Rock Island, 111 Receiver F. W. Duncan, 506 Brady St . . . Magazine Agent 296. IRON RANGE; Dnluth, Minn. Thomas Kelly, Two Harbors, Minn . . . Master Walter H. Bell, Box 269, Two Harbors, Minn Secretary P. J. McGuire. Two Harbors, Minn . . Collector J. G. Defond, 1916 W. Michigan St . . . Receiver A. Dahl, 2132 Second St., west .... Mag. Agent Digitized by Google

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470 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [June *»J. CLARK; Jeffenonrllle, lad. Meets 2d and 4th Monday at Beck’s Hall. J. Wilson, Box 302 Master C. E. Buehler Secretary Thos. White Collector A. B. Chamber* Receiver P. A. Coleman Magazine Agent 196. GLENCOE; St. Lonis, Ho. Meets at 2817 Chouteau Ave., 1st and 3d Mondays at 1:80 P. M. Geo. T. Andrews. 2029 Eugenie Street . . Master J. W. Reynolds, 2132 Gratiot 8t . . . Secretary Charles A. Durnell, 512 Montrose ave . Collector W. J. Murphy, 814 Montrose ave ... Receiver H. L. Dedrick, 622 Argyle Ave .... Mag. Agent 199. CENTRAL OHIO; CrestUne, Ohio. Meet at Jeners’ Hall eyery Wednesday at 7 P. M. James Butler, Alliance Master W. H. Zink, L. Box 80 Secretary G. R. Rock, Box 85 Collector C. H. Ridge, Box 87 Receiver W. 8. Brown Magazine Agent 890. HARBOR CITY ; Michigan City, Ind. Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall 1st, 8d and 5th Mondays at 2 P.M. A. S. Hewitt, Box 834 Master W. H. Roe L. Box 641 Secretary W. H. Henry, Box 49 Collector Jas. Whitby, L. Box 7(tf Receiver Lew Willson, 7th street Magazine Agent 901. GREEN MOUNTAIN : LyndonvUle. Yt. Meets 1st Sunday at 10 A. M. and 3d Friday • a P. M. in Engineer’s hall. Samuel J. Norris Master Frank W. Thompson . . . Secretary pro lem Frank W. Thompson . . Collector Wm. M. Weeks Receiver W. C. Baldwin Magazine Agent 90t. YOUGHIOGHENY; Connellsville, Pa. Meets alternate Sundays in Reisinger Hall, Main street, ConnellsviUe, Pa. J. P. Smith, Box 261 ., Master A. C. Plante Box 173 Secretary 8. A. McPhee, Box 387 Collector A. C. Plante, Box 173 Receiver W. J. Keenan, Box 36 Magazine Agent 999. VILLA PARK ; Streator, HI. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays. J. J. Corcoran, 151 Monroe St Master T. W. White, 261 N. Mason Si Secretary J. H. Nance, 118 Everett St Collector M. Catlin, 160 North Monroe St Receiver Chas. Burtch, 155 E. Wilson St . Magazine Agent 994. THREE BRANCH Argents, Ark. Meets every Saturday evening at 7:30 P. M., in Moses Hall, Argenta, Ark. Jas. S. Sharp . . Master Chas. E. Humphrey Secretary R. 8. Hunt. Box 157 Collector R. G. Curtis Receiver B. A. G. Sell, Box 115 Magazine Agent 996. UNWIN ; Rat Portage, Ontario. Meets in Gat Held Hall, 1«t and 3d Wednesdays. Sam S. Wilson ... Master W'm. Barrage, Box 40 . . Secretary Wm. Munt Collector Chas. Unwiu . Receiver Wm. Burrage, Box 4o Magazine Agent 906. GRANITE STATE; Concord. N. H. Meets 2d Saturdays at 7:80 P. M„ and 4th Sunday at 4 P. M. in Temple Hall. 8anborn Block. J. C. Muzzey, 17 Green Si ... Master F. H. Favor, 11 Fremont St Secretary Z. H. Durkee, Box 248. White River Junc- tion, Vt ... Collector James Burbeck, 14 Essex 8t Receiver C. S. Woods, West Lebanon, N. H . . Mag. Agent 907. HAMDEN ; Springfield. Mass. Meets in Crescent Hall, 218 Main 8t., 1st and 3d Sundays. Chas. A. Chapin. B. & A. Engine House . . Master J. A. 81mons, li2 Patton St Secretary John Fenton, 108 Congresss Si Collector M. D. Newton, Merrick, Mass Receiver F. R. Childs, B. & A. Eng. House, Magazine Agent 908. BELLE HAVEN; Alexandria, Va. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays. J. W. Hook, 124 Duke St Master N. B. Grant . . Secretary H. J. Mortimer ... . Collector • W. M. Mansfield 1018, Duke st Receiver H. J. Mortimer Magazine Agent 999. BARTHOLDI: Long Island City, N. Y. Meets 2d Mondays and 4th Saturdays in Sch Wal- lenberg Hall. Wm. J. Simon. Box TR, Shnetzen Park, L. I., N. Y Master Jno. W. Brown, 147 Dupont Si., Green Point, L. I.. N. Y . Secretary Edward Murphy, Sag Harbor, L. I . . . Collector Frank Sembler Receiver W. A. B&rnum, College Point, L. I . . Mag. Agent 910. CHE8TNUT RIDGE ; Derry Station. Pa. Meets 1st, 3d and 4th Wednesdays at 7:30 P. M.t and 3d Sunday at 2 P. M. G. B. Meyers, Box 108 Master H. E. Hartman Secretary H. C. Martin Collector Joshua Rhode*' Receiver Joshua T. Cole Magazine Agent 911. BELLE PLA1NE; Belle Plains, la. Meets in V. A. L. Hall 1st and 8d Sundays. Arthur Kennedy Master J. C. Hanby, Box 22* Secretary ». W. Miller, Box 341 Collector C. A. Howe, Box 379 Receiver E. L. Condon, Box 126 Magazine Agent 919. BLUE TALLEY ; Wymore, Neb. Meets in Masonic Hall 1st and 3d Sundays. W. F. Hacket, Box 138 . . ... Master B. A. Downen Secretary L. W. Small . .Collector 9. E. Fulton, Box 85 Receiver B. A. Downen Magazine Agent 819. KAW TALLEY; Armonrdale, Kansas. Meets alternate Mondays at 7.30 P. M. John Donovan, Box 32, Armstrong, Kan, . Master Thos. McHale, 808 Colorado avenue, Arm- strong, Kan Secretary M. 8. Laughlin, Box 51 Collector Emmett Lewis, 534 Highland avenue. Armstrong, Kan Receiver E. C. Haddock, 120 N. 6th 8t., Kansas City, Kan Magazine Agent 814 MUTUAL; Knoxville, Tenn. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesdays at 7:30 P. M. in Engineer’s Hall, North Knoxville, Tenn. Frank A. Stephens, 63 Depot St Master W'alter Green, 130 E. Park St Secretary G. L. Key, 144 E. Park Si Collector W. T. Armstrong Receiver J. E. Lancaster, 5 E. Depot Si .... Mag. Agent 816. TROY CITY ; Green Island, N. Y. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at Odd Fellows Hall, 101 Hudson avenue. Oliver J. Ogdeu, 58 James Bt Master WTm. J. Murray, 68 High St . . Secretary Jas. A. Dardis, 85 James St Collector H. R. Peach, 44 George bi Receiver H. A. Norton, Green Island House . Mag. Agent 916. OMEGA ; Biffalo, N. Y. Meets every Saturday evening at 8iebert’s Hall. corner Jefferson and Bristol Sts. J. R. Huntley. 79 VanRenseller St ... . Master Wm. H. Walsh. 1903 Broad wh> . . Secretary T. C. Burke. 865 Seneca t>i Collector Robt. O. Williams, 89 Watson 8t . . . . Receiver Robt. O. Williams, 89 Watson St, Magazine Agent 817. MOUNT PENN : Beading, Pa Meets 1st and 3d Sundays, at 9:33 A. M. in Bland’s Hall, 9th and Penn Sts. George Leeds, 342 Moss St Master Wm. Gordon, 836 Green si . . . . Secretary Wm. J. A. Kendall, 833 Green Si ... . Collector L. Brownback, 417 N. 10th 8t Receiver M. W. Potteiger, 547 N. Ninth St . . Mag. Agent Digitized by CjOOQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 471 S18. IBOK CITT; Gleiwood, Md Ward, PltUb.reh, Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Monday evenings at 7:30, in 3peck’s Block, cor. 2d and Hazlewood avenue. J. F. Willis, Glenwood, 23d Ward . . .Master F. J. Thomer, Euler allev, 14th Ward, Pittsburgh, Pa Secretary J. A. Woodcock, Glenwood. 23d Ward . Collector W. J. McNanamy, Glenwood, 23d ward . Receiver Wm.Carter, 23d Ward, Lytle St. . Magazine Agent Slf. ORPHANS’ HOPE; Dennison, Ohio. Meets every Tuesday at 6:30 P. M., standard time. John Roach Master John C. LinduiT . . Secretary John Roach Collector Harry R. Brown, Jr Receiver Harry R. Brown, Jr Magazine Agent 820. ARBITRATION; East St. Panl, Minn. Meets 1st Sunday at 2 P. M., and 3d Wednesday at 8 P. M. D. Lordan Master J. H. Salley, 617 Minnehaha St., St.Paul, Secretary A. H. Hunter, 751 Kdgerton St., St. Paul, Collector R. A. Hetherington, 506 Beaumont St . Receiver T. C. Hetherington, 582 E. Seventh St., St. Paul Magazine Agent 821. SNOW DRIFT: Chaplean, Ont. Meets in B. of L. F. Hall, First and Third Mon- days at 7:30 P. M. A. Rathwell, C. P. R. B Master W. J. Devlin, C. P. R. h ....... Secretary Mark Bowles . Collector J. McAdams, C. P. R. R Receiver Herbert D. Gay Magazine Agent 822. WI88AHICKON; Philadelphia, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month, at 8. E. cor. 10th and Spring Garden 8ts. L. D. Woodington, 1939 N. Ninth Rt . . . Master James Haas, 2135 Darien St . . . . Secretary James Haas, 2135 Darien St Collector Joseph Harrison, 668 Jay St ... Receiver John Kiple, 908 Green St ... . Magazine Agent I. ANTHRACITE; Tamaqua, Pa. Meets in Kern’s Hall, 2d and 4th Sundays. Wm. H. Fry, Master Wm. Heckman, Bo* 367 Secretary Andrew Frank . . Collector Wm. J. Dintinger, Bo* 347 Receiver Jos. Muck low Magazine Agent 824. MOUNTAIN GROVE; Catawlssa. Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month at 1:80 P. M.. In News Item Hall. J. W. Fisher, Box 222 . Master Jeremiah Haley Secretary Jeremiah Haley Collector Geo. Mensch Rupert, Columbia Co., Pa.. Receiver W. Bowman, Milton, Pa Magazine Agent 826. SCHUYLKILL VALLEY; PoUsville, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sunday evenings of each month. C. H. Wesley, 315 N. 3d St., Pottsville, Pa . Master Jesse M. Elder, 701 Market f^t Secretary W. H. Ossmau, 122 N. Coal St . . . . Collector W. H. Sowers, 402 W. Savoy St Receiver Nicholas Knebles, 45 E. Savoy St., Palo Alto, Pottsville Magazine Agent 826. FOLWELL ; Bradford, Pa. Meets 1st <& 3d Sundays at 7:30 P.M. in G.A.R. Hall. Geo. P. Clough, 6 Allison St Master J. H. Fenner, 69 High St . Secretary Clarence Billington, 28 Hilton St . . . Collector Geo. P. Clough, 6 Allison St ... Receiver P. T. Lane, 13 Boyeston St . . . Magazine Agent 827. SILVER MOUNTAIN, Needles, Cal. Meets every Saturday in K. of L. Hall. W. B. Cordingly Master J. M. Griffith . . . Secretary A. P. Rigg» Collector O. L. Fergus^i. . ... Receiver John M. Griffith Magazine Agent 828. STONE BALLAST; Plattsmonth, Neb. Meets in K. P. Hall alternate Sundays at 2 P. M. C. P. Curtis Master H. F. Zinn . . Secretary J. E. Kline Collector W. P. Ferguson, L. Box 916 Receiver V. M. Munis Magazine Agent 829. SOLOMON VALLEY; Downs, Kansas. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 1:30 P. M. in Masonic Hall. H. E. Wade Master E. Remy, Box 169 . Secretary John Milheisler, Box 102 Collector C. Tunnicliffj Box 110 Receiver R. J. Dunlap Magazine Agent 880. RIVER VIEW: Kansas City. Kansas. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:00 P. M. at Melville Hall, Armourdale, Kan. J. J. Barr, 835 Park Ave Master R. 8. Stewart, 1425 Genesee St., Station “ A,” Kansas City, Mo Secretary J. J. Barr, 835 Park Ave . Collector E. D. Root Receiver J. J. Barr, 835 Park Ave Magazine Agent 831. CHICAGO BELT LINE: Anbnrn Junction, 111. Meets in Foresters’ Hall, Cor. 81st St. and Vin- cennes Ave., Auburn, 111. O. Fisher, S. Englewood, 111 Master J. D. Flood, Box 31, S. Englewood . . Secretary J. McCarty, Auburn Junction, 111 . . Collector J. D. Flood, Box 34, So. Englewood . . Receiver W. Smith, S. Englewood, 111 . . Magazine Agent 832. STONE MOUNTAIN; Augusta, Ga. Meets every alternate Sunday In hall corner of Broad and Jackson Sts. B. W. Furber, Ga. R. R. Shops Master P. J. Buckley, Cen. R. R. shops . . Secretary J. T. Zimmerman, 918 Calhoun St . . . Collector John B. Nunn, 934 Fenwick St Receiver Jas. S. Downing, Ga. R. R. shops . . Mag. Agent 888. FAIRMOUNT ; Philadelphia, Pa. Meets in Hancock Hall, Cor. 40th St. and Lan- caster Ave., 2d and 4th Tuesday evenings. B. F. M. Keffer, 3921 Aspen St Master G. V. Plant, 8911 Wallace St., W. Phila., Secretary C. H. Maul, 830 N. 40th 8t Collector Harry C. Ewing, 830 N. 40th St. ... . Receiver H. C. Ewing, 83U N. 40th St . . . Magazine Agent 884. ELLSWORTH: Philadelphia, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of every month, in Pat- terson Post Hall, Broad above Ellsworth st. H. C. Smith, northwest corner Stocker and Washington Ave Master Wm. Akin, 1613 Mole St . Secretary J. J. Jamison, 706 N. 36th Si; Collector H. A. Krause, 1706 Afton H Receiver Harry Yocum, 921 S. 18th Si. . . Magazine Agent 886. SAINT ADOLPHUS: Hoehelaga. Canada. Meets alternate Sundays at 111 More&n St., Trem- blay Block. Alfred Pring, 20 Roch Lane. Montreal . . Master Peter Dionne, 69 Iberville St, Montreal, Secretary Peter Dionne, 60 Iberville St, Montreal . Collector J. G. Brazeau, 83 Moreau St Receiver J. Langstreth, 107 Marlborough St . . Mag. Agent 886. FALL RIVER: Neodesha, Kansas. Meets 2d and 4tn Saturdays, in 1. 0. O. F. Hall. L. N. Baker, Box 178 Master I. H. Berry, Box 178 Secretary J. A. McPaul Collector Chas. Koehler Receiver MoseW’eekley Magazine Agent 887. BIG FOUR ; Kansas City, Mo. Meets alternate Tuesdays at 7:80 P. M., at 8um- merwell’s Hall, 21st and Dripp Sts. Clinton T. Allis. 1802 Belleview Ave . . . Master L. F. Stephens, 1005 W. Seventeenth St., Secretary Chas E. Thompson, 1226 Reservoir St. . Collector N. F. Clough, 1812 Holly St Receiver J. A. Brown, 1827 Holly St .... . Mag. Agent 888. WEST BRANCH ; Renovo, Pa. Meets alternate Sundays in Spangler’s Hall, Cor. 6th St. and Huron Ave., at 1:30 P. M. W. C. Robinpnn Master R. C. McFarland Secretary R. C. McFarland ... Collector J. D. Stoner ... Receiver James Campbell . Magazine Agent Digitized by i^ooole

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472 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [June SS9. WRITS BREAST ; Chariton, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. M. L. Bixler Master A. M. Williby, L. Box 781 Secretary G. C. Koebel 1( i.k U„.. J - 4. n.QA n If i.to r. jm., nuu ?bu inuuuny tu <;ou r. m. Chas. E. Preston, Box 148 Master Geo. E. Prentiss Socretair G. W. Allen Collector C. P. Kelley, Box 336 • Receiver Geo. Hobert, Box. 444 . . . . Magazine Agent 868. MARBLE CITY: Rutland, Yt. Meet 1st and 3d Sundays in E. A. U. Hall. C. S. W’ardwell, 7 Grant Ave Master W. O. Phipps, Cor. Strong’s Ave. and Main street ... Secretary J. E. Pratt, 24 Plain 8t Collector J. C. Cannon, 63 River St Keceiver M. H. Beattie, 45 River St . . . Magazine Agent 864. HOBOKEN; Hoboken, N. J. Meets in Burnett’B Hall 2d Sundays and 4th Sat- urdays. John Curran, 222 Erie St, Jersey City,N.J., Master J. S. Ken nan ,117 Madison St Secretary Elmer K. Huff. Hacketstown, N. J. . . Collector Emmons C. Williams. Morristown, N. J., Receiver John Gademan, 7 Nelson Ave., Jersey City N. J Magazine Agent 866. STONE CITY; Joliet, 111. Meets in Switchman’s Hall 1st Tuesdays at 7:80 P. M.. and 3d Sundays at 2:30 P. M. W. W\ Brooker. 134 S Hickory 8t Master Chris. Nolan, 123 Grover 8t Secretary M. O’Grady, 701 Scott St Collector T. F. Hannan, 411 S Desplanes St. . Receiver Chas. O. Bond, care Joliet Mf’g Co . Mag. Agent 866. CHAl’NCEY M. DEPEW ; Albany, New York. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesdays. Elmer G. Allen, 26 Westerlow 8t Master Robt. J. Lilly, 57 First St Secretary P. S. Dormady, 24 Trinity Place . . . Collector S E. Sweet, 536 Liberty St., Schenecta- dy, N. Y Receiver O. Degroff, 160 Clinton Ave . . . Magazine Agent 867. JUSTICE; Yanceboro, Maine. Meets in A. O. U. W. Hall at Vanceboro and Main Streets. 2d and 4th Saturdays. Wm. R. Matthews Master J. E. Shea Secretary C. J. Tabor, Woodstock, N. B. . • Elector D. C. W'eet, Brewer, Maine Keceiver Fred. W. Henderson, Farren St., Port- land, St. Johns, N. B MagazineAgent 868. COOKE ; West St. Paul, Minn. Meets in Martin’s ha«l, Cor. Fairfield and Da- kota Ave., West St. Paul, 2d and 4th Sundays, at 2:00 P. M. Fred J. Swanson, Dubuque, ‘Iowa .... Master S. W. Thorpe, 94 Fairfield Ave .... Secretary Harry Penneman, 448 south Robert St . Collector P. Denney, 280 Congress St., E Receiver W. H. Brownson, 280 E. Congress St . Mag. Agent 859. BIG FLINT; Wellington, Kansas. Meets In I. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M., and 2d Fridays at 7:30 P. M. Thos. M. Brown Master H. E. Hansen, 720 East Lincoln Ave . . Secretary Charles Weddle, Box 450, Cherryvale, Kan Collector Ed. Dickson, Box 865 . Receiver H. E. Hansen, 720 East Lincoln Ave . Mag. Agent Digitized by CjOOQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 473 MO. COLD SPRING ; Springfield, Ohio. Meets in Lentv’s Hall, second and last Sundays. * J. A. Taylor, Room 46, Henry Block . . . Master A. W. Binns, Forest House, E. High St . Secretary E. E. Leonard, Sandusky, Ohio .... Collector A. W. Binns. Forest House, E. High St . Receiver S. Roadamer, Forest House, E. High St ... Magazine Agent Ml. TRIED AND TRUE ; Vincennes, lnd. Meets in K. of H. Hall every 8unday at 2 P. M. Lon Prewitt, 714 N. 7th St Master W. A. Wendling, O. & M. shops .... Secretary Chas. Shermerhorn. O. & M. shops . • Collector Daniel Cadden, O. & M. shops Receiver Grant Hill, O. «s M. Shops . . . Magazine Agent M2. CATARACT; Niagara Falls. Ontario. John J. Rogers, Suspension Bridge, N. Y., Master John Murray Secretary J. C. Flynn .... .... Collector Thomas Histrop Receiver J. W. Francis Magazine Agent MS. METROPOLITAN; New York, N. Y. Meets at 490 Eighth Ave., 1st and 4th Sunday af- ternoons. Artemas W. Eggleston, White Plains, N. Y . . Master Nat. 8awyer, 1119 Tenth Avenue . . . .Secretary Frank Melins, 438 Tenth Avenue . . . Collector A. W. Eggleston, White Plains. N. Y . . Receiver M. J. Lynch, Box 357, White Plains, N. Y Magazine Agent Ml. RINGERLY; Philadelphia, Pa. Geo. A. Valentine. 58tn & Woodland ave . Master John Hickey, 6,21l Woodland ave . . . Secretary G.W.Gregg, Jr. Grace Ferry Sta’n B.&O., Collector J. I.WTay, 205 Tome st Baltimore Co Md . Receiver W. G. Staats, 6,211 Woodland ave . . Mag. Agent M5. VIOLET; Bellows Falls, Vt. Meets 1st and 3d Saturday eve., in G. A. R. Hall James Stack Master C. H. Thompson Secretary F. L. Darling. Windsor, Vt Collector G. C. Farnsworth. Charleston, N. H . . Receiver F. E. Reach, 6 High St., Brattleboro, Vt Magazine Agent 866. HAGERSTOWN; Hagerstown, MU. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month. S. R. Hackers ... Master J. J. Morrow, Shepardtown, W. Va. . . Secretary S. F. Johuson Collector D. A. Wallace Receiver C. L. Mullenix, 47 Foundry St ... Mag. Agent M7. MORGAN CRANE; Somerset, Ky. Meets 1st and 15th of each month, in Engineer’s and Firemen’s Hall. Horace G. Lucas Master James Ford Si cretary James S. Morris . . Collector W. J. Walsh Receiver James S. Morris Mag. Agent 868. DEEP WATER; Springfield, Mo. Meets at K. of P. Hall 1st. and 3d Mondays. B. 8. Chinn, 802 W. Elm St Master T. A. Butterby, 912 State St Secretary B. S. Chinn, 802 W. Elm St Collector C. W. Henry, 423 Phelps’ Ave Receiver Charles Hall, 957 Camel St . . . Magazine Agent 868. WALNUT VALLEY: Eldorado, Kan. Meets in K. of P. Hall 2d and 4tn Sundays. Chas. H. Finley Master Fred Staley Secretary Mike Fitzgerald . Collector Arthur Hodgson Receiver D. W. Hall Mag. Agent 870. NEOSHO VALLEY ; Connell Grove, Kan. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesday evenings in A. O. U. W. Hall. Alexander Scott Master Clarence Stone . Secretary J. 9. Lowe Collector Chas. Torrence Receiver J. 8. Lowe Magazine Agent 871. COVENANT; Nevada, Ho. Meets 1st and 3d Fridays at 7:30 P. M. Geo. B. Meek Master J. T. Gray Secretary J. G. Fry back Collector W. M. Calkins Receiver , James T. Gray Mag. Agent 872. SIGNAL MOUNT; Big Springs, Texas. Meets in Engineer’s Hall 1st Wednesday after- noon and 3d Wednesday evening. Geo. H. Smith Master R. J. Bible, Box 33 Secretary Dennis Ryan, Box 33 Collector Edward Lyons. Box 33 Receiver Dennis Ryan, Box 33 Magazine Agent 878. J. T. HARAHAN; Birmingham. Ala. Meets iu Reen Hall, Allen building, Morris Ave., every Sunday at 9 A. M. J. W. Hair, Box 300, Birmingham, Ala . . Master Thos. R. Welsh, Box 300 Secretary Wm. H. Bussey, 1700 Ave. Q Collector J. W. Dickson, 1600 Fourth St Receiver S. L. Hordman Magazine Agent 874. McALLISTER ;Herrlngton, Kan. Meets in K. P. Hall, 1st and 3d Thursdays at 7:30, and 2d and 4th Thursdays at 2 P. M. W. W. Campbell. Box 125 Master L. Gay Secretary Henry Magee. Box 137 Collector G. A. Norman Receiver 875. FRIENDSHIP : Dayton, Ohio. Meets in K. P. Hall, 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M. N. W. Rose, 21 Label' e St Master John R. Glynn, 26 Coetellow St .... Secretary John Stevens, 54 Bell St Collector John F. Hoban, 635 E. Second St . . Receiver John Ryan, 120 Crane St ... . Magazine Agent 876. J. H. KIRK ; Horton, Kan. Meets 1st Saturday and 3d Sunday. John F. Sharp Master WTm. Ashworth, L. Box 39 Secretary James E. George Collector W’m. Ashworth, L. Box 39 Receiver James E. George, L. Box 43 . . . Magazine Agent 877. NICKEL PLATE: Conneant, Ohio. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesdays in A. O. U. W., Hall, over City Bank. W. H. Johnston, L. Box N Master George M. Brown Secretary Cnarles Wilcox collector George M. Brown Receiver H. E. Fox ... Mag. Agent 878. HOLBROOK; Chart lers, Pa. Wm. H. Graham. Wyoming St., Mt. Wash- ington S. S., Pittsburg. Pa Master John A. Downey, 146 Webster avenue, Pitlsburar, Pa Secretary J. T. Kiehl, McKee’s Rock, Allegheny Co., Pa Receiver Elmer E. Lewis. 175 Third avenue, Pitts- burg, Pa Collector Elmer E. Lewis, 175 Third avenue, Pitts- burg, Pa Magazine Agent 879. WEAVER : Sayre, Pa. John Durkin, Box 437 Master Chas. L. Burroughs, Box 896 Secretary Wm. Stewart Collector Eugene E. Weltou, Box 167 Receiver Archie C. Burr. Box 213 . . . Magazine Agent 880. McKELVEY ; Baltimore, Md. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays in Mechanics Hall, 4th Avenue and Charles St. J. H. Smith, 1,410 Hanover St Master C. E. Walsh, 207 N. Poppleton St ... . Secretary S. Gardner, 1,318 William St collector C. E. Walsh, 207 N. Poppleton St. Receiver M. B. Donaldson, 1,518 Light St . . • Mag. Agent 881. J. W. WALKER; i’onemangh. Pa. Meets every Monday at 9 A. M. in Odd Fellows Hall. J. W. Walker Master W. J. Walkiushaw >•* retary E. E. Pringle ' -dlector J. C. Hess Receiver E. E. Pringle Mag. Agent Digitized by Google

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474 LOCOMOTIVE IIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [June WARNER’S-SAFE-CURE Alton, Ind., Jan. 1, 1888.— In the spring of 1883 I was down with a lame back, caused by kidney trouble. Two bottles of “Wainer’s Safe Cure” cured me. Gwynneville, Ind., Dec., 19, 1887 — I know of no medicine that will compare with “Warner's Safe Cure ” and can recommed it to suffering humanity as the best medicine extant. eft? A Acts Upon the Kidneys and Liver Like a Cathartic, Bethlehem, Ind., Dec., 18, 1887.— I have used “Warner’s Safe Remedies” with great effect, and recommend rv— them to all. ^ | Billingsyille, Ind.— My wife was troubled with | her kidneys and thought she would try “ Warner’s i Safe Cure. She was well paid, for she has not been ! troubled for a ^ Sst * long time. 1<T And Used with SAFE PILLS, as Directed, Always Zena8, Ind., Jan. 12, 1888.— I was troubled with lame back and could not arise when I sat down. I took “ Warner’s Safe Cure” and have had no attack since. My father had rheumatism so bad he could not eat, sleep, stand or lay cown. “ Warner’s Safe Rneumatic Cure ” and “Wainer’s Safe Cure” en- tirely relieved him au J has had no attack since. 8hoals, Ind., Jan. 18, 1887.— My wife has suffered a long time from general debility, caused by kidney and liver troubles. She was confined to her bed. After taking two bottles of “Warner’s Safe Cure” she is able to do her work as well as before her sickness. Those two bottles were worth hundreds of dollars to me. Jr , We* Will do You More Good than any known Medicine. Evansville, Ind., Jan. 8th, 1888 — I took “ War- ner’s Safe Cure” for dyspepsia and it helped me a great deal. 1232 West Penn St. Fairfield, Ind., Jan. 2d, 1888. -My kidneys and liver were badly affected and had dyspepsia so bad I could hardly keep anything on my stomach. I used several bottles of “Warners Safe Cure” and felt like a new person. The Greatest BLOOD PURIFYING Tonic Known. Indiana is called the “ Home of Malaria,” Chills and Fever, Fever and Ague, all Liver Troubles which will Certainly Disap- pear and be Prevented by faithful and Regular use of Warner’s Safe Pills and WARNER’S - SAFE - CURE. Digitized by ^.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 475 Lodges of the B. of L. F. wishing to procure Regalias will save 20 to 60 per cent, by sending orders to ZAISER & STEGMAN, Rooms 2, 3 and 5, 27 South Meridian St. Send for price list. INDIANAPOLIS, IND Castner & Curran, General Tide Water Coal Agts. CELEBRATED Montas Serai-Bituminous Coal. 1 Broadway ,» New York. 308 Walnut St., Philadelphia 70 Kilby St., Boston. 36 Main St., Norfolk, Va. 1 Fenchurch Avenue, London England. The Pocahontas Coal is acknowledged by all Rail- roads that have used it to be the best American coal for Locomotive use. It generates steam with gieat rapidity, and at the same time holds the fire an un- usually long time. The merits of the coal are shown by the unprecedented growth of the mines, which ! were not opened until 1883. Since that time the output has increased over 1,200 per cent., amount- ing in 1887 to 1,300,000 tons. Dndrg the present year it will be at least 2,000,000 tons. We are there- fore prepared to All all orders with prompt dispatch. The Following Circular Speaks for Itself. TO WATCH DEALERS. OFFICE OF ROBBIN8 Sl APPLETON 104 State Street. Chicago. Our attention having been called to the numerous complaints of watches'becoming unreliable as time-keepers through Magnetic and Electric influences, and as the causes thereof increase with the intro- duction of Electric Plants and Appliances , some means of protection is necessary. It has been demonstrated by experimental and practical tests that the _ 1-^EANTI-NIACNETIC shield=^_ will protect a watch from the detrimental effects of Magnetism , and also has the effect of steadying its rate, thereby enabling all watches to produce a better average of time ; we therefore recommend the ANTIMA QNETIC SHIELD to all Dealers in Waltham Watches. I and , _ raitr Motors, Magnetic Belts, The Application of Electricity in 1 wait. Electric Brakes on Railwags, Locomotive Electric headlights, Electric Lighting of Cars, and other dis- turbing conditions, which are constantly arising when least expected. MEN IN RAILROAD EMPLOY, where the most accurate time is required, and where the disturbing Influences mentioned above are most seriously felt and aggravated by the peculiar condition of Railway Service , should exercise wisdom, and have their watches protected by the Anti- Magnetic Shield. Yours Respectfully, By Robbins A Appleton, General Agents. AMERICAN WALTHAM WATCH CO. Anti-Magnetic Shield Cases for sale by all Dealers. Meters. Giles , Bro. & Co. Cleveland. Ohio, juiv 22, 1887. Gentlemen I am acquainted with the merits of the GILES ANTI-MAGN <sTIC SHIELD for watches, and believe it is a very valuable Invention for protection ofjpocket time-pieces, and very desir- able for railway service, Yours Truly. (Signed,) P. M. ARTHUR, G. C. E. T. 8. INGRAHAM, P. G. E. H. C. HAYS. F. G. A. E. Digitized by CjOOQle

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476 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Junk and sometimes in the back ? Do you feel dull and sleepy t Does your mouth have a bad taste, especially in the morn* ing? Is there a sort of sticky slime collects about the teeth? Is your appetite poor? Is there a feeling lilr* a heavy load on the stomach, sometimes a faint, all-gone sen- sation at the pit of the stomach, which food does not satisfy? Are your eyes sunken? Do your hands and feet become cold and feel clammy? Have you a dry cough? Do you expectorate greenish colored matter ? Are you hawking and spitting all or part of the time? Do you feel tired all the while? Are you nervous, irritable and gloomy? Do you have evil forebodings ? Is there a giddiness, a sort of whirling sensation in the head when rising up suddenly? Do your bowels become costive ? Is your skin dry and hot at times? Is your blood thick and stagnant? Are the whites of your eyes tinged with yellow ? Is your urine scanty and high colored ? Does it deposit a sediment after standing? 'Do you frequently spit up your food, sometimes with a sour taste and sometimes with a swept ? Is thin frequently attended with palpitation of the heart? Wnff your vision become impaired ? Are there spots before the eyes? Is there a feeling of great prostration and weakness? If you suffer from any of these symptoms send me your name and I will send you, by mail, * Digitized by Google

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 477 SMOKE GRIND CHIEF BRITHERHQ8D OF LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN CIGARS 1 THE BEST 5 CENT CIGAR EVER HADE, OK SMOKE Grand Chief Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Cigars, THE FINEST 10 CENT CIGARS ON THE MARKET (TRADB MARK REGISTERED). B. F. Baxter A Co., Norfolk. Va. Gilliam A Co., Lynchburg, Va. Mauer Confectionery Mfg. Co., Erie, Pa. Wm. Edwards A Co., Cleveland, Ohio. R. Wagner A Co., Detroit, Mich. Symons, Smart A Co., East 8aginaw, Mich. R. Gustin A Co., Bay City, Mich. O. C. Duff, Owasso, Mich. Steuben Wine Co., Jackson, Mich. LIST OP WHOLESALE AGENTS. Scovill, Brown A Co., Wellsville, N. Y Robinson & Ford, Geneva, N. Y. Pratt Bros.. Oneonta, N. Y. Lafayette Smith, Springfield, 111. Maffett A Corbet, Wilmington, N. C. Harvey A Parker, Denver, Colo. R. Mergel, Fort Wayne, Ind. John A. McGaw, Indianapolis. Ind. Casey A Swaeey, Fort Worth, Texas. Cody, Ball, Barnhart A Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. Waples, Platter A Co., Denison, Texas. Thorwart A Roehling, Chicago, 111. Isaac Merkel, Plattsburg, N. Y. Anson Bros., Milwaukee, Wis. ~ . - -* - W. B. Lockett A Co., Knoxville, Tenn. Mann A Fawcett, New Albany, Ind. Kesler, Koch A Co., Louisvill^Ky. Pearsons A Clark, Lexington, Ay. Bright A Fenner, Dayton. Ohio. Johnston A Son, 8prlngfield, Ohio. Geolts A Ward, Youngstown, Ohio. The Hale. Sloane A Wilson Co., Peoria, 111. Wm. A. Otis, Atchlnson, Kan. Hall A Beiler, Sedalia, Mo. G. D. Milligan A Son. Springfield, Mo. Jacob Forth A Co., 8t. Louis, Mo. 8. C. Barker, Terre Haute, Ind. A. L. Webster A Co., Danville, 111. A. W. Brenneman A Co.. Decatur, 111. Stratton A Bird, Cairo, 111. John O’Connell, Pine Bluflb, Ark. Matt Weix, La Crosse, Wis. ▲lien, Moon A Co., St Paul, Minn. J. C. Joyslin A Co., Minneapolis, Minn. Myers, Tioe A Co., Dubuque, Iowa. T. M. Gobble A Co., Clinton, Iowa. Witwer Bros., Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Leets, Fletcher A Co., Marshalltown, Iowa. Charles Hewitt, Des Moines. Iowa. C. Shenkbnrg A Co., Sioux City, Iowa. L. Klrscht A Co., Council Blulra, Iowa. Holcomb, Hlnely A Bro., Creston, Iowa, John P. Cole, Topeka. Kan. & Pollock A Co., Keokuk, Iowa. Henry Dart’s Sons, Rock island, 111. Xby, Dowden A Co., Kansas City, Mo. M. R. Collins A Co. , Bradford, Pa. L. Brayton A Co., Boston, Mass. Peck, Underwood A Co., Wilkesbarre, Pa. W. Bl. Campbell, Lock port, N. Y. W. H. Rigby A Son. Mansfield, Ohio. Holmes A Keeler, Norwalk, Conn. C. E. Ellis, New Bedford, Mass. Coghill A Simon, San Francisco, Cal. J. W. Lunn, Elmira, N. Y. E. 8. Larsen A Co., Portland, Oregon. H. A. Menker. Buffalo, N. Y. Norris A Crockett, Concord, N. H. Geo. W. Pepper, Peabody, Mass. W. E. Br&man A Co., Flint, Mich. Armstrong A Graves, Port Huron, Mich. Center A Allen, Syracuse, N. Y. Oswald A Co., Duluth, Minn. Plummer, Perry A Co., Lincoln, Neb. Wm. W. Gallup, North Adams, Mass. Moreland Bros. A Crane, Adrian, Mich. S. C. White, Winona, Minn. Remington, Johnson A Co., 8alt Lake City, Utah. M. P. Johnson, New London, Conn. Daniels, Cornell A Co., Providence, R. L M. A. Jewell A Co., Portland. Maine. Reed A Taylor, Burlington, Vt. Wm. E. French, Petersburg, Va. Johnson, Hogan A Co , Houston. Texas. Dunning A Sumner, Madison, wis. Bradley A Lee, New Haven, Conn, W. O. Peeples, Chattanooga, Tenn. Wyly A Greene, Atlanta, Ga. Smith A Durham, Charlotte, N. C. Wackerbarth A Joseph, New Orleans, La. H. Ehienberg, Little Rock, Ark. Fuller, Hatcher A Co., Augusta, Ga. Hodgson Bros., Athens, Ga. Johnson A Harris, Maoon, Ga. J. Simon A Bro., Montgomery, Ala. Graves Bros., Ottomwau, Iowa. To the Brotherhoods of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers: The sum of Five Hundred (I&00.00) Dollars has been paid by us into the Treasury of the Grand Lodge of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, as royalty upon the sale of Grand Chief Cigars, of wnlch due acknowledgment has been made by the Grand Lodge, and In consideration of which onr cigars have been endorsed and are now recommended to all members of the Order who desire to smoke a first-class cigar and at the same time contribute to the general fund of the Grand Lodge. Members of the Order should bear in mind that the Brotherhood receives a royaltyupon the sale of all Grand Chief Cigars, and hence the larger the sales the greater the royalty. Every member is, therefore, invited to interest himself in the sale of the above brand of cigars and thereby contribute to the financial standing of the Grand Lodge and the Brotherhood at large. These two brands of Cigars have been presented and tested by both Brotherhoods, at their respective conventions at New York and Minneapolis, and have received their Endorsement and Approval on both occasions, and are Guaranteed by the manufacturers to be the best Cigars on the market. The manufacturers also guarantee to keep these two Brands up to their present Standard quality at all time to come, and by so doing, hope to receive the liberal patronage of the two Brotherhoods they are named after, and also their recommendations to their many friends who are in want of a GOOD CIGAR. Ho Cigars are geanlae unless each box has the photograph of P. M. Arthur or F. W. Arnold om the lasfde label and on the outside end of each box. Retail dealers should order from their nearest Wholesale Agent and if they reffcse to get the cigars fbr them we will ship direct to the Retailer. BRAVO & KEYES, Manufacturers, BINGHAMPTON, N. Y. Digitized by i^ooQLe

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478 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. fJl'NE mmn ’Wt7=ll= . S Ask your retailer for the JHMES MEHNS *•$4+ SHOE* OR THE JHMES MEHNS ■sW$3+SH0E* ^ooording to Your f^eeds. CHUTION. — Positively none genuine unless our | name and price appear plainly on the soles. Some dealers, in order to make larger profit, will The James Means shoe, .re exceed- recommend the inferior goods with which the Inply popular among railroad men. You market is flooded KKCUDfl' Tho Doctor and the L*tter-earr1er ars may often hoar them talking to each “ _ *1 " . /TVtsRIC© not talking about a cnae of aerloua Ulneaa. other about them, and boasting of how ®4 8B66 IS light and Stylish. It fits l life a They hare almply suspended work to dis- stooging and RBOUIRBS NO “BRBHKINO IN.- being perfectly easy the first time it is worn. mSSSmsK Ton cannot alTord to do without them. « will satisfy the most fastidi- S’”*?*"* **>• °f — =*>• I b ous as it is in every' vital respect 7 equal to the hand-sewed shoes which have | hitherto JAMES MEANS $3*»°$4 they are both right. M* fhr the James Cleans $2 Shoe for Boys SHOES. THE VERY BEST MADE. A PAIR OF SHOPS COSTII6 TEH HOLLARS is a good thing, but a pair of Janes Means’ S4 Shoes and six extra dollars in your poeket are better. These Shoes are sold by wide-awake retailers in ail parts of the country. We have a large trade with the soldiers of the l idled State# Kctrulnr Array. They certainly would not buy the James Means Shoes as largely as they do if they had not iound them unsur- passed in merit. I — 1 — 1— JHMES MEHNS’ $3 SHOE Is the original $3 Shoe, and ia absolutely the only shoe of its price which has ever been placed < xtensively on r \ V. *vi\ \ the market in which durability i9 considered before 1 r \* ! \ mere outward appearance. These shoes are sold by the best retailers throughout the United States, and we will place them easily within your reach in any Tl V \ J\v Vi state or territory if you will send us a postal card, men- tioning this magazine. mWm W II, 41 lipeoli? Street, The LeMer-c*rr1«r and the Police- nan And the Jamee Mean* Shorn |ut what they need. Their opinions are ▼mlunble, fhr they put their ebees to a Boat severe test. ^BOSTON.+ttA-SS. This Fodeetrian is all ready for an. other tramp over the mountain*. With a new pair of sole tops a cobbler can usually make nn old pair of .lame# Means $8 Shoes just as good aa new. Digitized by ^.ooQle

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479 1888.J LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. INDIANA TO THE FRONT! A. Matter Which Concerns You. The following unsolicited opinions from your friends and neighbors, men and women whom you know and respect, ought to carry conviction to any doubting mind. These words of gratitude are from those who have been afflicted but are now well, and the persons giving them are naturally solicitous that others, troubled as were they, may know the means of cure. There is no reason why you should longer be ill from kidney, liver or stomach troubles. You can be cured as well as others, do not longer de- lay treatment, but to-day obtain that which will re- store you to permanent health and strength. Carbon, Ind —We keep “ Warner’s Safe Cure ” in the house all the time and it keeps us well. Rock port, Ind., Feb., 18th, 1888— I was taken down in March, 1886, with congestion of the liver, kidneys and uterine organs, with dyspeps'a and mal-assimilation of food. We tried the best physi- cians our town afforded. I could sit up only half a day at a time, and there would be weeks I could not raise my head np. A t times I was so low that I could not be moved without having a fainting spell. I was greatly reduced in flesh, only weighing 120 lbs., my weight when in health being 140. Was very weak and nervous, with very lame hack, pains all over my body, skin the color of saffron, headache all the time, and very poor appetite. I managed to drag around until in November, when I had a re- lapse, with womb disease added to my other suffer- ings. We had two of the best physicians obtainable; I was very low, and they both said my recovery was doubtful. I had heard so much about “Warner’s Safe Cure ’’ I concluded to try it as a last Resort. 1 sent and got three bottles of “ Warner’s Safe Cure” and on© of “ W’arner’s Tippecanoe, the Best,” and a box of “ Warner’s Safe Pills.” I commenced taking them on Friday and on Tuesday was so much better 1 got up, and haven’t been in bed a day since. Be- fore I had taken all of the three bottles I was able to go visiting, and I am happy to say I am feeling stronger, and weigh more than I have in four years. My back is well and I sleep well and eat anything I want. I am doing the work for a family of seven. Valeene, Ind., Dec., 30., 1887.— I have used “War- uer's Safe Cure ” for five years, and find it to be more than is claimed. EAUTIFUL WOMEN !!£ “Eu betttitie IE I*arl»lnn.** Rare (retnn! Secure a ftill *»*t powl Ours the beat. Don't MISS them! You’ll want more when you »ee them THEY AKK CLEAR! All the boys are sending1 for ftill set*. It! very fine sample* of UIOU AKT. KI LL CABINET SI XB ! All new! Full net postpaid (weurely only 25 rt*. silver. Try u* first. At once! Box. 1743, AiiKuatn, Maine. LA S. L. COLORADO ACZK07, LOUISIANA BTATI L0TTX8Y CO. For Tickets, Lists, or Complete information send to me. If you have not been fortunate elsewhere T R Y M E for a change. Bend for large circular. Frank Zi. M* Smith, [Mention this paper] Box 41, f PBBLO, COLO. GOOD NEWS to LADIES. “TJreatost offerT^ow^^ourTime to get orders for our oelebrated Tea*. Cofftoes and Baking I'owder, and secure a beautiful Gold Band or Moss Rose China Tea Set, Dinner Set, Gold Band Moss Rose Totlet Set, Watch, Brass Lamp, Castor, or Webster's Dictionary. Forparticulars address THEOHEiT AMERICAN TEA CO., P. O. Box 289. 31 and 33 Vesey St., New York. Railroad Square Patent VENTILATED DINNER PAIL This cut shows our Ventilated Pail v ith its telescopic top lock handle and large coffee flask. As this Pail will keep cooked food fresh a long time — is of large capacity and well made of good tin, every railroad man will find it the best Pail made for his use. For Sale Everywhere, or Apply to REARDON & ENNIS, Sole Manufacturers, Troy, New York, Digitized by LiOOQle

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480 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [June We take pleasure in reproducing the accom- panying letter from a railway engineer. Out of thousands of cases we manufacture we are sel- dom called upon to replace one, but it is well to have our railroad friends know we are ever ready to back up our statement of making our goods just as we represent them, THE 1EST NOW MABE. Charleston, W. Va., April 20, 1888. Keystone Watch Case Co., Pliladelphia, Pa. Dear Sirs: The Case 298,460, made under Jas. Boss' patent and exchanged by you for the flat-backed one that wore off after nine years constant use, has been received and is perfectly satisfactory. Am a locomotive engineer and can say that the "Boss” has an envi- able reputation among railroad men , no less yourselves, for prompt- ness and fair dealing. Very respectfully, (Signed) > H. H. FULLER. CAUTION. — This Company manufactures CASES ONLY, and has NO CONNECTION WHATEVER with any other concern of similar name. To be sure you get OUR CASE, see that it contains this trade mark. KEYSTONE WATCH CASE COMPANY, NEW YORK. PHILADELPHIA. CHICAGO. Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE Firemen’s Magazine. Vol. XII. JULY, 1888. No. 7. TO MY MOTHER. WN dreams I see my mother o’er me bending, As when long years ago, a little child, II I gazed upon her face of pensive beauty, And listened to her gentle accents mild. Beyond the sunset’s gold and crimson splendor, Beyond the starry worlds upheld in space, She walks serene the streets of that great city, With heavenly radiance beaming in her face. And oft at twilight hour, when sadly musing, As shadows deepen round me in the gloom, I seem to hear the sweep of airy garments, And feel an unseen presence in the room. A dear remembered touch rests on my shoulder, A sweet voice whispers softly in my ear; With wistful eyes I turn and search the darkness, But silent, empty space alone is here. No more on earth shall I again behold her, That fair, pure face, with marble brow serene ; Forever closed the Golden City’s portals — I may not lift the vail that hangs between. 0, Death ! wThose brooding wings are ever folded, Beside earth’s fairest ones on every hand ; Grim conqueror! ye could but seize the casket, Its jewel glitters in a brighter land. O spirit fair! be near me, ever keeping My straying feet from paths of wrong and sin ; Until, at last, through thy sweet intercession, The gates of pearl I hope to enter in. — E. M. Gerry. Digitized by GiOOQle

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482 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [July LiciiKiTtFiFcmci’iMajMlQt A Monthly Magazine devoted to the interests of Locomotive Enginemen. TERMS— One Dollar per Year, in Advance. EUGENE V. DEBS, Editor and Manager JULY, 1888. THE SITUATION. We are still required to write of the great strike on the C. B. & Q. It is not a pleasant task. We had hoped ere this date to have had the satisfac- tion of recording the triumph of jus- tice over flagrant, long continued" in- justice. We know that it is written that “Truth crushed to earth shall rise afraln ; The eternal years of God are her’s.” But it seems that eternal years will be required to enthrone Truth and de- throne and crush error. But, thank God, “Hope springs eternal in the human breast,” And it is a matter for ceaseless felici- tation that the Brotherhoods of Engi- neers, Firemen and Switchmen con- tain men who know their rights, and knowing dare maintain them, dare contend for them, and are equal to all the sacrifices which a contest to secure them demands. We are well aware that the present is a practical age, money making and a money getting age. An age of greed and grab, an age of monopolies, trusts, syndicates and combinations, in which the opulent few, by processes of chicane and legerdemain, seek to make the toiling many pay them tribute money. This fact was conspicuously and noto- riously true of the G., B. &. Q. corpora- tion. Rich rascality was constantly devising schemes to defraud honest labor. It was successful. The device was an amalgamation of fraud and falsehood, cash and cussedness, deceit and depravity, vulgarity and venality. Every element of baseness was in- jected into the plot to defraud working men of a portion of their honest earn- ings. For years the plot was success- ful— successful to an extent that stag- gers credulity. Not less than $200,000 a year was the sum total of the steal taken from the pockets of the engin- eers and firemen. Every five years a a million of dollars pocketed by pi- rates as heartless as any freebooter that ever sailed the seas, floating a black flag at the mast head. It was robbing not only men, but wives and chil- dren. It was a piracy that attacked every employe’s home. It filched bread from the mouths of women and children. It clothed them in rags. It denied them books and schools. It compelled them to take the pauper’s bench in the sanctuary or never hear the glad tidings of salvation, and this was done by the C., B. & Q. that its stockholders might roll in luxuries, dress in purple and fine linen and strut through the world as millionaires. The infamous policy was endured until patience and forbearance were no longer virtues, and resistance be- came a duty as binding as ever chal- lenged men to do and dare, fight and pray for the right. To have longer suffered under the stinging degrada- tion was to have willingly accepted the condition of helots and pariahs, the degradation of serfs. It involved the sacrifices of citizenship — Ameri- can citizenship with all its preroga- tives, the abdication of American sov- ereignty with all its inviting possibil- ities and the acceptance of humilia- tions which defy exaggeration. The Magazine , in previous issues has given its readers a faithful record of the strike on the C., B. & Q., from its inception, up to the time when the engineers, firemen and switchmen looking forward to the meeting of the stockholders in May, hoping these men would see the justice of their cause and afford them relief. They were doomed to disappointment. The stockholders, like their creatures, the officers, favored the bloodhound-pur- suit of the employes. It is said of man- eating lions and tigers, that once hav- ing a taste of human flesh, they never cease hankering for it, and the C., B. &' Q. stockholders, having pocketed $200,000 a year from the earnings of Digitized by ^.ooQle j

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE, . 483 1888.] their engineers and firemen, deter- mined not to let go of the delicious morsel, and they voted unanimously to continue the robbery. Tbe action of the stockholders of the C., B. & Q., created an emergency which the strikers were required to face. The Brotherhoods had exhausted all the power conferred by their constitu- tions— and now, for the action of the men in their individual capacity. The joint committee consulted with the men and found them immovable as mountains. The question was : Will you continue the strike ? A vote was taken, and almost to a man, the re- sponse was, we will stand by our col- ors—the strike is still on. United, appealing to the world, appealing to all labor organizations for the recti- tude of their conduct from the begin- ning, these men — engineers, firemen and switchmen, declare the strike will be continued. In writing of the chivalric courage of these striking engineers, firemen and switchmen, we confess to an in- ability to do the subject justice. With limited resources ; idle, with a frown- ing future in full view, these men, without fear and without reproach, trustful and defiant, willing to work if they can be men, but preferring obloquy to serfish conditions, realizing that they are American citizens, with all the responsibilities resting upon them that the condition imposes — fathers, who love their wives and children ; sons who love their mothers and sisters ; men whose manhood re- volts at injustice and degradation, have resolved to maintain their atti- tude of defiance and independence, rather than yield to the dictation of men who have robbed them, and would rob them again and continu- ally, were it in their power. We invite workingmen everywhere to note the attitude of the men, engi- neers, firemen and switchmen, late employes of the C., B. & Q. corpora- tion. It may be asked why should these men immolate themselves ? Why should they seek martyrdom? Why not yield and accept such terms as their oppressors may see fit to give? Those who propound such questions have been in all time the camp follow- ers of the armies of progress and in- dependence; the Esaus, selling their birthrights for pottage ; the scavengers and scabs, who have no higher ideal of life than is embodied in rations ; who live without knowing or caring what life is worth. If only such men had lived in the ranks of labor, every working man would to-day be wearing an iron collar, with his master’s name engraved upon it. The men who are maintaining the strike on the C., B. & Q. with unyield- ing tenacity, are confronted by statutes which from the first have been em- barrassing. Statutes made in the interest of corporations, and under which they have been and are still enabled to play the role of oppressors. It matters not under what outrages employes of corporations may labor, no officer, chairman, or leader of any labor organization, can so much as advise resistance, without being held liable to prosecution, for conspiracy, the penalty being fine and imprison- ment. Shielded by such a law, the oppressors and robbers of labor take courage and give the screws as many turns as they may deem advisable, and if resistance follows, an army of detectives, human hounds, are put on the track for the purpose of arrest and intimidation. And yet, notwith- standing such things, the striking engineers, firemen and switchmen, present a bold front to the enemy, and fearlessly await developments. Such is the situation as we w rite for the July Magazine. Before we go to press, before this article meets the eyes of the thousands of readers of the Magazine, there may be new develop- ments, but now', the engineers, firemen and switchmen, standing together as one man, are presenting the old-time attitude of defiance and are hopeful of results which will demonstrate that courage and endurance are still forces and factors in securing justice, when truth confronts error. i Digitized by CjOOQle

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484 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [July VICIOUS VAGARIES. We have before us a recent issue of the Railway Service Gazette , in which the editor, in an article captioned “ But one Alternative,” among other things, says : Never in America will ttie “shot gun ” policy be offered by the public to railway companies to force employes to labor against their will. Never will that alternative be presented. It Is strange that any publication could imagine such a possibility exists. It is still more strange that a number of our exchanges have referred to this as a possible solution of the perplexing question that presents itself to a railway com- pany when its incompetency and mismanage- ment have resulted in its employes stopping work. If there Isa single official who deludes himself with the hope that the public will come to his aid with “the shot gun policy ” after his penuriousness, mismanagement and folly have lost him the labor of his employes, let him ban- ish the delusion, for there Is no power, however exalted and great, in America, that can compel men, not In the military service of the govern- ment or convicted of crime, to labor one hour or <me moment by threats of physical punishment, not even for the government. In the foregoing the Gazette states what will be universally accepted as true regarding resistance to the “shot gun policy,” but the astounding fact appears, nevertheless, that there are those who entertain the idea that the “ shot gun policy ” is a “ possible solu- tion ” of “ perplexing ” labor ques- tions, and that this “ shot gun policy” has its advocates among those who control newspapers. It is therefore a fact that the vicious vagary of com- pelling men to work by virtue of u shot gun ” arguments has gained a foothold in the United States. There are men who believe that labor prob- lems can be solved by bullets better, more certainly, than by ballots — by powder better than by persuasion. To find it necessary to combat such propositions, in this country, under a government where every working man is a sovereign citizen, the equal before the law of any other citizen, clothed with the same prerogatives, is, it must be confessed, humiliating to a degree which defies expression or exaggera- tion. We have said that such a prop- osition is a vicious vagary, but how- ever wicked, mischievous and corrupt the freak may be, it has, according to the Gazette , found advocates in this high noon of our boasted civilization, and in these closing years of the nine- teenth century, and in a land sup- posed to be governed upon principles which had so thoroughly permeated the public mind that any theory or policy of absolutism could never find lodgment. But, suddenly, like an alarm bell at midnight, we hear the declaration that a number of publica- tions have referred to the “ snot gun policy as a possible solution ” of the labor troubles as a means of compell- ing American workingmen to work when they refuse to do the bidding of their employers. Is there, we inquire, any remote probability of this vicious vagary be- coming a vicious verity ? Is it deemed preposterous that the germ of such a possibility exists in the United States of America? The Gazette shows that it does exist, that it is fructifying, budding for blossom and fruit — and should the fruit mature on the “thorny stem of time,” there would come a period in the history of this govern- ment fraught with calamities, in comparison with which the scenes enacted during the French revolution would dwindle to contemptuous pro- portions. It may be said that the discussion of the “ shot gun policy” to solve labor problems is not only premature, but absurd. But facts proclaim it is neither. The shot gun has already been invoked. On more than one oc- casion the shot gun has done its work. On more than one occasion the Pink- erton assassins, with powder and ball, have sent workingmen to the bar of God to answer for the crime of de- manding honest pay for honest work. It were folly to say there are not those who believe in the “shot gun policy,” for when it is declared that “ labor” is a commodity, as much so as any raw' material, it must be confessed that the public mind is being plowed and pre- pared for the reception of seed to pro- duce plant and shrub and tree more deadly in their poison than the upas, Digitized by boogie

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 485 1888.] and it is such facts that railroad offi- cials grasp, and which induces them to believe that the public will come to their aid with the “ shot gun policy.” The dispassionate student of affairs has not failed to notice the wide agita- tion relating to the organization of the militia of the country. It is no- where contended that there is the slightest necessity for such military organizations for the purpose of resist- ing invasion or for the suppression of rebellion. There is, doubtless, an am- bitious set of small men who love titles, plumes and brass buttons, pranc- ing steeds and parade, but behind these men of strut and swagger, swords and epaulets, there are others who favor tne “shot gun policy ” to solve labor problems, and who intend, if possible, to so shape legislation as eventually to “ compel men ” to do the bidding of railroad corporations. It may be a “delusion,” but there are those who are animated by the hallucination (?). The matter has been discussed in the palatial resorts of railroad Presidents and railroad owners, and the “ shot gun policy ” is taking shape. Already hints have been given out which indicate the drift. Railroads transport the United States mails. That fact answers for a starter. Next, railroad corporations will as a prerequi- site to employment, demand that em- ployes shall sign a contract to work a stated period of time, one, two, or more years. This done, to quit work, to strike — would be easily regarded as an intention to delay, tc*obstruct the transportation of the mails, to commit a crime against the government The government is interested in the trans- portation of the mails, the public is also interested. If employes strike, quit work — desert — they will not be permitted to resign , a subsidized press will see to it that public opinion is arrayed against the employe. This much done, it will not be difficult to secure “additional” legislation. The “shot-gun policy” will not be fully developed in a day, or a year, it will be unfolded gradually, and under cover of various subterfuges, will, in due time, disclose fang and claw, and the “shot-gun policy” will advance to maturity. The Gazette , from which we have quoted, further says : “ Many of our exchanges published in the inter- est of the railway corporations, have, since the C., B. & Q. strike was inaug- urated, been continually referring to the possibility of the government or the public, which used in this sense is the same thing, employing force to compel trainmen to take their runs when they refuse to do so.” Already, “ many ” papers suggest the propriety of “employing force” to compel men to work when they don’t want to work, when they refuse to work. Already numerous papers advocate despotic power in matters of work. The advo- cacy of infernalism has begun. How far can it proceed until it arouses every working man, from the center to the circumference of the republic? We are not alarmists! bugbears, specters, raw-head and bloody bones, do not; affright us. We summon, by no trick of enchantment, hobgoblins to excite workingmen or women, but we are discussing a startling proposi- tion, found in a reputable journal devoted to the interests of railroad employes. True, the Railway Service Gazette , declares that the “shot-gun policy” cannot be introduced in the U nited States. What is Pinkertonism but a “ shot-gun policy ? ” It is possi- ble to see “ by a penny how a shilling is coined.” The fact that any portion of the press of the country favors the “shot-gun policy,” is, in itself, alarm- ing. Are workingmen to wait until a “shot-gun policy ” press has poisoned the public mind before they are aroused ? What is the remedy ? Elections are to occur in this, A. D. 1888. It is the year for freemen to use the ballot. It is the high preroga- tive of workingmen to interrogate candidates relating to the “ shot-gun policy,” or any other policy. Let it be done. It is too early to Russianize America — too early to displace the ballot box by the cartridge box. If any portion of the press of the United States favors the “ shot-gun policy,” to Digitized by CjOOQle

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486 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [July solve labor problems, and such is the charge, then the time has come for protests. The voice, the united voice of workingmen should be heard in ceaseless declarations of resistance. THE COMMON LABORER. We notice that a writer is of the opinion that one of the serious embar- rassments of the times, is owing to the fact that there are too many “ common laborers.” He says, “ in every indus- try the common laborers are the frequent applicants.” The “ common laborers” are men without trades, “ unskilled ” laborers, the idea, being, if all laborers were “ skilled mechanics, all capable of taking first positions, in- stead of being “ helpers,” the labor question would at once assume a more cheering and cheerful aspect. Such views are seen to be vagaries at a glance. The trouble is, that there has grown up in the United States, an aristocracy in the ranks of labor. The “ common laborer ” has occupied the position of plebeian , while his skilled fellow-citizen, has assumed the airs of patrician. The importance of the “common laborer” can be made to appear, about as conspicuously as that or his skilled co-worker. In the great business of architecture the hod car- rier, has occupied the lowest level. No special skill is required to be a hod carrier. He needs be strong and sure-footed, able to climb a ladder with a hod on his shoulder. He need not be educated. It matters to employer very little, how he lives or where he lives. He occupies, ordinarily, the bottom strata of social life. Well, re- cently, the hod carriers in several cities concluded to demand an ad- vance in wages. In some instances, no more attention was paid to their demand than if they bad been so many blind paupers. But, hod car- riers, however humble their calling, however common their labor, had learned that hod carriers are as neces- sary as bricklayers, and they conclu- ded to quit work, unless wages were advanced. This done, work stopped. Not a brick could be laid. Tnen bosses ascertained that “common labor’’ is as essential as skilled labor — and common laborers, being American citizens, are coming to the conclusion that they ought to live in a way in some measure becoming their preroga- tives. We view the situation as eminently cheering. It betokens more than an advance in wages. It voices a spirit of independence which society should value above price. It is a move up- ward. It is indicative of dissatisfac- tion with squalor, poverty and degra- dation. It is significant of better homes, happier wives and children, more education for the children, a larger attendance upon church and Sunday schools, and a higher appre- ciation of the inestimable blessings of free government. Why this ceaseless depreciation of the common laborer? All cannot be skilled mechanics, or if such a thing were possible, then skilled mechanics would be required to perform what iB called “common labor.” Common labor must be done by some one. As well might the head complain of the feet, or the heart make degrading reference to the kidney. A man who would grind the common laborer, who would rob him of just compensation for his toil, becomes a detestable mon- ster, a highway robber. What is com- mon labor? It digs the canals, it makes the bed of railroads, it hews down forests, it prepares the clay for brick making; in a word it performs the beginning work of all enterprises requiring labor. It is essential, a su- preme necessity, and was never prop- erly recognized nor half paid. In the United States the common laborer holds the ballot, and it will never be surrendered, and if the “common laborer ” is beginning to realize his re- sponsibilities, and is anxious to qual- ify himself for their intelligent per- formance, the fact, instead of creating alarm, should be hailed as a glowing tribute to the vitalizing influence of our institutions, which level up, elevate and dignify all who come within the boundaries of their operations. Digitized by ^.ooQle

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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 487 INVINCIBLE MEN. True courage has in all ages chal- lenged the admiration of manly men, and womanly women. Courage is not bravado, bluster and brag. Such things are characteristic of cowards, chicken-hearted, creatures, who sim- ply have the form of men. They are fair weather sailors, parade drill soldiers. In time9 of storm they want to get into the forecastle, be- tween decks. The surging billows and the howling wind frighten them. Their influence is demoraliz- ing. In time of battle, such creatures skulk. Their hearts get down into their boots. They are the first to run and hide. The storm of battle, the whir of bullets, the scream of shells, the sulphurous smoke and the sight of blood suddenly reduced them to a limp condition. All too often, they can’t help being cowards; they were built that way, but the fact seldom lessens the contempt they receive from all brave men. This thing we call phys- ical courage, may be cultivated, de- veloped sometimes, until the weak- kneed raw recruit may be made an unflinching veteran ; but as a general proposition, courage is an inherent quality, and is certain to make itself visible the instant danger appears. We hear much of “moral courage,” which stated tersely, means that a man has the courage of conviction. Men, who when persuaded that they are right, stand forth, and stand firm, in the defense of the right as they un- derstand it. For this right they will make sacrifices. They will endure privations. They will look poverty square in the face and defy its blight- ing power, such men are the salt of the earth, they are the glory of our much-abused human nation. Remove them from the active participation in human aflUirs, and Jehovah would again repent that He made man at all. The man of physical courage has won all the battles of the world since the ark rested on the summit of Ararat, and the men of moral courage have gained every victory for principle since the day that Jehovah wrote upon tables of stone the moral law of the world. The men of moral courage are invicible men. They will, if need be, stand alone. They will say, we know we are right, and though all the world deserts us, we will stand by the right. Look at them, moral heroes. They loom up like mountains in the midst of mole hills. They are the hundred armed oaks in a forest of weeping wil- lows. Have we such men now-a-days ? Behold the invincible engineers, fire- men and switchmen, on the lines of the C., B. & Q. system of railroads. They have the moral courage to stand. They asked only for the right ; not for themselves alone, but for every loco- motive engineer and fireman and switchman, on all the one hundred and forty thousand miles of railways in the United States and Canada. Nor do the rights for which these invincible men contend, end with engineers, firemen and switchmen, but include every other railway em- ploy^, and every bronze-browed work- ing man who depends upon his toil for his daily bread. All hail the strikers on the C., B. & Q. Oratory never had a nobler theme. No pomp and circumstance surround them, no ovations attend them, and yet, they stand determined and hopeful. They present a magnificent spectacle for .workingmen to contemplate, for they are fighting against tremendous odds, the battle of labor. The opulent C., B. & Q. corporation could rob them, but it could not degrade them, and now the striking engineers, switch- men and firemen, as true to principle as the needle to the pole, are inviting the world to look on and see men of more than Spartan courage stand by principles which once cloven down in America signifies the enslavement of workingmen. The fight is the fight of organized labor against soulless cor- orations, and labor organizations now ave an opportunity to contemplate an exhibition of moral courage which redeems human nature from the curse of degradation, which, without the united resistance of workingmen, is as certain to come as that rivers flow to Digitized by CjOOQle

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488 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE 1 the sea. The example the engineers, firemen and switchmen on the C., B. & Q. are now engaged in setting for workingmen, will not, we are confi- dent, go unheeded. They are defend- ing a principle which must be main- tained if workingmen are ever to have their rightful share of the wealth they create. STAND BY THE “ Q.” MEN! Notwithstanding the strike on the C., B. A Q. is still on, and the heroic men who have stood firm from the first are hopeful of ultimate victory, it will be the case, doubtless, that many of the strikers, engineers, fire- men, switchmen and brakemen, will go forth from the battlefield, in search of employment elsewhere. These men having made great sacrifices for prin- ciples dear to every fireman’s heart, will be in a condition to accept and appreciate favors. In a thousand wTays they can be made the recipients of valuable courtesies. A lookout can be maintained for positions. Employ- ment will be the supreme demand, and to enable them to obtain it, they can be helped over the road, and kind words can be said of them to railway officials. We do not hesitate to be- speak for the strikers, on the C., B. & B., who may from time to time go forth to secure employment elsewhere, such generous recognition everywhere as will in some measure compensate them for their heroic devotion to a cause which was and is preeminently the cause of the Brotherhood. We would have Brotherhood fire- men stand by them in all things that can contribute to their welfare. In the fierce battle that has been waged since the 27th day of February, they have neither cowered nor deserted. They have held aloft the banner of the Brotherhood regardless of conse- quences, and now if one of these men is found in search of employment, no higher tribute to valor could be be- stowed, than by helping him to obtain it, and we are persuaded that in this, Brotherhood firemen will be true to duty and obligation. [July In a late issue of the Railway Review reference is made to “ the demise of the Western Trunk Line Association,” and it is said, “ there is no general error more prevalent or more disastrous thah the belief that any and every rail- road line is a public good. This is true when the line meets a public want, and can find business enough to adequately support it ; but a line wdiich is built in a section of country that already lias a railroad that can easily furnish all the transportation that is needed, and where there is not busi- ness enough to properly support two lines, not only brings disaster upon its projectors and the ignorant investors who are foolish enough to buy its bonds, but it throws a burden upon the whole community; a burden of which every citizen is compelled to bear some snare. It is not only in the high rates that its limited business makes necessary in order to provide for its operating expenses that this burden is found, out the poverty which compels the line to cut wages down to •the lowest possible figure furnishes an excuse ana an aid to other busi- ness enterprises in following the same course ; unavoidable delays in the pay- ment of the wages of the railroad em- ployes render it impossible for them to pay their debts promptly, and the result is a general distrust and slow movement of money ; in a word, gen- eral hard times, by which the whole community suffers.” Within the whole realm of statistics, in matters which the people have a direct interest, we doubt if there is any enterprise about which they know so little as that of railroad building, and the Revieic's re- marks bring the subject into such prominence that the entire press of the country ought to make tne topic a text for constant discussion. We ap- reliend, if all the facts could be nown, if the methods of those who build roads where they are wanted as well as where they are not required for the good of the country could be thor- oughly understood, the outcry for re- form would be of a character to arrest the attention of Legislatures. Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 489 1888.] A modern method to raise the funds to build a railroad is described by one who knows, as follows : A capi- talist is induced to subscribe, say $50,000, for which he gets stock to the amount of $50,000 — 1st mortgage bonds for $50,000 and 2d mortgage bonds for $50,000 If the road actu- ally costs $1,000,000 it will be seen that it starts out with a purpose to earn dividends on $3,000,000, if possi- ble. Its intention is to pay dividends on stock, and 1st and 2d mortgage bonds but, if its pays only on one class of its bonds, the favored investor is safe, but if the road is prosperous and pays on stock and bonds, it is a bonanza. To the public the thing appears all right, still the road is a whited sepulcmr — a fraud from the beginning, and because its earnings go to pay “ ground floor ” investors, the officials assert they are not able to pay their employes fair wages. In this way labor is defrauded, and the know- ing ones collect dividends on fictitious capital ; on investments never made. If an era of honesty and justice is ever inaugurated such scandalous proceed- ings will be discontinued. - - ... •••»»«••*-. . . OUR MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT. It is a source of supreme gratification to us, that the Mechanical Department of the Magazine has grown rapidly in the favor of the Brotherhood, and the necessity for such a department is therefore unquestioned. The indica- tions are, indeed, we are now con- fronted with the fact, that contribu- tions to the department are far in ex- cess of the space which can be given it. This difficulty arises chiefly from the fact that contributors do not con- dense what they havi to say. There is vastly too much straw for the wheat. There is more cob than corn. Too much washing is required to find the gold. Not in every instance, but all too frequently for the space at our command. What is wanted is con- densation.* Every word should state a fact or explain a fact. Stories, repar- tee, badinage, chaff, are totally out of place in the Mechanical Department, and if contributors will heed these suggestions, they will do themselves great credit and their readers a great favor. In fact, as it is a question of space, necessarily limited, condensa- tion must take the place of elabora- tion. Again, the dignity of the depart- ment should be the special care of the contributors, and those who write for it should be willing to sign their real names to their papers. This thing of nom de plumes and pseudonyms in the Mechanical Department, is, we think, in bad taste, and in future should be discontinued, all the more important, owing to the marked infelicity occa- sionally apparent in the selection of a nom de plume. In making these suggestions we are influenced by a desire to increase the usefulness of the Mechanical Depart- ment of the Magazine , to bring the contributions within the space which can be spared for such discussions, and to give dignity and character to the department. — . . .-••••#•••• . . . We notice that the Legislature of Iowa has passed a bill forbidding rail- roads from blacklisting their employes, except for gross negligence or drunk- enness, but the bill provides a stern penalty for attempting to prevent em- ployes discharged for other reasons from obtaining similar work elsewhere. It is designed especially to cover the case of railroad employes who are blacklisted for engaging in strikes, or who for any reason incur the disfavor of their superintendent. The action of the Iowa Legislature indicates con- clusively what may be done in the in- terest of workingmen, in the way of extracting the fangs and cutting the claws of lailroad corporations, which, not content with discharging an em- ploye, relentlessly pursue him through every lane and avenue of life. The federation of workingmen once accom- plished, unjust laws would disappear from the statute books of the States. Digitized by t^ooQLe

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490 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [July Mechanics. Steam as a motive power has become such a necessity to civilized life and such an everyday sight In our midst, that those who understand the Internal construction of a steam engine are sometimes rather surprised to And among old and young alike such general ignorance of how the power of steam is utilized to drive our ma- chinery, and also find It not an easy matter to explain so that those who seek inform talon can understand the mechanical device which makes the steam engine a success and power amoug us. To all who lack the knowledge of how the power of steam is applied, and to all who have occasion to describe to others the internal move- ments and construction of the cylinder and steam -4&hest, the device here illustrated will prove an article for which they have long felt want. The dimensions are as follows : Cylinder 1 in. bore, 2 in. stroke; Balance Wheel. 4% in. diame- ter; length of Engine over all, 10 in. The cylin- der and steam cnest are represented wdth the side toward you removed, the rest of the engine being as usual, and the movements shown by | turning the small handle, which is a projection from the crank pin. As the handle is slowly turned, the wheel revolves. The piston and slide valve perform their movements, and there is combined in our model, explanations, dia- grams and convincing evidence of what the steam does when it enters the cvlider, and where and how it goes when it leaves it. This model is made of brass, neatly finished and painted and mounted on a wood base. The above cut and description of a sec- tional model of a steam engine, appeared in the Scientific American a few weeks ago, and realizing the truth contained in the circular we reproduce it in these pages for the pur- pose of drawing the attention of the readers and writers of the Mechanical Department to the matter. In corhesponding with the makers, and in reply to a suggestion that they get up a model on the same style, but embodying the usual link motion of the locomotive, they have replied that they are now getting out patterns, and hope in the course of a few weeks to be able to offer to locomotive men a complete model of the link and valve motion at a price which would bring it within reach of each man, as it is expected to be less than five dollars. It is hardly necessary to state that a com- plete model of this kind, wrould prove an inestimable boon to every student of the locomotive machinery, and would afford better instruction by a few hours’ study than could be obtained from a week of reading. As this model could readily be changed to different positions, the effect of these changes could be observed, and would be a convincing argument, as to the desirability or practicability of making any such changes in a locomotive. A little study of such a model would settle many points w’hich have been discussed pro and* eon in these pages, and prove of great benefit to each contribu- tor, and through them to every reader of the Magazine. When the model is ready for sale it is expected that we shall have an illustration of it, and an advertisement giv- ing full particulars. Digitized by VjOOQle

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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 491 Galvkstox, May 30, 1888. Mr. Editor I at last find answers to my questions asked some months back, given by “Mechanics.” and here my comments begin. “Mechanics” says: “In only one kind of Mogul (the Baldwin) is an equalizer used.” Dead wrong to begin with, as the first en- gines of that description I ever had any- thinjfto do with were Rogers, 19x22, used on the Texas & Pacific. Afterwards I met them tw o years ago on the M., K. & T. All have the long equalizer, and I differ with “M.” as to the result of its breaking and the course to pursue in case it breaks. We have here the Baldwin, 17x24 and 18x24, and in none of them did I see any prospect of the spring hanger coming up against the frame, as in all of our engines on this road the for- ward spring-hangers are entirely above the frame, consequently they can not be let up against it, but will let forward end of front driving springs up against the boiler, and let the box clear up in pedestal so that the top of box will come up against frame, and throw all weight down on the pilot , letting the pilot come down in contact with the rail, and frequently tears the pilot off en- tirely. If any of my readers should meet with such a mishap, I should suggest blocking her up the same as for broken spring or spring -hanger, then after having blocked your forward drivers go to w*ork and block your pony truck in same manner and secure the long equalizer in some manner or other, or take it out entirely, and go on. This is the only absolutely safe way to remedy such a breakdown. “Mechanics, ” answer in regard to broken eccentric cams is correct, also in regard to broken eccentric rods, but misunderstood the following question, and infers that I meant bolts in eccentric strap, but I had reference to the old style of eccentric cam (the only kind I had then noticed) made in two pieces and bolted together with two bolts. (A few days after writing that article I saw a set of cams on a driving axle and was struck by the appearance, and exam- ined them and found them to be solid, and find all here are so. ) In case both bolts should bread in the go-ahead, one could be taken out of the backup and put in, and then by screwing them up good and tight and working carefully in starting, you could bring your train in all right, but must take care and not raw hide her in starting. Now, “Vacuum,” no danger of “ my hot southern blood ” getting the better of my judgment, as it just so happens that it don’t happen to be “ hot southern ” but cold northern blood that flows through my veins, and what I said w'as not in anger or passion, but cooly and to correct an error that seemed to be there, or at least an erroneous idea existing on the the part of other brothers, so now, “Vacuum,” just refer with me to November Magazine , page 854, you will find an excellent article from Dodge City, signed “8.” It was well expressed and dead center shot, every word of it. Then again refer with me to December Mag- azine, page 727, and lo ! appears an article signed “8. W.” which gets onto poor “8.” w ith both feet, and rakes him over the coals most terribly, and as I recognized a condi- tion in “ S.’s” article with which I had be- come perfectly familiar by experience, and further, as I had been given such a name by engineers as I quoted, I just determined that “S.” should not be driven out of the field by “S. W.” without some one to de- fend him, I pitched in as his champion, and of course brought my credentials along, gave names plainly and said my say, but I fear to no avail, as “ S.” has not reappeared in our columns. And now, “Vacuum,” what leads you to think that I said anything about making the run without cleaning my fire. Please read it over and see if you did not read it wrong. I said “with a train of forty-five loads. That is a full train on this division both ways. I said further that sixty-six miles from here the grates were visible. I also spoke of two miles up hill to wind up the day’s work with, and further stated that we used stationary grates, but not a word about having or not having cleaned my fire. I did not clean it though, nor does anybody else on the same division. Now, all this came of my having said “fire light,” and “T. P.” got after me about it. I gave him the re- sult to substantiate my claim, that light often was better than heavy, and a good rest between. Now I hope you all understand me, even as I understand myself. I will say also that I had before tried same engines with four and five scoops at a time, and when I got up the hill I had her loaded for elephants, as they say. You have ere this seen my communica- tion to the June Magazine , and hence know what I meant about brick arches, so I will further say they are just as much benefit with a diamond' stack as with straight shot, and the arches we used where I first used them with diamond and Pittsburgh stacks, were even better than what we have here. They were the large arched center brick in two pieces fastened by, or rather resting on, angle irons, attached to side sheets and meeting in center, making a joint and being quite thick and heavy. Here we have the extension front and straight shot on all en- gines. The arches are flat brick three inches thick and just as long jus the firebox is wide ; then they have what are called arch bars, made of hollow iron pipes about the same size as a flue. They are connected to the boiler by being screwed into the flue Digitized by CjOOQle

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492 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . sheet about eight or ten inches below the flues, and slanting up and back to about two thirds the length of the firebox— are then curved up and enter the crown sheet. There are four of them, and the bricks are placed on top of them. Very good, but in my estimation not nearly so good as the other style. But the extension front I have always been an advocate of, and also hold the front and arch as the best smoke burn- ing devices in existence, but find a great many through the country in different parts who do not like the straight shot at all. It seemed to do ‘‘Vulcan ” good to see the way “ C. P. R.” goes for “ E. 8.” about set- ting eccentrics. Well, go on, if it does you any good. The two of you are laughing at me about it, while hundreds of others aie laughing at you, so blaze away. I have the satisfaction of knowing that I am being laughed at for stating a fact, and not for air- ing a theory as thin as tissue paper. No, brothers, when I wrote that I did not sur- mise that such was the case, but I wrote a hard, sound fact that had been proven on more than one occasion, so laugh away. And so you can’t see why an eccentric should right itself under such circumstances. Well, see if you can’t find a point in valve motion that will explain it, but whether you can or not makes no difference to me, as I have on my side the positive demonstra- tion of it, and all the jeers you can bring to bear on me will have no effect as I abso- lutely know whereof I write. If you want to hear of one instance just inquire of Bro. Mike Fitzgerald, of No. .*>611, how the right go-ahead was set on engine 32 at Hutchin- son, Kansas, one morning in April, ’87, when I slipped it right on the frog making up the train. It did not take me more than five minutes to do it, although I had to make the third trial before I got her to slip, then all I had to do was to tighten the set screw. Now, “Vulcan,” I am like you, open to con- viction, and “ Dick ” has swung a red board board on me on the lever question. I am now convinced that we were wrong in our theory about the lever points of a wheel, and “Dick” right. It was a hard death to die, but I could not help it. I had to acknow ledge the corn to myself, and your article in the June number only makes assurance doubly sure. Now, with a wheel 4 feet in diameter, placing the points as we did, we will say that at a certain place an engine will start a train of 25 loads. Now take the 4 foot wheels out and put in 6 foot w heels. According to our theory our lever is the same, but everybody know-s that she will not start those 25 loads away from there ; we all acknowledge that. Now wrhat does this prove? As we are told that a lever with a given amount of purchase, pow’er and weight will move that weight [July the same distance in the same time , on all occa- sions, but by changing the points of the lever it will move a greater v:eight a less distance or a lesser weight a greater distance in same length of time. As we both agree that an engine wTith a larger wrheel w ill not start so many cars, but will take less cars and make a greater distance with them in same time, what do we prove by it? Why wTe prove that we have lengthened the distance between our fulcrum and weight, while the distance between our fulcrum and power remains unchanged. You acknowledge that a locomotive jacked up and a locomotive on the the track are identical, yet you do not prove it by your theory or illustrations. For instance, we will jack up an engine and put a belt on her driving wheel to run machinery with. It will do it effectually, and the points of the lever then are the same as when on the rail. Now, pray tell me, in an engine so equipped do you mean to say that your resistance or weight is to be found in the box surround- ing your shaft, or will you find it in the belt and shafting set in motion by it ? I believe in the latter, else an engine with a given cylinder and a given shaft could run a greater amount of machinery with the same ease as a lesser one, but with the belt and machinery as the resistance, the more we add to it the greater the power we need in order to overcome it. Then throw' off the the belt and let her down on the^ track. She is still the same. Your weight of train is attached to your engine through the coup- lings, and is placed on the track by the tractive force of the engine. To prove this, just be wTorking an engine hard, say she is making ten miles per hour, wdien all of a sudden she flies up. Her wheels are now* turning twice as fast, so she ought to l>e making twice the speed, because our lever is all there and working. But the fact is different ; she would not move a foot till doomsday, any more than she wrould if she wrere suddenly jacked up off the rails. Now- how is this? Our fulcrum, weight and pow er are all in place and our power is over- coming our weight right along, but don’t move it. How is this? I can’t illustrate my meaning any better than with a crowbar. Place a rock on the ground for a fulcrum, then place another weight to be lifted; you {dace your bar over th * fulcrum rock and et your weight end go under your weight. Apply power at the power end and the rock begins to move. But soon the bar comes in contact with a very smooth place on the rock and slips; result, power comes down with a rush, weight end comes up in pro- portion. But where is your weight ? \V hy, you merely slipped and lost it. Again, “Vacuum” says take a wheel 314 feet in circumference, with a face of 10 feet, with a track placed on it. Have the wheel in a pit Digitized by Google

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 493 1888.] and a track leading up to the track on the wheel, then run a locomotive on to this track and fasten by her chains and then start her. She will revolve the wheel just as “ Vacuum ” says she will, just the same as a horse will, by walking, move a tread- mill. Now, wbat does this prove ? That the resistance is in the boxes? I can’t see it in that way. The resistance i6 the wheel and the power overcomes it and puts it in motion, so when the engine is released and the wheel chained the resistance is in the same place, but the weight attached to the engine is less than that of the wheel, so the engine moves on over the surface of the wheel by the same process, as just before the wheel revolved under the engine. Then if you should get the wheel started and re- lease the engine, both w’ould move in oppo- site directions. I can not clearly express my thoughts, but am certain that this proves that the resistance is to be found in point of contact, just the same as the resist- ance of the treadmill is in the endless apron the horse revolves under him by continually walking, and to my notion the boxes of an engine would just about represent the horse’s shoulder. Now, who would contend that the resistance here was in the horse’s shoulder ? We would all laugh at anybody who would dare express such a thought, and some one would say, “ Why, that is very plain ; the weight to be overcome is in the endless apron w'hich he turns, you could see that with your mouth. Now, just put a dynamite cartridge under that horse and ele- vate him out of the treadmill (but don’t injure the mill) and let down a little loco- motive instead, and open the throttle. She would run the treadmill just the same as the horse did. What does this indicate? Surely not that the horse being taken out changed the place of resistance. Yes, “ Vulcan,” I am aware that places there are where Master Mechanics have a standard petticoat pipe and a standard (?) way of putting them in, and I feel for any one who may be so unfortunate as to be em- ployed on any sqch road. I did work in one place where standard engines had stand- ard petticoat pipes but like Mr. Rauch’s theory “ like causes produce like effects” it was here verified and I never heard a man complain that a standard would n#t steam. The like causes were absolute and the con- sequence was the effect w ;is the same, but with different engines, fire-boxes different, flues put in altogeter different, smoke-arch different, in fact no similarity except both are locomotives, any one should know that allowance should be made to overcome this difference. And now about carrying water. “V.” says “ if you can’t carry 4 gauges be content with 3 or 2 or even with 1 ; ” says this is what will make the distinction between a good and bad fireman or engineer, etc. (Pages 424 and 425, June, 1888). How am I to take this, Bro. “ V.? ” Do you mean to be content with one gauge while working steam ? if you do whv, where do you sup- pose it w'ould be wfien you shut off. I think you would need a gauge-cock down in your ash pan to find it, but if you mean to be content with one when shut oft* I will say that is just the point of it. You can find engineers running engines with bad water w-ho would be as much tickled when they shut off and found one gauge as a Tittle boy W'as at Christmas, to find a new hum- ming top in his stocking. I have seen en- gines go for a month at a time that the most w ater you could find when shut off at top of hill or at a station would be just a flutter in bottom gauge cock, yet at the same time if you went to rapping her a little too hard she would be throwing a continual spray out of the stack. At first it used to scare me to see her pitch over a hill and not a sign of water, but I got used to it. Here our water is pas- sable, but not to say good, a freight engine can only make 400 miles, two trips, and th« n must be washed out and needs to be bio we* l out a greatrmany times during that time o making 400 miles, else she wfll work water whenever you pull her out hard. “ V. ” is partly right and partly wrong on the steam pipe question. He seems to think that the amount of steam lost by leaking away is what makes an engine a poor steam- er, but I can’t agree with him on that point, as the amount so leaked would require so little more pump that it should make no difference to a free steamer, but I don’t care how good a steamer an engine is, leaky steam pipes will knock her silly. For ex- ample, 1 once fired an 18x24 eight w’heel en- gine, a magnificent steamer. She was washed out one trip and the blow-off cock was left partly open and leaked so much that in -10 minutes she would blow' out a wrater.glass full of water or about 10 inches in depth of boiler space but for all that the injector had to be worked so much harder she made all the steam we could wish for with no trouble at all. But a short time after, one of her steam pipes got leaky and I could not keep over 125 on her, try as I w'ould, and did not have to use the injector near so much as when the blow-off cock was leaking, so I just put it as I stated before that the trouble is caused by destruction of draft. It made me feel bad to see “ Vulcan ” knock that theory about the injector’s ac- tion in the head but then may be after all, the law of hydraulics is somewhat at fault, enough to permit the injector to work in the manner described in Roper’s Hand-book, and really after “ Vacuum ” wrent to the trouble to hunt it up and re-produce it for our benefit, I hope there is irregularity enough, in the law of hydraulics to permit of such a difference. For the benefit of those who may not Digitized by CjOOQle

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494 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [July know I shall ask a few questions: If for some cause or other you should be com- pelled to take down your main rod on the road and loose your liners how would you determine the proper place to put it up again. If you had a driving-box running hot all day until the babbit was thrown out, and your train was of such importance that they would not let you set it out what would you do in order to bring in your train and keep from cutting the journal? One that is very simple but still very nec- essary to know is, what would you do if you should break a link-lifter, tumbling- shaft or reach-rod, all requiring same treat- ment? I put them in one question. Which would be best for absolute safety — speed, being no object— to bring an en- gine down a hill with no control of her, out- side of reverse lever? back her down or head her down ? and why ? It did me good to see “Mechanics” get after Mr. Lockwood about his twice nothing being something. Now last fall I comment- ed on that and demonstrated that proposi- tion as it really is, but Mr. L. did not take the hint but came out even as “ Mechanics ” says in May number, with the same state- ment the top traveling twice as fast as the bot- tom. and the bottom stands perfectly still. Now I went to school once myself, strange as it may seem, and according to Ray & Stoddard, twice nothing was nothing, also farther ac- cording to same authorities, as also accord- ing to Bryant & Stratton, it was absolutely impossible to change any one figure of a proportion or add any number to all parts and make them come out alike, but Mr. Lockwood must have had different tutors to any I had, so I will just get him to demon- strate the following for me because I can’t: 0: 2 : : x: speed. Now, as speed is any speed you may run, just take any figure for speed you wish and demonstrate it for me, or you can put the figures in two different positions from these, see what you will get out of it, but then I did not get much of an education. Maybe you can give me a lift. This twice as fast as standing still seems to be quite contrary to all arithmetical rules as it— according to Mr. L. — is capable of ad- justing itself to anv and all conditions, as for instance, a hand-car running six miles per hour. Twice nothing (2x0^12) equals (12) twelve miles per hour. A freight train taking a run for a hill making (25) twenty-five miles per hour, twice noth- ing (2x0 50) equals 50 miles per hour, w'bile the fast mail making (52) fifty-two miles per hour, twice nothing (2xCM104) equals 104 miles per hour, it seems to me that Mr. Lockwood’s nothing is as adaptable to surrounding conditions and circumstances as one kind of jelly fish. You can cut its head off and the mouth will continue to eat until a new body grows to it, while the sev- ered body will keep on assimilating until a newr mouth is growm on it, or you can take the fish and turn it wrong side out and it will immediately adapt itself to its changed condition, the former stomach doing duty as outside, while the former coat immediately attends to the functions of the stomach. I do not know where Mr. L. caught his 0. Nothing but these fish are numerous and I guess quite closely related to his 0, as he would try to give it to us. “Now, “Vulcan,” in his answer to “Dick” in March number, says: Take the points of lever as “ Dick ” says with weight on rail, fulcrum at center of axle and power at pin, place her on top quarter and move her in either direction and lo! your fulcrum moves. I had not paid as close attention to it then as now', and as I was convinced then that he was right I failed to see a point which I now do see. Now “ V ” did you ever work in a sawr mill ? I have and there found levers in the shape of a cant hook. (I think can hook would be better). They are used for turning logs. You grip the log with your hook ; the lower end of the ful- crum or body of cant hook projects over the log and then get your shoulder under the other end and lift with all your might, (it needs some power). Where you apply your shoulders is power, the hook has a hold on weight while the lowrer end of the staff is fulcrum. As you apply power the log begins to turn (if you are lifting hard enough) and how' is this, your fulcrum moves just the same as in a locomo- tive driver, but you can’t possibly place the points of this lever at any different places than those given unless you put the ful- fulcrum in your feet, which I would not do, as it is bad enough to be compelled to put the power in your shoulder. Ugh ! it makes my shoulder ache to think of it, although a decade and one-fifth are passed since that time. And now for fear of putting an ache in the editor’s shoulder or fingers, I guess I had better have some one pull the pin and throw the sw itch for me and bank my fire until I get fresh working orders, which I hope will be at this time next month. Eccentric Strap . New York, N. Y., May 9, 1888. Mr. Editor: — Right vou are “Tallow Pot ” about the blunder f made. It proves that at least one reader of the Mechanical Department of the Magazine scans it closely. I was becoming disgusted at the indifference of some of our firemen, who showed them- selves ignorant on some points that had been clearly defined in its columns, and yet they ail claimed to read it carefully every month. Well, you know wrhat the good Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 495 1888.] book says about there being more rejoicing in heaven, etc. I have never entertained the same ideas of the action of water on the rail, that is gen- erally received. I know the first sprinkle of rain will make an engine slip, and after it begins to fall heavily, slipping ceases, and it is said the rail is 44 washed off.” Water is to a certain extent a lubricant. The first few drops of rain on the rail reduces the friction of the drivers .and slipping is the result. This small amount of water is absorbed by the drivers and tender wheels, and the rail under the train is dry. After the rainfall becomes heavy the rail under the train is wetted, and of course, to a certain extent, lubricated, and the friction between car wheels and iron is reduced, thus relieving the engine of just so much resistance, and putting a stop to the slipping. True, the engine loses some of her traction, but not so much as the train. I once witnessed some experiments with a dynamometre between an engine and train. It required a pull of seven and one-half tons to start the train ; and five tons kept it moving on time ; a rain set in and less than four tons was all that wTas required to do the work, and there was nothing in the road bed to make the differ- ence. It was equivalent to cutting off 20 per cent, of the train. Who does not know that a train will shove you down hill much harder on a wet rail than a dry one? I be- lieve in wetting the rail, but I would do it behind the engine, and the master mechanic or superintendent who introduces the idea, will get just so much more service from his engines. I have always looked on sand, on the rail, as “ bad medicine,” wearing out tire and brake shoes as well as making the train pull harder, and, of course, using so much more fuel, water and machinery. It is often said that “ figures won’t lie.” I have come to doubt it— at least, if they won’t lie, they will deceive. For example : if you take a piece of tin, or paste board, exactly eight inches square, it will, evidently contain sixty-four square inches of surface; it can be cut and put together to form a right angled parallelogram that will be exactly 5x1 3 inches, and if that don’t contain sixty-five square inches, then figures do lie ; or, reverse the order, And first cut your 13x5 piece; that can be cut, without a particle of loss, so as to form a square 8x8, and if you can get more than sixty-four square inches out of that, then figures lie again. If some one will tell where the inch comes from in the one case, or goes to in the other, I’ll hold his hat; that is the nearest I can get to the solution of the puzzle. E. J. Rauch. Skdalia, Mo., May 10, 1888. Mr. Editor I have been a constant sub- scriber of the Magazine, for the past eight years, and have taken a lively interest in the Mechanical Department. In the April number, I see a few questions asked, but none of them wTere answered in the May number. If you have space, I would like to attempt an answer to some of them, but am almost afraid to try, or enter the list of so many able writers. “Eccentric Strap” asks, “What would you do if you broke the pony truck equal- izer?” If there is no room between the saddle and jams of front drivers, for block- ing, take out the springs and saddles and block on top of boxes. If there is room for blocking, without taking out saddle, it saves taking out the springs and cross equal- izer, which, by the wav, are very heavy. If you should break both go-ahead eccentric straps, take back-up eccentric strap from one side, and turn it up side down and put it on go ahead eccentric, and disconnect dis- abled side, which will give you one good side. “Washington” asks, “In what position should an engine stand, with pins perfectly round, and wedges where they should be, to have rods keyed ?” If pins are round, and wedges up, and engine in train, it would make no difference in what position the engine stands to key rods. “Polv— ” expresses my opinion exactly, of the lock plate for follower bolts. I think it would be impracticable to use full throttle all the time, for you would be apt to get ahead of time, if your time was slow. H. W. X. Mr. Editor:— The June Magazine is again to hand, and in spite of the all-absorbing topic of the “ Q strike,” the Mechanical De- partment still receives its share of attention, and we note that “ Polly—” gives a descrip- tion and cut of a device, which he has used to vary the cut-offs, between the usual notches of a Baldwin locomotive. As it is very evident from the general opinions ex- pressed on the subject, that it is the best practice to run a locomotive as closely cut- off, and the throttle as wide open as possi- ble under the circumstances, it is therefore important to be able to vary the cut-offs as much as possible, and thus regulate speed and power, and any device like the one illus- trated, is a movement in the right direction, and will produce good results. “ Poly — ” also pays some attention to my arguments in regard to increasing the lap of a valve, and instances the case of a Baldwin locomotive, which had 5g-inch valve travel, and i incees outside lap. He says they in- creased the lap to £ inches, and by advanc- ing cams, obtained the same lead as before. I used a 5-inch travel, and added J an inch lap, and showed that with that much lap added, and with 5-inch travel, the valve would have lap while on the centre. Of Digitized by CjOOQle

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ft 496 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [July coarse with 53-inch travel and only | inch added lap, she would open about v* of an inch instead of T9^ as she must have done, before the lap was added, I therefore still contend that adding lap made her weaker, and hold that “Poly—” ought to have used his cut-off device, and obtained the same result — by working her as short as possible, as he would, by shortening the cut- off by adding lap. “ L. X.” says “ 1304” has “ hit it square,” in the article in April Magazine. I say so too, but as I have pointed out, the wav is hedged in with difficulties, and in regard to the draft pipe, nozzles and coal on most roads the fireman’s hands are tied, for he has to use them as he finds them, and is not allowed to ‘‘meddle” with them. It is almost as bad with cleaning and scouring material, and you have to use what is fur- nished, or buy your own, and even then there might be inquiries made, whether the material you used was injurious to the brass. As “ L. X.” himself says, no twro locomo- tives will work alike, so that a rule laid down for one, would not work for another of the same build but with its own pecu- liarity. I have also alluded to the fact, that many new firemen resent interference and advice, and it is only in rare instances, that one is found who will take advice on these points with anv sort of good grace. I see that “ E. 8.” prizes his bound vol- umes of the Magazine , as I do mine. I think that an occasional review of the back num- bers would do us all good. No doubt Mr. Rauch’s error has been found, and is nowr fully explained. I am glad to learn that “ E. 8.” has had a chance to read my article on pumping in february Magazine , and that it pleases him, tor he has evidently been there, and met the various kinds of engineers which forced him to the conclusion that engineers “do not grow.” I refrain from saying anything about the fire-arch, as it is a device I am not acquaint- ed with, and leave it to “E. 8.” and “ V.” to settle to their satisfaction, and as “the fur is beginning to fly ” between “ E. 8.” and “C. P. R.” I deem “discretion the bet- ter part of valor ” and keep at a distance, while the war wages, and do not even feel tempted by the oil that might flow from “ Tallow Pot,” to have anything to say. But when “ E. S.” asks, whether the num- ber of spokes made any difference insetting an eccentric, 1 must say that the more spokes a wheel has, the smaller part of the wheel will be embraced by three spokes, and vice versa, so that setting by spokes would not do as a regular rule. Even if the steam from a leaking steam pipe, does not blow back through the flues, the steam escapes without doing any work, and is that much lost, which lias to be re- placed by that much more steam, created at the expense of additional heat and fuel. All hands will no doubt join in the re- quest, for a report of some of the debates of Bro. F. V. Winters’ debating club. “ Vacuum ” defends his views by an able article, and presents a number of items for “No Name,” “ E. 8.” and “ W. A. G.’s” consideration, but as we have nothing pend- ing between us, I must pass on to “John W. McCool ” who in reply “ 1304 ” is ready to admit, that while the draft pipe should be set perpendicular, no arbitrary rule will dictate the proper height for it, hence noth- ing but experiment will determine that point. Bro. “ McCool ” gives about the same remedies for broken bolts in the eccen- tric straps and broken eccentrics as I have given except the idea of running her back- wards when the forward bolts were broken but the trouble would be to get her to the table and have her turned before his plan could be used. Vulcan. Cleveland, O., May 17, 1888. Mr. Editor : — Every man has the right to form an opinion, and, J am pleased to state, the privilege to air that opinion in the col- umns of the Magazine. It makes no differ- ence what a contributor’s motive is, the fact that himself or somebody else is benefitted thereby is reason sufficient for doing so, and any person who takes enough interest in himself or others to contribute to the Maga- zine, should be shown the same respect as one w ho makes a verbal statement of his opinions in the shop, <?n the street, or any- where else. It is poor policy to contradict, unless there be some reasonable argument to support your contradiction. Ridicule, while it may be effective in silencing a man who is right, or perhaps w rong in some op- inion he has expressed, is a poor substitute for argument, it being neither instructive, convincing, nor indicative of good manners. No contributor should assume to be general critic for the Magazine. A fair and honest discussion where there is diversity of opin- ion is instructive, but any writer who in a wholesale manner review s the statements of all, approves of that w hich he thinks he un- derstands, and opposes the rest *for the con- trary reason is occupying space too valuable for such a purpose. I think I can safely say that “ Amboy Division” was driven out of the columns of the Magazine because there was more ridi- cule than argument offered in opposition to his theory of the fulcrum and leverage of the locomotive. 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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 497 1888.] euled them would, ftistead of devoting so much time to the “enlightenment” of others, study a little themselves “Amboy’s” efforts would be appreciated as they de- served. “ No Name” asks me to explain what I meant by stating that an engine increased her lead by being cut back, and decreased it by being cut up in back motion. I said noth- ing about back motion, I mentioned back center. The effect on the valve would be the same by bringing the lever near the center in the back motion as in the forward motion. I referred to the forward and back centers, in order to show' the effect of the radius of the link on the movement of the valve when the lever is cut up in these posi- tions. When an engine is on the forward center and the lever is cut back, as the full part of the link is brought to bear on the lower rocker pin it is forced ahead and the valve is moved back, thereby increasing the lead. Still, in the forward motion put the engine on the back center “ and here is the point.” You want to move the valve for- ward this time, but when you cut the lever up the radius of the link affects the lower rocker pin just the same as when you want- ed to move the valve in the opposite direc- tion. The radius of the link gives an equal distribution of steam in all positions of the eccentrics and link. And while it helps irf- creaae the lead when the lever is cut up when on the forward center, it prevents too great an opening of the valve when the lever is cut up when on the back center; in short, it equalizes the admission of steam in all positions and overcomes the angularity of the eccentric rods, which I explained in the February number. Paul: East Sauixaw, MicU., May 28, 1888! Mr. Editor: — I am glad to see the author of “Mechanics” taking Mr. Lockwood to task in the way he does. I have been wanting to give him a dig myself for some time back I have asked him a great many questions in the past year and have got an answer to none of them as yet. I think that a man who is an acknowledged authority on mechanical subjects such as Mr. Lockwood, should answer all questions asked of him in good faith (no matter how simple they appear to him ) or else “come off the perch.” I don’t think 1 would take down any of my eccentric straps if both bolts were broken in the right go-ahead strap (in this I differ from the author of “Mechanics.” If I were unfortunate enough to have no bolts on the engine, 1 w'ould take one bolt from each back-up strap and use them in place of the broken ones and as there is very little strain on back-up eccentric when engine is run- ning ahead, I cannot see why this would not be the best way to get out of the diffi- culty, as it would allow' the engine to be hooked up. Of course it would not be right to put her in back-up and plug her hard. I sincerely thank both “ E. and “ Vul- can ” for their good words concerning my article in May Magazine. I cannot discuss the merits or demerits of Mr. Roper’s expla- nation with you, “ Vulcan,” as I am not well enough versed in hydraulics at present. I will only say that Mr. Roper’s language did not appear to me to be that of merely advancing a theory, but it seemed to me as if he calculated it to be received as an es- tablished fact and I considered it much bet- ter than Mr. Rauch’s “ ’tis as it is and it can’t be no tisser.” I will also ask you (if the law of hydraulics as stated by you is correct) why it is that contracting the noz- zle of a pipe through which water is being forced will give a much stronger stream with the same pressure than when forced through the larger opening. I feel almost certain that I know what your answer will be beforehand, but I will wait and see whether I am correct or not. Now, “ 1304,” I will do my best to attend to your case and give you and “ L. X.” the benefit of what little experience I have had in cleaning. I will begin by saying that I have used a great many kinds of patent dope for cleaning brass and that I have very little faith in anv of them. When I want lasting results, I fall back on tripoli and oil. When brass is badly tarnished, acid should be used, but not if it can be avoided, as it hardens the brass. Take one ounce of oxalic acid and mix it with a quart of water. Some firemen mix a little camphor gum with the acid to keep it from hardening the brass, but I don’t think there is any virtue in it. After your acid is prepared, take a piece of clean waste ami w’et it good with the acid ; have a small tin box with perforated top for your tripoli, dust a little on your acid prepared waste and go over the brass, rubbing it until the tar- nish disappears, ihen take a clean piece of waste ana fill it with oil, lard oil is the best, if you can’t get that valve oil is good, or en- gine oil will do; then dust tripoli on the waste and work it in with your hands so that it will mix good with the oil, and scour your brass until you have all the acid scoured off of it and have a good color to it, then wipe it off with a clean piece of waste and polish with lamp black or dry tripoli. I prefer tripoli as it is not so dirty and does not stick in the corners like lamp black. Tripoli is better than rot ton stone or emory to scour with. Care should be taken in scouring to always rub one way and thus avoid leaving marks on the brass. Here is a dope that is excellent for quick work, but it don’t last, and it turns hot brass all the colors of the rainbow, and will make it so hard that tripoli and oil won’t touch it. Take one- fourth pound each of tripoli, rot- ten-stone, lamp black and Spanish-whiting, Digitized by Google

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498 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [July mix them together ; take a half ounce of pot- ash and dissolve in one-half pint of soft water, I let it stay in the water over night, pour this in your mixtureand mix it through with a stick, and then get a quart of alcohol and mix it all up to the consistency of paste, you will not need to use all of the alcohol for this, but it will dry out some, and you will have to dampen it with alcohol a little every time you scour ; keep it in a tin can tightly covered, to prevent evaporation as much as possible ; take a clean piece of waste and dampen it slightly with water, take a little of the mixture on the damp wTaste and rub all over your brass, then take a dry clean piece of waste and wipe it off and she is scoured and polished at the same time. This is also excellent for cleaning Russia iron jackets. It won’t cost a dollar to get it and you can’t use it up in a year. Here is the best thing I ever used to keep a jacket from rusting : Take a piece of waste and fill it full of headlight oil, then take lamp-black and put on your waste and go all over your jacket, put it on thick and it can rain great guns for a week and not phase it ; then when you get ready to wipe it off, it comes off nand leaves the jacket as bright as a new ir. To clean a jacket, take headlight oil and tripoli and go over it and let it stand un- til the oil dries out of it, then wipe it off and if you want it particularly bright, polish with lamp black. Here is something good for headlights. Take a pint bottle and fill it nearly half full of lamp-black, then fill it up with alcohol, shake it up good, put this mix- ture on a piece of waste and rub on your re- flector, the alcohol will dry out of it very quickly ; then take aclean piece of waste and wipe the lamp black off from it and she is done. To clean your paint work, take equal parts of ammonia and alcohol, a pint bottle with half a pint of each is the thing ; take a clean piece of waste and dampen with water, the* pour a little of the mixture on it and rub your paint work. I don’t care how dirty it is this will clean it and with very little trouble. A good clean boiler head is the nicest thing around an engine, and there are a great many firemen who don’t know how to clean one, or if they do, they spoil it all by putting paint or dope of some kind on it after they have it clean. Paint should never be used around a boiler head. The first thing to do is to see that all the steam-cocks are kept packed good and tight to prevent leaks, and resultant w'hite streaks on boiler head. If your boiler head has lots of scale and burnt grease on it, take strong lye and use it freely, rinse off with clear water.* When you have got it clean take eraory cloth and rub your boiler head good all over uiitil you have it smooth ; you now have a boiler head that it will be a pleasure to look at and very little trouble will now suffice to keep it in shape. Don’t allow' oil to stand on the boiler head long enough to burn in, but as soon as a drop of oil is spilled on it, take a clean piece of waste and w'ipe it ail out at once, before it has a chance to burn on. If you have brass or copper pipes or steam cocks on boiler head that you don’t want to scour, why don’t scour them, but for heav- en’s sake don’t paint them. Just keep them wiped off clean and don’t let oil or dirt of any kind collect on them, and they will soon tarnish so as to be a dark brown color, then give them a coat of boiled oil and wipe them off good, and they w'illturn black, and shine much better than painted pipes and you won’t have to go over them with a pair of shears every time you put a piece of waste on them. You now have a boiler head that is perfectly smooth and clean, dirt won’t stick on it at all and you can clean it in two minutes by merely blowing the dust off it, half of the time you wonvt need to put a piece of waste on it to clean it, and you can always keep it looking nice by going over it w ith emory cloth two or three times a month. Take sand* paper to your stack and front end, and when you have them good and smooth, give them a dope of ivory black and Japan thinned out with good boiled oil ; have it thin enough so that it can be put on with a sponge; you can make a better job than with a brush. Now, I hope no fireman will be blind enough to his own interests to take “ L. X’s.” advice and allow himself , to de- generate into a mere automatic steam maker. \Ye can have steam and plenty of it, also, clean engines and still fine! time to take in a little valve motion, hammer blow, etc. No, don’t “leave the valves to set themselves” nor “ the hammer blow to pound the track to pieces and the bridges all down.” It would be the utmost folly for a man to spend years in merely learning how to keep an engine hot and clean. He should also try to fit himself for the more responsible position on the other side of the cab so that w'hen his turn comes, he can step over there with confidence in his own ability and feel that he is just as compet&it as any other man to fill the position. I know a man, or did know' him some years ago, on the D. A R. G., that w'as promoted and shortly after he w ent to running, he had a break down, one of the pistons of the engine he was run- ning broke off close to the cross head and away it went through the front evlinder heacl. About ten minutes wrork wrouId have disconnected her and put her in 6hape to come in, all that was necessary to do was to cover the ports and disconnect valve stem on broken side and go on with the other side, but he went to work, covered the ports, dis- connected the valve stem, took down the main rod $md blocked the cro3shead and thr-n went under her and took down the eccen- trics on broken side before he would attempt to move her. It is safe to say that he spent Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 499 1888.] most of his tjme while firing, in keeping his engine clean and hot and left the valves to set themselves. I am going to ask rather a simple question now. A friend of mine sprung it on me the other day and I couldn't answer it, although I felt rather cheap at not being able to ao so. Why is it that ad- ding to the heighth of a chimney will in- crease its natural draft? Or, why will a high chimney draw better than a low one? Well, as I am taking up more space than I ought, I will close by remarking to the au- thor of “ Mechanics ” that I have seen pony truck equalizers broken, where if the engine was not jacked up in front and blocked over forward drivers, the nose of her pilot would be scraping bark off from the ties before she had run far. Vacuum. Mr. Editor: The June number of the Magazine, giving cut of my “ notches,” was in error. The lugs or flanges C C, should be half the length of D D’s. As it now ap- pears it would be useless to reverse it, ex- pecting a change of cut-off, as both C C and b D are the same length from B. “Vacuum :” Thanks for upholding me on the subject of air pumps. But you should not say “ that a narrow guage air pump is the same as the standard except the arrange- ment of the valves,” because in the former the steam cylinder is smaller in diameter than its air cylider. Vice verm of the com parti ve size of the freight air pump now used on standard gauge locomotives. While on the subject of air brakes I want to refer the readers to an error or two in the catalogue on this work. Plate 1 gives a diagram of sitions for engineer's brake valve, and just neath stands this valve with its handle to the right, which is wrong. It should be on the right, according to port- ways for releas- ing. In the whistle signal alarm, in back part of book the opening of whistle valve casting is marked ‘‘drain pipe.” It should read “main pipe.” I have caused a Hancock Inspirator to throw water against a greater pressure by 15 per cent, over that which it w as being operated, and under the following condi- tions: Fifty feet of water pipe, eleven elbows, six globe valves, three check valves, three T’s, three couplings, one union, one strainer, with a lift of water of eight feet ; being the differerenca of level of water in boiler and tank. Poly—. Editor Mechanical Department : I would like to know what is the proper answer to the question : What is a locomo- tive ? Also what is the proper name for the several brasses or connections in a side rod on a consolidated locomotive ? 313. Comparative Wages, American and Foreign Mr. Editor: — The foliowring tables from the New’ York Press are stated to be reliable, and to have been compiled from recent au- thentic sources by Mr. Alfred R. Whitney. The statements in regard to the wrages paid in England are compiled from the latest returns made by the Board of Trade in Lon- don and other official documents for 1886. It must be remembered that the cost of living here as shown by official figures is 17 percent, higher than in England. England. United States. Bookbinders $6 00 815 00 to 818 00 Brush makers .... 6 00 15 00 to 20 00 Boilermakers .... 7 75 10 50 Brick makers .... 3 54 11 86 Brick layers 8 00 21 00 Blacksmiths .... 6 00 13 00 Butchers 0 00 12 00 Bakers (5 25 12 75 Blast furnace keepers 10 00 18 00 Blast furnace fillers . 7 50 14 00 Boltmakers 0 50 16 50 Bolt cutters 3 00 10 00 Coal miners 5 88 13 00 Cotton mill hands . 4 00 6 72 Carpenters 7 50 15 00 Coopers 6 00 13 25 i arriagemakers . . . 6 75 13 00 to 25 00 Cutlery 0 00 12 00 to 20 00 Chemicals $1 00 to 6 00 13 00 to 16 00 Clockmakers .... 7 00 18 00 Cabinetmakers . . . 7 00 18 00 Farm hands .... 3 00 7 50 to 9 00 Glassblowers . . . 6 00 to 9 00 25 00 to 30 GO Glass (partly skilled) 6 00 to 7 00 12 00 to 15 00 Glass (unskilled) . . 2 00 to 4 00 7 00 to 10 00 Gloveraakers (girls) . 2 50 0 00 to 9 00 Glovemakers (men) . 4 50 10 00 to 30 00 Hatters 0 00 12 00 to 24 00 Heaters and rollers . 10 00 to 12 00 20 00 to 30 00 Iron ore miners . . . 5 50 12 00 Iron moulders . . 7 50 15 00 Iron per ton(tlnished) 2 00 to 3 uo 5 31 to 8 71 Instrument makers. 7 00 18 00 to 20 00 Laborers 4 10 8 00 ’Longshoremen . . . 8 00 la GO Linen thread (men) . 5 00 7 50 Linen thr’d (women) 2 35 5 22 Machinists 8 50 18 00 Masons 8 00 21 00 Printers (1,000 ems) . 20 40 Printers, week hands 0 05 13 40 Patternmakers . . 7 50 18 00 Painters 7 50 15 00 Plumbers 8 00 18 00 Plasterers 7 50 21 00 Potters 8 07 18 30 Polishers 7 00 18 00 Papermakers .... 5 20 12 00 to 24 00 Puddlers, per week . 8 00 to 10 00 18 00 to 20 (‘0 Ouarrymen 0 00 12 00 to 15 00 Kopemakers .... 5 25 9 00 to 12 00 Railway Engineers . 10 00 21 00 Railway Firemen . . 5 00 12 00 Shipbuilding : Boilermakers 7 00 14 00 Machinists . . . 7 oe 14 15 Coppersmiths . . 0 50 16 50 Platers 8 00 18 0o Drillers 0 00 12 (0 ltiveters 8 00 17 40 Riggers 5 50 11 00 Patternmakers . 8 00 24 00 Saltmakers 0 00 9 00 to 10 50 Silk (men) 5 00 10 00 Silk (women) .... 2 50 6 00 Scarf makers 1 50 to 2 25 6 00 to 9 (• Servants (month) . . 5 00 15 00 Shoemakers .... 0 00 12 (0 Stationary engineers 7 .50 15 00 to 18 00 Soapmakers 5 00 10 50 Digitized by C.ooQle

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*00 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [July England. United States. Tanners .j 00 8 00 to 10 00 Teamsters o 25 12 00 to 15 00 Upholsterers .... 8 00 18 00 Watchmakers .... 8 CO 18 00 Wire drawers .... 11 00 22 00 The above table, which seems to give figures approximating very close to the facts, would go to show that the working classes of America get twice, and in some trades three times as much pay for a week’s work, as “our cousins across the w’ater,” and it also gives the cost of living as only 17 per cent, higher in this country than in the old. It would therefore appear reasonable to sup- pose that, if the foreign workman can man- age to live on his earnings, and in some cases even save money, the American work- ing man ought to be able to secure a compe- tency by a reasonable amount of economy and dilligence. That this is not the rule, however, seems manifest by an interview during which a correspondent of one of our contemporaries recently asked United States Senator Stanford, of California, what could be done in this country to abolish beggary. The answer of the philanthropic millionaire was as follows: There is only one way. Dry up the source — abolish the conditions that make beggars. To try to cure poverty by street charity is like trying to stop a hole in your roof by mopping up the puddles that gather on your floor. Nobody is worse off because the Vanderbilts are worth $200,000,000. If they had not the wealth it would not exist at all. It is only in those communities w'here millionaires are possible that the average citizen has enough to eat. Now, w hat causes poverty ? 1. Ignorance of how to save money. I found beggars in Califor- nia in 1S”>0, when any man could go out with a tin pan and earn $5 before breakfast. When by working three hours a day a man could make his board and clothes, there were always shiftless creatures around whom the rest had to support. It is the same way now. The soil is wonderfully fruitful there. Merely 20,000 men produce all the wheat of the state and export 1,000,000 tons of it every year, and yet there are beggars. We can cut, thresh, and sack wheat at an ex- pense of one and a ha’f cents per 100 pounds, potatoes cost only a half a cent a pound, and flour is only $4 a barrel, and yet there is want. An important cause is un- thrift. People do not understand economy or practice it as almost every rich man has had to some time in his life. I really believe that there would be beggars in the world before night if $20 gold pieces wrere to be sown broadcast every morning, and so distributed that every man, woman, and child were certain to get some. 2. Thesaleand use of liquor. As long as there are ten times as many saloons in this country as there are of both churches and schools, and they are mainly supported by the verv poor, the sources of misery are pretty obvious. 8. A lack of manual training. This last need is most serious. If so many people could be taught trades that the entire pro- duct of this country were doubled next year, the wages would be doubled, either in increase of money received or in the smaller cost of the necessities of life to be bought. More capable, skilled hands— that is one of our greatest needs. My great hope is in my university, w'hich I wish to build so tall and deep and broad that the rudiments of every trade and occupation may be taught. When everybody knows how to do some difficult and useful thing, poverty will rapidly di- minish. The first cause is ignorance of how to save money. This includes a great deal, and the Senator does not give us any details, but one of the most deceptive and ruinous practices which any family or working man can en- gage in, is the habit of buying everything on credit. It is a fact, that the least observa- tion will verify, that many dollars are spent every year in needless indulgencies ana ex- travagancies, because they can be obtained by simply saying “ Charge it.” But if the ready money had to be paid for these arti- cles, many of them would not be bought. Another item which all who buy on credit should bear in mind is, that if they pay their bills like honest men, they will also have to pay for the goods bought by a lot of rascals, who buy whatever fancy leads them to, and who assert, that the world owes them a living. No one is entitled to a free living in this world, and if the universal cash rule would prevail each man would have to pay for what he used, and the dis- honest skulker would per force have to turn over a new’ leaf, and pay for his goods like an honest man. “ Pay cash,” should be each man’s motto, and "would be found the key-note of financial success and economy. As sobriety is one of our watchwords, we must be in full accord with Mr. Stanford’s second cause. In regard to the third, manual training, we fully agree with the Senator in the best sense of the word for while our hands are at work we are also trying to cultivate our in- tellects so that our hands may be trained to work at the direction of our brains and thus make our work more satisfactory to our- selves because thoroughly understood and also more valuable to our employers for the same reason. * Buffalo, N. Y., May 14, 1888. 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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 501 1888.] reversed, with cylinder cocks open and using no steam. 2d. Take an engine placed in any position and lever in the centre, if valves are true she will not move. Why is this? 3d. Has Westinghouse succeeded in mak- ing an air-pump capable of pumping a greater pressure of air than appears of steam ? Do you think it possible to be done with steam piston larger than air piston? These questions seem almost too simple to ask, but, Mr. Editor, I have not found one engineer or fireman out of many I have asked, who was able to give a satisfactory or intelligent answer. They like to answer questions too much after the fashion one of our brothers was answered when he asked why the lever was placed in the corner when the engine was shut off. N. Y. C. Locomotive Notes. English locomotives have but one kind of oil supplied. It is used for both lubricating and lighting. Railroads have a tough time between the complaints for blowing and complaints for not blowing the whistle. The Ohio & Mississippi Railroad Company will remove their roundhouse and repair shops from Jeffersonville, Ind., to Louis- ville, Ky. H. K. Porter & Co., Pittsburgh, Pa., are busy on small locomotives. They build small locomotives for all purposes, one just shipped being 20 inch guage. They are also builaing a number of street car locomotives. The Baldwin Locomotive Works in Phil- adelphia last year built 6511 locomotives, or over two a working day. This is the best record yet made, and passes that of 1882, when 563 locomotives were turned out. The number of men employed last year averaged about 3,000. Up to January 1, 1888, these works had turned out in all 8,975 locomotives. Car Notes. The Harlan & Hollingsworth Co., of Wil- mington, Delaware, have just delivered to the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company fifteen sleeping cars, five parlor cars and five day coaches to the Mexican Central It. It. Co.; four day coaches and four eight-wheel ca- boose cars ; to the San Francisco & North Pa- cific Railroad Company, five day coaches ; to the Lackawanna & Pittsburgh Railroad Com- pany, one day coach and one baggage and express car. They have under construction for the Boston & Albany Railroad Company three sixteen section sleeping cars, and for the New York, New Haven & Hartford Rail- road Company, four sixteen-section sleep- ing cars. The State Board of Assessors of New Jer- sey have just completed their annual report. It shows a total of 3,507 miles of railroad in the State more, in proportion to the size of the Shite, than in any other State in the Union. Of this 2,124 miles are laid with the finest steel rails and 1,383 with iron. The gross earnings from all sources were $32, 041 ,417. The net revenue applicable to the payment of interest and dividends was $14,714,460, or 7 percent. of the entire valu- ation of all the roads, including the fran- chise, and a million dollars to spare. The average dividends for all roads in the United States during the year was a little more than 2 per cent. The total taxes assessed for the year was $1 ,.‘103,484. The total number of railway bridges in the United States is said to be about 208,749, with a total lenght of over 3,200 miles. For the Magazine : THE MUSIC OF THE WATERS. EAR the music of the waters as they break upon the shore, With a rushing, rippling rhythm, with a deep and sullen roar, Or with fitful sobbing telling some sad story o’er and o’er— Ebb and swell. What ’tis like, this tuneful thunder, this grand anthem of the sea, Lying all the soft air under with Its mystic melody. What ’tis like ? Oh ! much I wonder how this thing you ask of me, I can tell. Ah ! methlnks ’tis like the sadness that is deeper than our tears, And ’tis very like the gladness that counts life by days, not years ; Yes, and like that swift, sweet madness that nor thinks nor feels nor fears.— Aught beside. Like the thought of him who hears it, gay or grave, with song or knell, ’Tis In harmony with all things. Tell me, did I listen well To the music of the waters as it rose and fell With the tide? Alice O. Darling. Digitized by CjOOQle

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502 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [July EDITED BY IDA A. HARPER. THE M. E. GENERAL CONFERENCE. The most important event affecting women which has occurred during the past month is the refusal of the Methodist General Con- ference to permit women to sit in that body as delegates. It will be comparatively an old story by the time this reaches our read- ers, but the event will be crystallized into the history of the struggle made by the women of the nineteenth century to obtain equal rights with the men of the century. The world has never before witnessed such a struggle. From the creation woman has oc- cupied an inferior position, but the same principle which broughtthe Pilgrim Fathers to these blessed shores, the same which in- spired the soldiers of the Revolution, the same which filled the hearts of the northern heroes of the late Civil War — the grand principle that all humanity is created free and equal, is stirring in the long dormant spirit of woman and leading her to demand her birthright. It would seem that if there is one place on earth where woman should stand on a perfect equality it is in the Church. Two- thirds of the church members in the U nited States are women. In all churches the active work is done by women. Leave the women out of any church and it would go to pieces. Take women out of the mission- ary work and it would be a failure. Last at the cross of the dying Savior, first at the tomb of the risen Lord and down through all the centuries has been found woman, the type of Cristianity. And yet to-day, two thousand years since Christ came with His divine message, there is not a strictlv so- called “orthodox” denomination that places women on an equality with men ; not one that will ordain a woman to preach, to bap- tize, to perform the marriage ceremony. The Quakers, Unitarians, Universalists and many of the new denominations that have sprung up in later years make no distinction in regard to sex. The Congregational ists are extremely liberal. But the old, estab- lished churches, the Episcopal, Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist, Disciples anti all the long list, cling to the old tradition that man is the superior being. They say practically that if a woman wants to send up a feeble little wail in the prayer-meeting, or even to “ exhort ” at a “ revival,” that may be per- mitted, but when it comes to filling the pul- pit and drawing the salary the Lord only intended that a man should do this. It is all right for the sisters to go about and solicit money and hold sewing societies and church socials and raffle off “crazy auilts ” to pay the minister’s salary, but when it comes to holding the laborious offices of warden, deacon, elder, trustee, etc., the sis- ters will please step aside and make way for the brothers. And then the sisters bend their energies to educate some nice voung man for the ministry, and they beg a lew cents here and there, and they give an oyster supper and a “pink tea ” and a bazar and they make use of all the petty devices common to women to raise a little money, and they send the nice young man to the theological seminary to be manufactured into a preacher. And when the process is completed he gets up in the pulpit and takes his text from St. Paul, “ Neither was the man created for the woman but the woman for the man,” and then he goes to the Con- ference and votes not to admit women as delegates. It has, howrever, remained for the great Methodist General Conference to precipitate the crisis. This is the largest religious body in the land, meeting every four years ana representing eight millions of people. Dele- gates, consisting of ministers and laymen, are sent from minor conferences of the vari- ous churches. For many years women in the Methodist church have voted as laymen. This year, for the first time they were sent as delegates. Five of the most distinguished women, in a church which has produced many great women, were sent from as many conferences, among them Frances E. Wil- lard, known to the w'orld, and Mary C. Ninde, President of the Women’s Foreign Missionary Society. In the years to come it will seem almost incredible to those who read that these women were not permitted to take their seats in this Conference ! There was a tremendous effort made to prove that it was “ unconstitutional,” as women were not “laymen,” and when it was pointed out that they had voted for years as laymen the answer was that it was never contemplated that they would want to be delegates. Dr. J. M. Buckley, Editor of the Christian Advo- cate, of New York, was the most bitter op- ponent and he expressed the sentiments of many other men, who oppose the advance- ment of women, when he said that “every time a woman was put into a legislative' body a man had to be put out.” This is the secret of the objections to “woman’s rights men do not like to yield their power. It is comforting to know that Dr. Buckley was defeated in his race for Bishop and, as wo- men will undoubtedly vote hereafter in the General Conference, it is extremely improb- able that he will ever reach that exalted position. The most ungentlemanly remark of the w hole un-chi valric and un- Christian-like con- troversy w as made by Rev. 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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 503 1888. dent of the Drew Theological Seminary. 44 I do not believe women are eligible and then, besides, no one wants them in the General Conference.” It is to this person we send our young men to study theology ! He closed by saying, 14 If this question were submitted to a vote of the women in the church, nine out of ten would vote against the admission of the women delegates.” Well, the ques- tion is to go to a vote of the churches in 18tK) and w«3 will see if nine women out of every ten will vote against it. Women as a body are timid and conservative, narrow- minded, prejudiced and slow to take up new ideas, but they love their church and they will sometimes turn when trampled upon. For the next two years this question will be discussed in every Methodist church in the country. Even by this small issue the minds of women will be awakened to a sense of injustice. The Methodist General Conference builded better than it knew. The Home, the Church and the State are the foundation stones of our republic. Woman is already represented in the home; the way is#being prepared for a representa- tion in’the church ; does it not follow as a logical conclusion that the time is not far distant when she will demand a representa- tion in the state? Without woman the home could not exist ; upon woman de- pends the perpetuity of the church ; and never will our republican form of govern- ment be an assured success or rest upon a permanent foundation until both men and women are alike and equally represented. We will ask our correspondents to be patient. Every letter received is revised and sent to the publishers but the space is so limited each must wait its turn. The same is true of the other departments of the Magazine , the subject-matter is far in ad- vance of the room for it. If our Editor-in- Chief were not so staunch a friend to women I should fear that the Woman’s Department would have to be entirely crowded out to make room for material of more immediate interest to the Brotherhood, and we must be gratefully appreciative of the space granted us. We cannot resist again calling attention to the meritorious contributions sent in to the Woman’s Department. They would be a credit to any magazine or newspaper. This month the poems of E. M. 8., Nellie Stata and Alice 0. Darling are worthy of especial mention. We would suggest to our correspondents that it is better in every respect to sign your real name. It gives weight and dignity to your article and enables you to enjoy the lull benefit of whatever reputation you may make. “Mary,” of Chicago, sends a long and in- teresting extract from the Herald, regarding the great Temperance Temple to be built in that city by the W. C. T. U., at a cost of $800,000. It is the greatest financial under- , taking ever attempted by women and will be a monument not only to the cause of temperance but to the executive ability of woman. We regret that space will not permit the publication of the clipping, as, indeed, we regret every month that so much of interest and value must be crowded out, but it is unavoidable. Mrs. Li tie Sherwood, of Houston, Texas, writes very kindly of No. 147, and regrets that they are not heard from more fre- quently in the Magazine. She speaks feel- ingly of the constant care and anxiety of the wives of railroad men. For Woman's Department. THE BROTHERS' “ TABLE ROUND.” In the days of ancient story, So the poets’ legends run, In the hlght of Camelot’s glory, Good king Arthur, Uther’s 6on, Bade the strongest and the bravest Throughout all his kingdom found, Rally round his royal standard ; Forming there his Table Round. Every knight vowed to be faithful To his duty, and his king ; Fear no danger, speak but truly, Crime and fraud to justice bring. Bearing spear and shield and banner, Lance In rest, and sword in band, Mounted on their mail-clad chargers, Rode the knights through all the laud. Guarding pilgrims on their journey ; Where the ruthless robber lay ; Through the gloom of forest pathways Letting in the light of day. Done, King Arthur’s deeds of glory, Goue, those brave old knights of yore, With the times they served they vunlshed, And are seen on earth no more. But their places are not vacant ; Other chevaliers now ride Forth to duty and to danger ; And, as bravely, some have died. Members of the B. of L. F. Form the modern “Table Round,” Gallantly their Iron chargers Bear them swiftly o’er the ground. In the morning, noon or midnight, Ready when their duty calls. Their huge steeds of iron sinews, Harnessed, stand within their stalls. Over mountains, through the forest. Swift they pass with thund’ring tread. Beasts of prey, and painted savage, Have before their coming fled. Facing dangers, seen, and unseen, Lowly* lurking out of sight. Foes of flood, and wreck and tempest, Boldly ride, thou modern knight. Right the wrong, avenge Injustice : Shield the helpless and oppress’d ; Staunchly stand bv each true brother: Truth and honor be thy quest. E. M. Digitized by C.ooQLe

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501 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [July For Woman’s Department. TO SHANDY MAGUIRE. In Response to his Defense of the Ixidies , in the ApHl Magazine. 0 Shandy M., our champion true ! I would my thauks express, For your warm words of sympathy For us in our distress. Poor trembling wielders of the pen ! ’Tls hard to meet rebuff ; To have our first appearance hailed With something like a cuff. A cheering thought came to my mind, I wove it Into verse ; It was not very good, perhaps, It might have been still worse. 1 sent it forth that it might please Some other tired one : Nor dreamed there could be any harm In aught that I had done. When lo ! that editorial word Fell on my heart like stone ; “ Don’t copy poems from a book And send them as your own.” Had those, my verses, seemed a bore, Unpleasant to the sight, That “ chestnut (ty) ” basket was at hand, Destruction was but right. But can you sympathize with me ? When at last I found them, They printed were, but with, alas! Quotation marks around them. Cousin Nell. [An apology is certainly due to “Cousin Nell.” I supposed from the note at the head of her verses that they were some she had read and found “helpful.” They are among the best that have ever appeared in the Woman’s Department, and I hope others from her pen may be forthcoming, when care will be taken to give due credit to the author.— Ed.] Newton, Kan., May 7, 1888. To Woman’s Department : As I had the pleasure of registering and votiug, I think it my duty to tell my lady friends of my experience, which was not the most disagreeable episode in my life. I simply stepped up to the ballot-box and cast my little vote without being molested in any way whatever, and did not en- counter any swearing or drunkenness in any shape or form, so my “ quiet ” was not disturbed to a great extent and the little city wherein I re- sided at that time, by the women’s vote, elected a mayor who scattered liquor and prostitution to the winds in three days’ time, leaving a purer air than we had breathed for two years before. Do you think our household cares were seriously damaged in the few moments we spent in doing that all important duty ? Yes, Kansas boasts of her share of those dear, little innocents that “ have all the rights they want,” and, too, she has some grand aud intellectual women who are working day after day to enlighten the people and make them understand that man and woman should stand on one footing aud face the future of our nation hand in hand instead of separately and alone as heretofore. It seemed to me that that poor, old, wornout saying had grown too. insipid and simple to ever have been brought before us again, but “ of sueh is life ; ” “ wife obey thy husband ; ” yes, poor, lit- tle creature, if you are not capable of knowing your own mind and of exercisiug good, common sense, it is a very good thing to have a husband to do this for you. I think, though, if a man knows what he is doing he will choose a wife that he can trust to do her share without being commanded. In October last, the State Equal Suffrage Asso- ciation h^ld its annual meeting in this city and it did a vast amount of good as it could not fail to do, with Susan B. Anthony aud Laura M. Johns at the helm, and I think if this Syracuse lady could listen to one of Rev. Annie Shaw’s lectures on wives’ and mothers’ duties in regard to intemperance she would have a much more enlarged idea of the subject. I think if the lady readers of the Magazine would read some of those lectures that were given at the Woman’s National Convention at Wash- ington, D. last month, they would do you a world of good. Irene’s letter is good aud to the point and a woman’s hand to help guide the laws and make the outside influence more respactable and good will assist in doing as much as any- thing, for boys will gather up outdoor evils much faster than Indoor morals. Poor 8han&y, my in- tentions were bad toward you, but since this number of the Magazine came out I really begin to sympathize with you, poor “ put upon man.” Sunflower. [We call especial attention to this letter. If any of our lady friends in Kansas can re- late a different experience from this we will give space to their letters. We will publish next month a well-written contribution ’'from a gentleman from Washington Terri- tory where also women vote, giving an op- posite view of the question. — Ed.] New York, May 24, 1888. To IFoman’* Department : I am interested in the suffrage question, and would like to say to Mrs. Irv. C. Ackerman, that to the command “ Obey your husband,” there is a clause attached, which is, “As unto the Lord,” which, as I understand it, means to obey in all things that are consistent with our duty to a higher power, but when that commands, we must leave father, mother, husband and chil- dren and cleave unto it. As for having bitter feelings, that is unnecessary ; speak plainly and calmly to your husband, and then he will respect your principle. Then about attending meetings. Can’t we use some of ‘‘Eve’s persuasiveness,” and have them accompany us ? I attended a political meeting in 188(1 with my husband, mother and brother. There were many other ladles present, too. We found it very interesting aud instructive. One of the speakers made the remark that ‘-He was glad to be in apolitical meeting where the men were not ashamed to have their wives, mothers aud sisters.” Oh ! Dear! what a lecture I have written! and the first time I have written at that. If it is too long I hope you will forgive A Fireman’s Wife. Digitized by C.ooQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 505 1888.] For Woman's Department : ‘•THEY SAY.” “They sav! ” well suppose they do, my friend, Will It do any good to repeat the story ? Will it bring us renown— any benefit derive ? Will it redound to our honor or glory ? Will It bring to our lives any pleasure. I pray, To gossip and talk about things that “they say.” There are some things in life that to us may look dark, While those who are closely related. An explanation mightgive— obviate all remarkB, If to them the affair were but stated ; Yet ’tis better by far to ne’er meddle with those, Who wish not their personal affairs to disclose. I find in this life as we Journey along, There are lives o’er which sorrow holds sway. There are hearts that have suffered tho’ guiltless of wrong, From that evil, pernicious “ they say ; ” And yet my kind friend we can ne’er find the “ they,” Tho’ rumor is rife with the things “ they say.” “They say ! ” and the story is thoughtlessly told Regardless of the sorrow it may bring To those that the mantle of charity snould en- fold, That would shield them from slander’s vile sting : “ They say ” is an arrow— a treacherous dart ; Tis the sting of a serpent— a blow in the dark. Perchance there’s some truth in the story they tell. For, there’s no one quite perfect, you know, But, my friend, I would ask is it not Just as well 8ueh tattle and gossip to forego ? You, loo, may have faults if they only were known, Then take my advice and leave others alone. Mrs. Nellie Bloom. West Oakland, Cal., April 10, 1888. To Woman's Department : The ever welcome Magazine has Just come to hand, looking as fresh as this beautiful spring morning. I have only Just come from Vincen- nes, the seat of so many of our good railroad boys, having been there on a visit. The long talked of ball given by the brakemen has been the only topic of interest Just at present. The ball took place on Raster Monday evening, and was a grand success, socially and financially. I was very glad to see so many of the B. of L. F. and B. of L. E. boys there, as it showed such a friendly feeling between those organizations. The O. R. C. were also well represented, and the brakemen are very proud of the fact that their ball was voted the best yet given In Vincennes. Some time ago we mentioned in these columns that we had lost Harry Wheeler and a spool of silk. Well, we cainc across Harry at Vincennes in a confectionery store, still trying to match that Kensington shade. He told us he would do it or die in the attempt If Harry ever succeeds the Magazine will be apprised of the fact. Bro. Singleton, of Mattoon, has Just returned from a two weeks’ hunt in Kansas. He says he «aw a great many “ dears ”l4but no bar. Tried and True Lodge is in a most prosperous condition, and getting stronger every day. But no reason why they should not, for there are in that Lodge some of the best men that ever lived. Well, I feel in little humor to write Just at present, and I had better quit. I understand Frank Hunter is on the lookout forme. Well, Frank, you will find us at the old stand. W e bear Bob Torrance has Just Joined the Starvation army. Is that so Bob? Good wishes to all, as ever, Mrs. H. B. Jones. Washington, Ind. Deer Lodge. Mont., April 12, 1888. To Woman's Department;* Perhaps the most fatal omission and more fre- quently noted than any other is that failure of parents to teach the children the dignity of labor. This is the vital point around which all other Insructions are made to rally. Young men and young women, thrown upou their own resources at maturity, often fail because they learned to despise labor in early life, and are absolutely helpless. The idea that it Is not genteel to engage in mechanical pursuits has paralyzed a great many arms that might otherwise have been useful in this world. In point of real manhood the mechanic who makes his own way through the world is unmeasureably superior to the empty-headed young man who is unable to sup- port himself, and regards all “greasy mechan- ics’’with contempt. Thus society has Itself to blame for the innumerable wrecks made by fool- ish young men and women who learn early in life that It is not genteel to be useful. Evidently the first thing to do with the boys and girls is to brush away from before their eyes all fqlse stand- ards of gentility, and teach them that labor is noble rather than ignoble. What girls need to make them business-like is to be brought up in contact with business, to hear it talked about, t-» be expected to manage their own affairs in a business like way. So it seems to me every man should put into the hands of his daughters some small piece of property and teach her to observe its fluctuations in value, and ask their cause, and learn by experience the difference between principal and interest. Teach girls that life is earnest and real for them as well as boys. Above all things. Inspire in them the Just ambi- tion of being useful. If they are all permitted to grow up without any real Interest in life, life will hardly be worth living. Let them from early years learn to be practical or they will never be fit for any position whatever. It is never too early to inspire a girl with the ambi- tion to be orderly, thrifty and practical. The busy little house-wife makes the best house- keeper. So many girls grow up as they pleuse, and if it happens that they have energy enough to go to school and take advantage of every opportunity to make themselves useful, they do so, and if not they go on without expectations of anything in the future, and then when they grow up so- ciety people shun them because they are ignor- ant, and it is all their parents’ fault. Parents ought to give their girls an education, and teach them that there is something in life worth liv- ing for; give them good books to rend and talk to them on themes of interest. A father can’t Digitized by taOOQle

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506 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE imagine the pleasure it gives his daughter and how much it encourages her for him to sit down beside her and talk to her about business matters, and a great many other subjects I could mention, that would inspire her. I myself am a girl, and I realize what lam saying. In many Instances a girl is allowed to associate with any and all classes of society, and nine times out of ten she will choose the very class she ought to abhor, and then about the next thing you know she is— well, demoralized, you may sav, and then who should bear the animadversion ? Why she, of couuse, most people will say, but not I. It is her parents, and no one else. She naturally becomes errattic and finds pleasure in associating with the most audacious and eccen- tric girls of her acquaintance, and uses slang, which is vulgarity in itself. Slang, according to Webster, is vulgar, unauthorized language. Par- ents should be perfectly familiar with the char- acter of the company kept by their daughters, and should exercise such au oversight as to pre- vent them from cultivating improper acquaint- ances. One mistake parents often make is in permitting an unacceptable suitor to continue his visits until he has completely captivated the girl’s affections before any remonstrance is made. Then it is too late. Or again, the mistake is made by forbidding a certain one’s visits in a harsh manner, instead of reasoning with the daughter as they ought, and showing her why she should discourage his attentions. I could say more on this subject, as I fully re- alize the whole situation, but 1 think 1 have said enough this time, and If my talk is appreciated I may write again. This is the first time I have written for the Magazine. In fact I never read one until about a week ago a fireman gave me nealy a year’s subscription to read. I like them very much, especially the Woman’s Department. From what I learn by reading the firemen are noble fellows. I am personally acquainted with only one fireman. He is noble I know. With best wishes to the firemen, Alzetta. For Woman's Department : THE OLD PATH. Lord lead me in the heavenly path My Saviour’s footsteps trod ; Till peace shall take the place of wrath And I s>.all dwell with God. Teach Thou my heart to seek Thy way, My feet Thy steps to trace, Till, in the light of endless day, I see Thy loving face. Hold Thou my hand when danger’s near, Lead me where’er is best ; Till perfect love cast out all fear, And I am truly blest. In joy's bright day or sorrow’s night, Help me to follow Thee : To walk alone In Thine own light From sin and self set free. Then mind and heart, and hand aud voice, Obedient to Thy will, iShall freely make Thy way ray choice Aud all thy will fulfill. —Nellie 8 tala. [July Collin wood, Ohio, February 24, 1888. To Woman's Department: I am alone to-day, and as it is one of those warm, languid days, that are dropped in occa- sionally to remind us that spring is coming, I have decided that I have spring fever. Conse- quently I don’t propose working very hard. Well, you exclaim, “She has a vivid imagina- tion to conjure up all the evils of spring fever, because of one warm day.” Another reminds me that spring fever and laziness are closely re- lated. That thoughtful looking lady over there in the corner, with her eyes fixed upon some object in the distance, withdrawn her gaze long enough to give me a scrutinizing look, while she mechani- cally utters, “ Try the mind-cure.” Before my lips can frame a question, her gaze seems again to be riveted upon space, so I re- frain and leave her to her own reflections. But I am quite certain one treatment would effect a cure. I have been very careful however not to express an opinion on Christian Science, or mind-cure tvs it is termed, so if any sister cares to air her views, I am still free to talk on the other side. But while writing this my mind has also been busy in another direction, plan- ning some light work for the next hour or so. I have decided to take Inventory, not of all the stock on hand, but of the articles I have made, ready to use after house-cleaning. Don't you all like something new with which to adorn your house after cleaniug? I do. Now as this paper is so handy, I will just jot them down here, that will save me making an effort to find more paper and perhaps give you a few new ideas. First there are three new rugs, all made with the rug machine. Two are made of oid wool dresses or scraps I have saved, torn or cut like carpet-rags, and put through the canvas with the machine. One has a design, the other has not. The third is made of ravelings from scarps of Brussels car- pets. There is ouly one kind that will ravel. The other I drew the warp out and used It for fringe. It makes a handsome rug. Then there are the Canton flanuel cases for my silver knives, forks and spoons. The one for the kuives, has the flannel doubled the length of the knives, then stitched across with the machine so you have separate places for a dozen or more knives. Then when they are cleaned, slip them into the case, roll them up and they will be bright for the next meal. The cases for spoons and forks are made in the same way. A dust- bag to hold dusters is made of red Canton flanuel with a back figure on it. This is liued with light blue sllesia. The back is cut six or eight inches longer than the front, so it can lap over the front as a sort of cover. A brass ring with which to hang It is slipped over this back piece. The fig- ured Canton flannel also makes pretty slipper- cases. Now if you have a pretty calendar I will tell you how this one I hold in my hand, is arranged. 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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 507 1888.] fame powder, cover with light blue Chinese silk. Fasten the calendar to this. Sew pink and blue chenille balls on the bottom of the card, and hang with pink ribbon. I have a brass match- safe mounted in the same way. 1 don’t seem to have half of my articles listed, but I will be obliged to wnlt until next time, as the mending basket, not that other basket warns me to desist. Josephine. [Come again.— Ed.] - West Lekspokt, Pa., February 15, 1888. 7b Woman's Department : I am a new and young reader of the Magazine. A good many of the 317 boys have been promoted to the right hand side to make the black smoke roll from the stuck as they pass by. It is some- thing quite new for us to see the black smoke roll from our smoke-stacks but the miners in the hard coal regions have taught our boys to tire and run soft coal ; they come in as black as the smoke that rolls from their stacks. They pull long trains, so long that we can hardly wait for the end of the train so we can pass for school, and my little brother Charlie and myself, we watch and see papa off and when he don’t come home at the regular time we are worried and look at every train until he arrives, for him to tell us what held him so long and we are glad to see him arrive safe home again, and it is but a short time he stops with us, that is to eat a bite and take a nap so that he can see the signals along the road. He runs at night and sleeps in the day and so we give him all the rest we can. On Sunday he spends the day with brother Char- lie, mamma and myself and 1 often think of papa when it is a bad and ugly night, what hard- ships they must put through on the road to bring in their train, so heavy aud long and when the time comes for papa to leave we are ready to hand papa his lunch to eat at night when we are all asleep and dream of him in our warm little beds and while the 317 boys rove all night on the long stretched rail that is spiked on the ties and laid in a bed of stones undsand, up hill and down hill and from ocean to ocean. I wish all the boys, not only of 317, but all of you that are toil- ing on the railroad good luck, live long and die happy. May God bless you all, and so I remain Yours respectfully. An Engineer's Daughter Betsey. Bouton, Mass., February 28, 1888. To Woman' 8 Department: I have accepted your kind invitation and come again. Our spring is slowly advancing, and so are the bad colds. Now if I don’t take up too much room in our precious corner I would like to give a recipe we tried for breaking up a bad cold. It is very simple and as I have had a little experience I can truly say it is marvelous in its effect. So. dear sisters, if hubby comes home some dark damp night with a face as long as it can be drawn, and in a hoarse, gruff* voice, de- mands that something be done to alleviate his suffering head, proceed calmly and strictly to fol- low the directions. Place the patient in an easy chair until all is ready: One large quilt, one cane seat chair, one-half pint bowl of alcohol and a match. Now if there are any spectators put them out of the room, divest the patient of all clothing except the under vest, seat him gen- tly on the chair, pin tightly around bis neck the quilt, have it come down xdl around the chair so no air. can get under, tell him to hold on with both hands to the seat of the chair and not to let go } now put the bowl of alcohol under the chair, take the match, but before you light it have your nerves quieted as much as possible, your face as solemn it can be. Don’t let even the shade of a smile be seen, for when one is going through such an ordeal it Isn’t nice to be laughed at. Now we will proceed : Get behind the pa- tient aud stay there, hold the ends of the quilt together, now light the match, apply it to the patient— no, the alcohol. Now, of course by this time you have let the quilt slip out of your hands and you are positive you held on tight, but what can you expect if the patient will per- sist in bobbing up every time the flames burn high. You dear sisters are not to blame. Be sure you don’t ask him what it is he is mutter- ing low and deep, for you had best not know. Perhaps he Is blessing you for your earnest efforts in his behalf. By this time the degree of heat in the seat of that chair is Intense and the desired moisture is running down his face and limbs, so gently remove the fire, help the patient to bed, lay him in a reclining position on his face. Vaseline or sweet oil are very soothing if the pain be severe. Now leave him to Morpheus, and you, sister, sleep alone to night, he may be restless ! After he recovers from the effects of the medicine he will be all over his cold. It is now three years since we tried it and it has never been necessary to repeat it, one treatment was enough. Now, if that hubby of mine reads this, woe to me, I may as well say good bye, for 1 shall not be permitted to let you hear again from The Engineer's Wife TO SHANDY MAGUIRE. I have thought of you, Shandy, When the blue vault above me Was spangled with stars, and I thought each one a gem, And I said to myself, O, that Shandy would love me! For I know by his writings He’s the best of all men. Tlsa trembling confession, 9 But my affection grows stronger The more I read your Enrapturing verse, Aud my poor heart would break Should I hesitate longer To write you these lines My love to rehearse. I k now you have fame. Aud I know you have earned it, And I believe in your heart There’s a place for my love. And now my dear Shandy, Since from a girl you have learned it, Pray grant the dear boon and call me your dove. —Lily McFadtUm. Digitized by Tooele

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508 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. Chicago, III., March 18, 1888. Dear Mrs. Harper : I have read your editorials In the ladies’ de- partment of the Magazine with pleasure and profit to myself. I occasionally wrote articles years ago, for the Magazine which the editor was kind enough to accept (Mr. Sayre is the gentleman to whom I al- lude). There was no ladies’ department then and I notice with pleasure the improvements so remarkable in the dear little book. Should you care to publish my poem I shall be pleased. Mary F. Wilder. ROSES AT NEW YEARS. [On receiving flower's from California.] Sweet travellers from a sunnier clime, And coming to me at this glad time, I welcome ye ! Coming with lovely perfumes fraught ; What loving message have you brought This day to me ? Yes, tell me this, for I shall know— Come, nestle close, and whisper low— What did he say ? Said not be, “ I love her, oh flowers, And ye’ll ’mind her of some sweetest hours,” Now, tell me, pray ! Ah, yes, in every perfumed leaf, And softest petal, and uuderneath, Lies love In store ; Now Hope will fold her snowy wing “ All around my heart and sing ” Forever more. Aurora, III., March 16, 1888. To Woman's Department: I have always been very much interested in your Magazine , particularly in the Woman’s De- partment. I feel somewhat disappointed at times to read letters from the different Lodges and never see one from No. 80. It can not be be- cause there is nothing commendable to say of the boys, for nowhere can be found a more benevo- lent, sober or industrious force than the brothers of Self Help Lodge. It would therefore be un- just not to say a few words in their favor. A few night9agoan invitation was extended to the ladies to meet with the B. of L. E. and B. of L. F. at their rooms. The following programme had been carefully arranged: Instrumental and vocal music. Addresses by the prominent min- isters of the city, and visiting members of the Brotherhoods. The speeches were brief, witty and very complimentary, to the ladies. Each speaker urged the brothers not to falter in the strife, for victory would surely be theirs. The rest of the eveniug was spent in having a social time. And now in behalf of the ladies of the B. of L. F. I wish to say to the brothers of the B. of L. E. and B. of L. F. who are involved in this struggle, that we are proud of you. Proud to see you stand so united and firm in this fight for your honor, your manhood and your rights. Proud to call you husband, father, son or brother. Proud to see you show to the world that your beautiful motto, “Benevolence So- briety nnd Industry,” is not mere words, but liv- ing examples. We, the mothers, wives, sisters [July and daughters say to you, l/e steadfast In your purpose and victory will crown your efforts. We are always ready to help you, for well we know you are fighting this battle, not only for the principle it involves, but for those near and dear to you. To the brothers of Lodges North, East South and West, we send you a hearty “God bless you ’’for your kindly sympathy and aid. You show us that you are brothers in the true sense of the word. We trust that you will never be driven to this extreme. We feel confident that this contest will end the struggle between capital and labor, and will show that in the ranks of the latter, are to be found men In every re- spect equal if not superior to the former in in- tellect. manliness and honesty, who will not be driven into abject slavery by any corporation in this land of freedom. As this is my first letter to the Magazine I will not weary the reader longer. May prosperity attend each and every Brotherhood man is the wish of Elsie. 8t. Louis, Mo.. February 19, 1888. To Woman's Department: 1 have beeu a constant reader of your valuable Magazine for about four years, and I cannot re^ member of ever seeing anything about Peace Lodge, No. 109. If the Brothers do not take inter- est enough in the Lodge to write about it 1 think their sisters and wives ought to. I will make an attempt. The Lodge is in a flourishing condi- tion and can compare with any. The members are all sober and industrious and some of them are very fine looking and are always ready to ex- tend the right hand of fellowship to every Brother they meet. A fireman’s wife speaks of the terrible lunch pall ; do not speak of it. Those terrible overalls! when our Brothers come home and lay them down it makes us weary to look at them, but then It ought to be a pleasure for us to wash them when our dear ones return safely home with them. How happy we feel when they come home, for when they are out on the road every footstep we hear we think it is some one bringing us a message to tell us they are dead. When they part from us we think per- haps we will never see them again. God watches over them and brings them back, but He will call them some day and when they are called they must go. They are a brave, true-hearted set of men. A Fireman's Sister. Strung City, Kan., February 20, 1888. For Woman's Department : Take 1 pint of bread crumbs, 2 cups milk, yolks oft eggs, V.z cups sugar, teaspoon full of extract of lemon, stir together and bake. Spread a layer of jelly 1 inch thick and frost it V/2 inches thick, brown light and serve while hot. You will find it a very nice dish. Will some lady send me a good receipt for pork cake. As this is my first I will close, and will write some other time, and will tell you of some very pretty ways to make fancy work. L. E. H., a Fireman's Wife . Digitized by ^.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 509 Omaiia, Neb.. February 2, 1888. To Woman'* Department : Candlemas day— I open my dull eyes that are so long resting, withdraw my poor, little paws from their warm receptacle, gather my shaggy, eross oldself together, give myself a good, old shake, and I discover there is life In this mean, •Id carcass yet. True, I am rather stiff; but I •autiously wend my way to the entrance of my den. What do I behold? All nature looks gloomy. What glad tidings for me? With the agility of a kitten I spring forward, open mine •yes widely, raise myself on my hfrud legs— no shadow is visible, during my sojourn I may have become too thin to make a shadow, so I plant myself on all fours, and proudly start forward, casting glances to the right and left, before and behind me, but my reflection is nowhere to be seen. As nature and I have been fast friends for so long, dear old dame, how' w'ell I can trust you ? With a howl of delight I spring forward swaying myself contentedly, showing nature I return thanks for her kindness, so as old bruin is once more on the track, let engineers, conductors and brakemen bew'are. There is nothing to fear, being leap year, the ladies make themselves agreeable ; so 1 appear before you to try and undo the past, form a new covenant; let us shake bauds over the chasm of forgetfulness, and be friends in the future. What a blessing 1 did not take passage for the region of mystery during those dull months. Oh yes! bears go to heaven. God takes back even the meanest of his creatures. I shudder to think of the com- mand of St. Peter: “Return from whence you came and undo the wrongs you did.” The com- mand would be nothing, but Imagine the walk. No conveyances; an engineer would look with contempt on anything who would iusinuae the liked a good time: the conductor and brakeman, regardless of ceremony or jespect, for my sex, would hurl me into space. .So nothing would be left, but start on a trot, off to Indiana, and get the dear editor out of harm’s may; thence to Ohio, New York. No doubt I would have to travel this vast firmament, once more making myself famous by getting the best of Moses, his mission led through the desert, while I take in the whole W'orld. Even then t lie ladies’ anger would not be appeased. I know' it is hard to satisfy us. Old bruin has great respect for the railroad men, but she must say it, and will, her sympathy and great old shaggy heart be- long to the firemen. The railroad men should be glad I expressed my sentiments. Only for me, they would never kuow how much was thought of them. How soon the ladies took up the cudgel aud run poor bruin under cover? Oh, I tell you sentiment is a great thing, and w hat a blessing, we all possess one. I f we had to borrow our neighbor’s, we would be often refused and I know some would think it too great a luxury for a fireman’s wife. Expressing opinion is very much like free trade; assure as you say anything about it, you will get into trouble. It may hurt ■ome people’s sensitive nature, but it is like a storm at sea ; it makes us more sociable. Some say my sentiments are untrue, but who would doubt the words of such a grand man as “ Shan- dy Maguire.” The engineers should be proud of such a brother. No words of mine can bestow the compliment that is due you. Were I Pope. I would canonize you. “ A friend in need is a friend i ndeed.” Even a poor, old bear is not per- fect. Can you wonder at a sour disposition, blurred sight, a turned-up nose, after fighting the elements for a quarter of a century, but I assure you, if nature did not mould me, in a very gentle form, inside the rough exterior beats a true and loyal heart. So I extend to you both paws of good fellowship; let us be firm friends in the future, and when our time comes to Join the majority, if Providence wills in the next world as it does in this, and our lots are cast in a different climate, let us hope to have as good a mail service, better railroad laws, engineers conductors and brakemen, true to their trust ’; last, but not least, the dear good firemen’s streugth holds out, you will not only be sure of an ardent admirer, but a faithful correspondent, A fireman’s wife, A. B. C. [Will a fireman be necessary when you pass over to the other side ?— Ed ] Bellevue, Ohio, February lS&x. To Woman'* Department : Having been an interested leader of the Maga- zine for the past three years, 1 would like to con- tribute a few' lines to its columns, if permitted. My husband is a fireman and a member of A. G. Porter Lodge, No. 141, B. of L. F. I think the Brotherhood a grand and noble Order. 1 agree with you, Minnie, in having great sympathy for the firemen, for they are indeed the last of the whole crew to get home ; no more than home, till they have to go to brighten up the engine when they ought to sleep and rest, after working hard from early in the morning until late at night, and sometimes longer. Where, or when do they have time to clean their engines every trip, for they must have rest, and very little they get, especially the freight firemen. Wishing the Brotherhood every success, and a Happy New Year, I will close. A fireman’s wife, Hetiic. Atlanta, Ga., March 4, 1888. To Womans Department : Although a fireman’s sister and a constant reader of the Magazine for a long time, 1 have never seen a w’ord from Keuesaw Lodge, No. 247. Each month I look forward to the coming of the Magazine, hoping that some one would break the ice, and say a word in their behalf. Many of the sisters speak of the noble hearted boys In the different Lodges, but I don’t think they could be any better than the boys of No. 247. Their Lodge is progressing rap- idly and its members deserve credit for the inter- est they take in it. I remain as ever an inter- ested reader of the Magazine, and a true friend to the Brotherhood. Jiosc, a Fireman's Sister. Digitized by LiOOQle

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510 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. New York, February 25, 1888. To Woman's Department: I think, Mrs. Editor, “Come, now let us reason together,” Just the thing, especially after read- ing “Shandy Maguire’s” reply to Mrs. Nellie bloom’s lines “ To My Husband.” Why speak so dlscouragingly to us wives? If those are your sentiments, why not keep them quietly to your- self Instead of wouudlngour feelings in such a terrible manner. Now, ladies, let lis try and help each other out of the difficulties that assail us day after day, such as packing lunch pails, for instance. I will tell you about what my hus- band gets in his lunch pail, perhaps some one can suggest a change which will Ik* thankfully received. But don’t talk of roast turkey and marble cake, for none but the wealthy can afford such luxuries. In the first place I put in a small bowl of either rice pudding or boiled cus- tard, then a cup of either corn, beans, toma- toes, turnips or cabbage, a couple of hard boiled eggs, a sandwich or two made from any cold meat I happen to have (cold boiled ham pre- ferred) a piece of pie, two or three crullers or a piece of plain cup or raisin cake, the coffee urn filled with good coffee, tea or chocalute, and he has his dinner. I have never heard him com- plain of going hungry nor ashamed to eat his dinner before any one. In making the cheese- cloth comfort, instead of binding the edge crochet a pretty edge all nround it of whatever color you knot it with. You will ffnd it will look very much prettier. Now, if someone will tell me of an easy way to wash over-clothes In- stead of taking the skin all off your lingers, I will stop. A. W. Springfield, Mass., February 22, 1888. To Woman's Department : I, for one, am glad this department Is to be con- fined to other than Lodge affairs, that we know so little about, or praising the boys— (o/ course we all like them well enough ; that is generally understood.) Have any of the sisters ever made faces, as well as human nature, a study ? if so, have you no- ticed whether or not some of the boys’ faces express Joy, or indifference, when the day’s work is done and they are free to go home , or wherever they may choose, and did any of you ask your- selves if you were any way to be blamed, or praised, for the expressions of their faces? Think, sisters, Is their home-coming to be met with a smile, or a snarl ? or are their faults to be held up before them in flaming colors, and every little vexation of the day hurled at them as if they were to blame for all our little troubles? Our- selves and house out of erder, children dirty, and hair not combed, don’t wonder then that they are in no hurry for home-coming. Then on the other hand, note the one whose wife meets him with a smile, kind words and a neat home, children cleaned up some before papa’s coming, and see the joy beam in that man’s face, and there is no place like home to him, and who wonders? So I claim the wife’s at fault when she neglects to make her home all it should be. [July Of course, there are occasions when the house is a little confused, (or rather the things in it) by children or mother’s not being well, but that can be excused. Here is a cheap cake receipt, try it. One egg, one cup of sugar, one cup of sweet milk, one and one-half cups of sifted flour, one teaspoonful of baking powder, and last, a table spoonful of melted butter, lemon, or what ever flavoring is liked ; this may be used for layer cake; and one cup of sugar, half cup of sweet milk, boiled on the stove till it boils up, theu spread between the cakes lightly, and press together when warm, stir the remaining sugar till a little cool and spread on top. You will be surprised to see what a good cake It will make. 1 have derived a good lot of benefit by the recipes from the Magazine , and here, while it is in my mind, did any of the sisters ever put the coffee or tea in the lunch pail, and then the milk or sugar, then fill up with cold water? Husband says he likes it best this way, and true, it is less work, a thin cloth bag will do to keep the grounds, rinse this out in hot water and It will do service quite a while. A Fireman's Wife. Grand Rapids. Mich., February 14, 1888. To Women's Department : The following is another chocolate cake re- ceipt for “ Peach Blossom.” I saw a couple in the February Magazine , but as this Is a little dif- ferent you may like it better. One cup sugar, one-half scant cup butter, one and a half cups flour, whites of three eggs, one-half cup of milk, two teaspoons baking powder; make the filling of one cup of sugar, light brown is Just as good as white, moisten with two table spoons of water: boil about five minutes, add three heaping table spoons of Baker’s chocolate and boll five minutes longer ; remove from Are and stir until it begins to get cool ; add teaspoon of vanilla, and spread between layers and on top of cake. This Is the only way I like chocolate cake. Another good cake can be made as follows : One cup sugar, good half cup butter, half cup water, three eggs, (save the whites of two for frosting), one tea spoon each of cinnamon, allspice and cloves, about two cups flour, two spoons baking powder, bake in layers and spread frosting between. Your friend, Apple Blossom. Chicago, III., February 18, 1888. To Woman's Department : I have been an interested reader of the Fire- men's Magazine for the past year and must say that it contains many valuable as well as inter- esting articles both for ladies and gentfcemen. Like Mrs. Harper I think the ladies ought to write letters that would be of interest to women and leave the boys and their department to themselves. I wish the lady readers would give me some nice designs in fancy work that are not expensive and at the same time pretty, for in- stance, like those furnished by Josephine in this month’s number. Star. Digitized by C.ooQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 511 1888.J Grand Rapids, Mich., February 27, 1888. to Woman'* Department: I see in a letter from a Sister of Dte Soto, Mo., ihat they have no Ladies’ Society of the B. of L. F., but she thinks they could have a large one if they had a pusher. I don’t think they need the latter if they will only take hold right. We have one here not as large as might be but we Just started and went right to work. We met and elected our officers and we have a nice Lodge. We have been organized almost two years now. We had two initiations the last two meetings and hope there will be more yet. It is hard to get started but you will need to have lots of patience and you will succeed after awhile. 1 hope soon to hear of a Ladies’ Society started in Be Soto, Mo. 1 will give a recipe for a cream cake which my husband thinks is nice : For the cake take one cup of white sugar, three eggs, a small piece of butter, one and a half of flour, three teaspoon- fulls of baking powder. Get It all ready for the oven, then put in half a cup of boiling water, stir all together, put in a square pan and bake. When cold split In two and All with the cream. The cream is as follows : Take one cup of sweet milk, one egg, one tablespoonful of corn starch, make a paste, put the milk in a pan on the stove and let come to a boil and then add the egg and a little sugar and a small piece of butter and the paste and thicken. When cool add some extract of leinon and put on the cake and you will have a nice cake. You can frost the top if you like. Ettie. Dayton, O., February 10, 1888. To Woman's Department: I have been an interested reader of your valu- able Magazine for quite a while but have failed see a word about Friendship Lodge No. 375. Friendship has a committee of as fine a crew of lads as ever pulled a bell cord. John Glynn, Sec- retary of Friendship Lodge, has crossed from the left to the right hand side, and he Just makes a lolly looking engineer, only the dear boy is a a little bit bashful. Well, I am an engineer’s sis- ter, and I do think that railroad men are the grandest men on earth, and I do wish I was a man so I could be a Jolly good railroader. I remain the dear old railroaders’ friend, an engineer’s sister, Annie. [You can be a fireman- A woman tried it during the late strike, and the newspapers praised her highly. — Ed.] Tamaqua, Pa., February 29, 1888. To Woman's Department : I have been a constant reader of your valuable Magazine for some time and not once seeing any- thing from Anthracite Lodge No.^t, I thought I would write a few lines myself. Although this is my first I hope to see it in the Magazine. This L*dge is in a very good condition and the boys are *s brave and noble as we have them. I con- clude, wishing the Brotherhood every success. Emma. Strkator, III., February 19, 1888. To Woman's Department : As I have never seen a letter in the Magazine from the Lodge Villa Park, I will endeavor to write for the boys. I have eagerly watched for a few lines from Lodge 303. I thought I would make the first attempt myself. The Lodge is in good condition, the men are all sober and indus- trious, and that is something to boast of. Since the Lodge has been organized, three of the char- ter members have been promoted to the right hand side, John Comas, James Irwin and James Menaugh. Chas. Burch, the Magazine Agent, is promoted to hostling; the boys are lost when he isn’t around. Tom O’Larry, the kid, is still hold- ing down the Streator accommodation. Jack Folley, one of the B. of L. F. boys, met with a a serious accident while making a coupling, he had part of his left hand taken off; the latest re- port he was doing nicely. Bob Doke is firing the Chicago passenger, “ turn around,” he comes in with a dirty face but his smiles penetrate through the dirt at the pretty girls that he sees. I will now transfer off to the Sante Fe over on the C. B. & Q. The boys on the Shabona run are getting in good time, but it does not matter how sleepy they are on Lodge night they are always there and in their right places. J. Corcoran, the Master has been on the sick list, but he does not miss any of the Lodge nights. James Vance still holds down the left hand side of engine 121, he will get a new engine, No. 8 ; he keeps his scoop bright. Buck ” Carrol still holds down the left hand side of engine 28, he handles his scoop with vigor. I will write something about the I., I. <fc I. boys next time. From an engineer and fireman’s sister, Floren ce. Harrisburg, Pa., February 21, 1888. To Woman's Department : I was glad to see while reading the Magazine that another had written to it. I hope that more will take courage and contribute their mite. I attended the banquet held here on the 23d of February. It was one of the most pleasant even- ings I ever spent. Addresses were made by their Master, Past Master and Chaplain. There were representatives present from the Engineers’, Con- ductors’, Brakemens’ and Yard Masters’ Orders, all of whom delivered short addresses. Delight- ful music was rendered by the High school or- chestra. Solos were sung by the Misses Santo, Smith and Ginrich. The Lewistown members presented tne Lodge with four elegant table covers, representing their motto, Protection, Charity, Sobriety and Industry. They also re- ceived a handsome book mark from their Mas- ter’s wife and her mother. After the speaking all were in vited to partake of an elegant supper to which ifll did ample Justice. I will veuture to say that all who were there went away feeling they had spent a pleasant and profitable evening. Wishing No. 171 all the success and prosperity it well merits, I remain, a fireman’s wife, M. Digitized by C.ooQle

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512 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [July A SUPPLICATION. ®H, Lord, be merciful, I pray. And grant me needed peace and rest, Or turn the vengeful stings away, Which pierce me from a hornet’s nest, In which uuheedingly I went, Like other hair-brained fools before, Impelled along with good intent, Till now I bleed at every pore. To conjure up trite maxims here, I find along the road of life. Shall not suppress the bitter tear I shed as widow, maid and wife Assail me with a fury wild. For having dared to pen a song, That all their tender bosoms tiled, Although 1 ne’er intended wrong. One rhyming fool in every house Is all the mansion can endure, Yet, someone signs herself my spouse. And sings away concealed secure. I recognise the Christian plan My checkered life is built upon, It gives a wife to every man. And satisfied I am with one. Now, Lord, Thou k no west best that 1 Have not deserved tormentiug fire, From this fair woman, who can lie, When signing my loved name, Maguire. She dare not openly lay claim To what she does in secret sing, Unless she is bereft of shame, E’en then she cannot show the ring. Dear Mrs. Bloom, with caustic pen, From the experience of her heart, Admits she’s lost her faith in men, And lashes me, and makes me smart. I merely gave her good advice, 1 simply told her truth in rhyme, And yet. in words more keen than nice. Whe links me with her spouse in crime. Tin- re’s something in the atmosphere Which circulates in orange groves, Which makes the sexes insincere, Tlio’ cooing like two turtle doves ; We here residing in the East Wlid frost ana snow, and clouds aud gloom For half the year, obey the priest. Not like the spouse of Mrs. Bloom. How Alice Darling sweetly sings In measured rhyme with fancy free. Her muse is out on buoyant wings ; And yet she falls to censure me ; Because Thy wisdom did provide No rampant streams of liquid fire Should scorch our veins, for here the tide Is chilled ere seething with desire. Her very name has music in it— Kvvfet Alice ! Oh, be still my heart ! And Darling ! With wlmt joy I pen it ! Altho’ it once did make me smart. I must confess it rolls along In scintillating streams of bliss, Until it mingles with my song, And thrills me like a pulsing kiss. I must restrain the thoughts I feel Now glowing in my fervent breast. They’re not conducive to my weal ; Besides, those women in the West, Who strike me with terrific force. Might longer persecute me, too, And. strikes are terrors, like divorce. What say officials of the “ t|.? ” I*ve always done the best [ could Thy honored precepts to obey ; Altho’ at times my rampant blood Around my heart would surge and sway In boiling tides of fierce desire, In love streams, so hard to quell ; Now shield me, Lord, from woman’s ire, And guide my footsteps clear of hell. —Shandy Maguire, Digitized by U.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 513 Correspondence must in all coses be brief and to the point. Subscribers must begin with the January, April, July or October number and expire with the year. Change of Address of subscribers should be reported to us promptly to insure the safe delivery «f the book. Subscribers failing to receive their Magazines will please notify us, giving nameana location of Agent to whom to whom they subscribed. Matter for Publication should be written on one side of the paper only, in a clear, legible hand, and all letters relating to the Magazine should be directed to LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE, Terre Haute, Indiana. JULY, 1888. Editor Firemen's Magazine : 1 have not been a Brotherhood fireman. 1 have stood aloof from the organization, but I have been a close and rather critical observer of your Order. As often as I have been approached to be- come a member of the Brotherhood, I have found it convenient to assign a variety of reasons for remaining in a position which it has been agreeable to me to call “independent.” With my pick and my scoop 1 have assumed that sin- gle handed and alone, I could demonstrate that brotherhoods, unions, associations, etc., were not a necessity to promote the welfare of working men, and this conclusion has been from time to time fortified by the opinions of General Super- intendents, Master Mechanics, and others, who seemed to take pleasure in helping me to main- tain my •* independence,” as they called it, and as I felt was my good fortune. Now, I want to say that in occupying this “ in- dependent ” position, I have tried to be unpreju- diced. I have lived in peace with brotherhood “ boys ” who have regarded me as a friend, and have seemed to believe me honest in my con- victions. But I want to tell you, that all the time I have been watching things. I am no blow-hard— I like square men— men of honest convictions, men who are true to obligations, men who are true to themselves— in a word I like a gentleman. In my travels I have met a good many firemen who had been members of your Brotherhood and who bad for some cause aban- doned the Order. They have talked freely to me because I would listen to them, but in all my ex- perience I have uever found a fireman who had belonged to the Brotherhood who satisfied me that be abandoned it for a just cause. I discov- ered, or thought I discovered in their explana- tions their own condemnation. I have never found one who said, “ I attended the meetings of the Lodge regularly. I did what I could to pro- mote the welfare of the Order. I lived up to its principles, and becoming dissatisfied I paid up all dues and claims against me and resigned.” No such tale was ever told me. It was none of my business to ask them questions, but the im- pression they made upon my mind was, that they had not done their duty. Such things would lead me to ask myself, “ If I were a mem- ber would 1 be true to principles, to obligations, to duty?” And I have time and again meditated upon the principles and purposes of the Order. In this, Mr. Editor, I have been greatly aided by your Magazine. I have read it, and have said to myself, the Magazine talks right, its purpose must be to help firemen to bo more intelligent, more useful, better citizens, better sons, better brothers, better husbands and fathers, and this I do not say to flatter you, nor the Brotherhood, 1 say it because it is my conviction after several years study apd reflection. I deliberately chose the occupation of a loco- motive fireman because I wanted to be a locomo- tive engineer. I have a fair graded school edu- cation. I believe I could have succeeded In other employment, but I had a fancy for the rail, and I know I am in the line of promotion and will put my hand upon the throttle at nodlstantday. I have said I have been observing, I have not been unmindful of opportunities to make com- parisons, and I want to state what has come un- der my observation during the past six months. In the one case, a firemen was sadly injured. He lingered for a few’ weeks and died. Like myself, he was not a member of the Brotherhood. He was not without friends and sympathy. He had a wife and two children dependent upon his wages. Little If any thing could be saved from his scanty earnings and from the moment of his injury he and his family were objects of charity. It is not worth while to tell particulars. Every fireman without an effort, can conjecture the sadness and the sorrow of the home. The other case was quite similar. There was a fatal injury and death. Asorrowing household, a widow and three orphaned children. But the fireman was a member of a Lodge, in good standing— every ob- ligation had been met, and the members of the Lodge and their wives did all that mortals could do, there were kind words and noble deeds, not charity, but the response to obligations, and when all was over, there came to that home a Brotherhood man with one thousand and five hundred dollars and gave it to the wklow--gave it to the orphans. No, it was not given, it was paid , and I was present when the money, or draft, was presented. I had heard of such transactions and now that I had been an eye witness of what was a great blessing, I surrendered to the con- viction that the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen was an institution that deserves well of firemen, and I am so vain as to believe I could, without great trouble, show that it is an organi- zation that has a high claim upon the considera- tion of society. Again, Mr. Editor, I want to say that while the Btrike on the C. B. A Q. has been in progress 1 have watched the Brotherhood to see what the membership would do, I asked myself, will the Digitized by t^.ooQle

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514 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. members stand by their obligations ? Will they stand by the strikers? Well, I have witnessed their loyalty, I have information that has satis- me that the great body of Brotherhood firemen have been equal to the emergency, and as for my own convictions regarding the Justice of their cause, I need only say, I have, out of my earn- ings, contributed to the fuud for their support while fighting for their rights. And now, Mr. Editor, after five years watching and criticising, I confess I am a Brotherhood man in spirit as I am to be in a few days in obligation and association. But in joining the Brotherhood I shall not sit down on firemen who have not made up their minds to become members, to fol- low my example. I know many firemen who are studying the subject. Some are convinced that the right thing to do is to join, but are re- strained by a variety of considerations, but the more intelligent of them will, after a time, come into the fold. Inclosing this communication I want to say that I am fully in accord with the “federation ” sentiments expressed in your Magazine— as the politicians say, it is the “key note.” I shall know the Brotherhood better than at present af- ter a time and should I write again, shall be in a position to call you “ brother,” as I shall the thousands of brave men who compose the Broth- erhood. Signal. Andrkws, Ind., April 11, 1888. Editor Locomotive Firemen's Magazine: For two years I have been a constant reader of the Magazine, and with your permission will occupy a little of your valuable space in the in- terest of Robert Andrews Lodge, No. 1H5, which 1 think is deserving of notice, because its mem- bers are devoted to the interests of our Order. On January 3d we gave our first grand ball, which netted us$103aud was a great success so- cially. On the 11th of March the Lodge enjoyed a most agreeable surprise by a visit from a large delegation of ladies— the mothers, wives, sisters and sweethearts of the members, the object be- ing, the presentation of a beautiful upholstered chair for our Master, and twenty-four reversible badges, to be worn on funeral occasions and society meetings, nor was tills all— the crowning testimonial of good will being a Holy Bible. These beautiful and valuable presents were pre- sented by the wife of Bro. A. ,J. Broughton in an appropriate speech, which was appreciatively applauded. Rev. Mr. McCoy, of the M. E. church responded on behalf of the Lodge, aud the occa- sion was one of rich enjoyment. We have a beautiful Lodge room, and about forty members, all tried and true, but I have noticed that some of our members go to the pool room when their presence at the meetings of the Lodge would have been most cheering. It would be greatly to our benefit, if we could realize our mutual de- pendence and the binding character of our obli- gations. We are making poor time on the Wa- bash, and the demand upon our incomes are serious, but we are resolved to stand by our op- pressed brothers on the C., B. A Q., and no assess- [J ULY meut for their benefit has gone by default; nor do I believe that any assessment will be neg- lected. The demand is for every Brother of our beloved Order to stand firm. Our great duty is to be punctual in remitting our assessments, levied for the benefit for our Brothers who are in distress. Let the money go at once to our Grand Secretary and Treasurer that it may be applied by our Grand Officers, who are watchful of all our interests. The struggle is going forward and no Brother can afford now to deviate from the path of duty. We are flght.lDg tyrants. The or- deal is severe. It is a trying crucial, well calcu- lated to test a Brotherhood Fireman’s fealty to obligation— his manhood and his conscience. I believe the Brotherhood is equal to the emer- gency and that our devotion, our courage and willingness to make sacrifices, will win the fight, and that whatever may be the result, no dis- honor will attach to the Brotherhood of Loco- motive Firemen. Guy. Toledo, Ohio, May 7, 1888. Editor Firemen 's Magazine : I have Just finished reading the May number and I fail to see any account of the death of our esteemed friend and brother, S. M. Kennelly. It must certainly have been a mistake on the part of the members of Lake Shore Lodge. No. 183, of which he was a member, for Sam was loved by all who knew him, a true Brotherhood man and a Christian. S. M. Kennelly was killed at El- more, Ohio, by a bridge, being struck while look- ing for the rear part of his train, the accident oc- curring on the 18th day of March, 1888. Sam had many friends, and when we meet the 83 we miss his smiling face. He has gone, gone to where I hope every member of our Order will go when called from the cares of this life to that place which is prepared for the good. Although he leaves a kind and loving wife to mourn his loss, and grope her way through this dark and friend- less world alone, may she remember that the B. of L. F. ever sympathizes with her, and He who doeth all things well, ever has His watchful eye over the widow and orphans. With love to all true brothers, 142 Ben. Emporia, Kan., May 7, 1888. Editor Locomotive Fireman's Magazine: As it is never too late to do good I have thought a few words would be in order from Emporia Lodge, No. 53. On the 1st day of January was our regular meeting day, and after the Lodge was called to order the hall was besieged by a nu mberof the wives, daughters and sisters of the members, who being admitted proceeded to spread a new and beautiful altar cloth and place upon the altar a superbly bound Holy Bible. The ladies were then introduced by Miss Lefler, in a neat speech, following which came a pre- sentation speech from Mrs. W. R. Samuel. Able responses were made by the members of the Lodge. The occasion was most delightful, and * when the ladies retired the sentiment was, “ May God’s blessings abide with you all, ladies, now and forever. Amen.” Cymro. Digitized by Tooele

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 515 District Representation. Minneapolis, Minn., June 15, 1888. Mr. Editor: The near approach of our con- vention seems to me a proper time for the dis- cussion of such questions as may effect the pros- perity and welfare of our Order. With that end in view, I wish to again call the attention of our Brotherhood to, what seems to me, an important question; that of reducing our representation. Before proceeding further I wish to state that it is my firm belief that we ought to do so, and for these reasons: First, because the expenses of a convention can be decreased more than one-half, as will be demonstrated further on. Secondly, because every dollar spent needlessly is a waste of hard earned money ; that needs no proving ! Third, our conventions are too large for dis- patch of business and in this respect prove det- rimental to the best interests of the institution. Fourth, as a result of district representation, we would have more work and less play in the conventions, resulting in greater benefits to the Order in the way of wholesome laws, less bick- ering and an increase of brains, in quality at least. In proor of the first assertion, it will be neces- sary to define the modus operandi of the plan of reduction. I would suggest that eacn state, ter- ritory or province of North America constitute a district, entitled to representation, on the basis of one delegate for every 200 members or major fraction thereof ; except, when any state, terri- tory or province shall not have enough members to entitle them to one delegate, that they shall constitute a part of the smallest district nearest to them. Each district to hold a district coilveution not less than six weeks previous to Grand Lodge meeting, and elect delegates to Grand Lodge, the returns of membership for the Lodges, as shown by the latest quarterly report of the Grand Sec- retary and Treasurer to be used in determining the number of delegates the district is entitled to. District conventions, to determine the amount of salary for delegates, and, levy a per capita tax for payment of same; said tax to be forwarded to the Grand .Secretary and Treasurer, by the Receivers of Subordinate Lodges in the same manner ns other moneys, and by him paid to delegates, for actual attendance at Grand Lodge sessions excepting they are on com- mittee wrork, excused by the body or in bona fide cases of sickness. Each district to have a District Deputy Grand Master, who shall be elected by the district con- vention, to hold office two years* whose duty shall be to call the said convention, as above pro- vided and preside at the same. Each Subordinate Lodge shall be entitled to one delegate to the district convention, except in districts of less than five Lodges, when each Lodge shall be entitled to two. These rules define a plan that has received the endorsement of many of the leading men of the Order, and one that has been freely talked among delegates at previous conventions, but has never been brought up for consideration, be- cause of some tremendous rush to get to some ptcnic and neglect everything except quarreling. Now to demonstrate the truth of the first as- sertion. There are at least Total £22.750 Twelve not represented. Keep this in mind, Twenty-two Thousand, Seven Hundred and Fifty. I am under the Impression that the figures are a reasonably low estimate, and I propose to place opposite them a reasonably high estimate. A tabulated statement of the Lodge shows twenty-six districts as herein defined, as having upwards of 100 members, or enough to entitle them to at least one delegate, Pennsylvania lead- ing with 1,802 members w hile the Green Moun- tain banner proudly closes up the rear with 110 ; of the districts composed of more than one state, territory or province there are eleven, Idaho, Utah, and Nevada, having the largest member- ship, 233, while Manitoba and the Northwest Territory have only 29 ; with especial reference to this district I might suggest that Lodge No. 225 be made a part of it, this wmuld place the Lodge named nearer their district and would not effect the membership for Ontario in regard to the number of delegates from that province. While it would lessen the per capita tax for the mixed district and bring them the required men, it would scarcely increase the per capita in Ontario. Another example will suffice to show the fair- ness of the proposed plan. Delaware, Maryland, and the District of Columbia have four Lodges and a combined membership of 148. Instead of four delegates at an expense of about 8250 one could be sent for less than half, the expense of a district convention would be not over twenty- five dollars, making say 8125 total, or less than 8100 per head, while at present it is over 8150 a piece, providing it was evenly distributed. Is the difference worth saving? The twenty-six districts before mentioned could hold their conventions at a total cost of about 82,000, and of the eleven mixed districts their conventions could be brought to, say, three hundred and fifty, total 82,350. Add to this the salary of eighty-nine delegates at an average of 8100, and you have a total Eleven Thousand, Two Hundred and Fifty, a difference in favor of District representation of 811,500. These esti- mates are fairly liberal both ways, for the present system, they are the result of careful inquiry and a close inspection of conditions of each lA>dge ; while for the proposed plan the expenses of the district conventions are, I believe a liberal amount. Now I w ant to draw the attention of our mem- bers to a few facts in connection with this plan which present themselves, that members will Digitized by t^,ooQLe

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516 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [July argue against any change from our present plan I am well aware and the length aud breadth of all their logic is that by this means, “ every Lodge cannot have a delegate.” I want to ask, if every delegate at our conven- tions is a worker ? How many lodges send del- egates to conventions who miss several sessions, who come into the sessions late, who never open their heads outside of the dining room and who don’t know what’s been done when they get home? Now, take this home to yourself, you who have been delegates. What good did you do the Order while drawing hard-earned money for such poor service? Answer it in your Lodge rooms in the same spirit of fairness in which it is asked. Does not the membership of this Order realize in the face of recent events the import- ance of saving every dollar of Lodge money? Think of it, you who may be refused admittance at Atlanta. How many dollars of your funds have been spent that your delegates may have a good time in days gone by? And to those who won’t be in a like predicament, how many dol- lars could your Lodge have saved? Don’t think that this question will blow over, or don’t set it dowu as of no consequence, remember that the last convention compromised this very question by abolishing annual conventions. Now let me call our Iowa brothers’ attention to the union meeting at Marshalltown, some four years ago, when they sat down hard on district representation, because it might put too much power in the hands of Grand Lodge officers. I would like to know by what course of reasoning they arrived at any such conclusions? What possible chance Is there for Grand Lodge officers to attain any more power through a less number than a greater number of delegates ? True, they might bribe, buy or boodle a few men easier than many, but I am under the impression that none of our present officers are that badly stuck on place. One of the arguments used In Minneapo- lis in favor of the biennial conventions was, “That our conventions are already too large ; ” pray tell me how our present plan makes them any smaller? As before stated, my second proposition proves itself without argument. Now, coming again to our large gatherings, is there any member who can, of his own knowl- edge, say that they are not too large, and keep his conscience clear? You ask why? Because, first, too many waut to occupy valuable time on the same subject, merely repeating or rehashing what some one else has said. Second, valuable time is lost in opening sessions, members getting down to business, etc. Third, and to me it seems the best reasou, out of all these men a large num- ber go to conventions simply to have a good time, caring little what legislation was had, voting as fancy led them, but never failing to vote in/avor of adjournment, receptiotis , excursions, and the like. This is a fact and no man who has served as a delegate since the Terre Haute convention can truthfully deny it, I maintain that the cause needs the best talent, the hardest workers, the bravest men in it to handle its affairs during the troublesome times that are coming in the near future. They day is not far off, when questions of national importance will present themselves at our conventions for deliberation and action. The welfare of thirty thousand men Is at stake. Are you ready to jeopardize those interests in or- der that two hundred and fifty men may have a good time aud spend about Twelve Thousand Dollars of your hard-earned money? I ain’t ! The question of district representation is up for discussion and its friends don’t propose to be shoved aside for some personal quarrel , nor si- lenced until the organization has a fair, square tost on it at the polls. Fraternally yours, Dirigo. Atchison, Kan., April 10, 1888. Mr. Editor:— The following account of our recent ball is taken from the Atchison Daily Pa- triot: The eighth annual ball of Railroad Centre Lodge, No. 81, Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire- men, was given at their hall, corner of Commer- cial and Third streets, last night. The interior was beautifully decorated with bunting, lanterns of all colors and emblems of the Order. A large locomotive bell was suspended from the ceiling at the east pnd of the hall, and it was tapped oc- casionally to lend enthusiasm to the scene. The attendance was large, and a splendid programme of twenty-six dances was rendered. The music was furnished by Philllpp’s full orchestra and was very fine. At 12 o’clok an hour’s intermis- sion was taken in order to give those who so desired an opportunity to eat supper. The suc- cess of the affair is largely due to the following named gentlemen, who were on the committees : Arrangements, C. H. Norris, M. A. Sullivan, J. t’. Shafer, John O’Connor and F. A. Short ; recep- tion, M. Warner, T. C. Henry, H. P. Ming, Jake Verhoven aud A. S. Bent ; floor, W. D. Foster, S. S. Hammerick, F. A. Short, J. C. Shafer and M. A Sullivan. In addition to the above, I will say that Super- intendent W. B. Doddridge attended and led the grand march ; the letters “ B. L. F.” were formed during the march. The ball was a success finan- cially, as well as socially, all saying they had enjoyed themselves beyond their expectations. Mr. R. H. Emerson, master mechanic, could not attend on account of his brother’s sickness. We thank Mr. Doddridge and Mr. Emerson for the ’ courtesies shown us, in the use of head-lights, lanterns, scoops, flags, etc. C. H, A. Alexandria, Va., March 21, 1888. Editoi' Firemen's Magazine : I have long been disappointed in looking for a oommmnication in the Magazine from Belle Ha- ven Lodge, No. 808. letters well written, brief and pointed, serve a valuable purpose, as they help to keep all the Lodges in remembrance. It is gratifying to No. 808 to see Bros. E. B. Kemp, J. W. Hook, J. F. Cook, W. P. Garvin and G. W Meeks on the right-hand side and doing well. The universal wish is that prosperity may attend them. M. M. Af. Digitized by C.ooQLe

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1S88.J LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 517 “ I’M A NUMBER ONE SCAB ENGINEER.” Ballad of the “ Q ” Strike. HV W. D. ROBINSON, SR. “ Yes, Kate, it is true, I’m a scab engineer, Aud they think I get very good pay : Hut nothing goes right, and, Katie, I rear This scab engineering will always seem queer; And unlike, as is darkness to day, From the happy old times when 1 made you my bride. Your remember Mark Bronson, who stood by my side. And all were so cheerful and gay ? And when the boys met and elected me chief f Division no matter the name ; These memories tiring me but little relief, For iny heart is now tilled with little but grief, A nd a grief that is mingled with shame. How cheerily Mark and the rest grasped my hand ! Think what I was then and where I now stand! oh my soul with remorse is aflame! But afflictions arose as the swift years passed And they came as a mighty wave ; For the* shadows of death o’er our threshold was cast. And our beautiful boy was gathered at last To the silence and gloom of the grave. Oh, the terrible wail of our helpless despair For the child, whom all earthly affection and care, Or skill was unable to save ! Oh Kate, how the Brotherhood clung to us then ; And Mark was the first of them all ! Dear old Mark, heaven knows, was the truest of men ; He was first at our wedding, and managed all when We followed the funeral pall. Our next boy, now thirteen ? yes we christened him Mark; And here comes the horror— one moment, Kate, hark ! While I tell you the depth of my fall. You know once on a time, for a frolic I had, i was suspended by the B. of L. E. ; And 1 came very near going all to the bad. But when I saw you, Kate, growing weary and sad, I determined it never should be. Mark cheered me and said : * Bob you’re on the right track.’ I was stubborn, and said I would never go back, And in future they’d do without me. » + * + *** But our friend, Mark, soon went awav some- where out west To better himself with a change : And though we had many friends left with the rest, \Tet, you know that we always held him as the best ; Aud without him the pathway seemed strange. What’er was afoot you’d find him in the lead : While the rest made the talk, he accomplished the deed ; And Mark had it all to arrange. Our boy Mark, to-day, as I finished my trip, And was looking my engine around," Came with reddening cheek aud a trembling lip, And clutched my right hand with a terrible W^hife he tearfully gazed on the ground. I questioned him gently the cause of his grief ; But his quivering Up seemed to find no relief, Nor gave an articulate sound. At length he said : Pap, as I came home to-day A lad asked what was my name. ‘Mark Bronson DeWitt,’ I answered straight- way, And J shouted it forth as promptly and gay, As ’twere one of both honor and fame. ‘Does your pap run an engine?’ I proudly said ‘yes.’ And what he replied fills my heart with dis- tress. With deep indignation and shame. For he said : ‘ you’re the son of a scab engineer. He’s on Mark Bronson’s engine to-day.’ ‘If this be true father pray let us leave here,, ’Tis not for your courage or safety I fear; ’ But is it for you t lie right way ? How often you’ve talked of Mark Bronson your friend ! For such act Ion as this is there aught to defend ? Or for you at the last will it pay ? * Can you hope to outlive the name of a scab ? Won’t it follow wherever we go? There’s the world’s busy tongue the odium to blab: Though I’m but a boy it comes like a stab ; And to me it’s an undeserved blow. So before it’s too late, let us right about face, And with courage and honor in some distant place Accept of what fate may bestow.’ u’ll surely turn back And leave us to settle the score.’ ‘And now Katie, I’m done.” “Well Robert, you’re right; I’m rejoiced you’ve determined that wav ; For we’re told that the gloomiest moments of night Is the hour which precedes the outbreak of light, Ere the great orb of life comes forth in his might, And rules all the beautiful day.” “ Tnen I find, Kate, these men only ask what is fair. Bo I’ll find employment somehow, or some- where ; But wherever I go I’ll act on the square. For I find it’s the only right way.” * fg By labor the granaries of the world are filled, And the maTtsof commerce and trade. Of what use were design without labor to build The loftiest spire which the sunset doth gild ; Or the lowliest cot in the shade, Where the artizans dwell in their poor squalid homes Without whose strong arms earth’s magnifi- cent domes In their grandeur could never be made. But centralized wealth has a fiendish delight To see labor its fellow betray ; But let them remember we’ve passed through the night. And found tnat disunion is mildew and blight* Through long weary years we’ve been learning the right, And darkness is turning to-day. The light has revealed to the workingman’s mind, His anchor of hope and safety combined Lies in fedmatc numbers, leaving discord behind * This brings arbitration and then we shall find The daylight is coming to stay. VINCENNES, Ind., May, 1888. Digitized by t^.ooQle

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518 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . Let Common Sense Prevail. Mr. Editor I was very highly pleased with your article In the April number of the Magazine , entitled “ Federation the Lesson of the Great Strike.” It expresses to a letter that which has been my opinion since long before I joined the B. of L. F. It is merely a repetition of that old and well worn, but none the less true adage, that “ United we stand, divided we fall.” I claim that in the first place, the fallacy of the conservative policy of these two ‘‘great Brotherhoods,” has been more than amply proven. It has been shown to a certainty, that the refusal of the en- gineers and firemen to continue In the com- pany’s service, does not tie up the road, nor bring corporate pride and power to a realizing seuse of its flagrant injustlc to its faithful, hard-working employes, while there are enough men left in the company's service , who know the road and the vari- ous yards, junctions , system of signals , method of running trains , etc ., to pilot the new men over the road and help them out in a hundred and one ways, so well known to the experienced railroad man. Furthermore, as long as there is no unity of feeling and sympathy between the various branches or departments of railroad workers, there will always be more or less petty Jealousy and spite entertained by the members of the dif- ferent organizations toward one another, which, although they may not be endorsed by the or- ganizations themselves, are very apt to find vent In times like the present, which afford such a splendid opportunity for “ paying off old scores.” Nothing of this kind, however, could happen, if a perfect alliance offensive and defensive existed whereby an “ injury to one would be the concern of all.” I maintain that as we are at present situated, the firemen are the most helpless of all railroad workers, for, unless the Engineers have a griev- ance in the presentation of which they wish for the cooperation of the “Firemen,” we know not where to look for friends or backers, for, who ever heard of engineers taking up the firemen’s fight except merely as a condition to the firemen standing by them in their hour of need ? On the contrary, they are much more apt to tell the fire- man that he is “ better off" to-day than they were when they fired ; ” that “he has more pay, less work.” and the Lord knows how many other luxuries and indulgences that were unknown to firemen in their time; and if we “know when we are well ofT we had better keep our mouths shut.” That’s all right ! I admit that we are better off* than they were, and why shouldn’t we be? has not the world progressed in the last twenty years? Are we to be denied the benefits arising from such progression? Furthermore, without any conceit or vanity whatever, I dare aver that the men at present firing locomotives are a more intelligent and a better educated class than were those of twenty years ago; we have had that great educator, our noble Brotherhood which they had not ; we live and learn in a much more progressive age than they did, and we propose to [July keep up with the procession and show that we are not bound by the old conservative ties that had their origin probably, in the belief that the Brotherhood was invincible, for to quote from P. M. Arthur, “ We are sufficient unto ourselves.” This selfish theory having been exploded, we should like sensible men grapple with this new phase of the problem, and debate this question thoroughly in our Lodges and instruct our dele- gates to the next convention to make such a federation the chief business of the convention. Let the B. of L. E. please themselves. We are an independent organization with the power and privilege of making such alliances as we see fit, and as we are composed of young, wide-awake and progressive members, I think we should lead oflT in this movement, and I have no doubt but that if we do the B. of L. E. will come knock- ing at the door of the great Federation, and ask for admission on terms of simple equality. Now, Mr. Editor, while no doubt the mechani- cal conundrums of our veteran contributors is more or less interesting reading, I should very much like to see the bona fide Firemen, the men who are to-day pouring out their sweat at the fire-box door, take up and discuss such ques- tions as these, the live issues of the day, ques- tions in which we are all vitally Interested, and the agitation of which are of far more import- ance to the organization at large than the dis- cussion of the style of lever formed by the crank pin and axle. What we want is to construct a lever that shall increase our power as a labor or- ganization and demonstrate to our members that when they pay in the dollars which many of them can so ill afford, that they are contribu- ting to the support of an organization that caw fight their battles if it comes to that. I remain Yours fraternally, Patsy, Poke the Fire. Garkktt, Ind., May 23, 18SS. Editor Locomotive Firemen's Magazine : On the 15th of this month Garfield Lodge, No. 203, gave a ball at Defiance, Ohio, in which the city fire department took an active part, and helped us greatly. The reception committee and floor managers were of the fire department. The ball was gotten up to help us in our speciul assessments, and we feel grateful to the follow- ing named gentlemen : M. J. Rourke, H. McNal- ley, J. Maranda, Louis Spring, J. C. Diehl, P. F. Sebel, E. Dicus, W. Givens and N. Maranda. We can heartily say to those gentlemen you have our best wishes and your kindness will not be forgotten by 203. Also we wish to thank our Superintendent Mr. Britton, and our Train Mas- ter Mr. Coffinbary for their kindness in furnish- ing us free transportation to Defiance aud return. Also our Master Mechanic for his kindnes to us. Again let me say the B. «fc O. has the best officers to their men of any road in the country. No. 2u3 1s iu line and comes to the front with their dues and assessments on time. Also, let me say there is no Q. here. T. Cunningham, Master of No. 203. Digitized by U.ooQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 519 1888.J For the Firemen's Magazine : THE TRIP I SHOULD LIKE TO TAKE. Sometime I should like to go away, Far over the Itocky Mountains, Where the rainbows dance on the silvery spray, Of California’s fountains Of pleasant days I could spend a few In the Colorado cafion To form acquaintances anew With nature, my companion. In the rocks below, in the trees above, In the brooklet and the river, I could read and know that God is love, And of all good things the giver. I would wander on to Oregon To visit a loving sister, And talk of the days that are past and gone, And tell her how we have missed her. I would like to go to the Yellowstone, And witness the giant geyser— To see its grandure there alone Would make one better, wiser ; For, in the roar of the hissing steam As it issues from its crater, l could there learn more of the boundless theme Of a kind and wise Creator. From there I would go to the great Black Hills, Across the plains of Dakota, And take a stroll by the rippling rills And lakes of Minnesota. I would sit on Lake Itasca’s shore Where the Mississippi rises; And Minnehaha’s laughing roar Would fill me with glad surprises. I would journey then to a sunnier clime ’Mid Florida’s blooming bowers There to see again God’s work sublime In the beautiful fragrant ilowers. And then a llttlecrui.se I’d take Along the Atlantic Ocean To where the earth, with a powerful quake, Set Charleston in wild commotion. I would still continue on my way Through the Shenandoah valley, Where the boys in blue and the boys in gray Would waver again to rally, Until I would reach Niagara Falls, And there I would learn and wonder; For God can teach in a voice that calls From the cataract’s deafeniug thunder. I would notask for a Pullman car Nor even the chairs reclining ; For mine is a disposition far More sociable and resigning : But give me a place on tne firemen’s seat, For l think the Great Instructor Would as soon an honest fireman greet As a uniformed conductor. And I learn of Him wherever I am That I am my brother’s keeper, That Harry or .Jim is as good as Sam, Though found in a cab or a sleeeper. —Geo. W. HaU. Htanberry, Mo., May 7, 1888. Collinwood, Ohio, April 8, 1888. Editor Locomotive Firemen's Magazine: 1 want to give the boys of Lake Shore Lodge some advice, and with your permission, I will avail myself of the columns of the Magazine. Boys, if ever your wives, sisters or sweet- hearts, ask you any questions relative to the condition of the Lodge, just lay aside all other thoughts, and give them a full account of our advancement and prosperity. You ask my rea- sons for giving this advice: In answer, 1 will give you a chapter from my experiences. A few evenings since, 1 was thinking about the Lodge, and how nicely we were getting along and 1 thought how nice it would be if only some one would write a few kindly words of encourage- ment to the boys, and have them printed in the Magazine. J ust then a happy thought struck me, and I hastened to take the pail from my wife’s hand, get the water, fill the stoves, etc. I then told my wife she had the prettiest black eyes in town, and that she looked younger every day, and concluded by asking her if she did not want a new dress next fall. She made me no answer, but looked meditatively into the fire. I thought now is my time, so I said, “Josephine, won’t you invite a few kind words in appreciation of our Lodge, to the Magazine She looked up and said “ Buckeye, 1 did Intend to do that very thing, but I asked you one evening how the Lodge got along and your reply was, “ It rides a goat.” Now, as 1 had never been Initiated, I I could not determine whether No. 188 was pro- gressing or going backwards, consequently I de- cided to say nothing about it. By the time she had finished, I was deeply Interested in an arti- cle in the newspaper. In fact, I was so engrossed that I did not observe that I had the paper up- side down, until she called my attention to it. Boys. I have never said a word to her about writing since, aud do not think I shall, as those black eyes are not so pretty when they snap. But as I have my hand in now, I will mention a few of the facilities of No. 188, as I do not think there is another Lodge in the country better equipped. First, we are the possessors of a good- sized dancing Hall. A good Shepard can always be found with the flock, Orr In extreme cases by Inserting a little more gravity In the counten- ance, and a Y in the name of a member, we can produce a veritable Holyman. We can always furnish flour, as we keep a Miller. In carving we cannot be excelled, as we have a man who has been a Carver, over twenty-five years. < )ur favor- ite fish is Pike. At our meetings there is always a Rush to get Wade, and we usually anticipate an interesting Story, or a short Carroll. Our colors are Brou n and Gray. Aud if you wish adisgulse we can lend you a Beard . at any time. We always have Gaines, but for all that a Medan' crowd you never met. We have only one Free- man. but ladies he is worth coming a long ways to catch. Now, if I have Shotten wide of the mark, in writing such a long piece, I beg that you will pardon a Buckeye. St. Thomas, Ont., May 8, 1888. Mr. Editor:— The sixth annual ball and sup- per of C harity Lodge, No. £, B. of L. F., was held at the Grand Central Hall on April 11, 1888, there being about one hundred and seventy-live couple present. Music was furnished by Dayton’s or- chestra, of London. Great praise was given to the Brothers of the respective committees for their able management of making this ball such a grand success. Dancing was kept up until morning when all returned home feeling that they had had a most enjoyable time. I remain yours fraternally, An Old Fireman. Digitized by t^.ooQle

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520 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. Medicine Hat, April 15, 1888. Mr. Editor Seeing that none of the brothers will take up their pen to say a few words in be- half of Cascade Lodge, No. 342, which is in the flourishing little town of Medicine Hat, I thought I would start the ball rolling. Some of our sister Lodges in the east, have the advantage of us, as I often see a few lines In their behalf, from some young lady, but 1 am sorry to say that is all we need here. Our Lodge is in a very fair way. We have eighteen members on our rolls, and five more to ride the goat, of which some have a great dread ; as Rro, Green said, “ give us a show.” 1 See some of the brothers are finding out where the girls have been hiding, as I hear Rro. Wallis (who handles the scoop on engine 99) is soon to he married. It must be so, as ho got ahead of Rro. Dobbin in making a bargain for a house and furniture. That is right Rro. Wal- lis. You will find that the others will follow your example, at least that is what Rro. Haw- thorne says. He is only waiting for some one to break the ice. 1 alsc hear it whispered around that Rios. .1. Rutherford and J. McNeillie con- template house-keeping, if our brother on the 99 finds it a success. We cannot place much confi- dence in Rro. Walker, as he has fooled us several times by renting houses and buying furniture. It was too bad for the boys to tell the ladies of Swift Current that lie was married, as he cannot enjoy himself so well now. Rro. C. Leary tries hard to stand in with some of the fair sex of Swift Current, but Rro. Anderson, who they say is going to leave off firing and go into the laun- dry business, always steps in the way, but Con says lie will get ahead of him yet, as he can talk the two talks. We are all glad to see Rro. Lowe, our worthy Master, on the right hand side of engine 153, and we wisli him success. I think before another year some more of the boys will find the same side. Ail the boys are doing well and making big time. I must not take up any more of your valuable paper. Hoping some one else will write a few lines soon, I remain vours truly, Stnokc Slack. Somerset, Ky., May 28, Insh. Editor Ein nun's Magazine: At a meeting of Morgan Crane Ixnlge, No. 367, held May loth, a committee was appointed to prepare resolutions of sympathy with the broth- ers engaged in the great struggle on theC. R. A Q, system, as also to the grand olhcers of the Rroth- erhood for their prudent policy in managing the the trouble so far. 1 feel that nothing has been left undoue by our grand officers that could have been done, and 1 can’t help but think that this battle will l>e our gain. While our assessments have been heavy, I believe that every dollar that has been given by Morgan Crane Lodge, No. 3ff7, lias been given cheerfully, and I further say If such troubles as that on the C. R. it t^., are to be our future lot, let them come like storms and be over at once. At this writing everything is peace and harmony between the employes and officers on theC. N. O. and T. P. Ky. The men in every [July capacity seem to be working for the Interests of the companies, and the very best feeling exists between them. I hope by the time this goes to press, that all existing troubles will be ended and that everything will be bright on the C. B. A Q., but not until the boys have received the strandard rate of pay. Hold on, boys, until the leaves fall, unless you can receive the pay de- manded. Never give up. My assessments will be cheerfully given every month to support you in this trouble until you do get your demands. Would that I were able to give money, more than my assessments, but I have a large family, and to do justice to them and my creditors, it would be almost impossible for me to give more, but I will meet the assessments promptly. Hoping that the grand officers and brothers oftheBur- lingto strike may realize that they have the sym- pathy of not only Morgan Crane Lodge, No. 3(f7, but the eutire Brotherhood, I am truly, Sympathizer. BriFALo, N. Y., May 14, 1888. Mr. Editor:— I read with interest the remarks of our Brother from 221, in relation to hiring engineers. I am not much surprised at the feel- ing shown by men who have been in the employ of a road for from five to fifteen years, but n little explanation should convert them, aud show' them that the policy of the Grand Lodge on this point is the only correct one and is also the policy of a majority of the members of the Order. But since the Brother chooses to dead with individual roads I will also do so. We will take the West .Shore Road as an example. Here is a road which makes Its own engineers and a man is promoted from freight to passenger and then to runulng as soon as possible, but noui comes the hitch; there are three grades of pay for engineers, and after running two years and, when within reach of his $3.50, he is upon the slightest pretext, completely “knocked out.” Now, my Brother, 1 am on the N. Y. Central. Men on the main line fire from three to five years, and if you choose to take nn easy position you can Are a switch engine for ten or fifteen years, and then be an engineer; very often the case, good for nothing on the road. However, many of these men want nothing else, and at all events they have a position and are not discharged, for the smallest accident. For my part I prefer the Central to the West Shore /or future prospect*. and I have had a chance to go on either. More than this, the very men now employed on the West Shore are for the most part against this system, for they see that while advancement is quick, when they have reached the goal for which they have been working their “death,” as It were, is near. l^et not the B. of L. F. ever uphold the entire promotion of firemen while classification of engineer’s salary is in vogue, and after this is abolished as it must be at any cost, nature will take her own course and the country will not be overrun with engineers If firemen are required to shovel coal a year or so longer. 2Y. Y. C Digitized by C.ooQle

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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 521 Sayre, Pa., April 10, 108. Editor Magazine : I would like to become acquainted with some of the numerous contributors to our Magazine , and as the only way to do so seems to be to walk up to the front and make my bow, I have come to the conclusion to do so, and here I am in be- half of No. 379. I would like to offer thanks to the brothers of No. 212 who so ably assisted our worthy Grand Vice Master, on the evening of January 29, 1888, to organize this Lodge, and who, since that time, have looked after our welfare, coming to see us on another occasiou, Hro. Bar- tholomew, their trusty Receiver, bringing lunch with him so as to save us the expense of buying their dinners, for all of which we are very grate- ful. We also appreciate the kind and consider- ate treatment -which we received while attend- ing their second annual ball held at Bundy Hall, Elmira, N. Y.. Tuesday evening, April 10, 1888, which we was pleased to note was an immense success. The members of No. 379 who were pres- ent unite In saying that anything under the efficient management of No. 212 cannot fail to be otherwise. Bro. ('has. Burroughs, the Secre- tary of No. 379, had the misfortune to lose his little daughter by scarlet fever a short time since. His wife is very ill at present, but we hope to see her recover soon. Bro. Burroughs has our heart- felt sympathy in his bereavement. I take great interest in reading the composi- tions of those brothers who try to give the Brotherhood at large the benefit of their wide and varied experience with the hope that they may assist some brother to surmount some of the many obstacles which are as stumbling blocks in their road to success. I am glad to be able to call such unsel fish and charitable men by the sacred name of Brother, and I hope to earn the right to be regarded in the same light by the thousands of nature’s noblemen who claim membership in our noble Order, whose aims are to assist and elevate its members, both morally and intellectually. I am pleased to note that such men as those subscribing themselves “Eccentric Strap,’’ “Vulcan,” “Link Block,” “ Poly—,” “Vacuum,” etc., are willing to give us all the benefit of the knowledge acquired by them by patient study and close observation. With few exceptions they advance good, sensi- ble arguments, which it would be well for your readers to thoroughly digest before passing over. 1 agree with “ Reliable ’’and J. E. Kline in con- demning the position taken by Bro. Levi Yetter, in regard to total disability, and think such sen- timents should not prevail. I am personally ac- quainted with Bro. Yetter for many years back, and am suprised to see him advance such an argument, but I hope the boys will be able to show him the error of his ways. Bro. W. E. Preston is passing around the cigars profusely. It is a boy, and being his first effort in that direction he says it surpasses his wildest anticipations, and judging from the smiles which wreath his handsome countenance we be- lieve he has drawn a prize. Our trusty Collector, W. J. Stewert, greets the boys with a broad smile; another boy. Bro. J. C. McNermie, is happy. Cause, a boy. More on the anxious seat. We await developments. With many thanks to Grand Master Sargent and Grand Vice Master Ilannahan for favors ex- tended to Weaver Lodge, No. .‘179, 1 am Yours truly, Third Bail. Derry Station, Pa., May 30, 1888. Editor locomotive Firemen's Magazine: One of the happy events, that make life worth living, was the visit of Vice Grand Master Han- nahan, to the boys of Chestnut Ridge Lodge, Derry, Pa. Mr. Hannahan had been called to Conemnugh, Pa., for the purpose of organizing a Lodge in that place, and succeeded in finding time to visit the boys of 310. In the eveinng the B. of L. E. and B. of L. F. held a pleasant union meeting and afterward the B. of L. F. held a meeting of their own exclusively. Mr. Hanna- han expressed genuine satisfaction, and In a few pleasant remarks, commended the boys for the praiseworthy and successful manner in which they have conducted their Lodge, since Its or- ganization in 1888. Kindly words, that will ever be remembered with gratitude by the l>oys of Derry. May the Lord bless and prosper these no- ble Orders all over our land, until the great union meeting of the Grand Lodge above, where the elements of brotherly love and kindness, meet and mingle for all time. Headlight. THE NOBLE 42. I am an engine driver, and the best upon the line, There is no engine on the road that can come up to mine, You may talk about your forty-one and your ottier engines, too, But no engine on the road can beat the noble forty-two. My engine she’s a beauty.her color’s almost black .She’s got a nicely painted cab, and a gaudy sun- burned stack. You’ve only got to whistle, then I know just wh at to do; I am standing then in readiness with the noble forty-two. I took my engine out one day and she was clean and grand. The brakeman he stood out behind, as we passed the R. 8. band. Then it was myself got frightened, for away the engine tiew, And loud above the band was heard the exhaust of forty- two. " v I thought my engine fast enough to run in anv race— J I took her to the station and backed her for a place, The signal It was given, and away the engines tiew, * ~ But the first one in the latter end was the noble forty- two. Always content, I never speak an augry word to “Shocks,” I always give her lots of wood, when comine to the rocks, 3 And if she kicks the bucket, I tell you what I’ll do. I’ll lay light down and die beside mv noble forty- two. —J, Barnes Rat Portage, March 22, 1888. Digitized by V.ooQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [July o*22 A NATAL DAY. [Lines read at the birthday anniversary of Mrs. Kate Debs. April is, 1SS8, by Col. J. B. Maynurd.j Only a natal day And yet I ween. On that nhtal day When Kate vvasboru. When the trees and fields Were decked in green, And arrows of light Lit up the moru, And the lark was singing its roundelay. And the brooks went laughing on their way, Beneath the gemmed, cerulean sky, No song was sweeter on that day. Than the happy mother’s lullaby. The days sped on, The baby grew. The arrows of death Went hurtling by, And well it is For me and you, That the smile on its lip. And the light in its eye, Did not attract The grim archer’s eye. For though he loves * A shining mark, And is the mate Of relentless fate And loves to make bright homes dark, An angel watched o’er baby Kate. The days, the months, The years went by. And baby Kate As bright as good, With smiling face, And sparkling eye, Blushed into Charming womanhood. Tis the joyous month of rosy June, There’s chiming bells, list to the tune,— The melodies .Eolus sings, When evening zephyrs sweep the strings, Of his viewless harp, never tells Such loving tales as marriage bells. ’Twas ever thus ; It was so when Our genial host, The best of men, In all the wealth Of manhood’s pride. Stood at the altar VVlth Kate for his bride. And we, the guests f Kate and ’Oenc, With loving hearts Devoutly pray That life to them May be serene, One long, happy wedding day, One long, blessed honeymoon. To Kate and ’Gene, the bride and groom, Whose hearts beat time To the chiming rhyme Of wedding bells In the month of June And, however winds may blow, However tides may ebb and flow. May natal days still come and go, Come with friends And friendships of the soul, True as magnets to the pole. Whistler, Ala., May 29, 18«8. Mr. Editor The union depot at Mobile was alive with the merriment of thousands on last Wednesday morning the *23d lust., who had as- sembled to attend the B. of L. E. excursion, given by Mobile. <Ala.) Lodge No. HO, to Bay .St. Louis, Miss. At 9 o’clock the train made a move, with our galiant engineer, Mr. Harry Minto, at the throttle. How all enjoyed the ride I can not well say, but after arriving at our destination we did enjoy a good wash hugely. You may bet the engineers were out in full bloom, particu- larly the two with liuen dusters and white caps. All they needed to make them look more gor- geous was a big sunflower. Well, after making ourselves presentable we felt rather hungry so we thought it time to see what the lunch basket contained. By the time our cloths were spread under a willow tree on the beach, and all the goodies arranged, we felt very proud, and only wished P. M. Arthur, our Grand Chief, could par- take with us, but all did it justice, if we dldu’t say grace. There was an appopriate pavilion erected on the grounds of the Crescent Hotel, and as the Mobile band was in attendance and was playing the latest dances, all had an opportunity to ex- hibit their accomplishments, while some were sight-seeing and boating. The engineers may well feel proud of their second annual excur- sion, as Bay St. Louis is said by many to be the loveliest summer resort on the L & N. R. R. Everything passed off smoothly and pleasantly. About 8:30 the day’s jollification closed with the time-honored waltz, entitled “ Home, Sweet Home.” After bidding old and new friends good bye we boarded the home bound train with pleasant memories of the most enjoyable time spent in our life. Many thanks were returned to officers and brothers, and the kind ladles, Mrs. Jos. Smith, Mrs. Jas. Carter and Mrs. T. Clark for their kind- ness in the refreshment car, from which a hand- some sum was realized. I must really tell how one of our young men friends treated us. I’ll just mention his name, Mr. Willie Punche, as he had a horrid chill dur- ing our trip will have compassion on nim. Nevertheless, I cannot defer the joke. He, wish- ing to display his whole-souled generosity to the young Indies, asked, of course, what refresh- ments they would take, and on being told “Nothing at present,” started off at full speed and quickly returned with— must i tell ? Yes, for what’s once begun must always be done. I will proceed— six bottles and glasses. We were all struck, but emptied them all the same, if It was only ice soda water. Come again, Willie. Please remem tier, Misses Claudia S. and Corenna R., next time you attend a Brotherhood picnic do not mistake coal dust in ice cream for nutmeg. Never forget, all is first-class there. Before bidding adieu we must give no little thanks to the Committee, Messrs. Neno, .Smith, Collins and Carter, for favors received. I hope you will take all in (I mean this letter); do not cut it. Hoping all may meet again many, many times. I’ll put the damper on, as I genererally have the earoefhe.s Io</iteadj, especially where the of B. of L. E, is concerned. Will conclude with a heart full of good wishes for our noble men and grand order, 1 still remain your old friend, r. Ji. Digitized by Google

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 523 1883.] , Wadsworth, Nevada, May 5, 1888. Editor Locomotive Firemen's Magazine: I have been waiting a long time to read a communication in our Magazine from some of our members more directly interested than my- self, only to be disappointed. Therefore I will, in ray feeble way, attempt to give you something of an idea how we of 19, are progressing, also of changes that have lately occurred. I would first inform you that our worthy Brother Ernest Christian, has married one of Carson City’s fair- est daughters, and all wish his life may be a happy one. Neither has he been unmindful of the usual custom; for we would acknowledge the receipt of a box of fine cigars, for which he has received our thanks and congratulations. Many changes have been effected of late. Humboldt Division has been restored and all are well pleased, as they do not now have so many long rups or lay outs ; have five crews on passen- ger run between Winuumaccaand Truckee. The conductors are Derbyshire, Coats, Duff, Willis and Clark. Several of our boys are now on the main llneund on the “right” side. John Cro- nan pulls the 79 on the hill run, also Harmer and Harry Houston on the same run. Billy Painter has had the big 70 for nearly a year and always gets there. Our worthy Brother Arthur, has the Pusher from “ Gorse hill.” Frank Peterson runs the Pusher betweeu Hot Springs and White Plains, together with his worthy associate, L. A. Young. Bros. Dorsey and Hampton are on Desert run, and Bro. Johnson is day hostler here, and Bro. Euitt cares for the horses at night. 1 would say that all are dolug good work. Our Lodge business has been Impeded of late because of being unable to command a quorum, but hope to soon be on our feet again and every- thing be attended to promptly. With kindest regards to all, shall hope to re- main yours in B. I.. One of You. Pocatello. Idaho, May 8, 1888. Editor Magazine : Dear Sir:— In reading the May Magazine I notice what I think is a current of censure against the “Woman’s Department.” Now I am a single man, almost “ foot loose and fancy free,” and am not in love with all the female sex, but think that those who are kicking against the eft'orts of the ladies to sav something througe the columns of our Magazine to encour- age the boys would do better by keeping their mouths shut. We have many men in our Order who have wives and sisters and mothers who could write many articles of encouragement but will not, because they know that many of the boys are opposed to it. In reading the article by Mrs. Irv. C. Acker- man, I note her idea on the temperance ques- tion, and think she is right, for if men can find that their home is more pleasant than the sa- loon, there is where they will be found when off duty, but it is lonesome for a man to sit by him- self with nothing to do and a cheerless fireside to sit by. Mothers and wives could make their homes cheerful and keep their boys and hus- bands home nights. And, girls, you can do much to win back from the ways of sin those boys who are away from home and mothers, by making your home a place where they can have a quiet evening’s chat, and after you have won them back they may— well, who knows but what all these notices I see of the boys who are going to housekeeping are the fruits of the labor of the kind of which I speak? Experience teaches, and I know that there is much more real pleasure in playing a game whist or euchre with some of your lady friends in a cosy parlor or sitting room than there is in playing a little “ two calls five ” for your hard-earned dollars, or “seven-up ” or freeze-out ” for the drinks. . “Irene” says “Boys are the nicest little ani- mals in the world.” Now, that is not right. I think the editor should have suppressed the word “ little,” for “Irene” no doubt thinks in ner heart of hearts that the big boys are as nice as the little ones, but she may be bashful and not want to say so, and it may be that she has a “big boy” who would enter a protest against her making a pet of the “big boys,” but that need not prevent her having many warm friends among them. Now, boysof the scoop, remember the girl that lives in a certain house somewhere along your route, and also remember how you work to get the old mill howling when you come near her home so you can have time to ring the bell and wave your cap at her. You do not think it a nuisance for her to answer your salute as you go by, and you ought to appreciate the efforts of those who wave at you through the columns of our Magazine. With regards to all the Indies I will subscribe myself Yours truly, Jim Dooly. Ft. Howard, Wis., April 21, 1888. Editor Firemen's Magazine: The fourth annual ball of Baldwin, Lodge No. 188, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, oc- curred at Turner Hall, Friday evening, April 6th, and was a grand success in every respect, as it was anticipated it would be. The hall was ap- propriately decorated and presented a very at- tractive appearance. On both sides were placed headlights, and one in the rear of the hall, and on both sides were placed white and green lan- terns. Our chart was placed in the center of the stage, and on each side green and white k.n- terns. The attendance was large, but the floor was so excellently managed that the dancers tof whom there were about 300 couples) suffered no inconvenience from over-crowding. It was in all a very pleasureable affair, and creditable alike to all having anything to do with the man- agement We extend our heartfelt thanks to the many officers of our several roads for courtesies shown us, and to the ladies for their many labors performed, and especially to Mrs. H. L. Nichols for the work she done on our badges, pro- grammes and banner. It was pronounced by leading society people of Green Bay to be the finest affair of the kind ever held in the city. Yours truly, D. E. Hogan. Digitized by taOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. r,2i TO J. J. if ANN A HAN, On the Death of HU Hoy. Mv friend, the tide of human woe K»ep* ev»*r on 1 1 x cea.-eless How, \V* know not when, wv know not how Beneath its **urgeH we must how; The heart may hound with Joy to-day, To-morrow grief hold- dreadful -way ; Twhh ever thu«, ’twill ewr he, While navigating life’,- rough sea. I learned to love your nnhle boy— A father’s hope, a mother’s joy— I looked upon him as a prize That Heaven sent you from the skies, A manly lad. to hloom and blow, 'Jo till you w ith paternal glow Of lamed pride, for In his face \ could a noble 1 1 neage traee. Dame Nature, with a lavish hand. Made manly traits with speed expand, Hut Heaven, to renlaee a star, Transferred to realms of spare afar, selected him from millions here To shine 1 n the celestial sphere. I fain would soothe your plaintive grief, And give your striekeu heart relief, If words of mine, flung on the page, i ’ould grief as sad as yours assuage ; Hut words are merely empty air. And grief like yours so few can share, Until tin* dreadful pangs they feel of Hindi bereavement, t hen they reel, And fall prostrated on the sod, With anguished hearts before their God. I/»ok up, my friend, through tear-dimmed eyes To him who reigns beyond theskie«! Hoar up. from out this vale of tears, In rnlnu, amid the starry spheres ! And there you’ll see a vision bright, hesplcinleut In celestial light, A cherub’s form you’ll surely trace, Tin* nearest to the t hrone of grace, With angel wings, .bdiovah’s joy, Your dear, depart ed, darling boy. — Shandy Maguire. Elmira, N. Y„ April 2-1, 18&S. Editor Locomotive Firemen's Magazine : I wish to convey my thanks to the editors for the aide manner In which they have placed our Magazine at the head of all labor perlodl- odicals. It lias become of late a very welcome friend us well as valuable Instruetor to me in Its various departments, and especially so in the Mechanical Department. In making this state- ment for myself I but voice the sentiments of the seventy-five members of Wheaton Lodge, No. 212. Our mem tiers are very proud of the new regalia which we have Just bought atan expense of £100. They are very line. I am glad to say that our members all take a great Interest In our Lodge, our average attendanee being about thirty-five. Hms. Coleman, Cary, Price, Cantlln, Finley, Car- parpenter, McDonald, Keane and (Quigley are on the right side and doing well. Bro. Pierce has proved himself a traitor to his bachelor friends by becoming a Benedict, but then we will forgive him, us the temptation was great. On April 10th we gave our seeoud annual ball lu the largest hall in the city, which was a bril- liant success. The Elmira I'elegram, in its notice of the occasion, says : It Is safe to sny that the second annual ball of Wheaton Iaulge No. 212, Brotherhood of Iax*oiuo- (July tive Firemen, held at Bundy hall last Tuesday evening, was the largest ever held in that hall. At >:■'?' the dancers began to assemble, and by 9 o’clock there was scarcely room to gel around in that spacious room, and at 9:15, when the grand march was started, it was hard to find room in line. There were railroad men present from olittle, I). Keefe, E. Smith. Invitation committee, C. H. Leonard, .J. J. Hughes. S. Huugerford, H. G. Hig- gins, A. G. Atwood, E. J. Jones, T. E. Kobiusou. Reception committee, J. H. Bartholomew, J. Finley, jr., .1. Morgan, C. H. Price, M. C. Ward. M. Cantlln, Thwrnas Bahan. Floor committee. J. B. Carpenter, director; aids, W. M. Bacon, T. Feeney, T. W. Outts, A. G. Carpenter, M. J. Keane, C. M. Paul. A. Flynn, B. Hartnett, G. Mat- tiee, H. Meeker, T. Durant. The hall was splendidly decorated with flags of all nations, thirty-four In all, and the effect wtfs of a character to excite unqualified admiration. W. 7. Drake. Vicksburg, Miss., May 2b, 1888. Editor Magazine. Dkak Sir:— Anderson Lodge, No. 278, B. of L. F., gave their first annual ball on May 16th, and it was well patronized by the citizens of Vicks- burg. We wish to tender our thanks to Mrs. Herman, Miss Mary Smith and Miss Lizzie Welsh for the good things they presented the Lodge in helping to arrange the supper. The hall was deorated with flowers and flags, and an arch with coal pick and shovel representing the men who handle them, also a train of cars in a circle on u large cake that was placed in the cen- ter of a table. Everybody enjoyed themselves hugely. The evening was well spent, and passed off without any dissatisfaction. Bros. T. L. Mc- Daniels had a large scarlet badge presented him by Mrs. Belden, very neatly lettered “ Floor Manager.” The members of Anderson Lodge No. 278, deserve credit in showing themselves equal to the emergency and inaugurating in splendid style their first ball which proved such a grand success. Please publish In the Magazine. Very respectfully, J. b. AS YOU LIKE IT. How sweet in the spring time to sit ’mid the bowers, With blossoms caressing my cheek; While I pore o’er these pages for hours and hours, As for each fa v ’rite writer I seek. But why sigh for the kisses of bloom f you In- quire. While Alice, Of darling! is near, Or when shooting rhyme’s rapid with Mrs. Ma- guire, While Shandy goes off ‘‘on his ear.” “ I'riar Tuck.” C’hillicothe, Mo., May 20, Digitized by V.ooQLe

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 525 TO SHANDY MAGUIRE. Many thanks to thee, Shandy Maguire, For the songs thou hast sung in our praise. And many more years may your lyre, Give voice to thy soul thrilling lays. In the Engineers Journal oft times, (For there thou art best known to fame) I have eagerly looked for the rhymes, That I knew would appear with thy name. But long time I thought that the fount. From which thy bright fancies dotn flow, Was fed by the streams from the mount Of Parnassus alone— now I know That though engineer— poet thou be, Thou art greater than either— a man From pride and prejudice free, That is, “ built on the broad-gauge plan.” Then here’s to thee, Shandy Maguire, Long and brilliant be thy career, May the number that read and admire Tny songs, increase with each year. —Andy. Golden Eagle Lodge, No. 78. Sixty Miles an Hour. There was a time— not many years ago— when steam and steanjt engines were looked upon as fables, the creatures of crazy men’s brains, unre- itltles that would never come to any good use ; and for years the sturdy, stalwart men who were cleverer than their fellows, the Stephensons, the Wattses, the Trevethieks, men who saw of what steam was capable, had to battle against public opinion and public prejudice. But, like all that is true, the steam engine conquered at last, and in spite of dismal prophecies that corn stacks would be burned with Are from the engine, that horses would become extinct in the country, or that the weight of the engine would prevent it moving, the locomotive engine, the steam power of the railway, is to-day a great reality indeed. Some of the most thrilling chapters of human life and death are found In the histories of our railway lines. We remember the engine-driver’s dog, who, when his master and master’s train were smashed to pieces at I-Iftrrow, refused to leave the poor body lying under the engine. We remember, too, how a quarry man saved the western express at Box, at the cost of his own life, when he rolled the big rock otf the line, and was cut to pieces himself. Then, too, there was the brave engine-driver, feasted, feted, and deco- rated the other day in France, for refusing to go forward on a dark, stormy night, until a rickety bridge in front had been examined, and which, not many minutes after, when the train would have been crossing it, was swept away by the river below. Then, too. dangers of another kind come in— unsteadiness, carelessness, two men were charged at Liverpool ; they were driver and «tokerof the fast train; they had started quite sober, but being Christmas time had been taking a drop or two beforehand, and when they should have been slackening pace the guard found they were going faster than ever, even sixty miles nu hour. The brave fellow climbed over the* car- riages, and reached the engine, only to And both the men fast asleep, and the steam on at. high pressure. There is plenty of romance about an engine-driver’s experiences, and much need of many virtues in him to do his duty, bravely, calmly and honestly.— [From Sunday , a reprint of an English children’s book for Christmas. E. V. Dulton <Sr Co., X. Y. Mk. Editor My little niue-year-old DaUy has just handed me the above to read, saying here is “Bixty Miles an Hour;” this will just suit you, papa. With your 35,000 circulation, it seems to me that somewhere among the Brotherhood, if what I read in “ The Woman's Department ,” is true, there are, perhaps, many children ; why not give them a corner in the Magazine f William E. Lockwood. Glen Loch, May 3d, 1888. Pittshurg, Pa., April 9, 1888. Editor Locomotive Fir omen's Magazine : In regard to Bro. Yetter’s request to hear from other brothers, concerning the discontinuance of payment on disability claims, I would state that I, for one, am willing to join hands with Bro. F. J. Kline, and say let good enough alone. By the discontinuance of the same, we would go right back on one of our mottoes, namely, “ Charity.” I don’t think it would be very charitable to leave a brother, who is disabled, dependent on his own Lodge, or a charitable world for support. As far as the support from his individual Lodge may be concerned, it may be well enough, providing there is a very large membership, otherwise it can’t be done, and the charitable world will wait long before it has contributed $1,500 towards his support and will tell him that “ there is a poor- board and poor-house, that must take care of him.” Bo let us pay in our dollar a month, or even more, if necessary’, and help those that cannot help themselves, and show the world that we are not only brothers by name, but also by deed, and you can rest assured, that the one who is mightier than all of us, will repay us a thousand fold for what little we have done. In conclusion, I would say that only those who take their own life should be deprived of getting any benefits. Yours fraternally, F. J. Thomcr. Mr. Editor :— As I am a kind of a “grand- father” to the Mechanical Department, having written the first article which called it into being (so far as I know) in “A Few Problems” in January number, 1886. Bo thinking, I wrote Editor Debs the other day on the subject of another article, and to that letter I got this re- ply : “Our printer has just brought over the matter he has on hand, asking me to select what is to go in for June number, and I find he has manuscript enough to make three complete numbers of the Magazine." The boys have surely “tumbled to the racket” and “caught on ” to stay. I will slack my hold and catch on later. When you want me “ call me early,” for I am nothing if not Eccentric. Digitized by Google

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526 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. LJ CLY Personal. Bros. Al. Schrader and Frank Damro, of Lodge No. 266, have taken unto themselve* a helpmate. The best wishes of all the boys go with them. Bro. Ed. Bisbee, one of the old reliables of No. 240, formerly of the M. C. R. R., Is now employed on the right hand side on the C. J. , 1888, Mr. J. Conway and Miss Franklin, of Eland, were united in marriage.” The best wishes of all their friends are with them. Mr. C. formerly a member of No. 266, but is now of Division No. 219. The numerous friends oi Bro. Will H. Buser, member of Triumphant Lodge No. 47, Chicago, 111., will be glad to learn that on the 18th of April last, be was married to Alias Alice Bridges, at Ogden, Utah. Most heartily do we felicitate Bro. Buser upon his new departure, and wish him and his bride a prosperous ana happy life voyage. T. J. Hays, of F. W. Arnold Lodge No. 44, East St. Louis, did us the favor of a brief visit recently. Bro. Hays is thoroughly posted on all matters pertaining to the Brotherhood and the interest of railway employes, being a pioneer In the service and having kept abreast of the advancing column of progress in the West. Bro. J. B. Mawby, Secretary and Collector of Mahoning Lodge No. 199, Youngstown, Ohio, has gone into the busluess of supplying his friends with substantial and delicacies, the mere mention of which tickles the palate and makes a gormand’s mouth water. That he will be liberaliy patronized by the boys goes without saying, and certainly the Magazine wishes him a large meausure of success. J. 8. Davidson, of Macon Lodge No. 246, is under obligations to the boys of Anderson Lodge No. 278, of Vicksburg, for courtesies shown him while in that city. Also to the members of Midland Lodge, No. 147, Temple, Texas, for the true Brotherhood reception extended to him on reaching that town. Bro. Davidson, appreciative of the cordiality of the members of 147, who he says “ are pure metal and do business up to the handle,” has concluded to locate In the town and become a citizen of the “ Lone Star ” em- pire. HALT! We are overwhelmed with communica- tions designed for the pages of the Magazine . The pages of the Magazine are limited. There is no room for the deluge of matter that comes to us from the four quarters of the country, and it is out of our power to make room for it. If the Magazine were four times as large as it is, we might be able to print the prose and poetry and the reso- lutions which we receive, but under the circumstances, it is impossible, and this must be accepted as our explanation for the non-appearance of much of the matter sent in for publication. The resolutions which have poured in upon us by the hundred , w'ould be almost sufficient to fill the pages of the July number. We have sought by every method in our power to convince our brethren that three or four “whereases” and as many “ resolutions ” upon every con- ceivable incident, from the presentation of an altar-cloth to the death of a member, could he dispensed with. In most cases a simple announcement, requiring a half dozen lines or less, would answer every legitimate purpose. And such prudent regard for the Magazine would contribute immensely to its usefulness. In writing for the Magazine , only such things should be said as are of general interest, of interest to the entire Brotherhood, and thoughtful men will readily see that any other policy would prove fatal to the usefulness of the Magazine . In inviting our friends to “ halt,” we are doing them as well as ourselves a favor. We save them the trouble of writing, when there is not a remote probability that their contributions will ever see daylight, and we save ourselves the unpleasant duty of con- signing their contributions to tongueless and eyeless oblivion. The watchword is halt. Digitized by U.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 527 FEDERATION. The Switchmen's Journal for June, has an editorial article, captioned, “Will they do It,” and proceeds ^to show the imperative necessity of taking action upon the subject of the federation of all the “ organizations of railroad employes. The Journal says “The question we desire to propound, how- ever, is, will the organization of railroad employes, that holds " its convention first this year, be wise enough, broad-gauged enough, brave enough to take the initiatory step toward the federation of all the organi- zations of railroad employes?” The Broth- erhood of Locomotive Firemen holds its Biennial Convention at Atlanta, Ga., com- mencing September 10th. It will be the first in the list of conventions from this date. It will be found “ wise enough, broad- gauged enough, brave enough, to take the initiatory step in favor of the federation of the organization of railroad employes.” This Magazine, is on record as having first seen the imperative importance of federation. Nothing else will answer the requirement, and fortunately, the strike on the C., B. & Q. has demonstrated beyond cavil fche absolute necessity for such a federation. The pro- position is not a crack-brained theory. There is nothing visionary about it. It is practi- cal, and all that is needed is to devise ways and means to put the required machinery into operation. We do not regard the task as herculean. The obstacles can be easily removed, and we predict that within the next two years the federation of the organi- zations of railroad employes will be an ac- complished fact. The Switchmen's Journal for June, remarks that “ W. P. Daniels, Grand Secretary and Treasurer of the O. R. C., went into office again “ by the magnificent endorsement of his course for the last two years, of one vote.” The significance of this majority of . one is that fully one-half of the membership of the O. R. C. are opposed to the policy of Messrs. Wheaton and Daniels. These men are not capable of understanding the logic of events, or the signs of the times. Their policv is in the interest of corporations which oppress wagemen. Those who seek to belittle labor, to abridge the rights of wagemen, no matter w here they are found, are at an early day to find themselves in the minority and powerless for evil, and most as- suredly, if they hold positions in any order of workingmen, they will be required to ab- dicate. The edict has gone forth. Federa- tion is the motto of w*orkingmen. Dissen- sions are to disappear ; discordant notes are to be silenced; labor organizations are to swing into line under the banner of Federa- tion, and this accomplished, the future of labor is to a redemption, and emancipation from numerous curses which now* afflict it, and are productive of strikes. A double assessment, ($*2.00), is levied this month. July 25th is the last day of payment. Members of the Order are requested to see notice of Grand and Subordinate Dues rinted elsewhere. August 1st is the last ay of payment. Our correspondent, “Friar Tuck,” gives out the following as a text for humorists: “ Blessed be he w*ho causeth two grins to grow where but one grin grew* before.” At the last annual meeting of the Order of Railway Conductors, W. P. Daniels was elected Grand Secretary and Treasurer, by a majority of ONE. The Brakeman’s Journal says that “ Wheaton, Daniels & Co., do not voice the sentiments of this entire organiza- tion.” Manifestly this is true of their recent utterances in regard to the C., B. & G. strike. We acknowledge the receipt of compli- mentary tickets to the great War Cyclorama, now permanently located at Indianapolis. The painting of the great battle of Atlanta, is pronounced superb by all who have seen it, and w*e advise those of our readers who may visit the capital city, to afford them- selves the pleasure of seeing on canvas a truthful representation of one of the great battles of tne late war. We are advised that a Union meeting of the B. of L. E., and the B. of L. F. will take place at Reading, Pa., early in the month of September. At this meeting the proposi- tion to repeal the law of the B of L. E., whereby members of the B. of L. F. are prohibited from joining the B. of L. E., w ill be discussed and a movement will be set on foot to bring the subject before the annual convention of the B. of L. E. The move- ment is in the right direction, and if suc- cessful will be productive of results of the most satisfactory character. The report in circulation that at a meet- ing held sometime ago, at Kansas City, the engineers and firemen passed resolutions denunciatory of Railway Conductors, is to- tally unfounded and false. We are author- ized by ex-Organizer Stevens, w*ho had charge at Kansas City, at the time and who was present at the meeting where the alleged resolutions, it is claimed, were passed to deny the report in toto and absolutely. Some of the Conductors are using these bogus resolutions for the purpose of justify- ing their attacks upon engineers and fire- men, but they are entirely fictitious and all honorable conductors should discard them. Digitized by U.ooQLe

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528 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. Col. E. M. Cochran, publisher of the St. Joe Gazette, has from the first, given the in- fluence of his widely circulated, and popu- lar paper, to the [vindication of the course f ii rsued by the strikers on the C., B. <k Q. t goes without saying that engineers, fire- men and switchmen appreciate the manly, liberal and independent course pursued by Col. Cochran, who has so conspicuously es- poused their cause. It affords us real pleas- ure to pay this tribute of regard to Col. Cochran. An incident, which speaks volumes, oc- curred recently at Columbus, Ohio. The boys of Franklin Lodge, No. 9, B. of L. F., finding their resources not equal to the de- mands, made upon them, found themselves short to the amount of $300. In this emer- gency, Little Miami Division, No. 34, B. of L. E., promptly came forward and loaned them the amount, without interest, and to be paid when convenient. In this transac- tion it is easy to discover the true Brother- hood idea,*which is rapidly coming to the front and which is uniting the two great Brotherhoods in bonds stronger and more enduring than hooks of steel. Scribner for June, is an immensely inter- esting number of that popular monthly, specially so, to all classes of railroad men, from the fact that it contains the first of a series of articles touching railroad interests for which the readers of the Magazine have been patiently waiting. The article before us is captioned “The building of a Rail- way,” and is from the pen of Thomas Curtis Clarke, who is classed “ among the most eminent of American bridge builders” and a man of the “ widest experience in railway construction.” The article is elaborately illustrated from drawings, photographs anil prints, and in point of merit and interesting features, comes fully up to the expectations of those who are competent to judge of such matters. We do our readers a favor, by calling attention to the article, as its perusal will be both instructive and enter- taining. President W. B. Strong, of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, recently de- livered an address to the stockholders, in which he made reference to the strike of the engineers and firemen on his road. But he did not rail against the organization of labor tor its own protection. On the contrary, he spoke of the organizations of labor in a’ way indicative of a statesman-like comprehension of labor questions. The strike on Mr. Strong’s roads was of short duration. After two days, work was resumed, and whether right, or ill-advised, no ill will resulted, and when work was resumed, everything moved along as smoothly as if nothing unusual [July had happened. President Strong is a man of broad view’s, who, in recognizing the rights of working men, and in doing justice by them, creates a guarantee of success in the management of his roads based upon principles of justice which will not fail him in time of need. We have received a full account of the great Union meeting, held at Palestine, Texas, Aprii, 20 and 27. The Locomotive Engineers and the locomotive Firemen of the Lone Star State, it would seem have de- termined, that in future, the two great Brotherhoods will be benefited by holding annual Union meetings, and as a result the next Union meeting is to be held at Tyler, Texas. Resolutions were adopted relating to the passage of a license law by the Texas Legislature, for Locomotive Engineers, and also endorsing the strike on the C., B. & Q., fully sustaining the stand taken by the Grand Chief of the B. of L. E., and the Grand Master of the B. of L. F. The meet- ing was fruitful of good results, clearly indi- cating that the alliance between the “ twin” Brotherhoods for the promotion of their mu- tual welfare, is being daily strengthened. In writing of the strike on the C., B. <fc Q., we desire alwrays to bear testimony to the quick perceptions of the right and of the wrong, which distinguished the Switchmen in the service of the company. No men in the employ of the company, more thorough- ly analyzed the situation. No men in the employ of the company set a higher value upon skill, and wrhen the company, totally regardless of their lives, subjected them to dangers, largely increased by the employ- ment of incompetent scabs, they quit the service, and maintained their defiant atti- tude like veterans — and as forces and factors in the struggle, their services were of incal- culable value. Their fortitude inspired con- fidence and hope, and from first to last their example was worthy of the highest praise. We know whereof we speak, and we know that the Brotherhoods of Engineers and Firemen are under lasting obligations to the heroic Switchmen on the C., B. & Q., for the part they took in the strike, and the Brotherhood of Firemen will not forget their services, nor be guilty of the sin of in- gratitude, it the Switchmen should ever be in a condition to need its moral support. As a body of men, the Switchmen are the peers of any other, under any banner ; they are men of brains as well as brawn; and when they came to the assistance of the striking engin- eers and firemen, they did not come as holi- day soldiers, but as trained veterans, and wrhen the battle raged fiercest, the banner of the Switchmen in strong hands was seen floating in the breeze. Digitized by VjOOQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 529 The editor of the Brakemen's Journal writes an excellent article under the caption “ Thou Shalt not Steal,” in wThich he applies the lash with merciless justice to a set of correspond- ents who steal poetry and prose and offer it to the Journal , for publication, as original. The Journal remarks that “ very few people, comparatively, can write poetry.” This be- ing absolutely true, the eaitor of the Journal is somewhat surprised that a large number of brakemen have cone into the poetry business in which they produce “rot” — and closes by saying, that he has a “ ten years” supply of original poetry on hand and don’t need any more. The class of poets to which the Journal refers is alto- gether too numerous, they infest every brotherhood, which has an “organ,” and when their contributions save, possibly, those that are stolen, appear, it is in order to open the flood gates of ridicule and let “ natur caper.” It is well known by those at all informed upon the subject, that trains on all of the railroads of the country, are run and regu- lated by the wires. As a consequence, the position of “ train dispatcher ” is one of un- questioned importance. Indeed, it would be difficult to over-estimate its weighty re- sponsibilities. A mistake by a train dis- patcher is almost certainly productive of dis- aster. Confusion inevitably follows such an error, and as a result, life and property is liable to be sacrificed. Considering such facts it is strange that the salary of a train dispatcher scarcely ever reaches $loO a month, and the lowest pay becomes a mat ter of astonishment. Their services relate to the safety of trains, and the security of the millions who travel on the rail, and yet, their pay is so small, that it forces the con- viction that railroad officials, regard their services of little importance. When greed holds svray, conscience is exiled. Wm. D. Howells, in a late number of Harper's Weekly , reads the C., B. & Q. man- agement a lecture. Among other things he says : “I dare say that the engineers strike against it (the C., B. & Q.) will end, as all strikes hitherto ended, in disaster to the strikers. But I am sure that strikes will not always end so. It is only a question of time , and a very little time , till the union of labor shall be so perfect that nothing can defeat if.” (Ital- ics ours. — Ed. Magazine.) “ We may tay,” adds Mr. Howells, “this will be a very good time or a very bad time : all the same it is coming.” Manifestly, Mr. Howells is a stu- dent of events. He takes notice of the signs of the times. He is not an enthusiast, but a philosopher ; more, a prophet. The time ir near at hand when labor organizations will federate, when the “ union will be so perfect that nothing can defeat it.” When that time comes corporations will do justice to working men, and society will be infin- itely benefited by the dawning and the full orbed noon of the new era. The Union Pacific Employ tP Magazine , es- timates that a million of men, able bodied, are now out of employment in the United States; and it further estimates, that there aie four millions of other fouls dependent upon them for support, a total of live mil- lions, or 8J per cent, of the entire popula- tion. While this deplorable fact stares men in the face, the army of idlers increases. Idleness, being the prolific parent of crime, it is not surprising that crime is on the increase, or, that tramps multiply. The Magazine is of the opinion that many of the ills complained of, can be removed by the ballot box, by voting for men who are capa- ble of comprehending the labor questions, which are the most vital of any now before the American people. When workingmen cut adrift from parties that profess much, and perform little, and elect men who will enact laws which cannot be used as coverts for rascality, the probabilities are, that the condition of workingmen will be indefinite- ly improved. The Locomotive Engimers ’ Monthly Journal in its June issue, says : “ It is with a spirit of pride that wre point, to the fact that, since the 27th of February, the day the members of the twin Brother- hoods quit work on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad, the public has not been called upon to note any act of theirs that could be calculated in the least to injure the public morals of the community to which this trouble in the main has been confined ; but, on the contrary, the conservative measures formulated by our Grand Chief, P. M. Arthur, ably assisted by one of labor’s noblemen, F. P. 'Sargent, Grand Master of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, and the members of the twin Brotherhoods, who have put forth every honest effort to successfully arbitrate the grievances, have called forth the commendation of the entire country.” Manifestly, the Engineers' Journal compre- hends the situation and fairly states the case in so far as it relates to the efforts of the twin Brotherhoods to win the fight without the sacrifice of honor or self-respect. We like the term “twin Brotherhoods,” and shall take occasion in the near future to en- large upon its significance. The Electric Railway will be a great im- provement, it is claimed, over the former methods of street travel. Its successful in- troduction in this city seems to be assured. Almost every good thing, however, has some drawback, and the influence exerted Digitized by CjOOQle

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530 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [July by the electric motors over the watches of the first to the last line the poet was in full the passengers riding in the cars must be accord with his subject, and it affords us real viewed with uneasiness. There will be a pleasure to place the production before the disposition to take seats near the rear doors readers of the Magazine: , of the cars, and thus endeavor to avoid the dangerous influence. It will be manifestly difficult, however, to keep a watch outside the danger line, for the electrical field is one of considerable extent. After a watch has become influenced, the jeweller is called upon to demagnetize the parts that have be- come affected. The cure is effected only after the harm is done. Prevention is bet- ter than cure, and it is certainly wiser to keep the “watch blight” from getting in than to devise ways of getting ft out. Mr. C. A. Paillard, of Geneva, .Switzerland, con- ceived the idea of using a non-magnetizable material for the parts of the watcn that are thus constantlv causing trouble, and after fourteen years’ experimenting arrived at a satisfactory substitute for the metals ordina- rily used for the balances and springs. This alloy of palladium is used for the compensa- tion balance and hair spring in the non- magnetic watch only. This watch compares favorably with other watches in its finish, and is no higher in price than those of simi- lar quality without these improvements. — New York Tribune. The Ladies’ Auxiliary, of North Platte, Neb., recently gave a sociable for the benefit of the B. of L. E. and the B. of L. F. It w’as in all regards a success, and will be re- membered as one of the most delightful social incidents in the history of the town. As a result, $200, was the net profits, which w*as equally divided between the two Broth- erhoods, and we acknowledge, with senti- ments of admiration of the ladies, the con- tribution to the B. of L. F. When the ladies give, their hearts always accompany the gift, which indefinitely adds to its value. A dollar w ith a woman’s heart in it, gives it a power which other dollars, less fortunate, do not possess. George T. Moseley was one of nature’s noblemen. As an engineer he was skillful and courageous, and he fell at his post in a wreck on the I) <& 11. (J. He was widely known among our membership and his manly virtues were appreciated by all. When the B. of L F. held its annual con- vention at Denver, Engineer Moseley pulled the excursion train through the canons and over the mountains, and by his courtesies became endeared to hundreds of the excur- sionists. The following touching and beautiful tribute to the virtues and memory of the dead engineer is from the pen of Cy. War- man, member of Mount Ouray Lodge No. 140, Saliila, Colo., and breathes in every line heartfelt sympathy and devotion. From GKO HOE T. MOSELEY. When the golden gleam* of sunlight Slowly faded from the west, And the soft and silvery moonlight Calmly crept across the crest— When the dew was on the heather, And the autumn leaves were sear, Hastening to home and mother, Dashed the daring engineer. See the headlight shake and shiver As she wrestles with the rail ; Every sinew’ seems to quiver As she trembles o’er the trail ; Two brave hearts are proudly beating, Keeping time with the machine That through the moonlight swiftly fleeting Bears her burden on to Keene. Where the misty mountain ranges Lift aloft their polished peaks ; Every curve her course now changes ; While the whistle wildly shrieks, And the bell that in the bracket Rung w’ith every rock and reel— Echoes through the crags and caflons With a wild and weird peal. Nowr the agent at the station Looks with awe and holds his breath, While a nroud heart’s quick pulsation Makes its meeting point with death ; See the fire fly from her flanges ; Straining every iron nerve, And a moment more she plunges— Madly leaps across the curve. Now the fireman, bruised and bleeding, Climbs the rough and rugged hill. Through the steam to where his mate Lies pinioned ’neath the engine still ; “ Finn,” he whispered. “ tell my mother— ( »o and tell her how I died ; Tell her, could I lived to see her, All my hopes were satisfied.” “ How the cruel monster scalds mo ! Oh, my time is coming now ; I must go. my master calls me, Bee the death dew on my brow.” Boon strong hands with picks and shovels Moved the wreck and ruins back ; Soon they rescued him and bore him To a seat beside the track. The pale moon seemed more than tender As it kissed his face so fair, And the gentle autumn zephyrs Faintly fanned his au Worn hair; Then lie put his two great hands in mine, Aud a tear was in his eye As I stooped to hear him whisper— “ Can’t you take me home to die?” As we laid him on the cushion In the car that brought him home, We could hear the dying requiem Of the steam from out the dome ; But another hour found him In a mother’s tender care ; At his home with friends around him— God had heard his simple prayer. Then we stood and stared in silence. Counting every fleetlug breath, And upon his marble forehead Came again the dew of death ; Oh, how peaceful, pale and patient. While in agony he lay; Then he smiled and kissed his mother And his spirit passed away. Digitized by C.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 531 The above engraving taken from life, rep- resents Chairman Huskey, of the C. & A., on his homeward trip after being relieved from the Advisory Board. Double assessment this month. Don’t forget to hand your Collector $2.00, on or before the 25th. * A portion of our Lodge addresses have been omitted this month on account of the extreme demand for space. Remember that your Grand dues and Sub- ordinate dues, must both be paid on or before August 1st. Pay promptly and avoid suspension. Jas McDonald, of Onward Lodge No. 41, is now switching in the Dickinson yard, while Bro. Win. McDonald gets them out on time at the Mandan shops. Jack Williams is now running a mogul engine between Dickinson, Dak., and Olen- dive, Mont.; he docs not advocate extension front ends, but wants an extension on his sand box. Jack is on the rolls of No. 41. Harmony Lough Indies’ Society, B. of L. F. of St. Louis, Mo., have sent us $20 for the benefit of our striking brethren on the C., B. & Q., which we acknowledge with thanks and gratitude. Our lady friends at St. Louis are ever watchful of our interests and ever ready to give us the benefit of their encour- agement and support. WILLIE HANNAHAN. We record with profound sorrow the sud- den death of little Willie Hannahan, the eight-year-old son of Bro. John J. Hanna- han, Vice Grand Master of our Brotherhood. Willie was a bright and beautiful boy, and had reached that interesting age when f)arental affections, budding with hopes, ooked forward to blossom and fruit with a solicitude that only fond and devoted pa- rents may realize. To have these hopes suddenly blasted by death, creates an ago- nizing void which no words can depict, a sorrow which only time can palliate. When such grief comes to a home, it is wTell to speak words of sympathy and condolence, but they do not till the aching void nor hush the meanings of Bereavement. Surely, Mrs. Hemans wrote a sad truth when she said : “Leaves have their times to fall. And flowers to wither at the north wind’s breath. And stars to set— hut all— Thou host all seasons for thine own, O Death! It is not surprising that the mother of Willie is inconsolable. *It were idle to offer a panacea for the grief whicli death inflicts, and yet, God gives the sorrowful tears, and time dries the mourning eyes. Bro. Hanna- han and his sorrowing wife will have the sympathy of thousands, any one of whom would, if they could, afford consolation. The father will be strong in his grief, but the mother bows before the storm, and only tears and time can afford relief. It comes at last, and then parents, strange to say, would not replace the gems in love’s shining circle that have dropped away, preferring to think of them in that “ better land,” and of the reunion to come when life’s fitful fever is past. Most abundantly do we tender to Bro. Hannahan and his wife our heartfelt condolence upon the occasion of their irre- parable loss, but we feel assured in ail their treasures of memory, none will be more sacred than the recollection of their bright and beautiful boy. Locomotive firemen are requested to ex- amine the advertisement of the Matchless Metal Polish Co., which appears in this issue of the Magazine. Three valuable prizes are offered for the three firemen who send in the largest number of orders previous to .January 1st. This is a splendid inducement for enterprising firemen who desire to secure a good watch as a reward for their work. In our dealings with Mr. Baker, the manager of the company, we have found him to be a thoroughly honorable gentleman. His goods are in all regards what they are represented to be, a fact which is daily being substanti- ated by rapidly increasing sales. We hope to see an active competition for the prizes inaugurated at once. Digitized by CjOOQle

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532 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE . [■July SCABS. It is not a difficult matter to define the term “scab,” but it is not an easy task to analyze a scab It has often been our duty to make the attempt and we have done our best, but after all there are characteristics possessed by the scab which defy the English language. Before proceeding further with this article, we introduce, for the benefit of our readers, the following letter, which, if it does not explain itself, will give the reason why w*e write. The communication being conspicuously unique, we give it ver- batim, including orthography, punctuation, and with all its force of grammar and logic, for when a scab conceives it to be his duty to defend scabs and scabbing, the world should know his equipment for the degrading task. Lincoln Neb June 8 1888 Mr Debes I>lr sir 1 want you to now that we Eastern men wants you to stop calling us loafer or calling us bums and drunkards and .Scabs or we will let now we will sue you for slander and morover we want you to eonterdicted the State- ment you publish in your June Magazine. when we wrent on a strike on the Heading Road all we asked of the B. L. F. and the B. L. E. was to keep their men away and >fr Arthur says he was not in Philadelphia he was for i sawT him thierand he told the mangers of the road that he would furnish him with all the Engineers and Firemen they wanted so when they done this on us we thought It was ours place to pay him back so you cannot blame us for doing so no more at present yours in behalf of the Eastern men 1 slned my Name B. J Haughey 1004 T street Lincoln Neb The scab who writes the foregoing letter intimates that be is a member of the B. of L. F., which is not only the refinement of impudence, but the vulgar boasting of an apostate. In the May Magazine we said, among other things relating to scabs, that “ the scab is the natural born foe of labor in its efforts to advance from the condition of servitude to independence,” that, “when he sees a manly endeavor on the part of others to better their condition, the incident simply suggests to his mind that there is a chance for him, and with hat under his arm and with bowed form, he asks, like a menial, to work for wages that an honorable man refuses.” That a scab should be found in the splendid ranks of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen is a humiliation, and yet, it has been the disgrace of all human organizations from the first, to encounter such stigmas. Even the Master, in calling about Him a select twelve, had a Judas, wrho, for thirty pieces of silver, betrayed his trust, and earned an eternity of scorn. The difference between Judas and the w'riter of the letter which we print, is that the former w’as ashamed of himself, while the latter boasts of his perfidy and seeks to justify his conduct by referring to the strike on the Heading road. It is well known that his assertions have no foundation in fact, as wTas showrn by the report of a special commission sent to Pennsylvania to make a thorough investigation of the charges which the writer revamps as an excuse for his apostacy. We make no apologies for our hearty de- testation of a scab, all the more pronounced if he disgraces the badge of a Brotherhood Fireman, and we greatly mistake the spirit of the Brotlif rhood, if such scabs can retain their membership in the Order. As for suits for slander, such threats are of less conse- quence than the whistling of the idle wind. In the future, as in the past, it will be our duty, from which wTe shall not flinch, to ex- pose the cowardice of scabs who do not hesi- tate to place themselves as obstacles in the wray of workingmen, whose extreme de- mand is simply honest pay for honest wTork. THE MAGAZINE PEIZE POE 1887. The prize for 1887, consisting of an organ for the Lodge and $50.00 cash, was awarded to Bro. Peter Layng, agent of Re-Echo Lodge, No. 105, located at Montpelier, Idaho. This Lodge, it will be observed, is located in a comparatively small town, with a limited population. But it is the same Lodge that took the prize for 1886. Bro. Witzel, of Just-in-Time Lodge, No. 149, sent in the largest number of subscri- bers but not the largest number of paid sulv- scribers, and just here, those who contend for the prizes for 1888, should make a note that the prizes go not to the agent who sends in the largtst number of subscribers, but to the one w ho sends in the largest num- ber of paid subscribers. Curious enough it occurs, that in 1886 and 1887, Lodge No. 149, sent the largest number of subscribers, while Lodge No. 195, on both of the years named, sent in the largest number of paid subscri- bers and carried off the prize. It is not probable that Bro. P. Witzel will again be caught in that w*ay. We earnestly invite the attention of the Lodges and of the membership to the prize list for 1888. It will be found well calcu- lated to inspire zealous work, and it will be noticed that thedadies have a chance to en- ter the list, and do good work for the Broth- erhood, and secure some handsome prizes The Magazine is a publication that any mem- ber of the Order can work for without blush or embarrassment. It is the official organ of the Order and fully abreast of the times. And the ladies in their sphere, and it is by no means circumscribed, can contribute vastly to the circulation of the Magazine. The fact should not be overlooked that the Lodge securing the smallest number of subscribers will be awarded a leather banner , suitably inscribed, and that the sgent secur- ing the smallest number of subscribers will receive a leather medal, with appropriate in- scription. The work is worthy of the best efforts of any Brother, and it is to be hoped it will be pushed with a zeal becoming its importance. Digitized by Google

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188* J LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 533 Vice Grand Master and Mrs. John J. Hannahan, desire us to return their heartfelt thaoks to members of the Brotherhood and their families, also to numerous friends, for expressions and tokens of sympathy and assistance so freely given upon the sad occasion of their child's death. Each kind expression is appreciated, and will be grate- fully remembered. The funeral of little Willie was one of the largest ever had in that vicinity. Bros. M. S. Laughlin, Collector of Kaw Valley Lodge No. ill 3, and C. E. Stone, Sec- retary and Collector of J. M. Dodge Lodge No. 79, gave us recently the pleasure of a visit. They were interested in matters con- cerning the “ Q.” strike, and we found them deeply interested in the work of the Brother- hood, and sanguine, as all earnest men are, that the future of our noble Order will meet the largest expectations of its friends. John Benedict, of No. 41, became a bene- dict in fact not Jong ago by getting married to Miss Lena Scholz, of Manoan. Besolntions. Los Angeles, Cal., April 15, 1888. At a regular meeting of Orange Grove Lodge No. 97, B. of L. F., held the lOtn day of April, 1888. the following were adopted : Whereas, It has pleased the Grand Master of the U Diverse to call to the lodge on high our be- loved brother, J. A. Westerfield, who was killed In a collision April 3, 1888, therefore be it Resolwd, That in the death of Bro. Westerfield this Lodge deeply mourns the loss of a brother and frieud whose love for the Brotherhood and members it will be hard to replace, and whose loss will be deeply felt and regretted by all who knew him. Resolved, That the truly heartfelt sympathy nnd condolence of this Lodge is hereby tendered his wife, mother and relatives so suddenly be- reft, and who mourn the loss of one held most dear, in this their hour of grief. Resolved, That as Bro. Westerfield died at his post while performing the duty assigned him, ttiathe is worthy of our commendation. Resolved. That these resolutions be spread at large on the records of this Lodge, and that a copy hereof be transmitted to the family of our beloved brother, and that another be sent to our Magazine for publication. Resolved , That our charter be draped in mourn- ing for the space of thirty days as a token of re- spect for our departed brother. Wm. T. curl, R. H. Bradley, - Committee. .1. A. Kingsley, ) Sedalia, Mo., April 14, 1.888. At a regular meeting of Golden Eagle Lodge, No. 78, B. of L. F., the following resolutions were adopted : Whereas, it has pleased Almighty God to re- move from our midst our beloved brother, Louis H. Leiter, who was killed on Tuesday, April 8, 1888, by falling between the cars on the Missouri Pacific Railroad, and while No. 78 loses one of its f>urest and best members, t lie railroad company ones one of its most trustworthy firemen and his family a true husband and kind father, there- fore Resolved, That we extend our heartfelt sympa- thy to his bereaved family in this their sad afllictlon, trusting that our loss has been his gain, and while we meekly submit to the will of an All Wise God, we humbly bow our heads in submission and say, “ O Lord, Thy will be done,” and commend the sorrowing ones to a merciful Savior. Resolved, That as a tribute of respect our char- ter be draped iu mourning for thirty days ; also, that a copy of these resolutions, with seal of Lodge attached, be sent to the family of the de- ceased brother, and printed In the t'iremen's Magazine and entered upon the records of the Lodge. D. K. Park, 4 D. W. Disler, - Committee. E. A. Yeager, J Neodksha, Kan., April 2, 1888. At a special meeting of Fall River Lodge, No. 388, B. of L. F., the following resolutions were adopted : Whereas, It has pleased the Grand Master of the Universe, to remove from our midst Bro. J. A. McPaul, who had been confined to his room for »omo time with that terrible disease con- sumption. Therefore be it Resolved , That in the death of Bro. McPaul, Fail River Lodge, No. Ski, has lost one of its most faithful members, beloved by all his asso- ciates and who was always ready to lend a help- ing hand to a Brother in distress. Resolved, That we as a united Brotherhood, extend our sympathy ta the mother and rela- tives of the deceased Brother. Resolved , That while we meekly submit to the will of an Ail- wise God, we humbly bow our heads in submission and, say “Thy will, oh Lord, be done/’ and commend the sorrowing ones to a kind Redeemer. Resolved , That as a token of respect, our Char- ter be draped for the period of thirty days, and a copy of these resolutions, with seal attached, be sent to tbe mother of the deceased Brother, and that they be published in tbe Neodesha In- dependent and a copy be sent to the Magazine. 8am. Ergenbright,') 1. H. Berry, y Committee. W. Hi ms, j Sepali a, Mo., April 30, 1888. There was a Union meeting held at Sedalia, Mo., April 29th, under the auspices of Division No. 178, B. of 1m E., and Lodge No. 78, B. of L. F. The meeting wras held at Wood’s Opera house, where about three hundred and fifty engineers and firemen were present, representing quite a number of divisions, representatives being pres- ent from Quincy, Hannibal, St. .Jo, Brookfield, Parsons, Ft. Scott and Kansas City. A delight- ful time was had for about, four hours. The meeting was addressed by very able speakers :is follows: W. McClain, Chief Engineer Division No. 79, B. of L. E. ; W. Oishouse, Division No. 79 ; C. Solomau, W. Tucker, W. Sluslng, B. D. Rucker, of Lodge No. 78, B. of L. F. ; J. Layborn, Master of Lodge No. 78, B. L. F. ; B. W. Vedder, chair- man for engineers of Gould’s Southwest system ; J. H. Fitzgerald, Chief Engineer Division No. 178, B. of L. E., Sedalia, J. L. Parish, N. A. Bradley and others. After speeches, the following reso- lutions were unanimously adopted: Rcsolvetl. That tbe ttianks of the B. of L. K. and B. of L. F. of Sedalia and the visiting Broth- ers be extended to Dr. Wood, for his kindness iu extending to us the use of his Opera house. Also to the gentlemanly officials of the Missouri Pa- cific system for transportation from diflerent points. Resolved , That a copy of this be sent to the Mo berly Monitor,, Quincy Herald, Hannibal News, Sedalia Democrat, and B. of L. E. and B. of L. K journals for publication. O. H. Bratten, ) J. L. Parish, / B. D. Rucker, J. Layborn, Engineers. } Firemen. Digitized by C.ooQle

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53 1 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. I July Huntington, W. Vam April 11, 1888. At a regular meeting of Ohio River Lodge No. 284, the following resolutions relating to the first annual ball given by our Lodge, April 11, 1888, were unanimously adopted : Resolved^ That the people of Huntington, Hin- ton and Lexington, and others whose kindness we appreciate, nave the thanks of the Lodge. Resolved , That the thanks of the lodge are ex- tended to Bro. W. S. Smith, our worthy Master, for favors shown. Resolved, That we appreciate the kindness shown by our round house foreman, Mr. A. F. Southard. Resolved , That the Hon. Eustall Gibson, T. L. Michic and Gordon O’Brien are entitled to our thanks for able addresses and inauy courtesies. Resolved, That we extend our thanks to the Huntington Light Infantry for courtesies ex- tended by members of that company. Resolved. That we extend our thanks to the young lady and gentlemen contestants for the gold watch and diamond piu, for their labors in our behalf. Resolved, That the good opinion of the general public concerning Ohio River Lodge B. of L. F. is justly the cause of much elation, as Is also the financial and social success of our ball. May our Brotherhood flourish far and near is the wish of Ohio River Lodge No. 294. O. G. Tkmi'LE, ] G. Frank Parsons, i Thos. Bishop, J* Committee. J. A. Looney, | E. L. Newcomb, J New York, March 29, 1888. At a regular meeting of Metropolitan Lodge, No. 363, B. of L. F., the following preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted : Whereas, The unsparing hand of death has reached out from the mysterious darkness that envelopes life, and snatched suddenly away in an accident on the Harlem railroad, March 16, 1888, our esteemed Brother Thos. Riley. If it be true, that death loves a shining mark, then in- deed has the bold archer, this time, brought down a victim in the midst of his usefulness and in the fullness of his manhood, to gladden his icy heart. Therefore be it Resolved, That by the death of our Brother, we have sustained the loss of a friend and brother; one who had by sterling integrity of character and moral worth, won the esteem and respect of all. In him we nave lost the love of a warm heart, the community a useful citizen aud an honest man. Prompt and reliable in his engage- ments, clear-headed and kind hearted, he was one whose absence will be long felt and deeply deplored. We thank the Giver of all good for the friend he gave us, for a life so useful, for a character so worthy, and thus will quicken our faith in and fidelity lo “ Protection and Charity,” by which we shall but illustrate the highest prin- ciple of our Order and the noblest duties of life. Resolved, That while we believe that human sympathy is of but little avail and that God alone can console the bereaved family, we ten- der to them our heartfelt sympathy in this the hour of deep affliction and humbly pray that their loss may be our Brother’s gain. Resolved, That as a further token of respect to his memory the Charter be draped in mourning for the space of thirty days, and that a copy be transmitted to his family aud published in the Firemen'1 s Magazine . M. J. Lynch, ) Nat. Sawyer, ► CommtUee. T. M. Collins,) Little Rock, Ark., April 0, 1888. At the last regular meeting of Ros“ City Lodge No. !■), B. of B. of L. F.. held on Mondav evening, April 2, 1888, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted : Whereas. God in Ills infinite wisdom has seen fit tofcremove from our midst our late rother, Richard A. Fenner, who lost his life on the morning of December 20, 1887, by a collision on the St. K. J. M. <fc I. Ry., therefore, be it Resolved , That we sincerely mourn his un- timely end, and deplore the sad fate that has so suddenly deprived us of the companionship of a noble hearted brother. Resolved, That we extend to the widow of our deceased brother our heart felt symyathy in the great bereavement she is called upon to bear, aud would commend her to Him who alone can comfort and sustain her. Also, be it Resolved , That we extend to his widow our heartfelt thanks for a large and handsome pic- ture in a gold frame, of our late brother, to adorn our -Lodge room, so that we may ever be re- minded of his noble qualities of heart. And be it further Resolved , That a copy of these resolutions be presented to the bereaved widow, also a copy to the Bremen's Magazine lor publication. George Emery-, ) Stephen J. Mullen, y Committee. Edward Chamberlain,) Minneapolis, Minn., April 21, 1888. At a regular meeting of Minneapolis Lodge, No. 270, B. of L. F., held April 21, 1888. the follow- ing resolutions were unanimously adopted : Whereas, It is with heartfelt sorrow that we are called upon to announce that death has once once more invaded our ranks and taken from our midst, Bro. Charles Beheld, and Whereas, In the death of Bro. Scheid, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen loses an earnest supporter of our principles, and a true Brother, his family an affectionate husband and father, his employers a faithful and trustworthy man, and the community a citizen whose up- right and noble life was a standard of emulation to his fellows ; therefore be it. Resolved , That while we mourn his untimely end, and deplore the sad fate that has deprived us of the companionship of a noble hearted Brother, we are consoled by the hope that our loss is his gain, and that he is now enjoying the reward of a noble, useful and Christian life. Resolved , That while we deeply sympathize with the bereaved parents and relatives, we would sincerely direct them to the Savior, who is ever ready to help and comfort those who look to Him ; that while we bow in humble sub- mission to the will of our All-wise Father, we do not the less mourn the loss of our Brotner, and most sincerely regret the desolation and sorrow it has brought to his happy borne circle. Resolved, That especially to his sorrow-stricken wife do we tender our most sincere and heart- felt sympathy, knowing well how inadequate words are to lessen the desolation of her heart, and earnestly wishing that it was in our power to soften the grief and anguish of the bereaved ones ; that while we sympathize with his pa- rents, brothers, sister, wife and children in their great loss, we also miss the one who has mingled with us for years, and we earnestly pray that our Heavenly Father, in His infinite merev, will give them strength to bear up under this terrible blow ; and we are reminded of the sol- emn warning “Be ye also ready,” and we will endeavor to so shape our lives while hereupon earth, as to be ready when Death comes knock- ing at our door, to give him the same answer that our deceased Brother did, when he said “God’s will he done, I am ready.” Resolved, That we extend our sincere thanks to the Rev. Father Saudwever. of Bt. Elizabeth’s Catholic church, for his kind attention to our decease Brother during his sickness, and also for favors shown us at his funeral. Rf solved, That as a token of respect for our de- parted Brother, our Charter be draped in mourn- ing for the space of thirty days, that a page of our minute book be suitably inscribed to his memory, that a copy of these resolutions be pre- sented to bis wife and mother and that thev be published in the Firemen’s Magazine. Geo. H. Sharrick,') Oliver Johnson, v Committee A. M. Getchell, J Digitized by C.ooQLe

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 535 Tills Department is for the exclusive use of the Grand Lodge of the Brotherhood of Locomo- tive Firemen, and will contain all Notices of AjMessmenta, and other Official Notices, Re- ports and Statements emanating from the Grand* Lodge. All Lodges and members of the Order should note carefully each month the contents of this Department. JULY, 1888. Omen or Grand Secretary and Treasurer, \ Terre Haute, Ind.. July 1, 1888. j .Assessment Notice for July. ASSESSMENTS NOS. 21 AND 22, 82.00. To Subordinate Lodges. Dear Sirs and Brothers: You are hereby notified of the death and disability of the follow- ing members who were entitled to all the benefits of the Order, viz. : Claim No. 220. B. A. Van Bnreu, of J. B. May- nard Lodge, No. 193, was killed by Railroad Acci- dent, January 1st, 1888. Claim No. 221. C. D. Atkinson, of F. G. Law- rence Lodge, No. 172, was killed In a Collision, January 4th, 1888. Claim No. 222. Joseph Pnrsons, of Adopted Daughter Lodge, No. 3, died of Laryngophthisis, March 18th. 1888. Claim No. 223 H. J. King, of Frisco Lodge, No. 51, died of Pneumonia, March 23d, 1888. Claim No. 224. Jonah Evans, of Perseverance Lodge, No. 98. was killed by Railroad Accident, April 12th, 1888. Claim No. 225. Walter Ward, of Van Bergen Lodge, No. 82, died of Typhoid Pneumonia, April 17th, 1888. Claim No. 228. Chas. Fry, of Alexia Lodge, No. 98, died of Consumption, May 3d, 1888. Claim No. 227. Aaron Harrison, of Cactus Lodge, No. W, died from Scalds sustained by the bursting of a flue, May 4th, 1888. Claim No. 228. Albert S. Prey, of Deer Park Lodge, No. 1, died of Congestion of Lungs, May 5th, 1888. Claim No. 229. A. A. Stillwell, of Alexia Lodge, No. 96, was killed by Railroad Accident, May 6th, 1888. Claim No. 230. David L. Reese, of Just In Time Lodge, No. 149, died of Dropsy, May 8th, Claim No. 231. C. T. Eckart, of loyal Lodge No. 207, was killed by Railroad Accident, May 9th, 1888. Claim No. 232. A. Lightbody, of West Shore Lodge, No. 213, died of Diphtheria, May 13th, 1888. Claim No. 233. Mortimer Acker, of C. R. Whip- ple Lodge, No. 142, died by Accidental Drowning, May 18th, 1888. Claim No. 234. August Walters, of Albany City Lodge, No. 230, was declared totally disabled with Consumption, May 23d, 1888. Claim No. 235. Frank E. Stine, of Guide Lodge, No. 125, was killed by Railroud Accident, May 26th, 1888. Claim No. 236. David W. Travis, of North- western Lodge, No. 82, was declared totally disar bled by Anchylosis, May 28th, 18*8. Claim No. 237. Philip Dwyer, of Just In Time lodge, No. 149, died of Consumption, Mnv 28th, 1888. Claim No. 238. James A. Mills, of Anchor lodge, No. 54, was declared totally disabled by the Crushing of his Leg, June 13th, 1888. Claim No. 239. EdwT. P. MacDonald, of Just In Time Lodge, No. 149, was declared totally disa- bled with Anchylosis, June 14th, 1888. Tu>o assessments amounting to Two Dollars, are levied for the payment of the above claims as follows : Assessment No. 21 is levied on Claim No. 233, and all members who were admitted on or before May 18th, 1888, are liable therefor. Assessment No. 22 is levied on Claim No. 239, and all members who were admitted on or before June 14th, 1888, are liable therefor. You are required to pay the above assessments to the Col lector of your Lodge on or before Jnne 25th, 1888, otherwise you will stand suspended from all the benefits of the Order until you have paid up and have been reinstated by your Lodge, as provided in Section 54, of the Constitution of the Grand Lodge. Yours Fraternally, Eugene V. Debs, G. S. A T. Office of Grand Secretary and Treasurer, j Terre Haute, Ind., July 1st, 1888. / Subordinate Dues Notice. first quarter, 1888-89. To Subordinate Lodges: Dear Sirs and Brothers You are hereby notified that your Subordinate Dues for the quac- ter ending October 31st, 1888 ( being the first quar- ter in the year 1888-89), arc now payable and must be paid to the Collector of your lx>dge on or be- fore August 1st, 18S8, otherwise you will stand suspended from all benefits of the Order until you have paid up and have been reinstated by your Lodge, ns provided in Section 55 of the Con- stitution of Subordinate Lodges. Yours fraternally, Eugene V. Debs, G. S. and T. Office of Grand Secretary and Treasurer, \ Terre Haute, Ind., July 1, 1888. j Grand Dues Notice. 1888-89. 81.50. To Subordinate Lodges : Dear Sirs and Brothers: You are hereby notified that the amount of One Dollar and Fifty cents (81.50) for Grand Dues for the year ending July 31. 1889, is now due and must be paid on or before August 1, 1888. Any member falling or rt* fusing to make payment of his Grand Dues as above required, will stand suspended from all the benefits of the Order until he has paid up a:*d been reinstated by a vote of his Lodge, as provided in Section 53, (Page 45) of the Constitu- Digitized by C.ooQLe

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. |_-J ULY tion. Collectors are required to deliver their re- turns for Grand Dues, together with the proper statements, to the Receivers of tkeir Dodges not later than August 4th, and Receivers are required to forward the same so as to reach the Grand Lodge not later than August 10th, as provided in Section 52 (Page 4-1) of the Constitution. Yours fraternally, Eugene V. Deiis, G. S. and T. Office of the Grand Lodge, ) Terre Haute, Ind., May 1, 1888. / Special Notioes. To Subordinate Lodges: Dear Sirs and Brothers:— Your attention Is called to the following special notices : THE PASS. The Pass taking effect July 1st (for July, August and September) has been forwarded to the Mas- ter of each Lodge. JOINT CIRCULAR. A Circular issued Jointly by the Grand Inter- national Division, B. of L. E. and Grand Lodge, B. of L. F., giviDg an exhaustive report of tne C. , B. &. Q,. strike has been mailed to each Lodge. Unknown Addresses. J. H. Cronin, of Eclipse Lodge No. 107, is re- quested to correspond with the Secretary of his Lodge. J. A. Frazier, of Old Kentuck Lodge No. 104. Is requested to correspond with the Secretary of his Lodge. I. O. Browne, of Anderson Lodge No. 278, is requested to correspond with the Secretary of his Lodge. Peter Murphy, of Avon Ixxige No. 38, is re- quested to correspond with the Secretary of his Lodge. Frank Fitzgerald, of Reno Lodge No. 258, is requested to correspond with the Collector of his Lodge. Rout. Frisby, of the Northern Central Rail- road shops, Baltimore, Md., would be pleased to .have the present address of his brother, E. S. F risby, supposed to be in Texas. If any Brother is acquainted with the present address, please Inform him. Office of Grand Secretary and Treasurer, l Terre Haute, Ind., June 1, 1888. j special assessments. All members who have not paid their special assessments in full (to and including No. 14) on or before July 25th, stand expelled for non-pay- ment from and alter July 26th and will be so reported by the Secretary of each Lodge to the Grand Lodge. This is the law of the Order and the Grand Lodge has no authority to grant an extension of time for the payment of assess- ments under any circumstances. RECEIPTS. A member to be in good standing to date must hold a receipt for his Grand Dives for the year ending .1 uly 31st, 1888; also for Subordinate Dues for the quarter ending July 31st, 1888 ; also for Assessment No. 20, (for June); also for Special Assessments to and including No. 14. Auy mem- ber not holding these receipts stauds suspended from all the benefits of the Order, and can only be reinstated by a vote of his Lodge. Examine your receipts and see that yon have them correct. TO COLLECTORS. In collecting the double assessments (Nos. 21 and 22) issued for July, you will not issue a re- ceipt to a member unless he pays both assess- ments. You can not accept payment unless the full amount ($2.00) Is paid, and then you will issue one receipt for both assessments. In preparing your statements, to deliver to the Receiver, remember that separate statements must he made for each assessment, viz : two. state- men Is for No. 21, and two for No. 22. You will receive four blank statements from the Grand Lodge for that purpose. Each assessment must be credited on the statements the same as you have heretofore credited single assessments, by placing a figure il) one in the “current assess- ment ” column opposite the names of those who have paid. Ill no case can both assessments be credited on the same statements as the law re- quires separate returns to be made for each as- tessment that is levied. You will deliver your •tatements and returns for both assessments to jour Receiver on the 20th day of the month as usual. In collecting Grand Dues you will not accept less than the full amount ($1.50) from each mem- ber. You will then issue a receipt “/or Grand Dues for the year ending July S\st. 188!).” In making your returns to the Receiver use the (2 rand Dues statements specially forwarded for that purpose, and no other. Yours fraternaLly, F. P. Sargent, G. M. E. V. Debs. G. S. and T. Beneficiary Statement. To Subordinate Lodges : Sirs and Brothers : The following Is a state- ment of the Beneficiary Fund, for the month ending May 31, 1888 : Receipts. Lodge Nos. 5 il ◄ j§3 t © < Total. j. o 55 © tr l B « g So 855 < Total. 1 $4 00 877 00 881 00 42 831 00 831 00 2 19 00 19 00 43 $86 00 83 00 169 00 3 12 00 172 00 184 00 44 70 00 70 00 4 3 (A) 97 00 100 00 45 3 00 59 00 62 00 5 1 00 89 00 90 00 46 9 00 44 00 53 00 0 3 00 67 00 70 00 47 12 00 90 00 102 00 7 .‘(4 00 34 00 48 68 00 68 00 8 I 00 51 00 52 (X» 49 42 00 42 00 9 94 00 94 00 50 118 00 101 00 219 00 10 5 00 71 00 76 00 51 2 00 51 00 53 00 11 1 00 111 00 112 00 52 8 00 88 00 96 00 12 7 00 232 00 239 00 53 25 00 25 00 13 96 00 96 00 54 6 00 96 00 102 0) 14 3 00 144 00 147 (A) 55 2 00 22 00 24 no 15 43 00 43 00 56 5 00 19 00 24 00 !6 132 00 132 00 57 3 00 225 00 228 00 17 21 (A) 21 00 58 18 0 00 58 00 64 00 59 7 00 67 00 74 00 19 39 00 (49 00 1 «0 66 00 66 00 20 29 00 29 00 | 61 50 00 50 00 21 ‘ 2 00 47 00 49 00 62 ... 58 00 58 00 22 2 00 22 00 24 00 68 43 00 43 00 23 40 00 45 00 85 00 64 . . . 15 00 15 00 24 34 00 34 00 65 2.5 46 00 46 00 66 57 00 57 00 26 71 00 71 00 67 36 00 102 00 138 00 27 84 00 84 00 68 2 (A) 58 00 00 00 28 66 00 06 00 69 43 00 43 00 29 36 00 36 00 70 3 00 32 00 35 00 80 * 8 00 15 00 18 00 71 65 00 65 00 31 22 00 44 00 66 00 72 1 00 125 00 126 00 32 26 00 26 00 73 6 00 63 00 69 00 33 58 00 .58 00 74 25 00 25 00 34 61 00 61 00 75 12 00 105 00 117 00 86 76 8 00 38 00 46 00 36 *2 00 44 00 46 00 77 2 00 107 00 109 00 37 37 00 37 (A) 78 48 00 48 00 88 . . . 64 00 61.00 79 5 00 45 00 50 00 39 21 00 36 00 57 00 80 96 00 95 00 40 81 00 72 00 153 00 81 101 00 191 00 41 4 00 22 00 26 00 82 89 00 89 00 Digitized by GiOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 1888.J Beneficiary Statement— Continued. Beneficiary Statement— Contmueu. Total. 1 6 : , 38 00 :18 oo 42 0U 41 00 8:1 CO ' 46 00 46 H» , 27 00 27 00 ’ 1 00 214 00 215 00 1 51 00 51 00 1 * 3 00 1 58 00 01 0 * 37 00 | 35 00 72 00 ! 32 00 32 00 | * 1 00 ; 32 00 33 00 1 ' 2 1*0 j 38 00 49 00 1 20 00 20 00' ( 68 OO 68 00 ' 1 00 1 00 j 1 00 ' 40 00 47 00 ; 4 00 41 00 45 00 3 00 1 95 00 98 00 si * i 11 ai * 00 22 00 4 8 00 250 . 328 41 00 41 00 260 . . . 17 00 17 00. 1329 17 (JO 17 00 261 . . .... 1 330 12 00 11 (XJ *23 (X) 2621 • • 29 00 29 00 331 28 OO 28 (XJ 263 . ;i8 oo 38 00 332 15 00 15 00 264J . . . 42 00 42 OO1 333 78 00 78 00 265' 1 00 ,56 (X) 57 00 334 13 00 13 00 266 6 00 44 00 50 00 835 30 (X) 30 00 297 8 00 33 00 41 00 336 b 00 5 00 11 00 m‘ . . 10 00 10 09 337 2 00 50 00 52 00 209j . ■ • 41 00 41 00 338 . 18 OO 18 00 270| ... 67 00 67 00 339 22 00 2*2 (K> 271' . . • 20 00 20 (X) 840 22 UO 22 00 2721 . . .*10 00 30 (XI 341 19 00 19 (X) 273 . . oo 39 OU 342 18 00 18 00 274 . . 34:1 | 13 00 13 00 275 . . . I 35 00 35 00 314 1 18 00 18 00 276 .. . 345 277 . . 9 00 9 00 346 I 12 00 ! 1*2 00 278 11 00 11 (X) 347 | 13 OU 1 13 (XJ 279 7 00 ‘8 00 15 00 .348 I 17 00 1 17 00 280 . . 22 00 22 00 349 | 65 (X) : 42 00 107 (JO 281 . . 33 00 31 00 350 24 (1) 24 00 282 . 15 00 15 Ou 351 1 12 00 12 00 283 6 00 .‘18 (X) 44 00 352 1 ! ! ) ! 31 00 i 83 00 284 .. . 85 00 85 00 353 • • • 1 25 UO 25 09 285 . . 49 (X) 49 ex* 354 1 00 1 58 00 59 (XJ 286 1 00 73 00 74 Oj 355 5 001 1 16 00 21 00 287 .. . 86 00 86 Ou 356 | 3U 00 30 00 288 .. . 17 00 17 (X) 357 1 46 00 46 00 289 1 OO 11 00 12 00 358 1 12 00 12 00 200 . . .... 1 359 18 (XJ , 18 OO 291 . 41 00 41 00, 360 ’ 1 00] 32 (X) 1 33 00 292 . 361 1 31 001 31 OU 298 14 UO 14 (JO 362 • • • i 20 00 20 IX) 294 .. . 2.1 00 1 21 00 363 34 UU 34 UO 295 . . . ... 1 364 6 OOt 18 (0 21 00 296 . 20 00 20 oo 365 28 Ou 28 (iu 297 .. . 13 (X' 13 oo .366 2 ou 10 (X) 12 (hi 298' . ; 15 OU 15 00 307 13 00 13 UO 299 . 1 37 00 37 (XJ 16S 12 (Mi 12 UO 300 . 40 (X) 1 40 00 360 22 00 22 00 301 2 00, 25 00 27 00 37Ui 12 00 12 UU 302 J 1 21 00 , 21 00 371 1 11 00 14 UU 303 . . . 18 (JO 18 (XI 372 • • • 1 20 (XI, 20 (XJ 804 28 00 28 00 •173 1 306 2 00 10 00 i 12 00 374 1 5 (X) 7 OO 12 00 8061 . 41 (X) 41 00 -375I • • • 1 15 OO 15 (XJ 307 . 42 00 42 (Ml 376 I 20 (XJ 20 00 308' 18 00 18 OO! , 377: . . . ! 19 00 19 (XJ 3U9 4 00 , 32 OU 36 00 t 378 . . t 17 00 17 00 810 H 00 1 25 00 31 00 ; .379 1 21 OO; 21 00 811 . . . 24 00 24 UO1 1 balance ou Hand May 1 . Received during month . . *22,9*2 7 to . 10,808 00 Total *39,735 00 By Claims 192. 193 . 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208 and 209 27,000 00 Balance on hand June 1 112,735 00 Respectfully submitted, Eugene V. Debs, G. S. and T. Digitized by "

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538 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [July Grand Lodge. F. P. Sabgent Grand Master Terre Haute. Indiana. J. J. Hannahan Vice Grand Master Box 666, Englewood, 111. B. V. Dxbs Grand Secretary and Treasurer Terre Haute. Indiana. 8. BED BITEB; Denison City, Texas. Meets in King’s Hall. Woodford St., every Satur- day at 7 P. M. J. F. Cramer Master R. E. 8herrill, 518 Aren Ave . . Secretary T. W. Weaver Collector J. Crofton, L. Box 818 Receiver C. W. Jeffries Magazine Agent B. V. Drae Editor and Manager of Magazine Terre Haute, Indiana. BOABD OP GRAND TRUSTEES. 0. W. Gardner Chairman Box 738, Fort Dodge, Iowa. 0. 0. Sutherland Secretary Horton, Kansas. L. P. Smith 292 Fulton Street, Chicago, Ills GRAND EXECUTIVE BOARD. Harry Walton Chairman 430 Wyoming Street, West Philadelphia, Pa. W. E. Duane Secretary 122 Newberry Avenue, Chicago, 111. J. J. Leahy . . . 2627 Fremont St., Philadelphia, Pa F. X. Holl ... 806 22d aveS., Minneapolis, Minn. W H. McDonnell . 210 E. Market St., Scranton, Pa. Subordinate Lodges. 1. DEEB PARK; Port Jervis, N. T. Meets in Union Hall at 2 P. M. every Sunday. G. E. Conner Master Wm. U him an Secretary Wm. Van Dine . . Collector C.E. Barkman, Box 26 Receiver 8. H. Ferguson, Box 386 Magazine Agent i HAND IN HARD; Providence, R. 1. Meets 2d Monday of each month, at 8:30 P. M., In Engineers’ Hall. C. Anthony Taft, 826 Chalkstone ave . . . Master Jas. Healy, 68 Lippltt St Secretary W. A. Aldrich, 271 Smith 8t Collector J. W. Williams, 26 Kllton it., Taunton, lyTaoji way C. E. Harmon, Ea*t Providence, R. I. Magazine Agent 8. ADOPTED DAUGHTER ; Jersey City, If. J. Meets 2d and 4th SundayB in bank building, Cor. Washington and Plymouth Sts. Jos. Capner, Jr., 248 8econd St Master E. P. Hutton, 178 Fourth St Secretary J. B. Sweet, 147 Academy St Collector C. E. Benter. 1060 Herkimer St., Brook- lyn, New York Receiver 8. Simpson. 672 Jersey Ave . . . Magazine Agent 4. GREAT EASTERN : Portland, Maine. Meets in B. of L. E. Hall, 1st and 3d Sundays. W. P. F. Carroll. 89 Summer St Master C. D. Getchell, 11 Brattle St Secretary A. B. Dennison. 23 Merrill St Collector F. A. Huff, 47 Hanover St Receiver F. *. Pottle. 72 Waterville st Mag. Agent 6. CHARITY; St. Thomas, Ontario. Meets in Engineer’s Hall every Tuesday at P. M. Thos. Quirk, Box 1273 Master A. S. Adams, Box 1273 8ecretarj L. D. Norton, Box 1273 Collector Frank Turrill, Box 1273 Receive? Wm. Deyell 1. Box 1273 . . . . Magazine Agent a. PRIDE OF THE WEST; Ds Koto.Mo. Meets 1st and 3d Mondays at 1 P. M. R. H. Lanham, Box 403 Master F. J. Parker, Box 431 Secretary Fred Gratiot Collector John Moore, Box 189 Receiver Wm. Ross ... Magazine Agent 7. POTOMAC: Washington, D. C. Meets in Monumental Building, Pennsylvania avenne, northwest. Bet. 1st and 2d streets. James B. May 477k F. St. 8. W Master Wm. C. Jasper. 906 Fourth St., S. E . . Secretary A. J. Williams. 327 C. St., 8. W . . . . Collector P. P. Luddy, 442 2d St. 8. W Reciever Jos. M. Harmon, 1417 Maryland Ave., Baltimore, Md Mag. Agent o. FRANKLIN ; Columbus, Ohio. Meets at 64k N. Hign St., first Monday and third Tuesday evenings. F. W. Arnold, 544 E. Main St Master C. C. Coit, 976 Pennsylvania Ave . . Secretary N. T. Beynon, 97 St. Clair St Collector F. J. Kistler, 212. 214 South High St . . Receiver Leonard Lawrence, 889 Curtis Ave . Mag. Agent 10. FOREST CITY; Cleveland, Ohio. Meets 2d and 4th Tuesdays at 7 P. M., in Odd Fellows Hall, 62 Public Square. Jas. F. Tousley, 24 Alford St., 8. S .... Master A. G. Laobscher, Seward St., W Secretary T. P. Curtis, 41 West Madison Si ... . Collector John Crouse, 81 Penn St ...... . Receiver A. G. LaubschB, Seward St., West Cleveland Mag. Agent U. EXCELSIOR; PhililpMburg, N. J. Meets 2d and 4th SundayB in Grlmers Hall. Ruben Tyndall Master C. A. Stevenson Secretary Oliver Kidney, 633 Main St Collector J. W. Sinclair. L. Box 96 Receiver A. L. Vandegrift Mag. Agent IS. BUFFALO; Baffalo, N. Y. Meets every Tuesday at 8 P. M. at 198 Seneca St. J.J.Knauff, 238 Fifth St Master Wm. J. Bruman, 396 Swan St Secretary H. Adams. 262 Seneca St . Collector F. H. Coe, 4 Hickory 8t Receiver A. S. Bickley, 367 Myrtle St . . . Magazine Agent 18. WASHINGTON ; Jersey City, N. J. Meets 1st Saturday at 7:30 P. M., and 3d 8unday at 10:30 A. M. Cor. Maple St., and Pacific Awe. C. A. Wilson, 141 Pacific Ave Master Mellick Shick, 141 Pacific Ave . . . . Secretary P. C. Quick, Somerville, N. J Collector C. A. Wilson, 141 Pacific Ave Receiver D. M. Blake, 254 Com muni paw Ave., Mag. Agent 14. EUREKA; Indiaaapolls, lad. Meets every Tuesday at 8 P. M. at 84 W. Washing- ton 8t., fourth floor. Wm. P. McBride, 485 E. Georgia St ... . Master Wm. J. Hugo. 45 Ruckle S.t Secretary E. J. Kline, 635 North West St Collector Wm. J. Hugo. 45 Ruckle 8t Receiver W. R. Jones, 64 So. W'est St Msg Agent 16. 8T. LAWRENCE: Montreal, Canada. Meet in St. Charles Club Room, Point St. Charles. James Murphy, 455 Wellington St, Point 8t. Charles, Montreal Master James Ashcroft, 114 Congregation St., Point St. Charles, Montreal Secretary W. F. Stocker, 127k Bourgeois St., Point St. Charles, Montreal Collector H. J. Clarke, 49k Charron St., St. Gabriel, Montreal Receiver H. J. Clarke. 49k Charron St., Pt. 8t. Charles, Montreal, Canada .... Mag. Agent 18. VIGO ; Terre Hante, Ind. Meets 2d and 4th Mondays at 7:30 P. M. E. V. Debs Master J. F. O’Reilly, 431 N. 4th St Secretary Henry Baiersdorf, 203 N. 12th St ... . Collector C. A. Bennett, 1004 N. 9th St Receiver E. W\ Bundy, 702 N. 14k St . . . Magazine Agent 17. PINE RIDGE; Chadron. Neb. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays, at Masonic Hall. W. M. Shirley, Box 341 Master E. M. Wiles, L. Box 321 Secretarr E. M. Wiles. L. Box 321 Collector R. Chandler, L. Box 307 Receiver J. H. Butler, Long Pine, Neb . . Magazine Agent Digitized by C.ooQLe

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 539 18. WEST END; Slater. Mo. Meets in I. O O. F. Hall 1st and 3d Sunday nights. R. A. Jones, Box 128 Master 0. 8. Frazier, Box 186 Secretary Greeley Olds . Collector J. Kinney, Box 154 Receiver A. Disney Magazine Agent 19. TRUCK EE; Wadsworth, Nevada. Meets every Friday at 7:00 P M. J. B. Cunningham. Box 8 Master W. J. Patten, Box 8 Secretary H. E. Huston, Box 8 Collector J. S. Haiti, Box 8 Receiver H. L. Huston Magazine Agent 99. STUART; Stuart, Iowa. Meets in Engineer's Hall every Monday at 7:15 P. M. Geo. C. Wells, Box 117 Master W. R. Van Harten, Box 413 Secretary Wm. Zerwick, Box 262 Collector W. R. Van Harten, Box 412 . . . . Receiver E. L. Flck Magazine Agent fl. INDUSTRIAL; St. Loots, Mo. Meets 2d and 4th Tuesdays at 8 P. M., at 902 So. 4th St. Phil. C. Snyder, 712 8. Eighteenth St . . .Master Eli Glclas, 944 Chonteau Ave Secretary D. C. McClintock, 2016 Gratiot at . Collector W. A. Murphy, 944 Chouteau Ave .... Receiver Eli Glclas, 944 Chonteau Ave . Magazine Agent 22. CENTRAL; Urbaaa, m. Meet in I. O. O. F. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays. L. Sullivan, 882 W. Washington St., In- dianapolis, Ind Master F. A. Bonner Secretary Dan. O’Connor Collector L. 8ullivan, 882 W. Washington St., In- dianapolis, Ind Receiver George Brash Magazine Agent 29. CKRBO GORDO; Mason City, Iowa. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesday evening of each month cor. Second and Main Sts. Chas S. Holman . Master J. H. Fulton, Box 706 Secretary Max Newbowrs ... Collector J. H. Fulton, Box 706 . Receiver Stephen A. Trine Mag. Agent SO. CEDAR V ALLEY; Waterloo, Iowa. Meet in Black Hawk Hall, Lafayette St. and S. Waterloo, 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P. M. E. T. Gregory, 514 Saxon 8t Master R. A. Corson, Box 1164 Secretary E. T. Gregory, 614 Saxon St Collector R. A. Corson, Box 1154 Receiver F. Fern, care J. C. R. R. shop . Magazine Agent 81. B. B. CENTRE; Atchison, Kansas. Meets on 1st and 3rd Sundays at 2 P. M., cor. 3d and Commercial St. M. Warner. 1001 Commercial St .... Master C. H. Morris, 1058. 3d 8t Secretary Frank Short, 1511 Main Si . . . Collector John Connor, 1403 Main St Receiver C. H. Norris, 901 Commercial St , Mag. Agent 82. BORDER; Ellis, Kansas. Meets Tuesday evenings at 7:30 in I. O. O. F. Hall. G. M. McClure, Box 20 6 . ... Master J. L. Clark. Box 244 Secretary A. M. Petrie, Box 10H . Collector T. J. Welsh, Box 107 .... . Receiver Harry Stigall Magazine Agent 88. 8UCCE88; Trenton, Mo. Meets in O. R. C. Hall 1st and 3d Mondays at 2 P. M., and 2d and 4th Mondays at 7 P. M. R. N. Sun . . Master Thomas Griffin, Box 145 Secretary Wm. Echermen Collector 2* Receiver F. J. Fischer Magazine Agent 28. PHtKNll; Brookfield, Mo. Meets 2d and 4th Mondays, over Wheeler’s bank. M. 8tevens Mastei J. H. Snoddy, Box 7 Secretary J. 8. Ott, Box 381 Collector J. H. Snoddy, Box 7 Receiver W. P Stephens Magazine Agent 24. GREAT WESTERN; Parsons, Kansas. Meet in I. O. O. F. Hall on Johnson Ave., every Wednesday at2:80 P. M. J. E. Powell, Box 144 Master F. E. Green, Box 413 Secretary J. G. Morris, Box 283 Collector J. E, Powell. Box 144 Receiver J. W. Terrell, Box 822 Mag. Agent Meets 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P. M. W. H. Cummings, Box 426 Master George McCormack. Box 2 Secretary H. C. Barron, Box 766 Collector Simon Rogers ... Receiver W. J. Webster Magazine Agent 26. ALPHA; Baraboo, Wla. Meets 2d and 4th Mondays in B. L. E. Hall. Thos. Williams Master Thomas Williams Secretarv H. E. Megee Collector C. W. Lambertson Receiver C. A. Rich ... Magaslne Agent 27. HAWKETE; Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Meets 2d Sunday at 2.80 P. M. and 4th Mondays at 7:30 P. M. at Room 18 O’Hara’s Block. F. McArdle, 366 B Ave., west Master A. A. Owens, 178 C Ave ........ Secretary J. L. Jennings. 328 G Ave, W Collector C. B. Everett, 46 avenue A ..... Receiver J. H. McKenzie. 172 B Ave . Magazine Agent 28. KLKHORN; North Platte, Neb. Meets every Wednesday at 7:30 P. M. Chas. W. Baskins Marta John T. Stuart, Box 367 Secretary W. H. Coleman, Box 214 Collector M. J. Cronen Receiver B. H. Stlmson Box 15 Magazine Agent 84. CLINTON ; Cllaton, Iowa. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays at 2:30 P. M. in Engl neer’s Hall, Fourth St. John A. Lake, 419 Tenth Ave Master J. M. Wheeler, 515 Comanche Ave . . . Secretary F. A. Kinch, 522 Seventh Ave Box 381 . Collector Wm. Irving. 534 6th Ave Receiver Joseph F. Butler, 1706 8. 5th St . . . Mag. Agent 85. AMBOT; Amboy, IU. James Lavell Master Thomas Monahan Secretary Jas. Bersley Collector Thomas Monahan Receiver Jas. P. Duggan Magazine Agent 86. TIPPECANOE; Lafhyette, lad. Meets in Red Men’s Hall at 2 P. M. Sundays J. E. Crusey, 193 N. 6th St Master G. H. Newburg, 189 N. Sixth 8t . . . Secretary Geo. E. Smith, Columbia street Reel House, bet. 5th and ttth Collector W. R. Johnson. 110 8. 4th St Receiver M. S. Hewes, 82 Smith St ... . Magazine Agent 87. NEW HOPE : Centralla. HI. Meets every Sunday at 2 P. M. H. G. McCormick, Box 151 Master W. D. Holton . Secretary W.D. Ho ton, Box 244 Collect™ Sr ; Receiver T. J. Prickett Magazine Agent 88. ATON; Stratford, Ontario. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M. Wm. O’Brien. Box 318 Master J. T. Burke, Box 318 Secretary Wm. O’Brien, Box 318 Collector G. Nursey. Box 318 Receiver Eugene A. Ball Magazine Agent 89. TWIN CITY; Rock Island, HI. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., in Red Men’s Hall. , ’ W. T. Clark, 2604 Fifth Ave . Master C. J. Dahl, 3052 9th Avo Secretary J. McDarroh Collector R. B. Reeves Receiver Carl Boltz, 3081 Fifth Ave .... Magaslne Agent Digitized by C.ooQLe

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540 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN ’b MAGAZINE. [July 4*». BLOOMING: Bloomington. 111. Meets 910 W. Chestnut st.. Tuesdays, at 7:30 P. M. K. Browning, 714k W. Washington 8t . . . Master W. Cavanaugh, 902 N. Lee 8t Secretary Geo. Meade Collector W. Cavanaugh, 902 N. Lee 8t Receiver Ed. J. Spreen, 608 N. Mason St., Magazine Agent 4t. ONWARD; Dickinson, Dakota. Meets every Thursday at 7:80 P. M. W. F. Cunningham, L. Box 215 Master O. A. Dasskey, Box 17 Secretary E. E. Hagan Collector Joe Crosth waite Receiver E. E. Hagan Magazine Agent 42. ELMO: Madison, Wis. Meets in Good Templars Hall 2d and 4th Sundays. A. Tyler. 821 University Ave Mazier Peter Former, 701 Main 8t Secretary Jno. Harrington, 520 Main St Collector A. Tyler, 821 University Ave Receiver Allred Tyler, 821 University Ave . . Mag. Agent 43. ST. J08EPH : 8t. Joseph, Mo. Meets 1st and 3d Thursdays at I. O. O. F. Hall, 10 Pacific 8t. F. O. Porter, N. E. Cor. Thirteenth and Penn. Sts . . ... Master W. W. Sowden, 2123 8. Filth 8t Secretary Jas. Hyndman. 2216 S. Sixth St ... . Collector C. B. Wilson, 2203 8. 8ixth St Receiver C. B. Porter, 2324 S. 6th St., St. Joseph, Mo Magazine Agent 44. F. W. ARNOLD; East 8t. Loots, 111. Meets alternate Tuesdays, at 7:30 P. M. in Jack- icsch Hall on Missouri and Main sts. T. J. Hayes, Box 375 Master C. E. Long, Box 854 Secretary John U. Roy . - Collector Thos. Halpin Receiver T. J. Hayes, Box 375 Magazine Agent 45. ROBE CITY ; Little Rock, Ark. Meets in Quapaw Hall every Monday night. Jept Stout, 806 W. Fifth 8t . • Master Ed Chamberlain, 815 Water St Secretaiy Thos. A. Howell, 1415 W. 4th St ... . Collector George Emery, 802 No’th St Receiver Ed Chamberlain, 815 Water St . . . Mag. Agent 46. CAPITAL; Springfield. HI. Meets at Engineers’ Hall, 217 South 5th st, 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P. M. A. Cunningham, 1125 North 5th st . ... Master A. D. Hensley, 911 E. Reservoir st . . - Secretary J. Shafer.416 Monroe st Collector Thos. P. Walsh, 1424 South 7th st. . . . Receiver E. W. Rowland. 602 8. Seventh St . . Mag. Agent 47. TRIUMPHANT; Chicago, 111. Meets 2d Monday evening and 4th Sunday after- noons in P. 8. O. of A. Hall, 140 E. 22d St. Thos. 8. Deegan, 298 E 22d 8t Master Harry Shilling, 3247 Dearborn St. . . . Secretary Harry Shilling. 3247 Dearborn St. . . Collector Peter Schlax, >447 Michigan Ave .... Receiver Martin Creighton, 1436 Indiana Ave . Mag. Agent 43. W. F. HYNES; Peoria, Dl. Meets in G. A. R. Hall 1st Saturday at 7:30 P. M., and 3d Sunday at 2 P. M. A. G. Elbertson. 1024 N. Jefferson St . . . Master J. V. Johnson, 412 Spencer St Secretary W. A. McMillan, 200 State 8t Collector G. C. Watt, 617 1st St Receiver Jas. E. Dillon, 603 Frink St . . . Magazine Agent 49. J. M. RAYMOND: Decatur, Dl. Meet* 2d and 4th Sundays at 8 P. M., in Engin- eer’s Hall, E. Eldorado 8t. A. H. Sutton, 975 N. Water 8t Master Geo. Green, 1172 E. Marietta St .... Secretary Wm. H. Slater, 687 E. North st Collector Geo. Bashford, 730 N. Church St ... . Receiver Wm. Langelt, 903 N. Morgan st . Magazine Agent 50. GARDEN CITY ; Chicago, DL Meets 1st and 3d Saturdays at 7:90 P. M. H. W. Rouscup, 524 Fifty-sixth St .... Master John E. Davis, 5530 Butterfield St . . . Secretary W. H. Green, 4837 State St Collector J. J. Coffey, 4234 Atlantic St Receiver G. W. Brislen, 4700 Wabash Ave . . . Mag. Agent 51. FRISCO: North Springfield, Mo Meets 2d and 4th Saturdays of each month at 7:30 P. M. in Masonic Hall. E. R. Harlan Master Michael Gaffhey Secretary George Hasler Collector C. H. Swingler Receiver Chas. Schuler Mag. Agent 58. GOOD WILL: Logansport, lad. Meets every Sundays at 2 P. M., Cor. Fourth and Market Sts. H. C. Swadener, 1408 E. Broadway .... Master W. A- McDonald, 1216 Smead St ... . Secretary F. M. Wilt, 822 Fifteenth St Collector E. H. Laing, 1423 E. Broadway .... Receiver J. A. Holland, corner George and 15th Sts Magazine Agent 68. EMPORIA : Emporia. Kansas. Meets 1st and 3d 8undavs of each month at A. O. U. W. Hall, cor. Fifth and Conn sts. John Turnpaugh, 2 PIneSt . Master Alvin Deen, Box 1198 Secretary Jas. T. Bunt, 475 Neosha8t . Collector A. E. Pearce, L. box 1201 .... . . Receiver W. *R. Samuels, 524 Rural St Mag. Agent 64. ANCHOR; Mobsrly, Mo. Meet Tuesdays at 7 P. M. In Supples Bros. Hall. J. E. Madden Master L. H. Kettler, Box 113 Secretary James Scully, Box 543 Collector James Dickson, Box 110 Receiver J. 8. Hannah, Box 1574 Mag. Agent 66. BLUFF CITY; Memphis, Team. Meets 2d and 4th Thursday evenings, at No. 16 Johnson Ave. Jacob Fuches, L. A N. Shops Master John Spellman, L. A N. Shops .... Secretary Jacob Wagner, L. A N. Shops Collector Laurence Fox, L. A N. Shops .... Receiver J. E. McFadden, 186 Johnson ave . . Mag. Agent 66. BANNER; Stas berry, Ho. Meets every Saturday night at 7:8u P. M. D. L. Collier Master T. H. Robotham Secretary D. L. Collier Collector J. J. 8mith Receiver George Mock Mag. Agent 67. BOSTON ; Boston, Mam. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays of each month at Odin Hall, 47 Hanover st. H. E. Stevens, 5 Davis St Master T. H. Haines, Ocean View Bt., Win- throp, Mass Secretary A. W. Spurr, 66 Hammond St Collector C. A Fisher, 32 E. Springfield St ... . Receiver L. R. Stewart, 38 Cross St., East Sommerville, Mass Mag. Agent 68. SACRAMENTO ; Rocklin. Cal.. Meet every Monday in Masonic Hall at 1 P. M. C. C. Brown Master C. E. Warrington Secretary C. E. Warrington Collector M. H. Tuttle Receiver M. H. Tuttle Magazine Agent 66. ROYAL GORGE; 8onth Pueblo, Colo. Meets every Monday evenimr at 7:30. M. N. Lises, 313 8pring St., Pueblo .... Master Wm. Walk, Block T, No. 59, Pueblo . . Secretary C. S. Walker, S. Mechanic St., Pueblo, Colo Collector M. C. Donnelly, 316 E. 2d St., Pueblo . . Receiver John Walk, Pueblo, Colo .... Magazine Agent 90. UNITED; Philadelphia, Pa. Meets alternate Sundays at Dover Hall, Marshall it. above Susquehanna ave. B. F. Pettit. 2055 N. Ninth 8t Master Josiah H. 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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE MREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 511 §L MINNEHAHA: Si, Paul, Mian. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month. A. E. Carle. 120 Granite St Master P. McLaughlin, 76 Sycamore St . . . .Secretary A. E. Carle. 120 Granite St Collector H. L. Buckley, 120 Granite 8t Receiver Jas. Johnson, 006 Warren St . . Magazine Agent 68. YANBERGEN; Car bond ale, Pa. Meets in Odd Fellows' Hall, 2d and 4th Sundays. John P. McCawley Master A. W. Banks, Box 470 Secretary W. H. Brokenshier Collector O. E. Histed, L. Box 666 Receiver O. E. Histed, L. Box 856 ... . Magazine Agent 66. HERCULES; Danville, HI. Meets 1st and 4th Sundays and 2d Friday, in Gid- dlng’s hall, 24, E. Main st. John Myers, Box 772 Master H. J. Bonn, 501 E. Main St Secretary John Wakely, Box 772 Collector John Myers, Box 772 Receiver T. A. Hudson Mag. Agent 64. SIOUX; Sloax City, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays Hall. at 2:90 P. M. in K. P. A. J. Goodrich, 1601 Sixth st Master Joseph G. Clevenger. 606 Market 8t . . Secretary Sidney Weir, 1201 Fifth 8t . Collector L. B. Cutting, 8t. James, Minn . . . . Receiver Warren Bennett Mag. Agent 63. FORT RIDGELY; Waseca, Hina. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays at Engineer’s HalL Jas. B. Newcomer . . Master H. H. Richardson Secretary J. A. Robinson Collector W. D. Grimes Receiver George Woakie Magazine Agent 66. CHALLENGE; Belleville, Ontario. Meets in B. of L. F. Hall, 2d and 4th 8undays at 2:90 P M. Robert Milne, Belleville Station Master Fred Link, Belleville Station Secretary Wm. Logue, Box 9. Belleville Stotlon . Collector Tim Daly, Jr., Box 99, Belleville Station, Receiver R. Snell Magazine Agent 67. DOMINION ; Toronto, Canada. Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall 2d and 4th 8nndays at 2:30 P. M. C. W. O. Dalby. 125 Augusta Ave Master 8. Vaughan. 5 Draper St Secretary Jas. Pratt. 78 Huron St Collector S. Vaughn. 5 Draper St Receiver J. Pratt, 13 Huron 8t Mag. Agent 66. EAU CLAIRE; Altoona, Wls. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. Martin E. Cuddy. Timothy Angllm M. E. Cuddy Pat Keating M. E. Duggan, Altoona, Wis . . . M. . . .Master . Secretary . Collector . . Receiver Mag. Agent 66. ISLAND CITY; Brokville, Ontario. Meets eveir Thursday evening at 7:90 P. M. in the Merrill Block. John M. Phillips. Box 568 Master I. J. Beehler, Box 668 Secretary T. Shields. Box 658 Collector I. J. Beehler, Box 668 Receiver Benjamin Dickerson Magazine Agent 76. LONE STAB j Longview. Texas. Meet every Saturday at 2 P. M. in I. O. O. F. HalL J. C. Broderick, Box 411 . . Master I. H. Stout, Box 411 Secretary I. H. 8tout, Box 411 Collector Jas. Rutledge, Box 411 Receiver C. W. Slayton . Magazine Agent TL SUSQUEHANNA: Oneoata. N. I. Meets in B. of L. E. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at 3PM Willard Robinson, L. Box 1183 Master J. B. Ingalls, 81 Elm St Secretary R. W. Mills Collector Elmer Kerr Receiver J. E. Owens, Box 066 Magazine Agent 72. WELCOME; Camden, N. J. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays of each month at N. E. Cor. 3d and Federal Sts. Wm. Wiggins, 45 Cooper St Master Geo. M. Kern, 652 So 4th st Secretary Garret M. Western, 566 Bridge St . . . . Collector Jas. L. Gibbs. Collinswood, N. J . . . . Receiver Henry Harris, 446 Henry St . . . Magazine Agent 78. BAT STATE: Worcester, Mass. Meets 2d ana 4th Sundays at 802 Main St. J. E. Johnson, 72 Jaques Ave Master Chas. A. Smith. 124 Central St .... Secretary Geo. T. Craft, 46 Sabin 8t Collector Chas. O. Sykes, 11 Gowlding St Receiver E. A, Bragg, 8 Kilby St Magazine Agent 74. KANSAS CITY; Kansas City, Ho. Meets in Forresters' Hall alternate Mondays. D. McDonnell, 2114 Belleview Ave .... Master J. M. Tierney, Box 78, Station “ A” . . Secretary R. Haslett, 2ll7 Madison avenue .... Collector W. B. Roberts, 1608 Madison Ave . . . Receiver H. O. Draper, Station "A” . . . Magazine Agent 76. ENTERPRISE; Philadelphia, Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at G. A. R. Hall, N. E. Cor. 99th and Market Sts. S. H. McFarland. 4069 Filbert St Master C. W. Reeves, 620 N. 88th 8t., W. Phila- delphia Secretary Frank Dupell, 8621 Aspen St Collector C. W. Reeves, 620 N. J*th 8t.. W. Phila- delphia Receiver Frank Dupell, 8621 Aspen 8t . . Magazine Agent 76. NEW ERA ; Broken ridge, Minn. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. in Masonic Hall. Geo. W. Seoastian Master John C. Nolan, L. Box 286 Secretary Harr? Pearce Collector W. W. Hurd • ... Receiver Fred Whitbred, Box 84 Magazine Agent 77. ROCKY MOUNTAIN; Denver, Colo. Meets every Thursday at 7:90 P. M. in Neefs Hall, Fifteenth street. Chas. D. Lane, 2646 Lawrence St Master W. F. Brundage, 1216 Larimer St .... Secretary D. L. Marrs, 445 Beecher ave, N. side . . Collector W. F. Brundage, 1216 Larimer 8t . . . . Receiver J. F. Nally, 2724 Arapahoe St . . Magazine Agent 78. GOLDEN EAGLE; Sedalla, Mo. Meets 1st. 3d and 5th Thursdays at 7:80 P. M. John Laybourne, 814 E. Third St ... Mantel E. K. Park, 519 Ohio St Secretary W. N. Mitchell, 821 Randolph St ... . Collector Henry Myers, 318 Engineers' 8t ... Receiver C. L. van Eiten, 1216 E. 5th St . . . . Mag. Agent 70. J. M. DODGE: Roodhoase, HL Meets 1st and 3d Mondays and 2d and 4th Sun- days, in Engineer’s Hall. C. A. Timlin Master Chas. E. Stone ... Secretary Chas. E. Stone Collector R. Carroll Receiver J. A. Wells Magazine Agent 80. SELF HELP ; Aurora. HI. Meeta over 26 and 28 Broadway, every 2d 8un- John S. Slick, 447 Main St Master W. B. Miller, 110 Main St Secretary W. B. Miller, 110 Main St Collector Frank G. Boomer, 261 South Ave . . . Receiver Fred. E. Diamond, Tremont House . Mag. Agent 81. PINE CITY; Bralnsrd. Minn. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., in I. O. O. F. hall, 6th st So. Emery 8oott Master Geo. Watts, Box 1045 Secretary W. J. Bain, Box 1763 Collector R. Arundale, Box 509 Receiver S. W. Green Magazine Agent Digitized by LaOOQle

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542 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [July 62. NOBTHWESTKBS ; Hlucspolb, MIu. Meet 1st Saturday evening and 3d Sunday after- noon of each month. E. B. Mayo, 424 First avenne, south . . . Master W. E. Richmond, 820 N. Girard Ave . . Secretary B. A. Bennett, 1116 Western Ave .... Collector W. E. Richmond, 820 N. Girard Ave . . Reoeiver Geo. E. Walker, 2130 Tenth Ave. So., Mag. Agent 88. TRINITY ; Fort Worth. Texas. Meets in Firemen’s Hall every Friday at 8 P. M. I. M. Dean, L. Box 406 Master Chas. T. Elliott, L.Box 406 Secretary I. M. Dean, L. Box 406 Collector James Jay, Box 406 Receiver E. D. Hartzell, 613 E. 15th St . . Magazine Agent 84. CALHOUN: Battle Creek, Mich. Meets in Whitcomb’s Block, N. Jefferson St., 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:30 P. M. and 1st Monday at 7'30 PM * D. Coughlin, 56 East Hall 8t Master Wm. Powell, 88 Bennett 8t Secretary Fred Voss, 109 Green 8t Collector E. C. Wilder, 50 South Ave . . . . . . Receiver A. Cronin, 119 Bennett 8t ... Magazine Agent 85. FARGO; Fargo, Dakota. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at I. O. O. F. Hall, Cor. Robert st. and Second Ave. Arthur Bassett, L. Box 1796 Master Geo. L. Sutherland, Box 962 Secretary W. W. Sturman, Box 825 Collector R. Roggeveen, 324 13th St., north .... Receiver J. T. Wantland, L. Box 1658 . . Magazine Agent 86. BLACK HILLS; Laramie City, Wyoming. Meets Friday evening at 7:80 in K. L. Hall. John W. Costin Master Wm. Konold Secretary Henry C. Bernard Collector Wm. Roth Receiver Chas. Reynolds Mag. Agent 87. SUMMIT; Rawlins, Wyoming. Meet at I. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 3d Wednesdays at 7:80 P. M. J. A. Measures Master £* 5°^eiV Secretary G. C. Jordan Collector P. Naughton Receiver Wm. Ross Magazine Agent 88. MORNING STAB ; Evanston, Wyoming. Meets Thursdays at 7:30 P. M. in 1. O. O. F. Hall. J. C. Bowman Master L. W. Putnam Secretary S. Carpenter Collector J. C. Bowman Receiver James Hoit Magazine Agent 90. SAN DIEGO; San Bernardino, Cal. Meets in Odd Fellows Hall 1st and 3d Sundays. J. W. Roth rock Master R. F. Lange, Box 615 Secretary tt. W. Nisbet Collector Thomas Fitzgerald Receiver G. A. March. Box 645 Mag. Agent 91. GOLDEN GATE; San Francisco, Cal. Meets 1st Sunday at 1 P. M. and 3d Tuesday at 7 P. M., Cor. Valencia and 16th Sts. Mat Rourke, 1855 Mission St Master Charles A. Critea, 203 Sixteenth St . . Secretary W. J. Allen, 24 Julian Ave., near 15th, Collector J. Doyle, 537 18th 8t Receiver James Doyle, 637 Eighteenth 8t . . Mag. Agent 92. FRONTIER CITY ; Oswego, N. I. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at N. Y. O. & W. Ry. Depot. M. B Murphy, N. Y. O. tag. Box 866 Magazine Agent 97. ORANGE GBOYE ; Los Angeles, Cal. Meets every Tuesday evening at 7:30, at 512 San Fernando 8t. J. J. Lawton, Box 72 Master Geo. C. Morton, Box 72 Secretary W. J. Grant, Box 72 Collector Geo. C. Morton, Box 72 Receiver F. B..Boyett, 11 Aurora st . . Magazine Agent 98. PERSEVERANCE; Terrace, Utah. Meets every Tuesday, at Engineers' Hall. F. C. Stokes Master E. G. White Secretary J. H. Neven Collector R. W. Shields Receiver E. G. White . Magazine Agent 99. ROCHESTER: Rochester. N. Y. Meets every Friday evening, at No. 88 Market St. E. E. Pruyn, 41 First Ave Master Geo. A. White, 27 Jefferson 8t Secretary W. M. Chadwick, 171 N. Union St . . . Collector James Clark, 171 N. Union St Receiver Jas. A. Clark, 171 N. Union 8t . . . . Mag. Agent 100. ADAIR; Bowling Green, Kv. Meets every Monday at 2 P. M P. J. Burke Master Wm. H. Hawkins Secretary Woods L. Miller Collector Wesley Alsup Receiver Richard A. Potter Magazine Agent 191. ADVANCE; Crestoa, Iowa. Meets every Monday at 7:30 P. M., in Firemen’s Hall, 222 Pine st. J. F. Bryan, L. Box 319 Master J. H. Murphy, Box 228 Secretary J. W. Crouch, Box 288 Collector J. F. Bryan, L. Box 319 Receiver F. 8. Templeton Magazine Agent 102. CONFIDENCE; East Dcs Holmes. Iowa. Meets alternate Sundays at 2 P. M., in I. O.IO. F. Hall, 8. E. cor. Sycamore and Sixth St. F. S. Payne, 1221 Court Ave Master J. W. Combs, 1321 Buchanan St., ... Secretary John Loveless. 1203 Fillmore St. ... . Collector J. W. Combe, 1321 Buchanan 8t Receiver H. L. Wilson, 905 E. Locust 8t., Des Moines, Iowa Magazine Agent 106. FALLS CITY; Louisville, Ky. Meet every Thursday at 2 P. M. at Colgan’s Hall, Cor. 10th and Walnut 8t. Clark H. Rae, 1242 Twelfth 8t Master J. J. Lawson, 1108 12th 8t Secretary James White, 2110 W. Madison St . . Collector J. J. Lawson, 1108 12th St Receiver John H. Patrick, 939 Tenth St . . Magaslne Agent Digitized by ^.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE . 543 14ft. ‘OLD KENTUCK: ” Ladlow, Ky. Meets 1st and 3d Thursdays at 7 A) P. M. in I. O. O. F. Hall. Frank Robinson Master M. J. Connelly Secretary Chas. Helmberger Collector J. E. Doran, Box 76 Receiver Chas. Helmberger Magasine Agent 16 >. PROGRESS: Galesbnrg, HI. Meets 1st and 2d Thursdays and 8d and 4th Fridays at 7:80 P. M.. In B. of L. E. Hall. J. T. McDavid. 319 Day St Master Wm. Heath. 351 E. Main st Secretary J. L. Nelson, 827 N. Seminary 8t . . . Collector J. L. Nelson % . . . Receiver C. G. Nelson. 522 Seminary St ... . Mag. Agent 186. KEY CITY s Dabaqae, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., over Master Mechanic's Office. Jas. B. Smith, 1001 Lake St Mastex D. W. Mason, 488 High St Secretary J. E. Haynes. 235 High St Collector John P.Sandry, 162 High 8t . Receiver J. Haines, 18 High St Magazine Agent 167. ECLIPSE; Gallon, Ohio. Meets in Zimmerman’s Hall every Thursday evening. M. Dean Master Ed. W. Armor.Box 701 Secretary E. W. Armor, Box 701 Co lector J. A. Farnworth, Box 283 Receiver Geo. Canaan, Box 398 Magazine Agent 168. PIONEER; Cham a, New Mexico. Meets every Wednesday at 7:30 P. M., in D. & R. G. Passenger Depot. Herman Berndt Master Michael Hurley Secretary F. L. Hindle Collector J. C. McCabe. Box 8 Receiver Edward Bradley . Magazine Agent 166. PEACE; St. Lonls. Mo. Meets 2d and 4th Fridays of each month in Sum- mit Hall, Cor. Ewing Ave. and Market St. C. E. Amos. 2346 Mullamphy St Master W. M. White. 944 Chouteau Ave .... Secretary Geo. Dreyer, 736 S. Ewing St Collector J. L. Pate. 9034 Rutger St Receiver J. L. Pate, 3034 Rutger St ... . Magazine Agent 116. OLD GUARD; Baeyras, Ohio. Meet every 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. in En- gineer’s Hall, Cor. Sandusky and Mansfield St. J. K. Gordon, L. Box 235 Master C. P. Collins, 29 Oak St., E. Toledo, O . Secretary Zeno Kirk Collector Chas. F. Pillard, L. Box 296 Receiver C. P. Collins, 29 Oak St., E. Toledo, O., Mag. Agent 111. BEACON ; Rattooa. HI. Meets in K of L. Hall 8unday at 2:90 P. M C. J. Singleton, Box 60 Master T. F. Bariett. Box 427 Secretary O. C. Henry Collector C. J. 8ingleton, Box 60 Receiver Ben Newkirk Magazine Agent H2. EVENING "STAR; Mt. Yeraoa, 111. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesdays in Heiserman's Hall, at 7:30 P. M. 8. R. Wild Master John C. Branham Secretary John C. Branham Collector E. F. Lynch Receiver Thos. F. Thickston Magazine Agent US. CLARK -KIMBALL ; Pocatello. Idaho. Meets in Masonic Hall every Monday at 7:30 P. M. Ed. Anderson Master Ed. Staples Secretary Wm. E. Randolph, Box 16 Collector James Hand Receiver E. G. Leaf, Ogden, Utah .... Magazine Agent U4. MAGIC CITY; Cheyenne. Wyoming. Meets every Wednesday at 8 P. M. John Dunn Master James N. Boggs Secretary Michael WeTcn, 1022 Evans St Collector John Dunne Receiver Thos. O. Jones, Box 250 Magazine Agent U6. GULF CITY : Galveston. Texas. Meets 1st ana 3d Wednesdays in The Temple of Honor. H. L. Briggs, Cor. 8th and Market 8ts . . . Master J. H. Steinhoff, Avenue I. between 37th and 38th Sts ... Secretary G. E. Labitt, So. 35th, bet. Church and Winnie Sts Collector H. L. Briggs. 8th and Market Sts ... . Receiver A. J. Schmidt, 87th street, between H. and I Magazine Agent 116. 8T. CLAIR; Fort Gratiot, Mleh. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays In Engineers' Hall at 1:30 P. M. Wm. A. Brown Master Samuel Carson, Box 198 Secretary J. N. Timens, Box 3 Collector E. G. Hubbard, Box 127 Receiver W. Renwlck, Box 107 Magasine Agent 117. BEATER; London, Ontario. Meets 2d Sunday and 4th Wednesday of each month, in K. of P. Hall, Carling's Block, Rich- mond St Robt. Hornsby, 154 Clarence St Master Edwin 8. Chapman, 151 Clarence St . . Secretary 8. T. Fletcher, 221 Maitland 8t Collector John W. Cox, 358 Simcoe 8t Receiver Robt. Lister, 411 Hill 8t .... Magazine Agent 118. STAB OF THE EAST: Richmond, Qnebee. Meets in Pearson’s Hall every Wednesday at 7:90 P. M.. and 1st and 3d Sundays at2 P. M. James Law Master G. A. Pearson Secretary G. A. Pearson Collector John Kelley Receiver Fred Driver Magasine Agent 119. COLONIAL: River da Loap, Qnebee. Meets Wednesday and Thursday nights, alter- nately, in English School Room. W. H. Rougean, I. C. Ry. Station Master Wm. Carmichael, I. C. Ry. Station . . Secretary James Fohy, I. C. Ry. Station Collector WTm. Carmichael. I. C. Ry. 8tation . . . Receiver W. H. Rougeau, I. C. Ry. Station . . Maga. Agent 120. FORTUNE; Syraease, N. Y. Meets every Tuesday evening in Pike Block, Cor. Fayette and 8alina Sts. E. F. McNulty, 2 Wall St Master Simon Mangan, 196 Shomard St ... . Secretary L. G. Rousson, 20 Pioneer 8t Collector F. H. Livingston, 59 Jackson 8t .... Receiver W. H. Jacobson, 224 Gifford St, . . . Mag. Agent 121. FELLOWSHIP; Corning, N. Y. Meet 1st and 3d Sundays of each month at 8 P. M. in Odd Fellows Hall. F. E. Potter Master Frank E. Hanmer Secretary George R. Quick Collector William H. Smith Receiver C. E. Beales Magazine Agent 122. H. B. STONE: Beardstowa, ID Meets every Tuesday evening at 7:90, on Main street, over Eberwein's grocery store. D. A. Sherman, Box 148 Master Henry Henson. Box 397 Secretary N. Hiltner, L. Box 49 Collector Albert Sanks Receiver E. J. Summers, Box 694 Magasine Agent 128. OYERLAND; Omaha. Neb. Meets in K. of P. Hall, Corner 14th and Doug- lass Sts. every Wednesday at 8 P. M. Albert Cole, 1618 Jackson St Master F. W. Perkins, 1606 Chicago 8t Secretary William Cummings, 1906 South 12th St, Collector Albert Cole, 1618 Jackson St Receiver E. 8. Emmons, 16 N. 13th 8t Mag. Agent 124. PILOT: Perry, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, in Odd Fellows' Hall, at 2:30 P. M. H. A. Draper . . Master W. B. Howe Secretary H. C. DeGroat Collector M. D. Grady Receiver M. D. Grady Magasine Agent Digitized by Google

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544 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [July Itt. GUIDE; Marshalltown, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month in Room 16 South Center St., opposite new Court House. W. M. Gallup, 512 8. Third St Master J.P.Boyce, 311, Cor. Nevadaand 4th Sts., Secretary T. H. Meredith, 112 8. J Ave Collector J. M. Larimer. 325 S. Third St Receiver J. H. Crellln, 612 E. Linn St . . Magazine Agent 126. COMET ; Anstin. Minn. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of Hays' HalL W. A. Serle O. C. Cornforth August Olson O. C. Cornforth August Olson each month In Master . . Secretary .... Collector .... Receiver Magazine Agent 127. NORTHERN LIGHT ; WJnuoneg. Manitoba. Meets 1st Tuesday and 3d Sunday, In Assinabolne Hall, 133 Ross St. John Wellington, 229 Rose St Master W. H. Woods, 14 Patrick 81 Secretary W. H. Woods, 14 Patrick 8t Collector * J. G. Jonah. 226 McWilliams St .... Receiver Geo. M. Vansickle, care P. R. shops, Mag. Agent 128. LANDMARK; Glendive, Montana. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesdays at 7 P. M. Arthur Todd Master D. Sinclair, Forsythe, Montana .... Secretary James McKenzie, Bon 66 Collector Samuel E. Bums, Foisyth, Mont . . . .Receiver Douglass Westfall, Box 66 . . . Magazine Agent 129. MINERAL KING : Escanaba, Mich. Meets In B. of L. E. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays. R. E. Gorham, Box 422 Master Thos. Faulkee, Box 126 Secretary M. A. Harrlng, Box 626 Collector J. 8. Rogers, Box 622 Receiver J. J. Kelly, Box 480 Magaalne Agent 180. GUIDING STAR; Milwaukee, Wis. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 r. M. in Engineers' C. S. McAuliffe, 661 Washington street . . Master Peter F. Fox. 336 Barclay St . . . Secretary J. H. Brady, 253 National Ave Collector Thomas Dwyer, 885 Ja< kson St Receiver Edward Summers. 99 Sixth St . . Magazine Agent 181. GOLDEN RULE; Stevens Point, WIs. Meets 1st and 8d Fridays at 7:80 P. M. and 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:80 P. M. in RedfieKL’s Hall. Geo. W. Hammond, Box 600 Master R. 8. Cochran, Box 121 Secretary Wm. D. Goltz Collector R. J. Luxan, Box 896 Receiver R. J. Luxan, Box 396 Magazine Agent 182. MARTIN HUGHITT; Eagle Grove, Iowa. Meets In Opera House 1st and 8d Sundays and last Wednesday at 2 P. M. W. J. Coleman, Box 7 Master M. F. Murphy, Box 100 Secretary Fisher Wressell Collector John H. Howell Receiver Lewis V. Roberts Magazine Agent 188. 8PRAGUE; Sprague. Washington Ty. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, 7 P. M., Postofflce hall. M. E. Montgomery . Master W. G. Houghton, Box 10 Secretary Thomas Parry Collector Arthur Heriaer .. Receiver J. C. Smith Magazine Agent 184. EASTMAN; Farnham, Quebec. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays and 2d and 4th Mon- days. E. W. Gibson Master H. E. Cowan Secretary M. I. Spaulding Collector E. W. Gibson Receiver Louis Lepine Magazine Agent 186. NEW TEAR; El Paso, Texas. Meets in Firemen’s Hall 1st and 8d Tuesdays at 7PM E. A. Seegar, Box 184 Master W. B. Sisson, Box 184 Secretary F. L. Fitch Collector W. B. Sisson, Box 184 Receiver F. Fitch, L. Box 184 M agazlne Agent 186. J. SCOTT; Lindsay, Ontario. Meets alternate Saturdays at 7 P. M., Cor. Kent and Cambridge S s. George Pratt, Box 166 Master L. McIntosh Secretary Joseph Kelcher Collector J. Jeffries Receiver J. Jefferies Magazine Agent 187. PROTECTION, Eldon. Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:80 P. M. in K. P. hall. L. C. Allen Master J. T. Hull, Box 196 Secretary Geo. W. Trott Collector A. Shunterman Receiver F. James Magazine Agent 188. UNION; Freeport, 111. Meet in A. O. U. W. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. James A. Flack Master Sam Shaunnessy, 16 Crocker St ... Secretary Wm. A. Brubaker. 10 8tate St Collector Sam Shaunnessy, 16 Crocker 8t . . . . Receiver Wm. A. Brubaker, 10 State St . . Magazine Agent 189. MT. WHITNEY ; Tulare, Cal. 1 Meets in Schultz's Hall 1st and 3d Sundays and 2d and 4th Fridays at 2 P. M. Wm. Manerhan, Box 81 Master George Landes. Box 31 Secretary L. J. Whyers, Box 81 Collector J. J. Norton, Box 81 Receiver Wm. Manerhan Magazine Agent i. MOUNT OURAY; Sallda, Colo. Meets every Monday at 7:80 P. M., in Fraternity Hall. A. K. Brown, Box 599 Master L. W. Jones, Box 122 Secretary J. W. Hardy, LBox 399 Collector 8. D. Alger, Box 599 Receiver W. E. Somerville, L. Box 599 . . Magazine Age at 141. A. G. PORTER; Fort Wayne, Ud. Meets in Grand Army Hall every Wednesday at 7:30 P. M. A. J. Kohler, 461 Calhoun St Master H. Westerman, 20 Buchanan St ... . Secretary C. F. Sweeney, cor. Holton Ave. and Fisher St Collector W. R. Fredricks, 415 Lafayette St ... . Receiver T. E. Short, 293 ty. Main St . . . Magazine Agent 142. C. B. WHIPPLE; Toledo, Ohio. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 1:80 P. M. and 9d and 4th Thursdays at 7 P. M. at 245 8t. Clair St. John Rapparlie, cor Colllnwood Ave and Vance St Master G. W. Nee per, corner of Broadway and Knopp Sts Secretary L. H. Heeman, 180 Segure Ave .... Collector G. W. Nesper, corner of Broadway and Knopp 8ts Receiver B. I. Ross, Penn, engine house . . . Mag. Agent 148. E. C. FELLOWS; West Oakland. Cal. Meets in Odd Fellows’ hall, cor. 11th and Frank- lin sts., Oakland, Cal., 2d and 4th Wednesdays. T. J. Roberts. 1218 Eleventh Ave Master J.W. Littlejohn, Berkley. Alameda, Co. Secretary Ed Johnson, 916 Wood St Collector F. B. Hall, West Oakland P. O Redever E. E. Cushing. 861 Myrtle street, Oakland, Cal Magazine Agent 144. SUGAR LOAF; Campbellton. New Brunswick. Meets 1st Saturday at 8 P. M. and 3d Sunday at 2 P. M. in Patterson’s Hall, I.C. R. Depot. John Morton Master Wm. A. Thomson Secretary Wm. Bastin Collector John Devereaux Receiver Wm. Smallwood Magazine Agent 146. DAYY CROCKETT ; Saa Antonio, Texas. Meet every Wednesday at 2:80 P. M. in Jones' Hall. 601 Austin St. H. M. Brown, 818 Ave. D Master Robt. Nicholson, No. 5 Eighth St . . . Secretary Robt. Nicholson, No. 5 Eighth 8t . . . Collector H. M. Brown, 818 Ave. D Receiver John Sullivan, 110 Avenue D . . Magazine Agent Digitized by ^.ooQle

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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE EIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 545 146. BAYOU CITY; Houston, Texas. Meets 1st and 3d Mondays at 7 P. M.; 2d and 4th Mondays at 2 P. M. John F. Broughton, 9. P. Ry Master Chas. D. Sedgwick, H. E. & w. T. Ry . Secretary F. M. Bettis, 5 Murray St Collector Fred Keeler, S. P. R. R. Shops Receiver D. M. Moody, 109 Elyslan St . . Magazine Agent 14 7. MIDLAND; Temple, Texas. Meet every Monday at 8:00 P. M. R. Robinson, Box 105 Master C. Sweeny, Box 105 Secretary Thos. H. Boyd Collector James Conney Receiver W. B. Brown, Clebourne, Tex . Magazine Agent 148. SUNNY SOUTH; Tyler, Texas. Meets every Friday at 1:30 P. M. in K. of P. Hall. M. Hogan, Box 1342 Master W. N. Reynolds, Box 1349 Secretary P. R. Paskell, Box 1349 Collector Thomas Fraser, Box 1349 Receiver I. H. Bennett, Box 1849 Magazine Agent 140. JUST IN TIME; New York, N. Y. Meets 2d and 4th Saturdays at 8 P. M., at 110 East 125th street. F. C. Donigan, 2462 Eighth Ave Master P. A. Donahue, 311 W. 55th 8t Secretary Bam. Loasby, 2507 Eighth Ave Collector P. Wltzel, 400 E. 121st St Receiver P. Wltzel, 400 E. 121st St .... Magazine Agent 150. 8. H. STEVENS; Marquette, Mich. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., In Mack's Hall, cor. Washington and 8d sts. L. L. Hood, Room 8, Gregory Block, W. Washington St., Marquette, L. 9., Mich ... Master Arthur Bishop, 146 Main 8t Secretary Fred Brown. Marquette, L. S., Mich . Collector Chas Zryd, Marquette, L. 8., Mich . . . Receiver Chas. Zryd, Marquette, L. S., Mich . Mag. Agent 101. MAPLE LEAF Hamilton, Ontario. Meet 1st and SdSundays at 2:30 P. M. James Oliver, N. <& N. W. Ry Master Wm. Broughton, 14 Inchbury St. So . . Secretary James Painter, 12 Crook St Collector Wm. Broughton. 18Inchburry St. So . Receiver John McColl, 17 Crook's Street .... Mag. Agent 102. NORTH POLE $ West Bay City, Mich. Meets in Odd Fellow’s Hall 1st and 3d Sundays. E. L. Jacoby. Box 605 ... Master Fred C. McDonald. Box 662 Secretary John A. Mainex, Box 902 Collector Fred Cooper, Box 662 Receiver Fred C. McDonald, Box 662 .. . Magazine Agent 108. H. C. LORD ; Fort Seott, Kansas. Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 G. K. Bates, 123 N. Barbee St . Alexander Barr, 1126 Oak St . G. K. Bates, 123 N. Barabee St John Haggart W. F. Strode, 216 So. BarbeeS t . . . Master . . Secretary . . Collector . . Receiver . Mag. Agent 104. McKEEN; Ottawa, Kansas. Meets in K. P. Hall on 2d and 4th P. M. Sundays at 2 W. L. Miller, 718 N. Main St Master A. L. Beardsley, 810 King St Secretary E. Eshnour, 620 N. Poplar 8t Collector Arthur Hill Receiver W. D. Frisby, 687 Ann St., Wyandotte Kan Mag. Agent 106. NECHES; Palestine, Texas. Meets in Engineers' Hall M. P. Gibson, Box 266 . J. H. Colemar, Box 256 . . L. T. Branham, Box 266 . R. F. Wright, Box 256 . . B. a Bentiy, Box 266 . . . every Saturday night Master Secretary Collector Receiver . . . . Magaaine Agent 157. ECHO; Pern, Ind. Meets in Echo Hall 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P. M. and 2d and 4th Tuesdays at 7 P. M. B. E. Flaherty Master H. P. Matthews, L. Box 201 Secretary H. P. Matthews, L. Box 201 Collector B. E. Flaherty ... Receiver G. H. Smith Magazine Agent 158. STANDARD; Detroit, Mieh. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 1:80 P. M., at No. 47 Monroe ave., up stairs. Tim. Teahen, 44< Clinton 8t Master J. Nopper,217Croganst.. Secretary E. Helaenrich, 124 Hastings St Collector J. Nopper, 217 Crogan St, Receiver Peter Sewell, 199 Orlear s St . . Magazine Agent 159. W. H. THOMAS; Nashville. Tenn. Meets every Saturday at 7:30 P. M., at Simmons' Hall, cor. Summer and Union Sts. J. W. Sullivan, 513 High St . Master G. F. Dutlinger, 1033 S. College 8t . . Secretary J. L. Enoch, 1202 8. College St Collector F. G. Harrison, 607 Stevenson Ave . . . Receiver W. D. Bledsoe, 11 Joseph Ave . . Magazine Agent 160. C. J. HEPBURN $Evansvilie. lad. Meets in A. O. U. W Hall, Third and Main Sts., 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. Morris Hofftnan, 805 Olive 8t Master Edgar G. Hitch, 931 Canal St Secretary Robert T. Skinner, 519 Harriet st. . . . Collector John K. Taylor, 106 Lincoln Ave .... Receiver Jerry Burke, 6068. 8th st., TerreHaute, Mag. Agent 161. HERALD: Burliagtoa, Iowa. Meets at Knights of Pythias Hall every other Sunday at 2 o’clock P. M. C. C. Maxwell, 1022 S. Fourth St Master P. Marsell, 221 8. Eighth 8t Secretary A. J. Eccles, 906 Angular St Collector 8. W. Bowser, Round House Receiver W. R. Strain, 1303 Madison St . . Magazine Agent, 162. PROSPECT ; Elkhart, lad. Meets in B. of L. F. Hall, 505 Main St., every Wednesday at 7:80, and 1st Sunday at 2 P. M. D. F. Wagner, 208 Fourth St Master Chas. E/Platt, 211 Third St Secretary D. F. Wagner, 208 Fourth St Collector A. H. Gordon, 268 Beardsley Ave . • . Receiver F. Roderick. 1005 So. 2d St . . . Magazine Agent 166. ETNA ; Fine Bluff, Ark. Meets every Friday at 7 P. M., at Masonic Hall. Tim Carder Master DeWitt Hope, Box 56 Secretary A. J. Englenart Collector D. B. Rathfon, Box 56 Receiver J. Flaherty Magazine Agent 164. EEL RIVER $ Butler, lad. Meets Tuesday evenings In I. O. O. F. Hall, on Broadway. S. E. Mosshammer Master C. E. Blair Secretary R. H. Murch Collector J. J. Derek, Box 202 Receiver W. H. Weber, Box 324 . . . . Magazine Agent 166. ROBERT ANDREWS; Andrews. Ind. Meets In Firemen’s Hall every Monday at 7 P. M. Albert E. Routh Master G. W. Adams Secretary Geo. B. Richardson Collector W. H Dailey Receiver J. N. Wright Magazine Agent 166. WM. HUGO: Huntington, lad. Meets in Engineer’s Hall every Wednesday even- ing. W. G. Cox Master F. Zeppenfleld, Box 523 Secretary C. W. Hammond Collector C. C. Robertson, Box 844 Receiver P. F. Murphy, Box 378 Magazine Agent 167. MOUNT HOOD; The Dalles, Oregon. Meets In I. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 8d Mondays. J. W. Reedy, Albina. Ore . .... Master Wm. Birkett, Box 242 Secretary G. A. Ferguson, L. Box 832 Collector Jno. Belat Receiver H. P. Smith, L. Box 347 Magaaine Agent Digitized by ^.ooQle

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546 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [July 168. GUARD BAIL; Horth La Cram, Wta. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays at 2:00 P. M. and 2d and 4th Mondays at 7:00 P. M. J. Moiiarity, Portage. Wis Master Prank Krause, Box 214, Portage, Wis . Secretary E. J. Geralenkom, Box 842, Portage, Wis Collector Thomas Cawley, 522 Mill st Receiver Frank Krause. Bex 214, Portage, Wis., Mag. Agent 189. H. CL BROOKS ; HorueUsvllle, N. T. Meets every Monday at 7:30 P. M. at Washington Hall, Broad 8t. C. 8. Graham, 31 S. Divison St Master W. N. Keily, 20 Oak St Secretary H. 8. Hynes, 45 Hill 8t Collector A. H. Spencer, 18 Elm 8t Receiver M. 8. Hendee, Friendship, N. Y., Magazine Agent 170. PRAIRIE ; Haron, Dakota. Meets in Odd Fellows Hall on 2d and 4th Sun- days at 8 P. M. G. E. White Master Geo. E. Coon, Box 909 Secretary L. L. Neibling, Box 784 Collector Jos. C. Graff, Box 168 Receiver W. A. Brown Magazine Agent 171. SUNBEAM ; Trace, Nora Scotia. Meets in Caledonia Hall 2d Saturdays and 4th Thursdays. F. M. White, Box 606 Master D. W. Duncan, Box 167 Secretary T. W. Hennessey, Box 167 Collector F. M. White, Box 606 Receiver Thos. Hennessey Magazine Agent 178. F. G. LAWRENCE; Ottawa, Ontario. Meets alternate Sundays. T. W. Turner, 544 Wellington 8t Master J. G. Armstrong, Richmond Lodge . . Secretary ' F. W. Morrison, C. P. R. R. Shops . . . Collector H. Handysides, Hinteabury via Otto- wa, Ont Receiver Alex. McCualg, 56 Ottawa 8t . . Magazine Agent 178. PACIFIC; Winslow, Arizona. Meets every 8unday at 7:30 P.M. in B.of L.F.hall. H. Heide . Master T. J. Carter Secretary John C. Bull, Williams, Arlz Collector C. F. Evans, Coolidge, N. Mex Receiver E. W. Davis Magazine Agent 174. HARRISBURG: Harrisburg, Pa. Meets Cor. Third and Cumberland Sts., over Mer- chants’ Bank, 2d and 4th Sundays atl P. M. Wm. H. Morne, 1504 N. 6th 8t Master H. O. Motter, 1720% N. Third 8t . . . . Secretary H. J. Roberts, 503 Riley St Collector Wm. Blessing, 422 Riley 8t Receiver H. 8. Gingrich 1413 Wallace 8t . Magazine Agent 178. TATLOB; Newark, Ohio. Meets in O. R. C. Hall at 12% North 2d St., every Wednesday at 7 P. M. A. A. Hickerson, 53 N. First st Master John Adkins, Box C Secretary W. R. Stone, Box C Collector John Adkins, Box C Receiver C. D. Tomlinson Magazine Agent 176. MAIN LUCE: Clinton, 111. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays of each month A. G. Turlay, Box 61 Master W. F. Gorman, Box 295 Secretary C. H. Porter, Box 41 Collector W. F. Gorman, Box 295 Receiver C. H. Porter, Box 41 Magazine Agent 177. SUNSET; Marshall, Texas. Meets every Thursday at 7:80 P. M. at Firemen's Hall. H. L. Morton, Box 214 Master G. M. Lovett Secretary O. J. Leach, Box 184 Collector G. M. Lovett Receiver O. J. Leach, Box 184 Magazine Agent 178. SALT LAKE; Salt Lake City, Utah. Meets in Emporium Hall Tuesdays, at 8 P. M. Leonard W. Kessler, 223 N. 3dBt. W . . . Master Chas. Cowon, Rio Grande Hotel . . Secretary Geo. M. Edwards, D.&R.S. shops . Receiver F. A. Featherston, D. <& R. 8. shops . . Collector Arthur W. Roberts, D. & R.8. shops., Mag. Agent 179. BEE-HIVE; Lincoln, Neb. Meets in K. P. hall, 2d and 4th 8undays. W. Spohr, Box 6 1 J. K. Robinson, 780 N. Tenth 8t . . . Secretary Geo. Hinkle, Box 480 . Collector J. K. Robinson, 730 N. 10th st Receiver I. M. Freese, 13 st., bet. V andW St. . . Mag. Agent 180. THREE STATE8 ; Cairo, HI. Meets cor. 12th st. and Washington Ave., 2d and 4th Sundays. J. C. O’Connell, 308 Twenty-First St . . . Master G. B. Vincent . Secretary M. J. Kiley, 714 Cedar 8t Collector A. J. Jaeckel Receiver J. C. O’Connell Magazine Agent 181. WELLINGTON ; Palmerston, Ontario. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M. In Odd Fel- lows Hall. Thomas Farley Master Alex. Hobson Secretary Thomas H. Coeford Collector James Nicholson Receiver Alex. Dunbar Magazine Agent 181. GOOD INTENT; Erie, Pa. Meets 1st and 8d Tuesdays, In Firemen's Hall, Zuck’s Block. John Ford, 461 W. 18th 8t Master A. H. Gifford. 1815 Myrtle 8t Secretary W. E. Ross, 63 W. Thirteenth 8t . . . .Collector Chas. Fitzmorris, 63 W. 18th St Receiver Chas Fitzmorris, 63 W. 13th St ... . Mag. Agent 188. LAKE SHORE; Colllnwood, Ohio. Meets in Engineer’s Hall alternate Thursday evenings. J. M. Gaines, Box 162 Master 8. A. Hohman, Box 82 Secretary W. T. Wade Collector H. I. MiUer, Box 154 Receiver D. A. Carver, Box 801 Magazine Agent 184. LIMA; Lima, Ohio. Meets every Sundays at 1:30 P. M. in Irish Block. E. L. Melhorn Master W. J. Dunn, 178 8. Jackson St Secretary Joe Bowsher, Box 777 Collector John E. Myers, 639 S. Main 8t Receiver 8. H. Hartsing, 601 N. Union St . Magazine Agent 196. FIDELITY ; Delnhos, Ohio. Meets in Beyer’s Hall every Sunday at 2 P. M. W. S. Miller Master J. F. Hallsey, Box 811 . . Secretary J. B. Grove, Box 143 Collector A. J. Hogarth, Box 311 Receiver J. B. Grove, Box 143, Delphos, O . Magazine Agent 186. CHAMBERLIN ; Chicago. 111. Meets in Walther’s hall, 3934 State St,, 1st and 3d 8undays of each month. G. M. Blackburn, 356 w. Forty-third 8t . . Master Jas. Manning, 534 Root St Secretary J. E. Callaghan, 2538 Butterfield St . . CoUectot Wm. 8tack, 2828 Shields ave Receiver F. J. Northup, 1522 Wabash Ave . . Mag. Agent 187. LITTLE GIANT; Charleston, 111. Meets in Firemen’s Hall 1st and 8d Sundays. Harry Douglass .... Master 8am uel Prater Secretary Harry Douglass Collector J. F. McDougal Receiver Morgan Callahan Magazine Agent 188 8. 8. MERRILL ; Chicago, 111. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:80 P. M. at 786 W. Lake 8t. B. P. Tobias, 27 N. Oakley street Master Wm. O. Cleveland, 100 Washtenaw ave., Secretary Geo. P. Smith, 42 Artesian ave Collector H. Price, 1085 W. Madison St Reoeiver L. L. Gay, 1069 Fulton st . . . . Magazine Agent Digitized by Google

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 547 1M. BALDWIN: Ft, Howard, WU. Meets 2d and 4th 8undays, 8 P. M. H. L. Nichols, L. Box 39 Master D. E. Hogan Secretary Jay Parkinson, Box 266, Green Bay, Wis Collector M. Sheehy, Fort Howard, Wls. Receiver Geo. Shequln Magazine Agent 190. FERGUSON: MiteheU. Dakota. Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M. William M. Smith, Box 677 Master John F. Stofford Secretary Edward 8mith, Sanborn. Iowa Collector Emmet Wentworth, Sanborn, Iowa . Receiver Edward Smith, Sanborn. Iowa . Magazine Agent Iff. CUSTER; Livingston, Montana. Meets every Wednesday at 7:80 P. M., at Thomp- son’s Hall W. T. Field, L Box 64 Master W. F. Koontz, L. Box 16 Secretary H. K. Mayhew. L. Box 16 Collector E. J. Healy, Billings, Montana Receiver J. Martin, L. Box 16 Magazine Agent IM. MT. TACOMA: New Tacoma. Washington Ter. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month. J. S. Moss, 212 Tacoma Ave Master F. M. 81sson Secretary J. M. Hughes Collector J. 8. Moss. 212 Tacoma Ave Receiver F. H. Andrews, 1788 E 8t. . . . Magazine Agent 195. J. B. MAYNARD: Albina, Oregon. Meet in Hill’s Hall. 2d and 4th Sundays. J. R. Clark, E. Portland. Oregon .... Master H. W. Hall, Box 287, East Portland, Oregon Secretary D. J. Byrne, Box 287 East Portland, Oregon Collector H. W. Hall, Box 287, East Portland, Oregon Receiver J. F. McQuald, McMinnville, Ore . . Mag. Agent ltd. BONANZA; Missoni a, Montana. Meets every Monday night in I. 0. O. F. Hall C. H. March, Box 45 Master E. L. Hollister, L. Box 24 Secretary Milton Cheney Collector H. W. Smith Receiver Samuel Gardner Magazine Agent 196. RE-ECHO; Montpelier, Idaho. Meets in K. of L. Hall Fridays, at 7:80 P. M. a L. Wysong Master J. E. Toner Secretary Ed. Purtell Collector James DuflV Receiver James Duffy Magazine Agent 106. CLOUD CITY; Leadville, Colo. Meets 2d and4th Fridays at 8:00 P. M., in G. A* R. Hall. Wm. Braden. 204 W. 5th St Master 8. W. Burdick, Box 880 Secretary H. C. Newell Collector H. A. Huddleston, Box 380 Receiver George Moore, Box 880 Magazine Agent lf7. RIVERSIDE ; Savanna, HI. Meets 1st and 3d Sunday of each month. Clarence Latham, Box 446 ... . . Master Ira Hurless, Box 79 Secretary Hiram Hicks, Box 79 Collector W. K. Lord, Box 147 Receiver Ira Hurless Magazine Agent 1 99. MAPLE CITY; Norwalk, Ohio. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays. V. C. Fitzsimmons Master H. P. Boylev Secretary John Templer Collector £. B. Bishop, Box 766 Receiver Geo. J. Brown, 111 n-w 8th St . . Magazine Agent 199. MAHONING; Youngstown, Ohio. Meets every other Sunday evening in Union Veteran Hall, Federal Street. D. Helnselman Master J. B. Mawby Secretary J. B. Mawby Collector W. T. Raney, 199 Hlne St Receiver J. B. Reese, 1285 Emma St. . . . Magazine Agent 900. GREAT SOUTHERN; Meridian, Miss. Meets every Monday evening at 7:80 in B. of L. E. Hall. M. R. Curry, Box 210 Master P. McHale, N. O, & N. E. Shops .... Secretary J. Finn, 309 N. Fourth Ave Collector Jas. Rasberry Receiver Chas. R. Lewis, 669 Rampart St., New Orleans, La Magazine Agent Ml. FRIENDLY HAND; Jackson. Tens, Meets 1st and 3d Wednesday nights of each month in K. of P. Hall D. W. Shea Master J. L. Jones Secretary Tim Coughlin Collector J. L. Jones Receiver J. D. Bledsoe Magazine Agent MS. SCIOTO; ChflUeothe, Ohio. Meets in Clough’s Hall 1st Sundays at 2:30 P. M., and 3d Mondays at 7 P. M. Sinnet Barker, Box 68 Master C. W. Sanders, Box 1281 Secretary Albert Maunsell, 364 Second St .... Collector Frank Willis, 861 E. Main St Receiver C. W. Sanders Box 1281 Magazine Agent 109. GARFIELD; Garrett, lad. Meets every Friday at 7:80 P. M. Thomas Cunningham, Box 70 Master W. K. George Secretary M. W. 8mith Collector Frank Whiteman, Box 26 Receiver F. Wheterman, Box 26 Magazine Agent 904. COTTON BELT ; Joaesboro. Ark. Meets at Stacy Hall, every Monday at 7 P. M. A. Donnigan Master L. D. Roberts, L. Box 165 Secretary Ambrose Donlgan Collector L. D. Roberts, L. Box 165 Receiver W. B. Williamson Magazine Agent 996. FLOWER OF THE WE8T; Topeka, Kansas. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., in A. O. U. W. Hall. J. R. Musselman, 620 Brannon 8t Master C. A. Marsh, 203 chandler St Secretary C. M. Riddle, 220 Kline St Collector J. R. Musselman, 620 Branner 8t . . . Receiver John Symington, 207 Hancock St . . Mag. Agent 906. FORT PICKERING; Memphis, Tens. Meets first Monday and third Saturday of each month at Miller’s Hall, corner Fifth and Jack- son streets. E. J. Hatch, 809 Main St Master Dan S. Ramsey, 828 Union St., Secretary M. J. Jobe, K. C., M. A B. R. R . . . . Collector D. 8. Ramsey, 328 Union St Receiver Walter E. Owens, 787 Main St, ... . Mag. Agent 907. LOYAL; MeadvUle, Pa. Meets in Arcanum Hall 1st and 8d Thursdays, and 2d and 4th Wednesdays. Thos. 8. Taylor, 767 Stewart St Master Chas. W. Higgins, Box 470 Secretary Thos. Newberry Collector Thos. Taylor. 767 8tewart 8t Receiver Wm. C. Curtis, Vallonia, Pa . . Magazine Agent 905. KEYSTONE; 8usquehaaua, Pa. Meets in C. M. B. A. Hall; alternate Tuesday and Saturday evenings. John Hill, Box 82 Master J. J. Lannan, Box 131 Secretary Martin Griffin Collector Daniel Creegan Receiver C. A. Allen Magazine Agent 909. SARATOGA; Whitehall, N. Y. Meets alternate Sundays in Engineer’s Hall, Breet’a building. W. R. Combs . Master D. H. LaCrosse, Box 366 Secretary H. W. Collins, Box 274 Collector Thos. Dorcal Receiver W. C. Holloway Magazine Agent Digitized by Google

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548 LOCOMOTIVE MREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [July tlO. 18-K; Schenectady. N. T. Meets eveiy other Thursday in McCamus’ Hall. J. E. VanVranken, Box 497 Master Charles R. Weeks, Box 497 Secretary Homer Eyguar, Box 646 Collector Timothy Smith, Box 497 Receiver John W. Vrooman Box 497 . . Magazine Agent til. ONOKO: South Easton, Pa. Meets In Bragg’s Hall, 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P.M. S. F. Milhelm, 436 Center St Master W. H. McCormick. 425 Delaware 8t . . Secretary Jam e8 R. Morris, 711 Wilkes Barre St . . Collector A. J. Mickley, 725 Berwick St Receiver E. A. Seek, 823 Berwick St . Magazine Agent 212. EXPIRE: Watertown, N. T. Meets in Good Templars Hall 2d and 4th Sundays. T. H. Lynch, 101 Factory St Mastei H. A. French, 414 W. Domlnlcke St., Rome, N. Y Secretary H. A. French, 4 Cedar St . Collector T. H. Lynch, 101 FactoryS t Receiver G. B. Walker, 71 Arsenal St . . . Magazine Agent 218. WEST SHORE; Frankfort, H. I. Meets alternate Sundays in Joslin Block. M. J. Melroy Master J. A. Zollner ' . . Secretary W. J. Weller, Box 597 Collector B. Flansburg, Box 27, Coeyman June* tion, N. Y . Receiver D. P. Gillen, Canajoharle, N. Y . . . Mag. Agent «14. ORIOLE; Baltimore, Xd. Meets in Lehman’s Hall, 861 Garden St., 2d and 4th Sundays. Albert F. Gibbons, 415 Fifth St Master J. W. Akehurst. 442 Federal St Secretary R. L. Carnan. 806 E. Lanvall street . . . Collector J. N. Jones, 1100 Barclay 8t Receiver F. Gibbons, 1886 Wirt St ... . Magazine Agent 216. EAST ALBANY; East Albany, hTt. Meets in Vaughn’s Hall 2 and 4th Sundays at 12:80 P. M. W. R. Taber, 222 Fourth 8t Master J. W. Reed. 92 Second St Secretary C. P. Lowell, 856 Broadway, Greenbush, N. Y Collector F. P. Brooksby, 80 Washington 6t, Green- bush, N. Y Receiver C. P. Lowell, 355 Broadway, Greenbush, N. Y Magazine Agent 216. W. A. FOSTER ; Fitchburg, Mass. Meets 2d and 4th 8unday in each month in Grand Army Hall, at 11:30 A. M. Geo. W. Alden, 94 Mt Vernon 8t Master O. A. Pope, F. R. R. Engine House, Fitchburg, Mass Secretary W. H. Cone Collector Geo. W. Alden.94 Mt. Vernon st . . . . Receiver O. A. Pope, F. R. R. engine house . . Mag Agent 217. HEADLIGHT; Brazil, lad. Meets in K. P. Hall 2d and 4th 8unday afternoons. W. K. Larr, Box 242 Master Elmer P. Collins Secretary G. L. Cook Collector W. 8. Cook Receiver Wm. H. Johnson, Brasil. Ind . . Magazine Agent 218. PIKES PEAK; Colorado City, Colo. Meets every Sunday at 12:80 P. M. W. D. O’Brien Master Wm. Walker Secretary Amos Allen Collector Tho&F.Burns, Box 822, Colorado Springs, Receiver Wm. Walker * Magazine Agent 219. SMOKY CITT; Allegheny, Pa. Meet eveiy Monday at 2:80 P. M., Cor. Bidwell and Pennsylvania Ave. E. D. Cawley. 290 Franklin 8t Master C. Peterson, 176 Fulton 8t Secretary Ed. F. McCarty, 2 Reffuge 8t . . . Collector John T. Sweeney, 189 Adams st . . . Receiver R. Beeson, 271 Franklin St . . . Magazine Agent 220. PROVIDENT t Banbury, Pa. Meets 1st and 8d Sunday!, in Cooper Hall. Bailey Kennedy Master C. A. Richards Secretary A. C. Mitchell Collector C. C. Bowen, Sunbury, Pa Receiver Harvey Buck, 1885 Franklin Place, Har- risburg, Pa Magazine Agent 221. HUROH; Point Edward, Ontario. Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall, 2d and 4th Tuesdays at 8PM T. Elliott Master E. J. Everett, Box A Secretary F. J. Burgess Collector W. K. Forbes Receiver Chas. Farmer Magazine Agent 222. WEBSTER: Fort Dodge, Iowa. Meets at G. A. R., Child’s block, 1st and 3d Sun- days at 2 P. M. C. W. Gardner, Box 738 .... Master O. G. Anderson, Box 49 Secretary Charles Taff Collector O. G. Anderson Reoelver Alex. Graves . ... Magazine Agent 228. ASHLAND; Lexington. Ky. Meets 1st and 3d Thursdays in I. O. O. F. Hall. Thos. J. Kane, 299 E. Main St Master Frank Brandt, 227 E. Main St Secretary 8. W. Malick, 199 E. Main St Collector F. Brandt, 227 E. Main St Receiver S. W. Malick, 199 E. Main St . . Magazine Agent 224. T. C. BOORN; St. Cload, Xinn. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 8 P. M. at Odd Fel- low Hall. Abe Vogel, L. Bex 944 Master Hubert Gans Secretary John Mouran Collector A. Vogel. L. Box 944 Receiver J. A. Dickinson, Box 1128 .... Magazine Agent 226. SUPERIOR; Fort William West, Ontario. Meets every Monday night in Smith’s Hall. Burton Wheatley Master W. H. Wadland Secretary Con Gouldlng Collector Will Blannernassett Receiver T. L. Drummond Magazine Agent 226. MAGNOLIA; Corsicana, Texas. Meets 2d and 4th Wednesdays at 8 P. M L. C. Overhlser Master W. M. Nicol, L. Box 280 Secretary J. Barry Collector W. M. Nicol, L. Box 23o Receiver J. H. Dunkin Magazine Agent 227. MAGNET: Binghamton. N. Y. Meets 1st Wednesday ana 4th Saturday at 7:80 P. M. at Stevens’ Hall, North Chenango St. W. A. Wrigley, 23 Doubleday St Master G. B. Warner, 80 Lewis 8t Secretary W. A. Wrigley, 23 Doubleday 8t . . . . Collector Theodore Haskins, 30 Virgil St . . . Receiver G. B. Warner. 80 Lewis St . . . Magazine Agent 228. ACME; Scranton, Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M., in the First National Bank, No. 832 Lackawana ave. 8. M. Travis, 716 Adams ave Master J. G. Burnett, 405 North Main St., West Scranton Secretary E. M. Tewksbury, 231 Falrvlew Ave, Hyde Park Collector Judaou Bayly, 514 E. Market 8t Receiver A. R. Woodward, 226 N. 9th St . . . . Mag. Agent 229. RICKARD; Utica, N. Y. Meet at 2 P. M. 2d and 4th Sundays at Post Bacon Hall. E. D. Russell, 124 Bleecker st Master F. E. Beach, 262 Bleecker st Secretary J. J. Quirk, 158 Catharine st Collector A. E. Pease, 76 Main st Receiver J. G. Agans, Box 383, Canastota, N. Y. . Mag Agent 2S0. ALBANY CITY: Albaay, N. Y. Meets 1st, 3d ana 5th Monday* in each month, at 206 Washington Ave., at 7:80 P. M. Geo. W. Gllkerson, Livingston Ave. above Ontario St Master Geo M. Jeffers, 86 Ontario St Secretary Geo. W. Gllkerson, 587 Livingston Ave . Collector Geo. M. Jeffers. 36 Ontario St Receiver Geo. Heckman, 108 Western Ave . . Mag. Agent 221. DELAWARE: Wilmiarton, Delaware. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays at 2:80 P. M., corner Third and King Streets. E. M. Sargent 618 west 4th St Master G. H. Lanmore, 405 Lombard 8t . . . . Secretary George Clarey, 1011 Lombard 8t . . . . Collector G. H. Larimore, 405 Lombard 8t Receiver K. J. Gordon, 621 Lombard St ... . Mag. Agent Digitized by Google

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 549 I. LUCKY THOUGHT ; Middletown, If. Y. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month, at 1 P. M., in K. of H. Hall. D. H. Smith, Box 1481 Master W. H. T Id aback, Box 1481 Secretary W. J. Herlihy Collector S. Gilderaleeve, Box 1481 Receiver H. B. Weeden, Drawer 104, Norwich, N. Y. Magazine Agent ML GLAD TIDINGS j Moncton, New Brunswick. Meets 1st Saturday evening and 8d Sunday after- noon in Victoria Hall. Prank Probert Master Kenneth Campbell, Box 286 Secretanr W. H. Gay Collector R. H. Coggan, Box 81 Receiver J. Stewart, Jr Magazine Agent 884. NORTH BAY : North Bay, Ontario. Meets 1st and 8d 8undays, in B. of L. P. hall, W. R. Boucher Master W. J. Thurlow. 119 Main 8t Secretary W. H. Allendale Collector H. G. Reid ... Receiver John Beattie Magazine Agent 886. THREE BROTHERS j Pittsburgh, Pa. Meet Cor. 26th 8L and Penn Ave. every Sunday at 2 P. M. J. W. Murphy, 3491 Denny 8t Master P. 8. Williams, 2903 Penn Ave Secretary W. J. Adams, Arch St above 28th . . Collector H. B. Duff, corner 8mallman and 26th 8ts Receiver R. O. Perrin, 2908 Penn st . . . . Magazine Agent 886. HINTON; Hinton. West Virginia. Meets 1st and 8d Wednesdays at 1:30 P. M. and 2d and 4th Saturdays at 7:80P. M. W. A. Callahan Master O. E. Madison Secretary J. P. Steele Collector J. R. Nutty . Receiver J. Grether, Box 118 Magazine Agent 887. CENTRAL PARK; Central Park, 111. Meets 1st and 8d,8undays, in Tilton’s Hall. Ben Dean, Box 101 Master M.J.Kennedy, 649 W. Ohio St, Chicago, Secretary M.J.Kennedy, 649 W. Ohio St, Chicago, Collector Thad. Chew, Receiver Horace Brink Magazine Agent 888. PLAIN CITY; Paducah, Ky. Meets every Wednesday at 7:80 P. M. H. C. Kehlman, 1184 Jefferson St Master Henry Kortz, 8. 6th 8t Secretary A. E. Mercer Collector H. C. Kehlman, 1134 Jefferson 8t . . . Receiver Magazine Agent 889. BUCKEYE ; Delaware, Ohio. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, in Reid <fe Powell’s Hall. P. L. Volk, Box 782 Master J. J. Quinlan, [Box 406 Secretary J. J. Jennings Collector Jas. B. Healy Receiver James Quinlan, Box 405 ... . Magazine Agent 840. GILBERT; Jackson, Mich. Meets every Monday at 7:80 P. M. Geo. E. Chapman, Hamlin 8t., between Cooper ana Milwaukee 8ts Master J. H. Bentley, 116 Cortland 8t . . Secretary \M. A. Heniy,827 Quarry St . . . - Collector D. Green. 211 Orange 8t Receiver George Holden, 206 Beech st . . Magazine Agent 841. MOUNTAIN CITY; Hazleton, Pa. Meet 2d and 4th Sundays of each month, at 1:30 P. M., at Liberty Hotel Laurell St. John Gleam, Box 800 Master P. C. Hagerty, Box 800 Secretary John McCall, Box 800 Collector Andrew Krapf. Box 800 Receiver John J. Pickering, Box 800 . . . Magazine Agent 848. WHEATON; Elmira, N. Y. Meets in G. A.R.Halllst and 8d Sundays at 2 P.M. W. M. Bacon, 811 South Ave Master Chas. Barker, 870 McGee St . . . Secretary M. C. Ward, 157 S. 8econd 8t Collector J. H. Bartholomew. 108 Perris St ... . Receiver Daniel Keefe, 360 W. Fifth St . . Magazine Agent 848. J. H. SELBY; Texarkana. Texas. Meets every 8unday at 2 P. M. W. F. Rowe, Texarkana, Ark Master S. A. Oliver, Texarkana, Ark Secretary J. M. Painter, Texarkana, Ark Collector E. H. Christman Glass Box 862, Texark- ana, Ark Receiver E. H. Christman Glass, Box 862, Texark- ana, Ark Mag. Agent 844. T. P. O’ROURKE; Chicago, 111. Meets 1st Thursday at 8 P. M. and 3d Sunday at 2:30 P. M., Cor. 14th and Jefferson Sts. C. Naylor, 97 Stewart Ave Master J. J. Deegan, 2266 Archer Ave Secretary Wm. Baxter, 657 W. 13 Place Collector N. E. Naro, 5637 Atlantic Ave Receiver P. C. Winn, 830 W. 12th St . . . Magazine Agent 846. GEORGIA; 8avannah, Ga. Meets every Thursday at 7:80 P. M. and 3d Sun- day at 2:30 P. M. Joseph F. Dooner, 117% Barnard St . . . Master Adam Hutton, 117% Barnard St ... . Secretary Adam Hutton, 117 Barnard St Collector Fleming Goolshy, 212% Harris 8t . . . Receiver John J. Gordon, 101% Montgomery St Magazine Agent 846. MACON: Macon, Ga. Meets at M. & W. depot every Sunday. W. M. Walker, 1325 Fourth St Master John Taylor, 553 Boundry St Secretary James Boatwright, 454 Oak St Collector Jas. M. Pool Receiver E. B. Shell, 1315 Fourth 8t . . . . Magazine Agent 847. KENNE8AW; Atlanta, Ga. Meets every Sunday at 2 P. M., at 49% Broad St. W. H. Hollingsworth, 390 Houston St . . Master Henry J. Young, 142 Mongum St . . . Secretary 8. N. I5 Itch ford, 58 Smith 8t . . . . Collector John M. Baird, 194 Powers St . . . . Reoeiver Geo. Fechter ... Magazine Agent 848. WESTERN RESERVE; Ashtabula, Ohio. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 1;80 P. M., in G.A.R. Hall. C. A. Mahan, Box 767 Master J. 8. Brown, Box 704 Secretary Wm. Rose Collector H. L. Adams, Box 587 Receiver Chas. Weisell, Box 530 Magazine Agent 849. CALUMET; South Chicago, HI. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 7:80 P. M., in En- gineer’s Hall, South Chicago. Samuel T. Hooper, Judd, Cook Co., 111 . . Master Hugo Logan, Judd, Cook County, 111 . Secretary Hugo Logan, Judd. Cook County, 111 ! . Collector J. w. Swartzell, Juad, Cook County, 111 . Receiver O. J. Austin, Judd, Cook Co., Ill . . Mag. Agent 860. GOLDEN LINK; Wllkssbarre, Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays of every month at Se- nior Mechanic’s Hall. E. A. Reiley, Ashley, Pa Master W. C. Dougherty, 71 Kidder St Secretary W. C. Dougherty. 71 Kidder St Collector C. Vanwhy, Ashley, Pa Receiver Elmer E. Butz, Asnley, Pa . . . Magazine Agent 861. LEHIGH; Ranch Chunk, Pa. Meets at Stahl’s Hall 1st and 3d Sundays. Theo. Lindenmuth East Mauch Chunk . Master John McAllister, Box 275 Secretary L. H. Yetter, Box 276 Collector C. Roberts, Box 276 Receiver L. H. Yetter, Box 275 .... . Magazine Agent 251. COLUMBIA: Columbia, Pa. Meet in Fenarlch’s Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at 1 P M Harry M. Hinkle Master Frank Stocker Secretary Geo. W. Ewing . . . (tollector Martin M. Hinkle Receiver H. A. Bennett, Box 581 Magazine Agent Digitized by t^,ooQLe

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550 LOCOMOT1 VE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [July 25*. TRENTON ; Trentom. N. J. Meets in Bayard Post No. 8, 6. A. R. room at 24 E. State St. 1st and 3d Sundays of each month. John Hatfield, 47 Hart ave. Master Robert Stackhouse. 687 Broad St. . . Secretary Thos. H. Decator, 45 Hart Ave Collector Frank P. Parsons, 175 Brunswick Ave . Receiver Wm. C. Massey, 157 Passaic 8t. . Magazine Agent 26 . CLIMAX; Missoarf Talley, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th 8undays, at 7:30 P. M. in Ma- sonic HalL W. H. Roberts Master C. T. Crippen, Box 171 Secretary P. J. Farrell Collector J. P. Hoff, Box 517 Receiver H. F. Reinoehl, Box 524 ... . Magazine Agent 255. NEIGHBOR ; McCook. Neb. Meets in Masonic Hall 1st and 8d Wednesdays, and 2d and 4th Saturdays. Ernest McConnell, Box 154 Master I. W. Jackson, Box 05 Secretary I. W. Jackson, Box 05 Collector G. A. Tolander, Box 521 Receiver Frank McAdams, Box 216 ... . Magazine Agent 25!. HIGH LINE; Como, Colo. Meets every Thursday 8 P. M. in McFarlin Hall. B. Bowerman Master G. W. McAleer, Box 47 Secretary M. 8. Mathes Collector G. W. McAleer, Box 47 Receiver G. A. Milroy Magazine Agent 257. KIT CARSON; Baton, New Mexico. Meets every Sunday in Engineer's Hall, on First street, at 2 P. M. John W. Cullen Master Alfred R. Cullen Secretary B. F. Pine Collector James McPherson Receiver Chas. Miller. Box 56 Magazine Agent 25). RENO: Nickerson, Kansas. Meets in Odd Fellows Hall every Thurday evening at 7:80. A. E. Leighty Master J. 8. Wood, L. Box 18 Secretary Jas. Ban ton Collector A. S. Ritenour Receiver E. A. Devarraux Magazine Agent 260. D. J. CHASE: Ashland, Wls. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M., in Good Templars’ Hall, Cor. 2d and 4th Ave., west. W. Buckley, 602 Prentice Ave Master Wm. Lamb, 309 Willis Ave . . Secretary J. W. Rairdon, 1418 St. Clair St Collector M. J. Wilson, 307 Seventh Ave., east . . Receiver T. A. Hubbell, 204}a W. 2d St . . Magazine Agent 190. CALIFORNIA; Sacramento, Cal. Meets 2d and 4th Tuesdays in Red Men’s Hall, Masonic building, 6th and K 8ts. E. Kunz, 1311 Ninth St Master G. E. Hanford, Box 107 Secretary C. W. Cox, 1517 N St Collector J. D. Cummings, Box 107 Receiver G. E. Hanford, Box 107 Magazine Agent 161. MAGDALENA ; San Marcial, New Mexico. Meets 1st Sunday 3d Tuesday in Masonic hall. Morgan Feathers, Box 110 Master Israel Cook, Box 87 Secretary Wm. Hanway Collector Frank Ewing Receiver George S. Lewis, Box 108 . . . Magazine Agent M2. QUEEN CITY. West Toronto Janet., Oat. Meets 1st and 3d Mondays, and 2d and 4th Tues- days at Carlton Hall. W. B. Ritchey, Box 61 Master John Donaldson Secretary William Hyndman, Box 61 Collector John Price Receiver A. Madden Magazine Agent 168. ALAMO; Taylor, Texas. Meets every Wednesday at Alamo Hall. Thomas Thrailkill, Box 55 Master 8. M. Bridgewater, Lox Box 10 Secretary B. C. Melson, Box 10 Collector A. E. Aikman, Box 10 Receiver A. Browson Magazine Agent 264. J. K. GILBREATH; Bette City, Montana. Meets every Thursday at 8 P. M., in Cobban Hall, South Butte, Montana. Joseph Byrne, Box 4, South Butte .... Master Peter Grant. South Butte Secretary Geo. Tyndall, Box 832 Collector C. H. DeCamp, Box 5, South Butte . . . Receiver Mac. Haskins, South Butte, Mon . . Mag. Agent 266. GRAND BITER: Grand Rapids, Mich. Meets 1st and Sd Sundays at 2:80 P. M. In I. O. O. F. Hall. H. Norris, 50 River avenue Master G. P. Downey, 13 Wenham avenue - . Secretary Walter Follett Collector J. Kitselman, 68 California 8t Receiver Elmer E. Decker, 447 8. Division St . Mag. Agent 266. JOHN HICKEI : Sonth Kaakaana, Wls. Meets 1st and 3d Mondays at 7:80 P. M., and 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. J. E. Moquin Master H. O. Fuller, L. Box 31 Secretary L. Kittell Collector Laurence Hoffman ... Reoelver Laurence Hoffman Magazine Agent 267. ENDEATOR; Algiers, La. Meets at Castle Hall every Thursday at 7:80 P. M. M. H. Brown, 78 Webster Ave Master A. G. Donely, 88% Pacific Ave Secretary A. H. Flynn, 87 Pacific avenue Collector W. T. Douner, 115 Pacific Ave Receiver A. H. Flynn, 87 Pacific Ave . . Magazine Agent 268. CHICKAMACGA; Chattanooga, Team. Meets every Friday at 2 P. M. D. V. Cahill, care 301 cor. McCreary and Hines St., Nashville, Tenn Master D. V. Cahill, care 301 cor. McCreary and Hines St., Nashville, Tenn Secretary Jas. Harrington, 810 Long 8t Collecibr Tim O’Leary, care 801 Cor. McCreary and Hines St., Nashville. Tenn Receiver 269. O. K.; Cincinnati, Ohio. Meet 1st and 3d Sundays at Eagle Hall, 8. W. oor. 8th St. and Central Ave. Jas. F. Luddon, 110 Cass 8t ..... . Master R. E. McKenzie, 151 Baymiller St . . . Secretary W. C. Conn . . Collector G. S. Kershner, 1334 Greenup 8t, Cov- ington. Ky Receiver Ed. Cullen, 27 Budd St Magazine Agent 270. MINNEAPOLIS; Minneapolis, Minn. Meets 1st Sunday of each month at 2 P. M., and 8d Saturday at 7:30 P. M. 8. B. Thompson, 2216 Cedar Ave Master C. D. Fultz, 2808 17th Ave., south . . . Secretary A. M. Getchell, 27 Second St. S Collector Chas. Kraft, 2116 Twenty-Ninth St 8 . . Receiver Ambrose Powell. 8020 2Bth Ave. So., Mag. Agent 271. BYRAM : Stanhope. N. J. Meets in Drake’s Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at 4 P. M R. A. Trezise, Box 80, Port Morris .... Master Wm. Weller, Box 25, Port Morris . . . Secretary W. H. Blanchard, Port Morris Collector Wm. Weller, Box 25, Port Morris . . Receiver M. T. Dickerman, Box 31, Port Morris. N. J Magasine Agen 272. WILSON; Junction, N. J. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays, in Well’s Hall. Jno. 8. Eveland, Jr Master J. E. Dineen Secretary J. P. Butler Collector J. B. Everett .... Receiver John S. Eveland ... . . Magazine Agent 278. DENVER ; Denver, Colo. Meets every Monday night in P. O. 8. of A. Hall, corner 15th and Hoiladay Sts R. M. Huntington, 562 Santa FeSt . . . . Master H. J. Sweeney, 1048 Seventh St . . . .Secretary C. H. Curtis, 458 Clark St Collector W. J. Bratton 1245 Pimon St Reoelver J. E. Nichols, 2221 Lawrence 8t . . Magasine Agt 674. JACKSON ; Clifton Forge, Tn. Meets 2d and 4th Saturdays at 7:80 P. M. in Odd Fellows Hall. J. H. Wright Master C. H. Butcher, Secretary R. B. Donovan Collector J. H. White. 811 Stewart St., Staunton . Receiver R. R. Johnson Magasine Agent Digitized by Google

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 551 275. LEE $ Richmond, Va. Meets in Thom’s Hall Cor. 17th and Main sts., 1st and 3d Sundays at 1:30 P.M. Wm. J. Burke, N.N. A M.V. Round House, Master W. A. Demaine, NN A MV. Rd House . Secretary W. R. Sanders, Carrington st, Crow’s Hill, Henrico co., Va Collector Wm. J. Burke, NN& MV Round House . Receiver W. R. Sanders, Carrington st, Crow’s Hill, Henrica co., Va Mag. Agent 276. REGINA ; Vancouver. B. C. Meets every Monday evening in K. of P. Hall. D. A. Morton Master Angus Morton Secretary Angus Morton Collector Fred Clutterbuck Receiver Harry Andrews Magazine Agent 277. ALABAMA; Mobile, Ala. Meets every Monday at 2 P. M. O. E. Adams, L. A N. Shops Master R. H. McCarty, L. A N. Shops Secretary R. H. McCarty, L A N. Shoos ... Collector Frank I. Carney, L. A N. Shops Receiver W. A. Crawford, L. A N. Shops . Magazine Agent 278. ANDERSON: Vicksbnrg, Miss. Meets 1st ana 3d Tuesdays at 2 P. M. and 2d and 4th Fridays at 7 P. M. H. J. Stanton, 817 Pearl 8t Master D. P. Weaver, 1107 8. Washington 8t . . Secretary E. R. Wright, 1107 9. Washington St . . Collector D. P. Weaver. 1107 8. Washington St . . Receiver E. Wright, 1107 So. Washington 8t . . Mag. Agent 270. METEOR; McComb City, Miss. Meets every other Sunday at 3 P. M. in Odd Fel- lows’ Hall. J. Lee Colton Master E. C. Fardish Secretary E. C. Fardish Collector Ike H. Martin, Box 87 Receiver B. M. Coe Box 87 Magazine Agent 280. OZARK; Thayer, Mo. Meets Sundays at 0 A. M. in Sachs’ HalL W. H. Lohnee, Box 287 Master Jacob Myers, Box 185 Secretary G. E. Beaument Collector C. P. Country man Receiver Henry I. Ogle Magazine Agent 281. TUNNEL HILL; New Albany, lad. Meets in Hedden’s Hall 1st and 3d Sundays at 2PM W. 8.’ Ashcroft Master W. H. Stephens, 41 W. 7th 8t Secretary W. H. Sarles Collector W. H. Stephens, W. 7th St Receiver John 9. Keane, 118 Main St . . . Magazine Agent 282. BURNSIDE ; Mt. Carmel. HI. Meets in Lotto Hall on 1st and 3d Sundays at a. an p \r J. T. Worsham Master Calvin Minniear Secretary Wm. Couplau . . . . ... Collector D. Aldridge Receiver J. T. Woreham Magasine Agent 288. LACKAWANNA; Great Bend, Pa. _ , Meets in Kestler’s Hall 2d Sunday and 4th Wed- nesday. F. J. May, Box 139, Hallstead, Pa .... Master E. Edenger .Secretary Thos. L. Connelly Collector H. P. Trowbridge, Hallstead, Pa. . .Receiver 8. H. Wells, Great Bend, Pa . ... Mag. Agent 284. ELM CITY ; New Haven, Conn. Meets at Elk’s Hall, 862 Chapel St. 1st Saturday and 8d Sunday afternoon. E. A. Ferrell, 159 Rosette 8t Master E. S. Ailing, 123 Cedar 8t Secretary W. H. Dellert, 43 Carlisle St Collector Wm. A. Pyle, 46 Arthur St Receiver Chas. A. Baldwin, 243 Greenwich Ave. Magazine Agent 288. CHARTER OAK; Hartford, Conn. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month, Cor Pratt and Main Sts., in Bliss Hall. H. L. Stearns, 4 Wooster St • Master E. E. Bill, 27 Vine 8t Secretory B. A. Thayer, 112 Hopkins St Collector H. L. Steams. 4 Wooster St Receiver J. H. Osmond, 40 Windsor 8i . . Magazine Agent 286. SAGINAW VALLEY; East Saginaw, Mich. Meets in B.L.E.Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P.M. Wilfred Borland, 412 N. 4th St Master Adolphus Flxel, 1214 Miller Si Secretary Robert Steiner, 675 N. 4th St . . . . Collector Wesley Beck, 124 Sears St Receiver A Pixel, 1214 Miller St Magazine Agent 287. ALTOONA; Altoona, Pa. Meets every Sunday at2 P.M. in Ott’s Hall, 12th st. T. D. Trout, 2d ave. and 7th St ... Maste* J. C. Brode, 1004 Nineteenth St . . . Secretary W. G. Miller, 1903 Union Ave . . Collector F. A. Davis, 1903 Union Ave Receiver P. F. Allen. 1213 Sixteenth avenue . Mag.* Agent 288. EMMET; Esther rills, Iowa. Meets 1st Sunday and third Monday at 7:90 P. M. in Masonic HalL Geo. Godden, Box 76 Master P. J. Sullivan, Box 48 Secretary A. L. Houltshouser, Box 5 Collector R. 8. Robinson, Box 102 Receiver D. L. Post, Box 78 Magazine Agent 289. GRAND ISLAND; Grand Island, Neb. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:90 P. M., in Odd Fellows’ Hall, cor. 3d and Pine Sts. John W. Allwine . . Master Geo. Morgan, Box 675 Secretary Wm. H. Anyan Collector Wm. Edwards Receiver Wm. Edwards Magazine Agent 290. MARION Hanatbal, Mo. Meets in Emmet Hall. 2d A 4th Sundays at 7 P. M. W. E. Miles, 1101 Church st Master L. R. Bickel. 510 Bluff st. So Secretary J. 8. Hart, 412 Washington St Collector W. F. Ritter, 217 8. 4th St Receiver L. R. Bickel, 510 Bluff St .... Magazine Agent 291. ATLANTIC; Brooklyn, N. Y. Meets 2d Saturday evenings and 4th Sunday morn- ings at Pythian Hall. _ _ _ . Geo. P.8mith, 46 Williams Ave., 26th ward, Master Walter Jamison, 7 Perry Place Secretary John Logue Collector Thos. H. Smith, 707 Madison St .... Receiver Ed. Locke, 8ackman St., bet. E. New New York and Liberty Ave., Station E., Brooklyn, N. Y Mag. Agent 292. POCAHONTAS; Holden, Mo. Meets in Odd Fellows’ Hall, 2d and 4th Saturday. W.M. Bedell . . Master G. R. Johnso • Secretory W. A. Bedell Collector W.M. Bedell • Receiver G. R. Johnson Magazine Agent 996 LAFAYETTE; Philadelphia, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month at laO P. M. Hall, cor. Frankfort Road and Sargent 8t J. J. Leahy, 2627 Fremont St Master W. J. Sharkey, 2608 Somerset St . . .Secretary W. McLoughlin, 1521 Wood St Collector L. Faber, 808 Buttonwood St Receives G. W. Nevill, 1511 Palmer St . . Magazine Agent 194. OHIO BIVEB; Huntington, W. Va. Meets 1st Saturday and 3d Thursday at 7 P. M., in Palmer’s building, 3d ave., bet. 8th and 9th sts. O. G. Temple, Box 262 Master G. W. Lynch, L. Box 321 Secretary O. G. Temple, Box 262 Collector J. T. Looney, 199 E. Main St., Lexing- ton, Ky • Receiver E. A. T. Watkins, Box 262 Mag. Agent 295. U. S.; DaTOnnort, la. Meets 1st and 3d Sunday of each month. J. V. Cunningham, 1314 Carry Ave .... Master A. R. Kough. 513 Twenty-Third street, Rock Island, 111 Secretary A. R. Kough. 513 Twenty-Third street, Rock Island, 111 Collector A. M. Kough, 513 Twenty-Third street, Rock Island, 111 Receiver F. W. Duncan, 506 Brady St . . . Magazine Agent 296. IRON RANGE; Duluth, Mian. Thomas Kelly, Two Harbors, Minn . . . Master Walter H. Bell, Box 269, Two Harbors, Minn Secretary P. J. McGuire, Two Harbors, Minn . Collector J. G. Defond, 1916 W. Michigan St . . . Receiver A. Dahl, 2132 Second St., west .... Mag. Agent Digitized by Google

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552 * LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [July 29 7. CLARK; Jeffersonville, lad. Meets 2d and 4th Monday at Beck’s Hall. J. Wilson, Box 892 . Master C. B. Buenler Secretary Thos. White Collector A. B. Chambers Receiver P. A. Coleman Magazine Agent 29). GLENCOE; St. Louis, Ho. Meets at 2817 Chouteau Ave., 1st and 3d Mondays at 1:30 P. M. Geo. T. Andrews. 2029 Eugenie 8treet . . Master J. W. Reynolds, 2132 Gratiot St ... . Secretary Charles A. Durnell, 512 Montrose ave . Collector W. J. Murphy, 814 Montrose ave ... Receiver H. L. Dedrick, 622 Argyle Ave .... Mag. Agent 29). CENTRAL OHIO; Crestline. Ohio. Meet at Jeners’ Hall eyery Wednesday at 7 P. M. James Butler, Alliance . . . . Master W. H. Zink, L. Box 80 secretary G. R. Rock, Box 85 Collector C. H. Ridge, Box 87 Receiver W. 8. Brown Magazine Agent 80. HARBOR CITY; Michigan City, Ind. Meets in I. O. O. F. Halllst, 3d and 5th Mondays at 2 P.M. A. 8. Hewitt, Box 834 . Master W. H. Roe L. Box 644 Secretary W. H. Henry, Box 49 Collector Jas. Whitby, L. Box 704 Receiver Lew Willson, 7th street . .... Magazine Agent 30 :. GREEN MOUNTAIN ; Lyadoavllle. Yt. Meets 1st Sunday at 10 A. M. and 3d Friday 7 a: P. M. in Engineer’s hall. 8amuel J. Norris Mastex Frank W. Thompson .... Secretary pro tern Frank W. Thompson Collector Wm. M. W’eeks . . ... Receiver W. C. Baldwin Magazine Agent 30'. Y0UGH10GHENY; ConneUsvflle, Pa. Meets alternate Sundays in Reisinger Hall, Main street, Connellsville, Pa. J. P. Smith, Box 261 Master A. C. Plante Box 173 Secretary 8. A. McPhee, Box 387 . . Collector A. C. Plante, Box 173 . . . Receiver W. J. Keenan, Box 36 ... . Magazine Agent 80 U TILL A PARK ; Streator, 111. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays. J. J. Corcoran. 151 Monroe St Master T. W\ White, 261 N. Mason St Secretary M. Catlin . Collector J. H. Morx, 118 Everett St Receiver Chas. Burtch, 155 E. Wilson 8t . Magazine Agent 80 1. THREE BRANCH Argenta, Ark. Meets every Saturday evening at 7:30 P. M., in Moses Hall, Argenta, Ark. Jas. 8. Sharp Master Chas. E. Humphrey . Secretary R. 8. Hunt. Box 157 6. GRANITE STATE; Concord. N. H. Meets 2d Saturdays at 7:30 P. M., and 4th Sunday at 4 P. M. in Temple Hall, Sanborn Block. J. C. Muzzey, 17 Green St Master F. H. Favor, 11 Fremont St ... . Secretary Z. H. Durkee, Box 248, White River Junc- tion, Vt ... Collector James Burbeck, 14 E->sex St . . . Receiver C. S. Woods, West Lebanon, N. H . . Mag. Agent 807. HAMDEN ; Springfield. Mass. Meets in Crescent Hall, 218 Main SL, 1st and 3d Sundays. Chas. A. Chapin, B. A A. Engine House . . Master J. A. Simons, 122 Patton 8t Secretary John Fenton, 108 Congresss St . . . Collector M. D. Newton, Merrick, Mass . Receiver F. R. Childs, B.&A. Eng. House, Magazine Agent 808. BELLE HA YEN; Alexandria, Ya. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays. J.W. Hook, 124 Duke St Master N. B. Grant Secretary H. J. Mortimer Collector W. M. Mansfield 1018, Duke at . . . Receiver H. J. Mortimer . Magazine Agent 809. BARTHOLDI: Long Island City, N. Y. Meets 2d Mondays and 4th Saturdays in Schwa]- lenbere Hall. Wm. J. Simon, Box IB, Shuetzen Park, L. I., N. Y Master Jno. W. Brown, 147 Dupont 8t., Green Point, L. I.. N. Y Secretary Edward Murphy, Sag Harbor, L. I . . . Collector Frank Sembler Receiver W. A. Barnum, College Point, L. I . . Mag. Agent 810. CHESTNUT RIDGE ; Derry 8tation, Pa. Meets 1st, 3d and 4th Wednesdays at 7:30 P. M., and 3d Sunday at 2 P. M. G. B. Meyers, Box 108 Master H. E. Hartman Secretary H. C. Martin . . Collector Joshua Rhodes Receiver Joshua T. Cole Magazine Agent 811. BELLE PLAINE; BeUe Plains, la. Meets in V. A. L. Hall 1st and 3d Sundays. Arthur Kennedy Master J. C. Hanby, Box 228 Secretary t. W\ Miller, Box 341 < ollector C. A. Howe, Box 379 Receiver E. L. Condon, Box 126 . . . . Magazine Agent 810. BLUE YALLEY; Wrmore, Neb. Meets in Masonic Hall 1st and 3d Sundays. W. F. Hacket, Box 138 . . . Master B. A. Downen secretary L. W. Small Collector S. E. Fulton, Box 85 . . . Reoeiver B. A. Downen Magazine Agent 818. KAW YALLEY; Armonrdale, Kansas. Meets alternate Mondays at 7.30 P. M. John Donovan, Box 32, Armstrong, Kan, . Master Thos. McHale, 308 Colorado avenue, Arm- strong, Kan . Secretary M. 8. Laughlin, Box 54 Collector Emmett Lewis, 534 Highland avenue, Armstrong, Kan . ... Receiver E. C. Haddock, 120 N. 5th St., Kansas City, Kan Magazine Agent 814 MUTUAL ; Knoxville, Tenn. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesdays at 7:30 P. M. in Engineer’s Hall, North Knoxville, Tenn. Frank A. Stephens, 53 Depot St Master Walter Green. 130 E. Park St • Secretary G. L. Key, 144 E. Park St ... . 'Collector W. T. Armstrong Receiver J. E. Lancaster, 5 E. Depot St . . . Mag. Agent 816. TROY CITY ; Green Island, N. Y. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at Odd Fellows Hall, 101 Hudson avenue. Oliver J. Ogden, 58 James st Master Wm. J. Murray. 68 High St Secretary Jas. A. Dardis. 85 James 8t Collector H. R. Peach, 44 George St . ... Receiver H. A. Norton, Green Island House . Mag. Agent 816. OMEGA; Buffalo, N. Y. Meets every Saturday evening at 8iebert's Hall. corner Jefferson and Bristol Sts. J. R. Huntley, 79 Van Renseller St . . . .Master Wm. H. Walsh. 1903 Broadway . . Secretary T. C. Burke. 865 Seneca St .... ‘Collector Robt. O. Williams, 89 Watson St . Receiver Robt. O. Williams, 89 Watson St, Magazine Agent 817. MOUNT PENN: Reading, Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays, at 9:3e A. M. in Bland’s Hall, 9th and Penn Sts. George Leeds, 342 Moss St Master Wm. Gordon, 836 Green St . . Secretary Wm. J. A. Kendall, 833 Green St . . . < 'ollector L. Brownback, 417 N. 10th 8t Receiver M. W. Pottelger, 547 N. Ninth St . . Mag. Agent Digitized by C.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 553 118. IRON CITY; Glenwood, 28d Ward, Pittsbargh. Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Monday evenings at 7:30, in 8peck’s Block, cor. 2d and Hazlewood avenue. J. F. Willis, Glenwood, 23d Ward . . .Master F. J. Thomer, Euler alley, 14th Ward, Pittsburgh, Pa Secretary J. A. Woodcock, Glenwood. 23d Ward . Collector W. J. McNanamy, Glenwood, 23d ward . Receiver Wm.Carter, 23d Ward, Lytle St. . Magazine Agent 111. ORPHANS* HOPE; Dennison, Ohio. Meets every Tuesday at 6:30 P. M., standard time. John Roach . Master John C. Linduff Secretary John Roach collector Harry R. Brown, Jr . Receiver Harry R. Brown. Jr Magazine Agent 820. ARBITRATION ; East St. Paul, Minn. Meets 1st Sunday at 2 P. M., and 3d Wednesday at 8 P. M. D. Lordan Master J. H. Salley, 617 Minnehaha St., St. Paul, Secretary A. H. Hunter, 751 Edgerton St., St. Paul, Collector R. A. Hetherington, 500 Beaumont St . Receiver T. C. Hetherington. 582 E. 8eventh St., St. Paul Magazine Agent Sfl. SNOW DRIFT: Chapleau, Ont. Meets in B. of L. F. Hall, First and Third Mon- days at 7:30 P. M. A. Rathwell, C. P. R. R Master W. J. Devlin, C. P. R. R Secretary Mark Bowles Collector J. McAdams, C. P. R..R Receiver Herbert D. Gay Magazine Agent 828. WISSAH1CKON; Philadelphia, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month, at S. E. cor. 10th and Spring Garden Sts. L. D. Woodington, 1939 N. Ninth st . . . Master James Haas. 2135 Darien St Secretary James Haas, 2135 Darien St ( :ollector Joseph Harrison, 668 Jay St . . . Receiver John Kiple, 908 Green St ... . Magazine Agent . ANTHRACITE; Tamaqua, Pa. Meets in Kern’s Hall, 2d and 4th Sundays. Wm. H. Fry . Master Wm. Heckman, Box 367 secretary Andrew Frank Collector Wm. J. Dintinger, Box 847 . .... Receiver Jo*. Mucklow Magazine Agent 824. MOUNTAIN GROYE; Catawlssa. Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month at 1:80 P. M., in News Item Hall. J. W. Fisher, Box 222 Master Jeremiah Haley Secretary Jeremiah Haley c ollector Geo. Mensch Rupert, Columbia Co., Pa.. Receiver W. Bowman, Milton, Pa Magazine Agent 825. SCHUYLKILL TALLEY; PottsvlUe, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sunday evenings of each month. C. H. Wesley, 815 N. 3d St., Pottsville, Pa . Master Jesse M. Elder, 701 Market St Secretary W. H. Ossmau, 122 N. Coal St collector W. H. Sowers, 402 W. Savoy St Receiver Nicholas Knebles, 45 E. Savoy St., Palo Alto. Pottsville Magazine Agent 826. FOLWELL; Bradford, Pa. Meets 1st A 3d Sundays at 7:30 P. M. In G. A. R. Hall. Geo. P. Clough, 6 Allison St. - Master J. H. Fenner, 66 High St Secretary Clarence Billington, 28 Hilton St . . Collector Geo. P. Clough, 6 Allison St Receiver P. T. Lane, 13 Boyeston St . . . Magazine Agent 327. SILYER MOUNTAIN, Needles. Cal. Meets every Saturday in K. of L. Hall. W. B. Cordingly Master J. M. Griffith Secretary A. P. Riggs Collector O. L. Ferguson Receiver John M. Griffith Magazine Agent 328. STONE BALLAST ; Plattsmonth, Neb. Meets in K. P. Hall alternate Sundays at 2 P. M. C. P. Curtis Master H. F. Zinn Secretary J. E. Kline Collector W. P. Ferguson, L. Box 916 Receiver V. M. Munis Magazine Agent 829. 80LOMON VALLEY : Downs, Kansas. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 1:30 P. M. in Masonic Hall. H. E. Wade Master E. Remy, Box 169 Secretary John Milheisler, Box 102 Collector C. Tunnicllff. Box 110 Receiver R. J. Dunlap Magazine Agent 880. RIVER VIEW : Kansas City. Kansas. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:00 P. M. at MelvUle Hall, Armourdale, Kan. J. J. Barr, 835 Park Ave Master R. S. 8tewart, 1425 Genesee St.. Station '* A,” Kansas City, Mo Secretary J. J. Barr, 835 Park Ave CoUector E. D. Root Receiver J. J. Barr, 835 Park Ave Magazine Agent 831. CHICAGO BELT LINE : Anbnrn Junction, HI. Meets in Foresters’ Hall, Cor. 81st St. ana Vin- cennes Ave.. Auburn, 111. W. Smith, 8. Englewood, 111 Master J. D. Flood, Box 34, S. Englewood . . Secretary J. McCarty, Auburn Junction, 111 . . . Collector J. D. Flood, Box 34. So. Englewood . Receiver W. Smith, So. Englewood, 111 . . Magazine Agent 388. STONE MOUNTAIN ; Angnsta, Ga. Meets every alternate Sunday in hall corner of Broad and Jackson Sts. B. W. Furber, Ga. R. R. 8hops Master P. J. Buckley, Cen. R. R. shops .... Secretary J. T. Zimmerman, 918 Calhoun St . . . Collector John B. Nunn, 934 Fenwick St Receiver Jas. S. Downing, Ga. R. R. shops . . Mag. Agent 888. FAIRHOUNT; Philadelphia, Pa. Meets alternate Wednesdays at 8 P. M., at Erick- son’s Hall.8947 Lancaster St. B. F. M. Kener, 8921 Aspen St Master G. V. Plant, 3911 Wallace St., W. Phila., Secretary C. H. Maul. 830 N. 40th St Collector Harry C. Ewing, 830 N. 40th 8t Receiver H. C. Ewing. 89U N. 40th St . . . Magazine Agent 884. ELLSWORTH: Philadelphia, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of every month, in Pat- terson Post Hall, Broad above Ellsworth st. H. C. Smith, northwest corner Stocker and Washington Ave . Master Wm. Akin, 1613 Mole St . . . . Secretary J. J. Jamison, 706 N. 36th St < -ollector H. A. Krause, 1706 Alton St Receiver Harry Yocum. 921 S. 18th St. . . Magazine Agent 885. 8AINT ADOLPHUS: Hochelaga, Canada. Meets alternate Sundays at 111 Morean St., Trem- blay Block. Alfred Pring, 20 Roch Lane, Montreal . . Master Peter Dionne, 69 Iberville St, Montreal, Secretary Peter Dionne, 69 Iberville St, Montreal . Collector J. G. Brazeau, 88 Moreau St Receiver J. Langstreth, 107 Marlborough St . . Mag. Agent 886. FALL RIVER : Neodesha, Kansas. Meets 2d and 4th Saturdays, in I. O. O. F. Hall. L. N. Baker, Box 178 Master I. H. Berry, Box 178 Secretary J. A. McPaul Collector Chas. Koehler . .... Receiver Mose Weekley Magazine Agent 887. BIG FOUR ; Kansas City, Mo. Meets alternate Tuesdays at 7:30 P. M., at Sum- merwell’s Hall, 21st and Dripp Sts. Clinton T. Allis. 1802 Belleview Ave . . . Master L. F. Stephens, 1005 W. Seventeenth St., Secretary Chas E. Thompson, 1226 Reservoir St. . Collector N. F. Clough, 1812 Holly St Receiver J. A. Brown, 1827 Holly St Mag. Agent 888. WEST BRANCH ; Renovo, Pa. Meets alternate Sundays in Spangler’s Hall, Cor. 6th St. and Huron Ave., at 1:30 P. M. W. C. Robinson Master R. C. McFarland Secretary R. C. McFarland Collector J. D. 8toner Receiver James Campbell Magazine Agent Digitized by C.ooQLe

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554 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . [July Every one is the artisan of his own fortune. If you wish a fortune keep healthy by the use of Warner’s Log Cabiu Sarsaparilla, which purifies the blood and thus gives health and strength. Largest bottle on the market. 120 doses for $1.00. Try it. *‘ Men, like trees, begin to grow old at the top.’ Avoid the first appearance of growing old by keeping the hair in a vigorous and healthful condition by the use of Warner’s Log Cabin Scalplne. Sold by all druggists. JAROS HYGIENIC UNDERWEAR, WOOL- FLEECE, KNIT. PATENTS. Especially Valuable for Railroadmen ! ACKNOWLEDGED BEST PROTECTION TO THK BODY IN Cold and Changeable Climates RECOMMENDED BY MEDICAL authorities in cases of Rheu- matism, Kidney Disease, Pulmonary Troubles, Bron- chitis, etc. E. H.Sakgknt.O.M., J. J. Hannahan. V.O. M., and E. V. Dkbs. O. S. M. T.t have fully tested the special feat- ures With PERFECT SATISFACTION. Among many reports and endorse- ments of SPECIAL interest for Kail- waymen are those from Duartermsster GenTs Dept., U. S. A. surg. Gen’l, B. & O. R. R. Co. “ “ Missouri Pacific R. R. Co. •* " Chicago City R'y Co. jcn’l Western Pass. Agent, Illinois Central R. R. Police and Fire Dept’s : Chicago, St. Louis, Detroit, Minneapolis, St. Paul. Omaha, etc. For Reports and Special Con- tract Terms to Brotherhood Loco- motive Firemen, inquire ok your Secretary of Lodge, or address : JAROS HYGIENIC UNDERWEAR CO., 267 4l 260 Franklin Street, CHICAGO, ILL, ILEUMER’S READY REFERENCE FOR Ucomitive Engineers and Firemen. NEW EDITION JUST OUT. Two pages of »ew Items have been added to this edition treating on extended smoke boxes, cylinder lubricators, broken cylinder-heads and set screws, defects in pumps, injectors and air pumps, and other new items of information valuable to any per- son having anything to do with locomotives. Every item in the book can be easily understood by any person who can read, and is capable of understand- ing anything about a locomotive. It contains a very handy time and speed table showing the time required for running any speed from ten tt slxty-flve miles an honr and from one-tenth of a mile up to thirty miles. Some of the new items have never be- fore appeared in print. Three large diagrams of en- gines'; one complete diagram of Westinghouse Au- tomatic and Air Brakes with full description of them, i also mannei of handling, and a large and complete I diagram and full description of valve motion ac- l companies each book. A careful study and thorough j understanding of the principal items of this book ! will fit any good Fireman for promotion. Old run- I ners say there is nothing in print as suitable for Lo- ' comotive Engineers and Firemen or Round House Men working on repairs of engines. It is the result forty years actual experience and study. PRICE, ONE DOLLAR. Amount can be safely sent by money order, postal note or registered letter from any postoffice. Cash must accompany all orders. No books sent C. O. D. Address, THEODORE DEBS, Terre Haute. Indiana. Railroad Square Patent VENTILATED DINNER PAIL This cut shows our Ventilated Pail with its telescopic top lock handle and large coffee flask. As this Pail will keep cooked food fresh a long time — is of large capacity and well made of good tin, every railroad man will find it the best Pail made for his use. For Sale Everywhere, or Apply to REARDON A ENNIS, Sole Manufacturers, Troy, New York, Digitized by LiOOQle

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1888.] ». LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 555 Castner & Curran, Ceneral Tide Water Coal Agts. CELEBRATED Mnntis Semi-Bituminous Coal. 1 Broadway,' New York. 308 Walnut St., Philadelphia 70 Kilby St., Boston. 36 Main St., Norfolk, Va. 1 Fenchurch Avenue, London England. The Pocahontas Coal is acknowledged by all Rail- roads that have used it to be the best American coal for Locomotive use. It generates steam with great rapidity, and at the same time holds the fire an un- usually long time. The merits of the coal are shown by the unprecedented growth of the mines, which were not opened until 1883. Since that time the output has Increased over 1,200 per cent., amount- ing in 1887 to 1,300,000 tons. Dm in* the present year it will be at least 2,000,000 tons. We are there- fore prepared to fill all orders with prompt dispatch. The Following Circular Speaks for Itself. TO WATCH DEALERS. OFFICE OF ROBBINS A APPLETON 104 State Street. Chicago. Our attention having been called to the numerous complaints of watches becoming unreliable as time-keepers through Magnetic and Electric influences, and as the causes thereof increase with the intro- duction of Electric Plante and Appliance s, some means of protection is necessary. It has been demonstrated by experimental and practical tests that the ^MTI-MACMgTIC 8HIELD=- - will protect a watch from the detrimental effects of Magnetism, and also has the effect of steadying its rate, thereby enabling all watches to produce a better average of time ; we therefore recommend the ANTI-MA QNETIC SHIELD to all Dealers in Waltham Watches. Some of the most imminent dangers which are destructive to the time-keeping qualities of a watch, and therefore should be provided against, in order to obtain the best results, are Electric Railways, Dyna- mos, Electric Light Plants, Electric Motors, Magnetic Belts, The Application of Electricity in Medical Treat- ment. Electric Brakes on Railways, Locomotive Electric Headlights, Electric Lighting of Cars, and other dis- turbing conditions, which are constantly arising when least expected. MEN IN RAILROAD EMPLOY, where the most accurate time is required, and where the disturbing influences mentioned above are most seriously felt and aggravated by the peculiar condition of Railway Service , should exercise wisdom, and have their watches protected by the Anti- Magnetic Shield. Yours Respectfully, By Robbins A Appleton, General Agents. AMERICAN WALTHAM WATCH CO. Antl-Magnetlc Shield Cases for sale by all Dealers. Meters. Giles, Bro. <fr Co. Cleveland, Ohio, Juiy 22, 1887. Gentlemen:— I am acquainted with the merits of the GILES ANTI-MAGN KTIC 8HIELD for watches, and believe it is a very valuable invention for protection of pocket time-pieces, and very desir- able for railway service, Yours Truly. (Signed,) P. M. ARTHUR, G. C. E. T. 8. INGRAHAM, F. G. E. H. C. HAYS. F. G. A. E. Lodges of the B. of L. F. wishing to procure Regalias will save 20 to 60 per cent, by sending orders to ZAISBR & STEGMAN, Rooms 2, 3 and 5, 27 South Meridian St. 8end for price list. INDIANAPOLIS, 2ND Digitized by t^.ooQLe

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556 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [JCI.Y and sometimes in the hack ? Do you feel dull and sleepy 1 Does your mouth have a bad taste, especially in the morn- ing? Is there a sort of sticky slime collects about the teeth? Is your appetite poor? Is there a feeling like a heavy load on the stomach, sometimes a faint, all-gone sen- sation at the pit of the stomach, which food does not satisfy? Are your eyes sunken? Do your hands and feet become cold and feel clammy? Have you a dry cough? Do you expectorate greenish colored matter ? Are you hawking and spitting all or part of the time? Do you feel tired all the while? Are you nervous, irritable and gloomy? Do you have evil forebodings ? Is there a giddiness, a sort of whirling sensation in the head when rising up suddenly? Do your bowels become costive ? Is your skin dry and hot at times? Is your blood thick and stagnant? Are the whites of your eyes tinged with yellow ? Is your urine scanty and high colored ? Does it deposit a sediment after standing? Do you frequently spit up your food, sometimes- with a sour taste and sometimes with a sweet ? Is this frequently attended with palpitation of the heart? Has your vision become impaired? Are there spots before the eyes? Is there a feeling of great prostration and weakness? If you suffer from any of these symptoms, send me your name and I will send you, by mail, a Digitized by Google

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 557 SMOKE GRIND CHIEF BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE FIHEHEN CIGARS ! THE BEST 5 CENT CIGAR EVER MADE, OK SMOKE Grand Chief Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Cigars. THE FINEST 10 CENT CIGARS ON THE MARKET (TRADE MARK REGISTERED). B. F. Baxter A Co., Norfolk. Va. Gilliam A Co., Lynchburg, Va. Manor Confectionery Mfg. Co., Erie. Pa. Wm. Edwards A Co.. Cleveland, Ohio. R. Wagner A Co., Detroit, Mich. Symons. Smart A Co., East Saginaw, Mich. K. G us tin A Co., Bay City, Mich. 0. C. Duff. Owaaao, Mich. 8teuben Wine Co., Jackson, Mich. LIST OF WHOLESALE AGENTS. 8covill, Brown A Co., WellsYille, N. Y Robinson A Ford, Geneva, N. Y. Pratt Bros.. Oneonta, N. Y. Lafayette Smith, 8pringfleld, 111. Maffett A Corbet, Wilmington, N. C. Harvey A Parker, Denver, Colo. R. Mergel, Fort Wayne, Ind. John A. McGaw, Indianapolis. Ind. Casey A Swasey, Fort Worth, Texas. Mich. Waples, Platter A Co., Denison, Texas. Isaac Merkel, Plattsburg, N. Y. W. H. Rigby A Son. Mansfield, Ohio. Holmes A Keeler, Norwalk, Conn. C. E. Ellis, New Bedford, Mass. Coghill A Simon, San Francisco, Cal. J. W. Lunn, Elmira, N. Y. E. S. Larsen A Co., Portland, Oregon. H. A. Menker. Buffalo, N. Y. Norris A Crockett. Concord, N. H. Geo. W. Pepper, Peabody, Mass. W. E. Braman A Co., Flint, Mich. Armstrong A Graves, Port Huron, Mich. Center A Allen, Syracuse, N. Y. Oswald A Co., Duluth, Minn. Plummer, Perry A Co., Lincoln, Neb. Wm. W. Gallup, North Adams, Mass. Moreland Bros. A Crane, Adrian, Mich. S. C. White, Winona. Minn. Remington, Johnson A Co., Salt Lake City, Utah M. P. Johnson, New London, Conn. Daniels, Cornell A Co., Providence, R. I. M. A. Jewell A Co., Portland, Maine. Reed A Taylor, Burlington, Vt. Wm. E. French, Petersburg, Va. Johnson, Hogan A Co.. Houston, Texas. Dunning A Sumner, Madison. Wis. Bradley A Lee, New Haven, Conn, W. O. Peeples, Chattanooga, Tenn. W. B. Lockett A Co., Knoxville, Tenn. Mann A Fawcett, New Albany, Ind. Keeler, Koch A Co., Louisville, Ky. Peanons A Clark, Lexington, Ky. Bright A Fenner. Dayton. Ohio. Johnston A 8on, 8prlngfleld, Ohio. Geolts A Ward, Youngstown, Ohio. The Hale, 81oane A Wilson Co., Peoria, 111. Wm. A. Otis, Atchinson, Kan. Hall A Beiler, Sedalla. Mo. O. Milligan A 8on. Springfield. Mo. Jacob Furth A Co., St. Louis, Mo. 8. 0. Barker, Terre Haute, Ind. A. L. Webster A Co., Danville, HI. A. W. Brenneman A Co., Decatur, 111. Stratton A Bird, Cairo, 111. John O’Connell, Pine Bluflk, Ark. Matt Weix, LaCrosse, Wis. Allen, Moon A Co., 8t Paul, Minn. J. C. Joyslln A Co., Minneapolis, Minn. Myers, Tice A Co., Dubuque, Iowa. T. M. Gobble A Co., Clinton, Iowa. Wltwer Bros., Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Leets, Fletcher A Co., Marshalltown, Iowa. Charles Hewitt, Des Moines, Iowa. C. Shenkburg A Co., 8ioux City, Iowa. L. Klrscht A Co., Council Bluffb, Iowa. Holcomb, Hlnely A Bro., Creston, Iowa, John P. Cole, Topeka. Kan. B. Pollock A Co., Keokuk, Iowa. Henry Dart’s Sons, Rock island, 111. Mby, Bowden A Co., Kansas City, Mo. M. R. Collins A Co. , Bradford, Pa. L. Brayton A Co., Boston, Mass. Peck, underwood A Co., Wilkesbarre, Pa. W. H. Campbell, Lockport, N. Y. To the Broth ERH00D8 of Locomottvr Fmxkiiv and Engineers: The sum of Five Hundred (*>00.00) Dollars has been paid by ns into the Treasury of the Grand Lodge of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, as royalty upon the sale of Grand Chief Cigars, of wnleh doe acknowledgment has been made by the Grand Lodge, and In consideration of which onr cigars have been endorsed and are now recommended to all members of the Order who desire to smoke s first-class cigar and at the same time contribute to the general fund of the Grand Lodge. Members of the Order should bear In mind that the Brotherhood receives a royalty upon the sale of all Grand Chief Cigars, and hence the larger the sales the greater the royalty. Every member Is, therefore, invited to interest himself in the sale of the above brand of cigars and thereby contribute to the financial standing of the Grand Lodge and the Brotherhood at large. These two brands of Cigars have been presented and tested by both Brotherhoods, at their respective conventions at New York and Minneapolis, and have received their Endorsement and Approval on both occasions, and are Guaranteed by the manufacturers to be the best Cigars on the market. The manufacturers also guarantee to keep these two Brands up to their present Standard quality at all time to come, ana by so doing, hope to receive the liberal patronage of the two Brotherhoods they are named after, and also their recommendations to their many friends who are in want of a GOOD CIGAR. Be Cigars ars geaalas sal ess each box has the photograph of P. I. Arthar or F. W. Arnold ta the lame label aad oa the ostslde end of each box. Retail dealers should order fh» their mearest Wholesale Agent aad If they refuse to get the cigars fbr them ws will ship direct to the Retailer. BRAVO & KEYES, Manufacturers, BENGHAMPTON, N. Wyly A Greene, Atlanta, Ga. Smith A Durham, Charlotte, N. C. Wackerbarth A Joseph, New Orleans, La. H. Ehrenberg, Little Rock, Ark. Fuller, Hatcher A Co., Augusta, Ga. Hodgson Bros., Athens, Ga. Johnson A Harris, Macon, Ga. J. Simon A Bro., Montgomery, Ala. Graves Bros., Ottomwau, Iowa. Digitized by ^.ooQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMENS MAGAZINE. =» Ask your retailer for the 1 JAMES MEANS iw «*$4+SH0E* fjl i -- OR THE f^JAMES MEANS- 1' ii «H$3+SH0E+& -K,ooordliig to Your floods.- wm wsBraf^ yL&FWl Some dealers, in order to make larger profit, will Jyc3* The Jame* itf-nn* SboomnoNT recommend the inferior goods with which the ^ " ingly popular among railroad men. You market is flooded iVIHCfl WCVnA’ Tne Doctor — fl fna Lrtter-camrr may often hear them talking to each 1 Jr~~ mMUlB not talking about a ca.e of other »i bout them, and boasting oT bow 94 8B06 k light and stylish. It fit a llfta a They bare rimply auapended lODg they GUI make them Ism. .tooHIng and RBOUIROS NO “BHEH KING carrier ayi the June. Hmu $S B« to IN.” being perfectly easy the first time it is worn. ^5%”,' SHi&J JflfiSrftSS You ONDOt BflVrrd M do wttkowt them. « will satisfy the most fastidi- *$2?”* **“ “-*r“cb' 1 JAMES MEANS’ k$3^$4 ■ oos as Mis in every vital respect equal to the hand-sowed shoes which have - - SHOES, hitherto been re- tailed at 97 and 99 THE hVERY ||BSnBH| MBIW jrrarnFTi'^i I fncSVTTi 1 i ^ ’.j . .

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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 559 TRIPOLINE! The Beet a*d Cheapest METAL POLISH in the world for railroad, marine, stationary or fire engine work, (hot or cold) large signs, railings and other solid metals. Highly en- dorsed and in use by the U. S. Ordnance and Navy Departments, the leading stationary engineers, Fire Departments, Water Works and Electric Light Co’s., also adopted by over thirty'of the leading Railroad Companies. Three Splendid Watches Given Away. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT TO R. R. FIREMEN. The MATCHLESS METAL POLISH CO. announce to the firemen who are acting as, or desirous of acting as agents for the sale of BAKER’S TRIPOLINE, that the sales have been so satisfactory the past year on the merits of the Polish, that, in order to inspire re- newed and increased effort to more extensively introduce aud increase the sales of this “ Best of all Metal Polishes,” they will give to the three firemen who sell the greatest number of pound boxes, from July 1st to January 1st, next, Three Splendid Railroad Watches, purchased from one of the oldest and most reliable jewelry firms in Chicago, (Waltham or Elgin make) under their twenty year guarantee as A 1 timers, and especial- ly adapted to the use of railroad firemen. A correct account of sales of each fireman acting as agent will be kept, and award made and announced in next January number of the Magazine. Should the successful three or either of them desire Polish in lieu of the W’atch, we will give for 1st PRIZE, 150 1-lb boxes Tripoline. 2nd “ lOO “ 3rd “ 60 “ We will also make the price from July 1st, $2.40 instead of $2.30 per dozen, which retail here at 40 cents each. On orders of 6 dozen and over to be sent by freight, will allow $1.00 discount, and on orders of 12 dozen and over a discount of $2.00, which will, in most cases, more than cover freight. Cash must always accompany orders, to avoid delays and mistakes. Address, The MATCHLESS METAL POLISH CO., 88 Market Street, Chicago, 111. B. We cannot accept but one Agent in game locality. i Digitized by Google

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560 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [July WANTED, EVERY MAN Who carries a lantern and has not received a Keystone Splasher and Watch Case Opener, to send us his name and address, (plainly written), and we will send him one of each free of charge. The SPLASHER is a small brass plate that fits on the wick tube to prevent the oil from splash- ing out over the glass globe. It is very desirable for railroad men and others using lanterns, The CASE OPENER is made of German Silver and is very con- Keynton* splasher. venient in opening your Watch Case, thereby saving your finger nails and temper. They are both good and useful articles and will serve to remind you that when you want a new W atch Case to buy one of the following brands, and you may feel satisfied that you have the very best that is made. THEY ARE THE STANDARD OF THE JEWELRY TRADE. KEYSTONE SOLID GOLD, JAS. BOSS FILLED GOLD, KEYSTONE FILLED GOLD, STAR FILLED GOLD,. KEYSTONE SILVER, Kejr»toii«C»*eO»e»er LEADER SILVER, SILVEROID. CAUTION.— This Company manufactures OASES ONLY, and has NO CONNECTION WHATEVER with any other concern of similar name. To be sure you get OUR CASE, see that it contains this trade mark. KEYSTONE WATCH CASE COMPANY, NINETEENTH and BROWN STREETS, PHILADELPHIA, PA. HE OLDEST AND LARGEST FACTORY IN THE WORLD. Established in 1853. Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE / Firemen’s Magazine. Vol. XII. AUGUST, 1888. No. 8. THE ENGINEER’S STORY. MKT’S a terrible night/’ the fireman said, tm ‘Ah, he threw in a shovel of coai ; M “It's bad below and worse overhead, And Lord how we jump and roll.” •I I “ But 1 saw worse,” said the engineer ; a I “ And ’taint likely I’ll ever forget, iAThough It *8 now nigh onto twenty year yr It’s fresh in my memory yet “One stormy night In the Fall of the year When I drove on a Southern road, I ran a flyer of the finest gear. That could do sixty an hour with a load. All that night it rained and stormed, Putting the road in a mess : And I felt rather blue when informed I’d have to run through on express. “ I sez to the fireman, Jim, sez I, Give her all she can take, I’m goln’ to see how fast she can fly. Because I think there’ll be a break On the old draw that crosses the river, For the water is wild to-night. I opened her out with a nervous shiver, And Jim didn’t laugh by a sight. “On we flew down the mountain grade, Through the drivin’ wind and rain. A mile a minute we must have made Through valley aud open plain. Off In the distance we plainly saw By the headlight's brilliant glare The swingin’ sides of the open draw, And death was surely there. “ Faster and faster over the rail We flew like a meteor ball. Jim said prayers with visage pale, While I said none at all. Just then a man ran up to the river, Danger and storm he braved, He shut the bridge without tremor or quiver, And we madly flew by— saved. “ As we rushed apast., I saw his face, The fireman saw It, too. Who could he be in that lonely place? I'll tell you— it’s strange but true— The man I saw was Flyln’ Bill, And them were the clothes he wore, The night he was killed at Muddy Mill, Just a year before.” Peter Donovan% Digitized by CjOOQle

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662 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Aug. A Monthly Magazine devoted to the interests of Locomotive Enginemen. TERMS— One Dollar per Year, in Advance. EUGENE V. DEBS , Editor and Manager AUGUST, 1888. AFFAIRS ON THE O., B. & Q. In the June number of the Magazine , we wrote of the “ situation ” on the C., B. & Q. Another month has gone by and the situation is practically un- changed. The officers of the corpora- tion, in a spirit of mad defiance, while denying honest, honorable men their rights, challenge Fate to do its worst, and Fate, true to ancient renown, accepts the challenge, and operating as ceaselessly as the law of gravitation, goes forward in destroying the proper- ty of the corporation. • Pending this work of disaster and demoralization, the old, tried and true engineers and firemen, who are the victims of the injustice of the officials, look on se- renely and bide their time, and thus it happens that the strike on the C., B. & Q. is “ still on.” The managers of the roads of the C. , B. & Q. system are constantly an- nouncing to the public that the strike “ is off,” -and that the roads are doing their usual amount of business, but the public refuses to believe the state- ment, and patronize the roads only to an extent tnatis unavoidable. In the great majority of cases where another road can be taken, the C., B. & Q. sys- tem is given the go by, and this is shown in the published statements of the roads, which it may be assumed, a e made as favorable as possible, and without special regard to facts. In this connection we reproduce the fol- lowing from the Engineer's Journal for J uly : “ Earnings of the Chicago, Burlington A Quin- cy railroads, for the month of April, show a de- crease of $494,055, as compared with April, 1887, while the operating expenses increased $201,395. This shows the ‘competency’ of the scabs who have taken the places of efficient mechanics. For the four months ending April, the earnings show a decrease of $3,391,172 as compared with 1887.” Here we have a basis of calculation. If in four months, earnings have fallen off* $3,391,172 then the reduc- tion in twelve months would be $10,- 173,376 — and if the operating expenses increased $261,395 in one month, the increase for twelve months would be $3,136,740, and taking losses in earn- ings, and increase in operating ex- penses for one year, ana we have a grand aggregate of $13,310,256, The foregoing figures are simply ap- proximations rather than exaggera- tions, and if it could be ascertained definitely what the stockholders have lost by the decline, in the market value of the stock, the sum total would be sufficient to make even Jay Gould’s head a little dizzy. The wreckage on the C., B. & Q. system has assumed an enormous amount — almost every day a wreck occurs, and the details of this wreck and ruin, if they could be fairly stated, would create universal alarm. The Chicago Sunday World , in a recent issue, gives the following facts which we reproduce without any attempt at condensation. It is “history as she is writ,” and can’t be improved: Burlington, Iowa,, June 18.— Another disaa- trous collision occurred near Gladstone to-day. The cause Is attributable to the incompetency of the scabs. A fast stock train and a way train collided near the sand pit head end, demolishing both engines, wrecking many cars, and killing many head of stock. The double header had engine 53 and 54, the work train had engine 289, and “Gabby” Gulch at the throttle. They doubled out of the sand pit, and the conductor flagged the work train a quarter of a mile away, but all to no purpose. The collision followed and a loss of many thousand dollars was sustained. The crews escaped by jumping. Lincoln, Neb., June 8 —Engine 442 has come in with two driving journals burned off. Although not quite three months old, all of the consolida- ted engines of the B. AM. have been taken into the shops for overhauling. The B. A M. has paid the whisky bill of a “ scab,” amounting to $85 in one month. This is given as a proof of his “competence in the guzzling line. Ottumwa, Iowa, June 20.— G. A. Stark man, a well-known “scab,” began firing engine 288 on the Middle division, June 12. lie is to be given charge of an engine in a few weeks. The compa- ny is so prostrated that it is furnishing icecream to stockmen while delayed at Chariton. I Lincoln, Neb., June 21.— Fortunately a con- ductor went over on an engine on the return of an excursion train last Sunday, otherwise the drunkeu engineer in charge would have run on the sub switch west of the round-house, and many fatalities resulted. Wymore, Neb., June 21.— The Q is faring badly Digitized by C.ooQLe

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 563 1888.] In this section, and the loss in rolling stock is enormous. Engines 71 and 89 were wrecked in the “Y" ye terday at Crete. A bad wreck oc- curred at Riverside, and another in the lumber district. The cab of engine 22 was knocked off at Lincoln, and At for nothing but old iron. The valves and driving boxes are in a badly dilapi- dated condition. Engine 110 has both cylinder heads knocked out and engine 129 is spread all over the yards at Galesburg. Perkins passed through here yesterday and wore a sad expres- sion as he viewed the dismantled condition of the company’s property. Ottumwa, Iowa. June 21.— Another disastrous wreck occurred at 2 o’clock P. M.. at Dudley. First, No. 11 stopped for water, and second, No. II ran into their rear end, demolishing engine No. 219 and nine cars of merchandise. Both main tracks were blocked for about three hours. It is a straight track for three-quarters of a mile, and there is no excuse at all for their not having seen each other. Engineer Roberts had a leg broken and the fireman had an arm broken. A switch engine was crosswise of the track in the yard last night, delaying passenger train No. 1 about 45 minutes. It is reported that Win. Nace, the flagman of the recent work train that was wrecked, has skipped out. Undoubtedly the Q, company paid him for skipping out, but will not come out and say he was responsible for the wreck. McCook, Nbb., June 28.— Banborn, the O. R. C. scab, came in again to-day with his engine on one side, because he was unable to set a slipped eccentric. At Alliance, the “ scab ” has an en- gine on her side. The 44 scab’s ” foreman, at Ra- venna. took 965 for his month’s pay in May; “ scab ” engineers receiving from 948 to 961 for the month, ana freight conductors 945. This seems to be the rate of remuneration being doled out by the company to their 44 competent ” scab help. Lincoln, Neb., June 28.~yhe Burlington has wrecking crews out from this city constantly. This is the only branch of business that is good. One engine laid in the ditch two days, waiting for wreckers. Seven wrecks have been reported in the past twenty* four hours. One 44 scab ” has burned out four engines. Boilermakers and ma- chinists are refusing work on account of not re- ceiving pay, as promised./ Engines 156 and 195 were both badly nurned, and, had cylinders and valves badly cut and driving boxes out in the past week. These were ^passenger engines. Two engines were burned xmt on the Ravenna line. A 44 scab ” engineer smashed a coach at Nebraska City ; one on engine 42 ran over a farmer’s stock and ditched his entire train ; one on switch en- gine 22, in the Lincoln yards, ran into a box car and knocked the cabofThis engine. The Mis- souri Pacific is getting all the stock from the West Lincoln yards, and the B. A M. are hauling empty cars. When it is remembered that this reign of wreck and ruin has been go- ing forward since the 27th day of February, all fair-minded men will conclude that the figures showing a decline in earnings and an increase in operating expenses, are under, rather than over probabilities. It is these facts and figures that give the striking engineers and firemen confidence in an ultimate triumph. They believe that the owners of the once magnificent property will not always yield to the suicidal .policy of Stone, Perkins and Morton. The men who have invested their money will not always consent to see it irretrieva- bly sunk, simply to gratify officials, whose short-sighted and vicious policy has brought about the misfortunes that have befallen their investments. The traveling public and shippers watch the drift of events, and they will not take unnecessary risks. They will not place their lives and property in unnecessary peril, and believing this, the strikers watch and wait. They have justice on their side and their triumph would at once place the interests of the C.,' B. & Q. on an ascending grade, and ultimately re- store its prosperity. What new conditions may occur be- fore we issue the next Magazine , no one can foretell but we shall endeavor, as the months go by, to keep our read- ers posted in regard to developments and any change that may occur in the statu quo. THE PINKERTONS. We do not expect by writing of the Pinkertons to extend the area of their notoriety. If we can in any degree aid our readers in forming even an approximately just conception of them, we shall feel amply compensated for the task. As we understand it, there are two departments of Pinkertonism : The “ detective ” and the “protective,” so called. Under the influence of our much vaunted civilization, crime, in what is known as the “ upper crust,” the u upper tendom ” of society, has, during the last few decades, alarmingly increased. There are a vast number of honest-minded men who never tire of telling the world that the sublima- tion of human nature must come through the influences exerted by the school and the Church, and certainly there ought to be no objection to the Hosition. Education and religion t to exert an elevating influence, and such is doubtless the case, but the fact remains nevertheless, that in circles distinguished for intel- lectual culture and devotion to re- ligious teachings, are found the Na- Digitized by CjOOQie

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564 LOCOMOTIVE HREMEN’S MAGAZINE . poleons of crime. Take the army of boodlers in all of our great cities, and they will be found to average well in matters of education and literary standing, but when we are required to contemplate the multitude of bank and railroad wreckers, insurance plun- derers, the defaulters, embezzlers and thieves whose operations are upon a large scale, they will be found, m al- most every instance, to be men of large educational attainments, often graduates of colleges, and in a majority of cases, “ pillars ” in some one of the orthodox churches. When any of these gilded, colossal scoundrels engage in crime, they go for all that is in sight. The stake is always immense. They shake down fortunes as earthquakes d6 buildings; and being educated, they are able to cover up their tracks, neces- sitating the work of expert detectives. Under such circumstances, Pinkerton, the father of the Pinkertons, was car- ried into business life and prominence. He had a nose for detective work. To put him or his trained men on the track of a thief, a defaulter, an embez- zler or a boodler, promised good results, and as educated criminals multiplied, Pinkertonism thrived. It fed and grew fat on crime, and as in every great American city crime of the char- acter we have named increased, Pin- kertons multiplied. Those who take the time to study and analyze social problems, whether of virtue or vice, will discover many startling facts well calculated to create anxiety if not alarm. They will find society in all the large cities corrupt to an extent as almost to defy exag- geration. Mr. James Parton, the his- torian, in a paper published not long since, in speaking of matters moral apd criminal in the city of New York, says : “ For forty years past the aldermen have been little but a gang of thieves. As a body thev have done scarcely anything but steal. As a rule they were elected for nothing else, sought their seats for nothing else, and nearly every act done by them has had in it some taint of iniquity.” Here we have the statement that the [Aug. very foundation of the government of the great American metropolis is con- taminated by crime, a festering mass of pollution, an aggregation of infamy. Not in the ranks of the poor, the work- ing people, but of the officials, the Government itself. In such a Sodom- ized community Pinkertonism decks itself in purple and fine linen. The Government is the dog, and the Pin- kertons are the fleas in the hair of the dog. In such a community as Parton describes, is it a matter of surprise that the knights of the jimmy are on the alert to secure their share of the boodle, that sneak thieves and foot pads increase in number and boldness? And what is true of New York is equally true, measured by population and opportunity, in all of the great centers of population in the country, and hence, as a consequence, we hear of the Pinkerton detective agencies in all of the great cities. While some of the educated and pious scroundrels engage in robbing banks and insurance companies, in wrecking railroads and watering stocks, cornering the food products of the country to make it more difficult for poor men to get bread and meat, an- other set of scoundrels engage in con- cocting schemes whereby they can impose additional burdens upon work- ingmen. The detective agencies of the Pinkertons may be well enough for aught we know, or care. The old aphorism, “set a thief to catch a thief,” doubtless holds good in the present as in the past, but we come now to speak of another department of Pinkerton- ism, a later development, and one which merits and receives from work- ingmen universal detestation. We refer to what is known as the “ pro- tective department.” We have .referred to the fact that taking their cue from that numerous class of high-toned criminals who rob and wreck by wholesale, certain cor- porations, like the C. B. & Q., seek to increase their dividends by robbing their employes, a system of robbery in all regards more odious and atrocious than that of robbing a bank. The Digitized by ^.ooQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE . 565 1888.] men who rob workingmen of their honest wages, who seek to deprive them of the necessities and comforts of life, are men whom it were a com- pliment to call villains. They are the enemies of humanity, the creators of hunger pangs, the promoters of pov- erty, the distributors of rags and the disturbers of the peace of society. It has so happened in the past that their cruel injustice to workingmen has been productive of labor troubles, ulti- mating in strikes. American work- ingmen have said, “ we can no longer endure your injustice. Your piracy upon our lives is a wickedness to wnich we shall not longer submit,” and they as a last resort strike. This done, what happens ? A call is made upon the “ Pinkerton protective agen- cy,” and as if by magic, the city swarms with Pinkertons, armed with Winchester rifles and pistols, clothed with authority to shoot down working- men with or without provocation. Who are these bloodthirsty, mur- derous Pinkertons? What of their character? What of their antecedents? Only God and the Pinkerton agency know. They come as carrion crows come to a carcass. They go as bloodhounds go into the chase. Thev are gangs of mercenaries who are suddenly clothed with power to kill workingmen. They are beetle-browed ruffians, who have no more regard for the welfare of so- ciety than would be accorded to the same number of vagabond dogs. They are the skimmings of the filth of the slums, and yet these miscreants, uni- formed and armed by the “ agency,” are sent forth to kill, as to their brutal natures may seem proper. The list of cold-blooded murders these wretches have perpetrated horrifies all right- thinking men, and has earned for them an eternal night of ignominy. But, after all, where rests the su- preme burden of blame, of censure and infamy for armed Pinkertons, when workingmen in the grasp of corporative cussedness, demand jus- tice? When in slave times the blood- hounds were put in pursuit of the slave fleeing for liberty, who thought of denouncing the hounds ? The men who put the hounds on the track of the fugitive were responsible for the blood-curdling horrors of the chase and the capture. The Pinkertons who go forth with shotted rifles and pistols to kill workingmen, have in a large degree the instinct and nature of hounds, but behind these human monsters are other monsters still more inhuman, who are responsible for the damnable business. Who are they ? Well, they are creatures put into power largely by the votes of work- ingmen, and when workingmen fed- erate for the purpose of electing honest men to office the Pinkertons will dis- appear, and not till then. The work- ingmen of the great cities, once uni- ted, they can have humane officials and humane laws. When may the world anticipate the dawn of the new era? When shall the sleek, rotund scoundrels who plot the degradation of labor, and commission cutthroats to slay workingmen for proteatin&against savagery and slavery combined, have the power wrested from their unholy grasp? It will be when workingmen, comprehending their rights and pre- rogatives and using the ballot for their weapon, transform city govern- ments from Augean stables into seats of cleanliness, represented by justice and righteousness. It is announced that Mr. Angus Sinclair is to be editor-in-chief of the National Car and Locomotive Builder , vice James Gillet, deceased. Mr. Sin- clair has been one of the editors of that valuable publication, and it affords us, as it will an army of ap- preciative readers, great pleasure to Know that he is now at the helm. Mr. Sinclair is a writer of widely acknowl- edged ability, and is the author of u Lo- comotive Running and Management.” The National Car and Locomotive Builder has a national reputation, and is accepted as high authority, all of which will be fully maintained by the promotion of Mr. Sinclair to the re- sponsible position of editor-in-chief. Digitized by ^.ooQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 566 [Aug. HOME RULE IN IRELAND. We can readily imagine that some one of our readers will ask, why write of Home Rule in Ireland? \Ve hope to answer the question as we proceed. The estimate is current that of the 60,000,000 inhabitants of the United States, at least 10,000,000 are Irish born and the immediate descendents ol Irish born citizens. As a consequence, there are more Irishmen ( we refer to blood rather than birth) in the United States than in Ireland. This fact of itself might be urged as a sufficient reason for writing of Home Rule in Ireland. American statesmen and orators have vied with each other in pleading the claims of Greece to independence. To write and speak of Home Rule in Greece, to champion the cause of Grecian liberty, atone time challenged the brightest intellects of America. The theme stirred the great American heart to its profoundest depths. Said one, “Confident that I never appeared as the advocate of a more worthy cause than that of the afflicted Greeks, I shall address you on this occasion, with earnestness, and as my object is not to gratify the feelings of the am- bitious, the appetites of the voluptu- ous, or the cravings of the avaricious; but to raise up the bowed down, to alleviate the sufferings of a whole peo- le, to exalt in the estimation of man- ind the character of our country, and, above all, to please God, I entertain no apprehension of disappointment.” If more than half a century ago, an American could thus discourse upon unhappy Greece, and plead for Home Rule lor that Turk-cursed country, why should it be regarded singular for Americans in these later days to plead for Home Rule in Ireland ? We quote still further from the oration of the American in the cause of Greece, and we ask the reader to substitute Ireland where u Greece ” occurs, and note how eloquently the orator pleads for Ireland. “The calamities of un- happy Greece, (Ireland) are not only great but without a parallel. The his- tory of the world, from that awful moment in which God cursed this guilty globe, down to the present time, does not exhibit a more wretched peo- ple than the inhabitants of Greece (Ireland). Agitated by hope and ap- prehension; by momentary triumphs and numerous discomfitures; by the cheering prospects of foreign aid, and the mockery of their hopes ; by inter- nal enemies and outward foes, they present an assemblage of disasters un- equalled in the annals of time.” We submit that every word uttered by the orator more than fifty years ago in the interest of Home Rule in Greece, is to- day, and a thousand fold more em- fffiatic, a plea for Home Rule in Ire- and, and the American native born, regardless of ancestry, glorifies Ameri- can institutions and the American character when he pleads for Home Rule in Ireland. We have no desire to unduly eulo- gize the Irish nation, nor the Irish character, but if the one trait, that of love of liberty, be selected, then in the face of authentic history, we do not hesitate to declare, that Irishmen occu- py a proud eminence above the Greeks. Unlike Greece, Ireland was never the home of art. In Ireland, the “ rugged rock may not have taken on the forms of beauty under the hand of Irish genius.” Ireland was a wilderness when Greece was in the zenith of her glory. When Grecian philosophers, poets, statesmen and warriors were educating, enrapturing and conquer- ing the world, Ireland, the emerald gem of the sea, was in the grasp of savagery ; but from the dawn of her redemption to the present, Irishmen have loved liberty, and amidst disas- ters and defeat, subjected to woes un- utterable— exile, prisons, poverty and famine, the fires of liberty were never quenched, nor were the days ever so dark, or the crushing curse of foreign invasion and domination ever so heavy, that Irishmen were not ready to make another effort for liberty, in- dependence and home rule. If it were our purpose to write of Ireland’s woes we could “a tale un- fold,” which would add tremendous Digitized by ^.oo ^

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 567 1888.] force to the argument, why Ireland should have Home Rule, and awaken every slumbering energy of civiliza- tion, and make it cry out for justice to Ireland. Robbed of her land, robbed of her independence and nationality, her temples and shrines desecrated, and her. people’s devotion to their baptismal vows treated as a crime, the world stands aghast as it contem- plates the worse than vandal ruin to be seen on all sides, and yet, amidst this unspeakable desolation, which defies hyperbole, to see a people still contending for independence and Home Rule, presents a picture of cour- age that sends a thrill of joy through- out all Christendom, and which must challenge the approval of heaven. A writer says “ Ireland is a part of the united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The other part is Great Britain.” And it should be added that Great Britain holds Ireland in subjection, and denies to the people Home Rule, that is the right to regu- late their domestic affairs. As a re- sult, Ireland is governed by foreigners. Home Rule in Ireland does not mean the separation of Ireland from the British empire any more than Home Rule in any of the American States means a withdrawal from the Repub- lic. It does not mean the disruption of the kingdom ; it simply means that Irishmen shall have a parliament th^ same as Canada, and that all laws made for the regulation of Irish dom- estic affairs, shall be made by Irish- men in Ireland, rather than by Eng- lishmen in England. There are those who write for the American eye and ear in the interest of English rule in Ireland, who de- clare that when Irishmen take upon themselves the obligations of American citizenship, it is their duty to “ discard the national sentiments in which they were nurtured.” The proposition is preposterous on its face. An Irish- man nurtured in the sentiment of lib- erty, independence and Home Rule, emigrating to America, instead of dis- carding the u national sentiment,” finds it indefinitely strengthened, be- cause the sentiment is preeminently American. He becomes a good Ameri- can, but retains, naturally, his abhor- rence of despotism in Ireland, and, just here, we introduce again an allu- sion to America’s sympathy for Turk- cursed Greece. If it were wise and patriotic for Americans to exhibit a profound sympathy for the Greeks and contribute aid for their emancipation, why should it be thought improper for Americans, and especially Irish- Americans, to urge the emancipation of Ireland from British domination to the extent of introducing Home Rule in Ireland ? Greek and Turk were never more unlike and antagonistic than Irishmen and Englishmen. Nor did Greece ever suffer more from the invasion of the Turk than Irishmen from the invasion of the English. Nothing is more frequent than to hear it said, that Irishmen are incapa- ble of self-government. Fortunately, Americans do not have to go to Ire- land to learn the Irish character. From the foundation of the Govern- ment, Irishmen, native-born, and the descendents of Irishmen, have par- ticipated in American affairs. They have been in school, college, univer- sity and on the battlefields, and every- where have demonstrated their capa- bilities for self-government, for Home Rule, and in England, fts well as America, history bears irrefragible proof of the towering talents of Irish- men, of their ability to stand in the van of the armies of progress and high civil Nation. Ireland’s orators, states- men, poets and warriors have com- manded the admiration of the world, and the intimation that such qualifi- cations of head and heart can flourish and benefit the world only under for- eign banners, and cannot be utilized for the elevation of Irishmen at home, is to assert that which no honest man believes, and stands refuted by truth as luminous as the sun and as resist- less as a tidal wave. Americans can well afford to plead for Home Rule in Ireland, because it is a fundamental idea in American gov- ernment. It means justice to all. Digitized by ^.ooQle

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568 LOCOMOTIVE IIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Aug. An American, we care not who he is, nor how lowly his condition, who stands forth with the ballot in his hand, becomes a figure of surpassing grandeur. Starting from the least im- portant of all the law-making bodies to the august Senate, he has a voice, and participates in Home Rule — and this divine right, if cloven down, re- duces him to a vassal. It is a right which the poor man should hold as sacred, because it creates an equality of conditions which nothing else can bestow. To demand this for Irishmen in Ireland, for Poles in Poland and Greeks in Greece is worthy of Ameri- cans, and when Americans no longer feel an interest in the struggles of the oppressed for freedom, from that day will date the decline of the American idea, a calamity more direful than pes- tilence or war. It were supreme folly as well as base injustice to oppose Home Rule in Ire- land, because Englishmen contend that the conferring of such a right would be antagonistic to England’s interests. To enthrone the right can onlv antagonize the wrong, and such is tne view of Gladstone, than whom England has produced no greater statesman, and the fact that Gladstone has joined his mighty power with Par- nell’s, to secure for Ireland the inalien- able right of Home Rule, should carry conviction to every wavering mind, that Home Rule in Ireland means the strengthening of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It would not be difficult to strengthen our advocacy of Home Rule in Ire- land by particular reference to the land laws of Ireland by virtue of which the tenant farmers of that un- happy country, are often reduced to the verge of famine, and to depict, as the result of such legislation, the hor- rors of eviction, but any discussion of such topics would extend this article beyond prudent length; our purpose is accomplished if we have demonstra- ted that it is patriotic for Americans to feel a profound sympathy for Irish- men in their struggle for Home Rule, a right which Americans regard as sacred, and which would be surrendered only amidst such convulsions as would demonstrate to the world that the last hope of freedom had perished. PROFIT-SHARING. We have before us a full statement of the result of profit-sharing in the mercantile establishment of John Wanamaker, Philadelphia, for the first year. We find no statement relating to the number of employes who shared in the profits of the business, but the amount of cash distributed for the year was $109,439.68— of this $59,158.- 66 was paid in monthly dividends, $40,281.02 in annual dividends, and $10,000 was set apart as a pension fund for the “ permanently disabled, who by reason oi old age or accident in the service of Mr. Wanamaker, are no longer able to work.” On the evening of May 7th, there was a meeting of the employes in Mr. Wanamaker’s- great retail ary goods house. On that occasion the employer delivered an address from which we make a few quotations. Referring to the fact that for many years, he had looked forward with satisfaction to a time when he could successfully in- troduce profit-sharing in his business, he said: “Whatever may be said, it remains true that the house you are a part of was the first large house to give a higher rank to salespeople, to estab- lish the Savings Fund, the Building Association, the Beneficial Association, the Woman’s House, classes of in- struction, the library, and to shut up a full half of Saturday.” During the year “ no one’s salary was reduced,” on the contrary, “scores of clerks had their salaries raised.” Mr. W anamaker further said that the action he had taken in profit-sharing, was not “ from any fear of strikes,” but simply to benefit the employes, and to benefit himself. He might have had the en- tire sum distributed to his credit in bank, but said the merchant, “we increase our capital by increasing your comfort, respect, intelligence and in- terest.” He said he wanted “ trained Digitized by ^.ooQle

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569 1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . and true people, interested and devoted people.” He was assured that “ people lull of enthusiasm ” over his business, constituted “a part of the best capi- tal.” Mr. Wanamaker sought to impress upon the minds of his employes, that their services were important to the success of his business, that work, while entitled to wages, was also en- titled to an equitable share of the wealth it created, and he found by calculation, that during the year ena- ing March 7th, 1888, these services, over and above wages, were entitled to $109,439.66, equal to an investment at 6 per cent, of $1,823,983. It is not required that we should refer to Mr. John Wanamaker as a philanthropist. We regard it out of place to deal in sentiment. Mr. Wa- namaker is a clear-headed business man, that he is generous goes without the saying. He is evidently broad- gauged. He is large. He knows the right Abing. when he seep it, and he has the courage to do the right thing; and what he has done in cooperation- profit-sharing, ought to be done by others. Mr. Wanamaker has set a splendid example. He is of more im- portance than the colossal figure of Liberty “ Enlightening the World,” that stands in the harbor of New York. He has solved one of the most important problems of the times. He has taken a theory and reduced it to practice. He has shown that the work of his employes was worth, over and above the wages paid, $109,439.68, and he paid it to them. He did not give it to them. There was no element of charity in the transaction. True, Mr. Wanamaker could have withheld the money he paid to his employes, he could have reduced their wages, made it more difficult for them to live, but he preferred being a just man and hand over to his employes what was honest- ly due them. The standing declaration is, that labor does not receive the equitable share of the wealth it creates. In every department of human endeavor, the laborer is robbed. This injustice is well nigh universal. If there have been exceptions, like the visits of angels, they are few and far between. If it were possible to introduce a reign of justice, labor would at once be emancipated from the thraldoms that crush and degrade it. Mr. Wanamaker has demonstrated that it is possible to introduce a reign of justice. It is eminently feasible. There is nothing connected with the idea that is vision- ary. Honest profit-sharing introduces the long-sought and prayed-for era, when laoor, having secured its rights, unrest, strikes, and the entire brood of wrongs, incident to a reign of injustice disappears. It has been well said by one who has given special thought to the sub- ject and wno has evinced ability to grasp it, and comprehend far-reaching consequences, that “ the question pre- sented by the labor agitation is both industrial and social, and concerns not the capitalist, nor the wage worker, exclusively, nor the one more than the other, but the whole body of society and the state itself. It involves a great principle, in the presence of which individual interests become in- significant. No question more serious, or of graver importance, ever came before the American people, and upon its right settlement may not only de- pend the future of society, but ulti- mately the fate of the great Republic.” Fortunately there are not a multitude of problems to be solved. The central question around which all others revolve is that of doing simple justice by labor, by wage workers, the wage receivers. Mr. John Wanamaker, of Philadelphia, has shown how this justice can be approximated. He saw that work, aside from wages, was capi- tal invested in his business. He saw that the work of his employes, inde- pendent of wages, was equal to a cash investment at 6 per cent, of $1,823,- 983, and he paid to his employes the dividends arising from that invest- ment of labor capital $109,439.68. Manifestly, if this was justice to labor in the case of Mr. Wanamaker, it is justice in the case of every other Digitized by ^ooQle

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570 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Aug. industrial and business enterprise in the land. Mr. Wan amaker’s employes are his partners in his business. The interest is one — it is cooperation, profit- sharing, the reign of justice in business affairs. It requires no argument to prove that this movement on the part of Mr. Wanamaker is in the line of moral, social, intellectual and financial elevation. The employ 6 is a partner. The business of Mr. Wanamaker is the business of each profit sharer. It solves the problem. It is a triumph- ant demonstration that labor is capital — as certainly so, as cash — and the day that the fact obtains universal recogni- tion, the millennial era will dawn, or an era which will bear such a resem- blance to the millennium, that no one will care to debate the proposition. It is well understood that industrial questions will not adjust themselves without effort and agitation. It is said that “ remedies only follow effort and preparation.” In solving industrial problems the work must begin with those who are oppressed. The oppressor will not set the reform ball in motion. The monopolist, the engineers of trusts and syndicates, the men who under various pretexts compel labor to pay tribute to greed will not inaugurate reforms. They are content to coin sweat into gold. Callous-hearted, they will never seek the emancipation of labor from degrading surroundings. Laboring men must take the matter in hand, and this they are doing. The ball of reform has begun rolling. It is gathering volume and impetus, and ail around the horizon can be 6een streaks of light presaging the dawn of a new era. “ Society,” says a writer, has grown away from a true appreciation of the dignity and importance of labor.” Adam Smith has said : “Not by silver and gold, but by labor, was the wealth of the world purchased” — and it is said that “there was a time when there was no capital ; there never was a time during man’s existence when there was no labor ” — and it might be added, excepting, perhaps, in primi- tive times and in isolated instances, when labor was not degraded— when the badge of labor was not the symbol of poverty and inferiority. First robbed and then humiliated, the his- tory of labor has been one of ceaseless outrage. But the time has come for a change. There is nothing Utopian connected with the movement. The propositions have ail the severity of verities. There is no antagonism to wealth, to capital — nay — verily. The proposition is that labor creates wealth and capital — better still, labor is wealth and capital, and in the coming ad- justments the bond of union between labor and capital, labor capital and cash capital, is to be strengthened and rendered indissoluble. To accomplish this in the United States, there will be federation of labor organizations. Under the operation of federation, ar- bitration will take the place of strikes. There will come on a broader scale cooperation or profit-sharing, and the full orbed noon of the emancipation of labor from wrong and injustice. In this splendid triumph the ballot will be used ; unjust and iniquitous laws will be repealed and the sovereign- ty of the citizen will no longer be cloven down and neutralized by the “ machine,” operated by demagogues. Mr. John Wanamaker hks demon- strated to some extent, how justice can be introduced. He has planted the acorn, and the hundred armed oak is putting forth its branches. It is the tree of Liberty, of Independence, of Right and Justice. It is to be planted elsewhere than in Philadelphia, and when a “hundred years are gone,” from ocean to ocean, from the center to the circumference of this broad land, millions shall gather beneath its shade and celebrate the untold blessings of profit-sharing. In the June number of the Railway Conductor's Monthly, we note a refer- ence to an editorial article, which ap- peared in this Magazine in May, in which the editor of the Monthly, Grand Chief Conductor Wheaton, says : “ We will say that the Grand Chief Con- ductor has not issued any circular or Digitized by ^.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 571 used any such language as is attribu- ted to him by the editor of the Maga- zine’’ It seems, according to Mr. Wheaton ’8 statement, that the “circu- lar ” to which we referred, was written by two members of the 0. R. C., but owing to a law of the 0. R. C., these men could not “issue” it without ob- taining the “ constitutional permis- sion ’’ of the Grand Chief Conductor. The law of the 0. R. C. prohibiting the issue of such a circular is eminent- ly wise. A couple of crack-brained nincompoops, desiring notoriety, write a circular. It is submitted to the Grand Chief Conductor and “permis- sion ” to give it publicity is solicited, and says, Mr. Wheaton “ being a be- liever in free speech, we had no desire to curtail the privileges of any mem- ber of the Order.” Mr. Wheaton gave permission to issue the circular, and thereby made its utterances practically his own; worse, he sought to make the circular the utterances of the 0. R. C. and yet, he resorts to a subter- fuge, and says “ the Grand Chief Con- ductor has not issued any circular.” Is that manly? Is it courageous? Mr. Wheaton could have prevented the issuing of the circular. The law of the Order, of which he is the head, was enacted for the purpose of repress- ing the utterances of irresponsible characters, and since Mr. Wheaton did not suppress the circular but gave permission that it should go forth on its errand of mischief, its statements became his own, and though he may regret it, as he ought to, the responsi- bility rests upon his shoulders. Mr. Wheaton says : “ The Brother- hood of Locomotive Firemen has had our sympathy from the outset of the present struggle.” We have known all tbe time that a very large element of the 0. R. C. has been in active sym- pathy with the striking engineers and firemen on the C., B. & Q., and we be- lieve the day is close at hand, when the 0. R. C. will be in full sympathy with other organizations of railway employes when they seek to obtain such wages as are just, and that the Order will not long tolerate a policy of antagonism towards other Orders when railway officials deny them hon- est pay. There is nothing in the position or the duties of railway con- ductors, to elevate them above their coemploy^s, but on the contrary, every- thing suggests cooperation in the hour of need. It is our agreeable privilege to acknowledge a large number of railway conductors on the list of our ersonal and valued friends, and we appen to know they are in active sympathy with the striking engineers and firemen on the C., B. & Q. Our motto is and ha9 been, harmony, sym- pathy, cooperation and federation in the ranks of railway employes, and to this we feel satisfied the various or- ganizations are coming. It is only a a question of time, and the period is not remote. — — ~ . ... »m »»». - - PARENTAL AND PUSILLANI- MOUS. The Railway Service Gazette copies from the St. Thomas, Ont., Times , an item, in which it is said that an order has been issued by Superintendent Morford, addressed to all operators along the line of the Canada Division of the Michigan Central railroad, re- questing them to “ withdraw at once from the Order of Railway Telegraph- ers, and not to talk to or permit the organizer of the Order to enter the depots.” To characterize as pusillani- mous such an order from any railroad official is putting it mildly, and it should be denounced universally as mean-spirited and cowardly. It is arrogance run mad. It is official offen- siveness totally at war with every con- ception of independence. The Gazette queries: “And has it come to that point on the Michigan Central railroad, when a Division Superintendent shall direct his employes whom they may or may not talk to?” Certainly, it has come to just that sort of a thing, and it may be said just here, that during all the reign of slavery in the United States, no master issued to his slaves a more degrading order. To obey the infamous command tears from every Railway Telegrapher under Digitized by Google

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572 LOCOMOTIVE IIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Auo. Morford’s rule the robes of their man- hood and independence and decks them out in' the insignia of slaves. We confess to undisguised amazement in knowing that any railroad official could be found on the continent, so steeped in the spirit of autocratic super- ciliousness as to issue such an order as this strutting pea fowl of the Michi- gan Central delivered to the Railway Telegraphers on the division under his management. The idea that such an arrogant fellow has any place at all in the management of railway affairs should arouse universal detestation. The time ought to come immediate- ly when workingmen will assert their manhood and say to their employers : “ All we ask of you is to pay us fair wages for our work. This done, we will take care of ourselves and our families without any interference from you or your agents.” And to this it must come if the dignity of American citizenship is to be maintained in this country wh#re sovereigntydftinherent, and an equality of conditions under constitution and law is guaranteed. We notice that Carnegie, Phipps & Co. have issued to their employes the fol- lowing circular: To Our Employe*: With a view to encourage our workmen to nave, we have decided to receive auch portlou of their earnings as they may wish to deposit with us, not to exceed $2,000 tor any one amount. Deposits will be received every pay day and receipts given therefor. Six per cent, interest wili be allowed on all deposits. All or any part of deposits can be lifted by giv- ing notice upon any pay day. Payment of such sums will be made on the following pay day. We will continue to lend money on mortgage to our workmen who desire to build homes for themselves, and will place in the hands of a trustee all such mortgages and those we now hold upon property advanced upon to our men, as an additional security for such sums as may be deposited with us. We trust our workmen will excuse us if we take this occasion to Impress upon them the supreme importance of investing from time to time such funds as they can, that an honorable independence may be their old age, which, we trust, this action upon our part may help them to obtain. This firm of Carnegie, Phipps & Co. have grown fabulously rich off of the labor of their employes, and now they assume the attitude of parental over- sight towards these employes, at once disgusting and degrading. Track and Traffic , in commenting upon the cir- cular, admits, as do all rational men, that it is the part of wisdom to lay by something for a rainy day, but it says that the relationship contem- plated by the circular between em- ployer and employ^, would soon bind the latter hand and foot. He would be the most dependent of creatures, because the purchaser of his mechan- ical skill would also be the custodian ^ of his net earnings, a relationship that could not exist without clothing the employer with extraordinary power and influence entirely at the expense of the employ^. This parental busi- ness on the part of the employer of workingmen m the United States has gone about far enough. It is anti- American, and Track and Traffic puts the matter squarely when he says : “ It Is tbe business of tbe employer to pay tala employes for their service promptly at agreed dates, and tbe prudent employe never leta bis wages when ouoe in hand return to the hand that gave them to him. Tbe theory that the em- ployer can borrow back the wage money that be has Just paid to bis employs witbout weakening bis own financial standing and belittling the employ^ is untenable. In the first place tbe security is not sufficient to Justify tbe employe in lending, besides if tbe employer Is worthy of credit bis native pride > should make. him go to a bank for accomodation so that he might be identified with current financial and general business events and be somebody in the com- munity. There are plenty of banks that will not take the accounts of iheir own employes on tbe principle that when an employe receives his wages there should not be even the appearance of tbelr returning to tbe employer direct from bis bands, and It Is a mighty good principle for every employer to have woven In and through bis business methods.” American workingnpen are as cer- tainly anxious about their future as are their employers about their own destiny. They have as much at stake in the welfare of society and the per- petuation of free institutions. This slobbering solicitude of men of the Carnegie, Phipps & Co. stripe, does not mean the manly independence and self reliance of the workingman, on the contrary, it means to inculcate feelings of dependence, flagrantly at war with any and every correct concep- tion of the dignity and prerogatives of American citizenship. In Germany, says a letter to the N.Y. Sun, when any of the nobility appear at a hotel, even the small fry, people rise and remain standing till the titled tom-tits are seated. Americans are not built that way. Digitized by i^.ooQLe

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 573 1888.J “THE TWIN BROTHERHOODS.** We like the term “Twin Brother- hoods,” as applied to the B. of L. E. and the B. of L. F. As a matter of coarse we accept the term as meaning ‘ close resemblance,” having in view similar purposes, bound together by closer ties than are found to exist be- tween any other separate and distinct organizations of working men, the members of the B. of L. F. growing by laws entirely natural into the B. of L. E. To a great majority of locomo- tive firemen the goal of their ambi- tion is to become locomotive engineers. They work for the throttle. They long for the day when the order shall come to pass over to the “ right side,” and just here let the fact be recorded again that the Brotherhood ftf Loco- motive Firemen has been animated to educate men worthy of promotion to the responsible position of engineer. This Magazine has often taken occa- sion to bring about harmonious rela- tions between the Brotherhoods — which, fortunately, were never seri- ously disturbed. It will be remem- bered that in December, 1885, the engineers on the New York Elevated Railroads had a grievance which was brought to the attention of the officers of the roads. On that memorable oc- casion the firemen stood by the engi- neers like twin brothers, and of this, more than two years ago we wrote as follows : “The Incident supplies' abundant proof, and presents in a light which cannot fall of con* ▼eying conviction to the minds of all reasona- ble men that the two great Brotherhoods are necessary to each other, and that they ought always to feel a profound solicitude in each other's welfare.” u We are by no means disinclined to admit the soft impeachment that often, whop contem- plating the mutual perils of engineers and fire- men on the rail, we are disposed to indulge in what is usually styled sentiment. There is nothing that brings men in such accord as peril. Danger dethrones caste. It levels like death. When death and destruction ride on the storm cloud or tramp with the earthquake prince and peasant stand on the same level. And the engi- neer and fireman, plunging on in the dark through cut and tunnel and gorge, around the curve, over the bridge spanning river and chasm, fate by Inexorable decree grasps and holds them in their places to live or die together. Fate has for them the same destiny, and such Incidents bind the Brotherhoods together in indissoluble bonds.” It is most agreeable to us to accept in its largest and most generous mean- ing the term “ twins ” as applied by the Engineer' 8 Journal to the B. of L. E. and the B. of L. F. It is a desig- nation fraught with incalculable ben- efits to both Orders. Its significance is far-reaching, wide-spreading and deeply penetrating. It embodies the idea of unity, of federation, of mutual kindness and reciprocal effort in the maintenance of justice and fair deal- ing, besides it is an example of work- ing together for the common weal, which in these times will exert a pow- erful influence towards the federation of railroad organizations of ytorfeing men, which, whep perfected, will commend federation and the aban- donment of strikes as a means of re- dress. EXPERIENCED MEN. The Railway Service Gazette of June 7th has the following, under the cap- tion of “Dear Bought Experience.” Ad esteemed correspondent of the Gazette, who is a trusted employ^ of the Philadelphia A Reading, says: •* we had of late a number of wreck 8 which must have been a serious loss to the company. They were all to coal and freight trains. It is supposed that they were the result of employing inexperienced mdn, who were hired to take the places of striking Knights of Labor. It is hoped that both the comps me* and the labor organizations have learned some valu- able lessons from the late labor troubles.” That is the thing. One would think that the lesson was a plain one. and easily learned. Here are in- experienced engineers taking the places of old and experienced men, who are members of the K. of L. on the Philadelphia A Reading. Here are other inexperienced engineers taking the places of old and experienced men who are members of the B. of L. E. on the Chicago, Bur- lington & Quincy, and what Is the result f Hun* dreds of good men out of employment on one road because they are Knights of Labor, and ou the other because they are members of the B of L. E. . Hundreds of wrecks on both roads' that will cost the stockholders millions of dollars. In the foregoing we find a fact stated which must always and inevitably, in case of labor troubles, result in unnec- essary complications to the detriment of workingmen. The old saw says “Many men of many minds,” and as a consequence it may always be true that while organizations oi working men have for their purpose the bettering of Digitized by ^.ooQle

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574 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Aug. the condition of their members there will be found men who, asserting their independence, will prefer to re- main on the outside. The point we make, however, is this : If a working man does choose to join a labor organ- ization it is eminently wise to become a member of the one in which his associates are bound together by ties inherent in their trade, or calling, rather than join one in which such conditions do not exist, and in which the bond of fellowship is purely, arti- ficial. The tuition fee in the school of experience has always been high, but always in exact proportion to the importance of the lesson to be learned, ana when the student finally receives a diploma should he go forth as a lec- turer, his wisdom will command atten- tion and respect. The serious diffi- culty in the way of success in life is the lack of what is termed the “cour- age of conviction,” or, if possible, that still nobler type of courage, which enables a man to acknowledge an error or a mistake. It is said that to “con- vince a man against his will, he is of the same opinion still,” and it is, we think, quite probable that some men will not be taught in the rugged school of experience. Still, the school will be kept open night and day as long as the stars shine, and thousands will be taught and will go forth better equipped for the battles of life. Workingmen will continue to or- ganize under the banners, of their trades. It is only a question of time and intelligence. There are no argu- ments against organization that are as mighty as those in favor of organiza- tion, and the purpose of organization being to secure justice for labor and nothing but justice, it is safe to antici- pate that the day is not distant when workingmen,* to secure justice, will fall into line, that is, the vast majority of them. This done, there will oe feder- ation, not amalgamation, and then will follow arbitration and a host of blessings the mere contemplation of which is well calculated to banish doubt from the mind and inspire faith in the ultimate triumph of the right. The Locomotive Engineer , under the editorial control of John A. Hill, Esq., is rapidly working its way to recogni- tion, and demonstrating that there is a place for it in the railway literature of the times. We note some reflec- tions, editorially, under the caption “Revive the Practical Discussions.” which are strictly in consonance with the policy of the Magazine, and is the reason why its Mechanical Depart- ment was established. The Engineer says : Whatever else the organizations of engineers and lircmen do— and they do much that la good, ennobling and charitable— they should pay more attention to the science of railroading, and dis- cussions of the business of handling their en- gines and doing the work of their employers. One of the main aims of any body of enginemen should be to make themselves better mechanics. They should study and discuss problems of the road, have models and books for. general perusal 'that are too expensive for individuals to buy, and present such inducements that no good man could afford to lose the advantages offered by the Brotherhoods. This Magazine is on record showing what great advantages would accrue to Brotherhood Firemen if the Lodge room were more of a school room than at present, as also what large stores of knowledge, practical and valuable, is within reach of every Brotherhood Fireman if leisure hours were devoted to study. “ No matter how much we don’t want it and don’t believe it will ever come, the time is certainly com- ing,” says the Engineer , “ when all firemen will have to pass an examina- tion on adaptability, intelligence, so- briety, color blindness, etc., before they are allowed to fire ; they will have to pass a rigid examination on time card rules, signals and the handling of engine and brakes, before they will be allowed to try their hands at the throttle. They will also have to be recommended by good engineers as first-class firemen. Men hunting jobs will have to pass rigid examinations; there will be no oldest man racket, no waiting for turn, but promotion on merit from top to bottom.” It is the part of wisdom therefore, to be ready for the coming of the new era, when knoweledge and merit will come to the front and defiantly hold the positions secured. # zed by ^.ooQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 575 1888.J , THE USE AND ABUSE OF FICTION. The world is real, not fictitious. The sun, shining in his strength, and by his li>e- giving rays causing the green carpet of the earth to put on its lovliest hue, tells us that life, al hough enigmatical, is not real. The perfumed flowers that bedeck the mossy banks and from which the honey bee sips nectar, speak the same truth, Fair Luna lends her rays to adorn a fictitious landscape. As we look at nature’s works through the mystical light in wh ch she shrouds them, how lovely they appear. How beautiful the placid lake reflects the silvery rays, upon whose fair banks wave the boughs of lofty trees, which, stooping, kiss the watery mir- ror! All this, how lovely , yet how real! Again, we see the bruised seed sending forth the tender blade ; we watch its pro- gress until it arrives to maturity. It yields a harvest of richest fruit, but who can un- ravel all the mysteries of vegetation? Still there is nothing found fictitious, but a reality which tells us that truth is much more strange than Action. Then thought turns in upon ourselveB, and we perceive that we are not mere creatures of fancy, an ideal only, but we are veritable human beings, the occupiers of corporeal bodies, inhabitants of a material world. Thus at every step, by all we see, or hear, or feel, we are reminded that life is real. But although reality is thus plainly stamped on the face of nature, yet fiction has often tried to gloss the indelible impress with a false but a more enchanting exterior. She would fain Dear us away on her light but un-teady pinions from the real shores and fix our dwellings where skies with brighter azure smile and flowers with unearthly beauty bloom. But anon, perhaps, this fickle- minded goddess may plunge us down some dark abyss of unreal woe, where brooding melancholy sits linked with grim despair. Thick clouds are overhead and stormy blasts rock those branches whose cypress shades cast gloom o’er all. But even this ever- varying phantom has been an accom- plice in many a good deed. By her aid many a moral precept has been conveyed to hearts that else would not have listened. Many a legend has been written, inter- woven truth most sublime. Allegorical writings are a most worthy class of fictitious works. And here again may be seen the use of fiction to inculcate moral truth. Similar to these are the parabhs inter- spersed with throughout the sacred volume. M uch has also been said about fiction as an aid to refinement of taste and the cultiva- tion of the imagination. Look on her, then, as soon as she appears before you, and see if her form is not comely and her mission a noble one. Would that we might ever gaze on her in this loveliest dress ! But you go ask that father why his son, gifted with the natural power that might have ranked him among the world’s most truly great, Las squandered his talent and become dissipated in his habits, and worse than useless in society? He will tell you that it was too much intimacy with works of fiction that caused this wa3te of immortal powers. Inquire of that mother wrhy it is that her daughter has become so mutable? Why the rosy hue has departed from her cheek and real life has becone so insipid? Why she has no sympathy for the hearts around her o’ercharged with sorrow? Why no tears to weep with th se who weep on earth? Hear the mother’s answer: “Novel read- ing has done this.” Fiction has bereft the soul of the image of the beautiful and stamped then on instead her own impress, pampering the mental appetite with most pernicious fo< d ; transporting her victim to an ideal world where all her sympathif s ar* lavished on false scenes, where all her tears are shed over imaginative sorrow. Whv is it that the wife and mother has lost a relish for the performance of her duties? Why has home lost its attraction for that hus- band ? Because that wife and mother has become a devotee of novel reading. She has allowed herself to get within the limits of the peace-destroying whirlpool and now’ finds that she cannot extricate herself. But it is only occasionally that the wife and mother is found whirling within the vortex. Not a few’ of the fair daughters of land our are found bound with her fascinating chains. Many sons, the hope of our country, have fallen prey to her wiles. Thousands upon thousands have been her victims. Have their tastes been improved ? Is the imagin • ation more pure, or does it soar with a more heavenward flight? Nay ; we are forced to abandon the idea, if it ever had a lodgment in our breast. As w’ell might we look for the water of life to flow from Lethe’s turbid pool as to think that those w’ho sip of the poisonous waters flowing from the stream of fictitious literature should have mental health. We may fancy we are quaffing the pure breath of heaven, while we are only inhaling the baleiul miasma ; but ere long w’e shall be fearfully undeceived. Is fiction, then, the cause of so much evil ? Let not those be deemed unjust wrho heap curses on her head, who fain would blot her out of existence, but cannot. A little while ago we saw’ her in her loveliest attitude ; now’ she stands before us a de- formed and hated thing. Wherefore this change? Does she delight to sport with the passions of humanity ? Transform her- self from an angel of light to a fiend of darkness? Censure not too harshly; but know that it is man himdelf who makfs fiction what she is — either an almoner of good or a procurer of evil. She has no power to determine by whom she shall be Digitized by ^.ooQle

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576 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Aug. used, or to what purpose. Like the clay of the potter, the former stamps upon her whatever impress he chooses. Nay, he stamps his own likeness thereon, so that fiction in her varying forms is a faithful mir- ror in which we see reflected the minds of those to whom she has lent her aid. The good, whose ideas are chaste and pure, transfer the pleasing imagery of their own minds to their writing, and those who read shall rise from the pleasing task with better hearts; and thus fiction proves useful. But she has been abused— grossly abused, when pressed into the service of those whose minds are corrupt. They may be talented; if they are, so much the worse, since all their genius must be spent in forming dis- torted pictures of life scenes. What though Byron and Eugene Sue were gifted with god- like powers? Were they happier or the world better on that account? Tal- ented they were, and they did much to swell the list of fictitious works, thus scattering broadcast seed which has borne and will continue to bear most pernicious fruits. They have caused many to look upon her as one in whom no redeeming traits of character can be found, although in herself not repulsive and not an enemy to mankind, yet she is liable to abuse, and will be while man remains depraved. What need have we of fiction? The world is full of wonders. Here is found sufficient food for the most lively imaginations. We may roam o’er the earth from pole to pole, we may explore the ethereal vaults or dive down into the ocean’s depths, and every- where we shall find new cause for astoms- ment and new scenes of pleasure. We will find the beautiful and sublime at every step in real characters. Can we in our imagina- tions create anything more beautiful than the All wise has already created ? How vain the thought ! Finally, then, although fiction may not be hurtful at all times, but may be beneficial, yet an intimacy with nature is far more- de- sirable, and here is found something far more ennobling than the choicest entertain- ments of fiction. Old Reliable. AMERICAN POLITICS. At no time since our national birth, has our social state been so deplorably rotten as it is to-day. In this the last quarter of the nineteenth century, how strange, possessed as we are of historical records of eighteen hundred and eighty-eight years of man’s evil doings, since the Christian era first brought the beacQn light upon man’s ship of destiny, to guide us to that haven called happiness, that no nation yet has anchored there. Strange that this land of ours, this loved America, this glorious ship of liberty, manned by sturdy millions should lose its course, and strand upon the bars of jealousy and avarice, to be tossed by the billows of disunion and deceit, swamped in the seeth- ing vortex of monopoly — that piracy of land and sea, which makes masters of our ser- vants, and makes slaves of you and me; that is if you are a man as I am, working hard each blessed day, trying to maintain your family on a poor-house rate of pay. Let us be modest, candid, and just, less en- thusiastic, and more sensible; let us blow the dust out of each other’s eyes, dust that has been kicked up by tramping millions of campaign paraders in each political contest of the last twenty years, and ruthlessly blown in the face of true manhood by un- scrupulous demagogues. Let each enfran- chised being take seriously to heart our na- tion’s needs, and let experiences of the past, serve as a criterion by which to judge the prospects of the future. To you my fellow-man of honest toil, I wis&jto speak,, and here is plfdn and cheap, though good advice. To the *oetterment of your condition, give as much consideration and serious thought as is generally expend- ed on the glowing accounts of prize fights and horse races, dog fights and boat races, base ball and scandal cases, with which the columns of bright journalism, known as the Associated Press, abound ; but alas ! I fear monopoly’s bridle is fastened round their necks. At all events such matter as were of interest to you and me and every well thinking laboring man, that conflicts with the avaricious greed of capital, is suppressed, and in its stead one pets the stale and thread- bare jargon of the nng, the turf, the pit, the slum, which is neither useful nor orna- mental to society nor does it add lustre to the American press, which should be the educator of the American people, but alas, poor people. Do your ever consider when handling a dollar of United States money what gives that dollar its true value? Are you mis- guided by the belief that a block of silver, of certain dimensions and weight, bearing specified inscriptions stamped with the United States legal tender die, is the body and soul of that dollar? It is not. The intrinsic value of that dollar lies in you. The metal value of that dollar is no greater thin the metal value of that much brass, only that it is a legal compensation for a dollar’s worth of labor. Labor then, and not legal tender, is the wealth of our land, and you and I with all our kind constitute the inexhaustible mines of our country’s resources. It is out of our physical force that the power of monopoly is coining the golden millions, that erect the frowning castles of its defense, in the form of gigantic store and warehouses, in whose bins are cornered the products of our land, as well Digitized by ^.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 577 as the necessaries of life that come from other quarters. Is it just? Does it look well upon the records of the model govern- ment of the world, in this liberty enlightened age, that I, a factor of this envied power, snail be despised ; valued but as a grinding mill, which daily yields a golden coin to swell the purse of greedy aristocracy, and, tie kept in poverty, half-clothed, half-housed, and family scarcely fed? It it be true, that things that are equal to the same thing are equal to each other, then we, that are our national wealth, must be our nation’s power, and in the right of fran- chise that power is vested ; but to the dis- grace of our national hardihood be it said that in our ranks, there is an element of fear, fostered and cultivated by vile dema- gogues, that none but the possessors of mil- lions should have access to our national seats of honor, and in our strong partv affinity, we practically back them up. We tramp the streets in gav parade, we shout and drink and sing. We turn the stone to grind the knife that cuts our own heart strings Speaker on a rotten stump calls the boister- ous horde to order, reads to them the party’s platform, and of course explains the mean- ing of each plank ; tariff up or tariff down, either way to please the town, but no mat- ter, that old hobby is completely broken down ; then he talks of Mormon evils, and the evils of a crown ; lauds us in our rights as freemen, and runs his opponent down ; then he relates some obscene anecdotes, and advocates a strong foreign policy, and swears by all, good, bad and indifferent, that his champion is a man of the people, and for the people. And so he is, and will work them to their utmost capacity for the least possible compensation, and it matters not which of the two grand old parties wins, they aie ah sixes. But the speaker goes on, Bevelling the hearts and heads of the credu- lous, with predictions of great railway ex- tensions, building of canals, and other pub- lic enterprises, that will ensure profitable employment for the thousands that are now idle. Well, suppose there are some public enterprises undertaken : let us just look in- to matters and see how they are carried on. In the event of building a railway, or any other large public job, some politica*! rounder is awarded the contract, whose estimates cover the expense of first-class American labor, netting him a good round profit on that basis. But does he employ American labor? No, he sends off to Italy, and im- ports a horde of parasites of civilization, who come to this country for just what they can grab, and are neither producers nor consumers, but a band of filthy vultures; paying no taxes because they never intend to naturalize, but stay just long enough to fill their old clothes with American money, and then return to their native dens of filth, leaving behind them a despicable class of beings, known to us as tramps. And it is an alarming fact, that above ninety per cent, of the great army who do nothing but tramp, tramp, tramp, are young men of American birth, driven from the field of honest toil, to indolence and crime, under the auspices of this powerful model govern- ment, through the agency of its machinery, the cog-wheels of monopoly, by whose grinding process, the fundamental principles of our government are, not only disgraced and utterly abandoned, but sadly perverted. And instead of “ We, the people of the United States, <fcc.,” the preamble of our constitution, as government is administered today, should read: We, the wealthy of these states united, in order to increase our riches, establish absolute control, and oper- ate the ballot-box to ensure the same privi- leges and blessings to our posterity, do or- dain and establish the supremacy of mono- p°& object of franchise with the founders of the constitution under which we live, was good, and intended to place the reins of government in the hands of the people gov- erned, to lead the people to educate them- selves in the science of government, that they might be better able to appreciate the blessings of liberty, freedom and equal rights. But alas! those three towering pedestals of national pride and worldly fame, have undergone a series of campaign shooting matches, the w'ear of w hich has so defaced their perfect molds, that to-day liberty is fast succumbing, sinking a lacerated bleed- ing victim, under the ruthless fire from the great guns of bribery. Freedom is now tottering to its fall under the cross-fire from the great batteries of coercion. And nowT to equal rights, that bright and lustrous star, which for one hundred and eleven years has added beauty to our na- tional banner of fame, and still floats to the breezes of the world from the monumental ramparts of our birthright, let us turn, and there set up a school, the doors of which shall be open unto all, and there teach charity and train our thoughts to tend to- ward national harmony, to overcome the evils of our age, and re-establish confidence, lay down the slanderous arms we bear, the fiery shafts of party animosity, and in their stead, to keep employed; say we should build a boat, and name her Enter ptise. In her hold we stow away such articles as these, a good round sum of capital and labor to make it pay, then divide accruing profits in a just and manly wav, then labor would stand by capital, and capital < an t say nay; but our vessel is not loaded and to fill the rest of space, we will load 11 b power and knowledge, and let them have p Digitized by CjOOQie

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578 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Acg. race. Now power without knowledge makes of man a tyrant base, and knowledge, lack- ing power, is helpless in the chase, but be- ing brought together thus, upon this ship of ours, power will gain by knowledge, and knowledge become a power. Thus you will see that as our ship sails on toward its port of destiny, manned by hardy seaman, whose interests and welfare are dependent and mutual, guided to that haven upon whose shore stands the beacon light, the light emitted by knowledge in power and known as the harbor of happi- ness. On which voyage, we pour the oil of consolation for one another over troubled w'aters, and in the kind ministrations we will realize that while it is good to have gentlemanly clothes, it is better to have the dignity of the gentleman, that we may wear them becomingly. Therefore, let us as labor- ing men be modest and just, less enthusias- tic and more sensible, more serious in mat- ters concerning our interests and less emo- tional under the influence of vile unscrupu- lous demagogues, and thereby maintain the power vested in us and the sacrednes of our country’s ballot-box. Before us is another campaign, the result of which must add another page to our country’s history. In glancing back to the days of our forefathers, when these fertile fields of ours were luxuriant in the virgin forest, before the mineral riches of our land had disclosed themselves to avaricious man, labor was man’s only resource. It w'as a necessity, it was universal, it was honorable, and it had its reward. It edu- cated and inured to hardships those grand old pioneers of revolutionary fame who Ind the imperishable honor of driving the Brit- ish tyrant from oiir shores, and to whom everlasting praise is due for the adding of a new and independent nation to the family of the earth. Nobly was their task completed; grand, broad and benevolent were the prin- ciples of their faith, believing that the strength and happiness of our nation was dependent upon the strength and happiness of the families of our nation, and not upon the strength of syndicates, trusts and incor- porations combined to form one grand con- glomerated monopoly whose object is to rob manhood of its dignity and labor of reward. I charge our rulers (and thereby mean our law makers) with this heinous crime, the crime of legislating such laws as concede to the wealthy the right to oppress and perse- cute the poor, sustaining wealth in its nefa- rious course of trampling under foot the rights of freemen ; legislating such laws as makes a criminal of a man of toil wTho dares demand a living for his labor. And you and I are equally to blame for this state of affairs, simply because, first, we do not do our owrn thinking; second, be- cause we allow ourselves to inhale the pois- onous effluvia that rises upon the surface of our federal and state cesspools, viz.: our legislative halls, there gathered in barrels similar to the odorless scavenger casks of our cities, then spread upon the sheets of America’s rotten press, and handed in at every door to educate tne struggling poor. There are within the broad area of our domain a few such public sheets as give to labor labor’s due. Now. here appears a foothold for our clan; embrace it every workingman. Reject the sheets of politi- cians, robbing schemes to catch your vote and then cut your throat with the Italian’s dagger. Is it encouraging to the laboring class to knowr that one of our country’s presidential aspirants, not six weeks ago, in common with an act of council changed the city plan of one of our largest eastern cities to ac- commodate one of our country’s millionaires in the erection of a large manufacturing es- tablishment, the preliminary preparation — as in all similar cases — employed a large number of unskilled laborers ? Are vou aware that all our large cities are fully able to meet such demands with nat- ural, tax-paying citizens, who, year after year contribute their mite toward maintain- ing the expenses of the government? Do vou naturally suppose that these same men by Avhose votes the Presidential aspirant wras elected mayor of the city in question, and by whose power the councilmanic chairs are filled, should receive just counten- ance and the means of an honest livelihood? I claim they should, but they did not, and in their stead two hundred ’filthy Italians wrere marshaled upon the scene and their presence was not disputed by either word or act, but this exalted mayor ordered a strong force of police to guard these filthy reptiles, w'hose subsistence consists of w hat they can gather out of slop-barrels and w’aste-bins around the market houses, w’herein is thrown unmarketable goods in greater or less stages of decomposition, consequently thev are at no cost for living. Yes, to guard these filthy vultures against the possible murmur- ing of discontent that might arise among a body of citizens with probably famishing children at home. Men of toil, come, mend your ways by casting off* old party love and prejudice and build a party of your own, and make this haughty aristocracy bowT down its jeweled head before the tide of labor’s might. And to compete w ith the amalgamated mo- nopolies of our land we will have a labor federation and make it firm and strong, and educate its ranks in all our nation’s needs and so redeem what we have lost, the free- man’s sacred trust of Liberty, Feedom and Equal Rights. Fackenthall. Digitized by CjOOQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 579 Busy Railroads. Thinking it would be a matter of some in- terest to the readers of this department, the following table, showing the number of miles operated by different railroad com- panies, together with the number of locomo- tives and cars which constitute their rolling stock has been compiled. Only companies owning or controlling over 500 miles of road have been placed on this list, much of it be- ing made up from the Directory of Railroads as published in the National Car and Loco - motive Builder. In order to be able to form an idea of the comparative business done by the roads, the figures in the last two col- umns give the number of locomotives and cars to every hundred miles of road, and this ought to at once point out the roads which do the most business, for it will be found that there are no roads so fond of ex- penditure, as to provide more than the needed equipment Indeed the general rule is that nearly all roads have not enough motive power, and none have anv cars standing idle unless they are broken or completely, worn out : Name of Road. Y Y. Y Y Y Atchison, Topeka A] Sante Fe with South ! Kansas A Chicago, [ 4,248 474 16,213 10 380 South Tex. A Cal. I Atlantic A Pacific . . . 81.1 49 1,156 0 142 Baltimore A Ohio . . . 1,809 7.16 25,877 41 1,431 Boston A Maine ... 1,297 417 10,493 32 809 Burl’gt’n, C. R. A N. . . 1,039 104 4,206 10 405 Canadian Pacific . . . 1,742 118 2,726 7 157 Central of Georgia . . 1,115 148 2,0!K) 13 187 Central of New Jersey . 1,0214 363 32,520 301 1,178 Central Iowa 504 57 2,344 11 400 615 Central Vermont . . . 701 182 4,314 20 C\. B. A Q, 4,00.5 021 24,272 15 600 Chicago & Alton . . 849 228 7,166 27 818 Chi.. Mil. A St. Paul . 5,040 732 22,838 13 422 Chi., R. 1. A Pac . . . . 1,384 330 8,367 24 004 Chi., St. L. it Pitts . . . Chi., St. P., M. AOm’hn .183 190 3,662 33 028 1,399 235 8,931 17 038 Chi., St. P. A Kan. City 800 64 2,800 8 350 Chi. & N. W 4,202 735 23,428 17 558 Ctn.. N. O. A Tex. Pac. . 1,158 146 7,080 13 011 Cl eve.. Col. Cin. A Ind . 78S 233 8,061 29 I 1,023 Del., Lack. A West’ll . 889 518 35,976 58 - 1,047 Del. A Hudson Canal Co 034 235 11,199 39 ] 1,751 Denver A Rio Grande . 1,418 218 5,010 15 391 E. Tenn.. Va. A Ga. . . 1,032 156 5,008 15 543 Florida Ry A Nav. Co. 530 37 J>52 7 180 Frem’nt, E. A Mo. Val. 1,155 90 2,483 215 Grand Rapids A Ind. . 570 66 3,083 12 541 Gulf, Cal. A Sante Fe. . 1,020 79 2,347 8 230 Houston A Tex. Central 788 97 2,214 12 281 Illinois Central . . . . 2,401 407 12,210 10 495 Inter-Colonial Ry . . . 950 190 5,201 20 .501 Name of Road. o o x u u V % £ ££ 3 3 5 Y Y £ CS s- 3 Y O Hi g o= Y £ Lake Erie A Western . 550 82 2,940 15 524 Lake Shore A Mich. So. 1,340 526 10,993 39 1 ,208 Lehigh Valley 720 472 40,372 05 o ,(507 Louisville, N. O. A Tex. 533 73 1.184 Li •»> LouiHville A Nashville 2,422 420 12,871 13 820 Maine Central 535 80 2,178 16 401 213 Mex. Central 1,224 94 2,009 8 Mex. National . . . 906 50 1,283 5 141 Mich. Central 1,598 404 12,438 25 Mil., Lake Shore A W. 576 99 3,284 17 570 M. 8. Sf. M. A A.AM.AP. 787 38 2.236 4 271 Minn. A St. Louis . . . 57ft 72 2.060 12 301 Missouri Pacific ... 6,696 795 24,568 12 307 Mobile A Ohio 687 88 2,429 13 385 Nash., Chata., A St L. . 645 90 2,434 14 377 N. Y. Central A 11. R. . 1,630 602 25,897 40 1 ,5!*ft N.Y., Chi. A St. Louis . 524 108 7,245 20 1 ,400 N. Y., L. E. A Western l,7ft0 715 39,841 42 2 ,335 N. Y., N. II. A Hartford 53-5 199 4,380 37 m Norfolk A Western . . 540 150 5,241 28 970 Northern Pacific . . 3,221 423 10,230 13 818 Ohio, Ind. A Western . 542 97 4,588 18 847 Ohio A Mississippi . . . 616 115 3,003 19 497 Oregon Ry A Nav. Co. . 753 72 1,598 9 200 Penn. Ry 4,552 : 2125 81,746 46 1 , Tit-5 Phila. A Reading . . . 865 004 26,458 693 ,(‘57 Pitts., Cin. A St Louis 954 265 7,451 27 781 Richmond A Danville . 2,410 312 4,941 12 2ft4 Rome, W. A Ogd’nsb’g 655 91 2,481 13 378 Snv., Fla. A Western . 545 63 1,094 11 200 Southern Pacific . . 4,781 68.5 14,884 12 311 St Louis, Ark. A Tex. . 1,187 168 3,o/0 14 oftft St. Louis A San F. . . . 1,454 149 5,434 10 303 St Paul, Minn. A Man. 2, OSH) 243 7,809 9 3H0 Texas A Pacific . . . . 1,487 186 3.987 13 2(i9 Union Pacific 4,740 050 14,302 14 3ft2 Wabash A Western . . 1,024 131 6,303 13 330 Western N. Y. A Penn. 639 120 0,279 19 934 Wilmington A Western 798 90 1,507 12 3M) Wisconsin Central . . 778 132 3,970 17 511 We find that there are seventy-four cor- porations each of which own or operate over live hundred miles of road, but owing to the figures on the Grand Trunk being mixed, and the figures of the Wabash being incom- plete, they are not given in this list, and we thus have but seventy-two names on the list. These seventy-two corporations con- trol nearly three-fourths of the railroad mileage of the country, as they have 108,000 miles out of the 150,000 in the country. We find that the roads having the most power and cars, are to be found among the coal carriers of the eastern seaboard ; the P. & R. leading with 09 locomotives to the 100 miles, followed by the Lehigh \ alley with 05, while the D., L. & W. is a good third with 58. The L. V. leads in cars, hav- ing 5,607 to each 100 miles, with the D., L. & W. next with 4,047, w hile the Central R R. of New Jersey comes third with 3,178, forcing the P. & R. to fourth place with 3,057 cars to each of its 100 miles. At the other extreme we find the Minn., 8. St. Marie & Atlantic & Minn <k Pacific R. R.’s with only 4 locomotives to the 100 miles, while in the matter of cars they rank Digitized by C.ooQle

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580 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [A UG . above many other roads having 271 to eacli 100 miles. The Mexican National has the smallest number of cars 141, and comes nearly to the minimum in locomotives also as it has only 5 to the 100 miles. It must however be re- membered that these latter roads are com- parative new, and have only been in opera- tion a short time, and that their business is rapidly increasing, requiring large additions of rolling stock every year, while many of the older roads having a heavy equipment, only built enough to replace the natural wear and tear. Mr. Editor: — Your editorial comment on the “Mechanical Department,” in advance copy for July, is just received. I am glad to know it is such a great success, and will try and heed your suggestion, that, “every word should state a fact, or explain a fact,” and as heretofore, will “ sign their (my) real names to their (this) papers.” “ Eccentric Strap ” writes in good vigorous English, and does not mean to be misunder- stood, neither do I, and I “stand to mv guns,” one or the other must be right ; both cannot be. I will ask “ Eccentric Strap ” three questions, and whenlget his answers, will prove my side of the case in this con- troversy. 1st. Please give his meaning of the “ centre of motion f" 2d. Please give his meaning of the “ axis of motion f ” 3d. Please tell us which pole of the earth, north , or south, it rests on ? The Hon. John II. B. LaTrobe once said to me, “a cross-examination is the jewel that brings the truth,” so thanking “ Vacu- om” for his kindly and complimentary allu- sions to my mechanical knowledge and my- self, I will give him all the chances he wants to “give (me) him a dig myf elf,” and this with the kindest feelings and broadest charity, for in differences comes knowledge, and rarely without them, and I shall not “come off the perch” until I have to, ard then like Crockett’s coon, as gracefully as 1 know how, and saying to “ Vacuum,1' “ I will come oown, you neea not shoot.” 1 have a number of questions asked by letter, and in the Magazine , that I had iii- t nded answering later on, when I come to that branch of the subject, but when editor Debs writes me that he has in hand matter enough to till three numbers of the Maga- zine's Mechanical Department, I am more than pleased that it is a fact, that shows the great interest the Brotherhood take in the mechanical questions by which they make a living, and I have suggested that l hold up a while and give “ the boys” a chance. If. however, “ Vacuum,” or “ Eccentric 8. rap,” or “ Ambov Division,” or any other member of the Order, or writer for the Mechanical Department, will get the editor to give the space and restate any unanswered questions, I will do my best to answer them. It seems to me that “ Paul ” must be mis taken in his statement that “ Amboy Division19 “ was driven out of the columns of the Magazine because there was more ridicule than argument, etc.” So able a wiiter as “ Amboy Division,” I do not believe can be driven out of the Magazine's columns by either “ridicule or argument.” While his ii lustrations were comical, they were not ridiculous, and his arguments, so far as they went, were the best I have seen from any writer; there were snags ahead frr him which I was very curious to see him solve, but so far as he went in illustration of lever- age and wheel action he was right, and has probably “ builded better than he knew.” “ 313 ” asks, what is a locomotive ? If he will turn to “ Ezekiel,” 1st chapter, 20th and 21st verses, he will find it twice repeat ed, that in this vision Ezekiel saw a living creature, whose spirit was in the wheels. “ And the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.” My mechanical definition of “ what is a locomotive? would be this: A machine wThich is capable of moving from place to place on the rail, and as contra-distinguisheH from the stationary engine , combines in the action of her drivers the speed of rotation , with the speed of translation , the bite of whose drivers on the rail is the earning power of a railway, and as further contra- distinguished from the stationary engine , whose driving wheel (or fly wheel) moves at an equal speed, top and bottom, with rota- tion only, and whose axis of motion is the axle-box in which it rests, while the locomo- tive has it axle-box reversed, and its true axis of motion the point of the driver in contact with the rail, this point being the bottom of the wheel, is at rest , while the point directly opposite is its top, and is moving twice as fast as O, or nothing, at rest. To bite, it must be at rest, and if it does not bite, it slips. If in order, I have a suggestion to make. Having just returned from the American Railway Master Mechanic’s Association’ meeting in annual convention at Alexandria Bay, it was a reminder of the meeting of the Brotherhood here in 1885; their sessions lasted two weeks, and they found time to visit the Pranklin Institute twice, and once the Baldwin Locomotive Works, to hear dis- cussions on mechanical questions and then to see their application in practice; to my mind these had much to do w-ith the estab- lishment of the Mechanical Department of the Magazine, now' such a great success. Would it not be well at the coming annual convention at Atlanta, to take some time to the consideration of the most important mechanical questions, by the submission of Digitized by CjOOQle

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I888.J LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 581 papers, say with magic lantern illustrations, and then by discussion and question and answer. Surely, with tbe overflowing talent l)ing dormant in the Mechanical Depart- ment, I feel sure it will not be the least in- teresting of the proceedings, then if a verbatim report were printed in the Maga- zine, you would be “following in the foot- steps of your illustrious predecessors,” the “ Railway Master Mechanics,” and who knows but the best master mechanic of our greatest railway may have found his first incentive and commencement here? That such may be the case, is the wish of Very truly yours, William E. Lockwood. Philadelphia, Pa., June 20th, 1888. Mr. Editor: — The hot wave which has been sweeping over the country seems to have no greater effect on the Mechanical Department than the blizzard of last March. Neither cold nor heat seems to affect the interest which is taken in this part of the Magazine. The July Magazine conies to us with an illustration of a sectional model of a steam engine which interests us, as it is the prom- ise of a still better thing to come, namely: a link-motion model of a locomotive. “ E. 8.” comes next in order with a good article in which he defines his position on various points under discussion in these columns, and after haviDg attended to “ Me- chanics ” and “Vacuum.” he finds time and room to go for “ Vulcan.” “ E. S.” accuses me of laughing at his statement in regard to setting an eccentric by slipping the loco- motive, but he is surely wrong in that, for I have ever treated the discussion of me- chanical problems as a serious matter, and deprecated any deviation from a calm and sober consideration of the subject as fraught with harm, and while I could not agree with “ E. 8.” the extent of my expression was that I failed to see why an eccentric would right itself under circumstances and treat- ment which seemed calculated to aggra- vate rather than cure the defect. Now*, as “ E. 8.” says he has done it repeatedly, we shall have to accept it as a fact, but as it seems that we have not grasped the reason why, we shall look to “ E. S.” to explain the matter, and we hope he will do so. While disagreeing on some points I was pleased to have “ E. 8.” agree with me on some others, notably on the wheel and lever question, but I am sorry to find that “E. 8.” has now deserted me on that point, and has gone over to the enemy for no good reason. “ E. S.” says he is convinced that we were wrong, because a locomotive with six-foot w'heeis would not start as many loaded cars as one with a four-foot wheel. This no doubt true, but does not alter the leverage at all. I have stated before and must state again that I consider an engine or locomo- tive a complete machine, having all its lev- erages complete, even before it is put to work, and that it does not need the addition of work to find another point of our lever. The work that is done by the belt on a pul- ley-wheel, or by the driver on the rail, is by me regarded as a brake on the wheel trying to stop its motion. The dynamometer is an instrument of this kind, giving the power developed by a machine by means of a brake applied to the pulley-wheel of an en- gine, and this test is thus made when she is not doing any other work, but simply over- coming the friction applied by the dyna- mometer. If the engine is thus complete and can be thus tested even when no work is being done by it, I fail to see why (as our friends argue) it is necessary to put them to work before they can find all the points of the lever. “E. S.” concedes that with a six- foot wheel the locomotive could make faster time with a lighter train, and thus, I think, fully proves that we have just as much power as ever, only in the latter case it is in the shape of speed. “ E. 8.,” to strengthen his case, brings in a tread-mill or horse- power. If the power is set at an incline the horse’s weight be- comes the motive force, and differs from the action of a wheel on the power in that the horse lifts the weight and sets it further forward with each step, but in a wheel the weight cannot be lifted as it is in the walk of tlie horse. To make the illustration hold good, will “ E. 8.” please place the tread- mill or power on a level, and then put his horse in it and have him work it ? “ E. S.” will find it necessary to use some harness to hold the horse in its place, and then he would find that the horse’ shoulders do have a share in the matter equivalent to that part which is borne by the driving boxes of a locomotive. The horse gets his power to pull, or kick the slats of the tread-mill from him, by virtue of the force he exerts against the collar by his shoulders, and vice versa the locomotive exerts its power to overcome the inertia of the train conveyed to it by the frame and boxes at the same point, ana not at the rail. As“E. 8.” near the close of his article again refers to the lever, I take up that por- tion w’hile on this subject. “E. 8.” has evidently been “log rolling” — not politi- cally but practically— as is to be seen by the vivid recollections he has of the aches it produced in times gone by. “ E. S.” tells us about the cant hook, and thinks can hook would be a better name for it. No doubt the first discoverer named it nght, for “ E. S.” has not quite mastered its philosophy. A log or a timber is lying on the ground and it is proposed to move it. If it is to be rolled or canted over, the cant hook is ap- Digitized by ^.ooQle

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582 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. plied, but while it acts as a lever its points are not as stated by “E. S.” The hook on one side and the staff on the other form a grip which, for the time being, makes them part of the log and timber, just as an untrimmed limb would be. The fulcrum is not the end of the staff nor the hook, because both move, but it is at the point of contact the log of timber has with the ground, the weight being the stick and the power applied by the shoulder at end of staff. As the tool referred to is not used to lift weights it is properly called a cant hook, it being used exclusively to cant timbers over. “ E. 8.” and “ Dick ” evidently study on the subject of levers, and know that a ful- crum is the point where the lever is at rest, but “ Dick,” while aware of the fact, forgets it in placing his points as he does, fulcrum at center of axle, weight at rail and power at pin, because by placing them thus the fulcrum moves, when considered in its rela- tion to the other parts of the lever, but if we place fulcrum at the center of axle, weight or resistance at circumference of axle as imposed bv the boxes, and the power at the pin, we have all of the required points, and each of them meeting the re- quired qualifications. “ E. 8.” notes what I said about standard draft pipes, and says “it is all right to use standard pipes for standard locomotives,” but can not see why they should be used on all classes of locomotives. Neither can I. I do not know how some of our men would get along with water as bad as “ E. S.” describes, for here we run our locomo- tives a full month, over 3,000 miles, without washing, and as a general thing they carry their water good enough at the end of the month, and as for blowing out, it is not done here at all. Our water must therefore be very good or we could not use it the way it is. Nearly all the tanks are filled from streams and brooks fed by the innumerable springs of our hills. All locomotives are, or should be, marked on the guides, showing the “ striking point,” and therefore in lining up care should be taken that the rod be neither so long or so short as to push or pull the cross-head past these marks, and if there is clearance the amount should be equally divided between the two ends. I have seen some very hot pins cooled by a stream of water from the pet-cock of the Cump, but do not know whether this would e effective if the babbit had already been melted out. If a link-hanger, tumbling-shaft or reach- rod were broken the links could be sus- tained in their place by inserting blocks of suitable length in the link-slot on top of the link-block and the locomotive could thus be run ahead. As it would not be possible to reverse, great caution must be used and the [An;. train or locomotive brought to stop by the brake. In bringing a locomotive down a hill, with no other means of stopping but the reverse lever, it would be sa est to back dow n, because if anything was to give way about the link motion, the tendency is to drop in full gear ahead, and if this hap- pened going down hill forward, she could not be stopped till her momentum was lost on a level track. If anything gave way w hile backing dow n, the tendency to drop in full gear ahead would stop her, and give a chance to inspect and repair damages. ‘‘Mr. Rauch” gives “Tallow Pot” the credit he deserves for finding out the blunder committed by “ Mr. Rauch* some time ago. He then comments on the water jet instead of sand, and gives some new ideas which deserve, and will no doubt, receive further consideration. He also propounds a puzzle, which has apparently something of a trick in it, for sixty four square inches cannot cover sixty-five square inches, nor can sixty- five square inches be laid out inside of an 8x8 inch square. t “ H. W. N.” makes his first appearance, and says he is almost afraid to enter the list, but I feel assured that he is welcome, and no one shall venture to shut him out of the discussions. “ H. W. N.” is certainly right in his answers to “ F. S.” and “ Washing- ton,” and also in part on the full throttle question, for there might be trains so light, that with the shortest possible cut off, a full throttle might give too much speed, but trains of this kind are not often sent out over our roads, so “ H. W. N.” need not get uneasy about going too fast. At the risk of offending “ Paul,” I feel like using the first four paragraphs of his article, on page 41)0 of the July Magazine , as fully emboying my sentiments, and while I also endorse the fifth paragraph, I beg leave to differ with him in the application, w hich he makes, as I infer from the opening of the sixth paragraph. “ A fair and honest dis- cussion where there is diversity of opinion is instructive,” says “Paul,” but if it is, why should he Object to have a correspond- ent, whose inclinations prompt him to it, and w hose time, paper and ink, are his own, to express himself on any and all topics up for debate, either on one side or the other, or to humbly say, “I do not know anything about this matter, not having had any expe- rience in that line?” Now, “ Paul” “ thinks that ‘ Amboy Divi- sion ’ was driven out of the columns of the Magazine , etc.” Perhaps if “Paul” knew whereof he affirms, he would find that “ Amboy Division ” w’as by no means driven out, but that the wrork in wdiich he is en- gaged made such demands on his time and pen, as to make it impracticable to devote so much of his time to discussions of questions Digitized by Google

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 5 S3 1888. in a business in which he really had no tangible interest. As the argument on the fulcrum and wheel was principally between “ Amboy Division ” and myself, and as “ Paul’s ” statement is that ‘‘Amboy Divi- sion’s” arguments were met with ridicule, I challenge “ Paul ” to quote such sentences as he may think proves his assertion, and if found to contain any words leading to that idea, I am willing to retract them, and ask pardon. “ Vacuum ” is on hand as usual, with a good article commenting on “Mechanics” and “ Mr. Lockwood,” and also on broken eccentric straps, and thanks for good words in behalf of his article in May Magazine. Xo thanks needed Brother “ Vacuum,” you deserve all we gave you, and more too. I know “Mr. Roper” states things in regard to the injector, as if it were an established fact. So does “ Mr. Lockwood,” as you have said, and yet it behooves us to be very care- ful how we accept statements, which might lead us further from the truth instead nearer. In regard to the contracted orifice of .nozzle, let me say, that if a section of fire hose has, say fifty* pounds pressure on it, with a contracted nozzle, if the nozzle is un- screwed and the water is allowed to run out unchecked, it would be impossible to get any appreciable pressure on it near the end of the hose, and the contracted nozzle sim- ple confines the pressure, but cannot increase it, for the amount of pressure will remain at fifty, no matter how much more you may contract the nozzle. “Vacuum” then gives “1.304” and “ L. X.,” the benefit of his experience in clean- ing, which is very good and readable, and winds up by exhorting none “to allow themselves to degenerate into mere auto- matic steam makers,” for it is while perform- ing our duties as firemen faithfully, we can qualify ourselves to become what all wish to be — good engineers. In answer to “X. Y. C.,” 1 wish to say, that when a locomotive is reversed with cylinder cocks open, and using no steam, she is brought to a stop by air pressure. The piston runs in opposition to the valve, when a locomotive is reveised, while in one motion, and air is sucked in through the cylinder cocks and exhaust nozzle, and is pumped into the steam pipe, and shut in there by the action of the valve, until it is opened again to admit more air, and this process is kept up until the locomotive stop>s. A proof of this may be had by throwing the lever ahead, after it has been in the back motion, and you will find she will make several sharp exhausts, just as if she were getting steam, but it is only the effect of the compressed air stored in the steam pipes ahead of the throttle valve. Another proof is the fact, that on many locomotives the throttle will tty open, when she is reversed-- this is caused by the ac- cumulated air pressure in the steam pipe pressing against the throttle valve. A locomotive will not move when the lever is on the centre, because in nearly every position the ports are covered, or do not have opening enough to admit steam in sufficient quantity to fill the cylinder and push the piston It is stated that with some of the latest Westinghouse pumps, more air pressure can be obtained than the steam- pressure is. In explanation it is said, that the steam-piston is larger than the air-piston, and with this explanation it looks reasonable. “X. Y. C.” does not tell us how our brother was answered when he asked why the lever was placed in the corner, when the engine was shut off. Should like to hear what kind of an answer he did get, for I have often been searching for information under difficulties. Will try to answer “313” next month. Vulcan . East .Saginaw, June 27, 1888. Mr. Editor: — Why didn’t you speak about it before? Some people don’t tumble until something falls on them. In my July article I am made to spell emery e-m-o-r-y. I never did it. I am much obliged for cor- rection, “ Polv — .” I never measured the narrow-gauged pump, and I think, if I am not greatly mistaken, I used the language of the catalogue in describing it. It should have appeared in quotation marks. “ E. S.,” the authorof “ Mechanics,” says, “We have several styles of Moguls.” I thought he meant they had several styles in that par- ticular part of the earth where he holds forth. There is no use of you and I splitting hairs any more on the firing question. I jumped at the conclusion that you didn’t clean your fire on that trip, because I knowr what stationary grates are. Our arches are put in here the same as yours are, only w'e call the arch “bars” “ circulating tubes.” I don’t like them nearly as well as the angle irons on side of fire box, for the reason that when one of them gives out on the road you have got a dead engine on your hands right away, and there is no way of getting out of it. Mr. Rauch, your theory about the effect of water on the rail is something new. IIowr do you account for the fact that the effect is the same on a light engine as on an engine pulling a train? I have been hunting for that lost inch, but I can’t find it. IF. P. Borland , (Formerly Vacuum.) P. S. — I feel sorry for you, “ Vulcan,” but I can’t help you any. IF. P. B. Gallup, X. M., July 12, 1888. 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584 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE Hold My Hat. Mr. Editor:— On page 495 of July Maga- zine, Mr. E. J. Rauch, to prove that “figures will deceive,” says: “Take a piece of tin exactly eight inches square, it will evidently contain sixtv-four square inches of surface; it can be cut and put together to form a right- from ‘ * I’ll hold his hat.” This is old, but is worthy of an answer. Figures don’t lie, but words deceive. If the 5x13 paral- lelogram is right-angled, Mr. Rauch will find tli. *it his tin does not cover the enclosed space. There will be, diagonally across the ret tangle, an open space, the area of which can be easily computed and will be just one m/ a are inch. If Mr. Rauch attempts to press his pieces together so as to close up this open space, he will find that he has destroyed his parallelogram ; it will not be right-angled. Words, not figures, deceive. Now, Mr. Editor, if this is a fair “solution of the puzzle,” fairlv illustrated, instead of holding niv hat, will Mr. Rauch oblige me by complying with a request I made a year ago. On page 471, August Magazine , 1887, I said, “in the July Magazine, page 398, Mr. Rauch gives a very satisfactory explanation of the motion of a wheel pulled by a rope attached to the crank-pin.” I should be gratified if he would demonstrate, using the [Aug. same diagram, the following statement which he makes: “When power is applied to the crank-pin from any point on the engine, as for example, the piston, then the axle of the wheel is the fulcrum.1* If Mr. Rauch will prove and illustrate this statement, as fairly as I have shown the de- ceptiveness of his puzzle, I will not only hold his hat, but I will cover his 5x13 paral- lelogram with silver dollars as a donation to the family of the next member of the B. of L. F. disabled by accident. Amboy Division. St. Paul, June 21, 1888. Mr. Editor: — In the June Magazine “ Vulcan ” is on hand as usual, and devotes some space to the wheel and lever question. That subject has been worn threadbare, and as I have fully expressed my opinion on it I will not discuss it any further. The May number of the Locomotive Engi- neer contains a good article on injectors and I think it would be well to reproduce part of it in the Magazine: * * * * * There are many kinds of lujeo- tors, but all are essentially the same In their working parts. A non-lifting injector is differ- ent from a lifter only in wanting attachments to lift the water to it. The flxed-nozzle Injector la one without moving internal parts, and differs from the adjustable instrument in the method of controlling tbe range of work only ; the princi- ple on which they all work is the same. Steam Usulng from an opening in a boiler travels at a very high velocity, while water es- caping from the same sized opening will travel only about one-twentieth as fast. This is due to Its greater weight. * * * Water must be sup- plied to the injector either by placing it where water can flow to it or he brought to it by lifting Jets. Suppose water flowed to the instrument ; it would nil the space arouni the steam nipple and flow through the com bluing-tube and out of the overflow. It cannot flow Into the boiler be- cause it has not force enough to lift the check. Now, If steam is admitted In small quantity it will force Its way through the combining- tube and carry considerable water with It. It would produce a current that becomes stronger as more steam is admitted, until the velocity of the steam combined with the weight of the water, will form a Jet that ha.s sufficient weight ana velocity to cross the space between the combin- ing and delivery-tube, and force its way through the latter to the boiler. The steam, by coming In contact with the water, has become condensed, and In imparting to the water its velocity has lost its heat, or most of it. If more steam is sent to the injector than the water can condense, air will be drawn In at the overflow up to a certain point, then steam and hot water will issue from the overflow, the steam through the combining-tube will be hot- ter and less solid until the velocity will be out of proportion to the weight, and the injector will break. On the other liana, if more water is sup- plied to the instrument than the amount of steam supplied can carry with it, the surplus water will escape at the overflow. If a pound of feathers were snot at and struck a house with a velocity of 1.000 feet per second It is not likely that it would do the building so much harm as a pound of iron would traveling at the same ve- Water from the boiler will not work the in- lector because it has not the velocity to impart to the water to be fed. The steam can only do the Digitized by Google

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAG AZ USE. 585 1888.] work by sacrificing heat and velocity to gain weight ; or, in other words, it has sacrificed heat and velocity to pick up and carry with It a cer- tain amount of weight in water. Experiments show that wiih a boiler having a pressure of 100 pounds, that from au inch open- ing in the steam space steam will flow at the rate of about 1.870 feet per second, while from the same sized opening in the water space water will flow at but about luO feet per second. These figures may not be exactly right, but the proportions are nearly so. If, for example, we assume that the steam is condensed until it con- sists of but % of the amount of heat and water returned to the boiler, we will find that it has taken up the other in water. It has gained that proportion of weight and has lost a corres- ponding amount of velocity, which, in this case, would reduce the velocity to about 234 feet per second, leaving out all fractions, which velocity has to overcome the 100 foot velocity that would issue from the raised boiler-check if there was not the stronger Jet rushing in to overcome it. It is plain, from this condition of things, that an injector would force water into a boiler of even greater pressure than that from which it look steam There are exhaust injectors that work, using steam from the open exhaust pipe with pressure only equal to that of the atmosphere, but it will not work with certainty at boiler pre.-sure above seventy pounds per square inch. The reason for this is that steam at atmospheric pressure flows at a slower velocity than at higher pressures though the velocity does not increase in the ame proportion as the pressure, and its im- parted velocity is but little above the resisting pressure at the check. The article is the best and most practical one on injectors I ever read, and 1 think it explains satisfactorily the working of them. Dick. Hamilton, Ont., June 11, 1888. Mr. Editor: -In the June Magazine I no- tice a letter from “ Reliable ” about train or- ders. “ R.” is right. Every fireman should know what orders they are running on. .Speaking for myself, I would refuse to go with an engineer who would not show me an order he had received, and would be justified in doing so, as our rules call for all orders to be read by conductor and driver, by driver and fireman, and placed in a clip in cab in plain view of both, and this rule is right, because no man is sure of not making a mistake. I have seen a good many orders of difierent roads but none in my opinion clearer than we have on this division of the G. T. railway. A special train would get an order like this: 11 All due in. Run to A. avoiding regulars.” If any regular train was late the special would get a straight meeting order. “ Meet No. 1 (one) at B.” Or else a time order: “You can have till 9:15 (nine fifteen) to make B. for No. 1 (one).” No. 1 would get an order ; “ No 12fi has till 9:15 to make B. for you,” and No. 1 must not pass B. if the special is not there until 9:20, allowing five minutes for variation of watches. Nothing could be clearer than this — very unlike the complicated orders sometimes given on many roads. We carry no signal except the red, which gives the signaled train the rights of the train carrying the signal. On starting to read the letter of “ L. X.” I thought he was going to give us some information about the best way to clean our engines, but was dis- appointed, as he leaves that matter where he began it. Now, I find that coal oil and water will keep a jacket clean better than anything else I have tried. If very dirty, wash first with some lye, then some oil anti water and w ipe with dry waste, and there will not be much trouble in keeping it nice afterward. For hot brass, a sperm candle, a little tallow', some ammonia and tripoli mixed, will do the business, and for outstde brass, bathbrick and oil will do as well as anything I kowr of. Such is my experience, and the bovs are welcome to it. Can some of the brothers who use lubricators (I have never done so) explain their working forme. 1 have noticed that the oil feeds through a tube filled with water. Now what prevents the wTater fiorn leaving the tube as well as the oil, 1 have been told that the oil was forced out by steam, and again, that suction caused it. In either case wfhy wras not the water forced or sucked out of the tube also ? Yours fraternally, Want to Know. Skdalia, Mo., July 9, 1888. Mr. Editor: If the driver-box was run- ning hot and journal cutting, take weight off of wheel. If link-lifter, tumbling-shaft, or reach-rod should break, put blocks in links on top of link-block to give the desired cut-off. If an engine was to be taken dowrn a steep grade with nothing to control her with but reverse lever, it would be safest to back her down. In case the reach-rod or link-lifter should break, the weight of the links would reverse her and pfevent the en- gine from being unmanageable. If you should have to take down main-rod and should lose liners, first have engine on dead center, and pinch cross-head to ends of guides to get striking points and then meas- ure distance between striking points and the stroke and divide it with liners. 1 notice in looking over the July number of the Magazine where I made a mistake in “ E. S’s.” question regard to broken eccen- tric straps. I said, take back-up eccentric strap and turn it upside down and put it on go-ahead eccentric. It does not need to be turned upside down. I was thinking of taking the back-up from one side and put- ting it on the back-up on the other, then it then it would be proper to turn it over. I think all the devices for shortening the cut- off by putting it in the quadrant notches are impracticable, for if there is any lost motion in valve gear the reverse lever will rattle and the device fall out. H. W. N. Digitized by i^.ooQle

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586 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . Early Railroading. Mr. Editor: In late numbers of the En- gineer's Journal , our old friend, Deloss Everet, writes up the Philadelphia Division of the Pennsylvania It. K. I want to ante date him and sav something about the same road. In early days it was known as the Philadelphia & Columbia railroad, until it passed into the hands of the Pennsylvania railroad by purchase, together with the Pennsylvania canal, also owned by the state of Pennsyl- vania. While in possession of the state, it was of course a political factor in state poli- tics. Which ever party was in power, it was “turn the rascals out.” You had to vote the Democratic or Whig ticket, or ‘‘get.” There was no telegraph at that time. When the governor issued his annual message it was run from Harrisburg to Philadelphia by special engines. Railroad- ers of to-day will naturally ask: How* did the special get over the road without a tele- graph? I will tell them. It was a double track road; all trains going wrest, used the north track; trains going east, the south track. Freight trains never run at night unless laid out, and as there was only one night passenger train each way, the special had to look out for that train running ahead of it, as the special was run at night. It was known some days ahead, wdiat night the governor’s message would go over the road, and the people belonging to the party in power would have their houses illumina- ted in honor of the occasion, and then us boys used to watch for the little Baldwin engine come puffing along, no head-light, only the sparks flying out of the stack, and the front end of the smoke box red hot. Why it wfas red hot I will speak of again. When election returns came, we would watch for the passenger trains to see what was chalked* on the tender; of course we got the Philadelphia papers, but news would sometimes come ahead of the papers. Berks county, in Pennsylvania, was the banner Democratic county, so it was no un- common thing to see “Old Berks,” so and so, “ahead,” chalked on the tender. Of course, the employes of the road had to submit to lots of mud throwing— politicians were as bad then as now, and the men who had jobs on the road were called “state robbers, etc.,” by the party that was out— so much for the politics of the road. Park- ersburg was the headquarters of the road. The original shop, which still remains, had nine stalls or pits, and nine turn tables in a row outside the building, or one for each pit. They were just large enough to turn one of the little engines without its tender. The engines were all named, and among the builders, I remember the names of M. W. Baldwin, Baldwin <& Whitney, Campbell, Eastwdck & Harrison, Pennel, Leonard Humes, Norris, Morris Brothers, Norris & [Am;. Sons and Dottever, of Reading. Some others l have forgotten. The Baldwins were most- ly inside connected with what was known as the half crank axle, an outside frame made of wood, and covered with iron — driving axle rear of fire box. All boilers were of the dome type, and popular in their day and very strong. The Baldwin folks afterward built twro outside connected engines with iron frames and cast iron pedestals — in fact all the driving pedestals were cast iron. The Baldwin engines had one stationary eccen- tric on each side with a top and bottom hook. I will not go into an explanation of the valve motion now. All other build of engines, having the driving axle forward of the fire box, had the ordinary old-fashioned hook. W. DeSanno , Tulare, Cal. Ex -Engineer. [to be continued.] Minneapolis, Minn., July 13. Mr. Editor:— One or two writers in the Magazine have stated that they did not un- derstand the workings of an injictor. We will state to begin w ith that steam at 100 pounds pressure escaping into the open air travels at the rate of 000 feet per second. A light rubber or wooden ball will float on the surface of the water, but a man can throw' it downward with a velocity so it will sink down into the w'ater some distance, the greater the velocity the deeper it will sink. It is on this principle that an injector forces the water into a boiler using the steam at the same p ret sure. As the steam enters the injector through the Rteam-pipe from the boiler through the receiving tube 8 it strikes the water from the supply-pipe W; it condenses ( which reduces the volume of strain at 100 pounds tchen condensed about 300 times) and combines with the water in the combining-tube C, which is tapering and so constructed that it it cou- fines the water in a compact body. The momentum of the steam starts the water in motion and carries it into the delivery-tube D, from which it passes into the branch pipe by lifting the check valve V, and from there into the boiler by passing the check attached to the boiler. It is impossible to get a current of water smarted if everything is at rest and closed. That is the object of the overflow O, to give the water a chance to escape, to condense the steam and acquire the required velocity, after which the over- flow is closed and the column of water strikes the check with sufficient momentum Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 587 1888.] t6 raise the check and pass into the boiler. If there is too much water for the steam it will waste at 0, and if the supply is insuffi- cient the injector will draw air. There is an old yarn in this section of the country that a smart Alex disconnected the branch pipe from the injector and then set it at work. To see if the water that was dis- charged had any force he held his finger against it. Report has it that he was minus a finger after his experiment. F. X. H. Heron, Mon., June 14, 1888. Editor Mechanical Department : I have read with much interest the dis- cussions on the wheel and lever question, and feel as though I would like to take a hand in it myself. Mr. Lockwood tells us, and correctly too, that the bottom of the wheel remains sta- tionary for a moment, no difference how fast the wheel may be moving on the track. Webster says that “a fulcrum is that by by which a lever is sustained or held. N*ow, any one knows that the part of the lever that rests on the fulcrum, if it moves at all, moves more slowly than any other part of it does ; while the point at which the power is applied moves the faster, in a lever of the second kind. The fact cannot be disputed that the weight or resistance to be overcome is the train which is attached to the lever at the center of the wheel. Some of your correspondents fix the weight to be overcome at the point where the wheel touches the rail and the fulcrum at the center of the wheel, but in that case we would have the weight stationary and the fulcrum moving, w hich is contrary to all rules of philosophy, for as long as you are moving the weight by means of a lever it must move faster than the fulcrum does, otherwise you are not gaining any advant- age by using such lever. When one is try- ing to move a weight by means of a lever and such lever should slip off the fulcrum, or in other words he should lose his hold, it w ould be necessary to get a better hold be- fore he could move the wTeight, which is just the thing that the engineer does when ne puts sand on the rail, he makes the ful- crum (rail) rough so that the lever (wheel) will not slip. Now', according to these statements, which I think had ought to be plain enough, when the pin is on the top quarter the pin is the power, the axle the resistance and the rail the fulcrum, making the wheel in such a position a lever of the second kind. Ash Hoe. The Michigan Car Company in Detroit is building 200 cars for the Wheeling & Lake Erie railroad. Car and Locomotive Notes. Seven heater freight cars are being built for the Intercolonial railway at the St. John shops of Harris, James Co. A standard passenger car built in the Pennsylvania railroad shops at Altoona twelve years ago cost about $4,400. The Roger’s Locomotive Works in Patter- son, N. J., recently delivered four Mogul freight engines to the Georgia Pacific rail- road. The Wells & French Company in Chicago is filling an order for 500 box 'cars for the Minneapolis, Sault Ste. Marie & Atlantic road. The Peninsular Car Works in Detroit are building 1,000 box cars for the Northern Pacific railroad, filling an order given some time ago. A dining car of American pattern has been put in service in England on the Great Northern railway, running between London and Leeds. The St. Louis Car Company is building thirty-five cars for the Indianapolis street railroad lines, and has orders to fill for sev- eral other cities. The Laclede Car Company in St. Louis is building sixty cars for the new cable line in Kansas City. The cars are furnished complete including grips. The Baldwin Locomotive Works in Phila- delphia recently delivered twenty consoli- dation freight enginesto the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia railroad, and have re- ceived orders for fifteen more consolidation and ten passenger engines for the same road. The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad has begun, at the Mount Clare shops, the construction of twenty-five large locomotives, and w'ill contract for as many more. The company has also contracted for 250 refrigerator cars, the Michigan Car Company getting the con- tract. The performance card of the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati «fc Indianapolis ami Indianapolis St. Louis railways for the 1887 shows an engine mileage per pint of lubricating oil of 28.08; per ton of coal, 28.00. The cost per passenger car per mile in cents was 2.70; loaded freight, 0.05. Pounds coal consumed per passenger car per mile, 12.2 ; loaded freight 3.0. It is estimated that 200,000 cars will be built this year, more than ev er built in one year before. This will require a total of 1.000. 000 tons of iron, 400,000 of it bar and Digitized by CjOOQle

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5.S8 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 800,000 tons of it being forged and cast. This will make an active demand for iron, and help all industries in proportion. The Schenectady Locomotive Works in Schenectady, N. Y., last year turned out 247 locomotives, an average of over twenty a month. The shops are now being enlarged by a new blacksmith shop 84x350 feet in size. Arrangements will be made for light- ing this shop with electric lights. The Wason Car Works at Springfield, Mass., are building a palace car for the use of Dom Luis I., King of Portugal. It is to cost about $18,000, and to be of the best ma- terials. The outside of the car will be highly finished, and the color will probably be white ; the interior wood wfork will be of mahogany of two or three varieties, and the wood w.ill be handsomely carved. The car will be divided like the ordinary buffet pal- ace car used in this country, excepting that [Aug. at one end of the drawing room, a tier of berths will be put in, which will not mar the beauty of the interior when not in use, and which may be divided off when required so that a good-sized state-room will be se- cured. The Rhode Island Locomotive Works in Prnvidence have recently received a num- ber of orders for locomotives, chiefly from Western and Southern roads. These orders include ten consolidation engines for the Louisville & Nashville road ; three 10-wheel engines for the Southern Pacific ; several 10- wheel engines for the Cincinnati, Milwaukee & St. Paul; five consolidation freight engines for the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern road ; three Mogul freight engines and three For- ney engines for tne Minneapolis, St. Paul & Atlantic ; several switching engines for the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific ; and a Forney engine to go to Bessemer, Ala., for the De Bardaleben Coal & Iron Com- pany. For the Magazine. THE WASTE-BASKET. SOW drear to my heart looms the editor’s sanctum, Whenever my fancy is chained to the pen ! For fear that my articles, high though I ranked ’em, May never be printed, nor heard from again. The paste-pot and scissors, the pigeon holes nigh them, The fragments of manuscript strewed on the door, Disturb me far less when in vision I spy them, Thau the gloomy receptacle just by the door. The old willow basket, the untidy basket, The wicked waste basket that stands by the door. How oft when I’ve felt that the “ ice should be broken,” And Lodges long silent be heard from at last, My wavering spirit In terror unspoken Has shrunk from the tribute it ventured to cast ! For though I expected somebody would follow When once I had blazed out the highway to fame, That cavernous horror seemed waiting to swallow My effort and put me forever to shame. The gluttonous basket, the overfull basket, The hungry waste-basket that put me to shame. And when I would praise the Brave Brotherhood faintly, The Noble, True, Generous, Knights of the Hcoop, And tell of their virtues ecstatic and salnlly, How ofteu that vision has caused me to droop. And still when I yearn to put pen upon paper It stands like a demon of doom at my side, Whose wild shadow waltzing around my dim taper Continues to threaten my fame and my pride. The oft-mentioned basket, the much dreaded basket, The quoted waste-basket that threatens my pride. Dickinson, Dakota. H. A. V. D. Digitized by C,ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 589 EDITED BY IDA A. HARPER. WOMAN SUFFRAGE IN WASHINGTON TERRITORY. This is not a woman suffrage department, nor is it the intention to make it such, but it is almost impossible to avoid an occasional discussion of this question which is of more importance than any other relating to wo- men. Most of the questions regarding the status of woman have been decided in the last quarter of a century. It has been de- finitely settled that she is to be educated. It is pretty nearly agreed that she shall be per mitted to choose the occupation by which she shall earn her living. The laws have been so changed and amended that her rights are reasonably well protected. The principal disability under which she now rests is that of being deprived of her politi- cal privileges, a very serious thing in a gov- ernment that is supposed to rest upon the will of the people. Each of the three for- mer concessions has been contested with as much vigor as is now being directed against the latter and, as the future will show, just as unsuccessfully. Practical illustration is worth infinitely more than theories and as women are now voting in Kansas, Wyoming and Washington Territory, we have some opportunity of judging of the results. For want of space we cannot discuss the situa- tion in Wyoming w'here women have voted for nearly twenty years, or in Kansas where they hold office and have full municipal suf- frage. Immediately following this article is a let- ter from Washington Territory, which we will ask our readers to examine carefully. The writer is a member in good standing of Sprague Lodge, No. 133. He is entitled to a respectful hearing but for the sake of giving strength to his argument he should have produced some testimony to support his position, since he declares he is “ personally a bitter and radical opponent to w oman suf- frage.” We are glad to have the statement of an eye-witness even though it is not w hat we might have wished, but there are several points in his letter to which we feel obliged to call especial attention. The writer states that the chief objection he has is “ the man- ner in which it has been placed on the stat- ute books. It has been placed there by the sharpest piece of political strategy ever in- vented, &o.” It has been placed on the statute books in the only way that it could be done and that is by an act of the Legisla- ture. This has been' done not only by one but by three different Legislatures and the bill has been signed by two different Gover- nors. Both the Republican and Democratic state conventions put a woman suffrage plank in their platforms, and the Governor in his report said: “It meets with the ap- proval of a large majority of the people and the women are for the most part strongly desirous that the enactment be retained upon our statute books.” This does not look like the “ political trickery ’* that our correspondent describes. Last February, after women had voted three years and ’a half, the Supreme Court, in a test case in- stigated by the gambit rs and whisky ring, declared the law unconstitutional because the “title of the bill was not correctly worded.” The Legislature, a new one, im- mediately passed the bill again, taking care that it should have no flaw. It has again been declared unconstitutional by Judge Nash, who bases his opinion on the Do - Scott decision. It will be remembered tl>. t Dred Scott, born in America, was declared to be not a man because he was black. The matter will now go again to the Supreme Court. Our correspondent thinks the ques- tion should be submitted to a vote of the people. This has not been done in the case of any otherclass of citizens who w ere to be enfranchised. What right have all the drunkards, gamblers, thieves and bummers of Washington Territory to say whether the wives and mothers shall have the privilege of the ballot ? The second charge in the letter is equally serious. “ I have only found one class of women who would turn out and exercise the rivilege of suffrage and that is what is nown as the fallen women.” The election returns show that from five- sixths to nine- tenths of the women in Washington Terri- tory vote at the elections. Now, our corres- pondent must admit one of two things, either that he has made a statement which he cannot support with the facts, or that nine-tenths of the women in that territory are “ fallen.” It is a matter of proof that the “ whisky ring” are bitterly opposed to woman suffrage. It hardly seems possible that this could be the case if they are “backed” by the ballots of all the women who vote ; and it seems equally strange that the women would “ back ” this very whisk v ring w'hich is trying to deprive them of the ballot. But, our correspondent goes on to say, “It is as certain as that darkness follows light that after they obtain the ballot * * !! prohibition * * * would follow * billiards would be closed, * * * whist would be denounced, * ♦ &c.” How is this? Only the “fallen women” vote and they back the whisky ring and yet liquor drinking, cards and billiards, all are to be abolished by the votes of the women. 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590 LOCOMOTIVE HREMEN'S MAGAZINE . if “ women can prove that they will make the world better and brighter and happier, then they will have some show' for suf- frage ” ; but how can they ever prove this unless they are allowed to vote? Besides, men have never earned their right to the ballot by proving anything of this kind and w hy should women ? We regret that, “after mature considera- tion,” “Cascade” has decided “women are too narrow minded to enjoy the ballot.” There is nothing “narrow-minded” in a man’s coming to such a conclusion ! Our correspondent makes the statement, which is often made, that “nine-tenths of the wo- men are indifferent to this question.” The Petition for woman suffrage handed in to the legislature of Washington Territory was one mile long ! The United States Senate has never received on any other subject as many or as numerously signed petitions. When the National Republican Convention was held in Chicago in 1880, ten thousand postal cards were received from women who wished to vote. At the Woman’s Council, held in Washington last March, one million women, belonging to different organizations, were represented. These are only a fewr of the many statistics which might be given to re- fute the argument that women do not want to vote. We submit herewith a few news- paper extracts selected from the large num- ber at hand, regarding the exercise of wo- men suffrage in Washington Territory. 4The ladies turned out en masse on election day. —Goldendale Sentinel, Any one could not fall to see that hereafter more attention must be given at the primaries to select the purest of material, by both parties, If they would gain the female vote.— Democratic State Journal. One noticeable result of woman suffrage already is that candidates pay more regard to their per- sonal appearance, and attend church and other moral places more frequently.— Whatcom Reveille (opposed). The result shows that all parties must put up good men if they expect to elect them. They cannot do as they have in the past— nominate any candidates, and elect them by the force of the party lash.— Olympia Transcript (opposed). The ladies, God bless them, did well, and never, in the experience of this writer, did a more quiet local election pass off. There were whole tickets, and split tickets, and straight tickets, and scratched tickets, but so very smootly was the business conducted that a new political era seemed to have dawned.— Port Townsend Times (bitterly opposed). Their presence at the polls worked a charm in the cause of universal suffrage that gives a pres- tige to be felt on all like future occasions. Not a single quarrel occurred, nor was there disturb- ance of any kind to throw reproach on the privi- lege granted by our laws to all citizens irrespect- ive of sex— the right to the use of the ballot for the purpose of making known their will.— Sprague Herald. The city election last Monday was for more reasons than one the most important ever held in Seattle. The presence of women at the voting places had the effect of preventing the disgrace- ful proceedings usually seen. It was the first elec- tion in the city where the women could vote, and the first where the gambling and liquor fra- ternity, which had so long controlled the muni- cipal government to an enormous extent, suf- fered defeat.— Seattle Min'or. The ladles, like the men, scratched their tick- ets and voted as if it were a daily custom. On all sides the women were treated with the great- est respect and deference, the crowd around the polls always breaking away to make room for “a lady voter.” The election passed off very quietly, not a single arrest being made, and for that matter not a quarrel or even high words were heard by our reporters.— Walla Walla Daily Union (opposed). When voting fairly commenced, the sidewalks were almost impassable, but a passage-way was always made the instant it was known that a lady wanted to vote. Not a rough word was said In their presence, and they were treated with the same deference and respect which they would have received had they been in their own homes. The ladles voted with rare good judg- ment, few of them casting a straight ticket.— Dayton Chronicle (opposed). Chief-Justice Greene, of Washington Terri tory, is a New England man, celebrated throughout , the Northwest for his resolute and impartial en- forcement of law. In his charge to the Grand Jury at Port Townsend, August, 18&1, he said : The opponents of woman suffrage in this Ter- ritory are found allied with a solid phalanx of gamblers, prostitutes, pimps, and drunkard- makers— a phalanx composed of all in each of those classes who know the interest of the class and vote accordingly to it. Whatever may be the vicissitudes of woman suffrage in Washington Territory in the future, it should now be put on record that at the elec- tion held November 4, nine-tenths of its adult female population availed themselves of the right to vote with a hearty enthusiasm. <* * # What is the result so far? I arrived in Seattle last Sunday. Outside of the Sandwich Islands, I do not believe there exists such absolute Sunday cessation of activities and enjoyments. Not a place of business was open. Not only the saloons and cigar-booths, but even the bars of the hotels were closed.— Charles J. Woodbury , in JY. Y. Shen- ing Post (opposed). The day which heralded a new era in the polit- ical arena dawned clear and bright. The women of Palouse City accepted it as a favorable omen, aud turned out in force. Evey one seemed pleased: that is the wives looked happy and the husbands pleased. Women voted who had averred time and again that they ‘‘would never vote, no, never, for any consideration.” Luce, our old-time enemy, who has said the advocates of suffrage were an immoral set, and that no good woman would vote, was there with his wife, and of course they both voted. Everything passed off quietly.—#. Nichols, writing from Pal- ouse City , W. 7’., to the New Northwest. After the experience of the late election it will not do for any one here to say the women do not want to vote. They displayed as much interest in the principles at stake, in the candidates, and iu the exercise of their new privilege, as did the men, and, if anything, more. They behaved discreetly, and were treated fairly and honor- ably by the men, their going to the polls being being viewed Just as is viewed their going shop- ping, to entertainments or elsewhere— as a mat- ter of unquestioned propriety. The result in- sures the city of Seattle a first-class municipal administration. It is a warning to that undesir- able class of the community who subsist upon the weaknesses and vices of society that disre- gard of law and the decencies of civilization will not be tolerated.— Seattle Post- Intelligencer. Digitized by Google

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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE EIREMEN’S MAGAZINE . 591 Cape Vincent: The matter referred to in your letter was entirely the result of a mistake which was corrected as soon as it was found out, before your letter was received. W e receive from time to time letters of inquiry regarding the proper method of or- ganizing Ladies’ Lodges. All such letters are forwarded to Mrs. W. E. Brooker, Sec- retary of Ladies’ Lodge, No. 1, Stratford, Ontario, who has charge of these organiza- tions. The Directory of Ladies’ Lodges will generally be found immediately follow- ing that of the B. of L. F. in the Magazine except when want of space compels its omission. Think of it, such hot weather as this, having coals of fire heaped upon one’s head 1 Yet that is what happened to ye editor of the Woman’s Department this month. Opening a package left by the postman I found a beaut ifully bound volume of poems — bv Shandy Maguire — with the author’s com- liments on the fiy leaf and his picture on the rat page. I tell you, girls, he is handsome. If there were not a six-foot, two hundred poifnd Mr. Harper at this end of the line and, doubtless, a healthy, happy Mrs. Ma- guire at the other— well, who knows what it might lead to? But, no-one cannot read Shandy’s poems without seeing that he severely disapproves of “strong-minded” women, and I find many opinions expressed therein that I cannot endorse, so that we shall ever remain tw o souls with very oppo- site ideas. The poems are bright and racy, with many pretty bits of fancy and tender touches of sentiment. One can readily un- derstand why the authoi is known and ad- mired from ocean to ocean. Having the highest regard for Mr. Maguire’s ability we still continue ready to quarrel with him in the columns of the Woman’s Department. REFLECTION. As a shell cost by the «*cean, On the shingle of the shore, Holds for aye a faint low murmur Of the sea’s tremendous roar, 5So the lyres of our lives May an echo soft repeat. Of the glad triumphant chorus, Of the angels’ song so sweet. O’er the earth the sky is bending, Beauteous dome of deepest blue, ’Neath it blows the woodland violet, Meek reflection of its hue. Boundless is divine perfection, We can never reach its hlght, But our hearts, a dim reflection »tlll may carry of its light. We can never sound the ocean With our little lead and line, But our palms may hold a handful Of the ocean’s real brine. Though more vast is God’s great mercy Than the reach of human ken. We may have engraft within us Jesus’ love for dying men. Cai*e Vincent, N. Y, Nellie M. Stata. Eelensbcrg, W. Terr., May 3, l*ss. To Woman's Department : Mrs. Editress You have from time to time in your very able writings and cullings and com- ments from different periodicals, spoken en- thusiastically of equal suffrage. In April num- ber you say you are inclined to suspend the regu- lar form of your Department and offer to the “men folks” a warm invitation to come forth and enter your ranks and discuss this all-impor- tan tquestlon. They have spoken very encourag- ingly of the progress the movement is making in this glorious and progressive territory, and invited some of us residents to tell you some- thing of it and how we like it. I may inform you that the people of this commonwealth are a long ways Indeed from being a unit in its favor, and that it is considered by many a detriment to the territory and will be a great hindrance to us for a number of years in taking our place among the sisterhood of states, a position we are all anxiously and proudly looking forward to. I may say that personally I am a bitter and radical opponent to it for a number of reasons, chief of which is the manner in which it toas been placed on the statute books of this territory. It has been placed there by the sharpest piece of political trickery that ever was Invented, the prominent parties have both been used in cau- cus and the other varied and many ways that students of political trickery know so well how to manage. Personal promises of support by weak-kneed politicians, who are willing to pam- per and smirk and be polite to the womeu, ant! will sink principle and convictions to do it. y the question of equal suffrage was placed to-day before a vote of the people in this territory, it would be so unmercifully “snowed under” as not to rise again for another ten years, but this course of treatment would be too open and free and permit too much Justice and free intelligent action by the people to ever be sanctioned by the woman suffragists, and for that reason they are opposed to it. I have seen the working of this suffrage act before it was repealed by the Supreme Court of the territory as unconstitutional, and strange as it may appear to you, Mrs. Editress, I have so far only found one class of women who would turn out and exercise the greatest privi- lege that man has ever bestowed on himself, the privilege that hundreds of thousands of liberty loving men in all ages have given up their best heart’s blood to obtain, have forsaken home and children to tight and die that they may have a free and untrammeled will in the government of their respective countries, and that class of women who would exercise this priceless privi- lege was what is known as the “ fallen women.” I .have known them to walk to the polls and back the whisky ring, when all the rest of the women voters would be at home with not the slightest interest in the election. 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592 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Aug. have, I know, the best wife in the world. She cooks, bakes, washes and makes life worth living for me in a thousand ways, she is happy and content, she knows little if anything of this question, and after mature deliberation I have come to the conclusion that we have already sufficient voters, and as many now as can make the world happy and comfortable, if they are educated to use intelligence and discretion In the casting of their ballots. In my judgment women are by far too narrow minded to as yet enjoy the ballot. It is as cer- tain as darkness following daylight that after they obtain the ballot and begin to use it exten- sively, that prohibition, the crankiest fallacy that has yet been invented, would follow, and, as a natural order of things, billiards would be closed out, then a pleasant game of whist would be denounced, and it would be questionable if a game of marbles would be allowed. No, Mrs. Editress, I have no confidence in women using the ballot. They have a very great sphere of usefulness in this world, but I think are in the wrong place at the ballot-box. When thegreatest majority of women begin to assemble at public places and demand it, when they make things lively and get enthusiastic over it, when they prove that they can make the world better and brighter and happier, and not make it so that it will only be a tit habitation for men with falsetto voices, who part their hair in the middle and live on pie and cake, then they will have some show to make equal suffrage work, but so long as there is this indifference to it by nine-tenths of the women of the world, it will only make slow progress, or ever command the attention of bright, active, intelligent minds to such an ex- tent as to make a grand success. Cascade. Hinton, W. Ya., March 9, 1888. To Woman's Department : As my brother is a locomotive fireman belong- ing to Lodge No. 238, I concluded to write you a brief note ; it being my first attempt I trust all allowances w ill be made. The lodge Is in a flour- ishing condition here and perfect harmony pre- vails. It is with pleasure I read your Magazine and eagerly do I watch for its arrival and often as I peruse its pages, I feel glad to think the brother who is loved so well by fond sisters is a member of the B. L. F., as the pin he wears indicates. I often think, “ oh, what would we do should we never see him again !” yet trust to a most mer- ciful Cod for his safety. There have been sev- eral promotions recently of members of the iiOdge here and It is with delight I hear of them, and they have my best wishes as engineers. Hoping their efforts will be crowned with suc- cess, I close now as I fear I have occupied already too much of your valuable space. Should this meet with the merit of being published in your Magazine , I will let you hear from No. 238 again. With best wishes for the noble boys and Go’ds blessing on the B. L. F., A fireman’s sister, Ida Tyler. For Woman's Department: To Shandy Maguire, hoping in leisure mo- ments he will read the following lines to his better-half: Dearest wife I go where sternest duty calls me. And days may pass ere I return to thee. Oh ! may 1 feel when far my steps are tending, That still to me thy heart its love is sending, And wheresoe’er 1 am is true to me. Thy virgin lips thy maiden love have spoken, Shyly confessed I’m more than dear to tnee. But will thy heart, w hen other lads come woo- ing With fond love thy sweet favor suing And I am far away, be true to me? Will your thoughts turn from them while they are love speaking, Will the memory of Shandy return to thee, Oh ! will the recollection of my words be dearer Than words of love from loves nearer. Wilt thou through all change be true to me. I have thy promise so sweetly given. Yet from that promise, yes, I could set thee free. And still believe wherever I’m roaming. Thy faithful heart still awaits my returning. I know dearest wife you will always be true to me. Fanny R. Whistler, Ala., May 16, 1888. [Is this addressed to Shandy’s wife or his sweetheart? It seems a little mixed. — Ed.] Chapleau, Ont., March 7, 1888. To Woman's Department : Though not a correspondent of the Firemen's Magazine I hope a few lines from a well-wisher of the Order of B. of L. F. may find place in its columns. It is not my intention to say much about Snowdrift Lodge, No. 321, but it might not be amiss to say that its members are enjoying as great a blessing of health as Is allotted to man- kind in general. Within the last few months many of the boys have exchanged the scoop for the throttle, the left for the right, carrying with them not only the good wishes of their brethren but of their acquaintances in general. It is w'ith extreme regret I send intelligence of the death of Mrs. J. B. Dexter, wife of a young and deserving fireman, a bride of scarce five months. Mrs. Dexter was a stranger when she she came amongst us, but her kind and loving disposition not only won her many friends, but gained for her the good will and esteem of all who came in contact with her. The greatest sympathy is felt for the young husband in his sad bereavement. Mrs. Dexter, after a short but painful illness, which she bore with Christian fortitude and resignation, died February 9, 1888. I gazed upon the silent form From suffering now set free, And thought, oh ’death where is thy sting? Oh! grave, thy victory? Farewell, farewell, thou much loved friend. Thy troubles here are o’er. One day I trust to meet again, Where parting is no more. In yon blest home beyond the sky, Wrhere saints and angels sing. We’ll sing t he wondrous love of Christ Our Savior and our king. A Fireman's Sister. Digitized by C.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 593 Port Morris. N.;J., June 25, 1888. To the Editor of Woman's Department .* Dear Madam:— As a member of the M. E. church, I was greatly Interested In reading the reports of the proceedings of the General Confer- ence recently in session in New York City. My interest was increased when at the outset I found that the question of admitting women as delegates was to be debated. (I was ignorant enough to believe that this question needed no debate, for I have found nothing in our church rules, or discipline, that makes auy distinction between the male and female members, and I have ever believed that while women have a right to vote on church matters, and in church elections, they have also an equal right to hold any office that auy male member cau hold, and that they are Included in that somewhat incon- sistent term — laymen.) I felt mad when I found that so mauyofour would-be-leaders were bound to give women the cold shoulder, and my indigna- tion toward the Rev. J. M. Buckley was strong enough to cause me to write him a very plain letter, If I had been able to cherish any hope that he would publish it. Mr. Buckley has so often eulogized good women and their work, in the columns of his paper, that I had every reason to believe that he would be the lost man in the world to speak and vote against extending the sphere of women’s usefulness. I see by a sort of a defense which Mr. Buckley has inserted in the Advocate of June Mth, (which I enclose herewith,) that the reverend gentleman has received letters bearing on the subject, and after all the supposa- bly sound arguments which he made against the admission, he has now reached a point when he is on the fence , as evinced by the wording of the paragraph I have marked. I call that a coward- ly backing down for what was wrong in 1888, cannot btcome right in 1892, even if the majority should say it was right, and it seems to me that the reverend gentleman has taken this straddle so as to be able to slip off on the side of the ma- jority. Feeling thus in regard to the subject, it was with gratification that I read your article on it In the advance sheets of the July Magazine , which I received on Saturday, and I can assure you it did me good to know that you have thus ably applied the cudgel to his noodle. I am in- clined to think that Mr. Buckley is a good deal like St. Paul, of old. You know it took a knock- down argument in St. Paul’s case to convince and convert him, ahd so with Mr. Buckley; he has to be overpoweringly convinced, for as our preacher expressed It, “ he is a regular bulldog to bang on.” Our preacher is a young man, studying at Drew Seminary, and thiuks that while Prof. John Miley, (he is not President of Drew,) said just about those words, yet he Is misunderstood, and if his speech were taken as a whole, it would not sound as harsh as that sentence does. Our dominie says Prof. Miley is a genial, kind gentle- man, whom all learn to love. As you may sur- mise, I have presented your article to our dominie to see how he would take it, and he told me the above, in defense of Mr. Miley, but he also said he felt perfectly sure that the admission of women as delegates wjis an assured fact which only lacked a simple formality of a vote to be- come a fixed fact beyond any controversy or dispute. I have also shown your article to our Worthy Master, R. A. Trezi&e, and told him that I intend- ed to write to you to (figuratively speaking) “ pat you on the back,” and he asked me to give you three cheers for him. So please accept these lines as they are meant, as a slight recognition of the noble work you are doing, and as an earnest of our willingness to extend to you and to the millions of our fellow citizens of the female sex* every right and privilege to which we, ourselves, are entitled. I have confidence enough in wo- men to believe that when women obtain the full right of citizen, the fail of the rum power is suie to follow, and when that is accomplished, this land shall, indeed, be the land of the free, and the home of the brave.” Please remember that we are co- laborers on the Magazine, and that only one thickness of paper intervenes between my articles and yours ; we are thus pretty near neighbors, and this must be my excuse for thus uninvitedly addressing you. Pardon my presumption, and believe me yours respectfully, Wm. Weiler. [This letter is so clear and so complete it needs no comment. I wish, however, to thank Mr. Weiler, and through him Matter Trezise, for their kind and generous words. In the years to come, when this great question ot the absolute equality of American citizens shall have been forever settled, those who opposed it will look back upon their record w ith as much shame as do those at this day who favored human slavery when that curse rested upon our republic ; and those who now have the courage to stand up for equal rights will never cease to be jaroud of the fact and to leave it as a valued inheritance to their chil- dren.— Ed.] Milwaukee, Wis., May 2J, 1888. To Woman's Department : 1 have been an Interested reader ot your col- umns fora long time and always look for them with the greatest of pleasure. The Brotherhood it represents is a noble organization and should meet with universal encouragement. I must say that the members of Guiding Star Lodge are a little too modest, as they have the least to say in the Magazine , but I am pleased to know that they have a Lodge of first class men who are in- deed a credit to their families. God only knows how trying the duties of an engineer or firemen are, and how hard they have to work inwall kinds of weather, day and night, Sunday not excepted. I haveabrother who has lately been promoted. For six long years he handled a heavy scoop, and now I sincerely hope he will prove true to his re- sponsibilities. May success attend the noble Brotherhood in all their undertakings, is the fond wish of Lollie. Digitized by CjOOQle

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594 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. HoRNELi.svii.bE, N. Y., March 8, 1888. To the Woman'* Department : Ella Cunningham— I have read your letter In regard to governing children. I agree with you In regard to the mother. I think that more de- pends on the mother than the father, I find It so In my own experience. The children come to me for advice and couusel more than they go to the father. I am a mother and a stepmother and I feel sometimes how unfitted I am for so great a responsibility. There is a great work for a mother if she does her duty. One thing I think parents should do more than they do, that is, furnish more home amusements and join in them as much as you can in their little plays. Surely a mother cannot demean herself in this way for a few moments, what though we are their superior in age by twenty or even twenty- five years? Old as I am I cannot only endure most of their amusements, but 1 spare time for them and actually enjoy it too. In doing this we should be a little careful not to interfere too much with their own free agency. Children, like some other animals, are more easily led than driven, but play with them, I say. Set them a good example, one of truth, fairness and kind- ness. There is one thing needed in the begin- ning of all this, that is to have the love of in- fancy and childhood. Another great fault of the mother of this present day is she thinks more about dress and visiting than of her little ones. Hdw many are there who leave them in the care of a hired servaut and dress themselves and sally forth on dress parade or to spin street yarn. What can you expect of little ones without a mother’s love and sympathy. A mother should never refuse to answer her children’s questions (unless they are asked in an Impertinent or im- proper manner) merely because they arechildlsh ones. She will remember that what seems small to her may appear quite otherwise to little chil- dren. I know we often get tired and do not have patience enough with our little ones, and it re- quires a great deal. I sometimes think I do not have patience enough with my own children and will answer them quickly and impatiently. How soon you can tell by their looks and actions that mother is cross, and may I add, uglu, and ten to one they will quarrel themselves in a little while. Now, mothers, let us all strive to be more thoughtful for our children and set them such examples as will be worthy of imitation. I would say we have a very high example and authority for doing and beiug lenient with our children. Our Savior did not hesitate again and again to notice little children. He took them up in His arms, put His hands upou them and blessed them. We will not then hesitate to bless ours as far as we can, aud above all refuse their society or think it beneath us to mingle in it. I, for one, say God bless our children forever and evcf. I think I have dwelt long enough on the sub- ject of children. I wish more of our sisters here in this place would write for the Woman's D«*- partment something about our suppers and the [Aug. pleasant socials we have. I am too deficient in writing to attempt it, will leave it for some other good sister of the Ladies’ Auxiliary. I will not tire you any longer, will close by bidding you good night. Mrs. W. if. Hurt. For Woman's Department. JOB’S WIFE. My friends, have you read Or a man long since dead, Who, bereft of his silver and gold, Eudured a great strain Of affliction and pain, Yet neither did murmur nor scold ? But of his good wife, His partner through life, Not a word of praise has been said : But censure and blame Is attached to her name Wherever the story is told. Yet think of her woes, With all her fine clothes And jewelry gone with the spoils, Her best friends all fled, Her children all dead. And her husband all covered with bolls. A man with one boil Is sufficient to spoil A good woman’s temper, I’m sure ; Then what must it be With a thousand and three, With no kind of ointment to cure ? The worry and care All fell to her share, And she bore it, no doubt, very well ; Of her aches and her pains, Of her losses and gains, Not a word does the history tell. Yet I have no doubt It would have turned out As such things usually end ; But one gloomy day, In the middle of May, Three men came to see their poor friend. Each one had his say, In a serious way— Why trouble and losses should fall On poor Job, till he said. With his hand on his head, “ You are miserable comforters, all.” She hoped they would speak At the end of a week, And bid her a courteous adieu, Leave her In peace With her dirt, aud her grease To clean up, aud scrub up anew. Alas and alack ! What broke the poor back Of the camel so trusted and rare. One feather too much, And so this last touch * Was more than the woman could bear. With no time to sleep, Or even to weep, Her nerves all gave out, and a cry By sorrow oppressed, She, her husband addressed ; “ ’Tis of no use, curse God and die.” Let her alone Cast the first stone, Ye who have not sinned in this way ; And lest we should be As wicked as she. May we never be tempted, I pray. Mrs. B. M. A/oore. Nkwhuro, Oregon, April, 18S8. [Amen. — Ed.] Digitized by Ciooele

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 595 AN INQUIRING FRIEND. Since reading your last Magazine , My poor brain bas been all on Are, For there, in its pages I’ve seen There existed a Mrs. Maguire. For years I have had but one wish, And that was at some time in life — To meet with and make love to Shandy, And have him choose me for a wife. This is leap year, I had the time Axed, ’Twas to lie at the Richmond Convention, The arts I have practiced are mixed, The dresses I’ve made. I’ll not mention. I always have thought him unwed, Altho’ of his twins ne oft’ spoke, But like many queer things that he said, I thought it was only a Joke. I am glad I found out before Fall, For my plans they were all nicely laid. I was bound he should not live alone, If he’d save me from being a maid. I’ve heard he was really a Pal, And as I’m from the Emerald Isle, I thought I would stand a good show— To win him, could I gain his smile. And his wife ! (now, how shattered my hopes), Intends to live longer longer than he. So even his dear second wife, I expect that I never can be ; Sure where has she been all this time? They’ve been married of years full a score, To judge from her truth-telling rhyme ; Tho’ I never have known it before. But ah ! a most wonderful thought. Has suddenly entered my brain, And inspires me my prize can be sought Even yet, and himself I may gain. Dear Shandy, please listen to me. ’Tis of you I would like to inquire, Are you now in your fancy yet free ; And yourself, darling, Mrs. Maguire ? Nora O'Neal, [Speak out, Shandy. The entire Woman’s Department awaits your answer in breath- less suspense. — Ed. North Sprinqfibld, Mo., June 19, 1888. To Woman's Department : Mr. Editor:— I have always had a very ele- vated opinion of you, and a great desire to hear you speak. Through the kindness of one of the best boys of Frisco Lodge, No. 51, we are permit- ted each month to read the Fireman's Magazine, which we And instructive and very entertaining. Number after number we search in hopes our eyes may rest on a few lines from some of the ’Frisco boys, but In vain. Now the Iowa boys seem wide-awake fellows and we often hear from them, surely Missouri must not fall behind, nor does she, for we And amongst them many good writers, such as Mr. G. W. Hall and others. It must be as the girls say, the ’Frisco boys are bashful, that is a railroad man’s falling. Lodge 109 gave a Ane ball last January, where I know the sterner sex, both married and single, bad a glorious time, the single wishing they were mar- ried and the married that they were single and this Utah, as they were in a dilemma as to which of the many was sweetest. Yet it cannot be they are bashful, for I know two young Aremen, so young that the down on their upper lips is so tender they will need stimulating, urgent and good attention before they can boast such mus- taches as some of their older brothers sport, yet they had the courage to take two ladies each. Poor boys, as they learn sense they will And one all sufficient. Now all the other Lodges make a note of their balls and say a good word for the ladies. It would require but a few moments to speak of their sylph-like forms, fairy steps, bright and starry eyes, and so forth, knowing as they do love of praise to be one of woman’s many weaknesses. You must urge them to* come forward. I read an article by General Sherman in which he pays the railroad men a compliment, he says: “In case of another war railroad men would form the army, as they are men of nerve and endurance, accustomed to irregular living and have learned obedience.” (Aside, not to their wives always). While read- ing the article, I saw in my imagination our friend Shandy, Commander-in-Chief of the for- ces, for you know ’tis always the hero most dar- ing in war that’s the fondest and truest in love. One word to you, Shandy, should you assume command, let your line of march be in a direct line or destruction will overtake you, as some of the boys are strictly opposed to passing corners, which is a faillug they must overcome if they expect promotion and respect. We have a Sisterhood Lodge from which we hear not a sound, Harmony is its name. Could you urge them to change the name to Cyclone, Hurricane or Matrimony, which are synony- mous, in hopes to draw forth some Ane articles for the Magazine. The ladies’ letters are very interesting and I should think eAected much good. Hoping you will excuse my attempt, I remain, Helpless . [The writer of this letter states in a note that she has not walked for four years and had very little use of her hands, that her oldest son was killed on the ’Frisco four years ago, the best son that ever lived, and that she still has a son firing on the road. We are glad to receive her letter.— Ed.] Quincy, III., April 9, 1888. To Woman's Department: I have been reading your Magazine for some time and I have become somewhat interested in the Ladles’ Department. I think it would be much better if more of the mothers, wivtes, sis- ters,and allow me to say, sweethearts would write a note, that is if it is not too much trouble for you to read them. I have always wanted to write but always felt too timid, but I will lay that aside for a few minutes for I simply want to say how nobly the B. of L. E. and B. of L. F. boys are standing by one another. They are strong, noble and intellectual. They are simply showing now Just what they are. I hope when this is settled there will be no separating. I have the pleasure of saying when one has the misfortune of getting hurt they are all willing to help their brother. There is not another clas of men more kind , more loving and more sympa- thetic with one another than the railroad mene I hope they will stand firm, brave boys, for justic. is their right. A Fireman's Sister. Digitized by C.ooQle

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596 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. For Woman's Department: OUTWARD BOUND. I stood at morn on a lonely shore, And watched the ocean’s spray, As each shining wave kissed the rocky strand, Where the glistening sunbeams lay ; And'I saw in the distance a gallant ship Glide along with her human freight, As fearless she rode each crested wave, On her way through the Golden Gate. Me thought, as I saw her sail away O’er the waters so darkly blue, Of the perils lying along her path, So dangerous to ship and crew ; Yet she glides o’er the waves like a thing of life Her sails are set to the breeze, She feels no fear of the storm-king’s strife As proudly she rides the deep seas. And as I watched the lessening sail, I thought of the loved ones at home— Of the prayers and fond wishes of loving hearts. Now left in sorrow to moan ; Of hopes and fears intermingled with tears— Of prayers sent over the sea, For the safe return of that gallant ship, Now breasting the waves so fearlessly. fiut that gallant ship soon passed from sight, Leaving naught to tell of her track Through the waste of waters so dangerously deep. O’er which she may ne’er come back : Will she again return through the Golden Gate On her way from the open sea? Or will she be numbered among the lost And her fate be shrouded in mystery ? Mrs. Nellie Bloom. West Oakland, Cal., Sprinofield, III., May 15, 1888. To Woman's Department: Can nothing be done to prevent children from becoming a general nuisance? In raising child- ren parents should be very Arm. I must say they have to be to bring them up the way they should go. I have been with many children and no two can be governed alike. You can rule some with love and some must be uuderthe rod. I have seen some parents always scolding and I can say always beating their children, and then they will not mind. As soon as they are out of sight they are doing something bad again. Why is it, please tell me? That is enough to discour- age parents, they will say they won’t be good, there’s no use trying. I have heard this remark time and again. I have said, Why don’t you make your child do this or do that? 44 Well, I Just can’t, they have got beyond my control.” I say a child of eight or thirteen is not too large to control, although I see some that their parents will say, (a mother 1 think is more apt to say than a father) 44 1 can not do anything with them.” Now, in traveling 1 think we can excuse them, for they are tired, dusty aud wore out. Take yourself and travel three or four hundred miles aud during that number of miles of travel- ing wait for a train to start some two or three hours, waiting in adusty, dirty depot, ‘for they do have some of them I know, we are not always in the best of humor. We will excuse a small child. Now, I see in Ella Cunningham’s letter that she has heard mothers will say when they get old enough to be ashamed of it they will do [Aug. better, but oh, how disgusting it is, how many times you are mortified in waiting. It seems natural for children to try themselves when you have company. A lady friend once said to me, 44 when 1 have company, as soon as they are in the house this child commences to cry and keep it up till they are gone. What must I do with her?” She said she did not like to punish her in the presence of company. But I think some- times it does them good, it is very apt to make them ashamed and they are not very apt to do so again. We must study a child’s temper very close and try them and see which way they are controlled the easiest. We must begin with a child when young as I have often heard it said, bend the twig in the way you wish it to grow when young and tender. I am willing to receive all the information possible to show an easier way to govern children. I must close for this time. I must not take up too much space. Geranium. Kenovo, Pa., February 12, 1888. To Woman's Deparlment: After having carefully read February’s num- ber of the Magazine , and as it has been my inten- tion to pen a few lines to this valued book, I pause on the brink as I note several suggestions which have been made as to what we should write about. Having come to the conclusion, that the majority of contributions to Woman’s Department will be laid to rest In that dear<?) basket, if the monotonous expressions referring to the many Lodges are still kept before our readers. I am confident that our able writers can easily change their subject, but deeming the Lodge of more than primary importance they were eager to express their good opinions. As to fancy work a pretty sofa pillow can be made of thrree-eighths of a yard of brown satin with a pink rose painted in center, and the cor- ners made of rose- colored velvet. Fearing that I already have taken up too much space, shall lay down my pen till some future time. Very sincerely, A Fireman's Sister. Lebanon, February 12, 1888. To Woman's Department: As I am a reader of your Magazine , I agree with 44 J. A. H.,” let the men manage their department and you can rely on the women managing theirs. Although I can speak highly of No. 317, for it has some Jolly members and above all Doc. H. ia the jolllest of the Jolly, and it would do any wo- man’s heart good to see him eat White Mountain cake and ice cream, but poor soul, he nearly died eatipg ice cream last summer. As all railroad men are fond of White Mountain cake here is a recipe for one : Two cups W sugar, % cup butter, % cups sweet milk, 3 small cups flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, whites of 4 eggs, bake in layers. Frosting for cake whites of 2 eggs, % lb. dour sugar, one grated cocoanut, sprinkle between layers and over the cake. I have more good reipes I will send as soon as some other Brother’s wife sends some. Mrs. H. E. H. Digitized by Google

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 597 Sherman, Texas, February 10, 1888. To Woman's Department : Some one sent the February number of the Locomotive Firemen's Magazine to son Lelanct It is new to us. 1 am much pleased with It, and interested in the article headed. “ Men who are Neither Born nor Made.” We have a dear son trying to make an honest living by firing a loco- motive engine. He is hundreds of miles away — how often I think of him ; my heart goes out to the mothers and wives of these busy tollers. I know these sisters have many hopes and many fears. If I can cheer or encourage one, I shall feel repaid for writing. It certainly takes brain and nerve to run a train, and it takes brain and nerve to guide the house, and to make it a place of comfort and rest for these tired sons and hus- bands, when they come home. Wives are often obliged to make a little go a long way, and it takes brain and nerve to do that too. Women are the isolated heroes that we seldom hear from, how they manage the household machinery and take care of the babies too, and always have a lunch prepared for those dinner pails. It requires a strength of will and purpose. Some say we must always have a smile on our face when hus- band comes. I think husband might have a smile for us also, and maybe a kiss, and not expect more than he gives. I send a cookie recipe that I know Is good ; will keep well if not eaten. Sift, flour, two tea spoon- fuls of cream of tartar, one of soda, two cups of sugar, one cup of butter, two eggs, one cup of sweet cream, mix stltT enough to roll easily, add a cup of currants or cocoanut, if desired. Best wishes to all. M. Y. M. Albany, N. Y., February 10, 1888. To Woman's Department : Now, ladies, I would like to tell you how much I appreciate the Magazine , especially the Wo- man’s Department. As we are wives, sisters and mothers of the noble firemen, we have a right to take an Interest in their book, also in their lunch palls and in beautifying the homes. If you wish to know how to make good corn bread and a splendid Graham pudding, for the first, take one cup of sour milk, one of sweet milk, one half cup of molasses, one cup of flour, two of corn meal, one half tea spoonful of soda, and a little salt; steam two hours and you will find this ex- cellent with a boiled dinner. Now, for the Gra- ham pudding: Take one and a half cups of Gra- ham flour, one cup of molasses, one of milk, one table spoonful of butter, one tea spoonful of soda, one egg, one cup of raisins, or any dried fruit, spice to taste, steam three hours, eat with a sauce. Now I have a great many good receipts. I also do my share of fancy work, which I will tell you about In the future. Will some of the readers send me a good receipt for Graham bread, as my husband likes it and thinks It is nice for the lunch pall. I will bring this tedious letter to a close, hoping to receive an answer In some future time. I am very truly, Hattie. Albany, February 20, 1888. To Woman's Department: Now, dear readers, as I sit this evening looking over the last Magazine, I cannot help thinking and comparing this number with the one I read two years ago when I first became interested In the book. The book has steadily improved, es- pecially our Department. I have found a great many good receipts and Instructions for fancy work. In my last letter I promised to send a receipt for bread. My L. F. thinks it can’t be beat: Take three pints of warm water, one yeast cake, three tablespoons of condensed milk, one of salt; mix this into a stiff dough, knead till it is velvety to the hands. This must be done in the evening, let it raise over night, in the morning knead in loaves to fill the bread pans three-quarters full, let rise till even, then bake. I never had this receipt fail me. Now, will some lady write and give us some good points on the training of children. I am one of the inexperi- enced ones. I woul<i be glad of a few points. I have a little girl one year old. Now, if some one will answer this it will be thankfully received, I hope, by more than one. Before I close I wish to state that Mrs. H^ln- mlller, wife of one of the staunch members of 230, fell and broke her ankle. She had Just re- covered from an attack of pneumonia. Mrs. Heinmiller is a lady that is loved and respected by all. From last accounts she was improving. Now I will wish you all good night. Respectfully yours, Veronica . TO COUSIN NELL.. Dear Cousin Nell : My palsied hand A longer task cannot withstand. And yet. an effort 1 will make To briefly answer, for your sake, That literary pirates are A difTrent race from such as you. Not fit your honest thoughts to share, Or loose the latchet of your shoe. I hate the thieving buccaneers, Unworthy of our blackest sneers ; But Mrs. Harper made amends, Henceforth you’ll be good, steadfast friends, And in the partnership please see There is a corner left for me, Besides for Mrs. A., B., (\, Who writes keen sarcasm so free. Henceforth I’ll curb my fluent tricks, And from the ladies take the kicks Administered by their dainty feet, Even then I’ll find much pleasure sweet ; Then up life’s grade I’ll Jog along, With flowers strewn on the way. I’ll double up the hills with song, And fling them off a nice boquet. I’m In my glory here at last, Amid the eloquent and fair ; Aud never shall I cry “avast,” Tho’ all of you should pull my hair. If some should slap me on the cheek, I will reply with spirits meek : “ Your buffet scarcely causes pain. Please press your Ups upon the part,’’ And if they do, my placid brain Shall slumber o’er a happy heart. —Shandy Maguire , Digitized by C.ooQle

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598 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Aug, Correspondence must In all cases be brief and to the point. Subscribers must begin with the January, April, July or October number and expire with the year. Change of Address of subscribers should be reported to us promptly to insure the safe delivery *f the book. Subscribers falling to receive their Magazines will please notify us, giving nameana location of Agent to whom to whom they subscribed. Matter for Publication should be written on one side of the paper only, in a clear, legible hand, and all letters relating to the Magazine should be directed to LOCOMOTIVE FIBEMEN’S MA6AZIHE, Terrs Haute, Indiana. AUGUST, 1888. South Kaukauna, Wis., July 7, 1888. Mr. Editor:— We have looked anxiously for that visit of some of our Grand Officers, prom- ised us while In Chicago, and I take this means of telling the Brotherhood at large we are expect- ing the visit. In the meantime we are doing our utmost to enroll No. 266 as one of the banner Lodge* of our noble Brotherhood, it is gratify- ing to state that we have not had to expel any of our members on account of heavy assessments and our in tbe struggle of our brethren on the O B. <fc Q. is Just the same as It has ever been. The engineers and firemen of this locality are as one. We have held several Union meetings which have given us a chance to air our views on both sides, which has had a tendency to draw us closer together than we have ever been before. All I have heard speak echo the sentiments expressed in our Magazine— one for all and all for one. We have quite a number of the S. M. P. A. and B. R. B. amomgst us, all of whom, we are glad to say, are a credit to their respective Orders. We had an interesting game of base ball be- tween the B. of L. E. and B. of L. F.— 25 to 28 in fa- vor of the B. of L. F., the proceeds of which went to the benefit of sick members. We have had foursick members on our list for the past six months, and financially It has been crowding us a little, but it is gratifying to state that two of them are able to work, and that we were able to stand by our deserving brothers In distress. We had a grand parade here on the 4th of July, in which we were invited to take part by the Mayor and City Council. We responded to the invitation and made a grand showing for 266. We were the recipients of a beautiful banner, specially designed for the occasion by our Mas- ter, J. E. Maguire, and his esteemed wife, both of whom have endeared themselves in many ways to the members of 266. We have closely watched the course pursued by our Grand officers in our present struggle, and everything considered, we most heartily approve of it and have no fears for our strike as long as they are at the helm. Bros. Maguire and Curtis t have lately become “ Pas,” and cigars go round. Bros. Brooks and Nicholls have lately jumped the ibroom stick. Business on the road is not very brisk, and extra men just about make a liv- ing. We have one of tbe finest Master Mechanics in the country to work for; although a strict discip- linarian, he is ever ready to listen to and give a just decision, no matter how small the griev- ance. Should any traveling brothers come our way we can assure them they will meet with first-class treatment. We have got the riding goat “ biz.” down fine, having taken in six members at one meeting. I am sorry to say we have a few wall flowers amongst us, and some other brothers whose in- terest in Brotherhood affairs is very slack. Some of them prefer the park and Sulphur springs to being in the Lodge room. However, we are hav- ing a rope made with which we will be able to pull them in by the time some of our Grand Offi- cers get ready to make us a visit. Reliable. New York, June 15, 1888. Editor Firemen's Magazine : I am not much of a hand at writing, particu- larly for the public, but for a good while past I’ve been wanting to talk to my brother firemen upon a matter which I think makes the Order ridiculous. I am a constant reader of the Maga- zine', and have been for a good many years. In every number 1 read resolutions in which it is said by some committee of firemen that it has “pleased God to remove” some worthy brother. Just think of it— “please God” to kill some member of our Order! uobody believes it. “ Please God ” to have a railroad wreck ! nobody believes it. “Please God” to have a railroad half built, to have a bridge neglected that needs repairs, to have horses and cattle get on the track, to have men unskillful and neglectful in charge of trains. I need not add the numberless causes of death to men on the rail, firemen know them all, but it don’t “please God” to have things badly managed, and it don’t “please God” to have firemen crushed and scalded and killed by railroad disasters, and for one, I wish that such resolutions might never appear again in the columns of our Magazine. They are not creditable to the intelligence of the Order. But I notice tfie same sort of resolutions in the Jour- nals of other organizations, which goes to show that men sometimes get into a rut, and follow along a beaten path without stopping to inquire about the meaning of words. I want to say to the boys to put on the brakes on this thing of always saying it “pleases God,” when one of our brothers gets killed. I got hold of a diction- ary for the purpose of finding out what “pleased” meant, and I found that anyone who is pleased is delighted, that he is glad and joyful. Now I ask the committees selected to prepare for publica- tion in the Magazine resolutions when a brother dies or gets killed, not to intimate that the sad event “ pleases God nobody believes such talk. Throttle. Digitized by Google

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 599 1888.J For the Magazine. CHATS WORTH. Itcame to pass in the summer time. When the winds were dry and hot, That many sought for a quiet rest, But thev sought and found it not ; For the fleeting clouds were empty, And the hilUide and the plain Were brown and crisp ’neatli the scorching sun And the lack of refreshing rain. The herds in the held were pauting, The corn leaves curled in the sun ; And only a gully marked Ike place Where the river used to run. From the work*shop, field and office, From the school- room and filestore Came an eager throng in search of rest By the great Niagara’s roar. The baggage-cars and the coaches Were loaded down so full That two great locomotives Were needed the train to pull. That load of a thousand people Pulled out of Peoria that night, The weakly and sick in search of health, The strong in search of delight. Just think of a thousand people, Almost a city on wheels, Running at such a fearful speed That the whole train rocks and reels ! Just think of the upturned faces. In the light of lamps turned low’, Some tanned by the burning summer winds, Some almost white as snow. There w’ere some just dozing and nodding, While others were fast asleep, As on they sped o’er the clashing rail Through the darkness lone ana deep. There were loved ones at home in the city, And dear ones at home on the farm, All praying that those on their journey Might be protected from harm. There wete smiles on the lips of the dreamers, There was peace in the closing eyes, As if in their hearts still echoed The last endearing good-bye, More dear for the hope of returning Refreshed in body and mind, And the expectation of greet! ug The loved ones remaining behind. There are reasons for wrecks on the ocean, And reasons for carnage in war, But what should these parents and children Be hurled to eternity for ? As a man in a lofty position, Bowed down with a burden of care, Whose heart, with the trouble and worry, Gives way like a bubble in air, 80 It was w 1th a bridge o’er a gully On that ill, ill-fated road. With a terrible crash in the midnight, Gave way with its precious load. What pen can delineate fully The picture presented there? What tongue can describe the touching cries That fell on the midnight air ? God save us all from such a fate As befell the ones on tne train. Wh# found the cold embrace of Death Their on iv relief from pain. And through the lonely hours of night And the morning twilight gray. The angels were hastening from heaven to earth To bear their spirits away. —Geo. W. Hall. Stan berry. Mo., July 2, 1888. St. Paul, Minn., June 25, 1888. Editor Firemen's Magazine: A a I have never seen any communication from Arbitration Lodge, No. 320, I have concluded to et&rt the ball rolling and see if some of the boys would also try their luck. I have seen many letters from different Lodges, some of them very deserving, others not so much so, but by a little practice the letters become very interesting. We have a thriving Lodge of forty members with two members elected and several applications on the table. We have a very able Master, Bro. Lordon, who succeeded Bro. Scan lan (resigned). Our Secretary Is a No. 1, a thorough Brotherhood man. Several of our boys are thinking of mar- rying, and in my next I may be able to tell who they are. We have had several union meetings lately here and at Minneapolis, and they were largely attended. We had several visiting mem- bers, some of them off of the “ Q,” and they en- tertained us with a little news from their differ- ent districts. All are linn and willing to stand any assessments to help the struggling brothers to their jest demands. Bro. Lordon is on the N. W. C. F. N. passenger between St. Paul Du- luth. Bro. Salley was promoted to the right haud side last winter, and is dispatching and running extra out of St. Paul. Bro. Hethington, Bro. A. N. Hunter and Bro. Gorman are dispatch- ing—the former on the St. Paul & Duluth, the latter on the Omaha. There is a splendid lot of boys on the Omaha and Northwestern line. Josh. Garrett, Inix, July 8, 1888. Mr. Editor Garfield Lodge wishes to retnrn their heartfelt thanks to the members of Div, 153, B. of L. E., for their kindness In attending the funeral of our late Bro. B. E. Barns, on the 5th of this month, also to the Brotherhood of Brakemen for the same favor. It was a grand sight to see the three Brotherhoods attending tne funeral as one body. Thank God I can truth- fully say for the B. & O., we are uuited and har- mony prevails. I,«t come what may, in pros- perity and adversity, we will all stand by each other. T. Cunningham. TO LILY McFADDEN. Dearest Lily MeFadden, I’ve suffered for rest, With a tickling sensation right under my vest, Since perusing your lines, where you warbled of love, And requested me, dearest, to call you my dove. Oh ! I swear by the bees of Hymettns, so sweet, I could give you my heart to place under your feet, And I vow by the ink on my truth-telling pen, I could call you the same if you were an old hen ; Yes, indeed. I could eat you up, feathers and all, *Tho’ your bust swelled your bodice, or slender oi small. There is no devotee, bending down ata shrine, Could implore with two eyes more devoted than mine. How I’d thrill you with Joy, as the nectar I’d sip, That is humid and rich on your red pouting Ups! We could mingle our voices in anthems of praise, And enliven the time with our ainourous lays ; We’d alternately write them, and sing them, my dear. Punctuating with kisses where marks should ap- pear. Till the atmosphere, round would grow radiant with love. 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600 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Ado For the Magazine. TO EITG KNE V. DEBS. An old admirer of your art. In finding words to touch the heart, Now takes a willing pen To write some honest Hues to you, A man amongst the very few Of really brilliant men. I’ve read your words for many years. Evoking smiles, perchance some tears, As each way I’d be swayed ; A wizard's wand would powerless be To move my sympathies as free As what your pen portrayed. Sometimes in burning eloquence You lacerated vain pretense Iu haughty, purse-proud man ; You taught your readers self-respect, And how to hold their heads erect, With fluent, ruunlng pen. There’s not a passion man can feel But which you skillfully reveal On editorial page ; Your genius strips pretensions bare, Till all can read the motives there In which some men engage. Premises and conclusions grand, Are treated with a master’s hand, And grouped in language strong; Your reader’s task Is simplified, There’s nothing doubtful or implied When pointing out a wrong. I hope you’ll wield for years your pen, Defending all those stalwart men, Who toll in sultry cabs, Against a multitude of foes. Continue to deal out your blows, And don’t forget the scabs. —Shandy Maguire . Streator, III., July 7, 1888. Editor Firemen’s Magazine: I write you about Villa Park Lodge, No. 303, be- cause, whatever may be its Importance, I do not see it recorded in our Magazine. We have twen- ty-eight members. We meet every second and fourth Sunday of the month. Bro. Corcoran, our Master, makes us attend to business and the Interests of the Lodge are properly cared for. I should like to tell the readers of the Magazine all about the boys and their “best girls,’’ but such matters are not of general Interest and I will not pursue the subject. Bro. Menaugh, our Maga- zine Agent, is as good a hustler around the boys as be is around the girls. Bras. Dohes, O’Lary and Burch are holding down the left side of the Vestibules between Chicago and Ft. Madison. Bro. Comes is on right hand side of Switch en- gine in the Chicago yards. Bro. Danaghue is holding engine 503 at Chilli cot he, and Bro. Shouts is on the right hand side of the 1. 1. & I. engine No. 7. Yours, Short Fail. Scranton, Pa., June 18. 1888. Mr. Editor:— I wish to write briefly in regard to our Lodge. We are glad in one sense that we have no more assessments, but our members have great sympathy for the brothers on the“Q,.” and are perfectly satisfied to send them ull they can spare. I tell you, it went hard with some of the members to pay those large assessments for they needed the money at home, but they pulled through all right. We hnvo a membership of one hundred and twenty, and didn’t lose one. We have as good a Lodge as the Brotherhood can scare up. You can see for yourself how she pays up. A letter lot of fellows you never will meet. Well, I would like to have some of our Grand Officers come and see us, and we will do our best to make it pleasant for them while with us. Bros. ShefTer and Doran have recovered from a spell of sick- ness. Bro. Geo. Forestine has been promoted to the right hand side, and a number of the boys are in the line of promotion, and I hope our Lodge will continue to prosper. I have been a member of the B. of L. F. for some time and have never regretted the step. My wife expresses the hope that all firemen are alike as it is a guaran- tee that they are, or will make, good husbands. Our meetings are held every other Sunday and the attendance is large. The members are true- hearted men, and it would please some of our brethren if they would visit us, and hear them talk. This is saying considerable for our Lodge but it Is all true. Yours fraternally, Acme Lodge, No. 228. Easton, Pa., June 7, 1888. Editor Magazine : Being desirous of thanking the members of Lodges 317, 219, 299 and many others for the kind- ness shown toward me during my visit in the West, I write this letter. I am very glad to say that the members in the West will not see a visit- ing brother pay his fare or see him walk from place to place if It possibly can be helped iu any way. I had toe pleasure of staying at the home of Bro. E. R. Colvin and wife for a time. I also had a pleasant time among the members of 299 on the night of May 23. Hoplug not to forget Bro. J. F. Prescott, although being au engineer, he has not forgotten that be is still an active and hard working member of 299, and when he gets tired he can rest himself in his easy chair aud say, “ this is my birthday present from the boys.” Fraternally yours, ^ C. J. Rogers. Hochelaga, Canada, July o, 1888. Editor Locomotive Firemen’s Magazine : It may be agreeable ta the Brotherhood to hear from St. Adolphus Lodge, No. 335, and believing this I will write briefly concerning the Lodge. We are still increasiug in membership at nearly every meeting, although some of the boys are rather slow in getting around with their money. But Bros. Brazeau and Dionne hunt them up and make them fork over the cash. We have some members, including our worthy Master, who are exceedingly happy, being the recipients of magnificent presents from their wives, which has made cigars plentiful and cheap. We would like to see some of our Grand Officers this sum- mer, as St. Lawrence Lodge, No. 15, and St. Adolphus Lodge, No. 335, would combine to make their visit pleasant. Driving Wheel . Digitized by C.ooQLe

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 601 TO ALICE O. DARLING. In Answer to “ The Music of the Waters .” You have heard the music rightly, there were many voices there. If the moon was shining brightly, and if balmy was the air, Would you like to listen nightly, and your pres- ence with me share On the beach. If you would we’d list together, and we’d hear Old Neptune sing, In this pleasant summer weather, with our fan- cies on the wing, Uncanflned bv social tether, while the waves would echoes ring, Sweet to each. If you’d choose to breast the billows I would be your gondolier, Or beneath the drooping willows I could whisper love sincere; And your arms would make soft pillows for my weary head, my dear, As I’d lie, With your handsome face above me, Oh ! I’d be a willing slave ; And, my Darling, “Just to l«ve me,” I would el- oquently crave, There’s no other face could move me till they’d put me In the grave When I’d die. Y'ou’re a daisy with your fancies, and another with your pen, And you weave fine necromancies round the hearts of rugeed men, Sweet as perfume shed by pansies in some deeply shaded glen By the sea, Where I’d love to dream forever, if you’d only condescend To accept me as your lover, or if not, your dear- est friend, The/i indeed you’d browse in clover till your happy life would end, There with me. —Shandy Maguire. Jackson, Mich., June 3, 1888. Editor Magazine : Upon invitation of the G. A. R., Gilbert Lodge, No. 240, took part in the memorial day (May 30) exercises here. I think we made a very credita- ble showing considering the time of the week, when all trains were running, but, nevertheless, we had thirty men in line and marched to the cemetery with the other organizations. While at the cemetery we devoted our attention to the grave of that departed hero, Engineer M. L. Gil- bert, who was killed by a railroad accident Octo- ber 10, 1879, and in whose honor and memory our Lodge is named. The following clipping is from the Jackson Citizen: “One of the notable inci- dent* of the parade was the fine appearance of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, who marched under the command of John M. Uro- mnn, of the Brotherhood of Locmotlve Engin- eers. They carried a fine floral pillow and nu- merous bouquets, with which they decorated the grave of Milton L. Gilbert, who was killed in the awful accident at Jackson Junction in 1879, In whose honor the Lodge is named. Milton L. Gllbdrt was a first lieutenant of the Seventh Ver- mont Volunteer Infantry.” Yours fraternally, Rory. Seymour, Ind., July 10, 1888. Editor Firemen's Magazine : I thought I would write a few lines and tell you how Tried and True Lodge, No. 361 Is pro- gressing, and more especially to tell you of our loss. Our Lodge Is on the increase. We are fill- ing up with good and true men who make staunch and solid Brotherhood men. But with all this increase we have had a loss that has fallen like a pall over our little Lodge. It was so sudden and unexpected we could hardly be- lieve that Bro. Grant 11111 had been taken from us. He tried to board a train in motion at Shoals, Ind., wheu he fell between the platform and train. Although not a wheel passed over him to tear and mangle his body beyond recognition, still something struck him in the back of the head which knocked out the vital spark. In bis death I can truly say our Lodge loses a “tried aud true ” member. His aged father and mother have our heartfelt sympathy in their bereave- ment over the loss of an affectionate, kind and dutiful son, taken away so suddenly in the prime of life. “Watch, therefore, for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.” As this is my first trial to the Magazine I must approach with care, but may get bolder as I grow older. Yours fraternally, Byi'on. Fargo, Dak., July 12, 1888. Editor Firemen's Magazine : As nearly all agree that the only way to solve the strike question and make those of the future (if any come) a success, is through “federation” or unity of action on the part of all rallroud em- ployes, and owing to the near approach of the different conventions it seems to me to be a proper time to discuss this thing ; I advance my plan with the above excuse. No doubt impor- tant changes could be made which would be better seen afterward. First, make a grand union of all the Orders composed of men who are exclusively intrain service. Those which embrace all branches of employment are too un wieldly and hard to man- age, have too gr^at a diversity of interests. Then create a “Sovereign Grand Lodge,” composed of representatives from all Orders in the uulon, the number to lie in some definite proportion of their membership, say, for instance, one to 500. Let this body elect a head to be known as “ Sover- eign Grand Board composed of one man from each Order, to whom all differences will be re- ferred and who will decide on what action to take, such action binding every Order and indi- vidual of the Union. Or, let this body elect one of their number as a head, to whom all action shall be left, always subject to the confirmation of the body complete. I hope all will take the proper amount of interest in this matter which is of the utmort Importance, and expecting to hear from various plans in the August Magazine * I remain, Fraternally yours, Eugene McAuliffe. Digitized by U.ooQle

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602 [Aug. LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. Personal. Some of the boys sav Sturman’s girl was hungry the night of the Uniou ball at Fargo. They were last seen looking around (and we hope not In vain) for something to eat. The shadow of death has settled upon the home of Bro. J. T. Wharton, of No. 166. He has lost his only child, in which sad affliction he has the warmest sympathy of many friends. J. C. Di nton, an old time member of 178 Is now running Engine 71 on the mountain. He He takes as much interest in Lodge matters as of yore, although unable to attend meeting regu- larly. Ed Hurley, of the B. of L. E., formerly a“Q,” engineer, now represents the Travelers’ Insurance Co. and gives promise of doing well in his new vocation. We certainly wish him abundant success. A. J. Randall, an old time member of our Order, is now Special Agent of the Standard Accident Insurance Co. for the St. Louis. Arkan- sas & Texas Ry. We wish Bro. Randall much success in his new calling. We acknowledge the receipt of a pair of buffalo horns from our esteemed friend G. W. Sebastian, Master of New Era Lodge, No. /0, at Breckenridge, Minn. The horns are elegantly mounted, the handiwork of Mrs. Sebastian, which adds indefinitely to their value. It affords us pleasure to learn that Bros. Dan E. Barry and Dan Dugan, members of Buf- falo Lodge, No. 12, who some time ago laid down the scoop and entered the police force of Buffalo, have won the esteem of their superiors, and have been promoted, Bro. Barry, to the position of captain, and Bro. Dugan, to that of sergeant— all of which means faithfulness to duty. We congratulate the boys. We acknowledge the pleasure of a call from Bro. 8. W. Malick, Collector and Magazine Agent of Ashland Lodge, No. 223, Lexington. Ky. Bro. Malick, concluding to brighten and beautify lire, and make it worth the living, has taken to himself a bride, one of the fair daugh- ters of Brazil, the capital of Clay county, and his high estimate of bis bride, shows that his heart beats responsive to sentiment* without which the world would be a wilderness. Most heartily do we congratulate Bro. F. P. McDonald, of St. Joe Lodge, No. 43, upon his wonderful good luck in being the recipient, on the 17th of June, of l.V .j pounds of babies, 8 lbs. of boy and 1VZ lbs. of girl. Such felicities come only to the favored few of the Brother- hood, and should secure their promotion, but in this case, Bro. McDonald has laid down the scoop for the more agreeable task of the Railway Mail service, in which we wish him success and pro- motion. On June 19th, Bro. Edward W. Stover, of Fairmount Lodge, No. 333, was married to Miss Josephine B. Sooy, a beautiful young lady of Phil- adelphia. The happy coup‘e were the recipients of many beautiful and costly presents, and im- mediately after the ceremony was performed, started on a bridal tour, which Included Niagara and other places of interest. The members of No. 333 extend their hearty congratulations to the bride and groom In which the Magazine claims the right to participate, and to wish the happy couple a bright and prosperous life jour- ney. ^ It is stated that the Pullman Car Com- pany, stands at the, head of builders and that their latest effort is a car of surpassing beauty, convenience and comfort, which is to run during the season on the Boston & Maine line. Pai l Morton is no longer general passen- ger agent of the C. B. & Q., but now* bolds the position of of general freight agent. The old-time readers of the Engineer’s Journal will remember the valuabla contri- bution of W. de Sanno, who has a most in- teresting paper in the Mechanical Depart- ment, on “ Early Railroading.” It affords us real pleasure to welcome Mr. de Sanno to the columns of the Magazine. We notice in the Anchor and Shield a well- written article, showing conclusivly that insurance by the A. 0. U. W. is the cheapest and safest that the members of the orde r can secure. The Anchor and Shield gives the figures and thereby clinches the argu- ment. ^ We notice that General Manger Beach, of the Bee Line, has issued a general order to trainmen, requiring every train master, conductor, engineman and yardmaster to have their watches examined every six months. The order is issued to secure uni- form and correct time as a precaution against possible accidents. Among the papers of the Northwest which have always exhibited a disposition to treat railway employes justly, we are glad to name the St. Joe Gazette , under the editorial management of Col. C. F. Cochran. .Col. Cochran has the ability to comprehend what is due railroad employes, and the cour- age to give publicity to his convictions and concl usions. At the late convention of the 0. R. C. at Toronto, the policy of the Order was con- spicuously on trial and though Mr. Daniels was elected by a majority of three, the ver- dict was against the policy as voiced by Messrs. Wheaton and Daniels. The conduc- tors, as a body, are in active sympathy w*ith other organizations of railway employes, and the fact will, we bedeve, be triumphantly demonstrated at the next annual session of the Order. A grand benefit ball was given at Fargo,. Dak., on July 4, by Fargo Lodge, No. 85, B. of L. F. and Fargo Division, No. 202, B. of -L. E., the proceeds going to aid the strikers on the C. B. A* Q. system. About 125 couple were present, the music, Rupert’s orchestra, was excellent, and all had a splendid time. The boys are to be complimented on the company present, the exceeding good order, and the financial success of the ball. Par- ticular thanks are due Bros. Olsen, Stone and Kingsley, of Division No. 202, and Bros. Bassett, Sturman and McAuliflfe, of No. 85, for services rendered, they acting as a Com- mittee on Arrangements. Digitized by AjOOQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 603 A fire occurred in a Virginia farm-house not long since. The spring being some dis- tance away, necessitating delay in procuring water, the fire was subdued "by the use of hard cider, several barrels of the liquid be- ing on hand. Here is one instance at least where a home was saved by hard cider, and there the song, “ A LittleJM ore Cider, Boys,” was very popular. Mr. J. H. Morrissey has applied for a patent for an admirably devised time card on the New York Central system of rail- roads. By the use of colors, the day and night trains are seen at a glance without the trouble of consulting fiigures particularly. A specimen dhrd on our table leads us to conclude that it is a “ long felt want ” rnd will grow in popularity. We said in the May Magazine , that W. P. Daniels, Esq., Grand Secretary and Treasurer of the O. R. C., w as elected by a majoriay “ one.” We took the statement as it was published in the organ of a Brotherhood of railway employes, and had no purpose of do- ing the slightest injustice to Mr. Daniels. In- stead of a majority of one he was elected by a majority of three. We have received a programme of the Sixth Annual Commencement of the North- western Normal School, at Stan berry, Mo., and notice with pleasure that our friend and occasional contributor to the Magazine , Mr. Geo. W. Hall, will read the class poem, en- titled, “ Our Flag.” We are confident it will be a production worthy of the subject and the brilliant genius of the writer. The Military Railroad men, who served the Government during the war are talking of organizing. They think that “the part performed by them was of as much import- ance as that of those who did the fighting.” They ask “wThat would the armies have done without railroads and railroad men?” Well, it is the high privilege of the miltary railroadmen to "organize, for manifestly they helped to save the Union. The Express Gazette , referring to the impor- tance of insurance remarks, that w ithout life insurance many families would be left abso- lutely unprovided for, and become objects of charity. No expressman with proper self- respect could, with complacency, contem- plate the possibility of those dear to him suffering from want, because of his neglect to provide some help against such results when it is easily within his reach. The fact that the various Brotherhoods of Railway employes have an insurance Department should add greatly to their value. Vice-Grand Master J. J. Hanxahan was presented with an elegant gold ring appro- priately inscribed, at the union meeting of engineers and firemen held in Cincinnati in May last. The presentation w*as made by Engineer C’okely, in well chosen words. Master McBride, of No. 14, ably represented his Lodge on the occasion. Mutual con- gratulations upon the perfect harmony that existed between the twin Brotherhoods was the order of the day. It affords us pleasure to acknowledge the receipt of an invitation to the opening exer- cises of the 25th. Annual Convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers to be held at the Richmond Theatre, Richmond Va. on the 17th day of October. The session promises to be an unusually interesting one and is looked forw ard to as one of the princi- ple events in the history of the Order. Prov- idence permitting we shall do ourselves the pleasure of being in attendance. The Cunard steamship Eturia, made the voyage from Queenstown to New York, a distance of 2,800 miles, in 6 days, 1 hour and 55 minutes, an average of about twenty- two statute miles per hour. There are a number of railroads in the United States where the speed of their locomotives do not show a better average of speed. The Guion line is building a ship wrhich it is expected will make the voyage in five days, an aver- age of something over twenty-three miles an hour. E. St. John, Esq., general manager of the Rock Island Railroad, writes us that he hopes nothing will occur to mar the good feelings which have always existed between the Brotherhoods of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen and himself. And be may be as- sured that the hope is quite as lively on the part of engineers and firemen that the pres- ent pleasant relations may continue. The “ twin Brotherhoods ” entertain the sincer- est respect for the general manager of the Rock Island Railway. We have on our table the argument, in pamphlet form, of Creed Hayman, Esq., General Solicitor of the Central Pacific Rail- road, made to a select committee of the United States Senate, in March and April last. It is a closely printed document of 181 pages, and required three days for its read- ing. Tbe argument is eminently historical. It does not matter what views men may en- tertain in regard to the controversy be- tween the Government and the Central Pa- cific Railroad, those who read Mr. Hayman’s argument will find it rich in facts and argu- ments well calculated to improve their un- derstanding of many very important ques- tions connected with the subject of building and operating railroads under difficulties. Digitized by VjOOQle

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604 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Aug. The latest announcement in railroad build- ing is the proposition to build a railroad to connect Minneapolis and St. Paul with Pekin, in China and Irkutsk, in Russia by the way of Victoria B. C. and Cape Prince of Wales, Behring Strait. The only real difficulty is to build a bridge across Behring Strait a dis- tance of thirty-five miles. This is said to be practicable, as the water is only from 120 to 150 feet deep. Such schemes look a little visionary, but wonderful things are being ac- complished now-a-days. The Switchmen’s Journal for July has a well-written article on the subject of “ Fed- eration.” It says, We are glad to note that those who looked on the proposition with suspicion are now gravely considering it. * * * The only thing remainining is for those whose duty it is to carry out the desires of the rank and file— the men who have made the organizations what they are by their loyalty and their contributions of hard-earned money.” Manifestly, federa- tion is growing rapidly in favor, and when established will solve many problems hith- erto regarded as formidable. The unprovoked assult on Con Hetzler, assist- ant yardmaster of the Uniou Pacific, Thursday morning, by oneof the outcasts of society known as a Pinkerton man, who has been doing intimi- dating duty in this city for the past three months for the Burlington, shows conclusively that (’apt. Foley and his gang of thugs cannot be withdrawn from this locality too soon.— Railway News and Reporter. The Pinkerton pestilence out to be abated not only in Omaha but elsewhere through- out the country where it is raging, the Pinkertons are trained professional thugs, scoundrels with diplomas, everywhere a standing menace to peace and order. The men in authority who commission them to commit violence should be as speedily as possible, relieved of power. The Chicago Sunday World , of June 17, gives an account of a terriffic sraa9h-up of a C., B. & Q. freight train, June 16, at River- side, in which two men were killed, two in- jured, and property to the amount of $20,- 000,000 destroyed. There was a wreck at Buda, Nebraska, on June 15, which knocked out an engine just out of the shops. Two engines at Plattsmouth, each stripped of one side had to be sent to the hospital. At Wymore, a scab engineer, wrecked a stock train, June 15, and tour engines were pulled in during the week ‘disabled. At Brook- field another engine was towed in. At Pawnee there was a collision which demol- ished an engine ; and thus things proceed on the C. B. Q. along all its lines. Wreck and demoralization are everywhere The scabs get drunk and lives and property are con- stantly in peril. At a meeting of Garden City Division No. 255, B. of L. E , held June 28, and at a meet- ing of Brotherhood Engineers and Firemen held at Denver June 16, 1888, resolutions of profound sympathy with Bro. J. J. Hanna- nan and his sorrowing wife were passed, on account of the death of their bright and beautiful boy, Willie. The resolutions breathe sincere condolence and are eloquent of friendship and fellowship and fraternal ties which should and do adorn and beau- tify Brotherhoods. In the hour of dark bereavement such tokens of love are fruitful of fruitions which defy language, and we are glad that Bro. Hannahan and his wife may realize how widely and sincerely their sor- row is shared by their friends. To the membership of the B. of L. F. there is no truer source of satisfaction than to know that the Order stands high in the estimation of such men as S. H. H. Clark, first vice-president and general manager of the Missouri Pacific Railway Company. This gentleman, whose grasp of facts and condi- tions in railway affairs is widely acknowl- edged, in a communication of late date says: “I desire to express most heartily my ap- preciation of the action of the firemen up- on the Missouri Pacific system during the recent disturbed conditions upon other Western railways. So far as I am advised not a word of complaint or dissatis- faction has been uttered by any member of the Firemen’s Brotherhood. It affords me pleasure to acknowledge this fact, and to say if circumstances permit, shall endeavor to appreciate the spirit of respect and candor manifested by the locomotive firemen to- ward myself individually, and as an execu- tive officer of the company.” In a later communication Mr. (/lark exhibits his ap- preciation of faithful employes in saying that “ in order to succeed, I must have the cooperation, confidence and good-will of all the employes, as more depends upon them thin upon myself for sat-^ isfactory results.” In saying this, Mr. ' Clark states a truth that all railroad mana- gers would do well to heed. The trains on a hundred and f >rty thousand miles of rail- roads in the United, States with all their wealth of lives and property, are absolutely in the hands of employes. To have the “ confidence and good will ” is a security against disaster ana loss of such incalculable value, that it would be difficult to overesti- mate it, and this Mr. Clark has grasped in all of its far reaching possibilities. Such men as Mr. Clark are as different from the managers of the C. B. & Q. as it is possible to conceive. One is large, broad, command- ing, entitled to respect. The other is small, mean, contemptible, and such is the verdict of all honorable men. Digitized by VjOOQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE . 605 A MODEL MONTHLY. The Loocmotire Firemen's Magazine is al- ways welcome to our table. The last num- ber offers a literary bill of fare from which every reader ought to make a feast. There are science, practical mechanics, professional news, fun, sentiment, temperance and fra- ternal greetings so nicely served up that no one need lay down the magazine unsatisfied. To make perfection more perfect, the la- dies have several well -filled pages, which breathe out the fragrance of woman’s heart as her offering to the brave workers who, amid smoke and roar and peril, know no sweeter names than wife, mother, sister, sweetheart — the home angel whose presence tollows the ‘‘cab” in its terrific journeys through darkness and tempest and danger. — Pressed Leaves. The Sunday World , asks its readers to look at the losses sustained by the C., B. &. Q., as a result of the injustice of its managers toward its tried and trusted engineers fire- men and switchmen. That its losses are great is shown by the statement of the offi- cials, as follows: Burlington stock at this time last year 148%— present quotations 10#%. March, 1888.— Increased operating expenses $419, Decreased earnings $8,000,000 April, 1888.— Increased operating expenses $261, Decreased earnings, $194 055. Decreased earnings to May 1st. $3,494,055. Repairs in April not included in report of oper- ating expenses, $150, 000. It is hard to estimate the real losses to the road growing out of the strike, for the officers cover up a good deal to blind the stockholders. The loss of patronage to other roads Is Immense, and it will take ihe Burlington years to legain It. All told, the direct losses to the road growing out of their foolhardy refusal to accord their hard- worked and expert employes decent treatment and fair wages, will foot up at least 10,000,000. Unless their is a change of policy at a very early day, the road will never ’regain its business, indeed, there is no possibility in sight while the present management is at the helm. We have on our table Scribner's Magazine for July containing the second article of the railway series, entitled, “ Feats of Kailway Engineering,” by John Bogart, State Engin- eer of New York. The article is pronounced a natural complement to Mr. Clarke’s recent account of the building of a railway, and de- scribes with force and picturesqueness many great achievements which have marked the development of this and other countries (to which Mr. Clarke could only geneially al- lude), such as the Oroya railway in Peru, builtanrumg almost impenetrable mountains; the 8t. Gothard spiral tunnels; and the St. Louis, Lachine, Niagara, Bismarck, Forth and Brittania bridges, witn a clear account of the method of laying bridge foundations by work in a pneumatic caisson. Mr. Bo- gart has written tluse things with a full knowledge of the daring, persistency and executive ability required for their accom- plishment. The illustrations, thirty-five in number, are in the very best style of the art and are aids to the reader of great value in comprehending the “ Feats of Kailway En- gineering.” Every railroad man should make himself familiar with the entire series of Scribner's articles, they are worth many times the cost of the magazine, and we do our readers a favor by urging upon them to to purchase the books and study the arti- cles in question. The Railway Conductor's Monthly for July has an article captioned “Our Order,” in which it is said “ Our Order does not strike.” In the course of the article the question is asked, “ Which is preferable, peace or war?” That depends. Patrick Henry said “ Give me liberty or give me death.” If a man has lost all sense of right, manhood and independence he will prefer peace and degradation to war, liberty and idependence. He will prefer being an abject thing— a fawning, cringing, sycophant and lick- spittle. To strike is to resist wrong. The vilest worm that crawls will strike when assaulted. There are a fewT animated crea- tures in the world that won’t strike. Pullets are not noted for pluck, but the game cock is a plumed knight and will strike anything of his size that wears feathers or hair. The Conductor's Monthly says “Our Order does not strike.” The Conductor's Monthly should remember that since slaves built the pyra- mids men have been ceaselessly striking against oppression and wrrong, and the members of the O. R. C. are the beneficia- ries of victories gained by strikers. Nellie Harland, a Romance of Kail and Wire, is the title of a book, written by Elmer E. Vance and published by G. W. Dillingham New’ York. The book is dedicated to A. D. Thurston, Grand Chief Telegrapher, and to the members of the O. R. T. and is written in a style unpretentious but interesting. The scene is laid in the far west, on the line of one of the great railway lines that winds through gorges and climbs the summits of mountains thousands of feet above the sea level, when the track, clinging to the sides of the sierras and spanning chasms, stands a triumph of mechanical skill, against ihe combined judgment of the engineering w< rid when the project w*as first announced. The heroine of the tale, Nellie Harland, has all the virtues that adorn her sex, and all t lie courage of a mining camp, and though olten tried, was never found wanting and fortu- nately, Nellie, and her faithful lover, Morton, (not Paul Morton,) were permitted to live and love and get married, for wrhich we Digitized by CjOOQle

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606 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. are greatly qfcliged to the author. The reader obtains a good idea of telegraphing under difficulties and to what extent life and pro- perty on the rail, is in the custody of train dipatchers, men who are over worked and half paid. Altogether '‘Nellie Harland” amply repays for the time required to give it a perusal. We notice in the July number of the Rail- road Brakemen' s Journal , a warning to the Order to watch closely for a “deadbeat” brakeman who is an exceedingly mean dog, having swindled the lodge of which he w'as a member and every body who placed any confidence in him, we say this much for the purpose of introducing the following quota- tion from the notice : “ This Journal and the Brotherhood have driven most of the tramp brakemen out of the service, and let it be understood that they are still doing duty and are ever ready to expose the tramp and dead beat element.” Such a duty performed. Such a purpose in view', we assert results not only beneficially to the Brotherhood of Brakemen, but is of incalculable value to the railroad interests of the country. If it were possible for railroad corporations to dismiss their prejudices, to think dispassionately, they w’ould see at a glance that the Brother- hoods of Railway employes, are exerting all their power to have railway employes, hon- orable, upright, sober and industrious men and that it is for their highest interests to favor and foster such organizations, and that to pay Buch men liberal wages, rather than low wages for tramps, dead beats, swindlers the riff-raffs of the slums, is to put fortunes into their own pockets. The difference be- ing as great as the difference in value be- tween gold and brass. A conductor, member of the 0. R. C., writing from Topeka for the July number of the Conductor' s Monthly , and signing himself “ H. B.,” says : “ If there Is any one class of railroad employes that does hard work for poor pay it is the con- ductors. * * * The conductors wear themselves out for a bare living. The railroad companies at present seem to be working on monopoly prin- ciples. So far as this branch of the service is concerned.it appears trying to get the greatest possible amount of work for the least possible money.” There is more of the same sort in “H. B’s.” letter showing very conclusively that the policy of Messrs. Wheaton and Daniels, don’t pan out worth a cent to the rank and file of the Order, not even when conductors take the place of engineers, firemen and switch- men, and help to “ scab ” a road. “ H. B.” has evidently thought thoroughly and felt deeply. He comprehends the injustice of railroad monopolies, which seek to get the “ greatest amount of work ” out of their em- [Aug. ploy^s for the “ least amount of money.” But the fun of the the thing comes in at the close of “ H. B’s.” communication, where he charges the policy of the of the monopoly corporations, not to “ niggardliness,” but to “oversight or neglect.” “H. B.” would apologize for the bite of a rattlesnake. He is one minute irate because of the penurious treatment of the conductors and then is as sweet- as a honey bee, which is probably the meaning of “ H. B.” A Union meeting under the auspices of New York City Division No. 105, B. of L. E. and J ust in Time Lodge No. 149, of B. of L. F., was held in the Grand Opera House, New York City, on the 24th day of June. The meeting was called to order by Levi Gibb, Chief Engineer of Division 105, B. of L. E. Representatives from 70 Divisions of B. of L. E. and 53 Lodges of B. of L. F. were present. The meeting was addressed by P. M. Arthur, Grand Chief Engineer of the B. of L. E., and F. P. Sargent, Grand Mas- ter of the B. of L. F.; S. E. Hoge, chairman of General Grievance Committee of the Burlington systen for B. of L. E.; Brother Church, chairman of the Grievance Com- mittee of the Chicago, Burlington & North- ern ; Bro. McGowen, Secretary of the Griev- ance Committee of B. of L. F. for the Bur- lington svstem, and also by Shandy Maguire, who made a few remarks. The hiBtory of the strike on the C., B. & Q. was given and throughly analyzed by the speakers, especially by Grand Chief Arthur and Grand Master Sargent. On being asked the question, Grand Chief Arthur denied the report that he assisted Austin Corbin to man the Reading road with engineers at the time of the strike of the Knights of Labor ; also that he did not tell the representatives of the Brakemen’s and Switchmen’s Union to keep away, that he would call on them if he wanted them to accomplish their end in the Burlington strike. It was resolved that the action of Grand Chief Arthur and Grand Master Sargent be unanimously sustained in regard to the Bur- lington strike. What’s the matter with the conductors? There seems to be a singular misunder- standing existing between them and certain railway officials. For instance, it is stated that early in July the officers of the Chi- cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway placed agents on the trains to take up tickets and collect fares in place of the conductors, who are left to devote their entire time to the running of trains. It is also stated that early in July thirty conductors on the Bee Line system were suddenly discharged and freight conductors promoted to fill their E laces. In all cases notifications were sent y mail and no reasoos assigned. It looks Digitized by U.oogLe

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 607 1888.1 very much like' a strike on the part of the Bee Line management. Some conductors say they are overworked and underpaid, and yet the O. R. C. is pledged, when other train men, having exhausted every resource known to amicable adjustments of disagree- ments, strike for reasonable hours and hon- est pay, to take the places of engineers, firemen, switchmen and brakemen, and aid the officials to “ scab ” their road. It is said that the conductors on the Bee Line who were discharged think they have been shab- bily treated, and want to know the reason why they were so unceremoniously set adrift. In this they are right. We applaud their manly resentment It would be inter- esting to know what Messrs. Wheaton and Daniels think of such treatment. The Labor Enquirer of Chicago in its issue of July 16, shows pretty conclusively that the unpleasantness which has existed in the ranks of the Knights of Labor for some time past has not been healed and that the fight 19 still on. In closing an aricle on the situ- ation the Enquirer says : In conclusion The Enquirer desired to say to Mr. Powderly, for the Provisionals, that the war will be over when the scoundrels who have pro- stituted the order’s name and appropriated its funds to their own ends have been brought to account and that so far as he is concerned, his soft-phrased letters will fall to re-establish him with those whose support and friendship he once had, until he ceases to shield men whom he knows to be corrupt. It cannot fail of being a source of serious regret to all men anxious to promote the in- terest of workingmen to see the order of Knights of Labor engaged in an internecine war. The great interest of labor demand unity and harmonv, and we hope the Knights of Labor wifi enjoy the blessings at no distant day, Ax English paper takes exceptions to the prevailing system of making “extra time” by working men. As a mere incident, the question need not excite comment. Extra time is often required but as a rule over hours of work is something worse than a mistake. Up to a certain limit work is healthful in consonance with man’s physical being, but beyond that limit it'is hurtful, and the greater the departure from it the more pernicious and prejudicial to man’s physical and mental will being it becomes. It is held that nine hours ought to constitute a day’s work “ and if at the end of nine hours four or five more be added, common sense alone will suggest that the working man, as a matter of fact, is robbing himself ” of energy, for the next day’s toil. He has made “an over draught on his constitution,” and is digging his own grave. If a man works his best for nine consecutive hours, resting one hour, he has done all that should be required, and anything more is in the nature of suicide. DEFBAYITY AND DESPERATION. The C., B. Sc Q. system of railways, once a magnificent property, the pride and boast of its owners, has been about wrecked by its managers. These short sighted officials, sought, by a policy of injustice which they pursued for years, to rob employes that they might increase the dividends of stockhold- ers, and continue to pay themselves princely salaries. The employes of the system, men of skill and character, who*by their unflagging de- votion to the interests of the system, had placed the property on a plane of high pros- perity ? and given it value in the estimation of capitalists, demanded, in a way at once peaceful and honorable, that their wages be placed upon a basis of simple justice. This demand was arrogantly and indig- nantly denied. Expostulation was unavail- ing. Convincing facts were brushed aside as of no more consideration than the whist- ling of the idle winds. Compromise was ta- booed, arbritation denied. The edict of the officials was to Work and endure injustice or go. This autocratic policy, a combination of fraud and felony, an exhibition of venality and villainy, the employes, engine- men, firemen and switchmen, resolved to re- sist, and as a consequence, since Feberuary 27, 1888, there has been a strike on the C., B. & Q. The readers of the Magazine are familiar with the strike from its inception. They are acquainted with the policy of Perkins, Stone and Morton, and the miserable brood of parasites they have called around them to defeat the just demand of men whose fi- delity to trusts and responsibilities should have commanded, without the asking, the praise and appreciation of every C., B. Sc Q. official. It is well-known to every reader of the Magazine , that immediately upon the strike taking effect, the management invited to employment gangs, not only of incom- petents, but men of vile character, who were at once put in charge of locomotives. Drunkards, vagabonds, scabs in character as well as in employment, creatures from the slums, discharged dead-beats, adventurers from every point of the compass were offered employment and accepted positions on the C. , B. Sc Q. These men in the main were in- competent and characterless, and the C., B. & Q. presented to the country a spectacle of vicious obstinacy on the part of the man- agement, and on all of its lines was equally conspicuous, incompetency, recklessness, drunkenness, and all that class of vices to be found in the haunts of idleness and vaga- bondage. As a consequence wrecks and disasters followed each other in rapid succession. Locomotives were smashed, disabled and stood dead in every direction. The public took the alarm. 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608 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. over the C., B. & Q. lines except as the last re- sort, for death stared them in the face night and day while on its trains. Shippers also took tne alarm, and in a large measure ceased to patronize the road. As a conse- quence, earnings fell off rapidly. The figures showed alarming sum totals. In April about $500,000 as compared with 1887. May, nearly $800,000 as compared with May 1887, and while this tremendous decrease in earn- ings was going forward, the operating ex- penses of the road increased in a fearful ra- tio. The scabs, the dead-beats, the drunk- ards, the vagabonds and gutter-snipes to whom employment was given, as is always the case, proved to be vastly more expensive than honorable men, though obtained at lower figures. These losses taken together with the depreciation of the marked value of the stock, and the wreck and ruin is rep- resented by millions. For a time the directors and stockholders of the roads, influenced by Perkins, Stone and Morton, saw their splendid prosperity going to ruin, apparently without protest. The wreckers were able to make them be- lieve that the strike was over, and that old- time prosperity was coming again. One falsehood made it necessary that another should be told, and the lying proceeded in arithmetical progression. We have indulged in these reminiscences that the way might be clear to introduce facts showing the deep depravity of the management of Stone, aided by that con- scienceless liar, Paul Morton. The strike never was over. The honest, unterritied engineers, firemen and switchmen, who Jiad been displaced by scabs, believed the time would come when the owners of the great property would fully comprehend the des- S irate game being played by Manager Stone. e had lied to the directors and stockhold- ers, he had lied to the public. He had never told the truth regarding the strike and the strikers believed, reasoning from cause to effect, that the owners of the C. B. & Q. property, would eventually see that not on- ly their interest, but that justice to the men who had been defrauded, demanded the re- moval of Manager Stone. In this hope, the two great Brotherhoods of Engineers and Firemen, went forward in the maintenance of the strike. It had been ordered only when every resource, for pacific, honorable adjustment of the controversy had been ex- hausted. To continue the strike on a plane of honorable, , manly resistance the Brotherhood poured out their money like water. The struggle, in so far as the Brotherhoods knew, was conducted upon principles, known to their laws , for which there could never come a blush of shame and fur which there could be no necessity for an apology. The Brotherhoods knew from the first that the C. B. & Q. management would put upon [Aug. the tracks of the men who were contending for their rights, the Pinkerton bloodhounds. They knew that detectives, spies and spot- ters would dog their tracks through every lane and avenue of life, as relentless as death, but they were not anxious about such things. They felt that their cause was just. It was before the world. The Broth- erhood challenged the severest scrutiny. Their constitution, tbtir laws, their oaths and obligations were as free from the encour- agement of violence , of lawless acts , as the pre- cepts of Christ. Such things never were, never could be discusseed around the coun- cil boards of the Brotherhood, except in criminal violation of the letter and spirit of the obligations, imposed by the Brother- hoods It does not matter to Brotherhoods what wrongs railroad officials may inflict upon their employes, it does not matter that inj us- tice deprives them of work and fair wages, it does not matter that corporations may com- bine to crush and degrade them, in the face of such monstrous wrongs the Brotherhoods never did propose to seek redress by vio- lence or lawless acts. To intimate aught to the contrary is a slander as venomous as can be found in the archives of hell. Recent developments demand of this Mag- azine, the official organ of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, plain words. We do not propose to speak hesitatingly or to use language of doubtful meaning. It is no part of our purpose to try the causes of men charged with crimes, or render a verdict in advance. We come with no mantle to ob- scure crime. We would sooner tear from the guilty every rag with which they seek to hide their hideousness. For men in the clutches of the law, we de- mand, friend or foe, a fair trial, and verdicts based upon the truth. While we say “ let no guilty man escape,” we demand that no man shall be proclaimed guilty to satisfy an insatiate thirst for vengeance. If it can beshown by irrefutable testimony that locomotive engineers or firemen have sought redress for any real or supposed wrong by the use of dynamite to destroy life or property, then we say, let the law take its course. The Brothernood of Locomotive Firemen has no shield for such criminals. Nay, rather, the Brotherhood stands pledged by every consideration of loyalty to law, or- der— to all things of good report among men, to demand their punishment. Such men are not only the enemies of society, but they are traitors to the Brotherhood. Tht ir acts, undenounced, would fix upon it an in- effaceable stain, but promptly rebuked, the Brulherhood comes forth from the flames without the smell of fire upon its garment-. There may be men, enemies of tne Brotn- erhood, who will exclaim that the usefulm ss of the two great Brotherhoods of Enginee s Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 609 1888.J and Firemen is forever gone. Not so — such is not the history of treason. The Son of God, in choosing only twelve had a Judas Iscariot, and a Washington, in his struggle for liberty and independence had a Benedict Arnold, but Judas did not arrest the march of Christianity, nor did an Arnold prevent Washington’s final triumph. Nor can one or a dozen, nor a hundred, bad, misguided men, members of the two great Brother- hoods, disband them or arrest their onward and upward march. What of the Brotherhoods? As we write they pass in review before us. We read their constitutions, the obligations of the membership. We contemplate their work, and they grow steadily in grandeur. It has been their aim and ambition to initiate only honorable men, industrious, sober, up- right men. Examine the recordsand it will be found that so far as human wisdom could avail, that wrong* doers have been expelled. Never, it is so recorded in heaven and on earth, have the two great Brotherhoods tol- erated for an instant, even the intimation of violence/ peril to life or property, as a means of redress for wrongs, inflicted by railroad officials. In closing this article we do not deem it necessary to call names. The wires have flashed them to every nook and corner of of the country. They are familiar to every locomotive fireman and engineer in the land. Among those implicated are men whose guilt is heralded as a fixed fact, whom we deemed totally incapable of crime, and such we surmise was the universal opinion of those who knew them. From the web of testi- mony which now seems to hopelessly en- tangle them all hope — though seemingly it is hope against hope — that they may come forth acquitted of the crushing charges ar- rayed against them. If not in the name of the Brotherhood, let them pay the penalties the law imposes. It may be said that the Brotherhoods of Engineers and of Firemen are on trial. If it were a fact, and in a sense we do not care to dispute it, we are ready for the ordeal. There may be malicious idiots who would convict an army because cowards and trait- ors had crawled int :> it. The re may be some so hostile to religion that they would de- nounce the church because of the hypocrisy of individual members, just as there are men who denounce the wisdom of the Creator be- cause He made snakes, and with equal pro- riety may cranks denounce the Brotner- ood’s because in their 50,000 members are found a score or less, who, in violation of its laws and teachings, seek redress for wrongs inflicted, by a resort to criminal methods. But the Brotherhoods, made up of law-abiding men, citizens who have the welfare of society at heart, as certainly as the ermine judge upon the bench, or the sworn jury in the box, demanding only a fair trial, say, “ let the law take its course,” and thus, instead of being weakened in pub- lic eBteern, the Brotherhoods having passed the ordeal stand forth redeemed from cen- sure. We notice in the columns of the Railway News- Reporter, a series of resolutions passed by the Wasatch division of the O. R. G\, in which strong grounds are taken against the action of the Grand Chief Conductor, for his indorsement of a circular issued bv mem- bers of the Order, in the interest of the C. B. & Q. Among other things the resolu- tions declare in favorof removing the Grand Chief Conductor from office, as follows: We deny that the Order is composed of men who hold these views, and while we are ready and willing to live strictly up to the provisions of our obligations and to perform any duty that can reasonably be expected of us, we are not ready to “ run engines, Are engines and perform police duties " simply to court favor with a few railroad officials who are engaged in a struggle With other labor organizations in which we have no part. And we believe any member who issues or endorses any such circular Is guilty of violat- hls obligation. We believe that the action In en- dorsing this circular has caused a feeling of dis- satisfaction and indignation which must result In the withdrawal of a large portion of the mem- bers of the Order, which can only be avoided by you, the Executive Committee, removing him from office, or his voluntary resignation, and we do hereby call upon you to request his resigna- tion. Failing the tender of his resignation we call upon you to remove him from office. We have from the first felt confident that the membership of the O. R. C. would not endorse the policy of its Grand Officers, and the action of Wasatch Division, No. 124, O. R. C. demonstrates that our estimate of the Order was correct. The National Car and Locomotive Builder supplies data relating to the origin of the lo- comotive cab. There is a deal of uncertainty about the matter, and yet, as there must be a large number of men still living possessing information upon the subject, the origin of the cab ought to be rescued from “ endless uncertainty.” At first it seems to have been the theory that to protect engineers and firemen from summers heat and win- ter’s cold would “ enervate ” them and not until “ten years after the first American railroad was opened for traffic,” were appli- ances introduced to shelter enginemen and so slowly did the important matter pro- gress that “as late as 1S47, Keller’s steep- grade locomotive was illustrated with noth- ing more than the boiler-head to shelter the engineman.” The Car and Locomotive Builder addressed a letter to Mr. A. B. Underhill, superintendent of motive power of the Bos- ton & Albany railroad company, asking for information upon the subject, to which that gentleman replied as follows : “ I have been seeking^the information you ask about locomotive cabs. 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610 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. the first cab he remembers was on engine ‘Tar- tar ’ and consisted of corner posts covered with canvas. The work was done by Engineer Ellis. By the way, we have his son and arandson, both engineers on this road to day. This was done in the winter of 18&S-1839. An old conductor says we had engines with and without cabs in the year but he cannot remember the first applica- tion. There are a number of our old men who remember engines without cabs, but cannot fix the dates.” It may be that some of the readers of the Magazine can furnish information, if so we shall be glad to hear from them. The Railway News- Reporter, published at Omaha, prints in its issue of June 1(5, a num- ber of items and illustrations, showing the remarkable amount of “ smoothness” which distinguishes the operations of the C. B. & Q. For the information of the readers of the Magazine , we condense a few items of “smoothness. June 3, at Denver, a scab engineer in charge of a switching engine, smashed ten cars and wrecked his engine by running into a U. P. train. At Woodburn, June 4, a scab engineer ditched bis engine and train. At Mendota, June 5,aC., B. & Q. fast mail engine collided with another engine, wrecking both machines. At Pacific Junction, on June 5, an engine ran through the switch and piled itself upon some ties. The facts show that demoralization is all along the lines of the “ Q.” Drunken scabs are wrecking the stock everywhere. At Au- rora, a scab engineer wrecked eight or ten cars and injured the scab fireman. About the same time a Dubuque train, in charge of a scab engineer, was disabled at South Au- rora. Engineers who could not pass exami- nation, and others discharged for drunken- ness, are hired by the management, as also, men who have been inmates of insane asy- lums. Such a record of disaster and demor- alization was never known on any road in the United States or any other country. The travelling public, painfully aware of the condition of things on the C., B. &Q., avoid its trains, and the property, once among the most valuable in the country, is rapidly de- clining and will soon be worthless. AMONG THE DANCER8. The sixth annual social of Just in Time Lodge No. 141), was a delightful affair and added new lustre to the reputation of the ]»dge. We reproduce from the New York World the following report: Seldom, If ever, in the history of the Empire City Colosseum has that favorite resort of pick- nickers been visited by a larger and more famlly- llke gathering than that which assembled there last evening. Every nook and corner was filled with ami ling damsels and their escorts, and the dancing pavilion presented a pretty spectacle as the couples gracefully glided through the mazes of the waltz. The occasion was the sixth annual summer re-union of Just In Time Lodge, No. 1IM. Brotherhood oT Locomotive Firemen. It was not until 9 o’clock that the members and their friends commenced to arrive, and the [Aug. orchestra, under the direction of Prof. Felix Mc- AulifT, struck up the music for the grand march. Then floor nmnager, James J. Brady, with pretty Helen Collins resting on his arm, stepped upon the floor and the festivities began. To give the names of all those who were present would take up several columns of the Evening World. The following were noticed by the reporter. Mr. and Mrs. Gerree Ford, Frank Donigan, Alice Saridge, Mr. anaMre. Robert T. Roscoe, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Woods, Mr. and Mrs. W. Rockby, Mr. and Mrs. John Peterson, H. Hawley Mary Murry, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Loasby, Mr. and Mrs. W m. Saridge, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hall, Wm. Williamson. Katie McDermont, Mrs. J. H. Caulk, Lena Bender. Mr. and Mrs. Freemen, Mr. and Mrs. Van Zandt, Mr. and Mrs. George Pell, Adolph Young and sister, George Davis, Jennie Pierce, Helen Spring, P. Swatzer, Agnes Lewis, Samuel Tucker and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Walters, Eddy Jenkins, Elia Finn, John Cleary, Mamie Mack. Lawrence McCann, Annie O'Brien. Mr. and James Kaughran, Joseph Kelly, Annie Byrnes, Gus HoflTman, Annie Daley, John Ferris, Mary Freemen, Mr. and Mrs. Trueman, John Burns. Mary Mey, F. P. Fort, Katie McDon- ough, Maggie McDonough, George Squires, Joeie Blueher, Mr. and Mrs. Roxv. Aggie Wilson, M. McMonigal, Annie Reynolds. Harry Stewart, Wm. J. Morgan, Mrs. Kerns, Edward Kraft. Katie Murphy, Jas. Sparks, Wm. Mahon, George Allston, George Dutel, S. E. Weber, B. B. Smith, George Balken. G. C. Layton. John Higgins, C. Doran, Frank Shine, P. P. McCaflerty, Mary and Ella Saridge, Wm. Sinn, M C. Doxter. W. Kenny, Wm.’Connel, John Davis, W. Wilson, Wm. McDonald, Laura Saridge and Fred Mercer. The Officers were : James J. Brady, Floor Man- ager: J. M. Hart, Assistant Floor Manager : John Peterson, Chairman Reception Committee: Charles Bowdrlck, Chairman Committee of Arrangements. Oi r thanks are due to Mr. Wm. Ball, of Salina, Kan., who has contributed so liber- ally to the support of our C., B. & Q. breth- ren from the Beginning of the strike. The latest contribution is $20, which makes $37 we have received from Mr. Ball, through Bro. John H. Mills, of Border Lodge No. 32. Mr. Ball is a fireman but not a member of our Order. He has been in active sympa- thy with us in all our trials and deserves the cordial recognition of every member of the Order. We hope to have the pleasure of welcoming Mr. Ball to our ranks at an early day. ^ Resolutions. St. Joseph, Mo., April 6, 1888. At a regular meetsng .of St, Joseph Lodge No. 48, B. of L. F., the following resolutions were unanimously adopted : Resolved, That the sincere thanks of this Lodge is tendered to Mrs. W. E. Sullivan and the MIs&ee Steflens for the beautiful banner presented this Lodge “in Memory of 1888.” Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to the Firemen's Magazine for publica- tion and a copy to the above named ladles. J. H. Carter,') L. J. Mooney, Committee. J. W. Blair, J Eldon, Ia., April 5, 1888. At a regular meeting held by Protection Lodge No. 187, the following resolutions were unani- mously adopted : Whereas, The members of this Lodge are called upon for the flrst;tlme to drape their char- ter In mourning, it having been the will of Al- Digitized by C.ooQLe

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 611 1888.J mighty God to remove from our midst our most worthy and beloved brother, Millard Foster, who was killed by an engine falling through a bridge February 19, 1888, and Whereas, Protection Lodge has lost a good member, the Brotherhood an earnest worker, his relatives a young man that they might well feel proud of, therefore, be It Resolved , That in the death of Brother Millard Foster, this Lodge has lost one of its promising members, and the community in which he lived an equally promising citizen. Resolved, That as a tribute of respect to the memory of our deceased brother we drape our charter in mourning for the space of thirty days; that these resolutions be spread upon the minutes of the Lodge, a copy sent to the family of the deceased, and a copy to the Kldon Review and the JHremen's Magazine for publication. Geo. W. Trott, ) A. 8h unterm an, 1 Committee. John W. Brown, j Buffalo, N. Y., June 12, 1888. At a regular meeting of Buffalo Lodge, No. 12, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, held in the lodge room at 198 Senecra street, Buffalo, N. Y., it -was the unanimous vote that the following resolutions be forwarded to each Lodge on the “Q.” system of railroads, to the Grand Officers of the B. of L. F., and to the Chicago World and Times to be published therein. Whereas, The brothers of the “Q.” system have shown themselves to have been good and loyal soldiers in this, their great battle for their rights, and to maintain principles of our noble order, therefore be it Resolved , That Buffalo Lodge, No. 12, extend our hearty congratulations to each and every brother on the “Q.” system, and guarantee to pay to them 9500 each and every month until the strike Is ended. Wm. J. Bruman,) W. J. Miner, V Committee. J. J. Knauff, J Headquarters of the Striking Engineers, 'i Firemen and Switchmen, y Chicago, 111., May, 5, 1888. J At a regular meeting of the striking engineers, firemen and switchmen, the following resolu- tions were unanimously adopted : Whereas, Our Brother, Herbert B. Newell, was killed on the evening of April 28, 1888, at the hands of the scoundrel Hedberg, who was em- ployed a a “ scab ” fireman on tbeC., B. & Q. R. R.; therefore be it Resolved , That we bow in humble submission to God’s will, yet. we cannot but mourn our Brother's untimely death, siricken down in the prime of life, by an assassin’s hand. Resolved , That we, as a body, condemn the ac- tion of the authorities of the City of Galesburg, in permitting the drunken vagabonds at present employed on the C., B. & Q,. ft. R.. to carry con- cealed weapons, with instructions to use them, thereby endangering the lives of peaceable citi- zens. Reeolved , That in the death of Bro. Newell, the Brotherhood has lost a most worthy member, we. his Brothers, a staunch friend, his wife and children a kind and loving husband and father, the City of Galesburg a peaceable and law-abid- ing citizen. Resolved , That we deeply sympathize with his wife, children, brothers and sisters, for while they mourn the death of one very dear to them, we also mourn for him as a noble brother. Resolved , That as a testimonial of respect for the memory of our deceased Brother, our charter be draped in mourning for the space of thirty days, and that these resolutions be inserted in the Ltjcomotive Engineer's Journal, Locomotive Firemen's Magazine and the Switchmen's Journal, and that a copy of the same be sent to his be- reaved widow. Thos. O’Shea. Osc a r M k a de, V Com m idee. Martin Flahertv,J Clinton, Iowa, June 17, 1888. To the Officers and Members of Clinton Lodge, No. 34, B. of L. F. : We hereby prefer charges against our Worthy Master, John A. Lake, for “ malicious conduct; ” he did on June 14, 1888, with his mind rational, with full knowledge and aforethought, with wil- ful and malicious intent, and a full realization of what he was doing. Knowing the great res- ponsibility he was taking upon himselfT also the realisation that Clinton Lodge was losing one of its true and trusted youug men from its ranks, walk up to the Captain’s office at the Court House and say : “ License please for me, John A. Lake to Miss Lucy G. Stetson, to marry we are inclined.” Bad boy ! he falls in the same rut that his father did— get married. We desire, if this is agreeable to the wishes of this Lodge, to have a committee of three ap- pointed by the Master to investigate the charges of ‘‘malicious conduct,” and if the charges are sustained to instruct said committee to extend to our Worthy Master, this Lodge’s most earnest, heartfelt ana sincere congratulations to Bro. Lake and his estimable wife, with a life-long happiness and prosperity. Respectfully submitted, J. M. Wiieler. Geo. P. Smith. We the committee appointed by our Master pro tem, F. A. Kinch, most respectfully report’ that after hearing all the evidence available, it is to the best of our judgment that Bro. John A. Lake, did on June 14, 1888, commit the ” mali- cious deed ” of taking unto himself a wife, and going out of the bachelors’ ranks, and we, there- fore, respectfully present to you the following resol utious, viz: Resolved , That Clinton Lodge, No. JM, B. of L. F., extend to Bro. John A. Lake aud his estimable wife, the Lodge’s most earnest, heartfelt and sin- cere congratulations, with a lifelong happiness aud prosperity, and be it further Resolved, That these charges and this the com- mittee’s report be published in the Lyons Adver- tiser and our Magazine. Respectfully submitted, C. A. Dawson, ) * Geo. P. Smith, [ Committee. J. M. Wheeler, J Creston, Iowa, April 30, 1888. At a regular meeting, held at their hall, the olficersand members of Advance Lodge, No. 101, unanimously adopted the following preamble and resolutions : Whereas, It has pleased the Supreme Ruler of the Unlvorse to remove from our midst our most worthy brother, Robert H. Scott, and Whereas, By the untimely death of our broth- er the B. of L. F. loses an earnest supporter of its principles, his wife an affectionate husband and his employers an honorable and faithful servant, therefore be it Resolved, That we sincerely mourn his untime- ly death and deeply deplore the sad fate that has deprived us of the companionship of a noble- hearted brother. We are consoled by the thought that our loss is his gain and that he Is now enjoy- ing the reward of the jusl and good. And be it further Resolved, That we tender the members of the bereaved family, and especially the heart-strick- en wife, our most sincere and heartfelt sympa- thy, knowing well how inadequate our words are to lessen the desolation of her heart and ear- nestly wish it were in our power to soften the ?;rief and anguish of the bereaved ones. And be t further Resolved , That we drape our charter in mourn- ing for the space of thirty days and that these resolutions be placed on the minutes of our Lodge, a copy sent to the family of the departed broth- er aud rlsosent io the editor of our Magazine tor publication. J. W. Crouch, D. O. Caldwell >- Committee. A. C. McDuffie, I Digitized by C.ooQle

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612 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. I Aug This Department Is for the exclusive use of the Grand Lodge of the Brotherhood of Locomo- tive Firemen, and will contain all Notices of Assessments, and other Official Notices, Re- ports and Statements emanating from the Grand Lodge. All Lodges and members of the Order should note carefully each month the contents of this Department. AUGUST, 1888. Office of Grand Secretary and Treasurer, ) Terre Haute, Ind., Augsut 1, 1888. j Assessment Notioe for August. ASSESSMENTS NOS. 23 AND 21, 82.00. To Subordinate Lodges . Dear Sirs and Brothers: You are hereby notified of the death and disability of the follow- ing members who were entitled to all the benefits of the Order, vie. : Claim No. 240. George S. Blood, of Boston IxHige, No. 57, died of Consumption, October 30, 1887. Claim No. 241. Marlin Olsen, of Superior Lodge, No. 225, was killed in a Collision, January 4, 1888. Claim No. 242. S. A. J. Gilbert, of Great South- ern Lodge, No. 200, was killed in a Collision, March 15, 1888. Claim No. 243. L. Lambert, of F. W. Arnold Lodge, No. 44, died of Consumption, April 23, 1888. Claim No. 214. C. B. Cullen, of Orange Grove Lodge, No. 07, died or Typhoid Fever, May 23, 1888. Claim No. 245. C. W. Fowler, of Fairmount Ixnlge, No. 333, died from the effects of Scald re- ceived from the bursting of deflector bar of his engine, May 24, 1888. Claim No. 21(5. D. J. Flaherty, of Triumphant Lodge, No. 47, died of Consumption, June.’>, 1888. Claim No. 247. C. H. Pierce, of Gilbert Lodge, No. 240, died of Cancer of Stomach, June 4, 1888. Claim No. 248. Chas. C. Brooks, of Black Hills Lodge, No. 80, was killed in a Collision, June 5, 1888. Claim No. 2-19. Frank H. Pierce, of Troy City Lodge. No. 315, was killed by Falling from his En- gine, June 21, 1888. Claim No. 250. J. D. Early, of Vigo Lodge. No. 1(5, was killed by Railroad Accident, June 22, ISNi. Claim No. 251. John McMullen, of Banner Lodge, No. 50, was declared totally disabled from Injury to Spine, June 23, 1888. Claim No. 252. John Vrooman, of 18-K. Lodge. No. 210, was declared totally disabled from Spinal Disease, July 2, 1888. Claim No. 253. Wm. C. Greene, of Boston Lodge, No. 57, was declared totally disabled from Injury’ to Spine, July 2, 1888. Claim No. 254. John N. Bralv. of Rocky Mountain Lodge, No. 77, was killed by Railroad Accident, July 8, 1888. Claim No. 255. AsaGruver. of Lehigh Lodge, No. 251, was declared totally disabled from Organ- ic Insanity, July 13, .1888. Two assessments amounting to Two Dollars, are levied for the payment of the above claims as follows : Assessment No. 23 is levied on Claim No. 249, and all members who were admitted on or before June 21st, 1888. are liable therefor. Assessment No. 24 is levied on Claim No. 255, and all members who were admitted on or before July 13th, 1888, are liable therefor. You are required to pay the above assessments to the Collector of your Lodge on or before Aug- ust 25th, 1888, otherwise you will stand suspended from all the benefits of the Order until you have paid up and have been reinstated by your Lodge, as provided In Section 54, of the Constitution of the Grand Lodge. Yours Fraternally, Eugene V. Debs, G. 8. A T. Office of the Grand Lodge, > Terre Haute, Ind., August 1, 1888. j Special Notices. To Subordinate Lodges: Dear Sirs and Brothers:— Your attention is called to the following special uotices : TO SECRETARIES. General Circular No. 3, enclosing blank forms for annual reports, lias been forwarded to each Lodge. DELEGATES. Secretaries will not ify the Grand Lodge prompt- ly of the election of the delegate to the coming convention, giving his name and full postoftice address. No arrangements for transportation will be made for delegates whose names are not reported to us on or before August loth. Blank credentials and circulars of instruction will be sent out in due time. SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS. All members who have not paid their special assessments in full (to and including No. 14)on or before July 25th, stand expelled for non-pay- ment from and alter July 26th and will be so reported by the Secretary of each Lodge to the Grand Lodge. This is the law of the Order and the Grand Lodge has no authority to grant an extension of time for the payment of assess- ments under any circumstances. BILLS AND ACCOUNTS. Each Lodge is required by law to pay up in full all its bills and accounts with the Grand Lodge (except current year’s Magazine ) on or before July 3lst of each year. No Lodge will be allowed Digitized by LiOOQle

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1888.] 613 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. representation unless clear of all charges on the Graud Lodge books. A statement has been for- warded to each Lodge and prompt returns must lie made In conformity with the law. RECEIPTS. A member to be in good standing to date must hold a receipt for his Grand Dues for the year ending July 31st, 1889; also for Subordinate Dues tor the quarter ending October 31st, 1888 : also for Assessments Nos. 21 aud 22, ( for J uiy); also for Special Assessments to and Including No. 14. Any mem- ber not bolding these receipts stands suspended from all the benefits of the Order, and can only be reinstated by a vote of his Lodge. Examine your receipts and see that you have them correct. TO RECEIVERS. Receivers in remitting money for the Magazine , should invariably specify in their statements to what volume the money is to be credited. With- out this specification confusion is inevitable. Receivers frequently send money by express without any instructions' as to how it shall be ap- plied. This is a serious oversight aud is fruitful of great annoyauce. No remittance should be made by Receivers for any purpose except when they make their regular monthly returns, and the remittance should be invariably accompanied by the regular monthly statement, as provided by law. , , . Receivers sending money, paper aud coin to the Grand Lodge, sometimes make mistakes re- garding the amount, the money being less than the statement calls for. It is unnecessary to say that such things are embarrassing, and to avoid such errors in future, Receivers who remit by express, should send their money by express order. An express order can be puichasedatany express office, it is more convenient to all parties, and in case of error, the order will show for itself and there can be no misunderstanding. Let all moneys to be sent hereafter be made by express order, instead pf sending the paper and coin. TO COLLECTORS. In collecting the double assessments (Noe. 23 and 24) issued for August, you will not issue a re- ceipt to a member unless he pays both assess- ments. You can not accept payment unless the full amount ($2.00) is paid, and then you will issue one receipt for both assessments. In preparing your statements, to deliver to the Receiver, remember that separate statements must be made for each assessment, viz : two state- ments for No. 23, and two for No. 24. You will receive four blank statements from the Grand Lodge for that purpose. Each assessment must be credited on the statements the same as you have heretofore credited single assessments, by placing a figure (1) one in the “current assess- ment” column opposite the names of those who have paid. In no case can both assessments be credited on the same statement as the law re- quires separate returns to be made for each as- sessment that is levied. You will deliver your statements and returns for both assessments to four Receiver on the 26th day of the month as usual. In collecting Grand Dues you will not accept less than the full amount (61.50) from each mem- ber. You will then issue a receipt “/or Grand Due* for the year ending July 31*f, 1889.” In making your returns to the Receiver use the Grand Dues statements specially forwarded for that purpose, and no other. Yours fraternally, F. P. Saroent, G. M. E. V. Debs, G. S. and T. Unknown Addresses. E. Coleman, a mem ber of Susquehanna Lodge, No. 71, is requested to correspond with his Lodge at once. Office of Grand Secretary and Treasurer, \ Terre Haute, Ind., July 1, 1888. j Benefloiary Statement. To Subordinate Lodges : Sirs and Brothers : The following is a state* ment of the Beneficiary Fund, for the month ending June 30, 1888 : Receipts. Lodge Nos.| 3 it ◄ fc S 525 ◄ Total. 8 z, © I J 8 -*» gcs S © ◄ Total. 1 81 OO 875 00 876 00 71 81 00 $62 00 $63 00 2 20 00 20 00 72 3 11 00 138 60 149 00 73 51 00 51 bo 4 66 00 66 00 74 24 00 24 00 5 2 00 87 00 89 00 75 9 ob 99 00 108 00 6 63 00 63 00 76 3 00 40 00 43 00 7 36 00 36 00 77 101 00 101 00 8 19 00 57 U0 76 00 78 6 ob 46 00 52 00 9 3 00 94 00 97 00 79 41 00 41 OO 10 62 00 62 00 80 91 00 91 00 11 105 00 105 00 81 76 00 76 00 12 11 00 203 00 214 00 82 2 00 90 ob 92 00 13 96 00 96 00 to 46 00 46 00 14 3 ob 144 00 147 00 84 2 00 69 00 71 00 15 43 00 43 00 85 49 00 49 00 16 131 00 131 00 86 4 bo 61 00 55 00 17 2 00 18 00 20 00 K7 12 00 12 00 18 4 00 49 00 53 00 88 3 00 45 00 48 00 19 45 00 45 00 89 20 30 00 SO 00 90 37 120 2 ob 78 00 80 00 51 1 00 49 00 50 00 121 56 00 56 00 52 86 00 86 00 1122 47 00 47 00 53 18 00 18 00 123 1 00 60 00 61 00 54 4 ob 91 00 95 00 124 30 00| 30 00 55 1 00 23 00 24 00 125 13 ob 48 00 61 00 56 2 00 18 00 20 00, 126 28 (to 28 00 57 3 0o 215 00 218 00, 127 52 00 52 00 58 9 00 7 00 16 00 128 20 00 20 00 59 10 00 66 00 66 00* 129 601 . . 58 00 58 00: 130 82 00 ‘82 00 61 7 ob 58 00 05 uo ! 131 8 oil 48 00 56 00 62 2 00 57 00 59 00; 132 4 00 30 00 34 OO 63 41 00 41 00 1 133 6 00 27 00 33 00 64 . 15 00 15 00 134 32 00 32 00 65 51 cb 51 00 135 ’ 3 00 I 3 00 66 3 oo 57 00 60 oo 136 22 OO 22 00 67 7 00 101 00 108 00 137 30 00 30 00 68 2 00 .53 00 55 00 138 ’ 8 ob to oo 41 00 69 40 00 40 00 189 31 00 31 00 70! . 27 00 27 00 140 1 00 52 ob 53 00 Digitized by C.ooQLe

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614 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Aug. Beneficiary Statement— Continued. Lodge Nos. 3 if

22 00 24 00 339 26 00 26 00 880 . . .... .340 | 19 00 19 00 381 341 20 00 20 (X) 382 Balance on hand J une 1 112,735 00 Received during month 15,005 00 Total 127,830 00 By Claims 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218 and 219 15,000 00 Balance on hand July 1 112,830 00 Respectfully submitted, Euqknk V. BUSS, G. 8. and T. Grand Lodge. F. P. Sargent Grand Master Terre Haute. Indiana. J. J. Hannahan Vice Grand Master Box 655, Englewood, 111. E V. Debs Grand Secretary and Treasurer Terre Haute, Indiana. $• V. Debs Editor and Manager of Magazine Terre Haute. Indiana. BOARD or GRAND TRUSTEES. ). W. Gardner Chairman Box 738, Fort Dodge, Iowa. C. C. Sutherland Secretary Hortou, Kansas. L. P. Smith 292 Fulton Street, Chicago, Bis GRAND EXECUTIVE BOARD. Harry Walton Chairman 430 Wyoming Street, West Philadelphia, Pa. W H. Burns Secretary 122 Newberry Avenue, Chicago, 111. ' I Leahy . . . 2827 Fremont St, Philadelphia, Pa F. X. Moll ... 806 22d aveS., Minneapolis, Minn. W. H. McDonnell . 210 E. Market St., Scranton, Pa. Digitized by C.ooQLe

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE . 615 1888.] Subordinate Lodges. 1. DEER PARK; Port Jervis, H. T. Meets in Union Hall at 2 P. M. every Sunday, Geo K. Garmer Master Wm. Ublxnan Secretary Wm. Van Dine Collector Chas. X. Barkman, Box 26 Receiver & A. Ferguson, Box 886 Magazine Agent 10. FOREST CITT; Cleveland* Ohio. Meets 2d and 4th Tuesdays at 7 P. M., in Odd Fellows Hall, 52 Public Square. Jas. F. Tousley, 24 Alford St., 8. 8 . . . .Master A. G. Laubscher, Seward St., W Secretary T. P. Curtis, 41 West Madison 8t . . . . Collector John Crouse, 81 Penn St Receiver A. G. Laubschs, Seward St, West Cleveland Mag. Agent *. BAUD M HAND; Providence, R. I. Meets 2d Monday of each month, at 8:80 P. M., in Engineers' Hall. C. Anthony Taft 826 Chalkstone ave . . . Master Jaa W. Healy, 68 Lippitt St Secretary Willis A. Aldrich, 271 Smith 8t Collector J. W. Williams, 25 Kilton st, Taunton, Mass., Receiver Chas. X. Harmon, East Provldenoe, R I. Magazine Agent 8. ADOPTED DAUGHTER; Jersey City, N. J. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays in bank building, Cor. Washington and Plymouth Sts. Jos. Capner, Jr., 243 Second St Master X. P. Hutton, 178 Fourth St Secretary J. B. Sweet 147 Academy St Collector 0. X. Ben ter. 1060 Herkimer St, Brook- lyn, New York Receiver 8. Simpson, 572 Jersey Ave . . . Magazine Agent 4. GREAT RASTER*: Portland, Halae. Meets in B. of L. X. Hall, 1st and 3d Sundays. W. P. F. Carroll, 88 8ummer 8t Master C. D. Getchell, 11 Brattle St ..... . Secretary A. X. Dennison. 23 Merrill St Collector F. A. Huff, 47 Hanover 8t Receiver F. X. Pottle, 72 Waterville st Mag. Agent L CHARITY: St. Thomas, Ontario. Meete^in Engineer’s Hall every Tuesday at 2 Thos. Quirk, Box 1273 Master A. 8. Adams, Box 1278 Secretary L. D. Norton, Box 1273 Collector Frank Turrill, Box 1278 Receiver Wm. Deyelll, Box 1278 Magazine Agent 6. PRIDE OF THE WE8T; De8oto,Mo. Meets 1st and 8d Monday* at 1 P. M. R.H. Lanhaxn. Box 408 Master F. J. Parker, Box 481 Secretary Fred Gratiot Collector John W. Moore, Box 188 Receiver Wm. Ross Magazine Agent 7. POTOMAC; Washington, D. C. Meets in Monumental Building, Pennsylvania avenue, northwest, Bet. lBt and 2d streets. James B. May 477# F. St. S. W Master Wm. C. Jasper. 806 Fourth St.. 8. B . . Secretary A. J. Williams. 827 C. 8t., 8. W Collector P. P. Luddy, 442 2d St. 8. W Reciever Jos. M. Harmon, 1417 Maryland Ave., Baltimore, Md Mag. Agent 8. RED RIVER; Denison City, Texas. Meets in King’s Hall, Woodford St., every Satur- day at 7 P.M. J. F. Cramer Master R. E. Sherrill, 518 Aren Ave Secretary T. W. Weaver Collector J. J. Crofton. L. Box 318 Receiver Chas. W. Jeffries Magazine Agent g. FRAHKLUf ; Coins ibns.Ohio. High 8t., first Monday and Meets at 64# N. ____ - third Tuesday evenings. F. W. Arnold, 544 E. Main St Master C. C. Colt, 976 Pennsylvania Ave . . . Secretary N. T. Beynon, 97 St. Clair St Collector F. J. Kistler, 212. 214 South High St . . Receiver Leonard Lawrence, 889 Curtis Ave . Mag. Agent U. EXCELSIOR; PhlUipsbnrg, *. J. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays in G rimers HaH. Ruben Tyndall Mi C. A. Stevenson Secretary Oliver Kidney, 638 Main St Collector J. W. Sinclair. L. Box 96 Receiver A. L. Vandegrift Mag. Agent If. BUFFALO; Bnftelo, *. T. Meets every Tuesday at 8 P. M. at 196 Seneca 8t J. J. Knauff, 238 Fifth St Master Wm. J. Bruman, 895 8wan St Secretary H. Adams, 252 Seneca St Collector F. H. Coe, 4 Hickory 8t Receiver A. 8. Bickley, 867 Myrtle St . . . Magazine Agent IS. WASHINGTON ; Jersey City, *. J. Meets 1st Saturday at 7:30 P. M., and 3d Sunday at 10:80 A. M. cor. Maple St., and Pacific Ave. C. A. Wilson. 141 Pacific Ave Master Mellick Shick, 141 Pacific Ave Secretary P. C. Quick, Somerville, N. J Collector C, A. Wilson. 141 Pacific Ave Receiver D. M. Blake, 254 Communipaw Ave., Mag. Agent 14. EUREKA; Indianapolis, Ind. Meets every Tuesday at 8 P. M. at 84 W. Washing- ton 8t., fourth floor. Wm. P. McBride. 485 E. Georgia St ... . Master Wm. J. Hugo, 45 Ruckle 8t Secretary E. J. Kline, 635 North West St Collector Wm. J. Hugo. 45 Ruckle St Receiver W. R Jones, 64 So. West St Mag Agent 16. ST. LAWRENCE : Montreal, Canada. Meet In St. Charles Club Room, Point 8t. Charles. James Murphy, 465 Wellington St, Point St Charles. Montreal Master James Ashcroft, 114 Congregation St, Point St Charles, Montreal Secretary W. F. 8tocker, 127# Bourgeois 8t, Point St Charles, Montreal Collector H. J. Clarke, 154 Charron St, Point St. Charles, Montreal Receiver H. J. Clarke, 154 Charron St., Point St. Charles, Montreal, Canada .... Mag. Agent M, VIGO; Terre Haste, Ind. Meets 2d and 4th Mondays at 7:80 P. M. X. V. Debs Master J. F. O’Reilly, 481 N. 4th St Secretary Henry Balersdorf, 203 N. 12th St ... . Collector C. A. Bennett, 1004 N. 9th St Receiver E. W. Bundy, 702 N. 14# St . . . Magazine Agent 17. PUCE RIDGE; Chadron. *eb. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays, at Masonic Hall. W. M. Shirley, Box 341 Master E. M. Wiles, L. Box 321 Secretary E. M. Wiles, L. Box 821 Collector Rufus E. Chandler, L. Box 307 . . . . Receiver J. H. Butler, Long Pine, Neb . . Magazine Agent 18. WE8T END; Slater. Ho. Meets in 1. 0 O. F. Hall 1st and 8d Sunday nights. E. A. Jones, Box 128 Master C. 8. Frazier, Box 186 Secretary Greeley Olds Collector J. Kinney, Box 154 Receiver A. Disney Magazine Agent 19. TBUCKEE ; Wadsworth, Nevada. Meets every Friday at 7:00 P M. J. B. Cunningham, Box 8 Master W. J. Patten, Box 8 Secretary H. E. Huston, Box 8 Collector J. S. Raitt, Box 8 Receiver H. L. Huston Magazine Agent Digitized by C.ooQLe

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616 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Acg. 80. STUART; Stuart, Iowa. Meets in Engineer’s Hall every Monday at 7:16 Geo. C.’ Wells, Box 117 Master W. B. Van H&rten, Box 412 Secretary Wm. Zerwick, Box 252 Collector W. R. Van H&rten, Box 412 Receiver E. L. Pick Magazine Agent 21. INDUSTRIAL; St. Louis, Ho. Meets 2d and 4th Tuesdays at 8 P. M., at 902 So. 4th St. Phil. C. Snyder, 712 8. Eighteenth St . . . Master Eli G Idas. 944 Chouteau Ave Secretary D. C. McClintock, 2016 Gratiot st . Collector Wm. A. Murphy, 044 Chouteau Ave . . . Receiver Ell Giclas, 944 Chouteau Ave . . Magazine Agent 88. CENTRAL; Ur ban a, HI. Meet in I. O. O. F. Hall 2d and 4th 8nndays. L. Sullivan, 882 W. Washington 8t., In- dianapolis, Ind Master F. A. Bonner Secretary Dan. O’Connor Collector L. Sullivan, 882 W. Washington St., In- dianapolis, Ind Receiver George Brash Magazine Agent 85. PHOENIX; Brookfield, Ho. Meets 2d and 4th Mondays, over Wheeler's bank. M. Stevens Master J. H. Snoddy, Box 7 Secretary J. 8. Ott, Box 881 Collector J. H. Snoddy, Box 7 Receiver Wm. P Stevens Magazine Agent 84. GREAT WESTERN; Farms. kaaaas. Meet in I. O. O. F. Hall on Johnson Ave., every Wednesday at 2:80 P. M. J. E. Powell, Box 144 Master F. E. Green, Box 418 Secretary J. G. Morris, Box 288 Collector Frank A. Kinch, 522 7th ave Reoeiver J. W. Terrell, Box 822 Mag. Agent 16. CONNECTING LINK; Booms, Iowa. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P. M. Wm. H. Cummings, Box 428 Master George McCormack. Box 2 Secretary H. C. Barron, Box 766 Collector 8imon Rogers Receiver Wm. J. Webster Magazine Agent 86. ALPHA: Baraboo. Wis. Meets 2d and 4th Mondays in B. L. E. Hall. Thos. William Master Thomas Williams Secretary H. E. Megee Collector Cbas. W. Lambert Receiver Chas. A. Rich Magazine Agent 17. HAWKEYE; Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Meets 2d Sunday at 2:80 P. M. and 4th Mondays at 7:30 P. M. at Room 18 O'Hara's Block. F. McArdle, 886 B Ave., west Master A. A. Owens, 178 C Ave Secretary J. L. Jennings. 828 G Ave, W Collector C. B, Everett, 46 avenue A Receiver J. H. McKenzie, 172 B Ave . . . Magazine Agent 28. ELKHORN; North Platte, Neb. MeeU every Wednesday at 7:80 P. M. Chas. W. Baskins Master John T. Stuart, Box 867 Secretary W. H. Coleman, Box 214 Collector M. J. Cronen Receiver B. H. Stimson Box 16 Magazine Agent 11. CEBRO GORDO: Hasoa City, Iowa. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesday evening of each month cor. 8econd and Main Sts. Chas S. Holman Master J. H. Fulton, Box 706 Secretary Max Newbewrs Collector J. H. Fulton, Box 706 Reoeiver Stephen A. Trine Mag. Agent SO. CEDAR VALLEY; Waterloo, Iowa. Meet in Black Hawk HaU/Lafayette St and S. Waterloo, 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M. E. T. Gregory, 614 Saxon St Master R. A. Corson, Box 1164 Secretary E. T. Gregory, 614 Saxon 8t Collector R. A. Corson, Box 1164 Reoeiver F. Fern, care J. C. R. R. shop . . Magazine Agent 11. R. R. CENTRE; Atchlsoa, Kaaaas. Meets on 1st and 8rd Sundays at 2 P. M., cor. 8d and Commercial St. M. Warner, 1001 Commercial St Master Chas. H. Salisbury Secretarv Frank 8hort, 1511 Main 8t Collector John O’Connor, 1408 Main 8t Reoeiver C. H. Norris, 901 Commercial St . . . Mag. Agent 12. BORDER; Ellis, Kaaaas. Meets Tuesday evenings at7:801nL O. O. F. Hall. Fisher Russe 11 Maste J. L. Clark, Box 244 Secretary A. M. Petrie, Box 108 . Collector T. J. Welsh, Box 107 Reoeiver Harry 8tlgall Magazine Agent 68. 8UCCE88; Trenton. Ho. Meets in Engineers Hall, ovor Union Bank, 1st and 8d Mondays at 2 P. M., and 2d and 4th Mondays at 7 P. M. R. N. Snag Master Thomas Griffin, Box 145 Secretary Wm. Eckermen Collector F. White Receiver V. J. Fischer Magazine Agent 84. CLINTON: Clinton. Iowa. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2:80 P. M. in Engl neer's Hall, Fourth St. John A. Lake, 419 Tenth Ave Master J. M. Wheeler, 615 Comanche Ave . . . Secretary F. A. Kinch, 622 8eventh Ave Box 881 . Collector Wm. Irving, 584 6th Ave Reoeiver Joseph F. Butler, 1706 S. 5th St . . . Mag. Agent 86. AHBOY; Amboy, HI. James Lavell Master Thomas Monahan, Box 458 Secretary Jas. Bersley Collector Thomas Monahan, Box 458 Receiver Jas. P. Duggan Magazine Agent 86. TIPPECANOE; Lafayette. lad. Meets in Red Men's Hall at 2 P. M. Sundays J. E. Crusey, 198 N. 6th St Master G. H. Newburg, 189 N. Sixth St ... . Secretary Geo. E. Smith, Columbia street Reel House, bet. 5th and 6th Collector W. R. Johnson, 110 8. 4th St Reoeiver M. 8. Hewes, 82 Smith St ... . Magaslne Agent 67. NEW HOPE: Centralis. HI. Meets every Sunday at 2 P. M. H. G. Cormick. Box 151 Master W. D. Holton, Box 244 Secretary W. D. Hoton, Box 241 ... Collector C. W. Styles Reoeiver T. J. Prickett Magazine Agent 68. AVON; Stratford, Ontario. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P. M. Wm. O'Brien, Box 318 Master J. T. Burke, Box 818 Secretary Wm. O’Brien, Box 318 Collector . G. Nursey, Box 818 Reoeiver Eugene A. Ball Magazine Agent 81. TWIN CITY; Rock Island, DL Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., in Red Men’s Hall. W. T. Clark, 2504 Fifth Ave Master C. 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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 617 40. BLOOMING ; Bloomington. 111. Meets 910 W. Chestnut st., Tuesdays, at 7:30 P. M. E. Browning, 714KW. Washington St . . . Master W. Cavanaugh. 9u2 N. Lee St Secretary Oeo. Meade, 1116 W. Chestnut St ... . Collector Wm. H. Cavanaugh, 902 N. Lee 8t . . . Receiver Ed. J. Spreen, 608 N. Mason St., Magazine Agent 41. ONWARD; Dickinson, Dakota. Meets every Thursday at 7:30 P. M. W. F. Cunningham, L. Box 215 Master O. A. Dasskey, Box 17 ........ Secretary E. E. Hagan Collector Joe Crosth waite Receiver E. E. Hagan Magazine Agent 42. ELMO: Madison, WIs. Meets in Good Templars Hall 2d and 4th Sundays. Alfred Tyler. 312 Lake 8t Master Peter Former, 701 Main St Secretary Jno. Harrington, 520 Main St Collector Alfred Tyler, 312 Lake St Receiver Alfred Tyler, 312 Lake St Mag. Agent 46. 8T. JOSEPH : Meets 1st and Pacific St. St. Joseph, Mo. 3d Thursdays at I. O. O. F. Hall, 10 F. O. Porter, N. E. Cor. Thirteenth and Penn. Sts Master W. W. Lowden, 2123 S. Fifth St .... Secretary Jas. Hyndman. 2216 S. Sixth St Collector C. B. Wilson, 2203 8. Sixth St Receiver C. D. Porter, 2324 S. 6th St., 8t. Joseph, Mo Magazine Agent 44. F. W. ARNOLD; East St. Loafs, HI. Meets alternate Tuesdays, at 7:80 P. M. in Jack* leach Hall on Missouri and Main sts. T. J. Hayes, Box 375 Master C. E. Long, Box 354 Secretary John U. Roy Collector Thoa. Halpfn Receiver T. J. Hayes, Box 875 Magazine Agent 46. ROSE CITY $ Little Rock, Ark. Meets in Quapaw Hall every Monday night. Jept 8 tout, 806W. Fifth St . • Master Ea Chamberlain, 815 Water St Secretary Thoa. A. Howell. 1415 W. 4th St ... . Collector George Emery, 802 No’ th St Receiver Ed Chamberlain, 815 Water St . . . Mag. Agent 46. CAPITAL; Springfield, HI. Meets at Engineers’ Hall, 217 South 5th st, 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P. M. A. Cunningham, 1125 North 5th st . ... Master A. D. Hensley, 911 E. Reservoir st . . . Secretary J. Schafer, 416 Monroe st Collector Thoa. P. Walsh, 1424 South 7th st. . . . Receiver E. W. Rowland, 002 S. Seventh St . . Mag. Agent 47. TRIUMPHANT; Chicago, HI. Meets 1st Monday evening and 3d Sunday after- noons in P. S. O. of A. Hall, 146 E. 22d St. Thoa. 8. Deegan, 298 E 22d St Master Harry Schilling, 8247 Dearborn St. . . Secretary Harry Schilling. 3247 Dearborn St. . . . Collector Peter Schlax, 1702 Wabash Ave Rejcever Martin Creighton, 1436 Indiana Ave . Mag. Agent 49. W. F. HYNK8; Peoria, HI. Meets in G. A. R. Hall 1st Saturday at 7:80 P. M., and 3d Sunday at 2 P. M. A. G. Elbertson. 1024 N. Jefferson St . . . Master J. V. Johnson. 412 Spencer St Secretary W. A. McMillan, 206 State St Collector G. C. Watt. 617 1st St Receiver Jas. E. Dillon, 503 Frink 8t . . . Magazine Agent 49. J. M. RAYMOND: Decatur, HI. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 8 P. M., in Engin- eer’s Hall, E. Eldorado St. A. H. Sutton, 975 N. Water St Master Geo. Green, 1172 E. Marietta 8t .... Secretary Wm. H. Slater, 637 E. North st Collector Geo. Bashford, 730 N. Church St ... . Receiver Wm. Langelt, 903 N. Morgan st . Magazine Agent 50. GARDEN CITY ; Chicago, HI. Meets 1st and 3d Saturdays at 7:30 P. M. H. W. Rouscup, 524 Fifty-sixth St .... Master John E. Davis. 5530 Butterfield St . . . Secretary W. H. Green, 4837 8tate St Collector J. J. Coffey, 4234 Atlantic St Receiver G. W. Brlslen, 4700 Wabash Ave . . . Mag. Agent 51. FRISCO: North Springfield, Ho Meets 2d and 4th Saturdays of each month at 7:80 P. M. in Masonic Hall. E. R. Harlan Master Michael Gaffhey Secretary George Hasler Collector C. H. Swingler Receiver Chas. Schuler Mag. Agent 52. GOOD WILL j Logansport, Ind. Meets every Sundays at 2 P. M., Cor. Fourth and Market Sts. H. C. Swadener, 531 Ottaway St Master W. A. McDonald, 1216 Smead 8t . . . . Secretary F. M. Wilt, 822 Fifteenth St Collector E. H. Laing, 1423 E. Broadway Receiver J. A. Holland, corner George and 15th Sts Magazine Agent 58. EMPORIA: Emporia. Kansas. Meets lBt and 3d Sundays of each month at A. O. U. W. Hall, cor. Fifth and Conn sts. John Tumpaugh, 2 Pine St Master Alvin Deen, Box 1198 Secretary Jas. T. Bunt, 475 NeoshaSt Collector A. E. Pearce, L. box 1201 Receiver W. R. Samuels, 524 Rural St Mag. Agent 54. ANCHOR; Moberly, Mo. Meet Tuesdays at 7 P. M. in Supples Bros. Hall. J. E. Madden Master L. H. Kettler, Box 113 Secretary James Scully, Box 543 Collector James Dickson. Box 110 . Receiver J. 8. Hannah, Box 1574 Mag. Agent 56. BLUFF CITY ; Memphis, Tenn. Meets 2d and 4th Thursday evenings, at No. 16 Johnson Ave. Jacob Fuches, L. & N. Shops Master John Spellman, L. & N. Shops Secretary Jacob Wagner, L. & N. Shops Collector Laurence Fox, L. & N. Shops .... Receiver J. E. McFadden, 186 Johnson ave . . Mag. Agent 56. BANNER; Stan berry. Mo. Meets every Saturday night at 7:3u P. D. L. Collier T. H. Robotham D. L. Collier J. J.8mith George Mock M. . . . Master . Secretary . Collector . . Receiver Mag. Agent 67. BOSTON: Boston, 1 Meets 1st and 3d Sundays of each month at Odin Hall, 47 Hanover st. H. E. Stevens, 5 Davis 8t Master T. H. Haines, Ocean View St., Win- throp, Mass Secretary A. W. Spurr, 66 Hammond St Collector C. A Fisher, 32 E. Springfield St ... . Receiver L. R. Stewart, 88 Cross St., East Sommerville, Mass Mag. Agent 68. 8ACRAMENTO; Rocklin, Cal.. Meet every Monday in Masonic Hall at 1 P. M. C. C. Brown Master C. E. Warrington Secretary C. E. Warrington Collector M. H. Tuttle Receiver M. H. Tuttle Magazine Agent 69. ftOYAL GORGE; 8onth Pueblo, Colo. Meets every Monday evening at 7:30. M. N. Lines, 313 Spring St., Pueblo .... Master Wm. Walk, Block T, No. 50, Pueblo . . Secretary C. 8. Walker, S. Mechanic St., Pueblo, Colo Collector M. C. Donnelly, 316 E. 2d St., Pueblo . . Receiver John Walk, Pueblo, Colo .... Magazine Agent 60. UNITED; Philadelphia, Pa. Meets alternate Sundays at Dover Hall, Marshall St. above Susquehanna ave. B. F. Pettit. 205& N. Ninth St Master Josiah H. Fetters, 2341 Dickinson st, 31st Ward Secretary Howard Reeder. 1943 Lawrenoe st . . . 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618 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’ b MAGAZINE. [Aog. «1. KINICEHAHA : St. Paml, Uu. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays ol each month. A. E. Carle, 120 Granite St Master P. McLaughlin, 76 Sycamore St ... . Secretary A. E. Carle. 120 Granite St Collector H. L. Buckley, 120 Granite St Receiver Jas. Johnson, 608 Warren St . . Magazine Agent 62. YANBERGKN; Carbondale, Pa. Meets in Odd Fellows’ Hau, 2d and 4th Sundays. John P. McCawley Master A. M. Banks, Box 470 Secretary W. H. Brokenshier Collector O. E. Histed, L. Box 865 . . . ..... Receiver 0. E. Histed, L. Box 865 ... . Magazine Agent 6S. HERCULES; Danville, 01. Meets 1st and 4th Sundays and 2d Friday, in Gid- dlng’s hall, 24, E. Main st. John Myers, Box 772 Master H. J. Bohn, 601 E. Main St Secretary John Wakely, Box 772 Collector John Myers, Box 772 Receiver T. A. Hudson Blag. Agent 64. SIOUX j Hoax City, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:80 P. M. in K. P. Hall. A. A. Goodrich, 1601 Sixth st Master Joseph G. Clevenger, 606 Market St . . Secretary 8idney Weir, 1201 Fifth St Collector L. B. Cutting, St. James, Minn Receiver Warren Bennett Mag. Agent 65. FORT RIDGELY: Waseea, Elan. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays at Engineer’s Hall. Jas. B. Newcomer Master H. H. Richardson Secretary J. A. Robinson Collector W. D. Grimes, Box 488 Receiver George Woskie Magazine Agent 66. CHALLENGE; Belleville, Ontario. Meets in B. of L. F. Hall, 2d and 4th Sundays at 2*80 P M Robert Milne, Belleville 8tatlon Master Fred Link, Belleville Station Secretary Wm. Logue, Box 9, Belleville Stotion . Collector Tim Daly, Jr., Box 99, Belleville Station, Receiver R. Snell . . Magazine Agent 67. DOMINION ; Toronto, Canada. Meets in J. O. O. F. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:80 P. M. C. W. O. Dalby. 125 Augusta Ave Master S. Vaughan, 5 Draper St Secretary Jas. Pratt, 78 Huron 8t Collector 8. Vaughn. 5 Draper St Receiver Jas. Pratt, 73 Huron St Blag. Agen 68. EAU CLAIRE; Altoona, Wis. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. Martin E. Cuddy Master Timothy Anglim Secretary M. E. Cuddy Collector Patrick E. Keating Receiver M. E. Duggan, Altoona, Wis Mag. Agent 66. ISLAND CITY: Brockvllle, Ontario. Meets every Thursday evening at 7:80 P. M. in the Merrill Block. John M. Phillips, Box 558 Master 1. J. Beehler, Box 658 Secretary T. Shields. Box 658 Collector I. J. Beehler, Box 658 Receiver Benjamin Dickereon Magazine Agent 70. LONE STAR; Longview, Texas. Meet every Saturday at 2 P. M. in I. O. O. F. HalL J. C. Broderick, Box 411 Master I. H. Stout, Box 411 Secretary I. H. Stout, Box 411 Collector Jas. Rutledge, Box 411 Receiver C. W. Slayton Magazine Agent 71. 8USQUEHANNA; Oaeonta. N. Y. Meets in B. of L. E. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at S P M Willard Robinson, L. Box 1183 Master J. B. Ingalls, 31 Elm St Secretary R. W. Mills Collector Elmer Kerr Receiver J. E. Owens, Box 598 Magazine Agent ?t. WELCOME; Camden, N. J. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays of each month at N. E. Cor. Sd and Federal Sts. Wm. Wiggins, 46 Cooper 8t Master Geo. M. Kern, 652 So 4th st Secretary Garret M. Western. 565 Bridge 8t . . . . Collector Jas. L. Gibbs, Collinswood, N. J . . . . Receiver Henry Harris, 446 Henry St . . . Magazine Agent 78. BAY STATE: Worcester, Mass. Meets 2d ana 4th Sundays at 802 Main St. J. E. Johnson, 72 Jaaues Ave Master Chaa. A. Smith, 124 Central St .... Secretary Geo. T. Craft, 45 Sabin 8t Collector Chas. O. Sykes, 11 Goulding St Receiver E. A, Bragg, 8 Kilby St Magazine Agent 74. KANSAS CITY; Kansas City, Mo. Meets in Forresters’ Hall alternate Mondays. D. McDonnell, 2114 Belleview Ave .... Master J. M. Tierney, Box 78, Station “ A” . . Secretary R. Haslett, 2117 Madison avenue .... Collector W.B. Roberts, 1608 Madison Ave. . . .Receiver H. O. Draper, Station “A” . . . Magazine Agent 76. ENTERPRISE; Philadelphia, Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at G. A. R. Hall, N. E. Cor. 89th and Market Sts. 8. H. McFarland, 4059 Filbert St Master C. W. Reeves, 620 N. 38th St., W. Phila- delphia Secretary Frank Dupell, 8621 Aspen St Collector C. W. Reeves, 620 N. 88th St., W. Phila- delphia Receiver Frank Dupell, 8621 Aspen St . . Magazine Agent 76. NEW ERA; Breckenrldge, Minn. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. in Masonic Hall. Geo. W. Seoastlan Master W. C. Hall Secretary Harry Pearce Collector W. W. Hurd Receiver Fred Whitbred, Box 84 Magazine Agent 77. ROCKY MOUNTAIN; Denver, Colo. Meets every Thursday at 7:30 P. M. in Neefs Hall, Fifteenth street. Chas. D. Lane, 2646 Lawrence St Master W. F. Brundage, 1216 Larimer St .... Secretary D. L. Marrs, 445 Beecher ave, N. side . . Collector W. F. Brundage, 1216 Larimer St ... . Receiver J. F. Nally, 2724 Arapahoe St . . Blagazine Agent 78. GOLDEN EAGLE; Sedalla, Ho. Meets 1st. 3d and 6th Thursdays at 7:80 P. M. John Laybourne, 814 E. Third St .... Maatei E. K. Park, 519 Ohio 8t Secretary H. D. Boullt, 1223 E. 6th St Collector Henry Myers, 318 Engineers' St .... Receiver Clark L. vanetton, 1216 E. 5th St . . . Mag. Agen 79. J. M. DODGE: Roodhonse, HI. Meets 1st ana 3d Mondays and 2d and 4th Sun- days, in Engineer’s Hall. C. A. Timlin Master Chas. E. 8tone Secretary Chas. E. Stone Collector R. Carroll Receiver J. A. Wells Magazine Agent 80. SELF HELP : Aaron, HI. Meets over 26 and 28 Broadway, every 2d Sun- day. John S. Slick, 447 Main St Master W. B. Miller, 110 Main St Secretary W. B. Miller, 110 Main St Collector Frank G. Boomer, 95 LaSalle St .... Receiver Fred. E. Diamond, Tremont House . Mag. Agent 81. PINE CITY ; Braiaerd. Mima. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., in I. O. O. F. hall, 6th Bt So. Emeiy Scott Master Geo. Watts, Box 1045 Secretary W. J. Bain, Box 1763 Collector R. Aru n dale, Box 599 .... Receiver S. W. Green Magazine Agent Digitized by ^.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE HREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 619 82. NORTHWESTERN ; Minneapolis, Hfaui. Meet let Saturday evening and 8d Sunday after- noon of each month. Ernest B. Mayo, 424 First avenne, so . . . Master W. E. Richmond, 820 N. Girard Ave . . Secretary Robt. J. Wat sod, 716 4th ave N Collector W. E. Richmond. 820 N. Girard Ave . . Receiver Geo. B. Walker, 2180 Tenth Ave. So., Mag. Agent §8. TRINITY ; Port Worth, Texas. Meets in B. L. F. Hall every Wednesday at 8 P.M. I. M. Dean, L. Box 406 Master Chas. T. Elliott. L.Box 406 Secretary I. M. Dean, L. Box 406 Collector Jam es Jay, Box 406 Receiver E. D. Hartzell, 613 E. 15th St . . Magasine Agent 84. CALHOUN: Battle Creek, Hleh. Meets in Whitcomb's Block, N. Jefferson St.. 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:90 P. M. and 1st Monday at 7*80 P. M D. Coughlin, 56 East Hall 8t Master Wm. Powell, 88 Bennett St Secretary Fred Voss. 109 Green 8t Collector E. C. Wilder, 60 South Ave . . . . . . Receiver A. Cronin, 119 Bennett St . . . Magasine Agent 86. FARGO: Fargo, Dakota. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at L O. O. F. Hall, Cor. Robert st. and 8eoond Ave. Arthur Bassett. L. Box 1796 Master Geo. L. Sutherland, Box 962 Secretary W. W. Sturman. Box 825 Collector R. Roggeveen, 324 18th St., north .... Receiver J. T. Wantland, L. Box 1663 . . Magazine Agent 86. BLACK HILLS; Laramie City, Wyoming. Meets Friday evening at 7:80 In K. L. Hall. John W. Costin Master Wm. Konold Secretary Henry C. Bernard Collector Wm. Roth Receiver Chas. Reynolds Mag. Agent 87. SUMMIT ; Rawlins, W roaring. Meet at 1. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 8d Wednesdays at 7:80 P.M. J. A. Measures Master J. Doherty Secretary G. C. Jordan Collector P. Naughton Receiver Wm. S. Robb Magasine Agent 88. MORNING STAB; Evanston, Wyoming. Meets Thursdays at 7:80 P. M. in L O. O. F. Hall. J. C. Bowman Master L. W. Putnam Secretary 8. Carpenter Collector J. C. Bowman Receiver James Hoit Magasine Agent 80. CHEHAW ; Montgomery, Ala. Meets every Sunday, in K. P. hall, over National Band, Commerce St. R. L. Cranford, 408 Clay St Master Ed. Austin, 115 Dexter ave Secretary A. F. Grubbs, 115 Dexter ave Collector Geo. I. Fuller, 26 N. Perry 8t Receiver A. F. Grubbs, 115 Dexter ave .... Mag. Agent 90. SAN DIEGO; 8an Bernardino, Cal. Meets in Odd Fellows Hall 1st and 3d Sundays. J. W. Rothrock Master R. F. Lange, Box 615 Secretary E. W. Nisbet Collector Thomas Fitzgerald Receiver G. A. March, Box 645 Mag. Agent 91. GOLDEN GATE; Han Franelseo, Cal. Meets 1st Sunday at 1 P. M. ana 3d Tuesday at 7 P. M., Cor. Valencia and 16th Sts. Mat Rourke, 1855 Mission St Master Charles A. Crites, 208 Sixteenth St . . Secretary W. J. Allen, 24 Julian Ave., near 16th, Collector J. Doyle, 637 18th St Receiver James Doyle, 637 Eighteenth St . . Mag. Agent •I. FRONTIER CITY ; Oswego, N. Y. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at N. Y. O. & W. Ry. Depot M. H. Murphy, N. Y. O. A W. Depot . . . Master Myrom H. Counsell, 16 E. 6th St ... . Secretary Jss. Whalen, 290 W. 7th St Collector 8. C. Forsyth, 168 W. Utica St Receiver 8.C. Forsyth, 166 W. Utica St . . Magazine Agent 98. GATE CITY : Keokuk, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., In Horn's hall. Cor. 8th and Main sts. Geo. Waden, 607 Main St Master E. J. Concannon, 1007 Park St Secretary E. J. Kelley, 519 Bridge St Collector John H. Carter, 607 Main St Receiver A. J. Ebersoll. 1218 Bank St . . . Magasine Agent 94. CACTUS; Tuceoa. Arizona. Meets 1st and 8d Tuesdays at 7:80 P. M. at B. of L. F. Hall, Cor. Tool Ave. and Pennington St. Wm. Patterson, Lock Box 218 Master W. E. Butler, Box 218 Secretary F. M. Blaney, L Box 218 Collector J. J. Lucey, L. Box 296 Receiver J. C. Clancey, L. Box 218 ... . Magasine Agent 98. CHICAGO: Chicago, HI. Meet at 287 Milwaukee Ave. 2d Tuesday at 8:00 P. M. and last Sunday of each month, at 9:80 A. M. C. B. Johnson, 162 N. Peoria St Master Geo. Pace. 8651 Wentworth ave .... Secretary J. F. Cantlon, 142 Front 8t Collector E. W. Wallbaum. 224 Larrabee 8t . . . Receiver Pat Grady. Lake Forest, 111 . . . Magasine Agent 98. ALEXIA: Wellsrillt, Ohio. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays cor. Main and Four- teenth Sts. G. Leibtag Master Frank Ray, Box 696 Secretary Wm. King Collector Joseph Quinn, Box 289 Receiver John Leibtag. Box 866 Magasine Agent 97. ORANGE GROYE; Los Angeles, Cal. Meets every Tuesday evening at 7:80, at 612 San Fernando St. J. J. Lawton, Box 72 Master Geo. C. Morton, Box 72 Secretary W. J. Grant, Box 72 Collector Geo. C. Morton, Box 72 Receiver F. B. Boyett, 11 Aurora st . . . Magasine Agent 98. PERSEVERANCE: Terrace, Utah. Meets every Tuesday, at Engineers' Hall. F. C. Stokes Master E. G. White Secretary J. H. Neven Collector R. W. Shields Receiver E. G. White Magazine Agent 99. ROCHESTER; Rochester. N. Y. Meets every Friday evening, at No. 88 Market St. E. E. Pruyn, 41 First Ave Master Geo. A. white, 27 Jefferson St Secretary Geo. Kingsley, 22 Upton Park Collector James Clark, 171 N. Union St Receiver Jas. A. Clark, 171 N. Union St ... . Mag. Agent 100. ADAIR; Bowling Green, Kv. Meets every Monday at 2 P. M. P. J. Burke Master Wm. H. Hawkins Secretary Woods L. Miller Collector Wesley Alsup Receiver Richard A. Potter Magazine Agent 101. ADVANCE; Creston, Iowa. Meets every Monday at 7:80 P. M., in Firemen's Hall, 222 Pine st. J. F. Bryan, L. Box 319 Master J. H. Murphy, Box 228 Secretary J. W. Crouch, Box 288 Collector J. F. Bryan. L. Box 319 Receiver F. S. Templeton Magasine Agent 102. CONFIDENCE; East Dcs Moines. Iowa. Meets alternate Sundays at 2 P. M., in I. O. O. F. Hall, 8. E. cor. Sycamore and Sixth St. F. S. Payne, 1221 Court Ave Master J. W. Combs, 1821 Buchanan St., ... Secretary John Loveless, 1203 Fillmore St Collector J. W. Combs, 1321 Buchanan St Receiver H. L. Wilson, 905 E. Locust 9t., Des Moines. Iowa Magazine Agent 108. FALLS CITY; Louisville, Kv. Meet every Thursday at 2 P. M. at Colgan’s Hall, Cor. 10th and Walnut St. Clark H. Rae, 1242 Twelfth St Master J. J. Lawson, 1108 12th St Secretary James White, 2110 W. Madison 8t . . Collector J. J. Lawson, 1108 12th St Receiver John H. Patrick, 939 Tenth St . . Magazine Agent Digitized by Google

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620 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Aug. 101. “OLD KENTUCK:” Ludlow, Ky. Meets 1st and 3d Thursdays at 7:30 P. M. In I. O. O. F. Hall. Frank Robinson Master M. J. Connelly Secretary Chas. Heimberger Collector J. E. Doran, Box 76 Receiver Chas. Helmberger Magazine Agent 101. PROGRESS : Galesburg, HI. Meets 1st and 2d Thursdays and 3d and 4th Fridays at 7:30 P. M.. in B. of L. E. Hall. J. T. McDavid. 319 Day St Master Wm. Heath, 351 E. Main st . Secretary J. L. Nelson, 327 N. Seminary St . . . Collector Wm. Heath, 351 E. Main 8t Receiver C. G. Nelson. 522 Seminary St ... . Mag. Agent 100. RET CITY; Dibiqae, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., over Master Mechanic’s Office. Jas. B. Smith, 1001 Lake St Master D. W. Mason, 438 High 8t Secretary J. E. Haynes, 285 High 8t Collector John P.Sandry, 162 High 8t . . . Receiver Jay E. Haines, 18 High St ... . Magazine Agent 107. ECL1P8E ; Gallon, Ohio. Meets in Zimmerman’s Hall every Thursday evening. M. Dean Master Ed. W. Armor, Box 701 Secretary Ed. W. Armor, Box 701 Co lector J. A. Famworth, Box 288 Receiver Geo. Canaan, Box 388 Magazine Agent 108. PIONEER; Cham a. New Mexico. Meets every Wednesday at 7:80 P. M., In D. & R. G. Passenger Depot. Herman Beradt Master Michael Hurley Secretary F. L. Hindle Collector J. C. McCabe, Box 8 Receiver Edward Bradley Magazine Agent 100. PEACE; St. Louis, Mo. Meets 2d and 4th Fridays of each month in Sum- mit Hall, Cor. Ewing Ave. and Market 8t. C. E. Amos, 2846 Mullamphy St Master W. M. White, 844 Chouteau Ave .... Secretary Geo. Dreyer. 736 S. Ewing 8t Collector J. L. Pate, 2919 Caroline St Receiver J. L. Pate, 2919 Caroline St . . . Magazine Agent 110. OLD GUARD; Bneyrus, Ohio. Meet every 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. in En- gineer’s Hall. Cor. Sandusky and Mansfield 8t. J. K. Gordon, L. Box 285 Master C. P. Collins, 29 Oak St., E. Toledo, O . Secretary Zeno Kirk Collector Chas. F. Pillard. L. Box 286 Receiver C. P. Collins, 29 Oak St., E. Toledo, O., Mag. Agent 111. BEACON: Mattooa. HI. Meets in it of L. Hall Sunday at 2:80 P. M. C. J. Singleton, Box 50 Master T. F. Barrett, Box 427 Secretary O. C. Henry Collector C. J. 81ngleton, Box 60 Receiver Ben Newkirk Magazine Agent 112. EVENING STAR: Mt. Venom. 111. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesdays in Heiserman’s Hall, at 7:30 P. M. S. R. Wild Master John C. Branham Secretary John C. Branham Collector E. F. Lynch Receiver Thos. F. Thickoton Magazine Agent lit. CLARK4UMBALL; Pocatello, Idaho. Meets in Masonic Hall every Monday at 7:80 P. M. Ed. Andereon Master Ed. Staples Secretary Wm. E. Randolph, Box 16 Collector James Hand Receiver E. G. Leaf, Ogden, Utah .... Magazine Agent 114. MAGIC CITY ; Cheyenne. Wyoming. Meets every Wednesday at 8 P. M. John Dunn Master James N. Boggs Secretary Michael Welch, 1022 Evans St Collector John Dunne Reoeiver Thos. O. Jones, Box 250 Magazine Agent 115. GULF CITY : Galveston. Texas. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesdays in The Temple of Honor. H. L. Briggs, Cor. 8th and Market Sts . . . Master J. H. Steinhoff, Avenue I, between 37th and 38th Sts Secretary G. E. Labitt, So. 35lh, bet. Church and Winnie Sts . . . . Collector H. L. Briggs, 8th and Market Sts ... . Reoeiver A. J. Schmidt, 87th street, between H. and 1 Magazine Agent 116. 8T. CLAIR; Fort Gratiot, Mich. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays In Engineers’ Hall at 1:30 P. M. Wm. Dingwall, 2004 Stone St. Port Hu- ron, Mich Master R. J. Gee. 1610 Popiar st, Port Huron . Secretary John W. Chowen Collector E. G. Hubbard, Box 127 Receiver W. F. Renwick, Box 107 ... . Magazine Agent 117. BEAVER: London. Ontario. Meets 2d Sunday and 4th Wednesday of each month, in K. of P. Hall, Carling’s Block, Rich- mond St. Robt. Hornsby, 154 Clarence St Master Edwin 8. Chapman. 151 Clarence St . . Secretary 8. T. Fletcher. 221 Maitland St Collector John W. Cox, 858 Simcoe St Receiver Robt. Lister, 411 Hill St .... Magazine Agent 118. 8TAR OF THE EAST: Richmond, Quebec. Meets in Pearson's Hall every Wednesday at 7:80 P. M.. and 1st and 8d Sundays at2 P. M. James Law Master G. A. Pearson Secretary G. A. Pearson Collector John Kelley Receiver Fred Driver Magazine Agent 119. COLONIAL: River dn Loup, Quebec. Meets Wednesday and Thursday nights, alter- nately, in English School Room. W. H. Rougean, 1. C. Ry. Station Master Wm. Carmichael, I. C. Ry. Station . . Secretary James Fohy, 1. C. Ry. Station Collector Wm. Carmichael, I. C. Ry. 8tation . . . Receiver Wm. H. Rougeau, 1. C. Ry. Station * Maga. Agent ISO. FORTUNE; Syracuse, N. Y. Meets every Tuesday evening in Pike Block, Oor. Fayette and Salina Sts. E. F. McNulty, 2 Wall St Master Simon Maugan, 196 Shomard St . . . .Secretary L. G. Rousson, 20 Pioneer St Collector F. H. Livingston, 50 Jackson St .... Receiver W. H. Jacobson, 224 Gifford St, . . . Mag. Agent ltl. FELLOWSHIP; Corning, N. Y. Meet 1st and 3d Sundays of each month at8P. M. in Odd Fellows Hall. J. F. Roody Master Frank E. Hanmer .... Secretary George R. Quick Collector William H. Smith Reoeiver E |E. Beales Magazine Agent IIS. H. B. STONE: Bsardstown, Hi. Meets every Tuesday evening at 7:80, on Main street, over Eberwein’s grocery store. D. A. Sherman, Box 148 Master Henry Henson, Box 887 Secretary N. Hiltner, L. Box 48 Collector Albert Sank* Receiver E. J. Summers, Box 694 Magazine Agent 128. OVERLAND; Omaha. Nob. Meets in K. of P. Hall, Corner 14th and Doug- lass 8ts. every Wednesday at 8 P. M. Albert Cole, 1618 Jackson St . Master F. W. Perkins, 1606 Chicago St Secretary William Cummings, 1806 South 12th St, Collector Albert Cole, 1618 Jackson St Receiver E. S. Emmons, 16 N. 13th 8t Mag. Agent 124. PILOT: Perry, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, in Odd Fellows’ Hall, at 2:30 P. M. H. A. Draper Master W. B. Howe Secretary H. C. DeGroat Collector M. D. Grady Receiver M. D. Grady Magazine Agent Digitized by ^.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 621 126. GUIDE ; Marshalltown, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month In Room 15 South Center St., opposite new Court House. W. M. Gallup, 512 S. Third 8t . ... Master J.P.Boyce, 3L1, Cor. Nevada and 4th Sts., Secretary T. H. Meredith, 112 8. J Ave Collector J. M. Larimer, 325 8. Third St Receiver J. H. Crellin, 612 E. Linn St . . Magazine Agent 126. COMET; Austin, Hina. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month in Hays' HalL W. A. Serle Master O. C. Corn forth Secretary August Olson Collector O. C. Com forth Receiver August Olson Magazine Agent 127. NORTHERN LIGHT: Wlnnepeg. Manitoba. Meets 1st Tuesday ana 8d Sunday, in Aasinaboine Hall, 138 Ross St. John Wellington, 228 Rose St Master W. H. Woods, 14 Patrick 8t ...... Secretary W. H. Woods, 14 Patrick St Collector J. G. Jonah, 226 McWilliams St .... Receiver Geo. M. Vansickle, care P. R. shops, Mag. Agent 128. LANDMARK; Glendlvs. Montana. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesdays at 7 P. M. Arthur Todd Master Daniel Sinclair, FoiBythe, Montana . . Secretary James McKenzie, Box 55 Collector Samuel E. Burns, Forsyth, Mont .... Receiver Douglass Westfall, Box 55 . . . Magazine Agent 129. MINERAL KING : Escanaba, Mich. Meets in B. of L. E. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays. R. E. Gorham, Box 422 Master Thos. Faulkes, Box 126 Secretary M. A. Harring, Box 525 Collector J. 8. Rogers, Box 622 Receiver J. J. Kelly, Box 480 Magazine Agent 130. GUIDING STAB: Milwaukee. WIs. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. in Engineers’ ball. C. F. McAullffe, 661 Washington street . . Master Peter F. Fox. 335 Barclay 8t Secretary J. H. Brady, 253 National Ave Collector Thomas Dwyer, 335 Jar kson St Receiver Edward Summers, 99 Sixth St . . Magazine Agent 131. GOLDEN RULE; Stevens Point. WIs. Meets 1st and 8d Fridays at 7:30 P. M. and 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:80 P. M. in Redfleld’s Hall. Geo. W. Hammond, Box 500 Master R. 8. Cochran, Box 121 Secretary Wm. D. Goltz Collector R. J. Luxan, Box 396 Receiver R. J. Luxan, Box 396 Magazine Agent 132. MARTIN HUG HITT ; Eagle Grove, Iowa. Meets in Opera House 1st and 3d Sundays and last Wednesday at 2 P. M. Fisher Wressell Master M. F. Murphy, Box 100 Secretary Fisher Wressell Collector John H. Howell Receiver Lewis V. Roberts Magazine Agent 138. SPRAGUE ; Sprague, Washington Ty. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, 7 P. M., Postoffice hall. N. E. Montgomery Master W. G. Houghton, Box 10 Secretary Thomas Parry Collector Arthur Herider Receiver J. C. Smith Magazine Agent 134. EASTMAN; Farnham, Quebec. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays and 2d and 4th Mon- days. E. w. Gibson Master H. E. Cowan Secretary M. I. Spaulding Collector E. W. Gibson Receiver Louis Lepine Magazine Agent 186. NEW TEAR; El Paso, Texas. Meets in Firemen’s Hall 1st and 3d Tuesdays at 7 P. M. E. A. Beegar, Box 184 Master W. B. Sisson, Box 184 Secretary F. ’ L. Fitch Collector W. B. Sisson, Box 184 Receiver 7, L. Fitch. L. Box 184 Magazine Agent 186. J. SCOTT; Lindsay, Ontario. Meets alternate Saturdays at 7 P. M., Cor. Kent and Cambridge S s. George Pratt, Box 166 Master L. McIntosh Secretary Joseph Kelcher Collector J. Jefferies Receiver J. Jefferies Magazine Agent 187. PROTECTION, Eldon. Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:30 P. M. in K. P. hall. L.C. Allen Master J. T. Hull, Box 186 Secretary Geo. W. Trott Collector A. Shunterman Receiver Fred James Magazine Agent *188. UNION; Freeport, Hi. Meet in A. O. U. W. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at 2PM James A. Flack Master Sam Shaunneesy, 16 Crocker St .... Secretary Wm. A. Brubaker. 10 8tate St Collector Sam Shaunneesy, 16 Crocker 8t Receiver Wm. A. Brubaker, 10 8tate St . . Magazine Agent 189. MT. WHITNEY; Tulare. Cal. Meets in Schultz’s Hall 1st and 3d Sundays and 2d and 4th Fridays at 2 P. M. Wm. Manerhan, Box 81 Master George Landes. Box 81 Secretary L. J. Whyers, Box 31 Collector J. J. Norton, Box 31 Receiver Wm. Manerhan Magazine Agent 140. MOUNT OURAT; Solid* Colo. Meets every Monday at 7:30 P. M„ in Fraternity Hall. A. K. Brown, Box 589 Master L. W. Jones, Box 122 Secretary J. W. Hardy, L Box 399 Collector 8. D. Alger, Box 589 Receiver W. E. Somerville. L. Box 599 . . Magazine Ageat 141. A. G. PORTER; Fort Wayne. Iud. Meets in Grand Army Hall every Wednesday at 7:30 P. M. A. J. Kohler, 461 Calhoun 8t Master J. W. Westerman, 20 Buchanan St . . . Secretary C. F. Sweeney, cor. Holton Ave. and Fisher St . . Collector W. R. Fredricks, 415 Lafayette St ... . Receiver T. E. Short, 293 W. Main St . . . Magazine Agent 142. C. R. WHIPPLE ; Toledo, Ohio. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 1:30 P. M. and 2d and 4th Thursdays at 7 P. M. at 245 St. Clair St. John Rapparlie, cor Collinwood Ave and Vance St Master G. W. Nesper, 406 Broadway Secretary L. H. Heeman, 180 Segure Ave .... Collector G. W. Nesper, 406 Broadway Receiver B. I. Ross, Penn, engine house . . . Mag. Agent 148. E. C. FELLOWS; West Oakland, Cal. Meets in Odd Fellows’ hall, cor. llth and Frank- lin sts., Oakland. Cal., 2d and 4th Wednesdays. T. J. Roberts. 752 Willow St Master J.W. Littlejohn, Berkley. Alameda, Co. Secretary Ed Johnson, 916 Wood St Collector F. B. Hall, West Oakland P. O Reciever E. C. Cushing, 861 Myrtle street, Oakland, Cal Magazine Agent 144. SUGAR LOAF; Campbellton, New Bruns wick. Meets 1st Saturday at 8 P. M. and 3d 8unday at 2 P. M. in Patterson’s Hall, I.C. R. Depot. John Morton Master Wm. A. Thomson Secretary Wm. Bastin Collector John Devereaux Receiver Wm. Smallwood Magazine Agent 145. DAVY CROCKETT ; Saa Antonio, Texas. Meet every Wednesday at 2:30 r. M. in Jones’ Hall. 601 Austin St. H. M. Brown, 818 Ave. D Master Robt. Nicholson, No. 5 Eighth St . . . Secretary Robt. Nicholson, No. 5 Eighth St . . . Collector H. M. Brown, 818 Ave. D Receiver John Sullivan, 110 Avenue D . . Magazine Agent Digitized by Google

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622 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Aug. 146. BAYOU CITY $ Houston, Texas. Meets 1st and 3d Mondays at 7 P. M.; 2d and 4th Mondays at 2 P. M. John F. Broughton, 8. P, Ry. Master Chas. D. Sedgwick, H. E. AW. T. Ry . Secretary F. M. Bettis,5 Murray St Collector Fred Keeler, 8. P. R. R. 8hops Receiver D. M. Moody, 109 ElyBian St . . Magazine Agent 147. MIDLAND; Temple, Texas. Meet every Monday at 8:00 P. M. R. Robinson, Box 105 Master C. Sweeny, Box 106 Secretary Thos. H. Boyd Collector James Conney Receiver W. R. Brown, Cleboume, Tex . Magazine Agent 148. SUNNY SOUTH; Tyler, Texas. Meets every Friday at 1:80 P. M. in K. of P. Hall. M. Hogan, Box 1842 Master W. N. Reynolds, Box 1349 Secretary P. R. Paskell, Box 1349 Collector Thomas Fraser. Box 1349 Receiver I. H. Bennett, Box 1349 Magazine Agent 148. JUST IN TIME; New York, N. Y. Meets 2d and 4th Saturdays at 8 P. M., at 110 Bast 125th street. F. C. Donigan, 2462 Eighth Ave Master P. A. Donahue. 811 W. 56th St Secretary 8am. Loasby, 2507 Eighth Ave Collector P. Witzel, 330 E. 12th St Receiver P. Witzel, 330 E. 12th St .... Magazine Agent 180. 8. M. 8TEYEN8 s Marquette, Mich. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., in Mack's Hall, cor. Washington and 8d sts. L. L. Hood, Room 8, Gregory Block, W. Washington St., Marquette, L. S., Mich Master Arthur Bishop, 146 Main St Secretary Fred Brown, Marquette, L. 8., Mich . Collector Chaa E. Zyrd, Marquette, L. 8., Mich . . Receiver Chas. E. Zyrd, Marquette, L. S., Mich, Mag. Agent 181. MAPLE LEAF Hamilton. Ontario. Meet 1st and 8dSundays at 2:80 P. M. James Oliver, N. A N. W. Ry Master Wm. Broughton, 14 Inchbury St. So . . Secretary James Painter, 12 Crook 8t Collector Wm. Broughton, 18 Inchburry St. So . . Receiver John McColl, 17 Crook’s Street .... Mag. Agent 162. NORTH POLE ; West Bay City, Mich. Meets in Odd Fellow’s Hall 1st and 8d Sundays. E. L. Jacoby. Box 605 Master Fred C. McDonald, Box 662 Secretary John A. Mainex, Box 902 Collector Fred Cooper, Box 662 Receiver Fred C. McDonald, Box 662 .. . Magazine Agent 168. H. C. LORD ; Fort Scott, Kansas. Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 G. K. Bates, 123 N. Barbee~8t Master Alexander Barr, 1126 Oak St Secretary G. K. Bates, 123 N. Barabee 8t Collector John Haggart Receiver W. F. Strode 216 So. BarbeeSt . . . Mag. Agent 164. McKEEN : Ottawa, Kansas. Meets in K. P. Hall on 2d qnd 4th Sundays at 2 Wm. L. Miller, 713 N. Main St Master A. L. Beardsley, 810 King St Secretary Wm. R. Knickerbocker Collector Arthur Hill Receiver Wm. D. Frisby, 637 Ann St., Wyandotte Kan Mag. Agent 66. NECHE8; Palestine, Texas. Meets in Engineers' Hall every Saturday night M. P. Gibson, Box 256 Master J. H. Colemar, Box 256 Secretary L. T. Branham, Box 256 Collector R. F. Wright, Box 256 Receiver B. L. Bently, Box 256 Magazine Agent 167. ECHO; Pern, Ind. Meets in Echo Hall 1st and 3d 3undays at 2 P. M. and 2d and 4th Tuesdays at 7 P. M. B. E. Flaherty Master H. P. Matthews, L. Box 201 Secretary H. P. Matthews, L. Box 201 Collector B. E. Flaherty Receiver G. H. Smith Magazine Agent 168. 8TANDARD; Detroit, Mich. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 1:80 P. M., at No. 47 Monroe ave., up stairs. Tim. Teahen, 447 Clinton 8t Master J. Nopper, 217 Crogan st.. Secretary E. Helaenrich, 124 Hastings St Collector J. Nopper, 217 Crogan 8t, Receiver Peter Sewell, 199 Orleans St . . . Magazine Agent 169. W. H. THOMAS; Nashville. Tenn. Meets every Saturday at 7:80 P. M., at Simmons' Hall, cor. Summer and Union Bts. J. W. 8ullivan, 518 High St Master G. F. Dhtlinger, 1083 S. College St . . . Secretary Fayett Enoch, 1202 8. College St ... . Collector F. G. Harrison, 607 Stevenson Ave . . . Receiver W. D. Bledsoe, 11 Joseph Ave . . Magazine Agent 160. C. J. HEPBURN: Evansville. Ind. Meets in A. O. U. W. Hall, Third and Main Sts., 2d and 4th 8undays at 2 P. M. Morris Hoffhian, 80o Olive St Master Edgar G. Hitch, 981 Canal St Secretary Rooert T. Skinner, 519 Harriet st . . . Collector John K. Taylor, 106 Lincoln Ave .... Receiver Jerry Burke, 6068. 8th st., TerreHaute, Mag. Agent 161. HERALD; Burlington, Iowa. Meets at Knights of Pythias Hall every other 8unday at 2 o’clock P. M. C. C. Maxwell, 1022 8. Fourth St Master P. Marsell, 221 8. Eighth St Secretary 8. J. Ecciee, 906 Angular 8t Collector 8. W. Bowser, Round House Receiver W. R. Strain, 1803 Madison 8t . . Magazine Agent 162. PROSPECT ; Elkhart, Ind. Meets in B. of L. F. Hall, 505 Main St, evexy Wednesday at 7:30, and 1st Sunday at 2 P. M. D. F. Wagner, 208 Fourth St Master Chas. E/Piatt, 211 Third St Secretary D. F. Wagner, 206 Fourth St Collector A. H. Gordon. 298 Beardsley Ave . . . Receiver F. Roderick, 1005 So. 2d St . . . Magazine Agent 166. J5TNA ; Pine Bluff, Ark. Meets every Friday at 7 P. M., at Masonic Hall. Tim Carder Master DeWitt Hope, Box 56 Secretary A. J. Englehart Collector D. B. Rathfon, Box 56 Receiver J. Flaherty Magazine Agent 164. EEL RIYEB; Butler, Ind. Meets Tuesday evenings In I. O. O. F. Hall, on Broadway. 8. E. Mosshammer Master C. E. Blair Secretary R. H. Mutch Collector J. J. Derek, Box 202 Receiver W. H. Weber, Box 324 . . . . Magazine Agent 166. ROBERT ANDREWS; Andrews. Ind. Meets in Firemen’s Hall every Monday at 7 P. M. Albert E. Mouth Master G. W. Adams Secretary Geo. B. Richardson Collector W. H Dailey Receiver J. N. Wright Magazine Agent 166. WK. HUGO: Huntington, Ind. Meets in Engineer’s Hall every Wednesday even- ing. W. G. Cox Master F. Zeppenfield, Box 523 . . Secretary C. W. Hammond Colleoter C. C. Robertson, Box 844 Receiver P. F. Murphy, Box 378 Magazine Agent 167. MOUNT HOOD; The Dalles. Oregon. Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 3a Mondays. J. W. Reedy, Albina, Ore Master Wm. Birkett, Box 242 Secretary G. A. Ferguson, L. Box 332 Collector Jno. Belat .... Receiver H. P. Smith, L. Box 347 Magazine Agent Digitized by ^.ooQle

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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE IIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 623 198. GUARD BAIL; North La Crone. Wig. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2:00 P. M. and 2d and 4th Mondays at 7:00 P. M. J. Moriarity, Portage, Wis Master Frank Krause, Box 214, Portage, Wig . Secretary B. J. Gerstenkorn, Box 942, Portage, Wig Collector Thomas Cawley. 522 Mill st Receiver Frank Krause. Box 214, Portage, Wis., Mag. Agent 199. H. G. BROOKS ; HoruellsviUe, N. Y. Meets every Monday at 7:80 P. M. at Washington Hall, Broad 8t. C. S. Graham. 81 S. Divison St Master W. N. Kiely, 20 Oak St Secretary H. 8. Haynes, 46 Hill 8t Collector A. H. 8pencer, 18 Elm 8t Receiver M. 8. Hendee, Friendship, N. Y., Magazine Agent 170. PRAIBIE ; Huron, Dakota. Meets in Odd Fellows Hall on 2d and 4th Sun- days at 8 P. M. Geo. E. White, 357 E. 3d st Master Geo. E. Coon, Box 009 Secretary L. L. Neibllng, Box 784 Collector Jos. C. Graff, Box 168 Receiver Wm. A. Brown Magazine Agent 17L SUNBEAM; Truro, Nova Scotia. Meets in Caledonia Hall 2d Saturdays and 4th Thursdays. F. M. White, Box 606 Master D. W. Duncan, Box 167 Secretary T. W. Hennessey, Box 167 Collector F. M. White, Box 606 Reoeiver T. W. Hennessey, Box 167 .. . Magazine Agent 172. F. G. LAWRENCE; Ottawa, Ontario. Meets alternate Sundays. T. W. Turner, 644 Wellington St Master J. G. Armstrong, Richmond Lodge . . Secretary F. W. Morrison, C. P. R. R. Shops . . . Collector H. Handysides, Hinton bury via Otto- wa, Ont Reoeiver Alex. McCualg, 66 Ottawa St . . Magazine Agent 171. PACIFIC; Winslow, Arizona. Meets every Sunday at 7:90 P.M. in B.of L.F.hall. Chas. McCauley Master Isaac C. Heuatls Secretary John C. Bull, Williams, Aria Collector C. F. Evans, Coolidge, N, Mex Receiver E. W. Davis Magazine Agent 174. HARRISBURG: Harrisburg, Pa. Meets Cor. Third and Cumberland Sts., over Mer- chants’ Bank, 2d and 4th Sundays at 1 P. M. Wm. H. Morne, 1604 N. 6th St Master H. O. Hotter, 1720% N. Third 8t . . . . Secretary H. J. Roberts, 608 Riley 8t Collector Wm. Blessing, 422 Riley St Receiver H. S. Gingrich, 1413 Wallace St . Magazine Agent 179. TAYLOR; Newark, Ohio. Meets In O. R. C. Hall at 12% North 2d St, every Wednesday at 7 P. M. A. A. Hickenon, 58 N. First st Master John Adkins, Box C Secretary W. R. Stone, Box C Collector John Adkins, Box C Receiver C. D. Tomlinson Magazine Agent 176. MAIN LINE : Clinton. HI. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays of each month A. G. Turlay, Box 61 Master W. F. Gorman, Box 296 Secretary C. H. Porter, pox 41 Collector W. F. Gorman, Box 296 Receiver 0. H. Porter, Box 41 Magazine Agent 177. SUNSET; Marshall, Texas. Meets every Thursday at 7:80 P. M. at Firemen’s Hall. H. L. Morton, Box 214 Master G. M. Lovett Secretary O. J. Leach, Box 184 Collector G. M. Lovett Receiver O. J. Leach, Box 184 Magazine Agent 178. SALT LAKE; Salt Lake City, Utah. Meets in Emporium Hall Tuesdays, at 8 P. M. Leonard W. Kessler, 223 N. 3d St. W . . . Master Chas. Cowan, Rio Grande Hotel .... Secretary Geo. M. Edwards, D.Afi.8. shops . . . Receiver F. A. Feathereton, D. A R. S. shops . . Collector Arthur W. Roberts, D. A R.8. shops., Mag. Agent 179. BEE-HIVE; Lincoln. Neb. Meets in K. P. hall, 2d and 4th Sundays. W. Spohr, Box 6 Master J. K. Robinson, 780 N. Tenth St .... Secretary Geo. Hinkle, Box 480 Collector J. K. Robinson, 730 N. 10th st Reoeiver I. M. Freese, 18st., bet. V andW St. . . Mag.Agent 180. THREE STATE8 ; Cairo, 111. Meets cor. 12th st. and Washington Ave., 2d and 4th Sundays. J. C. O’Connell, 808 Twenty-First St . . . Master G. B. Vincent Secretary M. J. Kiley, 714 Cedar 8t Collector A. J. Jaecxel Receiver J. C. O’Connell Magazine Agent 181. WELLINGTON; Palmerston, Ontario. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P. M. in Odd Fel- lows Hall. Thomas Farley Master Alex. Hobson Secretary Thomas H. Coeford Collector James Nicholson Reoeiver Alex. Dunbar Magazine Agent 189. GOOD INTENT; Erie, Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesdays, in Firemen’s Hail, Zuck’s Block. John Ford, 461 W. 18th 8t Master A. H. Gifford. 1815 Myrtle St Secretary W. E. Ross, 68 W. Thirteenth St . . . .Collector Chas. Fitzmorrls, 68 W. 18th St Reoeiver Chas Fitzmorrls, 68 W. 13th 8t . . . . Mag. Agent 188. LAKE 8HORE; Collin wood, Ohio. Meets in Engineer’s Hall alternate Thursday evenings. J. M. Gaines, Box 162 Master 8. A. Hohman, Box 82 Secretary W. T. Wade Collector H. I. Miller, Box 154 Receiver D. A. Carver, Box 801 Magazine Agent 184. LIMA; Lima, Ohio. Meets every Sundays at 1:80 P. M. in Irish Block. E. L. Melhorn Master W. J. Dunn, 178 8. Jackson 8t Secretary Joe Bowsher, Box 777 Collector John E. Myers, 689 S. Main St Receiver & H. Hartsing, 601 N. Union St . Magazine Agent 186. FIDELITY ; Delphos, Ohio. Meets in Beyer’s Hall every Sunday at 2 P. M. W. S. Miller, Box 311 Master J . F. Hallsey, Box 311 Secretary J. B. Grove, Box 143 Collector A. J. Hogarth, Box 811 Receiver J. B. Grove, Box 143 Magazine Agent 189. CHAMBERLIN; Chicago. HI. Meets in Walther’s hall, 3934 8tate St., 1st and 8d Sundays of each month. G. M. Blackburn, 856 w. Forty-third St . . Master Jas. Manning, 534 Root St Secretary J. E. Callaghan, 2538 Butterfield St . . Collector Wm. Stack, 2828 Shields ave Receiver F. J. Northrop, 1522 Wabash Ave . . Mag. Agettt 187. LITTLE GIANT; Charleston, 111. Meets in Firemen’s Hall 1st and 3d Sundays. Harry Douglass Master Samuel Prater Secretary Harry Douglass Collector J. F. McDougal Receiver Morgan Callahan Magazine Agent 188 8. S. MERRILL; Chleago, HI. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:80 P. M. at 786 W. Lake St. E. P. Tobias, 27 N. Oakley street Master Wm. O. Cleveland, 100 Washtenaw ave., Secretary Geo. P. Smith, 42 Artesian ave Collector H. Price, 1035 W. Madison St Receiver L. L. Gay, 1069 Fulton st . . . . Magazine Agen Digitized by Google

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624 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Aug. 189. BALDWIN : Ft. Howard, WIs, Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, 8 P. M. H. L. Nichols, L. Box 38 Master D. E. Hogan Secretary Jay Parkinson, Box 266, Green Bay, Wis Collector M. Sheehy Receiver Geo. Shequin Magazine Agent 190. FERGUSON: HlteheU. Dakota. Meets in I. 6. O. F. Hall 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P. M. William M. Smith, Box 677 Master John F. Stofford Secretary Edward Smith, Sanborn, Iowa Collector Emmet Wentworth, Sanborn, Iowa . . Receiver Edward Smith, Sanborn. Iowa . Magazine Agent 191. CUSTER; Livingston. Montana* Meets every Wednesday at 7:30 P. M., at Thomp- son's Hall. W. T. Field, L Box 54 Master W. F. Kontz, L. Box 16 Secretary H. K. Mayhew, L. Box 16 Collector E. J. Healey, Billings, Montana .... Receiver J. Martin, L. Box 16 Magazine Agent 199. MT. TACOMA; New Tacoma, Washington Ter. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month. J. s. Moss. 912 Tacoma Ave Master F. M. Sisson Secretary J. M. Hughes Collector J. S. Moss, 912 Tacoma Ave Receiver F. H. Andrews. 1783 E St Magazine Agent 199. J. B. MAYNARD ; Albina, Oregon. Meet in Hill’s Hall, 2d and 4th Sundays. J. R. Clark. E. Portland, Oregon .... Master H. W. Hall, Box 287, East Portland, Oregon Secretary D. J. Byrne, Box 287 East Portland, Oregon Collector H. W. Hall, Box 287, East Portland, Oregon Receiver J. F. McQuaid, McMinnville, Ore . . Mag. Agent 194. BONANZA; Missoula, Montana. Meets every Monday night in I. O. O. F. Hall C. H. Marsh, Box 45 Master E. L. Hollister. L. Box 24 Secretary Milton Cheney Collector H. N. Smith Receiver Samuel Gardner Magazine Agent 196. RE-ECHO; Montpelier, Idaho. Meets in K. of L. Hall Fridays, at 7:30 P. M. 8. L. Wysong Master J. E. Toner Secretary Ed. Purtell Collector James Duffy Receiver James Duffy Magazine Agent 196. CLOUD CITY ; LeadvUle, Colo. Meets 2d andith Fridays at 8:00 P. M., in G. A- R. Hall. Wm. Braden. 204 W. 5th 8t Master S. W. Burdick, Box 330 Secretary H. C. Newell Collector H. A. Huddleston, Box 330 Receiver George Moore, Box 330 Magazine Agent 197. RIVERSIDE ; Savanna, HI. Meets 1st and 3d Sunday of each month. Clarence Latham. Box 446 Master Ira M. Hurless. Box 79 Secretary Ira M. Hurless, Box 79 Collector Wm. K. Lord, Box 147 Receiver Ira M. Hurless, Box 79 Magazine Agent 198. MAPLE CITY ; Norwalk, Ohio. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays. V. C. Fitzsimmons Master H. P. Bayley Secretary John Templer Collector E. E. Bishop, Box 766 Receiver Geo. J. Brown, 111 n-w 8th St . . Magazine Agent 199. MAHONING; Youngstown, Ohio. Meets every other Sunday evening in Union Veteran Hall, Federal Street. D. Heinselman Master J. B. Mawby Secretary J. B. Mawby Collector W. G. Raney, 199 Hine St Receiver J. B. Reese, 1235 Emma St. . . . Magazine Agent 900. GREAT SOUTHERN; Meridian, Miss. Meets every Monday evening at 7:30 in B. of L E. Hall. M. R. Curry. Box 210 Master P. McHale. N. O. & N. E. Shops .... Secretary J. Finn, 309 N. Fourth Ave Collector Jas. Rasberry Receiver Chas. R. Lewis, 659 Rampart 8t., New Orleans, La Magazine Agent 901. FRIENDLY HAND; Jackson. Tenn. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesday nights of each month in K. of P. Hall D. W.Shea Master J. L. Jones Secretary Tim Coughlin Collector J. L. Jones Receiver J. D. Bledsoe Magazine Agent 909. SCIOTO; ChUlIeothe, Ohio. Meets in Clough's Hall 1st Sundays at 2:80 P. M.t and 8d Mondays at 7 P. M Sehon B. Cook, 338 E. Seoond St Master Lewis Gettle, Jr., 86 N. Sugar 8t . . . . Secretary Albert Maunsell, 864 Second St ... . Collector Frank Willis, 861 E. Main St Receiver C. W. Sanders Box 1281 Magazine Agent 909. GARFIELD; Garrett, Ind. Meets every Friday at 7:30 P. M. Thomas Cunningham, Box 70 Master W. K. George Secretary M. W. Smith Collector Frank Whiteman, Box 26 Receiver P. Whiteman, Box 26 Magazine Agent 904. COTTON BELT ; Jonesboro. Ark. Meets at Stacy Hall, every Monday at 7 P. M. A. Donnigan Master L. D. Roberts, L. Box 165 Secretary Ambrose Donigan Collector L. D. Roberts, L. Box 165 Receiver W. B. Williamson Magazine Agent 905. FLOWER OF THE WEST ; Topeka, Kansas. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., in A. O. U. W. Hall. J. R. Musselman, 620 Branner St Master C. A. Marsh, 203 Chandler St Secretary J. K. Mullins Collector J. R. Musselman, 620 Branner St ... . Receiver John Symington. 207 Hancock St . . Mag. Agent 906. FORT PICKERING ; Memphis, Tenn. Meets first Monday and third Saturday of each month at Miller’s Hall, corner Fifth and Jack- son streets. E. J. Hatch. 809 Main St Master Dan S. Ramsev, 328 Union St., Secretary Wm. J. Jobe, K. C., M. &B.R.R. . . Collector D. S. Ramsey, 328 Union St Receiver Walter E. Owens, 787 Main St, ... . Mag. Agent 907. LOYAL; HeadvUle, Pa. Meets in Arcanum Hall 1st and 8d Thursdays, and 2d and 4th Wednesdays. Thos. S. Taylor, 767 Stewart St Master Chas. W. Higgins, Box 470 Secretary Thos. Newberry Collector Thos. Taylor. 767 Stewart St Receiver Win. C. Curtis, V&llonia, Pa . . Magazine Agent 908. KEYSTONE; Snsqaebanna, Pa. Meets in C. M. B. A. Hall; alternate Tuesday and Saturday evenings. John Hill, Box 82 Master J. J. Lannan, Box 131 Secretary Martin Griffin Collector Daniel Creegan Receiver C. A. Allen Magazine Agent 909. SARATOGA; Whitehall, N. Y. Meets alternate Sundays in Engineer's Hall. Breet’s building. W. R. Combs Master D. H. LaCrosse, Box 366 Secretary H. W. Collins, Box 274 Collector Thos. Dorcal Receiver W. C. Holloway Magazine Agent Digitized by "

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE IIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 625 tIO. 18-K; Schenectady. N. T. Meet* eveiy other Thunday in McCamus’ Hall. J. E. VanVranken, Box 487 Master Charles R. Weeks, Box 497 Secretary Homer Eygnar, Box 646 Collector Timothy Smith, Box 407 Receiver John W. Vrooman Box 487 . . Magasine Agent m. ONOKO: Sonth Easton, Pa. Meets in Bragg’s Hall, 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P.M. 8. F. Milheim, 436 Center St . .Master W. H. McCormick, 425 Delaware 8t . . Secretary James R. Morris, 711 Wilkes Barre 8t . . Collector A. J. Micklev, 725 Berwick 8t Receiver E. A. Seek, 823 Berwick St . . . Magasine Agent 212. EMPIRE: Watertown, N. T. Meets in Good Templars Hall 2d and 4th Sundays. T. H. Lynch, 101 Factory St Master H. A. French, 414 W. Dominick St., Rome, N. Y Secretary H. A. French, 414 Dominick St. Rome, N. Y Collector T. H. Lynch, 101 Factory8t Receiver G B. Walker, 71 Arsenal St . . . Magazine Agent ns. WEST SHORE; Frankfort, N. 1. Meets alternate Sundays in Joslln Block. M. J. Melroy Master J. A. Zollner Secretary W. J. Weller, Box 507 Collector B. Flansburg, Box 27, Coeyman Junc- tion, N. Y Receiver D. P. Gillen, Canajoharie, N. Y . . . Mag. Agent U4. ORIOLE: Baltimore, Hd. Meets in Lehman’s Hall, 861 Garden St, 2d and 4th Sundays. Albert F. Gibbons, 415 Fifth St Master J. W. Akehurst. 442 Federal St Secretary R. L. Caroan. 806 R. Lanvall street . . . Collector J. H. Jones, 1100 Barclay St Receiver 7. Gibbons, 1886 Wirt St .... Magasine Agent lift. EAST ALBANY; East Albaay, N.Y. Meets in Vaughn’s Hall 2 and 4th Sundays at pt W. R. Tabor, 222 Fourth St Master J. W. Reed. 92 8econd St Secretary C. P. Lowell, 856 Broadway, Greenbush, N.Y Collector 7. P. Brooksby, 80 Washington St, Green- bush, N. Y Receiver C. P. Lowell, 355 Broadway, Greenbush, N. Y Magasine Agent lift. W. A. FOSTER : Fitchburg, Mass. Meets 2d and 4th Sunday in each month in Grand Army Hall, at 11:80 A. M. Geo. W. Alden, 94 Mt. Vernon 8t Master O. A. Pope, F. K. R. Engine House, Fitchburg, Mass Secretary W. H. Cone Collector Geo. W. Alden, 94 Mt Vernon st . . . . Receiver O. A. Pope, F. R. R. engine house . . Mag Agent H7. HEADLIGHT; Brasil, lad. Meets In K. P. Hall 2d and4th Sunday afternoons. Wm. K. Larr, Box 242 Master Elmer P. Collins Secretary G. L. Cook Collector W. S. Cook Receiver Wm. H. Johnson, Brasil. Ind . . Magazine Agent 118. PIKES PEAK; Colorado City, Colo. Meets every Sunday at 12:30 P. M. Wm. D. O’Brien Master Wm. Walker Secretary Amos Allen Collector Thos.F.Burns, Box 822, Colorado Springs, Receiver Wm. Walker Magazine Agent 11 9. SMOKY CITY; Allegheny, Pa. Meet every Monday at 2:30 P. M.. Cor. Bidwell and Pennsylvania Ave. E. D. Cawley. 290 Franklin St Master C. Peterson, 176 Fulton St Secretary Ed. F. McCarty, 2 Reffuge St Collector John T. Sweeney, 227 Washington ave . Receiver B. Beeson. 271 Franklin St . . . Magasine Agent ISO. PBOYIDENT ; San bury, Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays, in Cooper Hall. Bailey Kennedy Master C. A. Richards Secretary A. C. Mitchell Collector C. C. Bowen, 8unbury, Pa Receiver Harvey Buck, 1835 Franklin Place, Har- risburg, Pa Magasine Agent 221. HURON: Point Edward, Ontario. Meets In I. O. O. F. Hall, 2d and 4th Tuesdays at T. Elliott Master E. J. Everett, Box A Secretary & J* I?*!** Collector Wm. K. Forbes Receiver Chas. Farmer Magasine Agent 222. WEBSTER: Port Dodge. Iowa. Meets at G. A. R., Child’s block, 1st and 8d Sun- days at 2 P. M. C. W. Gardner, Box 788 Master O. G. Anderson, Box 49 Secretary Charles Taff Collector O. G. Anderson, Box 49 Receiver Magasine Agent 225. ASHLAND; Lexington. Ky. Meets 1st and 3d Thursdays In I. O. O. F. Hall Thoe. J. Kane, 299 E. Main St Master Frank Brandt. 227 E. Main 8t Secretary 8. W. Malick. 199 E. Main St Collector Frank Brandt, 227 E. Main 8t Receiver S. W. Malick, 199 E. Main St . . MagaslimAgent 224. T. C. BOORN; St. Cloud, Minn. g l Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 8 P. M. at Odd Fel- low Hall. Abe Vogel, L. Bex 944 Master Hubert Gens Secretary John Mouran Collector Abe Vogel, L. Box 944 Receiver J. A. Dickinson, Box 1128 .... Magasine Agent 22ft. 8UPERI0R ; Fort William West, Ontario.^ Meets every Monday night In 8mith’s Hall. Burton Wheatley Master W. H. Wadland Secretory Con Gouldlng Collector Will Blannemassett ! Re^vS T. L. Drummond Magasine A vent 226. MAGNOLIA; Corsicana, Texas. ^ Meets 2d and 4th Wednesdays at 8 P. M L. C. Overhlser Master W. M. Nicol, L. Box 280 Secretary 7^i“iLL' ^x'2a«: : : '• 227. 1 Wm. A. Wrigley, 23 Doubleday 8tT~*! ~ 7 *Ma*ter G. B. Warner, w) Lewis 8t Secretarv Wm. A. Wrigiev, 28 Doubleday St . . . Collector Theodore Haskins, 30 Virgii St .... Receiver G. B. Warner, 80 Lewis 8t . . . Magasine Agent 22$. ACHE; Scranton, Pa. ^ Agent Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M., in the First National Bank, No. 332 Lackawana ave. Chas. H. Travis, 716 Adams ave Master J. G. Burnett, 406 North Main St., West Scranton Secretary E. M. Tewksbury, 231 Fairview Ave, 7 Hyde Park Collector Judson Bayly, 514 E. Market 8t Receiver A. R. Woodward, 226 N. 9th St . . . . MaaAvent 229. RICKARD; Utica, N. Y. AgenX Meet at 2 P. M. 2d and 4th Sundays at Post Bacon E. D. Russell, 124 Bleecker st Master J. G. Age os, Box 383, Canastota. N Y SecretArv J.J Quirk, 13K Albany st . . . '.cSu£tor A. E. Pease, 42 Mohawk st Receiver J. G. Agans, Box 383. Canastota, N.Y. . Mag Agent WO. ALBANY CITY: Albany, N. Y. ^ gG t 5.th Mondays in each month, at 206 Washington Ave., at 7:30 P. M. Gep. W. Gilkerson, LivingBton Ave. above Ontario St Master Geo M. Jeffers, 36 Ontario St Secretarv Geo. W. Gilkerson, 587 Livingston Ave . Collector Geo. M. Jeffers. 86 Ontario St Receiver Geo. Heckman, 108 Western Ave . . Mag. Agent Wi. DELAWARE: Wilmington, Delaware. let and 3d Sundays at 2:30 P. M., comer Third and King Streets. E. M. Sargent 618 west 4th St Master G. H. Larimore, 405 Lombard St ... . Secretary George Clarey, 1011 Lombard St ... . 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626 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Aig. m. LUCKT THOUGHT; Middletowm, H. I. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month, at 1 P. M.,ln K.ofH. HalL D. H. 8mith, Box 1481 Master W. H. Tidaback, Box 1481 Secretary W. J. Herllhy Collector S. Qllderaleve, Box 1481 Receiver H. B. Weeden, Drawer 104, Norwich, K. Y. Magazine Agent MS. GLAD TIDINGS; Moncton, New Brunswick. Meets 1st Saturday evening and 8d Sunday after* noon in Victoria Hall. Prank Probe rt Master Kenneth Campbell, Box 286 Secretary Wm. H. Gay Collector Richard H. Coggan, Box 81 Receiver John Stewart. Jr Magazine Agent 884. NORTH BAT : North Bay, Ontario. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays, In B. of L. F. hall, W. R. Boucher Master W. J. Thurlow, 110 Main St Secretary Wm. H. Hollandal Collector H. G. Reid Receiver John Beattie Magazine Agent 888. THREE BROTHERS: Pittsburgh, Pa. Meet Cor. 26th St and Penn Ave. every Sunday at 2 P. M. James W. Murphy, 8491 Denny S Master Peter 8. Williams, 2908 Penn Ave . . . Secretary Wm. J. Adams, Arch St above 28th . . Collector Henry B. Duff, comer 8mallman and 26th 8ts Receiver Robert O. Perron, 2908 Penn st . Magazine Agent 886. HINTON; Hinton. West Virginia. Meets 1st and 8d Wednesdays at 1:30 P. M. and 2d and 4th Saturdays at 7:80 P. M. Wm. A. Callahan Master J. R. Nutty Secretary John P. Steele Collector J. R. Nutty Receiver Julius Grether, Box 118 Magazine Agent 887. CENTRAL PARK; Central Park, HI. Meets 1st and 8d, Sundays, in Tilton’s Hall. Ben Dean, Box 101 Master M. J. O. L. Kennedy, 549 W. Ohio 8t., Chicago, Secretary M. J. 0. L. Kennedy, 549 W. Ohio St., Chicago, Collector Thad. Chew, Receiver Horace Brink Magazine Agent 888. PLAIN CITY: Paducah, Kjr. Meets every Wednesday at 7:80 P. M. H. C. Kehlman, 1184 Jefferson St Master Henry Kortz, 8. 6th 8t Secretary Ambrose E. Mercer Collector H. C. Kehlman, 1184 Jefferson 8t . . . . Receiver Henry Kortz, S. 5th St Magazine Agent 889. BUCKEYE ; Delaware, Ohio. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, in Reid <fe Powell’s Hall. Prank L. Volk. Box 782 Master James J. Quinlan, Box 405 Secretary John J. Jennings Collector Jas. B. Healy Receiver James J. Quinlan, Box 405 .. . Magazine Agent 840. GILBERT; Jackson, Mich. Meets every Monday at 7:80 P. M. Geo. E. Chapman, Hamlin St., between Cooper ana Milwaukee Sts Master John H. Bentley Secretary M. A. Henry, 827 Quarry St Collector D. Green. 211 Orange St Receiver George Holden, 205 Beech st . . Magazine Agent 841. MOUNTAIN CITY; Hazleton, Pa. Meet 2d and 4th Sundays of each month, at 1:80 P. M., at Liberty Hotel Laurell St John Gleam, Box 800 Master P. C. Hagerty, Box 800 Secretary John McCall, Box 800 Collector Andrew Krapf. Box 800 Receiver John J. Pickering, Box 800 . . . Magazine Agent 848. WHEATON; Elmira. N. Y. Meets in G.A.R.Halllst and 3d Sundays at 2 P.M. W. M. Bacon, 311 South Ave Master Chas. Barker, 870 McGee St ...... Secretary M. C. Ward, 157 8. Second St Collector J. H. Bartholomew, 108 Ferris St ... . Receiver Daniel Keefe, 300 W. Fifth St . . Magazine Agent 8a. J. H. SELBY; Texarkana, Texas. Meets every Sunday at 2 P. M. W. P. Rowe, Texarkana, Ark Master S. A. Oliver, Texarkana, Ark Secretary J. M. Painter, Texarkana, Ark Collector E. H. Christman Glass Box 862, Texark- ana, Ark Receiver E. H. Christman Glass, Box 862, Texark- ana, Ark Mag. Agent 844. T. P. O’ROURKE; Chicago, HI. Meets 1st Thursday at 8 P. M. and 3d Sunday at 2:80 P. M., Cor. 14th and Jefferson Sts. C. Naylor, 97 Stewart Ave Master J. J. Deegan, 2266 Archer Ave Secretary Wm. Baxter. 657 W. 18 Place Collector N. E. Nare, 5637 Atlantic St., Engle- wood, 111 Reoeiver P. C. Winn, 880 W. 12th 8t . . . Magazine Agent 845. GEORGIA ; Savannah, Ga. Meets every Thursday at 7:80 P. M. and 8d Sun- day at 2:30 P. M. Joseph P. Dooner, 117% Barnard St . . . Master Adam Hutton, 117% Barnard St ... . Secretary Adam Hutton, 117 Barnard St Collector Fleming Goolshy, 212% Harris 8t . . . Reoeiver J. J. Gordon, 101% Montgomery St . . Mag Agent 846. MACON; Macon, Ga. Meets at M. & W. depot every Sunday. W. M. Walker, 1825 fourth St Master John Taylor, 553 Boundry St Secretary James Boatwright, 454 Oak 8t Collector Jas. M. Pool Reoeiver E. B. Shell, 1315 Fourth St . . . . Magazine Agent 847. KENNE8AW: Atlanta, Ga. Meets every Sunday at 2 P. M., at 49% Broad 8t W. H. Hollingsworth, 890 Houston St . . Master Henry J. Young, 142 Mongum St . . . Secretary 8. N. Pitchford, 68 Smith 8t Collector John M. Baird, 194 Powers 8t Reoeiver Geo. Fechter Magazine Agent 8a. WESTERN RESERVE; Ashtabula, Ohio. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 1;80 P. M., in G.A.R. Hall. C. A. Mahan, Box 767 Master J. 8. Brown, Box 704 Secretary Wm. Rose Collector H. L. Adams. Box 587 Receiver Chas. Welsell. Box 530 Magazine Agent 8a. CALUMET; South Chicago, HI. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 7:80 P. M., in En- gineer’s Hall, South Chicago. 8amuel T. Hooper, Judd, Cook Cou 111 . . Master Hugo Logan, Judd, Cook County, 111 . Secretary Hugo Logan, Judd. Cook County, 111 ! . Collector J. W. Swartzell, Judd, Cook County, 111 . Receiver O. J. Austin, Judd, Cook Co., Ill . . Mag. Agent 850. GOLDEN LINK; WUkesbarrs, Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays of every month at Se- nior Mechanic’s Hall. E. A. Reiley, Ashley, Pa Master W. C. Dougherty, 71 Kidder 8t Secretary W. C. Dougherty. 71 Kidder 8t Collector C. Vanwhy, Ashley, Pa. Reoeiver Elmer E. Butz, Ashley, Pa . . . Magazine Agent 861. LEHIGH; Mauch Chuuk, Pa. Meets at Stahl’s Hall 1st and 3d Sundays. Theo. Lindenmuth East Mauch Chunk . Master John McAllister, Box 275 Secretary L. H. Yetter, Box 275 Collector C. Roberts, Box 275 Reoeiver L. H. Yetter, Box 275 Magazine Agent 861. COLUMBIA j Columbia, Pa. Meet in Fenarich’s Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at 1 P. M. Harry M. Hinkle Master Frank Stocker Secretary Geo. W. Ewing Collector Martin M. Hinkle Reoeiver H. A. Bennett, Box 581 Magazine Agent Digitized by ^.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 627 261. TRENTON ; Trenton. I. J. Meets in Bayard Post No. 8, G. A. R. room at 24 E. State St. 1st and 8d Sundays of each month. John Hatfield, 47 Hart aye. Master Robert Stackhouse, 697 Broad 8t . . . Secretary Thos. H. Decator, 45 Hart Ave Collector Frank P. Parsons, 175 Brunswick Ave . Receiver Wm. C. Massey, 157 Passaic St. . Magazine Agent 26 i. CLIMAX; Xlssoarl Talley, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, at 7:30 P. M. in Ma- sonic Hall. W. H. Roberts Master C. T. Crip pen, Box 171 Secretary P. J. Farrell Collector J. P. HolT, Box 517 Receiver H. F. Reinoehl, Box 524 ... . Magasine Agent 266. NEIGHBOR ; McCook. Neb. Meets in Masonic Hall 1st and 3d Wednesdays, and 2d and 4th Saturdays. Ernest McConnell, Box 1&4 Master I. W. Jackson, Box 96 Secretary I. W. Jackson, Box 96 Collector G. A. Tolander, Box 521 Receiver Frank MoAdams, Box 216 ... . Magasine Agent 261. HIGH LINE; Como, Colo. Meets every Thursday 8 P. M. in MoFarlin Hall. B. Bowerman Master G. W. McAleer, Box 47 Secretary M. 8. Mathes Collector G. W. McAleer, Box 47 Receiver G. A. Milroy Magasine Agent 267. KIT CARSON; Baton, Now Mexico. Meets every Sunday in Engineer’s Hall, on First street, at 2 P. M. John w. Cullen Master Alfred R. Cullen Secretary B. F. Pine Collector James McPherson Receiver Chas. Miller. Box 56 Magasine Agent 268. RENO s Nickerson, Kansas. Meets in Odd Fellows Hall every Thurday evening at 7:80. A. B. Leighty Master J. S. Wood, L. Box 18 Secretary Jas. Ban ton Collector A. S. Ritenour Receiver X. A. Devarraux Magasine Agent 269. D. J. CHASE: Ashland, Wls. Meets 1st ana 3d Sundays at 2 P. M., in Good Templars' Hall, Cor. 2d and 4th Ave., west. W. Buckley, 002 Prentice Ave Master Wm. Lamb, 809 Willis Ave . ... Secretary J. W. Rairdon, 1418 St Clair St Collector M. J. Wilson, 307 Seventh Ave., east . . Receiver T. A. Hubbell, 204% W. 2d St . . Magasine Agent 190. CALIFORNIA j Sacramento, Cal. Meets 2d and 4th Tuesdays in Red Men’s Hall, Masonic building, 6th and K 8ts. R. Kuns, 1811 Ninth 8t Master G. E. Hanford, Box 107 Secretary C. W. Cox, 1517 N St Collector J. D. Cummings, Box 107 Receiver G. E. Hanford, Box 107 Magasine Agent ML MAGDALENA ; San Marcial, New Mexico. Meets 1st Sunday 8d Tuesday in Masonic hall. Morgan Feathers, Box 110 Master Israel Cook, Box 87 Secretary Wm. Hanway Collector Frank Ewing Receiver George S. Lewis, Box 108 ... . Magasine Agent 992. QUEEN CITY. West Toronto Janet., Ont. Meets 1st and 8d Mondays, and 2d and 4th Tues- days at Carlton Hall. W. B. Ritchey, Box 61 Master John Donaldson Secretary William Hyndman, Box 61 Collector John Price Receiver A. Madden Magasine Agent 192. ALAMO; Taylor, Texas. Meets every Wednesday at Alamo Hall. Henry J. Minnis Master 8. M. Bridgewater, Lox Box 10 Secretary & C. Melson, Box 10 Collector A. B. Aikman, Box 10 Receiver A. Browson Magasine Agent 294. J. K. GILBREATH; Batte City, Montana. Meets every Thursday at 8 P. M., in Cobban Hall, South Butte, Montana. Joseph Byrne, Box 4, South Butte .... Master Peter Grant. South Butte Secretary Geo. Tyndall, Box 832 Collector C. H. DeCamp, Box 5, 8outh Butte . . . Receiver Mac. Haskins. South Butte, Mon . . Mag. Agent 266. GRAND BITER; Grand Rapids, Mich. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2:80 P. M. in I. O. O. F. Hall. H. Norris, 50 River avenue Master G. P. Downey, 13 Wenham avenue . . Secretary Walter Follett Collector J. Kitselm&n, 68 California St Receiver Elmer E. Decker, 447 8. Division 8t . Mag. Agent 266. JOHN HICKEY ; Sonth Kankanaa, Wls. Meets 1st and 3d Mondays at 7:30 P. M., and 2d and 4th Suudays at 2 P. M. J. E. Moquln Master H. O. Fuller, L. Box 81 Secretary L. Kittell Collector Laurence Hofftnan Receiver Laurence HoAnan Magasine Agent 267. ENDEATOB; Algiers, La. Meets at Castle Hall every Thursday at 7:80 P. M. M. H. Brown, 78 Webster Ave Master Wm. Msgulre, 54 Valletta 8t Secretary A. H. Flynn, 87 Pacific avenue Collector W. T. Douner, 115 Paciflo Ave Receiver A. H. Flynn, 87 Paciflo Ave . . Magazine Agent 268. CHICKAMAUGA; Chattanooga, Tenn. Meets every Friday at 2 P. M. D. V. Cahill, care 801 cor. McCreary and Hines St., Nashville, Tenn Master D. V. Cahill, care 301 cor. McCreary and Hines St., Nashville, Tenn Secretary Jas. Harrington, 810 Long St Collector Tim O’Leary, 1805 Patterson st., Nashville, Tenn Receiver 269. O. K.; Cincinnati, Ohio. Meet 1st and 8d Sundays at Eagle Hall, 8. W. cor. 8th St. and Central Ave. Jas. F. Luddon, 110 Cass St Master R. E. McKenzie, 151 Baymiller St . . . Secretary W. C. Conn Collector G. S. Kershner, 1384 Greenup St, Cov- ington, Ky Receiver Ed. Cullen, 27 Budd St Magazine Agent 270. MINNEAPOLIS; Minneapolis, Minn. Meets 1st 8unday of each month at 2 P. M., and 3d Saturday at 7:80 P. M. S. B. Thompson, 2216 Cedar Ave Master C. D. Fultz, 2808 17th Ave.,south . . . Secretary A. M. Getcbell, 27 Second St 8 Collector Chas. Kraft, 2116 Twenty-Ninth 8t. 8 . . Receiver Ambrose Powell. 3020 28th Ave. So., Mag. Agent 271. BTRAM; Stanhope. N.J. Meets in Drake’s Hall 2d and 4th Sundaysat4 P.M R. A. Trezise, Box 80, Port Morris .... Master Wm. Weller, Box 26, Port Morris . . . Secretary W. H. Blanchard, Port Morris Collector Wm. Weiler, Box 25, Port Morris . . Receiver M. T. Dlckerman, Box 31, Port Morris, N. J Magazine Agen 272. WILSON; Janetlon, N.J. Meets 1st and 8d Sunday®, in Well’s Hall. Jno. 8. Eveland, Jr Master J. E. Dineen Secretary J. P. Butler Collector J. B. Everett Receiver John 8. Eveland Magazine Agent 276. RENTER ; Denver, Colo. Meets every Monday night in P. O. 8. of A. Hall, corner 15th and Holladay Sts. R. M. Huntington. 562 Santa Fe8t . . . . Master H. J. Sweeney. 1043 Seventh 8t . . . . Secretary C. H. Curtis, 458 Clark 8t Collector W. J. Bratton 1245 Pimon 8t Receiver J. E. Nichols, 2221 Lawrence 8t . . Magazine Agt 274. JACKSON ; Clifton Forge, Ta. Meets 2d and 4th Saturdays at 7:80 P. 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628 LOCOMOTIVE HREMEN’S MAGAZINE . [Aug 176. LEE; Richmond, Va. Meets In Thom's Hall Cor. 17th and Main sta., 1st and 8d Sundays at 1:80 P.M. Wm. J. Burke, N.N. A M.V. Round House, Master W. A. Demalne, NN A MV. Rd House . Secretary W. R. Sanders, Carrington st, Crow’s Hill, Henrico co., Va Collector Wm. J. Burke, NNA MV Round House . Receiver W. R. Sanders, Carrington st, Crow’s Hill, Henrica co., Va Mag. Agent 171 REGINA ; Vancouver, B. C. Meets every Monday evening in K. of P. Hall. D. A. Morton Master Angus Morton Secretary Angus Morton Collector Fred Clutterbuck Receiver Harry Andrews Magazine Agent 177. ALABAMA; Mobile, Ala. Meets every Monday at 2 P. M. O. E. Adams, L. A N. Shops Master R. H. McCarty, L. A N. Shops Secretary B. H. McCarty, LAN. Shops Collector Frank I. Carney, L. A N. Shops Receiver W. A. Crawford, L. A N. Shops . Magazine Agent 178. ANDERSON: Yieksburg, Miss. Meets 1st ana Sd Tuesdays at 2 P. M. and 2d and 4th Fridays at 7 P.M. H. J. Stanton, 817 Pearl St Master D. P. Weaver, 1107 8. Washington St . . Secretary E. R. Wright, 1107 8. Washington St . . Collector H. V. Nevills, 1107 8. Washington St . . Receiver E. Wright, 1107 So. Washington St . . Mag. Agent 870. METEOR; McComb City, Miss. Meets every other Sunday at 8 P. M. in Odd Fel- lows’ Hall. J. Lee Colton Master Eddie C. Fardish Secretary Eddie C. Fardish Collector Ike H. Martin, Box 87 Receiver E. M. Coe Box 87 Magazine Agent 880. OZARK; Thayer, Mo. Meets Sundays at 0 A. M. in Sachs' Hall. W. H. Lohnes, Box 287 Master Jacob Myers, Box 185 Secretary G. E. Beaument Collector C. P. Countryman Receiver Henry I. Ogle Magazine Agent 881. TUNNEL HILL ; New Albany, lad. Meets in Hedden’s Hall 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P. M. W. 8. Ashcroft, Box 75 Master W. H. Stephens, Box 75 Secretary W. H. Sarlee, Box 75 Collector W. H. Stephens, Box 75 Receiver John 8. Keane, Box 75 Magazine Agent 888. BURNSIDE; Mt. Carmel* HI. Meets in Lotta Hall on 1st and 8d Sundays at 2:80 P. M. J. T. Worsham Master Calvin Minniear Secretary Wm. Couplau Collector D. Aldridge Receiver J. T. Worsham Magazine Agent 888. LACKAWANNA ; Great Bead, Pa. Meets in Kestler’s Hall 2d Sunday and 4th Wed- nesday. F. J. May, Box 189, Hallstead, Pa ... . Master E. Edenger Secretary Thos. L. Connelly Collector H. P. Trowbridge, Hallstead, Pa Receiver S. H. Wells, Great Bend, Pa Mag. Agent 884. ELM CITY ; New Haven, Coax. Meets at Elk’s Hall, 852 Chapel St. 1st Saturday and 3d Sunday afternoon. E. A. Ferrell. 159 Rosette 8t Master E. S. Ailing, 123 Cedar St Secretary W. H. Dellert, 43 Carlisle St Collector Wm. A. Pyle. 46 Arthur St Receiver Chas. A. Baldwin, 243 Greenwich Ave. Magazine Agent 886. CHABTEB OAK; Hartford, Conn. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month, Cor Pratt and Main Sts., in Bliss Hall. H. L. Stearns. 4 Wooster 8t Master E. E. Bill, 27 Vine St Secretary B. A. Thayer, 112 Hopkins St Collector H. L. Stearns, 4 Wooster St Receiver J. H. Osmond, 40 Windsor 8t . . Magazine Agent 886. SAGINAW VALLEY; East Saginaw, Mleh. Meets in B L.E.Hall 2d and 4thBundays at 2 P.M. Wilfred Borland, 412 N. 4th St Master Adolphus Pixel, 1214 Miller 8t Secretary Robert Steiner, 075 N. 4th 8t Collector Wesley Beck, 912 K. Second St Receiver A Pixel, 1214 Miller 8t .... Magazine Agent 887. ALTOONA; Altoona, Pa. Meets every Sunday at2 P.M. in Ott’s Hall, 12th st. T. D. Trout, 2d ave. and 7th St Mastea J. C. Brode, 1004 Nineteenth St ... . Secretary W. G. Miller. 1908 Union Ave Collector F. A. Davis, 1903 Union Ave Receiver P. F. Allen, 1213 Sixteenth avenue . Mag. .Agent 888. EMMET; Estherville, Iowa. Meets 1st Sunday and third Monday at 7:90 P. M. in Masonic Hall. Geo. Godden, Box 70 Master P. J. Sullivan, Box 48 Secretary A. L. Houltshouser, Box 5 Collector R. 8. Robinson, Box 102 Receiver D. L. Post, Box 78 Magazine Agent 889. GRAND ISLAND; Grand Island, Neb. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2*0 P. M., in Odd Fellows’ Hall, cor. 8d and Pine Sts. John W. Allwine Master Geo. Morgan, Box 075 Secretary Wm. H. Anyan Collector Wm. Edwards Receiver Wm. Edwards Magazine Agent 890. MARION Hannibal, Mo. Meets in Emmet Hall, 2d A 4th Sundays at 7 P. M. W. E. Miles. 1101 Church st Master L. R. Bickel. 510 Bluff st. So Secretary J. S. Hart, 412 Washington St Collector W. F. Ritter, 217 S. 4th St Receiver L. R. Bickel, 510 Bluff St .... Magazine Agent 891. ATLANTIC; Brooklyn, N. Y. Meets 2d Saturday evenings and 4th Sunday morn- ings at Pythian HalL Geo. P.Smith, 46 Williams Ave., 20th ward, Master Walter Jamison, 7 Perry Place Secretary John Logue Collector Thos. H. Smith, 707 Madison St .... Receiver Ed. Locke, 8ackmon St., bet E. New New York and Liberty Ave., Station B., Brooklyn, N. Y Mag. Agent 892. POCAHONTAS; Holden. Mo. Meets in Odd Fellows’ Hall, 2d and 4th Saturday. W.M. Bedell Master G. R. Johnson Secretary W. A. Bedell Collector W. M. Bedell Receiver G. R. Johnson ... Magazine Agent 898 LAFAYETTE; Philadelphia, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month at 1*0 P. M. Hall, cor. Frankfort Road and Sargent St. J. J. Leahy, 2627 Fremont St Master W. J. Sharkey, 2008 Somerset 8t . . . . Secretary W. McLoughlin, 1521 Wood St Collector L. Faber, 808 Buttonwood St Receiver G. W. Nevill. 1541 Palmer St . . Magazine Agent 894. OHIO RIVER; Huntington, W. Va. Meets 1st Saturday and 3d Thursday at 7 P. M., in Palmer’s building, 8d ave., bet. 8th and 9th sta. O. G. Temple, Box 262 Master G. W. Lynch, L. Box 324 Secretary O. G. Temple, Box 262 Collector J. T. Looney, 199 E. Main St., Lexing- ton, Ky Receiver E. A. T. Watkins, Box 262 Mag. Agent 296. U. 8.; Davenport, la. Meets 1st and 3d Sunday of each month. J. V. Cunningham, 1314 Carry Ave .... Master A. R. Kough. 513 Twenty-Third street, Rock Island, 111 Secretary A. R. Kough. 513 Twenty-Third street, Rock Island. Ill Collector A. M. Kough. 513 Twenty-Third street, Rock Island, 111 Receiver F. W. Duncan, 506 Brady St . . . Magazine Agent 896. IRON RANGE; Duluth, Minn. Thomas Kelly, Two Harbors, Minn . . . Master Walter H. Bell, Box 269, Two Harbors, Minn Secretary P. J. McGuire, Two Harbors, Minn . . Collector J. G. Defond, 1916 W. Michigan St . . . Receiver A. Dahl, 2182 Second St., west .... Mag. Agent Digitized by ^.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 829 *97. CLARK; Jeffersonville, Ind. Meets 2d and 4th Monday at Beck’s Hall. J. Wilson. Box 802 Master C. B. Buehler Secretary Thoe. White Collector A. B. Chambers Receiver P. A. Coleman Magazine Agent 89). GLENCOE: St. Louis, Ho. Meets at 2817 Chouteau Ave., 1st and 8d Mondays at 1*80 PM Geo. T. Andrews, 2029 Eugenie Street . . Master J. W. Reynolds, 2132 Gratiot St ... . Secretary Charles A. Durnell, 512 Montrose aye . Collector W. J. Murphy, 814 Montrose ave .... Receiver H. L. Dedrick, 622 Argyle Ave .... Mag. Agent 891. CENTRAL OHIO; Crestline. Ohio. Meet at Jeners’ Hall eyery Wednesday at 7 P. M. James Butler, Alliance Master W. H. Zink, L. Box 80 Secretary G. R. Rock, Box 86 Collector C. H. Ridge, Box 87 Receiver W. 8. Brown Magazine Agent 809. HARBOR CITY; Michigan City, Ind. Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall 1st, 8d and 5th Mondays at 2 P.M. A. 8. Hewitt, Box 884 Master W. H. Roe L. Box 644 Secretary W. H. Henry, Box 49 Collector Jas. Whitby, L. Box 704 Receiver Lew Willson, 7th street Magazine Agent 801. GREEN MOUNTAIN: Lyndon ville. Yt. Meets 1st Sunday at 10 A. M. and 8d Friday i a P. M. in Engineer’s hall. Samuel J. Norris Master Frank W. Thompson Secretary pro tern Frank W. Thompson Collector Wm. M. Weeks Receiver W. C. Baldwin Magazine Agent 801. YOUGHIOGHENY; ConnelltTille, Pa. Meets alternate Sundays in Reisinger Hall, Main street, Connellsvllle, Pa. J. P. Smith, Box 261 Master A. C. Plante Box 173 Secretary 8. A. McPhee, Box 387 Collector A. C. Plante, Box 178 Receiver W. J. Keenan, Box 36 Magazine Agent SO 3. YILLA PARK ; Streator, liL Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. J. J. Corcoran, 151 Monroe St Master T. W. White, 261 N. Mason St Secretary Moses Cantlin Collector John H. Mark, 118 Everett St Receiver Chas. Burtch, 155 E. Wilson St . Magazine Agent SOI. THREE BRANCH Argenta, Ark. Meets every Saturday evening at 7:80 P. M., in Moses Hall, Argenta, Ark. Jas. S. Sharp Master Chas. E. Humphrey Secretary R. 8. Hunt. Box 157 Collector R. G. Curtis Receiver B. A. G. Sell, Box 115 Magazine Agent SOI. UNWIN ; Rat Portage, Ontario. Meets in Garfield Hall, 1st and 3d Wednesdays. 8am 8. Wilson Master Wm. Burrage, Box 40 Secretary Wm. Munt Collector Chas. Unwin Receiver Wm. Burrage, Box 40 Magazine Agent 80S. GRANITE STATE; Concord. N. H. Meets 2d Saturdays at 7:80 P. M., and 4th Sunday at 4 P. M. in Temple Hall, Sanborn Block. J. C. Muzzey, 17 Green St Master F. H. Favor, 11 Fremont St Secretary Z. H. Durkee, Box 248, White River Junc- tion, Vt Collector James Bur beck, 14 Essex St Receiver C. 8. Woods, West Lebanon, N. H . . Mag. Agent 807. HAMDEN : Springfield. Mass. Meets in Crescent Hall, 218 Main 8t, 1st and 8d Sundays. Chas. A. Chapin, B. A A. Engine House . . Master J. A. Simons. 122 Patton St Secretary John Fenton, 108 Congresss St Collector M. D. Newton, Merrick, Mass Receiver F. R. Childs, B. A A. Eng. House, Magazine Agent SOS. BELLE HA YEN; Alexandria, Va. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays. J.W. Hook, 124 Duke 8t N. B. Grant Secretary H. J. Mortimer Collector W. M. Mansfield 1018, Duke st Receiver H. J. Mortimer Magazine Agent 809. BARTHOLDI: Long Island City, N. Y. Meets 2d Mondays and 4th Saturdays in Sch Wal- lenberg Hall. Wm. J. Simon, Box V, Shuetzen Park, L. I..N. Y Master Jno. W. Brown, 147 Dupont St., Green Point, L. I.. N. Y Secretary Edward Murphy, 8ag Harbor, L. I . . . Collector Frank Sembler Receiver W. A. Baraum, College Point, L. I . . Mag. Agent 810. CHESTNUT RIDGE; Derry Station, Pa. Meets 1st, 8d and 4th Wednesdays at 7:30 P. M.t and 3d 8unday at 2 P. M. G. B. Meyen, Box 108 Master H. E. Hartman .... Secretary H. C. Martin Collector Joshua Rhodes Receiver Joshua T. Cole Magazine Agent Sll. BELLE PLA1NK; Belle Plalne, la. Meets in V. A. L. Hall 1st and 3d Sundays. Arthur Kennedy Master J. C. Hariby, Box 228 Secretary T. W. Miller, Box 341 Collector G. A. Howe, Box 879 Receiver E. L. Condon, Box 126 .. . . Magazine Agent SIS. BLUE Y ALLEY ; Wymore, Neb. Meets in Masonic Hall 1st and 3d Sundays. W. F. Hacket, Box 188 Master B. A. Downen Secretary L. W. Small Collector 8. E. Fulton, Box 85 Reoelver B. A. Downen Magazine Agent SIS. KAW YALLEY; Armoerdale, Kansas. Meets alternate Mondays at 7.80 P. M. John Donovan, Box 32, Armstrong, Kan, . Master Thos. McHale, 808 Colorado avenue, Arm- strong , Kan Secretary M. 8. Laughlin, Box 54 Collector Emmett Lewis, 584 Highland avenue. Armstrong, Kan Receiver E. C. Haddock, 120 N. 5th St, Kansas City, Kan Magazine Agent 814 MUTUAL; Knoxville, Tenn. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesdays at 7:30 P. M. in Engineer's Hall, North Knoxville, Tenn. Frank A. Stephens, Master Walter Green, 303 E. Park St Secretary G. L. Key, 144 E. Park St Collector W. T. Armstrong Receiver J. E. Lancaster, 5 E. DepontSt ■ . . Mag. Agent 815. TROY CITY ; Green Island, N. Y. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at Odd Fellows Hall, 101 Hudson avenue. Oliver J. Ogden, 58 James st Master Wm. J. Murray, 68 High St Secretary Jas. A. Dardls, 85 James St Collector H. R. Peach, 44 George St Receiver H. A. Norton, Green island House . Mag. Agent SIS. OMEGA; Bnffblo, N. Y. Meets every Saturday evening at Siebert’s Hall. corner Jefferson and Bristol Sts. J. R. Huntley. 79 VanRenseller St ... . Master Wm. H. Walsh. 1906 Broadway Secretary T. C. Burke, 865 Seneca St Collector Robt. O. Williams, 89 Watson St ... . Receiver Robt. O. Williams, 89 Watson St, Magazine Agent 817. MOUNT PENN: Reading, Pa. Meets 1st and 3a Sundays, at 9:80 A. M. in Bland's Hall, 9th and Penn 8ts. George Leeds, 342 Moss St Master Wm. Gordon, 836 Green St Secretary Wm. J. A. Kendall, 838 Green St ... . Collector L. Brownback, 417 N. 10th St Reoelver M. W. Pottelger, 547 N. Ninth St . . Mag. Agent Digitized by ^.ooQle

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630 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Ar«. *18. EBON CITY; eie.wood, 2Sd Wtrd, PltUb.rf k, Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Monday evenings at 7:80, in 8peck’s Block, cor. 2d and Hazlewood avenue. J. F. Willis, Glenwood. 23d Ward . . . Master W. C. Alexander, cor. Lytle and.Ale- gbeny Sts, 23d Ward Secretary J. A. Woodcock, Glenwood. 23d Ward . Collector W. J. McNanamy, Glenwood, 23d ward • Receiver Wm. Carter, 23d ward, Lytle St . Magazine Agent SIS. ORPHANS' HOPE; Dennison, Ohio. Meets every Tuesday at 0:30 P. M., standard time. John Roach Master John C. Linduff Secretary John Roach Collector Harry R. Brown, Jr Receiver Hairy R. Brown, Jr Magazine Agent SOO. ARBITRATION; East St. Paul, Mina. Meets 1st Sunday at 2 P. M., and 8d Wednesday at 8 P. M. D. Lordan Master J. H. Salley, 017 Minnehaha St., SLPaul, Secretary A. H. Hunter, 751 Edgerton St, St. Paul, Collector R. A. Hetherlngton, 500 Beaumont 8t . Receiver T. C. Hetherlngton, 582 E. Seventh St, St. Paul Magazine Agent MI. SNOW DRIFT: Chaaleau, Oat. Meets in B. of L. F. Hall, First and Third Mon- days at 7:80 P. M. A. Rathwell, C. P. R. R Master W. J. Devlin, C. P. R. R Secretary Mark Bowles Collector J. McAdams, C. P. R. R Receiver Herbert D. Gay Magazine Agent MS. WIS8AHICKON ; PhUadelphla, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month, at 8. E. cor. 10th and Spring Garden Sts. L. D. Woodington, 1039 N. Ninth st . . . Master James Haas, 2185 Darien 8t Secretary James Haas, 2135 Darien St Collector Joseph Harrison, 088 Jay 8t Receiver John Kiple, 908 Green St ... . Magazine Agent 888. ANTHRACITE; Tamaoua, Pa. Meets In Kern’s Hall, 2d and 4th Sundays. Wm. H. Fry, Master Wm. Heckman, Box 807 Secretary Andrew Frank Collector Wm. J. Dintlnger, Box 847 Receiver Jos. Mucklow Magazine Agent S24. MOUNTAIN 6 ROTE; Catawlssa. Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month at 1:80 P. M.. in News Item Hall. J. W. Usher, Box 222 Master Jeremiah Haley f. Secretary Jeremiah Haley Collector Geo. Mensch Rupert, Columbia Co., Pa.. Receiver W. Bowman, Milton, Pa Magazine Agent 886. SCHUYLKILL TALLEY; PottovUle, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sunday evenings of each month. C. H. Wesley, 815 N. 3d St., Pottsville, Pa . Master Jesse M. Elder, 701 Market St Secretary W. H. Ossman, 122 N. Coal St Collector W. H. 8owers, 402 W. Savoy St Receiver Nicholas Knebles, 45 E. Savoy St., Palo Alto, Pottsville Magazine Agent S26. FOLWELL; Bradford* Pa. Meets 1st A 3d Sundays at 7:80 P.M. in Q.A.R. Hall. Geo. P. Clough, 0 Allison 8t Master J. H. Fenner, 00 High 8t Secretary Clarence Billington, 28 Hilton St . . . Collector Geo. P. Clough. 0 Allison St Receiver P. T. Lane, 13 Boyeston St . . . Magazine Agent M7. SILTER MOUNTAIN. Needles, Cal. Meets every Saturday in K. of L. Hall. W. B. Cordingly Master J. M. Griffith Secretary A. P. Riggs Collector O. L. Ferguson Receiver John M. Griffith Magazine Agent 828. STONE BALLAST; Plattraonth, Neb. Meets in K. P. Hall alternate Sundays at 2 P. M. C. P. Curtis Master H. F. Zinn Secretary J. E. Kline Collector W. P. Ferguson, L. Box 010 Receiver V. M. Munis Magazine Agent 820. SOLOMON TALLEY : Downs, Kansas. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 1:80 P. M. in Masonic Hall. H. E. Wade Master E. Remy, Box 100 Secretary John Milheisler, Box 102 Collector C. Tunnlcliff, Box 110 Reoelver R. J. Dunlap Magazine Agent 880. R1TEB VIEW s Kansas City. Kansas. Meets 2d and 4th 8undays at 2:00 P. M. at Melville Hall, Armourdale, Kan. J. J. Barr, 835 Park Ave Master R. 8. Stewart, 1425 Genesee St., Station “ A,” Kansas City, Mo Secretary J. J. Barr, 835 Park Ave Collector E. D. Root Receiver J. J. Barr, 835 Park Ave Magazine Agent 881. CHICAGO BELT LINE : Anbnrn Junction. ID. Meets in Foresters’ Hall. Cor. 81st 8t ana Vin- cennes Ave.. Auburn, 111. Wm. Smith, S. Englewood, 111 Master J. D. Flood, Box 34, S. Englewood . . Secretary J. McCarty, Auburn Junction, HI . . . Collector J. D. Flood, Box 84. So. Englewood . . Receiver W. Smith, So. Englewood, Hi . . Magazine Agent 888. STONE MOUNTAIN; Augusta, Ga. Meets every alternate Sunday in hall corner of Broad and Jackson Sts. B. W. Furber, Ga. R. R. 8hops Master P. J. Buckley, Cen. R. R. shops .... Secretary J. T. Zimmerman, 918 Calhoun St . . . Collector John B. Nunn, 984 Fenwick St Receiver Jas. 8. Downing, Ga. R. R. shops . . Mag. Agent 888. FAIRHOUNT; PhUadelphla, Pa. Meets alternate Wednesdays at 8 P. M., at Erick- son’s Hall , 3047 Lancaster 8t. B. F. M. Keffer, 8821 Aspen 8t Master G. V. Plant, 8011 Wallace 8t., W. Phila., Secretary C. H. Maul. 880 N. 40th 8t Collector Harry C. Ewing, 880 N. 40th St Receiver H. C. Ewing, 880 N. 40th St . . . Magazine Agent in Pat- i st. H. C. Smith, northwest corner Stocker and Washington Ave Master Wm. Akin, 1018 Mole St Secretary J. J. Jamison, 700 N. 80th 8t Collector H. A. Krause, 1700 Afton St Receiver Harry Yocum, 021 8. 18th 8t . . Magazine Agent 885. SAINT ADOLPHUS: Hochelaga, Canada. Meets alternate Sundays at 111 Morean St., Trem- blay Block. Alfred Pring, 20 Roch Lane, Montreal . . Master Peter Dionne, 00 Iberville St, Montreal, Secretary Peter Dionne, 00 Iberville St, Montreal . Collector J. G. Brazean, 88 Moreau St Reoelver J. Langstreth, 107 Marlborough St . . Mag. Agent 888. FALL BITER: Neodesha, Kansas. Meets 2d and 4th Saturdays, in I. O. O. F. Hall. L.N. Baker, Box 178 Master I. H. Berry, Box 178 Secretary J. A. McPaul Collector Chas. Koehler Receiver Moee Weekley Magazine Agent 887. BIG FOUR ; Kansas City. Mo. Meets alternate Tuesdays at 7:80 P. M., at Sum- merwell’s Hall, 21st and Dripp Sts. Clinton T. Allis, 1802 Belleview Ave . . .Master L. F. Stephens, 1005 W. Seventeenth St., Secretary Chas E. Thompson, 1220 Reservoir St . Collector N. F. Clough, 1812 Holly St Receiver J. A. Brown, 1827 Holly 8t Mag. Agent 888. WEST BRANCH ; Benovo, Pa. Meets alternate Sundays in Spangler’s Hall, Cor. 0th St. and Huron Ave., at 1*80 P. M. W. C. Robinson banter R. C. 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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 631 SS9. WRITE BBEA8T ; Charlton, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. M. L. Blxler * Master A. M. Williby, L. Box 781 Secretary O. C. Koebel Collector T. H. Sanford Receiver Albert Brown Magazine Agent 846. STAR OF THE WEST :Newton, Kan. Meets in Odd Fellows’ Hall alternate Tburdays, At 7*30 P M Q. W.' Wilcox', 128 W. Second 8t Master Chas. 8. Druce, L. Box 188 Secretary J. E. Brennan, L. Box 189 Collector John G. Wright. L. Box 109 Receiver W. 8. Dix, 309 W. 1st 8t Magazine Agent 841. GOLD BANGS; Donald, B.C. Meets in Firemens’ Hall every Wednesday. Arthur Randall Master Geo. B. Govett, Box 49 Secretary Geo. B. Govett, Box 49 Collector Thomas Clonston Receiver John 8imons. Revels tock, B. C . Magazine Agent SIB. CASCADE; Hedleiae Hat, North West. Terr. Meets in Masonic Hall, 2d and 4th 8undays. Wm. Lowe Master James Hawthorne, Box 66 Secretary Chas. E. Parker, Box 66 Collector Leonard Dobbin, Box 66 Receiver Leonard Dobbin, Box 06 ... . Magazine Agent 818. WHITSETTE: Charlotte, N. C. Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall 1st, 8d and 4th 8nndays at 11 A. M. Ernest Garraux, Box 21 Master Wm. A. Kizziah, Box 21 Secretary Chas. L. Cauble, Box 21 Collector R. G. Smith. Box 21 Receiver H. P. Andrews, N. Danville, Va . Magazine Agent 144. BRADSHAW ; Colombia, 8. C. Meets in K. of P. Hall every 8unday at 10:30 A. M. D. C. Dickert, Box 68 Master R. D. Morton, Box 68 Secretary E. J. McMeekin, Box 68 Collector G. P. Lawrence, Box 68 Receiver Oscar Land, Box 68 Magazine Agent 146. FRONT END ; Paris, Texas. Meets every Saturday at 8:00 P. M. W. H. Dickinson, Box 24 Master J. E. Gerard, Box 24 Secretary R. C. House Collector James Lyons Receiver J. N. Ballew Magazine Agent 846. FLOWERY LAND; Pensacola, Fla. Meets in Odd Fellows’ Hall 1st and 3d Mondays. W. A. 8hackelfoid, L. & N. Shops .... Master F. T. Martin, 107 East Wright St ... . Secretary H. A. Hatch, L. <& N. Shops Collector J. I. Sizer, L. & N. Shops Receiver J. W. Chisholm, 617 E. Wright St . . Mag. Agent S47. OLD FORT; Dodge City, Kansas. Meets in 1. O. O. F. Hall, 1st, 2d and 4th Thurs< days at 2 P. M. B. R Williams, L. Box 603 Master John Husser, L. Box 535 Secretary W. C. Fadle, Box 206 Collector Wm. Pinkerton, L. Box 585 Receiver C. H. Voris Mag. Agent 848. BLUE MOUNTAIN ; LaGrande, Oregon. Meets in l. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 3d Wednesdays at 7 P.M. E. A. Stephens, Huntington, Oregon . .Master F. E. Herr, L. Box 37 Secretary T. H. Boynton, L. Box 18 Collector F. G. Schilke, L. Box 87 Receiver F. E. Herr. L. Box 37 Magazine Agent 849. HUDSON R1TER: Union Hill, N. J. Meets in Concordia Hall, 2d Saturday at 8 P. M., and 4th Sunday at 2 P. M. Henry Grimm, weehawken P.O., Union Hill Master L. T. Burns, New Durham, N. J . . . . Secretary L. T. Barns, New Durham. N. J Collector Harry Poynton, New Durham, N. J . . Receiver Joe Lewis, New Durham, N. J. . . . Mag. Agent 860. JAMES DONNELLY; Perth Amboy, N. J. Meets in K. of P. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays. W. J. Ditzler Master Geo. F. Disbrow, South Amboy, N. J., Secretary Constant Coley Collector T. R. Mertz Receiver Levi M. Landis Magazine Agent 861. HOME ; White Hares, Pa. Meets in Runkey’s Hall at 2 P. M., 2d and 4th Sundays. Chas. Breutzman Master Wilson Dotter Secretary Chas. Packer Collector Wm. Hartley Receiver Jas. N. Deterline Magazine Agent 868. CHAMPLAIN ; St. Albans, Yt. Meets in Engineer’s Hall 1st and 3d Sundays at 1:45 P. M., and 4th Monday at 7:30 P. M. Chas. E. Pr eston, Box 148 Master Geo. E. Prentiss Secretary G. W. Allen Collector C. P. Kelley, Box 336 • Receiver Geo. Hobert, Box. 444 Magazine Agent 868. MARBLE CITY ; Bntland, Yt. Meet 1st and 3d Sundays in E. A. U. Hall. C. S. Wardwell, 7 Grant Ave Master W. O. Phipps, Cor. Strong’s Ave. and Main street Secretary J. E. Pratt, 24 Plain St Collector J. C. Cannon, 63 River St Receiver M. H. Beattie, 45 River St . . . Magazine Agent 864. HOBOKEN; Hoboken, N. J. Meets in Burnett’s Hall 2d Sundays and 4th Sat- urdays. John Curran, 222 Erie St, Jersey Clty,N.J., Master J. S. Kennan, 117 Madison St Secretary Elmer E. Huff.'Hacketstown, N. J. . . Collector Emmons C. Williams, Morristown, N. J., Receiver John Gademan, 7 Nelson Ave., Jersey City N. J Magazine Agent 866. STONE CITY; Joliet, 111. Meets in Switchman’s Hall 1st Tuesdays at 7:80 P. M., and 3d Sundays at 2:80 P. M. W. W. Brooker, 134 S Hickory St Master Chris. Nolan, 123 Grover 8t Secretary M. O’Grady, 701 Scott 8t Collector T. F. Hannan, 411 S Desplanes St. . . . Receiver Chas. O. Bond, care Joliet Mf’g Co . Mag. Agent 866. CHAUNCEY M. DEPEW; Albany, New York. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesdays. Elmer G. Allen, 26 Westerlow St Master Robt. J. Lilly, 57 First St Secretary P. 8. Dormady, 24 Trinity Place .... Collector 6. E. Sweet, 636 Liberty St., Schenecta- dy, N. Y Receiver O. DogrofT, 160 Clinton Ave . . . Magazine Agent 867. JUSTICE; Yanceboro, Maine. Meets in A. O. U. W. Hall at Vanceboro and Main Streets, 2d and 4th Saturdays. Wm. R. Matthews Master J. E. Shea Secretary C. J. Tabor, Woodstock, N. B Collector D. C. West, Brewer, Maine Receiver Fred. W. Henderson, Farren St., Port- land, St. Johns, N. B Magazine Agent 868. COOKE ; West St. Paul, Minn. Meets in Martin’s hall, Cor. Fairfield and Da- kota Ave.. Wett St. Paul, 2d and 4th Sundays, at 2:00 P. M. Fred J. Swanson, Dubuque, Iowa .... Master S. W. Tborpe, 94 Fairfield Ave . ... Secretary Harry Penneman, 448 south Robert St . Collector P. Denney, 280 Congress St., E Receiver W. H. Brownson, 280 E. Congress St . Mag. Agent 869. BIG FLINT; Wellington, Kansas. Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P. M., and 2d Fridays at 7:30 P. M. Thos. M. Brown Master H. E. Hansen, 720 East Lincoln Ave . . Secretary Charles Weddle, Box 450, Cherryvale, Kan Collector Ed. Dickson, Box 865 Receiver H. E. Hansen, 720 East Lincoln Ave . Mag. Agent Digitized by i^.ooQLe

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632 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Aug. •M. COLD 8PB1H8 ; S.rimgfleld, OMo. Meets in Lenty’s Hall, second and last 8undays. J. A. Taylor, Room 46. Henry Block . . . Master A. W. Blnns, Forest House, E. High St . Secretary E. E. Leonard, Sandusky, Oblo .... Collector A. W. Blnns, Forest House, E. High St . Receiver S.Roadamer, Forest House, E. High st., Mag. Agent 861. TRIED AND TRUE; Vincennes, Ind. Meets in K. of H. Hall every Sunday at 2 P. M. Lon Prewitt. 714 N. 7th St Master W. A. Wendling, O. & M. shops .... Secretary Chas. Shermerhorn. O. A M. shops . . Collector Daniel Cadden, O. A M. shops Receiver Grant Hill. O. & M. Shops . . . Magazine Agent 862. CATARACT; Niagara Falls. Ontario. John J. Rogers, Suspension Bridge, N. Y., Master Tohn Murray Secretary J. C. Flynn Collector Thomas Histrop Receiver J. W. Francis Magazine Agent 868. METROPOLITAN; New York, N. T. Meets at 490 Eighth Ave., 1st and 4th Sunday af- ternoons. Artemas W. Eggleston, White Plains, N. Y Master Nat. Sawyer, 1119 Tenth Avenue .... Secretary Frank Melins, 438 Tenth Avenue . . . Collector A. W. Eggleston, White Plains, N. Y . . Receiver M. J. Lynch, Box 357, White Plains. N. Y Magazine Agent 864. 81NGERLY; Philadelphia, Pa. Geo. A. Valentine, 58tn & Woodland ave . Master John Hickey, 6,211 Woodland ave . . . Secretary G.W.Gregg, Jr. Grace Ferry 8ta’n B.&O., Collector J. I. Way, 20o Tome st Baltimore Co Md . Receiver W. G. Staats, 6.211 Woodland ave . . Mag. Agent 866. VIOLET ; Bellows Falls, Vt. Meets 1st and 3d Saturday eve., in G. A. R. Hall Jam es Stack Master C. H. Thompson Secretary F. L. Darling, Windsor, Vt Collector G. C. Farnsworth, Charleston, N. H . . Receiver F. E. Keach, 6 High 8t., Brattleboro, Vt . Magazine Agent 866. HAGERSTOWN; Hagerstown, Hd. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month. S. R. Hackers Master J. J. Morrow, Shepardtown, W. Va. . . Secretary 8. F. Johnson Collector D. A. Wallace Receiver C. L. Mullenlx, 47 Foundry St . . . Mag. Agent 867. MORGAN CRANE; Somerset, My. Meets 1st and 15th of each month, in Engineer’s and Firemen’s Hall. Horace G. Lucas Master James Ford - Secretary James S. Morris Collector W. J. Walsh Receiver James S. Morris Mag. Agent 868. DEEP WATER; Springfield, Mo. Meets at K. of P. Hall 1st. and 3d Mondays. B. 8. Chinn, 802 W. Elm St Master T. A. Butterby, 942 State St Secretary B. 8. Chinn, 802 W. Elm St Collector C. W. Heniy, 423 Phelps’ Ave Receiver Charles Hall, 967 Camel St . . . Magazine Agent 868. WALNUT VALLEY; Eldorado. Kan. Meets in K. of P. Hall 2d and 4tn Sundays. Chas. H. Finley Master Fred Staley Secretary Mike Fitzgerald Collector Arthur Hodgson Receiver D. W. Hall Mag. Agent 870. NEOSHO VALLEY; Council Grove, Kan. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesday evenings in A. O. U. W. Hall. Alexander Scott Master Clarence Stone Secretary J. S. Lowe Collector Chas. Torrence Receiver J. 8. Lowe Magazine Agent 871. COVENANT; Neruda, Mo. Meets 1st and Sd Fridays at 7:30 P. M. Geo. B. Meek Mastei J. T. Gray Secretary J. G. Fryback Collector W. M. Calkins Receiver James T. Gray Mag. Agent 872. SIGNAL MOUNT; Big Springs. Texas. Meets in Engineer’s Hall 1st Wednesday after- noon and 3d Wednesday evening. Geo. H. Smith Master R. J. Bible, Box 33 Secretary Dennis Ryan, Box 33 Collector Edward Lyons. Box 38 Receiver Dennis Ryan, Box 83 Magazine Agent 878. J. T. H ABAKAN: Birmingham, Ala. Meets in Reen Haft, Allen building, Morris Ave^ every Sunday at 9 A. M. J. W. Hair, Box 300, Birmingham, Ala . . Master Thos. R. Welsh, Box 300 Secretary Wm. H. Bussey. 1700 Ave. Q Collector J. W. Dickson, 1600 Fourth St Receiver 8. L. Hordraan Magazine Agent 874. McALLISTEB ;Herrlngton, Kan. Meets in K. P. Hall, 1st and 8d Thursdays at 7:30, and 2d and 4th Thursdays at 2 P. M. W. W. Campbell. Box 125 Master L. Gay Secretary Henry Magee, Box 137 Collector G. A. Norman Receiver 876. FRIENDSHIP; Dayton, Ohio. Meets in K. P. Hall, 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M. N. W. Rose, 21 Label's St Master John R. Glynn, 26 Costellow 8t .... Secretary John Stevens, 54 Bell St Collector John F. Hoban, 635 E. Second St ... . Receiver John Ryan, 120 Crane 8t . . . . Magazine Agent 876. J. H. KIRK ; Horton, Kan. Meets 1st Saturday and Sd Sunday. John F. Sharp Master Wm. Ashworth, L. Box 39 Secretary James E. George Collector Wm. Ashworth, L. Box 39 Receiver James E. George, L. Box 43 . . . Magazine Agent 877. NICKEL PLATE: Conusant, Ohio. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesdays in A. O. U. W., Hall, over City Bank. W. H. Johnston, L. Box N Master George M. Brown Secretary Cnarles Wilcox Collector George M. Brown Receiver H. E. Fox Mag. Agent 876. HOLBROOK; Chartlers, Pa. Wm. H. Graham, McKees Rocks, Pa . .Master John A. Downey, 146 Webster avenue, Pittsburg, Pa Secretary J. T. Kiehl, McKee’s Rock, Allegheny Co., Pa Receiver Elmer E. Lewis, 175 Third avenue, Pitts- burg, Pa Collector Elmer E. Lewis, 175 Third avenue, Pitts- burg, Pa Magazine Agent 879. WEAVER : 8ayre, Pa. John Durkin, Box 437 Chas. L. Burroughs, Box 396 Secretary Wm. Stewart Collector Eugene E. Welton, Box 167 Receiver Archie C. Barr, Box 218 .... Magazine Agent 860. McKELVEY ; Baltimore, Hd. Meets 1st and 3d 8undays In Mechanics Hall, 4th Avenue and Charles St. J. H. Smith, 1,410 Hanover St Master C. E. Walsh, 207 N. Poppleton St ... . Secretary C. W. Gardner. 1,818 William St ... . Collector C. E. Walsh, 207 N. Poppleton St. . . Receiver M. B. Donaldson, 1,518 Light St . . . Mag. Agent 861. J. W. WALKER ; Uonemaugh, Pa. Meets every Sunday at 1:30 P. M. in B. of L. F. Hall. J. W. Walker Master W. A. Walkinsbaw Secretary E. E. Pringle Collector J. C. Hess Receiver E. E. Pringle Mag. Agent 862. BETHESDA ; Waukesha, Wls. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M., in Engi- neer’s Hall. R. A. Hanke Master Jos. F. Freenor Secretary Jno. Dowd Collector M. J. Crowley . Receiver Jno. E. Moore Magazine Agent Digitized by Google

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 633 mSCELLAHEOUS DIRECTORY. Brotherhood of Looomotive Engineers. P. M. Arthur Grand Chief Engineer T. S. Ingraham First Grand Engineer Deloss Everett Second Grand Engineer H. C. Hays First Grand Assistant Engineer Will meet in twenty-fifth annual convention at Richmond, Va., Wednesday, October 17th, 1888. General Offices:— Room 5, Blacks tone Block, 8eneca street, Cleveland, Ohio. Order of Railway Conductors. C. 8. Wheaton Grand Chief Conductor Edmund B. Cowan, Assistant Grand Chief Conductor Wm. P. Daniels . . . Grand Secretary and Treasurer Will meet in twentieth annual convention at To- ronto, Ontario, Tuesday, May 8th. 1888. General Offices Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Yard Masters’ Mutual Benefit Association. Edwin M. Carter .... President, Wilmington, Del Thos. G. Gresham . First Vice President, Atlanta, Ga William Blow . . . Second Vice President, Windsor, Ontario. Joseph Sanger . . . Grand Secretary and Treasurer, Indianapolis, Ind. William Baird . . . Corresponding Secretary, Phila- delphia, Pa. Will meet in fourteenth annual convention at Richmond, Va., Wednesday, Jnne 18th, 1888. Brotherhood of Railroad Brakemen. 8. E. Wilkinson .... Grand Master, Galesburg, 111 W. G. Edens . . . Vice Grand Master, Bucyrus, Ohio Ed. F. O’Shea . . . Grand Secretary and Treasurer, Galesburg, III. L. C. Foster, Jr . . Grand Organizer and Instructor, Ithica, N. Y. Will meet In fifth annual convention at Columbus, Ohio, Monday, October 15th, 1888. General Offices:— Galesburg, 111. Switchmen's Mutual Aid Association. James L. Monaghan Grand Master Frank Sweeney . . Vice Grand Master James L. Monaghan . . . Grand Organizer and In- structor. Wm. A. Simsrott . . Grand Secretary and Tieasurer Will meet in third annual convention at St. Louis, Mo., Thursday, September 20th, 1888. General Offices Room 19, No. 164 Washington street, Chicago, 111. LADIE8’ SOCIETIES B. OF L. F. 6. HARMONY; St. Louts. Mo. Meets every two weeks. Miss Ella Van Horn President Miss Laura Van Horn Vice President Mrs. C. E. Amos. 2846 Mullanphy St . . Secretary Miss Sophia Lullman Treasurer 6. HALL8TEAD; Hallstead, Pa. Mrs. Wm. Oswald President Mrs. A. M. Slikes Vice President Mrs. J. H. Moran Secretary Mrs Frank J. May Treasurer 7. J. J. LANNOK ; Susquehanna, Pa. Mrs. Chas. Anderson President Mrs. John Ke;es . Vice President Mrs. M Kerne Secretary Mrs J. J. Lannon ... Treasurer 8. FRIENDLY; Garrett. lad. Meets in Firemen’s Hall, alternate Fridays at 2 P. M. Mrs. M. E. Stoner ... President Mrs. Mary Cunningham Vice President Miss Cora Smith, Box 169 Secretary Mrs. Lizzie Abrams Treasurer After Forty year** experience in the preparation of more than One Hundred Thousand applications for patents in the United States and Foreign coun- tries, the publisher* of the Scientific American continue to act a* solicitors for patents, caveats, trade-marks, copy- rights, etc., for the United States, and • to obtain patents in Canada, England. France, Germany, and all other countries Their experi- ence is unequaled and their facilities are unsur- P Drawings and specifications prepared and filed in the Patent Office on ahort notice. Terms very reasonable. No charge for examination of models or drawings. Advice by mail free Patents obtained through MunnACo.are noticed Inthe SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN. which has the largest circulation and is the most influential newspaper of its kind published in the world. The advantages of each a notice every patentee understands. . . This large and splendidly Illustrated newspaper la published WEEKLY at $3.00 a year, and is admitted to be the best paper devoted to science, mechanics, inventions, engineering works, and other departments of industrial progress, pub- lished in any country. It contains the names of all patentees and title of every invention patented each week. Try it four months for one dollar Sold by all newsdealers. .. If you have an invention to patent write W Munn A Co., publishers of Scientific Amerioaa 361 Broadway. New York. f Handbook about patents mailed free. 1. G00D;KNDEAY0R: Stratfbrd, Ontario. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesdays. Mrs. E. A. Ball President Mrs. M. Tuxton Vice President Mrs. W. E. Brooker . Secretary Mrs. G. Nursey Treasurer t. LADIES* AID; Phllllpsburg, N. J. Meets first Sunday in each month at 2:90 P. M., Grlnner’s Hall. Mrs. C. Wilton President Mrs. R. Hill .... Vice President Mrs. M. Teel Secretary MrB. T. Roseberry Treasurer 4. PROGRESSIVE; Grand Rapids, Mich. Meets every four weeks, at No. 13 Wenham ave- nue, at 2:00 P. M. Mrs. E. A. Geary. 40 Nintn avenue . . President Mrs. T. Haley, 425 4th ave .... Vice President Mrs. H. W. Norris, 69 River avenue . . Secretary Mrs. G. P. Downey, 18 Wenham ave . . Treasurer MOORE & LANOEN, PRINTERS AND BOOK MAKERS, TERRE HAUTE, IND. Special Attention given to fine Party and Wed- ding Work. Correct Styles. Digitized by UjOOQle

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634 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. LAuo. Who dare? not, wins not. Log Cabin remedies are as old as our ancestors, they are perfectly re'lable and being purely vegetable, are perfectly harmless. Use Warner's Log Cabin Plaster. Price 25 cents. Regulate the Regulator with Warner’s Log Cabin Sarsaparilla. Manufactured by proprietors of War- ner's Safe Cure— largest bottle in the market. All druggists sell it. JAROS HYGIENIC UNDERWEAR, WOOL FLEECE, KNIT. PATENTS. ZipeolsUy Valuable for Sailroadne& ! ACXNOWLKDQKD BEST PROTECTION TO THE BODY IN Colo and Changeable Climates RECOMMENDED BY MEDICAL AUTHORITIES in cases of Rheila mutism v Kidney Disease* Pulmonary Troubles* Bron- chitis* etc. E. H.Sargbnt.G.M., J. J. H axn a ban, V. O. M., and E. V. Debs, O. 8. M. T„ hare fully tested the special peat* UBES with PERFECT SATISFACTION. Among many reports and endorse- ments Of SPECIAL INTERB8T for RaIL- waymen are those from Quartermaster GenTs Dept., U.8.A. Surg. Gen’l, B. O. R. R. Co. “ “ Missouri Pacific R. R. Co. •* ** Chicago City R»y Co. Gen’l Western Pass. Agent, Illinola Central R. R. Police and Fire Dept’s : Chicago. St. Louis, Detroit, Minneapolis, Bt. Paul, Omaha, etc. For Reports and Special Con- tract Terrs to Brotherhood Loco- motive Firemen, inquire op your Secretary op Lodge, or address : JAROS MYQIKNIO Undkrwkar Co., 267 A 260 Franklin 8treet, OHIOAQO, ILL. tLEUNDER’S READY REFERENCE FOR Locomotive [peers and Firemen. NEW EDITION JUST OUT. Two pages of sew Items have been added to this edition treating on extended smoke boxes, cylinder lubricators, broken cylinder-heads and set-screws, defects in pumps, injectors and air pumps, and other new items of information valuable to any per- son having anything to do with locomotives. Every item in the book can be easily understood by any person who can read, and is capable of understand- ing anything about a locomotive. It contains a very bandy time and speed table showing the time required for running any speed from ten to sixty-five miles an boar and from one-tenth of a mile up to thirty miles. Some of the new items have never be- fore appeared in print. Three large diagrams of en- gines ; one complete diagram of Westinghouse An tomatic and Air Brakes with fall description of them, also manner of handling, and a large and complete diagram and full description of valve motion ac- companies each book. A careful study and thorough understanding of the principal items of this book will fit any good Fireman for promotion. Old run- ners say there is nothing in print as suitable for Lo- comotive Engineers and Firemen or Round House Men working on repairs of engines. It is the result forty years actual experience and study. PRICE, ONE DOLLAR. Amount can be safely sent by money order, postal note or registered letter from any postoffloe. Gash must accompany all orders. No books sent C. O. D. Address, THEODORE DEBS, Terre Haute. Indiana. Railroad Square Patent VENTILATED DINNER PAIL This cut shows our Ventilated Pail with its telescopic top lock handle and large coffee flask. As this Pail will keep cooked food fresh a long time — is of large capacity and well made of good tin, every railroad man will find it the best Pail made for his use. For Sale Everywhere, or Apply to REARDON & ENNIS, Sole Manufacturers, Troy, New York, Digitized by LiOOQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 635 Lieonodf e^f iremeii’s * Magazine. PRIZE LIST FOR 1 888. . greatest Indu^e/r^epts £uer Offered I •^-COMPETITION f OPON -f TO + HLL* The Grand Lodge of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen has decided to offer the following Prizes to agents, and other persons securing the best lists of subscribers to the Locomotive Firemen’s Magazine for FIH8T PRIZE.— To the Lodge securing the largest number of subscribers, one set (4) Officers’ Uphol- stered Chairs, finely finished. (This includes a chair each for the Master, Vice Master, Past Master and Chaplain.) SECOND PRIZE . — To the Lodge securing the largest number of subscribers in proportion to mem- bership, a handsomely ornamented Banner, suitably inscribed. THIRD PRIZE .—To the Lodge organized after January 1st , 1888 , securing the largest number of subscribers, a handsome Altar, suitably inscribed. FOURTH PRIZE.— To the Ladies’ Society, B. of L. F.. ordering the largest number of subscriptions (provided not less than fifty are ordered), through its authorized Agent, a Parlor Organ. FIFTH PRIZE.— To the Lady (open to all) securing the largest number of subscribers (provided not less than twenty-five are ordered), a handsome Gold Watch. SIXTH PRIZE.— To the Gentleman (exclusive of regular agents) securing the largest number of sub- scribers (provided not less than twenty-five are secured), a set of Chambers’ Encyclopedia. SEVENTH PRIZE.— To the Member’s Wife or Daughter securing the largest number of subscribers (provided not less than twenty-five are secured), a first -class Sewing Machine. EIGHTH PRIZE.— To the Member’s Son securing the largest number of subscribers (provided not les* than twenty-five are secured), a Silver Watch. MISCELLANEOUS PRIZES FOR REGULAR AGENTS ONLY. The following Prizes will be awarded Magazine Agents (regardless of membership of their Lodges) who secure the largest list of subscribers : First Prize Gold Watch. Second Prize Diamond Shirt Stud. Third Prize • • • 18-Karat Gold Watch Chain. Fourth Prize Monogram Gold Ring. Filth Prize Monogram Gold Watch Charm. Sixth Prize Forney’s, Sinclair’s and Alexander’s Books on the Locomotive. Seventh Prize Nickel-Plated Scoop. Eighth Prize Nickel-Plated Cab Lamp. Ninth Prize Nickel-Plated Torch. Tenth Prize Gold Badge B. of L. F. GRAND SPECIAL PRIZE OPEN TO ALL. To the Lodge securing the smallest number of subscribers, a Leather Banner, inscribe.! with the names of the officers, will be awarded. To the Agent of the Lodge securing the smallest number of subscribers there will be awarded a Leather Medal, suitably inscribed. The time for the competition will be extended to December /st, /S88, and the prizes will be awarded on that day. Each annual subscription will count equal to two semi-annual, or four quarterly subscriptions. Competitors will be credited with paid up subscriptions only, and all subscriptions uat paid up will not be counted in the awarding of the prizes. Parties (exclusive of regular Agents), who desire to enter into the competition, will please notify the Editor at once. An Agent's outfit, consisting of subscription book, receipt book, subscription blanks, envelopes, etc., will be forwarded to any address on application. gubeoription Price of the TR^a^inc, $1.00 per year. Postage pre- Paid. •^■Forward remittances and address all communications to LOCOMOTIVE FIREMON’S MHGHZINE, TF.RRE HAl'TE, INDIANA. Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Aug 630 Lodges of the B. of L. F. wishing to procure Regalias will save 20 to 60 per cent, by sending orders to ZAISBR & STEP-MAN, Rooms 2, 3 and 5, 27 South Meridian St. 8end for price list. INDIANAPOLIS, IND Castner & Curran, General Tide Water'Coal Agts. CELEBRATED PtciMas Semi-Bibrniinous Goal. 1 Broadway, 'New York. 308 Walnut St., Philadelphia 70 Kilby St., Boston. 36 Main St., Norfolk, Va. 1 Fenchurch Avenue, London England. The Pocahontas Coal in acknowledged by all Rail- roads that have used it to be the best American coal for Locomotive use. It generates steam with great rapidity, and ^t the same time holds the fire an un- usually long time. The merits of the coal are shown by the unprecedented growth of the mines, which were not opened until 1883. Since that time the output has increased over 1,200 per cent, amount- ing in 1887 to 1,300,000 tons. Dmirg the present year it will be at least 2,000,000 tons. We are there- fore prepared to fill all orders with prompt dispatch. The Following Circular Speaks for Itself. TO WATCH DEALERS. OFFICE OF ROBBINS A APPLETON 104 State Street. Chicago. Our attention having been called to the numerous complaints of watches becoming unreliable as time-keepers through Magnetic and Electric influences, and as the causes thereof Increase with the intro- duction of Electric Plants and Appliances, some means of protection is necessary. It has been demonstrated by experimental and practical tests that the EANTI-MACNETIC 8HIELP=- will protect a watch from the detrimental effects of Magnetism , and also has the effect of steadying its rate, thereby enabling all watches to produce a better average of time ; we therefore recommend the AMTJ MAGNETIC SHI XL D to all Dealert in Waltham Watches. Some of the most imminent dangers which are destructive to the time-keeping qualities of a watch, and therefore should be provided against, in order to obtain the best results, are Electric Railways , Dyna- mos, Electric Light Plants, Electric Motors, Magnetic Beits, The Application of Electricity in Medical Treat- ment. Electric Brakes on Railways, Locomotive Electric Headlights, Electric Lighting of Cars, and other dis- turbing conditions, which are constantly arising when least expected. MEN IN RAILROAD EMPLO Y, where the most accurate time is required, and where the disturbing influences mentioned above are most seriously felt and aggravated by the peculiar condition of Railway Service, should exercise wisdom, and have their watches protected by the Anti- Magnetic Shield. Yours Respectfully, By Robbins A Appleton, General Agents. AMERICAN WALTHAM WATCH CO. Anti-Magnetic Shield Cases for sale by ail Dealers. Messrs. Giles, Bro. A Co. Cleveland, Ohio, Juiy 22, 1887. Gentlemen:— I am acquainted with the merits of the GILES ANTI-MAGNxTIC SHIELD for watches, and believe it is a very valuable invention for protection ofpocket time-pieces, and very dedr- able for railway service, Yonrs Truly. (Signed,) P. M. ARTHUR, G. C. E. T. 8. INGRAHAM, P. G. K. H. C. HAY8. F. G. A. E. Digitized by t^,oo£le

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 637 HUH) CHEF BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN CIC1RSI THE BEST 5 CENT CIGAR EVER MADE, OK SMOKE Grand Chief Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Cigars. THE FINEST 10 CENT CIGARS ON THE MARKET (TRADE MARK REGISTERED). B. F. Baxter A Oo., Norfolk. Va. Gilliam A Go., Lynchburg. Va. Mauer Confectionery Mfg. Co., Brie, Pa. Win, Edwards A Co., Cleveland, Ohio. R. Wagner A Co., Detroit, Mich. Symons, Smart A Co., East Saginaw, Mich. R Gostin A Co.. Bay City, Mich, a C. Duff, Owssso, Mich. Steaben Wine Co.. Jackson, Mich. LIST OF WHOLESALE AGENTS. Soovlll, Brown A Co., Wellsrille, N. T. Robinson A Ford, Geneva, N. Y. Pratt Bros.. Oneonta, N. Y. Lafayette Smith, Springfield, 111 Maffett A Corbet, Wilmington, N. C. Harvey A Parker, Denver, Colo. R. Mergel, Fort Wayne, Ind. John A. McGaw, Indianapolis. Ind. Casey A Swaaey, Fort Worth, Texas. Cody, Ball. Barnhart A Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. Wapies, Platter A Co., Denison, Texas. Thorwart A Roehllng, Chicago, 111. Isaac Merkel. Plattsbnrg, N. Y. Anson Bros., Milwaukee, Wis. ”* “ ” '* ’ W. H. Rigby A Son. Mansfield, Ohio. Helmes A Keeler, Norwalk, Conn. C. E. Ellis, New Bedford, Mass. Coghill A Simon. San Francisco, Cal. J. W. Lunn, Elmira, N. Y. E. 8. Larsen A Co., Portland, Oregon. H. A. Menker. Buffalo, N. Y. Norris A Crockett. Concord, N. H. Geo. W. Pepper. Peabody, Mass. W. E. Braman A Co., Flint, Mich. Armstrong A Graves, Port Huron, Mich. Center A Allen, Syracuse. N. Y. Oswald A Co., Duluth, Minn. Plummer, Perry A Co., Lincoln, Neb. Wm. W. Gallup, North Adams, Maas. Moreland Bros. A Crane, Adrian, Mich. 8. C. White, Winona, Minn. Remington, Johnson A Co., Salt Lake City, Utah. M. P. Johnson. New London, Conn. Daniels, Cornell A Co., Providence, R. I. M. A. Jewell A Co., Portland. Maine. Reed A Taylor, Burlington, Vt Wm. E. French, Petersburg, Va. Johnson, Hogan A Co . Houston. Texas. Dunning A Sumner, Madison, Wis. Bradley A Lee, New Haven, Conn, W. O. Peeples, Chattanooga, Tenn. Wyly A Greene, Atlanta, Ga. Smith A Durham, Charlotte, N. C. Wackerbarth A Joseph, New Orleans, La. H. Ehrenberg, Little Rock, Ark. Fuller, Hatcher A Co., Augusta, Ga. Hodgson Bros., Athens, Ga. Johnson A Harris, Maoon, Ga J. Simon A Bro., Montgomery, Ala. Graves Bros., Ottomwau, Iowa. W. B. Lockett A Co., Knoxville, Tenn. Mann A Fawoett. New Albany, Ind. Kesler, Koch A Co., Louisville, Ky. Pearsons A Clark, Lexington, Ky. Bright A Fenner. Dayton. Ohio. Johnston A Son, Springfield, Ohio. Oeolts A Ward, Younnrtown. Ohio. The Hale. Sloane A Wilson Co., Peoria, I1L Wm. A. Otis, Atchinson. Kan. Hall A Beiler, Sedalla. Mo. G. D. Milligan A Son. Springfield, Mo. Jacob Furth A Co., St. Louis, Mo. B. C. Barker, Terre Haute, Ind. A. L. Wdbster A Co., Danville, HI. A. W. Brenneman A Co.. Decatur, 111. Stratton A Bird, Cairo, I1L John O’Connell. Pine Blullb, Ark. Matt Weix, La Crosse, Wis. Allen. Moon A Co., St. Paul, Minn. J. C. Joyslin A Co., Minneapolis, Minn. Myers. Tice A Co., Dubuque, Iowa. T. M. Gobble A Co., Clinton, Iowa. Witwer Bros., Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Leets, Fletcher A Co., Marshalltown, Iowa. Charles Hewitt, Des Moines, Iowa. 0. Shenkburg A Co., Sioux City, Iowa. L. Klrscht A Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa. Holcomb. Hinely A Bro., Creston, Iowa, John P. Cole, Topeka. Kan. 8. Pollock A Co., Keokuk, Iowa. Henry Dart’s Sons, Rock Island, 111. Bby, Dowden A Co., Kansas City, Mo. N. R. Collins A Co., Bradford, Pa. L. Brayton A Co., Boston, Maas. Peck, Underwood A Co., wilkesbarre. Pa. W. H. Campbell, Lockport, N. Y. To the Brotherhoods op Locomotive Fzbxmrm and Engineers: The sum of Five Hundred (IbOO.OO) Dollars has been paid by us into the Treasury ef the Grand Lodge of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, as royalty upon the sale of Grand Chief Cigars, of which due acknowledgment has been made by the Grand Lodge, and in consideration of which our cigars have been endorsed and are now reoommended to all members of the Order who desire to smoke a first-class cigar and at the same time contribute to the general fond of the Grand Lodge. Members of the Order should bear in mind that the Brotherhood receives a rovAitvn«A« the sale of all Grand Chief Cigars, and hence the larger the sales the greater the royi member is, therefore, invited to interest himself In the sale of the above brand of thereby contribute to the financial standing of the Grand Lodge and the Brotherhood at large. These two brands of Cigars have been presented and tested by both Brotherhoods, at their respective conventions at New York and Minneapolis, and have received their Endorsement and Approval on both occasions, and are Guaranteed by the manufacturers to be the best Cigars on the market. The manufacturers also guarantee to keep these two Brands np to their present Standard quality at all time to oome, and by so doing, hope to receive the liberal patronage of the two Brotherhoods they are named after, and also their recommendations to their many friends Who are in want of a GOOD CIGAR. Ve Cigars the lands 1 Wholesale Ageat and If they refuse to get the eigars fbr them we will ship direct to the Retailer. BRAVO & KEYES, Manufacturers, BINGHAMPTON, If. re Cigars are genaine umlees each box has the photograph of P. I. Arthur or F. W. Arnold on i Inside label and on the outside end of each box. Retail dealers should order from their nearest Digitized by Google

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638 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. fAro. Ask your retailer for the JKMES WEHNS *-$4+SH0E*» OR THE JHTOES MEHNS ^$3+SH0E+e Recording to Your R««do. CRUTION.— Positively none genuine unless our name and price appear plainly on the soles. Some dealers, in order to make larger profit, will Th. jam.* sho.. .r.‘ being perfectly easy the first time it is worn. You cannot afford to do without them. lt wiU satisfy the most fastidi- **" newiaof* ^ t ous as it is in every vital respect equal to the hand-sewed shoes JAMES MEANS' *°$4 SHOES, JtMcfbrth<* Jame9 Means $2 Shoe for Boys THE VERY BEST MADE. A PAIR OF SHOES COSTING TEN DOLLARS is a good thins, but a pair of James Means’ 84 Shoes and six extra dollars in your pocket are better. These Shoes are sold by wide-awake retailers in all parts of the country. We have a large trade with the soldiers of the t’nlred State* Hegulnr Army. They certainly would not buy the Jame* Mean* Shoes as largely as they do if they had not found them a passed in merit. JAMES MEANS' $3 SHOE Is the original $3 Shoe, and is absolutely the only shoe of its price which hasever been placed < vtensively on the market in which durability is considered before mere outward appearance. These tihoes are sold by the best retailers throughout the United States, and we will place them easily within your reach in any state or territory if you will send us a postal card, men- tioning this magazine. Tb« I/etter-carrier and th* Police- ■u find the James Mean* Shoes just what they need. Their opiniona are valuable, for they put their shoe* to a Most severe test. 41 (1900117 Street, + BOSTON ,♦ AV ASS . This Pedestrian la alt ready for an- other tramp over the mountain*. With a new pair of sole taps a cobbler can usually make an old pair of James Means $3 Shoes juat as good as usw. Digitized by t-jOOQle

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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. G39 The Best and Cheapest METAL POLISH in the world for railroad, marine, stationary or fire engine work, (hot or cold) large signs, railings and other solid metals. Highly en- dorsed and in use by the V. S. Ordnance and Navy Departments, the leading stationary engineers, Fire Departments, Water Works and Electric Light Co’s., also adopted by over thirty'of the leading Railroad Companies. Three Splendid Watches Given Away. a SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT TO R. R. FIREMEN. The MATCHLESS METAL POLISH CO. announce to the firemen who are acting as, or desirous of acting as agents for the sale of BAKER’S TRIPOLINE, that the sales have been so satisfactory the past year on the merits of the Polish, that, in order to inspire re- newed and increased effort to more extensively introduce and increase the sales of this “ Best of all Metal Polishes,” they will give to the three firemen who sell the greatest number of pound boxes, from July 1st to January 1st, next, Three Splendid Railroad Watches, purchased from one of the oldest and most reliable jewelry firms in Chicago, (Waltham* or Elgin make) under their twenty year guarantee as A 1 timers, and especial- ly adapted to the use of railroad firemen. A correct account of sales of each fireman acting as agent will be kept, and award made and announced in next January number of the Magazine. Should the successful three or either of them desire Polish in lieu of the Watch, we will give for 1st PRIZE, 150 1-Ib boxes Tripoline. 2nd “ 100 “ 3rd “ 00 “ We will also make the price from July 1st, $2.40 instead of $2.50 per dozen, which retail here at 40 cents each. On orders of 6 dozen and over to be sent by freight, will allow $1.00 discount, and on orders of 12 dozen and over a discount of $2.00, which will, in most cases, more than cover freight. Gash must always accompany orders, to avoid delays and mistakes. Address, The MATCHLESS METAL POLISH CO., 88 Market Street, Chicago, 111. B. We cannot accept but one Agent In same locality. A Digitized by i^.ooQLe

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640 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Aug. STOP! Until we tell you. There are degrees in everything, GOOD, BETTER, BEST. The Best Watch Cases are those manufactured by the KEYSTONE WATCH CASE CO. They combine BEST material, BEST workmanship, BEST engraving. You can always tell a Case made by us by this trade mark. We produce them in all grades, from Solid Gold down through James Boss Filled Gold, Keystone Filled Gold, Star Filled Gold, Solid Silver to Silveroid. Your safe course is to never ac- cept a Watch Case except it contains the above trade mark. KEYSTONE WATCH CASE COMPANY, PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK, CHICAGO. CAUTION. — This Company manufactures CASES ONLY, and has NO CONNECTION WHATEVER with any other concern of similar name. ” To be sure you get OUR CASE, see that it contains this trade mark. Digitized by ^.ooole

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LOCOMOTIVE Firemen’s Magazine. Vol. XII. SEPTEMBER 1888. No. 9. IS IT WORTH WHILE? it worth while that we jostle a brother, Bearing his load on the rough road of life ? 5H Is it worth while that we jeer at each other, 91 In blackness of heart that we war to the knife ? God pity us all in our pitiful strife. God pity us all as we jostle each other, God pardon us all for the triumphs we feel, When a fellow goes down ’neath his load on the heather, Pierced to the heart; words are keener than steel, And mightier far for woe than for weal. Were it not well, in this brief little journey, On over the isthmus, down into the tide, We give him a fish instead of a serpent, Ere folding the hands to be and abide Forever and aye, in dust at his side ? Look at the roses saluting each other ; Look at the herds all in peace on the plains ; Man, and man only, makes war on his brother, And laughs in his heart at his peril and pain, Shamed by the beasts that go down by the plains. Is it worth wThile that we battle to humble Some poor fellow being down into the dust ? God pity us all. Time too soon will tumble All of us together, like leaves in a gust. Humbled, indeed, down into the dust. Digitized by CjOOQle

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642 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. LninttinFireMiTslIijixiiii A Monthly Magazine devoted to the interests of Locomotive Enginemen. TERMS— One Dollar per Year, in Advance. EUGENE V. DEBS , Editor and Manager SEPTEMBER, 1888. THE C., B. & Q. AND PINKERTON CONSPIRACY. Conspirator?, in all ages, have been detestable creatures. Webster defines conspiracy as “ a combination of men for evil purposes ; an agreement be- tween two or more persons to commit some crime in concert, as treason, se- dition or insurrection.” Conspirators always have the commission of some crime in view. Conspirators are crim- inals in the most odious sense of the term. Their methods are the most villainous that can be conceived. They adopt unhesitatingly any means, no matter how vile, to accomplish their ends. A conspirator is always a coward, always a sneak, without one redeeming quality of head or heart. A conspirator is always a liar. In car- rying out his plots, truth is never con- sidered. He does not hesitate to com- mit perjury, and, if to consummate his devilish designs murder is required, he is readily demonized for the bloody deed. It is impossible to exaggerate their hellish characteristics. They ex- cite universal abhorrence. Judas Is- cariot and the high priests, bent on the death of Christ, can always be contemplated with profit, when the purpose is to arrive at a correct esti- mate of the depravity of conspirators, and in the case which we shall discuss, Judas fitly represents a Pinkerton de- tective, while the officials of the C., B. Q. may stand for the high priests who urge him forward in his damna- ble work. It is not required that we should re- write the history of the strike of the engineers, firemen and switchmen on the C., B. & Q. 'fhe readers of this Mag nzine , all Brotherhood firemen, [Sept. know it by heart. And yet, it seems prudent in discussing the C., B. & Q. and Pinkerton conspiracy, to refer again to some of the more prominent facts connected with the strike. In the first place, it is the most notable strike of railroad employes that ever occurred in the United States. One of the greatest, richest and most pros- perous railroad corporations in the country, under the control of despica- ble officials, arrogant and venal, sys- tematically pursued a course of injus- tice towara its employes. They would neither arbitrate nor make concessions. They preferred a policy* of injustice and defiantly challenged the oppressed employes to strike. As a last resort this was done. The weeks and the months sped by. What was the re- sult to the C., B. & Q.? Demoralization on every mile of its tracks, daily dis- asters, wreck and ruin everywhere. The splendid property passed into the hands of scabs , incompetent men, a large per cent, of whom were vaga- bonds, the filth and scum, discarded and discredited men, known to be characterless. What was the further result ? The downfall of the property, the loss of millions of money. Trav- elers and shippers shunned the tracks of the C., B. & Q. Receipts went down while expenses increased. In the markets, where C., B. & Q. stock once stood high, there were no buyers and values went down, steadily down. Capitalists looked on in amazement. A thousand times a day the strike was declared u off,” but it would not <70, it would not dovm. There stood the sturdy engineers, firemen and switch- men, appealing to the world to bear testimony to the rectitude of their con- duct and the righteousness of their cause, and declaring, u Sink or swim, survive or perish,” we stand and plead for justice. There was moral grandeur in the spectacle. Poor, but not pur- chasable, idle but willing to work, they had made demands becoming Ameri- can skilled workingmen, and they would not retreat. Manifestly, the at- titude of the heroic men was exasper- ating to the officials of the C., B. & Q. Digitized by Google

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 643 1888.] They bad played their game of arro- gance, injustice and falsehood. They had lied to the public, lied to each other and lied to the stockholders of the property, but their policy had panned out in disaster. The question then arose in the minds of these depraved and irritated officials, “ if a conspiracy could not be inaugurated which would crush the strikers and put the C., B. & Q. on its feet again?” The idea was regarded as fortunate. True, it involved per jury and forgery, crimes against God and man, society and the state, but the officials were desperate. Every other device had failed. The case de- manded heroic treatment. The strike was not off, wrecks multiplied. The scab was not a success, profits had gone glimmering. The last resort was to form a conspiracy with the Pinkertons. We have written of the Pinkertons. The pages of the Magazine bear testi- mony of our estimate of the Pinkerton detectives. We regard them with un- speakable loathing. By inheritance and association they are the foulest blots and blotches upon our civiliza- tion. They are distorted, deformed, h ideous, mentally and morally. Their trade is treason, their breath pollution, and yet, the officials of the C., B. & Q. formed a conspiracy with these pro- fessional liars, perjurers, forgers, cut- t> roats and murderers, to overcome a strike, the result of a policy of flagrant injustice. The people of Chicago and the country generally had become justly alarmed upon the subject of dynam- ite. If, therefore, any plausible lie could be concocted whereby the strik- ers on the C., B. & Q. could be shown to favor the use of dynamite, a tidal wave of indignation could be set in motion which would inure to the ben- efit of the C., B. & Q. and forever wreck the Brotherhoods, whose mem- bers were engaged in the strike. The idea took deep root in the minds of the C., B. & Q. officials and the con- spiracy was at once formed between them and the Pinkertons. The first step taken in the pro- gramme was to select a number of the Pinkerton thugs to play the role of lo- comotive engineers or firemen, become meinbers of the Lodges of these Broth- erhoods, gain the confidence of the strikers then report proceedings to the C., B. & Q. officials. To carry out the plot, the Pinkerton detective becomes at once the most blatant, the fiercest and the most un- scrupulous man to be found. His in- dignation knows no bounds. He is from the first in favor of extreme measures. He denounces the C., B. <fe Q. officials and their heartless policy. He glows and burns with resentment, and finally, at the proper time sug- gests the use of dynamite. He knows where it can be obtained. He volun- teers to go and procure it. Thus the professional scoundrel in the employ- ment of the officials, schemes and plots for the downfall of men, workingmen, who are simply demanding fair pay for honest work and in whose minds the thought of crime against life and property never entered until it was in- jected by these paid villains of a great railroad corporation. We invite our readers to contem- plate the picture. In the sacred pre- cincts of friendship, fraternity and con- fidence, a hired apostate, a traitor, a creature whom it would be a compli- ment to call a villain, ingratiates him- self, selected for his smooth-tongued hypocrisy, with a cheek of brass and a tongue trained to treason, on the one hand with fiery invectives he de liounces the C., B. & Q. officials, and on the other hand deplores the injus- tice to. which the workingmen have been subjected — watches with eager eye and bated breath the influence of his scheme and reports to his co-con- spirators how things stand. Day and night, in storm and shine, he follows his victims through every lane and avenue, until at last, rejoicing in the prospects, he reports that the plot is a success and that some thoughtless, misguided man has been won over to the dynamite scheme. This done the C., B. & Q. officials with a grand flour- ish of trumpets for the purpose of ob- Digitized by CjOOQle

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644 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE . [Sept. scuring the cruel wrongs they had per- petrated, seek to secure popular ap- proval and cast obloquy upon men who, in their struggle for their rights had never so much as dreamed of per- petrating a crime against life or prop- erty, and against whose integrity no such charge could be made or sus- tained, except as shown to be the re- sult of a conspiracy entered into be- tween the C., B. & Q. officials and the vile creatures known as the Pinkertons. If it can be shown — if it is ever shown in a court of justice that any engineer, fireman or switchman on the C., B. & Q., favored the use of dynam- ite, it will be shown that a Pinkerton detective, in the employ of the C., B. & Q., a member of the C., B. & Q. and Pinkerton conspiracy, suggested the use of the explosive, and that prior to the concoction of the plot by the C., B. 0c Q. and the Pinkertons to inveigle railroad employes to do wrong, no thought or purpose of criminal acts ever had an existence in their minds. In discussing the personnel of the conspiracy, no epithet within the entire range of the language need be omitted out of any regard for the pro- prieties of language, but it would seem that in the entire sweep of villainy, the creatures known as Kelly and McGilvery, have earned a weight of i nfamy rarely obtained by a Pinkerton. The warts on the repulsive backs of dungeon toads are a thing of beauty in comparison. When Pinkertonism can produce adepts in crime and rail- road officials can employ them, it is safe to say that society is corrupt and that law is a sham — and yet, such creatures, such scoundrels, are em- ployed to plot crimes, and are brought into court to swear away the charac- ters and liberties of men, as much su- perior to them as an arch-angel is su- Eerior to a cobra. A sadder or a more umiliating spectacle cannot be ex- hibited. It brings all courts where such abominable specimens of hu- manity are permitted to have any standing, into everlasting odium — in fact, it makes the courts where the facts are known, a party to the con- spiracy, and in making the testimony of such abnormally developed apos- tates, traitors and liars, the measure of any penalty at all upon their victims, brings law, courts, judges and juries into contempt, and buries them be- neath an eternal weight of ignominy. The two miserable wretches, Bowles and Wilson played their part in the conspiracy as its managers had pre- pared for them, and* with Kelly and McGilvery, must take their places in the pillory to be spit upon by all men who have the remotest conceptions of honor or self-respect, or who are not inoculated with the Pinkerton virus, more deadly in its influence than the fabled Upas. The country is called upon to wit- ness the denouement of a conspiracy which in its inception and in its progress, discloses a sum total of in- famy rarely if ever recorded. A cor- poration once honored and respected, controlled once by men of honor, character and probity, deliberately bar- gains with thugs, sneaks, perjurers, villains of the lowest order, that men, whose only crime was a righteous de- mand for honest pay, might be robbed of reputation and of liberty. What the final result will be no one can tell nor foresee. It may be that some one of the victims of the C., B. & Q’s. in- justice may have his liberty sworn away by a Pinkerton perjurer. It will not be the first time in the history of the world that traitors and conspira- tors have won. But the case will not be without its compensations. The convicted men, should the conspiracy triumph by the aid of the perjuries of the Pinkerton scamps will not be dis- graced— they will only swell the list of martyrs who have suffered for a righteous cause and exalted it by their fidelity. But Pinkertonism will have arrayed against it, and all its devilish devices, every workingman in America who is worthy of the right to wield a ballot. Another compensation will be the federation of certain Brotherhoods of railway employes for protecting their rights against the oppressions of em- Digitized by ^.ooQle i

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 645 1888.] ployers. Under the various neces- sities brought into prominence by the B. & Q. strike, the Brotherhoods have gained rather than lost strength. Already public sentiment is reacting. The infamy of the conspiracy is being fully comprehended, and the indica- tions are that when the trial comes and all the interior facts are known, and the conspiracy exposed, the man- agement of the C., B. <v Q. will harvest sufficient odium to sink it in the esti- mation of honorable men to the fath- omless depths of infamy, where Pink- ertonism has its abode. - . . .«»♦«♦»♦»» ... — HONEST WAGES THE BEST POL- ICY. There are reasons for believing that the railroads of the United States suf- fer immense losses by virtue of the cupidity of officials who think they save money by reducing the pay of employes below any proper standard of fair dealing. A case in point is given in the dining car service on various American roads, the estimate being that the losses of the service range from $100 to $600 a month, and it is reported that one Chicago line, figuring closely, found that the losses in one year footed up $21,000. In a few instances small profits were made, as for instance the Pennsylvania lines during 1886 ascertained that the dining car service came out $29.00 ahead. One Chicago road that showed a loss during the year of $16,000 on its dining car service, believing that a profit could be made by running a dining car, concluded to experiment upon the idea of paying the manager of the car such a salary as would make stealing unprofitable. He heard of an exceptionally competent man who was out of employment, and sending for him, secured his services. The proposition to this new official was that he was “to receive three times as much yearly salary as during his pre- vious engagements, but this was cou- pled with the condition that all sup- plies were to be bought for cash, all commissions on purchases were to accrue to the company instead of to the superintendent, as had been the custom, and all moneys whatever or from any source received were to be turned over to th« company, the latter reserving the right to discharge the official on a month’s notice without explanation. In other words, he was given a salary that not only paid him to be honest, but inspired him with zeal in watching the interests of his line. The new departure has had a test of eleven months. In more than one direction the results have been a surprise. The dining cars have ac- quired a reputation of giving a better menu, better cooked, better served than almost any other Chicago line, while in place of a deficit the accounts show a profit to the company close on to $4,000.” It will be seen that this road the previous year lost $16,000 by its dining car service. It had hired cheap men, laboring under the delusion that cheap men are profitable, forgetting that as a general proposition men who are paid less than they esteem themselves worth, will, in ninety-five cases out of a hundred, pav themselves if they have half a chance. The road in uestion advanced the salary of the ining car manager to three times the amount he had ever received — paid him to be honest. Now the revelation, the $16,000 loss of the previous year was overcome and a profit in eleven month 8 of $4,000 secured, and besides, the service was in all regards improved. If such reports do not point a moral, then facts are of no use to the business world. But the conclusion is facts are of service, and when railroad managers conclude to adopt the policy of pay- ing fair wages to employes all along the line, honesty will take the place of peculation and what is quite as dis- astrous, a disregard of the pecuniary welfare of the owners of the roaa. Honest pay makes men honest. To be parsimonious, niggardly, unappre- ciative of men’s services, never was and never will be a wise policy. . . . ... New England has a Railway Clerk’s Association. Digitized by ^.ooQle

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646 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. RAILROAD ACCIDENTS— THEIR NATURE AND CAUSES. The Railroad Gazette of recent date, contains an elaborate compilation, showing the number of railroad acci- dents occurring in the United States and Canada, during the year 1887, to- gether with the number of passengers and employes killed ana injured. The number of accidents is given at 1,491, and the train mileage at 615,- 000,000 miles, which is an average of one accident for every 412,474 miles of train mileage. The number of per- sons killed is given at 656. Of these 207 were passengers, 406 employes, and six others. Of the 1,946 in- jured, 871 were passengers, 1,031 employes and 444 others. Of the 1,491 accidents, 700 were collisions. Of these collisions, the classification is as follows : Rear, 362 ; butting, 309 ; crossing, 29. By these collisions 287 persons were killed and 871 injured. Of the 1,491 accidents, 705 are classed as derailments, killing 330 persons and injuring 1,031 others. The causes of derailments are given as defects of road 19 as follows : Broken rail, 50 ; loose or spread rail, 31 ; broken bridge or trestle, 39 ; broken or defective switch, 23 ; broken or defective frog, 7 ; bad track, 2. Total accidents caused by defects of road, 152. Derailments by defects of equipment are given as follows: Broken wheel, 27; broken axle, 45 ; broken truck, 8 ; failure of coupling or draw bar, 4 ; broken par- allel or connecting-rod, 1 ; broken car, 1 ; loose wheel, 2 ; fall of brake or brake-beam, 10; failuie of power- brake, 2; total, 100. Derailments arising from u negligence in operating/’ num- ber 74, as follows: Misplaced switch, 49 ; rail or bridge removed for repairs, 4; making flying switch, 2; runaway engine or train, 6 ; open draw, 3 ; care- less stopping and starting, 2 ; bad switching, 8. The total unforeseen ac- cidents are stated as follows, and num- ber 129 : Cattle on track, 32 ; snow or ice, 6; washout, 11; landslide, 16; ac- cidental obstruction, 31 ; malicious ob- struction, 12 ; wind, 7 ; man on track, Z) rail or switch properly misplaced, [Sept. 12; others 7, and unexplained, 243. Accidents occurring without collision or derailment, number 86, killing, 39 persons and injuring 44 others, are ac- counted for as follows: Boiler explo- sion, 14 ; cylinder explosion, 2 ; broken parallel or connecting-rod, 17 ; broken axle, 5 ; cars burned while running, 8; broken wheel, 4; broken tie, 1; other breakages of rolling stock, 23; mass falling on running train, 5 ; accidental obstruction; 3; other causes (1 each) 4. Recapitulated, the statement is as follows : Total number of collisions 700 Derailments — Defects of road . . . .152 Defects of equipment . 100 Negligence in operating 74 Unforeseen obstructions 120 Unexplained 250 705 Accidents without collision or derail- ment Si » Total 1,401 In the foregoing it is shown that there were 700 collisions, and the causes are given as follows: Train breaking in two, 55 ; misplaced switch, 44; lailure to give or to observe sig- nals, 53; mistake in giving or under standing orders, 42 ; maliciousness, 2 ; power-brake failure, 7 ; miscellaneous, 78. Total explained 281, leaving un- explained 419 collisions. It will be observed that 49 causes of accidents during the year 1887, are given — leaving 652 accidents unex- plained, and for which no cause is as- signed. Of these 419 are collisions, and 243 derailments, and these unex plained accidents caused the death of 110 persons and the injury of 3N others. Such statistics are of the greater t importance, not only to railroad em- ployes. but to the traveling public. We have 152 accidents resulting from defects of road, 100 accidents caused by defects of equipment, an«i 74 acci- dents caused by negligence in opera ting the roads. Manifestly, such acci- dents are within the limits of super- vision ; they are to be classed with the preventable. The Gazette , referring to Digitized by Google

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE . 647 1888.J collisions says that “ mistakes ” in, or concerning telegraphic orders, which constitute the chief cause of butting collisions on the open road, have in- creased 50 per cent, over either 1886 or 1885. As we noted a year a^o, a con- siderable share of these blunders is the fault of men at headquarters, where there is the least excuse for in- efficient service. Various reasons may be given for having careless or igno- rant conductors on freight trains, but lack of good dispatchers is excusable neither by lack of money nor of can- didates. A road which cannot afford first-class talent in this office has no right to run trains, and those who can- not find men to fill the places are bound to educate “ raw material ” without delay. The subject of rail- road accidents brings into the boldest possible prominence the question of overwork on the part of m^n in charge of trains. Overwork is fatal to effi- ciency. It is a vital question and ought to be widely discussed. The tables relating to accidents and their causes, emphasizes the importance of employing first-class men, for, says the Gazette, “ whichever way we look at the record, whether at frequency of ac- cidents or severity of results, the cases attributable- to inefficient or insuffi- cient help, faulty discipline, lack of supervision and the like, constitute by far the largest single clavs. Here then we have it stated upon high authority, that “inefficient and insufficient help,” results in accidents, and the killing and maiming of passengers and em- ployes. And just here it may be well to remark, that the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen is assiduously engaged in the noble purpose of sup- plying railroads with efficient men ; men true to duty and to obligation. The fact that faulty discipline prevails on roads, is doubtless largely attribu- table to the fact, that inefficient men cannot be disciplined. Efficient men comprehend the importance of disci- pline. They are the advocates of strict obedience to orders, without which, there can be no discipline, nor safety. Efficiency means more than skill. It means sobriety, watchful- ness and integrity, and such men rail- roads, if they choose, can have in every department. The lack of super- vision is inexcusable — and when a railroad accident occurs by virtue of inefficient or insufficient help, by faulty discipline and lack of supervis- ion, a crime is committed, the penal- ties for which should be severe. From 1873 to 1887, both inclusive fifteen years, there have been reported 17,726 railroad accidents as follows: Collisions . 0,301 Derailments 10,401 Other accidents 924 Total 17,720 It is worthy of remark that in 1873, when there were only 70,278 miles of railroads in operation, the accidents numbered 1,283, while in 1887, with 137.000 miles in operation, the acci- dents numbered 1,491. But in 1878, with 81,776 miles of road in operation there were only 740 accidents. Thus it is seen that 1878 with 11,498 miles more road than in 1873 there were 543 less accidents. In 1883, with 121,454 miles of road in operation, there were 1,640 accident-*, while in 1887, with 15.000 miles more road in operation, there were 149 less accidents. With such figures in view, it will be difficult to arrive at satisfactory conclusions, but when the causes of disaster are known, practical men can readily ar- rive at safe conclusions relating to their preventability, and to such sta- tistics the public mind will be more and more attracted. And here we re- gard it prudent to say, that the vari- ous Brotherhoods and associations of railroad employes, are striving t > sup- ply the railroads of the country with men capable and trustworthy, whose capabilities and character are in the line of substantial guarantee-*, that in so far as human effort can accomplish ends, accidents when they are in charge of trains, will be reduced to the minimum. . . . .*•»+••.». . . A new freight depot is being built at Port Jervis, on the Erie. Digitized by CjOOQle

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648 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. FEDERATION. The motto of the United States is, “ E Pluribus Unum,” which means “ one from many,” or “ one out of many,” or “one composed of many.’’ It brings into promence the maxim, “ In union th* re is strength.” The term “ Federation,” has nu- merous synonyms, such as “ league,” ‘ alliance,” “coalition,” “union,” “com- bination,” “compact,” etc., but the term “federation,” as we shall use it, embodies in the fullest sense our idea of a union of Brotherhoods of certain railroad employes for purposes of strength when union is required to secure a righteous settlement of con- troversies which relate to their wel- fare. Just here we desire to place upon record for the hundredth time, more or less, the fact that the Locomotive Firemen? s Magazine , since it has been under our editorial management, has advocated such fraternization, such harmony and unity cf organizations of railroad employes as would lead ul- timately to federation. To our mind, federation has not been a dream, a vague, undefined, or illy-defined theory. It has not been a whim, a mere vagary, but rather a necessity, which would ultimately come to the front and demand action. We are fully of the opinion that or- ganization leads to federation by laws in human affairs as certain in their operation as the laws of attraction and gravitation. The tendency is always and steadily in that direction. This, we think, will be admitted even by those who have not been able or will- ing hitherto to comprehend the logic of events. Organization has its origin in the idea of the strength of united effort. Single-handed, little can be accom- plished, while united effort bears down opposition, removes obstacles and achieves victories. The tendency in the United States among workingmen, is to organize, and the reason for this, is easily found. Here the workingman is a citizen, clothed with sovereignty and with all [Sept. the rights and privileges that belong to other men without regard to condi- tion, profession or calling. Noth with- standing these things, for years past the condition of workingmen in the aggregate, has steadily grown worse. We spefck of the jule, not of the exception, and of the exceptions it should be said, their better condition, with little effort can be traced to com- pact organization. As a general proposition, organiza- tions of workingmen begin with trades, that is, particular trades organ- ize—form unions, or leagues, or orders or brotherhoods. These organizations have in view not only the mainten- ance of fair wages but include social and benevolent features of great value to society and to the state. By exact- ing small dues they provide against many ills and sorrows incident to hu- man life. They care for the sick, bury the dead, and provide for widows and orphans — in doing which, they illustrate many of the divinest pre- cepts of Christianity, and to the ex- tent that such things are done, our civilization is richly adorned. One ot the great benefits which such organizations have secured, has been the education of their members in matt* re pertaining to financial and economic questions. They have in- vestigated the question of the rela- tions between capital and labor, taxa- tion and revenue, earnings on the one hand and profits on the other hand. Nor have they been unmindful of the fact that they have been the victims of unrighteous and oppressive laws and of the decisions of corrupt and venal judges. They have seen men pleading with uplifted hands for so much of their honest earnings, as would enable them live, as become American citizens, to provide for themselves and their dependent wives and children the simple necessaries of life, thrust aside by arrogant and soul- less corporations and made to suffer the penalties of death and imprison- ment for their temer.ty. Such things have indefinitely expe- dited the organization of workingmen Digitized by ^.ooQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 649 1888.J in the United States, and with organi- zation has come boldness of speech and considerate investigation as to what other steps could be taken to still further improve their condition. It so happens — fortunately, we think — that when men are hesitating to take an advanced step, those of all others most opposed to a new depar- ture do the very thing which makes it inevitable. It brings into prominence the fact that “ behind a frowning Providence ” a “ shining face ” is often hidden, to beam forth upon the men of courage who dare to stand for their rights when fortune and fate seem to have combined against them, and who are ready to lead a forlorn hope and make one more effort to wrest victory from the jaws of defeat. In the C., B. & Q. strike the soulless corporation had, as they thought, prepared for every emergency. They knew the strength of the engineers and firemen, they counted noses, and believed after a little delay they could supply their places. We speak of what the corpor- ation thought, not of the fact ; and it is true that to a certain extent the corporation did supply the places of the engineers and firemen ana switch- men. There was an alliance from the first between the engineers and fire- men, and subsequently the switchmen came in. The strike and all of its at- tendant circumstances as one of its compensations, has brought into the boldest possible prominence the un- qualified importance of federation, because now it is seen if from the first there had been federation between en- gineer and firemen, switchmen and brakemen on the C., B. & Q., victory for the right would have been achieved in a day. It is not our purpose in this article to suggest the methods by which fed- eration is to be accomplished ; these will require deliberation, consultation and legislation. That the question will come up at the Atlanta conven- tion is a foregone conclusion, and we hail with • undisguised approval the advent of the question in the deliber- ations of our Brotherhood. We see in it the harbinger of a new era, fraught with untold blessings to workingmen. It is at once a fortress and a lighthouse. It is the olive branch of peace. It voices arbitration, concession and compromise on the one hand, and if this will not win, then it means such a federation of forces as will secure victory and command ap- proval. Nor will federation end with the Brotherhoods we have named. It is as the voice of one crying in the wilder- ness, prepare the way for the triumph- ant march of labor to its rightful place in the affairs of men and of gov- ernments. To the toiling masses, federation is to be like the shadow of a great rock in a weary land, and it will be to us ever a source of inexpressible satisfaction that in our day and gen- eration we had an opportunity to bear some humble part in advocating its establishment in the industrial affairs of the country. Occasionally the courts approxi- mate justice in awarding damages when railway employes are maimed or killed. A brakeman in the yards at Boston lost both of his arms by be- ing run over by an engine. The courts gave him $13,000. This sum at 6 per cent, would yield $780. It ought to be the law, in every case of death or disability, that the award should be a sum which at 6 per. cent, interest, would yield a sum equivalent to the annual wages of the victim at the time of his death or disability. . . . *•••#«••. . . • In Russia the highest speed yet at- tained on any of its railroads is twenty- eight miles an hour, the courier train between St. Petersburg and Moscow. The ordinary speed of passenger trains ranges from ten to fifteen miles an hour. The mail trains move at the rate of twenty miles an hour, and at present an imperial commission is wrestling with the question of increas- ing the speed to twenty -three miles an hour. Digitized by C.ooQLe

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650 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE . [Sept. OUR BROTHERHOOD. If, as the sacred Book says, “ there is a time for all things,” that is, we suppose, an appropriate time for all proper things, things of good report, then there must be a time for retro- spect, for stating facts, for noting mis- takes and defeats, as also for the con- templation of the wisdom of plans and policies and resultant victories. An annual or biennial review of the growth and achievements of the Bro- therhood of Locomotive Firemen would seem, therefore, to be in order, appropriate and opportune. In dis- cussing growth, rapid advancement is not desirable if the new material can- not stand the severest investigation as to quality. Poor material in a Brother- hood is scarcely better than no material at all, often worse. A member of the Order who does not seek to compre- hend its mission, its policy and laws, who is not animated by purpose and ambition to promote its usefulness and widen the boundaries of its influence, who prefers kicking to pulling, and who is lacking in fidelity to obligation, is no advantage to a Brotherhood; on the contrary, such members are always a positive disadvantage, more or less dead weights who have to be carried. When Brotherhoods grow in member- ship of the right material, then strength increases morally as well as financially, and the time never was, nor will it ever come, when the weight and sweep of their influence could bo or will be accurately measured. Permanence, indestructibility are associated with slow growth, and when an organization such as the Brother- hood of Locomotive Firemen is secur- ing men of character and courage and of moral worth, and when it is elim- inating from its ranks men who are deficient in such qualities, though growth may be slow, there is great cause for felicitation and encourage- ment. It has been said that the growth of our Brotherhood has been phenomenal. This is true, true not only in regard to Lodges and membership, but also in a wise comprehension of its mission. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire- men has had its share of vicissitudes. Human, it has made mistakes. Taught in the school of experience, a mistake has only served to increase its sagacity. Watchful, making no pretentions to “ mystical lore,” it has, nevertheless, understood the logic of “ coming events ” and correctly interpreted their “shadows.” The first of the great Brotherhoods to adopt biennial ses- sions, it demonstrated the feasibility of enacting laws which would serve every wise purpose for two consecutive years, a great saving of time and money. During the last fiscal year, from July 31, 1887, to August 1, 1888, thirty- seven new Lodges were organized, swelling the number to 384. The strides of the Brotherhood have been gigantic. To sav that its march has been onward and upward is to use a figure of speech in no sense extrava- gant. It is simple truth. No other words could so happily express condi- tions, and this fact we think will be fully demonstrated before we close this article. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen is often referred to as a ben- evolent organization. This is tru**. In a thousand ways the benevolent features of the Order adorn its opera- tions. There is vniting the sick with watchful solic tude, and in thousands of instances there is love and sv mpathy as pure and unselfish as ever gladdened the eyes of angels. The purposes of the Brotherhood are benevolent in so far as they voice sentiments calculated to improve the condition of the mem- bership, and every one of them are designed to help the membership along the rugged roads of life, keep- ing always in view that sobriety and industry are in every game winning cards. But to keep the Brotherhood in marching trim, to enable it to hold advanced positions and secure higher planes for expansion and operation and meet every obligation, money must be had. There is but one way to secure the money, and that is for Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 651 1888.J the membership to pay it in to the proper officials. To pay promptly, to pay fully, to meet every financial obli- gation is the high, the ennobling test. It evinces integrity and tenacity of purpose. Those who pay say by their acts, “The Brotherhood is worth all it co8t8,,, and of such, we had almost said, “are the kingdom of heaven/’ and we do not hesitate to Fay they are in purpose closely allied to those who would, in some measure, make earth resemble heaven. We have said in these columns that it is the battle, not the drill, that makes the soldier, and the storm, rather than the calm, that makes the sailor, and the Brotherhood fireman who pays his dues and assessments is equal to every emergency of his call- ing. It will be interesting to a great many of the readers of the Magazine to know that during the two past fiscal years, the Brotherhood has paid out on 311 death and disability claims the splendid sum of $466,005, and includ- ing $5,100.50 donated by the Minneap- olis convention to widows and orphans, gives a grand sum total of $471,111.50, disbursed during the two fiscal years ending July 31, 1888 Such facts and figures indicate pretty conclusively that locomotive firemen, members of the Brotherhood, are equal to their obligations and have a con- quering faith in the Brotherhood. We could further embellish this article with facts relating to the G\, B. & Q. strike, in whicJi sum totals of assess- ments and contributions approximat- ing a quarter of a million dollars, bear eloquent testimony to fidelity to obli- gation, worthy of lofty eulogy. Daniel Webster on one o- casion, re- ferring to Massachusetts, said, “there she stands,” and in closing this article we point to the Brotherhood of Loco- motive Firemen and say, “ there it stands.” Look at it. Its boundaries are continental. With its 384 Lodges and its 20,000 membership, pursuing the right as it is given it to see the right, with a record luminous with noble deeds and work well done, we can trust it in the future as we have done in the past, and we shall continue, so far as ability and opportunities per- mit, to aid our comrades, tried and true, to achieve still more notable vic- tories and a still wider sphere of use- fulness. Touching the responsibility of rail- roads, it is stated that in Tennessee a young locomotive engineer, “ earning $4 per day, of industrious and sober habits, and with an expectation of life of thirtv-one years, was killed by his engine being thrown from the track by reason of a defect in the road at a sharp and dangerous curve on the side of a mountain. In an action by his administrator against the railroad company, to recover damages for his death, the evidence showed that the company had been notified that the road was defective and had failed to put it in safe condition, and had sent deceased out on an engine that was out of repair and liable to jump the track, and it did not show that de- ceased was guilty of contributory neg- ligence. The jury rendered a verdict against the company for $8,000.” If the young engineer had lived and worked at $4 a day for thirty-one years making, say, 300 days a year, he would have earned $37,200. If he had ex- E ended one half of the sum for living e would have had on hand at the time of his death $18,600. All things considered $8, (XX.) was a pretty fair verdict. . . . «•••+»••• • . . In Louisiana the United States Cir- cuit Court made the exceedingly un- just dteision that in a case where a brakeman was killed by the negligence of the engineer, the railroad was not liable, which brings into prominence the “ fellow- servant” abomination. If there is a law in existence which ought to be repealed it is the “ fellow- servant's ” responsibility outrage. ... »•»»••••» ... The New York Elevated Railroads carry 500,000 passengers a day, and Jay Gould looks forward to the time, not distant, when they will carry 2,000,000 passengers a day. Digitized by U.ooQLe

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652 LOCOMOTIVE HREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Sept. REDUCING REPRESENTATION. The question of reducing the num- ber of delegates to the biennial con- ventions of the Brotherhood of Loco- motive Firemen, is now up for debate. It is an important question, requiring much thought and deliberation, but it must be met and settled. That it will come up for debate at the Atlanta con- vention, goes without the saying. It is a question that bears, not only upon healthy deliberation, and therefore upon well matured policy and laws, but upon finances. If, therefore, it is conceded that by reducing the number of delegates to the biennial conven- tions of the Order, we can secure bet- ter laws at a reduced cost, a movement will be made to perfect some system whereby the welfare of the Brother- hood will be promoted. In this connection, a number of im- portant propositions are presented, the investigation of which, is interesting and instructive. First — the growth of the Brothehood. In 1880, eight years ago, there were one hundred lodges, then the annual convention consisted of one hundred delegates, now there are 384 lodges, and therefore 384 delegates. Persons at all familiar with deliberative bodies, need not be told that to bring such a body of representatives into such har- monious action as to secure quick, and at the same time good work, is no easy matter. Necessarily there will be a gieat variety of opinions, and time is required for their expression. It re- quires time to prepare measures ; to shape them for action ; to eliminate crudities; to boil down, so that the welfare of the Order shall be promoted. And here it must be remembered, that time is limited and therefore precious, in fact, and in a special sense, “time is money.” But un wieldly bodies move slowly. It follows, therefore, that to reduce the number of delegates, business will be indefinitely expedited, and at the same time money will be saved. Measures will be more thor- oughly matured and the general wel- fare promoted. Second — the financial question is a vital one, and should be thoroughly investigated. Now we assume that it costs in cash, at least, $100 each for every delegate to attend the biennial convention of the Order, and that the cost of the convention for 1888, will approximate $38,500, equal to $19,250 a year. If, therefore, the delegates were reduced to one hundred, the biennial cost would be $10,000, a sav- ing of $28,500, equal to $14,250 a year, equal to the wages of a fireman thirty- nine’ years and seven months, for bien- nial savings, or, fourteen years, nine months and fifteen days for the annual savings. Now, if it can be shown that this expenditure is a clear loss, which would be true if the interests of the Order could be better subserved by 100 rather than 385 delegates, pru- dent men will at once see the wis- dom of devising a plan whereby the benefits pointed out could be secured. But upon a thorough analysis of the financial questions involved, it will be found, we think, that the saving to the Order will be greater than we have stated. Since by reducing the dele- gates from 384 to, say, one hundred, 284 men would be earning wages at least two weeks, instead of expending $100 each as delegates. To devise a plan for a less number of delegates, and at the same time pro- vide for fair representation, will, as we have intimated, require time and de- liberation, and the time has arrived for suggestions. Manifestly, the idea is districts. Representation by dis- tricts is feasible. The first thing is to settle the question of number. We are confident the number of delegatee should not exceed one hundred ; one hundred should, we think, be the limit. We woula simplify the district question by making each state and territory a district, each entitled to one delegate, that would give forty-six delegates, and necessitate providing for fifty- four more. We would have the forty-six delegates from the dis tricts predicated upon a membership of 200 members or lees. If a district had 400 members it would be entitled to two delegates, and so on for every Digitized by Google

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZIhE. 653 1888.] additional 200 members. This, we think, would supply the required fifty- four delegates to make up the full number of one hundred. We suggest states and territories for districts, be- cause boundaries are defined and there- fore easily recognized and understood, and would obviate entanglements, and aid the work of forming districts. We can readily imagine modifications, but this is not the time to introduce, nor discuss details. What is wanted is a starting point, and propositions easily grasped, and then discussions will be practical. Time is too short to mature a plan for the Atlanta convention, but it may be suggested that the convention may appoint a committee, say of five, whose duty it shall be to devise, prepare and submit a plan for districting, not only the United States, but Canada, for the purpose of reducing the number of delegates to the biennial conventions of the Order, and here it may be re- marked, that the Provinces of Canada might take the same positions as states and territories, delegates to be regu- lated upon the same basis, in which case if the representation based upon membership should be over or under- estimated, modifications to suit the case could be easily made. The plan to be submitted, should the convention appoint a committee for the purpose, should include a map of the country, showing the number of Lodges in each state, territory and Province, and the number of members of each, and this done, the Brother- hood would have an intelligent com- prehension of the subject, and the committee would be better prepared to mature s satisfactory plan. Our purpose at this writing is to bring the subject prominently before the Brotherhood, that it may take shape and be ready for adoption prior to tne convention of our Order in 1890. Fifty thousand metallic ties have been ordered by the railways of Mex- ico from England. They are to be used during the present year. EQUALITY OF CONDITIONS. The American idea is that all men are born equal, and are endowed by the Creator with certain unalienable rights. Grand old St. Peter ascertained, very much against his inclination, that God is no respecter of persons. Hence the propriety of the caption of this article, “ Equality of Conditions/’ Equality before the law is often a topic in the discussion of which the genius of American institution is extolled. So far as the State is concerned there is an equality of rights, privileges and oppor- tunities. We have no titled nobility, no recognized aristocracy; class and caste are unknown. Class legislation is unconstitutional. One American citizen has just as much sovereignty as another. The sovereignty is lodged in the ballot. In writing of the equality of condi- tions we have one purpose in view, and that is, if possible to exalt the declara- tion that “an honest man is the noblest work of God.” An honest man may be poor, but that does not diminish his nobility, and a dishonest man, though rich as a Gould, a Vanderbilt, or a Rothschild, is his inferior. In writing of the equality of condi- tions, we mean natural conditions, and conditions recognized by the laws of the land, in so far as they pertain to the rights and privileges of the people. We do not overlook the fact that there are artificial conditions, adventitious conditions, none of which, nor all of which combined, could affect the prop- osition that all the people in the Uni- ted States, excepting criminals, insane persons and idiots, in so far as laws are concerned, occupy absolutely the same level, the same plane. ; Now, it is true that while the people of the United States recognize the fun- damental facts which we have stated, as constitution and statutes bear ample testimony, there are a great many peo- ple who from the first, and the number, we regret to think, is increasing, who now believe that mere adventitious in- equalities should be regarded as primal, fundamental, and should exert a more potent influence in affairs generally. Digitized by CjOOQle

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654 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Sept. The man who happens to be rich looks with proud disdain upon the man who is poor. The man who is ed- ucated regards the unlearned man with aversion. The major general revolts at associating with the man who car- ries the knapsack and the gun. The skipper who commands a steamship, an ocean greyhound, has a contempt for the captain of the little craft. The architect who plans the palace or the monument groups all who work by his plans and rear the edifice very much after the style that Pharaoh contempla- ted the slaves who built the pyramids and hewed out the sphinx. We could multiply illustrations in- definitely. But we have said enough to enable the reader to “catch on,” if he desires. Still, it may be added that this tendency of thought and action has not escaped working men and or- ganizations of wage earners. This may seem strange, but it is not more strange than true, and the facts crop out now and then in a way that cannot fail to excite comment, if not derision. To such of the great fraternity of workingmen who assume superiority over the more humble toilers the idea does not seem to occur that they, too, wear the badge of labor, that they live by work, and that when they curl their lips or elevate their noses in the pres- ence of their less fortunate comrades, they demonstrate a desire for an alli- ance with those who treat ail laboring men with supercilious disdain. They are at heart autocrats and aristocrats, and on all occasions, when opportunity offers, do not hesitate to air their arro- gance and authority. From individuls this peculiar weak- ness not infrequently passes to labor organizations, and that, too, chiefly, because one class of workers receives more pay than another class of work- ers. And here, again, the bed rock of the ostracism is money, not brains, not character, not probity, not fidelity to obligation, but money, as if money were the test of nobility. If that were the touchstone, who could vie with a Vanderbilt or a Gould, a Huntington ora Sage? If that be the test, then the C., B. & Q. corporation could justi- fy its arrogance when it treated engi- neers, firemen and switchmen, as of no more account than so many mules. There is just now talk of federation ; the federation of engineers, firemen, switchmen and brakemen. The C., B. <fc Q. strike has taught working men on the rail a lesson, never to b© forgotten ; it is the equality of condi- tions when a strike is on hand and must be lost or won. A strike levels down and levels up, and if there is to be a federation of the orders we have named, the equality of conditions must be recognized. The man who throws the switch, the man who handles the scoop, the man who holds the throtile, and the man who handles the brake, must stand absolutely equal without regard to wages. In the grand federation of states which makes our ocean-girt republic, little Rhode Isl- and stands equal to Texas, out of which a hundred Rhode Islands could be carved. If there are those who indulge the vagary that anything less then a rec- ognition of equality can, or will be tolerated, they should dismiss it. The inter-dependence of the Orders must be recognized, and this done, the work of federation will go forward, and will accomplish its beneficent mission. Paper car wheels were first made by Richard N. Allen, in 1869. Nineteen years ago, when Mr. Allen suggested paper for car wheels he was laughed at, the fate of pathfinders generally, in science, religion or mechanics: It was with great difficulty that Mr. Allen could obtain the use of a wood car for six months to test his invention, but succeeding, he obtained an order from the Pullman Palace Car Company for 100 wheels in 1871, and a few years later, the Allen Paper Car Wheel Com- pany made 1,000,000 paper wheels in one year. Mr. Allen is now in a po- sition to laugh at those who laughed at him, and having the last laugh, doubtless laughs best. Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCK) MOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 655 THE ATLANTA CONVENTION. The first biennial convention of. the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen will be held in the city of Atlanta, Georgia, beginning on Monday, the 10th day of September, 1888. Hitherto the conventions of the Or- der have been held north of Mason’s and Dixon ’8 line. In this, however, there has been no sectional signifi- cance, except in the fact, that a vastly preponderating per cent of Lodges ana membership, has been north of that historical line. The Brotherhood from its organization has been anxious to go south and “grow up with the country.” It absolutely knows no north, no south, no ea9t, no west. “ No pent up Utica contracts its powers It is continental in its purposes, poli- cy and ambitions. It cares no more for natural or artificial bundaries, than does the inter-oceans of the north, or the mighty Mississippi, in their flow to the sea. It is not a partisan, politi- cal organization. It matters not whether its membership are Woman Suffragists, Prohibitionists, Republi- cans or Democrats, its politics is confined to an intense desire for good government, and for the enactment of Jaws that shall not discriminate against men who work for wages and create the wealth of the country. The representatives of the Brother- hood, delegates from 384 Lodges, meet to deliberate for the welfare of 20,000 locomotive firemen. The people of Atlanta will find them a body of earnest, practical men, as have been their predecessors, who in fourteen years, nave solved the most difficult problems, carried the Order across the continent, into Canada, and into every state and territory of our great repub- lic. By consulting the record, it will be seen that the states of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Geor- gia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas, have 26,699 miles of railroad, and 3,047 locomotive engines. With that number of engines, there must of necessity be the same number of firemen ; indeed it is safe to say, in the states named, there are not less than 4,000 locomotive firemen, and it is the ambition of the Order to bring much the largest per cent, of that number under the banner of our Brotherhood. The Brotherhood surveys the south with eager eyes. In that fair land, what ever may be said of other locali- ties, railroad building is in its infancy ; 26,699 miles of railroads do not, in the nature of things meet the require- ments even of the present, and con- sulting reliable data relating to the rapid development of southern re- sources, it must be evident to all in any measure capable of comprehend- ing the mighty forces in operation, that railroad building in the south is to go forward in the future with steadily increasing energy. Under such circumstances it is not surprising that our Brotherhood holds its first biennial session at Atlanta, the queen city of the south, a city famed tor its progressive spirit, whose citizens forgetting the things that are behind, press forward in tbe race, and keep abreast of the most advanced, and whose influence is constantly ex- erting a vitalizing power throughout a wide region of contiguous territory. Again, the Brotherhood goes to At- lanta to hold its first biennial session, because of the heroic demand of the membership of the forty* four Lodges, scattered throughout the south that their section should have an opportu- nity to introduce the representatives of the Order to the people of their section. Wherever the conventions of the Brotherhood have been held, great good has been accomplished. To see three or four hundred men in council, deliberating upon matters directly touching the interests of 20,000 wage workers is a spectacle well calculated to make favorable and lasting impres- sions, and such, we believe, will result from the meeting at Atlanta. The olicy and purposes of the Brother- ood will, in the south, challenge in- vestigation and criticism, and the more searching and incisive, the better the Brotherhood will like it. We anticipate an unusually rich Digitized by u.ooQLe

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656 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE [Sept. harvest of good results from the delib- erations at Atlanta. Representatives have learned the great advantages to be derived from experience, and we expect to meet the best equipped men in the Order for the transaction of business. While there may be diver- sity of opinions, there will be single- ness of purpose, and in the spirit of moderation, concession and compro- mise, that which is for the best, is cer- tain to prevail. — • ■ . • * • A PROPOSITION WORTH CONSID- ERING. In the July number of the Union Pacific Employes Magazine , we read with no little satisfaction an article cap- tioned, “ Will not a reduction in wages follow disorganization?” If it has been found that organization has helped to advance wages, it follows, we think, with inevitable certainty, that a reduction of wages will follow disor- ganization, or, more properly, the lack of organization. The Union Pacific Employes' Magazine publishes the fol- lowing, which is conclusive. It says : “ When on May 1, 1KH4, the Union Pacific Rail- road Company posted au order fora reduction In the wa*es of their employes of 10, 12% and 15 per cent , accordinK to the pay each received, 10 per cent, being on the lowest paid, and 15 per cent, on the highest paid, it excepted the engineers and firemen. Every other person in every de- partment, Including Superintendents, Master Mechanics and Foremen came under the the re- duction. The engineers and firemen were the only men that wtre organized ; a very good rea- son why the reduction did not effect them, and illustrates the preventive effect of organization.” There is a vast amount of spread eagle oratory in this country about men being born “ equal ” and “ pos- sessing certain unalienable rights, life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” and it is all very well. We do not object to it, but we would have men practical. We would have the sub- stance as well as the theory of liberty. We would have men to comprehend the meaning of sovereignty and the supreme power of the ballot. We would have American citizens compre- hend the prerogatives of American cit- i^nship, and that its crowning glory is independence. Now then, to main- tain independence as understood in the United States, men must be able to earn enough money to live in good houses, wear decent clothing and nave a sufficiency of the necessities of life. Anything less than this is a blow’ aimed at American independence, the independence of American citizenship, and the man or the set of men who would resort to any means whatever to deprive workingmen of sufficient wages to maintain the dignity of Amer- ican citizenship, are enemies of their country, the foes of society, and traitors to humanity, and that there are such in the country requires no argument to establish. In view of this fact, w’hat is the pa- triotic and imperative duty of work- ingmen ? Manifestly, it is to organize and to federate. There is absolutely no other way to solve the problem. There is an efficient power in organ i- zation, in unity of purpose, which once brought into operation, settles the question of wages upon a basis of justice, without which justice will never be secured. Are we to have such organization and federation? If so, when? We believe that the organiza- tion of laboring men in the United States is in its infancy. The number of men dependent upon their wages for a living outside of labor organizations vastly outnumbers those who keep step to the drum beat of organization, ana yet labor organizations are multiply- ing in every direction. It is as but yesterday wnen there was not a paper in the country devoted to the interests of laboring men, now they are numer- ous and are taking high position in ability, and in the ranks of working- men are to be found those, who by their intelligence and comprehension of economic questions, are recognized as statesmen. The educating forces in operation and which are becoming more potent, are everywhere bringing workingmen into line under the ban- ner of organization, and the day is not far remote, when a majority of the workingmen of the United States will be organized and then their emancipa- tion from the crushing curses which now environ them will be accom- plished. The good seed is broadly Digitized by U.ooQLe

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE . 657 1888.] sown ; it has taken root and is germi- nating in good ground, and the har- vest time is coming — coming as cer- tainly as Jehovah’s bow of promise spans thestorm-cloud, symbolizing seed time and harvest. We speak for Amer- ica and Americans, not for king-cursed and army* cursed Europe. It may be that to many the outlook is not cheer- ful. There are those, who, planting an acorn in the evening would have a full-grown oak in the morning. Pa- tience is a virtue. The revolution has begun. It will not go backward. De- ft ats will come here and there, men will come and men will go, but the princi- ples of justice will go on exerting their commanding power forever. Labor creates all the wealth, and labor is go- ing to be awarded its rightful share and it is to be accomplished by organ- ization and federation. FOR POLITICAL ACTION. The above caption is that of a cir- cular we have received from Chicago, recording the action of a large number of railroad employes of that city, and setting forth the reasons for 6uch action. The circular in question, re- ferring to the probable federation of the Brotherhoods of Engineers, Fire- men, Switchmen and Brakemen, says : More especially has this feeling of independ- ence of party ties manifested itself since the Inauguration of the great strike on the C., B. <& Q. Railway system, in which twenty-seven hun- dred railroad men, in a contest for their rights, have been subjected to the confine of a powerful corporation and denied a Just hearing of their cause by the subsidized press, and ignored by the official representatives of the Stale Government, as shown by the suppression of the evidence and report in the inquiry conducted by tbe State Board of Railway Commissioners, and also the failure of the Interstate Commerce Commission to set on foot an inquiry as to the effect of the strike upon Interstate commerce, after tbe Chair- man of the Interstate Commerce Commission, Judge Cooley, had expressly agreed with the at- torney of the Brotherhoods of Locomotive Engi- neers, Firemen and Switchmen to open such Inquiry, In the city of Chicago, not later than June 10th of the present year. For these and many other reasons, and evils arising from abuses of long duration, It was deemed proper by the representative employes of all railways entering the city of Chicago to organize the rail- road employes of Illinois Into an Independent body for action in the approaching state election. In writing this article, we do not discuss partisan politics, w©. discuss labor in politics without reference to party, and totally independent of party. Labor is in politics. It has a right to be heard in legislatures and in congress where laws are enacted. In the first place it demands in legisla- tion that no laws shall be enacted, by the operation of which, labor is em- barrassed or oppressed and if vicious laws are upon the statute books of the nation or of any of the states, where- by labor is wronged, it demands their repeal. The extract we have made from the circular is conclusive of wrongs to rail- road employes. To right these wrongs but one method presents itself to law- abiding workingmen, and that is the ballot. To wield the ballot intelli- gently and heroically is the working- man’s last resort, in fact, it is the rem- edy which commends itself to all right thinking men. The circular from which we have quoted, further says : Among the objects we wish to accomplish are : The repeal of all conspiracy laws that menace constitutional rights of citizens. The repeal of the co employe act, under the provisions of which, If one employs is injured through the carelessness of a co-employ6, they cannot recover damages. We also wish to have laws enacted that will benefit wage-workers in general. The abolishment of all private-armed bodies under the direction of so-called “ Detective Agencies.” The movement, so far, is confined to the state of Illinois, but Illinois iv not the only state cursed by conspiracy laws, by co-employ6 acts and by Pink- ertonism, private armed bodies under the direction of “ so-called Detective Agencies/’ but were it otherwise, rail- road employes throughout the country would feel a profound solicitude in the Illinois movement. The “ con- spiracy law ” of Illinois was made in the interest of corporations and to strike down workingmen. It was made to strike down free speech and a free press, and the free action of Amer- ican citizens in the open, free, manly discussion of wrongs inflicted by laws and by courts. It was intended to Russianize Illinois and has accom- plished its purpose to some extent and it is a happy augury to see railroad employes combining to expunge it from tbe statutes of the state. Again, the railroad employes ot Illi- nois on combining to repeal the co- Digitized by t^.ooQle

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668 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Sept. employ^ act by virtue of which rail- road corporations escape the just pen- alties of their acts and their policy, by making the death or disability of one employ^ the act of some other em- ploy 6, though the unfortunate man naa no more control over the act of his co-employ6 than he had over the acts of the President of the corpora- tion, and yet thousands of men have been denied anv compensation lor in- juries received by a law which was en- acted in the interest of corporations and in flagrant violation of the rights of the employ^. It is furthermore the purpose of railroad employes of Illinois to for- ever do away with the mercenary cut- throats known as the Pinkertons, and in this there must be universal ap- Sroval of all men who are not utterly ebauched by sentiments peculiar to lands under the sway of autocrats. In these things we have the basis of “political action ” in Illinois on the part of railroad employes, and it goes without saying that it should be the basis of political action throughout the entire country wherever a railroad employ^ casts a vote. Candidates for office, from the low- est to the highest, should be interro- gated. They should be required to define their positions. The party with which they affiliate should cut no figure at all. The questions should be, How do you stana on conspiracy laws which treat as conspirators men who meet to deliberate about wages and the cruel wrongs inflicted by such corporations as the C., B. & Q.? How do you stand on the co-employ6 law, which permits a corporation to escape the just penalties of its acts, its man- agement and its policy ? How do you stand upon the question of employ- ing Pinkerton thugs, mercenary vil- lains, conscience scamps who shoot and murder and for so much a day — a vagabond class whose vocation is per- jury. murder or any other crime in the catalogue, and who have no more re- gard for a workingman than a man- eating tiger has for its victim? If the candidates are not explicit in their public declarations of eternal hostil- ity to such things let them find support outside of the ranks of labor. Such politics this Magazine advocates with all the ability it can command. It has the indorsement of conscience and judgment, and the heart of every railroad employ^ in the land should throb responsive to the demand for such politics to triumphs The State of Iowa, as has been stated in this Magazine , has a law- which imposes severe penalties for for blacklisting a railroad employ6* and the Railway Service Gazette would like to see some manager with sufficient manhood and courage “to nail upon the bulletin board of his road an order something like this: NOTICE. To Whom it May Concern.— While the underw signed Is manager of this road, no employ^ leav- ing the service of the company, urnfer any cir- cumstances, will be blacklisted. Ex-employ&s of this road may seek employment elsewhere, and if officials of other roads ask for reference of this road, I have Instructed all officers to reply that such a man was employed for a certain length of time in a certain capacity, without other comment of any kind. The laws have made blacklisting a felony, and It is such, and due notice is given that I shall uphold the law. Any official of any road who sends a blacklist to this road may expect that I shall at once place it in the hands of the person so blacklisted, and furnish all evidence in my power tending to the* conviction of the criminal. Signed, . Blacklisting in intent is a crime scarcely less heinous than murder. Those who engage in it intend that the victims shall not obtain employ- ment, that they shall be idlers and vagabonds in the earth. The black- lister is therefore an enemy of society> an enemy of peace, order and pros- perity. He is more to be dreaded than, a mad dog or a man-eating tiger. He will have to go. Railway construction, which it ws claimed would show a large falling oi this year, does not so far justify tb J conclusions reached. At this time looks as though as much new tra J . ^ would be laid this year as in any pH £ vious year, with perhaps one exc$- w tion. . Digitized by Googlea

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 659 NIGHT AND MORNING. The heroic strikers on the C., B. & Q., the engineers, firemen and switch- men, since February 27th, 1888, have been, to use a figure of speech, march- ing and struggling for their rights under circumstances suggestive of night time. It has been a winter of discontent, of contending hopes and fears, but never of weakness or cow- ardice. This Magazine , argus eyed, awake and vigilant, has watched with cease- less solicitude the progress of the com- bat from its inception, and from’ the first, has believed the wronged strikers would win, if their courage and te- nacity were equal to the righteousness of their cause. Here, the Magazine puts upon record the declaration, that the strike should never have been ordered, if at any time, or under any circumstances a surrender was contemplated, before endurance and sacrifice had ceased to be virtues in the estimation of all honorable men. As the case now stands, we are re- auired to contemplate the attitude of the belligerents and estimate with the facts before us, the possible results. Let it be understood that the strike was ordered as a last resort, to secure justice and to maintain a principle. Up to this date, justice has not been secured, but the principle, which can- not be surrendered without dishonor, has been maintained. The strikers, with Spartan courage, have main- tained their defiant attitude. It may be, it is doubtless true, that here and there a striker has weakened, but the great body of the men have neither faltered nor wavered ; and here, it should be said, to the everlasting credit of the men who are battling for justice and for principle, that they are fighting for the Brotherhoods of which they are members ; more, they are championing the rights of every wage-worker ana bread-winner in all the broad land, as certainly as that this C., B. & Q. corporation, is massing all its resources to crush and degrade labor. This Magazine here and now, puts it upon record, that the struggle on the C., B. & Q. must pass into history, as demonstrating the measure of impor- tance attached to a struggle in which the central, pivotal purposes were the securing of justice and the mainte- nance of principle, without which the very term “ brotherhood ” is shorn of its dignity and becomes a delusion. It must not be forgotten that the Brotherhoods of Engineers, Firemen and Switchmen, struck for justice and for principle — not the individuals em- ployed on the C., B. & Q. — and the Great Brotherhoods, having decided to go to war, the question arises, when should they retreat or surrender? When should they ask of the enemy for terms of capitulation? When should they fall upon their faces and crawl upon their bellies in the dust to the feet of the C., B. & Q., beg for par- don and accept such terms as the cor- poration might deem proper to be- stow? Such interrogatories would arouse a sleeping devil in a Rip Van Winkle. And here, the Magazine asks why en- tertain a remote idea of surrender? Has the C., B. & Q. made any conces- sions? Not one. Has the C., B. & Q. indicated any purpose whatever of doing justice to its engineers, firemen, and switchmen ? None whatever. Has the C., B. & Q., when its fortunes were waning, and demoralization, wreck and ruin came as a penalty for its vicious policy, maintained an hon- orable attitude towards the strikers and the Brotherhoods? No, a thous- and times no. On the contrary, it formed an alliance with an organi- zation of spies, forgers and perjurers, and forever damned itself in the esti- mation of the Brotherhoods and all honorable men by a resort to means and measures as villainous as blackens the records of crime in any age, civi- lized or savage. And this is the in- famous corporation, this is the enemy of labor, this is the foe of the strikers and of the Brotherhoods to whom the Brotherhoods must surrender, if they surrender at all. Digitized by ^.ooQle

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660 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE . [Sep The record, so far as the public is permitted to know the facts, shows that the C., B. and Q. has suffered fi- nancially to an extent that challenges credhlity. Its losses are counted by millions. The Chicago Tribune , in a late issue, says that the decreased earn- ings of the Burlington Company for the month of May as compared with May 1887, amounts to $803,000 and for the first five months of 1888, as compared with the corresponding period last year the decrease of earn- ings reached the astounding sum-total of $4,194,172. The Tribune search- ingly analyzes the financial condition of tne C., B. & Q., and the showing is simply startling. Its stock amounts to $77,000,000. Previous to the strike it paid dividends of 8 per cent., this has gone down to 4 per cent, but even at 4 per cent, the dividends have not been earned by the road. The interest re- quirements amount to $6,000,000 a haar, or $500,000 a month, but the yet earnings for five months are only nelittle over $1,000,000 or less than a If of the sum required for interest, and the statements show, for the first five months of the vear a deficit amounting to $1,400,000, or, as the Tribune puts it : “ The Burlington Company lacks $4,000,000 of being able to pay its debts.” At the end of 1887, the Burlington had a surplus of $1,000,000. This has been wiped out, and its floating indebtedness now ap- proximates $3,000,000, and the corpo- ration is now in the market trying to borrow money to keep its machinery in operation. Chicago refuses to loan it the money, and its securities are be- ing hawked about in eastern markets. But the evil days of the Burlington are not ended ; on the contrary, the night of its darkness and demoraliza- tion has but just set in. The season is at hand for the movement of the products of the field and farm to the markets of the country and of the world. In its present condition these products will not go over its tracks manned by scabs, aided by Pinkerton mercenary thugs and thieves. The traveling public avoids its cars, and shippers seek when it is possible, other avenues of transportation, and the losses of the past five months are vivid reminders of what the immediate fu- ture has in store. The Magazine has no hesitancy in declaring that the Brotherhoods can and will win the C., B. & Q. fight, pro- vided they are equal to all the respon- sibilities they assumed when they ordered the strike. Why should they surrender when after five months of night, of struggle, the morning of vic- tory is dawning ? True, sacrifices have been made. They were inevitable, they were expected, but they have not exceeded probabilities, and are far within the realm of posssbilities. The strikers are determined, courageous, heroic to an extent demanding ap- plause and eulogy. The Brotherhoods are strong. As yet they have not put forth their mightiest energies. Their reserve power is incalculable. It is the reserve power of sixty thousand men in a struggle for justice and for the maintenance of a principle which they cannot abandon without the loss of reputation and character, as dear to Brotherhoods as to men. In all such struggles there should be the coolest deliberations when the question is, shall they be ordered*? But when the subject has been discussed from every standpoint, and the judgment is arrived at to “let slip the dogs of war,” then surrender is not to be thought of until the last strong- hold has been captured, until muni- tions and provisions are gone, and every avenue of retreat is closed. Such is not the condition of the Brotherhoods which engaged in the strike with the C., B. & Q. It chal- lenged the corporation to combat, and the men who were to feel the crushing weight of the corporation’s forces are as defiant as they were on the 27th of February, when the battle was inaug- urated. What do they expect ? What have they a right to expect? This: That the Brotherhoods whose battles they are fighting, that the Brother- hoods which ordered the strike, shall not only stand by them, but by the Digitized by Google

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 661 1888.] declaration of war which they made. This Magazine , comprehending as best it can, the magnitude of the in- terests at stake, maintains that a sur- render would be attended with the most humiliating consequences, un- just to the strikers and disastrous to the Brotherhoods. Besides, so far, not one prudent reason can be urged for surrendering, by declaring the strike off— which of all things, the C., B. & Q. most devoutly desires, for it sees in its tremendous losses the hand- writing on the wall, which means its total wreck, if the present status of affairs is maintained. Nor should the fact bs overlooked, and to this the Magazine calls special attention, that the Conventions of the Brotherhoods are near at hand — and the strike, with all its attendant cir- cumstances, is a proper subject to come before the representatives of the Brotherhoods for final action. It touches their honor at many points, and it is a matter demanding the uni- ted wisdom of the Orders. Let no final action be taken until the Brother- hoods, in convention assembled, shall have had an opportunity to speak. This Magazine is confident that the Brotherhoods, by putting forth their energies can win the fight. The day is dawning. Already the C., B. & Q. is defeated. The strike has touched its pocket — and therefore its soul. It is growing weaker every day. Its re- sources are crippled; its surplus is gone and its dividends are diminished. Victory is coming to the Brotherhoods. To surrender now would be a folly scarcely less than a crime. The de- mand is for the Brotherhoods to mass their energies and stand firm. This done, the day is not far away when the C., B. & Q will make overtures of peace. That corporation like all other corporations will be influenced by the logic of cash. The stockholders will not long tolerate a policy by which an investment of $77,000,000 not only earns no money for dividends, but earns less than expenses. The Locomotive Firemen's Magazine puts the foregoing facts and reflections upon record as the reason why the strike should be continued and main- tained with renewed energy. SIMPLE CREEDS. IF this were our creed, it were creed enough To keep us thoughtful and make us brave On this sad journey o’er pathways rough, That leads us steadily on to the grave ; Speak no evil, and cause no ache ; Utter no Jest that can pain awake ; ™ Guard your actions and bridle your tongue ; Words are adders when hearts are stung. If this were our aim. It were all In sooth That any soul needs to climb to heaven, And we would not cumber the way of truth With dreary dogmas, or rites priest-given. Help whoever, whenever you can ; Man forever needs aid from man; Let never a d*y die In the west That you have not comforted some sad breast. Were this our belief we need not brood O’er Intricate isms or modes of faith, For this embodies the highest good For the life we are living or after death ; We meet no trials we do not need ; Well borne sorrow is holy seed That shall rise in a harvest of golden grain : And a wise soul ever thanks God for pain. -[EUa Wheeler. Digitized by CjOOQle

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662 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Sept. OBIGINALITY IN AIMS AND METHODS. The powers of man have not been exhausted. Nothing has been done by him that cannot be better done. There Is no effort of science, or art, that may not be exceeded ; no depth of philoso- phy that cannot be deeper sounded ; no flight of imagination that may not be passed by strong and soaring wing.— [Emerson. There are many persons who are always looking to government, to reform societies, to unproved educational institutions, to workingmen’s or other associations, to any- thing and everything but their own hands and brains, to better their condition and make life-journey easy, whether above or below mediocrity. For this purpose, it is well to cultivate some specialty. Find some new want of society— some fertile source of profit or honor — some terra incognita of busi- ness, wbose virgin soil is yet unbroken, and there stick and grow. Specialties are the open sesame to wealth ; therefore, whatever ou deal in, whether groceries or speeches, ricks or law, coal or real estate, must be, or seem to be, phenomenal. To get rid of your wares, wnether material or immaterial —dry goods or professional advice, or “mouthfuls of spoken mind” — you must get your name into everybody’s ears, and every body’s mouth; and to do this, there’s nothing like specialty. The extent to wh ich originality — a little thinking — may enable one who has a specialty to coin money in his business, was strikingly illustrated some years ago in the brass-clock business. One of the oldest and most noted manufacturers, wishing to keep his name perpetually before the public, contrived to do so by a succes- sion of improvements — many of them ex- ceedingly slight, sometimes he added a new cog, or wheel or two, or altered the arrange- ment of the old ones, sometimes the case was slightly remodeled. Nowr the face wTas painted in a very striking manner, and, next, an added hammer was made to strike. No matter how trifling the change, it was invariably blazoned in the leading public prints. By this artifice he created a ready market for all his manufactures, and became the most celebrated clock-maker in the land. Mix brains, then, with your business, if you would succeed, as Opie, did with his colors. Throw open the windows of your mind to new ideas, and keep, at least, abreast of the times — if possible, ahead of them. Nothing is more fatal to self-advancement than a stupid conservatism, or servile imitation. In these days of intense competition, if you would achieve a high success, you must think for yourself, and, above all. cultivate pliableness and versatility. The days when a man can get rich by plodding on, without enterprise and without taxing his brains, have gone by. Mere industry and economy are not enough ; there must be intelligence and origipality. Quick-witted Jacks always get ahead of the slow-witted giants. What- ever your calling, inventiveness, adaptabili-. ty, promptness of decision must characterize and utilize your force; and if you cannot find markets, you must make them. In business, you need not know many books, but you must know your trade and men; you may be slow at logic, but you must dart at chance like a robin at a wonp. You must stick to your groove in politics and religion; but in your business you must switch into new tracks, and shape yourself to every exigency. Every calling is filled with bold, keen, subtle-witted men, fertile in expedients and devices, who are perpetually inventing new ways of buying cheaply, un- derselling or attracting custom ; and the man who sticks doggedly to the old-fashioned methods — who runs in a perpetual rut — will find himself outstripped in the race of life, if he is not stranded on the sands of popular indifference. Keep, then, your eyes open and your wits about you, and you may dis- tance all competitors; but ignore all new methods, and you will find yourself like a lugger contending with an ocean racer. Although the Americans are famous the world over for their inventiveness, yet there is no people on whose cranium the organ of imitation is so prominent as on ours. We are not the only people who “run every- thing into the ground; ” but we certainly do it more generally, and with greater rapidity, than any other nation on the globe. No matter w*hat branch of business is started — from the manufacture of toothpicks or matches to that of sewing machines or watches — the moment any business is dis- covered to be profitable, it is rushed into by thousands, till a reaction follows, and it is ruined. How many times have we seen the lumbering business, both east and west, from a state of ordinary activity, which yielded a handsome profit to those engaged in it, swell to enormous proportions ; prices raised, lands changing owners at fast rising rates, hundreds plunging into it who hardly knew hemlock from pine; new saw mills going up on every mill site, and old ones running day and night, the market glutted, w hen suddenly the bubble burst, bankrupt- ing all concerned ! So with other branches of business; at one time the tide sets toward the rising of morus muUicaulis , at another the heads of the entire community are turned by reports of gold mines, and at another, by the fortunes made out of wool and oil. To- day, some phrcwd Yankee starts a “gift” bookstore; to- morrow*, another sharp Yan- kee, conceives the idea of a “ninety-nine cent store,” and, the hit proving a lucky one, there is instantly a stampede from all the other branches of trade to the ninety- nine cent store business, till it is so over- done as to be worthless. It is a poor kind of enterprise which thus depends upon the judgment of others, strikes out no new paths. Digitized by VjOOQie

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 663 1888.J and follows blindly every man who says, “ I have made money.” Nothing is more cer- tain than that when a business pays large profits its race is nearly run. Those who Are already in it may get rich, but the late- •comers, who strike in only after its profita- bleness has leaked out and become known -to the whole community, will not only be ruined but will cut down the profits to a point so fine as to render them merely nomi- nal or worse. Let every man stick to the business he knows, constantly studying Ians to make it more productive, to lessen is expenses and increase his profits. Above all, it is imperatively essential to make a name which will live beyond the hour, and you mu6t do something, or say something worth being done or said, which has not been done or said before. Old Reliable. For the Magazine. NUTTING IN ILLINOIS. SOW often do I remember, When 1 was only a boy, The hazy days of September, In the woods of Illinois. With our sacks upon our shoulders, My brother Will and I Sat down to rest on the bowlders, Where the Somonauk flows by. Those scenes, for many a reason, Are strangely dear to me : Twas there In every reason We sported, gay and free ; In spring, ’twas them we went angling For pickerel, slender and slim ; There, after much choking and strangling. In summer, we learned to swim. In autumn, we gathered our treasure Of choicest walnuts there, While other boys had their pleasure Attending the county fair ; The cold winter’s winds were blowing, And all was cheerless and bleak, We found recreation in going To skate on the frozen creek. But the dearest of all recollections That in my fancy play, Are the quiet, calm reflections Of a happy nutting day. When leaving home in the morning, Our mother would often call Us back for her gentle warning ; “ Be careful, boys, don’t fall.’’ So joyful and happy hearted, We briskly hurried away, And seldom. If ever, we parted Lest one from the other might stray. Will, being the stronger and taller, The hardest trees would climb, While I, the weaker and smaller, Enjoyed an easier time. As he shook, and knocked, and pounded, The walnuts rattled like hail ; And when to the earth they bounded, I picked them up in a pall. At lunch, why it was I know not, For he was hungry as I, He gave me the largest doughnut, And the biggest piece of pie. Then when our day’s work waseuded, He took the heavier load. As we the great hill ascended Along the familiar road. ’Twas thus we labored together Till the autumn days were o’er, That, during the winter weather, We might have a feast in store. -[Geo. W. Hall. Digitized by L.ooQle

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664 LOCOMOTIVE IIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . Mechanics. Truck Equalizer Bar. In a previous article, in writing of a broken front truck equalizing bar, we said that “In only one kind of Mogul is an equalizer used.” We did not, of course, intend to assert that there were none in use outside the limit of our personal knowledge, and hence we are perfectly willing to believe that other classes of locomotives may and do have equalizing bars as “E. S.” states. This serves to show that no one man can nor does “ know it all,” for there are thous- ands of things of which he has never heard and with which has neverbeen brought into personal contact, and of wrhich he must be incompetent to form any opinion. We must, however, still adhere to the statement as before made, that with the Baldwin locomotives we referred to, the front spring-hanger was in such a shape that if the equalizing bar were broken it would leave the spring-hanger up against the frame, and thus catch and sustain the greater part of the weight previously on the equal- izing bar. The hanger was made double, one strap coming down on each side of the frame, and then a suitable hanger, to w hich the cross-bar is attached, is held in place by a bolt passing through the straps. As these lower hangers are not over tw o inches below the bottom of the frame the end of the spring could only rise that much, and would then have to carry its share of the increased weight. Additional Busy Bonds. In last month’s Magazine we gave a list of our “ busy roads,” and was obliged to omit two. the Grand Trunk of Canada, and the Waoash, on account of a lack of figures. We also gave the N. Y. Central & Hudson River credit for more miles and a less num- ber of locomotives and cars than revised figures seem to warrant, and thus reduced the number of cars and locomotives per hundred miles to a smaller number than is due it. The figures for these three roads are as follows : NAME OF ROAD. . 5 £ Locomotives. Cars. Locomotives per 100 miles. $ J s as p N. Y. & H. R. R.R 1,477 856 34,245 58 2,886 Grand Trun't, of Canada 2,924 705 19,289 1 27 659 Wabash | 948j237| 8,431 1 25 899 [Sept. While writing of busy roads it may per- haps not be amiss to mention the Elevated Railroad of New York City. It does not come up in length to the roads we have been considering, but it is no doubt the most “busy” road in the whole world. It has only 32 miles of double track, but on it run 259 locomotives and nearly 1,000 pas- senger cais ; no freight cars at all. This would foot up to the ratio of over 800 loco- motives per hundred miles, and this shows at once that the traffic of this road far ex- ceeds any that we have considered. The highest number of locomotives on our list was the P. & R., with 69, but the “Elevated” has nearly twelve times as many per hun- dred miles. This means that thd “Elevated” has to run thirty-six trains past a given poins to one train on the P. & R., provided that the locomotives make about the same mileage. This is no doubt correct, for it is said to be a fact that 1,800 trains pass Chatham Square station of the “ Elevatea ” every day. The wonder is, how the road can pay its way and be profitable to its stockholders on the five cent fares, but when you consider the fact that an average of about 500,000 Eersons ride on this road each day, even the ve cents per head amounts to a nice little sum, and at the end of the fiscal year show such a surplus of profits as to make the stock a desirable investment. A Locomotive. What is a locomotive ? is the query pro- pounded by “313,” and to which Mr. Lock- wood has given a partly correct answer, but into which he has again introduced his “twice nothing equals something,” idea, and thus throws himself open to criticism. The mechanical definition of locomotive is, no doubt, “a machine wThich is capable of moving from place to place,” ana that is really as far as the w ord can be defined without going into details, to show that the agency to move the machine has to be cre- ated within the machine and then applied to the wheels in such a manner as to produce motion at the will of the operator. A more full definition can be given by stating that the modern locomotive is a double steam engine, with its boiler carried on a set of wheels, to which motion is imparted by the pistons of the engines, which are connected to the wheels by suitable driving rods grasp- ing crank-pins attached to the wheels. Consolldfttloa. The knuckle joints or connections of the Earallel rods of the locomotive are called •ont and main connections in this locality. We also refer to our front, second, main and back brasses. While this is our practice different designations may be used m other portions of the country. Digitized by L.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 6G5 Early Railroading. In my last letter I spoke of the old- fashioned hook. We often hear “drop” hooks and “ V ” hooks mentioned. The drop hooks had to be adjusted on the rocker- pin by the starting bars (located on the foot board) connected with the rocker-arm and moved back or forth until the hook drops into its place ; the V hooks were made like an inverted V on the end of the eccentric- rod ; the distance between the extreme arms of the V was greater than the throw of the eccentric, so in throwing them in with the reverse lever the arms of the V would catch the rocker-arm pin and move the arm into position. This was a difficult job sometimes ; w ith a leaky throttle, making the valve slide hard to move, to get the hooks to take hold when the engine was standing, sometimes required considerable muscle, interlarded with some profanity. Any of the old boys, with the writer, who has handled hook-mo- tion engines, know how it was themselves. In the old work- motion the point of cutting off* remained the same, until an independent cut-off was put on, and an independent cut- off valve, as the main valve always worked for full stroke. The cut-off valve gear was made in such a way that it engaged with the main valve gear, and both valves worked together or coincidently, but wrhen the en- gineer wanted to use the cut-off he did it by pulling back the cut-off lever, disengaged from the main, and picked up his cut oft valve gear. The Norris folks work the in- dependent cut-off valve from the cross-head on some of their engines. The independent cut-off at first wasabsolute, or unchangeable. A few years later, wrhen the variable cut-off valve gear made its appearance, Baldwin introduced the curved cut-off rocker-arm, or, as it is sometimes called, “ the sw’ord arm, which allowed the engineer to vary the points of cutting off at will. The curved rocker arm is in use in some of the large twelve- wheeled engines designed by the late Mr. Stevens for the Central Pacific. The engine truck frame of some of the early engines was made of wood and bound with iron, and cast iron pedestals. Pilots were not in use ; instead, a piece of timber al out three by six was bolted to the front of the truck frame, extending down in front of the wheels, with a hickory broom strapped to it, for the purpose of brushing stones, sticks and cows oft the track. Cabs were not in use; the only covering the engineer and fireman had was their caps, and an iron railing around the foot board. The writer has often (when a boy) rode on one of the little engines and got a ducking from the rain. Some w ho read this may remember a small locomotive that worked around the shops in Sacramento, the Wm. Penn. She was one of the early Norris engines, built about 1836. This engine and your humble servant were boys together on the old State road, now the Philadelphia Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad. There were four or five others just like her on the road at that time. W. DeSanno: [TO BE CONTINUED ] Galveston, Texas, July 17, 1888. Mr. Editor:— Please allow me your valu- able space for one more month, in my own peculiar style, and I promise not to offend any more, although I must say (with your permission) that I am of the. opinion that your policy will prove to be a nail in the coffin of the Mechanical Department. The request to sign proper names is all right, and I, for one, am not ashamed of mine, and as everybody with w hom I have w’orked during the past f *ur or five years, knows who “ Eccentric Strap ” is, the Broth- erhood at large and others might as well know it too. Condensation and stating facts, are very good in theory, but 1 am of the opinion that bringing the Mechanical Department down to a mere statement oi facts, will be like feeding a man on roast beef altogether; roast beef is good, but if a man were put on roast beef three times a day with nothing else , it wrould soon become monotonous, and I am of the opinion that many an interested reader of that department at present, would under the new rule read the editorials and skip over to have a cozy chat with the ladies. Mr. Rauch attempts to prove in July Magazine that figures will lie, but I don’t see the proof of it, as his statement of cutting up an eight inch square, and making an ob- long 5x13, is about as much correct, as his blunder about the eccentric’s throw, or I am a long w’ays off and would be pleased if Mr. Rauch would give me instructions as to how to proceed to dissect 8x8, and rearrange so as to make 5x13. Now, “ Vulcan,” it seems rather hard for you to see a point ; I never said absolutely at the third spoke, but said “examine position on axle in relation to crank-pin ” now, may be, with one wheel it would be the third spoke, but if a great many more spokes were in the wheel, it might be the fifth. Where is the dift'erence ? The slipped one must be placed just as far from crank-pin in the oppo- site direction as the one in proper place is, on its side; so, now’, tell me, what difference the^number of spokes makes ? I*notice that 1 have made another mistake, in referring to wheel leverage ; I said “ Vacu- um” in two places, which should have been “Vulcan,” as “Vacuum” has never had anything to say on that topic. And now I will give answers to my ques- tions in July number. 1st. In case you had to take dow?n your main rod, and lost liners, you would have to place her on forward Digitized by LjOOQLe

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666 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Sept. center, then run your cross, head entirely forward until you find striking point, then, as no make of engine has less than ^ of an inch piston clearance, just run the cross head back that amount and put up your rod, adding liners enough to fill and you are all right. Without this precaution, the rod might be lined too long one way, which would probably knock out one of your cylinder heads. 2d. Run your driver up the same as for broken tire, and fit suitable wood blocking between saddle and frame, thereby taking weight off of driving box, and you would be safe enough. 3d. Cut wood blocks and fit in your links above and below link blocks, giving stroke enough to handle the train conveniently and go on. 4th. Back her down, because, if heading down and any one of the following points.*: reverse lever, reach rod, eccentric blade, or strap tumbling shaft or link lifter, should break, you lose all control absolutely, while, if backing down, the weight of links and eccentric connections wrould hold her in reverse motion to a great extent. “ Paul ” says it is poor policy to ridicule a man into silence, and I believe it is myself, but I don’t think “ Amboy Division ,r wTas driven out of the field by ridicule as “ Paul ” says, and in saying which, I presume he refers to my writing on that subject, espe- cially on page twenty-three, January num- ber. It was not intended for ridicule, and if so received, w^as a great miss-shot on my part, as I never like to ridicule a man for a theory, but try to convince, by argument. Perhaps I become to zealous^ and overshoot my mark at times, but I am certain that I have had a great deal more ridicule hurled at me, since my advent into the columns of the Magazine , than any other writer, for the same length of time, but it did not .silence me. “ Paul,” himself, while disparaging others for ridiculing theories, comes right in with a good share of ridicule against others. He says, “ If they who ridiculed them would, instead of devoting so much time to the ‘ en- lightenment ’ of others, 6tudv a little them- selves, ‘Amboy’s’ efforts would be apprecia- ted as they deserve.” What is tnis but ridicule? and at whom? why, “Vulcan” and myself. “Paul” says a great deal, and when summed up and sifted, the main body will be found to be ridicule, as every sen- tence contains a sarcasm or a sneer at “ Vul- can ” and “ E. S.” Perhaps “Paul” would have us accept a statement and not try to refute any theory expressed, but that is not policy. I may have written for the “enlightenment” of others and my intentions were honest, and “ P.” must not think for an instant that I am so bigoted as to deem myself infallible, or beyond the necessity of study; on the contrary, I continually studv, I don’t think I shall ever quit as long as 1 retain my fac- ulties unimpaired, and while I was writing for the “ enlightenment ” of others, I was seeking information myself, and some I found, some from “Paul,” some from others, but there was information, which, perhaps others had not had an opportunity of gain- ing, consequently, I gave some things for the “ enlightenment ” of others, not for the purpose of showing my superior (?) knowl- edge, but that others might have the benefit of my experience, and I am sure my oppor- tunities were greatly in excess of those possessed by a great many others, for in roaming around over a square of country a couple of thousand miles, each way, coming in contact with all kinds of men, engines, and water and fuel, a man with any brains at all, will be stfre to pick up something. Why should he hide it away ? It does not detract one particle from his knowledge to inform others of what he has learned. It is like carrying a lighted torch and meeting a man who has a torch which is not lit, and asks for a light; who would refuse? Ho one with any degree of courtesy or honor, and this was what actuated me in my com- munications to the Mechanical Department. Now, “ Poly—- ” and “ Vulcan,” suppose I ridicule (?) the two of you a little, on vonr valve argument. I think I can set you both right, where you are now both wrong, “ V.” being the most in error, as he thinks that adding outside lap will cause lead to de- crease, when hooking an engine up. Now, “ V.,” how did you tell us some months ago that lead was developed? Was it not “if the axle centre were centre of eccentric lead, would not be developed at all, but as the eccentric’s centre is about two and a half inches from axle centre ? ” and so forth. ; this, then, being the case, how can it be that without changing the eccentric’s throw, you will cause it to decrease instead of develop, by hooking up ? Surely it will make no dif- ference to the eccentric’s pull on the valve’s stem, consequently it would pull a valve with one ana one-eighth inches lap just as far as one with three-quarters, consequently if you can advance your eccentric enough to give lead in full gear with the larger valve, ou will have just as much lead when ooked up, as with your smaller valve, minus the difference caused by bringing your eccentric's centre closer together , but as you can’t bring them absolutely together, lead must develop by hooking up. But I don’t agree with “ Poly— ” that an engine will do well, so equipped, because as you advance your eccentric, so you advance your valve travel, the consequence wrould be that a valve could be put in which wTould develop lead ; all right, but you could not work her close hooked up, because the valve travel would Digitized by ^.ooQle

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LOCOMOTIVE IIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 667 1888.J be so advanced that when she began to take steam at end of stroke, the valve would be ready to start toward cut off, consequently lead opening would be all the opening your port would get ; this would give earlier cut off, which would, of course, weaken your engine when hooked up close, as you might be working her in six inch notch, but the earlier cut off would make it so that you miizht only be working three, or three and a half inches of steam, consequently your engine would be so much weakened close hooked up. What do you think of it, brothers? Will my arguments stand wash- ing, or am I wrong ? It is my way of look- ing at it. Right you are, Bro. “ Vacuum,” never let a point go by that is worth knowing. If the valves were left u> set themselves we would go limping along over the road month in and month out, and not know any difference. We should always when starting, as fire- men, first learn to make steam, then, when that is learned enough to make any kind of a run, you want to know that it costs you nothing to begin the study of the engine, and you can never learn too much , for although ou may never be called upon to put your now ledge into practical effect, the chances are that if you are a good stayer (which I have never been) you will, almost before you know it, be asked to take an engine out, then what would you do without any knowledge of the machine ? We all have plenty of time to learn to fire and to learn other things, and we want to learn everything we can. I, for one, never miss an opportunity, for, when- ever I find anything wrong with an engine I pitch right in to solve the problem, and I will ask any one I meet, for the information I want if I think it in their power to give it. Never sit back and be afraid of showing your ignorance by asking questions, because, like thaU young man “ Vacuum ” mentions, you may show* your ignorance in a great aeal more forcible, as w'ell as embarrassing, man- ner, at some future period. 44 N. Y. C.”: 1. An engine stops when re- versed with cylinder cocks open, by compres- sion of air in cylinder; the valve is traveling iust opposite to piston, consequently ex- haust port is open to cylinder when piston is traveling away from it" This causes the cyl- inder to fill with air, then as the piston be- gins to return, the valve has changed its po- sition on seat, and exhaust port is closed to that end, consequently you have a full cylin- der of air to expel through the cylinder cocks. The piston drives it out, it compresses a great deal, which same compression is so much resistance to engine’s motion, hence she stops. 2. A 8 an engine has tw o motions, and reversing will change valve travel, there must necessarily be a point where one mo- tion is suspended, then it must be that at that point one motion counteracts the other ; this point is center. 3. Don’t knowr. It is not only possible with steam piston larger, but such a pump would be bound to pump more air than steam, because your square inches of pressure would be greater than the resistance. And now, Mr. Editor, and brothers, and readers, please bear with me in this, my last, and I shall never trouble you with stories, repartee, badinage and chaff again. So, now, with wishes for the continued success of the Magazine , I will bid you fare- well, dear old Mechanical Department. I have loved you, but we must part. Yours fraternally, A. J. Schmidt. Our esteemed friend and correspondent “Eccentric Strap,” A. J. Schmidt, in his determination to retire from the columns of the Mechanical Department of the Magazine, has not, w*e are confident, correctly estimated the motive that prompted the article in the July number of the Magazine , relating to the Mechanical Department. The article in question to which Bro. Schmidt takes excep- tion, was frank and courteous. We stated facts relating to space which have confronted us for months past. It became impossible for us to publish all the communications offered for the Mechanical Department with- out interfering with the other departments and the general arrangements of the Maga- zinc. To obviate the difficulty w*e suggested, not the discontinuation of communications, but condensation, the elimination of such discussions as did not state or elucidate facts pertaining to mechanical questions. A moment’s reflection, we are satisfied, will convince Bro. Schmidt that our suggestion is the only wray out of an embarrassing di- lemma. Bro. Schmidt in his communication w hich appears herewith, makes statements which triumphantly justify what we said about “repartee,” “badinage,” “chaff,” etc. He refers to charges that corresp ndents have sought to “ridicule” each other, and he re- fers to one correspondent as follows: “He says a good deal, and when summed up and sifted, the main body will be found to be ridi- cule, as every sentence contains a sarcasm or a sneer at 1 Vulcan ’ or iE. S' ” We desired to eliminate from the department “ ridicule,” “sarcasms” and “sneers,” and to that ex- tent, at least, communications can be con- densed without injury to any one, and ought Digitized by CjOOQle

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668 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . not to drive any “nails in the coffin of the Mechanical Department” of the Magazine . We like the “roast beef” illustration of Bro. Schmidt. It suggests the idea of a banquet, a feast of fat things. Now then, if we can make the Mechanical Department of the Magazine stand for the “ roast beef,” thoroughly cooked, we will guarantee the other departments shall furnish whatever else is required to make the “bill of fare” appetizing. We sincerely hope Bro. Schmidt will reconsider his resolution to discontinue his communications, and permit his army of appreciative readers in the future, as in the past, to have the advantage of his obser- vations and experience. — Ed. Magazine. Two Times Nothing. Mr Editor: — Let me take Mr. Lock- wood’s very astonishing proposition as the basis for an illustration of the relative movements of the top and bottom of a wheel. Take a four-foot lever, place one end at ;rest at 0, move the top any distance to d. The distance traveled, or the movement, of any point will be in direct proportion to its distance from the 0 poir > point of rest, or fulcrum. The move- ment of 3 will be three times that of one ; and of 4 twice that of 2. That is, the movement of the top will be twice that of the center point; it can not, therefore, be twice that of 3 or 1, not even of 0. Now, those who have agreed that a rolling wheel presents its successive diameters as levers, with fulcrum always on track— that is, bot- tom at rest — may easily satisfy themselves that the top moves twice as fast as the cen- ter. Let Fig. 2 represent a wheel rolling on a rail, F E. On the top of the wheel rests the end of another rail, B A, which will be moved forward by contact with the top of the wheel. Make one revolution, but let there be no slipping of either rail. If the wheel is 15 feet in circumference, its exact center point, c, having no “speed of rota- tion,” will be “translated ” to the point D, just 15 feet from its starting point, while the point A in the top rail will be found at G, just 30 feet from its starting point. The top [Sept. has moved twice as fast as the center, the bottom has not moved at all. The size of the wheel has nothing to do with the rela- tive movement of the top, center and bot- tom. If, in this case, one second was con- sumed in the movement, you may say that the wTheel makes one revolution in a second, and its top travels 30 feet in a second. Use a wheel of half this size, let it make two revolutions in a second, but the top will only move 30 feet, and the center point 15 feet in that second. The “ speed of rota- talion ” does not seem to affect the “speed of translation,” the latter depending on simple leverage. Just one more illustration. This is a wheel 12 feet in circumference, sa* the back driver of an engine, with an axle j ust six feet in circumference. Pass a belt over the tire of the wheel, passing it under the tread on the track, give the two ends of the belt to A and E to hold. Pass another belt around the axle and let B and D hold the ends. C holds a rope which moves freely on a pin in the center point. These boys stand on the track just three feet apart. Now start ahead just a half turn, and if the belts do not slip all the boys are brought together at A. E, who had hold of the top, has moved just twice as far as C, the center man, and A, the bottom, has not moved at all. I am 60 firmly convinced that two is twice one that I can not agree with Mr. Lockwood, although I thank him for his very kind invitation to solve the “snags ahead.” Have I succeeded? Let me also acknowl* dge the large courtesy extended by other correspondents, and to say that^ my full name, which has several times been ap- pended to articles in the Magazine , is at the service of any one who chooses to ask it of the editor, but in this department I care only to be known as an emplovS of the Amboy Division. Mr. Editor:— “Ash Hoe,” in August Mag- azine, in considering the “ wheel and lever ” question, does so so nearly from the stand- foint for which I have been contending that take the liberty of requoting and restating his propositions. “A fulcrum is that by wThich a lever is sustained or held.” — Webster. There are two senses in which this defini- tion is to be taken, that of sustaining and holding. If I desire to lift or sustain aTx>dy with a lever I place the point of the lever underneath it, and with a block underneath that, as near the point as possible, with my Digitized by ^.ooQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 669 1888.] weight on the end of the lever, raise the body. In this case the block is the fulcrum, the leverage in this case is a lifting one only. Now, take the case of a saw-log, or, say, a car wheel, and use the lever, say a crow-bar. With its point in contact with the earth or rail we do not lift, but roll it forward. The bite of the crow-bar “ holding” is the ful- crum ; the lifting force of the lever instead of its weighted force now becomes the power that moves the body. Instead of moving upward in a vertical line, the log or wheel rolls forward, and the earth or rail becomes the axis of motion of either at the point where the log or wheel are in contact with either. This applied to a revolving lever, say locomotive driver, is a varying application of power by pushing or pulling on the crank-pin, the minumum power the crank-pin’s lower limit to its maximum at i ts upper. I have heretofore stated j ust what this is, i. e.: in a four foot wheel, twenty- four inch stroke, at fifty miles an hour m the line of translation, the rail (being also fifty miles per hour) its speed of rotation for the minumum being one-half of its speed of translation, or twenty-five miles per hour, while its maximum speed of rotation is double that of translation, or seventy-five miles per hour. In this case the earth and the rail are the axis of motion for either the log or the lail, and the bite of either the crow-bar or driver becomes its fulcrum by holding. This conceded, then another point that has been questioned in this Mechanical Department is established, that the crank- pin in a locomotive driver, the driver con- sidered as a revolving lever, has its weak and strong point. Its weak one at its lower limit when it becomes a pusher in the line of the connecting-rod from cross-head to rail and the wheel, its fulcrum, the rail ; its strong point at its upper limit by pulling in the line of connecting-rod to cross-head. In the first case the leverage is twelve inches from the fulcrum, the rail in the second is thirty-six inches. Of course, in running backward these movements are reversed^ Some writers for this department have con- tended that a revolving lever has as much purchase by pushing twelve inches long as it would have by pulling on thirty- six. Archimedes wanted two things only to turn the world on its axis, “ a lever long and strong enough, and a fulcrum big enough.” And yet the world does turn on its axis. What is its axis ? This question I have referred to Professor G. M. Phillips, of the State Normal School at West Chester. Pa., who is a professor of astronomy, ana whose lecture on the “Starry Heavens” is very popular this way. Please excuse this digression, for to-night we are to have a total eclipse of the moon, and these mechanical wordings of the Great Master Mechanic of us all are in the line of the questions we are considering. “Ash Hoe” says further: “When the pin is on the top quarter the pin is the power, the axle the resistance and the rail the fulcrum, making the wrheel in such a position a lever of the second kind.” As to the first of these statements, the sweating of the axle into the wheel makes a rigid wheel base, for the axle cannot turn in the wheel, therefore the axle-box and frame are only guides to keep the driver in place, the weight on the axle-box is increased or de- creased to give traction and to balance the power in the cylinder. As an illustration we hear of “ over cylindered ” or “ under cylindered ” locomotives. The better way of stating it is that the expansion of the steam creates the power whicn is applied to the crank-pin through the cylinder, piston, cross-heads and guides. This is evidently “A. H.’s” meaning, instead of “the pin is the power.” We now have traction in- creased, to increase or decrease traction by throwing weight on and off the drivers, but the limit of power measured as first-class in this instance by the distance from the upper limit of the crank-pin to rail, and second-class by its lower limit and shortest distance from the rail ; also, by weight on drivers, cylinder powrer to turn them without slipping. “Amboy Division ” I am glad to see again “ on deck,” and he ought to be welcome, as I feel sure he will be. I await with much interest Mr. E. J. Rauch’s answer to “A. D.” last question. Verily, it looks as though the Mechanical Department will yet succeed in laying down correct mechanical princi- ples for future locomotive practice, and truthfully answer “ 313’s ” inquiry, “ What is a Locomotive ?” William E. Lockwood. Glen Loch, July 21, 1888. M a. Editor : In compliance w ith your re- quest in last months Magazine to cut com- munication short as possible, I will try and make my first appearance in print very brief. In reply to “ Excentric Strap’s” questions I would say in regard to No. 1. It is always advisable to make a mark on the guides at one end or other of cross-head before you take down a main rod, the mark will guide you in putting up rod in case you lose liners; or you can put rod up as near rsght as possible, andby pinching engine past the enters, tell by the clearance marks on guides, when it is right. No. 2 run driver up one wedge so that the wreight ; is off the driving box and then put block betw een top of frame and saddle ; slack up wedge a little and w ith nof oil, you ought togo all right. I've lere. No. 3. Head-first no particular reason except it is more convenient and you can use sand when necessary ; have tried both ways on a spur w'itbgrade of over 400 ft. to mile and can do better head-first. 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670 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . [Sept. Mr. Editor : — In the August Magazine I wrote in answer to “ E. .S” in regard to the wheel and lever question, and in answer to his suggestion that the larger the wheels — whether driving or pulley — the weaker the locomotive or engine would be. One of the strongest arguments against this assertion, is to be found in the method which is univer- sally used to determine the horsepower of any engine, be it locomotive or stationary. This rule is, multiply the area of the piston in inches, by the average effective pressure per inch, and the result by the length of the stroke in feet, and the number of strokes per minute. Thus a cylinder eighteen inches in diameter has an area of 254 square inches, this multiplied by fifty pounds gives us 12,700 pounds pressure on the piston. This product (12,700 pounds) multiplied by the stroke, which we will suppose to be two feet, or four feet in a complete revolution, yields 50,800 foot-pounds ; then again multi- plied by say 100 revolutions per minute, equals 5,080,000 'foot-pounds, or in other words, a piston eighteen inches in diameter, subject to fifty pounds pressure, traveling at the rate of 400 feet per minute, exerts a force equal to 5,080,000 pounds lifted one foot. As 3,300 pounds lifted one foot is the standard for one-horse power, we find that if we di- vide 5,080,000 oy 3,300 that we have about 184-horse power in that cylinder, or 368 in the pair of cylinders used on a locomotive. Now, in making all these calculations no one raises the question mooted by “ E. S.” in re- gard to the size of the drivers, or the pulley wheel, as that is not a factor in determining the power, because that is determined by the ressure, the length of the stroke, and num- er of strokes. The pressure is the power applied to the lever in the wheel, the stroke giving the length of the leverage, and the number of revolutions the speed at which the power moves. If these well-established rules do not convince “ E. S.” that he has deserted the true theory, I will have to leave him to the tender mercies of Mr. Lockwood, who is just ready to go for “ E. S.” as soon as he finds outjhow “ E. S.” is going to answer the three queries on page 580 of the August Magazine . Look out for that last one of the lot, for even if it is last it is not least. W. P. Borland has formally relinquished his nom de plume of “Vacuum,” and feels sorry that he cannot help “ Vulcan.” Well, I feel sorry too, for I ever wish to have good help in all cases. I hail with pleasure the re-appearance of “ Amboy Division,” and accept nis solution of the sixty-four inches covering sixty-five inches, (in parts) as the true solution of the mystery, which seems to have unsettled the nerve of our venerable correspondent “ Rauch,” and hope that as “ A. D.” is still in existence, he will exonerate me from the grave charge that I had annihilated him in these pages. ‘‘Dick” has given up the contest on the wheel and lever, and gives us a good article on injectors from the Locomotive Engineer , in which the superior velocity of steam issuing from an opening, is supposed to overcome the slower moving water. We all know that injectors will work under certain con- ditions, and we may even form our ideas in regard to it, yet some of our most eminent scientists have expressed entirely contrary opinions on the subject, and so it is no won- der that different views should should be held by our co-laborers. The Locomotive Engineer says the steam moves at 1,870 feet per second ; Bro. “ F. X. H.” puts it atf less than half as much— 900 feet. They do not agree in the start and fail to agree in their ideas of 'working. Bro. “ F. X. H.” seeks to illustrate his point by referring to the sub- merging of a ball in water, claiming that a lighter matter may penetrate a heavier mass. It can as long as the propelling force is at work, but wre see that all matter will be brought to a rest in a comparatively short time. According to “ F. X. H.,” the cur- rent of a river should show itself to infinity in the ocean, as it not only has the impetus it has received in its course down the mountains, but it also has all the water back of it in the channel to force it ahead, but alas ! even the mighty Mississippi maeksbut little impression on the ocean, whose waves come to meet the current, and soon break the force of the river, and bring it to the same condition of rest, disturbed only by the wind and tide. I have been working a Mack injector to sup- ply my locomotive with water, for eix months, having no pump on her at all. As my work is not steady 1 am forced to shut off my injector and put it on probably fifty to sixty times a day. I leave the water ram open about three- fourths of a turn, and using the steam ram so often, I can put it to work without losing any water at the over- flow at all. I have found that a trifle over a complete revolution of the steam ram will put the injector to work, and take up all the water. I have also noted that when I thus start the injector no steam or water es- caping from the overflow— ret, it takes sev- eral seconds from the time I turn the steam ram till I hear the click and feel the jar of the check-valve lifting from its seat and ad- mitting the water. The distance from the steam-ram to the check is less than ten feet, and steam traveling at 100 feet per second, w ould pass over the ten feet in a shorter time than can be noted by the eye or ear. I am inclined to think that as we progress in knowledge, we find that the fields of re- search are widening, and the subjects on which definite information is wanted are legion. Digitized by Google.

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 671 1888.1 “ Want to Know ” gives some specimen train orders which are good, but double track is tar better. I have seen some of our great country, and am surprised to find so many of our would-be first-class roads only using a single track for their traffic, thus hazarding lives and property daily on train orders wnich are liable to confusion and misunderstanding, and result in disasters. I too have found kerosene a good cleanser for jackets ; I prefer to dust a little tripoli on the kerosene soaked waste, and then daub it all over the jackets. Afterwards wiping all off; the tripoli does its part by imparting a polish. For my hand rails 1 was in the habit of using the dust, which settled on the beams overhead in our sand house, using it with kerosene and friction. On brass I used oxalic acid to remove rust (using a weak so- lution) then wiped over with tallow or oil to kill the acid, and after wiping all off clean, polishing with dry tripoli. I have also cov- ered my freshly polished brass with a thin film of dean tallow, and while it did not shine quite as brightly after this application of tallow, it would stand the weather and keep bright for a week. Lubricators are nearly all manufactured on one principle, although varied in their details. The cup is connected to the steam pipe, which delivers steam to the point to fee lubricated. A valve is opened and ad- mits steam to the cup, this steam condenses and becomes wfater, which according to the laws governing water in oil, settles in the bottom of the cup, and thus raises the oil, and lets it flow over a pipe or into the end of pipe placed in the cup for that purpose. The amount of steam admitted and oil dis- charged can be regulated by the valve, and as the larger part of lubricators now made, have a sight feed attachment by w hich the drops of oil can be seen as they leave the cup, they form a handy and economical ad- junct to the modern locomotive. “ H. W. N.” answers some of the queries presented in a correct way, but seems to doubt the practicability of using a device in the notches, to make a greater assortment of cut offs, but from personal experience with such devices, and even with small wrenches of suitable size, I can assure “ H. W. N.” that the pressure of the lever is enough to hold most any device in place. “ Ash Hoe ” wishes to take a hand in the wheel and lever discussion, and as I am in it I heartily welcome him, particularly as he advances his ideas clearly, and has evidently studied the subject. While no one would question the statement that the bottom of a rolling wheel stands still for a moment at the point of contact, no one can see how Mr. Lockwood can^expect any credence when he says the bottom stands still or is at rest , and the top moves twice as fast . See the point? A fulcrum is that which supports a lever, but for our purpose a better definition would be to say, it is the point on which the lever turns or moves. The pivots of scales are fulcrums on which the beams turn ; the stone laid under a crowbar and across which we pry, is a fulcrum, and a fulcrum is ever at rest so far as all the points of the lever are concerned. I fully agree with “ Ash Hoe” that the resistance to be overcome is the train, which is attached to the axle, which is in the center of the wheel. I have fixed the power at the crank, the fulcrum at the centre of the axle, which is the point on which the lever turns, while, as before stated, the resistance is imposed on the cir- cumference of the axle, between the fulcrum and the power. For a more full explanation of my views I refer to former articles and also to commencement of this paper. Vulcan. Richmond, Va., July 21, 1888. Mr. Editor:— I am glad to see a de- scription of fire-brick arches by “ Eccentric Strap.” The arches in use here are the flat brick described by him supported on the four water pipes. The change that has taken place on the C. & O. by the use of arch and extension fronts was the reason of my asking for the experience of some others who had used them. By their use the sav- ing in fuel is so great which necessary de- creases the labor on part of firemen that one is almost bound to be interested in it. On our consolidated moguls w ith long fire- box the dead grate with brick on top next to the flue sheet plays an important part. Without it it would be a hard matter to pre- vent the accumulation of ashes and clinkers next to the flue-sheet, whereby a quantity of cold air would come in contact with flues. I think it also aids in a measure the heating of arch and cives a help toward the com- bustion, as I nave noticed that when cov- ered over with ashes there was a percepti- ble decrease in the engine’s steaming. I have seen the same arch high in centre and resting on side sheets in use on English en- gines and think they were easier to fire than the flat arch. There is a device used on some of our engines that seems to me to fill the bill in regard to varying the cut-off between notches. The reverse bar has two dogs in the back and front. When one is in the notch the other is on top thus allowing a half notch at a time. Thanks “ Vacuum” for your valuable re- cipes for cleaning. Your question on the smoke-stack looks simple, yet it bothers me to account for it too unless that the air be- ing so much higher the higher we go and the air admitted at the bottom being dense and kept so compact in stack it tushes to the top causing a draught increasing the higher up it goes. W. A. G. 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672 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Sept. Denver, Col., July 22, 1888. Mr. Editor: — I see some of the boys are in favor of working: an engine with a full throttle and regulating her with the revers- ing gear. This sort of thing is all very well if the machine is built that way. 1 have been on the Rio Grande several years and I have got to see the first engineer run an en- gine that way. I have seen it done on one road, but they have a wheel reversing-gear and you would not see an engineer touch his throttle from one end of the road to the other, except to start and stop, and you will see them occasionally turn the wheel a little one w ay or the other, as the grade of the road changed. “ Eccentric Strap ” thinks an extension front a necessity to prevent sparks and smoke. I have seen engines with a straight stack smoke very little, just while a fire was being put in, but after the door was closed all was clear and you would scarce ever see a spark from the stack, and we had not an extension front on the road. Now I can’t see why they could not do without the dia- mond stack and front end, as well here as they do on the Brighton and South Coast Railway of England. One more question : I would like to know how it was that we wrere never troubled with flat tank wheels on the above road, and we used to try and beat one another at sliding the wheels and making the fire fly? Of course, the wheels had tires on them, as I can easily see and they must have got flat in places, but I never remember them as having to take a pair out on that account. I wrould like this answered if any of you can, as I have asked so many people ana no one seems to know. I wTould like to shake hands with Ex- Naval Apprentice. I have been there my- self, and perhaps he has been on board our ship, if not, he remembers the flag-ship Triumph. We often lay and rolled about in Callao bay together. His yarn was very in- teresting to at least one of his readers and I would like to see him if he ever comes this way. We were expecting the Pensacola to come to Vancouvers Island, and we heard she had broken her main-shaft and put in at ’Frieco. We were all sorry she did not come as we expected to have a good time. I must close now as I think my letter long enough for the first. R. U. West Salem, III., July 25, 1888. ’ Mr. Editor : — “ N. Y. C.” wants to know, 1st. What causes an engine to stop when reversed and using no steam. The reason is the cylinders act Tike an air-pump drawing in air through the exhaust-port and forcing it into the steam- chest and steam-pipes. 2d. An engine with the reverse-lever placed in the center, at no time in the stroke opens the ports more than equal to the lead. Whatever the lead is with the lever in the centre that is the amount that the ports will open. This alone will reduce the power al- most to nothing. Again with the lever in centre-notch hastens the action of the valve so that the cut-off takes place at four inches of the stroke, and the exhaust at about twelve inches of the stroke. Compression would begin at the same time of the ex- haust and, as the pressure on the exhaust side of the piston decreased, it would in- crease on the other side by compression and preadmission, as preadmission w’ould begin when the piston has four inches to travel to complete the stroke. Consequently the power exerted on one side of tne piston, is overcome by the resistance on the other, therefore the engine can do no work A more simple explanation would be to sup- pose we would hitch two horses at opposite ends of a wagon they being of equal strength, it is plain the wagon would not move. So it is with the engine, the go-ahead eccentric pulls one way and the back-up eccentric the other. The link-block being in the centre of the link, receives as much motion from One eccentric as the other, and if the rocker-arms are of equal length, the valve will move only an amount equal to the outside lap and lead. 3d. ‘I don’t think Westinghouse builds air-pumps with air piston smaller than steam piston, but with a pump built that way, it undoubtedly will be able to produce a greater pressure of air than the steam working it. Take a pump with 8-inch steam cylinder and 6-inch air cylinder— 100 lb. pressure on the steam- piston would produce 177.78 lbs. on the air- fnston. But it would take it proportionately onger to produce a certain pressure, as the air-cylinder is smaller than the steam- cylin- der. Otto Hallbeck. Car Notes. The Pittsburgh, Shenango & Lake Erie has contracted with the Erie Car Works for the building of 250 freight cars. The Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pa- cific has nearly completed the construction of 200 box cars at the shops at Ludlow, Ky. A Southern railroad company has recent- ly had some car tanks made to carry turpen- tine, the capactity of each being 60,000 gallons. The Anniston Shops of the United States Rolling Stock Co., are at work on a large order for freight cars for the Anniston <fe Cincinnati. The Pullman Palace Car Company will spend ; $250,000 in refitting the sleeping coaches it recently purchased from the Balti- more and Ohio road. Digitized by ^.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 673 \BDITED BY IDA A. HARPER . A PLEA FOB THIS BABY. In this scorching July weather there is no class of unhappy, perspiring humanity that so appeals to our sympathies and so deserves our pity as do the babies. At first glance a man seems to suffer most and he manages to make himself look the most uncomfort- able. He loses all pride in his appearance, sheds one garment after another, puffs, blow s 8wears,(?) mops off the perspiration and makes every body else warm just to see and hear him. The women who toil at the wash tub or over the cook stove or in the stores and factories all day long have a hard lot. But for men and women there comes a time in the day when they can in a great meas- ure relieve their discomfort and find rest and recreation. But for the baby there comes no such period. Day and night the dumb and helpless little creature suffers on. unable to make its wants known and tortured oftentimes by the very ones who love it best. An ounce of common sense on the part of the parents would be worth manv pounds of affection, as far as the welfare of the baby is concerned. It makes one heart-sick to see the mismanagement of babies in hot weather. A number of the poor, little things manage to survive but the leaves of the early autumn fall upon many a tiny mound that was not there when the spring flow'ers blossomed. Statistics show the greatest mortality among children under five years of age, and the ig- norance of parents is largely the cause of this. It is not sufficient that babies should merely be kept alive during the summer, they should also be made comfortable, and this should be looked after the more carefully because they are so completely at our mercy. One of the most essential things in hot weather is to put the baby by itself to sleep. The practice^cannotbe too strongly condemn- ed of having a baby sleep with hearty grown people, radiating heat and liable to roll upon and smother out the little life. It is not advisable in any kind of weather. The older and stronger person absorbs the vital force of the infant and then the parents wonder why the child does not grow' and thrive. Aside from the injury to the babe it prevents the mother from enjoying the needed rest, and the child soons forms the habit of taking nourishment the whole night through, which is equally injurious to both. Put the baby in a crib or bed by itself, on a hair mattress if possible, if not, then upon the lightest and softest that can be ob- tained. During the years of teething always keep flannel next to the stomach and bowels but do not commit the cruelty of putting on a flannel night dress except in case of sick- ness. Always loosen the band at night. Put a soft, small pillow under the head. The theory that a child must sleep without a pillow to make it straight is ridiculous. Lay a sheet lightly over the little sleeper and have a blanket ready to draw up as the night grows cool. Having made the baby thus comfortable, do not, oh, mother, leave it a prey to flies and mosquitoes when, for twenty five cents, you can purchase a mosquito bar and safety. Encourage the baby to sleep late in the morning as it makes it good natured and gives the mother an opportunity to attend to her household duties, but when it does awake lay everything aside until it is washed, dried and fed. If there is not time to dress it for the day, put on the stockings, flannel skirt and “ double gow n,” so that it may at least be comfortable. It is not advisable to let babies go barefooted as they possess very little animal heat and for this reason they should w'ear a flannel skirt till several years old and be dressed in every respect ’more warmly than older persons. Bew'are espec- ially of the cool nights and mornings that are so refreshing amid the heat of summer. They are fatal to babies and much more to be dreaded than the hot w'eather. When the weather changes put warmer clothes on the baby, start a little fire for its benefit and keep it out of the draught and the dew. It is al- most impossible to lay down any rules re- garding the food of infants as one will sick- en and die upon what another will thrive. Asarule the child for the first year should subsist upon the mother’s milk alone but if this is impossible a physician should be con- sulted and the effect of the various kinds of food prescribed should be carefully noted un- til one is found which agrees with the little one. It is not advisable to give a variety of food to very young children but one kind should be given until there is a distaste for it and then another should be tried. The greatest cruel tv that is practiced upon babies, (and cruelty is the mildest term that can be used,) is the failure to give them a drink of water. I have known the most devoted of mothers to permit a baby to go one month without a drink. This may seem incredible but it is a common occurance. There is no doubt that babies fret and cry for hours simply for w'ater. The milk only aggravates this thirst. Infants should be given a tea- spoonful of w'ater several times a day. When they are a few months old they should be permitted to feel the cool edge of the tumbler upon their fevered gums and taught to drink the water. If there is any stomach trouble lay little slivers of ice upon the tongue and let them melt. From the time the baby is born until it is old enough to ask Digitized by CjOOQle

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674 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Sept. for water see that it does not suffer the agony of thirst. There are many theories in regard to the bath. The probabilities are that more babies suffer from too much bathing than too little. I attempted to argue this question with a young mother who plunged her baby into a bath tub every morning. “ Do you ‘get into a bath every day?” I asked. *0 no,” was the reply “it would take all my vitality.” And yet the delicate baby was immersed every day for eight months when it died. . Some grown folks and some babies can stand the daily plunge but it is much safer in the case of the babies to use the warm sponge bath, keeping the lower part of the body covered while the upper part is being bathed and vice verm . Iftnebathis omitted occasionally the baby will not suffer. Use the rice flour or the lycopodium powder where it is essential but do not unnecessarily fill up the pores. A nice powder bag is made by sewing up a square of white flannel and filling with common silver gloss starch, then dip into cold water, dry thoroughly and rub between the hands till pulverized. A mistaken idea exists among many mothers in regard to giving the baby out door exercise. A ride in the morning and one in the evening before the dew falls is doubtless beneficial, but a walk upon the street at all hours of the day will find babies that ought to be at home. It is unkind and imprudent to send the baby out in the mid- dle of the day. The glare and the heat are just as distressing to it as to older people. In hot weather babies should be kept as cool and quiet and secluded as possible. Espec- ially are the baby carriages with very elastic springs, called “baby jumpers,” to be con- demned. This constant motion would send grown people to the insane asylum and there is no doubt but that it causes dizziness, headache and sickness in children. Another thing that should be avoided in all kinds of w eather is the practice of hold- ing the baby too much. Not only does the babv form the bad habit of wanting to be held all the time but the constant contact w ith bodies of other people is not good for it. The subtle force, called magnetism, vital current, etc., cannot be explained but does exist and the stronger will take it away from the weaker. Wash and dress and feed the baby and put it upon a soft pallet on the floor and let it roll and kick and rest and grow iat and healthy and strong. When vour friends come in tell them “hands off.” bo not permit either kissing or fondling. The baby does not relish indiscriminate kissiDg and hugging any better than we do. Insist upon the baby’s having regular hours for sleeping and, as much as possible have it go to sleep without rocking. The hardest work in the world is taking care of a baby. There is no exception to this assertion. Only those who have experienced it can un- derstand the long, weary days, the wakeful nights, the drain upon the physical, the nervous and mental strength, the tax upon one’s patience and amiability and cheerful- ness. Only mothers can know and appre- ciate the labor of mothers. With a kind husband, a healthy baby and plenty of as- sistance it is arduous and unremitting toil. When any of these is wanting, bv so much is the mother’s task increased. W'here one mother neglects or abuses her children there are hundreds who, through their de- votion and zeal, do more for tneir welfare than is really necessary. In the rearing of children, as in every calling, we need above all else the “saving grace of common sense.” Who shall say where the line must be drawn between ministering as far as needful to their comfort and happiness and the making of ourselves a need teas sacrifice? When the heart is inthe work we never stop to ask this question. Peace and happiness be writh you, dear mothers, and may the close of this long, hot summer bring you the blessed reward of your faithful care, and not one sweet lamb be taken from the arms of her whose love can never be put into words. The prostrating July and August heat has had its effect upon our correspondents. Only fourteen brief letters were received this month. We will now have an opportunitv to clear out the “pigeon holes” and be al- ready for a fresh supply this fall. We shall expect our old and valued correspondents to favor us with the accumulated wit and wisdom of the summer, and raise the Woman’s Department above even its high standard. A “Well Wisher” writes from Waxa- hachie a complimentary and encouraging letter to the brave and generous Brother- hood boys. Missoula, Mont., July 18, 1888. For Woman's Department: 1 am earnestly believing, trusting now in the Lord. I willingly obey him and take him at his word. Tis true I have temptations, and trials they are not few, But I mean to always trust him and force my passage through. I am resting, sweetly resting, on Jesus' blessed arm, Which will ever guide me and protect me from all harm, And I know that my Redeemer, my all-sufficient friend. Will always be my Savior and save me at the end. 1 have taken up my cross and its burden I will bear, For I know that in each conflict Its burden he will share. And when all trials are over and my longing soul’s at rest, I will sing with the redeemed ones and be for- ever blest. Alzetta. Digitized by CjOOQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 675 Washington, Ind., July 30, 1888. To Woman’* Department : The July number of the Magazine is at hand aud in my estimation excels all others, and as it is au old and valuable friend, I am very glad to note its progress. 1 see that ancient question, Woman’s Rights is still being argued. I am very anxioustosee what the gentleman from W. T. has to say aud will reserve my opinion until I have read his argument. A most deplorable accident occurred at Shoals Depot ;on the O. & M. line on the 2d of July. Grant Hill, a very popular young fireman and Magazine Agent at this place, in attempting to board a passing train, Intending to go home to spend the national holiday at Olney, 111., fell be- neath the wheels of the locomotive and received injuries from which he died in a short time. He was the only support of a widowed mother and sister. His mother was so prostrated by the news that her life was despaired of. Grant was a man loved and respected by all who knew him and his friends were legion. One more mound within the graveyard, One more sacred, hallowed spot ; One more mother crying wildly For her boy, who cometh not. Vain are all her tears and sorrow. Vain are all her moans and sighs, He has known a glorious morrow With his 8avior in the sfcies. Oh how precious was the letter Tellingof his coming home? For the Fourth they’d spend together, On the third her boy would come. Later on the cruel message, Like an arrow onward sped. Like an arrow pierced that mother— J ust those words—*4 your boy is dead f ” All the Joy was turned to sorrow, All around was black as night ; God above prepare that mother For the awful, bitter sight. And the sister, near heart-broken, Calls aloud the loved one’s name, And a sorrow we can’t fathom Bent her form and shook her frame, For this loving son and brother, Whose faithful heart was true as steel ; Fell a seething, senseless being, Neath the crushing, cruel wheel. None was bv to try to save him— From the awful, dreadful fate. Friends were there within the moments, But the friends had come too late f Peaceful, restful be thy slumber Neath the green and grassy sod, For the lilies are no purer Than the soul which met its God. Fare thee well, dear friend and brother, Ne’er forgotten wilt thou be ; But we hope to meet in heaven There to join in praise with thee. A beautiful pillow of lilies, and many other emblems were contributed by the members of Tried and True Lodge, No. 38, and his funeral was very largely attended, a great many going from all parts of the country. Grant Hill is dead, but his memory will live forever In the hearts of friends left behind, but who are travel- ing onward to the valley where he has safely passed and where we feel sure he has heard the words, ** Come up higher good and faithful ser- vant,” The boys of Tried and True are more de- termined than ever in making a success of their Lodge. There is some of the best material in the United States in this Lodge and it is with pleasure we learn of their progress. We are glad to announce to our readers that after two years of untiring labor and the wearing out of several pairs of ten dollar shoes, Bro. Harry Wheeler of the O. & M. succeeded in matching that spool of silk. Harry had been so long looking for it that he, having found the quality forgot the quantity, instead of bringing us one spool he brought us twenty, and being afraid the color was not eggsactty right he brought a variety. When I wear the dress worked in those silks I feel certain all the O. & M. boys will know who’s coming. Harry is one of the best young fellows in existence and a great favorite, and we intend being present at that wedding, whatever business is left undone. With love to all, as ever, Mrs. Henry B. Jones . For the Magazine. THE PRIDE OF EAST AND WEST. From their quiet homes on the C , B. <fc Q., Where the nilltops looking down From the hut on the distant mountains. From country, city and town. Yes, they come from all directions, Where there sunny homes are blest, And well we do to call them The pride of the Cast and West. From the land of the bold Niagara, To the gulf, where the rivers pour ; From the broad and smooth prairies, To the ocean that clasps the shore ; Each one comes proudly pleading, And willing to help the rest, We call them the noble Brotherhood, The pride of the East and West. And to-night in many an engineer’s home, And many a fireman’s, too, Where the evening lamps from the window, Throws out Its cheerful glow. There are many proud men sitting With their families round them blest, That fight for this noble order, The pride of East and West. Nobly do their Grand Masters help them, And their Lodge receive them with charms, With a smile she gladly greets them, And clasps them in her arms. And the old war flag stars rekindle, And with new hopes they are blest, When they hope to conquer the C., B. & Q., That employ the “scabs” o.f the East and West. 44 In the long golden years of the future, When treasures, both precious and rare,” Shall deck the brow of our noble men, And rest in their hoary hair; xYnd they shall be praised for striking, Such as no other blest ; O, then, can we ever forget them, The boys of the East and West. And well may we praise them with pleasure, And call them our noblest boys. For soon the nation will claim them, And share in their sorrows and joys. Yes their tasks will soon be the people’s, With them their hopes all rest, And ere long the world will be praising. This noble order of the East and West. —[Mrs. C. C. &, Fireman’s Wife. Monticello, Iowa. Digitized by U.ooQLe

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676 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Sept St. Louis, Mo., April 15, 1888. To Woman' 8 Department: I seat myself to-day to write a few lines, as It Is always a pleasure to me to write or speak of the Brotherhood of Firemen. I will write about Peace Lodge, No. 109, and let you know how they are getting along. The boys are all In good stand- ing and I hope they will always be. No truer nearts ever beat than some that beat beneath the blue jackets of the railroad boys. Though their lives are rough and dangerous they are always happy. One recompense I think which comes Into the life of him exposed to danger and death is the increased care and tenderness of his “womenfolks.” If a mother has a tender spot in her heart for one of her children above an- other it is always reserved for her railroad boy, and in the silent watches of the night his sister’s prayers go up that he may be kept. We take so much care in preparing his lunch pail, and because of his hard life, “poor boy,” he must be petted and waited upon when he is at home. One word for the boys whose faces are soiled, But whose hearts are brave and strong. Whose hands are linked in friendship true, And who sing one grand, sweet song. Though your lives are rough on your iron steed. There are many throughout our land Who think there is nothing so brave and true As the grasp of the Fireman’s hand. I will close with my best wishes for all the Brotherhood. Truly, A Firemans Sister. [We trust the railroad boys appreciate the loving sentiments expressed in this and many similar letters and that they are always tender, faithful and devoted to these loval women who wait for them at home. — Eb.] Ft. Madison, Iowa, April 18, 1888. To Woman's Department : Not seeing any letters from this place, I tho’t perhaps a short one would be acceptable. For many months I have been a much interested reader of your Magazine , as is also my husband, who is an engineer on the road and a member of Harold Lodge, No. 181. Railroad business is live- ly here, we have a good and faithful crew of B. of L. F. men on the Sante Fe. Wishing the worthy Order God-speed in all its undertakings, I will close. Yours truly, Mrs. John Glaha , or “Jack.” East .Saginaw, Mien., February 15, 1888. To Woman's Department : Well, if I must, I will be, that’s all. Of course, I mean, be the first in the Ladles’ Department from No. 280. I’m sorry I cannot say from La- dies’ Society, B. of L. F., but I cannot this time, as we have not got one. But I’m pleased to say I think we’ve got an intelligent class of ladies among the firemen’s wives, so I thought I would drop a line, hoping to hear more from the Ladies’ Society, B. of L. F. Yours fraternally, Dolly. For Woman's Department: BE NOT DESPONDENT. There is light and life around us, Tho’ dark clouds obscure the sun : There’s a silver lining to each cloud, For each and every one. Tho’ the sunbeams are but transient That o’er our pathway gleam, They will shed a radiance ’round us, Tho’ dark the way may seem. There is light and life around us, There are sorrows not a few, There are roses we may gather, Tho’ thorns may pierce us too ; YFet the roses and the sunbeams We should gather day bv day, It will lighten all our burdens As we Journey o’er life’s way. If to-day be dark and cloudy, To morrow may be fair ; Then cease thy vain repinlngs And cast away dull care. Glean from the passing moments The pleasures of earthly bliss— Seek Joy in sweet contentment, Wherein lies happiness. —Mrs. Nellie Bloom , West Oakland, Cal.. June 6, 1888. Easton, Pa., June 7, 1888. Editor Woman's Department: Not seeing anything in the Magazine from No. 11, 1 wish to pen a few lines in her behalf. Her old reliable war horse, Mr. J. W. Sinclair, still keeps around among the brothers of his Lodge, trying to work for their Interest on the road in regard to promotion from the left to the right hand side. My husbaud says had it not been for Bro. S. he would not have been promoted at the time when he was, and he says he can name a number of others that have advanced through Bro. Sinclair’s influence. I know that about a year ago when my husband w as suspended for over two months, Bro. Sinclair did more for him than any other one person on the C. R. R. did for his reinstatement and I am very thankful for the same. I know that Bro. Sinclair will do all he can for members of his Lodge. Hoping you will give me a space In your Magazine I remain, Mrs L. C. Rogers. IN MEMORY OF FRANK PIERCE. Farewell, Oh brother! gone before To yon eternal clime ; On earth’s broad breast we meet no more, We meet no more in time. But think not we forgot the chain, That linked our hearts in one ; Unbroken shall Its strength remain Till life’s brief course is done. The golden moments we have spent, Within the Lodge room walls, With all their joys and sorrows blent. Fond memory recalls. Full nobly, brother, hast thou wrought Upon the loom of life ; Full nobly, brother hast thou fought Where duty calls to strife. Rest sweetly where thy silent place Is dug beneath the sod ; We’ll strive to meet thee face to face, Beside the throne of God. Digitized by U.ooQle i

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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 677 “WHAT’S IN A NAME?” What’s in my name, alack, that’s made The Brotherhood so ill ? Lo, here is oue begins to sigh, Another one to thrill. Then straightway each in treacle dips His saucy pen I ween And trails it through the columns of The July Maagzine. And tons of bower(y) balderdash And taffy I must eat. And all forsooth because ray name Is so 44 oncommon ” sweet. Because I am A. Darling it’s Creating lots of fun, And every rhyming two by five Must make nis little pun. Don’t let the fretful bristles rise ;• Of course I’d be a dunce To mind so small a thing, so don’t Let ’8 all get mad at once. But thongh his blesslugl’d forego, Who grows that double grin, Yet honestly I wish my name Were Vinegar or Gin. Now, 44 Shandy,” pray don’t miss the chance, Next time you have the floor, To say that if it were the last You’d like me ail the more. Ah well ! ray name is what it is, And what it always was. And what it will be till to change I see sufficient cause. And though you all should sigh and thrill, Because ’tis still the same, I hope jou’ll please to bear in mind That J am not to bUme. Alice O. Darling. [Get married and stop the sentiment. -Ed.] Derry' Station, Pa., July 16, 1888. To Woman's Department: I have just finished reading the July number of the Magazine and find so many things that meet my approbation that I feel as though I want to walk around and give you all a hearty hand-shake. I despair of giving you all due notice since 44 ye Editor” says 44 halt,” and there is really a great yawning mouth I must try to avoid. 44 Jim Dooly,” you are certainly a a brave man to thus air your opinion so freely, in spite of the antagonistic aspect of aflTairs, but you are right. I fail to see why we women should not praise and encourage the boys if we are so minded. Where are any of us who have not the welfare of some boy or boys at heart, and where can we find more deserving boys than among our firemen? Therefore, I say, give them kind words and helping hands at every opportunity. Poor old 44 Shandy,” gets it right and left, but then I verily believe he accom- plishes his sole motive when he stirs up a 44 hor- net's nest.” What think some of the contribu- tors of the Editor’s suggestion to use our real names? Although it would be a sorry reputa- tion some of us might make, yet for the sake of the deserving few I think ttie matter worthy of serious consideration. Lizzie Marks. HAPPINESS AT HOME. Los Angeles, Cal., May 25, 1888. To Woman's Department: It has been said by a philosopher that every cross word uttered or angry feeling experienced leaves Its unerring mark on the face. This can be verified by a close observation of the coun* tenance^t>f those around us whose tempers and habits are familiar to us, and its truth thus es- tablished. And if the lineaments of the face show traces of such things, how much more must the general, moral and mental system be afl*ected by them ? Nothing is more susceptible of proof than the statement that one angry word brings on another, except the good old biblical saying that 44A soft answer turneth away wrath.” Many people really possessed of a sincere desire to do right in all things, allow themselves to fail into the habit of using ungen- tle and even unkind words to those around them, when If their attention were called to the fact in the right way, they would be astonished at themselves. They mean no harm but they do harm, both to themselves and associates. More especially is harm perceptible in the family circle, where the developing child is the proud imitator of all the acts of its elders, and particu- larly those which are pronounced and notice- able. Here is where the carefully sown seeds of ungentleness are eventually ripened into a har- vest of harshness, and too often gathered into a harvest of vice and crime. Too frequently are the sins of the parents visited upon the children even of the third and fourth generations. All results from a lack of a full appreciation of Hap- piness at Home. Happiness is made, not born. It may with reason be argued that it is an im- possibility to be happy at home when one is crushed by the cares of life — by difficulties crowding on every Bide. But that brings to us the very point we are seeking, and leads us to repeat that happiness is made, not born. Thus, a habit of gentleness, cheerfulness and kindliness can be acquired, which nobody sees but to appre- ciate, admire and desire. The children acquire it in youth, are saved the subsequent efforts at self-control, while the neighbors aie softened by contact with it, and the result is that we all should seek— happiness at home. Reader of the Magazine . San Bernardino, Cal., March 4, 1888. To Woman's Department : Having long been a reader of the Magazine , I will endeavor to write a few lines about this place. This town is in a valley, mountains all around and they are covered with snow, but here in the valley everything is green, fruit trees are in blosom and flowers in bloom, the year round. This is a wonderful country. The first place we stopped was National City, on the sea shore. I think it is so much pleasanter a place to live than here. There we have the grand view of the ocean and ships sailing all the time. As this is my first attempt I conclude, wishing the Brotherhood success. fireman's Wife. Digitized by C.ooQle

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678 LOCOMOTIVE IIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Sept. Correspondence must in all cases be brief and to the point. Subscribers must begin with the January, April, July or October number and expire with the year. Change of Address of subscribers should be reported to us promptly to Insure the safe delivery ®f the book. Sabecrtbers failing to receive their Magazines will please notify us, giving nameana location of Agent to whom to whom they subscribed. Matter for Pnblieatlon should be written on one side of the paper only, in a clear, legible hand, and all letters relating to the Magazine should be directed to LOCOMOTITE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE, Terre Haute, Indiana. SEPTEMBER, 1888. Mr. Editor The unprecedented growth of our Order seems to demand constant legislation to meet the exigencies of our rapid increase. This order has held thirteen annual conventions and will soon meet in its first biennial conven- tion. In that short period the number of dele- gates has increased, from a mere hand ful, till now the number is as large as the two Houses com- posing the Congress of the United States. Even this body is called large and unwieldly, and yet, how much more care and business has to be con- sidered by it. With the past ratio of increase we shall in a few years have a Grand Lodge com- posed of 500 delegates. “ Dirlgo,”ln July, writing on this matter, gives good reasons for cutting down this representation. First, by saving money ; then because with a smaller number of delegates more business could be dispatched in a given time, and with a better prospect ef proving It well done, when done. Several more items could be adduced, namely : The required transportation of the delegates to and from the convention, which we have to ask of the railroads. While' we have no reason to complain in this regard, for our requests have ever been most courteously treated and granted, yet with so many Orders meeting every year, it would show the progressive spirit of our Order to take the lead in reducing the number of dele- gates as we have already reduced the number of conventions. Another consideration ought to be the burden of entertainment which Lodges at or near the conventions feel bound to take upon themselves. While it may have been nice and not very costly to get up a treat to a score or two, yet when it comes to hundreds it is rather too burdensome. Another item is the fact that in the near future it will be Impossible to find a ball in a minor city large enough to contain our crowd and iso- lated enough to preserve its secrecy. Now having stated some additional reasons to those given by “ Dirogo,” let me propose a plan of representation, for which we have the outline already in existence, and which could be amended so as to take in this district represen- tation. I think that the best plan of district rep- resentation, would be by a system of railroads, and not by state lines, and the simplest plan would be to enlarge the sphere of the adjustment committees and have the members of said com- mittees understand that from their number the delegate to the Grand Lodge convention is to be chosen. This would be an inducement to some to serve actively on such committees in the hope that their services for the cause might bring its reward. The adjustment committee of each Lodge could elect their chairman, these chair- men of all the Lodges on the system of road meet to form the Board for the system, and the chair- man of this Board to be the delegate to the con- vention. We would thus have men selected by the Lodges for their integrity, Justice, and good judgment, for these are essential qualities for members of that committee, and no one lacking these should be elected to this position. If these brothers met and selected the one best qual- ified as chairman of the system, we should thus have a double selection, and a man who by the very office he holds in the Order, ought to be able to fully represent the wants and desires of his constituents. I find by referlng to the table iu August Magazine that seventy-four railroad sys- tems control three-fourtbs of the railroads in the couutry. By making the chairmen of these sys- tems the delegates to the Grand Lodge, and allow- ing Lodges on smaller roads to form districts ac- cording to their mutual interest, or to attach themselves to an adjoining system, we could bring our representation to 100 or less, which would be an ample representation aud as each delegate ought to have as many votes as there are members of adjustment committees on his system, it would be a full representation for each Lodge. Mixed Lodges generally elect a mixed Board, and in forming a Joint Board each mem- ber of a mixed Board, should be counted as be- longing to the road he is supposed to represent. Power should be vested either in the Grand Offi- cers or the Grand Executive Committee to super- vise the apportionment of votes, annexation of isolated Lodges and formations of districts not composed of systems. The plan thus proposed would hardly create any expense, make no new offices.but may possibly make a little work for the Grand Executive Committee, or a little more for the Grand Officers, who like work and who gen- erally get it. too. X. L. C. It* Baltimore, Md., August 9, 1888. Editor Magazine : 1 write of Oriole Lodge, No. 214, B. of L. F., be- cause whatever standing it may have In the Brotherhood, I fail to see it recorded in the Mag- azine. We have about forty members in good standing, and meet in Schumanns Hull every second aud fourth Sunday of the month. Bro. John Jones, our Receiver, attends punctually, but a number of bachelors find it convenient to attend other meetings. All right. Such tbiugs may bring felicity, including the cigars, which Bro. J. P. must not forget. Subscriber. Digitized by C.ooQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 679 1888.] TO GRAND MASTER SARGENT. Dear Frank : I’m on the wing to-night, And full of fancies flowing ; Tis Just the time I love to write, When fluent thoughts keep glowing, Until they reach a fever heat, And flit In measured numbers ; So, sit beside me on this seat, We’ll chat while Kitty slumbers. This is a wicked world, Frank, ’Tis full of roguish schemers ; But you and me can Nature thank, She made us harmless dreamers. We’re innocent as turtle doves. Perpetually cooing. With willing mates, where balmy groves Invite a ceaseless wooing. I know you’re not a saint, my boy, You’re many leagues behind one ; Twould fill our honest, hearts with Joy If we could only find one. You’ve tramped this country more than I, And been in places many; Did ever you, when strolling by, E’er stumble over any ? No doubt yon may have angels met, Sweet, wingless, charming creatures I Whose lisping lips you’ll ne’er forget, Or dear bewitching features? You have’nt, eh ? Indeed I fear I’ll taunt with words uncivil, Just lend me your attentive ear: “Tell truth and shame the devil.” I like you, Frank, your honest face Is handsome and transparent; And on it I can plainly trace Sincerity apparent. There’s not a Udy in the land Could keep her heart from beating. If she’d but see your smiles so bland, And saintly eyes dilating. I wish I had your winning ways, And sweet, seductive blarney, Until I’d skirmish ’round the bays Of much beloved Killarney, Where elfin sprites are rich, I’m told, And open to persuasion ; Dear Frank, I’d soon have lots of gold, And would’nt fear starvation. A hand upon the furnace door, Or leg coiled round the lever, Is sure to keep a fellow poor And hold him there forever. Provisions galued by “ honest toll ” Don’t need much skillful carving, They taste like West Virginia oil, And simply save from starving. Some men can live on water, Frank, And some on airy nothing; And many a raphsodizing crank Bescribbled lines of frotnlngs, Reclining in an easy chair. How man should toll contented— By Jove, I toil and starve, I swear, And almost am demented ! My darling in the bed-room, oft In earnest conversation, Directed all my thoughts aloft, And urged me to salvation ; She told me of the Joys above, For those who wished to find them, Where souls are sure of endless love, When leaving earth behind them. She feels she’s right— she always is— Since first on life’s young morning She grew to love my handsome phjz, She fights my doubtful scorning. She teils of fires that belch severe, To purge my skeptic laughter ; Dear girl ! She keeps me blistered kere With sermons on hereafter. Ah ! well, my moralizing pen Begins to rudely caper; To sermonize some railroad men Is only waste of paper. I don’t insinuate that you Are in this category ; I know you’ll get a sleeper through To everlasting glory ! My thread of thought is rudely cut. Dear Frank, my twius are calling ! I’d like to linger longer, but 1 must appease their bawling. Good night! I wish you lots of Joy, When Jove his stock’s disbursing ; And may you never know, old boy, The terrors of dry-nursing! —[shandy Maguire. Mr. Editor Sitting in my parlor window this warm Sabbath eve, enjoying the blessing of health and a good position in life, viewing the canopy of the heavens, admiring nature in all her splendor and beauty, my mind wanders to that eventful day, the 27th of February, last, when the cold wind whistled and the earth’s surface was covered with snow ; that day is to be remem- bered by my comrades and brothers, for it was on that day they made a stand for justice and right. I think or the old, old song: “ Where is my wandering boy to-night,” which is on the tongues of many mothers, and eight hundred engineers, may ask “ Where is ray boy to-night,” who has stood upon the flat board by my side, for perhaps many years, who gave up his only chance for promotion that we, as engi- neers, might win the battle. Think, brothers, think of the noble boys, they who compose the membership of the B. of L. F. It was the point in their lives, perhaps the last opportunity that some of them will ever have. Lost for what? for a noble principle, a stand for justice, and when “Man’s inhumanity to man” was filling our positions with scabs, they nobly stood and waved an answer back to the “Q” offi- cers, “ United we stand.” is this not standing by a principle? Acknowledge it, and we can only repay it by amends, which is to rescind that law at the next convention, which forbids the initia- tion in the B. of L. E., of members of the B. of L. F. Don’t be so cruel as to let it stand. The B. of L. F. is an Order that some engine men might feel proud of having the honor of being num- bered with its membership, and if the time ever comes that engineers of the B. of L. E. are per- mitted to join, I for one, stand ready to present myself, and knock for admittance. I trust that every delegate to the B. of L. E. convention will take this matter under * consideration. It Is wrong, all wrong. The B. of L. F. must realize the fact. This is my conviction and I think it is of every engineer who has the cause of justice at heart A hint to the wise is sufficient. To the Grand Master of the B. of L. F., F. P. Hargent, I kuow of no better sayiDg than this : With him it has been a career of splendid suc- cess. His name is mentioned with respect, and is not unknown even in foreign lands. I do not envy him the high eminence be has reached. I would rather stand on that eminence, with him, Digitized by taOOQle

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680 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE [Sept. than have the richest crown that ever pressed a monarch’s brow— or be an honored guest in Shandy’s old canoe. May wise legislation, in conventions, give the Brotherhoods a new birth of freedom. This will he a convention of all, and one of the most important ever held. Do not offer resolutions that will only benefit you personally, but such as will benefit all. Remem* ber you represent your comrades at home, and that you are sent to voice their sentiments, and may the God of the universe in His wisdom guide and direct these Brotherhoods in their proper channels. This is the wish of the writer. Harry Relvah. Sunday, August 5th, 1888. Leavknwokth, Kan., July 20, 1888. Editor Locomotive Firemen's Magazine: Many years ago I was a resident of a village on the Sandusky, Dayton & Cincinnati Railroad, a road which then ran from Sandusky City, through Tiffin, Clyde, Forrest, Kenton, Urbana and Springfield to Dayton, Ohio. At that time 1, with most of the other boys of the little place, had an ambition to become a locomotive engi- neer. Indeed, an engineer in our eyes had reached the very summit of all earthly glory, and this was particularly the case in the Instance of three engineers who ran three locomotives which drew the passenger trains on the above road. These engines were inside connecting locomotives, one of which was named the “ Mis- sissippi,” the second the “ Niagara” and the name of the third I have forgotten. The engi- neers of these engines were the envy of all the boys in that part of the country*, and the subject of all our talks, thoughts and hopes was the sweet bye and bye when we should have grown to be men and have one of those engines in our care. I remember we were divided into factions in regard to the merits of these engines, and by far the larger crowd favored the “Niagara,” which was painted red, brilliantly trimmed with a profusion of brass work, and the engineer of which was a chunky, dark complected man of Jaunty dress and appearance, who had the in- terior of his cab decorated with a number of colored pictures handsomely framed. The en- gineer of the “Mississippi” was a large, heavy set man, not so much given to “style,” but they were both kind-hearted, liberal, whole-souled fellows, who always answered our numerous questions with kindness, and on a few occasions, when they could, took some of us to ride on the engine. I was never so fortunate as to get more than one ride, but the bliss of that event will never leave my mind. In the spriDg of 1863 I came west to stay a short time with a sick uncle on one of the first ranches started in this State, aud subsequent events necessitated a life in the far west on the plains, but for some years, until, in fact, I was twenty years old, I never gave up the hope of one day becoming an engi- neer. This hope, however, was never destined to be realized, aud so far as I can learn, none of the boys of that little Ohio village, who used to talk so much about running an engine, ever came any nearer doing it than I did. Since my departure from Ohio 1 have passed through it several times, and have often been on the look- out for a sight of the “ Mississippi ” or “ Ni- agara,” when crossing the 8., D. & C. R. R , now the I., RAW.R. R. Can any of your subscrib- ers tell whether these engines, the “Mississippi,” “ Niagara,” or the other, whose name I have for- gotten, are running yet? If so, I would like to know where. Also, if any of those engineers are alive, their names and addresses, and present oc- cupations. I would like also to get a picture of either of the locomotives named, if such a thing is obtainable. The time that I remember them most vividly was from 1860 to 1883. I would like also to know in what shops the engines were first built; if not running now, what became of them ; it' they were superior to or inferior to the present style of engine, and why the construc- tion of such beautiful locomotives as they were has been abandoned. I remember that their engineers were very proud of them, and said that they were simply perfection and could not be improved upon. It seems to me now that their cabs were much roomier than those now in use. I remember also that their oil cans were made of copper, highly ornamented, with extra long spouts, such as are never seen about an en- gine now. Though I never had anything to do with rail- roads I have never lost my Interest in matters pertaining to the locomotive, and often read your Magazine when 1 can get it, and I have fre- quently thought that I would write you and ask you for any information you could get concern- ing the engines and engineers which so im- pressed themselves upon my boyish fancy. I believe I would go a long distance to see one of those engines or engineers now. W. W. Hooper . Minneapolis, Minn., August 1, 1888. Mr. Editor:— A grand Union meeting of en- gineers, firemen, switchmen and brakemen was held in St Cloud, Minn., Sunday, July 8th in the Grand Opera house. The meeting was called to order by Bro. Shore of the B. of R. R. B. at 1:30 P. M. Bro. E. B. Mayo, of Northwestern Lodge, No. 82, B. of L. F., was chosen chairman and Bro. Shore secretary. Speech making was indulged in to the exclusion of all else. The meeting was called at the instance of Bro. Andrews of Dlv. 150, B. of L. E. and Bro. Shore of the B. of R. R. B. for the purpose of discussing the “ issues of the campaign ” more especially Federation. Bro. Frank Sweeny, Vice Grand Master S. M. P. A., made an extended and logical address in re- gard to the principal topic of the day. Bros. An- drews, Alexander, Moorehouse, Bodecker, Curry, Cox and Gallagher of the B. of L. E.; Barnes, Green and Hall of the B. of L. F.; C. L. Smith, Shore, Linebacher, Needham and Work of B. of R. R. B. also made themselves heard during the progress of the meeting. A resolution was passed that all mem here then present would use their best endeavors to have their several delegates to Digitized by C.ooQLe

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 681 1888.J the oomlng convention, work for federation, every man coming to his feet instantly when the vote was called. A special train over the Manitoba was fur- nished by General Manager Mauvel and Yard Master Jarvis. This testimonial of Mr. MauvelTs good fellowship towards his employes, is in line with his liberality and will come back to the company he represents in more ways than one. The trip was made over the Short Line going up the river, returning over the Osseo in the even- ing. Bro. Andrews did the elegant on the right side, while I was unable to recognize the fiery fiend who assisted him. “He’s all right,” how- ever, and it can be said that from St. Cloud the slogan has gone forth “ Equality and Fidelity.” The ladles of the party enjoyed the hospitality of some of HU Cloud’s fairest, aud an extended drive around the City. Bro. Harry Barnes want- ed to drive one or the carriages, but the ladies Insisted that they didn’t want the horses to get blind and that knocked poor Barnes out com- pletely. The local committee in St. Cloud had all the arrangements in perfect shape and 44 The West ” furnished two perfect meals. Bro. Green, of Brainerd, was detected in the act of loading the pockets of his linen duster with crumbs for his dog, as Mrs. Green has declined to feed the dog any longer. The meeting lu Minneapolis August 5th was the outcome of this, of which an extended ac- count will appear later. X Lafayette, Ind., July 20, 1888. Editor Firemen’s Magazine: I desire to say that Tippecanoe Lodge, No. 36, is still in the ring, of which am proud. I will ven- ture the assertion that No. 36 has paid her assess- ments as promptly as any of the Lodges. This is the time, right now, that the Brotherhood needs money, when the officers of the t\, B. & Q,. think the B. of L. F. is bursted. Let every Brother come to the front and pay what he can and we will win the fight and show the Q, officers that we are true blue. I wish to let the Brotherhood know that we had one backslider and a fraud in the pet son of Wm. Walter. Ho had a Job runuingan engine on the L. C. & W. and obtained a lay of! for a month. He told the boys he was going on a visit, but he went and took an engine on the “ Q.” He ran several trips, and then came back, but was found out, expelled from the B. of L. F. and B. of L. E. He was more than a scab. He thought the Brotherhood would “lose” the strike, and tbat a man on the “ Q” would have a good Job. But when he found out the Brotherhoods would not give up, then he wanted to sneak back, but he was detected and expelled. Bro. Chas. Blackwell came near losing his life on theL. N. A.&C. in a serious accident which be- fell engine 67 near here. The engine struck a landslide and turned over, piling the cars forty feet high. The engineer and fireman were res- cued, more dead than alive. They are getting well now but the brakeinan lost bis life. With regard to the Convention. I would like to to say to the Lodges that they should elect good men for delegates, for there is going to be lots of work to do and 1 think the Magazine is the place to discuss different questions. Please look at our By-Laws, page 53, section 85, in regard to defunct Lodges. There you will see that members of defunct Lodges, to become members of other Lodges, have to come in as new members. Take brothers who who are not firing an engine, they will have to lose all of their money, or go to firing again, before they can join the B. of L. F. We have several mem- bers of No. 36 who are not on any railroad. Some are in business, and among the best members we have. Now, suppose No. 36 should burst, these members having paid up, do members think it would be right for these Brothers to lose all the money they have paid ? The way the By-Laws are now, they would have to go to firing aga n in order to become members of the Order. Now, why not at the Convention have the By-Laws changed in this way. The Brothers of defunct Lodges, may show up their receipts to the time the Lodge became defunct and present them to the nearest I x>dge within sixty days, the mem- ber so doing to be taken In the same as if he had a withdrawal card. I think such a law would be better than the one now in force upon such matters. From a Brother, J. E. C. Collinwood, Ohio, August 3, 1888. Editor Firemtn’s Magazine: In reading the July number of our Magazine , I see a communication from a brother of sister Lodge, No. 142, with regard to the death of our departed brother, H. M. Ken nelly. I confess it looks rather negligent on our part to have a brother of a sister Lodge write up the death of one of our members, and one who was so loved and esteemed as was Sam. On inquiring of the officers of the Lodge, I find that they were not to blame, as resolutions were drawn up and sent to the Grand Lodge very soon after 1 he death of our brother. Such mistakes make things seem very heedless sometimes, when a little explanation may put things right. No. 183 seems to be rather backward in correspondence. I think we lack the courage to start. Although, I am sure that Buckeye did well, and I hope he will come again. But should anyone be in need of any bodily as- sistance, how quickly they fly to their aid. The boys of 183 have hearts as true as steel, and go out like lightning in sympathy for a brother in trouble. I hear that our Worthy Master, J. M. Gains, is re-elected. That sounds good. Julebas been at the helm for some time, and has steered us through some very rough places, aud as long as he remains, we will never strand or sink, for there is no such thing in his composition. But let us all lend a hand to adjusting the sails in the year to come. It Will make the ship easier to steer and we will have a year of smooth sailing. Yours truly Pip-. Digitized by ^.ooQle

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682 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Sept- Philadelphia, Pa., July 5, 1888. Editor Firemen's Magazine : I pay for the Magazine and I read It. The more I read it the more I like it. As the organ of our Brotherhood its pages are open to all, but the difficulty is that It Is not large enough to accom- modate all who would like to be heard. But I want to say to my fellow Brotherhood firemen, if they have nothing to say, say nothing. The fact that Brotherhood firemen get married, or think of getting married, is a matter of no special importance to the Brotherhood. The common occurrence that some fireman’s wife has had a baby need not be written up for the Magazine. It is not a matter for the Brotherhood to discuss and is out of place in the Magazine. For one, I am heartily sick of such literature, and shall be glad to see it discontinued. I do not think that every time a firemen is p ornoted to be an en- gineer, the fact need be stated in the Magazine. Of course, all are glad of It, but it is “ the regular Order of business.” There is nothing unusual about it. Promotions come as a matter of course. If there were no promotions, then a little dis- cussion showing why, would be In order. It is this constant talk about courting, getting mar- ried, having babies and going to the 44 right hand side ” that takes up too much of the space of the Magazine. For one, I protest. Then again, we have ceaselessly the same rigmarole of whereases when men die, aud in almost every instance it is charged that the ‘‘Creator,” with many other ap- pellations is “ pleased ” when death comes to a member of our Brotherhood. I appeal to you, Mr. Editor, to inaugurate a sweeping reform This is not kicking. I am not a chronic fault- finder. I know the difficulties always in the way of reform, and I write this, because in the matter of communication to our Magazine I would like to see a higher standard of thought and comment. I am no stickler for perfection in composition. 1 am not a critic. What I mean is, give us clear cut ideas, or ideas in the rough, only let us have that which will set us to thinking, require investigation in matters di- rectly connected with our work, or upon other questions well calculated to add to our general Information upon important subjects. Locomo- tive firemen are something more than firemen, they are citizens and are required to have opin- ions upon subjects other than running an en- gine, and there are scores of firemen who are ca- pable of writing upon a variety of topics Inter- esting and instructive, and the more of such matter there is in the Magazine the more credit- able it is to the Brotherhood. The strike on the C., B. & t|. has brought a good many Important questions to the front, part oularly that of fed- eration. Oitr Magazine is right on that subject. Every workingman should never cease agitating upon the subject of wiping out of existence the Pinkertons, the men whose business it is to lie or murder for pay. I suppose, Mr. Editor, that your position is one of great em harassment when dealing with communications, and if this is not calculated to do any good iu your judgment then let it go. I am no Squealer. Boone, Ia., August 6, 1888. Editor Wir emeu's Magazine : The question of federation is the paramount subject of discussion among the four Orders of railroad men now, the B. of L. E., the B. of L. F., the B. of R. B. and the 8. M. P. A. There seems to be a wide difference of opinion among them. I have from the first, favored federation, even when it was almost tabooed, for I was thoroughly convinced it was the only sure way way of ob- taining our just rights. In the union of law- abiding labor organizations there is always strength, especially if their interests are identical. Now, each Order could have its secret organiza- tion and be as they are to-day, only in the ques- tion of grievance. Let the grievance of one Ol- der have the support of the others. Let there be a Grand Board of Adjustment composed of equal numbers of each Order, and let all questions of grievance be referred to this Board. Let the ma- jority rule and let the decision of the Board be flual. There could be a general travelling card and pass, so that a brother could be recognized by any member of the federated Orders, and could idenllfy himself when sure he had founds member of either of the Orders. Perhaps my plan would not meet with the approval of others, but certainly I would like to tee all united in de- manding right and justice.. In my plan each Or- der retains its individuality, but acts in con- junction on the question of grievance. I am glad to see a friendlier feeling existing aud growing stronger among the Orders, recognizing the neces- sity of obtaining strength by union. Our Lodge is thoroughly aroused to the importance of the the benefits that will accrue from federation. I hope to see it carried out this fall. Yours fraternally, Eaglet Birmingham, Ala., July 16, 1888. Editor Magazine : I have often wondered why we had never beard anything from 373 through the columns of our much loved Magazine. It cannot be that our members do not feel interest enough to write. No, I know that is not the reason. They all love her well, but perhaps they they are all like myself, waiting for some one to wrile who could com- mand better language to express their thoughts. It would be my greatest pleasure If I could only express my sentiments of our noble Order as I feel them in my heart. Our Lodge is less than a year old, and for that reason, some of our busi- ness may not be kept up as is the case with some older Lodgetf. But we hope in a short while to keep everything iu better shape and see our Lodge numbered with the best, and a credit to the Grand Lodge, and to our Order. We have a good Lodge and it is rapidly growing and from present prospects, we have reason to believe it will soon be one of the largest and best in the South. I was very favorably impressed with Dlrigo’s plan of district lepresentation aud think it would be a good thing for the Order if it were adopted. If I see this in our Magazine will sometime write again. 8. A. P. Digitized by t^,ooQLe

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 683 1888.] The Switchman’s Journal for August, says: “We believe that the ‘great conspiracy case * will end in the discharge of Broaerick, Bauereisen and Goding.” The Wall Street Reporter t high authority in financial circles reports the losses, so far, of the “Q” at $12,000,000. That will do for the present or until the next statement is made. Vice-Grand Master J. J. Hannahan re cently in company with a party of gentle- men, called upon President Cleveland, at the White House. The party was received courteously by the President, who, if state- ments are half true, is about the hardest worker in the country. A number of the “Q’s” scab switchmen at Omaha, have gone into the burglary busi- ness. Why not ? It is as reputable as form- ing an alliance with the Pinkerton thugs and spies. A scab engineer on engine 26, train 42, broke a valve, and it took him three hours to find out what had happened, and he, Gil- more by name, is accounted one of the Q’s competent engineers. According to reports from Creston, Iowa, a “ Q ” scab don’t teel himself competent to run a passenger engine until he has swal- lowed a half pint of whisky. They are an open throttle set of fellows. Bro. R. S. Cochrane, of Golden Rule Lodge, No. 131, has been promoted from the left to the right side. His promotion has brought him many congratulations from his numerous friends on the W. C. R. W e acknowledge the receipt of an invita- tion to be present at the “ quarter centenary of the inception” of the Brotherhood of B. of L. E., which was held in the citv of Detroit, on 17th and 18th of August, ^lie occasion, we learn, was a most delightful one, but we go to press too early for details, w hich we shall publish in our October issue. The competent (?) men on the “ Q” are filling the Q's cemetery with dead engines, be- cause when one of their patients on the road is attacked with any of the ills peculiar to the iron horse, they don’t know* wmat’s the mat- ter, and after a few jerks and spasms, the Eoor thing goes dead m its tracks, and has to e hauled in. Tiie fourth annual convention of the Railway Station Agents’ Association will be held in the Grand Pacific hotel, Chicago, September 19th, next. The Association transacts its business with open doors, and all railway officials are invited to attend. Upon receipt of this, the Septemb* r issue of the Magazine, we urge upon every loyal Brotherhood Fireman to hunt up the Col- lector of his Lodge and put five dollars in his hands to help sustain the courageous boys who are still fighting the C., B. & Q. To all who desire to help maintain the strike on the C., B. & Q., subscription lists can be had by applying to the Grand Secre- tary and treasurer. The present i9 the crit- ical time and wTe hope the applications for the lists will be numerous. They will be promptly forwarded. “ Eccentric Strap ” writes from Galveston that ‘ after our business was finished, we w'ent in a body, led by Bro. Briggs, to C. H. Preston’s drug store, where w’e all endorsed Grand Master Sargent’s taste and judgment drinking ‘ iron tonic.’ ” J ust what the eff\ ct will be on the Grand Master remains to be seen, but that it braced up the brethren who took the “ iron,” is not debatable. The General Manager of the “ Q,” in his proposition to the strikers, pledged himself not to “black list” the men— that is, he pledged himself not to be a villain, a felon, for in the slate of Iowa, were he or any offi- cial under him, to perpetrate the crime, he would be sent to the penitentiary to occupy a felon’s cell. 8uch is the condescension of the “ Q.” J. W. Rice, Esq., delegate from Division 186, Denver, Colo., to the St. Louis conven- tion of the Grievance Committees of Engi- neers, afforded us the pleasure of a brief visit whi'e in Terre Haute. We found Mr. Rice thoroughly posted in matters pertain- ing to the welfare of railroad employes, and it is always a pleasure to meet and greet such men. The Ijocomotive Engineers’ Journal remarks that “ this dynamite scheme has been, for the past few years, a favorite of detectives, and no one has made better use of it than the Pinkerton gang. This racket wTorks ad- mirably, and the detective knows how to have the bombs in the right place, in per- fect keeping with the plot.” That is so, but instead of being detectives — their mission is the same as that of the serpent in Eden— to tempt some one to do wrong and then crawl away to give information — and <the employ- ment of such creatures was resorted to for the purpose of debauching unguarded men in the interest of the “ Q ” corporation. When the whole plot is unravelled it will require a face of Stone not to blush and a heart of Stone not to beat the rogue’s march. Digitized by CjOOQle

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684 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. The editor of the Railway News- Reporter, ot Omaha, had a visit from a scab who had paid fare for seventy-five miles to gratify his thirst for blood, because the Omaha editor had called him a “ scab.” The editor men- tions the circumstances in connection with the visit, that the scab, as he left was “ pre- sented with an old electrotype,” and he is invited to call again. A scab may like blood, but he relishes whisky more. They are pestiferous rather than dangerous. The “ Q ” officials, are everlastingly read- ing telegrams in mcmoriam of dead engines, and the sad announcements occasionally take on a most ludicrous phase. One scab indulges his fancy as follows : “ Dear Mr. Stone, I’m a scab engineer, And as a scab, I took service with you ; Now please lend ine your most sensitive ear, And I’ll tell you what’s happened on the C., B. & Q. An engine stands dead, and I’m alone in my cab, Pray, send assistance to a disconsolate scab.” The deaths of William Smith, engineer, and James Wilson, firemen, who were killea on the Fort Worth & Denver railroad, in July last, is another instance of going down to death that the lives of passengers might be saved. Had the engine dashed ahead, the engineer and firemen would have saved their lives, but the passenger cars would have been wrecked. By moving cautiously the passengers were saved and the engine- men were killed. Will the time ever come when such sublime heroism will be appre- ciated ? We can only wait and hope. It seems that an engineer’s watch, 25 minutes slow, caused the collision on the L. & N. near Birmingham, Ala., last July, in which an engineer and a fireman were killed and an engineer and a fireman fatally in- jured. The Locomotive Engineer suggests as a means of avoiding railroad “butcheries” that “ the companies owrn the watches or clocks, keep them in repair, and issue them to the engineer and conductors with their running orders, including in the order the numbers of the watches received. By this system no watch will be out long enough to run down ; it will be set to the second every trip ; standard time will be maintained and correct watches carried. The cost of an ac- cident like the one cited would buy watches for a dozen roads. In discussing “cost” or cash, numberless railroad accidents would be avoided if the companies would be as liberal to their workers as they are to their ollicials. Men in responsible positions are overworked and underpaid— and like the watches are “ slow,” often “ run-down” and disqualified for business A bridge to save money is let to the low est bidder and the “ lowest bidder ” to save money makes it a death-trap and so on through the list. Everything is cheap, even life. [Sept. This Magazine but echoes a sentiment of universal regret upon the unexpected death of Mr. P. D. Cooper, who died at Elkhart, Indiana, July 25. Mr. Cooper was one of the most widely knowm railroad men in the country, having advanced from the position of telegraph operator to that of General Su- perintendent of the Atlantic & Great Western which he wras compelled to abandon in 1882, on account of failing health. Though Mr. Cooper did not recover his health, he was thought to be improving, and his death was unexpected by his family and friends. The Railway Service Gazette , in a late issue, in referring to the resignation of Mr. M. D. Jones, late of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern road, says he was “unceremoni- ously kicked out of office,” and adds, that under the present management of the road, to be unceremoniously discharged is greatly to the honor and credit of Mr. Jones. Ac- cording to the Gazette , Mr. Jones being a gentleman and an exceptionally qualified man for his position, was totally disqualified for a position under the present manage- ment of the road. If the estimate is correct, the management is not such as the traveling public and shippers require. It is a public calamity, wrhen a great railroad passes under the control of men w ho propose to improve conditions, by discharging competent and faithful employes, because, as a rule, de- moralization and disaster result from such a policy. The Kansas State Assembly of the Knights of Labor held its third regular session at Atchison, A ugust 7. Among the resol utions reported and adopted we find the follow ing : Whereas, The C., B. <fc Q,. railroad company has shown by Its unfair treatment of its striking employes, engineers, firemen, and switchmen, ana by its persistent refusals to treat with them on an equitable basis, by arbitration of existing f grievances, that it is the avowed enemy of organ- zed labor. It has by every dishonorable means in itspower sought to turn public opinion against the Brotherhoods of Engineers, Firemen and Switchmen, it ha* subsidized the public press, bought men, body and soul, to swear to false- hoods in proof of an alleged dynamite plot. All in pursuance of a plan to “ break up every labor organization in the country,” neginning with the Brotherhoods. Therefore be it Resolved* First, That we condemn the actions of the C., B. A Q,. railroad company as unjust, ar- rogant and tyrranical in the extreme and dan- gerous to American institutions. Second, That we heartily endorse the manly course of the Brotherhoods in standing up for their rights and refusing to go to work until a fair and satisfactory settlement has been made. Third, That we extend to our struggling broth- ers our hearty sympathy in this their nour of trial, and will do all in our power by legitimate and honorable means to assist them in securing Justice and recognition of their rights. The foregoing resolutions have the clear ring of fraternity and friendship. The Knights understand the C., B. & Q., and have the knightly courage to say what they think. Digitized by CjOOQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 685 HELP FOB THE HEBOES. The Firemen's Magazine makes no apology for referring frequently to the strike on the C., B. & Q., alias the “Burlinaton,” alias the “ Q.,” alias the S. 8., or Scab System. Meas- ured by any standard, and the strike expands to unquestioned magnitude. It may be possible, indeed it is probable, that the view the Magazine takes of the sub- ject is not that of some others, whose opin- ions are entitled to consideration ; neverthe- less, the Magazine has a duty to perform to the Brotherhood, and with due respect to others will fearlessly discharge it. The time has come to state propositions distinctly ana sharply define positions. The strikers, that is to say the employes, on the “Q.,” who have been idle since the 27th day of February last, are the immediate victims of the strike. They are the wronged men. They are the men who had a griev- ance. Just here comes into prominence a fact which must not be ignored, it cannot be thrust aside without doing violence to justice. It demands an^l should have consideration. The Brotherhoods, of which the wronged and idle men are members, made the grievance, the wrongs of the men on the “Q,.” the cause of the Brotherhoods and by ordering the strike, or approving it, made it a Brother- hood strike. In doing this the Brotherhoods assumed all responsibilities, and thus by vir- tue of law stand pledged to see it through. Have the Brotherhoods ordered the strike off ? Such is not the record. As a conse- quence the strike is still on, and now, as on the 27th day of February, it is a Brotherhood strike. The facts admit of no controversv. The logic is irrefutable. The “Q.” strike is not that of the individuals who have felt the crushing weight of the “Q.” corporation’s unjust policy. It is the strike of the Broth- erhoods of which these men are members, and who, true to obligation and to principle, have maintained, with heroic fortitude, their ow n good names and those of the Brother- hoods whose battles they are fighting. If these propositions are admitted, and we challenge their denial, what are the obliga- tions the Brotherhoods are under to the men who, in a special manner, are maintaining the struggle ? Is there a man in the Broth- erhoods so mentally obtuse as not to see at a glance that the Brotherhoods are pledged to afford these men all the support within the entire range of possibility? The conclusion is not only logical, it is inevitable. No other conclusion can be arrived at without doing violence to pledge and to principle. Evasion and circumlocution at this critical time are discreditable. To look the situation square in the face and stand heroically by the right is the thing to do. To do less is a disgraceful and dishonorable abandonment of a cause as righteous as ever challenged the approval of honorable men. The idle, persecuted men on the “ Q.” have courage, have endurance, qualities es- sential to victory. What do they lack? Sim- ply money. That is the one thing needful. With money the fight is won. With money victory will perch upon the standards of the Brotherhoods. The Brotherhoods challenged the “ Q.” to battle. The stake was for right, justice, fair play, fair wages and the mainte- nance of a pnnciple sacred to every loyal Brotherhood man. To win, only money is required — only money. Can the Brother- hoods raise the required amount? The Magazine does not hesitate to say, if there is a will there is an easy way to raise the required funds to win the fight, not at some remote day, but at a time so near at hand that men with hopeful vision may even now see its dawning. Let us be practical. I^et us call the roll. There are in the Brotherhoods engaged in the strike not less than 40,000 men, who can, without any special inconvenience, pay $3.00 a month Thousands of them can pay $5.00 a month but we take the smaller amount, and at $3.00 a month wTe have an aggregate of $120,000.00 a month. And this, in the opinion of the Magazine, as certain as that rivers flow to the sea, contributed for a short time, fcr a few months, will win the strike. The Magazine indulges in no utopain the- ories when discussing practical affair: It deals in no overestimate of men, it seeks to arouse no false hopes It would not insult engineers firemen and switchmen by under- estimating their courage or their compre- hension, and by saying that the Brother- hoods engaged in the strike on the “ Q ” are equal to their own deliberate commands we do injustice to none, we simply indorse the integrity, the courage and the fidelity of the Brotherhoods. We say the Brotherhoods ordered the strike. We say it is a Bi other- hood struggle for right and justice and for the maintenance of a principle. And we say that a little more money, as Taylor said to Bragg, “a little more grape,” and the Brotherhoods will have taught the “ Q ” corporation and all other corporations that when the Brotherhoods unite for the right they are invincible. The Locomotive Enqineer , having paid some attention to the “(i.” financial, affairs esti- mates its losses “at $1,500,000 per month” since the 27th day of February, total to 1st of September, $0*000,000, and asks, “how long would this sum have paid engineers the little extra to bring their wages up to stand- ard pay? Well, the advance would have been about fifty cents a day for 1,250 engin- eers, and therefore it would have paid the difference something over forty-seven years, and including firemen and switchmen, say twenty-five years. Digitized by t^.ooQLe

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686 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Sept. THE OTHEB 8XDE. We are pained, Indeed, to notice that the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen’s Magazine, after a dignified course ever since Its first issue, has descended in its July issue to engage in the general mud-throwing course of some of its as- sociates. We have always admired it for its dig- nified course and hope that the July issue will be the only exception to the rule.”— Railway Con - ductors ’ Monthly. The foregoing is from the Railway Con- ductors' Monthly for August. The Locomotive Firemen' 8 Magazine is the organ of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, hun- dreds of whose loyal members are engaged in the strike on the C., B. & Q. In defend- ing the rights and interests of these men, this Magazine does not throw mud If such is the opinion of the Conductors' Monthly , it can specify. To make the charge without the specification, evinces qualities of head and heart which bear no relation whatever to courage nor consistency. We arraign the Grand Officers of the 0. R. C. as flagrantly and conspicuously guilty of dirty work in taking the side of the C., B. & Q. to defeat the just demands of Loco- motive Firemen. The order in which they hold high and honored positions, demands of them no such duty. To engage in such business requires men who are fit for “ trea- son, stratagem, and spoils.” The Grand Officers of the 0. R. C. saw men, their coemploy^s, struggling against injustice, en- gineers, firemen and switchmen, and they volunteered their services to crush and de- feat them. The 0. R. C. imposed upon them no such obligation. They went into an alliance with a soulless corporation, with scabs and Pinkerton spies, thieves, thugs, perjurers and forgers, to defeat honest, over-worked and under-paid workingmen. This is truth, not mud, and this thunder- bolt truth we throw at the Grand Officers of the 0. R. C. Why did the Grand Officers of the 0. R- C. engage in such a vile under- taking? Did the “Q” pay them? Was their honor, their manliness, their con- science bartered for so much cash? for “thirty pieces of silver?” Have they re- ceived the reward of their perfidy from the depleted exchequer of the C., B. <fc Q.? There stands the record — black as a raven’s wing, and the Grand Officers of the 0. R. C. may contemplate it at their leisure, and if this be “mud throwing” we challenge the Railroad Conductors' Journal to reproduce it and comment upon it. Thousands of railway conductors would like to see the ex- planation. And here let it be said, had railway con- ductors had a grievance as thousands of them have had, and had deemed it prudent to strike as a last resort to obtain their rights, no Brotherhood Fireman would have placed so much as a straw in their way of success, on the contrary, they would have shown their interest and sympathy by main- taining an unflinching neutrality, and this Maaazxne , true to convictions, would have said such things if it had spoken at all, as would have encouraged rather than embar- rassed the conductors in their struggle for justice. The trouble with the Grand Officers of the 0. R. C. and men of their type, seems to be, that they think blue coats, brass buttons and a punch, transforms them into beings quite different from engineers, firemen, switchmen and brakemen, and other rail- road wagemen. In this they are mistaken. They are nothing more than workingmen, and locomotive engineers, firemen, switch- men and brakemen are nothing less — they are men, who, in the strength of their man- hood, and the triumphs of their skill, are carrying forward the greatest industrial and the most perilous enterprise of the age. The Grand Officers of the 0. R. C. have made and are still making fatal mistakes. In becoming the abject tools of such a cor- poration as the C., B. & Q.— in forming an alliance with the Pinkertons and scabs, they are perpetrating outrages that will in the near future displace them from the positions they now hold, and disgrace. The hearts of the great body of railway conductors beat in responsive sympathy with their toiling coemploy£s on the rail, and it is not proba- ble, nay, it is not possible, that they will long tolerate a policy which subjects them to the odium of being the defenders and as- sociates of scabs and the Pinkertons. Tresti.es are now called “ tooth-pick bridges.” That may be the right name for them. They are structures that have served to drop a good many people into eternity, and strange as it may appear, when such sad occurrences happen, and a fireman, an engineer, or a brakeman lies mangled and bleeding and dead, forthwith the Lodge meets and says, “ Whereas, it has pleased Al- mighty God to remove our beloved brother,” etc. If the circumstance does “please God,” He is the only being in the universe who is please. Let us call a halt on this “please God ” business. General Manager Stone, of the “Q,” some time ago, wranted to settle the strike — wanted to declare it off*, and he made a proposition to take all the engineers and firemen back that he could find room for at same wages he was paying when the strike w as ordered. This proposition was put to a vote on all the lines of the “ Q,” and was everywhere and unanimously rejected. This indignant refusal to accept the propo- sition of Stone, clearly defines the issue, and the officials of the “ Q ” may make up their minds for an unconditional surrender or to see their magnificent property go down in value until utter bankruptcy is reached. Digitized by ^ooQle

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687 1888. J LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. SOMETHING KOBE ATROCIOUS THAR AH- forcement of anv law, the law has emanated ARCHT. At the mere mention of anarchy, a class of people go into spasms of alarm, who con- template with entire composure the most atrocious infamies, peipetrated under laws which should be denounced if made for the government of brutes. There are laws in force in the United States which, with all our boasting of freedom, are infamous be- yond the power of exaggeration, and among these laws is one known as the “Merritt law” of Illinois. In a late number of the Chicago Labor Enquirer , it is stated that “the strikers of the Burlington are to be prc secuted under the Merritt law. Any of them who approved of Gary’s innovation on the common law of conspiracy, to be con- sistent, must relish its present application. Unscrupulous cunning never offered a state, monopoly-ruled, peopled mostly by fools that endure it, a more effective method of closing the mouth of remonstrance.” In Illinois^ under the operation of the Merritt law, it is a crime to denounce a crime and the Enquirer says : “The Merritt law repeals in express terms the const! tutiooal Immunity for thoee who desire to overturn the laws. In Its provision that the crime of treason shall consist only in the overt act. It holds him guilty of a death occurring in an out- break, who by speech or writing at any previous date aroused or stimulated the feelings for a re- volt so resulting. It tears from the accused the presumption of innocence, which, without these limitations, might amply shield him. and im- plies connivance in a specific act from a harmony opinion as to its Justice, or the need for it with those who commit it Under this law, men re mete from, their very existence unknown to each other, are herded in the dock, and the prosecutor, stating his case in- troduces them, makes them acquainted as par- ticipators in a crime of whose commission neither may well have heard until they Jointly indicted as conspirators face the impanneied Jury. For the conspiracy, not the act. but subsidiary to that, is the gist of their Joint crime. And the conspiracy is to be inferred. It is under this law the alleged conspirators against the Bur- lington are prosecuted.” The Burlington, an overgrown, wealthy corporation, perpetrates a colossal villiany upon its faithful and overtasked employes, and then comes the Merritt law, which by its provisions aids it in carrying out its nefarious policy, and doubly armed, on the one side with a law as infamous as any edict ever promulgated by a Russian autocrat, and on the other side by the Pinkertons, charac- terized by the Enquirer as “ fit allies,” it proceeds to rebuild the property of the Bur- lington on a foundation of falsehood, per- juries and forgeries. “The Pinkertons,” says the Enquirer , “are the nucleus of the stand- ing army of monopoly ; the employer of the most corrupt and odious vermin that are generated of the social scum. Where the ‘detective’ has stood the moral soil is as blasted. When his aid is called to the en- from the pit. The villain wins confidence to betray it ; plots crime for the reward that follows its commission ; excites jealousy and creates the circumstances that feed it, to earn his nauseous fee ; arouses suspicion to be set in quest, and robs his quarry of char- acter to bring an avowed thief down to his own level, that his evidence may convict. Where the detectives are prevalent society is in the last stages of putridity. Flesh-flies of humanity, fattening on carrion, they dis- seminate everywhere contagion and plague. From their ‘sweat-box,’ as in their impu- dent jargon they designate the modern sub- stitute for the rack or boot and wedges, as in the former day, crawls to the witness box the semblance of a man ; an unnerved, flabby, spineless wretch, his jellied soul a-quiver, the marrow oozing from his flaccid bones ; sworn to ‘ tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth,” he must, under penalty of conviction on his terrorized con- fession, implicate in his crime, if he has committed one at all, those whom ‘the Pinkertons’ see fit to select as victims.” It is with this foul federation of Pinker- tonism and perfidy, falsehood and felony, that the managers of the Burlington, the C., B. <fe Q., hope to strike down individual engineers and firemen, and engulf the Brotherhood in ruin. The managers of the C., B. & Q. will find at last that they have dug the grave of their once splendid property, that they have in- augurated ruin for themselves, and that the Brotherhoods will live and flourish in spite of the Merritt law and the damnable organ- ization known as “the Pinkertons.” The Merritt law will go and the Pinkertons will go, the one to live in memory as the foulest blotch that ever stained American jurispru- dence, and the other as a combination of cutthroats, in comparison with which the thugs of India are gentlemen. There are Lodges of our Order, some of which are in easy circumstance, with a large membership and with a surplus of funds. Some of these Lodges have been distin- guished for windy resolutions, expressing eat sympathy for the strikers on the C., B. Q., but they do not pay anything. They pat the strikers on the back, say “ we are with you,” etc., but when contributions are required they do not respond. Possibly at the Atlanta convention the delegates of such Lodges will seek to air their devotion to the cause in which the strikers on the C , B. & Q. have fought with undaunted bravery. If such should be the case, the roll call, show- ing what they have done, will act as a very wet blanket, and will most effectually put out their fire. These Lodges may yet redeem their credit and standing by now coming to the front with their contributions. Digitized by i^ooQle

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688 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . THE ST. LOUIS MEETING Special importance is attached to the meet- ing of the Engineers General Grievance Committee at St. Louis on the 9th and 10th of August. It was a private meeting, the out- side public was not admited. J ust what was done is known only to the Brotherhoods immediately interested, but enough is known to warrant a few declarations of general in- terest. First, It was decided not to institute the boycott on-Q, cars everywhere. Second, It was decided to prosecute the Q, strike to the death, and the special and associated press dispatches to the corporation organs announced the pay of the strikers on the Burlington system was increased to 860 a month, or a raise of 820. But the organs do not know whether this was done or not. However, a raise was ordered. Third, The question of federation was not dis- cussed at the St. Louis meeting except Informally. That quest!* n was settled in the affirmative at the late Chicago meeting, and the action here was relndorsed by the St. Louis meeting. Fourth, Theplauofthe independent political organization entered upon by the railway em- ployes of Illinois was indorsed by resolution, and also Its prosecution in other States. The question relating to the strike on the “Q” was definitely settled. It is to go for- ward to the bitter end, until the “ Q ” comes to terms, and this action is in strict accord with the sentiments of the Magazine first and last. The meeting was harmonious, and the men who attended it had theirdetermination to win the C., B. A Q., fight against all odds. As the meeting was not called to discuss federation no formal action may have been taken, but the question was sufficiently des- cussed to warrant the assertion, had it come up for action it would have been carried with cheering unanimity. The purpose of the railroad employes of Illinois to use the ballots to do away with certain vicious laws on the statute books of their State wras indorsed and should have the sympathy of railroad employes every- where. Things are moving in the right direction and when the fight with the“Q” is over the Brotherhoods will be on top. In the Railway Conductor’s Monthly, for August, appears a communication, dated at St. Albans, and signed “ N. E. D., to wrhieh our attention has been called by a disgusted and indignant member of the (). R. C., par- ticularly pointing out the following para- graph : And the new men have come to stay and the C., B. & Q. R. R. can thank the conductors for their success In this matter, for without their influence and cooperation they (the Q,) would have been obliged to accede to the demands of the engineers. The italics are ours, made for the purpose of enabling the reader to note particularly the claim set up by the 0. R. C. to defeat the old and faithful employes of the “Q," to obtain wrages, universally conceded to be [Sept. iust.' It will be observed that MN, E. D.” boasts of the part the members of the O. R. C. played to accomplish the success (?) of the “Q,” and he naunts the fact in the face of the cruelly wronged men, that “ with- out the influence and cooperation of the conductors “the Q would have been obliged to accede to the demands of the engineers,” and this announcement is boldly made in the organ of the O. R. C., without denial or extenuation by its editor. We do not believe, indeed we know, that the utterances of “N. E. D.,” however, con- spicuously flaunted in the columns of the or- gan of the O. II. C., are not the sentiments of thousands of intelligent railway conductors, who are profoundly in sympathy with other railroad employes, who demand fair wages for their perilous employment— and this fact goes far to modify the indignation which such declarations as the correspondent of the Monthly makes public. Still, the fact remains that the railway conductors on the “Q,” by their “influence and cooperation,” did all In their power to defeat the strikers, and whatever may be the compensation, they have received from the “ Q,” for their fawning, subservient lick-spittleism, they have earned and will receive an eternal weight of odium from all railroad employs, and wage workers generally. It is the first time in the history of the struggles of rail- road men for justice that one dass of em- ployes have had the unspeakable impudence to boast that their “influence and coopeia- tion accomplished the defeat of those who wrere battling for justice. Had the conductors simply maintained positions of neutrality — run the trains when there were trains to run, no one would have complained. They were notasked to strike, or to make any sacrifices whatever. But they chose to identify themselves wfith scabs and spies in the interest of a soulless corpo- ration, and this was done for considerations w hich covers those who were guilty of the infamy, with unspeakable obloquy. To read the production of “ X. E. D.,” is to at once comprehend his status. He cov- ers the whole “ G ” system with the saliva of a pimp, he expectorates for so much a squirt, and the steady flow of his drool, false as it is foolish, excites sentiments of pity and contempt. _ The members of the B. of L. F. should re- member that for this month, September, they have only one assessment to pay, and can therefore be liberal towards their heroic brethren w ho are fightifig the battle of the the Brotherhood on the U., B. A Q. It has been said that “ God helps those w’ho help themselves.” The C., B. A Q. fight is that of the Brotherhood, and the question is will the Brotherhood do its duty. Reasoning from the past we unhesitatingly say it will. Digitized by LiOOQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 689 REMITTANCES TO GBAUD LODGE. We ask the earnest attention of all Receiv- ers of Subordinate Lodges to what we have to say here and now. It is of the utmost importance to keep cor- rect accounts. Method is of vital importance in such matters. Without method confusion and dissatisfaction are certain to follow. All moneys remitted to the Grand Lodge must come from the Receivers, accompanied with statements in the prescribed form. This must not be overlooked. If having made a remittance, any funds — no matter how small or large the amount — are left over, the money so overlooked must be held by the Receiver until the next regular remittance is made. Magazine Agents must pay all collections over to the Receiver of the Lodge who alone is authorized to remit the funds to the Grand Lodge with his regular remittances. Receivers should invariably, when remit- ting money, accompany it with the state- ments. To neglect this is to place money in the Grand Lodge without any information as to what it is for, and it becomes, therefore, impossible to make any proper record of it. To send funds and the statement separately is fruitful of many unnecessary troubles and embarrassments which shoula be avoided. In sending money to the Grand Lodge Re- ceivers should invariably , when remitting by express, purchase an express order, in place of remitting in bulk. The expense is no more, besides it is a guard against mistakes whicn all too frequently occur as to the amount remitted, the statement and the amount often disagreeing. To purchase an express order effectually obviates all such troubles. This should not be forgotten. To the foregoing we invite the earnest at- tention of Receivers. The items are for the good of the Order ; they mean method and ac- curacy, which are of vital importance. The Chicago Sunday World of the 12th of August, refers to the financial condition of tbe“Q.” It says: For six months ending June, the Burlington acknowledges losses of 54,704,549, and to this should be added 91,000,000 in wreck and damage losses and 95,000,000 for stock depreciation and in- creased interest losses on bonds ; or a total of 910,- 704,549 as the cost of the strike to the meanest corporation in America, which competent rail- road financiers say is only a fair estimate. The statement of the road for the month of June makes the following showing: Expenses indicate an increase of 93<JD,046.90 over June, 18K7, while the net earnings show a decrease of 9500,- 949.57 compared with the same period. Total de- crease of net earnings for the six months ending June 30th, is 54,704,549.2*4. The beauty of the thing is that the finan- cial condition of the u Q ” is steadily growing worse. It is consuming itself. It is a leper among railroads, and the world cries “un- clean. N. D. Hubbard, State Master Workman, K. of L., in Nebraska, is out in a masterly written paper in which he indorses the strike on the C., B. & Q., defends the strik- ers and unsparingly denounces the corpora- tion. As a specimen of Mr. Hubbard’s style and logic, we extract the following: Because It would not pay its engineers and fire- men wages proportionate with tho«e paid bv poorer and competing lines the Brotherhood left Its employ. These begrimmed and smutty engi- neers and firemen quit the service of the (?., B <fc (J. in the royal way that true gentlemen do gen- tlemanly deeds. Every engine was turned over to the company unimpaired and in perfect order. Had these Brotherhood people been the graceless scamps that the company, the Pinker- ton hirelings and the bougliten press have repre- sented them to be, they would have made every engine worthless before quitting it. But not content with forcing these engineers and firemen to “ strike ” for their rights, the Q has pursued them with the venom of its hate. Its Immense revenues have been employed to place the infa- my of public disapproval upon their acts. This, too, when their places have been filled with in- competent and unskilled men, who have render- ed travel over the Burlington lines a menace to safe journeying. The entire Pinkerton detective service has been utilized at enormous expense to undo the power of the Brotherhood. Pinkerton detectives have assumed to be striking engineers, have hatched conpiracles, introduced dynamite, and apparently inveigled two or three of the Brotherhood engineers into their scheme. If so, this dynamite business is a C., B. & Q. conspiracy, and not a Brotherhood. This the evidence al- ready goes to prove. The principles of the Broth- erhoods stand opposed to these methods, and any engineer or fireman engaged in such unlaw- ful procedure would instantly be expelled, and all support withdrawn from him. He would be in a condition more infamous than the man without a home, or friend, or country, or God. Such a presentation of facts and argu- ments carries conviction to all who read them, and they demonstrate that the great organization of Knights of Labor is in ac- tive sympathy with the Brotherhoods en- gaged in the struggle with this soulless 0., B. & Q. corporation. Old things are passing away in the matter of running engines, and if things are not all new they have a newish appearance. The Locomotive Engineer says, “ Engines on many roads are now chain-ganged, or run the rounds— ‘ hogging it,’ the Pennsylvania boys call it. There are no regular engines ; a man runs an engine to-day and don’t expect to see her again for a week or a month. On some passenger runs two men run one en- gine, or three men run two engines, but on freight it is first in first out, engines and men alike, and as there are more men than engines the latter are kept hot and busy. By this system less money is invested in power, engines are worn out sooner and new ones are modern; men running or firing engines do no work on them ; a man is kept at the shops to wipe oft* engines, clean flues, etc., another packs, cleans headlights and draws supplies. This new departure is thought to have its advantages and is a good subject for “ runners” to write about. Digitized by CjOOQie

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69) LOCOMOTIVE IIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. DELOSS EVEBETT. Few men of the B. of L. E. are more wide- ly known to the members of the B. of L. F. tli an Deloss Everett, Esq., Second Grand Engineer of the B. of L. E., and none are more highly esteemed. He is one of the oldest members of the B. of L. E., having become connected with the Order in 1863, the year in which it was organized. He was initiated into the Order in Philadelphia Division, No. 45, of which he is still a mem- ber. In 1884, at the convention of the Order in San Francisco, he was elected Grand Chaplain and held the office till 1887, when, at the convention at Chicago, he was elected to the office which he now holds and fills with the greatest ctedit to himself and to the Brotherhood. It goes without saying, that it affords us special pleasure to see him, for his memory of incidents of the march of railroad building and his experience in rail- roading combine to make his information encyclopedian. In company with Grand Master Sargent h* left tliis city to attend the gre*t Union Meeting at Tyler, Texas, and we hope in future to see him frequently. The Railway Service Gazette , in an article referring to the “ proposed federation of rail- way employe'*,” replies to an intimation “that such a federation would be unlaw- ful,” by saying that such views are “in- correct”—and in the course of the article says : Let us be warned In time. We have said and we repeat, that we are just entering upon a strike era. Strikes will continue to increase in number and magnitude. It Is too late to discuss rheir good or bad effects. We have them as the inevi- table logic of the times. Let no oue delude him- self with the hope that the government will ever come to the aid of incompetent managers wiih a sort of a shot-gun policy, to compel men to work for them, after t-ey fail to secure their ser- vices .upon terms mutually satisfactory to both parties. Certainly some of the writers of the strike literature of the present day, seem to sad- ly misconceive the spirit of our Institutions. Our whole government must be revolutionized before the humblest laborer in the land can be Imprisoned for refusing to labor for a certaiu party, against his will. Here we have the declaration by a jour- nal distinguished for conservatism, that we, that is the country, “is just entering upon a strike era.” The significance of such a declaration is that our industrial system rests upon such flagrant wrongs, such a vicious policy that working men no longer willing to endure it will strike for justice — strike for their rights. An era of strikes, means widespread dissatisfaction. It means peril to society — it means social upheaval — possibly revolution. An “era of strikes” means an era of gloom. It means that there is “an impending crisis.” Men overtaxed in a thousand ways, over- worked and under- paid will strike. The remedy is easy. It is to enact just laws and have them adminis- tered by just officials. It means that men [Sept. shall not exact dividends to the amount of multiplied millions upon fictitious capital — “water.” It means that such mercenary scoundrels as Pinkerton detectives shall not be authorized to practice their felonious and murderous arts to entrap and kill work- ingmen in the interest of corporations that degrade labor — and it is true that while Legislatures and Congress and the Courts uphold or permit such things, strikes occur and multiply. But it should be said that if workingmen federate, and in ease that op- pressive wrongs are inflicted, show a united front, justice will be done and a strike will not occur. We prefer to say that an era of federation is coming, and that federation will put an end to strikes. On the morning of August 14th, a police- man found (?) a gas pipe bomb, six inches long and one and a half inches in diameter on the “ Q ” tracks in Chicago. The bomb it is said contained dynamite sufficient to blow7 up an entire train. The dispatch nicely “cooked,” states that “the police have no clew as to wrho placed the bomb on the tracks” and here comes in a little Pin- kertouism but are inclined to suspect some of the Burlington strikers or sympathizers. The “ Q” having lost from $9,000,000 to $12,- 000,000 during the past six months, and having in prospect far greater losses during the next six months, are trying to play the dynamite racket in the hope of securing sympathy, and thereby turn the tide of for- tune. But the public have “caught on.” The dynamite dodge don’t scare any more. If a bomb was found, a Pinkerton placed it where it was found, and it was found at the right time, but it don’t frighten worth a cent. No railroad man wants to blow up the C., B. & Q. w’ith dynamite or any other explosive, it is going to the dogs fast enough to please the most enthusiastic striker. Superintendent MacKenzie, of the Mexi- ican Central concluded to import a Pinker- ton detective and use him very much after the style the C., B. & Q. used tne cutthroats to entrap engineers and firemen. But Mex- ico is not Chicago and the Pinkerton being caught in the trap he had set for others, was tried, convicted and sentenced to thirteen years imprisonment in the penitentiary in a penal settlement in Yucatan. MacKenzie sought to save the villain by exposing the plot but did not succeed. Tne Judge, turn- ing to the Superintendent said : “ If I were to do my w hole duty I would arrest you on the spot and have you tried for participating in the conspiracy. I shall most certainly do so the next time you try anything of the kind.” That is the way to talk and act. It is w ell for the C., B. & Q. that its lines are not in Mexico, if they were that penal colony in Yucatan would have a population boom of amazing proportions. Digitized by VjOOQle

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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE IIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 691 The Union Pacific Employe* Magazine for A u ^ ust, referring to the C., B. & Q., says: There probably has never been an event in the history of the labor movement that has done more solid educational work. We are satisfied the Magazine is right in its esti- mate. “ The strike has, as the Magazine re- marks, brought the principles that are in- volved in the labor question out,” and it is also true that “ men are heard now talking of the needs of political action and the necessi- ties of extending organization into federation for effective defense that never mentioned it before.” And “ thus,” as the Magazine says is where the good will result far more than the mere victory over the “ Q ” com- pany, for education will outlast victory or in addition, will help to other victories. Tiie St. Louis Post- Dispatch pertinently in- quires whether “a man can buy dynamite, and furnish it to others for criminal pur- poses, with entire impunity, simply because lie happens to be in the pay of a dectective agency? That is the case for the authori- ties of Illinois to determine, and if it is investigated with a purpose to punish the guilty, it is quite likely that some very im- portant railroad officials w ill be seriously in- volved.” And the Pittsburg Dispatch says, “ men who violate law or indulge in conspira- cies should be punished,” there is no dispute about that But it is getting to be a vital question whether men who urge and abet them in such conspiracies, up to a certain point, are not guilty also. Manifestly, they are guilty, guilty of a conspiracy to urge men to commit a crime, and the men who have others to engage in such crimes are also guilty, and the time is at hand wrhen such questions will have a hearing. Wreck and ruin on the C. B. &Q., is the ceaseless theme not only among railroad men but everywhere ; in hotels where pas- sengers are found, and on ’change where shippers congregate. Look at the list of dis- asters. July 5th one engine crippled and another dead. July 30th a collision on the Hannibal & St. Jo R. R. engineer and fire- men badly scalded and passenger injured. July 31st engine 45 ran into rear end of freight train. Same date eight freight cars derailed and smashed. Same date, engine disabled by knockingout cylinder head. July 2f»th another engine crippled on account of the ignorance of a scab engineer, the engine having just come out of the shops. July 24th an engine, 123, hauled in with the whole front end stove in. July 25th another engine crippled. July 27th another engine, 41S, was totally demoralized. August 3rd at Creston Iowa, the “ Q ” officials had to press in the wife of a scab engineer to take out en- gine 39; at the time the “Qs” engineer was in a park with disreputable women. An important Union meeting of engineers, firemen, brakemen and switchmen, to take into consideration certain questions relating to the welfare of the Brotherhoods named, was held in the city of St. Joseph, Mo., July 24th. One hundred and fifty-nine Lodges of the various orders were represented. The meeting was harmonious, and the de- liberations indicated a purpose to stand by the men on the C., B & Q. Among other resolutions the following were reported by the committee and unanimously passed : Resolved, That in regard to the alleged dynam- ite plot, we denounce all unlawful acts, and that while we believe the accused innocent until proven guilty, yet should any members of our or- ganization be proven guilty of- the atrocities charged, we will not only promptly expel them, but be the first to demand their punishment. Resolved^ That we regard this as a conspiracy by the C., B. & Q* Company and the Pinkertons, to bring our Order into disrepute, and turn pub- lic opinion and sympathy against us; and we ask the public to withhold their decision until the case has been passed upon by a fair and Im- partial jury. Resohvd, That we, the engineers, firemen, switchmen and brakemen, represented in this meeting, heartily endorse the plan of federation, and aNk our coming conventions to authorize Immediate action on this subject. Resolved, That each and every delegate at this Union meeting be instructed to use his every en- deavor to have his Subordinate Division or Lodge take such action as will guarantee such financial support to our brothers now struggling for their legitimate rights, until such time as the several conventions shall convene, and shall incorporate in their constitutions such laws as shall thor- oughly unite the several organizations. We desire to call the attention of all Subor- dinate Lodges to a crying evil that is doing incalculable mischief to the Order. In nu- merous instances absent members write to the Collectors of their Judges and remit their dues and assessments, but fail to receive any receipt, or any letter of acknowledgment. Under such circumstances these neglected Brothers write to the Grand Ix>dge, but the Grand Lodge has necessarily, no information upon the subject, and can have none, except by a voluminous correspondence with the Lodge whose Collector has been shamefully derelict in his duties. It is easy to see the embarrassments which result from such neg- ligence. At best delays in adjusting matters that should command the utmost promptness of action are inevitable. Members are often wrongfully dropped from the rolls, or be- coming disgusted by disappointments in their expectations of replies to their letters from the Secretaries or Collectors of their Lodges, abandon the Order. We have just entered upon a new’ fiscal year and we in- dulge the hope that the Secretaries and Col- lectors of the Lodges will give this matter earnest consideration and apply the needed remedy, which is prompt replies to letters, particularly those which relate to the dues of members, and when money is received place it to the credit of the member, and at once forw ard a receipt for the same. Digitized by U.ooQle

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692 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Sept. Beiolations. Donald, B. C., April 8, 1888. At a regular meeting of Gold Range Lodge, No. 341, B. ot L F., the following resolutions were unanimously adopted : Whereas, This Lodge has been the happy re- cipient of a beautiful altar cloth and banner, with the emblems of our Order worked In gold thereon, presented by Mrs. Geddes, mother of our worthy Past Master. And also a beautiful large Bible, presented by Bro. G. B. Govett. Therefore be it Resolved , That with feelings of thankfulness and gratitude we accept the presents so gener- ously offered In token of respect to our Order. Resoh'ed , That a copy of these resolutions be sent to Mrs. Geddes and the Magazine for publi- cation. T. B. Clench,') B. Somes, v Committee. A. IlifF, J Carbondalk, Pa., May 22, 1888. At a regular meeting held at the hall of Van Bergen Lodge, No. 02, B. L. F., the following pre- amble and resolutions were adopted : Whereas, The members of this Lodge are called upon for the first time to drape their Lodge room In mourning, it having been the will of Divine Proivdence to call from our midst our be- loved companion and brother, Walter Ward, and the Lord hath taken him away that we may re- alize in our bereavement the paramount duties of all flesh. That if so living that when our Heavenly Father calls us home we shall go in peace. Resolved , That wTe condole with the relatives and friends of the deceased, and especially to the afflicted widow would we extend our heartfelt sympathy on this mournful occasion, assuring her that her husband was honored and esteemed as a brother by his fellow engineers and firemen. Resolved , That as a token of respect for our de- ceased brot her our hall and charter be draped In mourning for the space of t hirty days. Resolved , That a copy of these resolutions be presented to the family of the deceased; that they be inserted in the city papers and a copy sent to the Firemen's Magazine. E. Smith, ) A. Banks. \ Committee. A. Ih IjEKELDt, J Wellsville, Ohio, May 20, 1888. At a regular meeting of Alexia Lodge, the fol- lowing resolutions expressive of our sorrow and regret at the death of our late esteemed brother, Charles Fry, were adopted : Whereas, It has pleased the Grand Master of the Universe to call from labor to rest our beloved brother, Charles Fry, with that dreaded disease, consumption, at Cleveland, Ohio, on May 3, 1888, and Whereas, It is befitting for us on this occasion to offer our tribute of respect to our departed brother, and words of condolence to his family, therefore, be it Resolved, That while we bow in humble sub- mission to the will of our Divine Master we none the less mourn the loss of our brother who has been called to join the unnumbered dead. Resolved , That by the death of Brother Fry Alexia Lodge. No. 96, has lost a useful member and his griei-stricken wife a kind and loving husband. Resolved, That we tender our heartfelt sympa- thy to the wife of our deceased brother in this her sad hour of bereavement, and commend her to Him who doeth all things well. Resolved, That our charter be draped in mourn- ing for the period of thirty days. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the grief-stricken widow, and that a copy be sent to the Locomotive Firemen 's Magazine for publication. L. M. I/OC’khakt, ) G. G. Hendrick, Committee. G. Leibtag, ) Winnepeg, Manitoba, May 3, 1888. At a regular meeting of Northern Light Lodge, No. 127, B. of L. F., it was unanimously Resolved , That a committee be appointed to convey to Miss Partington a vote of thanks for the photos of our late Bros. Hare and Burnham, surrounded by a handsome floral wreath, and enclosed In a beautiful carved and gilt frame to place In our liOdge room, which we appreciate very much. We desire toconvey to the lady our sincere thanks, and hope the change she is about to make will be crowned with happiness, and that she may live to a good old age with lots of this world’s blessings. It was also Resolved, That a copy of this communication be seut to the Magazine for publication. Thos. M ('Shane, ) Arthur Johnston, \ Committee. Thos Reece, J Dennison, Tex., May 19, 1888^ At a regular meeting of Red River Lodge, No. 19, held May 19, 1888, the following resolutions were adopted : Whereas, Death has taken away our beloved broth*- r, W. P. Anderson, and Whereas, Our Lodge has lost an honored member, the family a loving son and the com- munity a faithful citizen, therefore be It Resolved , That we extend our heartfelt sympa- thy to the bereaved family, and as slight tokeu of respect to the departed brother drape our charter in mourning for a period of thirty days. Resolved , That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the family, ana a copy to the Jjocomotive Fremen’s Magazine, and that they be recorded on the minutes of our Lodge. Oliver Cox,) C. E. Koyce, [- Committee. D. T. Reese, j Marshalltown, Iowa, May 13, 1888. At a regular meeting of Guide lx>dge. No. 12* B. of L. F , held May 13th, l88-<, the following re- solutions were unanimously adopted : Whereas, The members of Guide I^odee, No. 125, were the recipients of a beautiful altar spread, worked in gold on blue plush, the Initials of our motto and number of our Lodge, by Ml*s L. J. Crellin, cf San Diego, Cal., sister of our worthy Magazine Agent. Therefore be it Resolved, That we tender our sincere thanks to the above named Lodge for the pains she has taken in making such a beautiful and valuable present, which is duly appreciated by the mem- bers of this IxKige. Resolved. That a copy of these resolutions be sent Miss Crellin, al*o to the Foremen's Magazine for publication, and that they be spread on the minutes of this meeting. Alex. Thompson,) W. M. G a LLU p, - Committee. T. R. Long, ) Vincennes, Ind., May 20, 4888. At a regular meeting of Tried an True lA)dge, No. 361, the following resolutions were adopted . Whereas, As we have had favors extended to us by our General Superintendent, C. C. F. Bent, and the business firms of Tyler A Meeh and Beit- man A t ‘o., of the city of Seymour, therefore be it Resolved, That our thanks are due and are hereby extended to the aforesaid parties. Resolved, That the members of this Lodge do sincerely appreciate the earnest and friendly en- deavors of Tyler A* Meeh to help us In our noble mission, and that we recognize in them true friends of the B. of L. F. Be it further Resolved, That we extend to the firm of Beit- inan & Co., our grateful thanks for their gener- ous gift to our popular Receiver, H. Caddan. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be seut to each of the aforesaid parties and published in the Magazine. M. J. CUNNINGHAM,) Da vi d Moses, V Committee James Hogan, J Digitized by c.ooQie

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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. Wellsville, Ohio, May 20, 1888. At a meeting of Alexia Lodge, No. 96, the fol- lowing resolutions were adopted : Whereas, It is with profound sorrow that we announce toe untimely death of brother Ab- ner A. Stillwell, who was called to cross the threshold of our Sovereign Master on May 6, by the overturning of his engine, and Whereas, It has pleased the Almighty Ruler of the Universe to remove from our midst our beloved and respected brother, A. A. Stillwell, therefore, be it Resolved, That by his death the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen has lost a true and earnest advocate, whose many virtues we all admire, and his wife and child, a loving and faithful husband and father. Resolved , That we extend to his wife and fam- ily our sincere sympathy, knowing how inad- equate are words to lessen the sorrow of the heart, but earnestly wishing It were in our power to allay the grief and anguish of those deeply grieved. And be it further Resolved , That as a token of respect and esteem for our de Darted brother, our charter be draped in mourning for thirty days, and that these reso- lutions be published In our Magazine , and that a copy be sent to the bereaved family. L. M. Lockhart,) G. G. Headrick, V Committee. G. Leibtao, j Acknowledgments. Delaware, O., May 13, 1888. Editor Magazine : Please accept my thanks for the prompt pay- ment of $1,500, the sum due me by the policy held by my son Henry, a member of your grand Order. I wish to thank the members of the Brother- hood and the members of Lodge No. 230, for the kindness shown during his sickness. I also wish success to your noble Order. Yours truly, John Kane. Philadelphia, Pa., May 7, 1888. Mr. W. H. Guthrie , Secretary Enterprise Lodge : Dear Sir:— Please express to the Order my sincere thanks for the- prompt adjustment of claim No. 167„a draft for $1,500 In settlement of the above claim having this day been received. With my best wishes for the continued success of the Order, I remain, Faithfully Yours, W. H. H. Nevills. Susquehanna, Pa., May 1, 1888. To the Officers and Members of Keystone Lodge No. 206, B. O. L. F.: Gentlemen:— I desire to return thanks for your kindness and sympathy as shown at the death of my husband, Charles D. Fox. I also de- sire to acknowledge receipt of draft for fifteen hundred dollars. The Brotherhood will always have my most sincere wishes for its prosperity. Yours truly, Mrs. Anna Fox Zoneton, Bullitt Co., Ky., June 10, 1888. To the Officers and Members of the B. of L. F. : Gentlemen I have Just received through Mr. J. J. Dawson, a draft for fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500) on the policy held by my son, James C. Queen. Please accept my heartfelt thanks for the prompt adjustment of the claim. May God bless your noble Order and let It con- tinue to be a blessing It now is. I sincerely thank the members of Fall City Lodge, No. 108 for their great kindness to my poor boy, and their sympa- thy to me In my great sorrow. My prayer is that they all be saved from so sudden and terrible a death, but when they are called, one by one. may they all meet around the throne of God. Sincerely, Mrs. Jennie Queen. South Ovington, Me., June 0, 1888. To the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen : Dear Sirs I received the draft for $1,500 some few days ago, for which please accept my most sincere thanks. Respectfully yours, Mrs. Wm. G. Penney. Delphos, Ohio, May 5, 1888. To the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen : Dear Sirs and Brothers Please accept my sincere thanks for a draft for $1,500 due me on my disability claim, which was presented to me by Bro. A. T. Hagarth. Receiver of Lodge, No. 18a. Hoping that the Brotherhood may always pros- per I remain, Yours fraternally, J. H. Kuhns. Danville, III., April 25, 1868. To the Officers and Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen : Dear Brothers:— Allow me through the col- umns of the Magazine to express my gratitude toward the Order for a draft of $1,500 due me as a disability claim. I sincerely thank those who rendered me assistance during my recent illness. May success crown the eflorts of the Grand Ofli- «ers. May He who watches over us protect the members of the B. of L. F., is the wish of your disabled brother, P. J. McCarty. • Btellarton, May 24, 1888. To the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen : I desire to express my gratitude and thanks to the brethren of your excellent Order for Qie prompt payment of the endownent of $1,500 on my beloved husband, Alexander D. Murray, and also for the many acts of attention and kind- ness shown to him and me during his severe suf- fering. May God in His goodness and mercy prosper your Order, and be the protection of in members is the earnest prayer of his widow. Annie Belle Murray. Albany, N. Y., May 18, 1888. To the Officers and Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen : Gentlemen :— It is with sincere thanks that I acknowledge the receipt of a draft for the insur- ance held by my son, Wm. J. Horth. It was pre- sented to me by the Receiver. Geo. M. Jeffers, who Is so prompt in his duties as an officer. And many heartfelt thanks to Albany City Lodge, No. 230, for their many acts of kindness to their young brother, and to me, in my time of affliction and sorrow. May God bless the Order, and the band of noble-hearted men that sustain it, Is my prayer. Wm. F. Horth. McGregor, Ia., March 28, 1888. To Key City Lodge, No. 106, B. of L. F.: Gentlemen :— It is with a heart full of grati- tude that I thank your noble Brotherhood for what it has done for me and my dead. No hu- man heart can tell, but those who have realized it in full the awful agony of a wife’s heart when her all is brought home silent and still. But, thanks be to God for such an Order, that when clouds hover o’er us, and the storms of life over- take us, we can find true friendship, true man- hood in the B. of L. F. Again let me thank your Brotherhood for the prompt payment of fifteen hundred dollars, the Insurance policy held by my husband, which I received from Jno. P. Bun- day, Receiver of Bay City Lodge, No. 106. I also wish to thank Guard Rail Lodge No. 168, for their kindness, for their gift of beautiful flowers, and the feelings of sympathy shown me In my hour of trial. God bless you, brave boys, for what you have done and are doing every day. May He who rules the universe shield and pro- tect you from harm, and when the roll Is callled above may you all answer “Here” and be one unbroken band, is the sincere wish of Mrs. W. G. Richmond, Digitized by C.ooQle

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694 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Sept, This Department Is for the exclusive use of the Grand Lodge of the Brotherhood of Locomo- tive Firemen, and will contain all Notices of Assessments, and other Official Notices, Re- ports and Statements emanating from the Grand Lodge. All Lodges and members of the Order should note carefully each month the contents of this Department. Office of Grand Bechet a ry and Treasurer, Terre Haute, Ind.. September 1, 1888. Assessment Notioe for September. ASSESSMENT NO. 25, $1.00. To Subordinate Lodges. Dear Sirs and Brothers: You are hereby notified of the death and disability of the follow- ing members who were entitled to all the benefits of the Order, vis. : Claim No. 256. W. R. Thompson, of Cactus Lodge, No. 04, died of Measles, April 18, 1888. Claim No. 257. H. S. Haskell, of Marble City Lodge, No 353, was killed by Railroad Accident, May 31, 1888. Claim No. 258. V. S. G. Hill, of Tried and True Lodge, No. 361, was killed by Railroad Accident, July 2, 1888. Claim No. 250. T. H. Cosford. of Wellington Lodge, No. 181, was declared totally disabled with Hernia, July 15, 1888. Claim No. 260. J. F. Belcour, of Industrial Lodge, No. 21, was killed by Railroad Accident, July 18, 1888. Claim No. 261. J. Roseberry, of Excelsior Lodge, No. 11, was declared totally disabled with Tumor and Scrotula, July 28, 1888. Claim No. 262. S. St. .1. Camp, of Adopted Daughter Lodge. No. 3, died of Typho- Malarial Fever, July 29, 1888. Claim No. 203. Wm. J. Foley, of Blooming Lodge, No. 40, died of Consumption, August 3, 1888. Claim No. 264. Wm. Flannigan, of Island City Lodge, No. 69, was declared totally disabled with Consumption, August 16, 1888. Claim No. 265. J. C. Martin, of Cold Springs Lodge, No, 300, was declared totally disabled with Partial Paralysis, August 20, 1883. An assessment of One Dollar has been levied upon Claim No. 265, and all members who were admitted on or before August 20, 1888, are liable therefor. You are required to pay the above assessment to the Col lector of your Lodge ou or before .Sep- tember 25th, 1888, otherwise you will stand sus- pended from all the benefits of the Order until you have paid up and have been reinstated by your Lodge, as provided in Section 54, of the Constitution ot the Grand Lodge. Yours Fraternally, Eugene V. Debs, G. S. A T. Office of the Grand Lodge, ) Terre Haute, Ind., September 1, 1888. / Speoial Notices. To Subordinate Ixnlges : Dear Sirs and Brothers:— Your attention is called to the following notices : TO ALL LODGE OFFICERS. Examine the names and addresses of your offi- cers in this issue of the Magazine. If any correc- tion, alteration or other change is to be made, notify the Grand Secretary at once. This is nec- essary to insure the safe delivery of the mail. RECEIPTS. A member to be in good standing to date must hold a receipt for his Grand Dues for the year ending July 31st, 1889; also for Subordinate Dues for the quarter ending October 31st, 1888; also for Assessments Nos. 23 and 24. (for August); also for Special Assessments to and including No. 14. Any member not holding these receipts stands sus- pended from all the benefits of the Order, and can ouly be reinstated by a vote of his Lodge. Examine your receipts and see that you have them correct. TO DELEGATES. A credential and circular has been forwarded for you in care of the Secretary of your Lodge. The credential is to be filled out, sealed a *d signed by the Master and Secretary and then delivered to you. together with the circular above alluded to, which gives full instructions in regard to the arrangements that have been made for transportation, hotels, etc. If you have not received your credential and circular you should apply to the Secretary for same without delay. TO RECEIVERS. Receivers in remitting money for the Magazine , should invariably specify in their statements to what volume the money7 is to be credited. With- out this specification confusion is inevitable. Receivers frequently send money by express without any instructions as to how it shall Ire ap- plied. This is a serious oversight and Is fruitful of great annoy7ance. No remittance should t»e made by7 Receivers for any purpose except when they make their regular monthly returns, and the remittance should be invariably accompanied by the regular monthly statement, as provided by law. Receivers sending money, paper aud coin to the Grand Lodge, sometimes make mistakes re- garding the amount, the money being less than the statement calls for. It is unnecessary to say' that such things are embarrassing, and to avoid such errors in future, Receivers who remit by express, should send their money by express order. An express order can be purchased at any express office, it is more convenient to all parties, and In case of error, the order will show for itself and there can be no misunderstanding. Let all moneys to be sent hereafter be made by express order, instead of sending the paper and coin. Yours fraternally, F. P. Sargent, G. M. E. V. Debs, G. 8. and T. Unknown Addresses. E. E. Dearmin.— Any one knowing the where- abouts of E. E. Dearmin will please communi- cate with E. C. Dearmin, 79 West Ohio street, In- dianapolis. Ind. When last heard from he was at Topeka, Kansas, on the Santa Fe R. R. Albert Ward, of Q,ueen City Lodge, No. 262, is requested to correspond with the Secretary of his Lodge. Digitized by L,ooQle

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attaaaagaa88g8aggg8ttggfefeaftfttfcftfc»88a88g8ag3t88388K8BEBss5sssss=s0.,*«.o- 1 n<». 1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE, 695 Optics op ukand (Secretary and Treasurer, 4 Terrs Hautk, Ind., August 1, 1888. / Beneficiary Statement. To Subordinate Lodges : Sirs and Brothers : The following is a state* ment of the Beneficiary Fund, for the month ending J uly 81, 1888 : Receipts. A ij jp Total I 8! 55 Back Assesam’ts. 4* 08 8 o Is* Total. 71 $1 00| $62 On $63 00 . . . 72 i ool 116 00 117 00 138 00 $163 00 $199 00! 73 9 00 58 00 67 00 22 00 83 00 105 00 74 3 00 90 00 93 00 75 76 5 oo 42 00 47 00 77 4 00 105 00 109 00 78 I 79 8 00 46 00 49 00 8 00 61 00 70 00 80 20 01) 70 00 99 (10 2 00 100 00 102 00 81 75 00 74 00 149 on 86 00 201 00 236 00 82 12 00 93 00 105 00 95 00 95 00 88 1 00 48 00 44 00 84 63 00 63 00 42 00 42 00 85 130 00 130 00 86 3 00 50 00 53 00 87 18 00 56 00 09 00 88 1 00 48 00 49 00 89 90 10 lb 37 00 53 00 91 3 00 21 oo! 24 00 92 6 00 48 00 64 00 93 72 00 72 00 36 00 36 00 94 8 00 64 00 62 00 95 1 ob 109 00; no bo 600 70 00 76 00 96 85 00 85 00 97 07 00 64 00 131 00 11 no 63 00 74 00 98 5 00 34 00 39 00 3 00 32 00 35 00 99 11 00 as oo 94 00 .... 100 37 00 87 00 . . . . i 101 136 001 136 00 2 00 27 00j 29 00 102 103 0 00 103 00 ’ 109 bo 44 00 44 00 104 . . . 105 1 00 126 001 i * 127' bo 16 00 44 00 00 00 106 27 00 27 10 6 00 38 00 39 00 107 66 00 66 00 108 22 00 *22 00 109 59 00| 50 00 *2 00 64 00 06 00 110 22 00 . . . 22 OJ 25 00 25 00 111 28 00 28 00 112 2 ou! 34 00 36 00 113 41 00' . . . 41 00 114 12 00 00 00 72 00 115 27 00 27 C O 110 5 00 53 00 18 00 87 00 *82* 00 169 00 117 1 00 53 00 54 00 64 00 64 00 118 8 00 27 00 30 00 42 00 42 00 119 - 120 7 00 81 00 88 00 121 3 00 56 00 59 00 s 00 80 oo 92 00 122 0 00 50 On 56 00 8 00 24 00 32 00 123 7 00 62 00 60 00 3 00 98 00 96 00 124 2 00 31 00 33 00 2 00 25 00 27 00 125 45 10 45 00 • . . 126 127 2 bo 50 00 52 00 128 20 00 20 00 *35 00 65 00 * 100 00 129 60 00 60 00 m 9 130 1 00 62 00 03 (X) 131 1 00 31 ob 32*00 1 00 50 00 51 00 132 11 00 34 00 45 00 133 . . « *15 00 15 bo | 134 2 00 33 00 35 00 54 00 • • • 64 00 135 25 00 25 00 136 *6 00 105 00 111 00 187 bo ob *80 00 4 00 53 00 57 00 188 33 00 33 00 88 00 88 00 139 *6 00 28 00 33 00 140 19 00 55 00 74 00 Beneficiary Statement— Continued. Digitized by i^.ooQLe S8S S § S 8SSS- SSSSSSSS 8 • 888888- 8S- S8SS8888SSS- 88- 8SSSS8 • 8- S88SSS8SS888

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tf 696 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE TSept. Beneficiary Statement— Continued. s as

be 3 i] is 9 6 am Total. Lodge No*.| 3 I ◄ ** m 9 6 am Total. 301 $26 00 128 00 342 $18 00 $18 00 302 ‘$1 00 19 00 20 00 848 *$800 8 00 m 344 1 00 16 00 17 00 304 345 305 IS 00 13 ( b 346 15 00 15 bo 306 55 (X) 5-5 00 317 11 00 11 00 307 8 00 29 00 32 00 348 17 00 17 00 308. .. . 17 00 17 00 349 18 00 42 00 00 00 309 24 00 24 00 350 22 00 22 00 310 . . 30 ( 0 30 HO 351 14 00 14 00 311 23 00 23 00 352 1 00 32 00 33 00 312 3 CN) 81 00 34 00 353 24 00 24 00 313 1 00 28 00 29 00 354 1 00 61 00 62 00 314 355 5 00 14 00 19 00 315 45 00 <5 bo 366 5 00 31 00 86 00 316 15 ob 40 00 55 00 357 45 00 45 00 317 59 00 59 00 358 318 16 00 16 00 359 18 00 18 00 319 35 00 35 00 360 ‘ i* ob 27 00 28 00 320 361 # 321 14 00 1400 862 s bo 21 00 * ‘24 00 322 4 00 24 00 28 00 363 323 864 324 2 66 ’ 7 00 'boo 865 27 00 * 27 00 325 14 00 14 00 366 4 ob 11 00 15 00 326 6 00 30 tO 36 00 367 12 00 12 00 327 368 16 00 16 00 328 11 00 43 00 ‘54 00 i|# 2 ob 26 00 28 U0 329 16 00 16 00 870 330 3 00 14 00 17 00 371 i ob 17 00 18 bo 331 31 00 31 00 372 300 15 00 18 00 332 2 00 16 00 18 00 373 338 3 00 76 00 79 00 374 *1 00 * 8 ob ’ *9 00 334 375 1 00 16 00 17 00 335 * 7 00 29 00 38 C O 376 29 00 29 00 336 ’ 377 *8 00 22 00 25 00 337 50 00 ’ bo bo 378 338 18 00 18 00 379 5 00 *23 00 ' ‘28 00 339 ’ 1 00 27 00 28 00 380 340 381 341 *7 00 22 00 29 00 382 . 112, K30 00 . 12,879 00 Balance on hand July 1 Received during month Total 125,209 00 By Claims 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, and 227 $12,000 00 Balance on hand August 1 $13,209 00 Respectfully submitted, Kugknk V. Dura. G. 8. and T. Grand Lodge. F. P. Sargent Grand Terre Haute. Indiana. J. J. Hawn ah an Vice Grand Master Box 655, Englewood, 111. E V. Debs Grand Secretary and Treasurer Terre Haute. Indiana. E. V. Debs Editor and Manager of Magazine Terre Haute, Indiana. BOARD OF GRAND TRU8TEE8. 0. W. Gardner Chairman Box 738, Fort Dodge, Iowa. C. C. Sutherland Secretary Horton, Kansas. L. P. Smith 292 Fulton Street, Chicago, Ills GRAND EXECUTIVE BOARD. Harry Walton Chairman 430 Wyoming Street, West Philadelphia, Pa. W H. Burns Secretary 122 Newberry Avenue, Chicago, 111. J. Leahy . . . 2627 Fremont St., Philadelphia, Pa F. X. Holl ... 806 22d aveS., Minneapolis, Minn. W. H. McDonnell . 210 E. Market St., Scranton, Pa. Subordinate Lodges. L DEER PARK; Port Jervis. V. T. Meets in Union Hall at 2 P. M. every 8unday. James Tordyce, Box 896 Master Wbl Uhlman Secretary Wm. Van Dine Collector Chas. E. Barkman, Box 26 Receiver 8. EL Ferguson, Box 886 Magazine Agent t. BAUD DV HARD; Providence, R. L Meets 2d Monday of each month, at 8:80 P. M., in Engineers’ Hall. C. Anthony Taft. 826 Chalkstone ave . . . Master Jaa. W. Healy, 68 Idppitt 8t Secretary Willis A. Aldrich, 271 Smith St Collector J. W. Williams, 814 N Main st Receiver Chas. E. Harmon, East Providenoe, R. L Magazine Agent 5. ADOPTED DAUGHTER; Jersey City, V. J. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays in bank building, Cor. Washington and Plymouth Sts. C. W. Mavtin, 467 Gene st Master D. W. J. Mahoney, 243 Seoond St . . Secretary J. B. Sweet, 125 Academy St Collector 0. E. Benter. 1060 Herkimer 8t, Brook- lyn, New York Receiver B. Simpson, 672 Jersey Ave . . . Magazine Agent 4. GBEAT EASTERN: Portland, Mains. Meets in B. of L. E. Hall. 1st and 8d Sundays. F. O. Mitchell, 12 Mountfort 8t Master C. D. Getohell, 9 Brattle St . . ... Secretary A. E. Dennison, 23 Merrill St Collector F. ▲. Huff, 47 Hanover 8t Receiver F. E. Pottle, 97 Inda st Mag. Agent 6. CHARITY: 8L Thomas, Ontario. Meets in Engineer’s Hall every Tuesday at 2 L. D. Nortor, Box 1248 Master Wm. Deyell, Box 1248 Secretary E. Meadows, Box 1248 Collector Frank Tnrrill, Box 1248 Receiver Wm. Deyelll, Box 1278 Magazine Agent $. PRIDE OF THE WEST; fie8ote,Me. Meets 1st and 8d Mondays at 1 P. M. J. Chrlstofel, L Box 196 Alex Williams, L Box 212 R. H. Lanham, Box 408 Collector F. W. Gratiot, 298 Receiver Wm. Ross Magazine Agent 7. POTOMAC; Washington, D. C. Meets 2nd and 4th Sunday* in Monumental Building, Pennsylvania avenue, northwest. Bet. 1st and 2d streets. A. J. Williams, 827 C. St, 8. W . . . Louis M. Steese, 619 Maryland ave., S. W „ J. B. Murphy, 499 K st 8. W Collector James E. Johnson, 627 Virginia ave., 8. W Jos. M. Harmon, 1417 Maryland Ave., Baltimore, Md . 8. MED RIYEB; Denison City, Texas. Meets every Satuiday at 7 P. M., in I. O. O. F. Hall. Main st. C. W. Jeffries, 700 Houston ave ...... Master R. E. Sherrill, 717 Nelson St Secretary T. W. Weaver, 700 W Munson st . . . . Collector J. J. Crofton. 308 Houston ave Receiver Chas. W. Jeffries Magazine Agent , FRANKLIN; Colnmbns,Ohio. Meets at 64% N. High 8t, first Monday and third Tuesday evenings. F. W. Arnold, 6*4 E. Main St . . . . C. C. Colt, 996 Pennsylvania Ave . N. T. Beynon, 97 8t Clair 8t . . . . F. J. Mistier, 212, 214 8outh High St . . Receiver Leonard Lawrence, 889 Curtiz Ave . Mag. Agent . Secretary Digitized by Google

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 697 10. FOREST CITY; Cleveland, Ohio. Meets 2d and 4th Tuesdays at 7 P. M.t In Odd Fellows Hall, 82 Public Square. Jas. F. Tousley, 24 Alford St., 8. 8 .... Master A. G. Laubecher, Seward St., West Cleveland Secretary T. P. Curtis, 41 West Madison St ... . Collector John Crouse, 81 Penn 8t . Receiver A. G. Laubschs, Seward St., West Cleveland Mag. Agent 11. EXCELSIOR; Phtlllpebarg, N. J. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays in Grimers Hall. Frank N. caffey Mastei C. A. Stevenson, Box 1(j6 Secretary J.W. Sinclair, L. Box 9tt Collectoi Klvin Teel Receiver A. L. Vandegrift Mag. Agent 12. BUFFALO; Buffalo, If. Y. Meets every Tuesday at 8 P. M. at 198 Seneca St J.J.Knauff, 288 Fifth St Master Wm. J. Bruman,*395 8wan St Secretary W. J. Minor. 507 Eagle St Collector P. J. McNamara, 178 Miami 8t Receiver a. 8. Bickley, 867 Myrtle 8t . . . Magazine Agent IS. WASHINGTON; Jersey City, N. J. Meets 1st Saturday at 7:80 P. M., and 8d Sunday at 10:80 A. M. Cor. Maple St., and Pacific Ave. G. E. Hull, cor Hollidal A Lafayets sts . Master Henry KUne, 141 Maple st .... Secretary Arthur Bogart, 180 v\ hiton st Collector P. C. Quick, Somerville, N. J Receiver D. M. Blake, 254 Communipaw Ave., Mag. Agent 14. IURKKA; Indianapolis, lad. Meets every Tuesday at 8 P. M. at 84 W. Washing- ton St., fourth floor. Geo. P. Kern, I , D. & W. Shops ... . Master Wm. F. 8mith, 680 £ Washington st . . Secretary R. J. Kline, 635 North West 8t Collector Wm. J. Hugo, 46 Ruckle St Receiver H. Zink, 16i So. East St Magazine Agent 16. ST. LAWRENCE ; Montreal, Canada. Meet in St. Charles Club Room, Point St. Charles. James Murphy, 465 Wellington St, Point St. Charles. Montreal Master James Ashcroft, 114 Congregation St., Point St. Charles, Montreal Secretary W. F. Stocker, 127% Bourgeois St., Point St Charles, Montreal Collector H. J. Clarke, 151 Charron St., Point 8t. Charles, Montreal Receiver H. J. Clarke, 151 Charron St., Point 8t. Charles, Montreal, Canada .... Mag. Agent 19. TRUCKER; Wadsworth, Nevada. Meets every Friday at 7:00 P M. J. B. Cunningham, Box 8 Master W. J. Patten, Box 8 Sectary H. K. Huston, Box 8 Collector J. S. Raitt, Box 8 Reoeiver H. L. Huston Magazine Agent 10. STUART; Stuart, Iowa. Meets in Engineer’s Hall every Monday at 7:16 P M Ed.Cahow Master Geo. C. Wells, Box 117 Secretary Geo. Morse Collector A. H. Copeland Receiver K. L. Fick Magazine Agent 21. INDUSTRIAL; 8L Loafs, Mo. Meets 2d and 4th Tuesdays at 8 P. M., at 902 So. 4th St. Phil. C. Snyder, 1717 Gratiot St Master D. C. McClintock, 2016 Gratiot St . . . Secretary K. F. Paul, 7205 S. Blvay St Collector Wm. C. Linek, 1423 Dodier St Receiver Eli Glclas, 944 Chouteau Ave . Magazine Agent 22. CENTRAL; Urbana, HI. . Meet in L O. O. F. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays. Dan. O’Connor Master F. A. Bonner Secretary Alex. McLennan Collector L. Sullivan, 882 W. Washington St.., In- dianapolis, Ind Receiver George Brash Magazine Agent 22. PHOENIX; Brookfield, Mo. , , . . Meets 2d and 4th Mondays, over Wheeler’s bank. Chas. McKay Master J. 8. Ott, Box 881 Secretary H. A. Dick Collector J. S. Ott, Box 381 Receiver Wm. P Stevens Magazine Agent 14. GRKAT WESTRRft; Parsons, L Meet in I. O. O. 7. Hall on Johnson Ave., every Wednesday at 2: 30 P M. J. E. Powell, L. Box 144 Master F. E. Green, Box 418 Secretary Chas. W. Mater Box 514 Collector J. E. Powell, L. Box 144 Receiver J. W. Terrell. Box 822 Mag. Agent 26. CONNECTING LINK; Boone, Iowa. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P. M. Aaron Starks, Box 349 Master Ed. C, Brownson, Box 84 Secretary James F. Bills Collector rtlmou Rogers Reoeiver Wm. J. Webster Magazine Agent IS. VIGO; Terre Hante, Ind. Meets 2d and 4th Mondays at 7:80 P. M. K.V. Debs - Master J. F. O’Reilly. 481 N. 4th 8t Secretary Henry Balersdorf, 203 N. 12th St . . . . Collector C. A. Bennett. 1004 N. 9th St Receiver E. W. Bundy, 702 N. 14% St . . . Magasine Agent ,C RSti LmkX In B. L. E. Hall. Wm. H. Pobjoy Master Thomas Williams Secretary Wm. H. Pobjoy Collector Frank R. Melcher Receiver Chas. A. Rich Magazine Agent 17. PINE RIDGE: Chadron. Neb. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays, at Mftsonic Hall. J. H. Rover, L. Box 307 Master L. V. Bowman Secretary E. M. Wiles, L. Box 321 Collector Rnfus E. Chandler, L. Box 315 .... Receiver J. H. Butler, Long Pine, Neb . . Magasine Agent 27. HAWKE YE; Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Meets 2d Sunday at 2:80 P. M. and 4th Mondays at 7:80 P. M. at Room 18 O’Hara’s Block. F. McArdle, 860 B Ave , west Master J. E. Collins, B. C. R. & N R’d House . Secretary J. L. Jennings, 828 G Ave, W Collector C. R Everett, 46 A avenue Receiver J. H. McKenzie, 172 B Ave . . . Magazine Agent IS. WEST END; Slater, Ho. Meets In I. O O. F. Hall 1st and 8d Sunday nights. E. M. Mattice Master J. W. Dowdy. Box 176 Secretary Albert Disney, Box 19 Collector Geo. W. Micbel, Box 145 Receiver Albert Disneyl Box 19 jaagazine Agent 28. ELKHORN ; North Platte, Neb. Meets every Wednesday at 7:80 Thos. Burney, L Box 2*5 . Reed M. Hindman. L Box 322 . John T. Stuart, L Box 367 . Frank D. Winn, L Box 232 B. H. Stimson Box lb P. M. Master Secretary Collector Receiver . Magasine Agent Digitized by C.ooQLe

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698 - LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Sept. »». CKBKO eOBDOj Xmm» City, Iowa. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesday evening of each montl cor. Second and Main Sts. Chau 8. Holman Master J. H. Fulton. Box 706 Secretary Max Newbown Collector J. H. Fulton, Box 706 Receiver Stephen A. Trine Mag. Agent 88. TWIN CITY; Boek Island, IU. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M.t In Red Men’s Hall Geo. H. Hinkley Master James Maroney Secretary John O. Boyle Collector Geo. H. Hinkley Receiver oarl Bolts, 3031 Fifth Ave .... Magazine Agent #0. CEDAR TALLEY ; Waterloo. Iowa. Meet in Black Hawk Hall, Lafayette St. and B ” »M3riw, is l uuu ou Quuaayi « * r. m E. T. Gregory, 614 Saxon 8t Master R. A. Corson, Box 1164 H. P. Esty Collector R. A. Corson, Box 1164 . . . . n«oe)ve F. Fern, care J. C. R. R. shop . . Magasine Agent 40. BLOOMING ; Bloomington. DL Meets 010 W Chestnut st., Tuesdays, at 7:80 P. M. John Clark, 720 W Chestnut st Master P. L. utler, 707 W Locust st Secretary Geo. Meade, 1116 W. Chestnut St ... . Collector SameB Mil, 1206 N Lee st Receiver Ed. J. Spreen, 608 N. Mason St., Magasine Agent 81. B. B. CENTRE; Atchison* Kansas. Meets on 1st and 8rd Sundays at 2 P. M., cor. 8d and Commercial St. H. L. Clark Master C. H. Ndrris, 901 Commercial 8t . . . . Secretary Chas. Bennington . .Collector John O’Connor, 1303 Main 8l Keuelvei C. H. Norris, 901 Commercial St . . . Mag. Agent Meet* Tuesday evenings at 7:80 In I. O. O. F. Hall Geo. M. McClure, Box 205 . Master Gustave Ebeling Secretary A. M. Petrie, Box 103 . . i *au, 1331 E Cook st Collector Jamts Alien, Houth 11th st . . . .Receiver E. W. Rowland, 602 S. Seventh St . . Mag. Ageut 47. TRIUMPHANT; Chicago, HI. Meets in Prosperity Hall. N. E. cor. State and 18th sts. 1st Monday evening and 3d Sunday aiternoons. Thos. S. Deegan, 298 E 22d St Master Harry Schilling, 3247 Dearborn St. . . Secretary Harry Schilling. 3247 Dearborn St. . . Collector Peter Schlax. 1702 Wabash Ave Re| cover Martin Creighton, 1436 Indiana Ave . Mag. Agent Digitized by LaOOQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 699 44. W. F. HYNE8; Peoria, HI. Meets m G. A. R. Hall 1st Saturday at 7:80 P. M., and 8d Sunday at 2 P. M. G. C. Watt, 617 1st at Master J. V. Johnson, 412 Spencer St Secretary W. A. McMillan, 206 State St Collector G. C. Watt, 617 1st St Receiver Jas. E. Dillon, 508 Frink St . . . Magazine Agent 49. J. H. RAYMOND: Deeatar, HI. Meets 2d and 4tn Sundays at 8 P. M., in Engin- eer’s Hall, E. Eldorado St. Chas. Hockery, 1113 N Calhoun st .... Master Geo. Homer, 1021, E Cerro Gordo st . . Secretary Wm. Murphy, 921 E *lderado st . . . . Collector A. H. Sutton. 975 N. Water St Receiver Wm. Langelt, 908 N. Morgan st . Magazine Agent 60. GARDEN CITY ; Chicago, 111. Meets 1st and 8d Saturdays at 7:80 P. M. J. J. Coffey, 8. W. cor. School A Dunkin Park, Town of Lake, HI .... Master John O. Grady, 4980 Butterfield st . . . Secretary C. D. Dickerman. 5142 Dearborn st . . Collector A. T. Goldie, 5186Butterfleld St .... Receiver G. W. Brislen, 4700 Wabash Ave . . . Mag. Agent 61. FRISCO: North Springfield, Mo Meets 2d and 4th Saturdays of each month at 7:80 P. M. in Masonic Hall. E. R. Harlan Mast® Michael Gaffney, Box 277 Secretary George Hasler . Collector C. H. Swingler Receiver Chas. Schuler Mag. Agent 5i. GOOD WILL: Logansport, lad. Meets every Sundays at 2 P. M., Cor. Fourth and Market Sts Chas. Truman. 1318 Spear st Master W. A. McDonald, 1216 Smead 8t . . . . Secretary T. M. Wilt, 822 Fifteenth 8t Collector M. W. Jamison, Market and Fourth sts., Receiver J. A. Holland, corner George and 15th Sts Magazine Agent 68. EMPORIA: Emporia, kansas. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays of each month at A. O. U. W. Hall, cor. Fifth and Conn sts. John C. Ham on Master Louis D. Brignam Secretary John McG&ha ... Collector John Tumpaugh,2 Pine8t . . . .Receiver W. R. Samuels, 524 Rural 8t . . . . Mag. Agent 64. ANCHOR; Hoberly. Ho. Meet Tuesdays at 7 P. M. in 8uppies Bros. Hall. J. Robertson Master L. H. Kettler, Box 118 Secretary M. Sullivan Collector L. B Chamberlain Receiver J. 8. Hannah, Box 1574 Mag. Agent 66. BLUFF CITY ; Memphis. Term. Meets 2d and 4th Thursday evenings, at No. 16 Johnson Ave. Jacob Fuches, L. <& N. Shops Master Jacob Wagner, L. & N. Shops Secretary Jacob Wagner, L. & N. Shops Collector Con Shpa, L. & N. Shops Receiver J. E. McFadden. 186 Johnson ave . . Mag. Agent 56. BANNER; Stanberry, Ho. Meets every Saturday night at 7:8o P. M. J. J. Qulett Master C. C. Runyan Secretary D. L. Collier Collector T. A. Newcomb Receive George Mock Mag. Agent 67. BOSTON ; Boston, Hass. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays of each month at Odin Hall, 47 Hanover st. H. E. Stevens, 6 Davis St Master T. H. Haines, Ocean View 8t., Win- throp, Mass Secretary A. W. Spurr, 06 Hammond St Collector C. A Fisher, 82 E. Springfield St ... . Receiver L. R. Stewart, 88 Cross St., East 8ommervllle, Mass Mag. Agent . SACRAMENTO ; Rocklin, Cal.. Meet every Monday in Masonic Hall at 1 P. M. C. C. Brown Master C. E. Warrington Secretary C. E. Warrington Collector M. H. Tuttle Receiver M. H. Tuttle Magazine Agent 69. ROYAL GORGE; 8oath Pueblo, Colo. Meets every Monday evening at 7:80. 8. H. James, 610 W 7th st., Pueblo . . .Master John Gallagher, 27 Block Secretary C. 8. Walker. 809 Mechanic st., Pueblo . Collector M. C. Donnelly, 316 E. 2d St., Pueblo . . Receiver John T. DeJersey, Pueblo, Colo . . . Mag. Agent 60. UNITED: Philadelphia, Pa. Meets alternate Sundays at Dover Hall, Marshall St. above Susquehanna ave. Fred. O. Metzger, 1851 Letterly st .... Master Howard Reeder, 1943 Lawrence st . . . Secretary J. R. Race, 521 Diamond 8t Collector B. F. Pettit. 2055 N. Ninth St Receiver J. R. Race, 521 Diamond st . . . Magazine Agent 61. MINNEHAHA: St. Paul, Xian. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month. A. E. Carle, 120 Granite St Master P. McLaughlin, 76 Sycamore St ... . Secretary A. E. Carle, 120 Granite 8t Collector H. L. Buckley, 120 Granite St .... Receiver Jas. Johnson, 608 Warren St . . Magazine Agent 62. TINBERGEN; Carboadale, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sunday* at 2 P. M., In Odd Fel- lows’ Hall. cor. 7th and Church sts. John P. McCawley, Box 608 Master U. 8. Wandermark Secretary W. H. Brokenshler Collector A. M. Banks, Box 479 Receiver O. E. Histed, L. Box 866 ... . Magazine Agent 68. HERCULES; Danville, HI. Meets 1st and 4 th Sundays and 2d Friday, in Gid- ding’s hall, 24, E. Main st. John Myers, Box 772 Master H. J. Bohn, 501 E. Main 8t Secretary John Wakely, Box 772 Collector John Myen, Box 772 Receiver T. A. Hudson Mag. Agent 44. SIOUX j 8lonx City, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:30 P. M. in K. P. Hall. D. L. Davenport, 1521 E Sixth st Master James Griffin, 419 Clark st Secretary Sidney Weir, 506 Iowa 8t Collector D. L. Davenport, 1521 E Sixth st .... Receiver Warren Bennett Mag. Agent 16. FORT RIDGELY : Waseca, Minn. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays at Engineer’s Hall. Jas. B. Newcomer Master H. H. Richardson Secretary J. A. Robinson Collector W. D. Grimes, Box 488 Receiver George Woskle Magazine Agent J6. CHALLENGE; Belleville, Ontario. Meets in B. of L. F. Hall, 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:30 PM Robert Milne, Belleville Station Master F. C. Link, Belleville Station . . . Secretary W. J. Logue, Box 9, Belleville 8tation . Collector Tim Daly, Jr., Belleville Station . . .Receiver R. Snell Magazine Agent 17, DOMINION ; Toronto, Canada. Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:30 P. M W. Brent. 85Spadinaave Master S. Vaughan. 5 Draper St Secretary Jas. Pratt, 174 Huron 8t Collector 8. Vaughn. 5 Draper St Receiver Jas. Pratt, 73 Huron St Mag. Agent Digitized by ^.ooQle

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700 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN ’is MAGAZINE. [Sept, •8. RAO CLAIMS; AHooaa, Wto. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. K. Martin E. Cuddy, Box 193 Master Timothy Anglim Box 12 Secretary Patrick E. Keating. Box 62 Collector Martin E. Cuddy. Box 191 Reoeiver M. E. Duggan, Altoona, Wis Mag. Agent •. SSL AMD CITY j Broekyflle, Ontario. Meets every Thursday evening at 7:80 P. M. In the Merrill Block. Thos. Shields, Box 558 Master A. W. Dales, Box 206 Secretary J. Q. Goodison, Box 206 Collector I. J. Beehler. Box 558 Receiver Benjamin Dickerson Magasine Agent 77. ROCKY MOUNTAIN; Denver, Colo. Meets every Thursday at 7:80 P. M. in Neef s Hall, Fifteenth street. Chas. D. Lane, 2646 Lawrence St Master W. F. Brundage, 1216 Larimer St ... . Secretary D. L. Mam, 445 Beecher ave, N. side . . Collector W. F. Brundage, 1216 Larimer St . . . Receiver H. M. Johns, 940 Eleventh st . . Magasine Agent 78. GOLDEN EAGLE; Malta, Ho. Meets 1st. 8d and 5th Thursdays at 7:80 P. M. John lay bourne. 814 E. Third 8t . . . . Mantel E. K. Park, 519 Onio St Secretary H. D. .Bon lit, 1223 E. 6th St Collector Henry Myers, 318 Engineers’ St .... Receiver Clark L. Vanetton, 1216 E. 5th 8t . . . Mag. Agon 70. LONE STAB; Longview, Texas. Meet every Saturday at 2 P. M. in I. O. O. F. Hall. T. H. Stout, Master Lorenzo D. Oden, Box 411 . . . . . Secretary albert N. Oden Collector Lorenzo D. Oden, Box 411 Receiver C. W. Slayton Magasine Agent U. SUSQUEHANNA ; Oneonta, N. Y. Meets in B. of L. E. Hall 2d and 4th 8undays at 8PM Willard Robinson, 6 Mickley ave .... Master W. A. Rowe Secretary R. W. Mills Collector Irvin Baker Receiver f. E. Owens, Box G98 Magasine Agent 7S. WELCOME; Camden, N. J. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays of each month at N. E. Cor. 3d and Federal Sts. Wm. Wiggins, 45 Cooper St Master Geo. M. Kern, 562 8o 4th st Secretary Garret M. Western, 565 Bridge 8t . . . . Collector Jas. L. Gibbs, Colllnswood, N. J . . . . Receiver Henry Harris, 446 Henry St . . . Magasine Agent 78. BAY STATE; Worcester, Mass. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 802 Main St E. Brewer, 27 Houghton st Master Chas. A. Smith, 124 Central St .... Secretary Chas. L. Dodge, 21 Lagrange st Collector Chas. O. 8ykee, North Grafton, Mass . . Receiver E. A, Bragg, 8 Kilby St Magazine Agent 74. KAN8A8 CITY; Kansas City, Ho. Meets in Forresters’ Hall alternate Mondays. D. McDonnell, 2114 Belleview Ave .... Master J. M. Tierney, Box 78, Station “ A” . . Secretary R. Haslett, 2U7 Madison avenue .... Collector W. B. Roberts, 1608 Madison Ave .... Receiver H. O. Draper, 9tatlon "A” . . . Magasine Agent 76. ENTERPRISE; Philadelphia, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sunday afternoons in Erick- son’s Hall, 3947 Lancaster ave. Chas. H. Hawman, 3728 Lancaster ave., West Philadelphia . . Master C. W. Reeves, 620 N. 38th St., W. Phila- delphia Secretary Frank Dupell, 8621 Aspen 8t, W. Phila- delphia Collector C. W. Reeves, 620 N. 88th St., W. Phila- delphia Receiver Frank Dupell. 3621 Aspen St., West Philadelphia Magazine Agent 79. J. M. DODGE; Roodhoaso, BL Meets 1st and 3d Mondays and 2d and 4th Sun- days. in Engineer’s Hall. John Underwood Master Chas. E. Stone Secretary Chas. E. Stone Collector W. Wat«on Receiver J. A. Wells Magasine Agent 80. SELF HELP ; Aurora, HL Meets over 26 and 28 Broadway, every 2d Sun- day. John C. Olsen, 295 Short st Master W. B. Miller, 110 Main St Secretary W. B. Miller, 110 Main St Collector Frank G. Boomer, 95 LaSalle St ... Receiver Fred. E. Diamond, Tremont House . Mag. Agent SI. PINE CITY; Bralaerd. Xian. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., in L O. O. F. hall, 6th st So. Emery_8cott Mister Geo. watts, Box 1045 Secretary W.J. Bain, Box 1768 Collector R. Arundale, Box 599 .... Receiver 8. W. Green Magasine Agent 82. NORTHWESTERN; Minneapolis, Mian. Meet 1st Saturday evening and 8d Sunday after* noon of each month. Ernest B. Mayo, 424 First avenne, so . . . Master W. E. Richmond, 820 N. Girard Ave . . Secretary Robt. J. Watson, 716 4th ave N Collector W. E. Richmond, 820 N. Girard Ave . . Receiver Geo. E. Walker, 2180 Tenth Ave. So., Mag. Agent 89. TRINITY ; Fort Worth, Texas. Meets In B. L. F. Hall every Wednesday at 8 P.M. I. M. Dean, . Box 406 Master Geo. H. Tucker, Box 406 Secretary M. E. Finnegan, Box 406 Collector 1. M. Dean, Box 406 Receiver E. D. Hartzell, 613 E. 15th St . . Magazine Agent 84. CALHOUN; Battle Creek, Mich. Meets in Whitcomb's Block, N. Jefferson 8t, 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:80 P. M. and 1st Monday ftt 7*90 PM E. C. Wilder, 50 South Ave Master Jas. Burgeas, 76 Bennett St Secretary Fred Voes, 103 Green 8t Collector E. C. Wilder, 50 South Ave . . . . . . Receiver A. Cronin. 119 Bennett 8t . . . Magasine Agent 76. NEW ERA ; Breckenridre, Mina. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. in Masonic Hall. Geo. W. Sebastian Master W. C. Hall Secretary Harry Pearce Collector W. W. Hurd Receiver Fred Whitbred, Box 84 Magazine Agent 85. FARGO; Fargo, Dakota. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at L O. O. F. Hall, Cor. Robert st and Second Ave. W. W. Sherman, Box 825 Master Eugene McAuliffe, Box 668 Secretary W. Ferrett Collector R. Roggeveen, 324 13th St, north .... Receiver J. T. Was Hand, L. Box 1668 . . Magasine Agent Digitized by U.ooQLe

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE MREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 701 86. BLACK HILLS; Laramie City, Wroaiif. Meets Friday evening at 7:80 in K. L. Hall. John W. Coetin Master Wm. Konold Secretary Henry C. Bernard Collector ' Wm. Roth Receiver Chas. Reynolds Mag. Agent 87. SUMMIT ; Rawlins, Wyoming. Meet at I. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 8d Wednesdays at 7:80 P. M. J. A. Measures Master J. Doherty Secretary O. C. Jordan Collector P. Naughton Receiver Wm. 8. Ross Magaxine Agent 88. HORNING STAB; Evanston, Wyoming. Meets Thursdays at 7:80 P. M. in I. O. O. F. Hall. J. C. Bowman . Master K. M. Lain Secretary Wm. L. Gray Collector J. C. Bowman Receiver James Holt - Magazine Agent 89. CHEHAW $ Montgomery, Ala. Meets every Sunday, in K. P. hall, over National Band, Commerce St. E. L. Cranford, 408 Clay St Master Kd. Austin, 115 Dexter ave Secretary A. F. Grubbs, Box 624 Collector Geo. I. Fuller, 26 N. Perry St Receiver A. F. Grubbs, Box 524 Magazine Agent •6. ALEXIA: Wellsvllle, Ohio. Meets 1st and 8d 8undays cor. Main and Four- teenth Sts. G. Leibtag Master Frank Ray, Box 606 Secretary Wm. King Collector Joseph Quinn, Box 289 ... Receiver John Leibtag, Box 866 Magaslne Agent 97. ORANGE GROTE; Los Angeles, Cal. Meets every Tuesday evening at 7:30, at 512 San Fernando St. George C. Morton Master J. De Frees Secretary Wm. T. Curl Collector John Newton Receiver F. B. Boyett, 11 Aurora st . . . Magazine Agent 98. PER8EVKRANCE: Terrace, Utah. Meets every Tuesday, at Engineers' Hall. F. C. Stokes Master E. G. White .... Secretary J. H. Neven Collector R. W. Shields Receiver E. G. White Magazine Agent 99. ROCHESTER; Rochester. N. T. Meets every Friday evening, at No. 88 Market St. B. C. Pruyn, 41 First Ave Master W. P. Couch, 99 Broadway Secretary Geo. Kin gtdey, 22 Upton Park .... .Collector James N. Clark. 171 N. Union St ... . Receiver Wm. H. Rice, 9 Norwood St ... . Mag. Agent 90. SAN DIEGO; San Bernardino, Cal. Meets in Odd Fellows Hall 1st and 3d Sundays. J. Dunn, Box 645 Master R. F. Lange, Box 645 Secretary Harvev Smith, Box 645 Collector J. W. Hilliard, Box 645 Receiver G. A. March, Box 645 Mag. Agent 100. ADAIR; Bowling Green, Ky. Meets every Monday at 2 P. M. P. J. Burke Master Wm. H. Hawkins Secretary Woods L. Miller Collector Wesley Alsup Receiver Richard A. Potter Magazine Agent 91. GOLDEN GATE; 8an Francisco, Cal. Meets 1st Sunday at 1 P. M. and 8d Tuesday at 7 P. M., Cor. Valencia and 16th Sts. Mat Rourke, 1855 Mission St Master Charles A. Crites, 208 Sixteenth St . . Secretary W. J. Allen, 24 Julian Ave., near 16th, Collector J. Doyle, 637 18th St Receiver James Doyle, 587 Eighteenth St . . Mag. Agent 101. ADVANCE; Creeton, Iowa. Meets every Monday at 7:80 P. M., in Firemen’s Hall. 222 Pine st. J. W. Crouch, Box 288 Maste* Al. Finley Secretary J. W. Crouch, Box 288 Collector J. F. Bryan, L. Box 319 : Receiver F. 8. Templeton Magazine Agent 92. FRONTIER CITY ; Oswego, N. Y. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at N. Y. O. A W. Ry. Depot. Chas. Spath Master Myrom H. Counsel!, 16 E. 6th 8t . . . . Secretary M. H. Murphy, E. Mercier St Collector B. C. Forsyth, 166 W. Utica st Receiver S. C. Forsyth, 166 W. Utica St . . Magazine Agent 102. CONFIDENCE; East Des Moines. Iowa. Meets alternate Sundays at 2 P. M., in I. O. O. F. Hall, 8. E. cor. Sycamore and 8ixth St. F. 8. Payne, 1221 Court Ave Master C. M. Krull, 717 Lyon St Secretary John Loveless, 1208 Fillmore St. ... . Collector J. W. Combs, 1821 Buchanan 8t ... Receiver H. L. Wilson, 118 9th st., Council Bluffs, Iowa Magazine Agent 92. GATE CITY : Keokak, Iowa. Meets 2d ana 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., in Horn’s hall. Cor. 8th and Main «ts. John Cronin. Cor. B and Bluff Sts ... . Master A. J. Ebersoll, 1213 Bank St Secretary E. J. Kelley, 519 Ridge St Collectoi John H. Carter. 507 Main St Receiver A. J. Ebersoll, 1218 Bank St . . . Magazine Agent 94. CACTUS; Tieaon, Arizona. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesdays at 7:80 P. M. at B. of L. F. Hall, Cor. Tool Ave. and Pennington St. W. B. Butler, Box 218 Master Jacob Hettrick Secretary F. M. Blaney Collector N. H. Cramer Receiver J. C. Clancey, L. Box 218 ... . Magazine Agent 102. FALLS CITY; Loaltvllle, Ky. Meet every Thursday at 2 P. M. at Colgan’s Hall, Cor. 10th and Walnut St. Wm. C. Abbey Master James J. Lawson Secretary John B. Reynolds Collector James J. Lawson Receiver John H. Patrick. 939 Tenth St . . Magazine Agent 104. “OLD KENTUCKj” Ladlow, Ky. Meets 1st and 3d Thursdays at 7:30 P. M. in I. O. O. F. Hall. Frank Robinson Master M. J. Connelly Secretary Chas. Helmberger Collector J. E. Doran, Box 76 Receiver Chas. Helmberger Magazine Agent 99. CHICAGO: Chicago, HI. Meet at 287 Milwaukee Ave. 2d Tuesday at 8:00 P. M. and last Sunday of each month, at 9:80 A. M. C. B. Johnson, 162 N. Peoria St Master Geo. Pace. 8651 Wentworth ave .... Secretary J. F. Camion, 142 Front 8t Collector B. W. Wallbaum. 224 Larrabee St . . . Receiver Pat Grady, Lake Forest, 111 . . . Magazine Agent 105. PROGRE88 : Galesbarg, HI. Meets 1st and 2d Thursdays and 3d and 4th Fridays at 7:30 P. M.. in B. of L. E. Hall. Wm. Heath, 351 E. Main St Master J. A. Foley, 250 8. Kellogg St Secretary J. L. Nelson, 827 N. Seminary 8t . . . Collector M. J. Buckly, 122 W. Knox 9t Receiver C. G. Nelson, 522 Seminary St ... . Mag. Agent Digitized by U.ooQle

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702 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Sept. 106. KEY CITY: Dubuque, Iowa. Meet* 2d ana 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., oyer Master Mechanic’s Office. Jas. B. 8mith, 1001 Lake 8t Master r W.M^n, 488 High 8t Secretary J. E. Haynes, 235 High St Collector John P.Sandry, 162 High St . Receiver Jay E. Haines, 18 High St ... . Magazine Agent 109. ECLIPSE; Gallon, Ohio. Meets in Zimmerman’s Hall every Thursday evening. August Gerhart, Box 196 Master Ed. W. Armor, Box 701 Secretary Ed. W. Armor, Box 701 Co lector J. A. Earn worth. Box 283 Receiver Geo. Canaan, Box 398, Magazine Agent 108. PIONEER ; Cham a, New Mexico. Meets every Wednesday at 7:80 P. M., in D. & R. G. Passenger Denot J. C. McCabe. Box 8 Master Edward Bradley Secretary Chas. Schonefield. Box 16 Collector Berman Berndt, Box 17 Receiver Edward Bradley Magazine Agent 100. PEACE; 8t. Loals. Mo. Meets 2d and 4th Fridays of each month in 8um- ® jt Hall, Cor. Ewing Ave. and Market St., at 7:30 P. M . W. M. White, 044 Chouteau Ave Master J. L. Pate, 2919 Caroline St Secretary J L. Pate. 2919 Caroline St ...... .Receiver Chas. Durnell, 510 Montrose Ave . . . Collector J. L. Pate, 2919 Caroline 8t . . . Magazine Agent 110. OLD GUARD; Bncyras, Ohio. Meet every 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. in En- gineer’s Hall, Cor. 8andusky and Mansfield 8t J. R. Gordon, L. Box 285 Master C. P. CollinB, 29 Oak St., E. Toledo, O . Secretary Zeno Kirk Collector (-has. F. Pillard, L. Box 286 Receiver C. P. CollinB, 29 Oak St., E. Toledo, O., Mag. Agent 111. BEACON; Mattoon. HI. Meets in K. of L. Hall Sunday at 2:80 P. M C. J. Singleton, Box 60 Master T. F. Barrett, Box 427 Secretary O. C. Henry Collector a J.Sinaleton, Box 50 Rc^reJ Ben Newkirk Magazine Agent 112. BYENING STAB I ML Tenon, Ul. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesdays in Heiserman’B Hall, at 7:80 P. M. tt. R. Wild Master John C. Branham Secretary John C. Branham Collector • Lyttch Receiver Thoe. F. Thickston Magazine Agent IIS. CLARK -KIMBALL ; Pocatello, Idaho. Meets in Masonic Hall every Monday at 7:80 P. M. W. J. Ingling Master h. G. Leaf Secretary G eorge N .C ray Collector Frank Walton Receiver E. G. Leaf, Ogden, Utah .... Magazine Agent 114. MAGIC CITY: Cheyenne, Wyoming. M**ets every Wednesday at 8 P. M. in Engineers’ Hall, Idleman’s block. John H. Bingham, Box 2.50 Master Thos O. Jones. Box 250 Secretary James A. Maxwell, 213 Tenth St ... . Collector Ernest Heeman, 1010 Central ave . . .Receiver Tbos. O. Jones, Box 250 Magazine Agent ilo. GULF CITY : Galveston. Texas. Meets 1st ana 3d Wednesdays in The Temple of Honor. H. L. Briggs. Cor. 8th and Market Sts . . . Master J. Buckley Secretary G. E. Labitt, 27th and L Sts Collector H. L. Briggs, 8th and Market Sts ... . Receiver A. J. Schmidt, 37th street, between H. and I Magazine Agent 116. 8T. CLAIR; Fort Gratiot, Mich. Meets 1st and 3d 8undays In Engineers’ Hall at 1:30 P. M. Wm. Dingwall, 2004 Stone St Port Hu- ron, Mich Master R. J. Gee, 1610 Popiar st, Port Huron . Secretary John W. Chowen Collector E. G. Hubbard, Box 127 Receiver W. F. Renwick, Box 182, Brighton Park, 111 Magazine Agent 117. BEATER : London. Ontario. Meets 2d Sunday and 4th Wednesday of each month, in K. of P. Hall, Carling's Block, Rich- mond St. Robt. Hornsby, 151 Clarence St Master Edwin S. Chapman, 151 Clarence 8t . . Secretary S. T. Fletcher, 221 Maitland St Collector John W. Cox, 858 Simcoe St Receiver Robt. Lister, 411 Hill St .... Magazine Agent 118. STAB OF THE EAST ; Richmond, Quebec. Meets in Pearson’B Hall every Wednesday at 7:80 P. M., and 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M. R. A. Leonard Master G. A. Pearson, Richmond Station . . . Secretary G. A. Pearson, Richmond Station . . . Collector John Kelly, Richmoud Station .... Receiver Fred Driver Magazine Agent 119. COLONIAL: River da Loap, Onebec. Meets Wednesday and Thursday nights, alter- nately, in English School Room. W. H. Rougeao, River du Loup Station . Master Louis D. Poulin, I. C. Ry Station . . . Secretary Louis D. Poulin, I. C. Ry Station . . . Collector Joseph Scott, I. C. Ry Station Receiver Wm. H. Rougeau, 1. C. Ry. Station . Maga. Agent ISO. FORTUNE; Syracuse, N. T. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 3 P. M. and 2d and 4th Tuesdays at 7 P. M. at C. M. B. A. Hall, corner Fayette and Salina 8ts. E. F. McNulty, 2 Wall St Master Simon Mangan. 196 8homard 8t . . . . Secretary L. G. Rousson, 20 Richmond Ave . . . Collector F. H. Livingston, 59 Jackson St .... Receiver W. H. Jacobson, 224 Gifford St, . . . Mag. Agent 111. FELLOWSHIP; Corning, N. T. Meet 1st and 3d Sundays of each month at 8 P M. in Odd Fellows Hall. JameB F. Roody Master T. E. Hanmer Secretary George R. Quick, 241 E. Erie Av e . . . Collector William H. Smith, Corning Receiver E E. Beales Magazine Agent 122. H. B. STONE ; Beardstown, 111 Meets every Tuesday evening at 7:80, on Main street, over Eberwein’s grocery store. Jerry W. Flickiver Master E. J. Summers, Box 694 Secretary John E. Hurley, Box 692 Collector Albert DankB, Box 208 Receiver E. J. Summers, Box 694 Magazine Agent 128. OYERLAND; Omaha. Neb. Meets in K. of P. Hall, Corner 14th and Doug- lass Sts. every Wednesday at 8 P. M. Wm. Dol&n, 121 N. 13th St Master E. S. Emmons, 1429 N. 21st St Secretary Wm. Anderson, 1214 Cass St Collector Albert Cole, 1618 Jackson St .Receiver E. S. Emmons, 16 N. 13th St Mag. Agent Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, in Odd Fellows' Hall, at 2:30 P. M. H. A. Draper . . Master W. B. Howe Secretary H. C. DeGroat Collector M. D. Grady Receiver M. D. Grady Magazine Agent Digitized by C.ooQLe

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 703 19ft. GUIDE; lanhilltowi, Iowa. Meets 3d and 4th Sundays of each month in Boom 15 South Center St, opposite new Court House. W. M. Gallup, 512 s Third st Master J. P. Boyce, 311 W Nevada Sts Secretary J. S. Smedes, 807 S Center st . Collector J. M. Larimer. 8u7 8. Third ave Receiver J. H. Crellin, 812 E. Linn St . . Magazine Agent 136. COMET; Austin, Minn. Meets 1st and 3d Mondays and 2d and 4th Sun* days in flays’ HalL J. A. Harrlmao Master A. B. i awrence Secretary J. E. Gilbert Collector August Olson Receiver C. J. Erickson Magazine Agent 197. NORTHERN LIGHT; Wlnnepeg. Manitoba. Meets 1st Tuesday ana 8d Sunday, in Amlnaboine Hall. 133 Ross St. John Wellington, 14 Patrick St Master W. H. Woods, 14 Patrick 8t Secretary Thos. Reece, 228 Me Ailliams 8t . . . Collector J. G. Jonah. 228 McWilliams Hr. .... Receiver Geo. M. Vansickle. care P. R. shops, Mag. Agent 118. LANDMARK: Glendive, Montana. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesdays at 7 P. M. Arthur Todd Master Daniel Sinclair, Forsythe, Montana . . Secretary James McKenzie, Box 55 Collector 8amuel E. Burns, Foisyth, Mont .... Receiver Douglass Westfall, Box 55 . . . Magazine Agent 199. MINERAL KING: Ksranaba. Mleb. Meets in B. of L. E. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays. R. E. Gorham, Box 422 Master Thos. Faulkes, Box 126 Secretary M. A. Harring, Box 625 Collector J. 8. Rogers, Box 822 Receiver J. J. Kelly, Box 480 Magazine Agent ISO. GUIDING STAB: Mil wankee. WIs. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. in Engineers’ hall. Thomas Dwyer. 385 Jar kson St Master J. D Singles. 20> Wisconsin st . . . Secretary J. H. Brady, 253 National Ave . . . . Collector Geo Bilty, 418 Grand ave Receiver Edward Summers. 99 Sixth 8t . . Magazine Agent 191. GOLDEN RULE; Stevens Point, WIs. Meets 1st and 8d Fridays at 7:80 P. M. and 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:30 P. M. in Redfleld’s Hall. R. d. Cochran, Box 121 Master Geo. Gearba^rt . Secretary A. R. Johnsohn Box 8 . Collector R. J. Luxan, Box 898 Receiver R. J. Luxan, Box 396 Magazine Agent 199. MARVIN HUGHITT; Eagle Grove, Iowa. Meets in Opera House 1st and 3d Sundays and last Wednesday at 2 P. M. Fisher Wressell, Box 18 Master W. R. Hammond Box 408 Secretary Jas. fl. Long. Box 6 Collector John H. Howell Reoelver Lewis V. Roberts Magazine Agent 199. SPRAGUE; Sprague. Washington Ty. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, 7 P. M., Postoffice hall. J. D. Irby Master H. A. Moore Secretary A. E. Bowman Collector Arthur Herider Receiver J. C. Smith Magazine Agent 194. EASTMAN; Farnham, Quebec. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays and 2d and 4th Mon- days. E. W. Gibson Master H. E. Cowan Secretary J. Cunningham Collector fi. W. Gibson Receiver l/ouis Lepine . . Magazine Agent 196. NEW TEAR; El Paso, Texas. Meets in Firemen’s Hall 1st and 8d Tuesdays at 7 P. M. K. A. Seegar, Box 184 Master W. B. Sisson, Box 184 Secretary F. L. Fitch Collector W. B. Sisson, Box 184 Receiver F. L. Fitch. L. Box 184 Magazine Agent 196. J. SCOTT; Lludsay, Ontario. Meets alternate Saturdays at 7 P. M., Cor. Kent and Cambridge S s. George Pratt, Box 166 Matter L. McIntosh Secretary Josepn Kelcher Collector J. Jefferies Receiver J. Jefferies Magazine Agent 197. PROTECTION, Eldon. Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:80 P. M. in K. P. hall. C. W. Friend Master J. T. Hall, Box I9t* Secretary Geo. W. Trott, Box 185 Collector A. Shunterman Receiver Fred James Magazine Agent 198. UNION; Freeport, 111. Meet in A. O. U. w. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. James A. Flack, 45 Clay st Master Bam Shaunnessy, 16 Crocker St .... Secretary Wm. A. Brubaker, 10 State St Collector 8am Shaunnessy, 16 Crocker St ... . Receiver Wm. A. Brubaker, 10 State St . . Magazine Agent 189. MT. WHITNEY; Tulare. Cal. Meets in Schultz’s Hall 1st and 3d Sundays and 2d and 4th Fridays at 2 P. M. Wm. Manerban, Box 31 Master George Landes. Box 31 Secretary L. J. Whyere, Box 81 Collector J. J. Norton, Box 31 Receiver Wm. Manerhan Magazine Agent 140. MOUNT OURAY; Sallda, Colo. Meets every Monday at 7:80 P. M., in Fraternity Hall. L. W. Jones, Box 122 Master C. M. Mny, Lock Box 599 Secretary J. W. Hardy, L Box 699 Collectoi Henry Wise, L Box 599 Receiver W. E. Somerville, L. Box 597 . . Magazine Agent 141. A. G. PORTER; Fort Wayus. lad. Meets in Grand Army Hall every Wednesday at 7:30 P. M. A. J. Kohler. 461 Calhoun St Master I. Clem, 93 John st Secretary C. F. Sweeney, cor. Holton Ave. and Fisher St . . . Collectoi W. R. Fredricks, 415 8 Lafayette 8t . . . Receiver T. E. Short, 29 Boone St .... Magazine Agent 149. C. R. WHIPPLE; Toledo, Ohio. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 1:30 P. M. and 2d and 4th Thursdays at 7 P. M. at 246 8t. Clair 8t. Henry Harms, East Toledo Master Ben. I. Ross, Penn Engine House, East Toledo Secretary Geo. Rittman. 713 Erie st . . . . Collecto Louis Weinvardt, 221 Broadway . . . .Receiver B. I. Ross, Penn, engine house . . . Mag. Agent 149. E. C. FELLOWS; West Oakland. Cal. Meets in Odd Fellows’ hall, cor. lith and Frank- lin sts., Oakland, Cal., 2d and 4th Wednesdays. T. J. Roberts, 752 Willow St . ..... .Master T. J. Roberts. 754 Willow st Secretary Ed Johnson, 916 Wood St Collector F. B. Hall, West Oakland P. O Redevei E. C. Cushing. 861 Myrtle street, Oakland. Cal Magazine Agent 144. SUGAR LOAF; Campbellton. New Brunswick. Meets 1st Saturday at 8 P. M. and 8d Sunday at 2 P. M. in Patterson’s Hall, I.C. R. Depot. John Morton Master Wm. A. Thomson Secretary Wm. Bastin Collector John Devereaux Receiver Wm. Smallwood Magazine Agent 14ft. DAVY CROCKETT ; San Antonio, Texas. Meet every Wednesday at 2:30 P. M. in Jones’ Hall, 801 Austin St. H. M. Brown, 818 Ave. D Master Robt. Nicholson, No. 5 Eighth St . . . Secretary Robt. Nicholson, No. 5 Eighth St . . . Collector H. M. Brown, 818 Ave. D Receiver John Sullivan, 110 Avenue D . . Magazine Agent Digitized by Google

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.704 LOCOMOTIVE MREMENy8 MAGAZINE. [Sept. 14C. BAYOU CITY; Houtoi, Texas. Meets 1st and 3d Mondays at 7 P. M.; 2d and 4th Mondays at 2 P. M. John F. Broughton, 8. P. 8hops Master J. P Managhsn. S P. Shops Secretary H. A. Speer, 9. P. Shops Collector Fred Keeler. 8. P. Shops Receiver D. M. Moody, 100 Elysian St . . Magazine Agent 147. MIDLAND; Temple, Texas. Meet every Monday at 8:00 P. M. Thos. H. Boyd, Box 106 Master T. J. Robbins Secretary James Oonney, Box J05 Collector Howard Covington, Box 105 Receiver W. R. Brown, Clebourne, Tex . Magazine Agent 148. SUNNY SOUTH; Tyler, Texas. Meets every Friday at 1:*0 P. M. in K. of P. Hall. W. Z. Thompson, Box 416 Master 8. T. James. Box 416 Secretary J. R. Paskell, Box 416 Collector Ed. Kendrick, Box 416 Receiver I. H. Bennett, Box 1349 Magazine Agent 149. JUST IN TIME; New York, N. Y. Meets 2d and 4th Saturdays at 8 P. M., at 110 East 125th street Jas. F. Hough, 1424 ave A Master p. A. Donahue, 811 W.56th St Secretary R. Roscoe, 27 B 86th st Collector P. A. Donohue, 311 W 65th st Receiver Chas, Johnson, 313 E. 120th St . Magazine Agent 160. S. H. STEVENS; Marqaette, Mich. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., in Mack’s Hall, cor. Washington and 8d sts. L. L. Hood, Room 8, Gregory Block, W. Washington St., Marquette, L. 8., Mich Master Arthur Bishop, 146 Main 8t Secretary Fred Brown. Marquette, L. S.. Mich . Collector Chas E. Zyrd, Marquette, L. S., Mich . . Receiver Chas. E. Zyrd, Marquette, L. 8., Mich, Mag. Agent 161. MAPLE LEAF Hamilton, Ontario. Meet 1st and 8d8undays at 2:30 P. M. Alex McGilvery. N. & N. W. Shops . Master t. E Painter, 135 John st North .... Secretary Ed. Housago, 118 Florence st Collector R. Martin, 16 May ill st Receiver John McColl, 17 Crook’s Street .... Mag. Agent 162. NORTH POLE ; West Bay City, Mich. Meets in Odd Fellow’s Hall 1st and 3d Sundays. Patrick T. Rosch, Box 815 Master Frank E. Ayers. Box 104 Secretary Frank Pot»er, Box 762 Collector John Hatchard, Box 377 Receiver Fred C. McDonald. Box 662 .. . Magazine Agent 168. H. C. LORD ; Fort Scott, Kansas. Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P M H. L. Wright, 1020 Wall st Mauler Alexander Barr, 1126 Oak St Secretary Alexander Barr. 1126 Oak st Collector J. T. Holman. 10 N Washington Bt . . . Receiver W. F. Strode, 216 So. Barbee St . . . Mag. Agent 164. McKEEN : Ottawa, Kansas. Meets in K. P. Hall on 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P M Wm. L. Miller. 718 N. Main St Master E Eshnaur, 629 N Poplar st Secretary Geo. H. 8b o waiter, N Main st Collector M. A. Lea Receiver Wm. D. Frisby, 637 Ann St., Wyandotte Kan Mag. Agent 166. NECHE8; Palestine, Texas. Meets in Engineers’ Hall every Saturday night L. T. Branham, Box 266 Master O. A Sietzel. Box 266 Secretary T. C. Imrie, Box 266 Collector R. W. Bailey, Box 266 Receiver B. L. Bently, Box 266 Magazine Agent 167. ECHO; Pern, Ind. Meets in Echo Hall 1st and 3d 3unday» at 2 P. M. and 2d and 4th Tuesdays at 7 P. M. B. E. Flaherty Master H. P. Mathews, L. Box 201 Secretary H. P. Matthews, L. Box 201 Collector B E. Flaherty Receiver G. H. Smith Magazine Agent 168. STANDARD; Detroit. Mich. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 1:80 P. M., at No. 47 Monroe ave., up stairs. Tim. Teahen, 447 Clinton St Master J. Nopper, 217 Crogan st., Secretary E. Heldenrlch. 124 Hastings St Collector J. Nopper, 217 Crogan St, Receiver PeWr Sewell, 199 Orleat s St . . . Magazine Agent 169. W. H. THOMAS; Nashville. Tenn. Meets every Saturday at 7:80 P. M., at 8immona’ Hall, cor. Summer and Union Sts. J. W. Sullivan, 518 High 8t Master G. F. Dutlinger, 1083 S. College 8t . . Secretary Fayett Enoch, 1202 8. College St ... . Collector F. G. Harrison, 607 Stevenson Ave . . - Receiver W. D. Bledsoe, 11 Joseph Ave . . Magazine Agent 180. C. J. HEPBURN ; Evansville, lad. Meets in A. O. U. W. Hall, Third and Main Sta., 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. Morris Hoffman, 806 Olive 8t Master Edgar G. Hitch, 931 Canal 8t Secretary Robert T. Skinner. 519 Harriet st. . . . Collector John K. Taylor. 109 Lincoln Ave .... Receiver Jerry Burke, 6068. 8th st., TerreHaute, Mag. Agent 161, HERALD: Burlington, Iowa. Meets at Knights of Pythias HaJU every other Sundav at 2 o’clock P. M. C. C. Maxwell, 1022 8. Fourth St ... Master W. A. Flannery, 1212 N Eighth st . . . Secretary 8. J. Eccies, 906 A uvular St Collector S. W. Bowser, 1803 Madison st Receiver W. A. Flannery. 1212 N 8th st . Magazine Agent 162. PROSPECT ; Elkhart. Ind. Meets In B. ol L. F. Hall, 506 Main St., every Wednesday at 7:30, and 1st Sunday at 2 P. M. D. F. Wagner, 206 Fourth St Master Chas. E. Piatt, 211 Third 8t Secretary D. F. Wagner, 208 Fourth 8t Collector A. H. Gordon. 288 Beardsley Ave . . . Receiver F. Rodericx, 1006 So. 2d St . . . Magazine Agent 168. AETNA ; Pine Bluff, Ark. Meets every Friday at 7 P. M., at Masonic Hall. Oh*»8. McWilson, Box 66 Master D. B. Ratbfon, Box 56 Secretary H. Perlle Box 56 Collector D. B. Rathfon, Box 66 Receiver J. Flaherty Magazine Agent 164. EEL RIYEB ; Butler, Ind. Meets Tuesday evenings in I. O. O. F. Hall, on Broadway. S. E. Mow* hammer . Master C. E. Blair . . Secretary R. H. Mossshamer Collector J. J. Derek, Box 202 Receiver W. H. Weber, Box 324 . . . . Magazine Agent 166. ROBERT ANDREWS; Andrews. Ind. Meets in Firemen’s Hall every Monday at 7 P. M. J. E Brombaugh Master Jam*- s Van Riper Secretary W. H Dailey . Collector Albert I. Routh Receiver J. N. Wright Magazine Agent 166. WH. HUGO: Hantlagton, Ind. Meets in Engineer’s Hall every Wednesday even- ing. W. G. Cox Master F. Zeppen field, Box 628 Secretary C. W. Hammond Collector C. C. Robertson, Box 844 Receiver P. F. Murphy, Box 378 Magazine Agent 167. MOUNT HOOD: The Dalles. Oreron. Meets 1st and 3a Sundays at 2 P. M. in K. P. Hall John Anderson Master Wm. Birkett, Box 242 Secretary H. P. Smith, Box 847 Collector Charles Bryan Receiver H. P. 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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE UREMEN’S MAGAZINE, , 705 1*8. GUARD RAIL; North La Crone. Wl*. Meets 1st and m Sundays at 2:00 P. M. and 2d and 4th Mondays at 7:00 P. M. J. Moiiarlty, Portage, Wis Master Frank Krause, Box 214, Portage, Wis • Secretary George Brewer, 403, cor. Aron and Gonld at., LaOroase, Wis Collector Frank Krouae, Portage, Wla Receiver Frank Krause, Box 214, Portage, Wis., Mag. Agent If*. H. G. BROOKS; HoraeUaville, N. Y. Meets every Monday at 7:30 P. M. at Washington Hall, Broad 8t. W. E. Smith, 18 Collier st Master C. T. Stone, 6 South Division 8t . . . . 8ecretarv H. H. Sweet, 26 Erie ave Collector ▲. H. Spencer, 18 Elm 8t Receiver M. S. Hendee, Friendship, N. Y., Magazine Agent 170. PRAIRIE; Hnron, Dakota. Meets in Odd Fellows Hall on 2d and 4th Sun- days at 8 P. M. Geo. E. White, 357 E 3d at Master Geo. E. Coon, Box 909 Secretary L. L. Helbling, Box 784 Collector Jos. C. Graff, Box 168 Receiver Wm. A. Brown Magazine Agent 171. SUNBEAM ; Truro, Nova Scotia. Meets in Caledonia Hall 2d Saturdays and 4th Thursdays. F. M. White, Box 606 Master D. W. Duncan, Box 167 Secretary T. W. Hennessey, Box 167 Collector F. M. White, Box 006 Receiver T. W. Hennessey, Box 167 . . . Magazine Agent ITS. F. G. LAWRENCE ; Ottawa, Ontario. Meets alternate Sundays. T. W. Turner, 544 Wellington St Master J. G. Armstrong, Richmond Lodge . . Secretary F. W. Morrison, C. P. R. R. Shops . . . Collector H. Handysldes, Hlntonbury via Otto- wa, Ont Receiver Alex. McCualg, 56 Ottawa St . . Magazine Agent 178. PACIFIC; Winslow, Arizona. Meets every Sunday at 7:30 P.M. in B.of L.F.hall. Chat McCauley Master Isaac C. Heustu Secretary John C. Bull, Williams, Arlz Collector C. F. Evans, Coolldge, N, Mex Receiver E W. Davis Magazine Agent 174. HARRISBURG: Harrlsbarg, Pa. Meets Cor. Third and Cumberland Sts., over Mer- chants’ Bank, 2d and 4th 8undays at 1 P. M. Wm. Drake, 1531 N. 6th St Master H. O. Motter, 1720% N. Third St ... . Secretary H. J. Roberts, 608 Riley 8t Collector Wm. Blessing, 422 Riley 8t Receiver H. 8. Gingrich, 1413 Wallace St . Magazine Agent 17*. TAYLOR; Newark, Ohio. Meets in O. R. C. Hall at 12% North 2d 9L, every Wednesday at 7 P. M. A. A. Hickerson, 117 S. Fourth st . . . . Master John Adkins, Box C Secretary John Callahan, 118, Valandlngham st . Collector John Adkins, Box C Receiver C. D. Tomlinson Magazine Agent 17*. MAIN LINE : Clinton, HI. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays of each month A. G. Tnrlay, Box 61 Master W. F. Gorman, Box 295 Secretary C. H. Porter, Box 41 Collector W. F. Gorman. Box 295 Receiver 0. H. Porter, Box 41 Magazine Agent 177. SUNSET; Marshall, Texas. Meets every Thursday at 7:80 P. M. at Firemen's HalL T. P. Davis Master H. H. Worthington Secretary C. C. Murphy Collector T. P. Davis Receiver O. J. Leach, Box 184 Magazine Agent 178. SALT LAKE; Salt Lake City, Utah. Meets in Emporium Hall Tuesdays, at 8 P. M. Leonard W. Kessler, 223 N.8d8t.W . . .Master Chas. Cowan, Rio Grande Hotel .... Secretary Geo. M. Edwards, D. A R. 8. shops . . . Receiver F. A. Featherston, D. & R. S. shops . . Collector Arthur W. Roberts, D. <& R. 8. shops., Mag. Agent 17*. BEE-HIVE; Lincoln, Neb. Meets in K. P. hall, 2d and 4th Sundays. Geo. W. Carr, 1022 W st Master J. K. Robinson, 780 N. Tenth St ... . Secretary Geo. Hinkle, Box 430 Collector 1 . W. Barber, 825 N 15th it Receiver I. M. Freese, 13 at, bet. V andW St . . Mag. Agent 180. THREE STATES; Cairo, HI. Meets cor. 12th st and Washington Ave., 2d and 4th Sundays. J. C. O’Connell, 808 Twenty-First St . . . Master G. B. Vincent Secretary M. J. Kiley, 714 Cedar St Collector A. J. Jaeckel Receiver J. C. O’Connell Magazine Agent 181. WELLINGTON j Palmerston, Ontario. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P. M. in Odd Fel- lows Hall. James Farley Master James Combs Secretary A. Dunbar Collector James Nicholson Receiver Alex. Dunbar Magazine Agent 182. GOOD INTENT ; Eric, Pa. Meets 1st and 8d Tuesdays, in Firemen’s Hall, Zuck’s Block. H. E. Hilliker. Miles, Grove Master E. J. Oliver, 17 Sassaf rasa st Secretary W. E. Ross, 68 W. Thirteenth St . . . .Collector Wm.lFiUmorria, 68 W. 18th St Receiver Chas FiUmorria, 68 W. 18th St ... . Mag. Agent 188. LAKE SHORE; Collin wood, Ohio. Meets in Engineer’s Hall alternate Thursday evenings. J. M. Gaines, Box 152 Master S. A. Hohman, Box 82 . Secretary W. T. Wade Collector H. I. Miller, Box 154 Receiver D. A. Carver, Box 801 Magazine Agent 184. LIMA; Lima, Ohio. Meets every Sundays at 1:80 P. M. in Irish Block. EL. Melhom Master M. R. Lacy Secretary Joe Bowsher, 496 S Tannery®! Collector John E Myers, 689 8. Main St Receiver 8. H. Hartsing, 601 N. Union St . Magazine Agent 185. FIDELITY; Dolphoa, Ohio. Meets in Beyer’s Hall every Sunday at 2 P. M. W. 8. Miller, Box 811 Master A. J. Hograth, Box 158 Secretary J. B. Grove, Box 143 Collector F. A. Drolett, Box 811 Receiver J.B. Grove, Box 143 Magazine Agent 18*. CHAMBERLIN; Chisago, 111. Meets in Walther’a hall, 8984 State St, 1st and 8d Sundays of each month. J.E Callaghan, 2588 Butterfield St. . . .Master Jas. Manning, 534 Root St Secretary Joohn Lynch Collector Wm. Stack, 2828 Shields ave Receiver F. J. Northrop, 1522 Wabash Ave . . Mag. Agent 187. LITTLE GIANT; Charleston, IH. Meets in Firemen’s Hall 1st and 8d Sundays. Harry Douglass Master Samuel Prater Secretary Harry Douglass Collector J. F. McDougal Receiver Morgan Callahan Magazine Agent 188 E 8. MERRILL; Chisago, HI. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:80 P. M. at 786 W. Lake St. E P. Tobias, 27 N. Oakley street Master Wm. O. Cleveland, 100 Washtenaw ave., Secretary Geo. P. Smith, 42 Artesian ave Collector H. Price, 1035 W. Madison St Receiver L. L. Gay, 1069 Fulton st . . . . Magazine Agent Digitized by Google

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703 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Sept. 189. BALDWIN: Ft. Howard, Wife Meets 3d and 4th Sundays, in X arris’ Block, Green Bay. Wis. H. L. Nichols Master D. E. Hogan, Box 87 Secretary Jay Parkinson, Box 878, Green Bay, Wis Collector M. Sheehy Receiver Geo. Shequin Magazine Agent IM>. FERGUSON : MltchelL Dakota. Meets in I. 0. O. F. Hall 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P. M. Thos. Barry, Sanborn, Iowa Master B. B. Slater Secretary William Phillips Collector B. F. Slater Receiver Edward Smith, Sanborn. Iowa . Magazine Agent in. CUSTER; Livingston, Montana. Meets eveiy Wednesday at 7:80 P. M., at Thomp- son’s Hall. W. T. Field, L Box 64 Master W. F. Kontz, L. Box 16 Secretary H. K. Mayhew, L. Box 16 Collector E. J. Healey, Billings, Montana .... Receiver J. Martin, L. Box 16 Magazine Agent in. MT. TACOMA; New Tacoma. Washington Ter. Meets 2d and 4th 8undayB of each month. J. S. Moss. 912 Tacoma Ave Master F. M. Sisson Secretary J. M. Hughes Collector J. 8. Moss, 912 Tacoma Ave Receiver F. H. Andrews, 1733 E St Magazine Agent 1M. J. B. MAYNARD: Albina, Oregon. Meet in Hill’B Hall, 2d and 4th Sundays. J. R. Clark, E. Portland, Oregon .... Master H. W. Hall, Box 287, itot Portland, Oregon Secretary D. J. Byrne, Box 287 East Portland, Oregon Collector H. W. Hall, Box 287, East Portland, Oregon Receiver J. F. McQuaid, McMinnville, Ore . . Mag. Agent 194. BONANZA ; Missoula, Montana. Meets every Monday night in I. O. O. F. Hall C. H. Marsh, Box 45 Master E. L. Hollister, L. Box 24 Secretary Milton Cheney Collector H; N. Smith Receiver Samuel Gardner Magazine Agent 199. RE-ECHO; Montpelier. Idaho. Meets in K. of L. Hall Fridays, at 7:80 P. M. 8. L. Wysong Master J. E. Toner Secretary Ed. Purtell Collector . James DuffV Receiver James Duffy Magazine Agent 196. CLOUD CITY; LeadvUle, Colo. Meets 2d andlth Fridays at 8:00 P. M., in G. A* R. Hall. H. A. Huddleston, Box 830 Master J. C. Hale, Box 880 Secretary C. E. Phelan, Box 330 Collector Jacob Switzer, Box 880 Receiver George Moore, Box 880 Magazine Agent 197. RIVERSIDE ; Savanna, 111. Meets 1st and 3d Sunday of each month. Clarence Latham, Box 446 Master Ira M. Hurless. Box 79 Secretary Ira M. Hurless, Box 79 Collector Wm. K. Lord, Box 147 Receiver Ira M. Hurless, Box 79 Magazine Agent 198. MAPLE CITY; Norwalk, Ohio. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays. V. C. Fitzsimmons, 35 Newton st • * . . . Master H. P. Bayley, 152 Whittlesey ave .... Secretary James Burns, 44 State st Collector W. Y. Dennis, 37 W Seminary st . . . . Receiver Geo. J. Brown, 111 n-w 8th St . . Magazine Agent 199. MAHONING; Youngstown, Ohio. Meets every other Sunday evening In Union Veteran Hall, Federal Street D. Helnselman Master J. B. Mawby Secretary J. B. Mawby Collector W. G. Raney, 199 Hine St Receiver Wm. Jas. Reese, 1285 Emma St . Magazine Agent 900. GREAT SOUTHERN; Meridian, Miss. Meets every Monday evening at 7:80 in B. of L. E. Hall. M. R. Curry, Box 210 Master P. McHale, N. O. & N. E. Shops .... Secretary J. Finn, 809 N. Fourth Ave Collector Jas. Rasberry Receiver Chas. R. Lewi' , 659 Rampart 8t, New Orleans, La Magazine Agent 901. FRIENDLY HAND; Jackson. Tens. Meets 1st and 8d Wednesday nights of month in K. of P. Hall J. D. Bledsoe K James Gaffany Secretary €. W. Steelman Collector J. L. Jones Receiver J. D. Bledsoe Magazine Agent 90t. SCIOTO; Chtlllcothe, Ohio. Meets in Clough’s Hall lBt Sundays at 2:80 P. M.f and 8d Mondays at 7 P. M Sehon B. Cook, 838 E. Seoond St Master Lewis Gettle, Jr., 86 N. Sugar St ... . Secretary Albert Maunsell, 864 Second St ... . Collector Frank Willis, 864 E. Fifth St Receiver C. W. Sanders Box 1231 Magazine Agent 90S. GARFIELD: Garrett, Ind. Meets every Friday at 7:80 P. M. M. W. Smith, Box 169 Master B. C. Thomas Secretary Valentine Moughlor Box 27 Receiver B. C. Thomas Collector F. Whiteman. Box 26 Magazine Agent 104. COTTON BELT ; Jonesboro. Ark. Meets at Stacy Hall, every Monday at 7 P. M. A. Donig&n Master L. D. Roberts, L. Box 165 Secretary A. Donigan Collector L. D. Roberts, L. Box 165 Receiver W. B. Williamson- Magazine Agent 206. FLOWER OF THE WE8T; Topeka, Kansas. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., In A. O. U. W. Hall. J. R. Musselman, 620 Branner St Master C. A. Marsh, 203 Chandler Si Secretary J. K. Mullins Collector J. R. Musselman, 620 Branner St ... . Receiver John Symington. 207 Hancock St . . Mag. Agent t06. FORT PICKERING ; Memphis, Tenn. Meets first Monday and third Saturday of each month at Miller’s Hall, corner Fifth and Jack- son streets. Wm. J. Jobe, R. C„ M.AB.R.R Mastei Dan 8. Ramsey, 828 Union St., Secretary Martin Glancy, 159 Tennessee st . . . . Collector D. 8. Ramsey, 328 Union St Receiver Walter E. Owens, 787 Main St, ... . Mag. Agent t07. LOYAL; Meadvfale, Pa. ^ Meets in Arcanum Hall 1st and 8d Thursdays, and 2d and 4th Wednesdays. C. W. Brown, 89 Poplar st Master F. H. Nichols Secretary Thos. Newberry 357 East Center st . . . Collector Thos. 8. Taylor, 767 Stewart St Reoeiver Wm. C. Curtis, Vallonia, Pa . . Magazine Agent tOS. KEYSTONE : Susquehanna, Pa. Meets in C. M. B. A. Hall; alternate Tuesday and Saturday evenings. John Hill Master J. J. Lannan, Box 131 Secretary J.J. Buckley Collector Daniel Creegan Reoeiver C. A. Allen Magazine Agent 909. SARATOGA; Whitehall, N. Y. Meets alternate Sundays in Engineer’s Hall, Brest's building. W. J. Herbage Master D. H. LaCrosse, Box 326 Secretary D. H. LaCrosse, Box 866 Collector W. R. Combs ....*• Reoeiver V. H. Smalley Magazine Agent 210. 18-K; Schenectady. N. Y. Meets every other Thursday in McCamus’ Hail. Timothy Smith, 315 Romeyn st Master J. W. Vrooman, Box 497 Secretary J. W. Wroomah, Box 497 Collector J. E. VanVranken, Box 497 Reoeiver John W. Vrooman Box 497 . . Magazine Agent Digitized by ^.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE IIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 707 211. ONOKO; South Easton, Pa. Meeta in nragg’B Hall, 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P. M. Charles Long, 716 Main st Master Clarence McKee, 209 8 Fifth st . . . . Secretary James R. Morris. 711 Wilkes Barre 8t . . Collector ▲. J. Mickley, 725 Berwick St Receiver K. A. Seek, 828 Berwick 8t . . . Magasine Agent 212. EMPIRE: Watertown, N. Y. Meets in Good Templars Hall 2d and 4th Sundays. T. H. Lynch. 101 Factory St Master H. A. French, 42 Coffee st Secretary H. A. French, 42 Coffee st Collector Geo. B. Walker. 19 Orchard st Receiver G B. Walker, 19 Orchard St . . Magasine Agent 213. WIST SHORI; Frankfbrt, N. 1. Meets alternate Sundays in Joslin Block. D. P. Gillen, 80 Lode st., Syracute, N Y. . Master Ed. Davis, 8 Henderson st., Syracuse. N. Y Secretary D. P. Gillen, 80 Lodest., Syracuse, N.Y., Collector John 8canlon, 3 Henderson 8t., Syra- cuse, N. Y Receiver D. P. Gillen, Canajoharie, N. Y . . . Mag. Agent 214. ORIOLE; Baltimore, M4. Meets in Lehman’s Hall, 861 Garden St., 2d and 4th Sundays. Albert F. Gibbons, 415 Fifth St Master J. W. Akehurst, 442 Federal St Secretary R. L. Caroan. 808 E. Lanvall street . . . Collector J. N. Jones, 1100 Barclay St Receiver 7. Gibbons, 1336 Wirt St .... Magazine Agent 215. BAST ALBANY ; Bast Albany, N. T. ' Meets in Vaughn’s Hall 2 and 4th Sundays at 12:90 p. M W. R. Tabor. 222 Fourth St Master J. W. Reed. 92 Second St Secretary C. P. Lowell. 856 Broadway Collect© F. P. Brooksby, 80 Washington St, Green- bush, N. Y Receiver C. P. Lowell. 855 Broadway . . Magazine Agent <16. W. A. FOSTER ; Fltchbarg, Hass. Meets 2d and 4th Sunday in each month in Grand Army Hall, at 11:90 A. M. Geo. W. Alden, 94 Mt. Vernon St Master O. A. Pope, F. R. R. Engine House, Fitchburg, Mass Secretary W. H. Cone Collector Geo. W. A Idea ,94 Mt, Vernon st . . . . Receiver O. A. Pope, F. R. R. engine house . . Mag Agent 217, HEADLIGHT; Brazil, lad . Meets in K. P. Hall 2d and 4th Sunday afternoons. Elmer P. Collins Master Frank Fox Secretary Merrian Catlin Collector Geo. Dandurand Receiver Wm. H. Johnson, Brasil. Ind . . Magasine Agent 218. PIKES PEAK; Colorado City, Colo. Meets every Sunday at 12:80 P. M. Wm. D. O’Brien Master Wm. Walker Secretary Amos Allen Collector Thos.F. Burns, Box 822, Colorado Springs, Receiver Wm. Walker Magazine Agent 212. SMOKY CITY; Allegheny, Pa. Meet every Monday at 280 P. M., in Engineers' Hall, Cor. Bidwell and Pennsylvania Ave. D. W. Triem, 171 Sheffield street Master W. A. Walker. 215 Bidwell St Secretary Sam’l 8. Overlander, 258 Allegheny av. Collector H. B. Shaffer, 104 Franklin St Receiver R. Beeson, 271 Franklin St . . . Magazine Agent 222. PROVIDENT : Saabary, Pa. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays, in Cooper Hall. Bailey Kennedy Master C. A. Richards Secretary A. C. Mitchell Collector C. C. Bowen, Sunbury, Pa Receiver Harvey Buck, 1885 Franklin Place, Har- risburg, Pa Magasine Agent 221. HURON; Point Edward, Ontario. k, Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall, 2d and 4th Tuesdays at T. Kliiott Master Id. Everett, Box A Secretary J. McMillian Collector Wm. K. Forbes Receiver Chas. Farmer Magazine Agent 222. WEBSTER; Fort Dodge, Iowa. Meets at G. A. R., Child’s block, 1st and 8d Sur- days at 2 P. M. C. w. Gardner, Box 788 Master O. G. Anderson, Box 49 Secretary Charles Taff Collector O. G. Anderson, Box 49 Receiver Magazine Agent 228. ASHLAND; Lexington. Ky. Meets 1st and 8d Thursdays in I. O. O. F. Hall. Thos. J. Kane, 299 E. Main St Master Frank Brandt. 227 E. Main St Secretary 8. W. Mallck. 199 E. Main St Collector Frank Brandt, 227 E. Main St Receiver 8. W. Mallck, 199 E. Main St . . Magasine Agent 224. T. C. BOORN; St. Cloud, Hina. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 8 P. M. at Odd Fel- low Hall. Abe Vogel, L. Bex 944 Master Hubert Gans Secretary John Mournan Collector Abe Vogel, L. Box 944 Receiver J. A. Dickinson, Box 1128 .... Magasine Agent 226. SUPERIOR; Fort William West, Ontario. Meets every Monday night in Smith’s Hall. Burton Wheatley Master W. H. Wadland Secretary Con Gouldlng Collector Will Blannernassett Receiver T. L. Drummond Magazine Agent 226. MAGNOLIA; Corsicana, Texas. Meets 2d and 4th Wednesdays at 8 P. M J. H. Dunkin, L Box 100 Master W. M.Nicol, L. Box 280 Secretary J. Barry Collector W. M. Nlcol. L. Box 280 Receiver J. H. Duncan Magazine Agent 227. MAGNET: Binghamton. N. Y. Meets 1st Wednesday and 4th Saturday at 7:30 P. M. at 8tevens’ Hall, North Chenango St. Wm. A. Wrlgley, 28 Doubleday 8t . . . . Master G. B. Warner. 80 Lewis St Secretary Wm. A. Wrlgley, 23 Doubleday St . . . Collector Theodore Haskins, 80 Virgil St . . . . Receiver G. B. Warner. 80 Lewis St . . . Magazine Agent 228. ACHE; Scranton, Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P.M., In the First National Bank. No. 882 Lackawana ave. Chas. H. Travis, 716 Adams ave Master J. G. Burnett, 406 North Main 8t., West Scranton Secretary E. M. Tewksbury, 231 Fairview Ave, Hyde Park Collector Judson Bayly, 514 E. Market St Receiver A. R. Woodward, 604 Court St ... . Mag. Agent 228. RICKARD; Utica, N. Y. Meet at 2 P. M. 2d and 4th Sundays at Post Bacon Hall. Wm. A. Keene, 145 Bleecker st Masterr J. G. Agans, Box 883, Can as to ta, N. Y. . Secretary John A. Weigand. 32 Hubble st .... Collector Alonzo E. Pease, 42 Mohawk st . . . . Receiver , J. G. Agans, Box 383. Canastota. N.Y. . Mag Agent 280. ALBANY CITY; Albany, N. Y. Meets 1st, 3d and 5th Mondays In each month, at 206 Washington Ave., at 7:80 P. M. Wm. H. Begley, 677 Clinton ave Master Courtland Maner, 95 Wesi ave Secretary E. F. Markhart, 30 Lexington ave . . . Collector Geo. M. Jeffers. 36 Ontario St Receiver Geo. Heckman, 108 Western Ave . . Mag. Agent ill. DELAWARE: Wilminstem, Delaware. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2:80 P. M., comer Third and King 8treets. T. D. Mount, 404 Lombard St Master G. H. Larimore, 406 Lombard St ... . Secretary L. L. Sargent, 618 west 4th St Collector E. M. Sargent, 618 West 14th st Receiver E. J. Gordon. 621 Lombard St ... . Mag. Agent 222. LUCKY THOUGHT; Middletown, N. Y. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month, at 1 P. M., in K. of H. HalL D. H. 8mlth, Box 1481 Master W. H. Tldaback, Box 1481 Secretary W. J. Herlihy Collector 8. Gildersleve, Box 1481 Receiver H. B. Weeden, Drawer 104, Norwich, N. Y. Magasine Agent Digitized by Google

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708 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Sept. m. OLID TIDINGS; Moncton, New Brunswick. Meets 1st Saturday evening and Sd Sunday after- noon In Victoria Hall. Frank Probert Master Kenneth Campbell, Box 286 Secretary Wm. H. Gay Collector Richard H. Coggan, Box 81 Receiver John Stewart, Jr Magazine Agent 884. NORTH BAT: North Bay, Ontario. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays, In B. of L. F. hall, W. R. Boucher Master W. J. Thurlow, 119 Main St Secretary Wm. H. Hollandal Collector H. G. Reid Receiver John Beattie Magazine Agent 886. THREE BROTHERS: Pittsburgh, Pa. Meet Cor. 26th St and Penn Ave. every Sunday at 2 P. M. James W. Murphy, 8481 Denny 8 Master Peter 8. Williams, 2808 Penn Ave . . . Secretary Wm. J. Adams, Arch St above 28th . . Collector Henry B. Duff, corner Bmallman and 26th Sts Receiver Robert O. Ferren, 2808 Penn st . Magazine Agent 886. HINTON; Hinton, Wert Virginia. Meets 1st and 8d Wednesdays at 1:80 P. M. and 2d and 4th Saturdays at 7:80 P. M. Wm. A. Callahan Master J. R. Nutty Secretary John P. Steele Collector J. R. Nutty Receiver Julius Grether, Box 118 Magazine Agent 887. CENTRAL PARK; Central Park, HI. Meets 1st and 8d, Sundays, In Tilton's Hall. Een Dean, Box 101 Master M. J. O. L. Kennedy, 648 W. Ohio St, Chicago, Secretary Herbert L. Brink Collector Thad. Chew. Receiver Horace Brink Magazine Agent 288. PLAIN CITY ; Paducah, Ky. Meets every Wednesday at 7:80 P. M. H. C. Kehlman, 1184 Jefferson St Master W. Shepherd Secretary Ambrose E. Mercer Collector Henry Korts. 317 6th St Receiver Henry Kortz, 817 6th 8t Magazine Agent 888. BUCKETS; Delaware, Ohio. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, In Reid A Powell’s Hall, at 1 P. M. Benj. Dettleback. 881 E Central ave . . . Master T. Maloney, 819 E Central ave Secretary J. HI sch, 216 E Central ave Collector F. S. Volk, 16 Hammond st Receiver James J. Quinlan, Box 406 .. . Magazine Agent 840. GILBERT; Jackson, Mich. Meets every Monday at 7:80 P. M. Geo. E. Chapman, 408 Hamlin St Master J. H. Bentley. 116 Courtlandt Secretary M. A. Henry, 827 Quarry St Collector D. Green, 211 Orange St Receiver George Holden, 206 Beech st . . Magazine Agent 841. MOUNTAIN CITY; Hazleton, Pa. Meet 2d and 4th Sundays of each month, at 1:90 P. M.. at Liberty Hotel LaurellSt John Gleam, Box 800 Master Geo. W. Dipple Secretary John McCall, Box 800 Collector Andrew Krapf. Box 800 Receiver John J. Pickering, Box 800 . . . Magazine Agent 848. LIBERTY; Elmira, N. Y. Meets In G.A.R.HaU 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P.M W. J. Drake Mast® J. T. Lonergan. 1101 Benton st Secretarj J. B. Carpenter. 714 E Oak st Collector Chas. Barker, 870 McGee St Receiver Daniel Keefe, 860 W. Fifth St . . Magazine Agent 848. J. H. SELBY; Texarkana, Texas. Meets every 8unday at 2 P. M. X. H. Christman Master F. 8. Wallace, Texarkana, Ark Secrete W. 8. Allison Collector E. H. Christman Receiver E. H. Christman, Glass Box 862 .. . Mag. Agent 844. T. P. O’ROURKE; Chicago, DL Meets 1st Thursday at 8 P. M. and 8d 8unday at 2:90 P. M., Cor. 14th and Jefferson Sts. E. Atkin, 180 Maxwell st Chas. Naylor, 5620 Wentworth st., Engle- wood, 111 Secretary E. Atkins. HO Maxwell st Collector N. E. Naro, 6687 Atlantic St., Engle- wood, 111 Reoefter P. C. Winn, 880 W. 12th St . . . Magazine Agent 848. GEORGIA; Savannah, Ga. Meets every Thursday at 7:90 P. M. and 8d Sun- day at 2:90 P. M. J. Murphy, Berrien & Montgomery st . . Master Adam Hutton, 117% Barnard St ... . Secretary F. L. Kempf, Sims and Guerard st . . . Collector Fleming Goolshy, 212% Harris St . . . Receiver J. J. Gordon, 101% Montgomery St . . Mag Agent 846. MACON : Macon, Ga. Meets at M. & W. depot every Sunday. James Boatwright, 464 Oak St Master J. T. Taylor, 653 Boundry St Secretary E. T. Adams, 718 Pine st Collector J. T. Taylor. 558 Boundayy st Receiver E. B. Shell, 1315 Fourth 8t . . . . Magazine Agent 847. KENNE8AW; Atlanta, Ga. Meets every Sunday at 2 P. M., at 49% Broad St W. H. Hollingsworth, 890 Houston St . . Master J. 8. Wallace, W. A A. R. R Secretary W. L. Simmons, E. T. V. A G. R. R . . Collector John M. Baird, 194 Powers St Receiver Geo. Fechter Magazine Agent 848. WESTERN RESERVE; Ashtabula, Ohio. Meeta 1st and 8d Sundays at 1;80 pTm., In G.A.R. Hall. C. A. Mahan, Box 767 Master J. 8. Brown, Box 704 Secretary Wm. Rose Collector H. L. Adams, Box 687 . . . Receiver Chas. Weisell. Box 680 Magazine Agent 848. CALUMET; South Chicago. HI. Meets 2d Sunday at 2:30 P. M.. and 4th 8unday at 7:90 P. M., in Engineer’s Hall, South Chicago. Frank Rapp, Judd, Cook Co.,111 .... Master A. Mellvifle, Judd, Cook Co., Ill ... . Secretary Ernest Ingram, Judd, Cook Co., Ill . . Collector O. J. Austin, Judd, Cook County, HI . . Receiver O. J. Austin, Judd. Cook Co., HI . . Mag. Agent 880. GOLDEN LINK; WUkesbarro, Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays of every month at Se- nior Mechanic’s Hall. E. A. Reiley, Ashley, Pa Master W. C. Dougherty, 71 Kidder 8t Secretary W. C. Dougherty. 71 Kidder St Collector C. Van why, Ashley, Pa. Receiver Elmer E. Butz, Ashley, Pa . . . Magazine Agent 881. LEHIGH; Ranch Chunk, Pa. Meets at Stahl's Hall 1st and 8d Sundays. H. B. Fulton, East Mauch Chunk .... Master John McAllister, Box 275 Secretary Lafayette Wlldonner, Box 276 Collector C. Roberts, Box 276 Receiver L. H. Yetter, Box 276 Magazine Agent 888. COLUMBIA: Columbia, Pa. Meet In Fendrlch’s Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at 1 P.M. Wm. Cobaugh Master Lafayette Friday . Secretary Joseph Dennison Collector W. M Hinkle Receiver H. A. Bennett. Box 531 Magazine Agent 888. TRENTON; Trenton. N. J. Meets in Bayard Port No. 8, G. A. R. room at 21 E. State St. 1st and 8d Sundays of each month. John Hatfield, 47 Hart ave. Master Robert Stackhouse. 697 Broad St . . . Secretary Thoe. H. Decator, 47 Hart Ave Collector Frank P. Panons,175 Brunswick Ave . Receiver Wm. C. Massey, 167 Passaic St . Magazine Agent 884. CLIMAX; Missouri Valley, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, at 7:90 P. M. In Ma- sonic Halt W. T. Mahoney Master John T. Heatwoll Secretary H. F. 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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 709 966. NEIGHBOR; McCook, Neb. Meets in Masonic Hall 1st and Sd Wednesdays, and 3d and 4th Saturdays. J. W. Jackson, Box 95 Master J. V. Dailey, Box 248 Secretary John Perry, Box 119 Collector G. A. Tolander, L Box 621 Receiver Frank McAdams, Box 216 . . . . Magasine Agent 256 HIOH LINE] Como* Colo. Meets every Thursday 7:30 P. M. in McFarlin Hall Geo W. McAleer, Box 47 Master M D. Finn Secretary Wm. Dunning Collector Alford Blanchard Receiver G. A. Milroy Magasine Agent 267. KIT CAB80N; Baton* New Mexico. Meets every Sunday in Engineer’s Hall, on First street, at 2 P. M. John W. Cullen Master Alfred R. Cullen Secretary B. F. Pine Collector James McPherson Receiver Chas. Miller, Box 56 Magasine Agent 252. RENO; Nickerson. Meets in Odd Fellows Hall every Thurday evening at 7:90. Fred Shirk, Box 102 .Master C W. Arnold, L. Box 29 Secretary W T. Smith Collector J. S. Wood, L. Box 18 Receiver j£. A. Devarraux Magasine Agent 259. D. J. CHASE: Ashland, WIs. Meets 1st ana 3d 8unaays at 2 P. M., in Good Templars’ Hall, Cor. 2d and 4th Ave., west. W. Buckley, 602 Prentice Ave Master Wm. Lamb, 309 Willis Ave Secretary J. W. Rairdon. 1418 St. Clair 8t Collector M. J. Wilson. 307 8eventh Ave., east . . Receiver T. A. Hubbell, 204% W. 2d St - . Magasine Agent 260. CALIFORNIA | Sacramento, Cal. Meets 2d and 4th Tuesdays in Red Men’s Hall, Masonic building, 6th and K Sts. E. Runs, 1811 Ninth St Master G. E. Hanford, Box 107 Secretary C. W. Cox, 1517 N 8t Collector J. D. Cummingi , Box 107 Receiver G. E. Hanford, Box 107 Magasine Agent 261. MAGDALENA; 8an Marcia!, New Mexico. Meets 1st 8unday 3d Tuesday in Masonic hall. L. V. McLanughlin Master John Connell Secretary W. G. Mathews, Box 52 Collector Frank Ewing Receiver George 8. Lewis, Box 108 ... . Magasine Agent 262. QUEEN CITY. West Toronto Janet., Ont. Meets 1st and 3d Mondays, and 2d and 4th Tues- days at Carlton Hall. W. B. Ritchey, Box 61 Master John Donaldson Secretary William Hyndman, Box 61 ..... Collector John Price Receiver A. Madden .... Magasine Agent 262. ALAMO; Taylor, Texas. Meets every Wednesday at Alamo Hall. John C. Askew, Box 10 Master 8. M. Bridgewater, Lox Box 10 Secretary 8am D. Moore Collector W. 8. Carter Receiver A. Browson Magasine Agent 264. J.K. GILBREATH; Batte City, Montana. Meets every Thursday at 8 P. M., in Cobban Hall, South Butte, Montana. C. H. DeCamp, Box 190, South Butte . . . Master Geo. Crocs, South Butte Secretary H S Landis, Box 94 South Butte . . . Collector J. S. 8weeney, South Butte Receiver Mac. Haskins, 8onth Butte, Mon . . Mag. Agent 265. GRAND BITER; Grand Rapids. Mich. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays at £80 P. M. in I. O. O. F. Hull H. Norris, 69 River avenue Master G. P. Downey, 18 Wenham avenue . . Secretary Walter Follett Collector J. Kitselman, 68 California St Receiver Elmer E. Decker, 447 S. Division St . Mag. Agent 266. JOHN HICKEY; South Kankauna, WIs. Meets 1st and 3d Mondays at 7:80 P. M., and 2d and 4th 8undays at 2 P. M. Matt Nilan, L. Box 81 Master H. O. Fuller, L. Box 31 Secretary W. J. Sullivan, L. Box 81 Collector W. Frances, L. Box 31 Receiver Laurence Hoftnan Magasine Agent 267. ENDEAYOR; Algiers, La. Meets at Castle Hall every Thursday at 7:80 P. M. M. H. Brown, 78 Webster Ave Master Wm. Maguire.54 Vallette St Secretary A. H. Flynn, 87 Pacific avenue Collector W. T. Douner.115 Pacific Ave Receiver A. H. Flynn, 87 Pacific Ave . . Magasine Agent 268. CHICKAMAUGA; Chattanooga, Team. Meets every Friday at 2 P. M. D. V. Cahill, care 801 cor. McCreary and HlnesSt, Nashville, Tenn Master D. V. Cahill, care 801 cor. McCreary and Hines St., Nashville, Tenn Secretary Jas. Harrington, 810 Long St Collector Tim O’Leary, 1806 Patterson st, Nashville, Tenn Receiver 269. O. K.; Cincinnati, Ohio. Meet 1st and 8d Sundays at Eagle Hall, & W. cor. 8th St. and Central Ave. Jas. F. Luddon, 110 Cass St ». . Master R. E. McKensie, 151 Baymlller St . . . Secretary W. C. Conn . . Collector G. S. Kershner, 1334 Greenup 8t., Cov- ington, Ky Receiver Ed. Cullen, 27 Budd St Magasine Agent 270. MINNEAPOLIS; Minneapolis, Minn. Meets 1st Sunday of each month at 2 P. M., and 8d Saturday at 7:80 P. M. Oliver Johnson. 821 11th Ave., S Master C. D. Fults, 2808 17th Ave., south . . .Secretary A. M. GetcheU, 27 8econd St. 8 Collector Geo. Cavanaugh, 2300 25th 8t, 8 . . . - Receiver Ambrose Powell. 8020 28th Ave. So., Mag. Agent 271. BYBAM: Stanhope. N. J. Meets in Drake’s Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at 4 P.M. R. A. Treslse, Port Morris Master Wm. Weller, Port Morris Secretary J. F. Schappell, Port Morris Collector M. T. Dickerman, Port Morris .... Receiver M. T. Dickerman, Box 81, Port Morris, N. J Magasine Agent 272. WILSON; Junction, N.J. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays, in Well’s Hall. John S. Eveland ] John E. Dineen Secretary James P. Butler Collector John B. Everett Receiver John S. Eveland Magasine Agent 272. DENVER ; Denver, Colo. Meets every Monday night in P. O. 8. of A. Hall, corner 15th and Holladay Sts. C. H. Curtis, 458 Clark Bt Master Edgar F. Ballow, 1272 8. Ninth St . . . Secretary C. 8. Hull, 1018 S. Ninth St Collector Sam Fowler, Lindell Hotel, Denver . . Receiver J. E. Nichols, 2221 Lawrence St . . Magasine Agt 274. JACKSON ; Clifton Forge, Ya. Meets 2d and 4th Saturdays at 7:80 P. M. in Odd Fellows Hall. R. R. Johnson Master J. H. Housman Secretary R. B. Donovan Collector J. H. White. 811 Stewart St, Staunton . Receiver R. R. Johnson Magasine Agent 275. LEE; Richmond, Ya. Meets in Thorn’s Hall Cor. 17th and Main it*,, 1st and 8d Sundays at 1:80 P.M. Wm. J. Burke, C. A O. Round House . . . Master W. A. Demaine, C. <& O. Round House . Secretary W. R. Sanders, Crow’s Hill, Carrington st Henrica co., Va Collector Wm. J. Burke, C. A O. Round House . . Receiver W. R. Sanders, Carrington st, Crow’s Hill, Henrica co., Va Mag. Agent Digitized by ^.ooQle

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710 LOCOMOT1 VE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Sept. 276. BEGIN A ; TmeoiTer, B. C. Meets on 1st Sunday and 3d Monday of each month. D. A. Morton Master Angus Morton Secretary Angus Morton Collector Fred Clutterbuck Receiver Harry Andrews Magazine Agent 277. ALABAMA ; Mobile, Ala. Meets every Monday at 2 P. M. O. E. Adams, LAN. Shops Master R. H. McCarty, L. A N. Shops Secretary B. H. McCarty, L & N. Shops Collector Frank I. Carney, LAN. Shops Receiver W. A. Crawford, L. A N. Shops . Magazine Agent 2 (8. AN PERSON ) Tleksbnrg, Mbs. Meets 1st and 8d Tuesdays at 2 P. M. and 2d and 4th Fridays at 7 P. M. H. V. Neviil, 1107 S. Washington St . . . Master W. E. Stlner, 1107 8. Washington St . . Secretary D. P. Weaver, 1107 8. Washington St . . Receiver S. R. Wright. 1107 8. Washington 8t . . Collector E. Wright, 1107 So. Washington St . . Mag. Agent 2 ft. METEOR; MeComb Cityi Miss. Meets every other Sunday at 8 P. M. in Odd Fel- lows’ Hall. J. Lee Colton Master Eddie C. Fardlsh Secretary Eddie C. Fardlsh CoUector Ike H. Martin, Box 87 . . . Receiver E. M. Coe Box 87 Magazine Agent 2)0. OZARK; Thayer. Ho. Meets Sundays at 9 A. M. In Sachs' Hall. W. H. Lohnes, Box 287 Master Jacob Myers, Box 185 Secretary Q. E. Beaument CoUector C. P. Countryman Receiver Henry I. Ogle Magazine Agent 2)1. TUNNEL HILL; New Albany, lad. Meets in Hodden's Hall 1st and 3d Sundays at 2PM Walter Ashcroft, Box 75 Master Ben Goedecker, Box 75 Secretary John Keane, Box 75 CoUector W. H. Stephens, Jr., Box 75 Receiver John S. Keane, Box 7 5 Magazine Agent 2)S. BURNSIDE j Mt. CarmeL HI. Meets in Lotto HaU on 1st and 3d Sundays at 2:80 P. M. J. T. Worsham Master C. Mlnnlear Secretary Wm. Murphy ...... CoUector C. Minniear Receiver J. T. Worsham Magazine Agent 888. LACKAWANNA; Great Bend, Pa. Meets In Kestler’s Hall 2d Sunday and 4th Wed- nesday. F. J. May, Halstead, Pa Master E. Edenger, Box 67, Great Bend, Pa . . Secretary W. B. Trebrldge, Halstead. Pa CoUector H. P. Trowbridge. Halstead, Pa Receiver 8. H. Wells. Great Bend, Pa Mag. Agent 884. ELM CITY s New Haven, Conn. Meets at Elk's HaU, 8G2 Chapel St 1st Saturday and 3d Sunday afternoon. Edw. A. FerreU, 159 Rosette St Master Eugene 8. Ailing, 128 Cedar St Secretory H. Gamester, 185 Cedar St CoUector Wm. A. Pyle. 46 Arthur 8t Receiver Chas. A. Baldwin, 248 Greenwich Ave. Magazine Agent 888. CHARTER OAK; Hartfbrd, Conn. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month, Cor Pratt and Main Sts., In Bliss HalL Henry L. Stearns, 4 Wooster St Master Emery E. BUI, 27 Vine St Secretary A. M. Porter, East Hartford CoUector Henry L. Stearns, 4 Wooster St Receiver J. H. Osmond, 40 Windsor St . . Magazine Agent 286. SAGINAW TALLEY; East Saginaw, Mich. Meets in B.L.E.HaU 2d and 4thSundays at 2 P.M. John C. Kull, cor. Washington and Astor Sts., Meyers’ Hotel Master Adolphus Pixel. 1214 MiUer St Secretary Robert Steiner, 224 N. 4th St CoUector Wesley Beck, 124 Sears St Receiver A Pixel, 1214 MiUer St Magazine Agent 887. ALTOONA; Altoona, Fa. Meets every Sunday at 2 P.M. In Ott’s Hall, 12th it. J. C. Brode, 1004 Nineteenth St Master W. E. Burket, 1409 Thirteenth ave . . . Secretary E. K. Gerhard, 1908 Union Ave Collectot F. A. Davis, 1908 Union Ave Receiver P. F. Allen, 1218 Sixteenth avenue . Mag. Agent 888. EMMET; Esthervllle, Iowa. Meets 1st Sunday ana third Monday at 7:80 P. M In Masonic HaU. Geo. Godden, Box 78 Master P. J. SulUvan, Box 48 Secretory A. L. Houltshouser, Box 5 CoUectcc R. 8. Robinson, Box 102 Receive* D. L. Post, Box 78 Magazine Agent 889. GRAND ISLAND; Grand Island, Neb. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 230 P. M., In Odd Fellows’ HaU, oor. 8d and Pine Sts. John W. Allwine Master Geo. Morgan, Box 575 Secretory Wm. H. Anyan CoUector Wm. Edwards Receiver Wm. Edwards ^ . Magazine Agent 890. MARION Hannibal, Mo. Meets in Emmet HaU, 2d A 4th Sundays at 7 P. M. Geo. Y. Lee, 413 Fourth st, south .... Master L. R. Blckel, 120 Third st. So Secretary J. T. Hart, 412 Washington St CoUector Geo. Y. Lee, 413 4th St. 8 Receiver L. R. Blckel, 120 Third st., 8o Mag. Agent 891. ATLANTIC; Brooklyn, N. Y. Meets 2d Saturday evenings and 4th Bunday morn- ings at Pythian Hull. Geo. P.Smith, 46 Williams Ave., 26th ward, Master Wallace Duiyea, 1103 Herkimer st . . . Secretary John Logue, 46 Williams ave, 26 waid . CoUector Thos. H. Smith, 707 Madison St . . . .Receiver Ed. Locke. 8ackman 8t., bet. E. New New York and Liberty Ave., Station E., Brooklyn, N. Y Mag. Agent 892. POCAHONTAS; Holden. Mo. Meets in Odd Fellows’ HaU, 2d and 4th Saturday. J. A. Bray Master Geo. P. Reed 8ecretoiy W. A. BedeU CoUector W. M. BedeU Receiver G. R. Johnson Magazine Agent 898 LAFAYETTE; Philadelphia, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month at 130 P. M. Hall, oor. Frankfort Road and Sargent St. J. J. Leahy, 2627 Fremont 8t .Master Secretary W. McLoughlin, 1521 Wood St CoUector L. Faber, 806 Buttonwood St Receiver G. W. NeviU, 1541 Palmer St . . Magazine Agent 294. OHIO BITER; Hantlnrton, W. Ta. Meets 1st Saturday and 3d Thursday at 7 P. M., In Palmer’s building, 3d ave., bet. 8th and 9th sts. J. T. Looney, 188 E. Main street, Lexing- ton, Ky Master Lee A. D. Tate Secretary E. L. Newcomb CoUector J. T. Looney, 199 E. Main St., Lexing- ton, Ky Receiver E. A. T. Watkins, Box 262 Mag. Agent 296. U. 8.; Davenport, la. Meets 1st and 3d Sunday of each month. Martin M. Mitchell, 801 Switz st Master John J. Shehan. 522 Esplanade st . . . Secretory John J. Shehan. 522 Esplanade st . . . CoUector Martin Gillin, 813 Switz st Receiver F. W. Duncan, 506 Brady St . . . Magazine Agent 296. IRON RANGE; Dnlath. Mian. J. A. Dalgleish, 1916 w. Michigan st . . . Master J. G. Defond, 1916 w. Michigan st . . . Secretary A. Dahl, 2132 w. Second st Collector J. G. Defond, 1916 W. Michigan St . . . Receiver A. Dahl, 2132 Second St., west .... Mag. Agent 297. CLARK; Jeffersonville, Ind. Meets 2d and 4th Monday at Beck’s HalL J. Wilson. Box 892 Master C. E. Buehler Secretory Thos. White . CoUector A. 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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE UREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 711 MS GLIHCOB: St. Loata, ■«. Meet* at 2817 Chouteau Am. 1st and 8d Mondays At 1*80 P M Geo. T. Andrewi. 2029 Eugenie Street . . Master J. W. Reynolds, 2132 Gratiot 8t . . . . Secretary Charles A. Durnell, 512 Montrose are . Collector W. J. Murphy, 814 Montrose ave .... Receiver H. L. Dedrick, 622 Argyle Ave . . . . Mag. Agent 299. CENTRAL OHIO; Creitllae. Ohio. Meet at Jeners’ Hall eyery Wednesday at 7 P. M. W. W. Ogline, Alliance Master Geo. W. Reed Secretary Henry B. Ellett, Alliance Collector Chas. H. Ridge, Lock Box 87 Receiver W. 8. Brown Magazine Agent ). HARBOR CITY: Michigan City, lad. Meets alternate Mondays in I. O. O. F. Hall. Wm. Campbell, Box 737 . . . Master W. H. Roe L. Box 644 Secretary Charley Brown, Box 449 Collector Willie Williamson, Box 153 Receiver Lew Willson, 7th street Magazine Agent 801. GREEN MOUNTAIN: LyndonvUlc. Yt. Meets 1st 8unday at 10 A. M. and 8d Friday 809. BARTHOLDI: Long Island City, N. Y. Meets 2d Mondays and 4th Saturdays in 8chwal- lenbezg HalL Wm. J. Simon, Box V, Shuetsen Park, L. L. N. Y Master Jno. W. Brown, 147 Dupont St., Green Point, L. I.. N. Y Secretary Edward Murphy, Sag Harbor, L. I . . . Collector Frank Sembler Receiver W. A. Barnum, College Point, L. I . . Mag. Agent 810. CHE8TNUT RIDGE; Derry Station, Pa. Meets alternate Mondays and third Sundays in Chosen Friends Hall. H. C. Martin Master Joshua T. Cole, Secretary W. J. Toole Collector G. B. Meyers. Box 108 Receiver Joshua T. Cole Magazine Agent 811. BELLE PLAINE; Belle Plains, la. Meets in V. A. L. Hall 1st and Sd Sundays. Wm. B. Tidball Master Charles M. Soodrlch Secretary Ed. L. Candon . Receiver Dennis E. Curran .... Collector E. L. Condon, Box 126 ... . Magazine Agent 812. BLUE YALLEY; Wymore, Neb. Meets in Masonic Hall 1st and 3d Sundays. W. F. Hacket, Box 138 Master B. A. Downen Secretary Jacob M. Long Collector S. E. Fulton, Box 85 Receiver B. A. Downen Magazine Agent 818. KAW YALLEY; Armenrdale, Kansas. Meets alternate Mondays at 7.30 P. M. John Donovan, 252 N. Fifth St, Kansas City, Master P. W. Murphy, 256 Colorado Ave., Kansas City Secretary Oscar Kengoott, 814 Colorado Ave., Kansas City Collector Edgar C. Haddock, 12U N. Fifth St., Kansas City Receiver E. C. Haddock, 120 N. 5th 8t., Kansas City, Kan .... Magazine Agent 814 MUTUAL; Knoxville, Tenn. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesdays at 7:30 P. M. in Engineer’s Hall, North Knoxville, Tenn. Frank A. Stephens, Master Walter Green, 303 E. Park St Secretary G. L. Key, 144 E. Park 8t Collector W. T. Armstrong Receiver J. E. Lancaster, 5 E. DepontSt . . . Mag. Agent 816. TROY CITY ; Green Island, N. Y. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at Odd Fellows Hall, 101 Hudson avenue. J. M. Williams. Canal St, Troy Master H. A. Norton, 119 Hudson Ave . . . Secretary Jas. A. Daidis, 86 James St Collector H. R. Peach, 44 George St Receiver H. A. Norton, 119 Hudson Ave . . . Mag. Agent 816. OMEGA ; Baffhlo, N. Y. Meets every Tuesday at 8 P. M. at Slebert’s Hal’, corner Jefferson and Bristol Sts. W. H. Walsh. 1903 Broadway Master John Shaffer, D. L. A W. shops .... Secretary P. J. Donovan, 780 S Division St . . Collector Robt. O. Williams, 89 Watson St ... . Receiver Robt. O. Williams, 89 Watson St, Magazine Agent 817. MOUNT PENN: Reading, Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays, at 9:33 A. M. In Bland's Hall. 9th and Penn Sts. Daniel J. Dexter, 1009 Elm St Master Wm. Gordon, 838 Green St Secretary James Madden, 706 Franklin St . . . Collector L. Brownback, 417 N. 10th St Receiver M. W. Potteiger, 547 N. Ninth St . . Mag. Agent 818. IRON CITY; Glenwood, 28d Ward. Pittsburgh. Pa. Meets 1st and 8d Monday evenings at 7:80, In Speck’s Block, cor. 2d and Haslewood avenue. J.F. Willis, Glenwood. 28d Ward . . .Master R. C. Chamberlain, Glenwood, 23d Ward Secretary Clayton L. Wertz, Glenwood, 23d Ward . Collector F. J. Thower, Euler Alley. 14th Ward . Receiver Wm.Carter, 23d Ward, Lytle St. . Magazine Agent Digitized by ^.oooLe

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712 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Sept S19. 0EPHAH8’ HOPES Demalaoa, Ohio. Meets every Tuesday at 7:30 P. M. in I. O. O. F. Hall. I. L. Hardesty Master J. C. Faight Secretary John Roach Collector Harry R. Brown, Jr Receiver Harry R. Brown, Jr Magazine Agent 820. ARBITRATION ; East 8t. Paal9 Hina. Meets 1st Sunday at 2 P. M.. and 3d Wednesday at 7:30 P. M. at Wilde’s Hall, corner Seventh and Bradley Sts. D. Lordan, 319 Burr St., 8t. Paul Master J. H. Salley, 617 Minnehaha St., St.Paul, Secretary Peter Copeland, 468 Case St., St. Paul . Collector R. A. Hetherlngton, 506 Beaumont St., St. Paul Receiver T. C. Hetherlngton, 582 E. Seventh St., 8t. Paul Magazine Agent 821. 8NOW DRIFT; Chaplean, Ont. Meets in B. of L. F. Hall, First and Third Mon- days at 7:80 P. M. A. Rath well, €. P. R. R . Master W. J. Devlin, C. P. R. R Secretary MarkBowles Collector J. McAdams, C. P. R. R Receiver Herbert D. Gay Magazine Agent 822. WISSAHICKON; Philadelphia, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month, at 8. £. cor. 10th and Spring Garden Sts. C. W. Weidner, 708Kohn St., Morristown, Master James Haas, 2135 Darien St Secretary Wm. Aihton, 1210 Oakdale St Collector Joaeph Harrison, 668 Jay St Receiver John Kiple. 908 Green St ... . Magazine Agent 828 ANTHRACITE; Tam aqua, Pa. Meets in Kern’s Hall, 2d and 4th Sundays. Jas. J. Horty Master Wm. Heckman, Box 367 Secretary Michael Schmauch Collector Wm. J. Dlntinger, Box 347 Reoeiver Jos. Mucklow Magazine Agent 824. MOUNTAIN GROVE; Catawlssa. Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month at 1:80 P. M.. in News Item Hall. J. W. Fisher, Box 222 Master Jeremiah Haley Secretary Jeremiah Haley Collector Geo. Mensch Rupert, Columbia Co., Pa.. Receiver W. Bowman, Milton, Pa Magazine Agent 825 SCHUYLKILL VALLEY; Pottorille, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sunday evenings of each month. Jesse M. Elder, 701 Market St Master John E Brosions, 122 8o. 3d St Secretary W. H. Ossman, 122 N. Coal St Collector W. H. Sowers, 402 W. Savoy St Reoeiver Nicholas Knebles, 45 E. Savoy St., Palo Alto. Pottsville Magazine Agent 826. FOLWELL ; Bradford, Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Sunday evenings in in G. A. R. Hall. G. P. Clough, 6 Allisonat Master M. W. May bee, 7 Pike st Secretary C. Blllington, 28 Hilton st Collector G. P. Clough, 6 Allison st Receiver P. T. Lane, 18 Boyeston St . . . Magazine Agent 327. SILVER MOUNTAIN, Needles, Cal. Meets every Saturday evening in B. of L. F.Hall. Wm. Field Master Leonard Letyinger Secretary Chas. Diffenbaugh Collector M. H. Smith Receiver John M. Griffith Magazine Agent 828. STONE BALLAST; PlattsmonthTNeb. Meets in K. P. Hall alternate Sundays at 2 P. M. A. F. Zinn Master E. W. Carpenter Secretary A. M. Roger Collector J. Rowan Receiver V. M. Mullls Magazine Agent 829. SOLOMON VALLEY; Downs, Kansas. Meets 1st and 3d 8undays at 7:30 P. M. in Masonic Hall. H. E. Wade Master A. Dillon, L. Box 183 Secretary John Milheisler, Box 102 Collector R. J. Dunlap, Box 219 Receiver R. J. Dunlap, Box 219 Magazine Agent 880. RIVER VIEW : Kansas City. Kansas. Meets 2d and 4tn Sundays at 2:00 P. M. at Melville Hall, Armourdale, Kan. J. J. Barr, 835 Park Ave Master Frank Vaughn, 909 Kansas Ave., Armour- dale Secretary J. J. Barr, 835 Park Ave Collector E. D. Root Receiver J. J. Barr, 835 Park Ave Magazine Agent 881. CHICAGO BELT LINE s Ankara Junction, HI. Meets in Foresters’ Hall, Cor. 81st St. and Vin- cennes Ave.. Auburn, 111., on 1st and 3d Mon- days at 8 P. M. John H. McCarty, South Englewood . . . Master Abe L. Leidrich, Auburn Junction . . Collector J. McCarty, Auburn Junction, 111 . . . Collector J. D. Flood, Box 34, So. Englewood . . Receiver W. Smith, So. Englewood, ill . . Magazine Agent 888. STONE MOUNTAIN; Angnsta, Ga. Meets every alternate Sunday in hall corner of Broad and Jackson Sts. B. W. Furber, Ga. R. R. Shops Master P. J. Buckley, Cen. R. R. shops .... Secretary B. W. Furber, Ga. R. R. shops Receiver E. J. Graham Collector Jas. S. Downing, Ga. R. R. shops . . Mag. Agent 888. FAIRMOUNT; Philadelphia, Pa. Meets alternate Wednesdays at 8 P. M., at Erick- son’s Hall, 3947 Lancaster St. P. J. Lawton, 746 N. 36th St Master G. V. Plant, 3911 Wallace St., W. Phils., Secretary C. H. Maul. 880 N. 40th St Collector Harry C. Ewing, 830 N. 40th St Reoeiver H. C. Ewing. 830 N. 40th 8t . . . Magazine Agent 884. ELLSWORTH: Philadelphia, Pa. Meets 2d and 4tn Sundays of every month, in Pat- terson Post Hall, Broad above Ellsworth st. H. C. Smith, northwest corner Stocker and Washington Ave Master Wm. Akin, 1613 Mole St Secretary J.J. Jamison, 706 N. 36th St Collector H. A. Krause, 1706 Afton St Receiver Harrv Yocum, 921 8. 18th St. . . Magazine Agent 885. SAINT ADOLPHU8: Hochelaga, Canada. Meets at B. of L. F. Hall, 11 Morean St. Alfred Prlng, 20 Roch Lane, Montreal . . Master Jno. Langstreth, 107 Marlborough St . Secretary Patrick Me Fall. 306 Logan 8t .... Collector Chas. Simms, 178 Iberville 8t., Montreal, Receiver J. Langstreth, 107 Marlborough St . Mag. Agent 886. FALL RIVER : Neodesha, Kansas. Meets 2d and 4th Saturdays, in I. O. O. F. Hall. L.N. Baker, Box 178 Master I. H. Berry, Box 178 Secretary J. A. McPaul Collector Chas. Koehler Receiver MoseWeekley Magazine Agent 887. BIG FOUR ; Kansas City, Mo. Meets alternate Tuesdays at 7:80 P. M., at Sum- merwell’s Hall, 21st and Drlpp Sts. Homer Howard, 1210 Reservoir Ave . . . Master Geo. Hopson, 1731 Jarboe 8t Secretary Chas. T. Largent, 1609 Bellevlew Ave . Collector N. F. Clough, 1812 Holly St Reoeiver J. A. Brown, 1827 Holly St Mag. Agent 888. WEST BRANCH ; Benovo, Pa. Meets alternate Sundays in Spangler’s Hall, Cor. 6th St. and Huron Ave., at 1:80 P. M. W. C. Robinson Master R. C. McFarland Secretary R. C. McFarland Collector J. D. Stoner Reoeiver James Campbell Magazine Agent 889. WHITE BBEA8T ; Chariton, Iowa. Meets at Woodman’s Hall. T. H. 8anford, Box 620 Master A. M. Williby, L. Box 781 Secretary J. C. Peck, Box 349 Collector A. M. Williby, L. Box 781 Receiver Albert Brown Magazine Agent 8*0. STAB OF THE WEST ; Newton, Kan. Meets in Odd Fellows' Hall alternate Thurdays, at 7*30 PM G. W.' Wilcox', 128 W. 8eoond St Master Chas. S. Druce, L. Box 169 Secretary J. E. Drennan, L. Box 1# Collector John G. Wright. L. Box 169 Reoeiver W. S. Dix, 309 W. 1st 8t Magazine Agent Digitized by Google

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 713 841. GOLD RANGE; Donald, B.C. Meets in Firemens’ Hall every Wednesday. Arthur Randall Master A. E. Iliff Secretary Geo. B. Govett, Box 49 Collector Thos. B. Clench Receiver John Simons, Revelstock. B. C . Magazine Agent SIS. CASCADE ; Medietas Hat. North West. Terr. Meets in Masonic Hall, 2d Wednesday and 4th Thursday. Burley Wallis, Box 66 Master James Hawthorne, Box 66 Secretary William Rutherford, Box 66 Collector Leonard Dobbin, Box 66 Receiver Leonard Dobbin, Box 66 ... . Magazine Agent 818. WHITSETTE: North Danville. Va. Meets in I. O. 0. F. Hall 1st, 8d and 4th Sundays at 11 A. M. Ernest Garraux, Box 21 Master Wm. A. Kixzlah, Box 21 Secretary Chas. L. Cauble, Box 21 Collector R. G. Smith, Box 21 Receiver H. P. Andrews, N. Danville, Va . Magazine Agent 844. BRADSHAW: Columbia, 8. C. Meets in K. of P. Hall every 8un day at 10:80 A. M. D. C. Dichert, Box 68 Master R. D. Morton, Box 68 Secretary E. J. McMeekln, Box 68 Collector G. P. Lawrence, Box 68 Receiver Oscar Land, Box 68 Magazine Agent 844. FRONT END; Paris, Texas. Meets every Saturday at 8:00 P. M. W. H. Dickinson, Box 24 Master J. E. Gerard, Box 24 Secretary J. E. Gerard, Box 24 Collector James Lyons, Box 24 Receiver J. N. Ballew Magazine Agent 848. FLOWERY LAND; Pensacola, Fla. Meets In Odd Fellows’ Hall 1st and 3d Mondays. F. T. Martin. 107 East Wright St Master Jas. E. Buckley, 107 E. W fghtSt .... Secretary J. W. Chisholm, L. A N. Shops Collector Jas. I. Sizer, 416 E Wright 8t Receiver J. W. Chisholm, 617 E. Wright St . . Mag. Agent 847. OLD FORT; Dodge City, Kansas. Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall, 1st, 2d and 4th Thurs- days at 2 P. M. Wm. C. Fadel, Box 314 Master John Husser, L. Box 585 Secretary Agustus Falkner Collector B. 8. Williams, L. Box 21 Receiver C. H. Vorls Mag. Agent 848. BLUE MOUNTAIN ; LaGrande, Oregon. Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 8d Wednesdays at 7 P. M. F. G. Schllke, L. Box 87 Master Chas. Norby Secretary J. W. Dlllinger Collector John Walker Receiver F. E. Herr, L. Box 87 Magazine Agent 849. HUDSON RIVER: Union Hill, N. J. Meets in Concordia Hall, 2d Saturday at 8 P. M., and 4th 8unday at 2 P. M. H. Grimm, Weehawken P. O.. Union Hill . Master L. T. Burns, New Durham, N. J . . . . Secretary L. T. Burns, New Durham. N. J Collector Harry Poynton, New Durham, N. J . Receiver Joe Lewis, New Durham, N. J. . . . Mag. Agent 860. JAMES DONNELLY; Perth Ambov. N. J. Meets in K. of P. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays. Joseph B Hoffman Master James E. Van Horn Secretary Christopher Greenwall Collector Theodore R. Merts . Receiver Levi M. Landis Magazine Agent 841. HOME ; Whits Haven, Pa. Meets in Runkey’s Hall at 2 P. M.y 2d and 4th Sundays. Chas. Breutzman Master Wilson Dotter Secretary Chas. Packer Collector Wm. Hartley Receiver Jas. N. Deterllne Magazine Agent 842. CHAMPLAIN ; 8t. Albans, Yt. Meets in Engineer’s Hall 1st and 8d Sundays at 1:45 P. M., and 4th Monday at 7:80 P. M. Chas. E. Preston, Box 148 Master Geo. E. Prentiss Secretary G. W. Allen Collector C. P. Kelley, Box 836 • Receiver Geo. Hobert, Box. 444 Magazine Agent 848. MARBLE CITY; Ratland, Yt. Meet 1st and 3d Sundays in E. A. U. Hall. John Grady, No. 8 Pine St Master C. F. Whitehouse, 77 River 8t Secretary C. F. Underhill, No. 8 Pine 8t Collector L. S. Johnson, No. 3 Evlyn 8t Receiver Wm. H. Murry, 17 Franklin St . Magazine Agent 844. HOBOKEN; Hoboken, N. J. Meets in Burnett’s Hall 2d Sundays and 4th Sat- urdays. John Hotton, Fr» St, Jersey City,N.J., . . Master John Gademan, 7 Nelson ave, Jersey City, N. J Secretary Patrick Ash, South Orange, N. J. . . . Collector Emmons 0. Williams, Morristown, N. J., Receiver John Gademan, 7 Nelson Ave., Jersey City N. J Magazine Agent 844. STONE CITY; Joliet, DL Meets In Switchman’s Hall 1st Tuesdays at 7:80 P. M., and 8d Sundays at 2:80 P. M. W. W. Brooker, 134 8 Hickory 8t Master Chris. Nolan, 128 Grover St Secretary Harrison McPeek, C., 8., F. A C. R. R . Collector T. F. Hannan, 411 8 Deeplanes St. . . . Receiver Chas. O. Bond, care Joliet MP g Co . Mag. Agent 868. CHAUNCEY M. DEPEW; Albany, NewYork. Meets 1st and 8d Tuesdays. P. 8. Dormady, 24 Trinity Place Master R. J. Lilly, 57 First street Secretary R. J. Lilly, 57 First street Collector Scranton E. Sweet Reoelver O. Dogroff, 160 Clinton Ave . . . Magazine Agent 847. JU8T1CE ; Yaneeboro, Maine. Meets In A. O. U. W. Hall at Vanoeboro and Main Streets, 2d and 4th Saturdays. J. E. Shea Master Whitfield Noble Secretary C. J. Tabor, Woodstock, N. B Collector W. E. Dresser Receiver E. L. Hager man. Woodstock, N. B . . Mag. Agent 848. COOKE ; West St. Paul, Minn. Meets In I. O O. F. hall, Cor. Fairfield and Dako- ta Ave., 2d and 4th Sundays, at 2:00 P. M. F. J. Swanson, C., St. P. A K. C. Round House.Chicago, HI Master 8. W. Thorp, 91 Fairfield Ave Secretary H. Pm liman, 195 Congress St., St. Paul, Collector P. Denney. C., Su P. A K. C. Round House, Chicago, 111 Receiver W. H. Brownson. 280 E. Congress 8t . Mag. Agent 849. BIG FLINT; Wellington, Kansas. Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P. M., and 2d Fridays at 7:80 P. M. T. M. Brown, E. Lincoln Ave Master H. E. Hansen, 720 East Lincoln Ave . . Secretary Chas. Weddle, Box 145, Chanute, Kan . Collector E. R. Dickson, Box 866 Reoelver H. E. Hansen. 720 East Lincoln Ave . Mag. Agent 880. COLD 8PRING; Springfield, Ohio. Meets in Lenty’B Hall, second and last Sundays. Joe A. Taylor, Room 46, Henry Block, Main St Master A. W. Binns, E. High 8t Secretary Elmer E. Leonard, Forest House, E. High St Collector A. W. Binns, E. High St Receiver 8.Roadamer, Foreet House, E. Highs t., Mag. Agent 861. TRIED AND TRUE; Ylaeeanes, lad. Meets in K. of H. Hall every 8unday at 2 P. M. Lon Prewitt. 714 N. 7th 8t Master W. A. Wendling, O. A M. shops .... Secretary Chas. 8hermerhom. O. A M. shops . . Collector Daniel Cadden. O. A M. shops Receiver Grant Hill. O. A M. Shops . . . Magazine Agent 802. 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714 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Sept, MS. METROPOLITAN ; New York, N. T. Meets at 490 Eighth Ave., lat and 4th Sunday af- ternoons. J. M. Eelley, 240 E. 112 St Master Nat. Sawyer, 206 W. 61st St., 2d Flat . . Secretary A. W. Eggleston, White Plains, N. Y . . Collector M.J.Lynch, Box 867, White Plains, N. Y. Receiver M. J. Lynch, Box 867, White Plains, N. Y Magazine Agent 864. 8INGEBLY; Philadelphia. Pa. Geo. A. Valentine, 68th & Woodland ave . Master John Hickey, 0,211 Woodland ave . . . Secretary G.W.Gregg, Jr. Grace Ferry Sta’n B.&O., Collector J. I. Way 7206 Tome it Baltimore Co Md . Receiver W. G. Stoats, 8,211 Woodland ave . . Mag. Agent 866. VIOLET; Bellows Falls, Yt. Meets 1st and 8d Saturday eve., in G. A. R. Hall. G. C. Farnsworth, Charleston, N. H . . . Master A. E. Wells Secretary F. L. Darling, Windsor, Vt Collector A. G. Firman, Windsor, Vt Receiver F. E. Reach, 6 High St., Brattleboro, Vt Magazine Agent 866. HAGERSTOWN ; Hagerstown, Hd. Meets in Red Men’s hall, Cor. W and P streets, 2d and 4th Sundays. S. F. Johnson, 842 W. Washington St . . . Master C. L. Mullenix, 47 Foundry St .... Secretary Chris. E. Rohrer Collector J. J. Morrow. 8hepardtown, W. Va . . . Receiver C. L. Mullenix, 47 Foundry 8t ... Mag. Agent 867. MORGAN CRANE; Somerset, Ky. Meets 1st and 16th of each month, in Engineer's and Firemen's Hall. George L. Peffer Master John Dikeman Secretary Martin B. Conniff Collector Schuyler Hale Receiver James S. Morris Magazine Agent 868. DEEP WATER; Springfield, Ho. Meets at K. of P. Hall 1st. and 3d Mondays. B. S. Chinn, 802 W. Elm St Master E. Austin, 808 N. Main St Secretary Chas. Hall, 957 N. Cammel St Collect or C. W. Heniy, 428 Phelps’ Ave Receiver Charles Hall, 957 Camel St . . . Magazine Agent 869. WALNUT VALLEY: Eldorado. Kan. Meets in K. of P. Hall 2d and 4tn Sundays. Chas. Finley Master Fred Staley Secretary M. Fitzgerald, Box 185 Collector A. Hodson Receiver D. W. Hall Magazine Agent 870. NEOSHO VALLEY ; Connell Grove. Kan. Meets 1st and 8d Wednesday evenings in A. O. U. W. Hall. Alexander 8cott Master Clarence 8tone Secretary J. S. Lowe Collector Chss. Torrence Receiver J. S. Lowe Magazine Agent 871. COVENANT; Nevada, Ho. Meets 1st and 3d Fridays at 7:80 P. M. G. B. Meek, Box 266 Mastei J. T. Gray, Box 256 Secretory Robt. McClain, Box 266 Collector John Daudy Receiver James T. Gray Mag. Agent 872. SIGNAL MOUNT; Big Springs, Texas. Meets in Engineer’s Hail 1st Wednesday after noon and 8d Wednesday evening. G. H. Smith Mastei R. J. Bible Secretary Dennis Ryan Collectoi Edward Lyons Receiver Dennis Ryan, Box 33 Magazine Agent 878. J. T. HARAHAN; Birmingham, Ala. Meets in Reen Hall, Allen building, Morris Ave. every Sunday at 9 A. M. William H. Bussey Master Robt. K. Jackson Secretary P. A. Webb Collector J.*W. Dickson, 2427 Fourth Ave .... Receiver S. L. Hordman Magazine Agent 874. MeALLlSTEB: Herrington, Kan. Meets in K. P. Hall, 1st and 8d Thursdays at 7:80, and 2d and 4th Thursdays at 2 P. M. L. Gay Master H. 8. Smith Secretary W. W. Campbell : Collector H. Magee Receiver 876. FRIENDSHIP; Dayton, Ohio. Meets in K. P. Hall, 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P. M. N. W. Rose, 21 Label's St Master John R. Glynn, 26 Costellow St .... Secretary John Stevens, 61 Bell 8t Collector John F. Hoban, 685 E. Second 8t . . . . Receiver John Ryan, 120 Crane St ... . Magazine Agent 876. J. H. KIRK ; Horton, Kan. Meets 1st Saturday and 3d Sunday. C. C. Sutherland, L. Box 39 Master Wm. Ashworth, L. Box 39 Secretary Wm. Ashworth, L. Box 39 Collector Thomas Sheahan, L. Box 39 Receiver James E. George, L. Box 48 . . . Magazine Agent 877. NICKEL PLATE: Conneaet, Ohio. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesdays in A. O. U. W., Hall, over City Bank. W. H. Johnston, L. Box N Master G. M. Brown, L. Box N Secretary 8. Mehaffey Collector C. A. Wilcox, Box 301 Receiver H. E. Fox Mag. Agent 878. HOLBROOK ; Chartlers, Pa. Geo. Janus, 406 Henry St., McKees- port, Pa Master D. W. Scott, McKees Recks P. O., Pa . . Secretary John Ainor, Point Bridge tole nouse, S. 8. Pittsburgh, Pa Collector Henry Dixon. McKees Rocks, P. O. Pa . Receiver Elmer E. Lewis, 175 Third avenue, Pitts- burg, Pa Magazine Agent 879. WEAVER : 8ayre, Pa. John Durkin, Box 437 Master Chas. L. Burroughs, Box 896 Secietary Wm. Stewart Collector Eugene E. Welton, Box 167 Receiver Archie C. Burr. Box 213 .... Magazine Agent 880. HcKELVEY ; Baltimore, Hd. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays in Mechanics Hall, 4th Avenue and Charles St. J. H. Smith, 1,410 Hanover St Master C. E. Walsh, 207 N. Poppleton St ... . Secretary C. W. Gardner, 1.318 William St ... . Collector C. E. Walsh, 207 N. Poppleton St. . . Receiver M. B. Donaldson. 1,518 Light St . . . Mag. Agent 881. J. W. WALKER ; Coaemaagh, Pa. Meets every Sunday 1:30P. M. in JB. of L. F. Hall. J. W. Walker Master J. L. Williams Secretary Ham M. McFeaters Collector J. C. Hess Receiver E. E. Pringle Magazine Agent 882. BETHESDA ; Waukesha, Win. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M., in Engi- neer’s Hall. R. A. Hanke Master Joseph F. Freenor, Box 960 Secretory John M. Dowd Collector M. J. Crowley . Receiver Jno. E. Moore Magazine Agent 888. PETROLEUM ; Oil City, Pa. Meets at C. M. B. Hall on 1st Sunday at 8 P. M., and 3d Monday. Thomas Martin Master Jno. H. Quiik, Box 330 Secretory Allison W. Jude Collector John Davis. Box 763 Mag. Agent 884. R. H. WILBUR ; Lehightou, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays in Reaber’a Hall, First and Bank Sts. Alfred Dreisbach, Welssport, Pa Master Alvin A. Miller, Weissport, Pa Secretory John W. Beaver, Welsspo t. Pa ... Collector Alvin Rex, Weissport, Carbon Co., Pa . . Receiver Jno. J. Walters. Lehighton, Pa Magazine Agent 886. MOUNTAIN DIVISION ; Keyser, W/Va. M. S. Tucker Master John D. Heron Secietsry John W. Jankey Collector Henry Montgomery Receiver Frank B. Simmons Magazine Agent Digitized by Google

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 715 The rudder of the ship controls its course. Put the stomach, the rudder of the system, in proper order by the use of Warner’s Log Cabin Hops and Buchu Remedy. The beat hop remedy known. Sold by all druggists. Warner's Log Cabin Sarsaparilla Regulates the Regulator. Largest Sarsaparilla Bottle In the mar- ket. Manufactured by proprietors of Warner's Safe Cure. Sold by all druggists. Take no other— it is the best. JAROS HYGIENIC UNDERWEAR, WOOL- FLEECE, KNIT. PATENTS- lipsdilly Valuable for Ballroadmen ! ACKNOWLEDGED BEST PROTECTION TO THE BODY IN Colo and Changeable Climates RECOMMENDED BY MEDICAL AUTHORITIES in cases of RhOU* matism. Kidney Disease, Pulmonary Troubles, Bron* oh I tie, etc. E. H.Saroent.G.M., J. J. Haxnahax. V. O. M.. ami E. V. Debs. G. 8. M. T.! have fully tested the special peat. URES With PERFECT SATISFACTION. Among many reports and endorse- ments Of SPECIAL INTEREST for RaIL- waymen are those from Quartermaster GenTs Dept., U. 8. A. Burg. Gen'l, B.AO. R.R. Co. “ “ Missouri Pacific R. R. Co. •* “ Chicago City R’y Co. Gen'l Western Pass. Agent, Illinois Central R. R. Police and Fire Dent’s : Chicago, 8t. Louis, Detroit, Minneapolis, Bt. Paul, Omaha, etc. For Reports and Special Con- tract Tkres to Brotherhood Loco- motive Firemen, inquire of you* Secretary of Lodge, oh address ; JAROS HYGIENIC UNDERWEAR CO., 267 A 269 Franklin 8treet, CHICAGO, ILL, ILLUMINATED Society -Address -Cards. Emblems of nearly every order in existence in correct colors, on cards with your name, Lodge and address printed on them, All kinds of B. L. F. and B. L. E. Cards In Beautiful and Artistic Designs A SPECIALTY Sample cards of any Society mailed on receipt of six cents in stamps. ,v D. L. INGALLS, 75 PERRY i.ST., ALBANY, IN. Y. C. M. Depew Lodge, 'No. 356, B. of L. F. The Following Circular Speaks for Itself. TO WATCH DEALERS. OFFICE OF ROBBIN8 & APPLETON 104 State Street. Chicago. Our attention having been called to the numerous complaints of watches becoming unreliable as through Magnetic and Electric influences, and as the causes thereof increase with the Intro- duction of Electric Plants and Appliances, some means of protection is necessary. It has been demonstrated by experimental and practical teste that the EANTI-MAGNETIG 8HIELD= will protect a watch from the detrimental effects of Magnetism, and also has the effect of steadying ite rate, thereby enabling all watches to produce a better average of time; we therefore recommend the ANTIMA ON STIC SHIELD to all Dealers in Waltham Watches . Some of the most Imminent dangers which are destructive to the time-keeping qualities of a watch, and therefore should be provided against, in order to obtain the best results, are Electric Railways, Dyna- mos, Electric Light Plants, Electric Motors, Magnetic BeUs, The Application of Electricity in Medical Treat- ment. Electric Brakes on RaUxeags, Locomotive Electric Headlights, Electric Lighting of Cars, and other dis- turbing conditions, which are constantly arising when least expected. MEN IN RAILROAD EMPLO Y, where the most accurate time is required, and where the disturbing influences mentioned above are most seriously felt and aggravated by the peculiar condition of Railway Service, should exercise wisdom, and have their watches protected by the Anti- Magnetic Shield. Yours Respectfully, By Bobbins A Appleton, General Agents. AMERICAN WALTHAM WATCH CO. Anti- Magnetic Shield Cases for sale by all Dealers. Meurs. Giles, Bro. A Co. Cleveland, Ohio, Juiy 22, 1887. Gentlemen I am acquainted with the merits of the GILES ANTI-MAGN STIC SHIELD for watches, and believe it is a very valuable Invention for protection of pocket time-pieces, and very deslr- Yours Truly, able for railway service, (Signed,) P. M. ARTHUR, G. C. E. T. 8. INGRAHAM, P. G. H. C. HAYS. F. G. A. E. Digitized by ^.ooQle

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716 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Sept. A FEW DESIGNS OF J. S. TOWNSEND'S COPYRIGHTED RAILROAD EMBLEMS. CHARMS, No. 010. B. L. E. Engraved, SI 1.00. Set with 5 Gar- nets, $12.00. No. 012. B. L. ‘F. Eugraved. 811.00. Engraved, with 3 Garnets, $12 00. Engraved, 811.00. Eugraved. set with 5 Garnets. $12.00. No. 013. B. L. F. Engraved. $10.00 Engraved, set with 3 Garnets, 811.00. No. Oil. B. L.E. Engraved $10.00 Set with 5 Gar- nets, $11.00. No. 037. B. L. F. Enameled, $6.00. Enameled set with 6 diamonds, $14.00. PINS. No. 029. B. L. F. $3.C0 No. 027. B. L. E. $3.00. No. 036. B. L.E. Roman Gold Chased, $6.00. Enameled, $7.00. Enameled, with 5 Ruby Garnets, $11.00 1 — ' — i * No. 035. B. L. E. Roman Gold Chased, $8.00. No. 025. B. L. F. $2.00. RINGS. No. 018. Oval Black Onyx Top, encrusted Gold Em olem, $9.00. No. 022. Very Heavy, Letters Black Enam- eled, $12 00. Can be made with any Initials. EAR-RINGN. Catalogue containing full description of all these goods and several thousand illustrations of handsomest designs in Watches, Jewelry, etc., fur- nished on application. We are headquarters for emblems of all kinds and original designers of the majority of railway badges manufactured in this country. Send for particulars of our new “ CO-OPERATIVE WATCH CLUB” system. We guarantee our goods and assure our customers of lowest wholesale prices at all times. As to our responsibility, etc , can refer to Messrs. F. P. Sargent, E. V. Debs, J. J. Hannahan and First National Bank of Chicago. No. 048, $6.00 per pair. J. S. TOWNSEND, 1554 WABASH AVE. CHICAGO, ILL. Digitized by ^.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 717 GUID CHIEF BROTHERHOOD 0?LO(!(10M FIREMER CIGARS 1 THE BEST 6 CENT GIOAB EVER HADE, OK SMOKE Grand Chief Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Cigars. THE FINEST 10 CENT CIGARS ON THE MARKET (TRADE MARK REGISTERED). LIST OF WHOLESALE AGENTS. Soovill, Brown A Co., WeUsvllle, N. T. Robinson A Ford, Geneva, N. T. Pratt Bros., Oneonta, N. T. Lafayette Smith, Springfield, HI. Maffett A Corbet, Wilmington, N. G. Harvey A Parker, Denver, Colo. R. Mergel, Fort Wayne, Ind. John A. McGaw, Indianapolis. Ind. Casey A Swasey, Fort Worth, Texas. Waples, Platter A Co., Denison, Texas. Isaac Merkel, Plattsburg, N. Y. W. H. Rigby A Son, Mansfield, Ohio. Holmes A Keeler, Norwalk, Conn. C. E. Ellis, New Bedford, Mass. Coghlll A Simon. San Francisco, Cal. J. W. Lunn, Elmira, N. Y. E. 8. Larsen A Co., Portland, Oregon. H. A. Menker. Buffalo, N. Y. Norris A Crockett Concord, N. H. Geo. W. Pepper, Peabody, Mass. W. JL Braman A Co., Flint, Mich. Armstrong A Graves, Port Huron, Mich. Center A Allen, Syracuse. N. Y. Oswald A Co., Duluth, Minn. Plummer, Perry A Co., Lincoln. Neb. Wm. W. Gallup, North Adams, Mass. Moreland Bros. A Crane, Adrian, Mich. 8. C. White, Winona. Minn. Remington, Johnson A Co., Salt Lake City, Utah. M. P. Johnson, New London, Conn. Daniels, Cornell A Co., Providence, R. I. M. A. Jewell A Co., Portland. Maine. Reed A-Taylor, Burlington, Vt. Wm. E. French, Petersburg, Va. Johnson, Hogan A Co.. Houston. Texas. Dunning A Sumner, Madison, Wls. Bradley A Lee, New Haven, Conn, ty, Iowa. W. ~ “ L. Klrsoht A Co., Council Blulfh, Iowa. Holcomb. Hlnely A Bro., Creston, Iowa, John P. Cole, Topeka. Kan. S. Pollock A Co., Keokuk, Iowa. Henry Dart’s Sons, Rock Island, 111. Shy, Dowden AOo., Kansas City, Mo. V. R. Collins A Co., Bradford, Pa. L. Brayton A Co.. Boston, Mass. Peck, underwood A Co., Wllkesbarre, Pa. wTh. Campbell, Lockport, N. Y. To the Brothxrhoods or Locomotivi Fraxamif aim Snqixzxbs: The sum of Five Hundred (fb00.00) Dollars has been paid by us Into the Treasury of the Grand Lodge of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, as royalty upon the sale of Guano Chiut Cigars, of which due acknowledgment has been made by the Grand Lodge, and In oonriderationol which our cigars have been endorsed and are now reoommended to all members of the Order who dartre to smoke a first-class cigar and at the same time contribute to the general fund of the Grand Lodge. Members of the Order should bear In mind that the Brotherhood receives a royal tyupon the sale of all Grand Chief Cigars, and hence the larger the sales the greater the royalty. Every member is, therefore. Invited to interest himself in the sale of the above brand of cigars and thereby contribute to the financial standing of the Grand Lodge and the Brotherhood at large. These two brands of Cigars have been presented and tested by both Brotherhoods, at their impective conventions at New York and Minneapolis, and have received their Endorsement and App roval on both occasions, and are Guaranteed by the manufacturers to be the best Cigars on the market. The manufacturers also guarantee to keep these two Brands up to their present Standard quality at all time to oome, and by so doing, hope to receive the liberal patronage of the two Brotherhoods they are named after, and also their recommendations to their many friends Who are In want of a GOOD CIGAR. Ve Cigars are geaaiae aaless each box has the photograph of P. 1. Arthar or F. W. Arnold m ftp lasfde label and m the oatslde end of each box. Retail dealers shoald order froa their nearest Wholesale Agent and If they refhae to get the el gars for them we will ship direct to the Retailer. BRAVO A KBYBS, Manufacturers, BUT GHAMPTOM, M, 8. F. Baxter A Co., Norfolk, Va. Gilliam A Co., Lynchburg, Va Manor Confectionery Mfg. Co., Erie, Pa. Wm. Edwards A Co., Cleveland, Ohio. R. Wagner A Co., Detroit, Mich. Symons. Smart A Co., East Saginaw, Mich. R. GnsSn A Co.. Bay City, Mich. 0. C. Doff, Owasso, Mich. 8teuben Wine Co., Jackson, Mich. Oody, Ball, Barnhart A Co., Grand Rapids, Mich, Thorwart A Roehllng, Chicago, IiL Anson Bros., Milwaukee, Wls. W. B. Lockett A Co., Knoxville, Tenn. Mann A Fawcett, New Albany, Ind. Keeler, Koch A Co., Loulsvllle,Ky. Pearsons A Clark, Lexington, Ky. Bright A Fenner, Dayton. Ohio. Johnston A Son, Springfield, Ohio. Geolts A Ward, Youngstown. Ohio. The Hale. Sloane A Wilson Co., Peoria, HI. Wm. A. Otis, Atchinson, Kan. Hall A Beller. Sedalla. Mo. G. D. Milligan A Son. Springfield, Mo. Jacob Furth A Co., St. Louis, Mo. 8. C. Barker. Terre Haute, Ind. A. L. Webster A Co.. Danville, HL A. W. Brenneman A Co., Decatur, HL Stratton A Bird, Cairo, 111. John O'Connell. Pine Blullb, Ark. Matt Welx, La Cross* Wls. Allen, Moon A Co., St Paul, Minn. J. C. Joyslin A Co., Minneapolis, Minn. Myers, Tim A Co., Dubuque, Iowa. T. M. Gobble A Co., Clinton, Iowa. Wltwer Bros., Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Leets, Fletcher A Co., Marshalltown, Iowa. Charles Hewitt. Des Moines, Iowa. 0. Shenkburg A Co., Sioux Ci Wackerbarth A Joseph, New Orleans, La. H. Ehrenberg, Little Rock, Ark. Fuller, Hatcher A Co., Augusta, Ga. Hodgson Bros., Athens, Ga. Johnson A Harris, Macon, Ga. J. Simon A Bro., Montgomery, Ala. Graves Bros., Ottomwau, Iowa. Digitized by ^.ooQle

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tit CAUTION.— Positively none genuine unless our name and price appear plainly on the soles. Some dealers, in order to make large r profit, will The jarari Means Shoes are- exceed-" recommend the inferior goods with which the lnply popular H.nonj? railro.nl men. You market is flooded. JK1VIG8 2VIG 111)8’ „ 1 may often hear them talking to each _ . — _ _ . .. . ° not talking a boat a eaae of aerioa* nmeaa. other ..bout them. and boasting of how 94 8 BOG 13 light and stylish. It fits like a They hare almply impended work to dif- long they can make them last. stooging and RBQUIRSS NO "BREAKING carrier sara the Jamea Mean* £3 Shoe fa beiu* Perfectly casy first time it is worn. * You cannot afford to do without them. It will satisfy the most fastidi- [b^^'boSriih^ ** n9td*ot~*' JAMES MEANS’ v$3^°$4 %s. SHOES, 1 ous as it is in every vital respect equal to the hand-sewed shoes which have r"~ hitherto been re- tailed at •7 and 88 THE hVERY LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE Ask your retailer for the JHMES MEANS *H$4*SH0E-K* JAMES ME «H$3*SH0Ei* H,ooopdIng to your Reeds.

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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 719 The Best and Cheapest METAL. POLISH in the world for railroad, marine, stationary or fire engine work, (hot or cold) large signs, railings and other solid metals. Highly en- dorsed and in use by the U. S. Ordnance and Navy Departments, the leading stationary engineers, Fire Departments, Water Works and Electric Light Co’s., also adopted by over thirty'of the leading Railroad Companies. Three Splendid Watches Given Away. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT TO R. R. FIREMEN. The MATCHLESS METAL POLISH CO. announce to the firemen who are acting as, or desirous of acting as agents for the sale of BAKER’S TRIPOLINE, that the sales have been so satisfactory the past year on the merits of the Polish, that, in order to inspire re- newed and increased effort to more extensively introduce and increase the sales of this “ Best of all Metal Polishes,” they will give to the three firemen who sell the greatest number of pound boxes, from July 1st to January 1st, next, Three Splendid Railroad Watches, purchased from one of the oldest and most reliable jewelry firms in Chicago, (Waltham or Elgin make) under their twenty year guarantee as A 1 timers, and especial- ly adapted to the use of railroad firemen. A correct account of sales of each fireman acting as agent will be kept, and award made and announced in next January number of the Magazine. Should the successful three or either of them desire Polish in lieu of the Watch, we will give for 1st PRIZE, 150 1-lb boxes Tripoline. 2nd “ lOO " “ “ 3rd “ 60 u “ “ We will also make the price from July 1st, $2.40 instead of $2.50 per dozen, which retail here at 40 cents each. On orders of 6 dozen and over to be sent by freight, will allow $1.00 discount, and on orders of 12 dozen and. over a discount of $2.00, which will, in most cases, more than cover freight. Cash must always accompany orders, to avoid delays and mistakes. Address, The MATCHLESS METAL POLISH CO., 88 Market Street, Chicago, 111. (9*^. B. We cannot accept but one Agent In same locality. Digitized by i^.ooQLe

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720 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMENS MAGAZINE. [Sept. In this day a man to be respected must not only be honest and trustworthy, but he must dress in a genteel and presentable man- ner. How this same rule applies to watches* A man whose time is of value procures for himself a reliable time-piece, and it is just as important to put the watch movement into a durable and tasteful case as it is to dress himself in serviceable and nice looking cloth- ing* Besides, there is certainly a sense of supreme satisfaction in pulling out a George Washington watch (one that can't tell a lie) and feeling you have provided for it a dress suitable and becoming to its faithfiil services* We manufacture the most serviceable, accurate-fitting and at the same time elegant Watch Cases to be found in the market* We make all grades* Keystone Solid Gold stamped with this Trade Marl. ^4 9 in backs. Jas. Boss Filled Gold 44 4* 44 44 44 w n 44 44 Keystone Filled Gold 44 44 44 44 44 ® 44 44 Star Filled Gold 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 Keystone Coin Silver 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 V' Leader Coin Silver, with Albata Cap 4« 44 • 4 44 44 Silveroid 44 44 44

44 44 In addition to the above Trade Harks all onr Cases contain this Key- stone ^ stamped in cap. KEYSTONE WATCH CASE COMPANY, 19th and Brown Sts., PHILADELPHIA. NEW YORK. CHICAGO, CAUTION— This Company manufactures CASES ONLY, and has NO CONNECTION WHATEVER with any other concern of similar name. To be sure you get OUR CASE, see that it contains this trade mark. Digitized by ^.ooQle

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COMPENSATION. 5N that new world toward which our feet are set Shall we find aught to make our hearts forget Earth's homely joys and her bright hours of bliss? Has heaven a spell divine enough for this? For who the pleasure of the spring shall tell, When on the leafless stock the brown buds swell, When the grass brightens and the days grow long, And little birds break out in rippling song? 0 sweet the drooping eve, the blush of morn, The starlit sky, the rustling fields of corn, The soft airs blowing from the fresh’ning seas, The sun-flecked shadow of the stately trees, The mellow thunder and the lulling rain, The warm, delicious, happy summer rain, When the grass brightens and the days grow long, And little birds break out in rippling song ! O beauty manifold, from morn till night, Dawn's flush, noon’6 blaze and sunset’s tender light ! O fair, familiar features, changes sweet Of her revolving seasons, storm and sleet, And golden calm, as slow she wheels through space From snow to roses ; and how dear her face When the grass brightens, when the days grow long, And little birds break out in rippling song ! A happy earth ! O home so well beloved ! What recompense have we, from thee removed? One hope we have that overtops the whole ; The hope of finding every vanished soul We love and long for daily, and for this Gladly we turn from thee, and all thy bliss, Even at thy loveliest, when the days are long, And little birds break out in rippling song. Celia Thaxter. Digitized by Google

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722 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Oct [mmtiwf iFtmu’i ilijaaim A Monthly Magazine devoted to the interest* of Locomotive Enginemen. TERMS— One Dollar per Year, in Advance. EUGENE Tr. DEBS, Editor and Manager OCTOBER, 1888. THB LABOR QUESTION. The most devoted student of current literature, without special reference to departments, must be surprised to notice the importance that is given to the labor question, or to questions which relate more or less directly to labor. The frequency of such discus- sions, the wide range that is given them, and the character of the wiiters necessarily, we think, demonstrates the fact that they are regarded as fund- amental questions which involve in a measure of great consequence, the welfare of society. This new depar- ture in the deeper currents of Ameri- can thought is well wort! y of the at- tention of the public, and the fact that it is engrossing the minds of states- men and philanthropists is a sign of the times of cheering significance. The labor question is as old as the pyramids, but the question of the rights of labor boasts of no antiquity. It is essentially modern. The laborer has been the poor man of the world of all ce'nturies and of all climes, and of all nations. He has been the hewer of wood and the drawer of water, the burden bearer, the builder, the soldier and the slave, the victim of tyrannies and oppressions which defy exaggera- tion, and in the presence of which hyperbole sits dumb. The fact that the labor question has advanced to great prominence and acknowledged consequence, that it has taken rank with a class of topics worthy of the consideration of the best thinkers of the times is conclusive of a decision, a popular verdict, which inspires con- fidence that in the near future labor is to exert its full measure of influence in national affairs and secure that jus- tice which in all the past has been denied. The fact that there are subsidized pens still employed to dwarf the im- portance of labor is proof of the highest character ot the vitality of the ques- tion. Monopolies do not contribute their cash to overcome myths. When men of learning enter the list of de- baters to prove to the world that labor is a question of minor importance they overlook the fact that their an- tagonism adds indefinitely to its im- portance. The world is quick to dis- cover that when a big gun is placed in position, loaded and discharged, the game to be bagged is something worthy of such efforts, that men do not go a gunning with rifled cannbn for fire- fly s or sparrows, and this leads us to note an article published in a late number of the Forum by President F. A. P. Barnard, captioned 44 Warfare Against Society,” the purpose of which appears to be to place labor in a posi- tion of the smallest possible conse quence as a factor in human progress, when, in fact, without labor there would be no progress at all. President Barnard, like other writers of his tpye, is a master of sophisms ; he is an adept in the legerdemain of argu- ment. He seeks to be precise and to state propositions with such strictness that controversy will at once be silenced, and the road will be clear for his thundering train. He would have everything side-tracked so that he may reach his terminal point without being questioned. In starting out with his “Warfare Against Society,” he be- gins by saying that 44 In much of the literature under which the press has been groaning in recent years in regard to what is called the labor question, it seems to be quietly assumed by dis- putants on one side, at least, that the value added to the material under- going transformation in an industrial establishment is wholly the creation of the operatives through whose hands the product passes, and hence, that the appropriation of any considerable part of that value by the proprietor or manager of the establishment under Digitized by CjOOQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE . 723 the name of profit, is robbing the deserving laborer of his just reward.” The writer proceeds to say that the position as stated, “would be tenable if it were true that manual labor is the only force concerned in the trans- formation, or requisite to produce it.” But he contends there are “ three be- sides manual labor absolutely indis- pensible, and that these are : first, cap- ital; secondly, inventive genius; and thirdly , administrative ability,” and that “these component parts conspire with labor and with each other in the process of manufacture; that “capital contributes the plant, i. e., the build- ing and grounds, the standing ma- chinery and the prime movers; also the fuel which is the source of power,, and oth^r supplies and the raw mate- rial.” The writer says, “inventive enius is constantly accelerating pro- uction, and that administrative abil- ity furnishes that wise application of means to ends without which no hu- man enterprise can be successfully prosecuted.” It will be observed in all of this labor is notHrst, second nor third in the line of importance. It is assigned the bottom place in the list ; it is made the least important, and being so con- sidered, receives the least reward. The writer observes “that the claim we hear so constantly reiterated, that the entire net value produced belongs rightfully to labor alone, is simply pre- posterous.” We venture the assertion that the writer in all of his life never heard that labor claimed the entire net value of the product of any indus- trial enterprise whatever. Labor never made such a demand. It has only claimed its equitable share of the profits of the industries of the country. The writer says that “ it is not intended to deny that the lot of working people in manufactories or in any other me- chanical industry, is often a hard one.” It is this fact stated by President Bar nard which completely upsets his su- perstructure. Why Bhould the fate of labor be a hard one? and in striving to improve it, why should President Barnard characterize the effort as a “warfare against society?” Referring to the lot of working men as a “ hard one,” the writer gets off the following consoling remarks to working men : “ That so painful conditions of life as often fall under our observation should anywhere exist, cannot but be a trying thought to any man of feeling.” In- deed, who are the men who feel for the “hard lot” of the working men? Manifestly President Barnard is not of the number. He writes in the in- terest of those who make the lot of workingmen a- hard one, and when working men seek to better their “hard lot” he stigmatizes it as a “warfare against society.” “But,” says the writer, “ such conditions have always been the bitter lot of the large majority of the human race ever since the world was peopled, and it is not apparent that to whatever extent this lot may be ameliorated for the many, it can ever be universally relieved.” We have said that the present move- ment to better the condition of labor is a new departure. We have said that in all the past labor has been op- ressed. President Barnard says it has een the condition “ever since the world was peopled,” and he expresses a doubt if any great improvement can ever be secured. In this the writer ex- hibits himself as a superficial thinker. He is not in sympathy with the pro- gressive spirit of the times. He writes for monopolists, for the moneyed aris- tocracy, for the few, not for the many. He does not see old things passing away. He does not note the stately strides that labor is making to ad- vanced positions in the world of thought, of learning and of that knowl- edge which commands attention and wins approval. President Barnard, in the industrial enterprises of the country, places labor at the bottom of the list of forces necessary to success. He says first, capital; second, inventive genius; third, administrative ability, and fourth, labor. Labor should stand first, because capital is the creation of labor. There could be no capital without labor. Digitized by ^.ooQle

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724 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Oct. President Barnard says, “ Capital con- tributes the plant, i. e., the buildings and grounds, the standing machinery, the fuel and other supplies, and the raw material Now, the fact is. with the exception of the “grounds,” labor creates, provides, everythin* named. Labor builds the buildings, builds the standing machinery, procures the fuel and provides the raw material. Labor is the Alpha and the Omega of the en- terprise. Everything else is incidental, intermediate. Labor is the first in the list of forces, and here we say that a thousand working men, if it isrequird to go back or down to first principle*, could build a railroad or a factory if that which men call “capital” were in an instant annihilated; if there was not a coined dollar in the world. In that event labor would begin again to create capital, and in the process of time discussions relating to the “wealth of nations” and of individuals would be heard. We submit that the term “ Labor,” from first to last, to use the language of President Barnard, “ since the world was peopled,” has never been honestly defined with regard to its intrinsic, fundamental and commanding rela- tions to the world’s progress. Mankind has been content with the streotyped “ physical toil ” definition. The syn- onyms have been work, toil, drudgery, task, etc., and since words are said to be the 4* signs of ideas,” it is easy to see why President Barnard assigns labor the lowest place in the scale of forces which in the past and at present have pushed forward human progress. The writer, however learned he may be in dead languages, is not abreast of the times in which he lives. He may have eyes but he does not see that there is a new departure in the mean- ing of words. He may have ears, but he does hear the awakening, elevating, dignifying and glorifying notes of a new dispensation in which the term “ Labor” is to have a new significance, and is to be the sign of new ideas. Labor never sought to degrade capi- tal, though capital is not the first born heir of labor. It is not the Prince Im- fierial, the rightful inheritor of all that abor has produced or will produce. Labor first produces bread, shall it not have enough to eat? Does the capi- talist starve in a land of plenty ? Labor produces clothing; shall it go naked? Labor builds all the dwelling houses of the world, shall it roam shelterless? worse off than the foxes that have holes, or the birds that have nests? President Barnard says the lot of labor has always been a “hard lot,” a “bitter lot,” “since the world has been peo- pled.” That is true, but old things are passing away. The lot of the cap- italists has never been a “ hard,” a “ bitter lot since the world was peo- pled,” nor is it the desire of labor that it ever shall be so, nor is it required. The few have had too much, the many too little. Equal justice to all is the demand. It is not a “ warfare against society,” but against injustice that has existed “ ever since the world was peo- pled,” and it has got to give place to a reign of justice as certain as that in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. But we are disposed to be somewhat more particular in referring to Presi- dent Barnard’s way of arranging forces in industrial affairs. He savs, “ first, capital,” we say, first, labor. ^President Barnard places capital at the top and labor at the bottom of the list. We do not reverse this order entirely, but we place labor at the top — first. Why? The reasons are sufficient and cogent. The origin of progress is labor, the origin of capital is labor. It appears strange that at this late day an argu- ment is required to place labor where it rightfully belongs in the list of rec- ognized forces in carrying forward the world’s enterprises, but such writers as President Barnard makes its neces- sary, and the Locomotive Firemen' $ Mag- azine, with such ability as it can com- mand, proposes now and in the future, as it has done in the past, to assign labor its rightful position and to main- tain it. In doing this there is neither warfare against society nor capital. And here let it be said that “ Labor” (a word which means working men) Digitized by CjOOQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 725 is as much interested in society as ‘' Capital,” by which is meant capital- ists. Labor wants law, order, peace and progress. In such things it is profoundly interested. Labor recog- nizes the full value of capital; it is “bone of its bone and flesh of its flesh.” The prosperity of labor meas- ures the prosperity of society, of com- munities, States and nations, and when labor is not prosperous society suffers. It is not an easy matter to deter- mine why President Barnard assigns labor the fourth and lowest place in the list of forces required to advance the welfare of society. He professes to be learned, to be thoughtful and would have men believe him incapable of deception, and yet he is guilty of fla- grant injustice to “ labor.” We have said that we place labor in advance of all other forces in carrying forward the welfare of society. Take the coin of the country — gold, silver or copper. At every move from the place where the Creator placed the metal until it bears the stamp of the mint, the history of labor is written in characters that Pesident Barnard ought to be able to read without making a misiake. Take iron, the metal of civilization, and from the mine to the forge, through every process, uutil it appears in all of the ten shousand useful implements, without which the armies ot progress would stand still, and each one, whether an anchor a trip-hammer, a cannon or a sword, a needle or a watch spring, a telegraph wire or an iron rail, an iron bridge or an iron ship, speaks trumpet toned that in their production labor has had the first place. They tell President Barnard that if dollars had been as numerous as the sands of the desert or the leaves of the forest they would have been utterly power- less, and that labor and only labor fash- ioned them for use and for the good of society. Labor is conservative. It loves the monuments it builds. It is forever toiling to resist the desolating forces of nature, and whether engaged in mak- ing books or buildings its work is mon- umental of devotion to the good of mankind. Let us be done with assigning labor the lowest rank in the list of forces whereby society is improved. Labor is demanding rightful recognition and will have it, not immediately, perhaps, but certainly, because God is pledged to the triumph of truth. “The eternal years of Goa” are pledged to the vic- tory, and as the years go by those who are neither deaf nor blind will note that working men are demonstrating their faith in the maxim that “God helps those who try to help themselves,” and that they are sturdily engaged in the use of practical methods to better their condition. In doing this they do not inaugurate a “ warfare against society,” but on the contrary, are doing that lor society which must be done if right, justice and truth are to prevail, and if peace and prosperity are to con- tinue. President Barnard and writers of his ilk are doing incalculable injury to society by their efforts to degrade labor, and by intimating that because “ its lot has been a hard, a bitter lot since the world was peopled,” it is to continue so to the end. N ot so. As well argue that savagery will continue, that the wilderness and the jungle are for- ever to resist the enlightening, redeem- ing and transforming influences of civilization. No, no ! Labor only asks for its right to a fair share of the har- vests of its toil. These will be granted in due time, and that time is not re- mote. - • . ...M***. • * • The state of Iowa has a statute which provides that railroads shall be liable to employes for injuries caused by the negligence of co-employes, when i he “negligence is in any man- ner connected with the use ana opera- tion of any railway on or about which they shall be employed.” Such should be the law in every state. The law that railroads are not liable for the death or injury of employ 6s caused by co-employes, is so manifestly un- just that with proper effort it would speedily disappear from the law books of the country. Digitized by ejOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 721 PINKERTON’S PREVENTIVE PATROL, Connected with Pinkerton' s National Detective Agen- cy, Founded by Allan Pinkerton , 1850. Principals, Wm. A. Pinkerton, Robt. A. Pinkerton, Chicago Office : Philadelphia Office : 191 and 193 5th Ave., 45 South :3d Street, Wm. A. Pinkerton, Supt. R. J. Linden, Supt. New York Office : 66 Exchange Place, Geo. I). Banos, Supt. Sirs:— We hike this method of calling your attention to the advantages of Private Police Patrol in case you are at any time in need of such services. The Pinkerton Preventive Fatrol was organ- ized by the late Allan Pinkerton in 1850, it being the first uniformed Police Patrol in the Pity of Chicago, and from that time to date has had under its charge as watehrneu all the banks and nearly all t lie whole^a-e and large retail business houses in Chicago. The members of this force are selected for their general aptitude for police duty and are understrlctdisclplineand in charge of experienced officers who have been trained to the business. We are therefore prepared to furnish uniform- ed men whenever jequired, by tie day, week or month, for day or night duty, and we respect- fully call the attention of those in charge of ex- cursions, proprietors of public resorts, railroad and all other corporations who have to deal with large numbers or patrons or disaffected or strik- ing employ C*s, to the advantages of our Patrol system. A daily written report is furnished to our pa- trons, when requlied, of any irregularities or occurrences transpiring duiing the time our officers aie on duty. The Pinkerton Preventive Patrol has furnished the police for the Hocking Valley Coal and iron Company, of Ohio, during their recent protracted strike; Chicago, Wilmington and Vermillion Coal Company of Illinois: Menominee Mining Company of Menoinime, Mich.; Muskegon Lum- ber Merchants of Muskegon, Mich.; Lumber Merchants of Saginaw City, Mich.; Rochester & Pittsburg Railroad and Coal and Iron Com - any of Pennsylvania ; Burden Iron company of roy, N. Y., and Troy Malleable Iron Works. Un- der its supervision was organized the first Coal and Iron Police Force in Schuylkill county, Pa., which was instrumental to a great extent by aiding our detectives iu suppressing the Molly Maguires throughout the coal fields of Pennsyl- vania and preserving order there during ihe rail- road riots of 1877. The above list only comprises a few of the many corporations and iuuividuals where the Piukertou Patrol preserved order and protected property and employs who were willing to work while strikes were in progress. Each season ihe Pinkerton Patrol furnishes tiie entire police protection for Manhattan Beach, Coney Island, N. Y.; Starin'# Glen Island, (Long Island Sound), N. V.; Co gey Island Jockey Club, Shoepshead Bay, Long Island; and the Rockaway Steeplechase Association, ( edarhurst. Long Island, N. Y. The Washington Park Club aud West Side Driving Park, Cnicago, and the Illinois State Fair. The Pinkerton Preventive Patrol is connected with Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency and is under the same management. Corporations or individuals desirous of ascer- taining the feeling of their employes and wheth- er they are likely to engage in strikes or are joining any secret labor organizations with a view of compelling terms from corporations or employers, can obtain on application to the su- perintendent of either of the offices, a detective suitable to associate with their employes and obtain this information. At this time when there Is so much dissatisfac- [OCT. tion among the laboring classes and secret labor societies are organizing throughout the United States, we suggest whether It would not be well for railroad companies and other corporations, as well as individuals who are extensive employ- ers of labor to keep a close watch for designing men among their own employes, who, in the in- terest of secret labor societies are inducing their employes tojoin these organizations and eventu- ally to cause a strike. It is frequently the ease that by taking a matter of this kind in band iu time and discovering the ringleaders and dealing promptly with them, serious trouble may be avoided iu the future. The reputation gained by the Agency and Pa- trol in the past will be a guarantee that any de- tective or oflicer furnished by us will be compe- tent in every respect to discharge the duties reu ui red of him. Watchmen for stores, docks, shipping, etc., etc., can be obtained at reasonable rates for perma- nent or special watching on application at either of the offices which ure connected by telephone. Yours respectfully, Wm. A. Pinkerton, Genl. Supt. West Div., Chicago, Ills. Robt. A. Pinkerton, Genl. Supt. East Div., New York. Caution.— Parties making application for the services Qf the Patrol or Detective Agencies are re- quested to see that their communications are ad- dressed to the Superintendent, at either of the offices and property addressed to the street and number, and thereby prevent being imposed upon by unreliable persons who take advantage of a similarity to Mr. Pinkt r fan's name to pvt themselves forward as de- tectives without hating had the experience and who are entirely incompetent. The loregoing Pinkerton circular was found in the waste-basket of one of the principal railroad offices of the coun- try. It is a secret circular and makes a full disclosure of the purposes and practices of the Pinkerton Detective Agency. It should be read and pondered by every working man in the country. It is doubtless the first time the pub- lic has had an opportunity to fatnom the deep damnation of the Pinkerton methods to aid employers to rivet the chains of slavery upon their employes. When read and thoroughly analyz- ed, its monstrous propositions cannot fail to create in the mind of every manly working man in the country, feelings of unspeakable detestation and loathing. It presents a system of espionage perfected by cupidity and depravity, such as the world has never before witnessed. To detect and capture murderers, thieves, embezzlers, villains of every shade of wickedness known to society is one thing, and a very proper thing to do by the agents of constituted au- thority, but it will be observed, that this Pinkerton Agency supplies “<;or- Digitized by A.ooQle

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LOCOMOTIVE IIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 1888.J porations or individuals ” with spies to mingle with their employes for the purpose of learning their complaints and grievances, their plans and pur- poses, and report, that “ ringleaders ” may be promptly dismissed, and the more timid subjected to a continuance of oppression and degradation. The fact is made prominent that throughout the country there is “ much dissatisfation among laboring classes,” and that “secret labor tocieties are organizing throughout the United States,” and at this juncture the sug- gestion is made to introduce Pinker- ton spies, that “ corporations and indi- viduals,” employing working men, may have the needed information con- cerning complaints, and thereby be enabled to perpetuate injustice. In this it will be seen that in the estimation of the Pinkertons, and of such “ corporations or individuals ” as employ them, the unrest and the grievances of the “laboring classes” are esteemed as crimes and employes who are dissatisfied as embryo crim- inals, whose words and acts are to be sujected to the ceaseless surveillance of a class of mercenaries - trained hounds, whose capacities for perjury are measured by pay — and these hu- man reptiles, it is to be inferred, are even now in all the organizations of laboring men taking notes for the pur- pose of defeating any and every effort of working men to better their condi- tion. This Magazine has on more than one occasion placed upon record its opin- ions of Pinkertonism — and the circu- lar we now print, more than justifies our estimate of the association. It is organized devilishness — demonized de- pravity. By its educated cunning, it has been enabled to make, the strug- gles of over worked and underpaid working men appear as crimes, to tor- ture the words of protest against wrongs, till they sound like treason to law and order, and thus entrapped, the virtues of working men, stung by the cobra fangs of Pinkerton spies are so distorted that venal corporations and individuals who hire Pinkertons to do their criminal work, cry out in holy horror against working men, and a subsidized press chimes in, and the great public utterly ignorant of the plots, looks on in dismay and all too often renders its verdict against the oppressed. Fortunately a change for the better is at hand. The country has reached the midnight of the detestable busi- ness of crushing working men by such appliances as the Pinkertons propose, and certain corporations and individ- uals adopt, to outrage justice and fair dealing. The Pinkerton spy system must go. In times of war the spy when caught is doomed, and a Pinker- ton spy, in the ranks of labor, plotting their downfall — makes all honest men exclaim “O, for a tongue to curse the slave. Whose treason like deadly blight, Comes o’er the councils of the brave And blusts them In the hour of night.” But it should be said that those who employ the Pinkertons to betray work- ing men are as infamous qs the Pink- ertons, or, if possible, more detestable. But one thing is required. Let work- ing men everywhere unite and swear by the sacredness of the ballot that Pinkertonism shall be forever obliter- ated, that the insufferable curse shal no longer confront the working men of the United States. Tuk Railroad Commissioners ol Massachusetts report that for the year 1887 the total gross income of alf the roads in the bUie amounted to $53.- (550,438, and the net income 813,232,- 034. The roads during the year car- ried 82,923,304 passengers and 24,305,- 140 tons of freight. The passenger trains run 18,(522,488 miles and the freight trains 13,057,794 miles. • • • ••••*•••. . . . A seriovs collision occurred on the Cincinnati Southern not long ago, owing to a similarity of the names of stations— as for instance, Somerset and Summit. The name of Summit has been changed to Tiptop, and future dangers by a confusion of names, is thereby removed. The suggestion is one that all railroads would do well to consider. Digitized by C.ooQle

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728 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . RAILROAD LITERATURE. The rapid increase of publications devoted to railroad interests is one of the signs of the times eminently sig- nificant. The list includes everything in construction and equipment of roads, as also in the running of trains. There is not a department of the rail- road service that does not support what is termed an “ organ,” a journal devoted to that special interest. Be- sides tbiB, all the leading metropolitan journals, have tbreir railroad depart- ments, in which in condensed form the railroad news of the day finds place. It is needless to say that the railroad literature of the times is steadily advancing to commanding prominence, and is attracting merited attention. The various “ organs” of the brotherhoods of railway employes, are winning their way to public favor, and are finding readers beyond the boundaries of their membership, which is highly encouraging. In a recent number of the New York Dispatch , we find the following refer- ence to the Locomotive Firemen's Maga- zine which we are confident will be read with great satisfaction by our fifty thousand readers: The name of trade journals Is legion, and of periodicals devoted to part icular classes or spe- cial interests there is no end : but it is safe to say that no publication of the kind better serves the purpose which It is designed to aid, or is more valuable in its sphere of usefulness, than the locomotive Ft renun' h Magazine, which is the offi- c al organ of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, and is published monthly at Terre Haute, Indiana, Kugene V. Debs being the editor an i manager. People who have carelessly formed the opinion that locomotive tlremen are Ignoraut or stupid fellows, with no ideas above the shoveling of <-oal into a furnace, would speedily be disabused that error by a perusal of the Foremen's Maga- zine. They would learn, also, that the locomo- tive fireman of the present day has duties which are vastly more Important than those connected with the scoop, and that his ambition soars con- siderably above dumps of coal. It should be remarked that the genuine fire- man considers himself au embryo engineer. In theatrical parlance, he is an understudy ” for the man at the throttle, and at any moment he may be called on to take the place of his chief. A fireman who cannot run an engine in case of emergency lias used his opportunities to little purpose. such being his position and his ambition, it is easy to see that a fireman ought to be, as he gen- erally is, a bright and Intelligent man, who misses uo chance of learning everything that is worth knowing in connection with engines and their management. The truth of this statement will be at once admitted by any person who even glances over the ample pages of the Firemen's Magazine. [Oct. In the first place a periodical of eighty closely printed and well-printed pages, devoted solely to the interests of one trade, could not be sup- ported unless the members of the trade were re- markably intelligent, enterprising and thrifty. In the second place, the Magazine is largely com- posed of the contributions of firemen, and even a hasty inspection of them will convince a reader that the writers are well worthy of respect. A notable feature of the Firemen's Magazine is its “ Mechanical Department," in which all sorts of questions concerning the running of engines ana mechanical matters connected with locomo- tive engineering are discussed with a knowledge and ability that are simply marvellous, if fire- men are to be considered merely as "coal shovel- lers," working for the small average of $12 a week, It Is not bo wonderful, however, when we reflect that most of the firemen are bright and ambitious young fellows, who are anxious to de- vote all their energies of mind and body to ad- vancement in their trade, that they may soon reach the top of the ladder. A perusal of the columns of the Firemen's Magazine ought to be highly consolatory to railroad presidents and superintendents, as It must be worth much to them to know that they are getting such intelli- gent and capable men at such rates of pay. Besides the “Mechanical Department,” the Firemen's Magazine also carries a “ Woman *8 De- partment," which ta ably edited, and is filled with very interesting communications from firemen’s wives and daughters. The editorials are written with decided ability, displaying not only much force, but a spirit of justice and con- servatism that is truly admirable. From an article devoted to upholding the strikers against the Chicago, Burlington A Quincy Railroad, we extract the following paragraph : “In writing of the chivalric courage of these striking engineers, firemen and switchmen, we confess to an inability to do the subject justice. With limited resources; Idle, with a frowning future in full view, these men, without fear ana without reproach, trustful and defiant, willing to work if they can be men, but preferring oblo- quy to serfish conditions, realizing that they are American citizens, with all the responsibilities resting upon them that the oonditlon imposes— fathers, who love their wives and children ; sons who love their mothers and sisters; men whose manhood revolts at injustice and degradation- have resolved to maintain their attitude of de- fiance and independence, rather than yield to tne dictation of men who have robbed them, and would rob them again and continually, were it in their power." Such commendation is well calcu- lated to flatter the pride of the editor, but the real value of such opinions of our efforts to make the Magazine worthy of the patronage it has re- ceived, is to inspire us to make its columns still more worthy of favor, to enlarge the field of its circulation and increase its usefulness, and for this it is our purpose to labor with increased energy in the future. A Boston company has engaged in the business of manufacturing steel- tired and all steel car wheels. The wheels made entirely of steel are de- signed principally for freight cars. Such wheels, it is said, give unusual strength and service. Digitized by i^ooQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 729 1888.] THE STRIKE ON THE P. D. <feE R.R. The strike of short duration, which occurred on the P., D. & E. R. R., or Mackey System of Railways in August last, was brought about by the ill- treatment of the men by F. C. Smith, Master Mechanic of the System, sta- tioned at Mattoon, 111. It was another case in which a small man, dressed in a little brief authority, outraged every principle of fair and honest dealing with the faithful employes of the sys- tem. From the date of his connec- tion with the road, this fellow Smith, began his arrogant course, which was endured until patience was exhausted and forbearance ceased to be a virtue. He studiously sought opportunities to be offensive. In his best mood, inso- lence predominated. By nature, over- bearing, his mental caliber was so contemptibly small, that like the fabled frog, he was always swelling, in the fool expectation of securing big- ness, by belittling the men over whom he could exercise authority — and he was animated by the conceit that such overbearing conduct would secure him favor in the eyes of the officials of the system. And here it is but jut to re- mark, that as a general proposition, a very large per cent, of the troubles on the railroads of the country, between employer and employ^, have their origin in the injustice of some under- ling, whose comprehension of the in- terests of the road, include themselves and those above them, without a thought of the great army of em- ployes whom they esteem beneath them, and treat as if they were so many cattle. It was only necessary for the officials of the P., I). & E. R. R. to investigate the conduct of M. M. Smith to arrive at the conclusion that he was essentially a bad egg and re- move him. With this poor specimen of haughty humanity out of the way, the P., I). & E. R. R. moves on pleas- antly and prosperously. The Magazine congratulates the man- agement of the road upon getting rid of such a man, because the men in the employment of the road, have had from tne first, only words of the high- est commendation of General Mana- ger Ewing, whom they have esteemed as a gentleman who had their welfare at heart, and who, when the facts were known would tolerate nothing unjust in their treatment, and this good opin- ion of the men extends to D. J. Mackey, Esq., President of the Sys- tem, who only required to know the cause of the grievances of which his employes complained to evince a pur- pose to promptly set things right. The Magazine is gratified to record the fact that the strike lasted but a few hours, and that the most amicable re- lations exist between the managers of the road and their employes, a condi- tion of things which we hope will long continue uninterrupted. ... ..»••••*• • • « -- The New York Star tells a story which demonstrates pretty conclusive- ly that all the mean ana cruel land- lords are not Englishmen who own Irish estates and evict their tenants. The case mentioned by the Star in- volved the sum of $3.00, two weeks rent. The tenant, a woman and one child, struggling with poverty, abso- lutely destitute. This tenant was thrust into the street, the day being one of the coldest of the winter, ana she would have frozen to death but for the merest accident. It is to be doubted if Ireland could offer any- thing in the way 6f eviction more heartlfss, and yet the landlord had the law on his side. The “great American desert ” about which so much has been written, is destined to be fruitful of many happy disappointments to those who have labored under the idea that it is some- thing like Sahara or the deserts of Arabia. Ab for instance, a drill was recently set at work to explore down- ward to see what was beneath the sur- face. Going down 740 feet a bed of pure salt 160 feet thick was found, and at the depth of 1,100 feet natural gas was struck. As a result, gas, fuel and salt has been found in fabulous abun- dance. Digitized by CjOOQle

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730 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . [OcT. It is a real source of gratification to note the tone of publications more or less directly devoted to the interests of railway employes upon the subject of federation. In a recent number of that ably conducted paper, the Railway Service ( iazette , we find under the cap- tion of “Railway Labor Unions,’’ facts and arguments which are well calcu- lated to produce reflection. “The only wonder is,” says the Gazette, that every class of railway officials and employes, from the general manager down, is not firmly cemented together in labor unions. This would probably be the case, were it not for the feeling of pride on the part of the official grades, that they more directly represent the own- ers of the roads. But even this feel- ing may not always prove sufficiently strong to stand against the more im- perative demands of self interest, which the managements so clearly in- dicate, lies in the direc ion of the labor unions. “Let the roadm aster, the master me- chanic, the car builder, the train dis- patcher, the trainmaster, or even the division superintendent, present a plea for a better salary ; let him show that his duties are very responsible, that his labor is very hard, and that to properly perform his duties he must possess ability and experience of a much higher order than is possessed by other classes of employes even pos- sibly his own subordinates, who may receive as large or a larger salary than he does, but are represented by the labor unions, and what is the result? He is often told that if he does not like his present position he is at lib- erty to resign, that there are plenty of men ready to take his place. He may even be informed that his services are no longer needed. He is snubbed, hu- miliated and insulted, his only offense being that he has presumed to request that consideration which he believes his deserts entitled him to, and at all events such consideration as is accord- ed to others in less responsible posi- tions. He has forgotten that no pow- erful labor union, with its lowering front, stands at his back to enforce his demands, or if he remembers, he pro- bably also remembers that his man- agement has always denounced the labor unions, and thinks it would be only too glad to recognize the just de- serts of those who stood aloof from the unions. “But let the committee representing the powerful labor union make its ap- pearance at the door of the general manager’s office. It is received with marked consideration. No humble petition is now presented. ‘We de- mand ’ is the language of the com- mittee. And this demand is usually promptly granted, or if it cannot be granted, the fullest explanations are given, and the committee is made to feel, that .it racks the very soul of the manager to be unable to accede to its wishes.” The Gazette is of the opinion that railway corporations are chiefly re- sponsible for “Railway Labor Unions.” Their policy has doubtless helped tbe movement — but while labor unions of railway employes have had reference to honest pay for honest work, there have been social, fraternal, benevolent purposes in view, which would have brought them into existence even if railway corporations had been guided by liberal instead of mercenary mo- tives. But as it is, no earthly power can resist the onward march of organi- zation and federation— and this has been the view the Magazine has taken of the subject for years p st, and pass- ing events, the signs of the times, bear abundant testimony that the views we have so frequently expressed in the Magazine were based upon the necessities of conditions which re- quired only be studied to be adopted and to become all pievaiLng. In 1880 the fourteen southern states, in which West Virginia is included, had $1 29,220000 invested in various manufacturing enterprises, and in 18n7 the investmtnts had increased to $256,298,000, a gain in one year of $127,072,000. Digitized by CjOOQle

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1888. J LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. ',31 THE O., B. & Q. In writing of the C., B. and Q., alias the “Q.” alias the “ Burlington,” it goes without saying that we write of the strike. The C., B. & Q. is a scab cursed, a Pinkerton blotched system. The C., B. & Q. corporation, if it were an individual, would be promptly in- dicted for numerous crimes, found guilty and sent to the penitentiary. Its course, since February 27, when the strike began, has been one of un- qualified infamy. It was rich, and in the arrogance of power, it assumed au- tocratic airs, and with exhibitions of stupidity, equalled only by its cu pidity, it concluded to impose penal- ties upon independence and make American workingmen, engineer-, Are- na* n, switchmen and brakemen wear its dog collars or starve, never dream- ing that the curs s it forged for others would eventually fall with crushing force upon its own he other- hoods will emerge from the battle with- out the loss of honor, and in any event a signal victory will have been gained. ♦ - • . . South Americans contemplate the construction of a railroad from Buenos Ayres, in the Argentine Republic, to Bogota, in the United States of Colombia. It’s estimated cost is $30,- 000,000. The country to be opened by the proposed road is said to be the rich- est in auriferous wealth in the world. The road, if built, will pass through the Argentine Republic, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru and Equador, the United States of Colombia, and will terminate either at Carthagenia or Panama. Cap- italists once satisfied that it will pav, and the $30,000}000 will be forthcom- ing. To cross the Andes will require bcientific engineering, but such ob- stacles are now easily overcome. Digitized by c.ooQLe

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732 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . [Oct. The Railway Service Gazette refers to the late strike on the Mackey system of railroads, and takes occasion to re- mark that when troubles arise between railroad officials and their employes, the officials “ select some one of their representatives who is most skilled in that particular kind of work, for the sole purpose of manipulating and con- trolling as near as possible the various channels through which information of the strike must pass to the public.” The Gazette is of the opinion that em- ployes are too uncommunicative in such matters, and should adopt the policy of employers. Before a strike occurs, employes seek by private inter views with employers to adjust the dif- ficulty, the questions usually being such that the general public feel little concern about them, but when a strike is declared, the employes are commendably anxious that the public should have full information. In the case of the stake on the Mackey sys- tem the trouble grew out of the injus- tice practiced by a pig-headed Master Mechanic, and with his dismissal the strike ended. Railroad employes pro- pose to be treated as gentlemen. • ♦ « MUtMH . . . We see it stated that Henry G. Haworth is the oldest living locomo- tive engineer in the United States. He began the occupation of running an engine in 1834 and continued till 188*5 wilhout a break, when he quit work on account of failure of his eye- sight. Mr. Raworth was born Decem- ber 15, 1811, acd now resides at Au- gusta, Ga. His firstengine was named the “ Best Friend,” and could make twelve miles per hour. During all his career as a runner Mr. Raworth had but one accident, caused by a u wash out,” and during eighteen years had but one fireman, a negro, and from the first his railroading was confined to South Carolina. Except- ing his infirm eyesight Mr. Raworth is said to be well preserved, having never taken a drop of intoxicating liquor. . . . ..*••*•••• • • — A Burlington scab, disgruntled and blue, Because his machine was minus a throttle, Told a Pinkerton spy he’d try and pull through, As long as a dram remained in his bottle. The question of raileoad ties is be- coming one of the most serious that confronts railroad owners and builders. The supply is vastly below the de- mand and the situation is steadily growing worse. A San Francisco paper says the Southern Pacific company wants 3,000,000 ties, but can’t get them, and orders for ties are piling up everywhere. The 1 60,000 miles of road require an immense number of ties for renewal and the demand is indefinitely increased for the extension of old lines, the construction of feeders and the building of new lines. One person who has studied the subject says there is more lumber in ties than there was standing in all the buildings of the country twenty five years ago, and at the present rate of consumption, in an- other twenty- five years the situation will be such as will revolutionize rail- road building. The question now is, shall the Pinkertons go? There is not an in- dependent working man in America who does not respond : The Pinker- tons must go. They cannot and will not be tolerated. Those who hug the delusion that the standing menace to the independence and free speech of American workingmen will remain, are totally incapable of comprehending the spirit now abroad in the land. - - - - . • • - According to a report made to the Legislature of Minnesota the railroads of that state cost an average of $20,000 per mile, as a consequence thie 4,424 miles of roads in that state represent an investment of $88,696,000. — ...»•••••• * * * The Pennsylvania system wants 30,000 tons of steel rails for renewals. This order at $31.50 per ton amounts to $945, (XX). An active demand from other roads means activity in the steel rail mills of the country. The debt of the u Burlington ’’stead- ily increases, profits have disappeared and wrecks multiply. Digitized by C.ooQLe J

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 733 1888.] The Railway Service Gazette in com- menting upon the duties, hours of work and the pay of train dispatchers, says: It Is admitted that some dispatchers must work for $45 per month. Few receive over $100 per month. The train dispatcher must possess ability and experience in a degree that is sur- passed by but few officials of any grade of the service, and yet there are certainly few em- ployes who do not receive lareer salaries. It is true that a man may live on $60 a month “and save something on that.” It is told of an old negro, whose wife had died, that friends called in to condole with him. One, a pious old darkey, asked the bereaved hus- band if his wife was “ resigned.” “Re- signed!” exclaimed the ebony mourner “Why, bless your soul, brudder, she had to be.” Now a train dispatcher may have to work for $45 or $60 a month, “and save f omething on that.” They may be resigned to their fate, because they have to be. The tend- ency of wages is everywhere down- ward, and this thing of keeping soul and body together, is becoming a more and more desperate struggle every day. The trouble is that while a train dis- patcher may manage to keep his own soul and body together, if he is single, what are the conditions if he has the courage to marry and have a family,? The little dispatchers come, they come with jnouths to feed and with bodies to clothe — and the souls and bodies of mothers and children have to be kept together. But it can be done, it has been done and is now being done, but it is done by the daily sacrifice of the necessities and comforts of life. The Gazette says “ the man who is fit to be a train dispatcher should not be re- quired to live on a sum just a little larger than is sufficient to keep body and soul together, for if he is a good and successful dispatcher, he possesses all those qualifications which will en- able him to successfully win his way through the world in other kinds of business.” Trains are now run by tele- graph dispatchers. A mistake made by the dispatcher is of such supreme consequence that it is almost certain to result in the loss of life and the destruction of property, and the dis- patcher, therefore, becomes one of the most important men connected with railroading enterprises — and yet, these men are usually overworked and always underpaid. A more shameful picture of greed, injustice and disre- gard of the welfare of the travelling public, cannot be found. — - . . ..*••«*.• • - - -- It is said that the Chinese manu- factured paper as early as 170 years before the dawn of the Christian era. It was first made of cotton A. D. 1000, and then of rags in 1319. Coarse pa- per was made in England in 1590 and tor writing and printing purposes in 1690. Now a great variety of com- modities are used for the manufacture of paper, and the article is put to uses never dreamed of in the early days «»f its manufacture. Railway car wheels are now manufactured if paper by the million, and lately paper bottles have come into use, and promise in a large measure to supercede glass. A con- temporary says the “paper bottles are made by rolling glued sheets of pap r into long cylinders, which are then cut into suitable lengths, tops and bot- toms fitted in and the inside coated with a water-proof compound.” The advantages of the paper bottle is that it is lighter and cheaper than glass and cannot be broken. It is thought that paper coffins will soon come into vogue. A splendid representation of rosewood can be manufactured for a trifle, and those who want style “ in such things ” can have it for a fraction of the present cost. It is reported that “in Pennsyl- vania, the Supreme Court holds that a train dispatcher is not a fellow servant with the engineer of a train, subject to his orders, within the meaning of the rule which exempts the master from responsibility for an injury received by an employ^ through the negligence of a fellow-servant.” And if not a fellow-servant with an engineer, as certainly not with any other train man. Most assuredly, the co-employ6 theory is a legal heresy, that ought to have no standing in a court of justice. Digitized by CjOOQie

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734 LOCOMOTIVE IIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Oct. Gen. James Harrison Wilson esti- mates the railroad mileage of the Tnited States at 160,000, with an aggregate capitalization of $8,500,000,- (300, and the number of officers and employes of all grades at 900 000, and yet he says, “notwithstanding the enormous amount of money invested in railroads, and annually paid out for their operation and maintenance, there is not a single general railroad school in the United States — not one exclusively devoted to the education of civil and mechanical engineers for railroad work, and not even the sem- blance of one for men who desire to prepare themselves for the adminis- tration of railroads, as auditors, super- intendents, traffic managers, managers and presidents.” The General is of the opinion that the time has come for educated railroad men, from top to bottom, and that however well qualified a man may be by practical experience, he would be vastly more valuable if he had had the benefit oi thorough training of technological schools, and that t residents and man- agers stand quite as much in need of such training as any of their subordi- nates. General W ilson advocates scien- tific railroading and believes accidents would be decreased and safety pro- moted. The following decision in Georgia a ftoids an exceedingly delicate problem for a jury to solve. It appears that in Georgia an employ^ of the Port Royal Railroad Co. was killed in an accident while a train of that company was running over the tracks of the Augusta Railroad. His widow sued the latter road for damages. The Supreme Court rules that the latter company is liable if it failed to furnish a track over which the train might safely run. But if the injury was caused by a de- fect in the trucks of the cars of the company of which plaintiff’s husband was an employe, she cannot recover lrom the other company. But if caused both by a defect in the trucks of the cars of the Port Royal and in the track of the Augusta company, then she is entitled to recover in the proportion the Tdefective track contri- buted to the injury. The point is to find out how much of the damage be- longs to the “defective trucks” and how much to the “ defective track.” We fear the widow will finally get nothing at all. ... ..*«•«•••• • • An engineer on a Southern railroad stood bravely to his post, reversed the engine and prevented a disastrous col- lision. The passengers on the train were appreciative and gave the en- gineer, H. W. Elliot, a gold medal. This was right, but if every engineer who by his heroic act has prevented collisions and wrecks from otnercauses were to receive a gold medal the price of gold would advance. But the in- cident goes to show that there are peo- ple in tne world who appreciate hero- ism and are willing to bear substantial evidence of the fact. In all the em- ployments of the age not one is better calculated to test courage and fidelity than that of the locomotive engineer. His employment is one of ceaseless peril and it is agreeable to notice that once in a while his courage and skill is properly appreciated. The latest estimate is that the' Uni- ted States have 160,000 miles of rail- roads, requiring 37,520 locomotives. A test has been made showing that a locomotive annually requires 3,600,000 gallons of water. As a consequence, 37,520 locomotives require annually 135,072,000,000 gallons of water, which they transform into steam. No won- der that w.ater is occasionally scarce in some localities. — . . . «»•«>«♦.. ... — The estimate is that during the year 1887, 50,000,000 pounds of cotton seed oil was used in tne U nited States for the adulteration of lard. This adulterated lard is shipped in large quantities to Europe, where the fraud has been detected, and if not stopped, will result in its exclusion from Euro- pean markets. Honesty is the best policy Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 735 1888.] The oystermen of Chesapeake Bay have discovered that if oysters can be induced to keep their mouths shut when out of water th sy can be trans- ported long distances and that they will keep fresh for several months. To guard against the indiscretion of opening their mouths, by which all the “preserving juices escape,” a wire with a single turn is twisted around the shell in such a way that the old saying, “dumb as an oyster ” main- tains its proverbial standing in philo- sophical circles. It is said that “silence is golden,” and by compelling oysters to keep their mouths closed the Chesa- peake oystermen can ship 20,000 of these quiet luxuries to England every day at a large profit. Other than oyster mouths could be wired up occa- sionally, to the great advantage of the owners of the mouths. — ... »•••—•»♦♦ » - During the year 1887, as shown by the Railway Age , 12,724 miles of rail- roads were constructed in forty-two states and territories. The statement shows that this new mileage includes 364 lines, but it should be understood that much of this new mileage is ex- tension of main stems, branches and extensions, and not so many different companies. There was no addition to the mileage in the states of Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware of the list, having built 2,070 miles, next Nebraska, with 1,101 miles, Texas following closely with 1,055 miles, and Nevada. Kansas is at the head The southern states having a total of 2,815 mi es. This speaks well for the south, and shows that that section of the country is rapidly coming to the front in railroad enterprises. — - . . ..*«««•»• . .. _ The organ of the woodworkers is of the opinion that a great many me- chanics work without thinking — that having learned their trade, they thence- forward work like machines. This is doubtless true in many instances, but a vi it to the patent office rooms at Washington will tell a story of mental activity on the part of mechanics worthy of the highest encomiums. The land grant question to railroads ought to be settled at once and forever. Railroads that have earned the lands donated by the government, should have legal possession of them without further controversy, and roads that have not earned the lands by con- struction, have no right to them and such lands should at once go back to the public domain. This done, and railroad land lobbyists at Washington, would disappear, and one species of corruption would be among the things of the past. POETRY vs. FACT. LVE my love in fhe morning, $11 For she, like morn, is fair. ‘yl Er — that is to say, fj' I If you keep away Till after she’s crimped her hair. I love my love in the morning, I love my love at noon,— But it makes me sad To see her get mad When I get home to dinner too soon. I love my love in the morning, I love my love in the eve, But if she should snore Just a little bit more I think I should have to leave. — Somerville Journal. Digitized by CjOOQle

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736 LOCOMOTIVE IIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. THE NECESSARY PROTECTION. Protecting American industries is an im- portant question for consideration, but pro- tection for American labor is the vital issue of the day. The general tone of our law makers and their immediate followers during the office-seeking season is faithless, empty promises. When the direct question is addressed to a representative man as to what can be done to abolish foreign contract labor, giving him no chance for equivocation or evasion, but demanding a straightforward answer, he invariably tells me it is an evil, and he knows it, but it can not be helped, owing to the fact that our constitution limits none but Chinese immigration, and therefore, as matters now stand, we are obliged to submit to the long-established and growing evil. Such is truly the case, and why ? Simply because the working classes of America are blind to their own interests, raised as it were in darkness, tutored under a master whose only object is self-aggrandisement. Dojou ever notice in political contests where the concentrated forces are quartered, who invariably decides the battle? Is it in the rural districts of a State where boys grow up in the lap of luxury, educated to till the soil, enjoying the rights of their own opinion, guided by an intelligent father who has been properly trained before them ? No. The great balance of political power is caged in the factories of our cities. Men whose fathers for generations back have stood at the loom, the lathe, the bench, the forge, walking the treadmill of monopoly’s churn from 7 a. m. to 6 p. m., six days a 'week, every week of the year, without the advan- tage of any of life’s pleasures to cheer them in their gilnding toil, deprived of the chance of social culture save the teachings of the grog shop, knowng nothing but the master’s bidding, due to the fact that from olden times down to the present day their ancestors have served a succession of masters in the same menial capacity, living like parasites upon the dust only which rises in their masters mill, living in one of their master’s houses — rows of which have been built out of the surplus profits of their labor— having the nec- esaries of life dealt out to them daily from the master’s store in quantities not to exceed in mercantile value the pittance allowed them for their labor. And if the man be one of family he is compelled to take his little bov ard’girl by the hand while yet in tender childhood years, and lead them with him to the mill, depriving them of school advan- tages, and destroying physical development which is of vital importance to man’s in- tellect. Men of this stamp have but one object in life, and that is to cater to the master’s will. Is he ever taken to the primary meetings [Oct. and there enlightened as to what might better his condition, and taught to know that he is really a part and parcel of this mighty power ? No, I guess not. He is not wanted there by this industry protecting element. All that is required of him by the master whom he serves is to wait until the time to vote arrives and then he comes into play wTith the plain understanding that the master must be obeyed and represented at the polls or he must look elsewhere for em- ployment. Thus by the might of destroyed intelli- gence and coercion on the part of the mighty men of wealth who own the struggling poor, our official chairs are filled from time to time with such detested monsters as will legislate such laws as rob us of a freeman’s right, depriving us of the right to sell our labor at a profitable price without incrimin- ation under the penalty of fine and impris- onment, giving to monopoly the right (backed by the strength and majesty of law) to oppress and persecute the poor by de- priving them of bread and meat, robbing them of coat and shoes to enrich the coffers of a few who have our official chairs for sale and will sell them only to such custom- ers as they can trust. Our political state to-day is indeed deplor- able, and the only way to remedy existing- ing evils is for labor to declare its indepen- dence ; cut loose from the old moorings of party faith and form a labor federation; make a platform of our own, build it strong in behalf of the working man, unite our interests as they should be and demand such laws os will give to labor labor’s due. Down with such laws as make our land a refuge for the crime, ignorance and pauper- ism which are sent adrift upon the high seas (from Hungary, Poland and Italy) to be caught in the great American labor nets by monopoly’s wary fishermen and landed on our blooa bought shores to trample under foot our rights and blaze the tree of liberty. There is i.o use in dallying any longer, waiting for the capitalist to show benevo- lence to the working man. His ideas of legislation are centered in his ow n interests, and if he can have laws so framed as to insure him the whole earnings of both capi- tal and labor he is satisfied, and is going to obtain that end, and if coercion and oribery are necessary he is going to employ them. This fact stands boldly before us. We must elect to our legislatures working men who will support the working man’s interests or be driven from the field of honest labor. We who are the supporters of the govern- ment in times of peace, the wealth produc- ing power of American industry, and the invincibles of the world’s armies when war is a stern necessity, should receive all ad- vantages due to patriotic citizens. Therefore let us demand protection from this govem- Digitized by ^.ooQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 737 1888.] ment, which, by the might of labor’s knights, is the most powerful on earth. But we can not obtain our just due from either platform presented to us to-day. We have tried them long enough and have been long enough deceived, and the great object before us now is to build during the next four years a strong federation of labor. Not to paralyze our country’s interests, not to block the wheels of industry and commerce, not to rob capital of its fair earnings, but to chepk the great influx of paupers, to check the enslavement of American labor, to com- mand our national, citizen rights. So with fairness to all and prosperity in view, let us demand that foreign pauper labor be ex- cluded from our shores, and beginning now let all honorable labor organizations at their annual conventions take up this important subject and legislate toward that end. Much can be accomplished in four years to better our condition in the future, if we exert half the energy in our own behalf we are com- pelled to employ to please the taskmasters of monopoly, who are rapidly though quietly enslaving us. Let us show Uncle Sam that the best protection for his indus- tries lies in protecting his industrious sons. H. J. Fackenthall. THE BRIGHT SIDE. To the Boys who iAnt tluir Situation on the “ Q.” WM9VHERE is many a rest in the road of life, ^ we on^ would stop to take it ; ^liJjV And maDy a tone from the better land, * JLLl ^ the Querul°us heart would wake it. To the sunny saul that is full of hope, And whose beautiful trust ne’er faileth, The grass is green, and the flowers are bright, Tho’ the wintry storm prevaileth. Better to hope, tho’ the clouds hang low. And to keep the eyes still lifted ; For the sweet, blue sky, will soon peep through. When ominous clouds are sifted. There was never a night without a day, Nor an evening without a morning, And the darkest hour, as the proverb goes, Is the hour before the dawning. There is many a gem in the path of life, Which we pass in our idle pleasure, That is richer far than the jeweled crown, Than the miser’s horded treasure. It may be the love of a little child, Or a mother’s prayer to heaven ; Or only a beggar’s grateful thanks, For a cup of water, given. Better to weave in the web of life, A bright and golden filling, And do God’s will with a ready heart, And hands that are swift and willing, Than to snap the delicate slender thread, Of our curious life asunder, And then blame heaven for the tangled ends, And sit and grieve and wonder. — Harry Relvent. Digitized by Google

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738 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. * Locomotive Power. Mr. Editor: — Motive power is power to produce motion. Locomotive power is used to change location or place. A man is a being with power to move himself. When rolling down hill he has the speed of rotation. When kicked out of doors he has the speed of translation. But how does a man walk, or move himself? By the operation of certain mechanical principles ; chiefly by leverage with the ful- crum on the ground. A locomotive is a machine wdth powder to move itself and attached objects. How does it do this ? How' does its 44 power ” become “ motive ” as to location ? Its pistons may move and its wheels revolve, and the ma- chine remain stationary. It may roll down grade without steam. It may be pulled along the track by a rope, or pushed by hand. It may fall through a trestle by gravity, or go up in an explosion. In these movements we may find velocity, momen- tum, speed of rotation and speed of transla- tion, but no solution of the question, “Iiow does an engine move itself?1’ This is only answered when the power, applied to the drivers which are levers, find a working ful- crum on the track. I am sorrv to see one clear-headed writer laying mucfi stress on the “ speed of rota- tion.” He will find that phrase as delusive as “ two times rest is motion,” or “ 8 times 8 are 65.” Keep the question of motive “power” distinct from the motion pro- duced. The truck wdieels of an engine have more “ rotation ” than the drivers, but they are foreign to our inquiry. Rotation is a product rather than a means, a kind of mo- tion and not a mechanical principle. As affecting traction, rotation is chiefly a device for overcoming friction. Given a perfectly frictionless track, a wheel would slide faster than it could roll, Slide a 5-foot w heel the length of its circumference, and every point in it would move fifteen feet in a straight line, the shortest distance. Roll the w heel one revolution, and every point in it, except the center, travels in a curve line greater than fifteen feet, the points in the circum- ference travelling 20 feet. AVhere there is no friction, rotation retards rather than helps. Who uses roller skates when the ice is smooth ? Imagine an engine without weight, sup- ported on trucks on a perfectly frictionless track. No gravity — no inertia. No friction —no resistance. Touch the front end with your finger, the engine moves back. Touch [Ol'T. the rear end, it moves forward. The drivers are suspended clear, and if you give steam they rotate, but there is no locomotion. Now cog the driver tires, place a stationary cogged rail under them, attach a train to the engine and open the throttle. The “ pow er ” now becomes “ motive,” the engine moves itself and the train. Trace the mechanical principle involved and you find simple lev- erage ; and “ the fulcrum on the track ” is the factor wrhich has now changed the “ power ” to locomotive power. If you want “ rotation ” simply, a fulcrum in the axle w ill do, but if you w ant to move the wheel you must have a fulcrum outside. Archimedes did not want to “ rotate ” the earth, but to “ move” it, and if Jove or Vul- can had told him when he asked for a ful- crum, “ Oh, there is a fulcrum in the cen- ter,” the old philosopher would probably have told them to look a little more closely into the subject of locomotive power. Amboy Division. Chillicothe, Mo., August 17, 1888. Mr. Editor: — The “ water-for-sand ” idea seems to be received with a good deal of favor by some of the contributors to this de- partment. To these I want to say a word or two of caution before they discard the sand- box entirely. My experience leads me to believe that in any climate w here 10° below zero is mild winter weather, w ater applied to the rail either in front or behind the drivers, will not be found desirable; and, accepting Mr. Rauch’s lubrication theorv as correct, I doubt that its application in like manner would be just the thing in making “ emergency stops.” Again, I often experi- ence difficulty in running as far as I would like with a tank of water, and to use it as roposed, would of course increase the dii- culty. While discussing “water,” let me ask w*hat I conceive to be a practical, if not an important question. Suppose an engine with a train, makes a run in a given time, will she require more or less water to make the run in one-third less time ? All condi- tions, except “ time,” to be the same. I am much pleased with the Mechanical Depart- ment but will like it better if the editors suggestions in theJuly number are adopted. A. U. Tucker. Work lias commenced on the new shops of the New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad at Briar Hill, Ohio. The contract for their construction has been awarded to Drake, Shattuc & Co., of Pittsburg, who also have the contract for double- tracking of the road from Youngstown to Cleveland. The company has bought thirty-six acres for the shops, and expects to have them ready to be occupied by November. Digitized by VjOOQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 739 Early Railroading. The early Norris engines were all outside connected, with drivers forward of the fire- box, the builders claiming more adhesion to the rail by placing them therd. The Bald- win folks placed their drivers back of the fire-box, not claiming a greater tractive power, but a better distribution of the weight; both were right. Other builders designed locomotives to conform to these different views, and they all did good work, Baldw in confining himself to the crank axle for some years, when he abandoned it f^r the outsiae connection. Some of the old hands on the Philadelphia Division of the Pennsylvania R. R. will remember the *' ‘ Brandy wine ” and ‘/Juniata,” when they rea 1 this article. The first named was the first outside connected Baldwin engine that ran on the old “State” road ; but the three smartest engines that ever came on the road in the early days, were the three East- wick & Harrison engines, the “ Enterprise,” “ Telegraph ” and “ Ba d Eagle ; ” they w ere outside connected, drivers in rear of fire- box, single eccentric; (their valve motion I never understood); at all events they were flyers; some of the old guard remember them. It was the practice with most builders to make the guide and pump in one piece, or in other words, the guide was cast hollow, the plunger working inside of the guide. At the present dav, wdiere pumps are, we see a lot of studs and nuts to hold the pump together. In the early engines a stirrup passed over the valve cages and hooked over the bottom flange or feed-pipe connection, the top of the stirup was arched, having a set screw that set down on the check pipe connection and tightened up all the joints at once. The same device was used in making the check-joint, and they held the thing in good shape. The shape of the stirup will be better understood when I say it was like the letter lT turned upside down. Sand b^xes had not come into general use although sand was carried on the engines, or rather in a box on the tender. The sand-pipes had a cup-shaped top, and the engineer and fireman each had a tin cup which they would fill with sand and turn the cup to one side and let the jar of the engine shake the sand out. Cylinder cocks were not connected so they could be handled by the engineer, so it was a part of the fireman’s duty to jump off and run around the engine after she had started and shut the cylinder cocks. In my first article I spoke of the front end getting red hot. The stack mostly in use would look like the present diamond stack turned “t’other end up,” placing the bulb next to the smoke-box.' I think they were called the “ Yankee ’’stack, or “ pipes” as they were then called. Petticoats were unknown; the exhaust pipes ran up to the top of the smoke-box and entered the netting which was in the form of an inverted cone in the bottom part of the diamond of the stack. The smoke- box had nothing to help clean it out; the fuel was good wood and coal. The fireman would throw' in about a dozen sticks of w ood and then sprinkle a couple of shovels of coal over it; in consequence of no cleaning device in the sinoke-box the unconsumed parts of the fuel would collect there and ignite and heat the fiont end to a cherry red; (the front end door was boiler iron) when they would stop for wood and water the fireman would take water (there were no head brakemen in those days) unless some of us boys would jump up and take water for him (which water act, the writer has often performed). While water was being taken the fireman would cleanout his ash pan and then go around and hoe out the front end or there w as no steam; so you see, boys the man on the left side had no time to flirt with the girls. The fireman had an- other duty to perform, the neglect of which cost some* of them their lives; all covered bridges were too low for the stacks, in con- sequence the stacks all had a joint in them where the diamond and straight parts met. To handle the top of the stack a long rod was connected to it leadiDg to the left side of the engine. On approaching a covered bridge the fireman had to take hold of the rod and pull the stack dow n. It sometimes happened at night that he would not see the bridge in time which striking the stack would knock it back and drive the rod through the body of the fireman, if he hap- pened to be on his box at the time, so you see it has been a dangerous calling ever since railroads were first worked by steam. W. DeSanno, ex- Engineer. Mr. Editor: — “Two times nothing” in the September Magazine , 1888, page GfiS, Me- chanical Department, by “ Amboy Divi- sion,” is to me very interesting reading. His Fig. 2 illustration, is in the same line as that of Mr. Lockwood, in the July number, 188G, pages 4(X> and 407. My answer thereto, in August number, 1880, page 405, and Mr. Lockwood’s further explanation, September number, 1880, page 521. Illustrations— Figs. 1 and 2, band 2, Fig 1, and dotted line 0 to C, Fig. 2, represents the “speed of translation,” say fifteen feet, or say fifty miles per hour, then as A. D. says, “ the top has moved twice as fast as the cen- tre, the bottom has not moved at all.” Won’t A. D. please tell us how far the bottom of the w’heels have moved on the rail F E, in a line with the dotted lines C C, equal distance therefrom, in one revolution by translation, when the bottom has not moved at all ? ” Eccentric. Digitized by VjOOQle

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740 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. Mr. Editor: — The advance sheets of the September Magazine are at hand, and we still find the Mechanical Department “ holding its own.” Following the first page devoted to mechanics we find an article on “ Early Railroading,” by W. DeSanno, which gives some details of our calling in its in- fancy, which have not yet lost their interest to our members, some of whom, no doubt, can tell tales of like tenor. Next comes our Galveston friend, formerly “ Eccentric Strap,” or “ K. S.” for short, now revealed as A. J. Schmidt, or still Bro. “ S.” “ for one more month,” as he says, but I hope with our editor, that he will reconsider this and that we shall still have the pleasure of his company in these columns, because of the ear nest nessness with which he labors and the attention which he devotes to the subjects he discusses. I hope that instead of a funeral we shall soon haveahirth in the Mechanical Department, and that instead of death we shall see it grow into still more en- ergetic life, and increase in practical use- fulness. While the editor suggested thesig- nature of proper names, and while I am not afraid or ashamed to have my name attached to any and every line I have ever written for this, or any other publication, yet I have deemed it best (and after setting forth my reasons to the editor I think he fully con- curs) to remain “ Vulcan ” for a while longer, and in the course of time my identity mav be made known, and 1 held responsible forall my shortcomings and mistakes. As I under- stood it, the suggestion was made to stop sarcastic writers from using nomde plume* to cover their identity, and thus prevent their “ bushwhacking ” style of discussion. Facts and figures we want and must have, and fig- ures Hill not lie, as has been aptly illustrated by our friend, “ Arnbov Division,” in answer to Mr. Rauch’s puzzle about sixty-foursquare inches being able to cover sixty-five square inches. It will he too small or leave a crack somewhere just the size of one square inch. Bro. “ S.” says “ Vulcan ” is hard to see a point. I surely thought 44 S.” said setting by the third spoke, but I am willing for the sake of harmony, to accept his qualification in re- gard to “position on axle in relation to crank- pin,” and cry quits. I noted that “S.” meant 44 Vulcan,” where the types made him say “ Vacuum,” and made allowance for it. I accept 44 S’s.” answers as correct and in accord with mine, except that I did not think of relieving the axle of the weight, thus making it have less friction and less li- able to heat. As I have had my say in re- gard to “ Paul’s ” insinuations, 1 can only say amen to Bro. 4*»S.” in his reply to 44 Paul.” In regard to “ S’s.” correction on the lead, I am willing to own up that the lead is de- veloped as stated, and if we can get lead in full gear we shall retain it when hooked up, [Oct or rather increase it. I am glad that“S.” confirms my idea that a locomotive with added lap, as advocated by “ Poly — ” would not be as strong as she w as before, and would have to be worked further down than before to obtain the same power. I fully endorse what Bro. 44 S.” says in re- gard to learning how to make steam, and en- deavored to master that subject in my ten years service as fireman, but while picking iip knowledge in the tank, one of tne first lessons impressed upon my mind was the fact that while I was making steam, other men at the throttle were using the steam, with greater or less economy, or with no economy at at all. Now, we all know that some men keep their families in comfort at a cost of from 25 to 40 per cent, less than other men use for the same purpose, and it is also a fact just as clearly demonstrated, that men at the throttle of a locomotive use steam in a like manner, thus neutralizing the most determined efforts of the fireman to produce the extra steam demauded by them to do a given amount of work. This difference of running led me to closely watch matters to find out how to account for the matter of a ton of coal a day saved under the management of one engineer over that of an- other, and after having formed my opinion on the matter, I began to search for informa- tion or confirmation among engineers and older firemen, but with very poor success. One day I had a chance to ask our Master Mechanic the question which was to decide whether my theory was right or wrong, but even he evaded a positive answer. Within a week from that time I found that a party of my co-laborers had discussed the matter in the round-house and come to the con- clusion that I must have a good deal of cheek to talk to our Master Mechanic about such things. Well, I was after information and finding a man who I thought had it, I asked for it and if this constitutes cheek I am full of it, and am happy to hail 44 S.” as another 44 cheeky fellow, ready to ask any one we meet for information we want if we think it is in their power to give it 44 S.” answers “S’. Y. C’s.” queries in about the same manner in which 1 have answered, and closes by wishing success and bidding farewell, but I should feel sad to know* that to know Bro. “ E. S.” as Bro. A. J. Schmidt, is to know him no more in these pages, and hope I shall be gladdened by see- ing his sprightly communications teeming with good points culled from the stock of his large and varied experience, for years to come. “Amboy Division” has an article desig- nated “Two Times Nothing,” addressed to Lockwood and calling his attention to cer- tain points, but as I am not invited, and also lest 1 be again accused of driving “ A. D.” from these columns, I restrain my in- Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE 741 1888.] dination to say something on Fig. 2, which 6eems to need it. As Mr. Lockwood persistently ignores the various questions put to him at different times, I will notenter into a discussion of the wheel and lever question with him, which his article invites and in which he has offered several good holds for an opponent to take to upset his arguments. “ Green Runner ” comes to our columns, but he is not as “green ” as In* would make believe, and has answered the queries he took up correctly, except the last one, on which lie will no* doubt change his opinion when he sees the reason given by Bro. “ 8.” and myself. “ W. A. G.” discusses the brick arch, but as ours are all hard coal burners, we have no brick arches, and do not presume to know* anything about them. That double dog reverse lever, it seems to me, must be a good thing, as it would no doubt give a chance to regulate speed by using a half notch more, or less, according to circum- stances. I am somewhat at a loss how to ac- count for the admission of cold air to the front end making a better steamer. We are careful to have them as near air tight as pos- sible, using cement to close any possible cracks, under the idea that all air sucked in there does no duty to the tire and is, in fact, that much of a chill to the parls it touches “ R. H.” comes to us from Denver, and says he has not seen any engineer on his road run with full throttle and regulate speed by the reverse lever, and thinks their locomotives are not built that way. We have no wheel reverse g*»ar as he writes of, but those of our men who have paid any attention to the matter of economy in fuel, have adopted the full throttle plan, and even if it does take a pull land sometimes a strong pull) to release the latch and shift the lever, no engineer with a grain of manhood about hhn should object to that exertion when he knows that by so doing he will make the la- bor of his fireman (who has the larger share of it to do under all circumstances) that much easier, and save fuel beside. When- ever I forget that I used to handle the scoop and fail to have a little sympathy for the “ boy ” who is trying to keep her hot, or do not do all in my power to help make his work endurable, I think the time has come for me to step over on the left side again to take a few more lessons, and to be put in re- membrance of the fact that it is not position which makes true manhood, but that good actions towards all is the test. All includes not only those >vho are engaged in the same calling, but also those who are (as some say) in a lower calling, but while firing is a lower pay job, I regard it as just as honorable as running, and regard the man holding the job just as highly as if he was running, pro- vided he has a true sense of manhood and conducts himself accordingly. We have lots of sparks with extension fronts on some, and diamond stacks on oth- ers, and I do not see how sparks can be pre- vented as long as we have the exhaust pull- ing at our fires. With our hard coal the smoke nuisance does not bother us. In regard to not having flat wheels, when they used to slide them on purpose, I can only say that it would be a miracle if they did not have fiat wheels under those cir- cumstances, but as “ R. II.” and his co- laborers seemed to pay no attention to the harm they were doing by sliding the wheels — they probably paid as little to the replace- ment of the wheels. “Otto Hallbeck” answers “X. Y. C’s.” queries in full, and gives his reasons in a manner which show’s that he hits made valve motion a study, and his calculations on the air pump query proves that he is acquainted w’ith the rules of calculat ion of areas, which is not a common accomplishment. I there- fore hope that we shall often see “ Otto's ” signature in these pages. I want to ask a question and hope all will feel free to answer, for in a multitude of counsellors there is safety.” Suppose a lo- comotive is to make a run of, say twenty miles, w ith an ordinary train at, say fifteen miles per hour. On one dav she does this with a pressure of 120 pounds on the boiler: on the next day she has a train of the same size and w eight, and is to be run at the same rate of speed, in fact all the conditions arc to be exactly alike on both trips, the only dif- ference being that on the last trip the steam pressure was kept at 130 pounds instead of 120, as in the first instance. The question is: Is there any difference in tin* amount of steam used in doing the same work in the same time? If there is a difference in steam, it must be in water, and if in water it must be in fuel. If tie* re is a difference, which is the one that usts the least steam ? Vulcan, The Pennsylvania Rulroad Co., contem- plates erecting a number of new shops at Altoona, and in a short time work will be commenced. The improvements will con- sistof a brick paint-shop I3n ft. by 480 ft. with transfer pit. The building will be “ L” shape, having a capacity for forty-eight cars and giving employment to about 200 men. A new cabinet shop 2-V) ft. by 100 ft. will also be erected at Seventh street and Chest- nut avenue. A new’ round house for the use of the middle division will be built at Fourth strtet and eighth avenue. This will relieve the round-house at Twelfth street, which will be converted into a work- shop. The statement is made that $2So,Ooo has been appropriated to meet the expense assumed in the erection of various buildings. A new’ brick w’are-house, to cover two squares on Eleventh avenue, will also be erected in a short time. Digitized by CjOOQle

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742 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . [Oct Mr. Editor: — “Amboy Division,” Sep- tember number, 1888, page (>68, Mechanical Department, is working the “ wheel and lever ” problem down very near to a correct solution. I am having prepared some illus- trations to accompany fen article in reply, and shall treat his illustrations, Fig. 1, as “ crow-bar leverage ” as ccntra-distinguished from “ wheel leverage,” Fig. 2. An expla- nation is due from me to A. D., as to the meaning of the term “snags ahead.” His statements and illustrations in every in- stance, bo far as I recall them, demonstrated correct mechanical principles; the “snag ahead” was the application of their princi- ples in locomotive practice. If “ Amboy Di- vision” will take no offense, and I mean none, I will illustrate and explain my meaning as it occurred to me when I first read his article, in its application to a loco- motive, and not to a stationary engine, for to this it does not apply. For some time I have had my suspicions, from circumstantial evidence, as to who “Amboy Division” is. Now that I have proof positive of the fact, although I have never seen him, but hope soon to meet and make his personal acquaintance, let me say here, if all I hear is true, the Brotherhood can illy afford to spare his contributions to the Mechanical Department, or in fact any other department of the Magazine. Even “ Shandy Maguire,” the P. L. B. of L. F. and E., may yet have to look to his laurels. A question has been submitted to me for an answer. As I am not fully up in this branch of the suject, 1 state it for the con- sideration of the Mechanical Department, and will, after looking it over, try to answer it later on. The bite of the drivers on the rail, propelled by steam, pushes the weight in front and pulls that in their rear, the fric- tion which they have to overcome is the metal of the wheel in contact with the rail, also the friction of the axle-box on the upper h-df of the axle, this last being lubricated, which of these two has the largest amount of friction to overcome? Why does an engineer move his train backward to enable him to get a better start forward? William E. Lockwood . Glen Loch, August 22, 1888. The work on the new depot of the Central ami Lehigh Valley Railroads atCommuni- paw is progressing rapidly, and the latter road is preparing to lay new tracks. A hundrtd or more Italian laborers are camped just over the gap from Jersey < ’ity, and the work of filling in the Morris Canal bed from Mill Creek to the basin will soon begin. It has not yet been decided whether the whole canal will be filled in. If it is decided to keep it open tide water will be reached by a short cut over the Central Railroad prop- erty from Mill Creek to the bay. Shop Notes. There is talk that the Southern Railroad Company will build shops at Washbnrne, Texas. It is said that the Northern Pacific Rail- road. Company is making arrangements to secure an entrance of its own into Chicago. The tracks of the Wisconsin Central may be used. The Colorado Coal & Iron Co. has the order for the steel rails for the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway. The Pennsylvania Company has ordered from the Toledo Foundry & Machine Co. a second Victor exavacator of a capacity of eight cubic yards per minute. The rolling mills of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, at Cumberland, Md., have been closed for an indefinate period, throwing four hundred men out of work. The Chicago, Santa Fe & California Rail- road Company w ill build extensive shops at Fort Madison, la., which when completed will give employement to 400 men. The new car shops of the New York & New' England Railroad, at East Hartford. Conn., are nearly ready to be occupied The plant includes 30 acres of land. There is talk of removing the gf nral repair shops of the road to East Hartford. The Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis road has let the contract to H. P. Bell for the construction of a large extension to its shops at Springfield, Mo., the work to be completed in sixty days. The work will in- volve the expenditure’ of $250,000; and when completed the shops will employ 500 ad ditional men. When the volunteers from New England on their way to the defense of Washington in 1801 were prevented from passing through Baltimore by the sympathizers with the South, they chartered a steamer at Phil- adelphia and landed at Annapolis. The people of that place had run out or de- stroyed all the locomotives that could be usea to convey troops to Washington. One old dilapidated Hmkley locomotive was found, and General Butler, who was in command, called for volunteers to repair it. There were several machinists among the men and they soon put the engine in running order. The lead in this work wras taken by Charles S. Homer, who has been for many years an engineer on the Old Colony Railroad and recently died in Providence. For his valuable services at the critical time at An- napolis, General Butler offered Homer a lieutenant’s commission, but he declined the honor and terved his time as a private soldier. Digitized by ejOOQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 743 Car Notes. The West Shore road has just added four new Wagner Sleepers to its rolling stock. The Westmoreland (Pa.) Coal Company expect to build car shops at Irwin, Pa. The Crossen Car Works at Cobourg, Ont., have recently completed a very handsome sleeping car for the Intercolonial road. The Orange Belt Railroad Company con- template changing the location of their shops fr<»m Oakland to Lanford, Fla. The Harlan 6c Hollingsworth Company, Wilmington, Del., has shipped three sleep- ing coaches to the Boston & Albany railroad. The St. Charles Car Company at St. Charles, Mo., is building 1,000 freight cars for the Atchinson, Topeka & Santa Fe rail- road. The Chattanooga Car Works in Chatta- nooga, Tenn., are building a lot of coal cars for the Chattanooga, Rome & Columbus railroad. The Missouri Car and Foundry Company in St. Louis has received an order for 745 freight cars for the Louisville & Nashville railroad. • The Wason Manufacturing Company at Springfield, Mass., is building several draw- ing room cars for the New York, New Haven & Hartford road. The Gold car heating system has been adopted by the Delaware/ Lackawanna 6c Western railway for use on its entire pas- senger equipment. The Erie Railway, it is claimed, has saved $4,000 per.vear by lubricating their passen- ger cars by using paraffine in connection with other lubricants. The South Baltimore Car Co. will estab- lish extensive works at Curtis Bay on a branch of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad about six miles south of Baltimore. The New Glasgow Forge Co., New Glas- gow, N. S., has contracted to forge 10,000 car axles for the Canadian Pacific Railway, the deliveries to extend over the period of a \ ear. The Burton Stock Car Company has re- cently completed ten new horse cars forty- two feet in length for earn ing sixteen horses each. The company is now building 5<X) cars at its shops at Wichita, 200 at Carlisle, Pa., and loo at Huntington, Pa. Mr. John T. Chamberlain, formerly of the Boston A Albany, has been appointed General Super- intendent of the Company’s car shops, vi ie Max Brandt resigned. Erskine R. Merrill has been appointed General Superintendent of Transportation, and will have charge of equipment on all lines west of Chicago. The citizens of Laredo, Tex., have secured the locating of the shops of the Mexican National railway. Ground upon which to build the shops has been donated, and the company has been exempted from taxation for twenty years. The Virginia Car Equipment, Truft and Motive Powrer Company, of Portsmouth, has been incorporated lor the purpose of manu- facturing cars, locomotives, etc. Thomas Breen, of Knowlton, Pa., is president of the company. The Wason Manufacturing Co., of Bright- wood, Mass., has completed two parlor cars for the New York, New Haven 6c Hartford, and will soon complete eight more. The car3 are to be run between Boston and New' York, and the White Mountains. Ryan 6c McDonald, Waterloo, N. Y., have filled an order for construction cars from Guayaquil, on the west coast of Africa. They are to be used in railroad grading in Equador. This is said to be the first shipment of Amer- ican construction cars into that part of the world. The Indianapolis Car 6c Manufacturing Co., of Indianapolis, Ind., has completed 200 gondola cars for the Cleveland, Colum- bus, Cincinnati 6c Indianapolis, and it is stated that an order is now' pending for an- other 100 cars of the same pattern. The C., C., C. 6c 1. has just completed a handsome new' pay car at its shops at Bright wood, Ind. The new shops which the Canadian Paci- fic Company is now building in Montreal include a passenger car shop 400 ft. in diameter and two stories high ; wood ma- chinery shop, 400x100 ft., two stories high ; blacksmith and machine shop, .400x100 ft., one story ; store room, 350x00 ft., two stories high, and a foundry, 150x100 ft., two stories high, all of which are to be built ot brick and stone, and which, for the buildings alone, will cost about $300,000. When com- pleted these works will give employment to about 1,000 hands. The lines centering in Birmingham are re- ceiving many new cars. Nearly every week some of these roads get in a new lot of ore or freight cars, or something of the kind. The first of a lot of 100 new’ ore cars just built by the Elliott Car Company, of Gads- den, for the Alabama Great Southern rail- road, arrived in this city recently. The ca- pacity of each car is 40,000 pounds. A lot of new stock cars, built at the Louisville & Nashville shops in Mobile, passed through the city recently. During the past week the Louisville & Nashville shops in this city have turned out six new' fiats and four ore cars. It is a notable fact that most of the freight cars now in use on southern lines are built in the South. — Birmingham Age. Digitized by VjOOQle

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744 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Oct. The Indianapolis Car Company has an order for 2,000 gondola cars of (>0,000 pounds capacity for the Atchison, Topeka A Santa Fe Railway. Twenty-six tourist cars are being construct- ed at the Sacramento shops of the South- ern Pacific for the Newport News & Missis- sippi Valley. The Terre Ilaute Car and Manufacturing Co., of Terre Haute, Ind., is delivering ten (»0,000 lb. coal cars a day to the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul. The Jacksonville & May port has received six additional platform cars, and several others also on the way, as well as several passenger and baggage cars. The Westinghouse brake has been gener- ally adopted on the London Chatham & Dover Railway, in England, and on the St. Gothard Railway in Switzerland. The first lot of 300 (>0,000 lb. ore cars built at the Louisville & Nashville shops at Louis- ville, Kv., for the Birmingham Mineral road were received at Birminham last week. The Barney and Smith Manufacturing Company, of )>ayton, O., has completed the first 60 of the “>,000 freight cars which it re- cently contracted for to build for the South- ern Pacific. The Boeton A Albany Railroad have suc- cessfully applied the Mason pump pressure regulator to the Westinghouse air brake pump, in order to keep an even pressure in the reservoir. The Lafayette Car Works, Lafayette Ind., have commenced the delivery of the freight cars recently ordered by the Chicago, Bur- lington tC Northern Railway. They are of 30,000 pounds capacity, 34 feet long. The Virginia Car Equipment, Trust anti Motive Power Company, of Portsmouth, Pa., has been incorporated for the purpose of manufacturing ears, locomotives, etc. Thos. Breen, of Knowlton, Pa., is president of the Company. It is stated that the Canadian Pacific has contracted with the James Crosscn Car Works, Coburg, Out., for the building of 2,- 000 box cars, and w ill also build 3,000 at their own shops at Montreal. It is also stated that 200 locomotives will be completed by next year. The Vestibule trains for the Michigan Central, which have been in process of con- struction at the car works at Grand Rapids since last spring, are now complete and go into service Friday on the limited express. They will hi* draw n by a fast 100-ton mogul engine. The entire train, baggage car, smoker, day coach, dinner and sleeper, is built on the vestibule system, having the platforms enclosed so as to make a complete covered wfay between cars. The Muskegon Car Co., of Muskegon, Mich., has increased its facilities, and is now making 12 cars daily, and expects to soon ta able to turn out 20. The Company has sufficient orders to run to the full capacity for some months. The erection of a car- w’heel foundry is contemplated. The Pullman Palace Car Co. has shipped during the past fortnight the following cars, among others: Ten passenger and So box. for the Chicago & Northwestern ; three sleep- ing for the St. Louis & San Francisco; four sleeping, four mail, and four passenger care for the Atchison, Topeka <k Santa Fe : thirty- two sets of trucks, ,16 flat, and one box car. for the Northern California; four sleeping, for the Chicago & Alton, ; twelve emigrant sleepers, for the Union Pacific; three din- ing cars, for the Pennsylvania. The orders placed in their car shops during the week were for three sleepers, 250 box, 150 gondola and 50 flat cars. The Chicago, Milwaukee £ St. Paul have late1)* put in service a large number of double-decked cars for the transport of hogs and sheep. The cars, wore built at the Michigan Car Works, Detroit, are very finely designed, and look as if they were put to- gether to endure long years of hard service. They are 35 feet long, and high enough to ad- mit of twro roomy decks, where the crowded live cargo will not be likely to smother for w ant of air. The cars are carried on strong iron trucks with swing centers. All have the Westinghouse airbrake equipment, and iron brake beams with a sheet iron truss are placed on both trucks. The Safford bar is used. Iron troughs for watering the stork in transit are secured along the sides of all the ears. The United States Rolling Stock Company is nowT employing at its plant in Anniston. Ala., about 400 hands. A large foundry, 130x84 feet, is now under construction ad- joining the machine shop, which is being in- creased about one-third in size. An addi- tional foundry 160x80 feet, will soon be built a short distance from the one now under construction. The axle forge is being more than doubled in capacity, and three great steam hammers have been purchased, to be added to the two now in operation. Among other new' buildings soon to be erected are a wood-w'orking shop 1(H) ft. long by 105 ft. wide ; a blacksmith shop 825 ft. long by 105 ft. wide ; car paintshop 5(H) by (Hi. The new rolling mill which will be constructed in connection with these works will have a capacity of forty tons of iron a day. Orders have already been given for over SI 00, 0( hi worth of machinery for the enlargements and extensions of these great works, and contracts have been made for the material for the erection of the buildings. Digitized by VjOOQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 743 The Atlanta Constitution gives tbe follow- ing description of the new reclining chair ears recently put on the Louisville & Nash- ville and Queen and Crescent roads : All of the wood work is finished in solid ma- hogany. The floors are covered with velvet carpet and the furniture is upholstered in plush. The car is divided into separate apartments, which are connected by narrow passageways. The main part of the car con- stitutes the sitting-room. In this room are chairs for about twenty.five persons, which are each provided with a foot stool. In the rear of this room is the gentlemen’s smoking room and the dining room. The smoking room has seats for about ten persons, and is arranged with all the modern conveniences that could be desired. Just outside of the smoking room are wooden racks, artistically arranged, containing official hotel directions, electric bells andimproved fire extinguisher. During the cold season the car is heated by means of the Baker heater. Adjoining the smoking room is the buffet department of the car. The Fitchburg Kailroad Company has begun wrork on its extensive new* car shops at East Fi tell burg, Mass. There are to be six buildings in all. Four of them are to be placed side by side, and will each be 100 feet wide by 4X0 feet long, covering about one and one-half acres, and divided by two cross- wral Is into three equal sections of 100 feet each. The first shop will be for car re- pairs, and the next for building freight cars, the third for newT passenger coaches, and the fourth will be for a paint shop. Large transfer tables w ill be put in between the repair shop and the freight car shop, and between the passenger car and paint shops. Some fifteen or twenty tracks will be laid in each shop longitudinally, and by means of the transfer tables a car can be run in or out of either of the shops without interfering with any other car Across the spur track will be two other buildings, one, l»0 feet bv 300, for the wood-working department, and the other, 0 feet by 400, will be the ma- chine shop, engine and boiler house. All of the buildings will be of brick, and, with one exception, one story in height, with a monitor roof ; the wood- working shop will be two stories high. It is not proposed to erect all the buildings at once, but work will be begun on the freight car shop, and will be pushed forward as rapidly as possi- sible, for the increasing business of the road urgently demands largely increased facilities for building and repairing cars. The Honesdale branch of the Erie is to be double tracked. The Erie has recently been stone ballasted for a distance of 200 miles from New York. Locomotive Notes. Th e Cooke works are to be removed to South Paterson at a cost of $*500,000 for the removal A locomotive a day is now being turned out at the Rogers Locomotive Works at Paterson. The Brooks Locomotive Works, at Dun- kirk, N. Y.,have been equipped with a plant of 150 incandescant lights. The Southern Pacific will erect machine shops at Fresno, Cal., making that the end of tne division, instead of Tulare. Six new seven tv* five-ton locomotives have just been placed on the Frank ville branch of the Philadelphia and Reading. Ten consolidation locomotives hav6 been ordered from the Rhode Island Locomotive Works for the Louisville & Nashville Rail- way. Six fifty -six-ton engines have just been built at the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the New York, New' Haven & Hartford. Mr. Jacob S. Rogers, is next to John I. Blair, the richest man in New Jersey. He is estimated to be worth anywhere from $10,000,000 to $20,000,000. The Philadelpia and Reading has just re- eeied six heavy freight engines from the Baldw in w orks, and the Central of New Jer- sey has received two. The Ohio & Northwestern Railroad has received two new freight locomotives from the Baldwin Locomotive Works, in Phila- delphia, and four new passenger coaches. At the Brooks Locomotive Works, in Dunkirk. N. Y., eight heavy mogul engines, seven passenger and three switching engines are being built for the Cleveland & Canton. Railroad. The Michigan Central Railroad has re- cently received from the Schenectady Loco- motive Works several large locomotives for fast passenger service. They weigh 118,000 pounds each and have 08-inch drivers. The Chicago, Rock Island A Pacific recently ordered a group of new eight-w heel locomo- tives from the Brooks Locomotive Works for use on the Kansas Division of the road. The order has now been changed, and mogul en- gines are going to be used instead of those selected. Manning, Maxwell & Moore, of New York, have recently furnished to the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway, the following tools made by the Pond Machine Tool Co. One 3t>x3 inch planer with bed 10 feet long, one 18-inch and one 28 inch lathe; also one 13-inch Niles Tool Works Blot- ter. The planer was placed in the St. Paul shops of the company, the IX-inch lathe in the Altoona, Wis., shops and the plotter and 28-inch lathe were sent to Sioux City shops. Digitized by CjOOQle

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746 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE . The Pennsylvania Railroad owns nearly 1,500 engines, and some of them are mon- sters. Some of the largest locomotives ever built in this country ar«- in course of construction at the Brooks works for the Lake Shore and Nypano roads. The Cambria Iron Company, of Johns- town, Pa., has completed a large toughening machine, under Coffin’s' patent, for turning out steel locomotive axles of large size. It is said that the Pennsylvania road is having a new compound engine built in Knglang for use on its fast passenger trains, and that several seconds to the mile may be knocked off. The Strong Locomotive Company has voted to build shops for the manufacture of its locomotives. These shops will be equip- f>ed with special tools and appliances for milding the Strong boiler. The Southern Pacific company ha a in course of construction and nearly completed at eastern works forty first-class locomo- tives. They are much heavier than many of the engines heretofore used on that com- pany’s lines. The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis Omaha Railroad has received the first of its pnssenger locomotives ordered from the Schenectary Locomotive Works. These en- gines have *18x22 inch cvlinders, four 05 inch drivers and 54 inch boilers. The Rogers Locomotive Works, of Pater- son. X. J., have just completed an order for three locomotives for the Nashville, Chat- tanooga & 8t. Louis Railroad, and have also nearly completed three of an order for seven locomotives for the Long Island road. The Lehigh Car Manufacturing Co., of Sremton, Pa., has lately completed several 500 hopper coal ears of 25 tons capacity. The firm has also lately completed several orders for export and for the Pioneer Iron Works at Birmingham, Ala., and is at work on an order for a Cuban road. The Dickson Manufacturing Company, of 8cranton, Pa., has a contract for ten freight and six passenger engim s for the Central rail- road of Georgia. TOo freight engines will be mogub, with 18x24 cylinders and 57-inch drivers. The passenger engines will have 17x24 cylinders and 08 inch drivers, weigh- ing complete about '.>2,000 pounds. The New' Brunswick Railway Works at McAdam Junction have just completed two 85-ton passenger locomotives and two pas- senger trains lor their road, all of which are provided with all the modern improve- ments and luxuries of travel. The work has been designed and superintended by Geo. A. Haggerty, mechanical superintend- ent of the road. [Oct. The Schenectady Locomotive Works, Sche- nectady, N. Y., have nearly completed their new blacksmith shop, which is 75x250 feet. Locomotives are being built at the rate of30o a year, and most of them are large ones. Four large consolidations are building for the N. Y., Central. The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is building at its Mount Clare shops, Baltimore, a number of consolidation engines of increased power and weight, for service on the mountain grades. Total weight of engines in working order, 124,: 100 pounds.; cylinders, 20x26 in., driving wheels, 50 in. diameter. The American Brake Company, of St. Louis, has recently placed its driver-brake on two of the Pennsylvania Company’s “ Clas S” heavy freight locomotives, at the For Wayne shops. These brakes are now' in reg- ular service and give satisfaction. No special tests of their w orking have been made. The Chicago & Atlantic have lately re- ceived so me heavy mogul engines from the Brooks Locomotive Works, and the engines have made such a good record handling the heavy freight traffic of the road, that Mr. Selby, Superintendent of Motive power, re- cently contracted for five more engines of the same class. The Baldwin Locomotive Works have just completed for the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad six of the largest bituminous coal locomotives ever built by them. Thev weigh fifty-six tons each, and are expected to make the run from New York to New Haven with a full express train in eighty minutes. The firm have also just completed six heavy freight locomotives, four being for the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, anti two for ihe Central Railroad of New Jersey. The Reading Railroad has received twenty- eight locomotives from the Baldwin Works. Of the*e thirteen are passenger engines, w’hich have been put on the North Penn, and Bound Brook divisions. These engines are of various standard patterns, designed by Mr. G. W. Cushing, till lately superintend- ent of rolling stock and machinery, but none have the Wootten boilers, which a few years ago were put on all the Reading loco- motives. Thirty-two more engines are to be built for the Reading, to be delivered within sixty days. The Reading officials say with this additional rolling stock the Reading will be the best equipped of all the coal roads. Last year nearly 1 ,000 twenty- ton coal cars w’ere purchased under a car trust, and 250 platform cars hired from a New’ York company. The sixtjf new loco- motives will be paid for with money to be raised by the sale of the new 4 per cent, bonds. In the plan of reorganization $10,000,000 of the 4s are reserved, to be issued for betterments. Digitized by Google

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 747 1888.] H. K. Porter & Co., of Pittsburg, recently shipped asmall engine ordered by the V nited States Government, for use in improving the Columbia River, in Oregon. A locomotive recently shipped to a copper mining comp- any in Arizona was for a track of only 20 inch gauge, and had cylinders 9 1-2 inches in di- ameter. The Baltimore & Ohio road is building a large number of new engines, which, when completed, will probably be the largest and most powerful on earth. The boilers will be much larger and capable of producing three times the motive power of the largest of any of their present mountain climbers. These engines are constructed for the dual purpose of making greater speed and at the same time with reference of dispensing with the service of so many helpers. A class of locomotives on the Wisconsin Central were noted for a jarring, uncomfort- able rattle about them when running at a high speed. A great many experiments were tried to find out the cause of the annoy- ance, and it was generally supposed by ex- perts to be in the running gear, but no change that was suggested made auy difference. When Mr. John Player took charge of the road’s machinery his attention was soon di- rected to the engines referred to, and their jarring tendency was complainingly ddated upon. Mr. Player rode a few trips on one of the engines and watched her performance carefully. He concluded that the trouble was caused by the side rods being too heavy. The rod without the straps was 91 \ ineheslong and weighed 198 poudds He reduced the rod in size sufficiently to lower the weight to 153 pounds. This cured the jarring The rods remained sufficiently strong for the work they have to do. The Grant Locomotive Works at Paterson are in full operation. A great deal of work is being done for the Erie Railroad, and this, with recent orders, will keep the present force of workmen busily employed for six months to come. The company contemplates the removal of its works to some point in the West not vet determined upon. Recently, in view of this purpose, the force of workmen was reduced, but heavy orders compelled the reemployement of as many of the old hands as could be secured. This temporary slackening of work was in some quarters misunderstood to mean that the wurks were to be closed. As a matter of fact the com- pany was never more prosperous, t ban now, and nothing is more remote from its plans than a retirement from business. On the ontrary, in its new field the company’s operations will be extended with a plant that is intended to be the most complete in the country. It is at these works that the locomotive “America,” which took the prize at the Paris Exposition in 1897, was made. The New York A New Haven Railroad has added to its equipment six immense en- gines from the Baldwin Locomotive Works. These are the largest engines that were ever run into the Grand Central station, and arc used specially for the Boston expresses. They do spend id work, and the men who run them are justly proud of them. The Schenectady Locomotive Works in Schenectady, N. Y., are buildings new shop 75x350 ft. ’Tht.se works in June turned out 28 locomotives, as follows: Three 18x24 passenger, and four 20x29 consolidation freight locomotives for the New York Cen- tral & Hudson River Railroad; two 18x24 passenger for the Indianapolis & St. Louis; tix 17x54 wheel switchers, six 18x22 pas- senger, and six 18x24 wheel freight locomo- tives for the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha; one 17x24, 8-wheel locomotive for tlm Meriden, Waterbury & Connecticut River Rai'road. The works are employing about 1,400 men. Our readers have heard frequent mention that the Pennsylvania Railroad Company intended trying one of the Webb compound locomotives tor their fast passenger traffic. We now learn from a private letter that an engine of that kind has just been finished by Beyer, Peacock & Co., locomotive build- ers, Manchester England, for the Pennsyl- vania, and is ready for shipment. The per- formance of this locomotive will be watched writh great interest by all mechanical men interested in improving the locomotive. In starting from a station the Webb compound causes a jerking action on the cars due to the operation of the low pressure piston. If the engine proves satisfactory in every other way, we are afraid that this peculiarity will militate against its popularity and hence against its permanent success. Every one who know s a railroad engineer and has watched him about his engine knows the affection and even tenderness with which he handles it and speaks of it. There is no pet like one of these iron dogs. It is the man’s protector. It lias the speed of his horse, and more. It l as to his ear, a vo ce — a glad, welcoming voice. He likes above all, the cry of that engine, and its shout of defiance to his rival on the other road. “ Jack never tires of telling what his engine did when she was going up Rattle- snake grade.” But we find this affection sadly broken by the new rules of “first in in, first out.” The engines are sent out in the order they came in, and the engineer takes whatever engine falls to his lot. So romance departs before the exactions of business habits and routine. An engine which lias made for itself a most remarkable record, according to the Columbus Dispatch, is engine No. 4, on the Digitized by Google

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74S LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . L0« t. Midland, of the Schenectaday make, the achievement lying in the number of miles run without rebuilding. This mileage is represented by the figures 185,483, and is, as far as known, thegreatest on record. While incidental repairs were made from time to time, the mileage given had been completed before the engine had been taken off her wheels to be rebuilt. This was done a few weeks ago, and after a complete overhauling, No. 4 started on the road again, doing her accustomed good service. On the Road. The Delaware, Lackawana 6c Western will build a five-mile track between Brookfield and North Brookfield, N. Y. Extensive repairs are being made in the main offices of the Delaware, Lackawanna 6c Western road. On all the drawbridges along the line of the Erie road in New J ersey are notices that boats must wait until the trains have passed over the bridge. This is the result of the discovery of a very old law in New Jersey which gives to railroad trains the right of way. For years it was ignored until the drawbridges became a nuisance, and the Erie hunted it up and caused it to be en- forced. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company is preparing to make a radical change at its Jersey City terminus. It has bought astrip of land on Railroad avenue, extend fng west from its present property nearly to Hender- son street, and workmen have begun to tear down the houses, and as soon as that is done the curve in the track, extending from Hen- derson street to the river, will he straight- ened, and six additional tracks will he laid. The round house*, which stands at the War- ren street ciossing of the road, will be torn down, and a new' one will be built at Point of Rocks. It will he used for shelter for the engines drawing through trains. The local passenger engines will he laid up on the old tracks along Railroad avenue. A source of great inconvenience to the railroads 1* aving the G rand Central Station is the Harlem drawbridge. Although the changes made at Fifty-third street do away with much delay, schedule time can never be observed as long as the trains are obliged to w'ait at the river for the draw to close. Two years ago the New York Central, the Harlem and the New' Haven roads circu- lated a petition on their trains asking that the bridge be closed for an hour in the morning and a like time in the evening, while the heavy local trains are most fre- quent. The petition was generally signed and sent with a bill to the State Legislature, but the bill was killed. The bridge is under the control of the State and Federal Govern- ments jointly. The action of the State must have the Federal approval. The elevated roads are also interested in effecting some change, and the superintendent of the Suburban Rapid Transit is keeping a record of the boats passing through daily to pre- sent as proof the necessity of closing the bridge during the time of greatest travel. The London 6c Northwestern Railway Company has a working capital larger than that of any railroad in the* world, namely. $550,000,000. The London and Northwestern has an annual revenue of $50,000,000, and an expenditure of $22,000,000, operates 2,500 miles of road, conveys yearly 60,000,000 pas- sengers and 53,000,000 tons of freight and minerals; it employs ,00,000 people, owns 50.000 passenger coaches, 50,000 freight cars, 3.000 engines, twenty steamships, 3,0* *0 horses, and th^ number of stations on the line is 800. Thfre are 28, 0(H) signal levers in operation and 13,500 signal lamps are lighted nightly on its roads. The total mile- age run by the company’s engines collect- ively in one day is 150,000 miles, and dur- ing the whole year 54,000,000 miles. Plans for a loop track for the accommoda- tion of local trains have been prepared. The passengers will be landed within a few feet of the ferryboats. The loop will do away wdth the larger part of train drilling that at present causes much delay. The old freight station at the corner of Warren street and Railroad avenue will he torn down and a newr one will he built at the corner of Steu- ben street and Rai l road avenue It will be the largest in the state. An effort will he made to secure the consent of the Riparian Commissioners to extend the ferry slips and piers out into the river 300 feet furtherthan at present. If it is successful it will not be necessary when the road is elevated to close up Green Mr et at the crossing as the pres- ent plans provide for. It is not likely, how- ever, that the company will he allowed to do this, as it would be in the nature of an ob- struction to steam and sailing vessels. It is reported that the company has been buying all the water front on Staten Island that it could obtain. It is said that it intends to establish a big freight ya»d there, and to transfer to it a portion of the work that is now being done at the Ilarsimus Cove de- pot. Superintendent Jackson says that he know s nothing about the reported purchases and that the report mayor may not be true. The Connecticut Railroad Commissioners, like their Massachusetts brethren, recognize the fact that highway grade crossings over railroads a nuisance not to be tolerated in a thickly inhabited country, and in their re- port they strongly urge the passage of a law providing for their complete abolition. Digitized by VjOOQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 749 EDITED BY IDA A . HARPER. A CHAPTER ON OBEDIENCE. In looking over the correspondence of this Department from month to month there are no letters which afford so much amusement as those discussing the question whether wives should “obey” their husbands. It really seems that the only way in which it should be answered is with a laugh. The very idea seems ridiculous. When we fought the war of the Rebellion we settled the question whether, in this land of the free, one human being could own another human being. To obey another means to be ruled by this person. In a true marriage there will be no question as to which shall govern the other but it will be an equal partnership in every respect. If, however, one or the other is to obey, it will never be settled by the marriage ceremony w’hich one it is to be. The stronger nature will assume control over the weaker, regardless of sex ; but sometimes a woman finds her hands tied with several children, so that she cannot earn the living, and the pocket book in the hands of a husband who chooses to command. In that instance she will have to obey for the sake of the children. In such a case as this it is a question which is better, silent submission or open rebellion. Very often the bully is at heart a coward and if the wife is brave enough to assert her rights she will get them. The surprising part of it is that many honest, conscientious, God-fearing wives are so influenced by a sickly, religious senti- ment as to believe that the Lord intended the husband should be the master. They have been taught this doctrine by men- preachers from a Bible prepared bv men- translators. It must be borne in mind that in the original translations and in all subse- quent revisions no woman had any part. One of the most eminent Greek and Hebrew scholars in the United States told me that many beautiful passages in the original tongue regarding women had been entirely suppressed and others had been greatly perverted from their meaning. He said it was the desire of his life to collect these passages and give them to the world as his offering to woman hood, but he was so driven with work he could never find time. That same spirit has come down through the cen- turies, ignoring and belittling the interests of women ; it is apparent in history, it is no- ticeable in the newspaper literature of the present day. It began to diminish when women themselves took up the pen, and hereafter women will carefully watch these interests and see that the record is fairly kept. Sometime in the future there will arise leaders of the race, women of unswerv- ing justice and resplendent ability, who will demand the original manuscripts of that sacred book which has been the law and the gospel for millions of their sisters through all the ages of their bondage, their struggles, and their slow but steady emancipation. The customs and traditions off the past have enjoined upon woman submission and obedience to man. In the days of savagery and barbarism this was enforced by brute strength, but as we emerged from this dark period it became necessary to employ other means to continue this subjugation, and therefore the religious or emotional nature was appealed to. The voice of God was used to enforce the desires of man. Make a woman believe that a certain rule of con- duct is in accordance with the wish of the Almighty and she counts no cost, no sacrifice too great to carry out His will. She accepts with unquestioning faith the belief that all within the two lidsof the Bible is the direct word of God and makes no discrimination, following the old theory that a woman should let somebody else do her thinking for her. “ God commanded wives to obey their husbands,” say these women, in their blind superstition and ignorance. But even with our imperfect and man-made version we find no such command of God. “ Male and female created he them and gave them dominion over the earth.” Both were crea- ted equal and given equal authority. After the temptation and the fall the curse was pronounced: “Thy desire shall be to thy husband and he shall rule over thee.” In other words the disobedient woman is to be punished by having a master but there is no record that God command her to obey this master. This is the story written in the dark ages. By so-called “ divine authority ” many things were sanctioned that would send men to the penitentiary or the gallows in this humane and enlightened period of the world’s his- tory. To those traditions, laws and customs we owe no allegiance. With Christ came the new’ dispensation, the new religion. The teachings of Jesus are divinely beauti- ful, wise, just, tender and sympathetic. Did He preach the submission of women to men? I)id He command wives to obey their husbands and give the husbands the right to rule over the wives? Nowhere in His teachings can be found a sentence that can be so construed. Even in those times of woman’s subjugation, Christ uttered no w’ord that would indicate he considered her inferior to man. Through Him, indeed, spoke God, the Father of us all, not the father of men and the step-father of women. Whence then comes this “divine ’’authority Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 750 commanding wives to obey their husbands ? We may read nine-tenths of the Bible with- out finding it but when we come to the last tenth we find that this dreadful bugaboo, which has been used to discipline women for hundreds of years, appears alone in the writings of one Saul, w ho had to be struck blind before he. would believe in the Lord, and then began to exercise all that bigotry and intolerance characteristic of a new con- vert. Eliminate the words of this one old bachelor and you have destroyed the weapon that men have held over the heads of their wives, and the poor, weak creatures have turned against themselves, as a reason for abject obedience during all this Christian (?) era. But even to Paul we must render his dues. In his epistles, which contain the ob- jectionable commands, he addresses a heath- enish and ignorant class of people, whose women were rude, uncultured and without education. To overthrow their objectiona- ble customs and prejudices was to require great time, tact and patience. The teach- ings of Christianity had to be adapted to their degraded condition. To .attempt to make Paul’s instructions to these people ap- ply to the refined, educated and enlightened min and women of the nineteenth century is the height of absurdity. Again and again are servants commanded to “ obey their masters.” “ Every woman that prayeth with her head uncovered, dishonoureth her head, and if the woman be not covered, let her also be thorn. ” “Speak to the aged women that they be not talse accusers, not given to much wine;” these and similar passages show the difference that exists be- tween the ideas and the people of those times and the present. Especially is Paul severe against allowing women to speak in the churches. In this he is about as con- sistent as the brethren of later days. He says, “ Let the women learn in silence with all subjection, but I suffer not a woman to teach nor to usurp authority over the man.” And then he says, “I commend unto you Phebe, our sister, that ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you ; for she hath been a succourer of many, and of myself also. Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my helpers in Christ Jesus. .Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis, which la- boured much in the Lord. Salute Julia, Xereus and his sister and all the saints which are with them.” So it seems there were some of the women who defied his au- thority and, after the manner of rmn, he honored them all the more for so doing. Again he says, “ If your women will learn anything let them ask their husbands at home ; for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.” And then, “If any (hus- bands) obey not the word they may without [Oct. the word be won by the conversation c-f their wives.” We see here that same spirit which descended upon the Methodist Gen- eral Conference in 1888 and said, “If any woman is permitted to enter, some man must be displaced. You may stay at home and win us by your conversation and raise our salaries and nurse our sick and care for our poor and send money to the heathen, but do not ask to fill the offices, for did not Paul say — ” and then the stale, old quota- tions are put on picket duty. Paul undoubtedly did command wives to obey their husbands and to be in sujection to them. There must have been some insub- ordination on the part of the wives, even so long ago as that, or he would not have thought it necessary to repeat the injunction in every epistle, but in almost every instance it is accompanied by an explicit direction to husbands ; “ Husbands, love your wives and be not bitter against them. Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life.” We do not admit that God commanded wives to obey their husbands ; we do not admit that Christ commanded it ; we do admit that Paul so ordered whenever he had an opportunity ; and we hereby decline to recognize Paul's authority over the women of the nineteenth century. Perhaps his admonitions were necessary to the women of Corinth, they doubtless settled that matter among them- selves several thousand y*ars ago. In the Unitfd Stites the word “obey” must be very judiciously used; men and women obey the laws, but they do not obey one another to any great extent. It is a term that should never be mentioned between husband and wife. The husband who en- forces obedience from his wife is a brute and a tyrant, and the woman who g^s back through the centuries to find a yoke for her neck is an object of contempt. Married people should conform as far as possible to the wishes of each other ; they should be willing to make many sacrifices for the sake of harmony and happiness; but this com- pliance should be w holly mutual, as much the duty and pleasure of the husband as of the wife. It should be inspired not by fear, not by tradition, but should be the beautiful expression of love, respect and a noble sense of justice. AVe fear the gentlemen who have accepted our invitation to drop in and stay a few minutes in the Woman’s Department, will feel that they have not met with a cordial reception. “Shandy Maguire” has left, after telling us that he would rather be in Hades, and the sisters are now after “Cas- cade.” It is only “a way we have,” broth- ers. We believe in free speech and you may have the last word — if you can get it Digitize! CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 751 1888.] Woman Suffrage in Washington Territory has been set aside a^ unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of that territory on the ground that the Legislature had no authori- ty to grant this right. Women have been voting nineteen years in AVyoming Territory under a similar act of the Legislature. Women voted in Utah by the same authori- ty and it was necessary to secure an act of Congress to prohibit it. The question will now go to the Supreme Court of the United States for a final settlement. Dear friends, please do not consume space telling why you write. Plunge at once into the subject, say what you have to say, and stop when you are done, and it will be pub- lished as soon as its turn comes. A Fireman’s Daughter writes from Tarn- aqua, Pa., a complimentary note regarding Anthracite Lodge, No. 323. Allie S., from Minneapolis, writes an en- couraging and kindly note to express her in- terest in the Brotherhood and Magazine. Quincy, III., August 13, 1888. To Woman's Department : As 1 am at leisure and It is such a lovely day to write, I have come again, my dear readers, to have a talk wish you through the Magazine. It is very quiet here among the Brotherhood boys. A great many of them improve the time by go- ing out boating, sailing and Ashing. Heveral of the boys have taken pleasure trips. Bro. Geo. I. Alexander spent a few weeks in the country. Bro. Geo. Jackson took a trip out west, he went to Mulvane, Kansas, to visit his brother Charles, who is running on the Santa Fe. He reported having a very pleasant time. Bro. Chester Mar- vin has returned home from a pleasant visit with KansasCity friends. Bro. Martin, of Gales- burg, passed through here last night on his way home. As usual, the train from the west was six hours late, so he made us quite a visit. The boys here were all very happy to see him. Mrs. J. I. Alexander, Mrs. George Heath and Mrs. Jack Lewis, wives of our worthy brothers, have been on the sick list, but I am very happy to say they are very rapidly convalescing. Bro. Jack Lewis has also been sick. Bro. Will Sam mis and wife, of Galesburg, with their sweet little boy, are spending a few days in Quincy. Bro. George Cable and wife have also made us a visit this summer. We were all very happy to see Bro. Cable looking so well. In reading the Magazine I never see anything from Progress Lodge, 105. Now boys what is the matter with you, why can’t some of you break the monotony? I am right here to tell you I know several of the boys up there that could wiite if they wanted to. Bye-bye for this time, An Engineer and Fireman's sister. TO THE BROTHFRS OF “THE TABLE ROUND.” Not in the heat of conflict, ’Mid the rain of shot and shell, Where loud the roar of cannon, Sounds forth the soldier’s knell, Where the steeds of battle neigh. Where the brazen trumpets bray, Are the soldiers sorest tried. But when marching to the tight, They receive the word to stand , Btand amid the foeman’s Are, And await the next command, Standing cool, Arm and steady, For the forward march ready, Calmly standing side by side. Harder far than active charge, This the trial of the brave ; Under hostile guns to stand While the banners o’er them wave ; Then are shown the nerves of steel, There are seen the hearts most “leal,” Those who stand and falter not. This high test is yours to day, Brothers of the “ Table Hound.” Under Are of words untrue. Firmly wait and stand your ground. Harder far to wait than fight. But there’s naught so strong as right ; In the end ’twill prove its might. Many eyes t hroughout the land, Note this, your trying hour. Note your numbers and your strength, Note how you use your power. May each “ brother ” AH his place With stout heart and dauntless face. “Trust in God and do the right. -E. M. & To the Woman's Department : I sit musing, watching the passers by as they wend their way, some curelessly, others quick and interested, as if life held for them at least an object, the sun shines brightly, the cool breezes blow continually, but the birds do not sing. Never before have I lived wnere there were no wild bird singers, yet I have never lived before where there was not one tree, to the whole town at least, to aflTord shelter for the dear little warblers. But there are no native trees here and the town is too new to have grown them. Life is pleasant here, the air Is so pure, too full of new life to leave much time fordreaming. There are no idlers, no old, decayed houses, no groups of old fashioned, quaint children lying here and there in the shade. There is no shade even, here, only sunny green prairie, which in the spring is covered with the greatest variety of lovely wild flowers any one has ever seen. Now it is a green, grassy carpet of softest turf, no weeds, bushes or anything. No one can dream day dreams here, everything Is too full of new life, too real— even grief and sorrow looking up at you see the little cottage where one week ago to-day the happy, little wife with her baby boy watched eagerly for the home coming of husband and father, where all was life, love and happi- ness. Even In the midst of this bright anticipa- tion came two messengers with the saddest of all tales, he was dead, killed In a wash-out. Only a flreman, James Willson, only one more rail- road boy gone home to wait for his family’s Digitized by C.ooQLe

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752 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. coming. The times have changed for him now, but his mission to watch and wait, to stand ever ready to welcome home those who are left be- hind, theirs to unravel bravely, patiently, sor- rowfully and cheerfully, if they can, the hard lines which fate has cast to them. Oh, God ! deal mercifully with those who are afflicted, help them to be brave and strong, to resist every in- clination to give up the battle. It is so much harder to live when our hopes are all gone, so much easier to give up our hold on life and go with those we love thau to take up the tangled threads again and battle bravely for the right. Yet if we can do the latter, if we can go quietly and patiently on with our lives, burying our sorrows deep in our own hearts, too sacred for common eyes, if we cau take up our burdens, bear them steadily and trust faithfully in Him who has said, “ Come unto me all ye who are weary and heavily laden and I will give ye retft,” if we can take up the threads again where they left off, trying not to see the unsightly breaks where happiness, hope and love seem to have filtered through, we will gradually find that the world bolds mauy new joys and pleas- ures, which, though they can never rob us of our sorrow or take the loved memory from our minds, can still in a great measure comfort us and help us to do bravely and quietly all that we find to do, and teach us to feel for those who too have suflTered, to reverence the sad-eyed, quiet little woman whose hair is so thickly streaked with gray. When we learn to read what sorrow has so plainly chiseled on her face, to understand how heavily the heart beats, throbbing with pain and grief so fierce, so tortur- ing, so sore that the flesh has ached in synipatby until every heart-beat has impressed itself on the once fair face, until now all who look can read the tale of hopeless sorrow written there. There are many bright, happy lives which kuow very few sorrows, theirs are often full of hope, happiness and love, with no under current of sorrow or regret. How thoughtless they are, how careless of another’s woe, how unfeelingly they say, “ You ought to feel thankful that your little one is with the angels now.” God grant that the hollow mockery of the stereotyped phrase may never come home to them as it has done to so many of us already. If you have never known deep sorrow never attempt to con- sole one who has, if you have, you will know how to offer consolation to another. The knowl- edge Is one of the priceless treasures which ex- perience alone can purchase. Yet in the finest natures, one the fittest to enjoy the one whose sensitive chords vibrate to the lightest touch, you will find the heart that is the most deeply torn by anguish, the heart whose twin sister should be patience, that quiet, oid fashioned word which, if practiced, will leave fewer gray hairs In early life, fewer wrinkles in the smooth brow, less furrows in the heart, and make your lives brighter and more cheerful, your homes more pleasant for husband and children, cause them to love you better and all your work to [Oct. run smoothly until the end of life shall call you away from it all to a higher home where all your desires, hopes, wishes and thoughts shall be fulfilled, and there will be no restless longing, no unfulfilled ambitions. Thanks to “Jim Dooly” for his good wishes to the Ladies’ Department in July Magazine. “Irene” will claim you as one of her boys if Mother Jones doesn’t object, and I am afraid that is as good as a rejection already. Ed Hartzell, Magazine Agent for Fort Worth Lodge, and Harry I.ipsey, of Tucson, have been promoted to the right hand side. Have just had a pleasant trip down into Texas and met many old acquaintances among the boys on the Missouri <& Pacific road, made some new friends among them : W. H. Wheeler, con- ductor, C. B. Ken eared, brakeman, and engineer Jim Blair, on the engine 28, between Fort Worth and Alvorado. Such boys as those are always a recommendation to the compauy they work. for. I am quite sure they had a worthy fireman, too, but the brakey forgot to give me his name. He said he knew Mother Jones and for her sake was trying to be a good boy. ArorsT 17th, 188a. Irene. Texarkana, Texas, August 8, 1888. To Woman's Department: As I have been a reader of the valuable Maga - tine for nine months and always welcome it to a place in our home, I will make my first attempt to write a few lines to the ladles and B. of L. F. boys. My husband has lately become a member of the valuable Order and I feel it my duty to say a word for the hoys of J. H. Selby Lodge, Xo. 243. Our Lodge is small here but a lively ener- getic class of boys and on the road to success. I know very few of them here but my hnbby knows them all and of course speaks a good word for them. I am pleased to see the ladies take so much Interest in the good work, for if there is a class of men on earth that deserve credit and kind words it is the engineer and fire- man. With best wishes for success to the B. of L. F. and all. I am Truly yours, M. A. Smith. TO SHANDY MAGUIRE. O, Shandy M., I’m quite o’erwhelmed By those most gushing praises : Pray say no more for fear you’ll send This cousin ’neath the daisies. Your sympathy I thank’you for, Your frienshlp I wlll'cherlsh. The memory of those glowing lines, I hope may never perish. Your wit and humor, rhymes and sense, Awake my admiration. But I’m afraid you’re getting spoiled By too much adulation. Your heart is beating ’neath your vest, I readily believe. For all you say to make us think You wear it on your sleeve. And now for fear you’ll think that I Have as some fair ones do, I pause to say, I'm not tn love, O Shandy M., with you. — Cousin A ell. Digitized by GiOOQle

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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. ’53 THANKS. [Dedicated to Mr. J. S. Townsend, the popular railroad Jeweler of Chicago, Illinois.] I know you all love Jewelry, sol’ll tell you where to buy ; It will save you fully ten per cent, this gentle- man to try. He Is honorable and honest, and well filled Is his store, There is no one In the country of variety has more. He has watches, he has lockets, he has emblems, be has pins, I could not name the hundredth part of all his pretty things. I want them worn by all my friends, and all my girls and boys. Those Mother Jones’s pins are found at Chicago, Illinois. Fourofmy boys came here to-day from off the O. A M. Line, > They all exclaimed, “Why, mother dear, what makes you look so flue? ” “ Why don’t you see my bran new pins with monogram B. R. B., Which Townsend, of Chicago, Just lately sent to me?" It makes me look much younger to have those beauties on, And all who love old Mother Jones are going to send for one. This handsome, lovely lady's pin, for me was Just designed. It will please the most fastidious taste no matter how refined. Then boys, this other one you see here encircled by a wreath, With monogram so finely cut, and link and pin beneath, Was also Just a new design made up for all my boys By Jolly J. S.Townsend, of Chicago, Illinois. 1 am very sure in future the railroad Jeweler he will be, And I know he will be patronized by all who these line, will see, For mother’s boys have honor, and are not slow to see That they will also favors show to all who favor me. There’s E. V. Debs and .Sargent, they do their trading there. These names are quite sufficient to show hel< Just and fair. If after you have tried him, you will find he is not right, I would Just believe the sun would rise at ten o’clock at night. He has pins to suit the B. L. F. and for the B. L. E., And all the various orders well suited there can be. So now I send my best regards to all the girls and boys. And long live J. S. Townsend, of Chicago, Illinois. —Mrs. Henry B. Jones. Washington, Ind. [No charge, Mr. Townsend. — Ed.] Quincy, III., July 4, 1888. To Woman* s Department : Now don’t go off In a conniption, or think I am going to haunt you, rather think that I, a B. of L. E. and L. F. young lady, will now break the monotony of long silence and try to write a few lines; better late than never is exceedingly applicable in tbi9 case. I want to speak about how kind our brothers on other roads have 1 een to us through our trouble. I never have seen greater devotion to ptlnclple and self-sacrificing generosity displayed by an organization of indi- viduals than has been exemplified by the twin Lodges. It is an organization that we all ought to be proud of. Just think for a minute, my dear readers, if it were not for this grand Lodge what would a great many of us do if our dear father or brothers should get killed. The com- pany would not look after us, but the B. of L. E. and L. F. would. Never let me hear anybody say anything about those twin Lodges, for if I do, I think I would hurt some body’s touchy dignity. I am very happy to state that a very few of the Brotherhood boys were willing to stay at work during this great strike, and when you brave heroes were asking for your Just and equitable demands, I think it is Just horrible for some body to step in and take your places. 1 will not occupy your time any longer upon this subject, as it may be distasteful to you, so I will close my note for this time by saying words are inade- quate to express our deep gratitude to all the brothers of other rouds for their kindness show- ered upon us. An Engineer** and a Fireman's Sister. Bowling Green, July 21, 1888. To Woman's Department : Being an interested reader of the Magazine tor several years, I thought I would like to contrib- ute a few lines to its columns if permitted. I think that the Brotherhood Is a grand and noble Order. I have great sympathy for the fire- men. They, poor, tired souls, are the last of the whole crew to get rest or home to the loved ones anxiously waiting their coming. No more thau home till he has to go brighten up the engine or the Master Mechanic will say he Is not fit to be promoted, he doesn’t keep his engine clean ; not casting one thought on how hard he has tolled from early dawn till late at night. Take for in- stance the local freights, as a general thing out from early in the morning till late at night, sometimes 11 or 12 o’clock, and sometimes later, at hard labor, still they are expected to keep their engines shining and free from dirt. I ask the question where or when do they have time to clean their engines every trip? for some rest they must have, but precious little they get, especially the freight firemen. Laura Woodward. Elmira, N. Y., August 6, 1888. Editor Woman's Department : In looking over the columns of our loved Mag - ozinc, I never see any mention of Liberty Lodge, No. 242. I, for one of its readers, feel an interest in the Order. Please let us hear a word from one of its many members. At present It is prosper- ing and with a trusty set of officials, that is one thing to boast of, for the whole Order is composed of honest, industrious, sober, hard working mem- bers. May God ever let his richest blessing be with the Order of B. of L. F., is the earnest * Uh of A Fireman's Wije. Digitized by ^.ooQle

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754 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Ocr. To Woman's Department : Dear Mrs. Editor Your kindly welcome In last month '8 Magazine nas emboldened me to come again, though 1 confess that your very sweet apology after my, I fear not very courteous rhymes, made me feel as if some of the Are we hear about sometimes had been showered upon my head. I want to say a word about the “ Woman Question,” to borrow the title of debate in the M. E. General Conference. Of course, the ex- clusion of the ladles who had been duly elected to sit In that body was unjust and “unconsti- tutional,” as was proven by the ablest ad- dresses on the subject. I am certainly t orry for the minister who thinks it would ruin the con- ference to have ministers’ wives sent as delegates. If his opinion of the ruinous nature of the influ- ence of a minister’s wife has been gleaned from personal experience, his choice matrimonially must have been a most unhappy one. But sometimes good comes out of evil, and, so the “awakening” which you foresee as an out- come of this issue, will do much, doubtless, toward hastening the grand final result of women fitting themselves for, and filling their true places in life. One result will be, probably, such a wording of the church discipline as shall make the meaning so plain that a wayfaring man, though a D. D. or an editor may not err therein.” One peculiarity I noticed in the debate as re- ported. The speeches of those who were opposed to the retaining of the women as members of the conference, were the ones in which the remarks on “chivalry,” “sentiment,” etc., etc., occurred. This, I think, shows that those men who have the least respect for woman are the most ready to flatter. To give compliments instead of Justice is adding insult to injury. Should a man with whom I wished to discuss a business transaction, tell me that I was handsome or a genius, I should Instantly makeup my mind to one of two things, either that he was a fool or took me for one. May 1 Just say a word to some of the others of the department? Being on the Old Maid list myself, I do not feel competent to discuss the merits of the “ obey ” question in regard to husbands, but I have read the command somewhere, I think, that wives should obey as Sarah obeyed Abraham. The only time I remember that Sarah obeyed a command of her husband’s was when he cowardly told her to tell a lie for him, and they both got themselves into trouble by it. In another place Sarah com- mands and the patriarch, afraid to disobey her, prays to know what to do, is divinely commanded to listen to the voice of his wife. So the obey seems to have been commanded on one side as well as on the other. To “Annie,” the youug lady who would like to be a fireman, let me say that i here are glorious pos- sibilities In that line in the range and coal stove. Why should we not study the subject of “ com- bustion ” and apply its principles to practical use in cooking and heating our rooms ? Why should we not read the history of carbon and oxygen uniting, and study how to supply the ogygen so as to make acid and not oxide, how to regulate the draughts so as to get the maximum heat from the minimum fuel? Why are not these things as necessary to know in the home as on the en- gine? Then especially about the oxygen. Per- haps one reason why cooking spoils the com- plexion so often, is that the fire robs the lungs. Yours truly, Cousin Nell rYes, men are in the habit of dealing out taffy when women cry for bread. Ella Wheeler says: “Chivalry consists in a man’s protecting a woman against every man except himself.” Women ask for the ballot as a means of self-protection and men say, “ 0, no, you do not need the ballot, we will protect you,” and at the same time there are three million women in the United States earning their own living because the meD who ought to do it for them are either unable or unwilling or not on hand when they are needed. We suggest that “Cousin Nell” sign her own name hereafter.— Ed.] For the Firemen's Magazine: SUMMARY. Four poems this mouth by Shandy Maguire, How he writes them so fast I wish to inquire ; I surmise that his peo may be running by steam, And verses fly out at each whistle’s scream. Be that as it may, such a popular rogue— Held by all of the ladies the greatest in vogue— The brothers look on and draw a fatnt smile, And seem to be pleased, tbo’ they suffer with “ bile.” Mrs. Harper has told he sent her a book, The picture in front has a beautiful “ l#ok.” I’ve a copy myself (I paid for it though) And there’s one poem in it to some one I know. He said there he’d come when he drew his next pay* And someone has waited day after day : The reason may be Mrs. M. found the letter, Then he put off the trip until he’d get “ better.” Ro Nora O’Neil, save your drees till next time. Convention at Richmond is such a hot clime, Besides Mrs. M. will pack her valise, And attend it herself with a squad of police. There’s Lily McFadden and dear cousin Nell, And Alice O. Darling, he loves very well, And other dear fair ones he’d like to possess, But what will he do with —Angeline 8 ? New London, O., August 7, 1888. To the Woman's Department : Having been fortunate enough to have a very dear friend send me the Locomotive Firemen's Magazine for 1888, 1 could not refrain from saying a few words in behalf of the same. Its valuable advice, kind and sympathetic words to all, are worthy of highest praise. And now a word to the noble railroad men. May they ever be true to their trust, and die, if die they must, with honors which such courage deserves. Success to all is the wish of a Buckeye Girl Digitized by C.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 755 WATER LELIES. Water lilies. Ah ! my beauties, How your breath floats through the room, As the wind sweeps through the casement. Over all your fragrant bloom. How you git am from out the shadows, Like the ghosts of burled hours. That were filled with joys as subtle, As the perfume of the flowers. Now I close my eyes a« hearing Far sweet voices of Lang Syne ; Time and space are both forgotten, And a waking dream is mine. For in thought I’m drifting backward, Backward still until I stand By the old red bridge at North ville, in the sunny meadow land. Hark ! I hear the wood bird calling, And I see the river flow In and out beneath the willows, Where the water lilies grow ; Where the deep, dark tide reflects them, Fair and dream-1 ike, pure and bright. Like a thought of day reflected v On the curtains of the night. Now I reach my hands to take them, And I nearer to them lean ; But ’tls vain, my hands sre empty, For the river flows between ; And a voice is In the waters As they wash the ’butment stone, 44 That which seems to be is not, and That which is, is not yet known." Ah, that dreams must end in waking, And their glory thus depart. But those words are in my ears. And their truth is in my heart. And I care not for my lilies, They have seemed to grow less fair, For the lilies that I dream of They are bright beyond compare. But the lilies in my window, They have somewhere sceutless grown, And if once I thought them lovely, Ail their beauty now has flown. Oh ! thou river that I dream of, Flowing through the meadow lands Where the old red bridge at North ville, Evermore thy current spans. Were I rich, I’d spill my coffers; Or a queen, I’d give my crown, For a handful of the lilies On thy fair tide drifting down. Hark ! I hear the waters singing, As they wash the ’butmeut stone, 44 That which seems to be is not, and That which is, is not yet known." —AUoe O. Darling. Allegheny City, Pa., August 20, 1888. For Woman's Department : In the July number, A. W., of New York, asks, if taere was an easy way to wash those awful over clothes. The best way I know of, is to make a strong suds with soapine, or pearline, put the clothes In a pall, and pour the hot suds over them. Do this before you commence your other washing, and by the time you are ready for them, they will wash quite easily. 1 sympathize with “Lollie," from Milwaukee. For six years I had a fireman to look after, but am happy to say he Is now an engineer. Some one asks for fancy work. In the July number, •‘Josephine," from Collin- wood, Ohio, gave some very nice directions, and I hope to meet the lady some time, as we expect to be settled in Cleveland, by September. How- ever, here is some things : Take a piece of lining, and crinoline, lay an open Japanese fan upon them, and cut it the shape of fan, or larger if you wish, then commence on one side with strips one and one-half inches wide at the top, and one- half at the bottom, and the length of your lin- ing, sew on as you do crazy work, but let the last strip be of black velvet, finish the top with ruching, (red tarlton at six cents a yard is pretty) and the bottom with a bow of ribbon, or chenille balls ; it is nice to hang on the wall, or for a tidy. Did any one make head-rests for rocking chairs, with silk handkerchiefs ? They are so nice. With the greatest respect to yourself, Shandy, I would like to ask if you are not red headed ? With best wishes, Minnie Sorg. Western, Kan., August 1, 1888. To Woman's Department : have been an interested reader of your De- partment for two years, have often thought of joining you but hardly dared. Do any of you live in southern Kansas, where the sun knows so well how to shine, and the rain not to fall? Do any of you live in two small rooms without a cellar, and pay $10 per month for that ? Where the but- ter will melt and the milk will sour, without a tree or a fresh sprig of grass to rest the eyes on ? Where provisions are so high that the most economical are nonplussed when the monthly bills come in? Many of our sisters do live in just such places ns this and put up with so many little inconveniences that our more eastern ladles know nothing of. Will some kind sister give some good practical ways of smoothing the paths of these tired, worried souls that try to make home pleasant for their firemen f Why do they live here? Pay day comes here just the same as it does to you, and pay day is the little light ahead. You will find the lunch palls Just as well filled and the home welcoming smile Just as tender as anywhere, but at such a price, God alone knows sometimes! An encouraging word from our more fortunate sisters would be so thankfully re- ceived. We all have our loved ones and wish to do our best for them. Don’t think me a blue sis- ter, but with an earnest desire to help the more needy. May I venture again ? Lucy Lee. [Certainly, in welcome. We will be glad if the Woman’s Department brings any brightness to your lot which it must require a brave heart and a cheerful spirit to make endurable. — Ed.] HOW TO TELL A GOOD HOUSEKEEPER. How can I tell her? Very easily by her cellar, Nice, clean shelves and whitened wall, And I can guess her Always by her dresser ; By the back staircase and the hall. And with pleasure I can take her measure By the way she keeps her brooms, Or by peeping At the keeping Of her back and unseen rooms, Or by the kitchen’s air of neatness And its general completeness. Cincinnati, O. SaUie F. Digitized by ^.ooQle

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756 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Oct. Green Valley, Kan., August 24, 1888. To Womans Department: Dear Mrs. Editress I have been an inter- ested reader of the Firemen's Magazine for some time, and I enjoy the Woman’s Department very much, and have read the letters on woman suf- frage and think most of them very good, but there is one in the August number which I think is very bad, and that is the one from Washing- ton Territory by “ Cascade.” Now I do not make a hobby of woman suf- frage, but I do think great good would result in giving woman the ballot. Here in Kansas wo- man had the right to vote at school elections for a long time, and it has a good effect on the schools. Out in southwestern Kansas at one place the school board said as there were so few scholars, not many more than a dozen, they thought it was not worth while to have school the coming year. The women went to the Bchool meeting and voted to have a six months’ school, and got it too. A little over a year ago there was a bill passed allowing women to vote at muni- cipal elections and hold office, and everything goes on smoothly at home as before, and at the polls the men say there never was such good or- der. The women attend the primaries and do all they can to have good men nominated, and then work for their election. The first objection to the law in Washington Territory which “Cascade” gives I will pass over. But his second objection is that there is only one class of women who avail themselves of the privilege, and that is the worst element of so- ciety. Now as the election returns show that from five-sixths to nine-tenths of the women did vote, it is a rather bad slur on the Territory, and I think must be a great mistake. Next he says he has brought the question to his own household, and tried to find out in what respect his wife would be benefited by the exercise of this privilege. He says he has the best wife in the world. (1 think she must be geod or she could not live with him), that she cooks, bakes, washes and makes life worth living in a thou- sand ways, and that she knows little if anything of this question. 1 should think from his de- scription of his wife, he was one of those men who never take a paper of their own, but get their news at some corner grocery, or borrow their neighbor’s paper, and complacently read the news, while said neighbor patiently waits for him to get through. No woman who has access to the literature of the day can help having some idea of this mat- ter. It is no wonder that so many women “ are by far too narrow-minded as yet to enjoy the ballot,” when so many of the husbands’ ideas of a “life worth living” are centered in what he shall eat, drink, and wherewithal he shall be clothed. Such men generally keep their wives busy without wasting their time reading the newspapers. The wives of such men usually leave the lords of creation to do their thinking for them, and if said lords were to tell them the moonlight was made by the man in the moon having his nose painted with yellow ochre they would accept it as a fact. Again, he says if wo- men obtain the ballot, that prohibition will fol- low and “ as a natural order of things billiards would be closed out.” What a glorious state of affairs that would be— if in all this broad land there was not a saloou or billiard hall with its debasing Influences to attract the young men and boys of the country. May God speed the day, then, when women shall have the right to vote. Moral suasion does not go a great way w ith the rum seller, as has been demonstrated time and again. But let woman have the right to vote and she will have a power which cannot be defied. For that one thing more than any- thing else women want the ballot. In the town of Argonia, Kansas, they thought it would be a good Joke to nominate a woman for mayor. She was elected and, as “ Cascade ” says, the saloons bad to go, then the gambling dens weie closed, and Sunday had to be respected. The people were so well pleased with her administration they wanted her to be a candiate for a second term and said she would be elected by a larger ma- jority than before. But she was tired of the worry of the office, for all the time the city council acted in opposition to her, and It made it very trying to her. “Cascade” further says, “ When the greatest majority of women begin to assemble at public places and demand it, (a* if they had not been demanding it for years,) when they make things lively and get enthusiastic over It.” I suppose he would have us put on some kind of uniform, get out the band, carr> torchlights, like the men do when they want to get up a sensation. That is not our object It 1b only that which is our Just due which we ask, as the “ greatest majority of us are employed, as be says his wife is, in household work,” the mu- sical instruments would not be very harmonious and I hardly think such demonstrations would be very convincing to the “ bright, active intelli- gent minds to such an extent as to make a grand success.” Respectfully yours. A Reader. Tyler, Texas, July 10, 1888. To Woman's Department : As 1 have been an interested reader of your valuable Magazine for quite awhile and have never seen a word from Sunny South Lodge, No. 148, 1 thought I would write a few lines in regard to it. I think the boys are all doing very well. There has been several of them changed from the left side to the right and are having good suc- cess. If a woman wants a good, faithful husband she ought to get one of those noble firemen. I am a fireman’s wife. I find he is a good man and the others that I am acquainted with of H8 are mighty nice boys. They attend their meet- ings regularly and are always ready for duty when called on. If they are called at the dead hour of night they get up and go without a word. As this is ray first letter to the Magazine I will weary the reader no longer. May prosperity at- tend each and every Brotherhood man is the wish of a Fireman's Wife. Digitized by Google

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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 757 OUR LITTLE ON8S. There’s a sound that 1 love; for me it is more pre- cious. Then aught I could hear from the morning to night; Tls the voices of children ringing out full of laughter, For it tells me of hearts that are merry and light. But nothing to me sounds half as sweet. As the pat, pit-a-pat, of my little boy’s feet. The rich may deck out their children in Jewels, And lay them to rest on a soft bed of down, And mine may go barefoot for long weeks to- gether. Till their dear little feet will be hardened and brown, And their pants may be worn from the knee to the seat? Yet how dearly I love the pit-pat of their feet. Ah! you who are tempted to scold or correct them, For soiling your carpet or marking a chair, Remember it is better by far to replace them, Then to HU those young heart’s full of sorrow and care ; For you know naught on earth was ever so sweet? As the pit, pat-a-pat of those little one’s feet. Take a turn in the graveyard, so silent and lonely, In sadness you find there some green, little raouud. And your hearts will be touched as those thoughts rise within you. Oh ! soon may my loved ones lie under the ground, And you’ll say on earth there is nothing so sweet. As my child’s silvery laugh and the pat of its feet. There’s a spot that to me is so sacred and holy ? Tls a very small space covered over with sod, But it tells of two sweet little angels that left me, No trace is there left where those little feet trod. And never on earth can I hope to meet The pit-a-pat, pat, of those dear little feet. Who can tell in the future how rough or how thorny, • The pathway will be where those feet have to tread, When perhaps all the friends that they love will have left them, To join the great army that lies with the dead, While you may then be careful to heartily greet The pat, pit-a-pat, of your children’s feet. —[Mrs. H. B. Jones. Washington, Ind. Jackson, Tknn., August 18, 1888. To Woman's Department : Having been a constant reader and admirer of the Magazine for some time, and not having seen anything from this section, I thought I would write a few lines. My husband is a member of Friendly Hand, No. 201, and never misses a meet- ing when he is In ; that’s all I know about the Lodge. [That’s a plenty.— Ed.] I have gotten a great deal of useful information through the “ Woman’s Department,” and appreciate it very much. I would like to ask some of the ladies how to put up fruit so it will not spoil, using the “ Mason Jars.” 1 put up some pears and peaches and they all spoiled, and I am at a loss to know the cause. I have consulted some of my neigh- bors about it and there seems to be a difference of opinion as to the cause, one says they were not cooked enough, another says they hadn’t enough sugar in them. Be the cause what it may the effect is 1 have lost six or eight gallons of mighty nice preserves. To make a bad matter worse, just as I was examining all the Jars to see if I could save any of them my husband came in and when he saw what had happened he just laughed a great big "laugh” (and I was nearly ready to cry). It Just made me feel awful to think he would laugh at me, losing all my time and labor of putting up that fruit, but he didn’t mean anything by it, he seemed to think it a capital joke on me. I told him if he didn’t quit teasing me about it I would “get even with him.” For fear this is too long already I will stop tor this time. Perhaps next time 1 write I will have a more interesting subject than spoiled preserves. Novice. [Be thankful he didn’t scold and “get even with him ” by letting him go without preserves this winter. — Ed.] AMELIA. Written in memory of a fireman’s sister, Amelia Ederle, who died in Fort Worth, Texas, January 28, 1888. Composed by Lena Ederle, May 15, 1888, Terre Haute, Ind. She is gone, our dear Amelia, Gone from us we loved so well, She has left us sad and louely, By the first strange funeral knell. ’Twas in the month of January, Oh, so sad the midnight hour, When Time stood right close beside her, Calling her to her heavenly tour. Just three nights when still she lingers. We were sitting by her side, When she raised ner snow-white fingers, Clasped them firmly as a child, Then repeated clear and plainly, Each word of her German prayer, Which a fond, good mother taught her. When she was a child so fair. Dear Amelia, she was treasured Far above earth’s greatest prize, So the Father came and called her. Angels helped her o’er the tide. § We shall see our dear Amelia, Clad in robes of purest white. For she wears a crown of victory, Crowned from out this earthly fight. Tears o’erflowing hearts nigh broken, Bitterest sorrow filled each breast, As we passed ’longside the casket Of her fair young form at rest. No more rude troubles of life Shall disturb her peace again. No more shall sighs her bosom heave, Nor tears her eyelids stain. Stars may set and clouds may hide them, Shades fall thick around us, too, But they cannot hide the brightness Of a noble life so good and true. Then farewell, our dear Amelia, Ma forever mourns for thee, We shall miss thee, miss the ever, As long as life to us shall be. Farewell once more, dear Amelia, Good-by from each and every one, Be thou ever our guardian angel, Till this earthly race be run. May we each like you, be taken By the Saviour’s hand of love, Where no more sorrow e’er shall waken, Be placed upon the throne ubove. Digitized by C.ooQLe

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758 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Oct. WOMEN ARE WEAK. To Woman's Department: One day not long ago, at one of the Division stations on one of the railroads of America, there had collected quite a group of train and engine men. It was about the middle of the afternoon. The wives of some of the men were there. The gentlemen looked at their watches occasionally, and the ladies turned their faces as often to the south where dark, threatening clouds were hang- ing over the high hills that seemed to rise ab- ruptly and shut out all the world from that beautiful vale. 44 Well, I must go,” said one of the group, as he dropped his heavy gold Indicator into his pocket. 44 I’m sorry,” said a little lady with soft blue eyes. 44 Oh, so sorry you have to go out to-night; it looks so dark and dangerous down there where the foot hills are,” and she put her hand the while she made this talk caressingly about his collar and fondly Angered the big brass buttons on his great coat Soft and soothing as her ten- der touch seemed to be it appeared to irritate him. He put her hands away and said she was childish and foolish and told her she 44 made him weary.” His cruel words fell heavily on her poor heart, and I though ty the produced about the same feel- iug that comes over us when we put our bare feet on an oil cloth Christmas morning. She tried to smile as she said 44 good bye,” and walked away. She never looked back at her husband, but two or three times she turned her tearful face toward the frowning heavens, and then she took one last, lingering look down the dark valley where the road lay. 44 That’s right,” said a tall, handsome brunette, addressing the conductor, who still stood look- ing after the woman, who worshiped him, as she went away. 44 That’s right. Whenever she shows any feeling for you, or wants to sympathize with you, or^lves away the fact that she is weak enough to love you, Just sit down on her affec- tions a few times and it wou’t be long till she won’t know when you go out nor care when you come in.” Now, I should like to have her little speech printed and framed, and hung up in every cab and caboose in the country, and tacked on the top of every time card in the world. Cy. Warman . [We herewith start it on its rounds. — Ed.] Fb r Woman's Department: A DREAM OF CHILDHOOD. I am dreaming to-night of my childhood, Where I roamed In tne sweet days gone by, Gathering the flowers In the wilawood, And chasing the golden butterfly. And at night when my frolic had ended, I would creep to a fond mother’s knee, And there our affection was blended, A sight that was lovely to see. But alas, those sweet days have vanished, Still they rise up before me to-night. And I dream of the days of my childhood, When all was so peaceful and bright. Nora, IN MEMORIAM. [Dedicated to the memory of Miss Eliza Gleason, who died at Filton, September 25, 1887, a sister of William Gleason, who is a member of Hercules Lodge, No. 63, of Danville, 111.] To a home that is fair immortal. To a home not built with hands, To a land that is great and holy, Around the Savior our Joy doth stand. She has gone, yes gone, departed. From our side forever she has flown, To the realms of the pure and holy, Where the Savior is crowning his own. Kind daughter, why did you leave us, But your rest is quiet and calm, Your voice was kind and tender. Your smiles a sweet, soothing balm. Our sister how sad we shall miss you, Your sudden flight we deplore, As together we used to wander, In the beautiful bright days of yore. When the bloom of years was unfolded, And life seemed one long happy day, In the midst of your sweet young beauty, It was then you passed away. But your image is deeply engraven In something more lasting than stone, In the hearts and memory of people Where your presence was once dearly known. But we will not call you back to the sorrows That this world holds for each In store, But will Just try to meet you up higher, Where parting and sorrow are no more. —Mrs. Emma Logue. Grey Eagle, Minn., July 13, 1888. To Woman's Department: I cannot refrain from expressing my admira- tion of this month ’tissue of the Firemen's Maga- zine. It has always been to me a very interest- ing periodical, but the July number surpasses all other preceding ones by being most entertaining and instructive. I fully agree with the Editress in the assertion that Mr. Debs is a staunch friend to women, as he plainly shows his partiality in allowing so much space in the Magazine for Woman’s Department, and they evidently ap- preciate his liberality by contributing both prose and poetry most worthy of publication. By reading Mrs. Harper’s communications, 1 understand she is a strong advocate of Woman's Rights, but what is to be said about those who are naturally Indifferent In regard to politics or such matters ? Would she call it selfishness. In- dolence, or lack of intellectual ambition on their part? I think if the 44 Fireman’s Sister ” would try the 4 kerosene system ’ of washing those 44 dread- ful overalls ” she would not find it such a labori- ous Job. With hearty good wishes to all, I am Very truly yours, Mrs. a 8. Miller. [The “indifferent” women need awaken- ing and that is one object of all the agita- tion of the question of “ woman’s rights.” Digitized by Google

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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE IIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 759 TO THE DEAD. [In memory of my dear husband, who was killed on the 20th of last December.] • He sleeps within the cold, cold ground, The dark blue skies above him. He was to fair and pure for earth ; None knew him but to love him. His sweet fair form has faded now, His cheeks have lost their roses. His gullelss soul so free from sin, In heaven now reposes. From his pure lips the loving smile Could not by death be driven, And with a hope of future bless He passed from earth to heaven. Thy gentle voice forever is hushed ; Thy warm true heart Is still ; And on thy young and innocent brow Is resting death’s cold chill. Thy hands are clasped upon thy breast, I have kissed thy lovely orow, And In my aching heart I know I have no husband now. *Tis hard to break the tender chord, When love has bound the heart; *Tis hard, so hard to speak the words, We must forever part. Dearest husband, we must lay thee In the peaceful grave’s embrace, But thy memory will be cherished Till I see thy heavenly face. Mrs. R. H. Fenner . Albany, N. Y., August 21, 1888. To Woman's Department: To-night as I sat looking over the different re- marks and opinions expressed In the last Maga- zine, I felt as if I would like to say a word or two. I was very much pleased with the sentiments expressed by “M.Y. M.,” of Texas, when she said it required brain and nerve to guide the house as well as to run an engine. Surely, wo- men are indeed the Isolated heroes that we sel- dom hear from. There isn’t one man in fifty that would stand the dally annoyances and the constant doing this and that over and over again, and with many trying hard to make ends meet, when at the same time the husband spends more for beer and tobacco than it would take to relieve the wife ; and then when you tell such a wife ske must greet her husband with a smile, we can readily imagine how tame that smile would be. Surely he needn’t expect any more than he gives. If men, as a rule, were only half as kind and at- tentlves to their wives as they were in the court- ing days they wouldn’t lack for smiles. And Just now the slurring remarks of “Cascade” come to my mind, and I am sorry from the bot- tom of my heart for his wife. If I had such a husband as he must be I am sure I never could smile. And the way he denounces prohibition I should say he must be a good patron of some saloon. I think it would do him good to part his hair in the middle awhile, and eat more pie and cake. I am sure the atmosphere would be more agreeable to those around him. I never read such a harangue in these enlightened times, but I think fools, like the poor, we have always with us, and I will venture to say for our sex, when we see true, noble men, in God’s own image, we will be glad to look up and learn “ so as not to be narrow minded.” It is my prayer that the Lord will give us more men and women that dare to do right and dare to be true. Vivar. Mr. Wm. Weilkr, of Port Morris, N. J., a valued writer in the Mechanical Depart- ment of the Magazine , sends the following clipping to the Woman’s Department: •the women did it. Park Ridge, July 23.-To-night*s school elec- tion in school district 23, in Washington Towu- ship, Bergen County, was carried by the votes of seven women. It was the first time women ever cast their votes, and was a great surprise to the losing side. For several years there has been a hot dispute in the district The new residents, who do business in New York, have wanted to spend more money than the old families would agree to. The leader of the new residents is James Leach, of 86 Nassau street The old resi- dents called the Leach party reckless and ex- travagant The city folk retorted by saying that the Campbells and Ackermans were opposed to all advance of any kind. The excitement ran high. The meeting was called for 7% o’clock to- night Both sides were present in force, and the Campbells and Ackermans smiled to see that they had a clear majority of the voters. Major Leach now showed his diplomacy. Mrs. James Leach, Mrs. John V. Terhune, Mrs. John Jacob Hall, Mrs. Maria Terhuue, Mrs. Eupbemla Gib- son, Mrs. DeWitt Forbes and Mrs. Henry Mun- sell claimed a right to the ballot and voted with the Leach party. The other side, having no wives present, saw that the battle was lost and surrendered wltn a good grace. The long mooted question of spending 8750 in school repairs and Increase of salaries was finally settled. For Woman's Department: THE HOUSfe KEEPER’S SOLILOQUY. First we rise the fire to make, Then we have the breaklast to bake, Next we have the children to dress. Naughty Tom and little Bess. Around the table we all are gathered With faces clean and costumes neat, One calls lor its breakfast right away For its “ ’lasses now aad next its meat.” I next give to my husband his cup of tea, Then the largest and best piece of toast, Little ones soon begin with their clatter, And say, “ now mamma gave papa the most.” Breakfast o’er, the dishes to wash, The beds still lying, all unmade, The floor is of its crumbs to brush, The house cluttered with toys, from their places strayed. The rooms are all to rights again, After so much hard work and pain. But rest for the housekeeper there is none. For it is now dinner time by the sun. Again I have the fire to make, To boil the beans and bake the cake, Here are the wee ones calling “ ma,” Asking /or bread," why / they'd eat it raw. Over and over the same work is done, From break of day, till set of sun. Fires to make, and meals to cook, Dishes to wash, and dirt to clean from everv nook. * Digitized by ^.ooQle

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760 LOCOMOTIVE IIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Oct. IN MEMORY OF MY DEAR BROTHER, R. H. FENNER. To Woman's Department : Having read some of the letters in the Wo- man’s Department, I thought I would write a line myself and put in a word for the Rose City Lodge, No. 45, as brave a set of men as can be found, but at the present time we all are mourn* ingthe loss of our esteemed brother, Richard H. Fenner, who has passed from us never more to return ; yes, and when I walk into his room and see his empty chair where he has sat for many a hour, and spent pleasant evenings there, oh, it is so lonesome now ; he has gone and* left us here to mourn his loss. Grand Rapids, Mich., August 20, 1888. [Written in memory of the only sister of Bra John W. Kitselman, Mrs. Laura E. Gage, who de- parted this life August 5, 1888, at Henlker, N. H.] She is not dead, but sleeping That long aud dreamless sleep, And friends are o’er her weeping, But wherefore do we weep? She shares a love we cannot know, A Joy we cannot feel, And He who bids our tears to flow, Will all our sorrows heal. She meekly bore her earthly cross, And gently laid it down, And while we deeply mourn our loss, She wears her heavenly crown. My dear brother has gone to return no more ; Gone to a better land ; Oh, may we meet him on that shore, Aud grasp him by the hand. Then let us wipe our tears away, Since she the prize hath won, And ask for strength that we may say God’s will, and not ours, be done, Hope this will be a warning to all railroad men to prepare to meet their God. Mrs. A. R. C., A Fireman’s Wife. And when our time on earth is past. And we have crossed death’s river, O, may we Join with her at last, And part no more forever. —L. A. H. Ottawa, Judy 16, 1888. To Woman's Department: My husband has of ter asked me to write some- thing for the Magazine, but I read so many arti- cles of interest and real merit that I concluded I would only usurp valuable space. A. W. asks for a reclpt for washing over-clothes, and I will give her my way, which I find much easier than rubbing them. When you have washed your white clothes through one water, take the over- clothes and put them in a pan or pot, pour half a teacupful of coal oil over them and a teaspoon of lie, then cover them with the suds and set on the back of the stove and simmer or keep hot, occasionally stirring them. Rub them well with soap before putting them in and change the water once or twice. I have tried many ways of washing over-clothes, and find this the best, as it removes all dirt and grease, and keeps them their natural color. A teaspoonful of pulverized borax put into the boiling or scalding suds will whiten your flne clothes and keep them white. My husband is a member of McKeen Lodge No. 154, and reports it in excellent working order. Respectfully, Mrs. Anna Bshnaur. THOSE OYER- CLOTHES. What is it must be spick and span To ple.rse that dudisn fireman And worry all the wash-women? Those over-clothes. And if a crease or wrinkle’s found There’ll be a “ hoo-doo,” I’ll be bound Twill turn the wearer round and round. Those over-clothes. And if they do not fit at all, Or like “ dot paber on dot wall.” What else will make that great man bawl ? Those over-clothes. And if his best girl passes by, They’ll make him cast a sheepish eye, Put up his mouth and almost cry, Those over-cloth es. All covered o’er with grease and smirk, From rub and scrub we cannot shirk. But must do something to start the dirt From over-clothes. But let us hope He’s always n ar To guide aud guard our ones so dear Ana bring them back ag jin to wear Clean over-clothes. —Centerville. For the Magazine : THE PLACE WHERE I WOULD REST. A TRIBUTE. In Memory of Frank Pierce of Troy Lodge , No. 315. Another h»s gone, One both true aud brave; Another one laid In an honored grave ; * When the night shadows gather And hide trie sun, May the lone wife murmur, “ Thy will be done.” Another life ended, A story told ; Another soul entered The Haviour’s fold ; One loved aud respected, Be that understood, May he Join the immortal. Brotherhood. — [Estelle Lucie. Lay me away in a quiet nook Beside a rippling, murmuring brook, Whose limpid waters flow to the sea As time flows on to eternity. Let the weeping willow o’er me wave, Aud the wild birds sing o’er my lone grave, The distant sound of the vesper bell Will often float o’er my narrow cell. I crave no mausoleum’s lofty dome, No monument over my last home ; A grassy mound is all that I crave, With tne sign of him who died to save. If a friend should hap to pass that way Let him humbly kneel and fervently pray That my soul shall And its wonted rest, And by God’s grace be with the blest Edward Splaine. Digitized by C.ooQle

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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 761 A GREETING. I greeting send to those brave men, The railroad boys of far renown, Early and late, may happy fate Attendant on their steps be found. Disasters dire, by flood or fire, Misplaced switch or broken rail, And every trap and strange mishap May they forever fail. True friends and kind, may they ever find, While on this earth they stay. With glowing health and enough of wealth To cneer them on their way. May no fair maiden be of them afraid, Or turn away in scorn, But ever bend on railroad men Loving glances bright and warm. Good wives and pure may they hold secure In the bonds or love always. With children sweet, who»e dainty feet, Shall ne’er from path of duty stray. And when at last their trip is passed, And they stand by the mystic tide, May angels bright, clothed all in light Meet them on the further side. E. A. C. Louisville, Ky., June 17, 18S8. To Woman’s Department : It has been a long time since I have seen any communication from 108, so I will try and let the outside world know that it is still in existence, and doing well. They have their meetings every Thursday afternoon and are constantly taking in new members. The weather is getting very warm down here, and the boys are beginning to feel the heat. In the many ways of making a living I think the railroad engineers and fire- man certainly have a hard time. For at night, when almost everybody is in bed, poor boys, they have to go, no matter if the weather is cold and s'tormy, thundering and lightning. When the caller rattles at the door it reminds us that some things are not always just as we would like to have them. And how we watch for their return. If the train is late we begin to wonder what has happened, and wish he were here and are never at rest until that well-known footstep is heard, then we know that he is back once more safe and sound ; none but the near and dear of those brave heroes know what it is to watch and wait for one whose position in life is so fraught with danger. May God, in his infinite mercy, watch over them and guide them back safe into the arms of those loved ones at home. Borne people may have their say about railroad men, but as for myself, I feel proud to be In the position to sign this as A Fire Boy's Wife, Jackson, Mich., July 11, 1888. To Woman's Department : “ L. E. H., a fireman’s wife,” ask a good recipe for pork cake. Here is one which I use and think very nice. One pound of salt pork, chopped fine; one pound of raisins; one pound of English currants; one cup of boiling hot water; tea spoonful each of allspice, cinnamon, cloves and saleratus ; two cups of sugar and one cup of molasses. This will make two large loaves, and it will keep a long time. I have a good recipe for fried cakes which I will send some time. B. B. Longview, Texas, July 29, 1888. To Woman's Department : I have long been a reader of that interesting little book, the Magazine , and for some time have failed to see anything from Longview. Our Lodge is the Lone Star, No. 70, and truly its members are a credit to it. In the last two months Bros. Geo. D. Prude, Ike Stout and Oscar Brown, have been promoted to the right hand side. Success to you boys ! Of all the mottoes, our firemen have the best. Benevolence, Sobrie- ty and Industry. May they ever keep this motto before their eyes, and live according to it, is the wish of Colleen Baum . Middletown, N. Y., June 11, 1888. To Woman's Department: I do not like to see Lodge No. 232 left out in cold, when they deserve a small corner. The boys are prospering as it is right that they should, having new members at nearly every Lodge meeting. I think that the poor goat must be ex- hausted carrying so many through that terrible Journey, for of course it must be terrible or the boys would tell their sisters about it, but “girls can’t keep secrets,” they say. “ Poor girls.” Well, 1 will detain you no longer, and hope that this may find a place In your pages. A Friend. A FIREMAN TO HIS WIFE. If I should die before you, lovo, I pray you do not keep Your woes beyond the first few years. • The world would have you weep, And plant some violets, white and blue, Upon my place of res tv Ard tend them with those dear kind hands That I so oft caressed. And when the spring that 1 so love, Shall flush the land of life, I prry you seek my quiet grave, But not with tears, dear wife, And if those flowers in bloom shall be, , Say low : “ He sends his love to me.” —F. O. Albers. When supper’s prepared we sit and wait. For our husband we look, till the clock strikes eight, We at last our evening wo? k complete, And lay slumbering our little babes sweet. We then of the past think strangely hard, Of our youthful day and loving pard, And the frequent promises kind and true, But I now ponder alone, till almost two. Young lasses, if your beau is a sot, Think twice before you decide your lot. From experience, I know, a single heart to beat alone. Is better by far, than no heart at all, and a dingy home. A. B. B. A little chap, told by his mother to say his prayers and to ask for what he wanted, prayed “for one hundred brothers and fifty sisters.” The mother hurried the little sinner off to bed before he could say Amen. Digitized by ^.ooQle

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762 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. | Oct. Correspondence must in all cases be brief and to the point. Subscribers must begin with the January, April, July or October number and expire with the year. Change of Address of subscribers should be reported to us promptly to Insure the safe delivery of the book. Subscribers falling to receive their Magazines will please notify us, giving nameana location of Agent to whom to whom they subscribed. Hatter for Publication should be written on one side of the paper only, in a clear, legible hand, and all letters relating to the Magazine should be directed to LOCOMOTIVE F1BEHEN’8 MAGAZINE, Terre Haute, Indiana. OCTOBER, 1888. AN ENGINEER’S PRAYER. Oh Lord ! from out an anguished heart, That often felt the cruel smart Of passion ’8 pulseful poundings, T cry for light upon my way, To guide my footsteps night and day Through bigotry’s surroundings. I doubt, I’m blind, I cannot see The road which leads direct to Thee, So many men survey it. O’er theologic hills some go, While others curve round vales of woe, And all In tears portray it. A narrow gauge by all account From earth connects Salvation’s Mount, With train dispatchers, many; No one has got the right of way, Though each dispatcher he will say His route is best of any. The creed 8 conflict on how to run. But each insists that we must shun Instructions of the other, Or we will lose our time-card rights. Be thrown in flame, where flesh Ignites In Are no force can smother. Evanston, Wyoming. August 9, 1888. Editor Firemen's Magazine : The members of Morning Star Lodge, No. 88, do not seem disposed to ask for space in the Magazine , because I conjecture they are too busy, as the main line of the M. P. R., has for the past year done an immense freight traffic. Reason- ing from the great satisfaction I derive in hear- ing from other Lodges through the pages of the Magazine , I assume it will be equally agreeable to your thousands of readers to have a word from Morning Star Lodge. Well, we are in a flourishing condition, having flfty-one members— and during the last ten months quite a number of our members have been promoted to the position of engineers, and are having splendid success. Our esteemed Brother H. Hone, who was about eight months since promoted to the right hand side, has taken to himself a partner for life, a highly accom- plished young lady of Waukiver. The occasion of their marriage was a most happy one and many of the Immediate friends of the bride and groom were present and all the members of 88 unite in wishing the happy couple a long and prosperous life voyage. The firemen of this locality have lost a valued friend by the resignation of Foreman T. Carrick, Esq., who takes the position of Dlv. M. M. on the Central Pacific R. R. As a testimonial of their friendship and esteem the firemen present- ed him with a beautiful diamond scarf pin, to- gether with a neat address which was delivered by a member of 88. On August 5th an enthusiastic Union meeting was held here which was well attended. It was called for the purpose of discussing federation. It was addressed by Mr. Nason, of Denver, Col., who presented the situation, as it is on the C., B. & Q. He was followed by a number of the per- sons present, engineers, firemen and brakemen, and all agreed that federation was near at band. Fraternally, K. M. Now, Lord, thou great Creator ! hear My doubting heart, that pleads sincere For reason’s light to guide me, Why can’t I as a “ wild cat ” move Upon a road that ends above, No matter who’ll deride me? If flues of passion ofttimes leak, And love’s injectors badly break, Until life’s crown-sheets started, Tis’Thou, with all Thy mercies bright. Can make the fire-box quickly tight, And close up seams departed. *Tis well for those whose valves are square. And kept in line by constant prayer, With trust in Revelations ; But doubting Thomases require Faith ’8 hourly slash-bar in the fire, And white lights at all stations. I’ll flag around the curves of sin, I’ll try the best I can to win Thy glorious approbation : But thou must give me needed aid To climb life’s long, laborious grade. And guide me to salvation. And when in heaven’s round-house stored To always sing thy praises, Lord, In everlasting glory, I’ll feel that “ wild cats ” can succeed To reach Thy throne ouUide each creed Built on Mementi Mori. Oswego, N. Y. —Shandy Maguire. . Palestine, Texas, August 15, 1888. Editor Firemen's Magazine: I write for the purpose of giving the readers of the Magazine a brief account of the Union meet- ing, recently held at Tyler, Tex. It was in many regards a notable meeting and accomplished great good. The attendance was large and the twin Brotherhoods, in meeting to consult for the general welfare of the Orders, presented a spectacle of harmony and fellowship well calcu- lated to make a favorable Impression, not only upon the membership but upon the entire com- munity. I shall not speak of what was done in the pri- vate meetings of the Brotherhoods, except that there was perfect unity of opinion touching im- Digitized by ^.ooQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 763 1888.] portant questions submitted for action. When I say that the meeting hod the attendence of Mr. D. Everett, S. Q. E. of the B. of L. E., and of Grand Matter F. P. Sargent, of the B. of L. F., it goes without saying that all matters of Interest to the twin Brotherhoods were properly and in- telligently presented. The public demonstration of the Brotherhoods won the applause of the people of Tyler. The meeting at the City Hall, held in the evening, was large and enthusiastic. The ball was elab- orately and beautifully decorated, for which thanks are due to the ladles and to the commit- tee having the matter in charge. The welcom- ing address was delivered by Judge F. J. McCord and was received with hearty applause. Mr. D. Everett, of the B. of L. R, in his usual forceful style; delivered a most interesting address, in which he gave statistical information of great value. Judge John M. Duncan also favored the Brotherhoods with an address, in which he paid a just tribute to the men of the Brotherhoods represented for their unwavering fidelity to the responsibilities of their positions, and compli- mented the “boys” by saying their appearance largely discounted several legislatures he had seen in looks and intelligence. Hon. Cone John- son made a happy speech which was appreciated. The speaking over, social festivities were in- dulged in, and to the witchery of music the mazy dance began and continued, except to par- take of refreshments, choice and abundant, until the most active were willing to surrender to rest, all the more welcome because earned in a good cause. The meeting passed off quietly without an un- pleasant incident and will long be remembered as a time of good fellowship and promotlve of the bonds of union. B. L. B. Camden, N. J., July 16, 1888. Editor Firemen' 8 Magazine : Sir:— I have seen nothing in our Magazine relative to old 72; this should not be. It is not because there is nothing to write. Sunday we elected a staff of officers which would do honor to any organization. Bro. Colton, or “ honest John,” was elected Master and delegate, and Bro. Kern, the ex-naval apprentice, received the offices of Secretary and Receiver, the former po- sition he has filled for the past year with great credit to himself and the Lodge. Our Vice- Master (Bro. Tash) is a rising young man of rare accomplishments. Bro. Walter Wilson, of Nar- row Escape Road, (narrow gauge) was unani- mously elected to a position on our Board of Adjustments. Ah! by the way, Bro. Wilson is “pap ” now ; yes, it’s to be a fireman. Last, but not least, comes Bro. Spaf. Lewis, with a heart as big as his body. When Bro. Lewis does any- thing, you can rest assured it is handsomely done. After our election, Bro. Lewis piloted the boys to his residence, and with the assistance of his wife, a most estimable lady, gave the boys a delicious luncheon. There is some talk of cele- brating the eleventh anniversary of the Lodge’s birth. No. 72 has been very dry of late years, but with ambition and intelligence, she pushed to the front, and will pull ahead in the direction of sociability. Will wonders never cease? Bro. Kern, the most popular fireman in this section, surprised the boys on July 4th, by appearing on parade with the greatest brass band in the state, the Camden City Band ; he rendered the most difficult operatic solos in a manner which placed him in the front rank of professional musicians. Bro. Kern has left the road and is now running an engine without driving wheels. Fearing to afflict any person who may read this, Yours, Old 72. New Albany, Ind., August 21, 1868. Editor Firemen's Magazine : Having read Bro. “Throttle’s” letter in the August Magazine , reprimanding committees on resolutions, for saying “it pleased God” tore- move from our midst a worthy brother, and that no body believes it pleases God ; I remark that it is surely His will that such things should be, or they could not happen, for it is God that rules the universe; but perhaps Bro. “Throttle ” has become tired of reading the old style resolutions and would like something new ; perhaps the committee had better change the phrasology, and when a brother dies, or gets killed, say— “it pleased the devil to take him away,” and when you have a wreck, just think it has pleased the devil. The devil is always pleased with wrecks, not the railroad wreck, but the wreck of some life. It is not the devil that is pleased, by the removal of some worthy brother, but the removal of some wicked wretch who is not fit to live in society. But when some worthy brother has suffered enough of pain and care, and is freed by death’s detaching hand, and he is re- moved to that heavenly land where bridges don’t go down and where firemen are not crushed nor scalded, and where no railroad accident ever happens, just think it has pleased God to make this change. Reverse Lever. IN A SHADY GROTTO. Merrily the children play In the shady grottoes, Busy little elfs are they Working flossy mottoes. Flitting little birdies sing Praises for returning spring, Making hill and valley ring Joyful praise for everything. Merrily the little rill, From the spring beneath the hill, Where the birdie dips her bill, Where the children kettles fill, Trickles ever onward. But when evening shadows creep Ov* r hill and valley. When the children are asleep, From Charley down to Sally, When the birdies cease to sing, Joyful praise for coming spring. As the music dies away, With the dying of the day. Silent are the shady grottoes. —D. J. FackenthaU . 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764 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Oct. The train robber and the train wrecker have ceased to be either ornamental or use- ful in this world. He should be Bent by the most speedy and direct route over the bor- der into that terra incognito from whence no traveler returns. In the year 1838 there were in the United States, 350 locomotives on 1 ,500 miles of rail- road. Now, there are about 29,500 locomo- motives on about 140,000 miles of railroads in the United States, and the work of build- ing new railroads is going forward with great vigor. A great army of friends will commiserate Bro. J. J. Hannahan, when they learn that he transported a hundred-pound watermelon two hundred miles to find at the supreme moment, when invited guests had assem- bled to join him in the nch repast, that the thing was rotten. The next time the Vice- Grand Master will plug it. Bro. J. H. Snoddy, of Phoenix Lodge, No. 23, Brookfield, Mo., one of the leaders in the C., B. & Q. strike, and one of nature’s noble- men withal, has laid down the pick and scoop for the nonce, and entered the grocery business in the house of W. H. Robertson & Co., Kansas City. A host of friends wish him the largest measure of success. There is nothing more natural than when a cinder or any foreign substance gets into the eye than to begin to rub the unfortu- nate optic. This is a great mistake — what is wanted is to rub the other eye. It may be difficult to tell the reason why, nor is it of special importance, since the fact is, by rubbing the other eye will speedily relieve the unfortunate eye. The remedy is vouched for by those who know. It is simple, try it. In this era of invention, when the im- possible becomes the possible and the prob- able, the doubting Thomases are no longer boisterous, but as compared with the near past, are quiet and keep their unbeliefs to themselves ; even the man who proposes the elective railway between New York and Chicago, over which is to be transported letters, valuable parcels, perishable fruits and special express- matter at the rate of 450 miles an hour, is not set down as a crank. There is to be a light elevated track, costing $3,366 per mile, upon which there is to be a single small car without engine or trainmen, which is to be fired off like a cannon ball from one terminus, not to stop till it reaches its destination. The thing looks a little wild, but if electricity can be harnessed to the car, 450 miles an hour is by no means an improb- able speed. In this age it is prudent to watch and wrait. The St. Louis Globe Democrat gives the reason why a number of conductors on the Union Pacific recently went out on a strike. It seems that being disposed to help the road they were in the habit of pocketing all the way from three dollars to twenty-three dollars a run, and the facts becoming known to the officials, the conductors ceased to “punch.” They struck out for other pas- tures and at last accounts had not called upon the General Manager to find out what’s the matter. One of the most interesting signs of the present time, at least from our standpoint, is the attention which is paid to railroads, their developement, their management and to their employes by the press, and no doubt this is owing to the demand of the public for information of that kind. The leading paper of New York— the Sun which shines for all — has for some time devoted a considerable space to the collection and publication of railroad notes, giving items of interest in the way of improvements in track and stations, as well as personal items in re- gard to the employes. In addition to such ftem8, able articles on the financial standing, past history and present outlook of leading roads, car trusts and other matters intimately connected with railroads are to be found in almost every issue of the Sun and other metropolitan papers. The train dispatcher is one of the most important, if, indeed, not the most import- ant of all the employes of a railroad. An exchange says that “ it will be readily seen that the slightest mistake of a train dis- patcher might cause serious results, and in this respect his responsibility is probably greater than that of any other individual un- der whose charge the public are placed. A pilot on a vessel may lose his reckoning, but the fact soon becomes apparent to others, and his capacity for mischief is thereby les- sened. Other railway employes may neg- lect their duties, and rusn headlong into danger, but their associates generally realize the situation before any unfortunate results ensue ; but the slightest behest of the train dispatcher must be obeyed without question, even though to do so would jeopardize the iives of those receiving the oraers, though, of course, until an accident results the train men are ignorant of the fact that they have been given w'rong directions.” In this con- nection it is highly interesting to know that railroad corporations pay train dispatchers from $45 to $100 a month— and these figures show very clearly what railroad officials think of the services of train dispatchers. It is simply wonderful that railroad disasters are not more numerous. Digitized by t^.ooQLe

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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 765 HO, FOE ATLANTA ! Two Hundred and Fifty Delegates of the Oreat Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen Enronte for Atlanta. Arrival of the Special Train from Chicago at Terre Havte and Its Departure for the Sunny South. The special train from Chicago over the C. & E. I. road, which left Chicago at 8:30 on the morning of the 8th arrived at Terre Haute at 2:45 p. m. The train consisted of a locomotive, tastefully decorated, a baggage car and five splendid Pullman sleepers. On the baggage car appeared the following in- scription : ' Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, Biennial, Convention, Atlanta, Ga., September, 1888. The next car, the first of the sleepers, was ornamented with a strip of canvas, on which appeared the flag of the United States, the flag of Canada and the flag of Mexico. “ United we stand, united we remain,” ap- peared on the next sleeper, while on another was painted, “ We advocate arbitration.” Then came “ Success to the Brotherhood,” while on the last car was written, “ Our em- ployers’ interests are our interests.” A large concourse of people awaited the arrival of the train at the Vandalia depot, and as it came in, it was greeted by stirring music by the RiDggold band, of Terre Haute, a compliment which it was easy to see the delegates on the train highly appreciated. Immediately upon the arrival of the train at Terre Haute, the delegates desiring a little pedestrian exercise after six hours on the road, filed out of the cars and escorted by Vigo Lodge, No. 16, each member of whom was appointed a committee on reception, headed by the Ringgold band and another band which accompanied the train from Chicago, took up the line of march through several of the principal streets of Terre Haute until they arrived in front of the Grand Lodge office, on Wabash avenue, where the Grand Master, F. P. Sargent, ana the Grand Secretary and Treasurer, E. V. Debs have their headquarters. The office, in honor of the delegates, had been elabo- rately and splendidly decorated. Flags, fes- tooned and waving, were in every available place. Between the festooned flags the am- ple folds of red, white and blue, gave an ex- quisite charm to the decorations. Pot plants in full bloom added rare oeauty to the dec- orations and borderings of cedar sprays around the windows and encircling “ Wel- come to the Brotherhood,” on white ground, completed the adornments which elicited universal admiration. Arrived at the Grand Lodge office the bands played favorite airs, which created great enthusiasm, and the delegates spent the time looking through the grand Lodge headquarters, and renewing old and making new acquaintances. From the Grand Lodge office the delegates returned to the Union depot, where Ohmer’s spacious dining hall had been transformed into a reception and banquet room, in which were tables loaded with all the delicacies and luxuries of the season; to which the dele- gates and their lady friends did ample jus- tice. The occasion was one of unalloyed felicity, every incident being fraught with interest ta the delegates and of which the Terre Haute members of tne Brotherhood may feel justly proud. The train and the proceedings at Terre Haute was in charge of that prince of good fellows, Vice Grand Master, J. J. Hannahan, who likes good things and knows how thinge should be done to please, and from Chicago to Terre Haute every incident was made to contribute to everybody’s enjoyment, in- cluding the ladies, "a number of whom em- bellished the journey with their smiles and vivacity. After partaking of refreshments, the cry was heard along the line, “ All aboard,” and an engine on the E. & T. H. railroad, su- perbly decorated, stood panting on the track awaiting the signal to go. There were hur- ried farewells as the Terre Haute contingent boarded the train. Again the bands played good-bye tunes, and with waving of bats and kerchiefs, tne train pulled out and sped on to Evansville. From Evansville the train would pass to the custody of the Louisville & Nashville road to Nashville. At Nashville, the Nash- ville, Chattanooga & St. Louis R. R. would take charge to Chattanooga, and from Chat- tanoaga, the Western & Atlantic road would see the train safe to Atlanta, where the journey ended. Such courtesies on the part of the man- agement of the roads will never be forgotten by the “ boys,” and in a thousand ways they will, in the future, demonstrate their appre- ciation of the kindness of the corporations, which with generous liberality, contributed to the success and pleasure of the Atlanta convention. PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONTENTION. As we go to press a day too early to publish the proceedings of the first biennial, and the fourteenth convention of the Brotherhood, our readers will be required to wait for the November issue for a full account of the say- ings and doings of the important event. As we write, the indications are that the con- vention will meet under the most favorable auspices, and that every interest of the Or- der will receive such consideration as will prove of great and lasting benefit. 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766 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Oct THE T WEHTY-FI FTH AKEIYER8ABY OF THE B. OF L. E. On Saturday, August 17th and 18th, the great Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers celebrated in the city of Detroit, the twenty- fifth anniversary of its organization. It was a notable event in the history of the Broth- erhood and it was celebrated in a style emi- nently becoming the splendid history of the Order. In the year 1863, twelve locomotive engineers laid the foundations of what has since become a continental Brotherhood, and from first to last, it has exerted an incal- culable influence for good — not only upon the membership, but upon the welfare of the great railroad enterprises of the country and of society in general. The programme of exercises has all that could nave been desired, and the distin- guished citizens who addressed the rare assemblage, and the words of wisdom spoken on the occasion lent a charm to the p»o- ceedings which will make it a pleasure pic- ture in the memories of all who were so for- tunate as to be present. There were invocations and benedictions, excursions and feastings, with music in abundance and among the embelishments of the historic occasion, Shandy Maguire read one of his inimitable poems. Occasionally there comes to the hearing of railroad employes tidings of pleasant meetings in which the rank and file, men of humble positions, mingle with their more favored fellow workingmen, and all go to- gether to the “big houseonthe hill/* to pay their respects to a man who has won their esteem and friendship by pursuing a policy as broad gauged as Humanity, in which a love of justice predominates and cements the entire force into one harmonious whole. Such seems to have been the good fortune of H. 0. Potter, Esq., General Manager of the Flint Pere &Marquette Railroad, of Michigan, as upon his retirement from the management, the employes of the road, many hundreds in number, tendered him an address full of the most friendly senti- ments, and in response to which the gener- ous words of Mr. Potter bore evidence that he experienced the livliest sentiments of good will towards all of his faithful employes. Generous, considerate and humane, Mr. Potter has found his employes quick to ap- preciate such a policy and to give him back a service of faithfulness without a break in thirty years experience. In all of this there is food for reflection. The road over whose destinies Mr. Potter has presided has had to fight its way from the nrst, but always the emoloy^s have been the objects of his care and solicitude, and for this devotion he has had fidelity, which has enabled him to suc- ceed. There has never been a strike on the F. & P. M. R. R., nor would there ever be a strike on any railroad if General Managers and officials were all like H. C. Potter. The response of Mr. Potter to the address of his old and faithful employes was in the highest degree felicitous, and in severing his connec- tion with the road it must be most agreeable to him to know that the kind wishes of the men who have worked for him go with him in all his journey ings. The speed of trains on English railroads has been carefully studied by Mr. Charles Rous Marten, and the facts are of interest to railroad men generally. Mr. Marten registered a sp£ed of 76.28 miles an hour, with light loads, down gradients of 1 in 89 to 1 in 200 ; once with a Great Western 8 feet single, once with a Great Northern 8 feet single, and once with a Midland 7 feet coupled, having 19-inch cylinders. In each case the engine was pressed to its utmost capacity. With Midland engines having 6 feet, 8 inch wheels he recorded seventy-five miles an hour; with London & Northwestern and Caledonian engines with 6 feet, 6-inch wheels, seventy-four miles an hour was reached down the Shap and Beattock banks respectively. With a London & North- western engine with 5 feet, 6-inch wheels, nearly seventy-two miles Was attained down the former bank, and sixty miles per hour with a 4 feet, 6-inch tank engine on the same railway. The highest average speed at which a train is timed from start to stop on the roads of England is just fifty- four miles an hour. The longest run in the world is 105 miles, 26 chains, run by the Great Northern Manchester Express, and is macje in one hour and fifty-three minutes. Several trains are timed at fifty-three miles an hour and there are in the country twen- ty-five trains at fifty-two to fifty-three miles an hour, twenty-seven at fifty-one to fifty- two, and forty at fifty to fifty-one miles an hour running time. In our September issue, in commenting upon the Iowa law imposing severe penalties for the crime of blacklisting railroad em- ployes, we copied a happily constructed cir- cular, in which the author expressed the hope that some railroad manager would some day be “ man enough and brave enough to nail upon the bulletin boards of his road,*’ and credited the same to the Railway Service Gazette. The credit should have been given to the Locomotive Engineer , which always teems with happy suggestions. Such errors will occasionally creep into publications in spite of “ eternal vigilance,” but in this case, seeing the circular in the Gazette we cred- ited it to that paper without a thought we were doing an esteemed contemporary — the Locomotive Engineer — an injustice. Digitized by ^.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 767 A CONDUCTOR’S VIEWS. The following communication not only explains itself, but is confirmatory of opin- ions, from time to time expressed in this Magazine, regarding a large per cent, of the membership of the 0 R. C. The letter is a frank, manly avowal of sentiments in the highest degree commendatory, and will be read bv the great body of locomotive fire- men with unalloyed satisfaction : Tyler, Texas, September 4, 1888. Editor Firemen's Magazine : Dear Sir:— I have been a constant reader of tbe Firemen's Magazine for years, and at one time “handled the scoop” myself. Iam now a con- ductor and a member of tbe O. R. C. Why Is it, when you speak of a “ Federation of Railway Employes,” that the name of conductor Is left out? Is it on account of the notorious circular Issued by our worthy (?) Iowa brothers, or is it because we are conductors? Now, Mr. Editor, give us all a fair show and don’t throw out the conductors because one or two of them wanted to do something great in their estimation. I am sure that the editors of *both the B. of L. F and B. of L. E. journals are men of too much good common sense to think that two men could voice the sentiments of the entire Order of rail* way conductors. Please give this a thought and you will see that there are as noble, free hearted men who belong to that Order, as ever “ swung a lamp, or carried a bill ; ” I, for one, count among my best friends, members of both Brotherhoods, and I am sure that there are numbers of them that would do me any favor in their power. Don’t for the sake of two or th»ee(un) worthy brothers, condemn the entire Order. There has never been a time since I can remember, when there was trouble among the employes, that the conductors were not as willing to lend a helping hand, as any other class of employes. I am only speaking of this part of the country, for all that are members of O. R. C. are men in every sense of the word, and would not degrade themselves enough to “scab." You ought to see our treat- ment of a low-lived 11 scab ” once, and you would form a different opinion of us. “ Give the devil his due ” once ana I don’t think it will be “ many moons ” before the Order of Railway Conductors will have new Grand Officers and a new set of by-laws, and we hope to be classed as brothers to all employds who toll for their “ dally bread.” Yours truly, M. E. Williams. The reason why, in the discussion of fed- eration, the 0. R. C. has been omitted, is because the official utterances of that Order have never intimated the least sympathy for railway employes when struggling to se- cure just treatment from their employers. On the contrary, the uniform declarations of the 0. R. C., have indicated hostility to men who, with right and justice on their side, have been arrogantly thrust aside, and treated with the utmost contumely by rail- way officials. And to make matters as haz- ardous as possible, under the sanction of the 0. R. C. members of that Order, not content to stand aloof, have entered the ranks of scabs, and contributed in every way in their power to defeat justice and perpetuate w rong. Under such circumstances it should not be a matter of surprise that in the dis- cussion of “federation1’ “the name of the conductors is left out.” Notwithstanding this, we have believed, indeed, we have known, that a very large per cent, of the membership of the 0. R C. entertained sentiments strictly in accord with those expr« seed by our Tyler corres- pondent, and we have not hesitated to place the facts on record. In confirmation oi this we said in the September issue of the Maga- zine that “ the hearts of the great body of railway conductors beat in responsive sym- pathy with their toiling coemploy^s on the rail, and it is not probable, nay, it is not possible, that they will long tolerate a policy w hich subjects them to the odium of Deing the defenders and associates of scabs ana the Pinkertons.” And now comes Mr. M. E. Williams, a member of the 0. R. C., and says, “ I don’t think it will be many moons before the Order of Rail way Conductors will have new Grand Officers and a new set of By-Laws, and we hope to be classd as broth- ers to all employes who toil for their daily bread.” To all of which we respond, “ Amen ! ” Mr. Williams sounds a key-note. He expresses opinions full of good cheer, and men of his type will yet redeem the 0. R. C. from a position of antagonism to men who “ toil for their daily bread,” to that of friendly accord with the great body of Railway employes. That done and the 0. R. C. will at once take its position in the federation of railway employes, where, by every consideration of propriety it belongs, and from which it has been wrested by a policy of flagrant injustice to a large number of its members. THE PITTSBURG UNION MEETING. August 28 and 29 were great and gala days for the “ twin Brotherhoods ” at Pittsburg. Thirty-five Divisions of the B. of L. E., and thirty-seven Lodges of the B. of L. F. were represented and the programme of proceed- ings was carried out without a break or an unpleasant incident. To give eclat to the oc- casion the ladies in large force were in at- tendance and their beauty and vivacity gave the entertainment a charm which added in- definitely to the pleasures of the proceed- ings. Grand Chief Arthur, of the B. of L. E., was present and in his address, was, if pos- sible, more than usually felicitous. He talked to the young and old, as also to the ladies, in a manner that secured the closest attention and won from all the most appre- ciative applause. His historical references to the two great Brotherhoods were instruct- ive and were well calculated to make a favor- able impression upon those present who were not members of the Orders. Such meetings date a new era in the history of the Brotherhoods and signify a future harmony which must result in an exem- plified prosperity. Digitized by i^.ooQle

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768 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [OCT. A San Francisco correspondent of the Express Gazette under recent date refers to the immigration! of the Chinese as being but slightly interrupted by the laws of the land. To illustrate, the writer says : “The law says that Chinese shall only be landed on the product ion of a consular certificate showing that they were in fact prior residents. Instead of pursuing this idea, the courts allow the Chinese to land on what is called “ ball to uppear In court at a subsequent day and estab- lish their “prior residence” by parol or other evidence in lieu of the consular certificates. The result is that in the cou*seof a week or so the shrewd heathen Chinese acquires sufficient local knowledge to answer the simple question put to him by the commissioner. Armed with this knowledgo the Oriental pagan will broadly per- jure himself, swearing that he is an old resident, and presto! he Is given full privilege to remain in California and contribute his share towards the prostitution of American social and commer- cial life. This Chinese immigration is a fright- ful evil, and the proper remedy has not yet been found. People of tue east can not estimate its extent. Every decent white man ou the coast understands it and would like to see this inva- sion stopped. I went through Chinatown one night and was amazed at the sights. The place in some portions has the smell of a New York sewer. This, too, in the heart of San Francisco, for Chinatown embraces six blocks immediately adjoining the business center, and in that small space are packed over twenty thousand China- men. It is common for as many as three hun- dred to live in one building, crowded together like so mauy cattle— in many places living fifty feet under ground. Think of that! The effect of their cheap labor has been to seriously impair free white labor, for a Chinaman mv ill work for about one-third of the wages of an American, and grow rich at that. I do not speak of this be- cause it seems the fashion to denounce the Chinaman, but because I know by my ov n per- sonal observation that this immigration is a monstrous evil, and its continuance a national disgrace and infamy.” Such is the uniform testimony, and the fact that certain persons of influence favor Chinese immigration serves to emphasize the conviction that to put a final stop to it will challenge the best efforts of the work- ingmen of the country. In the ranks of the Brotherhood of Loco- motive Firemen, there are men of as noble daring as chivalry, in the noon of its glory, could boast. Men who perform deeds worthy of monuments. All that is wanted is the occasion, and at once the man steps forth to do or die, often to do and die in the act of doing. One of the men who is entitled to all the honors courage can claim, is Bro. Harry Lovell, member of Maple Leaf Lodge, No. 151, Hamilton, Ontario. The incident which the Hamilton Times and Spectator re- cords and which private advices verify, is as follows : Harry Lovell, a railroad fireman living In Ham- ilton did a brave thing yesterday. The express train that leaves Toronto for Hamilton at 5p. m. had got as far as the exhibition grounds yester- day evening, when a wee girl not more than three years old toddled onto the track and stood there staring in wonder at the approaching train. Engineer Wm. Durdon (also of Hamilton) jammed on the aLr-brakes, and whistled vigor- ously. But when he glanced out again he saw with horror that the child had not moved, but, with her little hands clasped behind her head, stood gazing at the strange looking monster that was rapidly coming nearerand nearer. Fireman Lovell took in the situation ataglance. It didn’t take him long to make up his mind how to act. In less time than it takes to tell it, he climbed out of the cab and swung himself down onto the cowcatcher where he crouched like a cat ready to spring. The train got to within a few yards of the little innocent. She looked into Lovell’s face and laughed. Th°n the gallant fellow with all his strength, leaped forward, and throwing his arm about the baby he flung himself side* ways from the track. The big driving-wheel grazed him us the engine swept by. He and the child rolled together down the embankment, but reached the bottom without a bruise or scratch. The trai i was soon stopped, and Engineer Durdon got down from his engine and hastened up the track. When be saw Lovell coming towards him with the child in his arms, tears came into the engineer’s eyes, and he rushed forward and grasped the fireman’s hand. “ God bless you, mate,” he said broken ly, “ you’ve saved It I ” The passengers also, aware that something unusual had occurred, crowded about the child and its rescuer, and heard with wonder and admiration the story of Lovell’s noble deed. We willingly give space for recording such deeds of daring, not onlv because of the gratitude due to Bro. Lovell, but because the public should know that the boys of the scoop, beneath their coal and dust be- grimed working blouses, carry hearts as true to duty and to danger, as ever throbbed. All honor to such men. For the Magazine : GET TO THE FRONT. When darkness o’ershadows your way, And everything soemB to go wrong, Turn n >t to temptation away, But ever be valiant and strong ; Hold fast to the good you possess. Your resources ever apply. And God your endeavors will bless— You’ll get to the front by and by. Be sensible, earnest and plain ; This life is too fleeting to stop A moment to sigh or complain ; If ever we get to the top Of any profet*slon or trade We surely must work with a will, We cannot sit down in the shade An honored position to fill. Don’t worry nor think that your lot Is harder than others have borne. Who dwells in a mansion or cot Will there find a yoke to be worn. Could the diamond have worth, Or rubies, brought out of the vein, Unless from the depth of the earth They are brought under torture and pain Seek not for the perishing gold, But lay up your treasures above By seeking for riches untold Obtained by the labor of love ; Remembering this : Who denies Himself of a pleasure below, Inherits a home In the skies Where pleasures eternally flow. Then never grow faint in the strife, But always be willing to try ; Stand firm in the battle of life — You’ll get to the front by and by. -Geo. W. Hall. 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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 760 Resolutions. Wilmington, Del., June 1, 1888. At a regular meeting of Delaware Lodge, No. 281, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted : Whereas. In the death of our esteemed and worthy brother. Geo. M. Lucas, we recognize the will of Divine Providence, an Illustration of the universal truth that death comes to all. Bro. Lucas' death leaves the once happy home and the hearts of his wife and children in sorrow. In the Lodge room there is sorrow and gloom because our beloved brother has departed for- ever, therefore be it Resolved, That we offer these expressions of sympathy to the afflicted family, consoled by the reflection that after all life Is but a short space of time compared with the life hereafter. Resolved, That to the stricken family we ex- tend our heartfelt sympathy. Resolved, That as a mark of respect to the memory of our deceased brother we drape our charter in mourning for thirty days, and that a copy of these resolutions be presented to the family of Bro. Lucas under the seal of the Lodge, and that they be published in the Magazine and entered on the minutes of the meeting. G. Lari more, F. D. Mount, > Committee. T. DeCamp, j Brookfield, Mo., August 2, 1888. may all meet in that Celestial Lodge above, where troubles cease and the weary are at rest. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be forward*d by our {Secretary to the family of the deceased brother, and to the Pornana Progress and to our Magazine for publication. J. D. Df.fkf.es, ) H. H. Pen fi Ei.P. - Committee. J. Valkk, J Green Island, N. Y., July 8, 1888. At a regular meeting of Troy City Lodge, No. 315, B. of L. K., held July 1st, the following reso- lutions were unanlmoudy adopted : Whereas, Our esteemed and beloved brother, Frank Pierce, met his death by falling from his engine on the morning of June 21, 1888, therefore be it Resolved , That we bow down in humble sub- mission to the will of Almighty God, yet we can not help but mourn our brother’s untimely death, stricken as he was in the vigor of his noble manhood and in the cheerful performance of his duty, and whose sterling qualities as a man had endeared him to us all. Resolved , That we commend to our brethren the example of his sobriety, devotion to his fam- ily, unswerving attention to duty and fidelity to That in the death of Bro. Pierce our Brotherhood has lost, a most worthy member, the Fitchburg Railroad a valuable fireman, his wife a kind and loving husband, and theeom- At a special meeting of Phcenlx Lodge, No. 23, held at Brookfield, Mo., August 1, 1888, the follow- ing resolutions were unanimously adopted : WHEREAS, Bro. J. H. Bnoddy, Chairman of our late Board of Adjustment, having resigned to embark in the merchantile business, and Whereas, In Bro. J. H. Snoddy’s resignation Poenix Lodge, No. 23, loses a most efficient and zealous worker for the great cause, therefore be Resolved, That we tender him our heartfelt thanks and gratitude for his earnest endeavors in the past, and wish him the best of good for- tune and prosperity in the future. Be ft further Resolved, That a copy o.f these resolutions be presented to Bro. J. H. Suoddy, and also a copy sent to the Magazine for publication. JohnB.Ott, ) R. C. Clements, v Committee. Louis LeClairk, ) munity an honest citizen. Resolved, That we deeply sympathize with bis sorrowing wife and family, anu pray that God in His Infinite mercy will comfort and sustain them In their sad bereavement. Resolved, That we drape our charter for thirty days, and that a copy of these resolutions be presented to the family of our deceased brother, and that they be forwarded to the Firemen's Magazine for publication. George P. Pitkin, ) J am es W i lli a si s, > Comm ittee. Wm. J. Mattice, ) Vincennes, I no., July 8, 1888. At a regular meeting of Tried and True Lodge, No. 361, the following resolutions were adopted on the death of Bro. Grant Hill : Whereas, It has pleased Almighty God who in His influite wisdom has seen fit to call from LosAngeles, Cal., July 18, 1888. At a regular meeting of Orange Grove Lodge, No. 97, held June 5, 1888, the following resolu- tions were adopted : , , „ . Whereas, It has pleased the Grand Master of the Universe in His infinite wisdom to take from our midst in the pride and strength of his man- hood our beloved brother, Chas. B. Cullen, who died of typhoid fever, at his home in the city of Pomona, May, 23d, 1888 ; therefore be it Resolved. That in the death of Bro. Cullen Orange Grore Lodge, No. 97, B. rf L. F., has lost a most worthy, faithful and exemplary worker, and its members one they delighted to meet, both in the Lodge room ana out of it; his family and friends one whom they could truly love and respect, and the world a good man. Resolved, That the thanks of this Lodge are tendered to the following, viz.: To the ladies of Pomona who so kindly furnished beautiful flow- ers, those emblems of enternal peace and rest, thereby showing their tender sympathy for those who were called to mourn the loss of one held dear ; also to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Pomona, of which order he was a member, for the many courtesies so kindly ex- tended to those of our members in attendance at the funeral, and to many others who showed their kindly sentiments and respect for our Brotherhood in many ways. And be it Resolved, That the heartfelt condolence of Orange Grove Lodge, No. 97. B. of L. F., Is hereby extended to; the bereaved family and friends of our late brother, and that we sincerely trust we our midst so suddenly, to that Supreme Lodge above, our worthy and beloved Brother Grant Hill, who was crushed to death between thesia- tion and. train while attempting to board it. Be it Resolved, In his death this Lodge loses a faith- ful member, his associates a true and steadfast friend, his aged father and mot her an affectionate and dutiful son, his brother and sister a kind and loving brother. Be it further Resolved , That while we bow in humble sub- mission to the will of the most High, we sadly mourn the loss of our Brother, so untimely called for. Resolved. That this Lodge extend to his be- reaved relatives, upon wh< m the affliction so heavily falls, our most sincere ami heartfelt sympathies, and that we sincerely direct them to the Savior who is ever ready to aid them to bear up under this sad bereavement. Resolved, That a vote of thanks be tendered to the K. of P. Lodge of Olney, ill., for courtesies and favors received at their hands, and also to his friends and to the members of Division 289, B. of *L. E. for their Kind attendance at the funeral, also to the officials of the O. *& M. R. R. for the furnishing of transportation. Resolved, That through respect to our departed Brother we drape our charter for a period of thirty days; forward a copy of these resolutions to his parents, and our Magazine for publication ; also spread on the minutes ot this meeting. J as. Gabriel, ) Jas. Jackson, •» Committee. Wm. Kostf.il ) Digitized by LiOOQle

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770 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Oct ►Sr. Lons, July 24, 1888. At a regular meeting of Industrial Lodge, No. 21, B. of L. F., held July 24th. the following reso- lutions were unanimously adopted : Whereas, By the ruling of the Divine Grand Master, who has seen proper to remove from us Bro. Frank Belcour, who was killed by his en- gine turning over and burying him beneath it we are called, for the first time, in the history of our Lodge to mourn the loss of a young and wor- thy member whom we all held in the fondest esteem. Therefore be it Rewired, That while we recognize in this as in all things, the hand of a Supreme Grand Master, we none the less mourn the loss of our worthy departed Brother who was so early cut down in the full vigor of manhood. Resolied. That in the death of Bro. Frank Bel- cour, the Brotherhood has lost a true and valu- able servaut, the wife and children a kind father and loving husband and the parents an ever dutiful son. Resolved, That we extend to the sorrowing widow and family of our deceased Brother our heartfelt condolence and commend them to Him who alone can alleviate earth’s deepest sorrows. Resolved , That the thanks of this Lodge be ten- dered to Mr. K. G. Thompson, Hup’t Terminal Facilities, and Mr.J.F Sechler, Master Mechanic St. Lou is Bridge and Tunnel Railway, for their kindness bestowed upon us during the sorrowful event. Resolved , That as a tribute of respect to the memory of our departed Brother, we drape our charter In mourning for the space of thirty days; that these resolutions be placed upon the min- utes of the Lodge and a copy be given to the sor- rowing wife and parents and a copy be sent to the Locomotive Firemans Magazine. 1*. C. Snyder, 'i W. A. Murphy, j* Committee. Wm. Merklk, ) Rutland, Vt., June 1, 1888. At a regular meeting of Marble City Lodge, No. 858, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, the fol- lowing resolutions were unanimously adopted : Whereas, It has pleased Almighty God to re- move from our midst, by death, our late worthy brother, J. E. Pratt, who lost his life in the Rock- ingham disaster April 6th. In the death of Brother Pratt, the B. of L. F. loses one of its tried and true members, his family a kind and affec- tionate husband and son. his friends a congenial companion, the railway company afalthfuland efficient employe. Resolved , While we bow down in humble sub- mission to the will of the Great Grand Master, whose providence Is based upon infinite wisdom, guided by the holy power of love, we deeply sympathize with his stricken wife, sorrowing parents and sisters in their irreparable loss ; ana tender to them oui willing assistance in their present sorrow, and a kind and paternal regard for their future welfare and happiness. Resolved, That his departure from our midst to the unknown world is from the voice of Him who commands “ Be ye also ready,” and though we bow down in sorrow, yet we humbly submit, aud in our loss, we are warned of our situation and are admonished to take heed of the frailty of human life. Resolved , That we tender to Otter Creek Divi- sion, No. BIT, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi- neers, our sincere thanks for their kind atten- tion, who though stricken with the death of their respected brother, Moses Pratt, (whose death we as firemen deeply mourn), found time to be present In a body at the obsequies of our lamented brother on Monday last. Resolved, That the charter of this Lodge be draped in mourning for the space of thirty days, iu token of respect to the memory of the de- ceased, aud that a copy of these resolutions be e resented to the wife and parents of our deceased rother, and that they be published In the Fire- men's Magazine and the papers of this dtv. C. S. Wardell, Master. Jackson, Mich., June 28, 1888. At the last regular meeting of Gilbert Lodge, No. 240, the following resolutions were adopted: Whereas, It has pleased the Almighty God In His infinite wisdom, to remove from this world of care our beloved brother, Charles Pierce, there- fore be it Resolved , That by his death the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen has lost a true and earnest advocate of its principles, and his wife and child- ren a loviugand faithful husband and father. Resolved, That w'e extend to his widow and family our heartfelt sympathy In their bereave- ment, and commend them to Him who alone can heal the heart’s deepest sorrow. Resolved, That we drape our charter in mourn- ing for the space of thirty days, and that a copy of these resolutions be sent to the family of the deceased, aud be entered upon the records of the meeting and published in the Magazine. M. A. Henry, ■) Richard Drowley, v Committee. Geo. A. Holden, J Kansas City, June 1, 1888. At a regular meeting of Kansas City Lodge, No. 74, B. of L. F., held May 28, 1888. the following res- olutions were unanimously adopted. Whereas, Kansas City Lodge, No. 74, B.of L F., are the happy recipients of $250, so generously presented to us by our friends the ladies of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, at Kansas City, be it Resolved, That with feelings of profound re- spect and gratitude we accept so generous a pres- ent, derived from their splendid leap year bail, on the 17th day of May, 1888, which was such a success that it surpassed anything of the kind that has ever taken place in Kansas City, and as a token of our esteem, be it further Resolved, That we heartily tender our thanks to those ladies who so kindly came to our assist- ance in time of need, when we are fighting oar common enemy, Capital against honest Labor, and be it further Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the minutes of the meeting, also a copy sent to our friends, the ladies, ana also a copy sent to our Grand Secretary and Treasurer, requesting him to publish the same in the Fire- men's Magazine. John M. Tierney,'! Robert Haslktt, V Committee. W. B. Roberts, l Marshalltown, Iowa, May 27, 1888. At a regular meeting of Guide Lodge, No. 125, of the B. of L. F., the following resolutions were adopted : Whereas, It is with heartfelt sorrow that we are called upon to announce that death has in- vaded our ranks and taken from our midst Bro. F. E. Stine. Bro. Stine was acting in the capaci- ty of engineer on the Central Iowa Ry. ana was killed in an accident, Saturday, May 26. Whereas, From a personal acquaintance we mourn the loss of our Brother who was an earn- est supporter of our Order and one whose life was in accordance with our motto. Therefore be it Resolved, That while we bow in obedience to the decree of Divine Providence, we deeply de- plore the loss and shall fondly cherish the memory of our departed Brother. In the death of Brother Stine our Order has lost one of its ablest supporters, a faithful friend and society an honored member. Resolved, As a token of respect for our deceased Brother our charter be draped in mourning for the space of thirty days, that a page of our re- cord be dedicated to the memory of our departed Brother: that a copy of these resolutions be pre- sented to his friends and that they be published iu the Firemen's Magazine. J. P. Boyce, W. M. Gallup, V Committee. G. H. Strong, j Digitized by c.ooQLe

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 771 Philadelphia, Pa., June 20, 1888. At a regular meeting of Fatrmount Lodge, No. 333, B. of L. F., the following resolutions were unanimously adopted: Whereas, Our esteemed brother, Charles W. Fowler, who was fatally scalded by the bursting of a deflecting bar on his engine, on May 5th, thereby being called to his eternal home on May 24th, therefore Resolved, That In his death we recognize the hand of our Divine Master, and will try to so profit bytJie summons that we will be prepared when we shall be called. Resolved, That In this hour of bereavement, we tender our heartfelt sympathy to his sorrowing widow and parents, believing that all was done that was possible to relieve him of his terrible sufferings. Resolved , That In his death our Lodge has lost a faithful brother, his wife a kind husband, and bis parents a dutiful son. Resolved , That in token of our respect, our charter be draped in mourning for the space of thirty days, a copy of these resolutions be given his sorrowing widow, a copy be published in the Firemen's Magazine , and also spread upon the minutes of this I/)dge. C. H. Maul, ") Geo. V. Plant, > Committee. H. C. Reagan, J Collin wood, O., Jnne 10, 1888. At a regular meeting of Lake Shore Lodge, No. 183. the following resolutions « ere adopted : Whereas, It is with heartfelt sorrow that we are called upon to announce the death of our late Brother, S. M. Kennelly. Whereas, From personal acquaintance we mourn the loss of our brother as an earnest sup- porter of the principles of our Order and one whose life was always in accordance with our motto; therefore be it Resolved, That while ve bow In humble sub- mission to the decree of Divine Providence, we deeply deplore tbe loss and shall fondly cherish the memory of our departed brother. In the death of Bro. Kennel ley, Lake Shore Lodge has lost one of its most exemplary members and conscientious supporters, a genial companion and a staunch, faithful friend; and society a benevolent, sociable and honorable man. Resolved , As a token of respect Jor our depart- ed brother, that our charter be draped in mourning for thirty days in memory of our de- ceased brother ; that a copy of these resolutions be presented to his family and that they be pub- lished in the firemen's Magazine. M. F. Storey, ") J. A. Freeman, y Committee. 8. A. Holman, J Toledo, Ohio, July 4, 1888. At a regular meeting of C. R. Whipple Lodge, No. 142, the following preamble and resolutions were adopted : Whereas, It has pleased the Almighty Ruler of tbe Universe, to remove from our midst our late and esteemed Brother, Mort Acker, who came to his death by accidental drowning on the night of May 8th last. • Whereas, In the death of our Brother, C. R. Whipple. Lodge No. 142, sustains a heavy loss, he havtng been a staunch supporter and ardent lover of our Brotherhood, and having endeared himself to us all. Therefore be it Resolved, That we drape our charter in mourn- ing for tbe space of thirty days. Resolved, That the sympathy of this Lodge be extended to bis brother and father iu their great affliction. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be furnished his brother and father, and published in the Firemen's Magazine , also be spread on the minutes of the meeting.' G. W. Nesper, ■) L. H. Herman, v Committee. J. 8. Butler, ) Chicaqo, III., June 24, 1888. At a regular meeting of Triumphant Lodge, No. 47, the following seutiments of bereavement were expressed in behalf of our late brother, Dennis J. Flaherty, who died of consumption at his home in Niles, Mich. Whereas, God, in his infinite wisdom, has seen fit to remove from our midst by death, our esteemed brother, thereby reminding us of the uncertainty of life,. be it therefore Resolved , That in the death of Bro. Flaherty, Triumphant Lodge, No. 47, has lost a staunch supporter and an ardent lover of our Order, and having endeared himself to us all, as a token of our esteem, he it further Resolved , That while we recognize the suprem- acy and bow submDslvely to an all-wise Provi- dence, it is with sincere regret that we part with our late brother, and “Mourn with those who mourn.” Resolved, That this Lodge, through love for our brother, extend to Ills sorrowing family and friends its most sincere «nd heartfelt sympathy in this their hour of affliction, and commend them to Him who gives peace to all. Resolved , That as a token of respect and es- teem, our charter lie draped In mourning for thirty days, and a copy of these resolutions be presented to the family of our late brother, also sent'o the Magazine for publication, and also be spread on the minutes of this meeting. Tuos. T)eeg an, ) H. E. Scanlon, y Committee. i 'has. W. Watson,) Houston, Texas, August 6, 1888. At tbe last regular meeting of Bayou City lx>dge, No. 14ti, tne following resolutions were adopted : Whereas, The members of this Lodge are called upon for the first time to drape their charter in mourning, it having been the will of the Almighty God to remove from our midst our most worthy and beloved Brother, Joseph J. Keith, who was killed on the Southern Pacific R. R. on the night of August 4, 1888. Whereas, Bayou City Lodge has lost a good member, the Brotherhood an earnest worker, his relatives a young man of whom they might well feel proud : therefore be it Resolved , That in the death of Bro. Joseph J. Keith, this Lodge has lost one of Its promising members, and the brothers a true friend. Resolved , That as a tribute of respect to the memory of our deceased brother, we drape our charter in mourning for the space of thirty days; that these resolutions be spread upon the min- utes of the Lodge ; a copy sent to the family of the deceased and a copy to the Galveston News and the Firemen's Magazine fcr publication. F. K EE LEE, ) E. C. Gerber, > Committee. S. R. Wynne, J Bloomington, III., August?, 1888. At the regular meeting of Blooming Lodge, No. 40, of B. of L. F., the following resolutions were unanimously adopted : Whereas, It has pleased the Almighty God to remove from our midst our beloved Brother, Wm. Foley, showing to us the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death ; therefore be it Resolved. That by the death of Bro. William Foley, a worthy and kind brother, and one who was in every way worthy of our regards and esteem, has been taken from us. Resolved, That we tender our heartfelt sympa- thy to the family of our deceased brother, ana as a token of respect we drape our charier in mourning for a space of thirty days. Resolved , That the members of the B. of L. F. return their thanks to t/ie R of L E. and B. of R. B. for their attendance at the funeral of our de- ceased Brother. James Norm i le, Joseph Templeton, > Committee. P. L. Cutler. ) Digitized by C.ooQle

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72 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. Trenton, Mo., July 18, 1888. ' At a regular meeting of Success Lodge, No. 33, B. of L. F., the following preamble and resolu- tions were unanimously adopted : Whereas, The unsparing hand of Death has reached out from the mysterious darkness that envelopes life, and taken suddenly away in an accident on the C\, R. I. A P. R. R , July 1), 1^88, our esteemed Brother Richard B. Jones, and Whereas, That by the death of Bro. Jones, we have sustained the loss of a friend and a brother, one who, by his uprightness and integ- rity had won the love of all who knew him, one who had always lived up to the mot/o of our Brotherhood— Benevolence, Sobriety and Indus- try, therefore Resolved, That the Lodge deeply mourns the loss of a Brother and a friend who it will be hard to replace, whose lo^ will be deeply felt by all who knew him. Resolved . That as Bro. Jones died at his post while performing the duties assigned him, he is worthy of our commendation. That these reso- lutions be spread at large on the records of this Lodge and that a copy, hereof be transmitted to the family of our beloved brother, and that an- other be sent to our Magazine for publication. Resolved , That our charter be draped in mourn- ing for the space of t hirty days as a token of res- pect of our departed brother. Arthur LkBaron,') J u li a N Boon e, > Committee. Thomas Griffin, ) Acknowledgements. S RHINO FI eld, Mo.. August 30. 1888. To the Officers and Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen : I wish to return my sincere thinks to the B. of L. F. and to the members of Ozark Lodge, No. 280, for their kindness to me and also for a draft of 81,o00 due me on my disability claim, which I received through our Receiver, V. P. Countryman. With my best wishes for the Or- der, 1 remain, Yours fraternally, Isaac Waits. Clakinda, Iowa, August 4, 1888. To the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, Anchor Lodge, No. 01 : Dear Sirs:— I have received the sum of SI, 500 the amount due me on the policy held by my son, D. W. Coulter. Please accept my sincere thanks for all your kindness during his sick- uesss, and for the beautiful floral tribute. I feel very grateful for the same. May God bless 3*011 as a Brotherhood, and as individuals watch over, care for and keep 3*ou in safety through dangers seen and unseen, and finally receive you unto Himself in that Brothethood above, where sick- ness enters not and death never comes, is the earnest pra>*er of Mrs. Ph<kbe A. Coulter. Mt. Holly, N. J., June 4, 1888. To the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen: I desire to return my heartfelt thanks for the payment of §1,500, the Insurance due me upon the policy of my late husband. 1 also wish to » hank the members of Welcome Lodge, No. 72, for their kind attention to me. and for the re- spect paid my husband after hisdenth. Wish- ing the noble Brotherhood a prosperous future, I remain, Yours very truly, Mrs. Mary A. Wells. OSWEGO, N. Y., August 22, 1888. To Sunset Lodge , No. 177, B. of L. F., Marshall , Texas : Accept my thanks for the prompt payment of insurance on my brother, C. F. Brownell, and for kindness shown him during his suffering and burial. Respectfully yours. Geo. W. Brownell. [Oct. Burlington, Iowa, August 6, lxfS. To the Officers and Members of the Brotherhood of iMComotive Firemen : Dear Sirs and Brothers:— Please accept my heartfelt thanks for the prompt pay merit of the insurance due me on the death of m3* son. M. J. Qualey. I also w ish to express my gratitude and thanks for the kindness of the members of Her- ald Lodge, No. 161, and for the respect shown my sou after death. With my best wishes for the Order, I remain, Yours sincerely, John Qualey. North feld, Vt., July 14, 1«$8. Mr. Lovett:— Accept my sincere thanks for the members of Sunset Lodge, No. 177, for their kindness to us in time of need, and also for the rompt payment of SI, 500 due me on the policy eld by my son. Wishing the Brotherhood God speed In their noble mission, I remain Yours respectfully, Mrs. John Cherry. Elmira, N. Y., May 25, 1888. To the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen : Dear Sirs:— I received through Messrs. Bacon and Bartholemew, a draft for §1,500 on the policy* held by my late husband, A. T. Spencer. Please accept many* thanks, and I would especially thank the members of Wheaton Lodge for their kindness and sympathy to me in my great sor- row. Also for their beautiful floral ottering. May prosperity* and heaven’s blesslug be yours. sincerely, Mrs. M. P. Spencer. Harrison city, Pa., July 30, 1888. To the Officers and Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen: Dear Sirs and Brothers:— With feelings of fratitude I wish to acknowledge the receipt of 1,500 due me on my* disability claim. I also de- sire to return my sincere thanks to the Brothers of No. 2.15. for their warm brotherly love. Wish- ing the Brotherhood God speed in Its noble mis- sion, I am, Yours fraternally, W\ T. S. Lauffeb. Car bon dale, Pa., August 6, 1888. To the Officers and Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen : Gentlemen: -I have this day recei ved f rom O. E. Hlsted, Receiver of Van Bergen Lod*e, No. a cheek for the sum of fifteen hundred dollars. (§1,500) the full amount due me on beneficiary certificate, held by my late husband, Walter Ward. Please accept my sincere thanks, and my heartfelt thanks are extended especially to the members of Lodge No. 62, for the kindness shown me in iny sorrow and affliction. Their kindness will ever be remembered. May God bless each and every one of you. and may the Brotherhood prosper and be to others as it has truly been to me, a friend to the widow and the fatherless. Very respectfully, Mrs. Walter Ward. Unknown Addresses. Ciias. J. Kleeman— Of Black Hills Lodge, No. 86, is requested to correspond with the Secretary of bis Lodge. J. J. Longgriug- Any one knowlugthe where- abouts of J. J. Longgrigg will please notify the Secretary of Black Hills Lodge, No. 86. Frank A. Glynn— Of Fargo Lodge, No. 8'., is requested to correspond with the Secretary* of his Lodge. J. Wr. Paul— Of Ohio River Lodge, No. 294, is requested to correspond with the Secretary of his Lodge. A. D. Allen— Of Kansas City* Lodge, No. 74, U requested to correspond with his Lodge. Digitized by A.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 773 Tkii Department is for the exclusive use of the Qrand Lodge of the Brotherhood of Locomo- tive Firemen, and will contain all Notices of Assessments, and other Official Notices, Re- ports and Statements emanating from the Grand Lodge. All Lodges and members of the Order should note carefully each month the oonteuts of this Department. office of Grand Secretary and Treasurer, \ Terre Haute, Ind.. October 1, 1888. j Assessment Notion fof October. ASSESSMENT NO. 20, 81.00. To Subordinate Lodge*. Dear Sirs and Brothers: You are hereby notided of the death and disability of the follow- ing members who were entitled to all the benefits of the Order, vis. : Claim No. 200. E D. Thompson, of Old Fort Lodge, No. 817, was killed in a Collision, Decem- ber 15, 1887. Claim No. 267. C. J. Zimmerman, of Cactus Lodge, No. 01, was killed by a Gun Shot Wound, April 10, 1888. Claim No. 268. John Rkle, of Kennesaw Lodge, No. 217, died of Pueumonlr, June 80, 1888. Claim No. 260. Wm. T. Smith, of Trinity Lodge, No. 88, was killed by Railroad Accident, July 15, 1888. Claim No. 270. Bernard Kelly, of Eureka Lodge, No. 11, died of Hemorrhage, July 29, 1888. Claim No. 271. K. Campbell, of Glad Tidings Lodge, No. 23 f, was Accidentally Drow ned, Au- gust 1, 1888. Claim No. 272. John Reid, o l Rose City Lodge, No. 15, wras Accidentally Drowned, August 9, 1888.

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774 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. Benefieiary Statement— Continued. [OrT Beneficiary Statement— Continued. 8 * f l Back i §£« * Total 287 $72 00 $117 00 $189 00 288 • 84 00 31 00 289 12 00 14 00 26 00 290 23 00 16 00 39 00 291 62 00 01 00 126 00 292 52 00 20 90 72 00 293 27 00 25 09 52 00 291 • • fO 09 50 00 295 18 00 34 OO 52 00 296 22 00 66 00 88 00 297 3 00 20 00 23 00 298 . . 299 • • 79’ 00 79 00 300 43 00 82 00 1 25 301 48 00 44 00 302 2 00 39 00 41 00 303 24 00 45 00 69 00 304 37 00 60 00 97 00 306 . • 13 00 13 00 30b 112 00 112 00 307 '22' 00 114 00 136 00 398 . . 15 00 15 00 309 20 ub 74 00 94 00 310 54 00 54 00 311 46 IK) 46 00 312 63 00 63 00 313 ~5 00 62 00 67 to 314 315 2 00 88 10 IK) 00 316 8 00 80 00 88 00 317 2 00 113 00 115 IK) 818 16 00 43 00 59 00 319 40 00 15 00 55 00 320 40 00 56 00 . IK) 00 321 14 00 28 00 ! 42 00' 322 4 00 48 00 52 Out 323 41 00 61 00 102 00 321 14 00 14 00 .325 2 00 16 00 IS 00 326 20 00 78 00, | 98 00 327 23 00 25 00 48 00 328 7 00 34 00 41 oo 329 32 00 32 00 330 18 00 18 00 331 (P2 00 62 on 332 1 00 26 IK) 27 00 333 5 00 ( 156 00 161 00 334 8 00 8 00 335 1 00 59 00 IK) 00 336 8 00 11 001 19 00 Lodge Noe. Back Asseesm’ts. -a 1 s ® 0 155 ®s

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 775 BOARD 07 GRAND TRUSTEES. a W. Ga&dnbr Chairman Box 738, Fort Dodge, Iowa. C. C. Sutherland Secretary Horton, Kansas. L. P. Smith 282 Fulton Street, Chicago, Ills 8. BED RIVER ; Denison City, Texas. Meets every Sat m day at 7 P. M., in I. O. O. F. Hall, Main st. C. W. Jeffries, 700 Houston are Master R. E. Sherrill, 717 Nelson 8t Secretary T. W. Weaver, 700 W Munson st . . . . Collector J. J. Crofton, 308 Houston ave Receiver Chas. W. Jeffries Magasine Agent GRAND RXXCUTIVR BOARD. Harry Walton Chairman 490 Wyoming Street, West Philadelphia, Pa. W H. Burns Secretary 122 Newberry Avenue, Chicago, 111. J. J. Lbahy . . . 2627 Fremont St, Philadelphia, Pa F. X. Holl ... 806 22d ave 8., Minneiu>oliji, Minn. W. H. McDonnell . 210 E. Market St., Scranton, Pa. Subordinate Lodges. I. DEER PARK; Port Jervis, If. T. Meets in Union Hall at 2 P. M. every Sunday. James Fordyce, Box 396 * . Master Wm. Uhlman Secretary Wm. Van Dine Collector Chas. E. Barkman, Box 26 Receiver & H. Ferguson, Box 386 Magasine Agent f. BAUD IN HARD; Providence, R. L Meets 2d Monday of each month, at 8:90 P. M., in Engineers’ Hall. C. Anthony Taft, 826 Chalkstone ave . . . Master Jas. W. Healy, 68 Llppitt 8t Secretary Willis A. Aldrich. 271 Smith St Collector J. W. Williams, 314 N Main st Receiver Chas. E. Harmon, East Providence, R. I. Magasine Agent S. ADOPTED DAUGHTER; Jersey €lty. If. J. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. in Germa- nia Hall, 140 Newark ave. C. W. Mavtln, 467 Grove st Master D. W. J. Mahoney, 243 Second St . . . Secretary J. B. Sweet, 125 Academy St Collector O. E. Ben ter. 1060 Herkimer 8t, Brook- lyn, New York Receiver 8. Simpson, 672 Jersey Ave . . . Magasine Agent 4. GREAT EASTERN; Portland, Maine. Meets in B. of L. E. Hall, 1st and 3d Sundays. F. O. Mitchell, 12 Mountfort St Master C. D. Getchell, 9 Brattle St Secretary A. B. Dennison. 23 Merrill St Collector F. A. Huff, 47 Hanover St Receiver F. E. Pottle, 97 Inda st Mag. Agent A CHARITY ; St. Thomas, Ontario. Meets in Engineer’s Hall every Tuesday at 8 P. M L. D. Norton, Box 1273 Master L. D. Norton, Box 1273 Secretary E. Meadows, Box 1278 Collector Frank Turrill, Box 1273 Receiver Wm. Deyell, Box 1278 Magasine Agent §. PRIDE OF THE WE8T; DeSoto, Mo. Meets 1st and 3d Mondayr at 1 P. M. J. Chris tofel, L Box 196 Master Alex Williams, L Box 212 Secretary R. H. Lanham, Box 403 Collector F. W. Gratiot, Box 298 Receiver Alex Williams, L Box 212 ... . Magasine Agent 7. POTOMAC; Washington, D. C. Meets 2nd and 4th Sundays in Monumental Building, Pennsylvania avenue, northwest, Bet. 1st and 2d streets. A. J. Williams. 327 C. St, 8. W Master Henry B Clagett, 718 First st., S. W . . Secretary Wm. C. Jasper, 509 S Capitol st . . . . Collector Jas. E. Johnson, 62; Vnginiaave., 8.W . Reclever Jos. M. Harmon, J.117 Maryland Ave., Baltimore, Md Mag. Agent 9. FRANKLIN; Colnmbns.Ohio. Meets at 64% N. High St., first Monday and third Tuesday evenings. F. W. Arnold, 644 E. Main St Master O. C. Colt, 996 Pennsylvania Ave . . . Secretary N. T. Bey non, 97 St Clair St Collector F. J. Kistler, 212, 214 South High 8t . . Receiver Leonard Lawrence, 889 Curtis Ave . Mag. Agent 10. FOREST CITY; Cleveland, Ohio. Meets 2d and 4th Tuesdays at 7 P. M., in Odd Fellows Hall, 62 Public Square. Jas. F. Tousley, 24 Alford St., 8. 8 .... Master A. G. Laubscher, Seward St, West Cleveland Secretary T. P. Curtis, 41 West Madison St ... . Collector John Crouse, 81 Penn St Receiver A. G. Laubschs, Seward St., West Cleveland Mag. Agent 11. EXCELSIOR; PhllUpsbnrg, N. J. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays in G rimers Hall. Frank N. caffey Master C. A. Stevenson, Box 1C6 Secretary J. W. Sinclair, L. Box 96 Collector Elvin Teel Receiver A. L. Vandegrift Mag. Agent IS. BUFFALO; Buffalo, N. Y. Meets every Tuesday at 8 P. M. at 198 Seneca 8t. J. J. Knauff, 238 Fifth 8t Master Wm. J. Bruman, 396 Swan St Secretary W. J. Minor, 507 Eagle St Collector P. J. McNamara, 178 Miami St Receiver A. 8. Bickley, 367 Myrtle St . . . Magazine Agent IS. WASHINGTON ; Jersey City, N. J. Meets 1st Saturday at 7:90 P. M., and 3d Sunday at 10:80 A. M. Cor. Maple 8t., and Pacific Ave. G. E. Hull, cor. Hollldai <fc Lafayets sts . Master Henry Kline, 141 Maple st . . . . . . Secretary Arthur Bogart, 180 ft hitou st Collector P. C. Quick, Somerville, N. J Receiver D. M. Blake, 254 Communipaw Ave., Mag. Agent 14. EUREKA; Indiaaapolis, lad. Meets every Tuesday at 8 P. M. at 84 W. Washing- ton 8t., fourth floor. Geo. P. Kern. 101 Belmont ave Master Wm. F. 8mitn, 680 E Washington st . . Secretary E. J. Kline, 636 North West St Collector Wm. J. Hugo, 45 Ruckle St Receiver H. Zink, 163 So. East St Magazine Agent 15. 8T. LAWRENCE; Montreal, Canada. Meet in St. Charles Club Room, Point St. Charles, every alternate Sundays. James Murphy, Mullen St, Master James Ashcroft, 114 Congregation 8t . . Secretary 8am Edwards, 212% Bourgeois St., Point 8t. Charles, Montreal Collector H. J. Clarke, 154 Charron St., Point St. • Charles, Montreal Receiver H. J. Clarke, 151 Charron St., Point St. Charles, Montreal, Canada .... Mag. Agent M. VIGO: Terre Haute, Ind. Meets 2d and 4th Mondays at 7:90 P. M. E. V. Debs ..... Master J. F. O’Reilly, 431 N. 4th St Secretary Henry Bat ersdorf, 203 N. 12th St ... . Collector C. A. Bennett, 1004 N. 9th St Receiver E. W. Bundy, 702 N. 14% St . . . Magazine Agent 17. PINE RIDGE : Chadron, Neb. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays, at Masonic Hall. J. H. Royer, L. Box 307 Master L. V. Bowman Secretary E. M. Wiles, L. Box 321 Collector Rufus E. Chandler, L. Box 315 . . . . Receiver J. H. Butler, Long Pine, Neb . . Magazine Agent Digitized by c,ooQle

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776 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN 'b MAGAZINE. [Oct, 18. WIST END; Slater, Mo. Meets Id 1. 0. O. F. Hall 1st and 8d 8nnday nights. E. M. Mattice Master J. W. Dawdy, Box 176 Secretary Albert Disney, Box 19 Collector Geo. W. Michel, Box 145 Receiver Albert Dlsneyl Box 19 Magasine Agent 19. TRUCKEE ; Wadsworth, Nevada. Meets every Friday at 7:00 P M. J. S. Raitt, Box 8 Master W. E. Cobb, Box 8 Secretary F. W. Younghans. Box 8 Collector Edgar Shepley Box 8 Receiver H. X. Huston, Box 8 Magasine Agent 90. 8TUABT; Staart, Iowa. Meets^ln Engineer’s Hall every Monday at 7:16 Ed. Cahow Master Geo. C. Wells, Box 117 Secretary Geo. Morse Collector A. H. Copeland Receiver E. L. Fick Magasine Agent 91. INDUSTRIAL; St. Louis, Mo. Meets 2d and 4th Tuesdays at 8 P. M., at 90S So. 4th St. Phil. C. Snyder, 1717 Gratiot St Master D. C. McClintock, 2016 Gratiot St . . . Secretary Wm. Merkle, 810 Chambers st Collector Wm. C. Linck, 1423 Dodier St Receiver Eli Giclas, 944 Chouteau Ave . . Magasine Agent 99. CENTRAL; Urbans, 111. Meet in I. O. O. F. Hall 2d and 4th Sunday*. Dan. O’Connor Master F. A. Bonner Secretary Alex. McLennan Collector Dan O’Connor Receiver George Brash Magasine Agent 98. PH4ENIX; Brookfield, Mo. Meets 2d and 4th Mondays, over Wheeler’s bank. Chas. McKay. Box 7 Master J. S. Ott, Box 381 Secretary H. A. Dick. Box 284 Collector J. S. Ott, Box SHI Receiver Wm. P Stevens Magasine Agent 94. GREAT WESTERN; Parsons. Kansas. Meet in I. O. O. F. Hall on Johnson Ave., every a ... n.ivt n w Wednesday at 2:30 P. M. J. E. Powell, L. Box 144 Master F. E. Green, Box 418 Secretary Chas. W. Maier, Box 514 Collector J. E. Powell, L. Box 144 Receiver J. W. Terrell. Box 822 Mag. Agent 96. CONNECTING LINK ; Boone, Iowa. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P. M. Aaron Starks, Box 349 Master Ed. C, Brownson, Box 34 Secretary James F. Bills Collector Simon Roger* Receiver Wm. J. Webster Magasine Agent 96. ALPHA: Baraboo, Wls. Meets 2d and 4th Mondays in B. L. E. Hall Wm. H. Pobjoy Master Thomas Williams Secretary Wm. H. Pobjoy Collector Frank R. Melcber Receiver Chas. A. Rich Magasine Agent 97. HAWKEYE; Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Meets 2d Sunday at 2:80 P. M. and 4th Mondays at 7:80 P. M. at Room 18 O’Hara’s Block. F. McArdle, 866 B Ave , west Master J. E. Collins, B. C. R. 5 Master Reed M Hindman. L Box 322 Secretary John T. Stuart, L Box 367 Collector Frank D. Winn, L Box 232 Receiver B. H. Stimson Box 15 Magasine Agent IS. AVON; Stratford, Ontario. Meets 1st and 8d 8undays at 2 P. V. James Harvey, Box 318 J. T. Burke, Box 818 Secretary. Wm. O’Brien, Box 318 OoUeotor G. Nursey, Box 818 Receiver Eugene A. Ball Magasine Agent Digitized by C,oooLe

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE IIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 777 M. TWIN CITY j Bock bUi4, ILL Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., In Red Men’s Hall. Geo. H. Hlnkley Master James Maroney Secretary John O. Boyle Collector Geo. H. Hinkley Receiver Carl Bolts. 9081 Fifth Ave .... Magaslne Agent 441. BLOOMING ; Bloomington. HI. Meets 910 W. Chestnut st., Tuesdays, at 7:90 P. M. John Clark, 720 W Chestnut st Master P. L. i utler, 707 W Locust st Secretary Geo. Meade, 1116 W. Chestnut St ... . Collector James Gill, 1206 X Lee st Receiver Ed. J. Spreen, 608 N. Mason St., Magazine Agent 41. ONWARD; Dickinson, Dakota. Meets every Thursday at 7:80 P.M., in Odd Fel- low’s Hall. W. F. Cunningham, L. Box 213 Master O. A. Does key, Box 17 Secretary O. A. Dosskey, Box 17 Collector Joe CrOsthwaite, L Box 168 Receiver E. E. Hagan Magazine Agent 4t. ELMO; Madison, Win. Meets in Good Templars Hall 2d and 4th Sundays. Alfred Tyler. 312 Lake 8t Master John Cashen, cor Clymer & Broom st . Secretary Jno. Harrington, 520 W Main St ... . Collector Alfred Tyler, 312 Lake 8t Receiver Alfred Tyler, 312 Lake 8t Mag. Agent 48. 8T. JOSEPH ; St. Joseph, Mo. Meets 1st and 3d Thursdays at I. O. O. F. Hall, 10 Pacific St. F. O. Porter, N. E. Cor. Thirteenth and Penn. Sts Master Jas. Hyndman, 2216 8 Sixth St .... Secretary Jas. Hyndman. 2216 S. Sixth St Collector W. E. Sullivan, 2216 8. Sixth St Receiver C. D. Porter, 2324 S. 6th St., 8t. Joseph, Mo Magazine Agent 44. F. W. ARNOLD; East 8t. Lonls, HI. Meets alternate Tuesdays, at 7:90 P. M. in Jack- icsch Hall on Missouri and Main sts. T. J. Hayes, Box 375 Master C. E. Long, Box 354 Secretary John U. Roy Collector Thos. Halpin Receiver T. J. Hayes, Box 376 Magazine^Agent 46. ROSE CITY ; Little Rock, Ark. Meets in Quapaw Hall every Monday night. P. H. Williams, 1114 Water St Master Ed Chamberlain, 815 North St Secretary Wm. Smith, 206 Cross st Collector George Emery, 802 No th St Receiver Ed Chamberlain. 815 North st . . . . Mag. Agent 46. CAPITAL; Springfield, HI. Meets at Engineers’ Hall, 217 South 6th st, 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P. M. A. D. Hensley. 911 E. Reservoir st .... Master E. W. Rowland. 427 8 Ninth st Secretary W. C. Losan, 1331 E Cook st Collector James Allen, South 11th st Receiver E. W. Rowland. 427 S. Ninth St . . . Mag. Agent 47. TRIUMPHANT; Chicago, HI. Meets in Prosperity Hall, X. E. cor. 8tate and 18th sts. 1st Monday evening and 3d Sunday afternoons. W. E. Burns. 122 Newberry st Master Wm. Keller, 3930 LaSalle st Secretary W'm. Keller. 3930 LaSalle st Collector C. Watson, 183, E 22d st Reicever Martin Creighton, 1436 Indiana Ave . Mag. Agent 48. W. F. HYNES; Peoria, HI. Meets in G. A. R. Hall 1st Saturday at 7:30 P. M., and 3d Sunday at 2 P. M. G. C. Watt, 617 1st st Master J. V. Johnson, 412 Spencer St Secretary W. A. McMillan, 206 State St Collector G. C. Watt, 617 1st 8t Receiver Jas. E. Dillon, 503 Frink St . . . Magazine Agent 49. J. M. RAYMOND: Decatur, HI. Meets 2d and 4tn 8undavs at 8 P. M., in Engin- eer’s Hall, E. Eldorado st. Chas. Hockerv, 1113 N Calhoun st . . . . Master Geo. Homer, 1021, E Cerro Gordo st . . Secretary Wm. Murphy, 921 E tflderadost .... Collector A. H. Sutton, 975 N. Water St Reoeiver Wm. Langelt, 903 N. Morgan st . Magazine Agent 60. GARDEN CITY : Chicago, DL Meets 1st and 3d Saturdays at 7:30 P. M. J. J. Coffey, 8. W. cor. School A Dnnkin Park, Town of Lake, HI Master John O. Grady, 4930 Butterfield st . . . Secretary C. D. D’ckerman, 5142 Dearborn st . . Collector J. J. Delaney, 807 Dexter ave Receiver G. W. Brlslen, 4700 Wabash Ave . . . Mag. Agent 61. FR18CO: North Springfield, Mo Meets 2d and 4th Saturdays of each month at 7:90 P. M. in Masonic Hall. E. R. Harlan Master Michael Gaffney, Box 277 Secretary George Hasler Collector John 8. Carson Receiver Chas. Schuler Mag. Agent 62. GOOD WILL ; Log ansport, lad. Meets every Sundays at 2 P. M., Cor. Fourth and Market Sts. Chas. Truman. 1318 8pear st Master W. A. McDonald. 1216 Smead St ... . Secretary F. M. Wilt, 822 Fifteenth St Collector M. W.*Jamison. Market and Fourth sts., Reoeiver J. A. Holland, corner George and 15th Sts Magaslne Agent 68. EMPORIA : Emporia. Kansas. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2:30 P. M., in A. O. U. W. Hall, cor. Fifth and Com. sts. John C. Hampson, 114 West st Master Louis D. Brignam, 10* Rural st . . . . Secretary John McGtaha, Moline, Kan Collector John Turnpaugh. 2 Pine 8t Reoeiver W. R. Samuels, 524 Rural St Mag. Agent 64. ANCHOR; Moberly, Mo. Meet Tuesdays at 7 P. M. in Supples Bros. Hall. James A. Robertson Master L. H. Kettler. Box 118 Secretary M. Sullivan, Box 1551 Collector Luther B Ch&mblin Receiver J. 8. Hannah, Box 1574 Mag. Agent 66. BLUFF CITY ; Memphis, Tens. Meets 2d and 4th Thursday evenings, at No. 16 Johnson Ave. Jacob Fuches, L. & N. Shops Master Jacob Wagner, L. & N. 8hops Secretary Jacob Wagner, L. A N. Shops Collector Con Shea, L. A N. 8hops Receiver J. E. McFadden. 186 Johnson ave . . Mag. Agent 66. BANNER; Stan berry, Mo. Meets every Saturday night at 7:8u P. M. Jos. J. Smith Master Chas. H. Runyan . Secretary Chas. H. Runyan Collector T. A. Newcomb Receive Jos. J. Smith Mag. Agent 67. BOSTON: Boston, Bass. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays of each month at Odin Hall. 47 Hanover st F. F. Derby, Fitchburg R. R Engine House, Charlestown, Mass Master T. H. Haines, Ocean View 8t., Win- throp, Mass Secretary A. W. Spurr, 66 Hammond St Collector T. H. Haines, Ocean View St., Winthrop, Mass., Receiver L. R. 8tewart, 38 Cross St., East Sommervllle, Mass Mag. Agent Digitized by ^ooQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Oct, 78 68. SACRAMENTO ; Rocklin, Cal.. Meet every Monday in Masonic Hall at 1 P. M. C. C. Brown Master C. E. Warrington Secretary C. E. Warrington Collector M. H. Tuttle Receiver M. H. Tuttle Magazine Agent 68. EAU CLA1BE; Altoona, Wla. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. Martin E. Cuddy, Box 193 Master Timothy Anglim Box 12 . Secretary Patrick E. Keating. Box 62 Collector Martin E. Cuddy. Box 193 Receiver M. E. Duggan, Altoona, Wis Mag. Agent 69. ROYAL GORGE; Soath Paeblo, Colo. Meets every Monday evening at 7:30. S. H. James, 610 W 7 th at., Pueblo . . . .Master John Gallagher, 27 Block Secretary C. S. Walker, 309 Mechanic st., Pueblo . Collector M. C. Donnelly, 316 E. 2d 8t., Pueblo . . Receiver John T. DeJersey, Pueblo, Colo . . . Mag. Agent 80. DOTTED; Philadelphia, Pa. Meets alternate Sundays at Dover Hall, Marshall St. above Susquehanna ave. Fred. O. Metzger, 1851 Letterly st .... Master Howard Reeder, 1943 Lawrence st . . . Secretary J. R. Race. 621 Diamond 8t Collector B. F. Pettit. 2055 N. Ninth 8t Receiver J. R. Race, 521 Diamond st . . . Mhgazine Agent 61. HOTTEHAHAs 8t. Paul, Mian. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, in Druid’s Hall, cor. Jackson and 7th Sts. James V. Piper, cor. Jackson St. and Como ave Master P. McLaughlin, 76 Sycamore St . . . .Secretary H. E. Kemp, 233 Granite St Collector Theo. F. Hart, 780 Tuscurora St .... Receiver Jas. Johnson, 608 Warren St . . Magazine Agent 62. YANBERGEN; Carbondale, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., in Odd Fel- lows' Hall. cor. 7th and Church sts. John P. McCawley, Box Master U. 8. Van Dermark Secretary W. H. Broken shier Collector A. M. Banks, Box 479 Receiver O. E. Hlsted, L. Box 855 ... . Magazine Agent 68. HERCDLE8; Danville. HI. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays in K. of H. Hall, West |y| |-| John Myers, 808 N. Jackson St Master Bernard Manion Secretary John Wakely, Box 772 Collector H. J. Bohn, 501 E. Main St Receiver T. A. Hudson Mag. Agent 64. SIOUX; Sioax City, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:80 P. M. in K. P. Hall. D. L. Davenport. 1521 E Sixth st Master James Grifflu, 419 Clark st Secretary Sidney Weir, 506 Iowa 8t . Collector D. L. Davenport, 1521 E Sixth st . . . . Receiver Warren Bennett Mag. Agent 66. FORT BIDGELY: Waseca, Mina. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at Engineer’s Hall. Jas. B. Newcomer Master G. Bennett Secretary J. A. Robinson Collector W. D. Grimes, Box 488 Receiver George Woskie Magazine Agent •6. CHALLENGE; Belleville, Ontario. Meets in B. of L. F. Hall, 2d and 4th Sundays at 2*30 P M Robert Milne, Belleville 8tation Master F. C. Link, Belleville Station Secretary W. J. Logue, Box 9, Belleville Station . Collector Tim Daly, Jr., Belleville 8tation . . . .Receiver R. Snell Magazine Agent m. ISLAND CITY; Brockville, Ontario. Meets every Thursday evening at 7:80 P. M. in the Merrill Block. Thos. Shields, Box 558 Master A. W. Dales, Box 206 Secretary J. G. Goodison, Box 2C6 Collector I. J. Beehler, Box 558 Receiver Benjamin Dickerson Magazine Agent 70. LONE STAB; Longview, Texas. Meet every Tuesday at 2 P. M. in I. O. O. F. Hall. I. H. Stout, Box 411 Master Lorenzo D. Oden. Box 411 Secretary Albert N. Oden, Box 411 Collector Lorenzo D. Oden, Box 411 Receiver C. W. Slayton, Box 411 Magazine Agent 71. SUSQUEHANNA; Oneonta, N. Y. Meets in B. of L. E. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at 8PM Willard Robinson, 6 Mickley ave .... Master W. A. Rowe Secretary R. W. Mills Collector Irvin Baker Receiver J. E. Owens, Box 598 Magazine Agent 72. WELCOME; Camden, N. J. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays of each month at N. E. Cor. 3d and Federal Sts. John Coulter, 578 Benson St Master Geo. M. Kern, 552 So 4th st Secretary Garret M. Western. 565 Bridge St ... . Collector Jas. L. Gibbs, Collinswood, N. J . . . . Receiver Henry Harris, 446 Henry St . . . Magazine Agent 78. BAY STATE; Worcester, Maas. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at302 Main St. E. Brewer, 27 Houghton st Master Chas. A. Smith, 124 Central St .... Secretary Chas. L. Dodge, 21 Lagrange st Collector Chas. O. 8yke8, North Grafton, Mass . Receiver E. A, Bragg, 8 Kilby St Magazine Agent 74. KAN8AS CITY; Kansas City, Mo. Meets in Forresters’ Hall alternate Mondays. D. McDonnell, 2114 Belleview Ave . . . .Master J. M. Tierney, Box 78, Station “ A” . . Secretary R. Haslett, 2117 Madison avenue .... Collector W. B. Roberts, 1608 Madison Ave .... Receiver H. O. Draper, Station “A” . . . Magazine Agent 76. ENTERPRISE; Philadelphia, Pa. Meets 2d aud 4th Sunday afternoons in Erick- son’s Hall. .‘1947 Lancaster ave. Chas. H. Hawman, 3728 Lancaster ave.. West Philadelphia C. W. Reeves, 620 N. 38th 8t., W. Phila- delphia Secretary Frank Dupell, 3621 Aspen St, W. Phila- delphia Collector C. W. Reeves, 629 N. 88th St., W. Phiia- FranS^T* Receiver : Dupell. 3621 Aspen 8t., West Philadelphia Magazine Agent 67. DOMINION; Toronto, Canada. Meets in 1. O. O. F. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:30 P.M. W. Brent, 85 8padina ave Master 8idney Vaughan. 5 Draper 8t Secretary Jas. Pratt, 174 Huron St Collector Sidney Vaughan, 5 Draper St Receiver Jas. Pratt, 73 Huron St Mag. Agent 76. NEW ERA ; Breckenridge, Mima. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. In Masonic Hall. Geo. W. Sebastian Master W. C. Hail Secretary Harry Pearce Collector W. W. Hurd Receiver Fred Whitbred, Box 84 Magazine Agent Digitized by ^.ooole

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 779 77. BOCKY MOUNTAIN ; Dearer, Colo. Meets every Thursday at 7:80 P. M. In Neef s Hall, Fifteenth street. Chas. D. Lane, 2646 Lawrence St Master W. F. Brundage, 1216 Larimer 8t .... Secretary D. L. Marrs, 445 Beecher ave, N. side . . Collector W. F. Brundage, 1216 Larimer St ... . Receiver H. M. Johns, 040 Eleventh st . . Magazine Agent 78. GOLDEN EAGLE ; Sedalla, Mo. Meets every Thursday at 7 P. M. in Hart’s Hall, E. Third street. ohn Lay bourne, 318 Engineer St ... . Mastei H. D. Boullt, 1223 E. 6th St Secretary Edw. J. Moore, 109 E. Boonville St . . . Collector Henry Meyer, 318 Engineers’ St .... Receiver Clark L. Vanetton, 1216 E. 5th St . . . Mag. Agent 79. J. M. DODGE; Boodhoaso, 111. Meets 1st and 8d Mondays and 2d and 4th Sun- days, In Engineer’s Hail. John Underwood Master Chas. E. Stone Secretary Chas. E. Stone Collector W. Watson Receiver J. A. Wells Magazine Agent 80. SELF HELP; Aarora, 111. Meets over 26 and 28 Broadway, every 2d Sun- day. John C. Olsen, 295 Short st Master W. B. Miller, 110 Main St Secretary W. B. Miller, 110 Main St Collector Frank G. Boomer, 95 La8alle St .... Receiver Fred. E. Diamond, Tremont House . Mag. Agent 81. PHIS CITY; Braiasrd. Mima. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., in I. O. O. F. hall, 6th st 8o. EmeryScott Master Geo. Watts, Box 1045 Secretary W. J. Bain, Box 1763 . Collector Rowland Arundel, Box 599 Receiver 8. W. Green Magazine Agent 82. NORTHWESTERN; Minneapolis, Mima. Meet 1st Saturday evening and 8d Sunday after- noon of each month. Ernest B. Mayo, 424 First avenne, so . . . Master W. E. Richmond, 820 N. Girard Ave . . Secretary Robt. J. Watson, 716 4th ave N Collector W. E. Richmond, 820 N. Girard Ave . . Receiver Geo. E. Walker, 2130 Tenth Ave. 8o., Mag. Agent 88. TRINITY : Fort Worth, Texas. Meets in B. L. F. Hall every Wednesday at 8 P.M. I. M. Dean, . Box 406 Master Geo. H. Tucker, Box 406 Secretary M. E. Finnegan, Box 406 Collector I. M. Dean, Box 406 Receiver E. D. Hartzell, 613 E. 15th St . . Magazine Agent 84. CALHOUN; Battle Creek, Mich. Meets in Whitcomb's Block, N. Jefferson St., 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:30 P. M. and 1st Monday at 7:80 P. M. E. C. Wilder, 50 South Ave Master Jas. Burges8,76 Bennett St Secretary Fred Voss. 103 GreeD St Collector E. C. Wilder, 60 South Ave . . . . . . Receiver A. Cronin, 119 Bennett St . . . Magazine Agent 88. FARGO; Fargo, Dakota. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at I. O. O. F. Hall, Cor. Robert st. and SecoDa Ave. W. W. Sturm an, Box 825 Master Eugene McAuliffe, Box 668 Secretary Wash. Terrett Collector R. Rogge veen, 324 13th St., north .... Receiver Thos. A. Kelly Magazine Agent 86, BLACK HILL8; Laramie City, Wyoming. Meets Friday evening at 7:80 in K. L. Hall. John W. Costin Master Wm. Konold Secretary Henry C. Bernard Collector Wm. Roth, Box 346 Receiver Chas. Reynolds Mag. Agent 87. SUMMIT; Rawlias, Wyoming. Meet at I. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 8d Wednesdays at 7:30 P. M. J. A. Measures Master J. Doherty Secretary G. C. Jordan Collector P. Naughton Receiver Wm. S. Ross Magazine Agent . MORNING 8TAB; Evanston, Wyoming. Meets Thursdays at 7:80 P. M. in I. O. O. F. Hall. J. C. Bowman Master Kenneth G. McLean Secretary Wm. L. Gray Collector J. C. Bowman Receiver James Holt Magazine Agent . CHEHAW ; Montgomery, Ala. Meets every Sunday, in K. P. hall, ’over National Band, Commerce St. E. L. Cranford, 408 Clay Bt Master Ed. Austin, 115 Dexter ave Secretary A. F. Grubbs, Box 624 Collector Geo. I. Fuller, 26 N. Perry St Receiver A. F. Grubbs, Box 524 Magazine Agent 90. 8AN DIEGO; San Bernardino, Cal. Meets in Odd Fellows Hall 1st and 3d Sundays. J. Dunn, Box 045 .. Master R. F. Lange. Box 645 Secretary Harvey Smith, Box 645 Collector J. W. Hilliard, Box 645 Receiver G. A. March, Box 645 Mag. Agent 91. GOLDEN GATE; Gan Francisco, Cal. Meets 1st Sunday at 1 P. M. and 8d Tuesday at 7 P. M., Cor. Valencia and 16th Sts. Mat Rourke, 1855 Mission St Master Charles A. Crites, 208 Sixteenth St . . Secretary W. J. Allen, 24 Julian Ave., near 15th, Collector J. Doyle, 537 18th 8t Receiver James Doyle, 537 Eighteenth St . . Mag. Agent 92. FRONTIER CITY ; Oswego, N. Y. Meets 2d and 4th 8undays at N. Y. O. A W. Ry. Depot. Chas. Spath Master Myrom H. Counsell, 16 E. 5th St ... . Secretary M. H. Murphy. E. Mercier St Collector 8. C. Forsyth, 166 W. Utica St Receiver 8. C. Forsyth, 166 W. Utica St . . Magazine Agent 9S. GATE CITY: Keokak, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th 8undayi at 2 P. M., in Horn’s hall. Cor. 8th and Main sts. John Cronin, Cor. B and Bluff Sts . . . .Master A. J Ebersoll, 1213 Bank St Secretary E. J. Kelley, 519 Ridge St Collector John H. Carter, 507 Main St Receiver A. J. Ebersoll, 1213 Bank St . . . Magazine Agent 94. CALTU8; Tncson, Arizona. F Meets every Tuesday at 7:80 P. M. at B. of L ’ Hall. Cor. Tool Ave. and Pennington St. W. E. Butler, Box 218 Master Jacob Hettrick Secretary F. M. Blaney Collector N. H. Cramer Receiver J. C. Clancey, L. Box 218 ... . Magazine Agent 96. CHICAGO: Chicago, HI. Meet at 237 Milwaukee Ave. 2d Tuesday at 8:00 P. M. and last Sunday of each month, at 9:30 A. M. D. M. Leavitt, 36 Temple st Master Vernon L. Culver, 174 N Halstead st . . Secretary J. F. Cantlon, 142 Front 8t Collector E. W. Wallbaum. 224 Larrabee St . . . Receiver Pat Grady, Lake Forest, 111 . . . Magazine Agent Digitized by C.ooQLe

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780 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Oct. M. ALEXIA t WcUnUl*. Ohio. Meeta 1st and 8d Sundays in B. of L. £. Hall, Main Sts. 6. Leibt&g Master Frank Ray. Box 696 Secretary Wm. M. King Collector Joseph Quinn, Box 289 Receiver John Leibtag, Box 866 Magazine Agent 104. KEY CITY s Dabagas, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., over Master Mechanic's Office. Joseph Chaloupka, 1470 Cedar st Master D. W. Mason, 438 High St . Secretly Joseph Chaloupka, 1470 Cedar st . . . . Collector J. D. Mahoney. 1846 Jackson st . . . Receiver Jay E. Haines, 18 High 8t . . . . Magazine Agent 97. ORANGE GROVE; Los Angeles, Cal. Meets every Tuesday evening at 7:80, at 512 San Fernando 8t. George C. Morton Master J. DeFrees, Box 72 Secretary Wm. T. Curl Collector Ed. W’hitney Receiver F. B..Boyett, 11 Aurora st . . Magazine Agent 107. ECL1P8E ; Gallon, Ohio. Meets in Zimmerman’s Hall every Thursday evening. August Gerhart, Box 196 Master Ed. W. Armor, Box 701 Secretary Ed. W. Armor, Box 701 Oo lector J. A. Farnworth, Box 288 Receiver Geo. Canaan, Box 898 Magazine Agent 98. PERSEVERANCE : Terrace, Utah. Meets every Tuesday, at Engineers' Hall. F. C. Stokes Master E. G. White Secretary J. H. Neven Collector R. W. Shields Receiver E. G. White Magazine Agent 99. BOCHK8T ERs Rochester, H. Y. Meets every Friday evening, at No. S3 Market St E. C. Pruyn, 41 First Ave Master W. P. Couch, Oft Broadway Secretary Geo. Kingsley, 22 Upton Park Collector James N. Clark, 171 N. Union St ... . Receiver Wm. H. Rice, 9 Norwood St Mag. Agent 100. ADAIR; Bowling Green, Ky. Meets every Monday at 2 P. M., in Wrights Hall, cor. Main and Adams sts. Wm. Coleman Master Woods L, Miller, Box 446 Secretary W’oods L. Miller, Box 446 Collector Wesley Alsup Receiver Richard A. Potter Magazine Agent 101. ADVANCE; Creston, Iowa. Meets every Monday at 7:80 P. M., In Firemen’s Hall. 222 Pine st J. W. Crouch, Box 288 Master Al. Finley .... Secretary J. W. Crouch, Box 288 Collector J. F. Bryan, L. Box 819 Receiver F. 8. Templeton Magazine Agent 109. CONFIDENCE; East Des Moines. lowa% Meets alternate Sundays at 2 P. M., in I. O. O. F. Hall, 8. E. cor. Sycamore and Sixth St. F. 8. Payne, 1221 Court Ave Master C. M. Krull, 717 Lyon St Secretary John Loveless, 1203 Fillmore St ... . Collector J. W. Combs, 1821 Buchanan 8t ... Receiver H. L. Wilson, 118 9th st, Council Blufft, Iowa Magazine Agent 108. FALLS CITY; Lonlsvllle, Kv. Meet eveiy Thursday at 2 P. M. at Colgan’s Hall, Cor. 10th and Walnut St. W'm. C. Abbey, 1026 8th st Master James J. Lawson, 1108 12th st Secretary John B. Reynolds, 1013 13th st Collector James J. Lawson. 1108 12th st Receiver John H. Patrick. 939 Tenth St . . Magazine Agent 104. “OLD KENTCCKj ” Lndlow, Kv. Meets 1st and 3d Thursdays at 7:90 P. M. in I. O. O. F. Hall. Frank Robinson Master M. J. Connelly Secretary Chau. Heimberger Collector J. E. Doran, Box 76 Receiver Chas. Heimberger Magazine Agent 105. PROGRESS; Galesburg, 111. Meets 1st and 2d Thursdays and 3d and 4th Fridays at 7:30 P. M., in B. of L. E. Hall. Wm. Heath, 351 E. Main St Master J. A. Foley, 250 8. Kellogg St Secretary .1. L. Nelson, 327 N. Seminary St . . . Collector M. J. Buckly, 122 W. Knox St Receiver C. G. Nelson, 522 Seminary St ... . Mag. Agent 108. PIONEER; Chama, New Mexico. Meets every Wednesday at 7:80 P. M., in D. 4k R. G. Passenger Depot. J. C. McCabe. Box 8 Master Edward Bradley Secretary Chas. Schonefield, Box 16 Collector Herman Berndt, Box 17 Receiver Edward Bradley Magazine Agent 100. PEACE; St. Loala, Mo. Meeta 2d and 4th Fridays of each month in Sum- mit Hall, Cor. Ewing Ave. and Market St, at 7:30 P. M. W. M. White, 944 Chouteau Ave Master J. L. Pate, 2919 Caroline St . Secretary J. L. Pate. 2919 Caroline St Receiver Chas. Durnell, 510 Montrose Ave . . . Collector J. L. Pate, 2919 Caroline St . . . Magazine Agent 119. OLD GUARD; Bacrraa, Ohio. Meet every 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. in En- gineer's Hall, Cor. Sandusky and Manafleld 8t J. R. Gordon, L. Box 285 Master C. P. Collins, 29 Oak St., E. Toledo, O . Secretary Zeno Kirk Collector Chas. F. Pillard, L. Box 236 Receiver C. P. Collins, 29 Oak St., E. Toledo, O., Mag. Agent 111. BEACON fs Mattooa, 111. Meets in K. of L. Hall Sunday at 2:80 P. M. C. J. Singleton, L Box 835 Maater T. F. Barrett, Box 427 Secretary O. C. Henry, Box 265 Collector C. J. Singleton, L Box 835 Receiver Ben Newkirk Magazine Agent 112. EVENING STAR : It. Vernon, HI. Meets 1st and 8d Tuesdays in Heiserman’s Hall, at 7:30 P. M. 8. R. Wild Master John C. Branham Secretary John C. Branham Collector E. F. Lynch Receiver Thos. F. Thickston Magazine Agent 118. CLARK. KIMBALL; Pocatello, Idaho. Meets in Masonic Hall every Monday at 7:30 P. M. Ed. Anderson Master Ed 8taples Secretary W. E. Randolph Collector Frank Walton, Allerdice, Mont .... Receiver E. G. Leaf, Ogden, Utah .... Magazine Agent 114. MAGIC CITY ; Cheyenne, Wyoming. Meets every Wednesday at 8 P. M. in Engineers’ Hall, Idleman’s block. John H. Bingham, Box 250 Master Thos O. Jones, Box 250 Secretary James A. Maxwell. 213 Tenth St ... Collector Ernest Heeman, 1010 Central ave . . Receiver Thos. O. Jones, Box 250 Magazine Agent 116. GULF CITY s Gal Teuton. Texas. Meets 1st and 8d Wednesdays In The Temple of Honor. H. L. Briggs. Cor. 8th and Market Sts . . . Master J. Buckley, 0)4 and 19th st Secretary G. E. Labitt, 76 W ave and L Sts . . . . Collector H. L. Briggs, 8th and Market Sts . . . . Receiver A. J. Schmidt, 34th street, between H. and Winnie Magazine Agent Digitized by CjOOQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 781 lit. ST. CL AIK; Fort Gratiot, Kick. Ueets 1st and 3d Sundays In Engineers’ Hall at 1*30 P M Wm. Dingwall, 2004 Stone St. Port Hu- ron, Mich Master R. J. Gee. 1610 Popiar at, Port Huron . Secretary John W. Chowen Collector E. G. Hubbard, Box 127 Receiver W. F. Ren wick, Box 182, Brighton Park. Ill Magazine Agent 117. BEATER: London. Ontario. Meets 2d Sunday and 4th Wednesday of each month, In K. of P. Hall, Carling’s Block, Rich- mond St. Edwin S. Chapman, 151 Clarence St . . . Master George Black. 460 Slmcoe 8t Secretary 8. T. Fletcher, 221 Maitland St Collector Harry Angles, 473 Gray st Receiver Robt. Lister, 411 Hill St .... Magazine Agent 118. STAB OF THE EAST: Richmond, Quebec. Meets in Pearson’s Hall every Wednesday at 7:30 P. M., and 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M. R. A. Leonard Master G. A. Pearson, Richmond 8tation . . . Secretary G. A. Pearson, Richmond Station . . . Collector John Kelly, Richmond Station .... Receiver Fred Driver Magazine Agent 119. COLONIAL: River da Loop, Quebec. Meets Wednesday and Thursday nights, alter- nately, in English School Room. W. H. Rougean, River du Loup Station . Master Louts D. Poulin, I. C. Ry Station . . . Secretary Louis D. Poulin, I. C. Ry Station . . . Collector Joseph Scott, I. C. Ry Station Receiver Wm. H. Rougeau, I. C. Ry. Station . Maga. Agent 180. FORTUNE; Syracuse, N. T. Meets let and 3d Sundays at 3 P. M. and 2d and 4th Tuesdays at 7 P. M. at C. M. B. A. Hall, corner Fayette and Salina Sts. E. F. McNulty, 2 Wall St Master Simon Mangan, 196 Shomard 8t . . . . Secretary L. G. Rousson, 20 Richmond Ave . . . Collector F. H. Livingston, 69 Jackson St .... Receiver W. H. Jacobson, 224 Gifford St, . . . Mag. Agent 181. FELLOWSHIP; Corning, N. T. Meet 1st and 3d Sundays of each month at 3 P. M. in Odd Fellows Hall. James F. Roody Master T. E. Hanmer Secretary George R. Quick, 241 E. Erie Av e . . . Collector William H. Smith, Corning Receiver E. E. Beales Magazine Agent 188. H. B. STONE: Beardstown, HI. Meets every Tuesday evening at 7:80, on Main street, over Eberwein’s grocery store. Jerry W. Flickwir Master E. J. Summers, Box 694 Secretary John E. Hurley, Box 692 Collector Albert Banks, Box 208 Receiver & J. Summers, Box 694 Magazine Agent 188. OYERLAND; Omaha. Neb. Meets in K. of P. Hall, Corner 14th and Doug- lam Sts. every Wednesday at 8 P. M. Wm. Dolan, 421 N. 13th St Master E. S. Emmons, 1429 N. 21st St Secretary Wm. Anderson, 1214 Cass St Collector Albert Cole, 1618 Jackson St Receiver E. 8. Emmons, 16 N. 13th St Mag. Agent 188. GUIDE; Marsh all town. Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays in B. L. F. Hall, South Ppntpr Htrppt W. M. Gallup, 512 8 Third st Master J. P. Boyce, 311 W Nevada Sti Secretary J. S. Smedes, 307 8 Center st . . Collector J. M. Larimer. 307 S. Third ave Receiver J. H. Crellin, 612 E. Linn St . . Magazine Agent 186. COMET; Austin, Minn. Meets 1st and 3d Mondays and 2d and 4th Sun- days in Hays’ Hall. J. A. Harrimaa Master A. B. I awrence Secretary J. E. Gilbert Collector August Olson Receiver C. J. Erickson Magazine Agent 187. NORTHERN LIGHT; WUuepeg. Manitoba. Meets 1st Tuesday and 3d Sunday, in Aasinaboine Hall, 133 Ross St. John Wellington, 14 Patrick St Master W. H. Woods, 14 Patrick 8t Secretary Thos. Reece, 226 Me Williams 8t . . . .Collector J. G. Jonah. 226 McWilliams 8t . . . . Receiver Geo. M. Vansickle, care P. R. shops, Mag. Agent 188. LANDMARK: Glendlve, Montana. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesdays at 7 P. M. in Cole- man's Hall. Daniel Sinclair, Forsythe, Montana . . . Manner James McKenzie, Box 56 Secretary Martin E. Colbert, Box 55 Collector James McKenzie, Box 55 Receiver Douglass Westfall, Box 65 . . . Magazine Agent 189. MINERAL KING : Eseanaba, Mich. Meets in B. of L. E. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at 1 P M. Richard Letcher, Box 123 Master James S Hill, Box 379 Secretary Geo. H. Valentine, Box 541 Collector J. 8. Rogers, Box 1 Receiver J. J. Kelly, Box 48U Magazine Agent ISO. GUIDING 8TAB: Milwaukee, WIs. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. in Engineers’ hall. Thomas Dwyer. 835 Ja' kson St Master Bernard J. Fahl, cor. 34th and Wells St. Secretary Frank E. Search, 436 Barclay St .... Collector Con. F. McAuliffe, 561 Washington St. . Receiver Edward Summers. 99 Sixth St . . Magazine Agent 181. GOLDEN RULE; Steveus Point, Wis. Meets 1st and 3d Fridays at 7:30 P. M. and 2d and 4th 8undayB at 2:80 P. M. in Redfleld’s Hall. R. 8. Cochran, Box 121 Master Geo. G^arha^rt Secretary A. R. Johnsohn Box 8 Collector R. J. Luxan, Box 396 Receiver R. J. Luxan, Box 396 Magazine Agent 188. MARTIN HUG HITT ; Eagle Grove, Iowa. Meets in Opera House 1st and 3d Sundays and last Wednesday at 2 P. M. Fisher Wressell, Box 13 Master W. R. HammondBnx4CS Secretary J«8. H. Long, Box 6 Collector John H. Howell Receiver Lewis V. Roberts Magazine Agent 188. SPRAGUE ; Sprague. Washington Tv. Meets 2d ana 4th Sundays, 7 P. M., Postoffice hall. J. D. Irby Master H. A. Moore Secretary A. E. Bowman Collector Arthur Herider Receiver J. C. Smith Magazine Agent 184. PILOT: Perry, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, In Odd Fellows* Hall, at 2-.30 P. M. H. A. Draper Master W. B. Howe Secretary H. C. DeGroat - Collector M. D. Grady Reoeiver M. D. Grady Magazine Agent 184. EASTMAN; Farnham, Quebec. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays and 2d and 4th Mon- days. E. w. Gibson Master H. E. Cowan Secretary J. H. Cunningham Collector E. W. Gibson Receiver Louis Leplne Magazine Agent Digitized by ^.ooQle

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782 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Oct. IS*. ffKW TEAR; El Pm* Tern. Meets in Firemen's Hall 1st and 3d Tuesdays at 7 P. M. Colin McArthur . . . F. L. Fitch Wm. T. Fields .... Colin McArthur . . . V. L. Fitch. L. Box 184 Master . . . . Secretary .... Collector .... Receiver Magazine Agent 144. 8UQAB LOAF; Campkelltea, New Brunswick. Meets 2d Sundays at 9 A. M. and 4th Sunday a L ternoons in Patterson's Hall. I.C. R. Depot. Wm. A. Thomson Master Wm. Hamilton Secretary James Thomson Collector John Deveraux Receiver Wm. Smallwood Magazine Agent 188. J. SCOTT; Lindsay, Ontario. Meets alternate Saturdays at 7 P. M.t Cor. Kent and Cambridge Ss. George Pratt. Box 166 Master L. McIntosh Secretary Joseph Kelcher Collector J. Jefferies Receiver J. Jefferies Magazine Agent 187. PROTECTION Eldon. Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:80 P. M. in K. P. hall. C. W. Friend Master J. T. Hull, B<» 196 Secretary Geo. W. Trott, Box 185 Collector A. Shunterman Receiver Fred James Magazine Agent 188. UHIOH ; Freeport, HI. Meet in A. O. U. W. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. James A. Flack, 45 Clay st Master flam Shaunnessy, 16 Crocker St .... Secretary Wm. A. Brubaker. 10 State 8t Collector flam Shaunnessy, 16 Crocker St . ... Receiver Wm. A. Brubaker, 10 8tate St . . Magazine Agent 188. MT. WHITnEY; Tnlare, Cal. Meets in Schultz's Hall 1st and 3d Sundays and 2d and 4th Fridays at 2 P. M. Wm. Manerhan, Box 81 Master George Landes. Box 81 Secretary L. J. whyers, Box 81 Collector J. J. Norton, Box 81 / . . . Receiver Wm. Manerhan, Box 31 Magazine Agent 148. MOUNT OURAY; Salida, Colo. Meets every Monday at 7:80 P. M., in Fraternity Hall. L. W. Jones, Box 122 Master C. M. May, Lock Box 596 Secretary J. W. Hardy, L Box 599 Collector Henry Wise, L Box 599 Receiver W. B. Somerville. L. Box 597 . . Magazine Agent 141. A. G. PORTER; Fort Wayne, lad. Meets in Grand Army Hall every Wednesday at 7:80 P M A. J. Kohler. 461 Calhoun St Master Patrick C Lnpton, 33 E Williams st . . Secretary C. F. Sweeney, cor. Holton Ave. and Fisher St ... Collector W. R. Fredricks, 415 8 Lafayette St . . . Receiver T. E. Short. 29 Boone St .... Magazine Agent 141. C. R. WHIPPLE; Toledo, Ohio. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 1:80 P. M. and 2d and 4th Thursdays at 7 P. M. In Johnson’s Hall. Henry Harms, 446 Forte St, East Toledo . Master Ben. 1. Ross, Penn Engine House, East Toledo Secretary Geo. Bittman, 713 Erie st Collector Louis Weingardt, 221Broadway .... Receiver B. I. Roes, Penn, engine house . . . Mag. Agent 148. E. C. FELLOWS; West Oakland, Cal. Meets in Odd Fellows’ hail, cor. 11th and Frank* lin sts., Oakland, Cal., 2d and 4th Wednesdays. T. J. Roberts. 752 Willow St Master R. H. Potts, 1792 Seventh St Secretary Ed. Johnson, 1714 Eighth St Collector T. J. Roberts, 752 Willow St Receiver E. C. Cushing. 861 Myrtle street, Oakland, Cal Magazine Agent 14*. DAVY CROCKETT; 8aa Antonio, Texas. Meet every Tuesday at 8 P. M. in Jonas s Hall, 601 Austin St. J. H. Humphrey, 1115 Ave. E Master Edward Beers, cor. Cherry and Buries- son Sts Secretary O. H. Cole. 1112 Ave. D Collector Frank 8. Taylor, cor. Mesquit and Bur- lesson Sts Receiver John Sullivan, 110 Avenue D . . Magazine Agent 148. BAYOU CITY; Houston, Texas. Meets 1st and 8d Mondays at 7 P. M.; 2d and 4th Mondays at 2 P. M. John F. Broughton. 8. P. Shops Master J. P. Managhan, S P. Shops Secretary H. A. Speer, S. P. Shops Collector Fred Keeler. 8. P. 8 hops Receiver D. M. Moody, 109 Elyzian St . . Magazine Agent 147. MIDLAND; Temple, Texas. Meet every Monday at 84)0 P. M. Thos. H. Boyd, Box 105 Master T. J. Robbins, Box 105 Secretary James Conney, Box 105 Collector Howard Covington, Box 105 Receiver W. JEL Brown, Clebourne, Tex . Magazine Agent 148. SUNNY SOUTH; Tyler, Texas. Meets every Friday at 1:80 P. M. in K. of P. HalL W. Z. Thompson, Box 416 Master 8. F. James, Box 416 Secretary J. R. Paskell, Box 416 Collector Ed. Kendrick^Box 416 Receiver J. W. Deaciel, Box 416 Magazine Agent 148. . JUST DC TIME ; New York, N. Y. Meets 2d and 4th Saturdays at 8 P. M., at 110 East 125th street Jas. F. Hough, 1424 ave A . P. A. Donahue, 311 W. 55th St Secretary R. Roecoe, 27 E 86th st Collector P. A. Donohue, 811 W 55th st Receiver Chas, Johnson, 318 B. 120th 8t . Magazine Agent 1*8. 8. M. STEVENS ; Marqnette, Mich. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., in Mack's Hall, cor. Washington and 8d sts. Arthur C. Bishop. 146 Main St Master Fred. E. Brown Secretary John Munro Collector Jos. II. Bice Receiver Chas. E. Zyrd, Marquette, L. 8., Mich, Mag. Agent 1*1. MAPLE LEAF Hamilton, Ontario. Meet 1st and 8d8undays at 2:90 P. M. Alex McGilvery. N. it N. W. Shops . . . Master J. E. Painter, 135 John st North .... Secretary Wm. F. Baines, 118 Queen st North . . Collector R. Martin, 15 Mayill st Receiver John McColl, 17 Crook’s Street .... Mag. Agent 1*2. NORTH POLE ; West Bay City, Mich. Meets in Odd Fellow's Hall 1st and 3d Sundays. Patrick J. Roach, Box 845 Master Frank E. Ayers, Box 104 Secretary Frank Potter, Box 762 Collector John Hatchard, Box 377 Receiver Fred C. McDonald, Box 662 .. . Magazine Agent Digitized by ^.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 783 US. H. C. LORD; Fort Scott, luiu. Meet* In 1. 0. O. F. Hall 1st and Sd Sundays at 2 P M H. L. Wright, 1020 Wall st Muter Alexander Barr, 1126 Oak St Secretary Alexandar Barr, 1126 Oak st Collector J. T. Helman. 10 N Washington st . . . Receiver W. F. 8 1 rode, 216 So. Barbee St . . . Mag. Agent 154. MeKEEN: Ottawa. Kansas. Meets in K. P. Hall on 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P.M. Wm. L. Miller, 713 N. Main St Master E. EBhnaur, 829 N Poplar st Secretary Geo. H. Showalter, N Main st Collector M. A. Lea Receiver Wm. D. Frisby, 637 Ann St., Wyandotte Kan Msg. Agent 156 NECHE8; Palestine, Texas. Meets in Engineers’ Hall every Saturday night L. T. Branham, Box 256 Master O. A. Sietiel, Box 256 Secretary T. C. Imrie, Box 266 Collector R. W. Bailey, Box 256 Receiver B. L. Bently, Box 256 Magaslne Agent 157. ECHO; Pen, ted. Meets in Echo Hall 1st and 8d 3unday* at 2 P. M. and 2d and 4th Tuesdays at 7 P. M. B. B. Flaherty Master H. P. Matthews, L. Box 201 Secretary H. P. Matthews, L. Box 201 Collector B. B. Flaherty Receiver G. H. Smith Magaslne Agent 158. STANDARD; Detroit Kick. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 1:80 P. M., at No. 47 Monroe ave., up stairs. Tim. Teahen, 447 Clinton St Master J. Nopper, 217 Crogan st.. Secretary R. Heiaenrich, 124 Hastings St Collector J. Nopper, 217 Crogan St, . . Receiver Peter Sewell, 199 Orleans St . . . Magaslne Agent 156. W. H. THOMAS; Nashville. Teas. Meets every Saturday at 7:80 P. M., at Simmons’ Hall, cor. Summer and Union Sts. T. L. Quinlan, Edgefield shops Master D. J. Singleton, 471 Humphrey St . . . Secretary Fayett Enoch, 1202 S. College St ... . Collector E. O. Junk, cor. Chestnut and Market Sts., 8o. Nashville Receiver W. D. Bledsoe, 11 Joseph Ave . . Magaslne Agent 166. C. J. HEPBURN jEvaasvtlle. ted. Meets in A. O. U. W. Hall, Third and Main Sts., 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. Morris Hoifinan, 805 Olive St Master Edgar G. Hitch, 981 Canal St Secretary Robert T. Skinner, 519 Harriet st. . . . Collector John K. Taylor. 109 Lincoln Ave .... Receiver Jerry Burke. 606 9. 8th st., TerreHaute, Mag. Agent 161. HERALD: Burlington, Iowa. Meets at Knights of Pythias Hall every other Sunday at 2 o'clock P. M. €. C. Maxwell, 1022 S. Fourth St Master W. A. Flannery, 1212 N Eighth Bt . . . Secretary 8. J. Eccies, 906 Angular St Collector S. W. Bowser, 1803 Madison st Receiver W. A. Flannery, 1212 N 8th st . Magaslne Agent 162. PROSPECT ; Elkhart, ted. Meets in B. of L. F. Hall, 505 Main St., every Wednesday at 7:80, and 1st Sunday at 2 P. M. D. F. Wagner, 206 Fourth St Master Chas. E. Piatt, 211 Third 8t Secretary D. F. Wagner, 208 Fourth 8t Collector Wm. J. Hunt, 104 Prairie st Receiver F. Roderick, 1006 So. 2d St . . . Magaslne Agent 468. ETNA ; Pine Blair, Ark. Meets every Friday at 7 P. M., at Masonic Hall. Chas. McWilson, Box 56 Master D. B. Rathfon, Box 56 Secretary H. Peelle, Box 56 Collector D. B. Rathfon, Box 56 Receiver J. Flaherty Magaslne Agent 164. EEL BITER; Butler, ted. Meets Tuesday evenings in I. O. O. F. Hall, on Broadway. 8. E. Mosshammer Master C. E. Blair Secretary R. H. Mossshamer Collector J. J. Derek, Box 202 Receiver W. H. Weber, Box 324 Magaslne Agent 165. ROBERT ANDREW8; Andrews, ted. Meets in Firemen’s Hall every Monday at 7 P. M. J. E. Brombaugh . Master James VanRiper Secretary Geo. B. Richardson Collector Albert I. Routh Receiver J. N. Wright Magaslne Agent 166. WH. HUGO; Huntington, ted. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesdays and 2d and 4th Tuesdays at 7 P. M., in Engineer’s Hall. Jacob A. Hoover Master Jas. Wr. VanEman Secretary John S. Dolan, Box 915 Collector C. E. Wallace, L. Box 933 Receiver P. F. Murphy, Box 878 Magaslne Agent 167. MOUNT HOOD: The Dalles, Oregon. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M. in K. P. Hall John Anderson Master Wm. Birkett, Box 242 Secretary H. P. Smith, Box 347 Collector Charles Bryan Receiver H. P. Smith, L. Box 847 Magaslne Agent 168. GUARD RAIL ; North La Crosse. Win. Meets 1st and 8a Sundays at 2:00 P. M. and 2d and 4th Mondays at 7:00 P. M. J. Moi iarity, Portage, Wis Master Frank Krause, Box 214, Portage, Wis . Secretary George Brewer, 403, cor. Aron and Gould st., LaOrosse, Wis Collector Frank Krouse, Portage, Wis Receiver Frank Krause, Box 214, Portage, Wis., Mag. Agent 166. H. G. BROOKS; Hornellsvtlle, N. T. Meets every Monday at 7:80 P. M. at Washington Hall. Broad St W. E. Smith, 22 Taylor 8t Master C. F. Stone, 6 South Division st . . . . Secretary H . H. Sweet, 26 Erie ave Collector A. H. Spencer, 18 Elm 8t Receiver M. 8. Hendee, Friendship, N. Y., Magaslne Agent 176. PRAIRIE: Haron, Dakota. Meets In Odd Fellows Hall on 2d and 4th Sun- days at 8 P. M. Geo. E. White, 357 E. 3d st Master Geo. E. Coon, 442 Iowa St Secretary John J. Conley, Box 899 Collector John Mills, 651 Beach St Receiver Wm. A. Brown Magaslne Agent 171. SUNBEAM ; Traro, Nora Scotia. Meets in Caledonia Hall 2d Saturdays and 4th Thursdays. F. M. White, Box 606 Master D. W. Duncan, Box 167 Secretary T. W. Hennessey, Box 167 Collector F. M. White, Box 606 Receiver T. W. Hennessey, Box 167 . . . Magaslne Agent 171. F. G. LAWRENCE; Ottawa, Ontario. Meets alternate Sundays in Manchester Hall, Cor. Sparks and Wellington 8ts. Horatio Hymers, Rochesterville, Ont . . Master J. G. Armstrong, Richmond Lodge . . Secretary F. W. Morrison, C. P. R. R. Shops . . . Collector H. Handysides, Hinton bury via Otto- wa, Ont Receiver Alex. McCualg, 56 Ottawa St . . Magaslne Agent 17S. PACIFIC ; Winslow, Arizona. Meets every Sunday at 7:30 P.M. In B.of L.F.hall. Chas. McCauley Master Isaac C. He ust is Secretary John C. Boll, Williams. Aril Collector C. F. Evans, Coolidge, N, Mex Receiver E. W. Davis Magaslne Agent Digitized by Google

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784 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Oct. 174. HABBI8BUB6: Harrtebarg, P». Meets Cor. Third and Cumberland Sts., over Mer- chants’ Bank, 2d and41h Sundays atl P. M. Wm. Drake, 1531 N. 6th St Master H. O. Motter, 1720% N. Third 8t . . . . Secretary H. J. Roberts, 503 Riley 8t Collector Wm. Blessing, 422 Riley St Receiver H. S. Gingrich, 1413 Wallace St . Magazine Agent 175. TAYLOB; Newark, Ohio. Meets in O. R. C. Hall at 12% North 2d St., every Wednesday at 7 P. M. A. A. Hickerson, Rear 117 S. Fourth St . . Matter John Adkins, Box C Secretary John Callahan, 118, Valandingham st . Collector John Adkins, Box C Receiver C. D. Tomlinson Magazine Agent 176. MAIN LINK; Clinton, 111. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesday evenings in War- ner’s Hall. A. G. Turlay, Box 61 Master W. F. Gorman, Box 295 Secretary W. F. Gorman, Box 296 Collector C. H. Porter, Box 41 Receiver 0. H. Porter, Box 41 Magazine Agent 177. SUNSET; Marshall, Texas. Meets every Thursday at 7:80 P. M. at Firemen’s Hall. T. P. Davis Master H. H Worthington Secretary Wm. Kane Collector T. P. Davis Receiver O. J. Leach, Box 184 Magazine Agent 178. 8ALT LAKE; Salt Lake City, Utah. Meets in Emporium Hall Tuesdays, at 8 P. M. Leonard W. Kessler, 223 N. 3d St. W . . . Mast® Chas. Cowan, L. Box 580 Secretary R. Mace, D. R. G. Shops Collector Frank McLain, D. & R. G. Shops ... Receiver Arthur W. Roberts, D. & R. G. shops . Mag. Agent 179. BEE-HIYE; Lincoln. Neb. Meets in K. P. hall. 2d and 4th Sundays. Geo. W. Carr, 1022 U st Master J. K. Robinson, 730 N. Tenth St ... Secretary Geo. Hinkle, Box 430 Collector J. W. Barber 825 N 15th St Receiver I. M. Freese, 13st., bet. V andW St. . . Mag. Agent 180. THBEE 8TATE8; Cairo, HI. Meets cor. 12th st. and Washington Ave., 2d and 4th Sundays. J. C. O’Connell, 308 Twenty-First 8t . . . Master G. B. Vincent Secretary M. J. Kiley, 714 Cedar 8t Collector A. J. Jaeckel Receiver J. C. O’Connell Magazine Agent 181. WELLINGTON ; Palmerston, Ontario. Meets 1st and 3d 8undays at 2 P. M. in Odd Fel- lows Hall. James Farley Master Jam* 8 Combs Secretary A. Dunbar Collector James Nicholson Receiver Alex. Dunbar Magazine Agent 189. GOOD INTENT ; Erie, Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesdays, in Firemen’s Hall, Zuck’s Block. H. E. HUliker, Miles, Grove Master E. J. OlDer, 17 Sassafrassst Secretary A. H. Gifford, 1815 Myrtle St Collector Wm. Fltzmorris, 68 W. 13th St Receiver Chas Fltzmorris, 63 W. 13th St ... . Mag. Agent 188. LAKE 8HORE ; Colllnwood, Ohio. Meets in Engineer’s Hall alternate Thursday evenings. J. M. Gaines, Box 152 Master F. R. Rosekrans, Box 108 Secretary W. T. Wade, Box 316 Collector H. I. Miller, Box 154 Receiver D. A. Carver, Box 301 Magazine Agent 184. LIMA; Lima, Ohio. Meets every Sundays at 1:30 P. M. in Irish Block. E. L. Melhorn Master M. R. Lacy Secretary Joe Bowsher, 496 8 Tanner st Collector John E. Myers, 639 S. Main St Receiver S. H. Hartsing, 601 N. Union St . Magazine Agent 185. FIDELITY ; Delphoa, Ohio. Meets in Beyer’s Hall every Sunday at 2 P. M. W. 8. Miller, Box 311 Master A. J. Hog rath, Box 153 Secretary J. B. Grove, Box 143 Collector F. A. Drolett, Box 311 Receiver J. B. Grove, Box 143 Magazine Agent 186. CHAMBERLIN; Chicago, HI. Meets in Walther's hall, 3934 State St, 1st and 3d Sundays of each month. J. E. Callaghan. 2538 Butterfield St ... . Master Jas. Manning. 534 Root St Secretary John Lynch, 3118 Wentworth Ave . . . Collector Wm. Stack, 2710 Shields ave Receiver F. J. Northrup, 1522 Wabash Ave . . Mag. Agent 187. LITTLE GIANT; Charleston, 111. Meets in Firemen’s Hall 1st and 8d Sundays. Harry Douglass Master Samuel Prater Secretary Harry Douglass Collector J. F. McDougal Receiver Morgan Callahan Magazine Agent 188 8. 8. MERRILL; Chicago, HI. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:80 P. M. at 786 W. Lake 8t. C. E. Witherell, 1091 Fulton St Master Wm. O. Cleveland. 100 Washtenaw ave., Secretary Chas. Beniamin, 49 Maplewood Ave . . Collector C. Frank Coffee Receiver L. L. Gay, 1069 Fulton st . . . . Magazine Agent 189. BALDWIN; Ft. Howard, Wis. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, in Narris’ Block, Green Bay. WIs. H. L. Nichols Master D. E. Hogan, Box 87 Secretary Jay Parkinson, Box 873, Green Bay, _ __ wis Collector M. 8heehy Receiver Geo. Shequin Magazine Agent 190. FERGUSON: HltcheU. Dakota. Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 3d Sundays at 2PM Emmet Wentworth, Box 102 Master B. F. Slater, Box 874, Aberdeen .... Secretary William Phillips. Box 731 Collector B. F. Slater, Box 874, Aberdeen .... Receiver Edward Smith, Sanborn, Iowa . Magazine Agent 111. CU8TER ; Livingston, Montana. Meets every Wednesday at 7:80 P. M., at Thomp- son’s Hall. W. T. Field, L Box 54 Master Forrest Bullard. Box 51 Secretary James E. Connelly, Billings Collector H. K. May hew. Billings Receiver J. Martin, L. Box 16 Magazine Agent 192. MT. TACOMA: New Tacoma. Washington Tor. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month. J. S. Moss. 912 Tacoma Ave Master F. M. 8isson Secretary J. M. Hughes Collector J. 8. Moss, 912 Tacoma Ave Receiver F. H. Andrews. 1733 E 8t . . . . Magazine Agent 196. J. B. MAYNARD; Albina. Oregon. Meet In Hill’s Hall, 2d and 4th Sundays. J. R. Clark, E. Portland, Oregon .... Master H. W. Hall, Box 287, East Portland, Oregon Secretary D. J. Byrne, Box 287 East Portland, Oregon Collector H. W. Hall, Box 287, East Portland, Oregon Receiver J. F. McQuald, McMinnville, Ore . . Mag. Agent 194. BONANZA ; Missoula, Montana. Meets every Monday night In I. O. O. F. Hall E. L. Hollister, Box 124 Master Cbas. 8. Cranston, Box 107 ... Secret a nr W. F. Co pen haver Collector T. P. O’Rourke Receiver Samuel Gardner Magazine Agent 195. RE-ECHO ; Montpelier, Idaho. Meets in A. O. U. W. Hall Fridays, at 7:80 P. M. 8. L. Wysong Master J. E. Toner Secretary Ed. Purtell Collector James Duff) Receiver Jam es Duffy Magazine Agent Digitized by C.ooQLe

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•1888.J LOCOMOTIVE IIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 785 IN. CLOUD CITY; Ltadvflle, Colo. Meets 2d and4th Fridays at &00 P. M.t In G. A* R. Hall. H. A. Huddleston, Box 880 Master J. C. Hale, Box 880 Secretary C. K. Phelan, Box 830 Collector Jacob Switzer, Box 880 Receiver George Moore, Box 880 Magazine Agent 197. RIVERSIDE; Savanna, HI. Meets 1st and 3d Sunday of each month. Clarence Latham. Box 446 Master Ira M. Hurless, Box 70 Secretary Ira M. Hurless, Box 79 Collector Wm. K. Lord, Box 147 Receiver Ira M. Hurless, Box 79 Magazine Agent 199. MAPLE CITY; Norwalk, Ohio. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays. V. C. Fitzsimmons. 35 Newton st * ■ . . . Master H. P. Bayley, 162 Whittlesey ave .... Secretary James Burns, 44 State st Collector W. Y. Dennis, 37 W Seminary st . . . . Receiver Geo. J. Brown, 111 n-w 8th 8t . . Magazine Agent IN. MAHONING; Youngstown, Ohio. Meets every other Sunday evening in Union Veteran Hall, Federal Street. D. Heinselman Master J. B. Mawby Secretary J. B. Mawby Collector W. G. Raney, 199 Hine St Receiver Wm. Jas. Reese, 1285 Emma 8t. . Magazine Agent 109. GREAT SOUTHERN; Meridian, Miss. Meets every Monday evening at 7:80 in B. of L. E. Hall. David McBee, N. 0. A N. E. Shops .... Master L. E. Evans, N. 0. A N. E. Shops . . . Secretary James M. Adams. 3319 — Fifth St . . . Collector John P. Young, N. O. A N. E. Shops . . Receiver Chas. R. Leai , 659 Rampart St, New Orleans, La Magazine Agent Ml. FRIENDLY HAND; Jackson. Team. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesday nights of each month in K. of P. Hall J. D. Bledsoe . Master James Gaffany Secretary C. W. Steelman Collector J. L. Jones Receiver J. D. Bledsoe . . ... Magazine Agent Ml. SCIOTO ; Chilli ©othe, Ohio. Meets In Clough’s Hall 1st Sundays at 2:80 P. M., and 3d Mondays at 7 P. M. Behon B. Cook, 838 E. Seoond St Master Lewis Gettle, Jr., 86 N. Sugar St ... . Secretary Albert Maunsell, 361 Second St ... . Collector Frank Willis, 845 E. Fifth St Receiver C. W. 8anders Box 1281 Magazine Agent 999. GARFIELD; Garrett, lad. Meets every Friday at 7:30 P. M. M. W. Smith, Box 169 Master Chas. F. Reneman Secretary Valentine Moughlor Box 27 Receiver B. C. Thomas Collector F. M. Champion Magazine Agent M4. COTTON BELT ; Jonesboro, Ark. Meets at Stacy Hall, every Monday at 7 P. M. A. Donlgan Master L. P. Roberts, L. Box 166 Secretary A. Donlgan Collector L. D. Roberts, L. Box 165 Receiver W. B. Williamson Magazine Agent 996. FLOWER OF THE WE8T ; Topeka, Kansas. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., in A. O. U. W. Hall. E. H. Powel, 400 Chandler St Master Geo. Wood, 114 Adams St Secretary John K. Mullin, 120 Adams St Collector W. H. Jones, 135 Adams St Receiver John Symington, 207 Hancock St . . Mag. Agent M0. FORT PICKERING ; Memphis, Tens. Meets first Monday and third Saturday of each month at Miller’s Hall, corner Fifth and Jack- son streets. Wm. J. Jobe, R. G, M. A B. R. R . ... Master Dan 8. Ramsey, 828 Union St., Secretary Martin Glancy, 159 Tennessee st . . . . Collector D. S. Ramsey, 328 Union 8t Receiver Walter E. Owens, 787 Main St, ... . Mag. Agent M7* LOYAL; MeaOvflle, Pa. Meets in Arcanum Hall 1st and 8d Thursdays, and 2d and 4th Wednesdays. C. W. Brown, 89 Poplar st Master F. H. Nichols, 1025 Water St Secretary Thos. Newberry 357 East Center st . . . Collector Thos. S. Taylor, 767 8tewart St Receiver Wm. C. Curtis, Vallonia, Pa . . Magazine Agent 908. KEYSTONE : Snsqnehanna, Pa. Meets in C. M. B. A. Hall; alternate Tuesday and Saturday evenings. John Hill Master J. J. Lannan, Box 131 Secretary J. J. Buckley Collector W. P. Emery Receiver C. A. Allen Magazine Agent 909. 8ARATOGA; Whitehall, N. Y. Meets alternate Sundays in Engineer’s Hall, Breet’s building. W. J. Herbage Master D. H. LaCrosse, Box 3€6 Secretary D. H. LaCrosse, Box 866 Collector W. R. Combs .... Receiver V. H. Smalley Magazine Agent 910. 18-K; Schenectady, N. Y. Meets every other Thursday in McCamus’ Hall. Timothy Smith, 316 Romeyn st Master J. W. Vrooman, Box 497 ....... . Secretary J. W. Vrooman, Box 497 Collector J. B. VanVranken, Box 497 Receiver John W. Vrooman Box 497 . . Magazine Agent 211. ONOKOs South Easton, Pa. Meets in Bragg’s Hall, 1st and 8d Sundays at2P.M. Charles Long, 716 Main st Master C. L. McKee, 2G9 8 Fifth st, Easton . . Secretary James R. Morris. 711 Wilkes Barre 8t . . Collector A. J. Mickley, 725 Berwick St Receiver B. A. Seek, 828 Berwick St . . . Magazine Agent 212. EMPIRE: Watertown, N. Y. Meets in Good Templars Hall 2d and 4th Sundays. T. H. Lynch, 101 Factory St Master H. A. French, 42 Coffeen st Secretary H. A. French, 42 Coffeen st Collector Geo. B. Walker, 19 Orchard st Receiver 0 B. Walker, 19 Orchard St . . Magazine Agent 218. WE8T SHORE; Frankfbrt, N. I. Meets alternate Sundays in Joslln Block. D. P. Gillen. 80 Lode st., Syracute, N Y. . Master Ed. Davis, 8 Henderson st., Syracuse, N. Y Secretary D. P. Gillen, 80 Lode st., Syracuse, N.Y., Collector John Scanlon, 3 Henderson st, Syra- cuse, N. Y Reoeiver D. P. Gillen, Canajoharle, N. Y . . . Mag. Agent 214. ORIOLE; Baltimore, Md. Meets in Lehman's Hall, 861 Garden St, 2d and 4th Sundays. Albert F. Gibbons. 415 Fifth St Master J. W. Akehurst. 442 Federal St Secretary R. L. Caraan, 806 E. Lanv&ll street . . . Collector J. N. Jones, 1100 Barclay St ...... . Receiver F. Gibbons, 1886 Wirt St .... Magazine Agent 215 EAST ALBANY; East Albany, N. Y. Meets in Vaughn’s Hall 2 and 4th Sundays at 12£0 P. M. W. R. Tabor. 222 Fourth 8t Master J. W. Reed. 92 Seoond St Secretary C. P. Lowell. 855 Broadway Collecto F. P. Brooksby, 80 Washington St, Green- bush, N. Y Receiver O. P. Lowell, 856 Broadway . . Magazine Agent 216. W. A. FOSTER ; Fitchburg, Hass. Meets 2d and 4th Sunday in each month in Grand Army Hall, at 11:30 A. M. Geo. W. Alden, 30 Crescent St Master Thos. Lambert, 31 Nashua 8t Secretary W. H. Cone ... Collector Geo. W. Alden, 30 Crescent st Receiver O. A. Pope, F. R. R. engine boose . . Mag Agent 217, HEADLIGHT; BrasH/Ind. Meets in K. P. Hall 2d and 4th Sunday afternoons. Elmer P. Collins Master Frank Fox . . Secretary Merrian Catlin Collector Geo. Dandurand Reoeiver Wm. H. Johnson, Brasil, Ind . . Magazine Agent Digitized by ^.ooQle

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786 LOCOMOTIVE IIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Oct. <18. PUUC8 PEAK; Colorado Citj.Colo. Meets avery Sunday at 12:80 P. M. Wm. D. O'Brien Wm. Walker Secretary Amoa Allen Collector Thos.F.Burns, Box 822, Colorado Springs, Receiver Wm. Walker Magazine Agent M. SMOKY CITY; Allegheny. Pa. Meet every Monday at 2:80 P. M., in Engineers' Hall, Cor. Bidwell and Pennsylvania Ave. D. W. Triem, 171 Sheffield street Master H. B. Shaffer, 104 Franklin 8t Secretary Sam'l S. Overlander, 258 Allegheny av. Collector H. B. Shaffer, 104 Franklin St Receiver R. Beeson. 271 Franklin St . . . Magazine Agent 22 ). PROVIDENT s Snnbnry, Pa. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays, In Masonic Hall, 3d St. Jos. E. Bowen Master J. S. Bowen Secretary H. W. Shoffiitall Collector C. C. Bowen, Receiver Harvey Buck, 1886 Franklin Place, Har- risburg, Pa Magazine Agent 221. HURON: Point Edward, Ontario. Meets In I. O. O. F. Hall, 2d and 4th Tuesdays at 8PM T. Elliott Master Ed. Everett, Box A Secretary J. McMllUan Collector Wm. K. Forbes Receiver Chas. Farmer Magazine Agent 222. WEBSTER; Fort Dodge, Iowa. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P. M., in G. A. R. Hall, Child’s block, Chas. E. Taff . Masteo O. G. Anderson, Box 48 Secretary Charles Taff Collector O. G. Anderson, Box 49 Receiver Magazine Agent 222. ASHLAND; Lexington. Ky. Meets 1st and 8d Thursdays In 1. O. O. F. Hall. Thos. J. Kane, 299 B. Main St Master Frank Brandt, 227 E. Main St Secretary 8. W. Mallck. 199 E. Main St Collector Frank Brandt, 227 E. Main St Receiver 8. W. Mallck, 199 E. Main St . . Magazine Agent 224. T. C. ROORN; St. Cloud, Mian. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 8 P. M. at Odd Fel- low Hall. Abe Vogel, L. Bex 944 Master J. A. Dickinson, L. Box 1128 Secretary John Mouraan Collector Abe Vogel, L. Box 944 Receiver J. A. Dickinson, Box 1128 .... Magazine Agenl 226. SUPERIOR ; Fort William West, Ontario. Meets every Monday night In Smith’s Hall. Burton Wheatley Master W. H. Wadland Secretary Con Gouldlng Collector Will Blannernassett Receiver T. L. Drummond Magazine Agenl 222. MAGNOLIA; Corsicana, Texas. Meets 2d and 4th Wednesdays at 8 P. M J. H. Dunk in, L Box 100 Master W. M. Niool, L. Box 280 Secretary J. Barry Collector W. M. Niool, L. Box 280 Receiver J. H. Duncan Magazine Agent 227. MAGNET; Binghamton. N. Y. Meets 1st Wednesday and 4th Saturday at 7:80 P. M. at Stevens' Hall, North Chenango St. Wm. A. Wrigley, 28 Doubleday St ... . Master G. B. Warner. 80 Lewis 8t Secretary Wm. A. Wrigley, 28 Doubleday St . . . Collector Theodore Haskins, 80 Virgil St .... Receiver G. B. Warner, 80 Lewis St . . . Magazine Agent 222. ACME; Scranton. Pa. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P. M„ In G. A. R. Hall, No. 882 Lackawana ave. Albert J. Thomas, 3 J8o. Hyde Park ave., Hyde Park Master J. G. Burnett, 406 North Main St., West Scranton Secretary Charles S. Depew, 1014 Price street, Hyde Park Collector Ed. Beldin, 1239 Academy street, Hyde Park Receiver A. R. Woodward, 004 Court St ... . Mag. Agent 229. RICKARD; Utica, N. Y. Meet at 2 P. M. 2d and 4th Sundays at Pont Bacon Hall. Wm. A. Keene. 145 Bleecker st Masterr J. G. Agaos, B ;x 883. Canastota, N. Y. . Secretary John A. Wt-igand. 32 Hubble st . . . .Collector Alonzo E. Pease, 42 Mohawk st .... Receiver J. G. Agans, Box 883, Canastota, N.Y. . Mag Agent 120. ALBANY CITY: Albany, N. Y. Meets 1st. 8d ana 5th Mondays In each month, at 206 Washington Ave., at 7:80 P. M. Wm. H. Baglay, 687 Clinton ave Master Courtland Maher. 95 West St Secretary E. F. Markhart, 30 Lexington ave . . . Collector Geo. M. Jeffers, 86 Ontario St Receiver Geo. Heckman, 108 Western Ave . . Mag. Agent 121. DELAWARE: Wilmington, Delaware. Meets 1st ana 8d Sundays at 2:80 P. M.t corner Third and King Streets. T. D. Mount, 404 Lombard St Master G. H. Larimore, 405 Lombard St . . . . Secretary L. L. Sargent, 618 west 4th St Collector E. M. Sargent, 618 West 4th st Receiver & J. Gordon, 621 Lombard St ... . Mag. Agent 122. LUCKY THOUGHT; Middletown, N. Y. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month, at 1 P. M., In K. of H. Hall. D. H. 8mlth, Box 1481 Master W. H. Tldaback, Box 1481 Secretary W. J. Herlihy Collector S. Gildersleve, Box 1481 Receiver H. B. Weeden, Drawer 104, Norwich, N. Y. Magazine Agent 288. GLAD TIDINGS; Moncton, New Brunswick. Meets 1st Saturday evening and 8d Sunday after- noon in Victoria Hall. George W. Speer Master Thos. McL. Hippy, Box 83 Secretary Wm. H. Gay Collector Alfred Wood Receiver John Stewart, Jr Magazine Agent 124. NORTH BAY: North Bay, Ontario. Meets 1st ana 8d Sundays, in B. of L. F. hall, W. R. Boucher Master W. J. Thurlow, 119 Main St Secretary Wm. H. Hollandal Collector H. G. Reid Receiver John Beattie Magazine Agent 126. THREE BROTHERS: Pittsburgh, Pa. Meet Cor. 26th St. and Penn Ave. every Sunday at 2 P. M. James Griffith, Brunett P. O Master Isaac Miller, 2512 Penn ave Secretary Wm. J. Adams, Arch St above 28th . . Collector Henry B. Duff, No.68, 26th St Reoelver Robert O. Ferren, 2908 Penn st . Magazine Agent 122. HINTON; Hinton, West Virginia. Meets 1st and 8d Wednesdays at 1:80 P. M. and 2d and 4th Saturdays at 7:80P. M. Chas. E. Tyler Master Thos. E. Cobbs Secretary Thos. E. Cobbs Collector Wm. H. Hardy Receiver Julius Grether, Box 118 Magazine Agent 127. CENTRAL PARK; Central Park, DL Meets 1st and 8d, Sundays, in Tilton’s Be u Dean, Box 101 M. J. O. L. Kennedy, 519 W. Ohio St, Chicago, Secretary Herbert L. Brink Collector Thad. Chew. Receiver Horace Brink Magazine Agent 228. PLAIN CITY; Paducah, Ky. Meets every Wednesday at 7:80 P. M. H. C. Kehlman, 1184 Jefferson St ... . _ Jas. Weeks . . Secretary Ambrose E. Mercer Collector Henry Korts, 817 5th 8t Reoelver Henry Korts, 817 5th St .... . Magazine Agent Digitized by t^,ooQLe

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE IIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 787 §88. BUCKETS; Delaware, Ohio. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, in Bold & Powell’s Hall, at 1 P. M. Benj Dettleback. 881 E Central ave . . . Master T. ualeney, 819 E Central aye Secretary J. HI sch, 216 E Oentral ave Collector F. S. Volk, 16 Hammond st Beoeiver James J. Quinlan, Box 406 .. . Magazine Agent §40. GILBERT; Jackson, Hieh. Meets every Monday at 7:80 P. M. Geo. E. Chapman. 408 Hamlin St Master Geo. A Holden, 206 Beech St Secretary M. A. Henry, 827 Quarry St Collector D. Green. 211 Orange St Receiver George Holden, 20o Beech st . . Magazine Agent §41. MOUNTAIN CITY; Hasletoa, Pa. Meet 2d and 4th 8nndays of each month, at 1:80 P. M.. at Liberty Hotel Laurell St. John Gleam, Box 800 Master Geo. W. Dipple Secretary John MoCaU, Box 800 Collector Andrew Krapf. Box 800 Receiver John J. Pickering, Box 800 . . . Magazine Agent §42. LIBERTY; Elmira. N. Y. Meets in G.A.R.HaIl 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P.M. W. J. Drake, 851 Center St Master Harry Millins, 851 Magee St Secretary J. B. Carpenter. 714 EOak st Collector Chas. Barker, 870 McGee St Receiver Daniel Keefe. 860 W. Fifth St . . Magazine Agent §48. J. H. SELBY ; Texarkana. Texas. Meets every Sunday at 2 P. M R H. Christman, Glass Box 362 Master F. S. Wallace, Texarkana, Ark Secrete W. 8. Allison Collector E. H. Christman, Glass Box 362 Receiver X. H. Christman, Glass Box 862 .. . Mag. Agent 244. T. P. O’ROURKE; Chicago, HL Meets 1st Thursday at 8 P. M. and 8d Sunday at 2:80 P. M .. Cor. 14th and Jefferson Sts. E. Atkin, 180 Maxwell st Master Chas. Naylor, 5500 Wentworth st., Engle* wood, HI Secretary B. Atkins. 180 Maxwell st Collector Louis Zunkel. 100 Johnson street .... Beoeiver P. C. Winn, &> W. 12th St . . . Magazine Agent §44. GEORGIA; Savannah, Ga. Meets every Thursday at 7:80 P. M. and 8d Sun- day at 2:80 P. M. J. Murphy, Berrien <& Montgomery st . . Master Adam Huttom 117% Barnard St ... . Secretary F. L. Kempf, Sims and Guerard st . . . Collector Fleming Goolsby, 212% Harris St . . . Receiver J. J. Gordon, 101% Montgomery St . . Mag Agent §48. MACON; Macon, Ga. Meets at M. 4k W. depot every Sunday. James Boatwright, 454 Oak St Maatei J. T. Taylor, 553 Boundry St Secretary E. T. Adams, 718 Pine st Collector J. T. Taylor, 558 Boundayy st Receiver IB. Shell, 1816 Fourth St. . . . Magazine Agent §47 KENNE8AW; Atlanta, Ga. Meets every Sunday at 2 P. M., in K. P. E W. H. Hollingsworth, 890 Houston St . . J. 8. Wallace, W. A A. R. R Secretary C. L. Bixby Collectoi John M. Baird, 194 Powers St . ... Receiver Geo. Fechter Magazine Agent §48. WESTERN RESERVE; Ashtabula, Ohio. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays at 1;S0 pTm., in G.A.R. Hall. Wm. Rose Master J. S. Brown. Box 704 . Secretary Chas. D. Weisell, Box 530 Collector A. T. Hill, Box 855 Receiver Chas. Weisell, Box 680 Magazine Agen* 248. CALUMET; Sonth Chicago, 111. Meets 2d Sunday at 2:80 P. M.. and 4th Sunday at 7:80 P. M., in Engineer’s Hall, South Chicago. Frank Rapp Master Alex. Mellville Secretary Ernest Ingram Collector O. J. Austin, Judd, Cook County, 111 . . Receiver , O. J. Austin, Judd, Cook Co., ID . . Mag. Agent Hall. 240. GOLDEN LINK; Wllkesbarrs, Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays of every month at Se- nior Mechanic’s Hall. E. A. Reiley, Ashley. Pa Master R. H. Diggory, Box 13, Kingston, Pa . . Secretary G. P. Hanks, 5 Railroad street, South Wilkesbarre Collector C. Vanwhy, Ashley, Pa. Receiver Elmer E. Butz, Ashley, Pa . . . Magazine Agent 241. LEHIGH; Maaeh Chunk, Pa. Meets at Stahl’s Hall 1st and 3d Sundays. H. B. Fulton, East Mauch Chunk .... Master John McAllister, Box 275 Secretary Lafayette Wlldonner, Box 275 Collector C. Roberts, Box 275 Receiver L. H. Yetter, Box 275 Magazine Agent 26 1. COLUMBIA : Columbia, Pa. Meet In Fendrich’s Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at 1 P. M. • Wm. Cobaugh Master Lafayette Friday Secretary Joseph Dennison Collector Martin M. Hinkle Receiver H. A. Bennett. Box 581 Magazine Agent 268. TRENTON; Trenton. N. J. Meets in Bayard Post No. 8, G. A. R. room at 24 R. Bute Si 1st and 8d Sundays of each month. Wm. C. Massey, 157 Passaic 8t Master Robert Stackhouse. 667 Broad St. . . . Secretary Thos. H. Decator, 47 Hart Ave Collector Frank P. Parsons, 175 Brunswick Ave . Receiver Wm. C. Massey, 157 Passaic St. . Magazine Agent 26L CLIMAX; Missouri Valley, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, at 7:80 P. M. in Ma- sonic Hali W. T. Mahoney Master John T. Heatwoll Secretary H. F. Reineohl Collector P. J. Farrell Receiver H. F. Reinoehl, Box 524 .... Magazine Agent 266 NEIGHBOR; McCook, Neb. Meets in Masonic Hall 1st and 8d Wednesdays, and 2d and 4th Saturdays. I. W. Jackson, Master J. V. Dailey, Box 248 Secretary John Perry, Box 119 Collector G. A. Tolander, L. Box 601 Receiver Frank Me Adams, Box 216 . . . . Magazine Agent 266. HIGH UNI: Como, Colo. Meets every Thursday 7:80 P. M. in McFarlin Hall Geo W. McAleer, Box 47 Master M. D. Finn Secretary Wm. Dunning Collector Alford Blanchard Receiver G. A. Milroy Magazine Agent 267. UT CARSON; Raton, New Mexico. Meets every Sunday in Engineer’s Hall, on First street, at 2 P.M. John W. Cullen Master Alfred R. Cullen Secretary Chas. Miller, Box 56 Collector James McPherson. Box 173 Receiver Chas. Miller. Box 56 Magazine Agent 268. RENO: Nickerson, Kansas. Meets in Odd Fellows Hall every Thurday evening at 7:80. Fred Shirk, Box 102 Master C W. Arnold, L. Box 29 Secretary W. T. Smith Collector A. S. Rttenour Receiver A. a. Devarraux Magazine Agent 269. D. J. CH18E : Ashland, WIs. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P. M., In Good Templars' Hall, Cor. 2d and 4th Ave., west W. Buckley, 409 Prentice Ave Master Wm. Lamb, 809 Willis Ave Secretary Ferd Godfrey, Box 929 Collector T. A. Hubbell, 201% W. Second 8t . . . Receiver T. A. Hubbell, 204% W. 2d St . . Magazine Agent §0. CALIFORNIA ; Sacramento, Cal. Meets 2d and 4th Tuesdays in Red Men’s Hall, Masonic building, 6th and K Sts, E. 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788 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Oct. •n. HA6DALEH1 ; gu M.rd.1, Hew Mexico. Meets 1st Sunday 8d Tuesday In Masonic hall. L. V. McLanughlln Msster John Connell Secretary W. G. Mathews, Box 52 Collector Frank Ewing Receiver George 8. Lewis, Box 108 . . Magazine Agent Ml. QUEEN CITY. West Toronto Janet., Ont. Meets 1st and 8d Mondays, and Id and 4th Tues- days at Carlton Hall. John Donaldson ... Master James Lewis Secretary William Hyndman. Box 01 Collector John Price Receiver A. Madden Magazine Agent I. ALAMO; Taylor, Texas. Meets every Wednesday at Alamo Hall. Jonn C. Askew, Box 10 Master 8. M. Bridgewater, Lox Box 10 Secretary 8am D. Moore Collector W. 8. Carter Receiver A. Browson Magazine Agent M4. J. K. GILBREATH ; Batte City, Montana. Meets every Thursday at 8 P. M., in Cobban Hall, South Butte, Montana. C. H. DeCamp, Box 190, South Butte . . . Mastei Geo. Crt*s. South Butte Secrets r* Wm. A. White, South Butte Collector J. S. Sweeney, South Butte Receiver Mac. Haskins, 8outh Butte, Mon . . Mag. Agent 966. GRAND RI B: Grand Rapids, Mlek. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays at 2:80 P. M. in I. O. O. F. Hall. E. E. Decker, 447 So. Division St Master G. P. Downey, 18 Wenham avenue . . Secretary C. W. Beuttey, 11 East St Receiver H. E. Brown, 427 Carr St Collector Elmer E. Decker, 447j8. Division St . Mag. Agent 268. JOHN HICKEY ; South Kankanna, WIs. Meets 1st and 3d Mondays at 7:80 P. M., and 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. Matt Nilan, L. Box 81 Mastei H. O. Fuller, L. Box 81 Secretary W. t. Sullivan, L. Box 81 Collector W. Frances, L. Box 81 Receive: Laurence Hoffman Magazine Agent M7. ENDEAYOB; Algiers, La. Meets at Castle Hall every Thursday at 7:80 P. M. M. H. Brown, 78 Webster Ave Mastei E. A. Calhoun, 129 Market st Secretary A. H. Flynn, 87 Pacific avenue Collectoi W. T. Douner.115 Pacific Ave Receive? A. H. Flynn, 87 Pacific Ave . . Magazine Agen! M8. CHICKAMAUGA; Chattanooga, Team. Meets every Friday at 2 P. M. D. V. Cahill, care 801 cor. McCreary and Hines 8t., Nashville, Tenn Mastei D. V. Cahill, care 801 cor. McCreary and Hines St., Nashville, Tenn Secretary Jss. Harrington, 810 Long St .... . Collector Tim O'Leary, 1806 Patterson st., Nashville, Tenn Receive 269. O. K.; Cincinnati, Ohio. Meet 1st and 8d Sundays at Eagle Hall, 8. W. oar 8th St. and Central Ave. -T. S. Sheehan, 1110 W. Sixth St Master W. U. Conn, Hawthorne Ave., Price’s Hill, Cincinnati Secretary E. Ha thorn. Loveland Collector G. 8. Kershner, 1884 Greenup 8t, Cov- ington. Ky Receiver Ed. Cullen, 27 Budd 8t Magazine Agent 170. MINNEAPOLIS; Minneapolis, Minn. Meets 1st 8unday of each month at 2 p. M., an a 8d Saturday at 7:80 P. M. in A. O. U. W. Hall, 2006 Cedar Ave. South. Oliver Johnson, 821 11th Ave., 8 Mastei C. D. Fultz, 2808 17th Ave., south . . . Secretary A. M. Getcbell, 27 Second St. S Collector Geo. Cavanaugh, 2309 25th St, 8 . . . Receiver Ambrose Powell, 8020 28th Ave. So., Mag. Agent 171. BYBAMj Stanhope. N. J. Meets in Drake's Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at 4 P.M. R. A. Trezise, Port Morris Master Wm. Weiler, Port Morris . . Secretary J. F. 8chappell, Port Morris Collector M. T. Dickerman, Port Morris . . . Receiver M. T. Dickerman, Box 81, Port Morris, N. J Magazine Agent 178. WILSON; J a action, N. J. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays, in Well's Hall. John S. Eveland Master John E. Dineen Secretary James P. Butler Collector John B. Everett Receiver John S. Eveland Magazine Agent 178. D ENTER ; Denver, Cole. Meets ever? Monday night in P. O. 8. of A. Hall, comer 15th and Holladay Sts. C. H. Curtis. 458 Clark bt . . .’ Master Edgar F. Ballow, 1272 S. Ninth St . . . Secretary C. S. Hull, 1018 S. Ninth 8t Collector Sam Fowler, Lindell Hotel, Denver . . Receiver J. E. Nichols, 2221 Lawrence St . . Magazine Agt 174. JACKSON ; Clifton Forge, Ya. Meets 2d and 4th Saturdays at 7:80 P. M. in Odd Fellows Hall. R. R. Johnson Master J. H. Housman . Secretary R. B. Donovan Collector J. H. White, 811 Stewart St., Staunton . Receiver R. R. Johnson Magazine Agent 176. LEE; Richmond, fa. Meets in Thorn's Hall Cor. 17th and Main its., 1st and 8d Sundays at 1:80 P. M. Wm. J. Burke, C. A O. Round House . . . Master W. A. Demaine, C. A O. Round House . Secretary W. R. Sanders, Crow's Hill, Carrington st, Henrica oo., Va Collector Wm. J. Burke, C. A O. Round House . . Receiver W. R. Banders, Carrington st. Crow's Hill, Henrica co., Va Mag. Agent 176. REGINA; Yanconvsr. B. C. Meets on 1st Sunday and Sd Monday of each month. D. A. Morton Master Angus Morton Secretary Angus Morton Collector Fred Clutterbuck Receiver Harry Andrews Magazine Agent 2 77. ALABAMA ; Mobile, Alt. Meets every Monday zt 2 P. M. O. E. Adams, LAN. Shops ... ... Msster H. B. McMillian, M. & B. R. R Secretary H. B. McMillian, M. A B. R. R Collector Frank J. Carney, L. A N. Shops Receiver W. A. Crawford. L. A N. Shops . Magazine Agent 2/8. ANDERSON; Yleksbnrg, Hiss. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesdays at 2 P. M. and 2d and 4th Fridays at 7 P.M. H. V. Nevill, 1107 8. Washington 8t . . . Master W. E. Stiner, 1107 S. Washington St . . Secretary D. P. Weaver, 1107 S. Washington St . . Receiver E. R. Wright, 1107 8. Washington St . . Collector B. Wright. 1107 8o. Washington St . . Mag. Agent 2/9. METEOR; HcComb City, Was. Meets every other Sunday at 8 P. M. in Odd Fel- lows’ Hall. J. Lee Colton Master Eddie C. Fardish Secretary Eddie C. Fardish Collector Ike H. Martin, Box 87 Reoelver E. M. Coe Box 87 Magazine Agent 2SO. OZARK ; Thayer, Ho. Meets alternate Sundays in Boyd's Hall. Charlfs McCarthy Master P. J. C-onin Secretary James Kinney Collector C. D. Rice Receiver Henry I. Ogle Magazine Agent 281. TUNNEL HULL; New Albany, lad. Meets In Hedden’s Hall 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P. M. Walter Ashcroft, Box 75 Master Ben Goedecker, Box 75 Secretary John Keane, Box 75 Collector W. H. Stephens, Jr., Box 75 Receiver John S. Keane, Box 75 Magazine Agent Digitized by ^.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE IIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 789 ttt. BURNSIDE ; Mt. CaraeL HI. Meets in Lotto Hall on 1st and 8d Sundays at 2:80 P. M. J. T. Worsham . . . . * Master C. Minnlear Secretory Wm. Murphy Collector C. Minnlear Receiver J. T. Worsham Magazine Agent 2 9. LACKAWANNA; Great Bead, Pa. Meets 2d Sunday at 9:?0 A. M. and 4th Sunday at 3 P. M. in Red Men’s HaU. F. J. May, Box 189 Halstead, Pa .... Master R. Edenger, Box 67, Great Bend, Pa . . Secretary W. B. Trobridge, Halstead, Pa Collector H. P. Trowbridge, Halstead, Pa. ... . Reoelyer 8. H. Wells. Halstead, Pa Mag. Agent 2 4. ELM CITY; New flares, Coaa. Meets at Elk's Hall, 862 Chapel St 1st Baturday and 3d Sunday afternoon. Edw. A. Ferrell, 159 Rosette 8t Master Eugene 8. Ailing, 128 Cedar St Secretary H. Gamester, 185 Cedar St Collector Wm. A. Pyle, 46 Arthur 8t Reoelyer Chas. A. Baldwin, 248 Greenwich Aye. Magazine Agent 285. CHARTER OAK; Hartford, Coaa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month, Cor Pratt and Main Sts., in Bliss Hall. Henry L. Steams, 4 Wooster St Master Emery E. Bill, 27 Vine St Secretary A. M. Porter, East Hartford Collector Henry L. Steams, 4 Wooster St Reoelyer T. H. <Hmond,40 Windsor St . . Magazine Agent 286. SAGINAW TALLEY; East Saginaw, Mich. Meets In B.L.E.Hall2d and 4th 8undays at 2 P.M. John C. Kull, cor. Washington and Astor Sts., Meyers’ Hotel Master Adolphus Pixel. 1214 Miller St Secretary Robert Steiner, 224 N. 4th St Collector Wesley Beck, 124 Sears St Reoelyer A Pixel, 1214 Miller 8t .... Magazine Agent 287. ALTOONA; Altoona, Pa. Meets every Sunday at 2 P.M. in Ott's Hall, 12th st. J. C. Brode, 1004 Nineteenth St Master W. E. Burket, 1400 Thirteenth ave . . . Secretary E. K. Gerhard, 1908 Union Ave Collector F. A. Davis, 1908 Union Ave Reoelyer P. F. Allen, 1218 Sixteenth avenue . Mag. Agent 288. EMMET; Esthcrrills, Iowa. Meets 1st Sunday and third Monday at 7:30 P. M In Masonic Hall. Geo. Godden, Box 78 Master P. J. Sullivan, Box 48 Secretory A. L. Houltshouser, Box 6 Collector R. 8. Robinson, Box 102 Receiver D. L. Post, Box 7 8 Magazine Agent 289. GRAND ISLAND; Grand Island, Neb. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:30 P. M., in Odd Fellows’ Hall, cor. 3d and Pine Sts. John W. Allwine Master Geo. Morgan, Box 675 Secretary Wm. H. Anyan Collector Wm. Edwards Receiver Wm. Edwards Magazine Agent 290. MARION Hannibal, Ho. Meets in Emmet HaU. 2d & 4th Sundays at 7 P. M. Wm. Edaon Miles. 1101 Church St ... . Master John Kenna, 140 Market 8t Secretary J. T. Hart, 412 Washington St CoUectox Wm. J. Kelly, 135 Riverside St Receiver L. R. Bickel, 120 Third st., So Mag. Agent 291. ATLANTIC; Brooklyn, N. Y. Meets 2d Saturday evenings and 4th Sunday morn- ings at Pythian HaU. Geo. P.8mith, 46 WiUiams Ave., 26th ward, Master WaUace Duryea, 1103 Herkimer st . . . Secretary John Logue, 46 Williams ave, 26 ward . Collector Thos. H. Smith, 707 Madison St .... Receiver Ed. Locke, Sackman St, bet. E. New New York and Liberty Ave., 8tatlon E., Brooklyn, N. Y Mag. Agent 292. POCAHONTAS; Holden. Ho. Meets In Odd Fellows’ HaU, 2d and 4th Saturday. J. A. Bray . Master Geo. P. Reed Secretary W. A. BedeU . CoUector W. M. BedeU Reoeiver G. R. Johnson Magazine Agent 892 LAFAYETTE: Philadelphia, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month at 140 P. M. HaU, cor. Frankfort Road and 8argent St J. J. Leahy, 2627 Fremont 8t Master Secretary W. McLoughUn, 1521 Wood St CoUector L. Faber, 808 Buttonwood St Reoeiver G. W. NevlU, 1541 Palmer St . . Magazine Agent 294. OHIO RIYEB; Huntington, W. Va. Meets 1st Saturday and 3d Thursday at 7 P. M., In Engineers’ Hall, Cor. 3d Ave. and 8th St J. T. Looney, 199 E. Main street, Lexing- ton, Ky Master Lee A. D. Tate Secretary E. L. Newcomb CoUector J. T. Looney, 199 E. Main St, Lexing- ton, Ky Receiver E. A. T. Watkins, Box 282 Mag. Agent 205. U. 8.; Davenport, la. Meets 1st and 3d 8unday of each month. Martin M. Mitchell. 801 Switz st Master John J. Shehan. 522 Esplanade st . . . Secretary John J. Shehan, 522 Esplanade st . . . CoUector Martin Gillin, 813 8witz st Receiver F. W. Duncan, 506 Brady 8t . . . Magazine Agent 296. IRON RANGE; Dnlnth, Minn. J. A. Dalgleish, 1916 w. Michigan st . . . Master J. G. Defond, 1916 w. Michigan st . . . Secretary A. Dahl, 2132 w. Second st Collector J. G. Defond. 1916 W. Michigan St . . . Reoeiver A. Dahl, 2132 Seoond St, west .... Mag. Agent 297. CLARK ; Jeffersonville, lad. Meets 2d and 4th Monday at Beck’s HalL J. Wilson. Box 892 Master C. E. Buenler Secretary W. J. Hannan, Cor. Twenty-seventh St and Gifford Ave., Louisville, Ky Collector A. B. Chambers Receiver P. A. Coleman Magazine Agent 299. CENTRAL OHIO; CresUlne, Ohio. Meet at Jeners’ Hall eyery Wednesday at 7 P. M. W. W. Ogline, AUiance Master Geo. W. Reed Secretary Henry B. Ellett, AUiance CoUector Chas. H. Ridge, Lock Box 87 Receiver W. 8. Brown Magazine Agent 800. HARBOR CITY; Michigan City, Ind. Meets alternate Mondays in I. O. O. F. Hall at 2 P. M. Wm. Campbell, Box 737 Master W. H. Roe L. Box 644 Secretary Charley Brown, Box 449 ....... .Collector Willie Williamson, Box 153 Receiver Lew Willson. 7th street Magazine Agent 801. GREEN MOUNTAIN : Lyndon vaie/Vt. Meets 1st Sunday at 10 A. M. and 8d Friday 7 a: P. M. in Engineer’s halL Samuel J. Norris Master W. C. Baldwin Secretary Frank W. Thompson Collector Wm. M. Weeks Receiver W. C. Baldwin . . Magazine Agent 802. YOUGHIOGHENY ; Connsllsvflls, Pa. Meets at 2 P. M. on 1st and 3d Sundays in Rei- singer Hall, Main St. J. P. Smith, Box 261 . Master A. C. Plante Box 178 Secretary 8. A. McPhee, Box 387 CoUector A. C. Plante, Box 178 Receiver W. J. Keenan, Box 86 Magazine Agent 808. YILLA PARK ; Streator, Ul. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. at Schlitz Hall, corner Main and Vermillion Sts. J. J. Corcoran, 151 N. Monroe St Master T. W. White, 261 N. Mason St Secretary Moses Cantlin, 160 N. Monroe St ... . Collector James Nance, 118 N. Everett St Receiver J. D. Menough, 118 N. Everett St . . . Mag. Agent 804. THREE BRANCH Argeata, Ark. Meets every Saturday evening at 740 P. M., In Lemmer’s Hall, Argenta, Ark. John E. Powers Master Sam. R. Addis Secretary G. J. Scaggs CoUector Robert G. Curtis Receiver B. A. G’Sell, Tex. <& St. L shops, Pine Bluff, Ark Mag. Agent Digitized by Google

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790 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Oct S06. UNWIN ; Rat Porta**, Oatarfo. Meets In Garfield Hall, every Wednesday even- ing. Wm. Barrage, Box 40 Master Hostell Woods Secretary Wm. Munt Collector Chas. Unwin Receiver Wm. Barrage, Box 40 Magazine Agent S06. GRANITE STATE * Coacord, N. H. Meets 2d Saturdays at 7:80 P. M., and 4th Sunday at 4 P. M. in Temple Hall, Sanborn Block. E. B. Chandler, West Concord Master W. F. Cleary, 26 Pearly St Secretary H. 8. Mann, No. 3 Staleman Building . Collector H. W. Morrill, Box 381 Receiver C. 8. Woods, West Lebanon, N. H . . Mag. Agent 807. HARDEN ; Springfield. Meets in Crescent Hall, 218 Main St, 1st and 8d Sundays. Chas. A. Chapin, B. A A. Engine House . . Master J. A. Simons, 122 Patton St Secretary John Fenton, 585 Chestnut St Collector M. D. Newton, Merrick, Mass Receiver F. R. Childs, B. A A. Eng. House, Magaaine Agent 806. BELLE BAYER; Alexandria. Ye. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at Lunt’s Hall. Wm. M. Mansfield, 1018 Duke St . . . . Master J. B. Fitzgerald, 1012 Duke St Secretary H. J. Mortimer, Duke St Collector W. A. Moor, Duke St Receiver H. J. Mortimer Magazine Agen> 800. BARTHOLDI s Long bland City, L. I., N. Y. Meets 2d Mondays and 4th Saturdays In Schwal- lenberg Hall. Geo. H. S tin man Master Jno. W. Brown, 147 Dupont St., Green Point, L. I.. N. Y Secretary John J. Galvin, 46 Clay St., Green Point, L. I., N. Y Collector Frank Sembler Receiver Hngh Riddle Receiver W. A. Barnum, College Point, L. I . . Mag. Agent 816. TROY CITY ; Green bland, N. Y. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays at Odd Fellows HalL 101 Hudson avenue. Jas M. Williams, 20Canal St., Troy, N. Y . Master H. A. Norton, 119 Hudson Ave . . . Secretary Willis J. Spafford, 2252 Fifth Ave., Troy, Collector H. R. Peach, 44 George St Receive* H. A. Norton, 119 Hudson Ave . . . Mag. Agent 816. OMEGA ; Buffalo, N. Y. Meets every Tuesday at 8 P. M. at Slebert's Hall, corner Jefferson and Bristol Sts. W. H. Walsh. 1903 Broadway Master John Shafer, D. L. A W. shops .... Secretary P. J. Donovan, 780 S Division St . . Collector Robt. O. Williams, 89 Watson St ... . Receiver Robt. O. Williams, 89 Watson St, Magazine Agent 817. MOUNT PENN: Reading, Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays, at 9:86 A. M. in Bland*! Hall. 9th and Penn Sts. Daniel H. Dee ter, 1009 Elm St Master Wm. Gordon, 836 Green St Secretarv James Madden, 706 Franklin St . . . Collector L. Brownback, 417 N. 10th St Receiver M. W. Potteiger, 547 N. Ninth St . . Mag. Agent 818. IRON CITY; Glen wood, 28d Ward, Pittobaiwk, Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Monday evenings at 7:80, In Speck'B Block, cor. 2d and Hazlewood avenue. J. F. Willis, Glenwood, 28d Ward . . .Master R. C. Chamberlain, Glenwood, 23d Ward Secretary Clayton L. Wertz, Glenwood, 23d Ward . Collector F. J. Thower, Euler Alley. 14th Ward . Receiver Wm. Carter, 23d Ward, Lytle St. . Magazine Agent 819. ORPHAN8* HOPE: Dennison, Ohio. Meets every Tuesday at 7:30 P. M. in I. O. O. F. Hall. I. L. Hardesty Master J. C. Faight Secretary John Roach Collector Harry R. Brown, Jr Receiver Hany R. Brown, Jr Magazine Agent 810. CHB8TNUT RIDGE; Derry Station, Pa. Meets alternate Mondays and third Sundays in Chosen Friends Hall. H. C. Martin Master Joshua T. Cole Secretary W. J. Toole Collectn G. B. Meyers. Box 108 Receiver Joshua T. Cole Magazine Agent 811. BELLE PLA1NE; BeUe Plains, la. Meets in V. A. L. Hall 1st and 8d Sundays. Wm. B. Tidball Master Charles M. Goodrich Secretarv Ed. L. Condon, L. Box 34 Receiver Dennis E. Curran Collector Ed. L. Condon, L. Box 34 ... . Magazine Agen 818. BLUE Y ALLEY ; Wymore, Neb. Meets in Masonic HaU 1st and 8d Sundays at 2:80 W. F. Hacket, Box 138 Mast* B. A. Downen, L. Box 53 Secretary Jacob M. Long, Box 22 Collector 9. E. Fulton, Box 85 Receive! B. A. Downen, L. Box 53 ... . Magazine Agen4 818. KAW YALLEY; Armonrdale, Kansas. Meets alternate Mondays at 7.80 P. M. Melvin S. Laughlln, L. Box 54 Master P. W. Murphy, 314 Cornell Ave., Kansas City Secretary Melvin 8. Laughlin, L. Box 54 Collector Harry W. Chrow, L. Box 597 Receiver E. C. Haddock, 120 N. 5th St, Kansas City, Kan Magaaine Agent 820. ARBITRATION ; East St. Paul, Hinn. Meets 1st Sunday at 2 P. M.. and 3d Wednesday at 7:30 P. M. at Wilde’s Hall, comer Seventh and Bradley Sts. D. Lordan, 8SD Burr St., 8t. Paul Master T. H. Salley, 617 MinnehahaSt., St Paul, Secretary Peter Copeland, 468 Case St., St. Paul . Collector R. A. Hetherington, 506 Beaumont St., St Paul Receiver T. F. Friedly, 617 Minnehaha st. . . Mag. Agent 821. SNOW DRIFT; Chaplean, Ont. Meets In B. of L. F. Hall, every Monday at 8 P. M. John D. Dexter Master •Tames McAdams, C. P. R. R Secretary Kenneth McRae Collector James McAdams, C. P. R. R Receiver Herbert D. Gay Magazine Agent 822. WISSAH1CKON; Philadelphia, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month, at 8. E. cor. 10th and 8pring Garden Sts. C. W. Weidner, 708Kohn 8t, Norristown, Master James Haas, 2185 Darien 8t Secretary Wm. At hton, 1210 Oakdale St Collector Joseph Harrison, 668 Jav St Receiver : t ri i. mo A a. * ****.*»+ John Kiple, 908 Green St ... . Magazine Agent 828. ANTHRACITE; Tamaqna, Pa. Meets in Kern’s Hall, 2d and 4th Sundays. Jas. J. Horty Master Wm. Heckman, Box 367 Secretary Michael Schmauch Collector Wm. J. Dintinger, Box 347 Receiver Jos. Mucklow Magazine Agent 814 MUTUAL; Knoxville, Tenn. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesdays at 7:30 P. M. in Engineer’s Hall, North Knoxville, Tenn. Franz A. Stephens, Master Walter Green, 303 E. Park St Secretary G. L. Key, 144 E. Park 8t Collector W. T. Armstrong Receiver J. E. Lancaster, 5 E. DepontSt . . . Mag. Agent 824. MOUNTAIN GROYE; Catawissa, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month at 2 P. M., in News Item Hall. J. W. J4sher, Box 174 Master Jeremiah Haley Secretary Jeremiah Haley Collector J. W. Fisher, Box 174 Receiver W. Bowman, Milton, Pa. ... . Magazine Agent Digitized by ^.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE ’ 791 sat. SCHUYLKILL TALLEY ; PotUrUlt, P». Meets 2d and 4th Sunday evenings of each month. Jesse M. Elder, 701 Market St Master John E. Brofeions, 122 So. 3d 8t Secretary W. H. Ossman, 122 N. Coal 8t Collector W. H. Sowers, 402 W. Savoy St Receiver Nicholas Knebles, 45 E. Savoy St.. Palo Alto, Pottsvllle Magazine Agent 886. FOLWELL; Bradford, Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Sunday evenings In in G. A. R. Hall. G. P. Clough, 6 Mliaonst Master M. W. Maybee. 7 Pike st Secretary C. Billinglon, 28 Hilton tt Collector G. P. Clough. 6 Allison st Receiver P. T. Lane, 13 Boyeston St . . . Magazine Agent 327. 8ILTBB MOUNTAIN. Needles. Cal. Meets every Saturday evening in B. of L. F.Hall. Wm. Field . Master Leonard Leutzinger Secretary Chas. Differ- baugh Collector M. H. Smith Receiver John M. Griffith Magazine Agent 828. 8TONE BALLAST; Plattsmoath, Nek. Meets every 8unday at 2 P. M. inK. P. Hal). A. F. Zlnn Master E. W. Carpenter, Box 037 Secretary A. M. Roger, Box 1057 Collector H. F. Zinn Receiver V. M. Mullis Magazine Agent 828. SOLOMON VALLEY; Downs, Kansas. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays at 7:80 P. M. in Masonlo Hall. H. E. Wade Master A. Dillon, L. Box 183 Secretary John Milheisler, Box 102 Collector R. J. Dunlap, Box 219 Receiver R. J. Dunlap, Box 219 Magazine Agent 880. RIVER VIEW : Kansas City. Kansas. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:00 P. M. at Melville Hall, Armourdale. Kan. T. J. Birch, 1499% Wyoming at., Kansas City, Mo. . . . Master Frank Vaughn, 909 Kansas Ave., Armour- dale Secretary Rufus C. Campbell, Armourdale .... Collector E. D. Root, 919 River View st Receiver J. J. Barr, 835 Park Ave Magazine Agent 881. CHICAGO BELT LINE t A a barn J a action. ID. Meets in Foresters’ Hall, Cor. 81st 8t. and Vin- cennes Ave.. Auburn, 111., on 1st and 3d Mon- days at 8 P. M. John H. McCarty. South Englewood . . . Master J. D. Flood, Box 81. So. Englewood . . Secretary J. McCarty, Auburn Junction, 111 . . . Collector J. D. Flood, Box 34. So. Englewood . . Receiver W. Smith, So. Englewood, 111 . . Magazine Agent 888. STONE MOUNTAIN; Augusta, Ga. Meets every alternate Sunday in hall comer of Broad and Jackson Sts. B. W. Furber, Ga. R. R. Shops Master P. J. Buckley, Cen. R. R.. shops .... Secretary B. W. Furber, Ga. R. R. shops Receiver E. J. Graham Collector Jas. 8. Downing, Ga. R. R. shops . . Mag. Agent 888. FAIRMOUNT ; Philadelphia, Pa. Meets alternate Wednesdays at 8 P. M., at Erick- son's Hall, 3947 Lancaster St. P. J. Lawton, 746 N. 36th 8t Master G. V. Plant, 3911 Wallace 8t., W. Phila., Secretary C. H. Maul, *880 N. 40th St Collector Harry C. Ewing, 880 N. 40th St Receiver H. C. Ewing, 88C N. 40th 8t . . . Magazine Agent 884. ELLSWORTH: Philadelphia, Pa. Meets 2d and 4tn Sundays of every month, in Pat- terson Poet Hall, Broad above Ellsworth st. H. C. Smith, northwest comer Stocker and Washington Ave Master Wm. Akin, 1618 Mole 8t Secretary J. J. Jamison, 706 N. 86th St Collector H. A. Krause, 1706 Alton St Receiver Harry Yocum, 921 8. 18th 8t. . . Magazine Agent 886. SAINT ADOLPHUS; Hochelaga, Canada. Meets at B. of L. F. Hall, 11 Morean Bt. Alfred Prlng, 20 Roch Lane, Montreal . . Master Jno. Langstreth, 107 Marlborough St . Secretary Patrick McFall. 306 Logan St .... Collector Chas. Simms, 178 Iberville St., Montreal, Reoelver J. Langstreth, 107 Marlborough St . . Mag. Agent 888. FALL BITER : Neodesha, Kansas. Meets 2d and 4th Saturdays, in Pierce’B Hall. R. C. McClellan Master L. N. Baker, Box 178 Secretary Chas. Koehler Collector R. C. McClellan .Receiver MoseWeekley Magazine Agent 887. BIG FOUR ; Kansas City. Mo. Meets alternate Tuesdays at 7:80 P. M., at 8um- merwell’s Hall, 21st and Dripp Sts. Homer Howard, 1210 Reservoir Ave . . . Master Chas. T. Largent, 1009 Bellview ave . . Secretary Chas T. Largent, lOi# Belleview Ave . Collector N. F. Clough, 1812 Holly 8t Receiver J. A. Brown, 1827 Holly St Mag. Agent 888. WE8T BRANCH ; Benovo, Pa. Meets alternate Sundays in Spangler’s Hall, Cor. 6th 8t. and Huron Ave., at 1:80 P. M. Frederick Kerby Master R. C. McFarland Secretary W. C. Robinson Collector G. B. McManigal Reoelver James Campbell Magazine Agent 889. WHITE BREAST; Charlton, Iowa. Meets at Woodman’s Hall. T. H. Sanford, Box 620 Master A. M. Williby, L. Box 781 Secretary Jas. C. Beck, Box 849 Collector A. M. Williby, L. Box 781 Receiver Albert Brown Magazine Agent 8*0. STAR OF THE WEST ; Newton, Kan. Meets in Odd Fellows’ Hall alternate Thurdays, at 7*80 P M Wm. Gilpin , 403 West 5th st Master D. W. Moody, 412 West 4th st Secretary Chas. S. Druce. L. Box 188 . ... Collector John M. Kelly, South Main st Reoelver W. S. Dix, 309 W. 1st 8t Magazine Agent 8*1. GOLD RANGE; Donald, B.C. Meets in Firemens’ Hall every Wednesday. Arthur Randall Master A. E. Illff Secretary Geo. B. Govett. Box 49 Collector Thos. B. Clench Receiver John Simons, Revelstock. B. C . Magazine Agent 848. CASCADE ; Medicine Hat, North West. Terr. Meets in Masonic Hall, 2d Wednesday and 4th Thursday. Burley Wallis, Box 66 Master James Hawthorne, Box 66 Secretary William Rutherford, Box 66 Collector Leonard Dobbin, Box 66 Receiver Leonard Dobbin, Box 66 ... . Magazine Agent 848. WHITSETTE; North DanvIUe, Ya. Meets every Sunday at 2 P. M., in Union Hall. H. P. Andrews Master C. B. Coltrane Secretary Chas. R. Kisiney Collector Wm. A. Kizzlah, Box 21 Receiver H. P. Andrews Magazine Agent S44. BRADSHAW ; Columbia, 8. C. Meets in K. of P. Hall every San day at 10:30 A. M. D. C. Dlckert, Box 68 Master R. D. Morton, Box 68 Secretary E. J. McMeekin, Box 68 Collector G. P. Lawrence, Box 08 Receiver Oscar Land, Box 68 Magazine Agent 846. FRONT END; Paris, Texts. Meets every Saturday at 8:00 P. M. W. H. Dickinson, Box 24 Master J. E. Gerard, Box 24 Secretary J. E. Gerard, Box 24 Collector James Lyons, Box 24 Receiver J. N. Ballew Magazine Agent Digitized by ^.ooQle

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792 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE [Oct. •46. FIiOVKBT LilTOj PiumoIi, PI*. Meet* In Odd Fellows’ Hall 1st and 3d Mondays. F. T. Martin. 107 East Wright St Master Jas. E. Buckley, 107 E. WiTght8t .... Secretary J. W. Chisholm, L. & N. Shops Collector Jas. I. Sizer, 416 E. Wright St Receiver J. W. Chisholm, 617 E. Wright St . . Mag. Agent 847. OLD FORT; Dodge City, Kansas. Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall, 1st, and 3d Thursdays at 7 P. M. Wm. C. Fadel, Box 314 Master John Husser, L. Box 685 Secretary Agustus Fslkner Collector B. 8. Williams, L. Box 21 Receiver C. H. Vorls Mag. Agent 848. BLUE MOUNTAIN ; LaGrasde, Oregon. Meets in l. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 3d Wednesdays at 7 P.M. F. G. Schilke, L. Box 37 Master Chas. Norby Secretary J. W. Dillinger Collector John Walker Receiver F. E. Herr. L. Box 87 Magazine Agent 848. HUDSON RIVER : Union HilL N. J. Meets in Concordia Hall, 2d Saturday at 8 P. M., and 4th 8unday at 2 P. M. H. E. Hamblen, New Durham Master L. T. Bums, New Durham, N. J . . . . Secretary L. T. Burns, New Durham. N. J Collector Harry Poynton, New Durham, N. J . . Receiver Joe Lewis, New Durham, N. J. . . . Mag. Agent 860. JAMES DONNELLY; Perth Amboy, N. J. Meets in K. of P. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays. Joseph B. Hoffman Master James E. Van Horn Secretary Christopher Green wall Collector Theodore R. Mertz Receiver Levi M. Landis Magazine Agent 861. HOME; White Haven. Pa. Meets in Runkey’s Hall at 2 P. M.y 2d and 4th Sundays. Jas. N. Deterline Master Edward McNalley Secretary Amos Flowers Collector Wm. Wall Receiver Jas. N. Deterline . Magazine Agent 862. CHAMPLAIN ; 8t. Albans, Vt. Meets In Engineer's Hall 1st and 8d Sundays at 1:45 P. M., and 4th Monday at 7:80 P. M. Chas. E. Preston, Box 148 Master Geo. E. Prentiss Secretary G. W. Allen Collector C. P. Kelley, Box 338 • Receiver Geo. Hobert, Box. 444 Magazine Agent 868. MARBLE CITY; Rutland, Yt. Meet 1st and 8d Sundays in E. A. U. Hall. John Grady, No. 8 Pine St Master C. F. Whitehouse, 77 River St ... . Secretary C. F. Underhill, No. 8 Pine St Collector L. S. Johnson, No. 3 Evlyn St Receiver Wm. H. Murry, 17 Franklin St . Magazine Agent 864. HOBOKEN; Hoboken, N. J. Meets in Burnett’s Hall 2d Sundays and 4th Sat- urdays. John Hotton, Tro. St and Summit ave., Jersey City, N. J Master John Gademan, 7 Nelson ave, Jersey City, N. J Secretary Patrick Ash, South Orange, N. J. ... Colhctor Emmons C. Williams. Morristown, N. J., Receiver John Gademan, 7 Nelson Ave., Jersey City N. J Magazine Agent 866. STONE CITY; Joliet, DL Meets in Switchman’s Hall 1st Tuesdays at 7:80 P. M., and 3d Sundays at 2:30 P. M. W. W. Brooker, 134 S Hickory St Master Chris. Nolan, 123 Grover St Secretary Harrison McPeek, C., 8., F. & C. R. R . Collector T. F. Hannan, 411 8 Deeplanee St. . . . Receiver Chas. O. Bond, care Joliet Mfg Co . Mag. Agent 866. CHAUNCEY M. DEPEW ; Albany, New York. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesdays. P. S. Dorm ad y, 24 Trinity Place Master R. J. Lilly, 57 First street Secretary R. J. Lilly, 57 First street Collector 8cranton E. Sweet Receiver O. Degroff, 160 Clinton Ave . . . Magazine Agent 867. JUSTICE ; Yaneeboro. Maine. Meets in A. O. U. W. Hall at Vanceboro and Main Streets, 2d and 4th Saturdays. J. E. Shea Master Whitfield Nobles Secretary C. J. Tabor, Woodstock, N. B. Collector W. E. Dresser Receiver E. L. Hagerman. Woodstock, N. B . . Mag. Agent 868. COOKE ; West St. Paal, Minn. Meets in 1. O O. F. hall, Cor. Fairfield and Dako- ta Ave., 2d and 4th Sundays, at 2:00 P. M. F. J. Swanson, C., St. P. & K. C. Round House, Chicago, HI Master S. W. Thorp, 94 Fairfield Ave Secretary W. F. Smitn Collector A. G. Ritenour Receiver W. H. Brownson, 280 E. Congress St . Mag. Agent 869. BIG FLINT; Wellington, Kansas. Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M., and 2d Fridays at 7:80 P. M. T. M. Brown, E. Lincoln Ave Master H. E. Hansen, 720 East Lincoln Ave . . Secretary Chas. Weddle, Box 145, Chanute, Kan . Collector E. R. Dickson, Box 365 Receiver H. E. Hansen, 720 East Lincoln Ave . Mag. Agent 860. COLD SPRING; Springfield, Ohio. Meets in Lenty’s Hall, second and last Sundays. Joe A. Taylor, Room 46, Henry Block, Main St Master A. W. Binns, E. High St Secretary Elmer E. Leonard, Forest House, E. High 8t Collector A. W. Binns, E. High St Receiver S. Roadamer, Forest House, E. High st., Mag. Agent 861. TRIED AND TRUE ; Vincennes, lad. Meets in K. of H. Hall 1st <& 3d Sunday at 2 P. M. Wm. H. Cunningham, O. & M. shops . . . Master M. J. Cunningham, O. & M shops . . . Secretary Chas. Shermerhora, O. & M. shops . . Collector John H. Kernan, O. & M. shops .... Receiver Grant Hill, O. & M. Shops . . . Magazine Agent 862. CATARACT; Niagara Falls, Ontario. John Rogers Master T. Swalwell, Suspension Bridge, N. Y . Secretary J. W. Frances Collector H. Dickout, Montrose, Ont Reoeiver J. W. Francis Magazine Agent 868. METROPOLITAN : New York, N. Y. Meets at 490 Eighth Ave., 1st and 4th 8unday af- ternoons. J. M. Reilly, 204 E. 112 St Master Nat. Sawyer, 205 W. 61st 8t., 2d Flat . . Secretary A. W. Eggleston, White Plains. N. Y . . Collector M.J. Lynch, Box 857, White Plains, N. Y. Reoeiver M. J. Lynch, Box 857, White Plains. N. Y Magazine Agent 864. SINGERLY; Philadelphia, Pa. W. G. Staats, 6211 Woodland ave Master G. W. Gregg, Jr., B. & O. Round House, A.J. Lawton, 1203 Welsh st., Chester, Pa.8ecretary O. Lockhart, B.dtO. R’nd House, 58tn st. Collector 58th st Receiver W. G. Staats, 6211 Woodland ave . . Mag. Agent 866. VIOLET ; Bellows Falls, Yt. Meets 1st and 8d Saturday eve., in G. A. R. HalL G. C. Farnsworth. Charleston, N. H . . . Master A. E. Wells, Box 568 Secretary F. L. Darling, Windsor, Vt Collector A. G. Firman, Windsor. Vt Reoeiver F. E. Keach, 6 High St., Brattleboro, Vt Magazine Agent 866. HAGERSTOWN ; Hagerstown, Md. Meets in Red Men’s hall, Cor. W and P streets, 2d and 4th Sundays. S. R. Hacker, 537 W. Washington st . . . Master J. J. Morrow, Shepardtown, W. Va . . Secretary 8. F. Johnson, 342 W. Washington St . Collector D. A. Wallace, 20 Salem ave Receiver C. L. Mullenix, 47 Foundry St . . . Mag. Agent 867. MORGAN CRANK ; Somerset, Ky. Meets 1st and 15th of each month, in Engineer's and Firemen's Hall. George L. Peffer Master John Dikeman Secretary Martin B. Con niff Collector James Ford Receiver M. J. McCabe Magazine Agent Digitized by C.ooQLe

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 793 868. DEEP WATER; Springfield, Ho. Meet* at K. of P. Hall 1st. and Sd Mondays. B. 8. Chinn. 802 W. Elm St Master E. Austin. 808 N. Main St Secretary Chas. Hall, 957 N. Cammel St Collec or C. W. Henry, College st, Denton block, Rooms 9 and 10 Receiver Charles Hall, 957 Camel St . . . Magaslne Agent 869. W ALEUT TALLEIs Eldorado. Kan. Meets In K. of P. Hall 2d and 4tn Sundays. R. H. Kitselman Master E. S. Mead, Box 422 Secretary M. Fitzgerald, Box 185 Collector A. Hodson Receiver D. W. Hall Magazine Agent 870. NEOSHO TALLEY ; Council Grove, Kan. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesday evenings in A. O. U. W. Hall. Chas. Torrence Master Clarence G. Stone Secretary Chas. M. Leeman Collector Chas. Torrence Receiver J. S. Lowe Magazine Agent 871. COTENANT; Nevada, Mo. Meets 1st and 3d Fridays at 7:30 P. M. G. B. Meek, Box 256 Mastei J. T. Gray, Box 256 Secretary Robt. McClain, Box 256 Collector John Daudy, Box 256 Receiver James T. Gray, Box 256 Mag. Agent 878. SIGNAL MOUNT; Big Springs, Texas. Meets in Engineer's Hall 1st Wednesday after noon and 3d Wednesday evening. G. H. Smith Mastei R. J. Bible Secretary Dennis Ryan Collectoi Edward Lyons Receiver Dennis Ryan, Box 38 Magazine Agent 878. J. T. HARAHAN; Birmingham, Ala. Meets in Reen Hall, Allen Building, Morris Ave. every Sunday at 9 A. M. W. F. Young, 1731 Avenue A Master P. A. Webb, Box 30 Secretary W. F. Young, 1731 Avenue A Receiver P. A. Webb, Box 30 Collector 8. L. Hordman Magazine Agent 874. HeALLISTEB; Herrington, Kan. Meets in K. P. Hall, 1st and 8d Thursdays at 7:30, and 2d and 4th Thursdays at 2 P. M. L. Gay Master H. 8. Smith Secretary W. W. Campbell Collec to. H. Magee Receiver 875. FRIENDSHIP: Dayton, Ohio. Meets in K. P. Hall, 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M. N. W. Rose, 21 Label's St ~ John R. Glynn, 26 Costellow St .... Secretary John Stevens, 54 Bell St Collectoi John F. Hoban, 635 E. Second St ... . Receiver John Ryan, 120 Crane St ... . Magazine Agent 878. J. H. KIRK : Horton, Kan. Meets 1st and 3d Saturdays at 7:30 P. M. C. C. Sutherland, L. Box 39 Mastei Wm. Ashworth, L. Box 39 Secretary Wm. Ashworth, L. Box 39 Collector Thomas Sheahan, L. Box 39 Receiver Fames E. George, L. Box 43 . . . Magazine Agent 877. NICKEL PLATE: Conneaut, Ohio. Meets 1st and Sd Wednesdays in A. O. U. W., Hall, over City Bank. W. H. Johnston, L. Box N Mastei G. M. Brown, L. Box N Secretary 8. Mehaffey Collectoi C. A. Wilcox, Box 301 Receiver H. E. Fox Mag. Agent 878. HOLBROOK ; Chartiers, Pa. Meets every Sunday in Christian Hall, McKees Rock?, Pa. Geo. James, 406 Henry St., McKees- port, Pa Master D. W. Scott, McKees Rocks P. O., Pa . . Secretary fohn Ainor, Point Bridge tole nouse, 8. 8. Pittsburgh, Pa Collector Henry Dixon. McKees Rocks, P. O. Pa . Receiver Elmer E. Lewis, 175 Third avenue, Pitts- burg, Pa Magazine Agent 879. WEATEB ; Sayre, Pa. John Durkin, Box 437 Master John J. Bruner, Box 35 Secretary Chas. L. Burroughs, Box 896 Collector Wm. E. Preston Receiver Archie C. Burr, Box 213 .... Magazine Agent 880. HcKELTEY ; Baltimore, Md. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays in Mechanics Hall, 4th Avenue and Charles St Chas. Priesteryahn. 1160 Bowen st . . . . Master C. E. Walsh, 207 N. Poppleton St ... . Secretary C. W. Gardner, 1,818 William 8t . . . . Collector C. E. Walsh, 207 N. Poppleton St. . . Receiver M. B. Donaldson, 1,518 Light St . . . Mag. Agent 881. J, W. WALKER; Conemaugh, Pa. Meets every Sunday 1:80P. M. in B. of L. F. Hall. J. W. Walker Master J. L. Williams Secretary Harr M. McFeaters Collector J. C. Hess Receiver E. E. Pringle Magazine Agent 882. BETHESDA ; Waukesha, Wis. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M., in Engi- neer's Hall. R. A. Hanke Master Joseph F. Freenor, Box 960 Secretary John M. Dowd Collector M. J. Crowley Receiver Jno. E. Moore Magazine Agent 888. PETBOLEUH ; Oil City, Pa. Meets at C. M. B. Hall on 1st Sunday at 8 P. M., and 3d Monday. Thomas Martin Master Jno. H. Quiik, Box 330 Secretary Allison W. Jude Collector John Davis, Box 763 Mag. Agent 884. R. H. WILBUR; Lehightou, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays in Reaber's Hall, First and Bank Sts. Alfred Dreisbach. Weissport, Pa Master Alvin A. Miller, Weissport, Pa Secretary John W. Beaver, Weisspo t. Pa ... Collector Alvin Rex. Weissport, Carbon Co., Pa . . Receiver Jno. J. Walters. Lehighton, Pa Magazine Agent 885. MOUNTAIN D1TISION ; Keyser, W. Ta. Meets 2 1 and 4th Mondays at 10 A. M. in I. O. O. F. Hall. M. S. Tucker Master John D. Heron Secretary John W. Jankey Collector Henry Montgomery Receiver Frank B. Simmons Magazine Agent 887. BED BOCK ; Schrleber, Ontario. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays in B. of L. F. Hall. John Gardiner, C. P. R Master W. H. Wadland, Box 104 Secretary Philip P. McAllen, Box 111 Collector Alfred Bible, Box 53 Receiver M. E. Hartey, Box 21 Mag. Agent 888. PHIL. H. SHERIDAN; Milwaukee, Wis. Meets in Firemen’s Hall, 170 Reid St., 1st and 3d Sundays. Thomas Tanner, 334 Barclay 8t Master John D. Singles, 207 Wisconsin St . . . Secretary Elmer Knapp, 286 Jefferson St Collector Joseph Ennis, 876 Marshall St Receiver Wm. Schaller, 316 Mineral St . . Magazine Agent 889. LITINGSTOHE ; Chtllicothe, Mo. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. in I. O. O. F. Hall. Edward E. Stockon Master E. A. Dix Secretary Geo. Zugschwerdt Collector Wm. Wood Receiver Mike Cunningham Magazine Agent Digitized by ^.oooLe

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794 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Oct Warner’s Log Cabin Sarsaparilla Regulates the Regulator. Best blood purifier in the mai ket. Man- ufactured by proprietors of Warner’s 8afe Cure. Sold by all druggists. JAROS HYGIENIC UNDERWEAR. WOOL- FLEECE, KNIT. PATENTS. liptdally Viloatls for ZUilroadmm ! acknowledged BEST PROTECTION TO THE BODY IN Colo and Changeable Climate* RECOMMENDED BY MEDICAL authorities in canes of Rheu- matism, Kidney Disease, Pulmonary Troubles, Bron- chitis, etc. E. H.Saroent.O.M., J. J. Hajtxaham. V.G. M., and K. V. Debs. O. 8. M. T., hare fully tested the special feat- UBES With PREFECT SATISFACTION. Among many reports and endorse- ments or special interest for Rail- waymen are those from Quartermaster GenTs Dept., U. 8. A. Surg. Gen’l, B. A O. R. R. Co. “ “ Missouri Paciflo R. R. Co. •* “ Chicago City R’y Co. Gen’l Western Pass. Agent, Illinois Central R. R. Police and Fire Dent’s : Chicago. St. Louis. Detroit, MinneapolisTBt. Paul, Omaha, etc. Fob Reports and Special Con- tract Terms to Brotherhood Loco- motive Firemen, inquire of you* Secretary of Lodge, or address : JAROS HYOIKNIO UNDIRWIAR CO., 207 A 202 Franklin Street, OHIOAOO, ILL, “To either bold the plow or drive” requires strength. To secure and keep strength a good stom- ach is required, and it must be kept in strong and healthy action. Warner's Log Cabin Hops and Bu- chu Remedy will put your weak stomach In good working order. Druggists have it. Castner & Curran, Ceneral Tide Water Coal Agts. CELEBRATED Montis Semi-Bituninsus tniL 1 Broadway, New York. 308 Walnut St, Philadelphia 70 Kilby St, Boston. 36 Main St., Norfolk, Va. 1 Fenchurch Avenue, London England. The Pocahontas Coal is acknowledged by all Ball- roads that have used it to be the best American coal for Locomotive use. It generates steam with great rapidity, and at the same time holds the fire an un- usually long time. The merits of the coal are shown by the unprecedented growth of the mines, which were not opened until 1888. Since that time the output has increased over 1,200 per cent, amount* ing in 1887 to 1,800,000 tons. Duxirg the present year it will be at least 2,000,000 tons. We are there- fore prepared to fill all orders with prompt dispatch. The Following: Circular Speaks for Itself. TO WATCH DEALERS. OFFICE OF ROBBINS A APPLETON 104 State Street. Chicago. Our attention having been called to the numerous complaints of watches becoming unreliable as time-keepers through Magnetic and Electric influences, and as the causes thereof increase with the intro- duction of Electric Plant s and Appliances , some means of protection is necessary. It has been demonstrated by experimental and practical tests that the — ■■■■— ANTI-MAGNETIC 8HIELP= will protect a watch from the detrimental effects of Magnetism, and also has the effect of steadying its rate, thereby enabling all watches to produce a better average of time ; we therefore recommend the ANTI-MAGNETIC SHIELD to all Dealers in Waltham Watches. Some of the most imminent dangers which are destructive to the time-keeping qualities of a watch, and therefore should be provided against, in order to obtain the beet results, are Electric Railways, Dyna- mos, Electric Light Plants, Electric Motors, Magnetic Belts , The Application of Electricity in Medical Treat- ment. Electric Brakes on Railxoagt , Locomotive Electric Headlights, Electric Lighting of Cars , and other dis- turbing conditions, which are constantly arising when least expected. MEN IN RAILROAD EMPLO Y, where the most accurate time is required, and where the disturbing influences mentioned above are most seriously felt and aggravated by the peculiar condition of Railway Service, should exercise wisdom, and have their watches protected by the Anti-Magnetic Shield. Yours Respectfully, By Bobbins A Appleton, General Agents. AMERICAN WALTHAM WATCH CO. Antl-Magnetlo Shield Cases for sale by all Dealers. Meters. Giles, Bro. A Co. Cleveland, Ohio, Jury 22, 1887. Gentlemen:— I am acquainted with the merits of the GILES ANTI-MAGN (STIC SHIELD for watches, and believe it is a very valuable invention for protection of pocket time-pieces, and very desir- able for railway service, Yours Truly, (Signed,) P. M. ARTHUR. G.C.K. T. 8. INGRAHAM, F. G. R. H.C.HAY8, F.G.A.E. Digitized by Google

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No. 034. B. L. K. Enameled, 87.00. Enameled, with 5 RubyGarnets. • 1 1 nn «— No. 022. Very Heavy, No. 018. Oval Black Letters Black Enam- Onyx Top, encrusted eled, $12 ou. Cau be Gold Emblem, 88.00. made with any initials. No. 035. B. L. E. Roman Gold Chaaed, 88.00.,' i Catalogue containing full description of all these goods and several thousand illustrations of handsomest designs In Watches, Jewelnr. etc., fur- nished on application. We are headquarters for emblems of all kinds and original designers of the majority of railway badges manufactured in this country. Send for particulars of our new “ CO-OPEBATIVE WATCH CLUB” system. We guarantee our goods and assure our customers of lowest wholesale prices at all times. As to our responsibility, etc , can refer to Messrs. F. P. No. 048, $6.00 per pair. J. S. TOWNSEND, 1564 WABASH AVE. CHICAGO, ILL. Digitized by Google

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796 LOCOMOTIVE IIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Oct. •MOKE- GRIND CHEF BR0T1EN100D OF LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN CIGARSI THE BEST 5 CENT CIGAR EVER MADE, OK SMOKE Grand Chief Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Cigars. THE FINEST 10 CENT CIGARS ON THE MARKET (TRADE MARK REGISTERED). LIST OF WHOLESALE AGENTS. B. F. Baxter A Go., Norfolk. Va. Gilliam A Co., Lynchburg, Va. Hauer Confectionery Mfg. Go., Erie, Pa. Wm. Edwards A Go., Cleveland, Ohio. R. Wagner A Go., Detroit, Mich. Symons. Smart A Go., East Saginaw. Mich. K. Gnstln A Co., Bay City, Mich. O. G. Duff, Owasso, Mich. Steuben Wine Go., Jackson, Mloh. Soovill, Brown A Go., Wellerille, N. Y. Robinson A Ford, Geneva, N. Y. Pratt Bros., Oneonta, N. Y. Lafayette Smith, Springfield, 111. Maffett A Corbet, Wilmington, N. 0. Harvey A Parker, Denver, Colo. R. Mergel, Fort Wayne, Ind. John A. McGaw, Indianapolis. Ind. Casey A Swasey, Fort Worth, Texas. Oody, Ball. Barnhart A Go., Grand Rapids, Mich. Waples, Platter A Co., Denison, Texas. Thorwart A Roehllng, Chicago, I1L Anson Bros.. Milwaukee, Wis. W. B. Lockett A Go., Knoxville, Tenn. Mann A Fawcett. New Albany, Ind. Kesler, Koch A Go., Louisville, Ky. Pearsons A Clark, Lexington. Ky. Bright A Fenner, Dayton. Ohio. Johnston A Son, Springfield, Ohio. Geolts A Ward, Youngstown. Ohio. The Hale, Sloane A Wilson Go., Peoria, 111. Wm. A. Otis, Atchinson, Kan. Hall A Beiler, Sedalia. Mo. G. D. Milligan A Son. Springfield, Mo. Jaoob Forth A Go., St. Lotus, Mo. 8. 0. Barker. Terre Haute, Ind. A. L. Webster A Go., Danville, I1L A. W. Brenneman A Co» Decatur, 111. Stratton A Bird, OairoJlL John O’Connell, Pine Bluflb, Ark. Matt Weix, La Crosse, Wis. Allen, Moon A Co., 8L Paul, Minn. J. 0. Joyslln A Co., Minneapolis, Minn. Myers, Tice A Co., Dubuque, Iowa. T. M. Gobble A Co., Clinton, Iowa. Witwer Bros., Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Loots, Fletcher A Go., Marshalltown, Iowa. Charles Hewitt. Des Moines, Iowa, a Shenkburg A Go., Sioux City, Iowa. L. Kirsoht A Co., Council Blum, Iowa. Holoomb. Hlnely A Bro., Creston, Iowa, John P. Cole, Topeka. Kan. 8. Pollock A Go., Keokuk, Iowa. Henry Dart's Sons, Rock Island, 111. Hby, Dowden A Go., Kan— City, Mo. M. R. Collins A Go., Bradford, Pa. L. Brayton A Co., BostomMass. Peck, underwood A Go., Wilkesbarre, Pa. W. H. Campbell, Lookport, N. Y. Isaac Merkel, Plattsburg, N. Y. W. H. Rigby A Son, Mansfield, Ohio. Holmes A Keeler, Norwalk, Conn. C. E. Ellis, New Bedford, Mass. Coghill A Simon. San Francisco, CaL J. W, Lunn, Elmira, N. Y. & 8. Larsen A Go., Portland, Oregon. H. A. Menker. Buflklo, N. Y. Norris A Crockett. Concord, N. EL Geo. W. Pepper. Peabody, Mass. W. E. Braman A Go., Flint, Mich. Armstrong A Graves, Port Huron, Mich. Center A Allen, Syracuse. N. Y. Oswald A Co., Duluth, Minn. Plummer. Perry A Co., Lincoln, Neb. Wm. W. Gallup, North Adams, Mass. Moreland Bros. A Crane. Adrian, Mich. 8. C. White, Winona, Minn. Remington, Johnson A Go., Salt Lake City, Utah. M. P. Johnson, New London, Conn. Daniels, Cornell A Go., Providence, R. L M. A. Jewell A Co., Portland, Maine. Reed A Taylor, Burlington, Vt Wm. E. French, Petersburg, Va. Johnson, Hogan A Co., Houston, Texas. Dunning A Sumner, Madison. Wis. Bradley A Lee, New Haven, Conn, W. O. Peeples, Chattanooga, Tenn. Wyly A Greene, Atlanta, Ga. Smith A Durham, Charlotte, N. C. Wackerbarth A Joseph, New Orleans, La. H. Ehrenbeig, Little Book, Ark. Fuller, Hatcher A Co., Augusta, Ga. Hodgson Bros., Athens, Ga. Johnson A Harris, Macon, Ga. J. Simon A Bro., Montgomery, Ala. Graves Bros., Ottomwau, Iowa. To the Bbothxkhoods or Locomottvx Foxunv akd Eh ginxubs : The sum of Five Hundred (*>00.00) Dollars has been paid by us into the Treasury of the Grand Lodge of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, as royalty upon the sale of Guand Omar Cigam of which due acknowledgment has been made by the Grand Lodge, and in consideration of which our cigars have been endorsed and are now reoommended to all members of the Order who desire to smoke a first-class cigar and at the same time contribute to the general fund of the Grand Lodge. Members of the Order should bear in mind that the Brotherhood receives a royal tyupon the sale of all Grand Chief Cigars, and hence the larger the sales the greater the royalty. Every member is, therefore, invited to interest himself in the sale of the above brand of eigan and thereby contribute to the financial standing of the Grand Lodge and the Brotherhood attarge. These two brands of Cigars have been presented and tested by both Brotherhoods, at their respective conventions at New York and Minneapolis, and have received their Endorsement and Approval on both occasions, and are Guaranteed by the manufacturers to be the best Cigars on the market. The manufacturers also guarantee to keep these two Brands up to their present Standard quality at all time to come, ana by so doing, hope to receive the liberal patronage of the two Brotherhoods they are named after, and also their recommendations to their many friends who are in want of a GOOD CIGAR. He Cigars are gesnlss anises each box has the photograph of P. H. Arthur or F. W. A reels SB the Inside label and on the outside end of eaeh box. Retail dealers should order from their nearest Wholesale Agent and if they refuse to get the cigars fbr them we will ship direct to the Retailor. BRAVO A KEYES, Manufacturers, BINGHAMPTOM, V, Digitized by Google

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE IIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 797 ALEMNDER’S READY REFERENCE FOR Lacamotive Engineers and Firemen. NEW EDITION JUST OUT. Two pages of new Items have been added to this edition treating on extended smoke boxes, cylinder lubricators, broken cylinder-heads and set-screws, defects in pumps, injectors and air pumps, and other new items of information valuable to any per- son having anything to do with locomotives. Every item in the book can be easily understood by any person who can read, and is capable of understand- ing anything about a locomotive. It contains a very handy time and speed table showing the time required for running any speed from ten to sixty-five miles an hour and from one-tenth of a mile up to thirty miles. Some of the new items have never be- fore appeared In print. Three large diagrams of en- gines; one complete diagram of Westinghouse Au tomatlc and Air Brakes with full description of them, also manner of handling, and a large and complete diagram and full description of valve motion ac- companies each book. A careful study and thorough understanding of the principal items of this book will fit any good Fireman for promotion. Old run- ners say there is nothing in print as suitable for Lo- comotive Engineers and Firemen or Round House Men working on repairs of engines. It Is the^result forty years actnal experience and study. PRICE, ONE DOLLAR. Amount can be safely sent by money order, postal note or registered letter from any postoffice. Cash must accompany all orders. No books sent C. O. D. Address, THEODORE DEBS, Terre Haute. Indiana, ILLUMINATED Society -Address -Cards. Emblems of nearly every order in existence in correct colors, on cards with your name, Lodge and address printed on them, All kinds of B. L. F. and B.L.E. Cards In Beautiful and Artistic Designs A SPECIALTY Sample cards of any Society mailed on receipt of six cents in stamps. D. L. INGALLS, 75 PERRY ST., ALBANY, N. Y. C. M. Depew Lodge, No. 356, B. of L F. Railroad Square Patent VENTILATED DINNER This cut shows oof Ventilated Pail with its telescopic top, lock handle and large coffee flask. As this Pail will keep cooked food fresh a long time— is of large capacity and well made of good tin, every railroad man will find jt the best Pail made for his use. For Sal© Everywhere, or Apply to REARDON A ENNIS, Sole Manufacturers, Troy, New York. Digitized by CjOOQle

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798 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. ("Sept. Ask your retailer for the JHTCES MEHNS «*$4+SH0E*> Rooordlng to Your w'' CKUTION. — Positively none genuine unless our / / — name and price appear plainly on the soles. Some dealers, in order to make larger profit, will mr, Mt-ans shoT/Tre exo*,,]- recommend the inferior goods with which the pular among railroad men. You market is flooded. JVTOIgft >n hear them talking to each . ° . Tfc. ° :>ut them, and boasting of how S4 8Fl66 IS light and Stylish. f can make them la.u «toO*Ing and RBQUIR0S NO IN,** being perfectly easy the first time it You cannot afford to do without them. ^ will satisfy the most fastidi- - I A II rO ■ m|ft|Ousasitisineveryvitalrespect JAMES MEANS zit^h^w'dsho~ ,TV _1_ ■ 97 and as ' f X^A A The Doctor nd the Letter-carrier are not talking a host a case of aeriooa M— It fita lika a They bare elmply euspendad work t»tb> ^ W cum the merits of their shoes. The Letter* BRBKKING carrier says the James Means $3 Shoe is • tbo best In ths world. The doctor desks IS worn, it' and aaye that the James Mesne H Shea le batter. Considering the needs of each, they are both right. BEST Means $2 Shoe for Boys MADE. A PAIR OF SHOES COSTING TEN DOLLARS is a good thine, but a pair of James Means’ S4 Shoes and six extra dollars in your poekot are better. These Shoes are sold by wide-awake retailers In all parts of the country. We have a large trade with the soldiers of the Inlted biat** Kegular Amir. They certninl; Shoes as largely as they do ii passed in merit. ’ would not bar the James M< they had not round them sm Is the original $3 Shoe, and i9 absolutely the only shoe of its price which has ever been placed extensively on the market in which durability is considered before mere outward appearance. These shoes are sold by the best retailers throughout the United States, and we will place them easily within your reach in any state or territory if you will send us a postal card, men- tioning this magazine. O.Ww'vb’ (MvCWWkb 41 1190019 Street, -^BOSTON, ASS. =- This Pedestrian it all ready fbr *a- other tramp oeer the mountain. With • nevr pair of sole tap* m cobbler eaa usually make an old pair of Jama* Mean* $3 Shoe* juat a a good aa new. man And the Janie* Mean* Shoe* just what they need. Their opinion* are valuable, for they put their shoe* to a most severe test. Digitized by ^ooole

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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 799 The Best and Cheapest METAL POLISH in the world for railroad, marine, stationary or fire engine work, (hot or cold) large signs, railings and other solid metals. Highly en- dorsed and in use by the U. S. Ordnance and Navy Departments, the leading stationary engineers, Fire Departments, Water Works and Electric Light Co’s., also adopted by over thirty’of the leading Railroad Companies. Three Splendid Watches Given Amy. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT TO R. R. FIREMEN. The MATCHLESS METAL POLISH CO. announce to the firemen who are acting as, or desirous of acting as agents for the sale of BAKER’S TRIPOUNE, that the sales have been so satisfactory the past year on the merits of the Polish, that, in order to inspire re- newed and increased effort to more extensively introduce and increase the sales of this “ Bert of all Metal Polishes,” they will give to the three firemen who sell the greatest number of pound boxes, from July 1st to January 1st, next, Three Splendid Railroad Watches, purchased from one of the oldest and most reliable jewelry firms in Chicago, (Waltham or Elgin make) under their twenty year guarantee as A 1 timers, and especial- ly adapted to the use of railroad firemen. A correct account of sales of each fireman acting as agent will be kept, and award made and announced in next January number of the Magazine. Should the successful three or either of them desire Polish in lieu of the Watch, we will give for 1st PRIZE, 160 1-lb boxes Tripoline. 2nd “ lOO " 3rd “ 00 " “ ' " We will also make the price from July 1st, $2.40 instead of $2.50 per dozen, which retail here at 40 cents each. On orders of 6 dozen and over to be sent by freight, will allow $1.00 discount, and on orders of 12 dozen and over a discount of $2.00, which will, in most cases, more than cover freight. Cash must always accompany orders, to avoid delays and mistakes. Address, The MATCHLESS METAL POLISH CO., 88 Market Street, Chicago, 111. B. We cannot accept but one Agent In same locality. Digitized by ^ooQle

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800 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Oct. There is no Watch Case manufactured which so completely meets the wants of practical men as the JAS. BOSS FILLED GOLD CASE. We are all aware that gold is the substance which makes in all respects the most desirable Watch Case : It looks better, wears longer, does not stain, keeps cleaner and in every way gives better satisfaction for this purpose than any material known. There is only one objection to its use which can be urged, and that is cost. A solid gold case to do effective duty should be 14 K. fine, and for an 18 size movement weigh from fifty to seventy pennyweights, according as it is open faced or hunting. A James Boss Case in every way as elegant and serviceable can be bought for ohe-third the money such a solid gold case costs. We make also cheaper filled cases, known as Keystone Filled, warranted for fifteen years, and the Star Filled, warranted for ten years. In fact we make all desirable grades of Watch Cases, in- cluding Solid Gold, Solid Silver and Silveroid. But candidly we consider the JAS. BOSS CASE the most eco- nomical and desirable Watch Case in the world’s market to-day. KEYSTONE WATCH CASE COMPANY, 19th and Brown Sts„ PHILADELPHIA. NEW YORK. CHICAGO, CAUTION. — This Company manufactures CASES ONLY, and has NO CONNECTION WHATEVER with any other concern of similar name. To be sure you get OUR CASE, see that it contains this trade mark. Digitized by i^.ooQLe

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LOCOMOTIVE Firemen’s Magazine. Vol. XII. NOVEMBER 1888. No. 11 SILVER AND GOLD. ^Jpip'AREWRLL my little sweetheart, Now fare you well and free; claim from you no promise, You claim no vows from me. r The reason why?— the reason Right w’ell we can uphold— I have too much of silver, And you’ve too much of gold! A puzzle, this, to worldlings, Whose love of lucre flies, Who think that gold to silver Should count as mutual prize! But I’m not avaricious, And you’re not sordid souled , I have too much of silver And you’ve too much of gold. Upon our heads the reason Too plainly can be seen ; I’m the Winter’s bond slave. You are the Summer’s queen; Too few the years you number, Too many I have told ; I have too much of silver, And you’ve too much of gold. You have the rose for token, I have dry leaf and rime; I have the sobbing vesper, You, morning bells at chime. I would that I were younger, (And you grew' never old) — Would I had less of silver, But you no less of gold ! — Edith M. Thomas , in Scribner's Magazine for September. Digitized by G,ooQle

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802 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Nov. LoeoJiotiieFirmn’s Magazine A Monthly Magazine devoted to the interests of Locomotive Enginemen. TERMS— One Dollar per Year, in Advance. EUGENE V. DEBS , Editor and Manager NOVEMBER, 1888. THE ATLANTA CONVENTION. Home again and with the harness on, we engage in the pleasant task of reviewing the First Biennial Conven- tion of our Brotherhood, at Atlanta, Georgia. We confess to no little em- barrassment in getting the train of our recollections on the right track. How to begin a story, every incident of which “ is a thing of beauty and a joy forever” is not a little perplexing and the subject in this instance demands thoughts that breathe and words that burn. The Brotherhood of Locomo- tive Firemen has held its Conventions in many of the great cities of the continent and has been welcomed with open arms. Governors, Mayors, Judges, Lawyers, Merchants, Legisla- tors, Editors and Clergymen have vied with each other to make the officers and representatives of the Brotherhood realize that they were at home and , among friends. We do not forget these things, they are embalmed in our memory, cherished souvenirs, al- ways to be held sacred, but the wel- come the Brotherhood received at At- lanta was such an outburst of sponta- neous fellowship and good will, such a generous recognition, such boundless hospitality, that it stands crowned in imperial grandeur above any recep- tion ever accorded any previous Con- vention of the Brotherhood. What can be said of the address of Governor Gordon, of the great empire State of Georgia? To comment upon it is to dwarf its stateliness, to blur its splendor. Rich, ripe and rare, it was a succession of electric flashes, every one of which struck, touched the hearts of the delegates, electrified them, thrill- td them, and they could no more withhold their boisterous testimonials of applause, than the ocean could re- frain singing when the storm god comes down and touches its organ keys, and the boys tossed high their hats as the billows toss their white caps when marching to the shore. Governor Gordon, standing at the Gate City, called the Firemen “Broth- ers,” and flung wide open the gate of the great State over whose destinies he presides, and bid them enter, delib- erate, fraternize, build, and go on their way rejoicing. We sometimes talk of sounding key notes. At Atlanta there was a con- tinuous succession of key-notes. First the Mayor who presided at the great public meeting in the opera house. He bade us welcome. Then came the key-note of the Governor, or rather, a succession of key notes ; then Hon. Hoke Smith touched the keys and thrilled the audience as only a master could do. Then came, Grand Chief P. M. Arthur, to say great and gen- erous words and receive an ovation ; the occasion to be finally embellished by the address of Bro. Sargent, Grand Master of the Brotherhood, who offi- cially and felicitously acknowledged the splendid reception, a reception which for opulence of friendship and hospitality may be equalled, but which can neveV be excelled. But our task is not done. For ten days, even beginning before the dele- gates arrived, the Atlanta Press sought in numerous ways, in fact, in every possible way, to make the officers and delegates of the Convention realize that it was their friend and well wisher, and as the press only can do, brought public sentiment into active harmony with the purposes of the Brotherhood. Nor was this all, the Divisions of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers exhibited from the first an active sym- pathy for the pleasure and welfare < f the visiting firemen, which told more eloquently than words of the fraternal ties that bind them together. Still more, the church threw open its doors and one of the most eloquent and dis- tinguished of Atlanta’s divines preach- Digitized by ^.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 803 ed a sermon to the delegates in which he sought, and not without effect, to irti press upon the minds of all the ex- ceeding great rewards that are in store for those who act well their part, when life’s fitful fever is over. Nor do we forget the kind solicitude of the Young Men’s Christian Association for the happiness of the delegates while they sojourned in the Gate City. Not con- tent with the ordinary courtesies for which the Association is everywhere distinguished in its treatment of strangers, it went to the trouble of giving the delegates a public reception, than which, those who were so fortu- nate as to be present, will remember no incident witn greater satisfaction. Included in the round of festivities, we do not forget the grand ball given at Concordia Hall, where fair women and gallant men moved in the mazy dance to the witching strains of music, where beauty shone resplen- dent, and social felicities ruled the hour. And then again, the excursion to Kennesaw Mountain was one con- tinuous enjoyment — for which the ex- cursionists send boundless thanks to the engineers, whose generous kind- ness made the pleasures they enjoyed possible. It goes without the saving, that the Convention is indebted, more than words can express, to the brethren of Kennesaw Lodge, No. 247, for the or- der which distinguished every step of the public demonstrations. Nothing had been overlooked — nothing was omitted. The Convention had been in the minds of the Atlanta boys, and when the delegates arrived, there was no confusion — method was in the as- cendancy, and thus it continued until the Convention closed its labors and the delegates said good-bye. We do not overlook, nor did the Convention, the ceaseless courtesies of railroad officials. They responded to every requirement as they have ever done, and the Convention, by re- solutions, as appears elsewhere in the Magazine , was not unmindlul of the favors granted nor unappreciative of kindnesses shown. We could write pages in high com- mendation of the generous treatment received at Atlanta. The city is beau- tiful, enterprising and growing. Its people are large-hearted, and if any man, north, east or west, contemplates going south to grow up with the coun- try, Atlanta is a good place to go to, either to remain or to make observa- tions. The conventions of the Order will be held in a number of other cities before Atlanta is reached again, but in future we shall measure recep- tions by the Georgia standard, and the cities that match Atlanta will have reached an elevation of which they will be justly proud. ..•••*••«» . . • The Golden Chain remarks that “in most of the benevolent Orders there are some bodies which are dwarfed, in- animate, stuck in the mire and stand- ing still. They do not, will not grow. Officers who are regular and faithful become discouraged because so many are willfully absent. A feeble Lodge is drawing out a waning life. Why ? Because there are so many men who will not share light burdens, or who are satisfied when their own interests are cared for.” That is a statement which will be widely recognized as true to the letter. If there are excep- tions they are few and far between. What is the remedy for an evil so uni- versal? Let us have it, but don’t all speak at once. — — ... **••♦•••• . . • Report has it that the Pennsylvania railroad will in future grant passes to only “ influential employes,” the un- influential will have to pay if they ride on the great Pennsylvania. The uestion arises, what constitutes an in- uential employ^ ? It will occur, we think, to not a few, that “ influential ” is not the right word. We venture, if the facts could be ascertained, that the “ influential employes ” who are granted passes are the abject, fawning sycophants of the bosses of the road, and the “ uninfiuential employes ” are the manly independent men who are not afraid to keep their hats on in the presence of the magnates. Digitized by CjOOQle

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804 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Nov. THE ARISTOCRACY OF LABOR. The term aristocracy signifies a con- dition of things totally anti-American in government — and therefore in gov- ernment affairs is unknown in this country. We have no titles of no- bility—and officials are simply the servants of the people, the people make them and unmake them at will. Not- withstanding this, it so happens with a large number of officials that the moment they are inaugurated, “They play such fautastlc tricks” as to make not only angels, but all sensible people weep. Nevertheless it is true, that any one, at all observant, cannot fail to note on all sides a ten- dency to exclusiveness which is the bane of our social structure — and an essential ingredient of aristocracy. We have in this country a variety of aristocracies (?) each one of which, when subjected to analysis, is fruitful of derision and contempt. In the North we used to have what was known as the “ codfish ” aristo- cracy— an exclusiveness based upon the catch of cod and mackerel, crabs and clams. True, there was in all New England an aristocracy (?) or aristocracies which, while owing their dignity to cod and clams were con- fronted with instances of exclusive- ness, based upon a superior religion which whipped Quakers, banished Bap- tists and hung witches; but as cod and clams were abundant the codfish aristocracy gradually gained an ascend- ancy and maintained it. Some laid the foundation of their superiority in birtering rum and trinkets for African savages, while others boasted of blue blood, but to a greater or less extent, the smell of cod permeated the entire mass. More recently the brood of Ameri- can aristocracies has multiplied. Be- ginning with “ striking ile,” we now count our aristocracies by the score in banks and bucket shops, land and cattle, trusts and monopolies, until every town, village and station, as well as the large centers of population have their aristocrats and exclusive- ness, plumed and diamond, the aris- tocrat swaggers and struts on all the highways. Every village aspires to haveits Gould, its Vanderbilt or Astor, its aristocratic pimple — and in all communities are found a degenerate gang, who have no higher ambition than to play the role of parasite, and now, heaven save the mark, we have what may be called an “ aristocracy of labor ” — an aristocracy in which one department of labor looks with proud disdain upon another department of labor — and if ther subject of federation is mooted, then the aristocratic idea flames out like a blast of a volcano. Our attention has been called to a communication in the Engineers' Jour - nal for October, signed F. D. Toms, in which he says : •‘That the engineers and firemen should al- ways act as one man, and If a satisfactory con- stitution can be adopted, should hereafter be known as one order, ail who have the welfare of both organizations at heart, will agree.” So far, no proposition has been made to make the two Brotherhoods, Engineers and Firemen, one Brother- hood. It is not proposed to fuse, blend, amalgamate, the Brotherhoods but to form an alliance, which in time of trouble will result in concert of ac- tion. But Mr. Toms proceeds as fol- lows: “But are we willing to place our skilled labor on a level with the unskilled labor of switchmen and brakeraen?” In this interrogatory we have the outcroppings of what may be styled the aristocracy of labor. It is the idea of exclusiveness. It is an idea of caste in embryo. In the various de- partments of labor no one underrates skill. The skilled laborer always re- ceives higher wages than the unskilled laborer, but the unskilled laborer is “a man for a’ that.” He may live in a humble home, “wear hodden gray and a’ that,” but he may be as intelli- gent as the skilled laborer, as well read, have as high ambitions, and be as good a citizen. More, he is an ab- solute necessity to the skilled laborer, indeed, it is not difficult to prove that the skilled laborer is positively de- Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. .805 1888.] pendent upon the unskilled laborer. We ask with commendable emphasis, what would become of the master bricklayer, the skilled mechanic, were it not for the humble, unskilled hod- carrier ? But without further divergence from the text, what would become of the skilled engineer but for the switchman and brakeman? No train would run, and the engineer’s occupation, like that of Othello, would be gone. When, we ask Mr. F. D. Toms, was it con- ceded that locomotive firemen were skilled laborers ? When did the fact find lodgment in the mind of Mr. Toms? The idea of federation is not based upon skill or wages, or the su- periority of one department of labor in comparison with another. The proposition of federation of railway employes is based upon the irrevocable necessity of one department to another in case a wrong exists which demands redress. It matters not how exclusive, how boastful, how aristocratic one de- partment may be when its members are off of duty, the moment one takes his place on the rail all must be at their posts of duty. If the train can’t move without an engineer, no more can it move without a firemen, a switchman a brakeman and a conductor. Here we have, federation or no federation, cooperation, interdependence— a ne- cessity of one to the other, absolute and irrevocable — and any proposition looking to federation which does not include all, or at least four of the de- partments named, is futile and prepos- terous. W e have no comments to make upon Mr. Toms’ estimate of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, commenda- tions in that direction are worthily be- stowed, but says Mr. Toms : “If we place ourselves In the power of other orders so they can call upon us to strike when- ever they see fit, we will at once lose all the ad- vantages we have gained by twenty years of con- servative action.” Federation does not contemplate strikes. On the contrary, federation pro- poses the avoidance of strikes. There is no purpose to forego arbitration and concession. Corporations will be in- vited to adjust grievances as before; expedients to secure justice will be ex- hausted, as with the C., B. & Q., but when all fail and a strike is ordered, all train men will go together. It then that men, skilled or unskilled laborers exert their power, and the fact that they would act as a unit, it is be- lieved would prevent a strike and secure justice by the exhibition of fed- erated force. Mr. Toms, in speaking of the “ Q ” strike expresses the opinion that the engineers and firemen could not have been “ ipore successful had every brakeman and switchman on the road gone out with us,” and immediately calls in question the declaration that “ the conductors are the ones who have beaten us,” and adds, “they would beat the engineers and firemen out of their jobs at any opportunity, but not many conductors would hi anxious to take the positions vacated by the sititchmm and brakcm.cn .” We italicise for the pur- pose of emphasizing Mr. Toms’ incon- sistency. The conductors would play engineers and firemen, but not switch- men and brakemen. Necessarily, there- fore, if the switchmen and brakemen had “ gone out ” with the engineers and firemen they would have helped to gain the victory over the “Q.” As for the conductors, it is even now believed that a majority of the mem- bers of the 0. R. C. are in active sym- pathy with other railroad employes who propose federation for protection and who, though not skilled work- men, are able, according to Mr. Toms, to defeat the engineers and firemen. Mr. Toms further says: “The switchmen have struck because a rail- road company employed non-union men. Could we indorse any such actions? That would be contrary to all our principles. We never have, and I hope we never will so far forget our prinei- ples of American freedom, as to dictate to any one who they may or may not employ.” This is simply chaff. It gives away everything. The strike on the “Q" is continued because the “ Q ” employs scabs, and refuses to reinstate the oid employes. If it be an American prin- Digitized by C.ooQle

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806 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Nov. ciple that any one may employ whom they please, no one should kick if they employ Chinamen. And if it be an American principle that any one can employ whom they please it is cer- tainly an American principle that they may pay them, if rot such prices as they please, at least, such prices as the parties may agree upon, and this being true, the question of wages is thrown out of court, remanded to the limbo of things obsolete. Not so. The American idea is jus- tice, Ihe enthronement of the right, and that, too, by federation — 4 one in many” — not to defend the wrong, but to extirpate it and establish the right. Federation does not mean war, but more properly resistance of wrongs and injustice. In the American colo- nial federation, and in forming the Union, little Rhode Island was crown- ed with all the dignity that attached to New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia. There was no aristocracy of colonies, no feeling ot exclusiveness when Rhode Island and Delaware entered the coun- cil chamber, and Mr. F. D. Toms can well afford to regard the importance of switchmen and brakemen when dis- cussing the federation of railroad em- ployes for mut ual protection when they have wrongs to redress. Let us be done with everything that smacks of aristoc- racy in labor. The man who quarries the marble is a necessity to the artist, whose skilled hand and eye produce a statue, and the man who throws a switch, sets a brake or shovels the coal, is as important to running a train as the engineer — and in discussing feder- ation, where necessity forces coopera- tion and interdependence, exclusive- ness regardless of real or supposed superiority, is not to be tolerated. , , The he are in the United, States ten shoe- peg factories, employing about 800 hands, and the capital invested amounts to about 6175,000. The wood used is white and silver birch and white maple. One factory turns out about 40,000 bushels annually and prices range from 35 to 95 cents per bushel. THE C., B. <fc Q. It may be true that our caption “The C., B. & Q.,” is becoming so familiar to our readers as to breed con- tempt ; we confess to no little disgust ourselves, because it is the fruitful synonym of a long list of words every one of which relates to things utterly repulsive. Nevertheless, a nuisance must be denounced until it is abated. We do not suppose there is a corpora- tion in any land that has earned such boundless stores of infamy. It is not surprising since it appears, according to the Wall Street News , that the cor- poration was conceived in iniquity, and from the hour of its birth has pursued the course of pirate and thief. According to the News, the C., B. & Q. “occupies the peculiar situation of never having earned an honest dollar. It had no business which it did not steal from its neighbor, and then it robbed its stockholders to pay for the cost of doing the business. When the road was originally built, a rose-color- ed prospectus told how much money the road was going to make, and figured out a dividend on the stock at a very early date. The road was hard- ly opened when it became necessary to place an equipment bond upon the road, because the money had given out in construction, without leaving enough to pay for equipments neces- sary to run the road ; and when that equipment was put into use debenture bonds had to be issued to pay the cost of using it. The more the equipment was used, the more money the com- pany lost. And now says the News, the corporation has “ been forced once more to propose a further loan at the rate of $10,000 a mile, in order to take up a considerable floating debt.” Such statements, made at the Wall Street financial center of the country, show that the C., B. & Q. is on a down grade and going to destruction at a speed eminently worthy of its detesta- ble methods. It appears, with all of the lying boasting of those who have the cor- poration in charge that its business, just at a time when it should show Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 807 1888.J prosperity, the opposite is reported and verified. A statement taken from the daily reports of the Chicago papers, shows that from August 31, 1887, to August 31, 1888, the receipts of stock at Chicago, the cars of the C., B. & Q. decreased 5,394, while the C., M. & St. P. increased 3,264 cars, and the G\, R. I. & P. increased 2,532 cars — and this it should be remembered represents but a single branch of the business of the company. But tays an exchange, “this is just what might be expected under the circumstances. When stockmen can have a choice of two lines of railway at the same rates of transportation, and one of them is manned by careful and competent engineers, and the trains of the other are drawn by reckless hoodlums who have half the stock down before the journey is fairly begun, it would be strange indeed if they patronized the road that uses twice the time it should in making the trip and finally delivers the cattle in Chicago in an almost un- marketable condition.” Such state- ments indicate the teal condition of the C , B. & Q , and show that the management could scarcely be worse. The wreckage on the C., B. & Q. goes on at a learful rate, as reports before us abundantly prove. From Aurora, we have the intelligence, August 29, that engine 328 blew out a cylinder; that on August 31, five cars were smashed into kindling and engine 142 wrecked; that on September 1 a scab run his engine over a man; that on September 3 the boys had a i-cab fined $2 and costs, $20, for vulgarity; on September 10 engine 143 got into 205, while scab on 205 was “sound asleep”; September 11 engine No. 17 “done up”; September 12 scab engineer drunk as “biled owl”; and September 11 engine No 249 sent to the hospital fot* surgical operation. Here we have reports from one point of six engines disabled in twelve days and a smash up of freight cars. From Lincoln, Nebraska, beginning with August 28, we have reports show- ing demoralization which staggers credulity : August 31 constables of Lincoln start out with twenty-seven attachments against scab engineers ; on August 28 two mogul engines, 170 and 171 are disabled; August 30 scab en- gineers so drunk that they have to be taken off of their engines; on Septem- ber 1 the scabs put twelve freight cars in the river, and smash an engine; September 3 engines 54 and 118 dis- abled, while No. 5 was killed on the track ; September 4 a switch engine “spraddled all over the yard”; Sep- tember 5 another switch engine, 171, burned. Things could scarcely be worse. Six engines disabled and a freight train drowned in the river. At Kansas City, Augilst 31, the scabs smashed two engines and kept up the work of destruction ; Septem- ber 4 the scabs wreck a train and dis- able an engine. Three engines sent to the repair shops and a wreck in one week show how the scabs manage things at Kansas City. ^t Quincy, Ills., August 31, engine No. 21 disabled. At Chicago, September 3, the scabs were- so drunk that they knocked down a house — the wreck cost the company $6,000. From Galesburg we h*ve reports of two wrecks August 30, and the wreck of two engines, 65 and 152, on Septem- ber 1. From Beardstown, reports have it, that a hcab was killed August 31; on September 3 a collision was reported ; on September 8. reports show three engines disabled, Nos. 359, 330 and 81. At Ottumwa, la., August 30, an en- gine, 398, and a train of cars were all smashed up. At Pacific Junction, la., September 10, we have reports of a collision, wrecking two engines and two freight trains, with an estimated loss of $10,- 000. From McCook, Neb., come reports August 31, of two disabled engines, Nos. 109 and 161, and September 3 another engine, No. 134, had to sus- pend operations. The scabs are doing their part to help Stone destroy the road. News from Wymore, says, Septem- Digitized by CjOOQle

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808 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. ber 4, engines No. 89 and another, number not given, disabled ; Septem- ber 13 a collision reported with two engines totally demolished, while still another collision was providentially avoided. At Omaha the wrecking continues. Engine No. 183 went to the bow-wows August 31, and August 30 an engine was paralyzed. Two engines disabled in two days. At Albia, la., September 3, engine 337 was wrecked and a lot of freight cars were smashed, and at Thayer, on the same day, a freight train was wrecked and an engine disabled. From Atchison, Kansas, Septem- ber 4, comes the news of a ebb Mon between two freight trains, and the wrecking of two engines besides the killing of live stock and scattering merchandise over the road; on Sep tember 11 a scab turned his engine upside down, destroying its beauty and for a time its usefulness. From Creston, la., comes the report, September 1, of a bad wreck, smash- ing sixteen cars and an engine, and on the same day a wreck at Stanton, la., in which twenty cars were sent to the ditch, killing* cattle by the score ; on September 3 a wreck is reported smashing cars and demoralizing en- gine No. 337; on September 4 two wrecks are reported, disabling engines and smashing cars. Brookfield, Mo., September 3 reports an engine disabled ; on September 12 two more engines. Nos. 5 and 77, used up% From St. Joseph, Mo., reports have it that September 6 engine No. 62 was disabled, and on September 13 a $25,- 000 wreck is reported, including a disabled engine, smashed cars and damaged merchandise. From Hastings, Neb., September 4, an engine went dead before the scab engineer found out it was sick. In the foregoing it will be seen that from August 30 to September 13, both inclusive, fifteen days, nineteen wrecks are reported on the C., B. A Q. system and the more or less disabling of forty- six locomotives. In’ addition to this. [Nov. from every locality come reports of drunkenness and demoralization, which accounts for the disasters and the loss of life and property. Under the circumstances, it is not surprising that the UQ" is losing business and credit. Travellers, as they become familiar with the management of the road, will avoid it, and shippers, when it is possible, will seek other tracks for the transportation of their property. The “Q” corporation has tried the most desperate expedients to fortify its position and retain the respect of the public, but has signally failed, and in the attempt to blast the good name of the men who left its employment, and the Brotherhoods of which they were members, it has not only met with ig- nominious defeat but has loaded itself down with ignominy. The dynamite plot is a contemptible fizzle and ex- cites only disgust. It is said of Stone wrho has engineered the downfall of the UQ," in comparing him whith T. 4. Potter, that the latter rose to prom- inence uby the force of his genius/' and the former “ by* marriage." That doubtlets explains in some measure the situation. Stone, directing the affairs of the 44 Q ” by calling to hi9 aid the Pinkertons, is a spectacle which, however agreeable to Stone, must be regarded by those who are feeding his vanity with their monay, as expensive, while to the great pub- lic, including the Brotherhoods, who won’t down at his bidding, the show, while sufficiently outre for laughter and ridicule, becomes exasperating when it is remembered that it means ceaseless disasters along all the lines of the “Q,” involving perils to the lives of passe ngeis and the destruction of property^ • * « . . . During the past twelve months for- eign capital to the amount of $150,- 000,000 has been invested in the United States. • • .«••«+*»•» . - — Laror Day is a legal holiday jn the states of Massachusetts and New York. It ought to be a legal holiday in every State of the Union. Digitized by CjOOQle

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809 1388.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. THE WORK OF THE CONVENTION. The First Biennial Convention of the B. of L. F., which assembled in the city of Atlanta, on the 10th of September, 1888, was composed of delegates, who, by their intelligence, familiarity with the work of the order and devotion to its principles and policy conferred incalculable honor upon the organization. The convention was preeminently distinguished for its working capacity and capabilities. Nothing was over- looked, nothing omitted. The ques- tions demanding deliberation were of recognized gravity, but they were not of greater moment than the Conven- tion could grasp, analyze and settle, and they were met and discussed in a way that would have done credit to any deliberative body in the country. The deliberations were distinguished throughout by thoughtfulness worthy of the highest commendation, and the Lodges are entitled to credit for their wise and prudent selection of repre- sentatives, who honor the Lodges, the Order and themselves by their com- prehension of the needs of the Order. As was expected, the strike on the C., B. & Q. received special attention. It demanded searching investigation and received it. No fact was over- looked. From the inception of the trouble, all along its gloomy history the record of the Brotherhood, its every act was passed in review. Nothing was obscured, no subterfuge was sug- gested. The supreme power of the Brotherhood was brought face to face with the strike and it was dealt with in a way that demonstrated beyond all cavil, that it was equal to the emergency. As a result, the strike was indorsed as this Magazine predict- ed it would be when the Convention assembled. The strike was not only indorsed, but it was decided to levy assessments to support the men en- gaged in itduringitscontinuance. The report of Bro. Sargent was exhaustive, fully explanatory, was thoroughly discussed and together with the action of the Grand Officers, was approved. The question of federation was given all the prominence the subject de- manded and elsewhere we have spoken particularly of the work done. In al- luding to it here, we desire only to add that as our Brotherhood was the first to hold a Convention it was ex- pected that action would be taken, and in this the other Brotherhoods were not disappointed. Action was taken and that too with a unanimity which must convince all men that the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire- men stands irrevocably pledged to a wise federation of railroad employes which shall secure justice when sepa- rate effort fails of success. The establishment of an Employ- ment Bureau evinced thoughtfulness of commanding importance. It was a new and grand departure. It means progress. It is fraternal and paternal. It shows a great and prosperous Order looking after the welfare of its mem- bers and helping them when idle to find employment. It is worthy of the approval of all and will receive, we feel assure^, universal commenda- tion. The legislation on the affairs of the Magazine, we regard as eminently wise and opportune. The Magazine has grown in importance as the Brother- hood has grown in numbers and in- fluence. Enlarged as it will be after the 1st day of January, it will be in a condition to keep abreast of the army of progress in its grand march. It will have new features, and just here we remark that by the order of the Con- vention, after the 1st day of January, resolutions of all descriptions will' disappear from its pages. This will give additional room for interesting reading, and the departure is credit- able to the intelligence of the order. We take great pleasure in announc- ing that the Convention heartily ap- proved of the Ladies’ Auxiliary So- cieties that have been established, always “ for the good of the Order.’* The Convention emphatically recog- nized the helpful character of such so- cieties, morally and socially, and often financially — and we most heartily agree with the gallant verdict of the Digitized by CjOOQle

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810 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Nov. convention. The smiles, and alas, sometimes the tears of women and children, make the world better, and the ladies’ auxiliary societies, will, we believe, make the# Brotherhood better. In the course* of the legislation of the convention, some important changes were made in the organic laws of the Order, chief amonj* which, we notice here, was the adoption of a new system relating to the beneficiary de- partment of the work. Under the law, as now enacted, all assessments will be from the subordinates dues, which are payable quarterly in advance. The chief benefit to be derived from this change in the law, is, that no member can die in bad standing, so far as the beneficiary department is concerned. While complying with the laws of the Order, he is fully protected, but failing in this, he is dropped. In this way the business has been greatly simpli- fied and it will, we think, be popular with the membership. It is worthy of remark that the Con- vention took into careful consideration all rejected claims for the past two, years. As a general thing the claims were rejected on mere technicalities, but which, nevertheless involved a strict administration of the law. These were all allowed by the Convention. In this the convention pursued a broad and liberal policy for which it is entitled to great praise. It exhibits this Brotherhood as not disposed to take any advantage of the strict letter of the law when there were modifying and extenuating circumstances, pre- ferring to do what was right, and to err on the side of mercy, if at all. Besides, this, the convention made a number of liberal donations to the widows and orphans of deceased mem- bers— a record glowing with large- hearted benevolence throughout. We would not omit the fact, that the convention appointed a special committee of three members, whose duty it is to look after the Pinkerton infamy, and to assist in all prudent wavs to rid the country of these thugs and thieves, who constitute an insuf- ferable stain upon our civilization, and are everywhere a menace to the peace and order of society. The Brotherhood, will, we feel con- fident applaud the convention for electing Joshua Leach, founder and father of the Brotherhood, an honor- ary member of the Grand Lodge. This was done by special act and was a most graceful tribute of respect and esteem to the man who laid the found- ations of the Brotherhood and was potent in rearing the splendid super- structure which now has a continen- tal] urisdiction. The convention re-elected all the Grand Officers, than which no higher compliment could have been bestowed. During the two years past, the Brother- hood has experienced stormy weather, but the good old ship made the destined harbor with sails all set, and when the gavel of the Grand Master proclaimed an adjournment she started again for another voyage, which byr the vote of the Convention, will terminate on the second Monday in September, 1890, in San Francisco, Cal. In the mean time the Magazine , month by month, will, we hope, be the bearer of glad tidings to all the mem- bers of the great Brotherhood. Recent advices from England re- cord a number of strikes and give the reasons therefor. In the Central Ma rine Engine Works at West Hartlepool, the men have struck because of the new rule introduced compelling them to pay for meal times. In the nut and bolt works at Darlington, men re- ceiving 7s. Gd. per week have struck A strike is reported among the shoe- makers at Northampton. At the Lambourn works in’ the Newbury val- ley the men receiving lGs. Gd. per week have struck for an advance of 3s. The dock laborers at Liverpool have struck on account of the employment of grain elevators. At Bradford a strike was ordered by the men at work on a hotel because non-society men were employed. Strikes are also re- ported in France, working people de- manding sufficient pay to enable them to have the comforts of life. Digitized by CjOO^Ic

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 811 FEDERATION. The readers of this Magazine are ad- vised that it has, from time to time in the past, discussed the advantages that would accrue to railway employes in the event that certain organizations of such employes were to federate for mutual protection. In the beginning of the discussion, only general propo- sitions received attention. In the first place it became prudent to in- quire if there existed a necessity for such a federation of the various organ- izations. In answering such an inquiry, the field for gleaning facts was wide and inviting. It was not required to em- ploy an expert to find them. The crop was large. There were multi- plied instances of wrongs inflicted upon railway employes by corpora- tions which from every consideration of justice demanded redress, but which had to be patiently endured, because the victims of the wrongs alone and unaided were powerless to apply a remedy. Under such circumstances nothing could be more natural than for the injured employ6s to exclaim : “ If our fVllow- workmen would join us in an appeal for justice, it would be granted.” This was a correct view of the matter, because, in union, federa- tion,'* there is strength. We conclude, therefore, that men familiar with the facts do not question the absolute truth of the declaration that there have existed cogent reasons for federation, and that they still exist and are likely to be as convincing in the future as at present, or as they have be in in the past. The next question that arises, is, Is ftcUration feasible? Is it practicable? and is it the right thing to do? This Magazine unhesitatingly answers each interrogation affirmatively. As this Magazine predicted, the subject of fed- eration came prominently before the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen at the First Biennial Convention of the order held in Atlanta in September, and as the Magazine further predicted, federation was indorsed, and it may be said unanimously — ours was the first Brotherhood of railway employes to speak out upon the subject and the following are the utterances of the convention : We, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, in convention assembled, believe that labor may receive its just reward, and its rights and dignity, the consideration that it merits, that the guaran- teed privileges of citizenship, as laid down in the Constitution of our country, may be ours to en- joy without the abridgement of a conspiracy, whose existence is a menace to the genius and life of our Institutions; a conspiracy that is eat- ing into the very vitals of our liberties, and threatens the destruction of the Republic. Its march is like the epidemic of a pestilence, with its one burning eye of avarice, devouring corpor- ations like a Cyclop. Recognizing this danger, we believe that organized labor, to save itself from utter annihilation piece-meal, must admit an injury to one is the concern of all. We only ask the same rights that others claim for them- selves. The prosperity and peaceful content- ment of any nation rests upon the Justice given to labor; honest pay for honest toil. With these convictions, we feel that no better nor more ac- ceptable way can be advanced for our closer alli- ance to a distinct and comprehensive under- standing than by the adoption of methods simi- lar to the magnillcent principles upon which our government is founded : Each State stands free and independent, retaining its own identity, having Its own laws and Constitution, without infringing or coming into conflict w ith the laws of any other State, or with the law’s of the United States. In the event of any State being unable to quiet a disturbance w’ithiu itself, or check the aggression or invasion of a foreigner, then the Federal Government comes to its assistance. No State loses any of its strength, respect or charac- ter by the fact of its being one of the Union, but in turbulent times it receives the support of the w hole. With these views, we respectfully sub- mit the following for the consideration of the several organizations on the Railroads of the continent, keepiug in mind these relative posi- tions: that the different organizations shall be to the Board of Federation, as the several States are to the Congress of the United States: Sec tion 1. Upou each system of railroads, with- in the confines of North America, there shall be organized a Board of Federation to consist of three members from each organization repre- sented. Sec. 2. The Brotherhood of Locomotive En- gineers, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire- men, the Knights of labor, the Switchmen’s Mutual Aid Association, the Brotherhood of Railroad Brakemen,and the Brotherhood of Tel- egraphers,(who shall also receive and consider the application of any other organization on that system to join t lie Federation Board to be ac- cepted as a majority see fit), do hereby agree to the followMng articles of Federation to govern Digitized by U.ooQle

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812 ■ LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Nov. our relations with the management ol the sys- tem upon which we are employed. Sec. 3. The members of the Board of Federa- tion shall be representatives of the Executive, Grievance Committee or Boards of Adjustment of their respective organizations. Sec. 4. In case of the Executive or Grievance Committee of either organization falling toefl’ect a settlement satisfactory to them, they shall comply with the laws of their organization re- garding grievances and strikes, and if their ac- tion in the matter receives the endorsement of their organization, said grievance shall be sub- mitted to the Federated Board for final act ion. Sec. 5. Should the Federated Board agree on the justness of the alleged grievance they shall at once proceed to adjust the same. Sec. (I. The Federated Board failing to satis- factorily adjust the difliculty, shall notify the organization presenting the grievance of such failure, informing them that if they desire to go beyond these peaceful measures they shall have the entire moral and, if necessary, the financial support of all the organizations represented on the Board. Sec. 7. Should the organization, where the grievance originated, conclude tt at iu order to obtain the justice demanded a strike is necessary, the Federated Board shall have authority, by two-thirds vote, if In their judg- ment they deem It advisable to do so, order all the other organizations of that system repre- sented on the Board to Join in the struggle to bring about a speedy settlement. Sec. 8. The organizations represented in tills agreement mutually agree to do all in their power to build up and strengthen each other by Influencing all persons to become members of the organization representing their trade or calling. sec. 0. An expelled member of either organiza- tion shall be ineligible to membership In any of the other organizations unless by the consent of the organization from which he‘was expelled. It will be understood that the fore- going declarations are intended to simply outline a course of action. They aflirm the faith of the Brother- hood of Locomotive Firemen in f der- ation as a means of securing justice when corporations, like theC., B. & Q., determine to persist in a cour.e of flagrant wrong and oppr ssion and that this was the view of the Conven- tion it is only required to say, that the Convention appointed its Grand Officers, Grand Master F. 1\ Sargent, Vice Grand Master J. J. Hannah an, and Grand Secretary and Treasurer E. V. Debs as a c >mmittee to confer with other organizations of railway employes to perfect an alliance, and empowered them to act in all matters required to bring such organizations into harmonious and efficient action. It is not required for us to assert there are no obstacles in the way. It would not he prudent, to belittle them nor wise to magnify them. It is enough to say that they are not for- midable nor of a character to create either doubt or dismay. Where there is a will thern is a wav, and where there is sufficient cause for action, action will be had. The time has gone by to question the ultimate tri- umph of the right over the wrong. Patience, cool deliberation, persistent devotion to practical theories are cer- tain to lead to good results. The Brotherhoods are on the right track and in the near future, they are des- tined, we firmly believe, to reap a rich harvest cf benefits fro a f deration. The Railway News- Reporter remarks : The noble members of the twin Brotherhoods have fought bravely all summer for victory against a giant monopoly and now that the fall season has opened they have marshaled their forces and present an unbroken front to the enemy. Only a few deserters have up to this time been reported, which shows plainly the material in the ranks of the strikers, when the number of bribes which have been offered, are considered. The ordeal has been severe, but it has developed the resources and cour- age of the Brotherhoods engaged in the contest, and quite independent of results on the C., B. & Q., is dtstined to bring about consequences in the highest degree beneficial to organized labor. ... ,,»H«*** • - • The • Locomotive Engineer remarks that “Editor Wheaton, of ths Conduc- tors' Monthly , was away last month, and that the craft was commanded by the second mate, who very ably pour d a couple of voll ys into the pirate craft of the Pinkertons. This is one loaf of bread among the many stones in the conductor’s pantry. It would be a blessed thing fi r the order if Editor Wheaton nevf r came hack.” One of these days the O. R. C. will hold an election and then “editor Wheaton ” will go away “ never to come back.” Digitized by G.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE . S13 CORBIN’S SCHEME. Mr. President Cot bin, of the Phila- delphia* Reading Railroad, has issued a circular which has been sent to each of the 15,000 employes of his road, proposing to organize a Relief, or a Mutual Insurance Association, for the benefit of the employes of the road, similar to the Pennsylvania Relief Fund. This fund is to be raised by monthly contributions of the members, payable in advance, and the method of collect- ing is to deduct the contributions from the employes’ wages. The benefits are divided into five classes, and range from fifty cents a day for sickness to those who earn $40 a month, to $2.50 a day to employes whose salaries are over $100 a month. In case of death the claims of contributors range from $250 to $1,200. Employes under 45 years of age can become members of the association by undergoing a med- ical examination. The company agrees to assume all expenses of the manage- ment of the association and to con- tribute to the funds to the extent of 10 per cent, of the sum contributed by the employes until the fund reaches $1,000,000. This Magazine is on record in regard to the scheme of railroad corporations to withdraw railroad employes from their brotherhood organizations and brotherhood allegiance and identify themselves with what they call ‘‘Rail- way Mutual Insurance Associations.” It goes without the saying that the scheme is adroit. It is Machiavelian, it embodies cunning and craft, a,nd is designed on the part of the railroad officials who favor it, to tie their em- ployes to their roads and to control them as they do their engines and cars. Such railroad magnates as Corbin are students of human nature, and in concocting thtir mutual insurance as- sociations, they reason about as fol- lows: “The great body of railroad employes do not receive sufficient wages to enable them to belong to two associations requiring the payment of dues, therefore if they can be persuaded to contribute to our Insurance Associ- ation they will abandon the brother- hood, or what is better still, will not join one; hence in this way we shall strengthen the corporation while we weaken the brotherhoods.” These rail- road officials reason well, their conclu- sions are logical. The great body of railroad employes do not receive suffi- cient pay to warrant a membership in more than one organization supported by dues or assessments, and if Corbin can persuade his 15,000 employes to fall into the trap he has set and baited he will be able, as soon as they have paid in money enough to exert any considerable influence upon their ac- tion, to dictate terms to them and assign them any degraded position he may choose, and they will be power- less to resent the insult unless they, realizing their degradation, abandon their em ploy men t and leave their hard- earned dollars in the hands of Corbin and his associates. If they go away they lose all they have paid in; as a result, the longer they remain the stronger and the more galling becomes the chain that binds them, and this the magna’es know and it is upon such conditions that they rely for final success, then railroad corporations may count upon their employes as under the old regime the southern planter counted his slaves or the Rus- sian duke his serfs. The tendency of workingmen to organize has alarmed corporations. They see in it a mighty mustering of forces which means a reign of justice, and particularly is this true with rail- road corporations. The brotherhood idea is a conquering idea, and to make the hosts of labor invincible we now have the idea of federation, which in due time will bin,d into one harmoni- ous whole the railroad employes of the country. The pretense that railroad corpora- tions are to any extent worthy of note interested in the welfare of their em- ployes, finds sufficient answer in their pay rolls. Beyond that no one is re- quired to search for proof, and we do- not suppose there is an intelligent em- ploy^ in the country who regards the Digitized by CjOOQle

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814 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Nov. solicitude of such corporations as the Pennsylvania Co. and the Philadel- phia & Reading Co. as anything better than the solicitude of the wolf for the well being of the lamb. The supreme demand of railroad corporations, latent and asserted, is to break up the labor organizations of the country, to divide and demoralize them ; to foment dis- cord and breed distrust, and the Rail- way Mutual Insurance Association idea, it is believed by them, will prove fruitful of success. If railway em- ployes are properly awake to their in- terests they will identify themselves with the brotherhoods and associations already organized, and which are well calculated to promote their intere.-ts morally, socially and financially, and to develop manhood and independence and to maintain their lights in the struggle for justice which is certain to come. Railroad corporations have all they can do to look after the interests of stockholders and bondholders, and this they will do, and in the same line and in the same spirit let employes devote themselves to looking after their own welfare. If they do this, and are guided by prudence, they will keep out of Railway Mutual Insurance Associations. One of the notable triumphs of la- bor in legislation is found in the es- tablishment of State Labor Bureaus, as also a National Labor Bureau. Mr. Chas. F. Peck, Commissioner of the the New York bureau, has issued his report, in which is found a valuable chapter on strikes, showing their loss and gains. The generally accepted idea is that a strike is a calamity to be avoided, and there is much to sup- port such a conclusion. It is doubt- less true that strikes occur which are unwise and mischievous in there con- sequences. Be this as it may, it is equally true, that in numerous in- stances strikes are of unquestioned benefit and are productive of lasting good. Mr. Peck, in his tabulated state- ments, shows that 40,346 workingmen, representing 998 establishments en- gaged in strikes and lost in wages the sum of $2,013,229.45, or $49.94 each Such figures are startling. Why should the wage-workers in any of the industries of the country thus volun- tarily deprive themselves of such a large sum of money? Why should they make such sacrifices and invite penury and all the miseries born of poverty and idleness ? It is because in a vast majority of cases, a strike is the last resort to obtain justice at the hands of employers. But it is shown by Mr. Peck’s report that if, in some cases, strikes entail losses, in others they show substantial gains. In the years 1886 and 1887, 107 trades, to sus- tain strikes, paid out $546,149.78. In 1886, forty eight trades, where the strikers numbered 34,832 persons, the gain amounted to $1,420,885, or $41 each, and in 1887, the gain amounted to $944,632.55 for 11,472 persons en- gaged, an average of $82 each, showing a gain for the two years of $2,365,51 7.55. Taking the loss and the gain as shown by the exhibit of Mr. Peck, it is shown that the sum total of gains exceeds the sum total of losses by $352,288.10. But this is not all. While the gains may be said to be permanent, the losses re- main a fixed sum, the future does not augment them ; moreover, agitation when wages have reached a starvation level, cannot make things worse, and if a change is wrought, it must be for the better, and it needs no extended argument to show that while labor is oppressed and wrongs exist strikes will occur. The simple demand is justice. * • • .»«♦*♦•»«■• * - — - — The wheat crop of the United States for 1888 is estimated at 400,000,000 bushels. Great Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Holland and Switzerland will have to purchase 275,- 000,000 bushels, and of this the United States will be required to supply 115,- 000, 000 bushels, if that quantity can be spared. Already prices are twenty cents a bushel higher than last year, which means a benefit to the farmers of $80,000,000, and as prices have an upward tendency may give them $100,000,000. Digitized by CjOOQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 815 THE MAGAZINE. By order of the Atlanta Convention, this Magazine , beginning with the January number, 1889, will be en- larged to ninety-six pages— the addi- tional pages being sixteen. This enlargement of the organ of the Brotherhood, we regard as emi- nently wise and prudent. Hitherto, at least for a number of years, the space at our command has been below pressing requirements, and much that should have been publish d has been withheld. The enlargement of the Magazine , will, in some measure, obvi- ate such embarrassments in the future, and enable the editor to respond more fully to the demand for space. We appreciate fully the high esti- mate the Brotherhood places upon the Magazine , and to know that it has met expectations, is a source of satisfac- tion. In the present, when all the mind forces of the millions are in ac- tive operation, it is no easy task to en- ter the list of contestants and win for any publication an advanced position and hold it. That the Firemen's Maga- zine has done this, is eminently credit- able to the membership of the Broth- erhood, and that the Convention voted to increase its pages that it might be still more useful in its chosen field is conclusive proof that locomotive fire- men place a high estimate upon the Magazine , as an educational force and factor, worthy of their encouragement and support. It is not required at this writing that we should more than intimate con- templated improvements in the Maga- zine, but we believe they will be such as will merit approval. There will be new departments and a number of blemishes will disappear. The spe- cial interests of the Brotherhood will continue to receive attention, and questions which relate to the welfare of wage-workers will receive in the future, as in the past the considera- tion their importance demands. The Magazine is a Brotherhood en- terprise. The Brotherhood has warmed it into vigorous life and wide influ- ence, and that it is determined to give it a still more advanced position is evinced by the action of the Conven- tion. With this legislation we are in full accord, and preferring perform- ances to promises, we hope the monthly issues of the Magazine will bear testi- mony to honest endeavors to make our organ worthy of the support of the Brotherhood and of a wide circu- lation beyond the boundaries of our Order. - * • •••«+«••• »- . — — The New York Financier in an article relating to the preferences of English investors of capital, concludes that the United States has the lead because “ they want, first of all, an absolutely stable government, and such as lends itself to the approval of all enlightened states— a country fore- most in the front rank of solvent na- tions— an expanding commerce, and undeveloped resources which justify and invite foreign capital — and, last but not least, a country free from en- tanglements with warlike nations, and far removed by natural and impassa- ble barriers from fear of them.” But there is one class of investments in the United States, which the English capi- talist investigates with great care and thoroughness — and that is American railroad stocks. “In Great Britain,” says the Financier, “ all railway stocks represent money paid into the com- pany’s treasury. Here, on the con- trary the stock too often has another and less satisfactory significance. The result of the different treatment is that when an investor buys the stock of an English railroad he grasps some- thing solid, for there is value behind it, but when he purchases American railroad stocks at haphazard, he, not unfrequentlv grasps a very full — sponge! ” That is stating the case with remarkable precision. The sponge in its normal condition, full of water, aptly represents the great bulk of American railroad stocks. . . . ..*•««»•• ... Is Paul Morton dead, or is he but dying ? Is bis tongue paralyzed, or has it only ceased lying ? The motto of Paul was, “ 1 must lie or I’ll die,” But if he Is lying ’tis done on the sly— On the Pinkerton plan — doubtless that’s true. Because that is the style of the C., B. A- Q„ Digitized by CjOOQle

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816 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Nov. AN EMPLOYMENT BUREAU. Among other important questions that received special a tention and distinguished the deliberations of the Atlanta Convention, was that relating to the employment of members of the Brotherhood, who are out of employ- ment, and do not know where to find w.ork. These men are widely sepa- rated and are found throughout the entire jurisdiction" of the Order. To travel in search of employment, is ex- pensive, and often a forlorn hope. Work is the supreme demand. Forced idleness is a calamity and is always fruitful of sad experience. The single man may be able to rough it through and roam over the country until he finds a job, but to the man of a family, the situation is different. To go away is to abandon for the time being, wife and children, and the anxieties which such separation entails is productive of mental sufferings, of heartaches and despondency that it would be difficult to exaggerate and which those only know, who are compelled to bear them. The establishment of an Em- ployment Bureau by the Brotherhood is therefore in the nature of a benedic- tion. The Bureau will be a department of the Grand Lodge work, and will be under the supervision of the Grand Officers of the Brotherhood. The pur- pose of the Bureau, as has been inti- mated, will be to find employment for worthy members of the Order who are idle and desire work. The names of such members of the Order will be for- warded to the Grand Lodge for regis- tration, and this done they will be promptly notified when the Grand Officers are advised that men are wanted, but it must be distinctly un- derstood, that only such members can have the recommendation of the Bu- reau whose character, habits and worthiness warrant their recommend- ation. In that case the Bureau will not only be doing the brother a favor, but at the same time will give em- ployers assurances that the men it recommends are worthy of the utmost confidence. We are confident that the Employment Bureau will be fruitful of many and lasting benefits to the Order. The movement is eminently fraternal, besides, it is practical. It is a kind of help which cannot fail to be appreciated, because it will help men to help themselves It is practical benevolence — which of all' charities is the most beneficent. It is doing rather than giving and we look forward to the workings of the Bureau with real satisfaction. — * * • . Mu. Henry Clews, a Wall street banker and broker, nas written a book bearing the title of “Twenty-eight Years in Wall Street.” A reviewer says that Mr. Clews “has always acted as if he knew that God helps those who help themselves, and that life is a battle, with every man for himself and God for us all.” It is said that God is omnipresent, everywhere at the same instant of time, necessarily in Wall street, according to that theory, - but if there is any place in the universe where God is absent, it is doubtless Wall street. And yet, Wall street has a god, the almighty dollar. It has its thousand shrines where the worshippers bow down to their fetich with the blind idolatry of a hottentot. If it were possible it would be in order for someone to write a book on “Twen- ty-eight years in Sodom.” — . . . ^ If there are those who derive any satisfaction from seeing a corporation going pell mell to the everlasting bow- wows, they have only to contemplate affairs on the C., B. & Q. It is a pro- gramme of ceaseless wreck and ruin on all of its roads, and to make it more delightful its scabs threaten to strike, and when scabs strike the exclama- tion, “ Now, Gabriel, blow your horn,” is in order. We have on our table No. 1, Vol. 1 of the Railroad Patriot, published at St. Joseph, Mo., by D. W. Rodgers. No. 1 is bright and spicy and we wish it a prosperous career. Digitized by v.ooQLe

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 817 1888.] ACKNOWLEDGMENTS OF TRANS- PORTATION COURTESIES. The special train courtesies extended to the delegates to the Atlanta Con- vention.were of a character that elicited the grateful thanks of the Convention, which the Magazine with great satis- faction herewith seconds, and sends glowing with pleasant recollections of the journey to the following named railroad officials whose opulent gener- osity can not be overestimated: To Mr. 0. S. Lyford, Vice President of theC. & E. I., who hauled the special train of five Pullman sleepers and bag- gage car over his road from Chicago to Terre Haute. To Mr. W. D. Ewing, General Man- agers of the E. & T. H., who hauled the train over his road from Terre Haute to Evansville. To Mr. J.T. Harahan, General Man- ager of the L. & N., who hauled the train over his road from Evansville to Nashville. To Mr. J. W. Thomas, President of the N. C. <fc St. L., who hauled the train over his road from Nashville to Chatanooga; and To Mr. It. A. Anderson, General Su- erintendent of the W. & A., who auled the train over his road from Chattanooga to Atlanta. The service throughout was all that could be desired. The several roads were in splendid order and the univer- sal testimony was that their manage- ment was all that could be desired. Upon the return tripof thedelegates Mr. Anderson, of the W. & A., hauled the train homewards over his road from Atlanta to Chattanooga. At Chattanooga the train fell into the hands of Mr. Jno. C. Gault, General Manager of the Queen and Crescent road, who hauled it over his road to Cincinnati, and then Mr. M. E. Ingalls, President of the C., I. St. L. & C., hauled it over his road from Cincinnati to Chicago, the place from which it started. The re- turn trip was over roads splendidly equipped and the journey was without an incident calculated to mar the pleasure of the voyagers. The baggage car for the round trip was kindly loaned by Mr. E. T. Jeffery, of the Illinois Central, a favor which was highly appreciated, and the Pull- man Company supplied the sleepers at a mere nominal sum. The Railway and Steamboat Gazette interviewed a “ well-known Boston man/’ asking his opinion as to “ who holds the most responsible position on railroads, the conductor, engineer or switchman ? The railroad man thought it a difficult question to answer. Left to the employes named he thought each might claim the largest share of responsibility, but for himself he thought the switchman held the most responsible position, be- cause they are “obliged to carry in their heads a large number of tracks, must know the number of outgoing and incoming trains and the exact time of arrival and departure of each, and always be ready to switch these on to the right track. Perhaps you think that is nothing to do. Well, I think it is a great thing to do, and do well. A misplaced switch means, per- haps, a disaster costing thousands of dollars to the company, and killing and maiming hundreds of people. An incapable switchman could accomplish all this in a moment.” We doubt if the Boston railroad man is correct in his estimates, and this we say without dwarfing in the least the responsibili- ties which attach to switchmen. The subject is of interest and we should like to see it discussed. It is stated in the Gazette from which we quote that engineers receive from $2.25 to $3.50 per day, conductors from $60 to $100 a month while switchmen receive from $1.25 to $1.50 a day. When the greatest responsibility receives the least pay something is radically wrong. The cigars annually manufactured in the United States closely approxi- mate a sum total of 4,000,000,000, or about 666 cigars for each individual, man, woman and child, in the country. Digitized by Google

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818 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . [Nov. HERMAN E. WILLS. Iowa is a great State with large and increasing railroad interests to con- serve. It is not surprising, therefore, that in looking around for the right men to serve as Railroad Commission- ers, Mr. Wills, of Clinton, Iowa, should have been selected as one of the can- didates to occupy a position on the Board of Commissioners. Mr. Wills is forty years old, and therefore in the very prime of his manhood. He is a ractical locomotive engineer, having een promoted from the position of locomotive fireman, equivalent to say- ing that he is a master workman. He is a man of large intelligence and ripe experience — a careful and vigilant ob- server and a thorough investigator, he knows what is due railroad corpora- tions, what is due passengers and ship- pers, and what is due employes. Hon- orable, conservative and firm, he is known to be a man whose convictions result from studying all sides of a uestion, and that his decisions will o equal justice to all concerned. In profound sympathy with railroad em- ployes, the indications are that he will receive an almost undivided vote of that class of citizens in the state of Iowa, who without regard to party as- sociations want a good man on the B >ard of Railway Commissioners, one, who, by his employment and experi- ence, integrity ana courage will see that justice is done without fear or favor. Such a man is Herman E. Wills, and we hope Iowa will have the good luck to elect him, and such certainly will be the case if the rail- road men of the state, appreciating opportunities, vote solidly lor one of their most prominent representative men. — ... .»»>««.... - — John Alexander is the author of a “ Dinner Pail Sermon,” the full text of which appears in a recent issue of the Locomotive Engineer. Rev. Alex an der, we should say, is less elegant than Rev. Talmage, but not less logical or convincing. The central idea of Rev. Alexander’s sermon appears to be that all the old tribes of dinner pails were snares and delusions, not calculated to promote health or godliness in the world. He estimates that nine hun- dred differents kinds of dinner pails have been invented, and each of these, we conclude, has been fruitful of nine hundred exasperating annoyances, par- ticularly when, as the dinner pail di- vine says, “ the appetite of a railroader was like that of an ostrich, playing hide and seek from his spinal column to the front button of his pants.” The allusion to the “ hash foundry ” and the marriage state, is what we call a combination of oratory, eloquence and logic of rare strength and beauty. We quote: “If he (the railroader) has an indifferent foundry he can change, but if he has an indifferent wife the victim can only wait patiently for the glad summons that calls him from hence unto that fabled Utopia where petrified biscuits do not break through and steal or sour bread crawl into his stomach and chaw the lining off.” The delights of appeasing one’s ap- petite under the old regime are graph- ically depicted, but now all things are changed, and “fireman eats between fires, the bullgineer between stops,” and old things have passed away and the demand for a dinner pail to meet the changed conditions is an impera- tive requirement. Several dinner pails are desc ibed, and we are tempted to reproduce a few features of the graphic pen pictures ; they are equal to any- thing to be found in Talmage’s best efforts. The first dinner pail “Was a deep, round pail with a sort of a can- teen cover, with a screw top that car- ried the coffee in prosperity and smelled sour in adversity. Mrs. A., in pack- ing away the hash in this pail, com- menced at the bottom ana laid the foundation of a lunch with a pair of ham sandwiches, laid upva few courses of rubble in the shape of stall-fed fried cakes, then underlaid the superstruc- ture with three pillars of hard boiled eggs, trected a lamp post of a long, slim cucumber pickle, finished the second story in fig cake, and sur- Digitized by Google

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE , 819 1888.] mounted the whole with a gorgeous, mansard roof of cream pie. It did look, feel and smell “ way up;” but bless you, after the old 71 got to danc- ing the racket for fifty miles, with that lunch in any box on the craft, it was a sight to behold — scrambled lunch, the fire-boy called it.” Other pails followed in quick succession with no better results. No. 2 had a tin coffee can which occupied the center of the the pail, and “if you to .k it out to warm it on the boiler head, the rest of the lunch slid into its hole, the pie tray would slide off its scaffolding and knock the pie into a cocked hat, and shove a nickeled cauliflower into the teacup of strawberry preserves ; if you took it in your lap and tried to eat, it was a jumbled mess.” Nos. 3 and 4 are also failures, and now the reverened gentleman wants a dinner pail built ac- cording to plans which hena« devised. It is to be built in sections, and when completed, the reverened gentleman says “ I can take the whole pail in my lap, unsnap the bail and open any or all of the sections by swinging them on the pipe to one side or the other. I can set the pail in the rain, the cin- ders or the dust, and it won’t paralyze the lunch ; it will be easy to clean, it wouldn’t cost much, and while it might not be a conspicuous figure on dress parade, it would have about two weeks lap, and the right of the road for business.” By all means let the new style of dinner pail be forthwith put on the road and tried. If found to come up to Rev. John Alexander’s estimate it will date a new era and help to usher in the millennial dawn While the cry is heard that the supply of labor is in excess of the de- mand, the work of importing foreign- ers, Poles, Hungarians and Italians, continues, and American laborers are required to bow their heads as the pro- cession moves along to take possession of industries that by right belong to them. These imported workers work cheap, live like vermin and subsist in a way which means the disgrace of civ- ilization. The wretched condition of things could be changed if American workingmen would will a change, but if things are left to drift the result will be more idleness, poverty and degra- dation. Late in September it was reported that H. B. Stone had gone to Europe. His mission abroad may be to sell C., B. & Q. bonds. American capitalists are overloaded with them. EVERY DAY. fHI8 world is growing wiser Every day, Scientific men revise her Every day ; Population growing bigger. Giving more work to Death’s digger, More respect paid to the nigger, Every day. This world is growing prouder Every day, Female roosters crowing louder Every day, Aristocrats are growing lazier, Politicians are growing crazier, Making things grow somewhat hazier Every day. The world is growing drearier Every day, Many men are growing wearier Eve O’ day ; Many leave this world of evil, And, I’m thinking, ou the level, Many are going to the devil, Every day. — Cincinnati EnqxUrer. Digitized by t^ooole

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820 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Nov- Early Railroading. In writing these articles I do not propose to write a history of early railroads, but to tell things as I saw them in my boyhood days, and I depend entirely on my memory. About setting valves on the early engine s.I would often watch and wonder wnat the men (who were doing it) were using the lit- tle wooden wedges down in the steam chest for. Trams and marks on the valve-stem had not been introduced at that time, so the valves were set with cover off; the valves were squared by pushing a little wedge down in the opening, first in the front then in back opening, until the wedge went down the same distance at all four points, the jam nuts were all set up to keep the valve in place, as the end of the valve-rod where it passed through the valve had a thread on it, Dut was not screwed through the valve. And with all this trouble they would some- times go oft with the exhausts all on one side, like the handle of a jug. We boys had a sort of rhyme that we took, as it were, from the little engines on the road running from Philadelphia to Columbia. When we would hear a train coming, and the engine pulling so hard that it pulled her all out of square, would imagine the engine was say- ing: “ From Flladelfy to Columby, Heavy loaded, miod 1 tell you ; Clear the track, you s. You forgot to turn the switches.’* This is repeated in measured sentences, and by finding someting to rhyme with switches, you nave the whole song and dance. When a wreck occurred on the road word had to be sent to headquarters the best way practicable, as there was no telegraph. Sometimes an engine going on the oppo- site track would be taken, or the engine of a following train would have to back up to last station passed, cross over and run around the wreck, and take the word. Bug- gies were sometimes impressed to carry the word. Hand cars were not in use, each section gang had a small car and used a horse. Sometimes the wrecked train would not have to wait long for the foil owing train, from the fact that there being no time card for freight, they would run close together. The writer has often seen two or three freight trains in a row pushing each other, and a passenger train in the rear of the whole lot, pushing too. They would have to keep this up until they came to a twitch which would allow the passenger train to run ahead. W. DeSanno. Ex-Engineer. Vulcan Illustrated. Mr. Editor: — In the September Magazine , page 671, Vulcan says: “ A fulcrum is that which supports a lever.” “ It is that on which a lever turns or moves.” “The pivots of scales are fulcrums on which the beams turn.” “The stone laid under a crowbar and across which we pry is a fulcrum.” “ A fulcrum is ever at rest so far as all the points of the lever are concerned.” I fully concur in every one of these five statements, and I wish to illustrate them fairly. In Fig. 1, if the stone C “supports” the lever B P, if C stays “at rest” while we pry or move the weight A to D, and if the lever “turns or moves on” C, then the stone C is the fulcrum according to each of Vulcan’s definitions— and I admit it But, if the stone C moves when we apply the power at P, Fig. 2, if it does not remain “at rest,” if A becomes that “that on which the lever turns,” then the fulcrum is at B, and C is merely the weight or thing moved; it is not a fulcrum by any one of Vulcan’s definitions. Will he admit it? Digitized by Google

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 821 In Fie. 3, if the pivot C “supports” the lever or beam PB, if C stays “at rest” while we lift the weight W to D, then C is the fulcrum by every definition of Vulcan— and I admit it. comes “that on which the lever turns,” then the fulcrum is at B, and C is merely the weight or thing moved ; it is not a fulcrum by any one of V ulcan’s definitions. W ill he admit it ? When a wheel is simply turned on its axle or box, the fulcrum is at the center. I ad- mit it. When a wheel, axle, box, center and all, is moved by leverage contact with a track or point at rest, the fulcrum must be at that point of rest, according to Vulcan’s own definitions. Will he admit it? Amboy Division. Heron, Mont., Septembers, 1888. Mr. Editor:— As my letter was not pub- lished in the J uly Magazine I supposed that it had found its way to the waste oasket, and naturally felt a little timid about writing again, but as it appeared in the August number, and as sucn writers as Mr. Lock- wood and “Vulcan” noticed and welcomed me, I feel like visiting you again. I made a very awkward blunder when I said the pin is the power. I should have said the pm is the point at which the power is applied. Mr. Lockwood noticed it, but referred to it in a very gentlemanly way. I wish to give another illustration in proof of my argument: Place a common push car on the track, remove a board from the deck so that a stick can be made to stand upright against the axle, the lower end being driven into the ground, the upper end ex- tending some distance above the deck. Tie a rope to the top of the stick ; let a man seat himself on the car and pull on the rope, drawing the stick against the axle, and the car will move in the direction that he is pulling. We now have a lever of the sec- ond kind, for the ground is the fulcrum, the car is the weight to be moved, and the top end of the stick where the rope is tied, is the point at which the power is applied. A lever used in such a manner acts in exactly the same way as the driving wheel of a locomotive does when the pin is above the center of the wheel. Again, let the man remain seated on the car, take another stick by one end and place the other end against the upright stick, near the ground, and push, (but the upright stick should first be cnanged, so that in pushing against it it would bear against the side of the axle nearest the man) and the car will move in the same direction that it did when he pulled on the rope. I will not attempt to say w’hat kind of a lever we now have, although it acts in the same manner that the driving wheel of a locomotive does when the pin is below the center. I want to ask “Vulcan” a question. If the center of the driving axle is the fulcrum and the weight is at the circumference of the axle, w'hy is it that an engine with cyl- inders of certain dimensions and small dri- vers will drawr a greater load than one with large drivers, the cylinders being the same ? The point* of the lever are the same in both cases, according to his statement. Ash Hoe. Mr. Editor: — The October Magazine is at hand, and while still interesting, it is not a & full of communications in the Mechanical Department as some of the late numbers, but the Convention and its usual attending excitement has no doubt had its effect on the writers, who will be heard from with renewed vigor as soon as the Convention fever has fully subsided. “Amboy Division ” is again on hand and gives his definition of “Locomotive Power,” in which I can agree fully, except in the point that contact with the rail changes the fulcrum to that point, which, before this, as “A. D.” admits; is in the axle. All wjll ad- mit that to move the earth a strong fulcrum must be found outside of it, but in a loco- motive driver we have the power “within it,” as it were, and moving with it contin- ually. Our friend and valued brother, A. H. Tucker, has at last found time enough to give us an article on the “ water for sand ” idea, on which he is inclined to pour cold water, as it were, by suggesting what would become of us wrhen the mercury stood at 10 below zero in mild weather, or if we should like to make an imaginary “emergency stop.” You have “just went and put your foot dowm on it,” Bro. Tucker, just like you always do, when you find anything wrong. Of course, if you have more sand out in Missouri than you have water, it would pay best to use what is most abundant. Digitized by ^.ooQle

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822 LOCOMOTIVE IIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Nov. Bro. Tucker asks a practical, and it seems to me an important question, namely, “Does it take more or less w^ter to do a given amount of work in a shorter time ?” Observ- ation will no doubt convince any one who chooses to investigate the matter, that if a locomotive is run at a speed of say 18 miles per hour (instead of 12, which is two-thirds of 18) we shall probably have to work her on fourteen to sixteen inches if we have a heavy train attached, in order to make the faster time, while she would pull the same train over the same road at the slower speed, while hooked back to seven or eight inches, or at the mrst, ten inches. As the distance traversed is to be the same of course, the number of revolutions in the drivers re- main the same, and the same number of ex- hausts would take place ; but in one in- stance we fill fourteen to sixteen inches of the cylinder with steam, in the other only ten inches, at the highest. The difference in the two runs would therefore be in favor of the slow run, and by a proportion even greater than the difference in time used, and this is caused because the ratio of resistance to train motion is in a proportion greatly larger than the difference in speed. Now, Bro. Tucker, I wish to ask a question somewhat like yours. Suppose a locomotive pulls a given train over a given piece of road in a given time. Will there be any difference in the amount of water in doing the w ork with g100 pounds or with 130 pounds of pressure? Of course there is to be no loss of steam through the pop, or in any other way, and the speed would have to be such that it could be done with 100 pounds pressure in the given time, the only difference being in pressure in my question, as it was in time in Bro. Tucker’s. “Eccentric” is on hand with a short arti- cle to the point, in which he asks “A. D.” a question which will call out an answer that many of the readers will await with a great deal of interest. Mr. Lockwood propounds several ques- tions, and as they seem to have no connec- tion with a hammer blow, I will venture to try to answer them as I think I comprehend the questions. As I understand the word friction, it is the act of two surfaces sliding upon each other, therefore I do not see that there is such a thing as friction in the bite of a wheel on the rail as long as it holds its bite, and only when the wheel slides or is slipping, do we say friction is manifested. The only friction that acts on the drivers of a locomotive is the friction of the boxes, which convey to the drivers not only the superincumbent weight but also the resist- ance of the whole train. According to my views, therefore, the axle is the place where the most friction (in fact the only friction) is found. In regard to moving a train back, to be enabled to start ahead, the rule works both ways, and in actual practice engineers often start ahead, to get a better start back. The advantage obtained in either case is the slack of the couplings, or compression of the buffers. Wnen a locomotive has a heavy train all stretched out, it is almost impossible to start the train, but by backing up a few feet the slack of the couplings is taken, and the spring of the buffers com- pressed, so that when the locomotive again moves ahead, she starts one car at a time, and each car thus started adds its moving weight, to overcome the inertia of those at rest, until finally they all move. The same operation holds good for backing up a train, and it is therefore simply the slack, and the momentum of a heavier body overcoming the inertia of the lighter one, that is put into use in this practice. Vulcan. Mr. Editor:— Profiting by the admoni- tions of the Magazine, without introduction or apoliges, I would like to take exception to the illustrations and conclusions of Amboy Division used in his contest with Mr. Lock- wood’s “ astonishing proposition.” While Amboy’s figures and illustrations are ingeni- ous and plausible, they do not demonstrate. He assumes conditions to exist which do not exist. He is confused by the two mo- tions : rotation and translation, when in combination. Therefore his lever illustra- tion as shown in figure 1, which has but one motion, has no application to the case. His figure 2 is very ingenious but it does not prove that the top has moved “twice as fast” as the center, nor that the bottom has stood still. A wheel is a unit, and when in rotation, the point that has no rotation while every other point is rotated, is inconceivable. As long as there is a top and bottom, those points can not change pqsition without every other point changing also, therefore, the center partakes of the two motions : rota- tion and translation, as well as the surface oints, and consequently the figure does not emonstrate, that the top has moved “twice as fast,” or twice the distance of the center ; nor does it demonstrate that the “bottom has not moved at all.” It is very clear that the point F of the bottom rail has not “ moved at all,” while the point A of the top rail has moved a dis- tance of thirty feet. The reason that F has not moved is, because it is the point of sup- port, and it can move no more than a man can lift himself by his boot-strap. If we consider the point of the wheel in contact with the rail, as the letter F, we shall find that, that point has passed, or traveled through the same number of feet that the Saint A of the top rail has, viz : thirty feet ut it has rotated through a circle of fifteen feet, or thirty feet in ml. The point B of Digitized by ^.ooQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. m 1888.] the wheel has also made the same distance. It is by' virtue of this fifteen foot rotation that the top rail has advanced a distance of thirty feet, each foot of the rail coming in contact with each foot of the wheel. This will be very evident if we take one of the wheels and support it by a bracket, as shown in the accompanying figure: One revolution of the wheel would advance or translate the rail fifteen feet, or the point A to point B ; but it does not prove that A has moved “ twice as fast ” or twice as far as the center, C, which if it does not rotate, has no movement at all ; consequently, twice noth- ing can not be fifteen feet. Neither can the point F be stationary, while the point B makes a circuit of 15 feet. Amboy in his illustration with figure 3 contradicts himself. He says, by giving the wheel half a turn. B, C, D and E are brought together at A. If C has hold of a belt at- tached to the center point, and the center has no rotation, how is it that he moved at all ? And if he has not moved, how is it that E has moved “ twice as far.” Again, twice nothing is something, or twice no distance is twelve feet with Amboy. He surrounds E, D, C and B with conditions which he does not give to A. Therefore there is an error in his deductions. With a revolution, or a part of a revolution, if E is set in motion, nis opposite or A should move also; and iust so with D and B. Give to each the same conditions^ which should be done, and instead of their meet- ing at A, they would all meet at C, as the difference in the size of the wheel and shaft is as one to two. Again Amboy, since B is in the same relative position as A viz : the bottom of the wheel and shaft, how is it that B travels toward A ? J. B. Ward. Mr. Editor:— I have been interested lately in a paper appearing in the Magazine from “ F. X. H.,” describing the workings of an injector, also one from “ Vulcan on lubricators. There is one part of “ F. X. H’s.” description he has not yet made clear to me which I hope he will do at no dis- tant date He clearly describes the passage of steam until it enters the receiving tubes and strikes the water, condenses, and com- bines with the water in the combining tube C, and the momentum of the steam starts the water, and carries it to the boilers. Hence explain what part condensation plays, and if it does not condense, would the in- jector fail to work? I would like to inquire if you were going to tow a live engine, equipped with lubricator five or six miles, could you set the lubricator to air the valves 7 If so. please explain the passage of air from the luoricator to the valves and oblige a Fireman. Eccentric’s Question. Mr. Editor:— On page 739, September Magazine , “Eccentric” says: “Won’t ‘A. D.’ please tell us how far the bottom of the wheels have moved on the rail, F E, in a line with the dotted lines, c c, equal dis- tances therefrom, in one revolution by translation, when the bottom has not moved at all?” I answer, not moved at all. When the bottom of a rolling wheel “moves on the rail,” we call it slipping. When a wheel does not slip the bottom does not “ move on the rail” at all. The bottom is always at rest— or, to state it differently, one point in the wheel is always in absolute contact with the surface of the rail, and that one point of the wheel is the bottom. When it moves, another point takes its place as the station- ary or fulcrum point, and it (the point which has last left the rail) begins its cycloid- al journey through the air. The center is the only point of a rolling wheel which moves paralel w ith the rail, or which moves in a straight line. I have not the 1886 vol- ume to see what “ Eccentric ” has said on the subject, but I hope I have made my po- sition plain. The bottom of a wheel does not move on the rail any more than a man’s feet move on the ground when he is run- ning. One foot is on the ground, a base or fulcrum for the movement of his body, until another foot is moved through space to take its place. Neither moves on or along the the ground. If they should, we say the man slides or slips. Amboy Division. Mr. Editor: —In my communication of July I ought to have said the air being so much “ lighter ” instead of higher. In oiling valves running down grade in forward motion steam being shut off, how can smoke be drawm into the steam chest so as to dry and cause valves to cut. Such, some engineers say, is the case? I thought that probably it was caused by air in front of piston forcing valve off face. I would like to ask “ H. H.” if W. Stroudly was superintendent of motive power on the B. & S. Coast Railway, England, while he was connected with it* W. A. Gore. Digitized by i^ooQle

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824 LOCOMOTIVE BIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Nov. Mr. Editor:— Mr. John A. Hill, the able editor of the Locomotive Engineer , is evident- ly determined to make the paper an indis- pensable necessity to every progressive en- gineman (locomotiveman would be a better and more appropriate term) in the land. Bro. Hill is ever on the alert for any new points and “kinks” in locomotive practice and management, and brings them to the notice of its readers in choice, plain Saxon English, easily understood by all. The items he picks up and comments on shows an attention to even small details, which might seem to be hardly worth noticing, as mark the following: The new engines on the Erie have the hand rails extended through the cab. Men who have run locomotives whose boilers come through the cab will appreciate the new grip, if it will keep brakesmen and others from resting their hands on Injector throttles, and often shutting off a tine opening the runner has set for a heater— this is awful weather to talk about heaters. —3 nil ^This may seem a trifle, but as the writer has found by personal experience while firing it can become the cause of much trou- ble. On a cold day, when we had just got our pump heater on the left side properly set, some brakemen of our crew ana a drill crew that was to do work together, got into the left side of the cab, and leaning over the boiler, probably inadverdantly, turned the steam off the heater. The pump became cold in a short run, and after a few minutes’ stop was about to freeze, when we discover- ed it just in time to prevent damage. At- tention to small matters is one of the lessons gained. Again note the following on air-brake practice : During a trip of over a week in which we trav- eled over more than twenty divisions of eight different roads, we took especial pains to note the way the automatic brake was handled, and found that there was a vast difference in men. On the Central of New Jersey and the Reading, the brake was handled particularly rough. In all the trip there was but one man, on the Pennsyl- vania, New York division, who Invariably ap- plied the brake with release till stop was made and had air releasing while train came to a stand- still. Most of the others jammed on the brake on approaching a station, released it while every- body held their breath, ran into stations fast and threw brake on full while passengers changed seats and were throwu down by back lurch at fi- nal 8 top. MoH of this is want of proper instruc- tion. Tne rest is habit aud carelessness. Many of these men would be benefltted by a perusal of the air-brake papers now running in this paper by an expert engineer, J. E Phelan. I note that Bro. Hill is ever trying to in- duce a better or a higher practice, having evidently taken “ Excelsior ” for his motto, and to further this end, he is urging on an intelligent use of every opportunity to pro- cure knowledge, and carries it even to the Lodge rooms, in many of which, a “ me- chanical discussion” would prove a “total stranger,” and would receive but a cool wel- come. Bro. Hill says: Don’t have cheerless Lodge rooms. Brussels carpets and pictures don’t always make them enjoyable. Have a book* case with something in it ; if nothing more, the bound catalogues of the differentlocomotive works, power brake, injector and lubricator companies, will be of intense in- terest and convey valuable information. Vote surplus money for books, papers, valve gear mod Is, etc. Division headquarters and Lodges ought to be schools of locomotive engineering on the cooperative plan. For a few .hours once a we*k talk over what you have seen and heard during the week at your work. Thought and discussion can have but one result, and that is the good of all who take part, from the oldest bald head that sits upon the right hand, to the youngest cub who stands pigeon-toed in front of the Master Mechanic for having got left. Thus encouraging “engine men” in the pursuit of higher knowledge, he is as ready to welcome and cheer the individual fireman, as proof of which I enclose the following : Editor the Locomotive Engineer : August number here and very interesting. I desire to a*k you two questions. I have tired this locomotive three years and four months, and when I tell you it Is the only locomotive 1 have ever had any experience with, I trust you will attribute my Ignorance to that fact, 1st. What is the cause of a steam gauge getting light, t. e., showing less pressure? The gauge on my engine (an Ashcroft) has been in use about one year. About a month after it was put on 1 noticed, when starting my fire, that the pointer stood at 5 lbs., and it has beeq growing lighter (if that is the proper term) all the time, and now (August 5) the pointer indicates 95 lbs. (the engine is cold). To-morrow the pointer will get around to 200 Ids. and then not blow off, as the pop is set at 110. Will running a boiler over frequently affect the gauge? My engineer runs her over daily, frequently three and four times, some- times so much so that he lets the water out at the blow-off cock. 2d. This engine is supplied with a Hancock inspirator. Do you think it right to leave the throttle open when not working water into the boiler? My eugineer leaves the pressure of steam on the inspirator all the time, and there is a cloud of steam coming out of the waste-pipe continuously, and grows worse dally. E. C. Severson, Fireman. Chumuckla, Fla. [The usual reason for a Bourdon (bent tube) gauge getting weak is because tne tube gets hot, generally because there is no coll or trap in the steam pipe below it; when there is such a pipe, water, and not dry steam, comes in contact with the spring tube. If you take the hand off your gauge when the engine is cold, and place it back toO, it will not be far from right. The proper way would be to test it by a good test gauge. Per- haps the pop might be wrong. If your engineer is in the habit of flooding the boiler three or four times a day and tilling up until he is obliged to blow off, he is unworthy the title of engineer. We doubt if such work in- jures the gauge, but it strains and cuts and ruins a locomotive, and gives a fireman plenty of hard work cleaning. 2d. it is customary to leave globe valve open on inspirators. Ir the slide valve under the top cap (next to steam pipe) is tight, it is vour check that is blowing at over- flow ; if itisthe check instead of main valve, the instrument will be slow to start. From the ob- serving and inquiring tendencies shown by this young fireman, we are inclined to think he will eventually make a sensible engineer. He Is cer- tainly entitled to a better pattern than the high- tide gentleman on his right.] Bro. Hill is also ready to commend a division of engineers when it is on the right track, as follows: The engineers of Truckee Division, No. 158, at Wadsworth, Nev., have Invested £250 in a tine, Richardson valve motion for their lodge room. Digitized by (^.ooQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 825 1888.] There will be more of this In the next five years than there has been in the past twenty, and it is well that there should be. some day the officials of the roads will decide to hire or promote men on competitive examinations only, and they will find the men ready. Other States may take a notion to follow the lead of Alabama, and re- Sulre locomotive engineers to pass an examlna- on and carry licenses— if they do, they won’t have to import engineers. It does appear to every observer ot rail- road management, that a higher class of in- telligence is demanded with each year of railroad growth, and that this demand of the public and of railroad managers, will in due time be followed by laws compelling men to pass an examination, and have a license, has already been foreshadowed in the legislation of some of our States. Bro. Hill in thus advocating a preparation for the coming event, is proving himself the true friend of the coming engineer as he sees him in the person of the “ dirty fire- man,” and we earnestly hope that his words will receive the attention they merit, and that railroads will not be obliged to “ im- port ” any engineers, but that our young men will be fully able to “ (111 the bill.” Bro Hill in speaking of the coming Con- vention (now passed) in September, says: The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen hold their 14th annual — or rather first biennial— con- vention on September loth, at Atlanta, Ga. The B. L. F. has at its head able men, the rank aud file are the flower of the land, physically and mentally, and we always hear something good of their Conventions. Without forgetting the other Grand Officers who seem to have been born for their places, the Order rejoices in and 1* es- pecially proud of the Grand Secretary and Treas- urer, Eugene V. Debs. Mr. Debs has had for ears the money affairs of the entire order in his ands, and has handled hundreds of thousands of dollars that belonged to the widows and or- phans of deceased brothers, and not a single penny has there gone astray; he has been City Clerk of Terre Haute, and not had to go to Cana- da; he has represented his district in the legisla- ture, and his voice was always raised in defense of the right and denunciation of the wrong. Mr. Debs is also the editor of the Magazine , the official organ of the Order, and his editorials are the ablest and more widely read tha>. those of any labor organ in America. The Firemen are the first to meet, and will be the first to act in regard to the proposed federation of railroad Orders, and, while older Orders ought to lead in these matters, we feel confident that the B. L. F. will acquit itself with wisdom, dignity aud honor. Bro. Hill is evidently satisfied with the action of the Convention as he voices his sentiments in the latest issue after this style: The Convention of the Brotherhood of Locomo- tive Firemen, just adjourned at Atlanta Ga., de- clared in favor of the federation of the members of all Orders of rallwav employes, and appointed a committee (with full power to act) to confer with any committees that the other Orders may appoint. The committee are: F. P. Sargent, Grand MasterjJ. J. Hannahan, Vice Grand Mas- ter, and E. V. Debs, Grand Secretary and Treas- urer. No other Order can appoint any abler men. During the whole period of the “ Q.” strike no paper has been a more bold and fearless, as well as outspoken, advocate of the cause of labor, and every issue abounds with articles on the subject, which do not leave us in doubt in regard to the sentiments of the editor of the Locomotive Engineer , and he has thus enshrined himself in the hearts of many for his persistent efforts in favor of the right as opposed to monopoly and av- arice. With an expression of his apprecia- tion of our Order, we must close, hoping his friendship has not given us credit for more merit than is due : When the Locomotive Firemen’B Brotherhood undertake anything, they generally strike out for something new, original and good. Their “ souvenir,” or programme, of the 14th Conven- tion, held this month at Atlanta, Ga., is not only a work of art and tastefully gotten up, but con- tains illustrations and reading matter of interest to any railroad man, and being bound aud en- grossed like a volume of poems, it will be pre- served. This is the finest thing of the kind we have ever come across, and the committee who sent it out deserve great credit. * Buffalo, N. Y., September 1, 1888. Mr. Editor: -I see that “Vulcan” has given up the question of how the water in an injector averts over the pressure in the boiler, and I am not surprised when we read the explanations of some of our scientific men. Now, to my mind, the injector works on the same principle of a hydraulic jack. The pressure at the check is as many times greater as the spring at the check is times greater than the nozzle of the injector. * Now as brevity is the order of the day I will close and sign myself No. ii*. The heaviest train ever hauled is said to have been that of a hotel at Brighton Beach, Coney Island. This hotel building, 460 feet long, 200 feet wide, and weighing 5,000 tons, was underlaid with twenty rail- road tracks The building wras made to rest on flat cars placed on the tracks, which led to the place where the hotel was to be placed, and then six ordinary eight-wheeled engines were brought into requisition, and when the signal was given they moved steadily to the place of destination with the hotel, without a stop or a mishap. The total distance was 500 feet and was a new departure in rail- roading. In the healing of bums andrscalds, where there is danger of contracting scars, rub the new skin several times a day with good sweet oil. Persist in this nibbing till the skin is soft and flexible. The oldest locomotive, says the Mechan- ical Engineer, is in use on the Illinois Cen- tral, and has made a mileage of 1,650,000 miles. The blowing of locomotive w’histles upon the New Haven & Hartford road is estimated to cost $15,000 per year. This means whist- ling at every crossing. Digitized by ^.ooQle

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826 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Nov. EDITED BY IDA A. HARPER. HELPING ONE ANOTHER. In running over the list of texts there seems to me to be no subject of quite so much importance as this. “ Doing unto others as we would that others should do unto us,” is the very essence of Christianity, it is the summing up of the ten command- ments in a single sentence, it is a divine pre- cept, adapted to no one people or one period, but as applicable to-day as when it was ut- tered nearly nineteen hundred years ago ; and nineteen centuries hence, no matter what mighty changes may have taken place, this short and simple rule of conduct will declare, as no other language can* the exact relations that ought to exist between man and man. As every one of us in his weak- ness and mfsfortune and grief feels the need of assistance from his fellow creatures, by just so much does the obligation rest upon us to extend that assistance to others. What man is most honored in the community? Is it he who adds a farm or a business house each year to his possessions, who builds a mansion for his residence and whose bank account is never lessened except for his own personal expenditures ? Or is it he who is ever ready to assist in advancing the inter- ests of the city, who gives of his money, his time and his influence to promote the gen- eral prosperity? We have men of wealth in our city whose pockets are always closed. Those people who are ever doing some char- itable work have learned from experience that it is useless to appeal to these men. Whether it is to bring some manufactory to the city or to give a Tittle entertainment to the newsboys and bootblacks, the answer is always the same. If they opened their mouths to say “ yes ” their lips would say “ no ” from long practice. They would re- fuse to enter heaven if they thought they would have to assist anybody after they went in. They look forward to their final departure with great disappointment because they cannot take their possessions with them, while other people regard that event with considerable satisfaction because somebody else will then have an opportunity to enjoy their long hoarded wealth. And there are other men whose name is the synonym for generosity and helpful- ness. They respond as far as possible to every call for assistance, either from the community or the individual, and the calls are many and endless. And there are men who have never been able to accumulate great possessions but who are a power for good be- cause they are always ready and willing to take up and carry forward an enterprise ora charity. They have the energy and the abil- ity, which are quite as necessaiy as money for such undertakings, and they take the * time from their business or their hours of rest and recreation and encounter the disa- greeable features inseparable from such efforts, all of which, weighed in the balance against mere money contributions, will bring down the scale. These are the men whose death leaves a great vacancy. People do not say, “ How much did they leave and who will get it ? ” but they say, 41 O, how ehall we ever learn to live without them and who is there to fill their place|?” What woman is best beloved in the com- munity ? Is it she who lives in luxury and sets the fashions and is distinguished for the elegance of her dinners and the novelty of her card parties, who knows nothing and nobody outside of her own narrow circle, takes no interest in the great questions of the day, does not wish to be disturbed by appeals for assistance and is blind and deaf to the outstretched hands and despair- ing voices all about her, crying, “ Help me or I sink ? ” Or is that woman whose men- tal grasp is broad enough to appreciate and to assist the efforts everywhere being made for the enlightenment, the relief and the protection of her sex ; who recognizes in every man a brother, in every woman a sis- ter and as such entitled to sympathy and assistance where they are needed? And where are they not needed ? Who among us all is so fortunate and so happy as never to need the sympathy and assistance of those around us? We may not say in words. “ Give us balm for our wounded spirits and aching hearts.” We may not even say by our looks that we are in the deep waters of distress with the life preserver floating almost beyond our reach. We may carry our heads very high, we may laugh and jest or assume an air of coldness and indifference or one of scorn and cynicism. By all these little de- ceptions do we hide the grief and humiliation and despair that threaten every moment to sweep us from our moorings. It is best that we should. If we cannot do this we should remain within those walls sacred to our emotions, that home which was founded to shelter us from the world. When we go abroad, however hard the struggle, we should hide all traces of the vexations, the cares, the troubles of our lives. This is one way in which we can help our fellow men. Every * one we meet has his own burdens to carry. We do not want also to inflict him with our own . A bright countenance, a smile, a pleas- ant word are very insignificant things and yet they are full of helpfulness. There is this to be remembered, a kind act is never amiss. Some soul is always hungering and Digitized by Google

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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 827 thirsting for a token of sympathy. It is easy to see when one needs pecuniary or material assistance and not very difficult to eive it; but somehow when we speak of 7 helping each other/’ the phrase takes on a different meaning. The word of advice ju- diciously spoken where it is needed; en- couragement and cheer to the down- hearted ; raise and appreciation to the ambitious; owers and a tender message to the sick and lonely ; endless love and forbearance toward our very oWn ; tears and sympathy with those whose grief is too great for words ; ah, who can even attempt to name the thousand ways in which we can “help each other.” Heaven forbid that we should neglect these daily op- portunities ! It is through noble and gen- erous deeds that character is developed and every act of generosity and kindness on our part brings us closer in kinship to Christ, our elder brother, whose life and teachings are the most beautiful example the world has given of helpfulness to humanity. The article at the head of this Department was not intended for the Magazine but was prepared, on a few hours’ notice with the subject assigned, for the mid-week cbuich or prayer meeting. The editor has spent the last month at the bedside of a sick sister and with the pressure of many other cares and duties has found literary work an im- possibility. Anything, however, is better than a failure and these few thoughts are given in the hope, that, with the full and entertaining convention reports and the pleasant and never-failing contributions, her usual rather lengthy article will never be missed. Thanks are due Mr. Wm. Weiler for clip- pings sent; also to other correspondents for similar favors. No one regrets so much as the editors that we have not space in the Woman’s Department for some miscellaneous reading matter. We accumulate valuable and interesting extracts from month to month only to throw them aside for want of room. We will have to be patient and make the best of what we have. The delightful accounts of the Atlanta Convention cause us still deeper regrets that we were not able to accept the cordial invita- tion of the Grand Officers. We shall enjoy for the coming two years the anticipation of attending the next Convention and meeting in person those we have known so long ana pleasantly through their letters to the Mag- azine. Indianapolis, Ind., August 28, 1888. To Woman* 8 Department : I have been silent because too busy listening, bnt neverthelss after reading •* Cascade’s ” letter, I wrote an indignant reply, but after due delib- eration, consigned it to the flames for the best reason— it was too long. His statement that “women are too narrow- minded to vote,” must be born of the samecom- •plalnt in an aggravated form ; and when he says of his wife and mother (as he surely must, for he broadly asserts “ women are too narrow-minded,”) etc., that their Judgment Is not as acute as his own, or the masculine mind, his assertion un- flatteringly reflects upon his own mind. But giving him the benefit of a doubt as to whether his words were meant to convey so uncompli- mentary a summing up of the feminine mind, it is plainly evident that 44 Cascade ” is quite prej- udiced against giving the crowning right to women as American citizens. Lest my remarks should offend (while it is not meant waving a flag of truce) I would say to him, 44 it were better to broaden your vision and select facts instead of fancies for arguments in the future. They are more convincing.” It is safe to say that preju- dice is the great barrier to women voting, for there are few men who would be guilty of con- tending that women are not mentally the equal of themselves ; and there are but a few other ob- jections that have even a shadow of a foundation, and all will in time give way like other structures built upon the sand of unpopularity. Though not the strongest advocate of woman’s suffrage, 1 believe the time is not? far distant when it will be as popular and efficient as it is now unpopular and when it does arrive I think instead of de- grading either sex, it will but give an added dig- nity and espec to both. The MuQQzine has contained many helpful, In- structive and interesting letters of late, to say nothing of the amusementafforded by “Shandy,” the incorrigible. We find him here and there and everywhere with apparently no other alin than to attack some one or to be attacked, but then he 44 is innocent as turtle doves, Perpetually cooing, With willing mates, where balmy groves Invite a ceaseless wooing ; ” therefore he is not to be censured, poor “Shandy,” but heaven help all for whom he is wishing more 44 seductive blarney. ” I had hoped to get a peep at Mrs. Harper while she was in Indianapolis attending the Conven- tion, but missed my opportunity. If so me of the younger band do not become bet- ter from the helpful hints given their mothers, it will be because they are like “8. M.,” incorrig- ible. But mothers, don’t forget to season home- rule with a good showing of love; it’s the best domestic 44 cure-all ” of any, and remember that duty is equally balanced in all just dealing. — Beth Brierwood. [Am sorry you did not call and see me. Do not fail to do so next time. — Ed.] Mrs. Gladstone presided, a few days ago, at a public meeting held for the formation of a so- ciety of women in sympathy with the Liberal party, to offset the Influence of the Primrose League. Women are coming to take part, In politics more and more; and there is no reason why they should not. Digitized by C.ooQle

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828 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. Correspondence must in all cases be brief aJnd to the point. Subscribers must begin with the January, April, July or October number and expire with the year. Change of Address of subscribers should be reported to us promptly to insure the safe delivery of the book. Subscribers failing to receive their Magazines will please notify us, giving nameand location of Agent to whom to whom they subscribed. Hatter for Publication should be written on one side of the paper only, in a clear, legible hand, and all lettera relating to the Magazine should be directed to LOCOMOTIVE FIBEHEH’8 MAGAZINE, Terrs Haute, Indiana. NOVEMBER, 1888. Glenwood, Pa., r. ’ ■ 1888. Editor Firemen . Magazine: For a long time I have studied on a plan which would partly, if not altogether, cause our month- ly delinquent list to grow smaller instead of be- ing enlarged every raquth. This list is not a necessity at all and It should be abandoned as sou a as possible, and every good Brot herhood man should seek to have itaccomplished as soon as possible, because it is not an ornament but a disgrace to our Order, and in a good many cases a great deal of the funds of the Lodges go along with the brothers on the list, which will never appear again in the treasury of the same, but must be counted as a thing of the past. I do not wish the brothers who may read this article to misunderstand me and think lam hard-hearted, ettngy and miserly, and am overlooking one of the principles of our motto, namely, “Charity,” because I am not. I am willing to extend a help- ing hand to any brother in need and divide equally with him with what little I possess my- self, providing he is worthy of such assistance; but what I do object to and to which every brother who has ever given the subject any thought will acknowledge, is to hold brothers in good standing who have worked the year round, made from fair to good wages, and when they are out of employment one week, they have no money. Some of them don’t need to be out of employment, and the Lodge is asked to carry him, and in nine cases out of ten every Lodge that sslsts this kind of members, has a certain amount to charge on the loss column ; at least, experience has taught the members of 318 this lesson. Brothers, let us turn a new leaf with the beginning of our new fiscal year, let us try and banish this Infernal list from our Lodge rooms and make up our minds to be good Brotherhood men or none at all. If we are good ones our reward will be double; we will have the respect and good will of all those that are men in every respect, and we will also have the blessing from [Nov. our Master above us. When we live up to our constitution and motto we simply fulfill His command. But on the other hand when we go into the Order simply to see what is going on, reap all the benefits that can be derived, and not care whether we pay in a cent or not or whether we have a constitution to go by or not, we dis- credit ourselves and injure the Order. I say let us get out, the sooner the better ; because we are commuting a double crime by staying. We abuse those that are willing to do what is right, and not least, we blacken our souls with this fearful stain, namely, perjury, which cannot be wiped out in all eternity, and for which one and all that are guilty of it must account on that great day which will come. I think if some of our brothers would look at this matter in this light more than they do, I am sure it would change their minds considerable. About a week ago I forwarded a copy of a constitution of a saving association drawn up for Holbrook Lodge No. 378 to our Grand Master for approval or re- jection. At that time it was not altogether finished, but he understood the meaning of the same, and approved of it. It contains twenty- five sections and is too lengthy to publish, but we will have the constitution printed and will mail a copy to each Lodge that wishes to adopt our plan, if they will correspond with us. The object is to save enough money during employ- ment to pay for assessments, dues and general dues when out of employment, sick or when not being able through any cause to make more than fifteen days per month. The money deposited, if not exceeding twenty dollars, can only be drawn under the above named circumstances, and then only enough to meet assessments, dues and so on, that are due the month the draft is made in. Deposits above twenty dollars can be drawn at will. All questions in regard to this matter will be cheerfully answered by address- ing F. J. Thomer , Eldorado, Kan., September It, 1888. Editor Firemen's Magazine: When I receive the Magazine the first thing 1 look for is a few lines from Walnut Valley Lodge, No. 369, and when the last leaf is turned I realize my disappointment. Come, brothers, arouse yourselves. Our Lodge is not a year old and we have thirty members and all in good standing. Business has been dull on the Ft. L. W. dc W. R- R. this summer and assessments have been heavy, but when the pay car rolls around Instead of giving the Collector the dodge the boys walk up like men and brothers and call for their re- ceipts. Brothers, you must pay your dues and assessments promptly in order to be Brotherhood men, and then we can boast of our noble Order. The brothers of 369 would like for some of the Grand Officers to visit them. They would be surprised to see what good meetings we have, bat I admit that the visit would teach us a good deaL As ever your friend and brother, T. M. C Digitized by C.ooQLe

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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE IIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 829 TO COUSIN NELL. Dear Cousin Nell, your cruel song Has punished me severely, And meloncholy fancies throng. Which droops my eyelids tea'ly : You’ve waited till my artless heart Was very deeply smitten By Cupid’s sleep-destroying dart, And then you sent the mitten. Oh, sportive Nell ! man’s trusting faith Is really more than human, It always clings, though ofttimes scathe, To love inspiring woman. My plaintive grief, my moistened eyes, My hopes and fears prevailing, My fervid, fierce and foolish sighs Have caused me constant wailing. Don’t fling italics at me, love, For they’re a holy terror ; I know I’m not like saints above, Devoid of everv error. I’m built upon the human plan, I’m not divine, you know it, I ne’er knew woman yet or man Who was and be a poet. A hair-brained race we are at best, Thin moonshine is our diet ; And this poor heart beneath my vest Of late has not been quiet. I hope we’ll mingle voices yet In spite of your disclaimer, Instead of cousin be my pet And b'ess your faithful dreamer. Conceal from Mrs. Harper this Request I make In candor. Her pen drives like a serpent’s hiss, With editorial dander. W oeue’er she’s riled and lets it run, With fluencv most frightful, Creating for her readers fun At my expense delightful ! God bless her ! I’ll remain and sing, While heart and brain shall mingle, Or quills are in a goose’s wing To write my artless Jingle. And, mind you, Nell, I’m not at all Confused by adulation, Because I really love you all, Old Nature’s best creation ! Shandy Maguire . New York, N. Y., October 10, 1888. Mr. Editor May I draw upon you for some of your valuable space to reply to Bro. “ Re- verse Lever,” who takes me to task for some re- flections published in the August numbei of the Magazine , upon the frequency of the expression found in resolutions, something after the follow- ing style : “ Whereas, it has pleased God to re- move our beloved brother,” etc. I took the ground that it could hardly “please God ” to re- move a brother under any circumstance, and could not please God to remove him in the way they are removed in a majority of instances. Anyone seeing the mangled body of a fireman burned and scalded, writhing in the agony of Indescribable pain, without regard to the why* or the wherefores of the accident would never intimate that It “pleased God.” Bro. “ Reverse Lever” suggests a new departure— introducing the devil instead of God— after this fashion : “Whereas it has pleased the devil,” etc. Evi- dently it would be an improvement, and we know of cases where it would suit the situation exactly— cases in which only a detil could be pleased and he would have to be one of the meanest devils in or out of hell at that. If the expreiMon, “Whereas, it has pleased God,” is correct, is well chosen and represents the real condition of things, then it is useless to say God has multiplied occasions for being “pleased.” And if the “Supreme Ruler” is pleased it is safe torsay all heaven is also pleased, angels and arch angels, to the tallest seraph that adores around the throne of the “ Invisible.” If this is so what a Joyous time there must be in the celestial home of spiri ’a. There is sorrow on earth, wld* ows moan and orphans weep, even stout men tremble in the presence of the awful calamities. Sympathy is aroused and the good are bowed in sorrow. Not so in heaven, there all are pleased because it has “ pleased God ” to remove a fire- man in unspeakable torture. Bro. “Reverse Lever,” and I think his lever is reversed, and his liver too, discourses upon the heavenly land, where bridges don’t go down,” etc. Very well. I hope all firemen will get there, but I don’t be- lieve it “ pleases God ” to take them via the 0., B. & Q ., where the number of wrecks is about equal to the number of the locomotives, or by torture of any kind. I repeat, the phrase “ Whereas, it has pleased God ” is provokingly absurd, and while it is meaningless it is Ignor- antly blasphemous. It Is not wise to be ever- lastingly attributing pleasure to an Inscrutable God. There ara few men who know themselves and still a less number who know their fellow meD, and to assert that it “ pleases God ” to si e a man suffer an awful death is horrifying. Let us be done with it Let the indiscretion forever disappear from the pages of the Magazine. It is unworthy of the intelligence of the age, and Is a senseless repetition of words, moss-grown and mouldy, with the ignorance of past centuries. Throttle. Como, Colo., September 13, 1888. Editor Firemen's Magazine : The most interesting soclal’event of the season in this place was the opening ball given by High Line Lod* e, No. 256, B. of L. F. in its new hall Aug. 30. The music was all that could be desired and the hall was artistically decorated with flags and banners. In the rear of the hall, and facing the entrance, was a beautifully designed motto, “ Welcome to All,” and on each side of the hall the mottoes of the Brotherhoad were displayed, mottoes ex- pressive of sentiments and principles which bind In fraternal embrace, the members of the grand- est Brotherhood in existence. There were 125 ;couples in attendance from Leadville, Fairplay, Beuna Vista, Garos and Denver. A bountiful supper was provided by the Brotherhood, and after the viands had been discussed the dancing began and continued into the wee sma’ hours and all reg-etted that the night was not longer. It has been many a day since Como witnessed such a brilliant affair. W. D. Digitized by C.ooQle

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830 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. |_Nov TO ANGELINS S. Mv dear Angeline 8., I am rather inclined To heave at you without any guard on my tongue ; Yes, Indeed, if I’d follow the bent of my mind, » would sing you a song, but I'll leave it unsung. You remember how well you remained in dis- guise At Detroit on that day when all things loomed so fair. As we glided away, ’neath the midsummer skies, In a round of dellgh r, on the placid St. Clair ? I have heard you were there, and we met I’ve been told. And they say I enjoyed a brief grasp of your hand ! But I can’t recollect if it was warm or cold, Or its pulse was serene at its o vner’s com mand. Had you said at the time, “ I am Angeline 8,” How 1 ’d toss off the years which have furrowed my head, And glide back to those d *ys, then, my dear, I’d confess How I thrilled when you playfully wrote we should wed ! Handsome “ Norah O’Neill ” made up one of that crowd, And I floated away In an exquisite trance, With my feet on the deck and my head in a c oud. As I whirled her round through the maze *>f the dance. ’Twas a brief summer day, but its glories shall live Till the last throb of life from my lips shall de- part; There is nothing this earth to us mortals can give More endearing than friends whom we greet from the heart. Well I tender regards, and the next time we meet You must whisper me softly you’re Angeline 8. If you do I’ll convince you I know how to greet An old friend with a hand-shake and hearty caress. Do not blush, in a brotherly kiss there’s no harm, It will only be simply a touch of the lips. And perhaps a slight squeeze round your neck of my arms, At the time may the sun have a total eclipse ! —Shandy Maguire. Chicago, September 18, 1888. Editor Firemen's Magazine : Dear Sir:— Being a reader of the B. of L. F. Magazine for the last few years and never seeing or hearing anything from the boys of Chamber- lain Lodge, No. 186, I thought I would write a few lines, hoping they will find a place in some future issue The Lodge is in a floui^hing con- dition at present with Bro. John E. Callaghan as Master, and a good one he makes as far as mak- ing the toys keep their places. Quite a number of boys have been promoted of late from the left to the right side and all seem to be doing well and giving good satisfaction for new runners. And I don’t doubt but what they could from time to time write up something for the Magazine if they only took courjige. Take for instance Bros. Geo. Updergrafl, Wm. Stack, Geo. Blackburn and others, who are quite ex- perts on the stump. The members of 186 took a good interest in the engine that took the special train of delegates from Chicago to Terre Haute en route to the Convention now being held in Atlanta, Ga. She was one of the finest decorated engines that ever left here. Some of the brothers worked pretty hard to make her a success and deserve great credit for it. Bros. Geo. Upder- graff and rf. O’Connell superintended the work, while Bros. J. E. Callaghan and A. Olsen render- ed some valuable assistance and displayed very g >od taste in fitting her up as they did. But the work could not be completed without the clever assistance of the ladles, and the thanks of the boys are due to Mrs. George Upd,ergraff and an- other lady friend of her’s, whose name I did not learn, who devoted their time to making rosettes and several other little things to complete the decorations, and I must say all the boys in 186 feel grateful to them for their kindness. I hope the ladies will always take such an interest in 186, and probably we will not have so many bachelors this time next year. I won’t trouble ybu with too much for the first time, and trusting this will not go to the waste basket but will find a place in your Magazine, I remain yours fraternally, A Member qf 186. Great Bend, Pa., June 20, 1888. Editor Locomotive Firemen's Magazine : Thinking that perhaps a line from Lackawan- na Lodge, B. of L. F., No. 283, would at least find some interested readers, I therefore present the following : We organized in 1884, with sixteen charter members. We now number forty-one true and tried, honest and brave boys, who will stand by the colors and principles of the Brotherhood in every conflict for the right. Our Master, Bro. F. J. May, of Hallstead, Pa., !> an earnest and faithful worker for the welfare and the advancement of our Lodge. We look ahead for grand results under his administration. He is also chaii man of the Board of Adjustment, and well worthy is he of that position, as hon- esty and fair-dealing is one of the cardinal prin- ciples of his life. On the whole Lackawanna Lodge is in a very flourishing condition. Its members are all in good standing, and with the help of the Grand Master of the Universe, we expect to continue in this way. Brothers visiting Great Bend are cor- dially invited to meet with us. t. l. c. San Diego, Cal., September 29, 1888. Editor Firemen's Magazine: As it is something unusual for the ** boys ” to hear from this part of the earth, 1 will remind them that there are a few of us operating a little railroad here all by ourselves in the far west, called the San Diego, Old Town A Pacific Beach R. R. Bro. Doyle runs the No. 2 and pulls Uncle Sam’s mail. Bro. Fitzgerald is extra engineer and makes everybody tie their hair on when he gets at the throttle. Bro. McLoughlin holds the very responsible position of night foreman. Mo. Wilson, our Master Mechanic, is a very pleasing gentleman and any of the brothers that come our way will find him very entertaining. We have got three engines (Baldwin) and expect to have more pretty soon as they are all kept busy. As this is the first attempt from our little road, I will set brakes until later. 47. Digitized by A.OOQLe

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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 831 THE ATLANTA CONVENTION. The Flint Blemnlal and the Foorteenth Convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, at Atlanta, Georgia. An Important Conrentlon and a Highly Enjoyable VUlt to the Snnny South Lana. The People of Atlanta Extend a Royal Welcome to the Delegate Which Is Appreciated and Will be Remembered. The First Biennial and the Fourteenth Convention of the Brotherhood of Locomo- tive Firemen, according to the vote of the Convention held in Minneapolis, in 1886, convened in the city of Atlanta, the “ Gate City ” of the South, on Monday, the 10th of September, 1888. When it is remembered that the Brother- hood is continental in its jurisdiction, having its Lodges in every State and Territory of the United States and in every Province of the Dominion of Canada, it will be understood that the delegates arrived at Atlanta by all of the roads entering that metropolis, but the great majority found their destination by tne great special train made up of a bag- gage car and five Pullman sleepers, which, starting from Chicago on Staturday, Septem- ber 8th, arrived at Atlanta Sunday evening of the 9th, over the Western & Atlantic road. The train was superbly decorated with flags and streamers bearing appropriate mottoes, and made the run without an acci- dent, and was received at Atlanta with en- thusiastic applause. As is always the case, the journey to the convention and the public proceedings were embellished by a large number of ladies, the wives, sisters, mothers and sweethearts of the delegates, and their approving smiles and vivacity, gave the occasion a cjiarm without which there would have been a su- perabundance of languor, but their presence made the days go by ascheerfully p a brook ever laughed and danced on its journey to the sea. MONDAY, THE IOtH. During the day there were meetings of the delegates for business purposes, at Con- cordia Hall, and organization was effected and a meeting was held to hear an address by Grand Chief P. M. Arthur, of the Brother- hood of Locomotive Engineers. But the grand demonstration was reserved for the evening, to be held at THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE, and that our readers may have a correct idea of the display, we quote from the Atlanta Constitution of the 11th : Headed by the Atlanta Rifles’ band, and the bearer of the Brotherhood’s silken banner in pur- ple and gold, and with their badges flashing in the electric light, the delegates formed on Pryor street, at about 7:30 o’clock last evening, and the long line with two abreast stretched away to- wards the junction with Peachtree, and when the signal to march was given, it formed one of the prettiest processions that has ever marched through Atlanta’s streets. The line of march was over the following streets : Up Pryor to the Juuction with Peachtree, down Peachtree and up Whitehall to Mlthchell, turning from Mitch- ell into Broad, and down Broad to Merrletta and thence to the Opera House. The delegates marched to the Inspiring music of the Atlanta Rifles’ band. Here the procession filed into the Opera House, and then the carriages containing Governor Gordon, Chief Arthur, Acting Mayor Collier, Hoke Smith, Grand Master Wilkinson, of the Brotherhood of Railway Brakemen, and the officials of the Brotherbooa, were driven up to the grand entrance. The speakers entered the Opera House by the stage entrance, and as Chief Arthur and Governor Gordon walked to their seats upon the stage, the audience, which was Just in a proper mood for cheering, recognized this opportunity and made the most of it THE PROGRAMME prepared for the occasion was fully carried out and was as follows : Music. Invocation— Rev. T. P. Cleveland. Address of welcome to Atlanta— Acting Mayor Collier. Address of welcome to Georgia— Governor J. B. Gordon. Music. Biennial Address — Grand Master F. P. Sargent. Music Hall to the Chief.” Address— Grand Chief P. M. Arthur, of the B. of L. E. Address— Hon. Hoke Smith. Music. Address— Grand Master S. E. Wilkinson, B. of R. B. Address— Hon. W. A. Bosard. Address— Vice Grand Master J. J. Hannahan. Benediction— Rev. T. P. Cleveland. * Music— “ Auld Lang Syne.” The Opera house was full to overflowing and presented a scene of beauty, animation, happiness and enthusiasm rarely witnessed, and the splendid music of the Atlanta Rifles band added indefinitely to the enjoyment. ACTING MAYOR Hon. Charles Collier presided, and was the master of ceremonies, and on the stage were Grand Master Sargent, Vice Grand Master Hannahan and Messrs. Baird, Young, Het- zel and Hollinsworth, of the Atlanta Lodge Chief Arthur, Grand Master Wilkinson of the Brotherhood of Railway Brakemen, Governor John B. Gordon, Mr. Hoke Smith. Mr. Burton Smith, Rev. T. P. Cleveland ana Mr. W. A. Bosard. Rev. T. P. Cleveland opened the proceed- ings with an earnest and appropriate prayer, and after the Atlanta Rifles’ band had ren- dered an overture, which was loudly ap- plauded, Mr. Collier advanced to the front of the stage and delivered the following WELCOMING ADDRESS. Gentlemen of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen : In the absence of Mayor Cooper, who has been unexpectedly called to a distant city on official business, it becomes my very pleasant outy to extend to you the welcome that Atlanta has ever ready for the stranger who comes with- in her gates on good intent. Atlanta feels a just and becoming pride in having as her guests this Digitized by C.ooQle

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832 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. | Nov. evening the representatives of a great organiza- tion whose well deserved reputation for wise conservatism has commended it to the confi- dence and esteem of the American people. To you, as 'he representatives of such an organiza- tion, and to your distinguished guests, who honor both yourselves and our city by their presence, we extend not the mere lip welcome of a dress parade formality, but the cordial, hearty wel- come and God-speed of a brave people, who love their fellow-meu and are quick to sympathize with and applaud every agency which tends to elevate ana upbuild struggling humanity. With an abiding faith that a spirit of wisdom. Justice and moderation will guide you iu all your deliberations and crown your labors with an abundant success, we congratulate you upon the brightening promise of the speedy coming of that auspicious day when individual and aggre- gated capital shall recognize to iis fullest extent all the rights and privileges of individual and aggregated labor ana Join hands with the apos- tles of humanity in the great work of upbuild- ing and strengthening and perpetuating the in- dustrial Independence of all classes and all con- ditions of mankind. In the confident hope of the speedy coming of that day, the brightest, the bravest and the best of youug American cities, roud of the distinction you have shown her, ids j*ou welcome to her gates, to her homes, and to the hearts of her people. The address of acting Mayor Collier was received with the most hearty demonstra- tions of approval and when it had subsided, he introduced to the Convention GENERAL JOHN B. GORDON, Governor of Georgia, who was received with tremendous applause, which continued for some time. General Gordon spoke as follows : “ Ladies and gentlemen, fellow-citizens, broth- As these words fell upon their ears, coming from the chief executive of the state, the firemen broke forth once again into cheering that shook the very walls and made tbe gas Jets flare as if astonished at such an unusual concourse of sounds. Continuing, Governor Gordon said : “Yes, I am glad to call you such.” [Renewed applause.] Georgia, made already as she claims to be, and as she is recognized to be, the empire state of the South, recognized the true dignity of labor, the necessity of labor, for to labor sheowes the great- ness she has achieved. To say that you are welcome to Georgia would but feebly express the welcome we extend to you. Had I the power I would take the heart of this great commonwealth and lay it at your feet. [Applause.] Of course you are welcome. Every good thing is welcomed to Georgia, and I know of no better thing than this brotherhood which confronts me to night. In all the union and all the world, labor is the true insignia of true nobility, as well as the pass- port to the confidence, respect and admiration of the world. [Applause.] There is about and associated with this par- ticular brotherhood a sentiment which should be encouraged. To your labor must be added, if you are competent, courage, a courage which would become the bravest soldier on any battle- field. [Applause.] Welcome ! There are a hundred reasons why you are welcome. We want to show you Georgia. We have a great state, and such men as you have made it great. And I wTant to say to you right here, that had we a million like you we would be fourfold greater. [Applause.] Welcome! Why, assuredly so. Hospitality is proverbial in Georgia, and to you, my young friends, she extends that hospitality as free as the vitalizing air arouud you. We welcome you because you represent every- body worth knowing. You representall sections of this great country of ours, even the territo- ries, every section from Canada to the gulf. We not only welcome you to Georgia, but are glad of having an opportunity of doiug that. My sin- cere belief Is that such gatherings as this— I go further; Just such brotherhoods, or organiza- tions and cooperative institutions— are knitting together in a way that nothing on earth can sun- der our great brotherhood of American freemen. [Loud and prolonged applause.] “ We are glad to see you,” continued Governor Gordon, “on many accounts, and I’m told that Canada is here.” “ Yes, she’s here,” came a voice from the audi- ence.” “I’m glad to see you, Canada,” exclaimed the speaker, which brought forth a perfect storm of applause. ,rWe are very near to Canada, and there is some talk of trouble between us and Canada. 1 want to say to you that if that trouble does come we’ll be a great deal nearer to Canada than we are now when it’s over with. [Tremendous ap- plause.] And now on that line I want to say one word : To the men of the north and east who have an Interest in the icy waters of that country which furnishes us with codfish, as well as all other sections, I want to say this: We welcome you herewith opes arms, and I want you to carry back with you to your homes, wherever they may be, this one thought— there is not a man in Georgia, there is not a man south of the Poto- mac river, to the best of my belief, that has a dollar’s interest in this vexed fisheries question. But If any trouble should grow out of this affair, I tell you that Georgia and the Southern states will rally to the support of these interests an in- vincible host. [Applause.] This Is no idle talk, for where an American interest is touched, no matter where that interest has its home, you will find us by your side. [Great applause.] “ I do not know whether you are democrats or republicans, and I do know this, you have grand opportunities to better yourself in every way, and you should employ them up to the limit of consistency with the right of every other free- man, and in that sense, and with that concep- tion of your organization, my friends, my brothers, 1 welcome you to Georgia.” Never in the history of the Brotherhood has an address been delivered at any of its conventions that awakened such enthusiasm, such numerous and prolonged outbursts of applause. At the conclusion of Gen. Gor- don’s speech the demonstrations of approval produced a scene of the wildest confusion, and continued until the audience was ex- hausted, and the eloquent speaker was re- quired time and again to bow his recogni- tion of the honor done him. The cheering gave way to music by the band, after which the President of the meeting, in a manner highly felicitous, in- troduced GRAND MASTER F. P. SARGENT who as he arose and stepped to the front of the stage was received wrh prolonged cheers, which said, “Well done, good and faithful servant.” The delegates knew through what fierce conflicts their Grand Master had passed since they had met him at Minneapolis, and their warm greeting was in the nature of an ovation. Grand Master Sargent spoke as follows : Mr. Chairman : The representatives of the reat Brotherhoood of Locomotive Firemen— elegates from 385 lodges— come to Atlanta to Digitized by c.ooQLe

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 833 1888.J hold the first Biennial Convention of the Order. The Brotherhood has lodges in all the provinces of the Dominion of Canada, as also in every State and Territory of the great American Re- public. It is a national and international broth- erhood. It does not stop to consider natural or artificial boundaries. It crosses mountains, riv- ers and inland seas with equal facility. It fol- lows where the iron track is laid— and builds its lodges in the cities and villages of the plain, in the valleys, und in the places where the locomo- tive climbs to the habitations of man above the clouds. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire- men knows no North, no South, no Fast, no West. Iu its aims aud ambitions, in its legisla- tion and literature, it has one supreme purpose, and that is to bind in one fraternal body the lo- comotive firemen of the content. It may be said, and possibly with some show- of truth, that the Brotherhood lias been a little slow in iuvading the South, and yet it will be seen that No. 8 of our 385 lodges is credited to Texas, showing that in the infancy of the Order the field of its vision Included all the suu-ny southland, and that the Brotherhood has been watchful of opportunities and stauding ready, as railroads increased their mileage, to establish lodges, and to extend to locomotive firemen of the South the blessings conferred by the organi- zation. I must not be charged, Mr. Chairman, with a desire to eulogize the Brotherhood of Lo- comotive Firemen unduly, when I say it is watchful of opportunities to extend The area of its Jurisdiction. It has not been unmindful of the massing of mighty forces throughout the South, to develop the vast resources of this sec- tion of our country. During the past two decades the splendid showing of the advancement of the Soutn is simply phenomenal. It has been the theme of statesmen, and statisticians have veri- fied their statements. Whatever may be said of other sections, railroad building in the South is yet in its infancy, and with the extension of Its railroad svstems there will be a corresponding growth of our Brotherhood. It will be here to grow up with the country, aud to contribute iu the South, as it has elsewhere, since its organiza- tion, in furnishing railroad corporations with men competent aud reliable, to aid them in carrying forward their grand enterprises M/r. Chairman, the history of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, without embellishment, needs only a competent pen to make it read like romance; it is a history in which in numerous instances fact takes on the coloring of fiction. It has often been recited in the presence of the representatives of the Order, ana of representa- tive men in all the higher walks of life, and has elicited applause and admiration for the display of those sturdy qualities of manhood, essential to success. It is now something over fourteen years ago that eleven men, locomotive firemen, decided to orgauize the Brotherhood of Locomo- tive Firemeu. The actual date was December 1, 1873. These men met in the town of Port Jervis, New York, and llie organization of Deer Park Lodge, No. 1, resulted. It was the first Lodge and Grand L' dge of the Order. They were work- ing men. Thoughtful and practical, they be- lieved something could be done to promote the welfare of men of their perilous calling— they were wise in their day and generation— and yet they builded b tter than they knew. December 1, 1873, Lodge No. 1, September 10, 1888, Lodge No. 385. December 1, 1873. membership 11, September 10, 1888, membership 20,000. 1 hold that the eleven men who planted the Brotherhood tree Decem- ber 1, 1873. did not anticipate such a glorious fruitage. But the growth of the Order in Lodges and membership, however gratifying the facts maybe, by no means constitutes the sum tptal of achievements upon which the Brotherhood rests its claims for the approval of the public. The history of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen is a history of advancement, not only in Lodge and membership, butan advancement in moral, educational and intellectual force. As a Brotherhood we champion the virtues of so- briety and industry, neither a drunkard nor a lazy man can secure membership in our Order, aud no sooner does a member give evidence by his conduct of his crooked ness— a term which has a wide significance— thun he is required to resign or is promptly expelled. Vngaliondage in none of its repulsive phases is tolerated in our Brother- hood. From the first it has been our high aim to inculcate uprightness in character and con- duct and to maintain moral, social, educational and intellectual progress. In saying this for the great Brotherhood of Firemen it is not to lay claim to some new, vital- izing and ennobling principle, previously un- known to organizations or workingmen— but we do claim to have made such principles fundamental in our Order, upon which the superstructure has been reared, and w hich, when the storms of adversity or detraction have beaten fiercely upon it, and when the floods of malice have dashed against it— all combined did not overthrow it— because it was built upon princi- ples of eternal Justice. Nor Is thisall. As I stand here before this aud- ience, here In the very center of the great aud prosperous South, I confess to a desire to go into details in telling this assemblage, in simple lan- guage, what I know about the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen. It is a tale of love, of devotion, of sacrifice, of courage and triumph. As I unroll before you the inap of the conti- nent, wdth its 175, OUl) miles of railroad, with almost innumerable trains fiying hither and thither, I wrould show you ou every locomotive, a locomotive fireman, without whose services every locomotive would stand still. I W'ould show you these trains plunging ou ala fearful speed, around curves, into tunnels, over streams aud chasms, and up mountain sides until the Iron steed stands still above the home of the clouds. You should see the humble, unpreten- tious homes of these sturdy men, where wives ana children, fathers and mothers wait and w’atch for their coming when the day’s task was finished. I would have pass in review before you those fearful disasters, often inseparable from their calling, where the firemen go dow n to their death, and then I would have you see the Broth- erhood with loving hands, gather up the re- mains and bear them away to (’hristian burial. This doue, I would have you go with the Brother- hood to the darkened home, flic bearer. » ot only of sympathetic words, but with fifteen hundred dollars to lighten the burden of bereavement and dispel somewhat the diseonsolation incident to death. In this way, and in quick response to obligation, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire- men has disbursed millions of dollars. Such incidents constitute the luminous pages of its history, and arc de dined to shine with resplen- dent beauty in the memories of all worthy fire- men. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen is a labor organization, and necessarily takes a pro- found Interest in the welfare of wage in.cn, who earn iheir bread in the sweat of their faces. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Fit emeu is in close alliance with the Brotherhood of Locomo- tive Engineers— not that the laws and usages of the one in any wise affects those of the other- hut rather because the goal for which the fireman struggles is the throttle of the engine. For this he toils night aud day. For this he studies. Tin- prize is not won at a bouud. Years of patient toil are required. It may be said that 1> per cent, of all the locomotive engineers have come from the ranks of firemen, aud this fact brings into groud prominence the importance of the rotherhood to the railroad interest of t lie country. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire- men tolerates no mau who is not sober and in- dustrious. They must Ik* men who value char- acter and respectability; they must be men of good report, and such men are being advanced continuously from the scoop to the responsible position of engineer. It requires of me n<» labored nor extended argument. 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884 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Xov. Brotherhood of locomotive Firemen has been engaged from the first in the laudable work of furnishing the railroad interests of the country a class of engineers whose character and capa- bilities were such as to command confidence. There was never au organization of working- men more conservative than the Brotherhood of I <ocomotive Firemen. The members of the order, since its inauguration, have had bitter grievances to complain of, but strikes have been avoided when arbitration and concession could, by any possibility, be made to reconcile differ- ences.* No organization of workingmen has more fully studied the Jesuits of strikes, nor more he- roically defended principles of justice and fair dealing. This is not the occasion to enter upon a discussion of the losses and gains of strikes. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen is not a striking organization, in any odious sense of that term, and in Justification of this declaration permit me to say that during the existence of the Brotherhood, now almost fifteen years, it has been engaged in but three strikes, thut on the C. B. & Q. system of railroads, and two others of minor Importance. I have referred to the growth of the Order from eleven men iu 1S7.1 to dUNU in 1888, and from one Lodge to 385, with Lodges in all the provinces of the dominion of Canada, and all tire States and Territories of our great republic, and yet there lias been but three strikes, not because there have not been multi- plied grievances, but because the Brotherhood is animated by a peaceful spirit, always appeal- ing to arbitration as the better way to settle grievances that from time to time arise, and it was only when the great (’., B. Q,. corporation denied every effort at ablt ration that on tills system a strike was ordered and is now going forward. It is not my ambition to recite the history of that strike. I am not required to declaim how a great awd prosperous corporation, in the space of six months, in millions of money has paid t lie penalty of its injustice to employes, whose fideli- ty to its Interests, demaudod different treatment. But It may be asked, how has the Brotherhood deported Itself during the trying ordeal? Let me answer, that the banners of the Brotherhood are still waving in hopeful defiance, and in an- ticipation of victory, and the men who have made, and are still making, sacrifices, exhibit au unwavering faith in the triumph of the right. In surveying the field nothing comes into view sufficiently formidable, iu my opinion, to arrest the triumphant march of the Brotherhood. The future prospects of the Order are such as to afford assurance of healthy progress. It would be su- preme folly to anticipate exemption from ills incident to all human enterprises. The mission or our Order is peace on earth, good will toward men, hut taught in the school of experience, we know that storms and battles will come, put ting t o the severest test thy convictions of our member- ship and t lie courage of conviction. We know that in the past the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen have been equal to every emergency. It has learned wisdom from Its mistakes, and the darkest days of its history have been those which immediately preceded its grandest tri- umphs. United, harmonious aud trustful, the future prospects of the Brotherhood are such as to furnish the most gratifying assurances of growth in numbers, power and influence. One of the most significant signs of the times is the tendency of labor to organize. It would be difficult to name a trade the members of which have not formed au organization for mutual protection, and in the great organization of Knights of Labor persons are received other than skilled workmeu. I do not propose to discuss the philosophy of this tendency among work- ingmen to organize, though I regard the move- ment as eminently worthy the attention of statesmen and the students of political economy. But referring to the g'eat railroad enterprises of the times, it is interesting to note the various organizations of railway employes, and to ex- amine with special care the purpose they have in view. I shall not trespass upon your patience beyond the time required for the mention of such organ- izations of railroad employ 6s as are connected witli the ruuning of trains, engineers, firemen, brakemen, switchmen and conductors. The men engaged in these various departments of the railroad service, are, by virtue of their duties, made cooperative. They are independent of each other. In a* broader sense, it may be said that all de- partments of labor are coupe rat-1 ve, but in special manner I hold that the employes in the depart- ments of the railroad service I have named, are cooperative; made so in the very nature of (things and by circumstances which can be [neither changed nor modified. The question arises, and it is one of the great- est gravity, shall this natural and irrevocable cooperation become the basis under wisely pre- pared guarantees, of a federation for mutual pro- tection in case of an emergency ? Recent events have given prominence to the proposition, and the demand is that action shall be taken, and that in the future the brotherhoods of engineers, firemen, brakemen and switchmen shall form an alliance offensive and defensive for mutual firotection, when an emergency arises demand- ng the exercise of their united power. Before closing I desire to pay tribute tc/ our sis- ter organizations in the lab n world. The Broth- erhood of Engineers, the pioneer of the brother- hoods, and here represented by their honored Grand Chief, P. M. Art hur, who has been identi- fied with it since its inception, has the best wishes of the knights of the scoop and pick. Our close re- lations in life bind us together In bonds of sj mpa- thy, and while each organization preserves its own individuality, let us extend the band of fellowship and aid each other iu all things that will tend to advance the welfare of the men who make up our ranks. L°t brotherly love prevaii and let us live as engineers and firemen that when ttie last hour shall come and we are called to appear before the Grand Master of the uni- verse. we will receive the reward that awaits all those who follow the teachings of the golden rule, “ Do unto others as ye would that they should do unto you.” To the Brotherhood of Brakemen, the Switch- men's Association, the Kulghts of Labor, and all associations organized for the mutual protection a ad elevation of their members, the Brother- hood of Firemen extends greetings and wishes them the fullest measure of success. We admire the rapid strides the several organizations are making, and believe the future of the working classes will be luminous for brilliant achieve- ments through a more thorough organization, aud the making of laws that will not only better t heir owu condition, but be of vast benefit to our country, the home of prosperity. To the ladies who add to the beauty and pleas- ure of this gatheriug, we pay special tribute. From the early dawn of our organization the ladies have been our steadfast friends and ad- mirers. They have decorated our Lodge rooms with their handiwork, thus making pleasant the hearthstones of our Brotherhood. They have spokeu words of cheer in the dark hour of ad- versity, aud when prosperity dawned upon our Order there were none more pleased than they. No one can estimate the worth the ladles are to our institution. How much we owe to the mothers, sisters, wives and sweethearts of our brothers ! And to-night, when we look Into your sweet and smiling faces, we know that you are a good omen that voices the success of our organi- zation and wishes us a pleasant visit in Atlanta. May your pathway in life lay in pleasant places, and may heaven shower its richest blessings upon the ladies of our country. To the distinguished gentlemen who have and will to-night address us from this platform, we cau pay no greater compliment or show a higher appreciation of the honor conferred upon us than by cherisnlug in our memories the seutiments that have fallen from their lips. His honor the mayor, his excellency the gov- Digitized by U.ooQLe

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1,888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 835 ernor, representing this empire eity and state, have oj>ened the gates and hade us euter. Let us so deport ourselves while the guesL. of such hos- pitable people as are the guests of this sunny elirne that when we adjourn and return to our several abodes we will leave behind us warm ad- mirers of the Brotherhood we represent, and that his excellency and his honor will take pride in saying to their people whose in te tests they guard that the representative men of the ttrst Biennial Convention of the Brotherhood of Lo- comotive Firemeu are true fol lowers of the teachings of the motto: 44 Protection, Charity, .Sobriety and Industry.” Mr. Chairman. I have detained you already too long, and it only remains fo - me to express for myself and for the great Brotherhood of Locomo- tive Firemen the pleasure we experience in be- ing the guests of the beautiful city of Atlanta— a city famed for wealth, culture and progressive- ness. The thirteen annual eon vein ions of the broth- erhood have been i»e!d in some of the great cen- ters of population of the country, from Boston to Denver, from Philadelphia to Chicago, and from Toronto to Indianapolis. We know what it is to be welcomed with opened arms by gov- ernors and mayors, editors, merchants a d rail- road officials, but many a year shull come and go before we shall forget- the welcome this day accorded us by the good people of Atlanta. At the conclusion of Bro. Sargent’s address and while the boys were still testifying their appreciation in cheers, the band struck up “Hail to the Chief,” and when the last sound had die-away, the President arose to introduce Grand Chief Engineer P. M. ARTHUR, of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers who was received as he should have been with every possible testimonial of respect, lie spoke as follows. — Ladies, Friends and Brothers : I have not come here with any prepared address, but have come for the purpose of giving yon a little plain talk and some fatherly advice, and if I should deal with facts and figures, don’t get offended if they hit you. Or, in other words, if the shoe don’t tit you, don’t put it on. As I look into these faces before me I ask whence come these men ? From the north, south, east and west, representing one common cause— the interests of labor and its integrity. In order to trace the work that, has made such a gathering possible, it is ue essary to go back with me to the day when there were no railroad asso- ciations, and well do I remember that time. When I began my railroad career, thirty-six years ago, what was the condition of things then — and even up to 1863? Now, let us be honest. Many of you were not firemen then [laughter], but some of you were, and those who were will verify what I say when I tell you that a com- parison of that time with the present proves con- clusively that the hope of labor lies In organized effort. What was the moral condition of the men who were railroading in the days of which I speak? I am sorry to say that It was not what it ought to have been, but such is the ca-se. But trom that very fact I want to show you what, can be accomplished by organized effort. What the result has been could not have been accom- plished by Individual effort, and this alone proves the value of organization. Take the pay of engineers and firemen, in those days $60 and $40, respect! veiy, and these were the salaries no matter how many hours you worked, or how many miles you run, nor did it matter what ex- posure or hardship lay in the line of duty, the pay was just the same. But organization has changed the scale of wages as well as raised the morals of the engineers and firemen of to-day. In those days, I am sorry to say it, wrhen an engineer or fireman was wanted for duty, he was too frequently found in a saloon. Many a man bus grown rich on the mom y spent in barrooms by railroad men before these associations were in operation. And murk the change! Could it have been accomplished by individual effort? Could your organization have paid out Its thous- ands and thousands of dollars to the widows and orphans who were depiived of their support by the hand of death? And when this was done, do you uoi benefit the communities in which you live by putting beyond the reach of want the love i ones of brother members ? And so, viewed entirely from a financial standpoint, these organizations have paid the firemen as well as the railroad . On all well or- dered roads the contract system is now in force, and who would have thought of t-Lat. in the days when there was no organization ? On the New York Central, where I spent twenty-two years of my life, I remember a tune when we thought w^ were not getting pay enough, and sent a petition to that effect to the superintendent, What did he do with it? [A voice: Threw it in the waste basket.] He toie it up and threw it in the waste basket and discharged every man who signed it. [Applause.] And that put a quietus on petitions for more pay for some time afterward. But times changed and the Brotherhood of Fa gineers was finally organized, and again we asked the same gentleman, who was still on the New York Central, for more pay. We didn’t pe- tition this time, but sent a committee. What was the result ? After a little— a very little par- leying the wages of engineers was advanced fifty cents a day and that of the firemen twenty-five cents. [Applause.] And as time passed on we heard rumors and threats that were intended to discourage us. We hoard that the railroad man- agers were going to spend millions of dollars to disband and crush or organization. But we went quietly on. and in 1861) we fixed a rate of service on the New York Central that is in effect the»c to-day, and through the good effects of your or- ganization, firemen receive ao or 60 per cent of an engineer's buy. [Applause.] That is why I ask if, viewed from a financial standpoint,, has not the organization been successful ? [Cries of ‘‘yes, yes.”] Organized lal>or, with truth, justico and so- briety as its basis, is bound to succeed, and not with the combined opposition of a thousand such men as Stone and Perkins can its good effects be counteracted or destroyed. [Loud applause.] The men who know nothing about r -inroads; who have never served the apprenticeship that gives them the knowledge of what is just and right towards their employes, are not the men from whom you may expect Justice. Now, my friends, I have been talking of the financial gain thnt comes through these organi- zations. That is really a secondary considera- tion. The great question is what has been ac- complished In amoral way. And 1 believe that the men who are conversant with the moral standing of engineers and firemen of the days when we had no organizations will admit that their morals have improved fifty per cent. And who reaps the benefit of this? The rail- roads and communities, and I have shown you In w hat way they benefit, for were it not for our organization would it not often happeu that the widows and orphans of our brothers would be de- pendent upon charity for support? And the railroads benefit by receiving a higher grade of service from responsible and honorable men. ) pi a use.] ud now a few words of advice to the mem- bers of the Brotherhood. Most of you are vounger than I am and can aflord to take it. I know your faults and fallings, your good traits and your bad ones, and I hope you will take my advice, though I know the engineers are as bad as you are. [Applause.] When vou reach the epd of your trips, instead of spending your leis- ure hours in places of bad resort go home to your families— if you have one, and if not go and get Digitized by LiOOQle

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836 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. one. [Applause.] Don’t sit around the card ta- bles aud spend your time aud money in a disrep- utable way. I don’t say you will get drunk, but you may, and I have been preaching against this evil, which I consider the greatest we have to contend with, for over twenty* five years. •‘Give your families the benefit of your time and not hang around the saloons or the round house, with a wrench in one hand and a piece of waste in the other, trying to fool the Master Me- chanic. Me don't think any more of you. [Ap- plause.] If you are a fireman be the be*t on the road, and render fair service to your employers, make your engine steam with as little coal as possible, don’t waste any oil, hold up your head, look your Master Mechanic square In the face and make him think you are as good a man as he is. [Applause J And you are If you only try to be. It is not the cloth that makes the man— it is charact r. Our banners and mottoes amount to nothing without character. Make the best of your opportunities, for there is noth- ing to which you may not aspire, and the fire- men of to-day are the engineers of to-morrow. “ I am proud of you to-night, and I can only say that if you continue to improve and iucrease in thefutureas you have in the past, • othlng e economic, save their earnings and they will have pretty, comfortable and happy homes; homes of which they will be proud. He Implored them in forcible language to keep away from the bar-room and the gam nling table, for without doing so no man can save mouey or have a happy and contented family. Digitized by U.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 837 In closing his address, the speaker paid uglow- , ini? tjlbute to the firemen of America, sayiug that wives and children were always entrusted to their care with the most implicit confidence in their protection, an t the belief that to save them the fireman and engineer would go down together into heroes’ graves. He finished with these words: “We welcome you from our heart. We know the brave and generous bo vs here, the knights of the scoop and throttle. We love them. You are their quests, and the love we bear to them opens our hearts to you.” At the conclusion of Mr. Smith’s address, at which the enthusiasm again rose to a white heat, the president introduced GRAND MASTER S. E. WILKINSON, of the Brotherhood of Railway Brakemen, whose presence was a source of gratification to the delegates, and who was received with every manifestation of regard. Mr. Wilkin- son, among other thingvS, said he was ho speaker, and continued : “ You have heard the big thunder ahead of me which has been the sign of a coming storm. I am not that storm, but I am simply the little cloud going after the storm, from which a few drops of rainiall. “ I want to tell you,” he continued, turn- ing to Governor Gordon, “ that the past is . dead, and if Georgia ever gets in any trouble iust call on Illinois, and there will be at least a host of railroad men who will come to your aid and will bare their breasts, and if need be shed their life’s blood in your de- fense. We appreciate the welcome you have extended to the railroad men to night, and we thank you for the many kindnesses you have shown us. As there’s a little more lightning to follow me, I’ll retire again, thanking you for the welcome extended to us.’’ Brief addresses were delivered by Mr. W. R. Bosard, Secretary of the Railroa 1 Depart- ment of the Y. M. C. A., and by Vice Grand Master J. J. Hannahan, which were to the point and were warmly received by the vast audience, eliciting appreciative applause. After the benediction was pronounced by the Rev. Mr. Cleveland, the band played Auld Lang Syne, and the opening exercises of the First* Biennial Convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, passed into history. THE RECEPTION. After the proceedings at the Opera House were over, the delegates and their ladies re- paired to the Kimball House, where an in- formal reception was tendered Grand Chief P. M. Arthur. The delegates and their wives were presented to the distinguished gentle- man, who seemed greatly pleased to take them alj by the hand. After the handshak- ing ceremony was over, the Grand Chief was subjected to a surprise which was greatly enjoyed. Grand Master Sargent, of the Firemen’s Brotherhood, confronting Mi. Arthur, made a few remarks suited to the occasion, and then presented to the Chief an elegant SILVER WATER SERVICE, with the following inscription on the front: “P. M. Arthur,” and just beneath it is “Mrs. P. M. Arthur.*’ On the top of the pitcher is the following inscription; As a testimony of esteem, personally and offi- cially, for P. M. ARTHUR, Grand Chief of the B. of L. E.f Tills pitcher is presented by the B. of L. F. Atlanta, September 10, 1«8S. Mr. Arthur was taken by surprise but responded to the remarks made by Bro. Sargent in a way showing how highly he appreciated the testimonial of friendship and good will. Following the reception the ladies and gentlemen spent a few hours in social en- joyment. The hours sped by on tiptoe, and the first day in Atlanta was a continuous round of enjoyment, not to be forgotten by those who were so fortunate as to participate in them. An incident of great interest to the dele- gates was the RECEPTION tendered them at the rooms of the Young Men’s Christian Association on Thursday evening the 13th in the new and elegant building of the Association. The following was the programme of proceedings. Address of welcome— Captain E. S. Gay. Weapon* e— Frank P. Sargent, Grand Master Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen. Vocal duet, The Pilot— Mrs. R. II. Richards and Mr. Stiff Plano solo— Mrs. McWhlrter. Dialect reading— Mr. L. P. Hills. Recitation, Asleep at the Switch— Miss Bessie Turner. Recitation— Mr. L. P. Hills. CU sing words— Dr. Barnett. The audience was large, the hall being overflowinglv full. Captain Gay presided and gave to the firemen a hearty welcome — and was warmly appliuded. Bro. Frank P. Sargent, Grand Master, responded to the welcoming address of the President of the meeting and in the couise of his remarks, spoke of the visit he had paid to this city some years ago; of the pleasant remem- brance cf the previous reception; of the audience he addressed in the old rooms; of the wonderful progress in ide by the mem- bers in the three brief years. He paid a beautiful and touching tribute to “the man who during these years had toiled for this work; who had gone from shop to shop; from round house to round house, in and off the train, w’ith his heart in the work every- where grasping the hand of the railroad man, and interested in whatever interested him. I mean the secretary, Mr. Bosard.” [Applause.] He then spoke of the good Digitized by C.ooQle

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838 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. v [Nov. these branches were doing among the rail- road men in the educational, social and re- ligious aspects and urged every member of the Brotherhood to its ranks ; to prepare now through this plain and easy channel for that more beautiful edifice above, not made with hands, and that he hoped the railroad branch would some day own as beautiful a building as the one we are in to- night. The entire programme was carried out to the letter, and the verdict was that the occa- sion was exceptionally enjoyable. When SUPPER was announced reports say that nearly two hundred guests were soon gathered around the groaning tables in the gymnasium. Many were the expressions of satisfaction then. The entire gymnasium was set apart for refreshments, and brilliantly lighted by locomotive headlights furnished by Master Mechanic Collier, of the Western ower.” He began by saying that all power is from God. There are many dif- e rent kinds of power, and it. is in proportion to the way it is stored up and applied that it is of use to man. There Is the physical power that we have learned to use and make subservient to the needs. Men have made physical power serve them In every way imaginable, and in many ways that, when spoken of before /their accom- plishment, were considered extravagant. The best power is that which comes from the highest source. There is the power of money and t lie power of intellect, but higher than these is the power unto salvation. In the New Testa- ment Christ says he is the power unto salvation. Therefore, above all things, we should seek the power unto salvation. Men store up money that they may live com- fortably and help others. It is foolish for a man who Iihs no money to talk about helping others financially. It Is just as foolish for people to talk about loving and sympathizing with other people wliep they have not stored up love. A person cannot go into the the parlor and say. “Now% 1 am going to love peonle Just as hard as I can.” That w ill not work. You must have love stored up in your heart The way to store up love Is by doing good. By sustaining the C , R & Q. strike’s for n long time the memben of t He Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen learned tosympathize, and after a man- ner, love them. A preacher whose heart gets hard sometimes goes among the poor, and by doing good bis heart becomes tender, and be loves everybody. Dr. Lee, In conclusion, touched oil the power of “backbone.” He said that Atlanta needs Digitized by C.ooQLe

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 1888.] men with backbone, men who will stand up to their convictions, men who will oppose the bar- rooms and work for their downfall. He said they cry “politics” on the preachers whenever they fight the liquor traffic, but he was happy to say that the preachers will continue the fight in the pulpit and out. They are but doing their duty in fighting for prohibition. He was glad that the Brotherhood of Locomo- tive Firemen were a prohibition .society. Their laws forbid the use of intoxicating liquors. We are daily placi ug ourselves in xthe hands of t he firemen, and we feel safe who we know that sober men are running the trains. The sermon throughout was a most elegant and appropriate one. The firemen will doubtless be much jjroflted by the words uttered by the preacher. The firemen have requested a copy of the ser- mon for publication. The music, especially selected for the occasion, was beautiful and well suited. KENNESAW. On the morning of Monday, the 17th, the delegates were tendered an excursion to Kennesaw Mountain by Atlanta Division, No. 207, and Gate City Division, No. 308, of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, and during the day the manifold courtesies of the engineers wras the topic of the ladies and gentlemen wTho wrere so fortunate as to be their guests. The train consisted of an en- gine, baggage car and eight coaches, and left Atlanta at 7310. The famous elevation, about forty miles distant, was reached in due time. Many of the excursionists climbed to its summit and surveyed the splendid sur- roundings, and as memory recalled the sanguinary scene made more vivid by the lines of the old rifle pits, all were devoutly thankful that peace with all its untold ben- edictions had come, and that all, from every section of the empire republic, could rejoice together under one flag, the “Flag of the free hearts only home,” and contemplate with the pride of Ameri- cans one country and one destiny. In roaming over the battlefield many rel- ics of the fierce struggle were found ; bullets and exploded shells, and Bro. Hannahan was so fortunate as to find a bayonet, which inspired him to patriotic gesticulation and expressions. The relics will alw’ays be treasured souvenirs of the excursion to Ken- nesaw. Our generous hosts did not forget that the ride and the sight-seeing would in due time sharpen the appetites of their guests, and at the proper time a SUPERB LUNCH was provided for their delectation. It was choice and abundant and was partaken of with a zest peculiar to picnic occasions. Having done Kennesaw in true regulation style, the excursionists visited the extensive marble works located at Elizabeth. At Ma- rietta the visitors visited the National Cem- etery “ Where sleep the brave,” and many of the delegates took carriages and visited many places near the towrn, which contrib- uted indefinitely to the pleasures of the ex- 831) cursion. At 5 o’clock p. m. the excursionists arrived at Atlanta, weary but delighted, and ail bearing testimony to a day of unalloyed pleasure. NOTES. Hear! Hear! ® And now comes the order — down brakes. To say that Joe Wheeler was the stem- winder of the Convention, is putting it mildly. T. H. Haines, the man from 'Boston, wras the Daniel Webster of the Convention, and this is not taffy. E. E. Pruyn, of Rochester Lodge, No. 9b, was a faithful representative of his Lodge and made a good record. For avoirdupois Wm. M. Weeks took the cake, and was the recognized heavy wreight of the Convention. J. L. Phillips and his charming wife con- tributed largely to the social enjoyment of the delegates and visitors. F. C. Donigan, a student of statutes, made an excellent Chairman of the Committee on Constitution and By-Laws. C. A. Wilson, as Grand Chaplain, filled the position with dignity and propriety, ami this was the universal verdict. Geo. P. Morton, Lodge 97, representing the Pacific slope, w’as an honor to nis Lodge, to his section and to the Convention. The universal verdict was that Adolphus Fixel is no spring chicken, but rather a plumed chanticleer, who knows when the sun rises. J. J. McCaffrey, of New York City, was a visitor to the Convention and was exceed- ingly popular with the boys and made hosts of friends. Were it not for the fear of being called to ordeT, W'e should just remark that the “ lunch fiend of the Delaware” was— but— well’ let it pass. John Wellington, a Grand Duke of a dele- gate, and a match for any Napoleon in the Convention, proved himself an intelligent and a valuable worker. G. W. Sebastian stood up, as Goldsmith w’ould say, “ Like some tell cliff.” At any rate he represented fully six feet of excel- lent Brotherhood timber. Wm. A. McDonald, as Chairman of the Sick Committee, immortalized himself by the eminently scientific character of his reports. He diagnosed every case thorough- lv and his reports ought to be published in the medical journals. Digitized by LiOOQle

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840 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Nov. The spendid cake sent to Bro. F. P. Sar- gent and his accomplished wife by the ladies of Atlanta, was a sweet compliment and highly prized. It is reported that Bro. J. J. Hannahan came within two votes of securing the medal as being the handsomest man at the ball given at Concordia Hall. The accomplished wife of Wra. Buckley, it was conceded, was the handsomest woman in Atlanta. Buckley, as he should be, was proud of his matrimonial prize. C. W. Gardner, Chairman of the Board of Grand Trustees, usually quiet and unob- strusive. proved to be, when warmed up, an orator in the best sense of the term. M. E. Cuddy, of Eau Claire Lodge, No. 68, was not distinguished for talking, but for business he was a hustler, wide awake, vigi- lant— nothing escaped his attention. A. J. Schmidt, “Excentric Strap” of the Mechanical' Department of the Magazine , a close thinker and tluent w riter, won hosts of friends at Atlanta. He is a coming man. W. H. McDowell and his accomplished wife were justly popular, and their society was * eagerly sought. They embellished every circle so fortunate as* to have their presence. The thanks of the boys who met at Chat- tanoogo, Tenn., are due and are hereby ex- tended to the Mt. Lookout railroad company for passes for the entire party to the summit of the mountain. F. M. Blaney won proud distinction as a ladies’ man. He was as gallant as a Knight, and divided his attention between the chambermaids and watermelons, both being abundant in Atlanta. J. F. Bryan was another C., B. & Q. man who thoroughly understood the subject and was eminently capable of instructing the Convention— and this he did in a way to secure close attention. It was a source of universal regret that C. C. Sutherland, Secretary of the Board of Grand Trustees, was seriously indisposed during a large portion of the time the Con- vention was in session. It was a source of much regret that M. A. Henry was called home, but when he wired the Convention that “ Mother and child were doing well,” all was serene, and the exclamation was — “ Cigars.” While at Kennesaw, Con. McAuliffe and Wrn. T. Field were tireless explorers, and among other trophies of their wanderings, brought to light Old John Barleycorn, who had been exiled by Sam Small. The old fellow was as frisky as when Burns immor- talized him in song. Harry Walton, as genial as a May morn- ing, who makes the darkest days bright, was on hand and everybody was glad that his shadow don’t grow Uss. Besides, Harry grows young with increasing years. To the brethren of Kennesaw Lodge, and Lodges in the vicinity, who labored zealous- ly to contribute to the pleasure of the dele- gates, we w ish to say their labor of love was appreciated and will be remembered. J. M. Tierney championed the C., B. & Q. strikers, and most worthily did he fill the place. In his hands the subject expanded to deserved importance. In logic he is a nail hitter, and always hits the head of the nail. Miss Elsosia Hannahan the lovely daugh- ter of Bro. J. J. Hannahan, was the recipi- ent, while in Atlanta, of a beautiful neck- lace, presented by admiring friends who were captured by her sweet smiles and win- ning ways. The Atlanta press did the agreable in true Southern style and there is no tally in that. The Constitution and the Journal threw open their doors and invited the boys to front seats, ana the elegant courtesy made all hands feel at home. Frank Holl, though a confirmed bachelor, it was thought past redemption, was report- ed captured by a Miss L . He was con- gratulated ; for having missed love all his life, it is to be hoped that he won’t miss his love of Atlanta. The address delivered by Bro. Sargent, Grand Master, is justly regarded as the best he has ever delivered, which is saying a good deal, for all his public utterances bear the stamp of thoughtfulness and familiarity with the history of the Order. A photograph was taken of the delegatee grouped at the Postoffice building, which was pronounced a Buperb picture and was a surprise to the boys, old Sol having com- plimented them by transferring their amia- ble countenances truthfully to the plate. Vice Grand Master Hannahan’s speech at the opera house was one of the most felic- itous he ever delivered. It sparkled from first to last, and was cheered to the echo. Bro. Hannahan may not know it, but it is a fact, nevertheless, that he is the orator of the Order. With his princely Prince Albert and Car- dinal necktie, it is not surprising that Bro. Hannahan was taken for a D. D. or that strangers were curious to know where his cathedral was located. In the dining-room it was whispered around that he was a French gentleman travelling for his health, but the surmise vanished when they heard him order “ Cam bafe and cabbage.” Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 841 1888.J In recalling the good things bestowed upon the delegates at Atlanta, we do not forget the good sermon preached by Rev. Dr. Lee nor the consideration shown us by Rev. Mr. Cleveland. We had our full share of religious attention for which we are devoutly thankful. It may be pleasant to the boys to know that after January 1st, if any of them fall at their post of duty, it will not appear in the Magazine in the form of a resolution that the calamity “pleased God.” In fact the reso- lution business, after January 1st, will be a thing of the past. P. M. Arthur, Grand Chief Engineer of the B. of L. E., enjoyed himself while at At- lanta, the guest of the Convention, but it was not a greater pleasure to him to be present than it was to the members of the Convention to meet and greet him in the bonds of fraternal regard. The Railway News Reporter says: The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen are to be congratulated for again s\ ieetiug Mr. Sar- gent as Grand Master. He 1ms most am y handled the thousands of men under him at all times. Bro. Sargent, in the opinion of the Con- vention, was the right man in the right place. General Manager Belknap, of the Central System, invited the officers and delegates of the Convention to an excursion to Tyber Is- land, which owing to a want of time had to be declined, but the invitation was not therefore the les3 appreciated, nor the thanks less generous for the proffered cour- tesy. The Board of Grand Trustees, elected to serve two years, is composed of the follow- ing members, viz: F. P. McDonald, St. Joseph Lodge, No. 43, St. Joseph, Mo., Chair ran; C. C. Sutherland, J. H. Kirk Lodge, No. 370, Horton, Kan., secretary, and C. A. Wi!son, Washington Lodge, No. 13, Jersey City. Hon. Hoke Smith also captured the Con- vention without a dissenting voice. Geor- gia is not only a great and prosperous State, but is quite as fortunate as great in hiving such representative men as Governor Gor- don and Hon. Hoke Smith. It is just a lit- tle antiquated but we venture to exclaim, “Long may they wave.” The thanks and the gratitude of the Con- vention are due to Mr. W. R. Bosard for the ceaseless interest he took in the welfare of the delegates. He was active, courteous and indefatigable in his endeavors to make the visit of the delegates a'continuous pleas- ure. He is the right man for Secretary of Railroad Department of the Young Men’s Christian Association, and long will he be remembered for his kind words and deeds. The Atlanta Divisions of the B. of L. E. left nothing undone to make the stay of the delegates in the Gate City enjoyable and the beauty of it all was that every act of kind- ness had a spontaneity about it which added indefinitely to its value. We assure the Engineers that their exhibitions of friend- ship are not to be forgotten. We record with great satisfaction that Cecil Gahbett, Esq., General Manager of the Atlanta & West Point R. R., tendered the Convention an excursion, through Georgia Lodge, No. 245, Savannah, Ga., which was declined on account of proximity to the yel- low fever district, but the courtesy was ap- preciated, and General Manager Gabbett has the thanks of the Convention. An exceedingly pleasant incident of the Convention was the receipt of a letter from Grand Master Workman Powderly of the Knights of Labor. It was cordial and fra- ternal. In reply to a telegram informing Mr. Powderly of the action of the Conven- tion on the question of federation, he wired back a reply in which he said, “The B. of L. F. has performed the most glorious day’s work in its history” — and Mr Powderly is in a position to know whereof he speaks Room 301, occupied by Grand Trustee Smith, T. P. Murphy ami Jas. Leahy, night after night, from 9 P. M. to 2 A. Si., was, judging from the yells, howls, wails, lamen- tations' etc., in that line, a miniature pande- monium. It w’as finally developed that the Plutonians were conferring the degrees of V., E., T. and N. G. upon the initiated, these it were learned was the Volcanic, Earth- quake, Tornado and Natural Gas degrees, and the Pullman car conductor and Frank IIoll took them all, and were, accordingly, very much dilapidated. An observant gentleman was reported as saying : “I have s»en many bodies of men assembled In Atlanta lu my time, and 1 can sav, without fear of contradiction, that the Locomotive Fl emen now meeting in this city is the soberest, best be- haved, most decorous, self- respecting large body or visitors that I have ever seen in Atlauta. They a»e certainly >-n honor to their great organiza- tion, and a credit to the country. They are here from Maine to Texss. You meet them on all sides throughout the city, and yet nobody has ever seen any of them drunk or misbehaving. It is remarkable. As a rule, when great bodies of men assemble in a city, some of them at least are sure to get full aud take in the town after busi- ness hours. Not so with these firemen. They are a steady, sober, earnest, quiet, unobtrusive set of gentlemen, and have made a most excel- lent impression upon all classes of our people. Even congress could learn a lesson from thi- hon- ored and honorable body of meu. In morals as well as In manners. I repeat It, the Locomotive Firemen, now tn session in Atlanta, Is the best behaved large body of men who ever came to Atlanta. They are an honor t» their organiza- tion and a credit to their country. They richly deserve and have certainly won the perfect re- spect of the people of Atlanta, who are shower- ing compliments upon them on all sides.” Digitized by L.ooQle

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812 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE . [Nov. The Grand Executive Board for the en- suing two years, will stand as follows: Harry Walton, Enterprise Lodge, No. 75, Philadelphia, Chairman; W. F. Hynes, Rocky Mountain Lodge No. 77, Denver, Col., Secretary; Sidney Vaughan, Dominion Lodge, No. 97, Toronto; J. J. Leahy, Lafay- ette Lodge, No. 29l>, Philadelphia, and C. J. Singleton, Beacon Lodge, No. Ill, Mattoon, Ills. S. E. Wilkinson, Grand Master of the B. of R. B., honored the Convention by his presence. He made a splendid impression upon the delegates, who were delighted to see him and to hear him. He received as- surances that the members of the B. of L. F. are his friends and the friends of the Order over which he presides every day in the week and every day in the year, includ- ing vSundays. Fully one hundred of the officers and del- egates of the Atlanta Convention were Mas- ter Masons, and the Worshipful Master, Dr. Lawshe, of Gate City Lodge, No. 2, called a special meeting of the Lodge, to enable the delegates of the Mystic Tie to meet the southern brethren ami exchange fraternaal greetings. The meeting was highly appre- ciated by the visiting members of this an- cient Order. It is scarcely necessary to make a note of the fact that if the membership of the B. of L. F. were all in Georgia, nothing could af- ford them greater pleasure than to vote for Governor Gordon for any office in the gift of the people he might like to occupy It is not often that a man gets them all, but Gov- ernor Gordon is an exception, and some of us, if it were not against the lawT, would put in two votes. During their stay in Atlanta the officers and delegates of the Convention contributed liberally in aid of the yellow fever sufferers of Florida. The Constitution said editorially : All honor to the generous and big hearted loco- motive firemen, who, out of their hard earned wages, on yesterday subscribed so liberally to the fever stricken sufferers In Florida. All honor to these men of the people! The v set im example that. If followed In their spirit, ought to send such a flood of golden dollars into Florida as will bear away every vestige of want or deprivation. An Atlanta saloon keeper, whose place of business wras near the h. 11 where the Con- vention held its sessions, was reported as saying : “Do you know,’’ he said, “ that 1 never saw a body of men drink less than these firemen. A convention is usually a bonauza to the saloons, but this oue is certainly an exception. These fellows drink nothing at all. In all the time they have been here, I have seen only a few, mighty few, who even take so much as a glass of beer ; and as for drunkenness— why there Is simply none at all.” The Convention was glad to hear from J. L. Monaghan, Grand Master of the Switch- men’s Association, and W. A. Simscott, Grand Secretary and Treasurer of the same Order. They were the senders of messages fraternal and personal to the Convention. They are with us in all things, and they represent as intelligent and as sturdy a set of men as are engaged in any labor depart- ment of railroading. We are glad to know the Order is prospering. THE ATLANTA PRESS. The Journal , referring to the personnel of the Convention, said : “ It is a fine-looking bodv of men, this Brotherhood, and it is a good looking body of men.” The officers and delegates constituting the First Biennial Convention will not forget the generous expressions of the Atlanta ress. From the first they received nothing ut kindness, a hospitality for which the South is proverbial. Sai l the Constitution : The officers and delegates to this cod vention of the Brotherhood are also making a flue record her* in Atlanta by thoir gentlemanly deport- ment. They an a tine body of men, aud gather- ing here from every Fectionof this great country, t* ey will carry back to their homes pleasant Im- pressions of a country that to the majority of them is new, and their advertisement of Atlanta In particular aud what they have seen of the South in general, cannot help toeing productive of good, any way you choose to look at It. Referring to the influence for good, the Grand Officers of the Brotherhood can exert the Constitution said: We in the South have not known much of Mr. Sargent because he has not at any time been ae prominently before tbe public- as has Chief Ar- thur, of the Engineers, and all who have met the former during his stay here have been Impressed with his good common sense. That is the quali- ty after all which makes good executive officers. Chief Arthur seems to possess this to an emi- nent degree and it has made him a power with the engineers on the one hand and with the rail- road magnates on the other. Always on the ateitln the Interests of the members of his or- der, he is nevertheless mindful of the rights of the corporations for which they work. Powderly, the chief executive of the Knights of L ibor, has given evidence of the same char- acteristic. He has been Handicapped greatly by the more aggressive elemeut in the order. Those who know Frank Sargeut best Fay that he Is as stroDgas either Arthur or Powderly, aud that the only reason he is not better known is that his administration of the affairs of the Brother- hood has been so conservative that all troubles have been averted. His administration is of the ounce- of- prevention- is-wortb- a-pound -of- cure kind. The firemen all love him aud have every coutideuce in him. RESOLUTIONS. The Committee on Resolutions submitted the following report to the Convention, which was unanimously adopted: Atlanta, Ga., September 19, 1888. To the Officers and Delegates of the First Bien- nial Convention : Your Committee on Resolutions have the honor to submit the following report: Whereas, The Officers and Delegates of the First Biennial Convention of the Broth- erhood of Locomotive Firemen, as also the Digitized by C.ooQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 843 1888.] ladies who accompany them, have been re- ceived and entertainell with every possible expression of friendship, hospitality and good will by the people of Atlanta and its municipal authorities, by the Governor of the State of Georgia, and by distinguished persons representing the professions of law and journalism, by the reverend clergy, and the representatives of the church, and Whereas, The Officers and Delegates to the Convention have been the recipients of graceful courtesies, extended by the com- mittee of ladies of Atlanta to the ladies vis- iting the convention, by virtue of which their stay in Atlanta was made a constant source of pleasure, and Whereas, The citizens of Atlanta, by de- vising numerous receptions and entertain- ments for the enjoyment of the, Delegates and their lady friends, made the visit to the sunny south land a ceaseless source of satis- faction, and Whereas, The local Lodges of the Broth- erhood of Locomotive Engineers and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, with a friendship glowing with fraternal fellow- ship, contributed in the largest measure possible to make the sojourn of the Delegates and their wives a constant enjoyment, and Whereas, Railroad officials throughout the country, by extending to the Delegates and to their wives free transportation to and from Atlanta, notably the splendid special train from Chicago to Atlanta and return, exhibited fpi appreciative recognition of the Brotherhood meriting gratitude, and Whereas, This Convention places a high estimate upon such opulent displays of friendship and favors, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Brotherhood of Loco- motive Firemen in First Biennial Conven- tion assembled, gratefully acknowledge every expression of kind consideration and extend our thanks— To the distinguished speakers who ap- peared at the Opera House and welcomed the Convention t:> Atlanta, viz: Hon. Chas. Collins, Governor Jno. B. Gordon, Hon. Hoke Smith, Grand Master of the B. of L. E., P. M. Arthur, Grand Master B. of R. B., S. E. Wilkinson, Mr. W. A. Bosard, and to the Rev. Cleveland, who opened the pro- ceedings with prayer and closed them with a benediction ; . To the committee of ladies who embellish- ed all the days of the Convention by their cultured attention to the visiting ladies ; To the press for its generous words and accurate reports ; To the Young Men’s Christian Associa- tion, and particularly to Mr. W. A. Bosard for his deep solicitude and ceaseless atten- tions ; To the railroad officials for their generous response for free transportation on their roads to and from Atlanta ; To the local Lodges of B. of L. E. and the B. of L. F., the membership of w'hich left nothing undone by which to contribute to the pleasure of the delegates and the success of the Convention ; To the gentlemen and ladies who inaugu- rated the splendid reception at the parlors ot the Young Men’s Christian Association and the grand ball at Concordia Hall ; To the locomotive engineers who tendered the splendid excursion to Kennesaw and for the untold enjoyments of the occasion ; To Rev. Dr. J. W. Lee, pastor of Trinity M. E. Church for his masterly, eloquent and instructive sermon on the “ application, of power,” delivered before the Convention on Sunday, September 10th, and we sincerely hope the discourse may appear in perma- nent printed form so that thousands w'ho were not favored as we, in hearing it, may enjoy its perusal and be benefitted by it; To* the Atlanta Rifles’ band for the superb music and which added indefinitely to the enjoyment of any occasion where it ap- peared. In closing this report your committee ex- perience no little embarrassment, feeling that in acknowledging the splendid courte- sies extended, some generous friend or friendly act has been omitted in the expres- sion of our thanks and gratitude. It could scarcely be otherwise, since every day and every hour of the day during our sojourn in this beautiful city, has been distinguished by acts of kindness and consideration for our welfare jvhich can never be forgotten. Respectfully submitted, T. J. Hayes, ) Wm. T. Field, > Committee. L. L. Hood. j Referring to rolling stock purchased by Southern roads the Manufacturers' Record says : “ The Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company purchased during that time 25 locomotives and 2,325 freight cars; the Nor- folk & Western, ordered 15 locomotives and 1,178 freight cars. The Alabama Great Southern added to its rolling stock 3 loco- motives and 758 freight cars; the Cincin- nati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific, 10 loco- motives and 758 freight cars; the Central of Georgia, 50 locomotives and 500 freight tars ; the Newport News & Mississippi Valley Co., 10 locomotives and 600 cars; the Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham Railroad, 20 locomotives and 600 freight cars. In all 130 locomotives and 6,719 freight cars. It is said that the C., B. & Q., has a con- ductor by the name of Dudley, who is the “inventor of a catarrh snuff that would sneeze the head off of a cast-iron monkey.” Possibly it was this Dudley snuff that was used as dynamite by the Pinkertons. Digitized by VjOOQle

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844 LOCOMOTIVE HREMEN'S MAGAZINE, . The recent wreck on the C., B. & Q. near St. Joseph, Mo., cost the corporation $25,000. TiiE Railway Service Gazette speaks of Grand Master Sargent’s address at Atlanta as “ manly and conservative.” Business must be flourishing on the North- ern Pacific, as it has ordered eighty-two loco- motives, to be built by the Baldwins. The letters C., B. & Q. now stand for something besides Chicago, Burlington and Quincy. They n^w signify Can’t Borrow and Quit. ^ There are, it is estimated, 48,800 railroad employes in the State of Illinois, and they are organized to wipe out the conspiracy law's of that state. The C., B. & Q. is in a bad box. Its old locomotives are rapidly becoming scrap iron, and the company has no money with which to purchase new machines. X. O. Beard, a popular firemen on the L. S. A M. S. It. It., is the fortunate father of a 0 pound baby. All the boys smoke and offer congratulations. C. F. Evans, of Pacific Lodge, No. 173, has been promoted. Bro. Evans served long and faithfully as Receiver of his Lodge, and his promotion is a reward of merit. The St. Louis Globe- Democrat publishes the figures showdng that the net earnings of the C., B. & Q. from January 1 to July 31, 1888, as compared with the same period in 1887 decreased $5,318,710. Fred Wilcox ex, a member of Forest City Lodge, No. 10, has taken to himself a better half, and has the best wishes of all the members of his Lodge that his weded life may be a continuous honeymoon. Our members at Btardstowrn, 111., did a wise thing when they changed the name of Ix)dge No. 122 from that of “II. B. Stone” to “Federation.” The name now stands for principle, w hen formerly it suggested Pink- eTtonism. ^ During the year 1887 the railroads of the country carried 428,225,513 passengers. This is equal to seven times the entire population of the country— and standing side by side, allowing tbri e feet standing room for each the line would extend 243,300 miles and would girdle the earth more than ten times — and this vast number of people are an- nually in the custody of men wTho have charge of the railroad trains of the country. [Nov. The Brotherhood will be pained to learn of the death of Bro. Lee Williams, of Rose Citv Lodge, No. 45, which occurred Septem- ber 29, on the Iron Mountain R. R. The engineer escaped unhurt but Bro. Williams went down in the wreck. The announcement is made that Bro. Will Keene, Master of Rickard lodge, No. 229, has captured a bride. The happy event took place on the 2dth of September, in the city of Utica, N. Y., and the voyagers on the matrimonial sea have the best wishes of a host of friends. There are more than 1,000 clerks in the United States Railway Mail Service. These clerks who handle the mails on the railway trains of the country are members of the United States Railway Service Benevolent Association, which held its 14th annual con- vention in New Orleans, October 9th. J. C. Spa mi. now located at Carlin, Neva- da, returns thanks to the members all along the line of his journey, for favors received at their hand*. Bro. Spahr is in full accord with the principles and policy of the Broth- erhood, and takes special pleasure in extoll- ing the satisfactions and benefits that flow' from fraternity. Some weeks since the death of Hon. Wil- liam 0. Wickham, Vice President of the Chesapeake & Ohio R. R., located at Rich- mond, Va., was announced. Vice President Wickham was an official who had endeared himself to a large number of locomotive firemen, and in testimony of their regard suitable resolutions were passed by Lee Lodge, No. 275. We are glad to record the fact that the New York Dispatch, a paper with a large and steadily increasing circulation, is the staunrdi friend of our Brotherhood, and of all railroad employes, and that its columns are open to those who can in any wray con- tribute to the welfare of the brotherhoods of railroad employes — particularly engineers and firemen. We wish the Diepatch the largest possible measure of success. A w riter in the Switchmen* s Journal for September savs that “previous to February 27, the Chicago, Burlington & Quiricy road had the most magnificent engines, ana they were kept by those in charge of them in the best order of any road in the country. Now thev are nothing but scrap heaps. It is too d— d bad to see these magnificent engines destroyed. Stone fiddles while the scabs burn the engines and the stockholders foot the bills.” Digitized by Google

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE . 845 1888.] There is high authority for saying that in 1880 the capital stock and indebted- ness of the railroads of the United States amounted ta about four thousand million dollars each -$8,000,000,000 oi which $4,000,- 000,000 represents the net amount of water. Tt is reported that Bro T. J. May, Master of Lackawanna Lodge, No. 28o, while visiting Elmira, New York, recently, on important business, was struck on the nose by a Mas- ter Mechanic in the presence of about twen- ty of his friends. The M. M. would not apolotiize, and as a consequence Bro. May had to set ’em up. We acknowledge the receipt of the pro- ceedings of the fifth General Convention of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, held in the city of Detroit. August G and 11, 1888. Three hundred and ninety-five delegates answered to their names, and the proceedings were of an unu- sually interesting character. The Railway Service Gazette says : Many com man lent loos continue to be received at this office, urging nu organization of railway conductors in harmony with the other railway labor associations. That which ►oems to be most needed is courageous leaders to head the move- ment. With the right kind of leaders the mem- bership of the proposed association would speedily run up into the thousands. It is safe to say, that the present O. R. C. will at an early day be brought into har- mony with other railway associations. The Ottumwa Appeal writes of a scab as follows : There is the same diCerence between a striker and a ‘scab’ that there is between virtue and vice, between decency and dishonor. One Is a patriot of labor; a lover of justice; a hater of oppression ; a scorner of bribes ; an honest, up- rignt, courageous man. The other is an abettor of wage robb> ry ; a party to fraud ; a receiver, of bribes; adesplser of honor; a traitor to his class; an enemy or the honest; a friend of tyranny; a hater of justice; a being without principle or conscience, utterly lost to all sense of honor, de- cency or shame. It would be difficult to improve upon the Appeal's picture. The Chicago Knights of Labor of Sept em- ber 8, announces the nomination of J. J. Hannahan as a candidate for State Senator, of the Second Senatorial District of Chicago. Should Bro. Hannahan dou senatorial robes, the State Senate of Illinois will find no flies on him. He is a hustler from away back, where the creek forks for the last time, and will make his mark among the law makers. He is built that way. [Since writing the above we have learned that Bro. Hannahan has declined the nomin- ation on account of the exacting duties of his office in the Brotherhood. — Ed. Magazine.] W. E. Burns, of the Grand Executive Board, has been nominated a candidate for the Legislature of Illinois on the Labor ticket, and it is to be hoped that he will be elected. The Illinois conspiracy law ought to be expunged from the statutes of the State, but if it is done, it will be through the votes and influence of laboring men. The Frog says: One of the worst features of railroading Is tlio wholesale slaughter of the Sabbath. While we are not a devout Christian, nor a psalm singer, or anything of that sort, we like always to spruce up a little on Sundays and go to ehureh ; and if we don’t feel like going to churfeh we like to have the Sunday “ out ” anyway. And we always feel good— just in accordance with the kind of compauy we keep. Well, continue to agitate the subject. Those who demand for workers rest on Sun- day, demand what all prudent men know to be right, and the day is dawning when the right is going to triumph. Something new’ under the sun is the Five Cent Accident Insurance Corporation oi England, which has been introduced in the United States. This announcement would not create surprise in this age of novelties were it not for a method devised for issuing the policies. This is done by a machine placed in railway stations, ferry houses and like public places. This machine, when a nickle is dropped in, promptly issues a $T>00 accident policy— good for 24 hours. The in- ventor of the ingenious machine is Percival Everitt, of London, and the American pat- ents are h -Id by the America a Ticket Box Company of New' York. All of the boxes have been leased by the Employers’ Liability Assurance Corporation of London, and En- dicott A Maeomber, of Boston, the United States managers of the company, have or dered a thousand of the boxes to be placed in immediate use. W. F Brundage, Secretary and Receiver of Rocky Mountain Lodge, No. 77, Denver, Col., has been nominated for the Legisla- ture of Colorado, and the indications are that he will be elected. The Rocky Moun- tain News , of Denver, in referring to Bro. Brundage’s candidacy, savs: “He is wTell and favorably know n by all t lie railroad men running into Denver. lie is at present and has been for the past four years the secre- tary and treasurer of the oldest Lodge of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen west of the Missouri river. He has man- aged its affairs w ith credit to the organiza- tion and himself, and it is naturally very proud of him. Not only are the engineers and firemen favorable to biselection, but all the shopmen and laboring men in general are going to make a big fight for him. In- telligent beyond the average, the special Digitized by UjOOQle

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846 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Nov. candidate of the railroad men (the men who carry us safely from point to point in these mountains at the hourly risk of their own lives), he merits well at the hands of the public. He was born in a Western state, has served on the Park during the past eight years and is now on the sunny side of thirty-five, just old enough to escape “freshness” on the one hand and fcgyism on the other. Let his majority be a rouser.” Bro. Brundage is deserving of the generous words spoken by the News, and we predict if he is elected he will make his mark in a way that will be creditable to him, to the State, and to the B. of L. F. The switchmen at Pueblo on the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad recently went out on a strike— a brief history of which we find in the Frog as follows: Harry Hart, who was at one time employed as conductor on Marshal Puss, haw fo»* some time past hdd charge of the Pueblo yard. There seems to have been no objection to Ilart all this time, and the bad feeling agaiust him now hns been brought about by the part he hns taken in the late strike. On the 17th or 18th M. M. Fry was imported from the Wabash at St. Louis to take charge of the yard. Some of the switch- men knew Fry personally and told him so. and told him further that he was a “scab,” and it Is said Fry made no denial of this charge. Soon as it became known that Fry was a ‘‘scab” the men refused to work under him. An attempt was made to All up the yard with fresh men, when the engineers ran their engines into the house and no engineer or firemen could be found to take them out. An effort was then made by the officials at Pueblo (which was perfectly na- tural to have the conductors and road engineers do their own switching, or rather to switch their own trains. This little scheme like the rest failed to work, and the only way they could get any freight through was to run the way cars through from Denver to Salida, but this scheme failed to preveut the yard from filling up, and on Wednesday the 19th, S. T. Smith, general manager, and N. W. Sample, superintendent of motive power and machinery, appeared on the scene and were met by a committee of the strik- ers and the whole affair was settled In short order. It will be observed that the employes of the road, at once federated— and that this without delay won the fight— and in win- ning it the strikers did a good thing for the road. The scab is not the right sort of a man to take charge of any department of the railway service, and of this there is abundant proof. Scribner’s Magazine evinced consummate appreciation of public requirements wrhen it decided to publish a series of articles on the railways of the country. They had been well written and elaborately illustrated and have had a wide reading. We doubt if any series of articles published in any of the leading monthlies has been more highly prized by the general public. The article in the September number, on the railway passenger travel, by Gen. Horace Porter, was the fourth article in the series and in all regards maintains the high repute of the magazine, while establishing the wrriter’s ability for narrative, in which he brings the most striking and interesting features of his subject. The WTiter describes the development of the convenience and luxury of modern travel, especially with reference to sleeping, parlor and dining cars and vestibule trains, and the illustrations are of such decided excellence, showing each stage of improvement from 1830 to 1888, that the reader is charmed as well as in- formed. In the October number of Scribner we have an article entited “The Railroad in its business relations,” by Prof. Arthur T. Had- ley, in which reference is made to such dis- tinguished men as Geo. Stephenson, Corne- lius Vanderbilt, Thomas A. Scott, John W. Garrett, J. Edgar Thompson and others, and the engravers’ art has been em- ployed to give the public an idea of how these railroad kings looked in the days of their triumphs. The article is wTell written, and of interest, as showing some of the traits of character of men who from small beginnings advanced to the front as the rail- road men of the country. Reports have it that on numerous rail- roads spotters are employed to run down conductors and that they are performing their dirty work to the entire satisfaction of of their employers. The Railuniy Service Gazette in commenting upon the work of spotters says : “ Many of the discharged conductors have growrn old in the service and a number of them are still very poor men, with families dependent upon their labor for support. It is possible that some of these men are dishonest, but not more so, we think, on an average, than men engaged in other pursuits. Indeed, the estimation in which the discharged conductors are gen- erally held and their reputations in various communities where they live indicates that as citizens they stand high, and that, so far as known, their lives have been above re- proach. The discharged conductors maybe all thieves, but we do not believe it. In- deed, if their discharge has been brought about by the usual methods of the spotter, wre incline to the belief that the more hon- est men wrere selected as victims, for experi- ences has taught that as a rule, the villain- ous instincts of the spotter tend to shield the guilty at the expense of the innocent.” It is quite probable the spotter, a creature wrho combines in his mental and moral make up such a large per cent, of meanness, that the remainder is not worth considering, is on all of the roads of the country, for employers know that when men are poorly paid, they are tempted to help themselves and adjust differences, and that conductors are poorlv paid in numerous instances is Digitized by L.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 817 universally accepted as true, and yet, strange to say the 0. R. C. places itself in odious antagonism to other railroad em- ployes when they seek for fair wages. The spotter iniquity ought to teach railroad con- ductors the importance of changing their attitude towards their comrades on the rail and the spotter, like the Pinkerton should go. Federation should be the shibboleth of all railroad employes. It means the tri- umph of the right. THE SWITCHMEN’S MUTUAL AID ASSOCIA- TION. The third annual session of the Switch- man’s Aid Association convened in the city of St. Louis, September 17th. Our advices are to the effect that the session was one of marked interest and importance through-, out, and that great and lasting good resulted. The opening exercises were specially in- teresting though the street demonstration had to face a rain storm, which however heroically endured, has a subduing effect upon men, though as slight upon switchmen as upon any other class of workers. In the parade several Lodges of the B. of L. E., the B. of L. F. and the B. of R. B. were in line and embellished the occasion. The public addresses made to the dele- gates and their friends at Olymphic Theater were in all regards felicitous. Mr. George 8. Bailey, a member of the Order and a resi- dent of St. Louis, called the meeting to order and delivered a brief address, in winch among other things, he said : Through the efforts of broad-minded and noMc- hearted men organizations have been created that are as valuable to society and our country as they are to the members themselves, hs the Industrious gardener carefully plucks the worth- less weeds and casts them aside, so do the several organizations with the utmost care select from among the vast multitude of railway employes such men as are known to be of good character, sober, industrious, intelligent and well qualified to fill their respective posit ious. Thus you see that while we aid and care for one another, we at the same time guarantee to our employers a class of reliable and competent men, and to the community trustworthy citi- zens. We have chafed under the pangs of un- merited rebuke and severe censure, as well as unjust imputation in the past; suffering only as they do who desire to know what is right and* are willing to do that at any cost. At the conclusion of Mr. Bai lev’s remarks, Hon. George W. Allen, acting Mayor of Sr. Louis, was! introduced and gave 'the dele- gates a royal welcome to the “ Future Great.” He referred to the fact that in the past he had been a railroad employe, and had not forgotten it, and in the course of his remarks paid the following just tribute to the Switch- men: The switchmen are a most important factor in the successful operation of our vast system of railways, and upon them rests the responsibility of the safety of trains and their precious cargoes of human beings, equally as much as upon the train dispatcher, and their work is more danger- ous. How many a poor fellow in hurriedly cross- ing the track to make a ‘-running switch” ha4 caught his heel In the fat *1 frog and been crush- ed Into a shapeless mass or maimed for life by the moving train, is well known to you all. But vast improvements have been made in the methods of handling sw itches in large yards. The Invention and introduction of automatic and interlocking switches is second only to the telegraph in revolutionizing railroading. The most pf rfect system in use in this country is on the Pennsylvania railroad, and few persons ever pause to consider the immense amount of inge- nuity which is displayed In the mechanism In daily use on this road, and their numerous large yards. Take, for Instance, the West Philadelphia station. Here the three main tracks are expand- ed'into eight passenger tracks, which run into the train shed, and live freight tracks which run into the freight sheds. Those tracks are , in- tersected in every direction by switches. There are no switchmen in sight, no hallooing or wav- ing of bauds or of lanters, yet train after train comes rushing in over the same rails until just outside the shed, when each one branches oft as if of its own nocord, and nods a vacant place to disc large its living cargo. All this to the unitt- ated would reoin maglca , but the wizards in this ease arc only hardworking men, who inav be seen night and day toiling in the “switch tower,” operating row after row of loug levers as if they were playing with some gigantic organ. Every time a lever is thrown, a switch perhaps a half a mile away is turned. A raw Irishman will no longer answer ns a switch tender. It takes a cool-headed, quick, calculating, experi- enced man to operate these switches, for to make a single mistake in turning a dozeu levers may mean a telescoping of trams. The movement of truflle depends almost entirely upon these switch tenders. Green hands may make out on a train, but no one except tried and experienced men can haudle interlocking switches.* The next speaker was Hon. Charles P. , Johnson, ex-Governor of Missouri. The distinguished speaker was exceedingly felic- itous in his remarks, in the course of which he said : No achievement In the world’s history, no tri- umph of Intellect, no conquest of peace or wars, no evolution in beliefs, faiths, systems or gov- ernments have occurred except by and through the combinations and force of ‘organizations. Great in telle its have led iu the varied move- ments, have pointed out the way and illumina- ted the course, but their success in whatever field of action consisted In their thought per- meating and inspiring large bodies of men to unity of purpose and action. It was the chief study of toe ancients, among the warring peo- ple, and there were very few who were not war- ring at all times, to so weld men in organization as to concentrate the greatest force into the most compact space, to attack or resist on the battle field, uud the highest excellence was deemed reached in the construction of the Homan cohort and the Macedonian phalanx. And though we live to-day In an era of high civilization, and display the banner of the faith of Him who brought peace on earth and good will to man, and that the chief study of man should be to love and help his brother man, and the avenues of study for so doing are as numerous as the rivulets that run to the ocean, yet it is an un- doubted fact that, the chief study of intellect to- day is to combine, so organize, so weld together and direct the almost universal elements, men- tal and physical, subject to man’s control as to reach the greatest powers of destruction in war, to defraud and cheat in trade, to crush in com- bination, oppress In labor and rob by millions. This may sound a little startling, but, neverthe- less, take in the condition of affairs to-day among the civilized nations of both sides of the ocean ard it is an apparent, veritable and indisputable fact. * ” * * <• '* * * v Digitized by t^ooQLe

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848 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE . [Nov. In this country .capital is the veriest tyrant. It hak assumed the province of a despotism here that existed in other forms across the water. The characteristics it exhibits to-day are entirely dif- ferent from what they have hem at any other era of the world. It does not show its rapacity like the pirate or the free hooter liar n of the castle, but worse, if anything, in a more gener- ous age, it uses the machinery of the law, made simply for the protection sed feat ures less harsh, but uow it is almost entirely corpor- ate, and is as soulless as the machinery of the tread mill. A history of the spoliations, robber- ies and oppressions of corporate capital in Amer- ica as a history of shame, degradation aud dis- grace, not to be obscurecHn the halo of marvelous achievements in mateiial progress, though adorned by the splendid triumphs of science aud of art. At the conclusion of ex-Governor John- son’s address, Grand Master James L. Mona- ghan, responded to the address of welcome in which he dealt some pretty severe blows, right and left. AVe quote as lollows : The :V>,O0rt switchmen on the railroad systems of the United States have virtually mortgaged their lives and souls for a miserable consideration— a day’s pay. These men are daily and hourly be- iug maimed or killed in the death traps which a false and heartless system of economy has set for them. We read in the daily papers that the lion. So-and-so has been killed or the Hon. Somebody has been Injured in an accident, but when it -nines to us it is “only a switchman or onlv a brakeman.” We are considered as men doing certain work for wages, but they t-eem to forget that the corporations for whom we labor are using the wealth accruing from our efforts to fill lobbies and buy up legislators to make laws that will relieve them of all responsibilities when one of our number falls a victim to the death traps which their heartless greed for gain lias laid for us. * ,, .. .. 1 have often thought while watching these lobbyists at their nefarious schemes that the time had arrived when American workmen should begin to consider their own Interests. \ud I believe that if it were not for our labor or- ganizations that the time would soon come when another Abraham Lincoln would be needed — not to free the negro In the South, but to strike the shackles of industrial slavery from the limbs of the millions of toilers of the whole country. Following the address of Grand Master Monaghan, Vice Grand Master Sweeney was introduced and referring to the C\, B. & Q. strike, said: When the switchmen left the employ of the C, Ii. A u. because their lives were jeopardized by inexperienced and disreputable men that had taken the places of the engineers aud firemen, the Chicago press, with only a few exceptions, characterized the Switchmen's Mutual Aid As- sociation us an institution not organized for benevolent purposes, but to foment trouble. I wish to sav for the benefit of the Chi ago press at least tlmt the members of the Switchmen’s Mu- tual Aid Association are a class of law-abiding citizens, and under no circumstances would we associate ourselves with an organization bent on evil purposes. If the Chicago press had taken the pains lo examine into the works of our asso- ciation they would be convinced that we are en- gaged in elevating our members to a higher in- tellectual plane, as well as to furnish railway companies with efficient and trustworthy men. We ure not of those that believe capital and labor are natural enemies. On the contrary the welfare of each Is best promoted by a harmoni- ous understanding between the two, and this view of the question I am happy to suy is gain- ing ground every day among the men of means as well as the men of muscle. The Conventions of the Brotherhoods of railroad employes already held, and to be held, are well calculated *to keep alive the interest taken in labor topics, and as they are honored by men of acknowledged ability who give the Conventions their ripest thoughts upon subjects relating to labor and capital, it is safe to say that permanent good will be the result. NOTES. The switchmen want less work on Sun- day and so resolved. The next Annual Convention of the Asso- ciation will be at Columbus, Ohio. A resolution was passed to stand by the striking switchmen on the C., B. & Q. Good. The Grand Ix>dge Officers were allowed railroad and sleeper fare, without being re- quired to present their hills to the Conven- tion. A compliment. In the action taken upon federation the Convention decided that “ the plan adopted L' by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, at their session at Atlanta, Ga., be adopted,” and the details were left in the hands of a committee composed of the Grand Master, Vice-Grand Master and Grand Organizer and Instructor. The following are the Grand Officers of the Association, viz : Frank Sweeney, Grand Master; John Downey, Vice-Grand Master; George S. Bailey, Grand Organizer and In- structor; J. \V. Callahan, Chairman of the Board of Directors, elected for three years; 8. K. Hardin, elected for two years; James F. Scullen, E. M. Hutchinson and J. M. Kelly, for one year. James L. Monaghan, Ex-Grand Master of the Switchmen’s Association, is a gentleman of large ability and thoroughly posted in railroad affairs As the Grand Master of the Association he has won an enviable reputation as a fearless champion of the rights and interests of railroad employes. He is a man of earnest convictions, and on all occasions has the courage of convictions. He leaves the arduous position he has filled with distinguished credit, with the best wishes of hosts of friends for his future wel- fare. The Chicago Rapid Transit Company has taken steps to secure right of way for an elevated railroad through State and other streets. The project meets with much oppo- sition, but the company promises to begin work early in the spring. Digitized by A.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 849 Resolutions. Atlanta, Gam August 1, 1888. At a regular meeting of Kennesaw Lodge, No. 247, B. of L. F.. held July 22, 1888, the following memorial resolutions were unanimously adopt- ed : Whereas, It Is with heartfelt sorrow that we are called upon to anuounco that death has once more Invaded our ranks anJ taken fr m our midst, on June 30, 1888, Brother John Hide; and Whereas, In the death of Brother Hide the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen lost an earnest supporter of our principles and a true brother; his mother an affectionate son; his employers a faithful and trustworthy man, and the community a citizen whose upright and no- ble life was a standard of emulation to his fel- lows ; therefore be it Resolved , That while we mourn his untimely end and deplore the sad fate that has deprived us of the companionship of our noble hearted brother, we are consoled by the hope that our loss is his gain, and that he is now enjoying the reward of a noble and useful Christian life. Resolved, That while we deeply sympathize with the bereaved parents and relatives, we would sincerely direct them to the Savior— to look to Him ; that while we bow in humble sub- mission to the will of our allwlse Father, we do not the less mourn the loss of our brother, and most sincerely regret the desolation and sorrow It has brought to his happy home circle. Resolved, That especially to his sorrow stricken mother do we tender our most, sincere and heart- felt sympathy, knowing well how inadequate words are to lessen the desolation of her heart, aud earnestly wishing that it were in our power to soften the grief and anguish of the bereaved ones; that while we sympathize with his mother and his brothers and friends In th* ir great loss, we also miss the one who has mingled with us for a few moments, and we earnestly pray that Heavenly Father, in his infinite mercy, will gl * e them strength to bear up under this terrible blow, and we are reminded of the solemn warn ing, ** be ye also ready,” and we will endeavor to so shape our lives while here upon earth as to be ready when death comes knocking at our door to give him the same answer that our deceHsed brother did, when he said. ” God’s will be done, I am ready.” Resolved, That as a token of respect for our de- parted brother, our charier be draped in mourn- ing for the space of thirty days, that a copy of these resolutions be placed on our record, a copy presented to his mother and brothers, and that they be published in lhe Firemen's Magazine , also In the Evening Jouimal, of Atlanta, Ga. John M. Baird,") W. F. Hktzel, V Committee. J. S. W ALLICE, J Fort Gratiot, Mich., August 5, 1888, At a regular meeting of St. Clair Lodge, No. 1 10, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, held Aug. oth, the following resolutions were adopted : Whereas: God. in his infinite wisdom and love, has seen fit to remove from our midst our beloved and worthy brother, Wm. Baby, who, without a moment’s warning, was taken from this life while in the discharge of his duty, in the accident which occured at Mt. Olivet, July 13; Therefore be it Resolved , That we bow in humble submission to God’s will believing “ He doetli all things well,” yet realizing keenly the loss this Lodge has sus- tained in the loss of our brother. Resolved , That in his death the Brotherhood has lost a true and worthy member, and the Grand Trunk Railway has lost an efficient and trustworthy firemen, one who was faithful eveu to the end. Resolved, That we sincerly sympathize with the wife and children, who knew so much better than we his mauy virtues, the loving deeds which his kind and benevolent heart moved him to do through his whole life. And we ask in this time of sorrow which has fallen so heavily upon them, tuat God in his infinite love and mercy will help them to bear up under this great afflic- tion which has so saddened their hearts and dark- ened their homes; remembering that He who ‘‘tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.’’ will never forsake nor leave them, but will love and care for them to the end. Resolved, That our thankR be and are hereby extended to the esteemed officials of the Grand Trunk Railway for their commendable kindness in furnishing transportation for those desiring to attend the funeral of our esteemed brother. Resolvrd. That our thanks be extended to Standard Lodge No. 158, and also to Huron Lodge, No. 221, for their kindness and assistance at the burial of our brother. Resolved, That we drape our charter in mourning fora period of thirty days, and a copy of these resolutions be engrosssd and presented to the be- reaved family ; also, that they be entered upon the minutes, and a copy be forwarded to our Magazine for publication. , Wm. A. Brown,) M. J. Gi.ea.son, - Committee. E. G. Hurbakd, ) Lincoln, Neb., August 12, 1888. At a regular meeting of Bee Hive Lodge, No. 179. B. of L. F., held at Lincoln Neb., August 12. 1888, the following resolutions were unanimouslv adopted : whereas. The people of Omaha favored our city and Cushman park by a pleasure excursion on August 11, 1888, therefore Resolved, That we, the flrfinen of Bee Hive Lodge, No. 179, heartily endorse the stand tuken by the excursionists in refusing to ret urn to their homes in Omaha over the B. A M. scab line. Rcrolved, That we condemn the aetions of Piueo, chief of the B. A M , his spies and his help- ers, In maliciously and cowardly shooting into a crowd of innocent people and hope that the peo- ple of Lincoln will see that the innocent victims will receive satisfaction by a prompt and speed v trial of the miscreants. Resolved, That we extend our sympathy to the unfortunate victims and hope for their speedy recovery. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions he forwarded to the Omaha Bee, Lincoln Call ami Firemen's Magazine. J. <\ Crunican,) G. F. Hinkle, - Committee. E. S. Fuller, ) Newark, O., September 19. 1888. At a regular meeting of Taylor J^odge, No. 175 Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, the follow- ing resolutions were unanimously adapted : Whereas. The members of Taylor Lodge, No. 175, B. of L. F., do with heartfelt sorrow announce that death has invaded our ranks and taken from our midst Bro. Harry M. Tomlinson, in a railroad accident, September 14, 1888, and Whereas. In the death of Bro. Tomlinson, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen loses an earnest supporter of our principles and a true brother, his parents a dutiful son, his brothers and sister an affectionate brother, his employers a trustworthy man and the community a citizen whose upright and noble life was a standard of emulation to his fellows; Therefore be it Resolved. That while we mourn his untimely end and deplore the sad fate that has taken a brother from us, we are consoled bv the hope that our Joss is his gain aud that he is now en- joying the reward of a noble, useful life. Resolved, That while we sympathize with t lie bereaved parents and friends we would com- mend them to the Savior, who alone is able to soothe their sorrow. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be Digitized by t^.ooQle

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850 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Nov. published in our city papers, and a copy be sent to the Fin men's Magazine for publication and a copy be seut to the bereaved family. Resolved , That our charter be draped in mourn- ing for the period of thirty days. M. Fitzgerald, w° l? Stone, [ Committee. H. Cole, Ft. Worth, Texas, August 13, 1888. At a regular meeting of Trinity Lodge, No. 83, the following r« solutions were adopted : Whereas, It has pleaded Almighty God, the Allwise Ruler of the Universe lo remove ^rora our ranks our beloved brother, Wm. G. Smith, who lost his life while in the discharge of his duty, by his engine being wrecked in a washout, near Tacasa, Sunday morning, July Io, 1888, ana Whereas, Trinity Lodge, has lost by his death a good member, the Brotherhood an earnest sup- porter and his mother, brothers ami sisters, a dutiful and loving son and brother. And while words are inadequate to ex press our great sorrow at the loss of our brother, we feel we can do nothing but bow our heads in submission to Divine will ; therefore be it Resolvui , That we extend to th« grief-stricken family of our departed brother, our sincere sym- pathy, and may the God of all grace give com- fort to their sorrowing hearts. Resolved , That as a token of respect to our de- f parted brother, our charter be draped ia mourn- ng for thirty days, and that a copy of these re- solutions be spread upon the records of the Lodge, and that a copy of these resolutions be sent to the bereaved family of our Brother, and that a copy be sent to the Magazine for publica- tion. W. G. BarwiseA Kd. Haktzell, > Committee. B. G. Page, J Stevens Point, Wis.. September 9, 1888. * At a regular meeting of Golden Rule Lodge, No. 151, held September 9, 188S, the following re- solutions were adopted : Whereas, Geo. U. Carlton, a member of Bald- win Division, No. 80, B. of L. E., kindly assisted us at our public ball given at Rink Opera Hall, September 0, 1888. Whereas, We most highly value said services; therefore be It Resolved, That we extend our most heartfelt thauks to said Geo. H. Carlton for services ren- dered, and be it further Resolved , That a copy of these resolutions be sent to said Geo. H. Carlton and also to Eugene V. Debs to be published in our Magazine. A. T. Willett, ) R. J. Lux an, I A. R. Johnson, [ Committee. R. S. Cochran, I G. L. Gearhart, j Huntington, W. Va., September ti, 1888. T” At a regular meetiug held at the hall of Ohio River Lodge, No. 291, B. of L. F., the following preamble and resolutions were adopted : Whereas, The members of this Lodge are called upon for the first time to drape their char- ter in mourning, it having been the will of Divine Providence to call from our midst our beloved companion and brother, William Bunch, who was killed by bis engine running into a tree, September, 3, 1888. The Lord hath taken him away that we may realize iu our bereave- ment the paramount duties of all flesh, that of so living that when our Heavenly Father calls us home we shall go In peace; therefore Resolved , That we condole with the relatives and friends of the deceased, and especially to the sister and brothers would we extend our heartfelt sympathy on this mournful occasion, assuring them that their brother was honored and esteemed as a brother by bis fellow engi- neers and firemen. Resolved , That as a token of respect for our deceased brother, our charter be draped in mourning for a space of thirty days. Resoh'ed , That a copy of these resolutions be sent to his sister and brothers and that a copy be sent to the Firemen's Magazine for publication. Lee A. D. Tate, 'j E. C. Stephenson, V Committee. E. L. Newcomb, J Montreal, Canada, September 2, 1888. At a regular meeting of St. Lawrence Lodge, No. 15, the following resolutions were unani- mously adopted : Resoh'ed , That we tender a vote of thanks to Bro. D. Carr, of Star of the East Lodge, No. 118, Richmond Quebec, for his brotherly conduct in assisting Bro. F. W. Berryman of this Lodge, while sick at an out station (Acton Vale.) Resolved, That copies of these resolutions be sent Bro. D. Carr, ana to the Firemen's Magazine for publication. J. Ashcroft, Secretary. Clifton Forge, Va., September 13, 1888. At a called meeting of Jackson Lodge, No. 274, September 13, 1888. t be following resolutions were unanimously adopted: Whereas, It has pleased the Supreme Ruler of the Universe io remove from our midst our most worthy brother E. M. Risk, who departed this life on September 8, 1888. By his untimely death this Lodge loses an earnest supporter of Its principles, his family its only support, and his employers an honorable and faithful servant. Therefore be It Resolved, That we sincerely monrn his untime- ly death, and deeply deplore the sad fate that has deprived us of the companionship of a noble- hearted brother. Resolved, That we tender the bereaved ones, and especially the heart-stricken mother our most sincere and heartfelt sympathy, knowing well how inadequate our words are to lessen the desolation of her heart, and earnestly wish it were iu our power to soften the grief and anguish of the bereaved ones. Resolved, That we drape our charter tn mourn- ing for the space of thirty days, and that these resolutions be placed on the minutes of our Lodge, and a copy seut to the family of the de- fiarted brother, and also to our Magazine for pub- cation. R. B. Donovan, 'i J. H. White, V Committee . J. H. Housman, J Chartiers, Pa., September 80, 1888. At a regular meeting the officers and members of Holbrook Lodge, No. 378, adopted the follow- ing resolutions : whereas, Our estimable brother, Henry Dix- on, being taken from our midst by death on the morning of September 14, by jumping from his engine in order to avoid being killed in a collis- ion. Resolved, That in the death of Bro. Dixon, his father and sister lose a kind son and brother, the members of Holbrook Lodge u true friend, au honorable and efficient officer, and the company a faithful and trustworthy employ^. Resolved, That as a token of respect we drape our charter in mourning for the period of thirty days, that a copy of these resolutions be entered on the minutes of the Lodge Record, a copy to be given to his bereft family and published in the Firemen's Magazine. J. Price, ”) P. Doyle, y Committee. F. J. TiiomkrJ Digitized by LiOOQle

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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 851 Moncton, N. B., August 21, 1888. At a regular meeting of Glad Tidings Lodge, No. 233, R of L F., the following resolutions were adopted : Whereas, It has pleased Almighty God to re- move from our midst our beloved brother, the late Kenneth Campbell, by drownlDg at BlgBuc- touche river. August 1st, 1888. Resolved , That while lu the death of Bro. Campbell his widow ed mother and loving sisters have lost a dutiful and loving sou and brother, our Brotherhood a most faithful and efficient member, It Is with feelings of satisfaction that we can remember his noble qualities. Resolved , That the sympathy of this I,odge be extended to loving friends and relatives who are bereaved by his sad death. Resolved, That the thanks of this Lodge be ex- tended to Mr. David Stewart and Mr. Thos. M. Williamson, Manager B. A M. Railway, for kind efforts In recovering remains and to Mr. N. L. Rand for kindnesses extended to our members as a body, which will ever be remembered with feelings of gratitude; also to members of Colo- nial and Sugar Loaf Lodges for their kind assist- ance at the funeral. Therefore Resolved , That we drape our charter in mourn- ing for thirty days and that a copy of these reso- lutions be sent to his widowed mother and also to the Magazine tor publication and spread upon the minutes of the Lodge, and also published In the Daily Times and Transcript. R. II. Cocoon, ( John Stewart, Jr.,-{ Committee. Geo. Anderson, ( Acknowledgments. Trrre Haute, Ind., September 1, 1888. To the Officers and Members of Vigo Lodge , No. 1(1.’ Gentlemen:— I desire to acknowledge the re- ceipt of a draft for llf teen huudred dollars ($1,500), by the hand of Mr. C. A. Bennett, Receiver of Vigo Lodge, No. 1(1, the amount due me upon the policy of my late lamented husband, J. D. Early, w ho fell at his post while in the discharge of his duty. For all the sympathy and kind offices be- stow'ed by his brethren of Vigo Lodge, 1 tender my grateful acknowledgements and thank and assure you that for the future prosperity of the Brotherhood, my good husband loved so well, you will ever have the devout prayers and good wishes of toe widow and her orphan children. Yours very truly, Mrs. J. D. Early. Meadville, Pa., September 12, 1888. To the Officers and Members of Loyal Lodge , No. 207 and Grand Lodge B. of L. F.: Gentlemen I have received this day through the hands of Mr. Thomas S. Taylor, Receiver of Loyal Lodge, a draft for the sum of lifteeu hun- dred dollars, the amount of the policy of my son C. F. Eckart. I desire to return my sincere thanks to the officers of the Gra^d Lodge for the prompt payment of the claim and to the mem- bers of Loyal Lodge for the sympathy and kind- ness shown in the hour of bereavement and my earnest prayer is that success and prosperity may always rest on the entire Brotherhood. Mus. Mary Eckart. Brock villk, Ont., August 8, 1888. To the Officers and Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen : Gentlemen Allow me to return to you my heartfelt thauks for the payment of the sum of fifteen huudred dollars on the policy of my late son, C. D. Atkinson. I also desire to ex- press much gratitude in behalf of myself and family, to Lodge 172, of which my dearson was a member, for the respectful and sympathetic manner In wbten they, with others, assisted in performing the last sad rites at the funeral of our dear son and brother. I trust we shall ever hold you In grateful remembrance, and I feel constrained to sdd: “Be ye also ready, for in such an hour as ye think not, the Hon of Man cometh.” Sincerely yours, Mrs. Elizabeth Atkinson. Litchfield, O., September 22, 1888. To the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen : Dear kind Friends:— My heart goes out to you all, for your sympathy and brotherly kind- ness to me In my great sorrow, and the love and honor shown by you to the memory of my dear fireman, who was one of your fullhful members and a true Christian. I pray that you may be an undivided brotherhood in heaven. I always houored the brotherhood, and have felt that It was binding you strongly together, helping you to be noble men. Thai you arc brave, faithful and true to each other in your lives, and In your work. But I never could fully realize the true brotherly love that exists among you until since my bitter sorrow. God alone knows how I ap- preciated nil your kindnesses to me. He will surely reward you all. I can only thank you dear frieuds. I thank the brothers in our Lodge. No. 183, for the beautiful floral pillow presented by them. J also return my thunks for the draft 1 received through the hands of II. I. Miller. And may each and all rind such friends in your hour of need, us you have been to me, is my earnest prayer. I am Your sincere friend, Mrs. S. M. Kknnklley. Merit Appreciated. in these days of close competition lu business no manufacturer of staple goods can possibly succeed unless the qualities of bis goods are lip to the very highest standard. Messrs. James Meau8& Co.’s shoes have been mosL favorably known by the public for many years. Their goods certainly could not have won and could not now hold the high reputation which they do if it were not for the fact that they are superior to others In merit. James Means A Co. were the first shoe manufacturers in the country to show their confidence in the merits of their own goods by investing large sums of money In advertising them. We wish to call the attention of our rend- ers to the advertisement of James Means’ $3 and $1 shoes, which appears on another page of the present issue. There is no doubt that the me- chanical improvements which have been made in James Menus A Co.’s factory during the past ten years enables them to produce a shoe now retailing for four dollars, in every respect equal to the hand sewed shoes w’hich a few years ago cost more t han doublo that sum. James Meaus A Co.’s shoes are carried in stock by wide-awake retailers in every state and terri- tory of the United States. If your retailer can- not supply you with these goods, It shows that he is uot upwdth the times, and you had better ask some other dealer for what you need. For the Magazine. THE SOUL’S YEARNING. Why do we cling to this sad w’orld of care, When there is another more fresh, more fair, In regions faraw’ay? Where the wicked can’t trouble, the weary can rest, There to meet our God and dwell with the blest In realms of eternal Joy. Then cheer up my soul and raise high the cross. Abandon this world and all its base dross, Let us flee from tbe wrath to come. Oh ! that we bad the W’ings of the dove. Away we would fly to that world of love, And to our celestial home. —Edward Splaine. Digitized by C.ooQLe

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8o2 LOCOMOTIVE EIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Nov This Department is for the exclusive use of the Grand Lodge of the Brotherhood of Locomo- tive Firemen, and wtlDcontain all Notices of Assessments, and other Official Notices, Re- ports and Statements emanating from the Grand Lodge. All Lodges and members of the Order should note carefully each month the contents of this Department. Officeof Grand Secretary and Treasurer, ) Terre Haute, Ind.. November 1, 1888. j Assessment Notice for November. ASSESSMENT NO. 27 AND 28, $2.00. To Subordinate Lodges. Dear Sirs and Brothers: You are hereby notified of the death and disability of the follow- ing members who were entitled to all the benefits of the Order, viz. : Claim No. 278. R. B. .Tones, of Success Lodge, No. .'13, was killed by Railroad Accident, July 9th, 1888. Claim No. 277. Wm. Baby, of St. Clair Lodge, No. 116, was killed by Railroad Accident, July 13th, 1888. Claim No. 278. R. E. Jewett, of Franklin Lodge, No. 9, died of Heurt Disease, September 3d, 1888. Claim No. 279. Absalom Grubb, of Provident Lodge, No. 22t», was killed by Railroad Accident, September 4th, 1888. Claim No. 280. Ralph Nicholson, of Vigo Lodge, No. 16. died of Tumor of the Tongue, Sep- tember 8th, 1888. Claim No. 281. Henry Dixon, of Holbrook Lodge, No. 378. was killed by Railroad Accident, September lltn, 1888. Claim No. 282. L. II. Kettler,of Anchor Lodge, No. 54, was killed by Railroad Accident Septem- ber 19th, 1888. Claim No. 283. R. H. Miller, of Elkhorn Lodge, No. 28, was declared totally disabled with Anchy- losis, Sept. 20th, 1888. Claim No. 284. L. C. Thompson, of Endeavor Lodge, No. 207, died of Heart Disease, September 20th, 1888. Claim No. 285. F. Mi ley, Jr., of Hampden Lodge, No. 307, died of Consumption, September 29th, 1888. Claim No. 280. II. A. Ladd, of Rocky Mountain Ix>dge, No. 77, was declared totally disabled w ith Consumption, October 8th, 1888. Claim No. 287. B. F. Wheeler, of Trinity Lodge, No. 83, was declared totally disabled with Con- sumption, October 8th, 1888. Claim No. 288. Geo. Ferrell, of Webster Lodge, No. 222, was declared totally disabled with Con- sumption, October 8th, 1888. Two assessments amounting to Two Dollars are levied for the payment of the above claims as follows: Assessment No. 27 is levied on Claim No. 284, and all members who were admitted on or before September 20, 1888, are liable therefor. Assessment No. 28 is levied on Claim No. 288, and all membra who were admitted on or before October 8th, 1888, are liable therefor. You are required to pay the above assessment to the Collector of your Lodge on or before Oc- tober 25th, 1888, otherwise you will stand sus- pended from all the benefits of the Order until you have paid up and have been reinstated by your Lodge, as provided in Section 54, of the Constitution ot the Grand Locjge. Yours Fraternally, Eugene V. Debs, G. 8. A T. OffickofGrandSf.cretary and Treasurer, > Terre Haute, Ind., November 1, 1888. \ Special Assessment No* 16. 94.00. To Subordinate Jjodges : Dear Sirs and Brothers.:— You are hereby notified that Special Assessment No. 16, amount- lug to Four (84.00) Dollars, has been levied this day upon all members whose names appear upon the roll of membership November 1st, 1888, and must be paid to the Collector of your Lodge on or before November 25th. 1888, as provided In Sections 11, 12 and 13 of the Protective Depart- ment. Any member falling to make payment of the foregoing assessment, as above required, will stand suspended from all the benefits of the Or- der until he has paid up and has been reinstated by a vote of the lodge. Any member falling ordeollnlng to make pav- meut of the foregoing assessment within sixty days after the last day of payment will be ex- pelled and so reported to the Grand Lodge in all things the same ns in case of non-payment of beneficiary assessments. Collectors are required to deliver their state- ments of this assessment to the Receiver, with the amount collected thereon, on or before De- cern nor 1st, and Receivers nre required to forward the same so as to reach the Grand Lodge on or before December 10th, 1888. Any Lodge failing or declining to make its re- turns as above required will be subject to the same penalties that are provided for the non- payment of beneficiary assessments. Yours fra ter rally, Eugene V. Debs, G. S. A T. Unknown Addresses. Ed. Frasch— Any one knowing the where- abouts of Ed. Frasch, will please advise his sis- ter, Mrs. Wm. Harm, 1,227 Bailey street, Harris- burg, Pa. When last heard from about three years ago, he was at Terrace, Utah. T. Roland— A locomotive firemen, who when last heard from was at Eagle Pass, Texa*, is re- quested to correspond with Graud Master F. P. Sargent, Terre Haute, Indiana. P. J. Kitson— Who, when last heard from, wa* in New Orleans, is requested to correspond with Davy Crockett Lodge, No. 145. His friends are anxious to hear from him. S. M. Isitt— Of Altoona Lodge, No. 287, is re- quested to correspond with the Secretary of his Lodge. M. B. Willard— Of Centralia, III., Is anxious to correspond with his brother, W. Vance Wil- lard, formerly In the employ of the Illinois Cen- Digitized by Google

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 853 tral R. R., or with any one who can furnish in- formation of his whereabouts. Chas. H. Sweet— Of Rickard Lodge, No. 229. is requested to correspond with the Secretary of his Lodge at once. When last heard from, he was somewhere in the west. Office of Grand Secretary and Treasurer, l Terre Haute, Ind., October 1, 1888, j Beneficiary Statement. To Subordinate Lodge* : Sirs and Brothers : The following is a state ment of the Beneficiary Fund, for the month ending September 80, 1888 • Receipts. 8 Back Assessm'ta. ^ o Total Lodge Nos. ij j *r CnJ 6 fc Total. l $xo 00 $75 00 $155 00 64 2 19 oi 19 00 38 CM* 65 8 175 00 152 00 327 (H) 66 $59 (Ml $54 (X) $113 00 4 92 00 70 00 162 001 67 1>0 00 101 00 211 (X) 5 1 00 82 00 S3 00! 68 51 00 46 (X) 97 00 8 .02 00 60 00 122 00; 69 67 (>• 37 00 74 00 7 89 00 37 '00 76 00 1 70 86 00 30 on 66 00 8 12 00 52 00 64 00 71 58 00 •58 *0 116 00 9 90 CO 90 00 72 132 CO 109 (X) 241 00 10 10 00 67 C O 77 00, 73 53 IX) 49 10 102 00 11 104 00 100 00 204 00 74 21 00 21 00 42 00 12 280 00 223 00 503 00 75 107 00 93 00 200 00 18 76 49 (X) 49 00 98 00 14 40 00 145 00 185 00 77 14 (X) 107 00 121 IX) 15 42 00 42 00 78 3 00 4*) (X) 43 00 18 134 00 129 00 263 CO 79 53 00 45 00 98 00 17 27 00 25 00 60 91 00 49 00 140 001 123 70 00 69 00 139 00 « 65 00 65 001 124 35 (X) 35 (X) 70 00 62 125 53 00 46 00 61 00 138 32 001 32 00 218 *26 (X) ■ 1 26 00 139 71 IX) 25 00] 96 (K) 219 41 00 39 001 80 00 140 61 00 48 OOi 109 00 ] 220 38 00| 38 00 141 95 00 71 IX) 1 166 00 221 30 C O 36 00, 72 00 142 83 00 | 83 6) 222 43 6) 22 00| 65 00 143 30 00 17 (X) 47 CO 223 144 26 00 13 0 ) .‘49 (X) 1224 145 33 00 35 00 | 68 00 i *225 32 00 32 6) 146 46 00 47 OD 1 63 00 !226 27 00 27 00 54 6) 147 4 00 46 1)0 | 50 00 227 23 00 ! 23 00 148 1 . . . . 228 49 00 101 00 150 00 149 254 00 265 00 ! 459 00 229 26 00] 26 IX) 52 6) 150 50 00 46 00 96 00 ! •230 59 IK)1 59 00 118 6) 151 55 * 0 51 IX) ; 106 00: 231 79 u0 , 31 00 110 6) 152 48 (X) 46 10. 91 0U 232 15 00 6 00 21 6) 153 28 00 ; 28 00 233 , 32 61 32 6) 154 29 00 24 00 ] .53 (X) 2-31 155 . . 235 34 00 33 (X) 1 67 6) 156 43 00 34 00 j 77 IX) 236 157 29 06 20 (X) 49 00 237 68 00 ! 58 00 126 6) 158 88 00 80 00 1 168 00, 238 21 00 21 00 159 • 112 (X) 18 IK) 1 Hu 00' 239 39' 00 ! :jo 00 69 6) 160 41 00 41 (X) I 82 00i 240 95 001 84 00 179 6) 161 39 00 39 6) 1 241 1 11 00 11 00 162 95 00 95 00 190 1 0 242 73 IK) 1 67 00 140 6) 163 91 00 19 6) 110 6) 243 14 00 14 00 ' 28 00 164 43 00 43 00 86 00 214 118 00 97 00 1 215 6) 165 43 (Xi, 43 » 0 245 . . 43 03 43 00 166 5 00 50 00 55 00 246 48 6)1 27 00 75 00 167 46 00 37 IK) 83 00 247 21 00: 16 00 37 6) 168 7 00 75 00 82 10 248 7 00 35 00 42 6) 169 127 00 127 00 254 6)' 249 13 6) : 14 00 27 6) 170 42 00 39 00 81 00 250 81 6)1 77 00 158 0O 171 30 00 i 30 00 251 1 50 00 50 00 172 43 04 44 00 87 (X) 2.52 81 00 81 OO 173 39 00 ! 39 00, 2.53 42 (X) , 36 00i 78 6» 174 122’ 00 123 (X) ! 245 00; 2.54 1 45 6) 10 to! 85 OO 175 28 00 28 IX) 56 00 *255 I .58 00! 53 00 111 00 176 14 00 14 00 ! 28 00 256 28 00 . 1 28 00 177 35 00 35 00 257 ;» oil 30 00 178 62 00 50 CO 112 IK) , ,258 45 00 23 00 68 00 179 52 00 44 04 61 ( 0 259 33 6) 33 6) 180 30 00 10 00 40 6) 260 ' 19 00 19 6) 181 19 10 19 CD 261 20 00 20 00 182 31 IX) 31 00 02 IK) 262 46 00 1 36 6) 82 00 183 35 00 32 (X) 1.7 (X> 263 24 6) : 26 6) 50 00 184 21 00 17 IX) .38 (4) 264 42 00 ! 42 00 84 6) 185 14 IX) 14 00 1 265 56 61 58 6) 114 6) 186 73 00 46 00 119 IN) 266 59 (X)| 48 6) 107 6) 187 l 207 64 00 ' .36 00 100 00 188 100 00 79 0^ 179 (X) 268 189 12 00 36 IX) 48 IXI 209 95 00 95 00 190 29 (X) 11 CM) 4.3 IK) 270 2 6) j '72’ do 74 6) 191 24 (X) 20 00 44 IK) 271 21 00 21 (X) 192 59 00 59 IK) 272 29 OOI 29 00 58 00 193 18 00 16 IX) 31 6) 273 40 6)| 40 00 80 00 191 163 00 85 IK) 138 00 274 40 6) | 10 (0 50 6) 195 20 00 20 00 40 O0 1275 39 00 39 6) 196 22 IX) ; 2201! 276 15 00 1 15 Oi) 30 00 197 54 00 46 00 100 IK) 277 14 6) 12 6), 26 6) 198 1278 199 73 00 » i 73 00 279 200 1280 24 00 ... 24 00 201 85 00 27 ‘ 00 6 J 00 281 17 00 15 00 .32 00 202 6 00 41 00 47 00 282 4 00' 22 00 26 00 203 55 00 44 00 99 (X) 283 42 00 1 40 00 82 6) 204 11 00 11 6) 22 IK' 'i >284 175 6) '[ 84 00 250 00 205 51 1KJ 1 5l 00 285 ' 46 00, 48 6)t 94 6) 206 26 OO 1 13 IX) .'19 (X) 286 \ 75 6)1 70 6)1 145 00 Digitized by LiOOQle

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854 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Nov. Benefioiarj Statement— Con tinned. 8 a M 1 if as So ◄ Total Lodge Nos. jj f. ◄ Total. 287 881 00 # 0 00 $141 00 337 $1 00 $42 00 $43 00 288 16 00 16 00 32 00 338 18 00 18 00 ,36 00 289 . . . 339 27 00 27 00 290 54 00 54 00 310 47* 00 22 00 69 00 291 42 00 29 00 71 00 341 26 00 22 00 48 00 292 24 00 24 00 1,342 34 00 923 .‘343 8 00 8 00 16 00 294 26 00 26 00 *52 00 344 14 00 12 00 26 00 29.3 16 00 16 00 32 00 .345 296 23 00 23 00 346 14 00 14 00 28 00 297 18 00 9 00 27 00 347 11 00 11 00 22 00 298 ,348 18 00 18 00 299 38 00 38 (K) *76 00 349 43 00 37 00 80 00 300 43 00 43 00 350 1 00 2.3 00 24 00 301 24 00 24 00 48 00 351 14 (X) 14 00 302 18 00 19 00 37 00 352 33 00 31 (X) 64 00 303 24 00 2.3 00 47 00 353 304 8*2 00 29 00 61 00 (354 64 00 62 00 126 00 306 27 00 15 00 42 00 355 3! 00 18 82 [ :w (XI; 38 00 333 77 Of) 1 74 00 j 151 oil 3S.3 1 834 25 00 25 00 [384 ‘.III ! 835 28 00 29 00 57 00 ,385 ! 1 336 7 00 6 oo! 13 ( 0 .... | Balance on hand September 1 . Received during month .... BOARD OF GRAND TRUSTEES. i. W. Gardner Chairman Box 788, Fort Dodge, Iowa. C. C. Sutherland Secretary Horton, Kansas. L P. Smith .... 282 Fulton Street, Chicago, Ills GRAND EXECUTIVE BOARD. Laebt Walton Chairman 430 Wyoming Street, West Philadelphia, Pa. W H. Burns Secretary 122 Newberry Avenue, Chicago, 111. ' J. Leahy . . . 2627 Fremont St, Philadelphia, Pa F. X. Holl ... 806 22d aveS., Minneapolis, Minn. W. H. McDonnell . 210 E. Market St., Scranton, Pa. . . .miBH CO . . . 28,027 00 Total 866,223 CO By Claims 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 213, 244, 243, 246, 247, 248, 219, *230, 231, 232. 23.4, 231, 233, 236, 237, 238, 239, 260, 261 and 262 837,300 00 Balance on hand October 1 828,723 00 Respectfully submitted, Eugene V. Debs, G. 8. and T. Grand Lodge. F. P. 8 argent Grand Master Terre Haute. Indiana. J. J. Hannahan Vice G?rand Master Box 655, Englewood, 111. E V. Debs Grand Secretary and Treasurer Terre Haute, Indiana. X. V. Debs Editor and Manager of Magazine Terre Haute, Indiana Subordinate Lodges. L DEEB PARK; Port Jervis, H. T. Meets in Union Hall at 2 P. M. every 8unday. James Fordyce, Box 396 Matter Win Uhlman Secretary A. H. Marsh Collector • ha* a Harkman, Box 28 Receiver W. H. Decker Magazine Agent I* HMD IN HAND; Providence, B. L Meets 2d Monday of each month, at 8:30 P. M., in Engineers’ Hall. C. Anthony Taft, 328 Chalkstone ave . . . Master Joseph W. Healy, 68 Llppitt St Secretary Willis A. Aldrich, 271 Smith 8t Collector J. W. Williams, 814 N Main at Receiver Magazine Agent I. ADOPTED DAUGHTER; Jersey City, N. J. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. in Germa- nia Hall, 140 Newark ave. C. W. Martin, 467 Grove st Master D W. J. Mahoney, 243 Second St . . .Secretary J. B. Sweet, 125 Academy 8t Collector 0. E. Bon ter. 1060 Herkimer St., Brook- lyn, New York Receiver 8. Simpson, 572 Jersey Ave . . . Magazine Agent 4. GBEAT EASTERN: Portland, Maine. Meets In B. of L. R. Hall, 1st and 8d Sundays. F. O. Mitchell, 12 M<Mntfort 8t Master C. D. ( letchcll. 9 Brattle 8t Secretary A. K. Dennison, 28 Merrill 8t Collector F. A. Huff, 47 Hanover 8t Receiver F. E. Pottle, 93 Newberiy st Mag. Agent 6. CHARITY ; St. Thomas, Ontario. Meets in Engineer’s Hall every Tuesday at 8 P. M. L. D. Norton, Box 1273 Master L. I). Norton, Box 1273 Secretary Robert Rreraain Collector Frank Turrill. Box 1271 Receiver Wm. Deyell, Box 1273 Magazine Agent 8. PRIDE OF THE WEST; De Ho to. Mo. Meets 1st and 3d Monday* at 1 P. M. J. ChriatoM, L Box 196 Master Alex A illiams. L Box 212 Secretary R. H. Lauham, Box 403 Collector F. W. Gratin', Pox 298 Receiver Alex Williams, L Box 212 . . . . Magazine Agent 7. POTOMAC ; Washington, D. C. Meets 2nd and 4th Sundays In Monumental Building, Pennsylvania avenue, northwest. Bet. 1st and 2d streets. A. J. Williams, 327 C. St., 8. W Master Henry B Clagett. 718 F st., 8. W . . . . Secretary Wm C. Jasper, 609 8 Capitol st . . . .Collector Jas. E. Johnson, 627 Virginia ave., 8. W . Redever Jos. M. Harmon, 1417 Maryland Ave., Baltimore, Md Mag. Agent Digitized by C.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 865 8* RED RITER; Deaiaon City, Texts. Meets every Saturday at 7 P. M., in I. 0. O. F. Hall, Main st. C. W. Jeffries, 700 Houston ave Master R. B. Sherrill, 717 Nelson St Secretary T. W. Weaver, 700 W Munson st . . . . Collector J. J. Crofton, 308 Houston ave Receiver Chas. W. Jeffries ........ Magazine Agent , FRANKLIN { ColunbuJuOhlo. Meets at 64% N. High St., first Monday and third Tuesday evenings. F. W. Arnold, 544 E. Main St Master O. C. Colt 996 Pennsylvania Ave . . .Secretary N. T. Beynon, 97 8t Clair 8t Collector F. J. Kistler, 212, 214 South High 8t . . Receiver Leonard Lawrence, 889 Curtis Ave . Mag. Agent 10. FOREST CITY; Cleveland, Ohio. Meets 2d and 4th Tuesdays at 7 P. M., in Odd Fellows Hall, 52 Public Square. Jas. F. Tousley, 24 Alford St., 8. 8 .... Master A. G. Laubscher, Seward St, West Cleveland Secretary T. P. Curtis, 41 West Madison St ... . Collector John Crouse, 81 Penn tSt Receiver A. G. Laubschs, Seward St., West Cleveland Mag. Agent U. EXCELSIOR: Philllptburg, N. J. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays In G rimers Hall. Frank N. Caffey Master C. A. Stevenson, Box 106 Secretary J. W. Sinclair, L. Box 96 Collector Elvln Teel Receiver A. L. Vandegrift Mag. Agent IS. BUFFALO; Buffalo, If. Y. Meets every Tuesday at 8 P. M. at 196 Seneca St J. J. Knauff, 238 Fifth 8t Master Wm. J. Brum an. 395 Swan St Secretary W. J. Minor, 507 Eagle St Collector P. J. McNamara, 178 Miami St Receiver A. S. Bickley, 367 Myrtle St . . . Magazine Agent 11. WASHINGTON; Jersey City, N. J. Meets 1st Saturday at 7:30 P. M., and 8d 8unday at 10:30 A. M. Cor. Maple St., and Pacific Ave. G. E. Hull, oor Hollida/ <fc Lafayets sts . Master Henry Kline, 141 Maple st Secretary Arthur Bogart, 180 v\ hiton st Collector P. C. Quick, Somerville, N. J Receiver D. M. Blake, 254 Communipaw Ave., Mag. Agent 14. EUREKA ; Indianapolis, Ind. Meets every Tuesday at 8 P. M. at 34 W. Washing- ton 8t., fourth floor. Geo. P. Kern. 101 Belmont ave Master Wm. F. Smith, 680 E Washington st . . Secretary R. J. Kline, 635 North West St Collector Wm. J. Hugo, 45 Ruckle St Receiver H. Zink, 163 So. East St Magazine Agent 16. ST. LAWRENCE ; Montreal, Canada. Meet in St. Charles Club Room, Point St. Charier, every' alternate Sundays. James Murphy, 65 Mullen St, Master James Ashcroft, 114 Congregation St . . Secretary Bam Edwards, 212% Bourgeois St., Point 8t. Charles, Montreal Collector H. J. Clarke, 154 Charron St.. Point St. Charles, Montreal Receive; H. J. Clarke, 154 Charron St., Point 8t. Charles, Montreal, Canada . . . .Mag. Agent , Y1GO; Terre Haute, Ind. Meets 2d and 4th Mondays at 7:30 P. M. X. V. Debs Master J. F. O’Reilly, 431 N. 4th 8t Secretary Henry Baieredorf, 203 N. 12th 8t . . . . Collector C. A. Bennett, 1004 N. 9tb St Receiver R. W. Bundy, 702 N. 14% St . . . Magazine Agent 18. WEST END; Slater, Ho. Meets in I. o. O. F. Hall 1st and 3d Sunday nights. E. M. Mattice Master J. W. Dawdy, Box 176 Secretary Albert Disney, Box 19 Collector Geo. W. Michel, Box 145 Receiver Albert Dlsneyl Box 19 Magazine Agent 19. TRUCKEE; Wadsworth, Nevada. , Meets every Friday at 7:00 P M. J. S. Raitt, Box 8 Master W. E. Cobb, Box 8 ‘ . Secretary F. W. Younghans. Box 8 Collector Edgar ShepTey Box 8 Receiver H. L. Huston, Box 8 Magazine Agent 90. STUART; Stuart, Iowa. Meets m Engineer’s Hall every Monday at 7:16 P. M. Ed. Cahow Master Geo. C. Wells, Box 117 Secretary Geo. Morse Collector A. H. Copeland Receiver E. L. Pick Magazine Agent tl. INDUSTRIAL; St. Louis, Mo. Meets 2d and 4th Tuesdays at 8 P. M., at 902 So. 4th St. Eli Gielas, 944 Chouteau ave Master D. C. McCltntock, 2016 Gratiot St . . . Secretary Wm. Merkle, 810 Chambers st Collector Wm. C. Llnck, 1423 Dodier St Receiver EliGlclas, 944 Chouteau Ave . . Magazine Agent 22. CENTRAL; Urbaua, 111. Meet in I. O. O. F. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays. Dan. O’Connor Master F. A. Bonner Secretary Alex. McLennan Collector Dan O’Connor Receiver George Brash Magazine Agent tt, PHCENIX ; Brookfield, Mo. Meets 2d and 4 th Mondays, over Wheeler’s bank. Chas. McKay, Box 7 Master J. S. Ott, Box 881 Secretary H. A. Dick. Box 281 Collector J. 8. Ott, Box 381 Receiver Wm. P Stevens Magazine Agent 24. GREAT WESTERN; Parsons. Kansas. Meet in I. O. O. F. Hall on Johnson Ave., every Wednesday at 2:30 P. M. J. E. Powell, L. Box 144 Master F. E. Greeti, Box 413 Secretary Chas. W. Maier. Box 514 Collector J. E. Powell, L. Box 144 Receiver J. W. Terrell. Box 322 Mag. Agent 16. CONNECTING LINK ; Boone, Iowa. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M. Aaron Starks, Box 349 Master Ed. C, Brown son, Box 34 Secretary James F. Bills Collector Simon Rogers Receiver Wm. J, Webster Magazine Agent 26. ALPHA; Baraboo, Win. Meet« 2d and 4th Mondays in B. L. E. Hall. Wm. II. Pobjoy Master Thomas Williams Secretary Wm. II. Pobjoy Collector Frank R. Melcher Receiver Chas. A. Rich Magazine Agent 27. HAWKEYK; Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Meets 2d Sunday at 2:30 P. M. and 4th Mondays at 7-30 P. M. at Room 13 O’Hara’s Block. F. McArdle. 368 B Ave., west Master J. E. Collins, B. C. R. & N R’d House . Secretory J. L. Jennings, 328 G Ave, W Collector C. B. Everett, 46 A avenue Receiver J. H. McKenzie, 172 B Ave . . . Magazine Agent 17. PINE RIDGE: Chadron, Neb. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays, at Masonic Hall. J. H. Royer, L. Box 807 Master L. V. Bowman ... Secretary K. M. Wiles, L. Box 321 Collectoi Rufus E. Chandler, L. Box 815 Receiver J. H. Butler, Long Pine, Neb . . Magazine Agent 28. ELKHORN ; North Platte, Neb. Meets every Wednesday at 7:30 P. M. Thos. Burney, L Box 2*5 Master Reed M. Hindman. L Box 322 8ecretorv John T. Stuart, L Box 367 Collector Frank D. W inn, L Box 232 Receiver P. M Hindman Magazine Agent Digitized by C.ooQLe

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856 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Nov, S». CEBBO BOB DO; Muoi City, Iowa. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesday evening of each month cor. Second and Main Sts. Chas 8. Holman Master J. H. Fulton, Box 706 Secretary Max Newbowrs Collector J. H. Fulton, Box 706 Reoelver Stephen A. Trine Mag. Agent 89. TWO CITY; Bock Island, 111. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., in Bed Men's Hall. Geo. H. Hlnkley Master James Maroney Secretary John 0. Boyle Collector Geo. H. Hlnkley Receiver Carl Bolts, 8081 Fifth Ave .... Magazine Agent 80. CEDAR VALLEY; Waterloo, Iowa. Meet in Black Hawk Hall, Lafayette St. and X Waterloo, 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M. E. T. Gregory, 614 Saxon St Master R. A. Corson, Box 1154 Secretary H. P. Esty Collector R. A. Corson, Box 1164 Receive F. Fern, care J. C. R. R. shop . . Magaslne Agent 40. BLOOMING ; Bloomington. I1L Meets 910 W. Chestnut st., Tuesdays, at 7:80 P. M. John Clark, 720 W Chestnut st Master P. L. utler, 707 W Locust st Secretary Geo. Meade, 1136 W. Chestnut 8t .... Collector James r-> ill, 1206 N Lee st Receiver Ed. J. Spreen, 608 N. Mason 8t., Magazine Agent 81. B. B. CENTRE; Atchison, Kansas. Meets on 1st and 8rd Sundays at 2 P. M., cor. 8 1 and Commercial St. H. L. Clark, cor. Roberts and Commer- cial st Master C. H. Norris, 105 S 3d St . . . Secretary Chas. Bennington, 14th and SantaFe st.Collector John O’Connor, 1303 Main 8t Receiver C. H. Norris, 901 Commercial St . . . Mag. Agent 41. ONWARD; Dickinson, Dakota. Meets every Thursday at 7:80 P. M.f In Odd Fel- low’s Hall. W. F. Cunningham, L. Box 215 Master O. A. Doaskey, Box 17 Secretary O. A. Dosskey, Box 17 Collector Joe Orosthwalte, L Box 158 Receiver W. R. Williams Magazine Agent 82. BORDER; Kills, Kansas. Meets Tuesday evenings at 7:80 in I. O.O. F. Hall. Geo. M. McClure, Box 205 Master Gustave Ebeling Secretary A. M Petrie, Box 108 . . collector A. Waters Receiver Harry Stlgall ... Magaslne Agent 88. SUCCESS; Trenton, Mo. Meets in Engineers Hall, ovor Union Bank, 1st and 3d Mondays at 2 P. M., and 2d and 4th Monday* at7 P K. Thomas E. Torpey Master Thomas Griffin, Box 145 Secretary Wm. Eckermen Collector Frank Park . . . Reoelver F. J. Fischer Magaslne Agent 84. CLINTON ; Clinton, Iowa. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2:80 P. M. in Engi- neer’s Hall, Fourth St. E. M. Hodge, 608 7th Ave Master Wm. Andrews, 502 N. Fourth St ... . Secretary F. A. Kinch, 522 Seventh Ave Collector Thcs. Bulen, 619 Sixth Ave Receiver Joseph F. Butler, 1705 S. 5th St . . . Mag. Agent 85. AMBOY; Amboy, 111. James Laved Master Thomas Monahan, Box 458 Secretary Jas. Bereley Collector Thomas Monahan, Box 458 . . . Receiver Jas. P. Duggan Magaslne Agent 36. TIPPECANOE; Lafayette, Ind. Meets in Red Men’s Hall at 2 P. M. Sundays J. E. Cnisey, 198 N. 6th St Master Albert H. Kelley, 98 Green 8t Secretary Louis Raub, 126 N 8th st Collector W. R. Johnson, 110 8. 4th St Receiver M. S. Hewes, 82 Smith St ... . Magaslne Agent 87. NEW HOPE : Centralis, HL Meets every Thursday at 8 P. M. H. G. Cormlck, Box 151 Master W. D. Holton, Box 244 Secretary W. D. Hoton, Box 241 Collector C. W. Styles Receiver T. J. Prickett Magaslne Agent 88. AVON; Stratford, Ontario. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P. M. James Harvey, Box 318 Master J. T. Burke, Box 318 Secretary Wm. O’Brien, Box 318 Collector G. Nursey, Box 318 Receiver Eugene A. Ball Magazine Agent 18. ELMO; Madison, WIs. Meets in Good Templars Hall 2d and 4th Sundays. Alfred Tyler. 312 Lake 8t Master John Cashen, cor Clymer & Broom st . Secretary Jno. Harrington, 520 W Main St ... . Collector Alfred Tyler, 312 l ake St Reoelver Alfred Tyler, 312 Lake St Mag. Agent 18. ST. JOSEPH; St. Joseph, Mo. Meets 1st and 3d Thursdays at I. O. O. F. Hall, 10 Pacific St. F. O. Porter, N. E. Cor. Thirteenth and Penn. Sts Master Jas. Hyndman, 2216 S Sixth St .... Secretary Jas. Hyndman. 2216 8. Sixth St . . . .> . Collector W. E. Sullivan. 22L6 8. Sixth 8t Receiver C. D. Porter, 2324 8. 6th St., St. Joseph, Mo Magaslne Agent 44. F. W. ARNOLD; East St. Louis, HL Meets alternate Tuesdays, at 7:80 P. M. In Jack- iosch Hall on Missouri and Main its. T. J. Hayes, Box 875 Master C. E. Loug, Box 354 Secretary John U. Roy Collector Thos. Hal pin Reoelver T. J. Hayes, Box 875 Magazine Agent 46. BOSE CITY; Little Rock, Ark. Meets in Quapaw Hall every Monday night. P. H. Williams, 1114 Water St Master Ed Chamberlain, 815 Nohh St Secretary Wm. Smith, 206 Cross st Collector George Emery, 802 No* th 8t Reoelver Ed Chamberlain, 815 North st . . . . Mag. Agent 46. CAPITAL; Springfield, Dl. Meets at Engineers’ Hall, 217 South 5th st, 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P. M. A. D. Hensley, 911 E. Reservoir st .... Master E. W. Rowland, 427 8 Ninth st Secretary E. W. Rowland, 427 8. Ninth st .... Collector James Allen, South 11th st Receiver E. W. Anderson, 1007 E. Cook 8t . . . Mag. Agent 47. TRIUMPHANT; Chicago, 111. Meets In Prosperity Hall, N. E. cor. Btate and 18th sts. 1st Monday evening and 8d Sunday afternoons. W. E. Burns, 122 Newberry st if Mt«r Wm. Keeler. 3830 LaSalle st Secretary Wm. Keeler. 39$) LaSalle st Collector C. Watson, 183, E 22d st Relcever Martin Creighton, 1436 Indiana Ave . Mag. Agent Digitized by t^.ooQLe

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE BIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 857 48. W. F. HYNES; Peoria, HI. Meets in G. A. R. Hall 1st Saturday at 7:30 P. M., and 3d Sunday at 2 P. M. G. C. Watt, 617 1st st Master J. V. Johnson. 412 Spencer St Secretary W. A. McMillan, 206 State $t Collector G. C. Watt, 617 1st St Receiver Jas. E. Dillon, 503 Frink St , . . Magazine Agent 49. J. M. RAYMOND: Decatur, III. Meets 2d and 4tn Sundays at 3 P. M., in Engin- eer’s Hall. E. Eldorado St. Chas. Hockery, 1113 N Calhoun st . . . . Master Geo. Homer, 1021, E Cerro Gordo st . . Secretary Wm. Murphy, 92i E ;lderado st . . . . Collector A. H. Sutton, 975 N. Water St Receiver Wm. Langelt, 903 N. Morgan st . Magazine Agent 60. GARDEN CITY ; Chicago, HI. Meets 1st and 3d Saturdays at 7:80 P. M. J. J. Coffey, S. W. cor. School A Dunkin Park, Town of Lake. Ill Master John O. Grady, 4930 Butterfl ?ld st . . . Secretary C. D. Dickcrm*n. 5142 Dearborn st . . Collector J. J. Delaney, 807 Dexter ave Receiver G. W. Brislen, 4700 Wabash Ave . . . Mag. Agent 61. FRISCO: North Springfield, Mo Meets 2d and 4tn Saturdays of each month at 7:30 P. M. in Masonic Hall. E. R. Harlan . . . . Master Michael Gaffhey, Box 277 Secretary George Hasler Collector John S. Carson Receiver Chas. Schuler Mag. Agent 52. GOOD WILL: Logsnsport, tad. Meets every Sundays at 2 P. M., Cor. Fourth and Market Sts. Chas. Truman. 1818 Spear st Master W. A. McDonald, 1216 Smead St ... . Secretary F. M. Wilt, 822 Fifteenth St . . . .Collector M. W. Jamison. Market and Fourth sts., Receiver J. A. Holland, corner George and 15th Sts Magazine Agent 58. EMPORIA: Emporia. Kansas. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2:30 P. M., in A. O. U. W. Hall, cor. Fifth and Com. Bts. John C. Hampton, 114 West st Master Louis D. Briguam, 108 Rural st . . . . Secretary John Me Jaha, Moliue, Kan Collector john Turnpaugh, 2 Pine St Receiver W. R. Samuels, 524 Rural St Mag. Agent 64. ANCHOR; Moberiy, Ho. Meet Tuesdays at 7 P. M. In Supples Bros. Hall. James A. Robertson Master J. T. Grimes, L. Box 118 Secretary M. Sullivan, Box 1551 Collector Luther B Chambliu, Box 284 Receiver J. S. Hannah, Box 1574 Mag. Agent 66. BLUFF CITY ; Memphis, Tenn. Meets 2d and 4th Thursday evenings, at No. 16 Johnson Ave. Jacob Fuches, L. & N. Shops Master Jacob Wagner, L. A N. Shops Secretary Jacob Wagner, L. A N. Shops Collector Con Shea, L. A N. Shops Receiver J. E. McFaddeu, 186 Johnson ave . . Mag. Agent 66. BANNER; Stanberry, Mo. I Meets every Saturday night at 7:8u P. M. Jos. J. Smith Master Chas. H. Runyan Secretary ' Chas. H. Runyan Collector T. A. Newcomb . Receive Jos. J. Smith Mag. Agent 67. BOSTON: Boston, Mass. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays of each month at Odin Hall. 47 Hanover st. F. F. Derby, Fitchburg R. R Engine House, Charlestown, Mass Master i T. H. Haines, Ocean View Bt., Win- throp, Mass Secretary i A. W. Spurr, 66 HammOud St Collector T. H. Haines, Ocean View St., Winthrop, Mam., • • • • Receiver , L. R. Stewart, 38 Cross 8t., East 8ommervllle, Mass Mag. Agent j 68. SACRAMENTO; Rocklin, Cal.. Meet every Monday in Masonic Hall at 1 P. M. C. C. Brown Master C. E. Warmington Secretary C. E. Warmington Collector M. H. Tuttle Receiver M. H. Tuttle Magasine Agent 69. ROYAL GORGE; South Pueblo, Colo. Meets every Monday evening at 7:30. 8. H. James, 010 W 7th st , Pueblo .... Master John Gallagher. 27 Block Secretary C. S. Walker, 309 Mechanic st., Pueblo . Collector M. C. Douueliy, 316 E. 2d St., Pueblo . . Receiver John T. DeJersey, Pueblo, Colo . . . Mag. Agent 60. UNITED; Philadelphia, Pa. Meets alternate Sundays at Dover Hall, Marshall St. above Susquehanna ave. Fred. O. Metzger, 18 il Lelterly st .... Master Howard Reeder. 1943 Lawrence st . . . Secretary J. R. Race. 521 Diamond 8t Collector B. F. Pettit. 2055 N. Ninth St .... . Receiver J. R. Race, 521 Diamond st . . . Magazine Agent 61. MINNEHAHA; St. Paul, Mian. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, in Druid’s Hall, cor. Jackson and 7th Sts. James V. Piper, cor. Jackson St. and Como ave Master P. McLaughlin, 76 Sycamore 8t . . . . Secretary H. E. Kemp, 233 Granite St Collector Theo. F. Hart, 709 Tuscarora St . . . '. Receiver Jas. Johnson, 608 Warren St . . Magazine Agent 62. YANBERGEN; Carbondale, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th riundayt at 2 P M., In Odd Fel- lows’ Hall. cor. 7th and Church sts. John P. McCawley, Box 608 Master U. 8. Van De rm ark Secretary W. H. Brokeushier Collector A. M. Banks, Box 479 Receiver O. E. Histed, L. Box 855 ... . Magasine Agent 68. HERCULES; Danville. HI. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays in K. of H. Hall, West Main street. John Myers, 808 N. Jackson St Muster Bernard Manion Secretary John Wakely. Box 772 Collector H. J. Bohn, 501 E. Main 8t Receiver T. A. Hudson Mag. Agent 64. SIOUX; Sioux City, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:30 P. M. in K. P. Hall. D. L. Davenport, 1521 E Sixth st Master James Griffin, 419 Clark st Secretary Sldnev Weir, 506 Iowa st Collector D. L. Davenport. 1521 E Sixth st .... Receiver Warren Bennett Mag. Agent 16. FORT B1DGELY : Waseca, Minn. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at Engineer's Hall. Jas. B. Newcomer Master G. Bennett Secretary J. A. Robinson Collector W. D. Grimes, Box 488 Receiver George Woskie Magasine Agent 46. CHALLENGE; Belleville, Ontario. Meets In B. of L. F. Hall, 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:30 P. M. Robert Milne, Belleville Station Master F. C. Link, Belleville Station Secretary W. J. Logue, Box 9, Belleville Station . Collector Tim Daly, Jr., Belleville Station . . . .Receiver R. Snell Magazine Agent 47. DOMINION ; Toronto, Canada. Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall 2d and 4tb 8undayi at 2:30 P. M W. Brent. 85 Spadinaave Master Sidney VsughAn. 5 Draper St Secretary Jas. Pratt, 1*4 Huron 8t Collector Sidney Vaughan, 5 Draper St ..... . Receiver Jas. Pratt, 73 Huron St Mag. Agent Digitized by i^ooQle

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Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. Martin E. Cuddy, Box 193 Master Timothy Anglim Box 12 . Secretary Patrick E. Keating, Box 62 Collector Martin E. Cuddy. Box 192 Receiver M. E. Duggan, Altoona, Wis Mag. Agent •9. ISLAND CITY; Brock rills, Ontario. Meets every Thursday evening at 7:80 P. M. in the MerrUl Block. Thon. Shields, Box 558 Master A. W. Dales, Box 206 Secretary J. G. Goodlson, Box 2C6 Collector I. J. Beehler, Box 558 Receiver Benjamin Dickerson Magazine Agent 70. LORE STAB; Longview, Texas. Meet every Tuesday at 2 P. M. in I. O. O. F. Hall. I. H. Stout, Box 411 Master Lorenzo D. Oden. Box 411 Secretary Albert N. Oden, Box 411 Collector Lorenzo D. Oden, Box 411 Receiver C. W. Slayton, Box 411 Magazine Agent 71. SUSQUEHANNA ; Oneonta, N. Y. Meets in B. of L. E. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at 8 P. M. Willard Robinson, 6 Mickley ave .... Master W. W. Rowe Secretary R. W. Mills Collector Irvin Baker Receiver J. E. Owens, Box 598 Magazine Agent 7t. WELCOME; Camden, N. J. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays of each month at N. E. Cor. 8d and Federal Sts. John Coulter, 578 Benson St Master Geo. M. Kern, 552 So 4th st Secretary Garret M. Western. 565 Bridge 8t . . . . Collector Jas. L. Gibbs, Collinswood, N. J . . . . Receiver Henry Harris, 446 Henry 8t . . . Magazine Agent 7S. BAY STATE; Worcester, Maas. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 302 Main St. E. Brewer, 27 Houghton st Master Ohaa. A. Smith, 124 Central St .... Secretary Chas. L. Dodge, 2L Lagrange st Collector Chan. O. Sykes, North Grafton, Mass . . Receiver E. A, Bragg, 8 Kilby St Magazine Agent 74. KANSAS CITY; Kansas City, Mo. Meets in Forresters’ Hall alternate Mondays. D. McDonnell, 2114 Belleview Ave . . . .Master J. M. Ticruey, Box 73, Htatlon “ A” . . Secretary R. Haslett, 2117 Madison avenue .... Collector W. B. Roberts, 1MW Madison Ave .... Receiver H. O. Draper, Station “A” . . . Magazine Agent 76. ENTERPRISE; Philadelphia, Pa. Meets 2d and 41 h Sunday afternoons in Erick- son’s Hall, 3947 La. raster ave. Chas. H. Hawman, 3728 Lancaster ave., West Philadelphia Master C. W. Reeves, 620 N. :28th St., W. Phila- delphia Secretary Frank Dupell, 3621 Aspen St, W. Phila- delphia Collector C. W. Reeves, 620 N. 3ftth St., W. Phila- delphia Receivei Frank Dupell, 3621 Aspen St., West Philadelphia Magazine Agent 76. NEW ERA; Breckenridge, Minn. Meets 2d and 4th 8unaays at 2 P. M. in Masonic Hall. Geo. Wr. Sebastian Master W. C. Hall . Secretary Harrj Pearce Collector W\ W. Hurd Receiver Fred Whitbred, Box 84 Magazine Agent ROCKY MOUNTAIN; Denver, Colo. Meets every Thursday at 7:80 P. M. in Neefs Hall, Fifteenth street. Chas. D. Lane, 2646 Lawrence St Master W. F. Brundage, 1216 Larimer St .... Secretary D. L. Mans, 445 Beecher ave, N. side . . Collector W. F. Brundage, 1216 Larimer St ... . Receiver H. M. Johns, 940 Eleventh st . . Magazine Agent 78. GOLDEN EAGLE; Sedalla, Mo. Meets every Thursday at 7 P. M. in Hart's Hall, E. Third street. obn Lay bourne, 818 Engineer 8t . . . . Master H. D. Boullt, 1223 E. 6th 8t Secretary Edw. J. Moore, 109 E. Boonville St . . . Collector Henry Meyer. 818 Engineers* 8t . . . .Receiver Clark L. Vane Hon, 1216 E. 5th St . . . Mag. Agent 79. J. H. DODGE; Roodhonse, HL Meets 1st and 8d Mondays and 2d and 4th Son- days, In Engineer’s Hall. John Underwood Master Chas. E. Stone Secretary Chas. E. Stone Collector W. Watson Receiver J. A. Wells Magazine Agent 80. SELF HELP; Aarora, I1L Meets over 26 and 28 Broadway, every 2d Sun- day. John C. Olsen, 295 Short st Master W. B. Miller, 110 Main St Secretary W. B. Miller, 110 Main 8t Collector Frank G. Boomer, 95 LaSalle St . . ..Receiver Fred. E. Diamond, Tremont House . Mag. Agent 81. PINE CITY; Braiaerd. Mlaa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., in I. O. O. F. hall, 6th st So. Emenr Scott Master Geo. Watts, Box 1045 Secretary W. J. Bain, Box 1763 . Collector Rowland Arundel, Box 599 Receiver S. W. Green Magazine Agent 82. NORTHWESTERN ; Mianeapolls, Mina. Meet 1st Saturday evening and 8d Sunday after- noon of each month. Ernest B. Mayo, 424 First avenne, so . . . Master W. K. Richmond, Kfl) N. Girard Ave . . Secretary Robt. J. Watson, 716 4th ave N Collector W. K. Richmond. 820 N. Girard Ave . . Receiver Geo. E. Walker, 2130 Tenth Ave. 8o., Mag. Agent 88. TRINITY ; Fort Worth, Texas. Meets in B. L. F. Hall every Wednesday at 8 P.M. I. M. Dean, . Box 406 Master Geo. H. Tucker, Box 400 Secretary M. K. Finnegan, Box 400 Collector I. M. Dean, Box 406 Receiver E. D. Harlzell, 613 E. 15th St . . Magazine Agent 84. CALHOUN; Battle Creek, Mich. Meets in W’hitcomb’s Block, N. Jefferson 8L, 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:30 P. M. and 1st Monday at 7'3o P M E. C. Wilder, 50 Souih Ave Master Jas. Burgess. 76 Bennett St Secretary Fred Vo***, 103 Green St Collector E. C. Wilder, 50 South Ave . . . . . . Receiver A. Cronin, 119 Bennett St ... Magazine Agent 86. FARGO; Fargo, Dakota. Meets 2d and 4th 8undays at I. O. O. F. Hall, Cor. Robert st. and Second Ave. W. W. Sturman, Box 825 Master Eugene McAuliffe, Box 668 Secretary Wash. Terrett Collector R. Rogge veen, 324 I3th St., north .... Receiver Thos. A. Kelly Magazine Agent 858 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Nov. m. BAD CL A IBS; A] tool*. Wik 11. Digitized by C.ooQLe

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE 859 M. BLACK HILLS; Laramie City, Wyoming. Meets Friday evening at 7:30 in K. L. Hall. John W. Costin Master Wm. Konold Secretary Henry C. Bernard Collector Wm. Roth, Box 346 Receiver Chaa. Reynolds Mag. Agent 96. ALEXIA: Wellsvllle, Ohio. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays in B. of L. E. Hall. Main Sts. G. Leibtag Master Frank Ray, Box 696 Secretary Wm. M. King . . . Collector Joseph Quinn, Box 289 Reoeiver John Leiotag, Box 366 Magazine Agent 87. SUBMIT ; Rawlins, Wyoming. Meet at I. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 3d Wednesdays a\ 7:80 P. M. J. A. Measures Master J. Doherty Secretary G. C. Jordan Collector P. Naughton Receiver Wm. S. Roes Magazine Agent 97. ORANGE GROVE; Los Angeles, Cal. Meets every Tuesday evening at 7:30, at 612 San Fernando St. George C. Morton, Box 72 Master J. D DcFrees, Box 72 Secretary Wm. T. Curl, Box 72 Collector Ed. Whitney, Box 72 Receiver F. B. Boyett, Box 72 Magazine Agent 88. HORNING STAR; Evanston, Wyoming. Meets Thursdays at 7:80 P. M. in I. O. O. F. Hall. J. C. Bowman Master Kenneth G. McLean, Box 150 Secretary Wm. L. Gray Collector J. C. Bowman Receiver James Holt Magazine Agent 98. PERSEVERANCE: Terrace, Utah. Meets every Tuesday, at Engineers' Hall. F. C. Stokes Master ?• S‘ kite Secretary J. H. Neven Collector R. W. Shields Receiver E. G. W’hite Magazine Agent 89, CHER AW; Montgomery, Ala. Meets every 8unaay, in K. P. hall, over National Band, Commerce St. E. L. Cranford, Box 524 Master Ed. Austin, 115 Dexter ave Secretary A. F. Grubbs, Box 524 Collector Geo. I. Fuller, 26 N. Perry St Receiver A. F. Grubbs, Box 524 Magazine Agent 90. SAN DIEGO; San Bernardino, Cal. Meets in Odd Fellows Hall 1st and 8d Sundays. J. Dunn, Box 645 Master R. F. Lange, Box 645 Secretary Harvev Smith, Box 645 . . Collector J. W. fill Hard, Box 645 Receiver G. A. March, Box 645 Mag. Agent 99. ROCHESTER: Rochester. N. T. Meets every Friday evening, at No. 33 Market 8t. E. C. Pruyn, 41 First Ave Master W. P. Couch, 99 Broadwav Secretary Geo. Kingsley, 22 Upton Park Collector James N. Clark, 171 N. Union St ... . Receiver Wm. H. Rice, 9 Norwood 9t Mag. Agent 100. ADAIR; Bowling Green, Ky. Meets every Monday at, 2 P. M., cor. MAiu and Adams sts. Wm. Coleman Woods L, Miller, Box 446 .. . Woods L. Miller, Box 446 ... . Wesley Alsun Richard A. Potter in Wrights Hall, Master .... Secretary .... Collector .... Receiver Magazine Agent 91, GOLDEN GATE; San Francisco, Cat Meets 1st Sunday at 1 P. M. and 3d Tuesday at 7 P. M., Cor. Valencia and 16th Sts. Mat Rourke, 1855 Mission St Master Charles A. Crites, 203 Sixteenth St . . Secretary W. J. Allen, 24 Julian Ave., near 15th, Collector J. Doyle, 537 18th st Receiver James Doyle, 637 Eighteenth 8t . . Mag. Agent 92. FRONTIER CITY; Oswego, N. Y. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at N. Y. O. A W. Ry. Depot. Chas. Spath, 39 W. Talman St Master Myrom H. Counsel!, 16 E. 5th St ... . Secretary M. H. Murphy, E. Mercier St Collector 8. C. Forsyth, 166 W. Utica hi Receiver 8. C. Forsyth, 166 W. Utica 8t . . Magazine Agent 101. ADVANCE; Creston, Iowa. Meets every Monday at 7:30 P. M., In Firemen’s Hall. 222 Pine st. J. W. Crouch, Box 288 Master Al. Finley Secrttary J. W. Crouch, Box 288 Collector J. F. Bryan, L. Box 319 Receiver H. H. Carter . ’» 2550 8- Kellogg St Secretary J. L. Nelsou, 327 N. Seminary St . . . Collector M. J. Buckly, 122 W\ Knox St Receiver C. G. Nelson, 522 Seminary St ... . Mag. Agent Digitized by c.ooQle

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860 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Nov, 106. KEY CITY: Dubaqae, Iowa. Meet* 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., over Master .Mechanic’s Office. Joseph Chaloupka, 1470 Cedar st Master D. W. Mason, 438 High St Secretary Joseph Chaloupka, 1470 Cedar st . . . . Collector J. D. Mahoney, 1846 Jackson st . . . Receiver Jay E. Haines, 18 High St ... . Magazine Agent 107. ECLIP8E; Gallon, Ohio. Meets in Zimmerman’s Hall every Thursday evening. August Gerhart, Box 196 Master Ed. W. Armor, Box 701 . . Secretary Ed. W. Armor, Box 701 Co lector J. A. Farnworth, Box 283 Receiver Geo. Canaan, Box 398 Magazine Agent 108. PIONEER: Ghana, New Mexico. Meets every Wednesday at 7:30 P. M., in D. & R. G. Passenger Depot. J. C. McCabe, Box 8 Master Edward Bradley Secretary Chas. Schonefleld. Box 16 Collector Herman Berndt, Box 17 Receiver Edward Bradley Magazine Agent 100. PEACE; St. Loots. Mo. Meets 2d and 4th Fridays of each month in Sum- mit Hall, Cor. Ewing Ave. and Market St., at 7:30 P. M. W. M. White, 944 Chouteau Ave Master J. L. Pate, 2919 Caroliue St Secretary J. L. Pate. 2919 Caroliue St Receiver Chas. Durnell, 510 Montrose Ave . . . Collector J. L. Pate, 2919 Caroline St . . . Magazine Agent 110. OLD GUARD; Bucyrus, Ohio. Meet every 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. in En- gineer’s Hall, Cor. Sandusky and Mansfield St. J. R. Gordon, L. Box 235 Master C. P. Collins, 29 Oak St., E. Toledo, O . Secretary Wm. Fitzmauriqe . Collector W. C. Bruce Receiver C. P. Collins, 29 Oak St., E. Toledo, O., Mag. Agent 111. BEACON: Mattoon. 111. Meets in K of L. Hall 8unday at 2:80 P. M. C. J. Singleton, L Box 835 Master T. F. Banett. Box 427 Secretary O. C. Henry, Box 265 Collector C. J. Singleton, L Box 835 Receiver Ben Nfewkirk Magazine Agent 112. EYENIN6 STAB; Mt. Vernon, HI. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesdays in Heiserman’s Hall, at 7:30 P. M. 8. R. Wild Master John C. Branham Secretary John C. Branham Collector E. F. Lynch Receiver Thos. F. Thicks ton Magazine Agent 118. CLARK-K1MBALL ; Pocatello, Idaho. Meets in Masonic Hall every Monday at 7:30 P. M. Ed. Anderson Master Ed Staples Secretary W. E. Randolph Collector Frank Walton, Allerdlce, Mont .... Receiver E. G. Leaf, Ogden, Utah .... Magazine Agent 114. MAGIC CITY : Cheyenne, Wyoming. Meets every Wednesday at 8 r. M. in Engineers’ Hall, Idleman’s block. John H. Bingham, Box 250 Master Thoe. O. Jones, Box 250 Secretary James A. Maxwell, 213 Tenth St ... . Collector Ernest Heeman, 1010 Central ave . . . Receiver Thos. O. Jones, Box 250 Magazine Agent 116. GULF CITY : Galveston, Texts. Meets 1st ana 3d Wednesdays in The Temple of Honor. H. L. Briggs, Cor. 8th and Market Sts . . Mastei Chas. F. Harrltt, W. Ave. L, bet. 35th apd a«th Sts Secretary G. E. Labitt, '6W ave and L Sts .... Collector H. L. Briggs, 8th and Market Sts .... Receivei A. J. Schmidt, care G. C. & S. F. Ry Shops, Temple Magazine Agent 116. 8T. CLAIR; Fort Gratiot, Mieh. Meets 1st and 3d 8undays In Engineers' Hall at 1*30 PM Wm. Dingwall, 2004 Stone St. Port Hu- ron, Mich Master R. J. Gee. 1610 Poplar st, Port Huron . Secretary R J. Gee, 1610 Poplar st, Port Huron . Collector E. G. Hubbard, Box 127 Receiver W. F. Renwick, Box 182, Brighton Park, 111 Magazine Agent 117. BEAVER: London. Ontario. Meets 2d Sunday and 4th Wednesday of each month, in K. of P. Hall, Carling's Block, Rich- moivd St. Edwin S. Chapman, 151 Clarence St . . . Master George Black. 460 Simcoe 8t Secretary 8. T. Fletcher, 221 Maitland 8t Collector Harry Angles, 473 Gray st Receiver Robt. Lister, 411 Hill St .... Magazine Agent 118. STAB OF THE EAST: Richmond, Quebec. Meets in Pearson’s Hall every Wednesday at 7:80 P. M.. and 1st and 3d Sundays at2 P. M. R. A. Leonard Master G. A. Pearson, Richmond 8tation . . . Secretary G. A. Pearson, Richmond Station . . . Collector John Kelly, Richmond 8tation .... Receiver Fred Driver Magazine Agent 119. COLONIAL : River dn Loop, Quebec. Meets Wednesday and Thursday nights, alter- nately, in English School Room. W. H. Rougean, River du Loup Station . Master Louis 1). Poulin, I. C. Ry .Station . . . Secretary Louis D. Poulin, I. C. Ry Station . . . Collector , Joseph Scott, I. C. Ry Station Receiver Wm. H. Rougeau, 1. C. Ry. Station . Maga. Agent 120. FORTUNE; Syracuse, N. Y. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 3 P. M. and 2d and 4th Tuesdays at 7 P. M. at C. M. B. A. Hall, corner Fayette and Salina Sts. E. F. McNulty, 2 Wall St Master Simon Maugan, 196Shomard 8t . . . . Secretary L. G. Rousson, 20 Richmond Ave . . . Collector F. H. Livingston, 50 Jackson St .... Receiver W. H. Jacobson, 224 Gifford St, . . . Mag. Agent 121. FELLOWSHIP; Corning, N. Y. Meet 1st and 3d Sundays of each month at 8 P. M. in Odd Fellows Hall. James F. Roody Master T. E. Hanmer Secretary George R. Quick, 241 E. Erie Av e . . . Collector William H. Smith, Corning ..... Receiver E E. Beales Magazine Agent 122. FEDERATION ; Beardstown, HI. Meets every Tuesday evening at 7:80, on Main ’street, over Eberwein’s grocery store. Jerry W. Fliczwir Master E. J. Summers, Box 694 Secretary John E. Hurley, Box 692 Collector Albert Sanks, Box 208 Receiver E. J. Summers, Box 694 Magazine Agent 188. OYERLAND; Omaha. Neb. Meets in K. of P. Hall, Corner 14th and Doug- lass Sts. every Wednesday at 8 P. M. Wm. Dolan, 421 N. 13th 8t Master E. S. Emmons, 1429 N. 21st 8t Secretary Wm. Anderson, 1214 Cass St Collector Albert Cole, 1618 Jackson St Receiver E. 8. Emmons, 16 N, 13th St Mag. Agent 124. PILOT: Perry. Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, in Odd Fellows' Hall, at 2:30 P. M. H. A. Draper Master W. B. Howe Secretary H. C. DeGroat . Collector M. D. Grady Receiver M. D. Grady Magazine Agent Digitized by C.ooQLe

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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE flREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 861 Ui GUIDE; linhilltowi* Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays in B. L. F. Hall, South Center street. W. M. Gallup, 612 S Third st Master J. P. Boyce. 311 W Nevada St< ... .Secretary J. S. Smedes, 807 8 Center st ... Collector J. M. Larimer. 807 S. Third ave Receiver J. H. Crellin, 012 E. Linn St . . Magazine Agent 128. COMET; Austin. Mian. Meets 1st and 8d Mondays and 2d and 4th Sun- days In Hays’ Hall. , J. A. Harriman Master A. B. t awrence Secretary J. E. Gilbert Collector August Olson Receiver C. J. Erickson Magazine Agent 127. NORTHERN LIGHT; Winnipeg. Manitoba. Meets 1st Tuesday and 3d Sunday, in Asslnaboine Hall. 133 Ross St. John Wellington, 14 Patrick St Master W. H. Woods, 14 Patrick 8t Secretary Thos. Reece, 226 Me Ailliams St ... . Collector J. G. Jonah, 226 McWilliams St .... Receiver Geo. M. Vansickle, care P. R. shops, Mag. Agent 128. LANDMARK: Glendlvs. Montana. Meets every Tuesday at 7 P. M. in Coleman’s Hall. Daniel Sinclair, Forsythe, Montana . . . Master James McKenzie, Box 55 Secretary Martin E. Colbert, Box 55 Collector James McKenzie, Box 55 Receiver Douglass Westfall, Box 55 . . . Magazine Agent 129. MINERAL KING: Eseanaba, Mick. Meets in B. of L. E. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at 1 P M. Richard Letcher, Box 123 Master James 8 Hill, Box .179 Secretary Geo. H. Valentine, Box 5il Collector J. 8. Rogers, Box 62^ Receiver J. J. Kelly, Box 480 Magazine Agent ISO. GUIDING STAR; Milwaukee, Wls. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. In Engineers’ halt. Thomas Dwver. 335 Ja' kson St Master Bernard J. Fahl, cor. 31th and Wells St. Secretary Frank E. Search. 4.36 Barclay St .... Collector Con. S. McAuliffe, 561 Washington St. . Receiver Edward 8ummers. 90 Sixth St . . Magazine Agent 181. GOLDEN RULE; 8terens Point, Wls. Meets 1st and 8d Fridays at 7:30 P. M. and 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:80 P. M. In Redfleld’s Hall. R. 8. Cochran, Box 121 Master Geo. L. Gearhart Secretary A. R. Johnsohn Box 8 Collector R. J. Luxan, Box 896 Receiver R. J. Luxan, Box 396 Magazine Agent 188. MARTIN HUGHITT; Eagle Grove, Iowa. Meets in Opera House 1st and 3d Sundays and last Wednesday at 2 P. M. Fisher Wreesell,Box 18 Master W. R. Hammond Box 408 Secretary Jas. H. Long, Box 6 Collector John H. Howell Receiver Lewis V. Roberts Magazine Agent 188. SPRAGUE; 8prague, Washington Tv. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, 7 P. M., Postofflce hall. J. D. Irby Box, 10 Master H. A. Moore, Box 10 Secretary A. E. Bowman, Box 10 Collector Arthur Herlder ... Receiver Ed. H. Higgins, Box 10 Magazine Agent 184. EASTMAN; Farnham, Qaeboe. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays and 2d and 4th Mon- days. E. W. Gibson Master H. E. Cowan Secretary J. H. Cunningham Collector JL W. Gibson Receiver Louis Lepine Magazine Ageht 188. NEW TEAR; El Paso, Texas. Meets in Firemen’s Hall 1st and 8d Tuesdays at 7 P.M. Colin McArthur Master F. L. Fitch Secretary Wm. T. Fields Collector Colin McArthur Receiver F. L. Fitch. L. Box 184 Magazine Agent 188. J. SCOTT; Lindsay, Ontario. Meets alternate Saturdays at 7:30 P. M., in S. O E. Hall. Laughlin McIntosh, Box 454 Master Robert N. John ton, Box 454 Secretary Josepn Kelcher, Bot 4.54 Collector J. Jefferies, Box 4.54 Receiver J. Jefferies, Box 451 Magazine Agent 187. PROTECTION, Eldon, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:30 P. M. in K. P. ball. C. W. Friend Master J. T. Hull, Box 196 Secretary Geo. W. Trott, Box 185 Collector A. Shunterman Receiver Fred James Magazine Agent 188. UNION; Freeport, HI. Meet In A. O. U. W. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. James A. Flack, 45 Clay st . Master 8am Shaunnessy, 16 Crocker St .... Secretary Wm. A. Brubaker, 10 State St Collector 8am Shaunnessy, 16 Crocker 8t . ... Receiver Wm. A. Brubaker, 10 State St . . Magazine Agent 189. MT. WHITNEY ; Talare, Cal. Meets in Schultz’s Hall 1st and 3d Sundays and 2d and 4th Fridays at 2 P. M. Wm. Manerhan, Box 81 Master George Landes. Box 81 Secretary L. J. Whyers, Box 31 Collector J. J. Norton, Box 31 Receiver E. G. White, Terrace, Utah . . . Magazine Agent 140. MOUNT OURAY; Sallda, Colo. Meets every Monday at 7:80 P. M., in Fraternity Hall. L. W. Jones. Box 122 Master C. M. May. Lock Box 599 Secretary J. W. Hardy, L Box 599 Collector Henry Wise, L Box 599 Receiver S. W. Summerville, L. Box 599 . Magazine Agent 141. A. G. PORTER; Fort Wayne. Ind. Meets in Grand Army Hall every Wednesday at 7 .30 P . M . A. J. Kohler, 461 Calhoun St Master Patrick C Lupton, 33 E Williams st . . Secretary C. F. Sweeney, cor. Holton Ave. and Fisher St Collector W. R. Fredricks, 415 8 Lafayette St . . . Receiver T. B. Short, 29 Boone St .... Magazine Agent 142. C. JL WHIPPLE; Toledo, Ohio. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 1:30 P. M. and 24 and 4th Thursdays at 7 r. M. in Johnson’s Hall. Henrv Harms, 446 Forte St, East Toledo . Master Ben. I. Ross, Penn Engine House, East Toledo Secretary Geo. Blttman, 713 Erie st Collector Louis Wei ngardt, 221 Broad way . . . .Receiver B. I. Ross, Penu. engine bouse . . . Mag. Agent 148. E. C. FELLOWS; West Oakland, Cal. Meets in Odd Fellows’ hall, cor. 11th and Frank- lin sts., Oakland. Cal., 2d and 4th Wednesdays. T. J. Roberts. 752 Willow St Master R. H. Potts, 1792 Seventh St Secretary Ed. Johnson, 1714 Eighth St Collector T. J. Roberts, 752 Willow St Receiver K. C. Cushing. 861 Myrtle street, Oakland, Cal Magazine Agent Digitized by CjOOQie

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862 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Nov 144. 8UGAR LOAF; Cmpbelltoi, New Bra ns wick. Meets 2d Sundays at 9 A. M. and 4th Sunday af- ternoons in Patterson's Hall, I.C. R. Depot. Wm. A. Thomson Master Wm. Hamilton Secretary James Thomson Collector John Deveraux Receiver Wm. Smallwood Magazine Agent 144. DAT! CROCKETT ; San Antonio, Texas. Meet every Tuesday at 8 P. M. In Jonas s Hall, 601 Austin 8t. J. H. Humphrey, 1115 Ave. E Master Edward Bcere, cor. Cherry and Burles- son Sts Secretary O. H. Cole, 1112 Ave. D Collector Frank L. Taylor, cor. Mesquit and Bur- lesson Sts Receiver John Sullivan, 110 Avenue D . . Magazine Agent 146. BATOU CITY; Houston, Texas. Meets 1st and 3d Mondays at 7 P. M.; 2d and 4th Mondays at 2 P. M. John F. Broughton. 8. P. Shops Master J. P. Managhan. S P. Shops Secretary H. A. Speer, S. P. Shops Collector Fred Keeler, S. P. Shops Receiver D. M. Moody, 27 3d st. cor. Charles . Mag. Agent 147. MIDLAND; Temple, Texas. Meet every Monday at 8:00 P. M. Thos. H. Boyd, Box 105 Master T. J. Robbins, Box 105 Secretarv James Conney, Box 105 Collector Howard Covington, Box 105 Receiver W. R. Brown, Clebourne, Tex . Magazine Agent 148. SUNNY SOUTH; Tyler, Texas. Meets every Friday at 1:30 P. M. in K. of P. Hall. W. Z. Thompson, Box 416 Master 8. F. James, Box 416 Secretary J. R. Paske.ll, Box 416 Collector Ed. Kendrick, ;Box 416 Receiver J. W. Deaclel, Box 416 Magazine Agent 149. JUST IN TIME ; New York, N. Y. Meets 2d and 4th Saturdays at 8 P. M., at 110 East 125th street. Jas. F. Hough, 1424 ave A Master P. A. Donahue, 811 W. 55th St Secretary R. Roscoe, 27 fi Mith st Collector P. A. Donohue, 311 W 65th st Receiver Ch&s, Johnson, 313 E. 120th St . Magazine Agent 110. 8. K. STEVENS : Marquette, Mich. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., in Mack’s Hall, cor. Washington and 3d sts. Arthur C. Bishop, 146 Main St Master Fred. E. Brown Secretary John Munro Collector Jos. H. Bice Receiver Chas. E. Zyrd, Marquette, L. 8., Mich, Mag. Agent tit H. C. LORD ; Fort Scott, Kaunas. Meets in 1. O. O. F. Hall 1st and Sd Sundays at 2 H. L. Wright, 1020 Wall st Master Alexander Barr, 1126 Oak St Secretary Alexandar Barr, 1126 Oak st Collector J. T. Holman. 10 N Washington st . . . Receiver W. F. Strode, 216 So. Barbee St . , . Mag. Agent 144. McKERN: Ottawa, Meets in K. P. Hall P.M. Kaunas. on 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 Wm. L. Miller. 718 N. Main St Master E Eshnaur, 629 N Poplar st Secretary Geo. H. Showalter, N Main st Collector M. A. Lea, 903 N. Hickory St Receiver Wm. D. Frinby, 637 Ann St., Wyandotte Kan Mag. Agent 146 NECHES; Palestine, Teams. Meets In Engineers’ Hall every Saturday night. L. T. Branham, Box 256 Master O. A. 8ietzel, Box 256 Secretary T. C. Imrie, Box 256 Collector R. W. Bailey, Box 256 Receiver B. L. Bently, Box 256 Magazine Agent 147. ECHO; Peru. Ind. Meets in Echo Hall 1st and 3d 3undays at 2 P. M. and 2d and 4th Tuesdays at 7 P. M. B. E. Flaherty Master H. P. Matthews, L. Box 201 Secretary H. P. Matthews, L. Box 201 Collector B. E. Flaherty Receiver G. H. Smith Magazine Agent 148. STANDARD; Detroit, Mich. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 1:30 P. M.f at No. 47 Monroe ave., up stairs. Tim. Teahen, 447 Clinton St Master J. Nopper, 217 Grogan st.. Secretary B. Helaonrich, 124 Hastings St Collector J. Nopper, 217 Crogan St, Receiver Peter Sewell, 199 Orleans St . . . Magazine Agent 149. W. H. THOMAS; Nashville. Tenn. Meets every Saturday at 7:80 P. M., at Simmons’ Hall. cor. Summer and Union Sts. T. L. Quinlan, Edgefield shops Master D. J. 8ingleton, 171 Humphrey 8t - . . Secretary F&yett Enoch, 1202 8. College St ... . Collector E. G. Junk, cor. Chestnut and Market Sts., So. Nashville Receiver W. D. Bledsoe, 11 Joseph Ave . . Magazine Agent 180. C. J. HEPBURN ; Evansville. Ind. Meets in A O. U. W. Hall, Third and Main Sts., 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. Morris Hoffman, 305 Olive St Master Edgar G. Hitch, 931 Canal St Secretary Robert T. Skinner. 519 Harriet st. . . . Collector John K. Taylor, 109 Lincoln Ave .... Receiver Jerry Burke, 606 S. 8th st., TerreHaute, Mag. Agent 181. HERALD: Burlington, Iowa. Meets at Knights of Pythias Hall every other Sunday at 2 oMoch P. M. C. C. Maxwell, 1022 9. Fourth St Master Paul Marvell. 221 Eighth st Secretary S. J. Eccie8, 906 Angular St Collector 8. W. Bowser, 1303 Madison st Receiver W. A. Flannery, 1212 N 8th st . Magazine Agent 141. MAPLE LEAF Hamilton, Ontario. Meet 1st and SdSundayB at 2:30 P. M. Alex McGilvery. N. <fc N. W. Shops . . . Master J. E. Painter, 135 John st North .... Secretary Wm. F. Baines, 118 Queen st North . . Collector R. Martin, 15 Mayill st Receiver John McColl, 17 Crook’s Street .... Mag. Agent 142. NORTH POLE ; West Bay City, Mich. Meets in Odd Fellow’s Hall 1st and 8d Sundays. Patrick J. Roach, Box 845 Master Frank E. Ayers, Box 104 Secretary Frank Potter, Box 762 Collector John Hatchard, Box 377 Receiver Fred C. McDonald, Box 662 .. . Magazine Agent 182. PROSPECT ; Elkhart, Ind, Meets in B. of L. F. Hall, 605 Main St., every Wednesday at 7:30, end 1st Sunday at 2 P. M. D. F. Wagner, 208 Fourth 8t Master Chas. E. Piatt, 211 Third 8t Secretary D. F. Wagner, 208 Fourth St * Collector Wm. J. Hunt, 104 Prairie st Receiver F. Roderick, 1005 So. 2d 8t . . . Magazine Agent 168. .ETNA ; Pine Bluff, Ark. Meets e\ ery Friday at 7 P. M., at Maeonio HalL Chas. McWilson, Box 5 6 Master D. B. Rathfon, Box 56 Secretary H. Peelle, Box 56 Collector D. B. Rathfon, Box 56 Receiver J. Flaherty Magazine Agent Digitized by C,ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE . 863 164. EEL RIVEB ; Butler, lad. Meets Tuesday evenings In I. O. O. F. Hall, on Broadway. 8. E. Mosshammer Master C. E. Blair Secretary R. H. Mossshamer Collector J. J. Derek, Box 202 Receiver W. H. Weber, Box 324 . . . . Magazine Agent 174. HARRISBURG; Harrisburg, Pa. Meets Cor. Third and Cumberland Sts., over Mer- chants’ Bank, 2d and 4»h Sundays at 1 P. M. Wm. Drake, 1531 X. 0th 8t Master H. O. Motter, 1720V4 N. Third St ... . Secretary H. J. Roberts, 503 Riley St Collector Wm. Blessing, 422 Riley St Receiver H. S. Gingrich, 1413 Wallace St . Magazine Agent 166. ROBERT ANDREWS; Andrews. Ind. Meets in Firemen’s Hall every Monday at 7 P. M. J. E. Brombaugh Master James VanRiper Secretary Geo. B. Richardson . . Collector Albert I. Routh Receiver J. N. Wright Magazine Agent 166. WM. HUGO; Huntington, Ind. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesdays and 2d and 4th Tuesdays at 7 P. M., in Engineer’s Hall. Jacob A. Hoover Master Jas. W. VanEman, Box 183 Secretary John S. Dolan, Box 915 Collector C. E. Wallace, L. Box 933 Receiver P. F. Murphy, Box 378 Magazine Agent 167. MOUNT HOOD; The Dalles, Oregon. Meets 1st and 3d Sunday* at 2 P. M. in K. P. Hall John Anderson Master N. B. Whyers Secretary H. P. Smith, Box 347 .Collector Charles Bryan Receiver H. P. Smith, L. Box 347 Magazine Agent 168. GUARD RAIL; North La Crosse, Wis. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2:00 P. M. and 2d and 4th Mondays at 7:00 P. M. J. Moiiarity, Portage, Wis Master Frank Krause, Box 214, Portage, Wis . Secretary George Brewer, 403, cor. Aron and Gould st., LaOrosse, Wis Collector Frank Krouse, Portage, Wis Receiver Frank Krause. Box 214, Portage, Wis., Mag. Agent 176. . TATLOR ; Newark, Ohio. Meets in O. R. C. Hall at 12}$ North 2d St., every Wednesday at 7 P. M. A. A. Hickereon, Rear 177 S. Fourth St . . Master John Adkins, Box C Secretary John Callahan, 118, Valandingham st . Collector John Adkins, Box C Receiver C. D. Tomlinson Magazine Agent 176. MAIN LINE; Clinton, 111. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesday evenings in War- ner’s Hall. A. G. Turlay, Box 61 Master W. F. Gorman, Box 295 Secretary W. F. Gorman, Box 295 Collector C. H. Porter, Box 295 Receiver 0. H. Porter, Box 595 Magazine Agent F. W. Morrison, C. P. R. R. Shops . . . Collector H. Handysides, Hintonbury via Otta- wa, Ont Receiver Alex. McCnaig, 56 Ottawa St . . Magazine Agent 176. PACIFIC ; Winslow, Arizona. Meets every Sunday at 7:30 P.M. in B.of L.F.hall. Chas. McCauley Master Isaac C. Heustis Secretary John C. Bull, Williams. Ariz Collector C. F. Evans, Coolidge, N. Mex Receiver B. W. Davis Magazine Agent 181. WELLINGTON ; Palmerston, Ontario. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M. in Odd Fel- lows Hall. James Farley Master Jam* s Combs . . Secretary A. Dunbar Collector James Nicholson Receiver Alex. Dunbar Magazine Agent 182. GOOD INTENT; Erie, Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesdays, iu Firemen’s Hall, Zuck’s Block. H. E. Hilliker. Miles, Grove Master E. J. Oliver, 17 Sasa&frassst Secretary A. H. Gifford, 1815 Myrtle St Collector Wm. Fitzmorris, 63 W. 13th St Receiver Chas Fitzmorris, 63 W. 13th St ... . Mag. Agent 188. LAKE SHORE; Collin wood, Ohio. Meets in Engineer’s Hall alternate Thursdays at 7 P. M. and alternate Tuesdays at 1:30 P. M. J. M. Gaines, Box 162 Master F. R. Rosekrans, Box 108 Secretary W. T. Wade, Box 316 Collector H. I. Miller, Box 154 Receiver D. A. Carver, Box 301 Magazine Agent Digitized by C.ooQLe

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864 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Nov. 184. LIMA; Lina, Ohio. Meets every Sundays at 1:80 P. M. in Irish Block. E. L. Melhom M&stei M. R. Lacy Secretary Joe Bowsher, 406 9 Tanner st Collector John E. Myers, 6398. Main Si Receiver 8. H. Hartsing, 6U1 N. Union St . Magazine Agent 186. FIDELITY ; Delphoe, Ohio. Meets In Beyer's Hall every 8unday at 2 P. M. W. S. Miller, Box 311 Master A. J. Hograth, Box 153 Secretary J. B. Grove, Box 143 Collector F. A. Droleti, Box 811 Receiver J. B. Grove, Box 143 Magazine Agent 188. CHAMBERLIN; Chicago, HI. Meets in Walther's hall, 3084 State St, 1st and 8d Sundays of each month. J. E. Callaghan. 2538 Butterfield 8t . . . .Master Jus. Manning. 534 Root St Secretary S. H. Hessinger. 03! State St Collectoi Frand Lamb, 4u85 Butterfield St ... . Receiver F. J. Northrup, 1522 Wabash Ave . . Mag. Agenl 187. LITTLE GIANT; Charleston, 111. Meets in Firemen's Hall 1st and 3d Sundays at 2:30 P. M. Harry Douglass, Box 142 Master Cbas. V. Wilson Secretary Fred L. Patton Collector J. F. McDougal Receiver Morgan Callahan Magazine Agent 188 8. 8. MERRILL; Chicago, HI. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:80 P. M. at 788 W Lake 8t. C. E. Wilherell, 1091 Fulton St Master Wm. O. Cleveland. 100 Washtenaw ave., Secretary Chas. Benjamin, 49 Maplewood Ave . . Collector F. Coffee, 10% Artesian Ave Receiver L. L. Gay, 1069 Fulton st . . . . Magazine Agent 189. BALDWIN; Ft. Howard, Wls. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, in Narris’ Block, Green Bay, W is. H. L. Nichols Master D. E. Hogan, Box 87 . . Secretary Jay Parkinson, Box 373, Green Bay, wis Collector M. Sheehy Receiver Geo. Shequin Magazine Agent 190. FERGUSON: Mitchell, Dakota. Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M. Emmet Wentworth, Box 102 Master B. F. Slater, Box 871, Aberdeen .... Secretary William Phillip*. Box 731 Collector B. F. Slater, Box 874, Aberdeen .... Receiver Edward Smith, Sanborn, Iowa . Magazine Agent 191. CUSTER; Livingston, Montana. Meets every Wednesday at 7:80 P. M., at Thomp- son’s Hall. W. T. Field. L Box 54 Master Forrest Bullard. Box 51 Secretary James E. Connelly, Billings Collector H. K. Mayhew. Billings Receiver J. Martin, L. Box 16 Magazine Agent 192. MT. TACOMA; Tacoma, Washington Ter. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month. J. 8. Moss. 912 Tacoma Ave Master John Cartwright, Box 222 Secretary J. M. Hughes Collector J. 8. Moss, 912 Tacoma Ave Receiver F. H. Andrews, 1733 E St. . . . . Magazine Agent 198. J . B. MAYNARD: Albina, Oregon. Meet in Hill's Hall. 2d and 4th Sundays. J. R. Clark, E. Portland. Oregon ... Master H. W. Hall, Box 287, East Portland, Oregon Secretary D. J. Byrne, Box 287 East Portland, Oregon Collector H. W. Hall, Bor 287, East Portland, Oregon Receiver J. F. McQuaid, McMinnville, Ore . . Mag. Agent >94. BONANZA ; Missonis, Montana. Meets every Monday night in L O. O. F. Hall E. L. Hcllister, Box 124 Master Cha*. S. Cranston, Box 107 Secretary W. F. Copen haver Collector T. P. O’Rourke . . Receiver Samuel Gardner Magazine Agent 196. RE-ECHO; Montpelier, Idaho. Meets in Montpelier Hall Fridays, at 7:30 P. M. Michael Malone Master Geo. H. Maitland Secretary Peter Layng Collector James Duffy Receiver Martin King Magazine Agent 196. CLOUD CITY; L-adrille, Colo. Meets 2d andlih Fridays at 8:00 P. M., in G. A* R. Hall. H. A. Huddleston, Box 330 Master J. C. Hale, Box 330 Secretary C. E. Phelan, Box 330 Collector Jacob 8wii zer, Box 830 Receiver George Moore, Box 830 Magazine Agent 197. RIYER81DE ; Savanna, HI. Meets 1st and 3d 8unday of each month. Clarence Latham. Box 446 Master Ira M. Hurless, Box 79 Secretary Ira M. Hurless. Box 79 Collector Wm. K. Lord, Box 147 Receiver Ira M. Hurless, Box 79 Magazine Agent 198. MAPLE CITY; Norwalk, Ohio. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays. V. C. Fitzsimmons. 35 Newton st * * . . . Master H. P. Bayley, 152 Whittlesey ave .... Secretary James Burns, 44 State st Collector W. Y. Dennis, 37 W Seminary st . . . . Receiver Geo. J. Brown, 111 n-w 8th St . . Magazine Agent 199. MAHONING ; Yonngvtown, Ohio. Meets every other Sunday evening in Union Veteran Hall, Federal Street. D. Helnselman Master J. B. Mawby Secretary W. B. Wiseman. 405 Maple Ave .... Collector W. G. Raney, 199 Hine st Receiver Wm. Jas. Reese, 7 First 8t. . . . Magazine Agent 200. GREAT SOUTHERN; Meridian, Miss. Meets every Monday evening at 7:80 In B. of L. E. Hall. David McBee, N. O. & N. E. Shops .... Master L. E. EvaDB. N. O. <fc N. E. 8hops . . . Secretary James M. Adams, 3319 — Fifth 8t . . . Collector John P. Young, N. O. & N. E. Shops . . Receiver Chas. R. Lewi , 659 Rampart St, New Orleans, La Magazine Agent 201. FRIENDLY HAND; Jackson, Tean. Meets every Saturday at 7 P. M. in K. of P. Hall. J. D. Bledsoe Master James Gaffany Secretary Robert McKinley Collector J. L. Jones Receiver J. D. Bledsoe Magazine Agent 202. SCIOTO; Chilllcothe, Ohio. Meets in Clough’s Hall 1st Sundays at 2:80 P. M., and 3d Mondays at 7 P. M. Sehon B. Cook, 338 E. Scoond St Master Lewis Gettle, Jr., 86 N. 8ugar St . . . .Secretary Albert Maunsell. 864 Second 8t .... Collector Frank Willis, 345 E. Fifth St Receiver C. W. Sanders Box 1231 Magazine Agent 208. GARFIELD; Garrett, lad. Meets every Friday at 7:30 P. M. M. W. Smith, Box 169 Master Chas. F. Reneman Secretary Valentine Moughlor Box 27 Receiver B. C. Thomas Collector F. M. Champion Magazine Agent Digitized by ^.ooQle

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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE IIREMEN'8 MAGAZINE . 865 4. COTTON BELT ; Jouesboro, A A. Meets at Stacy Hall, every Monday at 7 P. M. ▲. Donlgan Master L. D. Roberts, L. Box 165 Secretary A. Donigan Collector L. D. Roberts, L. Box 165 Receiver W. B. Williamson Magazine Agent 114. ORIOLE: Baltimore, Ed. Meets in Lehman’s Hall, 861 Garden St, 2d and 4th Sundays. Albert F. Gibbons, 415 Fifth St Master J. W. Akehurst. 442 Federal St Secretary R. L. Caraan, 808 B. Lanvall street . . . Collector J. N. Jones, 1100 Barclay St Receiver F. Gibbons, 1386 Wirt St .... Magazine Agent MS. FLOWER OF THE WEST; Topeka, Kansas. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., in A. 0. U. W. Halt E. H. Powel, 400 Chandler St Master Geo. Wood, 114 Adams St Secretary John K. Mullin, 120 Adams St Collector W. H. Jones, 135 Adams 8t Receiver John Symington, 207 Hancock St . . Mag. Agent 2*6. FORT PICKERING ; Memphis, Tens. Meets first, second and fourth Saturday nights oi each month at Miller’s Hall, comer Fifth and Jackson streets. Wm. J. Jobe, K. C., M.4B. R.R Master Dan 8. Ramsey, 828 Union St., Secretary Martin Glancy . 150 Tennessee st . . . . Collector D. 8. Ramsey. 828 Union St Receiver John D. Frankin, 160 Tennessee St . Msg. Agent M7. LOYAL; Meadvllle, Pa. Meets in Arcanum Hall 1st and 8d Thursdays, and 2d and 4th Wednesdays. C. W. Brown, 89 Poplar st Master F. H. Nichols. 1025 Water St Secretary Thos. Newberry 857 East Center st . . . Collector Thos. R Taylor. 767 Stewart St Receiver H. J. Prenatt, 783 Garden St . . Magazine Agent 215 EAST ALBANY; East Albany, N. Y. Meets in Vaughn’s Hall 2 and 4th Sundays at 12:80 P. M. W. R. Tabor. 222 Fourth 8t Master J. W. Reed, 92 8eoond 8t Secretary C. P. Lowell. 855 Broadway Collecto F. P. Brooksby, 80 Washington 8t, Green- bush, N. Y Receiver C. P. Lowell, 856 Broadway . . Magazine Agent 216. W. A. FOSTER ; Fitchburg, Hass. Meets 2d and 4th Sunday in each month in Grand Army Hall, at 11:80 A. M. Geo. W. Alden, 80 Crescent 8t Master Thos. Lambert, 81 Nashua St Secretary W. H. Cone Collector Geo. W. Alden, 80 Crescent st Receiver O. A. Pope, F. R. R. engine house . . Mag Agent 217. HEADLIGHT; Brasil, lad. Meets in K. P. Hall 2d and 4th Sunday afternoons. Elmer P. Collins Master Frank Fox Secretary Merrlan Catlin Collector Geo. Dandurand Receiver Wm. H. Johnson, Brasil, Ind . . Magazine Agent MS. KEYSTONE ; Susquehanna, Pa. Meets in C. M. B. A. Hall; alternate Tuesday and Saturday evenings. John Hill Master J. J. Lannan, Box 131 Secretary J. J. Buckley Collector W. P. Emery, Box 877 Receiver C. A. Allen Magazine Agent MS. SARATOGA; Whitehall, N. Y. Meets alternate Sundays in Engineer’s Hall, Brest's building. W J. Herbage, Box 188 Master John McCarthy Secretary Henry W. Collins, Box 274 Collector W. R. Combs ....*• Receiver V. H. 8malley Magazine Agent 210. 18-K; 8ehenectady, N. Y. Meets every other Thursday in MoCamus’ HalL Timothy Smith, 316 Romeyn st Master J. W. Vrooman, Box 497 Secretary J. W. Vrooman, Box 497 Collector J. B. VanVranken, Box 497 Receiver John W. Vrooman Box 487 . . Magazine Agent 2U. ONOKO; South Eastou, Pa. Meets in Bragg's Hall, 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P.M. Charles Long, 716 Main st Master C. L. McKee, 2C» 8 Fifth st, Easton . . Secretary James R. Morris. 711 Wilkes B&rre St . . Collector A. J. Mickley, 725 Berwick St Receiver X. A. Seek, 828 Berwick St . . . Magazine Agent 212. EMPIRE; Watertown, N. Y. Meets in Good Templars Hall 2d and 4th Sundays. T. H. Lynch, 101 Factory St Master H. A. French, 42 Coffeen st Secretary H. A. French, 42 Coffeen st Collector Geo. B. Walker. 19 Orchard st . . . . . Receiver G. B. Walker, 19 Orchard St . . Magazine Agent 218. WEST SHOES; Framkfbrt, N. Y. Meets alternate Sundays in Joalin Block. D. P. Gillen. 80 Lode st., Syracnte, N Y. . Master Ed. Davis, 8 Henderson st., Syracuse, N. Y Secretary D. P. Gillen, 80 Lode st., Syracuse, N.Y., Collector John 8canlon, 3 Henderson st., Syra- cuse, N. Y Receiver D. P. Gillen, Canajoharie, N. Y . . . Mag. Agent 218. PIKES PEAK) Colorado City, Colo. Meets every Sunday at 12:80 P.M. Wm. D. O'Brien Master Wm. Walker Secretary Amos Allen Collector Thou. F. Bums, Box 822, Colorado Springs, Receiver Wm. Walker Magazine Agent J19. SMOKY CITY; Allegheny, Pa. Meet every Monday at 2:80 P. M.. in Engineers’ Hall, Cor. Bidwell Pennsylvania Ave. D. W. Triem, 171 Sheffield street Master H. B. Shaffer, 104 Franklin 8t Secretary Sam’l S. Overlsnder, 268 Allegheny av. Collector H. B. Shaffer, 237 Franklin St Receiver R. Beeson, 271 Franklin St . . Magazine Agent 220. PROVIDENT ; Suubury, Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays, in MasonJc Hall. 3d St. Joe. E. Bowen Master J. S. Bowen Secretary H. W. tihoflfctall Collector C. C. Bowen, Receiver Harvey Buck, 1885 Franklin Place, Har- risburg, Pa Magazine Agent 221. HURON; Point Edward, Ontario. Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall, 2d and 4th Tuesdays at 8 P. M. T. Elliott Master Ed. Everett, Box A Secretary J. McMllllan Collector Wm. K. Forbes Receiver Chas. Farmer Magazine Agent 222. WEB8TEB; Fort Dodge, Iowa. Meets let and 80 Sundays at 2 P. M., in G. A. R. Hall, Child’s block, Chas. E. Taff Master O. G. Anderson, Box 49 Secretary Charles Taff Collector O. G. Anderson, Box 49 Receiver Magazine Agent 222. ASHLAND ; Lexington, Ky. Meets 1st and 3d Thursdays in I. O. O. F. Hall. Thos. J. Kane, 299 E. Main St Master Frank Brandt. 227 E. Main St Secretary S. W. Malick, 199 E. Main 8t Collector Frank Brandt, 227 E. Main St Receiver 8. W. Malick, 199 E. Main St . . Magazine Agent Digitized by C.ooQLe

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Nov. MM. T. C. BOOM; St. CM«d, Ilu Meets 3d and 4th Sundayi at 8 P. M. at Odd Fel- low Hall. Abe Vogel, L. Bex 944 Master J. A. Dickinson, L. Box 1128 Secretary John Mournan Collector Abe Vogel, L. Box 944 Receiver J. A. Dickinson, Box 1128 .... Magazine Agent Itt. SUPERIOR; Fort William West, Ontario. Meets every Monday night In Smith’s Hall. Bnrton Wheatley Master W. H. Wadland Secretary Con Gouldlng Collector Will Blannernassett Receiver T. L. Drummond Magazine Agent 222. MAGNOLIA ; Corsicana, Texas. Meets 2d and 4th Wednesdays at 8 P. M J. H. Donkin, L Box 100 Master W. M. Nicol, L. Box 280 Secretary J. Barry Collector W. MNicol, L. Box 380 Receiver J. H. Duncan Magazine Agent 127. MAGNET; Binghamton. N. T. Meets 1st Wednesday and 4th Saturday at 7:80 P. M. at Stevens' Hall, North Chenango St. Wm. A. Wrigley, 28 Doubleday St ... . Master G. B. Warner. 80 Lewis 8t Secretary Wm. A. Wrigley, 28 Doubleday 8t . . . Collector Theodore Haskins, 80 Virgil St .... Receiver G. B. Warner. 80 Lewis 8t . . . Magazine Agent tM. ACME; Scranton. Pa. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P. M., in G. A. R. Hall. No. 882 Lackawana ave. Albert J. Thomas, 8 17 So. Hyde Park ave., Hyde Park Master J. G. Burnett, 406 North Main St., West Scranton Secretary Charles 8. Depew, 1014 Price street, Hyde Park Collector Ed. Beldin, 1239 Academy street, Hyde Park . Receiver A. R. Woodward, 004 Court St ... . Mag. Agent 222. RICKARD; Utica, N. T. Meet at 2 P. M. 2d and 4th Sundays at Post Baoon TTm.11. Wm. A. Keene, 145 Bleecker st Masterr J. G. Agans, Box 883, Canastota, N. Y. . Secretary John A. Weigand. 32 Hubble st .... Collector Alonzo £. Pease, 42 Mohawk st . . . . Receiver J. G. Agans, Box 383, Canastota, N. Y. . Mag Agent 280. ALBANY CITY; Albany, N. Y. Meets 1st 8d and 5th Mondays in each month, at 206 Washington Ave.. at 7:80 P. M. Wm. H. Bag ley, 687 Cllpton aye Master Courtland Maher, 95 West St Secretary E. F. M&rkhart, 30 Lexington ave . . . Collector Geo. M. Jeffers. 86 Ontario St Receiver Geo. Heckman, 108 Western Ave . . Mag. Agent 221. DELAWARE; Wilmington, Delaware. Meets 1st and 3d 8undayi at 2:80 P. M., comer Third and King Streets. T. D. Mount, 404 Lombard St Master G. H. Larlmore, 405 Lombard St ... . Secretary L. L. Sargent, 618 west 4th St Collector B. M. Sargent, 618 West 4th st Receiver E. J. Gordon, 621 Lombard St ... . Mag. Agent Ml. LUCKY THOUGHT; Middletown, N. Y. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month, at 1 P. M., In K. of H. HalL D. H. Smith, Box 1481 Master W. H. Tidaback, Box 1481 Secretary W. J. Herlihy Collector 8. Glldersleve, Box 1481 Receiver H. B. Weeden, Drawer 104, Norwich, N. Y. Magazine Agent 222. GLAD TIDINGS; Moncton, New Brans wick. Meets 1st Saturday evening and 8d Sunday after- noon in Victoria HalL George W. Speer Master Thos. McL. Hippy, Box 83 Secretary Wm. H. Gay Collector Alfred Wood Receiver John Stewart, Jr Magazine Agent 224. NORTH BAY: North Bay, Ontario. Meets 1st and 2d Sundays, In B. of L. F. hall, W. R. Boucher Master W. J. Thurlow, 119 Main 8t Secretary Wm. H. Hollandal Collector H. G. Reid Receiver John Beattie Magazine Agent 222. THREE BROTHERS: Pittsburgh, Pa. Meet Cor. 26th St. and Penn Ave. every Sunday at 2 P. M. James Griffith, Brunett P. O Master Isaac Miller, 2512 Penn ave Secretary Wm. J. Adams, Arch St. above 28th . . Collector Henry B. Duff, No. 68, 26th St Receiver Robert O. Ferren, 2808 Penn st . Magazine Agent 222. HINTON; Hinton, West Virginia. Meets 1st and 8d Wednesdays at 1:80 P. M. and 2d and 4th Saturdays at 7:80 P. M. Chas. E. Tyler Master Thos. E. Cobbs Secretary Thos. E. Cobbs Collector Wm. H. Hardy Receiver Julius Grether, Box 118 Magazine Agent 227. CENTRAL PARK; Central Park, HL Meets 1st and 8d, Sundays, in Tilton's HalL Ben Dean, Box 101 M. J. O. L. Kennedy, 518 W. Ohio St, Chicago Secretary Herbert L. Brink Collector Thad. Chew, Receiver Horace Brink Magazine Agent 228. PLAIN CITY; Padneah, Ky. Meets every Wednesday at 7:80 P. M. H. C. Kehlman, 1184 Jefferson 8t . . . . J as. Weeks Secretary Ambrose B. Mercer Collector Henry Kortz, 317 5th St Receiver Henry Kortz, 817 6th St Magazine Agent 222. BUCKEYE; Delaware, Ohio. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, In Reid & Powell's Hail, at 1 P. M. Beni. Dettleback, 881 E Central ave . . . Master T. E. Maloney, 219 E Central ave .... Secretary John Hlrscb. 216 E Central ave .... Collector F. S. Volk, 16 Hammond st Receiver James J. Quinlan, Box 406 . . . Magazine Agent 240. GILBERT; Jackson, Mich. Meets every Monday at 7:80 P. M. Geo. E. Chapman, 4KJ6 Hamlin St Master Geo. A. Holden, 205 Beech 8t Secretary M. A. Henry, 827 Quarry St Collector D. Green, 211 Orange 8t Receiver Edward J. Coy, Quivey Block, E. Main 8t Magazine Agent 241. MOUNTAIN CITY; Hazleton, Pa. Meet 2d and 4th Snndayz of each month, at L2Q P. M.. at Liberty Hotel Laturell St John Gleam, Box 800 Master Geo. W. Dipple Secretory John McCall, Box 800 Collector Andrew Krapf , Box 800 Receiver P. C. Hagerty Magazine Agent 242. LIBERTY; Elmira, N. Y. Meets In G.A.R.HaH 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P.M. W. J. Drake, 851 Center 8t Master Harry Millins, 851 Magee St Secretary J. B. Carpenter. 714 BOak at Collector Chas. Barker, 870 McGee St Receiver Daniel Keefe, 860 W. Fifth 8t . . Magazine Agent 242. J. H. 8ELBY; Texarkana, Texas. Meets every Sunday at 2 P. M. E. H. Christman, Glass Box 362, Texarkana, Ark Master F. S. Wallace, Texarkana, Ark .... Secretary W. 8. A lli8oii, Texarkana, Ark Collector E. H. Christman, Glass Box 362, Texarkana, Ark Receiver E. H. Christman, Glass Box 882, Texarkana, Ark Magazine Agent Digitized by LiOOQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE IIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 867 144. T. P. O’ROURKE; Ckl0a9o.nL Meets 1st Thursday at 8 P. M. and 8d Sunday at 2:80 P. M.. Cor. 14th and Jefferson Sts. E. Atkin, 180 Maxwell it Chao. Naylor, 5620 Wentworth st, Engle- wood, m . Secretary B. Atkins. 180 Maxwell st Collector Louis Zunkel. 100 Johnson street .... Receiver P. C. Winn, 880 W. 12th St . . . Magasine Agent 146. GEORGIA ; Savannah, Ga. Meets every Thursday at 7:80 P. M. and 8d Sun* day at 2:80 P. M. John J. Ban non, care Adam Hutton, N. W. Cor. Bull and Anderson Sts ] Adam Hutton, N. W. Cor. Bull and Ander- son Sts Secretary F. L. Kempt, Sims and Guerard st . . . Collector Fleming Goolsby, 212% Harris St . . . Receiver J. J. Gordon, 101% Montgomery St . . Mag Agent 146. MACON : Macon, Ga. Meets at M. A W. depot every Sunday. J. M. Poole Master J. T. Taylor, 558 Boundry St Secretary E. T. Adams, 718 Pine st Collector J, T. Taylor. 558 Boundayy st Receiver JL B. Shell, 1816 Fourth St . . . . Magasine Agent 147. KENNESAW: Atlanta, Ga. Meets every Sunday at 2 P. M., in K. P. Hall. W. H. Hollingsworth, 800 Houston St . . Master J. 8. Wallace, W.4A.R.R Secretary C. L. Blxby Collector John M. Baird, 194 Powers St Receiver Geo. Fechter Magasine Agent 148. WE8TERN RE8EBYE; Ashtabula, Ohio. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays at 1;80 pTm., in G.A.R. Hall. Wm. Rose Master J. 8. Brown. Box 704 Secretary Chas. D. Weisell, Box 590 Collector A. T. Hill, Box 855 Receiver Frank Bolmer, Harbor Magasine Agent 149. CALUMET; Soath Chicago. 111. Meets 2d 8unday at 2:80 P. M.. and 4th Sunday at 7:80 P. M., in Engineer’s Hall, South Chicago. Frank Rapp Master Alex. Mellville Secretary Ernest Ingram Collector O. J. Austin, Judd, Cook County, 111 . . Receiver O. J. Austin, Judd, Cook Co., lu . . Mag. Agent 169. GOLDEN LINK; Wllkesbarre, Pa. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays of every month at 8e nlor Mechanic's Hall. E. A. Reiley, Ashley, Pa Master R. H. Diggory, Box 180, Kingston, Pa . Secretary G. P. Hanks, 5 Railroad street, South Wllkesbarre Collector C. Vanwhv, Ashley, Pa. Receiver Elmer E. Buts, Ashley, Pa . . . Magasine Agent til. LEHIGH: Maneh Chink, Pa. Meets at Stahl's Hall 1st and 8d Sundays. H. B. Fulton, East Mauch Chunk . . < . Master John McAllister, Box 276 Secretary LafayetteWildonner, Box 275 Collector C. Roberts, Box 275 Receiver L. H. Yetter, Box 275 Magasine Agent til. COLUMBIA: Columbia, Pa. Meet In Fendrlch’s Hall 2d and 4th 8undays at 1 P. M. Wm. Cobaugh Master Lafayette Friday Secretary Joseph Dennison Collector Martin M. Hinkle Receiver H. A. Bennett, Box 581 Magasine Agent tit. TRENTON ; Trenton. N. J. Meets in Bayard Post No. 8, G. A. R. room at 24 E. State Si 1st and 8d Sundays of each month. Wm. C. Massey, 157 Passaic St Master Robert Stackhouse. 687 Broad Si . . . Secretary Thos. H. Decator, 47 Hart Ave Collector Frank P. Parsons, 175 Brunswick Ave . Receiver Wm. C. Mpasey, 157 Passaic Si . Magasine Agent lift. CLIMAX; Missouri Talley, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, at 7:80 P. M. in Ma- sonic Hall. W. T. Mahoney Master John T. Heatwoll Secretary H. F. Relneohl Collector P. J. Farrell Receiver H. F. Reinoehl, Box 624 ... . Magasine Agent 856 NEIGHBOR; MeCook, Neb. Meets in Masonio Hall 1st and 8d Wednesdays, and 2d and 4th Saturdays. I. W. Jackson, Master J. V. Dailey, Box 248 Secretary John Perry, Box 119 Collector G. A. Tolander, L. Box 621 Receiver Frank McAdams, Box 216 ... . Magasine Agent 866. HIGH LINE: Como, Colo. Meets every Thursday 7:80 P. M. in McFarlln Hall Geo W. McAleer, Box 47 Master M. D. Finn Secretary Wm. Dunning Collector Alford Blanchard . . Receiver G. A. Milroy Magasine Agent 857. KIT CARSON; Raton, New Mexieo. Meets every Sunday in Engineer's Hall, on First street, at 2 P. M. John w. Cullen Master Alfred R. Cullen Secretary Chas. Miller, Box 56 Collector James McPherson, Box 178 Receiver Chas. Miller, Box 66 Magasine Agent 868. RENO: Nlekersou, Kansas. Meets in Odd Fellows Hall every Thurday evening at 7:80. Fred Shirk, Box 102 Master C. W. Arnold, L. Box 29 Secretary W. T. Smith Collector A. S. Ritenour Reoelver E. A. Devarraux Magasine Agent S69. D. J. CHASE : Ashland, Wis. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M., in Good Templara’ Hall, Cor. 2d and 4th Ave., west W. Buckley, 409 Prentice Ave Master N. J. Poulson, 811 8th Ave. W Secretary Ferd Godfrey, Box 929 Collector T. A. Hubbell, 201% W. Second 8t . . . Receiver T. A. Hubbell, 201% W. 2d St . . Magazine Agent MO. CALIFORNIA; Sacramento, Cal. Meets 2d and 4th Tuesdays in Red Men’s Hall, Masonio building, 6th and K Sts. E. Kunx, 1811 Ninth St Master G. E. Hanford, Box 107 Secretary C. W. Cox, 1517 N St Collector J. D. Cummings. Box 107 Receiver G. E. Hanford. Box 107 Magazine Agent MI. MAGDALENA; San Martial, New Mexieo. Meets 1st Sunday 8d Tuesday in Masonic hall. L. V. McLaughlin Master John Connell, Box 52 Secretary W. G. Matthews, Box 52 Collector Frank Ewing Receiver Charles Martin Magazine Agent Ml. QUEEN CITY. West Toronto Janet., Out. Meets 1st and 8d Mondays, and 2d and 4th Tuee* days at Carlton Hall. John Donaldson Master James Lewis Secretary William Hyndman, Box 61 Collector John Price Receiver A. Madden Magazine Agent tit. ALAMO; Taylor, Texas. Meets every Wednesday at Alamo Hall. John C. Askew, Box 10 Master 8. M. Bridgewater, Lox Box 10 Secretary Sam D. Moore Collector W. 8. Carter Receiver A. Browson Magasine Agent 894. J. K. GILBREATH ; Butte City, Montana. Meets every Thursday at 8 P. M., in Cobban Hall, South Butte, Montana. C. H. DeCamp, Box 190, South Butte . . . Master Geo. Cross, South Butte Secretary Wm. A. White, South Butte Collector J. S. Sweeney, South Butte Receiver Mac. Haskins, 8outh Butte, Mon . . Mag. Agent Digitized by Google

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868 L0C0M0T1 VE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Nov. MC. 6BAICD RIVCBl Gru4 Bs.lfe, Wck. Meets 1st and 8d Sunday* at Sbw P. M. In I. O. 0. F. Hall. B. E. Decker, 447 So. Division St Master G. P. Downey, 13 Wenham avenue . . Secretary C. .W. Beuttey, 11 East 8t Receiver H. E. Brown, 427 Cass 8t . . Collector Elmer E. Decker, 447 8. Division St . Mag. Agent MS. JOHN HICKET ; 8oaU Kaakaaaa, Wls. Meets 1st and 3d Mondays at 7:80P. M.y and 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. Matt Nilan, L. Box 81 Master H. O. Puller, L. Box 81 Secretary W. J. Sullivan, L. Box 81 Collector W. Frances, L. Box 81 Receiver Laurence Hoftnan Magazine Agent 267. ENDEAVOR ; Algiers, La. Meets at Castle Hall every Thursday at 7:80 P. M. M. H. Brown, 78 Webster Ave Master B. A. Calhoun, 129 Market st Secretary A. H. Flynn, 87 Pacific avenue Collector W. T. Douner, 115 Pacific Ave Receiver A. H. Flynn, 87 Pacific Ave . . Magazine Agent 168. CHICKAMAUGA; Chattanooga, Team. Meets every Friday at 2 P. M. D. V. Cahill, care 801 cor. McCreary and Hines St, Nashville, Tenn D. V. Cahill, care 801 cor. McCreary and Hines St., Nashville, Tenn Secretary Jas. Harrington, 310 Long 8t Collector Tim O’Leary, 1806 Patterson st., Nashville, Tenn Receiver 169. O. K.; Cincinnati, Ohio. Meet 1st and 8d Sundays at Eagle Hall, S. W. on 8th 8t. and Central Ave. J. S. Sheehan, 1110 W. 8ixth St Master W. U. Conn, Hawthorne Ave., Price’s Hill, Cincinnati . Secretary E. Ha thorn. Loveland Collector G. 8. Kenhner, 1834 Greenup St., Cov- ington, Ky Receiver Ed. Cullen, 27 Budd St Magazine Agent •70. MINNEAPOLIS; Minneapolis, Minn. Meets 1st 8unday of each month at 2 P. M., and 8d Saturday at 7:80 P. M. in A. O. U. W. Hall, 2006 Cedar Ave. 8outh. Oliver Johnson . 821 11th Ave. ,8 Master O. D. Fultz, 2806 17th Ave., south . . . Secretary A. M. Getcbell, 27 Second St. S Collector Geo. Cavanaugh, 2809 28th St., 8 . . . Receiver Ambrose Powell. 8020 28th Ave. So., Mag. Agent 171. BTBAMj Stanhope. N. J. Meets in Drake's Hall 2d and 4th 8undays at 4 P.M. R. A. Trezise, Port Morris Master Wm. Weller, Port Morris Secretary J. F. Schappell, Port Morris Collector Wm. Weller, Box 25 Receiver M. T. Dickerman, Box 81, Port Morris, N. J Magazine Agent 171. WILSON; J auction,!. J. } loots 1st and 8d Sundays, in Well’s Hall. ohn S. Eveland Master John E. Dineen Secretary James P. Butler Collector John B. Everett Receiver John 8. Eveland Magazine Agent ITS. BENYEB ; Denver, Colo. Meets every Monday night In P. O. S. of A. Hall, corner loth and Holladay Sts. C. H. Curtis, 458 Clark bt ' Master Edgar F. Ballow, 1272 8. Ninth St . . . Secretary C. 8. Hull, 1018 S. Ninth St Collector Sam Fowler, Lindell Hotel, Denver . . Receiver J. E. Nichols, 2221 Lawrence St . . Magazine Agl •74. JACKSON ; Clifton Forge, Va. Meets 2d and 4th Saturdays at 7:80 P. M. in Odd Fellows Hall. R. R. Johnson Master J. H. Housman Secretary R. B. Donovan Collector J. H. White. 811 8tewart St., Staunton . Receiva R. R. Johnson Magazine Agen' 175. LEE; Richmond, Ya. Meets in Thorn’s Hall Cor. 17th and Main sts., Ill and 8d Sundays at 1:80 P.M. Wm. J. Burke, C. A O. Round House . . . Master W. A. Demaine, C. A O. Round House . Secretary W. R. Sanders, Crow’s Hill, Carrington st, Henrica co., Va Collector Wm. J. Burke, C. A O. Round House . . Receiver W. R. Sanders, Carrington st. Crow’s Hill, Henrica oo., Va Mag. Agent 176. REGINA; Yameonver. B. C. Meets on 1st Sunday and 8d Monday of each month. D. A. Morton Master Angus Morton Secretary Angus Morton Collector Fred Clutterbuck Receiver Harry Andrews Magazine Agent 2 17. ALABAMA; Mobile, Ala. Meets every Monday at 2 P. M. O. B. Adams, L. A N. Shoos Master H. R McMillian, M.4RR.R Secretary H. B. McMillian, M.4B.R.B Collector Frank J.Carney, L. A N. 8hope Receiver W. A. Crawford, L. A N. Shops . Magazine Agent 178. ANDERSON: Ylekabarg, Miss. Meets 1st and 8d Tuesdays at 2 P. M. and 2d and 4th Fridays at 7 P.M. H. V. Nevill, 1107 S. Washington 8t . . . Master W. E. 8tiner, 1 107 8. Washington St . . Secretary D. P. Weaver, 1107 S. Washington St . . Receiver E. R. Wright. 1107 8. Washington St . . Collector E. ' Wright, 1107 So. Washington St . . Mag. Agent 179. METEOR; MeComb City, Mis*. Meets every other Sunday at 8 P. M. in Odd Fel- lows’ Hall. Sam B. Devine Master Eddie C. Fordish Secretary Eddie C. Fordish Collector Thos. A. Long Receiver George McIntyre Magazine Agent 240. OZARK; Thayer, Mo. Meets alternate Sundays in Boyd’s Hall. Charles McCarthy Master D. J. C-onin Secretary James Kinney Collector C. D. Rice Receiver M. Frith Magazine Agent 181. TUNNEL HILL ; New Albany, Imd. Meets in Hedden’s Hall 1st and 8d Sundays at 2PM Walter Ashcroft, Box 75 Master Ben Goedecker, Box 76 Secretary John Keane, Box 75 Collector W. H. Stephens, Jr., Box 75 Receive? John S. Keane, Box 75 Magazine Ajpmt 248. BURNSIDE; ML Carmel. HL Meets in Lotta Hall cm 1st and 8d Sundays at 2:80 P. M. J. T. Wortham Master C. Mlnnlear Secretary Wm. Murphy Collector C. Miunlear Receiver J. T. Worsham Magazine Agent 2 48. LACKAWANNA ; Great Bead, Pa. Meets 2d Sunday at 9: 0 A. M. and 4th Sunday at 3 P. M. in Red Men’s Hall. F. J. May, Box 139 Halstead, Pa .... Master R Edenger, Box 07, Great «end, Pa . . Secretary W. B. Trobrldge, Halstead. Pa Collector H. P. Trowbridge, Halstead, Pa. ... . Receiver 8. H. Wells, EU la tend, Pa Mag. Agent 244. ELM CITY; Now Haven, Conn. Meets at Elk’s Hall, 852 Chapel 8t 1st Saturday and 3d Sunday afternoon. Edw. A. Ferrell, 159 Rosette St Master Eugene S. Ailing, 128 Cedar St Secretary H Gamester, 18S Cedar St Collector Wm. A. Pyle. 40 Arthur St Receiver Chaa. A. Baldwin, 248 Greenwich Ave. Magazine Agent Digitized by ^.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 869 18ft. CHARTER OIK; Hartford, Cobb. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month, Oor Pratt and Main Sts., in BllssHalL Henry L. Steams ,4 Wooster St Master Smery S. BUI.27 VineBl Secretary A. M. Porter, East Hartford Collector Henry L. Stearns, 4 Wooster St Receiver J. H. Osmond, 40 Windsor St . . Magazine Agent Mi SAGINAW TALLEY; East Saginaw, Kick. Meets in B L. EL Hall 2d and 4tnSundays at 2 P.M. John C. Hull, cor. Washington and Astor Sts., Meyers' Hotel Master Adolphus Pixel, 1214 Miller St Secretary Robert Steiner, 224 N. 4th St Collector Wesley Beck, 124 Seare St Receiver A Pixel, 1214 Miller St Magazine Agent 187. ALTOONA; Altoona, Pa. Meets every Sunday at 2 P.M. in Ott’s Hall, 12th st J. C. Brode, 1004 Nineteenth St Master W. E. Burket, 1409 Thirteenth ave . . . Secretary E. K. Gerhard, 1903 Union Ave Collectoi P. A. Davis. 1903 Union Ave Receiver O. S. Dixson,520 7th ave .... Magazine Agent 188. EMMET; Esthervllle, Iowa. Meets 1st 8unday and third Monday at 7:80 P. M In Masonic Hall. Gpo. Godden, Box 76 Master P. J. Sullivan, Box 48 Secretary A. L. Houltshouser, Box 6 Collectoi R. S. Robinson, Box 102 Receiver D. L. Poet, Box 78 Magazine Agent 189. GRAND ISLAND; Grand Island, Neb. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:80 P. M., in Odd Mellows’ Hall, cor. 3d and Pine Sts. John W. Allwine Master Geo. Morgan, Box #76 Secretary Wm. H. Anyan Collector Wm. Edwards Receiver Wm. Edwards Magazine Agent 190. MARION Hannibal, Mo. Meets in Emmet Hall. 2d A 4th Sundays at 7 P. M. Wm. Edson Miles, 1101 Church St ... . Master John Kenna, 140 Market St Secretary J. T. Hart, 412 Washington St Collector Wm. J. Kelly, 186 Riverside 8t Receiver L. R. Blckel, 120 Third st.. So Mag. Agent 191. ATLlNTIC; Brooklyn, N. Y. Meets 2d Saturday evenings and 4th Sunday morn- ings at Pythian Hall. Geo. P.8mith, 46 Williams Ave., 26th ward, Master Wallace Duryea, 1103 Herkimer st . . . Secretary John Logue, 46 Williams ave, 26 ward . Collector Thoa H. Smith, 707 Madison St .... Receiver Ed. Locke, 8ackman 8t, bet E. New New York and Liberty Ave., Station E., Brooklyn, N. Y Mag. Agent 191. POCAHONTAS; Holden. Mo. Meets in Odd Pellows’ Hall, 2d and 4th Saturday. J. A. Bray Master Geo. P. Reed ... Secretary W. A. Bedell Collector W. M. Bedell Receiver G. R. Johnson Magazine Agent D98 LAFAYETTE: Philadelphia, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month at 1280 P.M. Hall. cor. Frankfort Road and Sargent St J. J. Leahy, 2627 Fremont 8t Master Secretary W. McLoughlin, 1521 Wood St Collector L. Faber, 808 Buttonwood St Receiver G. W. Nevill, 1641 Palmer St . . Magazine Agent ltd. OHIO RTYEB; Huntington. W. Va. Meets 1st Saturday and Id Thursday at 7 P. M., in Engineers’ Hall, Cor. 8d Ave. and 8th St J. T. Looney, 199 E. Main street, Lexing- ton, Ky Master Lee A. D. Tate Secretary E. L. Newcomb Collector J. T. Looney, 199 E. Main 8t., Lexing- ton, Ky Receiver E. A. T. Watkins, Box 262 Mag. Agent 19ft. U. 8.1 Davenport, la. Meets 1st and 8d Sunday of each month. Martin L. Mitchell. 801 Switz st Master John J. 8 h eh an. 522 Esplanade st . . . Secretary John J. Shehan. 522 Esplanade st . . . Collector Martin Gillin, 813 Switz st Receiver P. W. Duncan, 506 Brady St . . . Magazine Agent 996. IRON RANGE; Dalnth.MIan. J. A. Dalgleish, 1916 w. Michigan st . . . Master John G. Defond, 117 18th AveW .... Secretary A. Dahl, 2132 w. Second st Collector John G. Defond, 117 18th Ave W . . . . Receiver A. Dalgleish, 1916 W. Michigan 8t . Mag. Agent 297. CLARK ; Jefferson villa, lad. Meets 2d and 4th Monday at Beck's Hall. J. Wilson. Box 892 Master C. E. Buehler Secretary W. J. Hannan, Cor. Twenty-seventh St. and Gifford Ave., Louisville, Ky Collector A. B. Chambers Receiver P. A. Coleman Magazine Agent 299. CENTRAL OHIO; Crestline. Ohio. Meet at Jeners’ Hall eyery Wednesday at 7 P. M. W. W. Ogline, Alliance Master Geo. W. Reed Secretary Henry B. Ellett, Alliance Collector Chas. H. Ridge, Lock Box 87 Receiver J. W. White Magazine Agent 800. HARBOR CITY; Michigan City, lad. Meets alternate Mondays in 1. 0. O. F. Hall at 2 PM Wm. Campbell, Box 787 . . . Master W. H. Roe L. Box 644 Secretary Charley Brown, Box 449 Collector Willie Williamson, Box 153 Receiver Lew Willson, 7th street Magazine Agent 801. GREEN MOUNTAIN: LyndoavUle. Yt. Meets 1st Sunday at 10 A. M. and 8d Friday 7 a P. M. in Engineer’s halL Samuel J. Norris Master W. C. Baldwin Secretary Prank W. Thompson Collector Wm. M. Weeks Receiver W. C. Baldwin Magazine Agent 802. YOCGHIOGHENY ; Connellsvflle, Pa. Meets at 2 P. M. on 1st and 3d Sundays in Rei- singer Hall, Main St. J. P. Smith, Box 261 Master A. C. Plante Box 173 Secretary & A. McPhee, Box 887 Collector A. C. Plante, Box 173 Receiver W. J. Keenan, Box 86 Magazine Agent 808. VILLA PARK; 8treator, 111. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. atSchlitz Hall, corner Main and Vermillion Sts. J. J. Corcoran. 5 Grant st Master T. W. White, 261 N. Wasson St Secretary Moses Cantlln. 160 N. Monroe St ... . Collector James Nance. 118 N. Everett St Receiver J. D. M enough, 118 N. Everett St . . . Mag. Ajpnt 804. THREE BRANCH Argeata. Ark. Meets every Saturday evening at 7:30 P. M., in Lemmer’s Hall, Argenta, Ark. John E. Powers Master Sam. R. Addis Secretary G. J. Scaggs Collector Robert G. Curtis Receiver B. A. G’Sell, Tex. & St. L shops, Pine Bluff, Ark Mag. Agent 806* UNWIN ; Bat Portage. Ontario. Meets in Garfield Hall, every Wednesday even- ing. Wm. Burrage, Box 40 Master Russell Woods Secretary Wm. Munt Collector Chas. Unwin Receiver Wm. Burrage, Box 40 Magazine Agent Digitized by t^,ooQLe

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870 LOCOMOTIVE HREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Nov, 800. GRANITE STATE; Coacord. H. H. Meets 2d Saturdays at 7:80 P. M., and 4th Sunday at 4 P. M. in Temple Hall, Sanborn Block. E. B. Chandler, West Concord Master W. F. Cleary, 26 Pearly 8t Secretary H. 8. Mann, No. 3 Staleman Building . Collector H. W. Morrill. Box 881 Receiver J. C. Muzzy, Bradford, N. H . . Magazine Agent 807. HAMDEN ; Springfield. Mass. Meets in Creeoent Hall, 218 Main St, 1st and 8d Sundays. Ghas. A. Chapin. B. A A. Engine House . .Master J. A. Simons, 130 Patton St Secretary John Fenton, 585 Chestnut St Collector M. D. Newton, Merrick, Mass Receiver F. R. Childs, B. A A. Eng. House, Magazine Agent 800. BELLE HAVEN; Alexandria. Va. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at Lunt’s Hall. Wm. M. Mansfield, 1018 Duke St . . . . Master J. B. Fitzgerald, 1012 Duke St Secretary H. J. Mortimer, Duke St Collector W. A. Moor, Duke 8t Receiver H. J. Mortimer Magazine Agent 800. BABTHOLDlj Long Island City, L. I., N. I. Meets 2d Mondays and 4th Saturdays in Schwai- lenberg HalL Geo. H. St in man Master Jno. W. Brown, 181 Freeman St . . . Secretary John J. Galvin, 46 Clay St., Green Point. L. I., N. Y Collector Frank Sembler Receiver Hngh Riddle Receiver W. A. Barnum, College Point, L. I . . Mag. Agent 810. CHESTNUT BIDGE; Derry 8tation, Pa. Meets alternate Mondays and third Sundays in Chosen Friends Hall. H. C. Martin Master Joshua T. Cole, Secretary W. J. Toole Colleen^ G. B. Meyers. Box 108 Receiver Joshua T. Cole Magazine Agent 811. BELLE PLAINE; Bene Plalne, la. Meets in V. A. L. Hall 1st and 8d Sundays. Wm. B. Tidball Master Charles M. Goodrich Secretary Ed. L. Condon, L. Box 34 Receiver Dennis E. Curran Collector Ed. L. Condon, L. Box 84 ... . Magazine Agent SIM. BLUE VALLEY; Wymore, Neb. Meets in Masonic Hall 1st and 8d Sundays at 2:90 W. F. Hacket, Box 188 Master B. A. Downen, L. Box 63 . . Secretary Jacob M. Long, Box 22 Collector 8. E. Fulton, Box 86 Receiver B. A. Downen, L. Box 53 ... . Magazine Agent 818. HAW VALLEY; Armonrdale, Kansas. Meets alternate Mondays at 7.80 P. M. Melvin 8. Laughlin, L. Box 54 Master Secretary Melvin 8. Laughlin, L. Box 54 Collector Harry W. Chrow, L. Box 507 Receiver E. C. Haddock, 120 N. 5th St, Kansas City, Kan Magazine Agent 814 MUTUAL; Knoxville, Tenn. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesdays at 7:80 P. M. in Engineer’s Hall, North Knoxville, Tenn. Frank A. Stephens, 5 E Depot St Master Walter Green, 30 E. Park St Secretary Wm. H. Booth, 5 E. Depot St Collector W. T. Armstrong, 38 Florida st Receiver J. C. Picking, 80 E. Park St Mag. Agent 818. TBOY CITY $ Green Island, N. Y. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at Odd Fellows Hall, 101 Hudson avenue. Jas M. Williams. 20 Canal St., Troy, N. Y . Master H. A. Norton, 110 Hudson Ave . . . Secretary Willis J. Spafford, 2252 Fifth Ave., Troy. Collector H. R. Peach, 44 George St Reoelver H. A. Norton. 110 Hudson Ave . . . Mag. Agent 818. OMEGA; Buffalo, N. Y. Meets every Tuesday at 8 P. M. at Siebert’s Hall, corner Jefferson and Bristol Sts. W. H. Walsh, 1003 Broadway Master John Shafer, D. L. & W. shops .... Secretary P. J. Donovan, 780 8 Division St . . Collector Robt. O. Williams, 80 Watson St ... . Receiver Bobt. O. Williams, 80 Watson 8t, Magazine Agent 817. MOUNT PENN: Beading, Pa. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays, at 0:86 A. M. in Bland's Hall, 0th and Penn Sts. Daniel H. Deeter, 1009 Elm St Master Wm. Gordon, 888 Green St Secretary James Madden, 706 Franklin St . . . Collector L. Brownback, 417 N. 10th 8t Receiver M. W. Potteiger, 647 N. Ninth St . . Mag. Agent 818. IRON CITY; Glenwood, SSd Ward, Plttsbajwh. Pa. Meets 1st and 8d Monday evenings at 7:90, in Speck’s Block, cor. 2d and Haxlewood avenue. J. F. Wills, Glenwood, 28d Ward . . .Master R. C. Chamberlain, Glenwood, 23d Ward Secretary Clayton L. Wertz, Glenwood, 23d Ward . Collector F. J. Thomer, Euler Alley, 14th Ward . Reoelver J. E. Fox, Glenwood, 23d Ward . Magazine Agent 819. ORPHANS' HOPE: Dennison, Okie. Meets every Tuesday at 7:30 P. M. in I. O. O. F. Hall. I. L. Hardesty Master J. C. Falght - Secretary John Roach Collector Harry R. Brown, Jr Receiver Harry R. Brown, Jr Magazine Agent 820. ARBITRATION ; East St. Paul, Minn. Meets 1st Sunday at 2 P. M . and 3d Wednesday at 7:30 P. M. at Wilde’s Hall, oorner Seven ta and Bradley Sts. D. Lordan, 939 Burr St., St. Paul Master J. H. Salley, 617 Minnehaha St.. 8t.Paul, Secretary Peter Copeland, 468 Case St., St. Paul . Collector R. A. Hetherington, 506 Beaumont St., 8t. Paul Receiver T. F. Friedly. 617 Minnehaha st. . . Mag. Agent 821. SNOW DRIFT; Chaplean, Ont Meets in B, of L. F. Hall, every Monday at 8 P. M. John D. Dexter Master James McAdams, C. P. R. R Secretary Kenneth McRae . . Collector James McAdams, C. P. R. R Reoelver Herbert D. Gay Magnate® Agent 822. WI88AHICKON; Philadelphia, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month, at 8. E. cor. 10th and 8prlng Garden Sts. C. W. Weidner, 708Kohn St., Norristown, Master James Haas, 2185 Darien St Secretary Wm. Athton. 1210 Oakdale St Collector Joseph Harrison, 668 Jay 8t Reoelver John Kiple, 906 Green St ... . Magazine Agent 828. ANTHRACITE; Tam aqua, Pa. Meets in Kern’s Hall, 2d and 4th Sundays. Jas. J. Horty Master Wm. Heckman, Box 867 Secretary Michael Schmauch Collector Wm. J. Dlntlnger, Box 847 Receiver Jos. Mucklow Magazine Agent 824. MOUNTAIN GROVE; Catawissa, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th 8undays of each month at 2 P. M.. in News Item Hall. J. W. Fisher, Box 174 Master Jeremiah Haley Secretary Jeremiah Haley Collector J. W. Fisher, Box 174 Receiver W. Bowman, Milton, Pa. . v . . Magazine Agent 826. 8CHUYLK1LL VALLEY; Pottsvllle, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sunday evenings of each month. Jesse M. Elder, 701 Market St Master John E. Brosions, 122 So. 8d 8t Secretary W. H. Oram an, 122 N. Coal St Collector W. H. Sowers, 402 W. Savoy St Reoelver Nicholas Knebles, 45 E. 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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE IIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 871 826. POL WELL; Bradford, Pa. Meets 1st end 8d Sunday evenings in in G. A. R. Hall. G. P. Clough, 6 Allisonst Master M. W. Maybee, 7 Pike st Secretary €. Billington, 28 Hilton st Collector G. P. Clough, 6 Allison st Receiver P. T. Lane, 18 Boyeston St . . . Magazine Agent 8*7 . SILVER MOUNTAIN , Needles. Cal. Meets every Saturday evening in B. of L. F.Hall. Wm. Field Master Leonard Leutzinger Secretary Chan. Diffenbaugn Collector M. H. Smith Receiver John M. Griffith Magazine Agent 8. FALL RITBB ; Neodesha, Kaa Meets 2d and 4th Saturdays, In Pierce's HalL R. C. McClellan Master L. N. Baker. Box 178 Secretary Chas. Koehler Collector R. C. McClellan Receiver Mose Weekley Magazine Agent 887. BIG FOUR ; Kansas City, Mo. Meets alternate Tuesdays at 7:80 P. M., at Sum- merwell’s Hall, 21st and Dripp Sts. Homer Howard, 1210 Reservoir Ave . . . Master Chas. T. Largent, 1609 Bell view ave . . Secretary Chas T. Lament, 16u9 Bellevlew Ave . Collector N. F. Clough, 1812 Holly St Receiver J. A. Brown, 1827 Holly St Mag. Agent 888. 8TONE BALLAST; Plattsmonth, Neb. Meets every Sunday at 2 P. M. ink. P. Hall. A. F. Zinn Master B. W. Carpenter, Box 987 Secretary A. M. Roger, Box 1057 Collector H. F. Zinn Receiver V. M. Mollis Magazine Agent 889. SOLOMON VALLEY; Downs, Kansas. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays at 7:80 P. M. in Masonic Hall. H. E. Wade A. Dillon, L. Box 183 . John Milheisler, Box 102 R. J. Dunlap, Box 219 . R. J. Dunlap, Box 219 . Master .... Secretary .... Collector .... Receiver Magazine Agent 888 . WEST BRANCH ; Benovo, Pa. Meets alternate Sundays in Spangler's Hall, Cor. 8th St. and Huron Ave., at 1:80 P. M. Frederick Kerby Master R. C. McFarland Secretary W. C. Robinson Collector G. B. McManlgal Receiver James Campbell Magazine Agent 888. WHITE BREAST; Chariton, Iowa. Meets at Woodman’s Hall. T. H. Sanford, Box 620 Master A. M. Williby, L. Box 781 Secretary Jas. C. Beck, Box 349 Collector A. M. Williby, L. Box 781 Receiver Albert Brown Magazine Agent 0. RIVER VIEW j Kansas City. Kansas. Meets 2d and 4th 8undays at 2:00 P. M. at Melville Hall, Armourdale, Kan. T. J. Birch, 1499)4 Wyoming st., Kansas City, Mo Master Frank Vaughn, 900 Kansas Ave., Armour- dale - Secretary Rufus C. Campbell, Armourdale .... Collector E. D. Rootj919 6th st Receiver J. J. Barr, 885 Park Ave Magazine Agent 881. CHICAGO BELT LINE : Anbnrn Junction. HI. Meets in Foresters’ Hall, Cor. 81st St. ana Vin- cennes Ave.. Auburn, 111., on 1st and 3d Mon- days at 8 P. M. John H. McCarty, South Englewood . . . Master J. D. Flood, Box 81, So. Englewood . . Secretary Abe. L. Leidlch, Auburn Park Collector J. D. Flood, Box 34, So. Englewood . . Receiver Fred Wall Magazine Agent 888. STONE MOUNTAIN; Aagasta, Ga. Meets every alternate Sunday in hall corner of Broad and Jackson Sts. B. W. Furber, Ga. R. R. Shops Master P. J. Buckley, Cen. R. R. shops .... Secretary B. W. Furber, Ga. R. R. shops Receiver E. J. Graham Collector Jas. 8. Downing, Ga. R. R. shops . . Mag. Agent 888. FAIBMOUNT; Philadelphia, Pa. Meets alternate Wednesdays at 8 P. M., at Erick- son's Hall, 8947 Lancaster 8t. P. J. Lawton, 746 N. 36th 8t Master G. V. Plant, 8911 Wallace 8t, W. Phila., Secretary C. H. Maul. 880 N. 40th 8t Collector Harry C. Ewing, 830 N. 40th 8L Receiver H. C. Ewing, 880 N. 40th St . . . Magazine Agent 884. ELLSWORTH: Philadelphia, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of every month, in Pat- terson Post Hall, Broad above Ellsworth st. H. C. Smith, northwest corner Stocker and Washington Ave Master Wm. Akin, 2640 Collins 8t Secretary J. J. Jamison, 706 N. 86th St Collector H. A. Krause, 1706 Afton St Receiver Harry Yocum, 921 S. 18th St. . . Magazine Agent 846. 8TAB OF THE WEST ; Newton, Kan. Meets in Odd Fellows’ Hall alternate Thurdays, at 7:80 P.M. Wm. Gilpin, 408 West 5th st Master D. W. Moody, 412 West 4th st Secretary Chas. S. Drtice. L. Box 169 Collector John M. Kelly, 8outh Main st Receiver W. 8. Dix. 809 W. 1st St Magazine Agent 841. GOLD RANGE; Donald, B.C. Meets in Firemens’ Hall every Wednesday. Arthur Randall Master A. E. niff Secretary Geo. B. Govett, Box 49 Collector Thos. B. Clench Receiver John Simons, Revels took, B. C . Magazine Agent 848. CASCADE ; Medicine Hat. North West. Terr. Meets in Masonic Hall, 2d Wednesday and 4th Thursday. Burley Wallis, Box 66 Master James Hawthorne, Box 66 Secretary William Rutherford, Box 66 Colleotor Leonard Dobbin, Box 66 Receiver Leonard Dobbin, Box 66 ... . Magazine Agent 848. WHIT8ETTK; North Danville, Va. Meets every Sunday at 2 P. M., in Union Hall. H. P. Andrews Master C. B. Coltrane Secretary Chas. R. Kislney Collector Wm. A. Kizziah, Box 21 Receiver H. P. Andrews Magazine Agent 844. BRADSHAW : Colombia, 8. C. Meets in K. of P. Hall every Sunday at 10:80 A. M. D. C. Dickert, Box 68 Master R. D. Morton, Box 68 Secretary E. J. McMeekin, Box 68 Colleotor G. P. Lawrence, Box 68 Receiver Oscar Land, Box 68 Magazine Agent 846. FRONT END ; Paris, Texas. Meets every Saturday at 8:00 P. M. W. H. Dickinson, Box 24 Master J. E. Gerard, Box 24 Secretary J. E. Gerard, Box 24 Collector James Lyons, Box 24 Receiver J. N. Ballew Magazine Agent 886. SAINT ADOLPHUS; Hochdaga, Canada. Meets at B. of L. F. Hall, 11 Morean St. Alfred Pring, 20 Roch Lane, Montreal . . Master Jno. Langs troth, 107 Marlborough St . Secretary Patrick McFall. 305 Logan St .... Collector Chas. Simms, 178 Iberville St., Montreal, Receiver J. Langs treth, 107 Marlborough St . . Mag. Agent 846. FLOWERY LAND; Pensacola, Fla. Meets in Odd Fellows' Hall 1st and 8d Mondays. F. T. Martin, 107 East Wright 8t Master Jas. E. Buckley, 107 E. wTghtSt .... Secretary J. W. Chisholm, L. & N. Shops Collector Jas. I. Sizer, 416 E Wright St Receiver J. W. Chrlsholm, 1012 E. Laura St . . Mag. Agent Digitized by ^.ooQle

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872 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Nov. S4f. OLD FOBT; Dodge City, Euiu. Meet* In I. O. O. F. Hall, lot, and 3d Thnndaya at 7P.M. Win. C. Fadel, Box 314 Master John Huiwer, L. Box 686 Secretary Agnstus Falkner Collector B. S. Williams, L. Box 21 Receiver C. H. Voris Mag. Agent •48. BLUE MOUNTAIN ; LaGraado, Oregon. Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 8d Wednesdays at 7 P. M. F. G. Schilke, L. Box 87 Master Chas. Norby Secretary J. W. Dillinger Collector John Walker Receiver F. E. Herr, L. Box 87 Magaslne Agent •49. HUDSON RIVER s Union Hill. N. J. Meets in Concordia Hall, 2d Saturday at 8 P. M., and 4th 8nnday at 2 P. M. H. E. Hamblen, New Durham Master L. T. Burns, New Durham, N. J . . . . Secretary L. T. Bums, New Durham. N. J. . . . Collector Harry Poynton, New Durham, N. J . . Receiver Joe Lewis, New Durham, N. J. . . . Mag. Agent •60. JAHE8 DONNELLY; Perth Amboy, N. J. Meets in K. of P. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays. Joseph B. Hoffman Master James E. Van Horn Secretary Christopher Green wall Collector Theodore R. Mens . Receiver Levi M. Landis Magaslne Agent •51. HOME ; White Haren, Pa. Meets in Rnnkey’s Hall at 2 P. M., 2d and 4th Sundays. Jas. N. Deterllne Master Edward McNalley % . . . Secretary Amos Flowers Collector Wm. Wall Receiver Jas. N. Deterllne Magaslne Agent •58. CHAMPLAIN ; St. Albans, Vt. Meets in Engineer’s Hall 1st and 8d Sundays at 1:46 P. M., and 4th Monday at 7:80 P. M. Chas. E. Preston, Box 148 Master Geo. E. Prentiss Secretary G. W. Allen Collector C. P. Kelley, Box 886 • Receiver Geo. Hobert, Box. 444 Magaslne Agent •68. MARBLE CITY: Rutland, Yt. Meet 1st and Sd Sundays in E. A. U. Hall. John Grady, No. 8 Pine 8t Master C. F. White house. 77 River St Secretary C. F. Underhill. No. 8 Pine 8t Collector L. 8. Johnson, No. 3 Evlyn St Receiver Wm. H. Murry, 17 Franklin St . Magaslne Agent •64. HOBOKEN; Hoboken, N. J. Meets in Burnett’s Hall 2d Sundays and 4th Sat- urdays. John Hotton, Troy 8t. and Summit ave., Jersey City, N. J Master John Gademan, 7 Kelson ave, Jersey City, N. J Secretary Patrick Ash,8outh Orange, N. J. . . . Collector Emmons C. Williams, Morristown, N. J., Receiver John Gademan, 7 Nelson Ave., Jeney City N. J Magaslne Agent •66. STONE CITY; Joliet, HI. Meets in Switchman’s Hall 1st Tuesdays at 7:80 P. M., and 8d Sundays at 2:80 P. M. W. W. Brooker, 184 8 Hickory St Master Chris. Nolan, 128 Grover St Secretary Harrison McPeek, C., 8., F. A C. R. R . Collector T. F. Hannan, 411 8 Desplanee St . . . Receiver Chas. O. Bond, care Joliet Mfg Co . Mag. Agent •66. CHAUNCEY M. DEPEW; Albany, New York. Meets 1st and 8d Tuesdays. P. 8. Dorm ad y, 24 Trinity Place Master R. J. Lilly, 67 First street Secretary R. J. Lilly, 67 Fint street Collector Scranton E. Sweet Receiver O. Degroff, 160 Clinton Ave . . . Magaslne Agent •67. JUSTICE; Yaneeboro, Maine. Meets in A. O. U. W. Hall at Vanoeboro and Main Streets, 2d and 4th Saturdays. J. E. Shea Master Whitfield Noblee Secretary C. J. Tabor, Woodstock, N. B Collector W. E. Dresser Receiver E. L. Hagerman, Woodstock, N. B . . Mag. Agent •58. COOKE ; West St. Panl, Minn. Meets in I. O O. F. hall, Cor. Fairfield and Dako- ta Ave., 2d and 4th Sundays, at 2:00 P. M. F. J. Swanson, C., 8t. P. A K. C. Round House. Chicago, 111 Master 8. W. Thorp, 94 Fairfield Ave Secretary H. Perrimau. 195 Congress St ... .Collector P. Denney, C., St. P. A K. C., Round House, Chicago, 111 Receiver W. H. Brownsou, 280 E. Congress St . Mag. Agent 869. BIG FLINT; Wellington, Kansas. Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 8d Sundays at • P. M., and 2d Fridays at 7:80 P. M. T. M. Brown, E. Lincoln Ave Master H. E. Hansen, 720 Fast Lincoln Ave . . Secretary Chas. Weddle, 522 E. 4th 8t Collector E. R. Dickson, Box 866 Receiver H. E. Hansen, 720 East Lincoln Ave . Mag. Agent •60. COLD SPRING ; Springfield, Ohio. Meets in Engineers’ ana Firemen’s Hall second and last Sunday*. Joe A. Taylor, Room 46, Henry Block, Main St Master A. W. Binns, E. High 8t Secretary Elmer E. Leonard, Forest House, E. High St Collector A. W. Binns, E. High 8t Receiver S. Roadamer, Forest House, E.Hlghst., Mag. Agent 861. TRIED AND TRUE; Vincennes, lad. Meets in K. of H. Hall 1st A 3d Sunday at 2 P. M. Wm. H. Cunningham, O. A M. shops . . . Master M. J. Cunningham, O. A M shops . . . Secretary Chas. Shermerhora, O. A M. shops . . Collector John H. Kernan, O. A M. shops .... Receiver Grant Hill, O. A M. Shops . . . Magaslne Agent 862. CATARACT ; Niagara Falls, Ontario. John Rogers Master T. Swalwell, Suspension Bridge, N. Y . Secretary J. W. Frances Collector H. Dickout, Montrose, Ont Reoelver J. W. Francis Magaslne Agent 868. METROPOLITAN : New York, N. Y. Meets at 490 Eighth Ave., 1st and 4th Sunday af- ternoons. J. M. Reilly, 204 E. 112 St Master Nat 8awyer. 205 W. 61st St, 2d Flat . . Secretary Y Magaslne Agent 864. SINGERLY; Philadelphia, Pa. W. G. Staats, 6311 Woodland ave Master A.J. Lawton, 1203 Welsh st, Chester, Paitocretary G. W. Gregg, ir., B. A O. Round House, Collector J. J. Way. 205 Tome 8t., Baltimore . . Receiver E. G. Dennis. 60 W. and Chester ave, Mag. Agent 866. VIOLET ; Bellows Falls, Yt. Meets 1st and 3d Saturday eve., in G. A. R. Hall. G. C. Farnsworth, Charleston, N. H . . . Master A. E. Wells, Box 568 Secretary F. L. Darling, Windsor, Vt Collector A. G. Firman, Windsor, Vt Reoelver F. E. Reach, 6 High St., Brattleboro, Vt . Magaslne Agent 866. HAGER8T0WN ; Hagerstown, Md. Meets in Red Men’s hall, Cor. W and P streets, 2d and 4th 8undays. 8. R. Hacker, 537 W. Washington st . . .Master J. J. Morrow, Shepard town, W. Va . . Secretary 8. F. Johnson, 342 W. Washington 8t . . Collector D. A. Wallace, 20 Salem ave Receiver C. L. Mullenix, 47 Foundry St ... Mag. Agent 867. MORGAN CBANE; Somerset, Kt. Meets 1st and 16th of each month, in Engineer's and Firemen’s Hall. George L. 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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 878 MS, DEBP WATEB $ Spring-field. Eo. Meets at K. of P. Hall 1st. and 8d Mondays. B. S. Chinn 802 W. Elm 8t Master E. Austin, 808 N. Main St Secretary Chas. Hall, 957 N. Cammel St Collector C. W. Henry, College st, Denton block, Rooms 9 and 10 Reoeiver Charles Hall, 967 Camel St . . . Magasine Agent 868. WALNUT TILLEY: Eldorado, Kan. Meets In K. of P. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays. R. H. Kitselman Master E. S. Mead, Box 422 Secretary M. Fitzgerald, Box 185 Collector Fred Staley, Box 196 . . Receiver D. W. Hall Magazine Agent •70, NE08H0 TALLEY ; Connell Grove, Kan. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesday evenings in A. O. U. W. Hall. Chas. Torrence Master Clarence G. 8tone Secretary Chas. M. Leeman Collector Chas. Torrence Receiver J. 8. Lowe Magazine Agent •71. COYENANT; Nevada, Ho. Meets 1st and 3d Fridays at 7:30 P. M. G. B. Meek, Box 256 Master J. T. Gray, Box 256 Secretary Robt. McClain, Box 256 Collector John Daudy, Box 256 Receiver James T. Gray, Box 256 Mag. Agent •72. SIGNAL MOUNT; Big Springs, Texas. Meets in Engineer's Hall 1st Wednesday after noon and 8d Wednesday evening. R.J. Bible Maste? G. H. Smith Secretary 8. E. Ord Collector Edward Lyons Receiver Dennis Ryan, Box 38 Magazine Agent 97$. J. T. HABAHAN: Birmingham, Ala. Meets in Been Hall. Allen building, Morris Ave., every Sunday at 9 A. M. W. F. Young, 1731 Avenue A Master P. A. Webb, Box 80 Secretary W. F. Young. 1731 Avenue A Receiver P. A. Webb, Box 80 Collector 8. L. Hordman Magazine Agent •74. MeALLISTEB : Herrington, Kan. Meets in K. P. Hall, 1st and 8d Thursdays at 7:80, and 2d and 4th Thursdays at 2 P. M. L. Gay Master H. 8. Smith . Secretary W. W. Campbell Collector H. Magee Receiver 979. FRIENDSHIP : Dayton, Ohio. Meets in K. P. Hall, 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P. M N. W. Rose, 109 La Belle St Master John R. Glynn, 26 Costellow 8t .... Secretory • John 8tevens, 54 Bell St Collector John F. Hoban, 635 E. Second St ... . Receiver John Ryan, 120 Crane 8t . . . . Magazine Agent •76. J. H. KIRK : Horton, Knn. Meets 1st ana 8d Saturdays at 7:30 P. M. C. C. Sutherland, L. Box 89 Master Wm. Ashworth, L. Box 39 Secretary Wm. Ashworth, L. Box 39 Collector Thomas Sheahan, L. Box 39 Receiver James E. George, L. Box 43 . . . Magasine Agent •77. NICKEL PLATE: Constant, Ohio. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesdays in A. O. U. W. , Hall, over City Bank. W. H. Johnston, L. Box N Master G. M. Brown, L. Box N Secretary 8. Mehaffey Collector C. A. Wilcox, Box 301 Receiver H. E. Fox Mag. Agent •78. HOLBROOK: Chartiers, Pa. Meets every Sunday in Christian Hall, McKees Rock*, Pa. Geo. James, 406 Henry St., McKees- port, Pa Master D. W. Scott, McKees Rocks P. O., Pa . . Secretary John Ainor, Point Bridge tole nouse, 8. 8. Pittsburgh, Pa Collector Frank G. Thomer Receiver Elmer E. Lewis, 175 Third avenue, Pitts- burg, Pa Magazine Agent 879. WEATER ; 8ayre, Pa. R. J. Bible Master G. H. Smith Secretory S. E. Ord Collector Wm. E. Preston Receiver •Archie C. Burr, Box 218 .... Magazine Agent 880. McKELYEY ; Baltimore, Md. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays in Mechanics Hall, cor- ner South Charles St. and Fort Avenue. Chas. Prlesteryahn, 1160 Bowen st . . . . Master C. E. Walsh, 1» 31 8. Ci arles 8t Secretary C. W. Gardner, 1631 8. Charles st . . . . Collector C. E. Walsh, 207 N. Poppleton 8t. . . Receiver M. B. Donaldson, 1,518 Light St . . . Mag. Agent 881. J. W. WALKER; Conemangh, Pa. Meets every 8unday 1:30P. M. in B. of L. F. Hall. J. W. Walker Master J. L. Williams Secretary Harr M. McFeaters Collector J. C. Hess Receiver E. E. Pringle Magazine Agent 882. BETHESDA ; Waukesha, Win. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M., in Engi- neer’s Hall. R. A. Hanke Master Joseph F. Freenor, Box 960 Secretary John M. Dowd Collector M. J. Crowley Receiver * Jno. E. Moore Magazine Agent 888. PETROLEUM; Oil City, Pa. Meets at C. M. B. Hall on 1st Sunday at 8 P. M.f and 3d Monday. Thomas Martin Master Jno. H. Qui k, Box 330 Secretary Allison W. Jude Collector John Davis, Box 763 Mag. Agent 884. B. H. WILBUR; Lehlghton, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays in Reaber’s Hall, First and Bank Sts. Alfred Dreisbach, Weissport, Pa Master Alvin A. Miller, Weissport, ra Secretary John W. Beaver, Weisspo t, Pa ... Collector Alvin Rex, Weissport, carbon Co., Pa . . Receiver Jno. J. Walters, Lehlghton, Pa . Magazine Agent 885. MOUNTAIN DIYISION ; Keyser, W. Va. Meets 21 and 4th Mondays at 10 A. M. in I. O. O. F. Hall. M. 8. Tucker Master John D. Heron Secretory John W. Jankey Collector Heniy Montgomery Receiver Frank B. Simmons Magazine Agent 887. BED ROCK ; Schriebtr, Ontario. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays in B. of L. F. Hall. John Gardiner, C. P. R Master W. H. Wad land, Box 104 Secretary Philip P. McAllen, Box 111 Collector Alfred Bible, Box 53 Receiver M. E. Hartey, Box 21 Mag. Agent 888. PHIL. H. SHERIDAN; Milwaukee, WIs. Meets in Firemen’s Hall, 170 Reid 8t., 1st and 3d Sundays. Thomas Tanner, 334 Barclay St Master John D Singles, 207 Wisconsin St . . . Secretary Elmer Knapp, 286 Jefferson St Collector Joseph Ennis, 876 Marshall St Receiver Wm. Schaller, 316 Mineial St . . Magazine Agent 889. LIYING8T05E ; Chillicothe, Mo. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. in I. O. O. F. Hall. Edward E. 8tockon Master E. A. Dix Secretary Geo. Zugschwerdt Collector Wm. Wood Receiver Mike Cunningham Magazine Agent Digitized by Google

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874 LOCOMOTIVE IIREMEN}S MAGAZINE. [Nov MISCELLANEOUS DIRECTORY. Brotherhood of Looomotive Engineers. P. M. Arthur Grand Chief Engineer T. S. Ingraham First Grand Engineer Deloss Everett Second Grand Engineer H. C. Hays First Grand Assistant Engineer ► Will meet in twenty-fifth annual convention at Richmond, Va., Wednesday, October 17th, 1888. General Offices:— Room 5, Blacks tone Block, Seneca street, Cleveland, Ohio. Order of Railway Conductors. C. 8. Wheaton Grand Chief Conductor Edmund B. Cowan, Assistant Grand Chief Conductor Wm. P. Daniels . . . Grand Secretary and Treasurer t Will meet in twentieth annual convention at To- ronto, Ontario, Tuesdav, May 8th, 1888. General Offices:— Cedar Rapids, Iowa. __ Yard Kasters’JCutual Benefit Association. _ Edwin M. Carter. President, Wilmington, Del Thos. G. Gresham . First Vice President, Atlanta, Ga William Blow . . . Second Vice President, Windsor, Ontario. Joseph Sanger . . . Grand Secretary and Treasurer, Indianapolis, Ind. William Baird . . . Corresponding Secretary, Phila- I delphia. Pa. ' Will meet In fourteenth annual convention at Richmond, Va., Wednesday, Jnne 18th, 1888. Brotherhood of Railroad Brakemen. 8. E. Wilkinson .... Grand Master, Galesburg, 111 W. G. Edens . . . Vice Grand Master, Bucyrus, Ohio Ed. F. O'Shea . . . Grand Secretary and Treasurer, Galesburg, 111. L. C. Foster; Jr . . Grand Organizer and Instructor, Ithica, N. Y. Will meet in fifth annual convention at Columbus, Ohio, Monday, October 15th, 1888. General Offices:— Galesburg, 111. Switchmen's Mutual Aid Association. James L. Monaghan Grand Master Frank Sweeney Vice Grand Master James L. Monaghan . . . Grand Organizer and In- structor. Wm. A. Simsrott . . Grand Secretary and Tieasurer Will meet in third annual convention at St. Louis, Mo., Thursday, September 20th, 1888. Grnkral Offices Room 19, No. 164 Washington street, Chicago, III. LADIES' SOCIETIES B, OF L. F. 1. GOOD ENDEAVOR; Stratford, Ontario. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesdays. Mrs. E. A. Ball President Mrs. M. Tuxton Vice President Mrs. W. E. Brooker Secretary Mrs. G. Nursey Treasurer t. LADIES’ AID; Phllllpsburg, N. J. Meets first Sunday in each month at 2:80 P. M., Grlnner’s Hall. Mrs. C. Wilson President Mrs. R. Hill Vice President Mrs. M. Teel Secretary Mrs. T. Roseberry .... Treasurer 4. PROGRESSIVE; Grand Rapids,' Mich. Meets every four weeks, at No. 13 Wenham ave- nue, at 2:00 P. M. Mrs. E. A. Geary, 40 Nintn avenue . . President Mrs. T. Haley, 425 4th ave .... Vice President Mrs. H. W. Norris, 59 River avenue . . Secretary Mrs. G. P. Downey, 13 Wenham ave . . Treasurer 6. HARMONY; 8t. Louis. Mo. Meets every two weeks. Miss Ella van Horn President Miss Laura Van Horn Vice President Mrs. C. E. Amos, 2346 Mullanphy St . . Secretary Miss Sophia Lullman Treasurer 6. HALL8TEAD; Hallstead, Pa. Mrs. Wm. Oswald President Mrs. A. M. SUkes Vice President Mrs. J. H. Moran Secretary Mrs. Frank J. May Treasurer 7. J. J. LANNOK ; Susquehanna, Pa. Mrs. Chas. Anderson President Mrs. John Keyes Vice President Mrs. M. Kerne Secretary Mrs. J. J. Lannon Treasurer 8. FRIENDLY ; Garrett, Ind. Meets in Firemen's Hall, alternate Fridays at 2 P. M. Mrs. M. E. Stoner President Mrs. Mary Cunningham Vice President Miss Cora Smith, Box 169 Secretary Mrs. Lizzie Abrams Treasurer 9. WELCOME; Philadelphia, Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Mondays in each month. Mrs. James French President Mrs. Paul Walker Vice President Mrs. Howard Reeder Secretary Mrs. Chas. Henk Treasurer JAROS HYGIENIC UNDERWEAR, WOOL. FLEECE, KNIT. PATENTS. Especially Valuable for SaHroadaeu ! ACKNOWLEDGED BEST PROTECTION TO THE BODY IN Cold and Changeable Climate* RECOMMENDED BY MEDICAL. authorities in o&ses of Rheu- matism, Kidney Disease* Pulmonary Troubles, Bron- chitis, etc. E. H. 8 ABO ENT, Q. M., J. J. Hankahan V. G. M.. and K. V. Debs, O. 8. M. T„ have fully tested the special feat- ures with PERFECT SATXBFACTIOV. Among many reports and kxdoesb- KEXTS of SPECIAL INTEREST for RAIL- WAY* KN are those from Quartermaster GenTs Dept., U. 8. A. Surg. Gen’l, B. AO. R.R. Co. 44 “ Missouri Pacific R. R_ Oo. •* 14 Chicago City R»y Co. Gen’l Western Pass. Agent, Illinois Central R. R. Police and Fire Dept’s : Chicago. Bt. Louis, Detroit, Minneapolis, 8*. Paul, Omaha, etc. Fob Reports and Special Con- tract Terns to Brotherhood Loco- motive Firemen, inquire of tour Secret art or Lodos, or addrems : JAROS HYOIKNIO UNDERWEAR CO., 807 A 809 Franklin Street, CHIOAOO, ILL. H IOWA MARRIED muMAN DOES TO SLEEP Uwm* » » mn eMn tMm.rPfM. w4 PoMrj for 10 cii. ”IUf Hoi* io >A» Dwf. I ‘ roSoo^lOo^**. SUPPLY CO.. «8 Loa..SMM.CB ICA0O. MOORE & LANGEN, PRINTERS AND BOOK MAKERS, TERRE HAUTE, IND. Special Attention given to fine Party and Wed- ding Work. Correct Styles. Digitized by LiOOQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE fIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 875 The Following Circular Speaks for Itself. TO WATCH DEALERS. office op ROBBIN8 A APPLETON 104 State Street Chicago. Oar attention having been called to the numerous complaints of watches becoming unreliable as time-keepers through Magnetic and Electric influences, and as the causes thereof increase with the intro- duction of Electric Plants and Appliances, some means of protection is necessary. It has been demonstrated by experimental and practical teats that the ANTI-MAGNETIC 8HIELD will protect a watch from the detrimental effects of Magnetism, and also has the effect of steadying its rate, thereby enabling all watches to produce a better average of time ; we therefore recommend the ANTI-MAGNETIC SUI&LD to all Dealers in Waltham Watches. Borne of the most Imminent dangers which are destructive to the time-keeping qualities of a watch, and therefore should be provided against, in order to obtain the best results, are Electric Railways, Dyna- mics, Electric Light Plants, Electric Motors, Magnetic Belts, The Application of Electricity in Medical Treat- ment. Electric Brakes on Railways , Locomotive Electric Headlights, Electric Lighting of Cars, and other dis- turbing conditions, which are constantly arising when least expected. MEN IN RAILROAD EMPLO Y, where the most accurate time is required, and where the disturbing Influences mentioned above are most seriously felt and aggravated by the peculiar condition of Railway Service, should exercise wisdom, and have their watches protected by the Anti- Magnetic Shield. Yours Respectfully, By Robbins A Appleton, General Agents. AMERICAN WALTHAM WATCH CO. Antl-Magnetlo 8hleld Cases for sale by all Dealers. Meters. Biles, Bro. & Co. Cleveland, Ohio, Juiy 22,4897. Gentlemen:— I am acquainted with the merits of the BILES ANTI-MAON STIC SHIELD for watches, and believe it is a very valuable invention for protection of pocket time-pieces, and very desir- •bio for railway service, Yours Truly, (Signed,) P. M. ARTHUR. G. C. E. . T. 8. INGRAHAM, F. G. K H. C. HAYS. F. G. A. K. Railroad Square Patent VENTILATED DINNER PAIL This cut shows our Ventilated Pail with its telescopic top, lock handle and large coffee flask. As this Pail will keep oooked food fresh a longtime — is of large rapacity and well made of good tin, event railroad man will find it the best Pail made for his u For Sale Everywhere, or Apply to REARDON A ENNIS, Sole Manufacturers, Troy, New York. Digitized by ^.ooQle

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876 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Nov. -•MOKE- BRAND CHIEF BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN GIGARSI THE BEST 6 CENT CIGAR EVER MADE, OR SMOKE Grand Chief Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Cigars. THE FINEST 10 CENT CIGARS ON THE MARKET (TRADE MARK REGISTERED) . LIST OF WHOLESALE AGENTS. B. F. Baxter A Co., Norfolk, Va. Gilliam A Go.. Lynchburg, Va. Mauer Confectionery Mfg. Co., Erie, Pa. Wm. Edwards A Co., Cleveland, Ohio. R. Wagner A Co., Detroit, Mich. Symons. Smart A Co., East Saginaw, Mich. R. Gustln A Co., Bay City, Mich. 0. C. Duff, Owaaso, Mich. Steuben Wine Co., Jackson, Mich. Cody, Ball. Barnhart A Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. Thorwart A Roehling, Chicago, HL Anson Bros., Milwaukee, Wis. W. B. Lockett A Co., Knoxville, Tenn. Mann A Fawcett. New Albany, Ind. Keeler, Koch A Co., Lonlsville.Ky. Pearsons A Clark, Lexington, Ky. Bright A Fenner, Dayton. Ohio. Johnston A Son, Springfield, Ohio. Geolts A Ward, Youngstown, Ohio. The Hale. Sloane A Wilson Co., Peoria, 111. Wm. A. Otis, Atchlnson. Kan. Hall A Beiler, Sedalia, Mo. 0. D. Milligan A Son. 8pringfield, Mo. Jacob Forth A Co., St. Louis, Mo. 8. 0. Barker, Terre Haute, Ind. A. L. Webster A Co., Danville, 111. A. W. Brenneman A Co.. Decatur, HL Stratton A Bird, Cairo, DL John O’Connell, Pine Bluflfc, Ark. MaU Weix, La Crosse, Wis. Allen, Moon A Co., St Paul, Minn. J. C. Joyslin A Co., Minneapolis, Minn, Myers, Tice A Co., Dubuque, Iowa. T. M. Gobble A Co., Clinton, Iowa. Wltwer Bros., Cedar Rapids, Iowa. « Leets, Fletcher A Co., Marshalltown, Iowa. Charles Hewitt Des Moines, Iowa, a Shenkburg A Co., Sioux City, Iowa. L. Kirscht A Oo., Council Bluffo, Iowa. Hioloomb. Hinely A Bro., Creston, Iowa, John P. Cole, Topeka. Kan. 8. Pollock A Co., Keokuk, Iowa. Henry Dart’s Sons, Rock Island, 111. ■by, Dowden ACo., Kansas City, Mo. H. R. Collins A Co., Bradford, Pa. L. Brsyton A Co., Boston, Mass. Peck, Underwood A Co., Wilkesbarre, Pa. W. H. Campbell, Lockport, N. T. To the Bbothkbhoods or Locomotive Fnumaiv urn Ruginxebs : The sum of Five Hundred (SbOO.00) Dollars has been paid by us into the Treasury of the Grand Lodge of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, as royalty upon the sale of Gbaud Cans Cigars, of which due acknowledgment has been made by the Grand Lodge, and in consideration of which our cigars have been endorsed and are now reoommended to all members of the Order who desire to smoke a first-class cigar and at the same time contribute to the general fund of the Grand Lodge. Members of the Order should bear in mind that the Brotherhood receives a rqyaltynpon the eale of all Grand Chief Cigars, and hence the larger the sales the greater the royalty. Every member is, therefore, invited to interest himself in the sale of the above brand of cigars and thereby contribute to the financial standing of the Grand Lodge and the Brotherhood at largo. These two brands of Cigars have been presented and tested by both Brotherhoods, at their respective conventions at New York and Minneapolis, and have received their Endorsement and Approval on both occasions, and are Guaranteed by the manufacturers to be the best Cigars on the market The manufacturers also guarantee to keep these two Brands up to their present Standard quality at all time to come, and by so doing, hope to reoeive the liberal patronage of the two Brotherhoods they are named after, and also their recommendations to their many friends who are in want of a GOOD CIGAR Ho Cigars are genuine unless each box has the photograph of P. M. Arthur or F. W. Arnold so Che Inside label and on the outside end of each box. Retail dealers shoald order from their nssitW Wholesale Agent and If they reftse to get the eigars for them we will ship direct to the Retailer. BRAVO & KEY MS, Manufacturers, BDCOHAHPTOH, H. Soovill, Brown A Co., Wellsville, N. Y. Robinson A Ford, Geneva, N. Y. ' Pratt Bros., Oneonta, N. Y. Lafayette Smith, Springfield, 111. Maffett A Corbet, Wilmington, N. C. Harvey A Parker, Denver, Colo. R Mergel, Fort Wayne, Ind. John A. McGaw, Indianapolis. Ind. Casey A 8wasey, Fort Worth, Texas. Waples, Platter A Co., Denison, Texas. Isaac Merkel, Plattsbnrg, N. Y. W. H. Rigby A Son, Mansfield, Ohio. Holmes A Keeler, Norwalk, Conn. C. E. Ellis, New Bedford, Mass OoghiU A Simon. San Francisco, Cal. J. W. Lunn, Elmira, N. Y. E. S. Larsen A Co., Portland, Oregon. H. A. Menker. Buffalo, N. Y. Norris A Crockett. Concord, N. H. Geo. W. Pepper. Peabody, Maas. W. E. Bram&n A Co., Flint-Mich. Armstrong A Graves, Port Huron, Mloh. Center A Allen, Syracuse. N. Y. Oswald A Co., Duluth, Minn. Plummer, Perry A Co., Lincoln, Neb. Wm. W. Gallup, North Adams, Mass. Moreland Bros. A Crane, Adrian, Mich. 8. C. White, Winona. Minn. Remington, Johnson A Co., 8alt Lake City, Utah. M. P. Johnson. New London, Conn. Daniels, Cornell A Co., Providence, R. L M. A. Jewell A Co., Portland, Maine. Reed A Taylor, Burlington, Vt Wm. E. French, Petersburg, Va. Johnson, Hogan A Co , Houston. Texas. Dunning A Sumner, Madison. Wis. Bradley A Lee, New Haven, Conn, Wackerbarth A Joseph, New Orleans, La. H. Ehrenberg, Little Reck, Ark. Fuller, Hatcher ACo., Augusta, Ga. Hodgson Bros., Athens, Ga. Johnson A Harris, Macon, Ga. J. Simon A Bro., Montgomery, Ala. Graves Bros., Ottomwau, Iowa. Digitized by Google

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Kuby Garnett;, Roman Gold No. 025. 111.00 Chased, $8.00. B. L. F. *2.00. No. 022. Very Heavy, No. 018. Oval Black Letters Black Enam- Onyz Top. encrusted eled, *12 00. Can be Gold Emblem, *0.00. made with any Initials. EARRINGS. Catalogue containing lull description of all these goods and several thousand illustrations of handsomest designs in Watches, Jewel ij. etc., fur- nished on application. We are headquarters for emblems of all kinds and original designers of the majority of railway badges manufactured in this original designers of the majority of railway badges manufactured in this country. Send for particulars of our new 11 CO-OPERATIVE WATCH CLUB** system. We guarantee our goods and assure our customers of lowest wholesale prices at all times. As to our responsibility, etc , can refer to Messrs. F. P. Sargent, E. V. Debs, J. J. Hannah&n and First National Bank of Chicago. No. 048, *6.00 per pair. J. S. TOWNSEND, 1664 WABASH AYE. CHICAGO, ILL. Digitized by GooqI<

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878 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. TNov. Ask your retailer for the fr CH UTION.— Positively none genuine unless our l It Ji WV/b'l ^ name and price appear plainly on the soles. V lTIi |^> * Some dealers, in order to make larger profit, will W . nr rr,-,i recommend the inferior goods with which the " ^ rr.i,r^mj,,v..u mart et is flooded. JRM68 m6HR8’ BoTtaiv!^^. *-» SB©e is light aud stylish. It fit. UR. a, stooging and RBQUIR0S NO "BRBKK1NG carrier says the James Means $3 Shoe is IN,” being perfectly easy the first time it is worn. mot afford to do without them. » will satisfy the most fasUdi- I A K A TA lir i llftl ous ®* ^ “ *n every vital respect t JAMES MEANS atyr"?* k$VU = A*K fhr the Jumps fe) ° !! r Means $2 Shoe for Boy* TSSiS MADE. A PAIR OF SHOES COSTIMO TEW DOLLARS is a good thins, but a pair of James Means’ 94 Shoes and six extra dollaro in yonr pocket are better. These Shoes are sold by wide-awake retailers in all parts of the country. We have a large trade with the soldier* of the United Male* Regular Army. They certainly would not buy the James Mesas Shoes at largely at they do if they had not found theta unsur- passed In merit. JHTCES 7WIEHNS’ $3 SHOE | Is the original $3 Shoe, and is absolutely the only shoe of its price which has ever been placed extensively on the market in which durability is considered before \ mere outward appearance. These shoes are sold by -Jhj the best retailers throughout the United States, and we will place them easily within youi reach in any C«\ state or territory if you will send us a postal card, men- J tioning this magazine. m vm Tbs Ix*tter-c*rrier and the Police- man find the James Means Shoes just whet they need. Their opinions are valuable, for they pat their shoes to • 41 Ijpeoli} Street, -^BOSTON , ♦ I\ ASS. ^ This Pedestrian is all ready fbr an- other tramp over the mountain*. With • new pair of cole taps a cobbler can usually make an old (Mir of James Means $3 Shoes Just as rood u uew. Digitized by i^ooQle

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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 879 The Best and Cheapest METAL POLISH in the world for railroad, marine, stationary or fire engine work, (hot or cold) large signs, railings and other solid metals. Highly en- dorsed and in use by the U. S. Ordnance and Navy Departments, the leading stationary engineers, Fire Departments, Water Works and Electric Light Co’s., also adopted by over thirty"of the leading Railroad Companies. Three Splendid Watches Given Amy. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT TO R. R. FIREMEN. The MATCHLESS METAL POLISH CO. announce to the firemen who are acting as, or desirous of acting as agents for the sale of BAKER’S TRIPOLINE, that the sales have been so satisfactory the past year on the merits of the Polish, that, in order to inspire re- newed and increased effort to more extensively introduce and increase the sales of this “ Best of all Metal Polishes,” they will give to the three firemen who sell the greatest number of pound boxes, from July 1st to January 1st, next, Three Splendid Railroad Watches, purchased from one of the oldest and most reliable jewelry firms in Chicago, (Waltham or Elgin make) under their twenty year guarantee as A 1 timers, and especial- ly adapted to the use of railroad firemen. 9 A correct account of sales of each fireman acting as agent will be kept, and award made and announced in next January number of the Magazine. Should the successful three or either of them desire Polish in lieu of the Watch, we will give for 1st PRIZE, 150 1-lb boxes Tripoline. 2nd 14 lOO 41 “ 3rd 44 00 14 44 44 We will also make the price from July 1st, $2.40 instead of $2.50 per dozen, which retail here at 40 cents each. On orders of 6 dozen and over to be sent by freight, will allow $1.00 discount, and on orders of 12 dozen and over a discount of $2.00, which will, in most cases, more than cover freight. Cash must always accompany orders, to avoid delays and mistakes. Address, The MATCHLESS METAL POLISH CO., 88 Market Street, Chicago, 111. I^IV. B. We cannot accept but one Agent In same locality. Digitized by i^ooQle

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880 LOCOMOTIVE IIREMEN’8 MAGAZINE. [Nov. The most economical and stylish Watch Case a rail- road man can buy is a James Boss Filled Gold Case. A solid gold Case for an 18 size movement to be of service should be 14-K. gold and weigh, if a Hunting Case, at least 60 pennyweights. Such a Case will cost, in round numbers, $60.00. A James Boss Case, warranted to wear for twenty years, will only cost you about $25.00, and for elegance of appearance is in every way the equal of a solid gold one, and for downright strength and service a better Case. In this way you save $35.00, which, if put at compound interest at 6 per cent, for twenty years, would amount to $112.00, money enough to buy a new watch for self, wife and two or three children. We make the choicest solid gold Cases manufactured if you desire one, and only present the above figures for consider- ation. KEYSTONE WATCH CASE COMPANY, 19th and Brown Sts„ PHILADELPHIA. 12 Maiden Lane, NEW YORK. 104 State St., CHICAGO. CAUTION— This Company manufactures CASES ONLY, and has NO CONNECTION WHATEVER with any other concern of similar name. To be sure you get OUR CASE, see that it contains this trade mark. Digitized by t^.ooQLe

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LOCOMOTIVE Firemen’s Magazine. Vol. XII. DECEMBER 1888. No. 12. * THE MAGAZINE’S FAREWELL TO 1888. fHK Locomotive Firemen’s Magazine, though young in years, Now, that it must say farewell to good old ’88, Does not propose to wring its hands, nor shed a sea of tears, Because Old Time will not his rapid pace abate. It is in love with the grand Old Year, as it will relate, For various valid and convincing reasons, Too numerous in one stanza to relate ; Among them, seed time and harvest, and the seasons In their order, with only an average of what the world calls besoms. There have been earthquakes, fires, floods and the like, In which philosophers fail to discover the hidden good, Not to mention the memorable C., B. <fc Q. strike, Testing the courage and resources of the Firemen’s Brotherhood. But, as in heroic defiance, the noble men have stood In the presence of the world, they have naught to fear ; They stood for their rights, as brave men ever should, And of all the records borne away by the dying year, None on celestial tablets brighter will appear. It is deemed a pretty fancy to suppose That a year, twelve months old, is irresolute and weak ; That he hasn’t the strength required to blow his nose, Or do anything but to “kick the bucket,” so to speak ; That he has grown weary of the world, and as meek As a sheep about to lose its fleece or its life, When, in fact, he is as determined as a Roman or a Greek, When for the mastery they waged a bloody strife To triumph o’er decay, regardless of battle-axe or knife. In poetic phrase, there may be wrinkles on the face Of the Old Year, and his extremities may be cold, But those who are familiar with the record of his race, Would admit no obligation for being told That the years grow' gentle as they grow old. Though such may be the case south of the equator, When in December the inhabitants behold, A season just suited to the festive alligator, At least such is the story of many a renowned relater. It may be just to mention, in these latitudes ' The year has a beginning and an ending, In which he is not distinguished for conferring beatitudes, Or in any special way befriending The poor. Nor is he in the habit of sending Them food and raiment, to mitigate their sorrows, And no matter what his store, he’s opposed to lending His treasures; and though surrounded by famine’s horrors, His motto is “ spot cash he takes no stock in to-morrows. Digitized by VjOOQle

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882 LOCOMOTIVE IIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Dec He points to the bee, which in all the sunny hours From April to November, toiling wings its way, And in fields and forests visits all the flowers, To gather in his store, that when a stormy day Shall come, or when old winter holds icy sway, And the drones are dying, because they would not heed The voice of wisdom, prefering idleness and play, The industrious bee eats with well earned greed His sweetened bread, nor cares for all the sluggard breed* For those who wail o’er hours and days misspent The Old Year’s voice has no sympathetic tone, Indeed, he cares not how idlers ’may relent, His Arctic breath will freeze through to the bone The victims of his wrath, found within the zone Of ice and snow, 'and the fierce blizzards sweep, Nor will he listen to prayer or groan When the stiff ’ning chill over them doth creep, And their winkless eyes are closing in death’s dreamless sleep. The Old Year keeps open for all a pond’rous book, Where deeply engraven, as with an iron pen, Are the thoughts and deeds of all ; into it all may look, And as they read, may ponder, and if then They do not grow wiser, and, therefore, better men, They are beyond redemption. They will never learn In any school,’ and lamenting o’er “ what might have been,” Where’er upon the world with troubled gaze they turn, They’ll behold their blasted hopes in many a mouldering urn. The Old Year has chronicled many deaths and births, There has been a large demand for cradles and for biers. And if there have been moanings there have also been mirths, And the world has had its joys as well as its tears. In such things ’NS is no exception to the years, Of all the centuries, since the forbidden fruit Filled the world with sorrows, woes and fears, Because Kve, finding Adam far from astute, Took a bite of the apple and Adam followed suit. The Firemen’s Magazine, the organ of the Order Of Locomotive Firemen, laying all complaints aside, Congratulates old ’NS, and nowr that lie’s on the border Of the stream, which doth vividly divide The past from the present, and into w hose whirling tide He must soon disappear, asks him to tell the boys on the other shore That the Brotherhood they loved in its prosperous pride, Has about four hundred Lodges, and that at least a hundred more, When ’ss hands in his checks, will be added to the score. The Magazine to the Old Year says, “ Farewell,” And this it does with the kindest consideration, Hoping as it meets the Brothers gone, it won’t forget to tell Them that in the future Brotherhood federation When grievances demand serious deliberation, Will exact from employers justice and fair w^ages, And such arguments and manly desideration, Will comand success, such as in all the ages Never gladdened working men, or astonished the sages. In coming years, ’twill be agreeable to mention, As the gulf of time widens between The present and the future, and at each biennial conventioii The splendid advances made by the Magazine In influence and power, and it will be seen That coming years, like ’ss, and their mouths go waltzing by, Will welcome in princely style and flattering esteem The organ of the Brotherhood, w hose clarion battle cry Is for Labor’s emancipation. And, now, Old Year — Good Bye ! Digitized by Google

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 883 LinnitiiiFirtmtii’s Majaxfie A Monthly Magazine devoted to the Interests of Locomotive Enginemen. TERMS— One Dollar per Year, in Advance. EUOENE V. DEBS , Editor and Manager DECEMBER, 1888. FATAL FALLACIES. It has been the purpose of this Mag- azine to call things by their right names. A word is the sign of an idea — or should be. W ebster says a “word is the spoken sign of a conception or idea.” The purpose of lexicographers is to find out the correct “ conception or idea” of which a word is the sign. It is prudent to be particular. W e are discussing fatal fallacies. Some words are more important than others. Tak- ing a full survey of the vocabulary field, we conjecture, all things consid- ered, that the term Labor has a signifi- cance high in the list. Efforts have been made to dwarf it. It has been stigmatized. We hear men, states- men (?), politicians, political econo- mists, lawyers, clergymen, philanthro- pists, men claiming scholarly attain- ments, talk about “ pauper labor.” Manifestly a pauper is a “poor person,” “ especially, one so indigent as to de- pend upon charity,” but “ pauper la bor” is a misnomer. Paupers do not work, do not labor. Paupers are sup- ported by men who do work. Labor supports all the paupers of the country — as it does everything else. The crowned heads of the earth are paupers, they live off the products of labor. The term “ pauper ” ought never to be applied to a laboring man, the beaded sweat on his sun-browned or toil-wrinkled brow should forever exempt him from the stigma of pau- per. He does not ask for cnarity. He is not a burden upon society, fie may be the victim of oppression, he may be robbed and degraded, but he is not a pauper; on the contrary, the kings, the aristocrats, the trusts, the monop- olies that crush him, grow rich and fat by their robberies from his limited re- sources. But of late it has become common to speak of labor as “ a commodity,” and we find the following in a labor paper of recent date : That labor Is a commodity, and sells In the market as such, the prices being governed by quality, supply and demand, is a proposition so well understood that no one but a knave, a fool or a demagogue will attempt to dispute or con- trovert it. And as the first two are the chief in- gredients In the composition of the demagogue we might say that no one would dispute the proposition but a knave ora fool. That It should be different, no one with a particle of love or sympathy for his fellows will dispute; but as long as labor Is subject to existing conditions it must be considered a commodity. Only through cooperation can it be made anything else. If this is not true why is It that wages differ so greatly in different StAtes of the Union? And differ widely in the same locality at different periods ? We ask for the foregoing a careful perusal because it has found its way to the eyes of a large number of labor- ing men. To poison thought at the fountain head of the stream, we regard as a far more reprehensible proceeding than to throw in the deadly arug where the current is wider, deeper and strong- er. The quotation we have used is fatal enough anywhere, but to send it to a workingman’s home to be perused by bis wife &nd children is an exhibition of such stupendous stupidity as to defy exaggeration. We are told that “labor is a com- modity and sells in the market as such.” This extraordinary declaration brings into prominence the words, “ labor,” “commodity,” and “sells.” What “ conception or idea ” is the word “ labor ” a sign of ? Webster says, “physical toil or bodily exertion,” “ hard, muscular effort directed to some useful end.” The great lexicographer nowhere says “labor is a commodity.” Nor has any English or American lex- icographer or philologist ever inti- mated that labor is a “ commodity.” The highest authority says the “ word labor comes from the Latin labo, to falter, to faint, because labor causes faintness.” Certainly if labor were a “commodity ” it would not faint. It Digitized by CjOOQle

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884 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Dec. would not become weary — become hungry and thirsty, starve and die. Commodities do not get married, have children and homes. A commodity dees not have high ambitions to better its condition. It does not laugh and weep. But what is a commodity? Webster says it includes “ everything movable that is bought and sold — goods, wares, merchandise, produce of land and manufactories,” etc. “But,” says a writer of distinction, “the terms commodity, goods, wares, mer- chandise agree in expressing articles of trade under various circumstances. A country has its commodities, a shopkeeper his goods, a merchant his merchandise and a manufacturer his wares.” It is rlowhere hinted that la- bor is a *“ commodity ” to be bought and sold, like hides and hair and hemp, bacon and beef, coal and codfish, timber and tar, pig iron and pig lead, guano and gutta percha. In a word, labor is not, never was, and can never be a commodity. But the writer we have quoted says labor “ sells in the market ” as a com- modity. Webster says to sell is to transfer to another, to give up for a consideration, to dispose of in return for something, especially for money. Sell is correlative to buy, as one party buys what the other sells.” And to buy is “ to acquire the property, right or title to, by paying a consideration or an equivalent, usually in money.” It is not surprising that some men regard labor as a “ commodity ” to be bought and sold in the market as a “ raw material,” good^, merchandise a nd wares of any and every description, and hence, we hear of the “ labor mar- ket ” as we do of the “ horse and mule market,” the “ wool market,” the “cat- tle market,” etc. There was a time in the United States when we had a “slave market,” slave blocks, where labor and the la- borer were sold because they are in- separable. There were slave pens, where the laboror was corralled, await- ing a purchaser, and in those dark days of our country laborers were regarded as chattels, probably as a commodity, but the conception, the idea was false, and as a result the echo of Sumpter’s gun had not ceased reverberating, had not died away until the slave had be- come a freeman. The block, the pen, the market disappeared and the “com- modity,” the “chattel” expanded to the citizen, and now th6 people hire labor— they do not buy and sell labor. Now, we submit that the word “hire” is the sign of the correct conception or idea when discussing the employment of laborers. “ To hire,” says Webster, “ is to engage in service for a stipulated reward, to contract with for wages.” When a man buys he obtains a title to the thing bought, he takes ^posses- sion, owns and controls it. This was the case in slave times when a man bought a negro — he got a title to him, took possession of him. The slave had no reserved rights. Not so now when he hires the negro. The dis- tinction is sharply defined, the differ- ence is as wide as that between slavery and freedom. But the writer from whom we have quoted says labor is a “commodity and sells in the market as such.” Certainly if labor is a commodity to be bought and sold, there must be a “market” somewhere where it is bought and sold. Now, a market, according to Webster, is “ a public place in a city or town where produce or cattle are exposed to sale,” and if there is a labor market those who visit it find labor, and nec- essarily laborers, exposed to sale, as “ cattle and provisions.” We doubt if laboring men of intelligence and independence fall in with such theories, or adopt such fatal fallacies. The man who in this age of the world attempts to educate workingmen into the belief that labor is a commodity that is bought and sold “in the market as such,” may not be a “ knave,” or a “ fool ” in the most odious sense of such terms. We should incline to the opinion that he is incurably insane, or that he is totally ignorant of the mean- ing of words, and therefore disqualified to give instructions upon labor topics. We are not disposed to apply epi- thets to the writer from whom we have Digitized by ^.ooQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE 885 1888.J quoted. His sins are by no means peculiar to him. He only clumsily repeats what the enemies of labor have said often in their efforts to create pub lie opinion hostile to laboring men and in which they have made too much headway for the good of society. If labor is a commodity, what is ala- boring man? If labor is bought and sold in the market like cattle and pro- visions, and its price is regulated solely by supply and demand, why may not employers treat labor and the laborer as the owners of the Pennsylvania mines treat their miners, or, as the managers of the C., B. &Q., treat their employes? If the “ commodity ” be- comes restive and attempts to revolt because the price for which it was sold in the market does not give it sufficient food, clothing and shelter, why not call in the Pinkertons to quiet it with bullets and bayonets ? Look at it as we may the terms “commodity,’' “ buy ” and “ sell,” when applied to labor are degrading, and ought never to be used in the discussion of labor in any of its relations to the body politic, social, financial or industrial. The writer we have quoted concludes that labor is a commodity under “ex- isting conditions ” and that “ only through cooperation can it be made anything else.” What else can it be made? Is cooperation to close the “ market ” and put an end to the sell- ing? Is cooperation to remove the “ supply and demand ” basis of wages ? All hail cooperation, anything that will eliminate from the discussion such fatal fallacies as that labor is a “commodity,” that it is bought and sold in the market like cattle and pro- visions, fertilizers and fish, leather and liquors will be a gain of large consequence. It will be educating up instead of down. To know that the occupation of the “ knave,” the “ fool ” and the “ dema- gogue,” as writers upon labor questions is gone forever, will be hailed with thanksgiving by those who fight fatal fallacies in such discussions. When that time comes we shall hear no more about the “market” where labor“ sells,” where it is bought and sold as a com- modity. Then labor, the fashioning, building, preserving and enriching force of the world, will have its cham- pions in high executive and judicial positions and its voice will be heard where men deliberate for the welfare and glory of the country. Then labor will have its equitable share' of the wealth it creates, and hovels will give place to beautiful homes, men will cease to be overworked and underpaid, society will be secure and the nation prosperous. The good time is coming. Labor is organizing, labor is federating. Workingmen have their press, their books, their libraries, their lodges. Good seed is being sown, it is taking root in good ground, the harvest is to be abundant, and when the toilers, united harmoniously, with voices at- tuned to victory, join in the harvest- home shout, the world will listen to music such as has not been heard since the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy. — »-• . .. STRIKES. In a recent issue of the Brookfield, Mo., Argus, appears an editorial article on strikes, in which the writer be- moans the fate of workingmen, who, faithful to their allegiance, sometimes strike, because an injustice has been done one or more of the men who are associated with them in a union or a brotherhood. The editor of the Araus wails like a north wind around the corner of a pig-pen, and sobs like a squeezed sponge over the fate of workingmen’s wives and children, whose husbands and fathers strike, rather than submit to degradation, and crawl in the dust on their bellies at the feet of those who insult and oppress them. The Brookfield paper is not an Argus. It has not a hundred eyes. It don’t seem to have even one good eye. Its vision is defective. It should be called the Bat or the Owl, though such titles would be doing injustice to the leather- winged and hooting curiosities, which subsis on beetles and mice, for they Digitized by C.ooQLe

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886 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Dec. have the good sense, possibly instinct, not to make themselves offensive dur- ing daylight, not even to birds of bet- ter feather. The editor of the Argus , alias the Bat , reminds one of a poll parrot or a split-tongued crow, taught to repeat words and expressions, and which, re- gardless of occasions and proprieties, let slip their acquirements. Listen to the Brookfield Argus . It says: “ Strikes have entailed more suffering upon our working classes than any other visitation not sent direct from heaven.” What are the “ visitations sent direct from heaven ” that have entailed as much or more suffering upon “our working classes” than strikes? The Argus don’t name the heavenly visita- tions. “ Our working classes,” we guess, would like to have the heavenly visitations that cause them suffering enumerated. Are they earthquakes, cyclones, tornadoes, fires, famines, over- flows, droughts, pestilences, panics, embezzlements, cornering food pro- ducts, robbing savings banks, water- ing stocks, forming trusts and mono- polies, cutting down wages and im- porting cheap labor, etc., to the end of the chapter? We suppose the Argus , if it has a hundred eyes, or one eve or the half of an eye, could tell the “ working classes,” what are the visi- tations sent “ direct from heaven ” that cause them as much or more suffer- ing than strikes. The idiotic gabble of the Brookfield Argus, alias Owl , would be totally un- worthy of notice, were it not for the fact that in a great majority Of cases, the press, from motives which bear the stamp of subsidy, studiously ignores the devilish wrongs which underlie strikes — wrongs which, if not antago- nized or extirpated, are as certain to lead to squalid poverty and the en- slavement which is born of degrada- tion, as that light is the opposite of darkness. Admitting that strikes are calami- tous, the same is true of wars. In- deed, a strike is war — and just here, arises the question, should a nation go to war for a wrong done one of its citizens? If it would not put forth all its power to redress such a wrong, it deserves and is certain to receive the contempt of nations and the execra- tions of its own citizens. Its flag symbolizes cowardice, a pusillanimity, a poltroonery, which defies exaggera- tion. Let any nation, worthy of recogni- tion, learn that one of the humblest of its citizens has been wronged by another nation, and redress is speedily demanded. A correspondence is at once begun. The history of the case is obtained, every fact is brought out. This done, and the facts being estab- lished that a wrong has been perpetra- ted, redress is demanded. Preceding extreme measures, there will be nego- tiations, offers of concessions and com- promises to secure a just settlement, and finally offers will be made to arbitrate — but, failing in their efforts, there will be a declaration of war, and such wars are righteous wars. They are avoidable only by debasement, degradation and enslavement, than which annihilation is preferable. They bring calamities, famine and pesti- lence, death ana desolation, widows and orphans; but, while wrongs are perpetrated and the right has a cham- pion, there will be wars. It is then, when strikes are inevitable if degra- dation would be avoided, that labor unions and brotherhoods are lam- pooned and all the resources of vitu- parative malice is heaped upon them. What is wanted is not lamentations over strikes, but that a righteous indignation should everywhere be aroused, on account of the cursed causes which lead inevitably to strikes. Defend the wrong, apologize for it, perpetuate it, and as certain as rivers flow to the sea, there will be ceaseless disturbances. The men who denounce strikes, and are silent about the wrongs that produce strikes, would, in time of pestilence, denounce a sanitary committee, who would com- pel the removal of nuisances that originated and continued the scourge; they would lament the effects of Digitized by ^.ooQle

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LOCOMOTIVE HREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 887 1888. malaria but remain silent when its victims demanded the draining of the bog in which the poison was germinated and from which it went forth on its death dealing mission. Labor unions and brotherhoods are not organized for strikes any more than governments are instituted for war. But labor unions have striking powers just as governments have war powers, and it requires no argument to demonstrate, if such powers are surrendered, the result will be degradation and enslavement. Labor unions like governments, ought not to tolerate wrongs inflicted upon their members — nor will they remain supine when injustice is perpetrated, unless they are willing to accept degradation and enslavement, and this is just what the editor of the Brookfield, Mo., Argus would have labor unions and brotherhoods accept, and in doing this he but echoes the hootings of a press found in almost every community, which howls like paid mourners at a funeral, over the sacrifices strikers heroically endure, but has never a word denouncing the wrongs and crimes which occasion strikes. THE O. R. O. This Magazine , in the pa^t, has taken occasion to speak in terms of praise of the Order ot Railway Conductors, of its officers and membership. As an order of railway employes, we have entertained towards its membership sentiments of comradeship embodying a large ingredient of fraternal fellow- ship, and this, without boasting, we can say has guided our utterances when speaking of labor organizations, generally, ana especially when refer- ring to Brotherhood* of railway em- ployes. The Brotherhood of Locomo- tive Firemen cherishes for such or- ganizations feelings not fully express- ed in the term friendship. They in- clude deep solicitude for their growth, proteperity and influence, and the pages of this Magazine bear irrefutable proof, that as the organ of the B. of 1,. F., it has voiced a purpose to cultivate such relations of amity as would be promotive of the welfare of all. But we surmise that some members of the O. R. C. just here, will enter a wild protest, and ejaculate some of the common phrases in vogue, indicative of a want of faith in our declarations, such as “p3haw,” “fiddlesticks,” etp. We regard such things as quite natural. They are not denials; if they were, we could quote the record we have made. When the Order of Railway Conductors was younger than at present, it inspired hopes which if they have not been fulfilled is no fault of ours, and if the disappointment has been productive of a change in our estimates of its value and the usefulness of its influ- ence, which is apparent to the most casual observer, it is but natural that in referring to its policy, severity of expression should take the place of encomiums. The declared policy of the 0. R. C. has been to withdraw itself, in sympa thy and brotherhood fellowship, from all other organizations of railroad em- ployes. In timesof dire necessity, the Order, as such, has given aid and com- fort to those who dealt unfairly with their employes. It has given them aid and comfort, conspicuously in the C., B. & Q. struggle. In that notable strike, engineers and firemen, demand- ed simple justice ; such is the universal verdict. The justice the men demand- ed, and which they long since should have secured is still withheld, and the reason* for this is, largely, be- cause members of the 0. R. C., with the approval of the Order, scabbed for the corporation that sought to crush and degrade its faithful employes. But it should be understood that this Magazine has from the first of the con- troversy, when referring to the acts of certain conductors, and to the policy of the O. R. C., borne testimony to the fact that a large number of conductors, members of the O. R. C , were not only not in sympathy with its policy, but uncompromisingly opposed to it, men who are in sympathy with the strikers on the C., B. & Q. and in active sym- pathy with all railroad employes. This Digitized by ejOOQie

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888 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. I Dec. we have known from the first, and this we have said from the first. The 0. R. C. numbers in its ranks men totally incapable of doing an engineer or a fireman, a brakeman or a switch- man injustice. They are in full ac- cord with labor in every legitimate effort it makes to better its condition, and who would do nothing to com- promise them when seeking justice from arrogant and soulless corpora- tions. Such men are numbered by the thousands in the 0. R. C. We know them and admire them for their conscientiousness and courage. They are in sympathy with other organiza- tions of railroad employes and in due time will make themselves felt in shaping the policy of their Order. It is doubtless true, when speaking of the 0. R. C., members of the Broth- erhood of Locomotive Firemen do not sufficiently discriminate between those members of the Order, who are their enemies, and those who are their friends. But we do not believe it is intentional, for we know that the members of our Order are well advised of the tact, that thousands of railway conductors are their fast friends, who are ready and willing to do them a favor, and their asperities of speech are designed only for such members of the 0. R. C. as when firemen have a righteous grievance against a railroad corporation, take the side of the cor- poration and help it to crush them. We have been a close observer of the treatment railway conductors have received at the hands of railway man- agers, but have failed to discover any consideration of their service, calcula- ted to warm into vigorous life, such love and attachment as distinguished David and Jonathan or Damon and Pythias, and hence the policy of the members who control the O. R. C. is an enigma which others will have to solve, for it is quite too occult for our interpreting powers. We know the duties of the railway conductor are exacting, their responsi- bilities great and their pay meager. We know their calling, like that of other employes who ride on the cars, is perilous, and that out of their earn- ings they are burying their dead and providing for widows and orphans. Such things, the glory of the brother- hoods, is done by all who face danger on the rail — and it is but natural that this ceaseless peril should be produc- tive of friendship and fellowship, and to this it is coming — and in the full orbed noon of federation and in its ultimate triumphs the O. R. C. will be in line with other brotherhoods of railway employes. THE PASSENGER BRAKEMAN. aN leaving Gotham, down the aisle, I saw him come with scornful smile; Flowed from his lips these words compresed : *‘Thiscar’bforallpoinLi?NortbandWest !f’ ^ He, later, once more loomed in view— ’Twas understood by one or two— This jumping jumble, this fanfare : “ Troytwentyminutesbreakfastthere !” In time, again he through the door Hurst in, and dashed by— as before— With one of h s chain lightning calls Of “ Buff ’lochangeforNag’raFalls !” Next, when we’d crossed Ohio’s plain— And I ndiana’s— and the train Jarred, swayed and t* topped, he deigned to state “ Ourengine’stelescopedafreight !” And when at last my trip was done — Reached was the land of setting sun. With Babel sound he gave this shout : “ Chicago passengersal lout !” —Jeff Josfyn , in Tid Bit*. Digitized by C.ooQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 889 The Manufacture of Locomotives. BY LEWIS H. EVANS. It is nearly fifty years since locomotive building was inaugurated, and w’hen fairly beyond the experimental stage more men were required m the work per locomotive f>er annum than are now required. The ocomotive of that time cost nearly as much as the standard passenger locomotive of the present day, while the latter is, on the aver- age, three or four times as heavy, even more powerful in proportion, and incomparably superior in finish to the former. In 1832, the “ Old Ironsides ” was built by Mr. M. W. Baldwin. It was modeled after the English “Planet1’ type, with a stiff wooden frame and inside "connections. Up to 1840 most Baldwin engines were built with inside connections, as were also the earlier Rogers engines; but outside connec- tions afterward became more generally ap- proved, inside-connected engines having now become practically obsolete. M r. Thos. Rogers was an earl v advocate of outside con- nections, and in 1837 filed in the patent of- fice a specification for counterbalancing, which was not in general use until some years later, and even then v*as considered less essential to the inside than to the out- side connected engines. In 1839, in Mr. Baldwin’s practice, the outside frame was abandoned, and the machinery, truck, and pedestals of the driving-axles were attached directly to the boiler. From that time the wood parts of the frame wrere gradually dis- placed by iron. About 1839 equalizing beams w ere used on the East wick and Har- rison engines, some method being necessary to distribute the weight upon the two pairs of drivers then introduced. In 1841, Mr. Baldwin built some engines for freight traf- fic with the drivers geared, but in 1842 his six-wheel connected engine met with more favor. In this the four forward wheels had inside journals running in boxes held by wide and deep wrought- iron beams, one on each side and disconnected, the engine frame on each side having a spherical pin bearing in a socket midway between the axels of the frame. The cylindrical boxes used could also turn in the pedestals, and the connecting-rods and ball-and-socket joints, with play enough to allow the engine to pass short curves. The driving-wheels of “Old Ironsides” had cast-iron hubs, wooden spokes and wrought- iron tires, and the driving-axel wTas placed in front of the fire-box. The “ half- crank” for inside-connected engines was patented by Mr. Baldwin in 1834. The “ E. L. Miller” (1834) had driving-wheels of solid bell-metal, which soon wore out, but later driving-wheels were built with hubs and spokes in single iron casting, and wood fellies, breaking joint in thickness, and bound with w’rought-iron tires, secured bv bolts. In 1834 Mr. Baldwin built his en- gines with driving-axle back of the fire-box, and Mr. Norris built engines with drivers in front. The latter plan gave the greater ad- hesion, and the greater wheel base. To obtain the necessary adhesion, Mr. Bald- win had recourse to the Miller patent for throwing part of the weight of the tender upon the drivers of the en- gine. It was at this time considered im- practicable to cast a chilled car or truck- wh^el in one solid piece, and the hubs were cast in three pieces and banded together with wrought-iron, the interstices being fill- ed with lead or spelter. The “ Brandy wine,” Baldwin’s eighteenth engine (1835), had brass tires to give more adhesion, but they soon wore out Mr. Rogers began the man- ufacture of wrought-iron tires ip 1834, but in 1838 S. Vail & Co., Morristown, New* Jer- sey, are said to have been the only American manufacturers of tires, which were then made only U inches thick. In 1838 Mr. Baldwin began using chilled wheels for trucks, the truck-wheels having previously been made with tires, and in 183fi Mr. H. R. Campbell patented an eight- wheel engine with two pairs of driving-axles, one before and one behind the fire-box. This combin- ed the plans of Messrs. Norris and Baldwin, and, with the addition of equalizing springs, was substantially of the same type as the standard American locomotive of to-day. The last half-crank engine was built at the Baldwin works in 1849. Steel axles were tried as an experiment about this time, and chilled tires for drivers began to be used a few years later. The use of steel tires shrunk upon the centers wras not begun until after I860. These tires were then imported. In 1803 the Rogers works built their first engine of the “ Mogul ” type (three pairs of drivers w ith a pony truck), and the first en- gine of the “ Consolidation” type (four pairs of drivers with pony truck) was built by the Baldwin works in 1800. In these large freight locomotives some of the many drivers are made without flanges, to facilitate the turning of curves. In 1870 the practice of shrinking on steel tires without the use of bolts or rivets, was begun at the Baldwin works in building some locomotives for the Kansas Pacific railroad. in 1868 the introduction of narrow-guage roads b^gan to create a demand for suitable locomotives. Some of these narrow-guage locomotives have been built of a weight of not less than 25 net tons, and in the past decade the manufacture of steam and com- Digitized by CjOOQle

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890 LOCOMOTIVE HREMEN'S MAGAZINE . pressed-air street car and motors has been fairly inaugurated. The use of four-wheeled swiveling-trucks was one of the features which characterized the American as distinguished from the Eng- lish locomotives ; but one of the most notable improvements of American practice was the invention of Mr. Baldwin of ground steam joints, instead of joints made of canvass and red lead, then the English practice. With this change the steam pressure was raised from 60 to 120 pounds. ‘•Old Ironsides” had a loose eccentric for each cylinder. These loose eccentrics were reversed by pin in a stop on the axle work- ing in a half-circulur slot. This was chang- ed for a fixed eccentric for each cylinder, with rods extending from the eccentric strap to the arms of a rock-shaft beneath the foot-board of the engine, the reversal being affected by shifting the connection between the rods and the rock-shaft arms. In these early engines fixed eccentrics were common- ly used, but Seth Boy den’s “Essex” (1838) had valves worked without eccentrics, mov- ing by levers from the cross-heads, each cross-head •communicating motion to the valve of the opposite cylinder. In 1838 Mr. Baldwin adopted the use of double eccen- trics, each terminated by a straight hook and reversed bv a lever. He used, under specification, a form of link motion in 1840, and in 1842 a link motion similar to that used by Stephenson. (The link motion had been used by Wil- liam T. James, of New York, in 1832.) In 1845 Mr. Baldwin adopted the half-stroke cut-off, in which there were two slides oper- ated by separate eccentrics, the cut-off ec- centrics being set at half stroke. The same year Mr. Rogers began using independent cut-off valves, operated by various combina- tions of links and V-hooks, and in 1850 he introduced the present form of shifting link. Meanwhile Mr. Baldwin continued experi- menting, introducing several forms of vari- able forms of cut off, one of which had a wrapping connection an a quadrant and curved link, for varying the position of the block. lie then used tne “Cuyahoga” cut- off, with lever and shifting link. Finally, in 1857, after putting on a number of them, under specification, he adopted the present form of link motion. The “Old Ironsides” had a I) shaped, smoke-box with side concaved, to make room for cylinders. The boiler was 30 inches in diameter, with 72 one and one-half inch copper tubes 7 feet long The “Sandusky ” (Rogers, 1837) had a bonnet smoke-stack with deflecting cone. Most of the early en- gines had high domes over the fire-boxes. In 1835 Mr. Baldwin commenced the prac- tice of driving copper ferrules on the outside of the copper tubes, to make a tight joint with the tube-sheet, instead of, as before, [Dec driving the ferrule or thimble inside the tube. At present, with iron tubes and cop- per ferrules, the end is swaged down, the copper ferrule brazed on, and the iron pro- jecting end turned or riveted over the fer- rule and tube-sheet. For copper tubes wrought-iron thimbles had also been used. These were found liable to leak, but about 1850 this defect w’as obviated by the use of cast-iron thimbles, a device oi Mr. W. S. Hudson. In 1844 iron flues or tubes were first used in the Baldwin engines. Morris, Tasker & Co., had made lap-welded tubes in 1838, butt-welded prior to that year; and Rass Winans had also made iron tubes by hand for his locomotives. Experiment showed no appreciable advantage to copper over iron tubes. Mr. Rogers first used ex- pansion plates to provide for lengthening the boiler under steam, and about 1850 the wagon-top wTas substituted for the dome boilers. Prior to this time there had been many experiments, with the view of burn- ing anthracite coal, and in 1854 deflectors in the fire-box began to be used, sheetdron, water leg, and firebrick deflecters being tried. In 1856 there was built at the Bald- win works for the Pennsylvania railroad, locomotives with straight boilers having two domes, and in 1856 locomotives having “ Dimpfel ” water-tube boilers were built for the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Balti- more railroad. Fire-boxes of low steel began to be built in 1861, and had come into gen- eral use in 1866; in 1868 all steel boilers (fire-boxes, barrels, and tubes) were built by the Pennsylvania railroad. In present practice both str light a* d wagon-top boilers are built. In 1876 steel boilers, with corru- gated sides, wTere built at the Baldwin works For the Central railroad of New Jersey. The “Old Ironsides” had by 18 inch cylinders, the “Sandusky” had 11 by 16 inch cylinders. In 1840 the larger Baldwin pattern had 12} by 16 inch cylinders. The “ Gov. Paine,” a fast passenger engine (1840), had 17] by 20 inch cylinders, and in 1852 a freight locomotive weigh- ing 56,000 pounds, had 18 by 22 inch cylinders. The first “Consolidation” en- gine (1K6) had 20 by 24 inch cylinders, and the “ Uncle Dick ” f 1878) had 20 by 26 inch cylinders. The cylinders of the early en- gines were generally inclined, but by 1865 horizontal engines had become the rule. Mr. Baldwin was the first American manu- facturer to use an outside cylinder, which was made with a circular flange, bolted to the boiler. In 18.52, on some engines for the Mine llill railroad, these flanges were brought around, nearly meeting, with only a spark-box between them, and later each cylinder and half-saddle was cast in one piece, and the saddles set face to face, and when horizontal cylinders came into general use the rights and lefts were made inter- changeable. Digitized by ejOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 891 1888.] The early engines had neither cabs nor sand-boxes. Cabs were first used in New England, and the first Baldwin engines pro- vided with sand-boxes were built in 1840. “Old Ironsides ” was estimated to draw 30 tons gross 40 miles an hour on the level. In 1838 Mr. Baldwin believed that an engine weighing 20,000 pounds, loaded, and with 12.} by 10 inch cylinders, was as heavy as would ever be called for; but the require- ments of heavy freight and passenger service demanded, for economy no less than for convenience, larger and stronger engines, the heaviest ever built at the Baldwin works (“Uncle Dick,” 1878) weighing, with water in the tank, 1 15,000 pounds. In 1849, at the Baldwin works, there were built a number of fast passenger engines of the type of the “Gov. Paine ” (Vermont Central railroad), which could start from rest and run a mile in 43 seconds; but tbes^ engines lacked suf- ficient adhesion. Within the past few years some attention has been given to the manu- facture of fast passenger locomotives, a num- ber having been built which, with light trains, will run 00 miles or more an hour. Of these, a locomotive for the Bound Brook line has a single pair of 0} foot drivers and a patent arrangement for varying the distribu- tion of the weight between the drivers and a pair of trailing-wheels. At the Brooks locomotive works the aver- age weight of locomotives built in 1869 was 28 ton for passenger and 30 ton for freight engines ; but the average is now 35 tons for passenger and 42 tons for freight engines, showing the rapid increase in weight, and it is believed by many that 50-ton consolida- tion engines will soon become the prevailing type and size for American freight service. Examples of the performance of engines might be given at great length and in great variety. For the Baldwin engine the loads are calculated on the basis of the utilization for adhesion of fully one-fourth of the weight on the driving-wheels. A standard “ Ameri- can type” passenger locomotive, with 35,000 pounds on the driving-wheels, will pull one thousand tons gross on a level, and on 1,2, and 3 per cent, grades will pull 25}, 12} and 7} per cent, of that load respectively ; a con- solidation engine, w ith 94,000 pounds on the driving-wrheels, will pull 2,740 tons gross on a level, and on 1, 2, and 3 per cent, grades will pull 20 j , 13}, and 8 per cent, of that load respectfully. In some heavy freight and switching engines the entire load is upon tlie driving-wheels, consolidation locomotives having usually 85 to 88 per cent., moguls 80 to 85 per cent., standard American passen- ger locomoti sTes 00 to 70 per cent., “double- enders” about 50 per cent., aud fast passen- ger locomotives as little as 35 to 40 per cent, of their total weight upon the driving- wheels. The endurance of an engine in service is very great, but the necessary repairs will average from 1} to 0 or 7 cents per mile, ac- cording to the service. Steel tires last from six to seven years before they wear out. In the transitional stage of locomotive building, engines capable of much longer service were not infrequently broken up, laid aside, or made over on account of the introduction of improvements in design. At present the high quality of materifu and of workman- ship promises a degree of endurance which will require many years to ascertain, and the uniformity of parts cannot fail to lessen the cost of repairs. It must, however, be remembered that the service required of a locomotive is much heavier and more exact- ing than it was ten years ago, cars often be- ing loaded twice as heavily, and the wTeight of trains actually drawn averaging nearly twice as heavy for the same size of locomo- tive. The present American locomotive may fairly be considered an established criterion of excellence. It is characterized by accu- racy and beauty of workmanship and strength, combined with flexibility and adaptability to many difficult conditions of service— an adaptability that has given it the precedence where such conditions have to be met. Although the demands of railroad travel and traffic in this country have ab- sorbed the greater part of the product, American locomotives have been supplied to foreign countries using railroads in such numbers as to make them an important factor in the extension of facilities of travel and communication abroad. The manufacture of locomotives in locomo- tive-works is so far based upon the use of costly and partly finished materials that the additional labor and expense involve less than half the value of the finished product. The iron and steel plates, steel tires, sheet- brass and iron, copper pipe, smoke and feed pipes, chilled wheels, bolts, rivets, hard- ware. fittiugs, boiler tubes, flues, and other materials are in themselves costly products, and some of the forgings and the steel and iron castings are often produced for the work by separate establishments having special facilities. On the w hole, the raw material, properly speaking, has its value more than trebled before it is brought into the locomo- tive works as material for the manufacture. In comparing the manufacture of locomo- tives with the manufacture of small engines or sewing-machines, where the value of material in locomotive manufacture is doubled, in that of small engines it is nearly trebled, and in sewing-machines quadru- pled ; but in locomotives the same increment of added value requires the employment of a considerably greater number of artisans (at similar rates of wages) than are employed in the manufacture of small engines; prin- cipally because the prices of locomotives are Digitized by CjOOQle

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892 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. ruled by the wholesale purchase of large railroad corporations, while the prices of small engines and machinery are ruled to a great degree by small buyers making single purchases. In short, in the manufacture of locomotives, the cost of putting the product upon the market is reduced to a minimum, and of the same added value given in the manufacture and marketings of about 50 per cent, additional goes for the employment of artisans in locomotive building, as compared with the general manufacture of steam en- gines. The composition by weight of the various crude and finished materials in a locomotive and tender weighing about 45 tons (net) may be stated as follows : About 32 per cent, pig-iron, 18 per cent, bar and hammered iron, 9 per ceut. boiler-iron and steel, (about one-fifth of which is for the fire-box), per cent, steel tires, slides, springs, and the like, 7 per cent, wheels, 7 per cent, wood for cab, tender and lagging, 5 per cent, axles and connecting-rods, 4 per cent, flues, 3$ per cent, tank-iron, 2 per cent, lead, tin, copper, smoke pipe, glass, hard- ware, and fittings, lj per cent, bolts and rivets, 1 J per cent, cast and sheet brass, and 1 per cent, sheet-iron. The market value of a locomotive in 1880 was less than three-fourths as great as it was in 1870, the decent in value being very gradual, with the exception of a very notable rise in. 1873 and a slighter appreciation in value after 1879. These fluctuations have mainly followed the general shrinkage of money values and the fluctuations in the cost of materials, influences great enough to conceal any evidences of improvement in the methods of manufacture such as might here be looked for. Nevertheless, there has been a very general advance in the details of system and machinery, which is confirm- ed in aggregate results of the capability of a given number of men to perform a given work. It is the growing practice to make all the parts of locomotives interchangeable. The general growth of the “interchangeable sys- tem” in manufacturing, has had an influ- ence in the development of manufacturing, agricultural, and other industries which few have heretofore appreciated. It may not be too much to say that, in some respects, this system has been one of the chief influences in the rapid increase of the national wealth. Two of the great industries that constitute the basis of this wealth, agriculture and manufactures, depend nowT largely in the existence of this remarkable feature of man- ufacturing, wThich has reached its highest de- velopment in this country. The growth of the system is due to the inventive character- istics of our people, and their peculiar habit of seeking the best and most simple mt thods of accomplishing results by machinery, un- trammeled by traditions or hereditary habits and customs. [Dec. Rat Portage, Ont., October fi, 1888. Mr. Editor: — In compliance with your request to cut communications short as pos- sible, I will try and make my first appear- ance in print very brief. In reply to “ Vul- can’s” question, it is advisable to keep the steam constantly close to the blowing-off point. During the trip considerably less water will be evaporated when a tension of 140 pounds is carried than w'ill be required writh a pressure of 120 pounds or under, and w’here less water is evaporated, a smaller quantity of fuel will be consumed. Running with a low head of steam is a wasteful prac- tice for several good reasons. The compara- tively light pressure upon the surface of the w ater allow s the steam to pass over damp, or mixed with a light watery spray, which diminishes its energy, since, the wet steam contains less expansive medium than dry steam. It requires nearly the same expend- iture of fuel to evaporate water at the pres- sure of the atmosphere alone, that it does to make steam at the higher working tension, consequently the work obtained by the ex- pansion of the high pressed steam is clear gain over the results to be obtained by work- ing at a iowr pressure. To get over a dry division successfully, is to carry steam close to the popping point, pull the throttle wide open, hug the links close to the center, and see that no loss occurs through the safety valves. Side Rod. * Amboy Division’s Answer. Mr. Editor:— On page 823, November Magazine , “A. D.” again places me under many obligations for his original and lucid answer to my question. In this case I am somewdiat in the condi- tion of General Butler when cross-examin- ing the celebrated Mrs. Jenks. “General, you do not ask your questions right, you know.” This is my ca*e, I intended to ask “A. D.” “ Won’t ‘ A. I).’ please tell us how far (the bottom of) the wheels,” <kc., &c , omitting the words in brackets, and confining the question to the distance moved by the wheels. Ececntric. The New York and New England officials expect to receive by Nov. 1 the seven new parlor cars w’hich have been building for the 3 o’clock Limited New York express. That train will then be made up entirely of new care, equal, if not superior, to those run on any road in the country. The care have been built according to instructions from the New' York, New Haven & Hartford road, and there will be no opportunity for the latter to refuse to haul them, as they did the other. Digitized by Google

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE . 893 Not u Two Times Nothing 99 but Four Times Something. “Attempt the end, and never stand to doubt : Nothing’s so hard but search will And It out.” — Herrick. Mr. Editor: — Being under many obliga- tions to “Amboy Division ” for the oppor- tunity afforded me of making a confession of an error of statement, I now cheerfully make it, and while it is a “confession ” it shall not be an “avoidance” of the issue raised. “Two times nothing” cannot be, but four times something may exist, if proven, even if that something is, in the language of J. B. Ward, November Magazine , 1888, page 822, (“awheel is a unit, and when in rotation the point that has no rotation, while every E greater or less distance from it as shown bv the length of the circular lines. “A. O.*’ will see that the lines d and 4 mu-t be ju&t as much longer at the line e to o as the distance of the circular line is above the upper dotted paralell line. There is one point or statement about which “A. D.” and I will not differ, and as it is the key note to the whole situation, on this question, I requote it here. “ The dis- tance travel* d, or the movement , of any point wUl he in direct proportion to its distance from o, point of rest , or fulcrum . The movement of ft will be three times that of 1 , and at 4 twice that of 2.” (The italics are by request of the writer.) This restated, as a whole, is, that from eto o in a vertical line, is a plane, from o to a ; the speed is twenty- five (25) miles per hour, with a speed of fifty miles at b, while at the same speed at c it would be seventy-five (75) and at d one hundred (100.) Taking the first proposition, o to a, we have a space of from nothing to twrenty-five miles per hour; therefore at a point above “ an inconceivable point at rest,” (J. B. W.) we have the commencement of a movement, which we cannot see or measure, but which we know is from it to a, where it reaches tw'enty -five (25) miles per hour, &c., &c., up to the top at d the speed of one hundred (100). My next effort by illustration and explan- ation will be to find this starting point of other point is rotated, is inconceivable,”) in conceivable. There are two points in the wheel that have translation without rotation, i. e. the center line through the axle and in a plane with the cen- ter of the cylinders, the point of the tire in contact with the rail, which is, (the rail) “ its fulcrum,” “ this point on the tire being at rest.” Fig. 1 is the same as shown by “Amboy Division ” in the eptember Magazine, 1 888, page 6fi8, with the added cir- cular lines, and dotted para- lell lines, also the added dotted perpendicular line e to o. This represents what I will term the crow bar leverage as contradistin- guished from w'heel lever- age. This bar to move from 4 bo d, the fulcrum at o being at rest, cannot move on straight lines, as shown at a, 6, c , d, and at 1, 2, 3, 4, but must necessarily move on the circular lines as shown, each point from o traveling the Hail. Digitized by VjOOQle

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894 LOCOMOTIVE HREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Dec. movement, which I will call ‘‘ something” as contradistiguished from nothing at o. Messrs. Tallman & McFadden, Market street, Philadelphia, issue a catalogue show- ing various kinds of micrometers, W'hich measure and record in figures so small that you cannot read them without a powerful glass— the one we use in our business re- cords one one-thousanth ( t 1 of an inch. Now between this and o is what I take it “J. B. W.” means as the “inconceivable,” and between that and “ rest,” is w bat no doubt the Yankee meant to be understood as meaning, “ the little end of nothing whit- tled down to a sharp point.” It is this point when found, as contradistinguished from nothing, o, and located next to nothing at the bottom of the wheel, the top of e-aid wheel is moving four times as fast as at this “ inconceivable ” “ something” next to noth- ing, o, at the bottom. To deal with something tangible I applied to Messrs. Queen & Co., Chestnut street, Philadelphia, optical and mathematical in- strument makers, to make me a wrbeel by w'hich I could demonstrate the correctness of this proposition. This w'heel, which is illustrated in Fig. 2 on the preceding p?ge, is full size and is made in brass, after the lo- comotive puzzle, with which 1 commenced my article in the March No. of the Magazine of 1880. I have given away in five years, in sets of threes, more than 35,000 of these cards, mostly to locomotive firemen andenginet rs. I will explain later on how they may prove by these the propositions here stated. Messrs. Queen & Co drilled thirty nine holes in this wheel, the center being the twentieth (20th) hole, leaving nineteen (It)) holes each side of the center— o and e in Fig. 2 correspond with o and e in Fig. 1, and o, the point in contact with the rail in both cases. The thickness of metal between the holes is jnst one one-thousandth (Tol„rt) of an inch. f Assuming that this wheel is four feet in circumference then the ninth hole above and below the center will represent the crank pin in a twenty four inch stroke, and correspond w ith S and 1 in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 w'ill represent the same lines with the cir- cular lines completing the circle as in Fig. 1, the vertical line the same as o e in Fig 2, the dotted paralell line corresponding to the rail in Fig. 1 the point where these cross each other, the center or point at rest. This is the “ center of motion ” and is at rest, but it is not the “ axis of motion ” as that is the lower half of a shaft on which the wheel re- volves and rests, the dark lines represent the usual counterbalance in a locomotive driver— a1 the outside of the driver or pul- ley, a 2 the line of the crank pin, a3 a line central through the counter balance. These circular lines represent the lines of “rota- tion only.” Before we come to consider the question, of a new axis of motion and a combination of the speed of rotation and translation, I will explain howr these same tests, w'hich are here described, wrere produced. Take the three geared wheels and fit the gearing accurately together, fasten to a board and place a paste board circle around one quar- ter inch from each tooth of the gear, weight this so the lead cannot run out, and then pour the space full of soft lead, not too hot. When this cools remove the cards and you will have a hollow circle of soft lead with inside gearing, cut this in two, straighten out carefully and you will have a rack rail which fits the geared wheels. This will be thick enough to cut in three pieces length- wise, the same thickness as the cards. Drill through a number of these geared teeth, use round headed screws which w'ill hold the rack rail to the board, and they can be raised and lowered to take in and hold in place the card board on which the lines are to be drawn. Fig. 4 will show’ the lines made when you combine the speed of “ rotation and trans- lation.” Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 895 1888.] In Fig. 4 o and e correspond with the same lines in Figs. 1, 2, from o1 to o2 is one half revolution on the rail, and o1 to oa a complete revolution; and in a line ver- tical with o to e is the point in the wheel where the motion is reversed and cushioned on the steam in the cylinder. All the holes showm in Fig. 2 are indicated by the lines in Fig. 4, and the upper line from o1 to o3 will meas- ure just as much more as from o1 to oa as the measurement of the diameter of the wheel added to such measurement. Assum- ing then that at o2 the point of the line in contact with the rail is the bottom of the wheel at rest, and that the upper part of the line has commenced moving, then the top at e is moving “ four times as fast ” as at the point indicated, i. e. in this case it is a measurement of one one-hundreth (TJT) of an inch above o, nothing. Says one of my very good friends, “Mr. Lockwood, what is the use of all these fine spun theories of yours, they are impractica- ble, and cannot be understood bv men like locomotive engineers and firemen.*’ My expe- rience is that these same men are athirst for knowledge in the line of their business, and that they are the most attentive and patient listeners, far more so than men over them who have neither the brains or nerve to carry into practice that which they do daily. Take a civil engineer who plans the struc- ture and the mechanical engineer, who is the builder, what does either know of the practical mechanical action upon the struc- ture over which they pass. The engineers and firemen are alert and keen, and quick to observe, and why, because of the thou- sands of lives in their keeping and at their mercy, and their own as well, none the less dear to them and theirs. I might stop here and consider my undertaking herein com- pleted, but the many instantaneous deaths of firemen, engineers and passengers, during the last ten days, makes me feel like sound- ing a note of warning for the coming winter, and by further illustration and explanation show the practicable application of the me- chanical principles under discussion. E E Fig. o. Fig. 5.— This shows the counter balance at its lower limit, the point of the tire in contact with the rail, at rest, the top of the wheel moving at a speed of 100 miles per hour, the crank pin at seventy-five, exert- ing its maximum power. Assuming this to be the right hand or leading engine, let us see what the left hand or following engine is doing. This is shown in Fig. 6. E E Fig. 6. Fig. 0. — This engine at the same time as Fig. 5 is on its forward dead center, at rest, and reversing its action from a downward pull to a backward pueli or thrust, moving in the center line by translation through axle and cylinder fifty miles per hour, the counter balance having come dow n by push and gravity in one quarter of a revolution from one hundred to fifty miles per hour. E E Fig. 7. Fig. 7. — This show's the position of Fig. 5 in one quarter revolution forward, Fig. (>. assuming the position of Fig. 5, here we have the counter balance in one Quarter revolution, moving by a lifting force from o, at rest to fifty miles per hour, the engine on her backward center. E E Fig. 8. Fig. S shows Fig. 5 in half a revolution, the counter balance having moved from nothing, o, to one hundred miles per hour at e, while that body is only rotating, that w’hich the steam is acting upon is rotating and reciprocating in combination has moved from seventy* five to twenty* five in the same half revolution. At the speed of a mile a minute these distances occur five and one- tenth (o ,V> ) time, in a second and four times in the revolution of each wheel, so to all four wheels we have twenty and four-tenths Digitized by CjOOQle

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896 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Dec. (2()^y) to each wheel, eighty-one and six- tenth? (81^) times in a second to all. In the hearing before the Massachusetts Rail- way Commission, Bussey bridge investiga- tion, March, 1887, I stated the effect of such mechanical action as above described as ,, centrifugal, tangental, hammering, sway- ing, gyrating, ‘wee-wahing,’ ‘nosing around,’ rocking, thrusting, rolling forces . In con- nection with the presentation of this case I ask the Brotherhood’s attention to my arti- cles in the “ Mechanical Department ” of the Magazine July, 1880, page 400; May, 1-887, page 200; June, 1887, page 009. E £ Fig. 9. Fig. 9. — This is an illustration which shows the lines in an ordinary counter balanced locomotive— b the counter balance, the upper line from ol to o3 one revolution, the next through the counter balance, the next the lower limit of the counter balance, the straight line above the rail the center line, the lower line the crank pin line, reversing its direction as indicated by the arrows on the vested line o3 to e. A locomotive is con- structed off the rail and counter balanced as a stationary engine. This is guessed at, her axis of motion is then in her cellar box, she is placed on the rail and the point of the tire when in contact with the rail becomes the axis of motion. The fine dotted lines converging at o2 as the axis of motion shows what is a practicable impossibility. Speed of rotation in this position of the wheel cannot make them, and rotation and translation in combination will not. £ £ Ol O2 O3 Fig. 10. Fig. 10. — This shows a correct mechanical principle, a steam counter balance, each column, of steam balancing the other mov- ing in opposite direction from a common center as indicated by the crank pin lines, c2, and arrows. The increase in weight of rolling stock has now become a serious question, and especi- ally in locomotives for high speed passenger service. I give three types of the more re- cent class for high speed passenger service. In my article of May, 1887, I took fora type Pennsylvania Railroad’s own building, 5x8$ drivers 18x24 cylinders, 125 lbs of steam pressure, weight on drivers 51,000 to 53,000 lbs, counter balance each front driver 300 IDs, running on main line division, rear drivers each 300 lbs, all drivers flanged. New York, Providence & Boston Railroad, Rhode Island Locomotive Works, builders, named the I. W. Miller, drivers 0 feet, 18x24 cylinders, 180 lt>s steam pressure, weight on drivers 72,000 lbs, weight in counter balance unknown, running from Croton to Providence, R. I., 62 miles, all drivers flanged. This was the locomotive of such great expectation that they called her the ‘‘Long-legged No. 40.” “A Steel Greyhound” for the Shore Line, “ to be capable of a mile a minute on the run with eight cars, includ- ing stops,” Philadelphia & Reading, Bald- win, builders, 5x8$ drivers, 19x24 cylinders, steam pressure 150 lbs, weight on drivers 91,300 ibs, counter balance front drivers each 660 Ihs, rear each 508 lbs, all drivers flanged, running between Philadelphia and New York, Bound Brook Route. New York, New Haven and Hartford, Baldwin builders, 5x8$ drivers, 20x22 in. cylinders, 150 lbs steam pressure, weight on drivers 4th guage cock of water 08,000 lbs, rear drivers flanged, no flange on front driver, counter weight in each front driver 592 lbs, each rear driver 445 lbs. A large cut and description of this locomotive will be found in The Master Mechanic for Septem- ber, 1888. This article and its illustrations will, I trust, settle for all time the question under consideration that while there is no “ twro times nothing” there maybe “four times something ” and that “ something ” so near “ nothing”’ that it is “ inconceivable.” William E. Lockwood. Glen Loch, October 22, 1888. Mr. Editor: — The Mechanical Depart- ment of the Locomotive Firemen's Magazine is becoming more and more interesting and valuable. I have watched it carefully dur- ing the year from the standpoint of an “out- sider,” and I must say I am very strongly impressed with the merits of this depart- ment. It is constantly bringing to the sur- face a host of practical questions and prob- lems which are, or at least should be, of the greatest interest to enginemen, and in many instances the discussions contain statements of facts and elaborations of principles, which would do honor to the more pretentious specialists who write for technical journals, on the score of simplicity and lucidity. The usefulness of a department like this will be bound to make itself more apparent with Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 897 1888J each successive number. It is a splendid “market” where enginemen from all over the country can give, lake or exchange ideas, not only with profit individually but with the certainty that in doing so they are help- ing to raise the standard of knowledge and experience deemed requisite for a good loco- motive engineer, which I take it is the goal you all aspire to reach. The more active you make this interchange of experience, this “ commerce of thought,” the more rap- idly you will elevate your calling and push it onward to that millenium where every engineer will know the why and wherefore of the various functions performed by his engine. You have some good and zealous “missionaries” in this department, Mr. Editor, and I think the auspices are highly favorable. Let the good work go on ! I do not care to be an idler if I am an “ outsider,” and so I select for the objeet of my modest contribution, the practical ques- tion asked by “ Vulcan ” about the differ- ence in steam used with 120 and 130 lbs. of pressure. “ Vulcan,” I see, likes to reason and find the relationship between cause and effect. He is a firm believer in the method of regulating speed by the re- verse lever, with full throttle, or in other words by keeping the pressure at the cylin- der always as near as possible to that of the boiler, and simply varying the point of “cut off.” He also believes that a little humanity and sympathy toward the “boy who is try- ing to keep her hot” is commendable, and prescribes the exercise of memory to keep in view the fact when we were “boys. “Vulcan’s” advice is, in my judgment, of the very choicest in both instances, and I do not know whether it be intentional on his part or not, but his little problem is just what gives one a chance to “ clinch ” the question. The fact is that if the engineer who is at the throttle on both trips is one of the kind that believes in the good old fashioned way of regulating by the throttle only, the fireman would probably never know the difference between the two trips so far as labor and coal are concerned, and I doubt if the master mechanic or the best steam expert on the road could answer the question more satisfactorily, On the other hand if the engineer is of the modern school, and confines his attention to the cut- off leaving the throttle wide open, there will be a difference, which can be estimated, by reference to the well known laws of the efficiency of all engines in which heat is the primary agency. Neglecting for a moment the gam in efficiency due to the shorter cut- off, the higher pressure of 130 lbs. will, as compared with the pressure of 120 lbs., rep- resent a saving of about four per cent, m round numbers, due to the simple difference of temperature between steam of 130 and 120 lbs. But as just stated the higher press- ure, if given full play up to the cylinder parts by a wide throttle will reduce the cut- off, ana the losses in the cylinder , will be diminished. We have no definite means of estimating the precise amount of benefit, but we know’ that it is something, certainly not less than one or two per cent. To sum up, therefore, the pressure of 130 lbs., when used with a fully opened throttle, will effect a saving of not less than four per cent, as compared with a pressure of 120 lbs., where the same w ork is to be done under identical conditions and the fireman would find that for every 100 lbs. of coal used at 120 lbs. he would get along with 00, and possibly less, at 130 lbs. When the firemen know this fact, and when the engineers also realize ir. then they will both see that it is an object after all to keep her hot right up to the top notch, and while they will thus virtuallv lighten tbeir task the company will have cause to commend them for economizing coal. The law that underlies this question is almost as unquestionable as that of gravi- tation. Outsider. Mr. Editor.--As before surmised, “the smoke of the battle (Convention) having cleared away,” the November Magazine again comes to hand with lots of good things in the Mechanical Department. W. DeSanno gives us some more ideas on “ Early Railroading,” showing how impera- tive to the development of railroads it be- came to have a means of communication between points along the line, with greater speed than was developed by the trains. It is hardly possible to conceive how railroads could be managed if it were not for the tele- graph, by means of which the fastest trains can be overtaken in a few minutes, and which brings every point of the line into close connection with headquarters. The idea of a wreck or a breakdown thirty, fifty, or one hundred miles from help and to be obliged to wait until some other train hap pened along to carry the word for help or tools, is something so different from our resent system that we can hardly imagine owr we would feel if placed in such cir- cumstances. Those old pioneers like Bio. DeSanno certainly deserve the thanks of the present generation for their heroism in aid- ing and building up the railroad systems of the country, for if they had faltered and quailed in the face of the difficulties thev encountered, railroads would not have been able to expand to their present magnitude, from the lack of labor to man their trains, and the w hole scheme would have proven a failure instead of a brilliant success. “•Amboy Division” has given us “ Vulcan Illustrated ” in November Magazine Many thanks, “A. D.” “Vulcan” never hoped to become so famous as to be “ illustrated,” and thus become “ illustrious,” as it were. Digitized by CjOOQle

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898 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. In illustrating “Vulcan,” “A. D.” has quoted five well known mechanical truths from my article in the September Magazine , and admits that he fully concurs in said quotations. He then proceeds to illustrate said truths in a way which would carry con- viction to the most unreasonable, if there were any doubts of the truths thus illus- trated, of which there are none whatever in my mind. I have before now, in actual practice while prying up a rock, had my “bait” sink into the ground and allow my lever to move, or in using a bar around a locomotive, the nuts or plates have tipped over and allowed movement to the bar. At such timeB the fulcrum was at the point at which the lever did not move, and the baits used became false fulcrums, because they gave wav, and this, I hope, will be the case with “ A. D’s.” fulcrum at the point of con- tact with the rail. I am quite willing to ad- mit that a fulcrum ceases to be a fulcrum when it moves in relation to other parts of the lever, and as “ A. D.” is anxious that I should admit it, I hope that he will not here- after forget. I stand on the footboard of my locomotive dav after day, I watch my wheels revolving in their boxes, I see the rods ex- erting their communicated power to turn the wheels, I feel the train behind me trying to hold me back, but amidst all this motion I find one point only in all the mighty ma- chine which is at rest, so far as all other moving parts of its mechanism are con- cerned, and that is the center of the axle, and the true fulcrum. “ A. D.” admits “ that when a wheel is simply turning on its axle or box, the fulcrum is at the center.” I suppose “ A. D.” will also say that the fulcrum is at the centre when a locomotive slips? Now I fail to see any movement in my fulcrum, in the center of the axle, so far as the machine itself is concerned, when jacked up, when slipping or when running along. It seems there must be something wrong with a theory that requires to be formed over anew with everv change of circumstances. ‘ A. D ” makes his point of rest of the wheel on the rail the issue. Along with friend Ward, I wish now to take some exceptions to that much talked of and discussed point of rest, as illustrated and explained by “ A. D.” in Fig. 2, page 068, of the September Magazine. We there see a wheel, at the point F, supposed to be 15 feet in circumference, and “A. D.” also shows a rail B A, 15 feet long laid on top of the wheel. Toward the left wre see the wheel, again a complete wheel, and the rail on top of it has moved along 30 feet. Now “A. I).” tells us that “the top of the wrheel has moved twice as fast as the center, and the bottom has not moved at all,” yet his illustration proves that what was the bottom of the wheel at the commencement of the revolution, is at the bottom at the end of [Dec the revolution, and while the distance from center to center is marked as 15 feet, the distance from bottom to bottom and top to top, I suppose is the same. The bottom must also move in its turn or else be left behind, and in considers ing a wheel that has made a revolution , it cannot be said that “ the bottom has not moved at ally “ Ash Hoe” again puts in a sprightly let- ter, and uses a lever outside of a wheel to push his car along, but he has puzzled him- self to define w hat kind of a lever he has in his second experiment, and seems likely to fall into the error that the leverage changes with every half revolution of the drivers, while I have ever maintained that it is con- stant so far as our present mode of changing reciprocating into rotary motion will permit. By this I mean to say that a locomotive is j ust as strong while the pins are passing under as she is while the pins are passing over the axle, and that the only two strong points are to be found when the pins are both above, or both below the axle line, wrhen steam is not cut off below 16 inches, because when in that position both pistons will be receiving steam at full pressure at the same time. Of this fact any one starting a heavy train from a dead stop, can easily assure themselves. If there were the differ- ence in the leverage which would result from locating the fulcrum at the rail, there would, as a natural result, be a spring for- ward and a halt, a good deal like those bucking bronchos of the wild west, who send their riders over their heads ; a result likely to happen to us, if locomotives were con- structed on such principles. “Ash Hoe” asks “ why a given locomotive will pull more with small wheels than with large ones?” As I have answered this question before in detail, I will only say that it is a well known fact that a smaller wheel will pull a larger load than a large wheel, and at the same expense of steam a larger wheel will pull a smaller load over a proportion- ately greater distance. The power is still there, and in order to convince “ Ash Hoe” and “A. D.,” I tvould again respectfully call their attention to the established rules for calculating the horse-power of an engine, which is also applied to locomotives. I gave it before on page 670 of the September Mag- azine, to which I would refer, were it not that many of our readers do not regard the Mdgazine as highly as they ought, and treat it accordingly. Therefore pardon its repro- duction, the more so as no one has noticed or answered the argument. In the August Magazine I wrote in answer to “ E. K” in regard to the wheel and lever question, and In answer to his suggestion that tue larger the wheels— whether driving or pulley— the weaker the locomotive or engine would be. One of the strongest arguments ugalust this asser- tion, is to be found in the method which is uni- versally used to determine the horse- power or any engine, be it locomotive or stationary. This Digitized by ^.ooQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 899 1888.] rule is, multiply the area of the piston in Inches, by the average effective pressure per Inch, ana the result by the length of the stroke in feet, and the number of strokes per miuute. Thus a cylinder eighteen inches iu diameter has an area of Zte square inches, this multiplied by fifty pounds gives us 12,700 pounds pressure on the piston. This product (12,700 pounds) multiplied by the stroke, which we will suppose to be two feet, or four feet in a complete revolution, yields 50,800 foot-pounds; then again multiplied by say 100 revolutions per minute, equals 5,080, 000 foot- pounds, or In other words, a piston eighteen Inches in diameter, subject to fifty pounds press- ure, traveling at the rate of 400 feet per minute, exerts a force equal to 5,080,000 pounds lifted one foot. As 33,000 pounds lifted one foot is the standard ’or one-horse power, we find taat if we divide 5, OSO, 000 by 33,000 that we have about 184- horse power in that cylinder, or 3tt8 in the pair of cylinders used on a locomotive. Now, in making all these calculations no one raises the question mooted by ‘*E. s.” In regard to the size of the drivers, or the pulley wheel as that is not a factor in determining the power, because that is determined by the pressure, the length of the stroke, and number of strokes. The pressure is the power applied to the lever in the wheel, the stroke giving the length of the leverage, and the number of revolutions the speed at which the power moves. T'Jow, how does the fact that engine build- ers do not regard the size of pulley or drivers in determining the power of an en- gine, suit the advocates of “ fulcrum at the rail.” Having before alluded to “ Bro. J. B. Ward’s ” exceptions to “ Amboy Division’s ” conclusions, I must pause to note and to fully endorse what “ J. B. W. ” so clearly states: A wheel is a unit, and when in rotation, the point that has no rotation while every other point is rotated, is inconceivable. As long as there is a top and bottom, those points can not change position without every other point changing also, therefore, the center partakes of the two motions : rotation and translation, as well as the surface points, and consequently the figure does not demonstrate, that the top has moved *4 twice as fast,” or twice the distance of the center; nor does it demonstrate that the “ bottom has not moved at all.” But I must dissent from “ J. B. W.” when he concludes that the point F of the wTheel, illustrated by “A. D., was moved through a space of thirty feet, and the point B through the same distance, because it rotated through a circle of 15 feet, or 50 feet in all. If “ J. B. W.” will carefully note the motion of the periphery of a rolling wheel, or of a mark made in the tire of a driver near its edge, he will find that it does not move in a circle at all, but moves in the shape of a flattened arch, and that the lowest points of this arch are just 15 feet apart, in a wheel of that cir- cumference, while the highest point will be nearly 5 feet above the rail line, and that the distance that the respective points make by travelling around this curve is about 19 feet instead of 15 feet in a straight line. The question now arises: How can a rail move thirty feet while the wheel moves 15 feet and no part of it over 19 feet? This is ac- counted for by the apparent fact that the rail on top of the wheel receives all its motion from that point, and does not participate in the motions of the points on the wheel, which range from rapid to slow in order to come to that momentary rest, and then from slow to rapid as it reaches the top. “ J. B. W.” has evidently misunderstood “ A. D.’s” illustration, which does not allude to a pul- ley rotating on a center, but to a “ back driver of an engine,” “on the track,” and while “ J. B. W.” reasons correctly from his point of view, seeing it as a pully, “ A. D.” is correct in his illustration and explanation as given in September, page (H>8, fig. 3. Mr. Lockwood gives us a lesson on lever- age. but I fail to see that he has stated any- thing new on the subject, and he only goes ever the points again that the locomotive has its strongest point when the pin is on top, and its weak one when it is below. Mr. Lockwood places himself in this position by locating his fulcrum on the track, and the train of reasoning would be correct if the proper foundation had been selected to start on. The only weak points that I see in a locomotive are the dead centers, and as even the “Shaw Locomotive” has not done away with them, I suppose we must consider them a necessary evil to be endured until something better may be invented. As a quesiion bearing on this, I would ask Mr. Lockwood as a locomotive builder, whether the rule above given to determine the horse- power of an engine is correct, and if so, whether it does not fix the fulcrum as in the center of the axle in all possible circum- stances? “ Fireman ” asks some questions, but some one, either he or the printer, must have made a mistake, so we had best wait for it to be corrected before we try to answer. “ A. D.” in a supplementary article tries to explain to “ Eccentric” that the bottom of a wheel never moves, hut as I have had my say I will not go over it again. I do not see how smoke or dirt can be drawn into the valves or cylinders in run- ning down grade in forward motion, because when thus in gear the valve is not open to the exhaust at the time that the piston movement would cause suction from that point. When the piston leaves either dead point the valve on that end is open and re- mains so when in full gear till near the end of the stroke. The piston thus sucks air out of the steam pipes and steam chest, but as this action has a tendency to pull the valve more firmly to its seat, it cannot draw anything out of the front end except what might arise from imperfect valve faces or seats. The opposite side of the cylinder is open to the exhaust, and whatever has been drawn in by the previous action of the pis- ton is forced out through the exhaust, thus showing that if anything at all, it must be a blowing up through the nozzles instead of a suction into them which is taking place. Digitized by ^.ooQle

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900 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. When the locomotive is running reversed, however, the motion is reverefd, and air and dirt is drawn ipto the exhaust and compress- ed into the chest and steam pipes, till often its pressure becomes so great as to stop the piston and cause the wheels to slide or to even blow the cylinder heads off. “No. 12” gives his idea on the injector in brief items, and no one can say that he is not right, because while we work them daily, no one has yet been able to wrateh the mysterious mingling and combination of forces which bring about the w'ell known result. Vulcan. Early Railroading. In my last letter I spoke about there be- ing no telegraph on the road. The first telegraph used on the Philadelphia division of the r. R. R. was when the track was be- ing re-laid, the old English chair rails wrere taken up and T rails put down. We must remember it was always a double track road, and in relaying it, it was done in sections or blocks; the north track was done first, about two miles at a time, if there were not too many curves ; at each end of the section a switch wras put in connecting the north and south track, and a man stationed at either end of the section with a red and white sig- nal like a banner, red on one side and white on the other. If a train came along going east or west, the man first getting the train, would show the red to the man at the other end, and he w'ould hold all trains at his end until the other train passed through, and thus they telegraphed back and forth. For the information of some of the Philadelphia division boys, I remember one flagman wTas stationed at the head of the grade, about three-fourths of a mile west of Parkersburg, a middle man at the curve at Parkersburg crossing about half a mile east, and the end man at the next curve about a mile east of Parkersburg and west of Pomeroy (or Chand- lers as it was then called). The first electric telegraph was a single wire laid in the top of the pole, and was a wonder to all, and was used as a target by us boys to see who could hit the wire with a stone. In laying the new road, rock was hauled and distributed on the section to be relaid, and a gang of men put to work to break it up for ballast. It w as laid about six inches deep on the surface of the ground, the ties laid on top and the rails spiked down, and it made a splendid road bed and is there to- day. It was put down very early in the 50’s, so you see the block system was used on that road about as soon as time cards we re for freight. Now a word about the old rails that were being taken up. They were of English make and were quite short, about ten feet long, the webb of the rail was round on the bottom and laid in a cast-iron chair and held in place by keys on either [Dec. side. The track walker was called a key- driver, and carried a light hammer like a spike maul, to keep the keys driven up tight. The cast-iron chairs were spiked to a block of stone set in the ground about six- teen inches square. Ties were only used at the joints, except where the road bed was in a bog or soft place, otherwise it was four blocks of stone and a tie to keep the rails from spreading. Where there was a frog a block of stone the whole length of the frog was let in the ground and the irog spiked fast. The key driver also carried a small axe, so that in finding a low joint he would shine it up with an oak wedge under the chair. So much for the road bed. W. DeSanno , Ex- Engineer. Temple, Texas, October 27, 1888. Mr. Editor: — I had hoped that this wrangling about 2 times 0 and the bottom standing still had ceased but it don’t seem to be that wav. “ Ash Hoe r’ comes out on that in exactly the same manner that several others have before by saying: “The bottom remains stationary for a moment no matter how fast the wheel may be traveling” just as some one else said before, I don’t remember w ho it wras, that when it came to the bottom it “ stopped ” for a moment and then w'ent on at an ever increasing speed. Now all this is dead wrong, in fact the veriest folly to make such an assertion. The wheel is solid and moves in a rotary motion around its axis, the centre of axle, at a perfectly uniform rate of speed, if it were possible that any part of that wheel could he stopped for a moment while the balance kept up its speed the wheel would immediately rend itself in pieces. Take a fly-wheel of a stationary en- gine and watch its movement and see if it stops a moment when it reaches the bottom, and then tell me what difference there is be- tween the rotary motion of that wheel and the driving-wheel of a locomotive. None whatever. The bottom stands still, is un- doubtedly true of a locomotive driver or a car truck or a buggy wheel, either, but it is not a part that comes there and stops, it is merely the place in which there is a bal- ancing or equalizing of two transverse mo- tions, namely rotation and translation, the combining of which is motive power. Now, we will take a locomotive making thirty miles an hour. How does she attain that speed, why by the rotary motion of her driving-wheels and the friction on the rail, which is supposed to give to an object the exact speed of translation that is being made by the wheel in rotation. Then we have here two motions, rotation and translation. The object itself has only a motion of trans- lation, there being no part of it to rotate ex- Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 901 1888.] cept the wheels, then there must be a part of that wheel which has the same motion as the entire object has and no other and that point is the centre of the axle, which to the locomotive is the only fixed or stationary part of the wheel, as it moves just exactly as the entire body of the machine moves, and so is in perfect harmony with it. Hence it must be the fulcrum. The top of the wheel has two motions in the s*me direc- tion, rotation and translation. Both being in the same direction causes a combining of the two, hence the top travels twice as fa9t, as that portion which has only the speed that is imparted to the object being moved, w’hicb is the centre of the axle, while the bottom has two motions also, rotation and translation. But just contrary to the top it has them counteracting each other, as the translation motion is here forward the same as at.any other point while the rotary mo- tion is backwards just opposite to each other, and as they are equal in speed and opposite in motion, they do act as a check on each other. Hence the bottom, the place, stands still while the wheel absolutely moves in a rotary motion w’ith a speed that is exactly equal in all opposite points at all times. Now. I believe I can fully demon- strate this with a little cut, as follows: This with the arrows marked “a” denote translation and those marked “B” denote rotation, while the dotted lines indicate the direction taken by each motion. I hope this will be understood bv all who read it, for I am sure I understand it but am not so certain that I can make others understand it. Now% Mr. Editor, you know I bade you all farewell but I have had to reconsider that and so I am out in war paint again. The hatchet is dug up and war is declared and I must say that whether your policy would or wrould not prove to be a nail in the coffin of the Mechanical Department, I shall not be the one to risk driving it in, because I could not write as you suggest, no matter how hard I should try and, I must say it, I would not if I could, for various reasons. You say you like my roast beef illustration and try to turn it to account against me but it won’t work, because we all know that the bill of fare you will furnish will be an appe- tizing one. We also know that the ladies on the other side of us will have on their daintiest aprons and sweetest smiles to wel- come the guests who come to their depart- ment, ana so Mr. Editor, if we poor advo- cates of the Mechanical Department expect to draw our share of the custom, we must have our wits about us, situated as we are between the undoubted ability of our editor and the acknow ledged tact and powers of en- tertainment possessed by the ladies. Hence we must have our roast beef well cooked, we must have also a fewr rehshes, an occa- sional stewT and plenty of spice or w*e will be made to close our doors and retire from the business. Mr. Lockwood asks me three questions which he says when I have answered he will prove his statement by, but I don’t see how he can prove twice nothing being something by any rule, any law or any amount of questions and answers. First, a centre is a point equi-distant from all other points opposite each other, or a gathering in from the surroundings to one point, or a point or object from which the w'hole surroundings emanate. How’ does this apply to his statement of twice nothing, and what motion are we to consider, as it may apply various ways. Second.’ an axis is a point around which or on which an object moves; here again are two motions to be considered, and I can see in neither of them any application to twice nothing, but I should call the absolute centre of axle the axis of motion, strictly speaking in regard to a locomotive. Third, I never made a study of astronomy as I nev* r contemplated an ferial trip to any of the planet?. I don’t know whether the earth’s poles are an iceberg, a hole in the ground or a pole stuck up, and as 1 never had any intention of making my living on planetary knowledge I left that out, and will sav that there exist a class of scientific cranks who demonstrate tlnse things to their own satisfaction, I presume. The latest is the new theory of (ierman (my own by the way) cranks ’that nothing exists except in the imagination of the b -holder. By their theory this paper on which I write these words and the pen I use, exist only in mv imagination, and when you pick it up to read it you will be in the same boat, it will only exist in your imagination. By way of illustration there is a hill here on this division named Morgan hill, four miles long. A 10-inch cylinder engine will pull thirteen loaded cars up that hill and Digitized by VjOOQle

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902 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Dec. have to drag all the way. In my imagination I shovel coal into the fire-box of that engine to create imaginary steam in that imaginary boil?r for that imaginary engineer to use up as fast as my imaginary self can make it, all for the purpose of drawing thirteen imag- inary loads up that imaginary hill, but in spite of all this, this imagination is so vivid that Morgan hill will exiht when I am dead and gone and other imaginary firemen will go up that imaginary hill while they handle their scoop to the tune of two shovels of coal to every telegraph pole. To this class of scientists 1 will refer Mr. Lockwood for an answer to No. 3. Perhaps they can an- swer it to liis satisfaction, and I am sure they could come a long ways nearer con- vincing him as to which it was than he can ever come to convincing me that twice noth- ing is something. And now as I am in receipt of a letter from “Amboy Division.” and 1 promised in a very tardy acknowledgment to try and show him the fallacy of his arguments I shall devote a little space to “ Amboy Divis- ion.” “A. D.” says the fulcrum on the track w hen the crank-pin is up the powder is at the pin and weight in the box ; wtien the crank pin is down the fulcrum is the same as be- fore the weight in the box and power in the frame. This would cause the points of an engine to be very different in power as your lever would be shortened so much that you could not have more than one-fourth the power you had in the other position, be- sides what earthly use have you here for your crank-pins. They don’t contribute anything at all and are only in the way. Now this must be accepted, it can’t be otherwise, the powTer is always exerted at the crank-pin, there is no question on that point at all, just as “ Amboy ” showed in his “imp. of the cylinder” something over a year ago. Then if you put vour ful- crum on the track and increase the length of your stroke, you would w eaken your en- gine while the* pin was traveling below the line of axle. In “ Ambov Division’s” way of figuring it if you should take an en- gine with a given size of wheel, say four feet, and a certain result as to equalizing its power with 24-inch stroke and then give same size wheel with 28-inch stroke, your engine would be so badly proportioned as to ower that in my opinion she wou'd tear erself to pieces, but if “ A. I).” should con- sider that the power was applied at the crank pin always and the fulcrum on the track, the result would be very similar as your power would be increased four inches when above the axle and decreased four inches w hen below the axle. These are my principal reasons for believing as I do about the leverage on a wheel. Oh how easy it is for us to misunderstand the meaning of others at times when it should be perfectly clear to us even as to those who made statements. I misunderstood “ Mechanic ” when I thought he meant no engines of mogul pat- tern but the Baldwin had pony truck equal- izer. “ Vacuum ” misunderstood me wdien he thought I said I went over the division w ithout cleaning my fire, for I' never inti- mated that as no one had to clean fires there, and now comes “R. H.,” of Denver, who sat s “ Eccentric Strap ” thinks the ex- tension front and arch a necessity to prevent smoke and sparks. Now' I don’t know' w*hy “ R. II.” should infer that I meant or thought any such thing as my statement was in plain English just this: “ I, too, con- sider the extension front and brick arch the best devices for preventing sparks and smoke.” How this can be interpreted as meaning that they were a necessity I can not conjecture, and I have seen the rockets fly from a straight stack just about a9 much as from any other. It all depends on the grade of the netting, and for fear of being jacked up off of my boxes again I think I had better quit for this time, ns in case of an- other jacking up I might get turned over and break an Eccentric Strop. t West Salem, III., October 3, 1888. Mu. Editor Since I have been a reader of the Magazine , the wheel and lever ques- tion has been discussed in every number. But so far, I have been unable to find out what the original question was. Judging from the difference in opinions of the dif- ferent writers, some are looking at the sub- ject from one side while others are looking at it from the other, and as there are so many different motions combined in a loco- motive, moving on the track, that unless we all look at it from the same standpoint, I am afraid it will be hard to arrive at any con- clusion. If some one will be kind enough to repeat the question other things being equal, ’tis true, the cylinders will exert ihe same power in both cases, but the leverage in the small wheel is in its favor for drawing heavy loads. “E. 8.” refers to the tractive power while “ V.” is thinking of the power exerted on the piston as calculated on sta- tionary' engines. The power of a locomo- tive depends on the adhesion between the wheel and rail, and the rule given by “ V.” is not correct; this is demonstrated* by an engine being able to slip her w'heels. There are few engines that have not sufficient power in the cylinder to slip their wheels, which shows that the powrer of a locomotive depends on the adhesion to the rail and not on the power exerted by the piston. I want to call “ V.’s” attention to the mistake he made in his calculation. He says 3,300 lbs. lifted one foot is the standard for one-horse Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE MREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 903 1888.J power, when it should be 33,000 lbs., and then there would be only 153-horse power in one cylinder instead of 184. In answer to “ V.’s” question in the October Magazine , I think there would be but very little if any difference in the amount of steam used, be- cause in the second case, the links would have to be -hooked up enough to maintain the same speed, so that the valve would not, open the port as far as it did when using 120 lbs. pressure. I want to ask a question: What would be the aggregate strains on a boiler 50-incli diameter, 20 ft. long with 120 lbs. steam pressure ? Otto Halloeck. Mr. Editor: Custom, so long in use, as to almost make it a law, requires every Ger- man to leave the shop where he learned his trade and to visit neighboring cities and towns, working at his trade in their shops, and there by interchange of opinions on ways and methods in use to “ finish his trade.” This interchange of views is a great help to all and exerts its influence on others as well as on those immediately concerned. One of these interchanges of opinions which cannot help but exert a beneneticial in- fluence on the “Twin Brotherhoods ” was the twenty-first annual convention of the Ameri- can Railway Master Mechanics’ Association, held at Alexandria Bay, N. Y., in June last, of which we propose to take a short review. The convention was called to order by Pres- ident Setchel, and prayer offered by Rev. C. P. Evans. After listening to an address of welcome the roll was called and llfi mem- bers responded. The president in his ad- dress reminded the convention that “ they were men of age, being twenty one, and should be able to take up the obligations of mechanical citizenship, much has been done, but much more remains to be accom- plished. In reference to standards for loco- motives he says, that it is easv to design a locomotive to haul a train of a specified weight at say forty miles an hour, but how long would it be allowed to do the work for which it was built, and in doing which there would be left a margin of power, and a margin of safety in its working parts ? He furnishes the obvious answer that we see in every-day practice : “ Only until another car awaits transportation,” and thus car after car is added until the paitsof the overloaded machine give way, and then in the course of repairs the desire to prevent a similar break increases the size of the broken parts, which then throws the strain on some other point, breaking that and in its turn that is made heavier until bye and bye the engine is declared too light for the work it should never have been put at. He would try to have locomotives run continuously, not by one man, or perhaps by two, but by as many as necessary to keep it employed all of the twenty-four hours, reasoning that if there is profit in working one eight hours the profits would be increased by working them tweuty-four, and that locomotives should wear out, not rust out. (On nearly all roads it is a chronic complaint that they have not enough power to move the traffic, and hence as a matter of necessity locomo- tives are run day and night, with barely time for much needed repairs, so that the idea of saving the costs of a number of loco- motives is fully carried out on many roads already.) Mr. Setchel deprecates the “smoke nui- sance,” “ caused by the introduction of fuel in the fire box while standing at stations or just before entering,” calling it “an imposi- tion on the traveling public, and a sharpcom- mentary on present methods of running locomotives, and the lack of proper appli- ances for prevention.” Secretary Sinclair showed by bis report that the association had a n< t increase of forty-five during the year, now having a membership of 322, that the number of sub- scribers to the printing funds had nearly doubled, that the funds invested reached over $6,000, and that report was found cor- rect. In discussing the relative proportion of cylinders and driving wheels to boilers, it seemed to be the general idea, that the boiler could not be made too large, for there were certain limits of weight within which they must be kept, which would pre- clude them becoming too large. (Of course, our brother firemen who have had any ex- perience in firing different size boilers, will fully concur in this opinion, for they have seen the ease with which steam enough to supply the cylinders could be delivered from a large boiler, while the small boiler made it hard work.) Jhe discussion on hight of boiler from the ground, and on swinging trucks and blind tire called out divers opinions, but seemed to bring out the fact that for our crooked railroads it is imperatively neces- sary to have some lateral motion between the wheels and boxes, for if it is not given in the first place, they w ill not curve or run without heating, both of which they do when they have worn or ground away enough clearance. In the report of the committee on “ex- tension fronts and brick and other firebox arches,” it was stated that 150,000,000 tons of coal were used every year to make steam and at the low estimate of $2.50 per ton this would require the expenditure of $375,000,- 000, hence the question of how to use this immense pile of coal costing so much money to the best possible advantage is worthy of all possible attention. The circular calling for information in regard to the subject was answered by fiiteen Digitized by CjOOQle

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904 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Dec. members only, and all of them used bit- uminous coal at a cost of from two to twelve cents per mile. Nearly all agree that the extension front, straight stack is the best, but they differ greatly in regard to the brick arches and other appliances, but this is not to be wondered at wnen the great dif- ference in the fuel itself is considered. In regard to hollow stay bolts and the admis- sion of air to the top of the fire we are said to be in the dark, but it is admitted to be a matter of importance and entitled to much more consideration than it receives. On firing the committee says : “ Much has been written and said about the necessity of careful, regular and intelli- gent firing, and this is quite correct, inas- much as it is the only way by which a right supply of air can be introduced to mix with and consume the gasses, and no matter how efficient a furnace and details may be for the proper combustion of fuel, its uftimate suc- cess depends on the care and intelligence used in firing. “ Carrying extremely thin fires has been warmly advocated as producing the best re- sult from the coal used. Now, while your committee is in favor of a moderately thin depth of fire they cannot from experience advocate a fire so thin that it will admit large and bulky volumes of cold air, thereby reducing for a moment, at least, the temper- ature of the fire box to such a degree as will not permit the combustion of the gases. The fire contains a certain number of units of heat, and if twice the amount of coal was in active combustion there would be double the number of heat units, and in conse- quence could more easily sustain a reduc- tion of temperature following a fresh charge of coal, and by that means sustain a more uniform temperature, a situation of things that is always desirable. “All matters said and done relating to the economical use of coal on locomotives will be fruitless of good results if the enginemen are ignorant of the simp'e rules of combus- tion and careless about educating them- selves in tins necessary branch of their calling. Enginemen showing a disposition of carelessness in the use of coal, or in any way ignoring the principles governing its economical use, are as much unfitted to have charge of a locomotive, as if such ignorance and carelessness was shown towards the rules governing the operation of trains. “Without elaborating further on this im- portant branch of our subject, we will close it by quoting a rule issued by a western railway company and coming under the notice of our committee : “It is a common practice for some firemen to throw a large amount of coal into the furnace at one fire- ing; in this case the coal, being thick on t lie fire, cuts off the air supply that should come through the grates, in consequence the coal on top is rapidly coked by the heat underneath, and the gas and smoke (the very cream of the coal) escapes unconsumed. An equal amount of coal placed in the fur- nace in three or four fireings instead of one would, in many instances, evaporate more water and reduce very much the amount of black smoke.” In regard to the smoke nuisance they say : “ Smoke is also the product of incomplete combustion, the entire prevention of which under circumstances of a rapid rate of com- bustion is attended with practical difficulties. It has been proven beyond question that smoke once formed cannot be consumed. What is needed, therefore, is not a smoke consuming but a smoke preventing furnace. In voting on the report the extension front and brick arches were endorsed. Hol- low stay bolts were discussed, but no vote taken, and firing was passed over without discussion. A long report on guides and cross-heads was presented and discussed, but none was adopted as a standard. Springs and equal- izers were also illustrated and discussed as well as the proper thickness of tires, but as these points do not have much to ao with the running or firing we will not mention them in detail, except to note that the com- mittee on tires reported that much of the wear of the tire can be helped by a judicious and careful runner who feels an interest in his machine and uses it accordingly. A number of other subjects such as puri- fication of feed water, ash pans, tender trucks, traction increasers, magnetism in watches, cast iron wheels, air openings into smoke arch, feed water heaters, safety steps on pilots and water space around fire box were considered and discussed, but nothing of special note was brought up. After electing officers and designating that one of three places should be selected by the executive committee to hold the next convention the meeting was declared ad- joured until the third Tuesday of June, 1889. * Richmond, Va., August 10, 1888. Mr. Editor:— I am glad to see so much railroad news coupled onto the Mechanical Department. Now, “ Vulcan,” I said the dead grate with brick was a help, as it pre- vented clinkers or ashes gathering next to the Hue sheet, allowing cold air to get through. Now, how is it that shortening the length of grate surface by this method the steaming is not decreased? With 130 pounds of steam instead of 120, the speed would be increased, but as you only want fifteen miles per hour, you would have to cut her back and so use less fuel and water. W. .4. G. Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 905 1888.] Blood Poisoning from Machine Oil. Take care, says Power and Transmission , how you let machine oil or lubricator come in contact with a cut or scratch on your hand or arm. as serious blood poisoning may result. In tne manufacture ot some of these machine oils fat from diseased and decom- posed animals is used. All physicians know now poisonous such matter is. The only safeguard is not to let any spot where the skin is broken be touched by any machine oil or lubricator. Car Notes. r The Minnesota CarCompany, of Duluth, Minn, has been organized with a capital of 9100,000. The works will consist of a rolling mill, muchine shop, foundry and car works. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company is having a number of new dining buffets and sleeping cars of the vestibule pattern built by the Pullman Palace Car Company. They will be used between New York and Florida. A handsome new railway mail car. No. 76, has been nut In commission for the Boston & Maine and Maine Central roads. It is to be run for night service on the Boston and Bangor route. Master Car Builder Waite sayB he never turned out handsomer work. The Pullman P^l<»ce Car Company is vestibul- ing all the cars of the Baltimore <fc Ohio road, and It is expected that by the beginning of next year the public, who do not pay extra for drawing room cars, will be able to ride on one eastern road without danger of getting their eyes full of dust and cinders. The Old Colony Railroad seems to have some regard for the comfort of its early morning pas- sengers. In the past the cars have been ns cold as barns on sharp, wiuter mornings, and many a passenger has caught a fatal cold by riding in them. Thecarsof the Old Colony Railroad ate not only equipped with steam, but they are kept warm during the night oti the side tracks by a locomotive that moves from train to train, in- jecting steam into the pipes. The ultimate disposition of all the pins made Is a problem that has loug bothered the curious. But Just now comes the question, what becomes of all the railroad cars made? There Is a scarcity of freight cars for nearly every purpose, and this scarcity Is causing considerable trouble in various branches of business. Cars are wanted to move grain, to move coal, to move coke, and for various other purposes. A year or two since, it was gen- erally believed that there were too many car shops in the country. But It is evident that- they canuot supply the demand for cars, or that the roads are not willing to order to meet their wants. The rush of freight and passenger t rathe on the New York & New England Railroad of late has been tremendous. On Sunday live freight trains of thirty cars each were standing in the yard waiting for orders before starting wot. The fresh fish trains comprise eighteen cars each trip, and require the largest engine on tire road. One hundred cars of wueat ure dally hauled alongside of the big grain elevator, and t heir con- tents stored for shipment across the water. The repair shops at Norwood, which were dam iged by fire, have been rebuilt and and a plant for forging has been located Lhere. It is the intention of the company to build their own locomotives as well as their cars. Ttiree new’ engines are now under *ay. Twelve new coaches and eight new baggage cars have been turned out of ti e shops ana twelve more couches have been started at a cost of 88.0UU each. Locomotive Notes. The Central Railroad Company, of New Jersey, is having built thirty-live new locomotives of the consolidated pattern. They will be fitted with Improved gfates, so as to burn anthracite coal of 44 buckwheat size.” It is reported that the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway has recently placed an order for thirty locomotives at £37 10s. a ton (equal to $186) which is said to be the lowest figure ever touched for this class of work. The Vulcan Foundry' Com- pany, Newton- le- Willows, is the contractor. The Long Island road will move its machine shops from Long Island City to Richmond Hill, where it has purchased thirteen acres of land at the intersection of the Montauk and Atlantic di- visions. The purpose of the change is to make room at Long island City for better terminal fa- cilities. It is said that the Erie Railway Company have urchased seventy-flve acres of laud atHusque- anna, Pa., and that amongst other buildings they will erect a large foundry. The company will also enlarge their machine shop and other shops, and will employ double tho number of men at present employed. The women living along the line of the Central Railroad, of New Jersey, between Bergen Point and Jersev City are provoked because tho com- pany has begun using soft coal burning locomo- tives. They claim that the soot and cinders from the new style of locomotives ruin all their best clothing. They are preparing a monster pe- tition addn ssed to the officers of the road asking them to stop running the obnoxious machines. The Central Pacific has ordered one hundred new locomotives within the last few months, and is building some heavy ten wheel locomo- tives at tiie Surrameuto shops. Theeugines have an extended front und straight btack, and weigh 111,600 pounds in working order. Fifteen hun- dred 84- foot freight cars, of 60,000 pounds capacity have been added to the equipment lately, 1,000 box and 500 flatcars. The standard rail now used weighs sixty pounds per yard. The noteworthy step taken by the Erie Rail- road managers in changing the headquarters of the Susquehanna division from Elmira to Sus- quehanna, Pa., and In detaebiug the Jefferson branch from the Delaware division and making it a part of the reconstructed Susquehanna di- vision, has been consummated. The change of division headquarter** took place on Friday, when the following officers left Elmira for Sus- quehanna : Division Superintendent W. B. Coffin and his staff of four clerks, Messrs. C. F. Riddle, R. H. Curtis, Thomas Kemp, and L. Jackson ; also Division Road in aster J. D. Shultz, Division Engineer H. J. Howe, a»-d Master Me- chanlc J. Tregelle**, and t <elr assistants. (». W\ Keen, of Carnondale, is appointed train master of the Jefferson Branch. A mammoth locomotive that will make eighty miles an hour is now nearly completed at the Hinkley Works in Boston, ii is designed by U. s. story, of New York, for the Atchison Rail- road. It carries t«o cabs -one over the center of the boiler, for the engineer, the other in the old style for the fireman. It is the largest, passenger locomotive ever unlit. All the wheels are of pa- per with steel tlr< s, and the driving-wheels are the largest ever put on an engine. A Worthing- ton steam pump so works that a great part of the exhausted steam is pumped back and serves to heat the water in the tank. Anothereconomy in fuel is t lie work of a large eombustiou cham- ber, which burns up all t lie gas. it's expected to make a mile in three-quarters of a minute with ten passenger cars on any ordinary road. Digitized by C.ooQle

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906 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. EDITED B Y IDA A. HARPER, ELECTION DAY AND CHRISTMAS. It seems odd to be sitting here on election day writing an article that will not be read till Christinas. And it also seems odd and incongruous that on this most important day there should be twenty million women in the United States who might as well be twenty million wax figures so far as their political influence is concerned. There is a great deal of complimentary talk about the influence women have in shaping politics but it is of a very negative sort it it exists at all. If & disfranchised man were to at- tempt to argue with other men as to how they should vote he would get his quietus in a hurry and the same is true when women endeavor to exert any of that influence that we sometimes hear about. A man who would be guided by his wife’s opinion on every other subject has very little regard for it in political matters. The twenty-one- year old boy about to cast his first vote has a supreme contempt, politically, for his “sis- ters and his cousins and his aunts,” and even his mother, who has always been his uiding star, is under a cloud on election ay. It is votes that count and it is the voters that must be depended upon to save the country. \ But why do wre talk of “disfranchised” men? There are no disfranchised men in this country except such as choose to be. Every foreigner, all the negroes, the worth- less Indians, the despised Chinese, all classes, all nationalities, the rich and the poor, the upright and the degraded, by conforming to certain law’s, may exercise the privilege of casting a ballot in this land of the free. Women form the only exception to this universal rule and, in this age of civilization and of progress be she native or foreign born, white or black, educated or ignorant, not one woman in all this broad land can cast her vote for President or Congressman or Legislator or County officer. Yet statis- tics show that the per cent, of illiteracy is less among wfomen than among men, that there are fewer foreign born women than foreign born men, that tw’o-thirds of our church members are women and that four- fifths of our criminals are men. Notwith- standing these facts and many more of a similar nature it is thought a safe and a wise policy to exclude this better element from the affairs of state and leave them entirely in the hands of men. But w hen the taxes are assessed the property of women is levied [Dec. upon exactly as is that of men, although they are denied all representation; and when women transgress a law they suffer the penalty precisely as men do, although they have had no voice in the making of those laws or in the selecting of other per- sons to make them. These are the thoughts, briefly expressed, that come to thousands of w’oraen upon each returning election day. They have read the newspapers and listened to the speeches through all the campaign, they have formed an intelligent opinion upon one side or the other, they are as vitally in- terested as men are, and Vet this day upon which the people choose their rulers, twenty million American citizens are as completely disfranchised as though they wrere behind the bars of the penitentiary! In the latter part of the twentieth century, yes, and long before that time, people will ask with won- der w’bat manner of women those were who submitted to this outrage. This continued disfranchisement of women for more than a hundred years w ill be regarded as a com- panion disgrace with human slavery. But it is passing away. A comparatively few more years will witness a second emancipa- tion. It is the sacred duty of the women of the present day to make every possible effort to secure for their daughters and de- scendants the blessed heritage of perfect freedom and equal rights. *$**#>*** AVe cannot bring ourselves to think about the Holidays until Thanksgiving is past, and then they come so rapidly that they are usu- ally upon us before we are quite ready for them. This season is always one of retro- spect. AVe go back in memory to the days of our childhood, the incidents of that light- hearted, happy time, the hallowed home associations, the loved friends of our youth. The years are full of changes. AVe have founded homes of our own, our little families are growing up around us, care and anxiety tell their story in the lines upon our faces, the silver threads in our hair, the heart-aches that we cannot escape. However successful and contented we may be with life we all have the consciousness that it has not been quite what we anticipated. The ideals of youth have not been fully realized. Indeed, with the closing of each year we feel a little pang of disappointment that thingB have not been just as we intended they should be. AVe fret and repine and determine to accomplish more and better work the next year, only to find at its close that the end at which we aimed is still afar off. But after awhile the knowledge comes to us, born of experience, that all we can hope is to approximate our ideal life, never to attain it. 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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 907 1888.] selves; others keep bravely and cheerfully on, feeling that a partial success is infinitely better than a failure. This is the inf st im- portant lesson for us to learn, that we can not have the things of this life as we most desire them to be. We must labor ably and courageously for what we consider to be the good of humanity, and if it does not come about according to our methods we must not imagine therefore that it will not come at all. The mistake is in thinking our way is the only right one and that all must start from the same point and travel the same road. The world is daily growing bet- ter and every man and every woman who is conscientiously working in the line of duty as it appears to him or her i3 giving an on- ward push to the car of progress. And when we reach the end of the journey we can depart rn peace, knowing that all the wrork we have left undone is being taken up by earnest, capable men and women who will carry it forward according to their high- est ideas and, passing away, will leave it to others still better equipped to aid in bringing about the redemption of mankind. And so, dear brothers and sisters, we will once more greet each other with a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, sorrow- ing with those to whom the past twelve months have brought grief and disappoint- ment, rejoicing with those to whom the coming year promises happiness and pros- perity. Only a certain measure of time, only a season of joy and sadness, of love and regret, of failure anil success, more evenly apportioned than we think, and then— all is well. We are exceedingly sorry that we have driven Shandy Maguire into the Firemen’s Department to do his “spooning.” His poems in the November number were really quite touching and “drooped my eyelids tearly.” I feel almost provoked at the ladies for being so severe on one who loves them all and would greet each one with a brotherly kiss if he could catch them during a total eclipse of the sun. The latch string is out, Mr. Maguire. Don’t waste your sweetness on the Firemen’s Department. “A. P., a Fireman’s Sister,” from Mem- phis, Tenn., writes a complimentary letter in regard to Lodge 200, saying it is composed of the very nicest young men in the city and deserving of every success. Laura Woodward writes an appreciative letter about Adair Lodge, No. 100, Bowling Green, Ky. She mentions the promotion of Bro. Frank Porter to the right hand side. “An Engineer’s Wife,” of Mt. Vernon, O., writes encouragingly of Franklin Lodge. No. 9, wishing them every prosperity ana saccess. Will correspondents please excuse the editor if she does not always answer per- sonal letters? The work done in this De- partment is only a small portion of the necessary duties of each month and time is at a premium. It would be a pleasure to exchange letters with all our bright con- tributors, but it seems an impossibilitv until there is less work to do or more time in w hich to do it. Recipe to prevent the hair from falling out: 6 A clime’s worth of bay rum mixed with the juice of one small onion. Put in a bottle and shake well before rubbing on the head. This is excellent. Mrs. A. Watkins. (Jirard, Kan. FiTCimuRGn, Mass., October 1 1888. To Woman's Dejxirtment: I noticed in the last is <ue of the Magazine that some one asked how to put up fruit so it would not spoil. I think if the preserves and Jars are both scalding hot there will be no trouble with Mason Jars, or any others that are air tight. Put the Jars in a largepan tilled with cold water and let it come to a boil ; then put the fruit in them, which should be cooked until a fork can be pushed through easily. Fruits can bo kept nicely without any sugar, though much nicer and richer with It, some people using pound for pound. Here is a recipe for lemon cake that perhaps some one will like. One egg, one cufiof sugar, one tablespoonful of hard butter, one cup of sweet milk, two and a half cups of flour, one teaspoonful of soda dissolved in a little milk and beaten in lost, two teaspoonsfull of cream of tartar mixed in the flour. When baked, cut through the middle and spread a cup of sugar mixed with the Juice of one large lemon ; also spread over the top. I will tell you how I have Just made a tidy : I cut thirty-six pieces of bleached cloth the size and shape of an Inverted goblet, gal hered each all round the edge, and drew the thread tightly, leaving a circle which I filled in with yellow silk to resemble a field daisy. I used nine for a square and one square for each of the four cor- ners. Then 1 took two strips of peacock blue plush of equal lengths, embroidered peacock feathers on them, lined them with pink, laid crosswise and fastened on the under side, fast- ened a square in each corner, and my tidy was finished. One could be made of the daisies alone, and edged with lace, or rickrack could be used instead of cotton cloth by sewing it round and round a piece of cloth the size of a spool end. A box cover neatly covered with plush or velvet and a bunch of artificial flowers, or even a spray of autumn leaves artistically fastened on, makes a pretty ornament for the wall. If I write any more I am afraid you will think I am rather tedious, so I will close with best wishes. EUen. Digitized by Tooele

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908 LOCOMOTIVE IIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. THE LAKE, With folded hands and sightless eyes, the other night I went Past the cries of pain and passion, past the sobs of discontent; Hope and fears awhile forgotten, sorrow found a brief surcease, And the pulse of life beat softly, as ’twere from the heart of peace. Oh, the mists that filled the valleys and the light that crowned the hills In this land beyond the borders of all human griefs and ills, With white and scarlet popples all its ways were thickly set, So I plucked them as It pleased me and they whispered me, 44 Forget.” As above my heart I placed them, all the dreary days of sin, All the restless nights of longing were as though they had not been. Nor by will and purpose guided, my untaught way did take Through the dim deep lanes of silence to the margin of a lake. If my pen could paint the covering that nar- cotic’s hand hath lain ’Tween the mind’s most sentient fibers and the prick-shod heel of pain, Or the thoughts that stir when music sets her ivory gat*s ajar, Like pale blossoms of the under sea that hear the storms afar. Deep in eider-down I’d dip it of the billows to rehearse, On this lake’s encircling shores that broke like rhythms through the verse, Or that up the white sands creeping sang a strange and foreign word, That my ears indeed might not, if but my heart had never heard. How I had longed to find this lake whose ripples sang of rest. ’Twas the still retreatiug image of a never-end- ing guest. With the lamp of science lighted I had sought it high and deep, And with neither chart nor compass I had found it in my sleep. Though my feet were fain to linger on this lake’s enchauted shore. Wherethrough many miles of wandering they had never been before. Daylight called to duty waiting and I could not long remain, And the ways that led me thither I have never found again. With folded hands and sightless eyes another night I’ll go Past the cries of pain and passion, past the deeper sounds of woe. Earthly fears for aye forgotten, earthly sorrows find surcease. And my face will take the semblance of a deeper dream than peace. Though the valley of the shadow’, aye its solemn secret keeps. One perchance will lead me safely ; then let some one say she sleeps. It may be she hath found that lake whose ryhthms ripples sang A far sweeter word than ever in fame’s brazen paeans rang. For in dreaming I had seemed to see its mystic sources seven. And I knew’ with untaught knowledge that Its farther shore was heaven. Alice O. Darling . [Dec. Omaha, Neb., September 30, 1888. To the Woman'* Department: I have just read the Atlanta Constitution and feel so proud of our Brotherhood that 1 must say something or I fear silence will prove fatal. Decidedly, “progress” has been their watch- word, but who has time to comment on such a subject during a time of political strife? Such a subject at stake as woman’s rights, something we must and will have. Now, Cascade, you always made me change my opinions, sayiDg we are, “narrow minded,”— nonsense man. Is it not proof we have good, big, brood minds or would we ever aspire to be on equal footing with such perfect beings as men? Thank kind providence that you are married to the 44 best woman in the world.” Had you some of us, after a quiet little chat on home rule for five minutes, you would wonder if you ever possess- ed such a thing as a mind. (Dear readers don’t be offended, I speak for myself). Have a word to say in governing a nation. We shall have it, but let it be the “power behind the throne.” Make your husbands vote your way, if you have one— well, if you want one they are easily got. Why not be satisfied in being rulers of our own little realm— home? We have a king to rule. Ob* I agree with you, a tough customer some- times, and in all probabilities a few little sub- jects. If we do all that is required of us to make them the men and women of the future, we do much. Let us be loyal. After almost six thou- sand years of a trial, although in many cases they have been found wanting, still let us have regard for the good they have done, knowing they are not perfect, but takeu as a whole they have doue remarkably well— God bless them— almost as well as we could do ourselves, in fad. Think you! Would It be right to dispossess them.) (Think of being usurpers, even, worse. Why, we would be as mean as a Burlington scab. Imagine one of our dear boys getting to the end of his division, tired, cold, and hungry, met by a couple or three dirty-faced urchins who call him papa, they call out, 44 Oh we have lots of fun to- day, mamma is gone to vote.” If women spent their time at voting places as men do, there would be many a disorderly household, more lit- tle hungry waifs, many a good man going with- out even the necessary button. Those who want women to rule, take my advice, keep outside the State of Matrimony. Once there you have given your hand and said I will love, honor and obey, although we might have it changed to say I take you as an equal ; that is in keeping with the times. Who among us would or could respect our husbands and think them inferior to us in knowledge. Notone. Those ad vocates of woman suffrage let them w’age war on that biped— man —who makes laws and says we must live by them, without saying by your leave. D>n’t fol- low the example of the king of old, for there wotlld be a Pharaoh’s daughter some place and a second Moses would destroy your plans. So set out on the war-path, take a cudgel and amvihl- late them, the o»ly place we can be remembered Digitized by t^,ooQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 909 1888.] of what once held sway here, will be under the canvas of a circus tent, where we can alway go and gaze with wonder and admiration on any- thing so beautiful. When you have fought your good fight and claim to be victors, all march to some western prairie, smoke your pipe of peace and wait for a gentle breeze known as a blizzard to waft your spirits to meet their victims. Once more let the buffalo range the prairie, the shout of the coyote be heard in the dh tance, the great and free continent go back to Its original owners, where the war-dance and tomahawk will once more rule. A. B. C., a Fireman's Wife. [If we could make out which side of the question our correspondent meant to take we might attempt some comment. — Ed.] Quincy, III., October 2, 1888. To Woman's Department : I have come to make you another call, my dear readers. The boys are all still standing firm and are getting ready for our fall celebra- tion. I wish you one and all w’ere here to celebrate with us. Bro. Ben Higgins has re- turned from the Cincinnati Exposition. Bro. Ed. Hendrix has returned from St. Louis, where he went to attend the Switchmen’s Convention. Bro. Jack Weeks and Bro. Ed. Valkenburg, of Galesburg, came down to attend the Labor cele- bration. Bro. George W. Alexander has been spending a few weeks in the country. Bro. Geo. K. Jackson has also been out In the country. Bro. George I. Alexander, with his sister Hattie, has returned home from a pleasant three weeks’ sojourn with friends at Carthage. Boys, your Bro., G. I. A., has got a new name ; you Just call him “Kitty” and watch him smile. Bro. J. I. Alexander and Bro. Joe Sam mis went out nut- ting last Saturday. Bros. Bud Payne, Geo. I. and Willie Alexander, with their little brother Char- ley, visited the Soldiers’ Home Sunday. Bro. Geo. Heath’s wife is very sick at her home, cor- ner of Third and Spring streets. We hope she will soon be able to be out again. By the way, the Trades’ xYssembly will give a ball on the 2oth of this month for the benefit of the striking rail- road firemen ut our place. They expect to have a grand time. I will tell you all about it in my next. Bro. Gus Whitbred doesn’t seem to get very poor over the strike. In reading about the Firemen’s Convention, which was held at At- lanta, Georgia, I see speeches that were made by Mayor Collier, of that city, and by Governor John B. Gordon, of that State, and the striking engineers and firemen heartily thank them for their noble speeches. Of course we all know that a great many of the boys cannot attend these conventions, but we enjoy very much reading about them. I hope the firemen will again some day bold their convention in At- lanta, and it will give me much pleasure to go and meet that noble Governor of that State. What a grand time you must have all had on that trip. I wish it was so we all could attend these conventions. Farewell. An Engineer's and Fireman's Sister. Elmira, N. Y., October 15, 1888. To the Woman's Department: My husband Is a member of Liberty Lodge, No. 242, and receives the Magazine regularly. I am an admirer of the Woman’s Department and have often thought I would like to write an item for it, but have read so many good contributions that I have felt I should make a failure of it should I attempt. But there is one subject which has never been agitated very much, and which I should like to say a few words about : While I am a staunch friend of the railroad boys, yet I am compelled to say they have one terrible weakness, which is that of flirting. (That is, many of them.) They perhaps leave the one they claim to love best and most, and whom they say they will some day make their wife, and the first house which they come to some fair creature (whom they do not even know) is shaking her handkerchief and mak- ing all sorts of loving gestures, which they very w’armly return in the same manner. Many of these very men are actually the husbands of good, true, noble women, who are (perhaps) at t&e same time at home doing their best trying to clean the dirt begrimmed “over clothes” men- tioned in the poem of this month. Now you brothers of Rochester Lodge, No. 80, please take warning. But I think I have said enough on this subject, so with many good wfishes to the brave boys, I am An Engineer's Wife. Chicago, III., September 24, 1888. To Woman's Department : I am going to tell the lady readers of the Mag- azine how I wash the overclothes, and, mind you, I practice what I preach, because I wash myself. I have three small children, and do every bit of my work. When I say that I mean everything that has to be done in the house, but that ain’t the washing is it? Well, to begin, I get the boiler, fill it, of course, to the usual notch, and when the water begins to get warm I drop in a lump of sal soda about the size of a walnut, and when hot enough, I start to wash. I wash all my white clothes first, and have two tubs full and you may guess what a wash with three chil- dren and an engineer is. While the white clothes are scalding I add some hot suds from the boiler, and put in the tub, and make it quite hot, then drop in the overclothes and wash them. I would not say “ thank you ” for soaked clothes, and I know I get every speck of grease and dirt out of them, and I am sure the I. C. R. R. boys will say it is true. Now, probably the reader will say, “ Oh, «he imagines she does,” but It is true, nevertheless. Then I let the over- clothes scald while I wash the calicoes. JHome folks say, “ Your husband don’t get his clothes as soiled as mine.” Now, why should be not? It seems to me he gets them more soiled now than when he was firiug. I have Just been attending to baby, so I must cut this short, as 1 hear him grumbling again. Mrs. F. X. DuBois. Digitized by UjOOQle

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910 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. For Woman's Department : THE WRECK. At mom a brave ship sails away O’er ihe sea, on a voyage long. The gentle breeze sends back theocho, As the crew burst forth in song ; Long live the good and gallant ship. Many years may she sail t he deep, A pleasant voyage and a safe return, While angels their watch will keep. 8he has reached the ocean ’s broad bosom, Fearless she rides the rolling wave; Soft, shimmering sunlight above her, Below, many a dear one’s nameless grave; But see ! A storm breaks o’er the waters, “ Man the live boat,” came the call, As the black clouds downward settling Drape the doomed ship like a pall. At even, when the silvery moon Floods with beauty the treacherous sea, Shines down softly on a tiny child, It’s pure soul in eternity. Yet. ’tis enough to tell the story Of the victory the storm king won ; In tears we kneel and strive to whisper, “ Father in heaven, Thy will be done.” „ - Vila Hornellsville, August 20, 1888. RUNNING TO HEAVEN AS A “WILDCAT.” This thought, as expressed in “An Engineer’s Prayer,” is rather unique, I think. Suppose all th 3 engineers on your system should start off as “ wild cats,” making their own time, taking no orders, and having in view no station at which to stop. What would be the result? A very similar one, I think, to the one which may be expected when trying to run through life as a “ wild cat;” a free-and-easy start, but a very un- certain ending, somewhere. The way from this life to the life eternal is a carefully laid track, up grade, with a safe and sure terminus, if we only keep on the right llue. The road was surveyed through and constructed by our Great Engiueer, who is “the Life, the Truth, and the Way.” He made the first trip on this route Himself, alone; tested all the bridges, went through all tunnels and finished all prepar- tion for our safe travel. He has put up for us a splendld^round. house at the end of the route, for He said, “ In my Father’s house are many mansions ; I go to pre- pare a place for you.” He has given us a com- plete “ time table,” and record of His Journey, where we can learn all particulars concerning the road, and what danger signals to look out for. He will be our “conductor” Himself, and will give His spirit as “ train dispatcher, ” as He said, “ Lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world ;” and “ How be it when He, the spirit of truth Is come, He will guide you into all truth.” The telegraphic system on this line is perfect, and we can all telegraph to headquarters at any instant, .from any point, as He has promised “ Whatsoever you ask the Father in my name, He will give it you.” If an engineer were to start his engine out on a line of railroad without looking at his orders, r paying any attention to the signals, he would [Dec. be considered too unsafe to be trusted with the lives on his train. Why should it seem more unmanly for a railroad man to take orders from the Grand Master of the Brotherhood of Man- kind than to obey orders from the officers of a lodge of men, no wiser, perhaps, than himself? There was a great Brotherhood funeral the other day. One of the Order had been instantly killed while running a “wild cat.” I wish every other member would ask himself the question, “If I were to go in the same way this moment, am I ready ?” Ellen M. Stata. [The writer of this excellent article has been known to the readers of this Depart- ment as “ E. M. S.,” “ Cousin Nell,” and “Nellie Stata.” She has veiy sensibly con- cluded to sign her own name. Hope we may hear from her often. — Ed.] Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 21. To Woman's Department : The boys of Guiding Star Lodge ought to fill a space in their Magazine. It must be that they don’t feel interested enough to write, or, per- haps, they lack the courage to start. Don’t be bashful boys, express your sentiments of the no- ble Order, as you feel them in your heart. Some one write and sympathize with the poor fellow of Philadelphia, Pa., who signs himself “No Squealer,” who does not like to hear of marriages, births, deaths, or, the boys being promoted to the right hand. Now, I think he is very wrong, and I have a faint idea that he is some old, cranky bachelor. I wonder how politics would strike him, or, maybe he would like lo have church reg- ulations printed? Try and do something for him. Now, boys, don’t let your Lodge, which promises to be one of the largest and best on record, be kept in the shade aDy longer. 8ome one break ice. A Firemen's Sister. Canton, Miss., October 20, 1888. 2b Woman’* Department: For the past year I have been a reader of that interesting periodical, the Firemen's Magazine, and always look forward with pleasure for the “ next one,” almost as much as to the coming of the “ dear fellow ” who is kind enough to bring it. Allow me (a stranger) to wish the noble Brotherhood every success, for the sake of “ one particular member ” of Meteor Lodge, No. 2T9. M. MULTUM IN PARVO. Go count the sand grains by the sea,— And from forgotten ages. I’ll count the lines thafSalence writes Adown her glltt’ring pages. The planets roll their tuneful ways, Alone the Master hearetb. Then strikes the keys so that their song To duller sense appeareth. By winds from heaven’s four corners are /Kollan harp- strings smitten, And every song the poet sings Is lived before ’tis written. —Alice O. Darting. Digitized by t^.ooQle

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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 911 Jfor Woman's Department : WAITING. I'm waiting, my darling, I'm waiting— Waiting in silence alone, The dews of the evening are falling, And the bright stars peep out one by one ; The moonbeams fall softly around me, Bathing the earth in a pale, misty light, While fondly I list for tby footsteps, For you said you were coming to-night. I'm waiting, my darling, I'm waiting, While the moments pass swiftly away. My lips they will give the fond greeting— Oh ! tarry no longer I pray ; The night-shadows deepen around me, The moon hath long since sunk to rest, Yet I anxiously wait for tby coining, And will meet thee with loving caress. I'm waiting, my darling, I'm waiting, Sad Is the lone vigil I keep; No longer my heart throbs with gladness, In silence and sorrow I weep ; I gaze on the clear stars above me, That beam on a world fair and bright. While I listen in vain for thy coming— Thy coming, my darling, to-night. — Mrs. Nellie Bloom. West Oakland, Cal., Sept, tt, 1888. [They are apt to stay out late— some of them. You are very fortunate to be able to express your feelings in poetry. Some women find the most vigorous prose in the English language entirely insufficient. — Ed.] Atlanta, Ga., Kept. 28, 1888. To Woman's Departments : Being a constant reader of the Magazine for three years I feel that I would like to contribute a few lines to its columns. We were more than delighted to have the “First Biennial Conven- tion,” held in our city. We were very much pleased with the delegates and visiting ladies. We endeavored to make their visit a9 pleasant as possible, and if we failed to make it pleasant it was not intentionally. “How are you Mr. W. from Peace Lodge, No. 109? The last time I saw you, you were coming down Kennesaw. with your coat off and ex- pressed yourself as being very warm. The dele- gate’s wife from Franklin Lodge, No. 9, would feel very much pleased if she only knew what nice things he told me about her. Well, Mr. W. from Pine City Lodge, No. 81, how did you enjoy the dancing at Marietta ? That dance though was not on the programme. Mr. Sargent and wife were ever so agreeable. The last I saw of Mr. Debs he was coming down the mountain with his coat on his arm. I felt real sorry some- times for some of the boys, they were so far from home, but I have not forgotten the boys near home. Brother Hutton, of Georgia Lodge, No. *2 45, got here at last, but he had quite a time of it. He was cut off on account of the wash-out. Bro. Kempf, of No. 215, Just did get here in lime. Brothers Davidsou and Taylor, of Macon Lodge, No. 256, seemed to enjoy themselves at Kenne- saw very much. They always had a pba*ant word and a bright smile for every one. Brother Davidson especially had a word and a *mile. In fact all the delegates were very pleasant, and I know each Lodge will be pleased with the work they did. I would like to say a w ord about every delegate, for I met most every one, but I can’t forget Mr. Bellaire, the one-fingered fireman. It has pleased God for him to be in his condition, but you won’t find any of his brother firemen with a pleasanter smile than he. I am glad to see tha* he is perfectly coutented with his lot. * I wish all the ladies who are Interested in the boys of the B. of L. F. could nave seen them march- ing into Trinity church last Sunday morning. First came the gentlemen who had ladies with them, then came the delegates by two*. It was a grand sight to see them going in a body to the house of God. It would have filled your heart with Joy. I hope to meet some day all of them again. 1 think those lines of poetry written by “A Fireman’s Sister,” of Peace Lodge, No. 109, in the September Magazine are Just beautiful. I, like “Lizzie Marks,” think also for the de- serving to use our real names is a matter of serious consideration. Come, what do you say about it, ladles? It is quite sad about Mr. Grant Hill, of Tried and True Lodge, No. 801, and those lines dedicated to him by Mrs. Henry B. Jones are very pretty. I trust that the delegates reached their home* safely. I regret some of them left ill before the convention closed. Let us hear more from the Ladies’ So- ciety B. of L. F. I am sorry we have not got one here and I hope we will have one some day, but we enjoy reading about your societies. I remain One of the “ Brotherhood’s ” Unfortunates. THE KING'S CUP. A higher honor now Is mine Than aughr of earthly Joy can bring ; I hold within my band to-day A royal mandate from my King. He bids me come and share w ith Him A cup he came from heaven to driuk ; A cup his Father g**ve to Him ; And shall I from partaking shrink ? When lonely through a weary way I’m by a shadowed Ymth way led, ’Tis but a task of His full cup Who “ had not where to lay Ilis head." Whatever care this life can bring, Whatever trial, pain or loss, ’Twill be but Joy His cup to tasto Who bore for me the dreadful cross. Lord, give me strength to share Thy cup, And learn the lesson to obey ; Then shall a baptism of Thy grace. Cleanse all of self and sin away. Nellie Stata . Digitized by C.ooQLe

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912 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. |_Dec. Correspondence must .in all cases be brief and to the point. Subscribers must begin with the January, April, July or October number and expire with the year. Change of Address of subscribers should be reported to us promptly to insure the safe delivery »f the book. Subscribers falling to receive their Magazines will please notify us, glvlug nameana location of Agent to whom to whom they subscribed. ■utter for Publication should be written on one side of the paper only, iu a clear, legible baud, and all letters relating to the Magazine should be directed to LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE, Terre Haute, Indiana. for the railroad man to secure the Christian cul- tuie that comes from hearing instructive dis- courses from the pulpit. I believe, Mr. Editor, that we, as railroad tnen, too often absent our- selves from the house of God when we might as well be present. The habit of non-attendance is easily formed. However, the Brotherhood, while in Atlanta, demonstrated their power of attention when at church, and, as 1 said, made a fine impression upon the church people. There are many other things which I could say in this connection, but I forbear, fearing that this letter may And too prominent a place in the waste basket. Asking you to convey to the Brotherhood, and to the delegates to the last convention especially, our kindest regards and pleasant remembrances, I am, sir, with assur- ances of respect yours for the physical, social, in- tellectual and spiritual improvement of railroad men. W. R. Bosard , R. R. Sec. Y. M. C. A. DECEMBER, 1888. Atlanta, Ua., September 21, 1888. Mr. Editor:— As the Convention of the Broth- erhood in Atlanta is a thing of the past and has gone into history, I thought it might encourage the members of the Order to know the impres- sions made upon our citizens by the delegates. 1. The first impression that caused universal remark was that the Convention was composed of an unusually fine looking body of men. Every- where it was said that those firemen were gentle- manly, courteous and well-informed. Indeed they were favorably compared with a body of preachers, especially in the interest and watch- ful attention displayed by them at church on Sunday. Dr. Lee himself said he had not had better attention by any body of men whom he had ever addressed. 2. A favorable Impression was formed upon our temperance people that the Convention was composed largely, if not entirely, of non-driuk- ing men. A high compliment was paid by a sa- loon keeper who said there was less money left in his till by this convention than any that had been held here for years. I congratulate the Brotherhood upon the growth of temperance in the Order. May the time come when in its majesty the' Brotherhood will refuse to admit to its ranks uny but teetotalers. 3. A good impression was formed upon the Railroad Young Men’s Christian Association, by the large number of delegates who held tickets in Christian Associations in various port ions of the country. Mr. Editor, is it not a thing to be devoutly wished for when every Brotherhood man will not only be moral In a passive sense, but will bepositively Christian In his life, work and Influence ? 4. A good impression was made upon our church people by the respectful decorum of the Brotherhood in their attendance upon divine services. As a rule railroad people have few church privileges. Their business often carries them away from home Ju*t at the time when church services are held. This makes it difficult Rat Portage, Ont., October 9, 1888. Editor Magazine : Please find enclosed money order for 9105.50, that being the amount of the donation of Unwin Lodge, No. 305, to our gallant brothers on the “ Q,.,” for the month of September. By this you will see that while we were at Atlanta legislating for the good of our noble Order our brothers at home were not unmindful of their duty, but like true Brotherhood men fulfilled their obligations to the letter. By this action they have furnished further proof of their fidelity to the Order, and that the purpose of the C., a&Q. corporation to crush out of existence the Brotherhood of Loco- motive Firemen is a signal failure. Your special assessment for October is to hand and I trust every brother will respond. At this point we shall make a donation In addition to the assessment for October, and I hope all our brothers who are able will do the same. C/mm. Unwin. It affords us more satisfaction to publish the foregoing letter from Bro. Unwin than we can readily express. Unwin Lodge, No. 805, has eighteen members all told, and yet they forward a voluntary contribution* of SI 05.50, an average of $5.*8G to the member, for the month of September, will pay the assessment ($5 00) for October, and promise another donation for this month. This we regard as a testimonial of appreciation of the Brotherhood challenging admiration. It is not only fealty to the Order, fidelity to obligation, but displays such intense devo- tion to the principles upon which the Brotherhood is founded as would, were all the members animated by the same devo- tion, make the Order invincible and pros- perous beyond computation. The eighteen members of Unwin Lodge are not as well paid as many of their brothers in other places and on other roads, and yet they set an examble of liberality and interest in the welfare of the Brotherhood worthy of the highest praise.— [Ed. Magazine. Digitized by CjOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 913 1888.] COGITATION AND INTERROGATION. BY SWITCH. Mr. Editor I see by the pages of your valued Magazine, That your stock of rhymes does not equal that of prose : So I thought I’d take my pen, and though a lit- tle green At the business, ask If you suppose That the men who corner wheat, Who make dear bread and meat, Would believe, if they were told, That their crime-gotten gold Would yet jingle out their knell, When they are dead and gone to— hades? As to to the “ jingle,” we have no doubt of the mournful and dirge-like character of its racket, but with reference to the Anal station of the “re- mains” we prefer to be non-committal— though “hades,” we should think, their proper resi- dence.—Ed. Magazine. Mr. Editor:— I am only a fireman; I have no Alma Vater, Except the district school,which, mb rosa, I tell you— But though no LL. D„ I am a commentator On a work called “The Strike on the C-* B. & Q.” I have seen a hundred cabs, Filled with druuken scabs, While wreck and disaster, Followed fast and followed faster. And now, 1 want to ask, if you believe the state- ment true. That the devil has a mortgage on the C. B. & Q, ? It is generally conceded, we believe, that his cloven- footed and royal fork-tailed highness, goes up and down in the earth seeking whom he may devour, and it is possible that he has gob- bled the C., B. & Q,. Certain it is, that Ills agents, the Pinkertons, are running the business.— [Ed. Magazine. Mr. Editor :— As a locomotive fireman, a grim Knight of the Scoop. I devote some of my leisure to the consideration Of Brotherhood questions, and I favor with a whoop, The plan we’ve concocted to secure federation. With such an alliance We can bid defiance To men whose ambition Is to degrade our condition. And just here, I want to ask you, answer if you please, When the federation flag will be unfurled to the breeze ? Well, the flagstaff and the flag are ready and the breeze is blowing, and we are of the opinion that the unfurling will not be unnecessarily delayed. —[Ed. Magazine. Mr. Editor “For the good of the Order,” per- mit me to say, I am greatly in love with our splendid Broth- erhood ; I am willing to fire an engine, to pray and to pay, And to work for success, where it will do the most good. Car loads of good Intentions, Resolutions and Conventions Are all right in their way, But when it comes to pay, I ask you, Mr. Editor, if you don’t most admire the looks Of the locomotive firemen who stand square on the books ? It must be admitted that the fireman who “ stands square on the books ” is a mighty got d looking man. In a gold mine he would be called a “ nugget;” in the sea, a “ whale;” among moun- tains, a “ Pike’s peak;” in the forest, a “ mighty oak,” in an orchard, the “sweet apple tree;” in a team, a “a wheel horse;” and In the Lodge, a man who will “ work where it will do the most good.”— [Ed. Magazine. Temple, Tex., October 7, 188s. Editor Locomotive Firemen ’* Magazine : On the day after the close of the great feast, which is called every second year by the people of the B. of L. F., for the choosing of chief rulers and the making of new laws, there did depart from the city of Atlanta in the land of gubers, a vast congregation, who had there gathered from the four wiuds, to have a great conference. This vast army of valiant men who had been chosen by their people of the rock-bound At- lantic, the snow-clad far north, the sunny slope of the Pacific, the orange-blossomed, cotton- sprinkled region of the far south, were men of great wisdom sent to attend to the wantsof their people at this mighty conference. This feast having closed on the 111th day of the month called September, on the next day they did depart in magnificent chariots drawn by a mighty steed of iron and fire to carry to their people the glad tidings of peace and good will that had there been told to them by their chief rulers and wise men. When this great train of chariots did arrive at the city of Chattanooga, which lies over against Mount Lookout In the land of the moonshiner, there did depart from them seven of their wise men, and two women being the wives of two of these men, whose Journey did not lay in the di- lection taken by the great army, but over to the south towards the set ting sun, in the land of the long-horned steer and the cotton-picker. These then did journey a night and a day and did then arrive at the city of St. Louis, on the great Father of Waters, where they did rest four and twenty hours to prepare for their Journey to their land which lay about two days and nights’ Journey by chariot in the far south. After hav- ing partaken of refreshments and having rested for an whole night and a day there, did six of them continue on their journey about the third hour of the night. These six were by name. Dean, of Ft. Worth, which lies on the plain over by the side of the great desert; Wardlaw, from Palestine, over about a day’s journey, to the eastward of Ft. Worth, in the land of the great pine timber; Boyd, of the eity of Temple, about one-half day’s Journey to the south of Ft. Worth; Humphrey, of San Antonio, which lies on the great plain to the southward, about a day and night’s journey ; and “Eccentric Strap ’’who is purnamed Schmidt, with his wife, from Galves- ton, which is many miles to the south, on an is- land, the home of multitudes of fishes and frogs and all manner of creeping things, and where a great many vessels do land with divers things from many nations, and these six did take Digitized by C.ooQle

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914 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. upon themselves again the burdens of their Jour- icyand continue *ith great joy, inasmuch as they were nearing their homts, the land from which they had depaited. But when they were yet a great way off there did arrive a messenger t> at did inform them that inasmuch as there w;uj a great pestilence which was a mighty scourge, devastating the land to the far east from which these men weie returning, lo, and behold ! the chief ruler of their land would not suffer (hem to enter and return to their homes, but would make them to stay over against the boundary lines, and cleanse themselves and re- main there until the chief physician of the land did permit them to enter. This did fill their hearts with a mighty sorrow and perplex them sore, and they did confer one with another about this great calamity which was about to befall them, but they being men of great courage, did set their faces to their Journey, and push resolutely on until they did arrive at Caddo, which is on the hill in the laud of the Choctaw, about an hour and an half from the boundary lines of their country. At this city there did come an emissary from their land who was of great size, being of about an cubit and an half measure around the waist and clothed with great authority from the chief ruler aDd the chief physician of their land, overtake their train and proceed to ask them divers questions from those who were journeying in that direction to see if any of them had been in the land which was be- ing distressed by this great pestilence. Now, these six did know that by lying and de- ceit they could evade this emissary and so reach the confines of their land, and the temptation was great and pressed them sore, but truth pre- vailed and they did answer truthfully from whence they came. Then did this man who was clothed with authority take them off by the wayside Just over beyond Red river, and did leave them in a past- ure with an herd of cattle and continued on his way, saying “I will return after a few hours with a chariot nnd horses and take you to a place of safety and shelter.” This was about the ninth hour of the night and there did they tarry among the herd of long-horns until about the second hour of the day when this man did return in an chariot and with him the chief ruler of the city of Dennison, which Is near the place where they were commanded to tarry. This chief ruler whose surname is Tone, was a Just man and when he did see these who had been halted, he had compassion on them and said : “ Fear not, but eat and drink, and I will send a messenger with great speed, which is by wire, to the chief physician, and shall ask him to let ye proceed on your Journey in peace.” But the chief physician fearing lest this great scourge be brought among his people, carrying death and destruction over the land, forbade him to let them enter. This chief ruler then did bring with him Incense aud wine and many good things to eat as a peace offering, and did also bring two men, one to prepare the food for these | I>ec. travelers and an armed man of great courage to defend them against the wild beasts and lawless men, and here did they remain an half score of days until the chief physician did permit them to depart, saying: “Ye are clean and now can ye depart and seek your homes.” They then, did five of them, Journey on to Ft. Worth, on the plain, one remaining to go to the eastward, there did three of these stop and two continued on to the south. These three were one that did dwell in that city, and “Eccentric Strap,” who is surnamed Schmidt, and his wife, who did tarry for a while at Ft. Worth to hold a council of the men who had sent their leader to the far-off country and there did they tarry for two days nnd in the evening of the second day did they hold a council at which tile man from the city on the inland in the south, did by request of him who was sent from the city on the plain, deliver to them an account of all that had trans- pired at the great conference, aud the men were exceeding well pleased and did suy as with one voice, “ We shall do these t hings even as our chief ruleis and wise men at the great conference, did command us.” Then did he rest with his wife about (12) twelve hours, and continue on his Journey as far as Temple, about an half day’s journey to the south, where he did stop and say : “Inasmuch os the city on the island has not brought health unto me, therefore will I uo more live in that city, but shall dwell here to the north trying to do good for this great people who did hold this great conference.” Southern Cross. Winnepeo, Ont., October 3, 1888. Mb. Editor The Correspondence Department of our popular Magazine, has not thus far con- tained any notice of Superior Lodge, No. 225, an omission, which, with your permission, I will remedy the best I can. Our brothers of the pick and scoop take great interest in the many ex- periences of their brethren as they appear in the Magazine and it 1b presumed that the members generally are glad to hear from the various Lodges of the Order. Since the hauling in of last season’s grain, w'ork on the C. P. R. R. has con- siderably slackened, nnd promotions are few. Bro. Tommy Drummond, who occupies the right hand side of engine No. 25, has symptoms of matrimony, with every indication that the malady has taken a firm hold upon his heart, and that it will prove fatal. The C. P. R. R. is putting on six-wheel moguls, having sufficient power to haul twenty coaches, and they have at- tracted great interest. Yours, Headlight. Stevens Point, July 34, 1888. Editor Firemen V Magazine : Golden Rule Lodge, No. 131, B. of L. F., have had their hall newly papered and paiuted, and fixed up in O. K. order, and have also received new regalias from Zaiser *fc Stegman, with which our members are highly delighted, and who take great interest in the good work of our Order. R. J . Luzon. Digitized by C.ooQLe

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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 915 TEMPOS FOG IT. O. Lord ! how quick the seasons fly » The months and years roll quickly by With never ceasing tread; We scarcely note the flight of time Until, quite like my simple rhyme, We’re numbered with tho dead. It does not seem so long ago Since I myself toiled to aud fro Upon the fireman's side, And yet, iny boys, ’tis mauy years We’ve«passed since then ’mid smiles and tears Upon life’s stormy tide. No Brotherhoods lived in those days, And engineers had curious ways Of grinding firemen down: They were the lords of life and aeath, We feared to speak above our breath In danger of their frown. The engines were the daisies then For crucifying lazy men Who wrestled with the blocks; We struggled hard to keep them clean, And rubbed and scrubbed to raise a sheen O’er metal rough as rocks. The domes, the bell, the bands of brass, Looked in the sunlight like a mass Of yellow burnished gold ; The jacket, cab and stack, likewise Were cleaned so scrutinizing eyes Could not a stain behold. At last, thank God ! came glorious news, To paint the brass as black as Hues Long shaded with the smoke ; And soon “ black crooks ” were all the rage, And pride gave way to reason’s age, And lighter felt our yoke. I never knew a handsome girl. With languid eyes and teeth of pearl To give me half the joy. As when I witnessed Number Three Roll out all painted black for me, 1 was a happy boy. 44 His nib*” upon the right felt sad And blubbered out : “ It is too bad To blacken up the brass.” I pitied him, I did indeed— Such pity as ho didn’t need— The sad, forloru ass. I laughed, I roared. I braved his sneers, I cried : ‘‘The devil dry your tears, You poor old doting calf; If you had got to scour like me Your portly paunch would quickly be Reduced at least one half.” The acid bottle got a kick. The rotten-stone was tumbled quick To Beelzebub’s domaiu : Tho water-lime and lamp black, too, Soon followed suit, and went from view ’Mid songs of giad refrain. Myself and seven stokers more , Then rend the burial service o’er The fireman’s luckless kit; We danced in joy au eight-hand reel, And beat good time wiih toe and heel Upon it in the pit. Ah, well, perhaps some future time I’ll write a retrospective rhyme And tell you what I know About the slivers and the tongs, Blood blistcis, flirting, fun and songs Of days of long ago. —Shandy Maguire. Sprague, W. T., October 13, 1888. Editor Magazine: No. 133 is fetill in existence and in a flourishing condition, regardless of the quite trying circum- stances with which we have had to contend within the past year. The principal cause of our hard “pull ” was the losi of so many of our old members, all of whom were good aud earnest lodge workers. But it is the rule the world over, although greatly to our displeasure, as they were promoted to the ‘‘right side” and became full- fledged “Eagle Eyes,” they had to give us the slip to Join the B. of L. E. Among the withdraw- als were Bros. Bruce, (our former Master,) Mc- Elllgott, Morgan, Abbott and Swain, and by the way, I learn we are to lose a few more before long, but to counter-balance our protit and loss, we are going to take in some of the gentlt manly- appearing young men who are faithful wielders of the scoop and sympathizers with our Order, so our books will show an Increase or profit in num- ber of members if it has to stand the loss of ex- perienced workers. Bro. Lee Clinton has return- ed from the Convention all “O. K.” and Is look- ing none the worse for the long trip he had. Lee’s report was short aud concise but the sum and substance of all questions discussed were thoroughly explained, and the report was sntls- fuctorially accepted by the Lodge. There was a very sad accident near Hope, in our division, in which Bro. Craik, of Lodge 170, was killed, also a brakeman, while Craik’s fireman sustained severe injuries which will perhaps cause death. The collision was caused by the train dispatcher iwho has not been seen since) not giving the work train notice of the extra west, which was trying to make a side track 4 miles west of Hope, against a passenger train. To add to the terror of the collision, the boiler of Craik’s engine ex- ploded and totally demolished everything near it. Bro. Frank Kilby, of Lodge 191, who had bis right leg run over by a freight train, had his left heel amputated on account of a severe bruise. Bro. Houghton was married on the 25lh of Sep- tember and is now quite a different “fellow.” We extend our hearty congratulations to the happy couple and wish them a long and happy life- M. C. M. Rat Portage, Ont., October 10, 1888. Editor Magazine : Hope it will be agreeable for you to devote a little space to Unwin Lodge, No. 305, or rather to a few of its gallant mem hers. Bro. J. J. Sheridan has been up to Buffalo Lake ou a bunting tour. He returned with a goose aud duck, and says the scenery is fine in that country. Bro. Perry is to Jump the broomstick October 10th, after which It will be love in a cottage. Bro. Olasford has re- turned from his bridal tour to Bamp Springs in the north west, and his friends wish him and his bride a loug and happy life. Bro. Puller, of Northern Light Lodge, No. 127, has gone to On- tario, and the guess is that he will return with a partner for life. Succeaa. Digitized by C.ooQLe

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916 For the Magazine; LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Dec, “DOCK.” DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF A. L. HARTSOUGH. In a pleasant home one autumn night. With a heart tilled with fear and pain, Sat a mother there with her children bright, Secure from the storm and the rain. As she thought of “ Dock ” out on the rail, Her face looked sad and her lips turned pale, And a de per gloom to her anxious fears Was brought by the sound of the rainy' tears As they beat on the window pane. As the hands of the clock turned slowly round Till the midnight hour was past. She listened. 1 mged for the welcome sound Of the whistle’s echoing blast. But the track was slippery and “ Ninety-eight ” Had left “ The Bluffs ” some two hours late, And little the llreman and engineer Dreamed of the frightful disaster near, To which they were running so fast. And something a warning seemed to bear To the fireman’s anxious wife. As she plead wltn God in earnest prayer In behalf of her husband’s life. And wlieu the shadows were chased away By the light of auother coming day, The news of the wreck to her was brought With as much of pain and anguish fraught As the thrust of a cutting knife. Her prayer was answered, at least In part, For wheu she was over the shock She learned, to the Joy of her aching heart, The worst had not happened to “ Dock.” Though scalded by steam and bruised and sore, They brought him back to his home once more; But the engineer had met his fate Wheu the bridge gave way with *• Ninety-eight ” That morning at three o’clock. Twas hard to see such a man as he Laid up for months on the shelf, With no support but his wife, and she Unable to ao much herself. To think of the little mouths to fill, Of the clothe* to buy and the doctor’s bill, The cobbler would scold, the landlord growl, The grocer complain and the buicher scowl And say he must have his pelf. Little by little his strength returned, But he never again could staud Where the black and dusky diamonds burned When thrown by his brawny hand. He never could handle the pick and scoop As he used to handle them, nor stoop To clean the ash-pan while they would wait For a passing train a little late As it rumbled over the laud. An effort at this and a trial at that Was sufficient to prove that he Must find some kind of work to go at Where his task would easier be. The company gave him a steady job As hostler. His heart with a warmer throb Beat gladly to see the waDts supplied That foi weary months had been denied, And again he was light and free. % Many the time in his daily run, With a smile upon his face, He would shout to his children, who, in fun, Would try to run him a race. Sometimes, in fancy, I see him yet, With his face begrimmed with dust and sweat, And the little oues would laugh and shout As he swung his blackened cap about Or made some clownish grimace. I saw him again, with bated breath And eyes that were growlug dim, As he neared the shadowy vale of death Where the boatman waited for him. And when from the pulpit his name was read. As one who sleeps in the ranks of the dead, My heart was filled with sorrow for those Whose cup with the dregs of bitterest woes Was filled to the very brim. But He who heeded the widow’s mite • Will never reject the prayer Of those who trust In His power and might. And seek for protection there A struggle, perhaps, for a few short years. Mingled with hardships, trials and tears. At last to gain that better part Laid up for the good and pure in heart • In a mansion bright and fair. -Gro. W. Hall Mobekly, Mo., October 6th, 18#*. Mr. Editor:— Again death has invaded the ranks of Anchor Lodge, No. 51, and robbed us of a worthy and esteemed member. Again we are reminded of the uncertainty of life, and the im- portance of living so that when we fall in the battle of life, we will be entitled to admissien in that Grand Lodge above. This time it is Bro. L. H. Kettler, who, with his engineer, Mr. G. W. Hendricks, went down in a tangled wreck at Bridgeton, Mo., September I9:h, caused by a defect iu a split switch. The engine kept the main line and the tender took the side track. Eleven cars were piled up in a space of one hundred feet and both engineer and fireman were wedged in between the tender and boiler- head. The water-glass bursted and the steam from it played on their remains. They were un- der the wreck seven hours. They died a horrible death. They have Joined the silent majority and gone the road from whence no traveller has yet returned. In the death of Bro. Kettler, the Brotherhood loses a faithful member, his associates a true aud steadfast friend; his aged fathefr and mother an affectionate and dutiful son aud his brothers and sisters a kind and loving brother. He had been home to Washington on a visit and it was just ten days from the time he left home to return to Moberly, until his remains were taken back to his sorrowing relatives. In behalf of Anchor Lodge, No. 54. I desire to extend our sincere and heartfelt thanks to tho e who so kindly assisted In caring for the remain-* of our deceased brother. And to the officers and members of Potomac Lodge, No. 7, for the gener- ous and noble part they took In laying our deceas- ed brother in hls last resting place. R. A. Blades. Richmond, Va., October 22, 188*. Editor Locomotive Firemen's Magazine : The 21st of October will long be remembered by the members of Lee Lodge, whose privilege it was to enjoy the honor of a visit from Grand Master Sargent, and Grand Secretary aud Treas- urer E. V. Debs. We enjoyed their discourses very much and regret that their time was so lim- ited. With such whole-souled men at the h* Im it is no wonder the B. of L. F. has risen to the position it now holds. Hoping to be honored again with a longer visit, is, I know the wish of all members of No. 275. W. A. G. Digitized by t^.ooQLe

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 917 1888.] Tbat Riley o’ Ours. (James Whitcomb.) Philadelphia, Pa., November 5, 1888. Mr. Editor:— Said Eugene V. Debs to the the writer some years ago : 44 If you ever come in the neighborhood of Riley, why Just call on him and say, do you know DebB?” Well, hap- pening in West Chester the other day I saw him billed to talk to the Teachers’ Institute of Ches- ter county, Pa., say four hundred and fifty, nearly all school marms, and besides, my friend, “ P. M.” poet laureate to the West Chester Local News, hod been chirpin’ Riley lays so long and was just a** dien ” to meet him, it was agreed I should try an interview aud if I got bounced, then he would not try, but if I didn’t, then I was to whoop for him. 86 with fear and trembling and almost overcome with my usual and excess- ive modesty, I sent up my name. Bald the messenger who took it, 44 He says he does not know you, but come up.” I went. Bays he tome, 44 How do you do,” Just a little stiff aud freezln’ like. When I made my introduction it was 44 pretty well. Do you know Eugene V. Debs ? ” Well you should have seen the stiffnen’ and freezln’ come out! “That’s enough. Bee that paw?. And you know Debs? Well, Just put it there and shake.” Then he became confidential like, because he was frightened, it bein’ leap year and he a bachelor, and that fact must be kept quiet. So he arranged to have his show start be- fore time, and with two guards he went to the hall. A carriage stood at the door, be wan rushed out of the hall by nine and a half o’clock, into the train and off for New York, one of the guards accompanying him some sixteen miles on his journey. He reports having recovered his breath, and his last words as asking, “Am I safe?” Riley stopped for a two days’ rest at the Turk’s Head hotel, where most of the school marms were registered. And that’s what’s the matter with him. When 1 whooped and told44 P. M.” he was safe, he just humped for him and this is the way he puts it: OF THAT RILEY. I had oflen heard of ltlley, and they spoke of him so highly. That I wanted bud to see him and to shake him by the hand ; For to me his words so simple bring into ray face a dimple That 1 fall to have when reading poets hard to understand. For he writes of hearts so simple and which beat without a wrinkle, Of the false we find so often in the breast of hu- man kind, That I longed to grasp his digits and to make him Feel I meant it When I took him by the latchet which they call the human hand. There’s so much in human nature that is given o’er to feature In the way we do our talking and the way in which we move. That I’d cherish the reflection and the pleasant recoiled ion Of the cloudy night I met him ’round the homely wayside stove. Yet the sunshine of his nature seemed to vanish like the vapor When I saw him seated inside with a high silk polished hat ; (I expected just to 6ee him with a broad-brim kercfiief near him,) With a cuspadore close by him Into which he chose to spat Instead, he’d patent leathers and with fixin’s and fine feathers He resera bled more the cleric than aHoosierof the West,— Yet I felt that one so honest in his doggerel or sonnet Couldn’t help but be the Riley, from polished hat to vest ; And I grasped his hand and shook It and I felt it when he spoke it That he 44 war tarnal glad to meet me, en* to see me lookin’ well ; ” And when I said he minded me of parson, priest and Vfstryman, He dropped his quid of fine-cut and you ought ter heered him yell. Oh, but the school marms are mad, and he such a catch, aud leap year too. He had better give West (.’' ester and the Teachers’ Institute a wide berth In future leap years. One of the Guards. As Others See Us. Mr. Editor :— We copy from Scribner's Monthly for November the following in relation to the men on the locomotive: “The locomotive engi- neer is the popular ‘hero of the fall,* and the popular estimate is substantially Just. Others have to brave dangers and perform duties under trying circumstances, but the engine runner has to ride in the most dangerous part of the train, take charge of a steam boiler that may explode and blow him to atoms, and of machinery that may break and kill him, and try to keep up a vigilance which only a being more than human could successfully maintain. He must be a tolerably skilled machinist— he cannot be too good— and have nerves that will remain steady under the most trying circumstances. If run- ning a fast express through midnight darkness over a line where a similar train has been tipped off a precipice (and a brother runner killed) by train wreckers the night before, he must dash forward with the same confidence that he would feel in broad daylight on an open prairie. But he does not “heroically grasp the throttle” in the face of danger, when the throttle has been already shut, nor does he 44 whistle down brakes” in order to add a stirring element to the report- er’s tale, when by the magic of the air-brake he can, with a turn of the hand, apply every brake In the train with the grip of a vise in less time than it would take him to reach the whistle pull. When there is danger ahead theVe is generally just one thlug to do aud that is to stop as soon as possible. An inslant suffices the shutting off steam and applying the brake. With modern trains this is all that is necessary or can be done. Reversing the engine is necessary on many en- gines, and formerly was on all ; this would, in fact, be done instinctively by old runners, in any case, but this also is done in a second. After taking these measures there is nothing for the Digitized by (^.ooQle

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918 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. engineman to do but look out for bis own safety. In some circumstances, as in the case of a par- tially burned bridge which may possibly support the train even in a weakened condition, it may be best to put on all steam. The runner is then in a dilemma and a right decision is a matter of momentary inspiration. Many lives have been saved by quick witted runners in such cases, but there is no ground for censure of the engineer who, in the excitement of the moment, decides to slacken instead of quicken his speed. The rare instances of this kind are what show the value of experience, and of men of the right tempera- ment and degree of Intelligence to acquire ex- perience lessons readily. “But the terrible cloud constantly hanging over the engineer and fireman of a fast train is the chance of encountering an obstacle which can- not possibly be avoided, and which leaves them no alternative but to jump for their lives, if In- deed it does not take away even that. To the fact that this cloud is no larger than it is, and that these meu have sturdy and courageous na- tures must be attributed to the lightness with which it rests upon them. On one road or an- other, from a washout, or inefficient manage- ment, or a collision caused by an operator’s for- getfulness, or some one of a score of other causes, there are constantly eccurring cases of men hero- ically meeting death under the most heartrend- ing circumstances. Kvery month records a number of such, though happily they are not frequent on any one road. The case of Engineer Kennor, a year or more ago, is a typical one. Precipitated with his engine into a river by a washout which the road-master’s vigilance had failed to discover, IiIh first thought, as zealous hands tried to rescue him, was for the safety of his train; and forgetting his own anguish, he warned those about him to attend first to the sending of a red lantern to warn the following train against a collision. The significance of facts like this is not so much in the service to humanity done at the time, or even in the ex- ample set for those wdio shall meet such crises in the future, but rather In the evidence they give of the firm and loffy conscientiousness that in- spires the every-day conduct of thousands of en- gineers all over the land. As has already been said, the critical occasions on which engineers are supposed to he heroic often allow them no chance at all to be either heroic or cowardly, and their heroism must be. and is, manifested in the calip fidelity with which they, day after day and year after year, perform their exacting and often monotonous round of duties while all the time knowing of the possibilities before them. “On the best of roads a freight train wrecked by a broken wheel under a borrowed car may be thrown in the path of a passenger train on an- other track just as t lie latter approaches. This has happened more than once lately. No amount of fidelity or forethought ^except in the make of wheels) can prevent this kind of disaster. There Is a constant danger, on most roads, of running off the track at misplaced switches, many [Dec. switches being located at points where the run- ner can see them only a few seconds before he is upon them ; but the chance Is so small — perhaps one in ten or a hundred thousand— that the aver- age ruuner forgets it, and It Is only by severe self-discipline that he could hold himself up to compliance with the rule which requires him to be on the watch for every switch-target as long before reaching It as he possibly can. He finds the switches all right and the road perfectly clear so regularly, day after day, and month after month, that he may easily fall Into the snare of thinking that they will always be so. But, like other trainmen, the engineman finds enough more agreeable thoughts to fill his mlud, and re- flects upou the hazards of his vocation perhaps too little. “The freight engineman’s every-day thoughts are largely about tbe care of his engine and the perplexities inc dent to getting out of it the maximum amount of work with the minimum amouut of fuel. The constant aim of his superi- ors is to have the engiue draw every pound it possibly can. To haul a train up a long aud steep grade when tne cars are so heavily loaded that a slugle additional one would bring the whole to a dead standstill requires a knack that can be appreciated only be viewing the performance on the spot. Failure not only wastes time and fuel (it may necessiate a return to the foot of tbe bill or going to the top with half the load), but it raises a suspicion that some other runner might have succeeded better. The runner whose en- gine “ lays down ou the road ’’ (falls to draw its load because of insufficient fire aud conseqent low steam- pressure) is liable to the jeers of his comrades on his return home, if not to some sharp inquiries from his superiors. “The passenger runner’s greatest concern is to ‘make time.’ Borne trains are scheduled so that the engiueman must keep Ills engine up to its very highest efficiency over every furlong or its journey In order to arrive at destination on time. A little carelessness in firing, in lettiug cold water into the boiler irregularly, or indslacken- ing more than is necessary where the right to the track is in doubt for a few rods ; these and a score of similar circumstances may make five minutes’ delay in the arrival at the terminus aud necessitate an embarrassing interview with the train master. A trip on a crowded line may involve watching for danger signals every quar- ter of a mile and the maintenance of such high speed that they must be obeyed tbe instant they are espied In order to avoid the possibility of col- lision. “The passenger runner finds himself nowand then with a disabled engiue on his hands, and twoor three hundred passengers standing around apparently ready to eat him up if he does not remedy the difficulty in short order. Often la such cases he is in doubt himself whether the re- pairs necessary to enable bis engiue to proceed will occupy fifteen mi uutes or an hour. This, with the knotty question of where the nearest relief engiue is, causes the brow to knit and the Digitized by t^,ooQLe

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9 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . 919 1888.] sweat to start, and to the young runner proves an experience which he long remembers. “The locomotive firemen, who has not been directly alluded to, is practically an apprentice to the engineer, and, like apprentices in some other callings, has a good deal of hard work to do. He generally has longer hours thau the en- gineer, as he has to clean a portion of the polish- ed br*^s and iron work of the engine. He has to throw into the firebox several tons of coal a day, and gets so black that his best friends would not know him when washed up. Those who begin young. and are intelligent, and conserve their strength, are at length promoted to be engineers. The firemen’s twin brother is the “ hostler,” who is employed at the larger termini to get the iron horse out of its stable, lead it to the watering place and feed-trough (coal bln), and harness it to the train.” Excelsior . Sympathy for the “Q.” Strikers. Mr. Editor.— A word of sympathy and en- couragement for the members of the B. of L. F. who so manfully fought for Justice on the “Q,.” The thousand and one daily frets and annoy- ances of life should be borne with patience, and, as far as possible, with cheerfulness. The act of the men who struck February 27, was heroic and will bear frait that will be a blessing to working men. Every man should be able to say, “I have had good at the hands of God, shall I not now bear evil quietly? I will say my pain os well as my pleasuVe comes from God’s loving hands.” It will be found when we thus realize God’s work the spirit becomes calm under trials and that the calm of the spirit spreads to the intel- lect. We wait not inactively but are on the watch. We believe God has sent all discipline, even petty trials for our good and growth, and awaiting the inevitable a time comes when a noble impatience does it? work, and in behalf of the men wo say to the “Q,” manager, II. B. Stone, “We have no notion now of bearing what we can avoid; of folding our hands in ignoble patience. We accept the trial whatever it ms y be, with the patleuee which produces labor, and the end is that we are not overcome of evil, but that our lives and our work will give the lie to traducers.” The good began by you shall onward flaw In many a branching stream, and wider grow. The seed that In these few and fleeting hours Thy hands unsparing and unaided sowed. Shall deck thy grave with amaruntheue llowers. And yield the fruits divine in heav -n’s Immortal bowers. 1 Tarry Reliant. Corning, Ohio, October 13, 1SS8. Editor Magazine : Old Guard Lodge, No. 110, is in first rate condi- tion, and we are all glad to notice what the Mag- azine doing for the “Q.” boys, as they have stuck together like brave men, and they need to be held up for the good they have done for them- selves and for the Brotherhood. J. R. G. has lost his run to the flour mills, but nays he is happy and just back from Georgia. The boys here are all well pleased, as a few of them are getting to the front, and this fact and the general prosperity of our Lodge I regard as worthy of a place in our Magazine. C. P. Tolline% Secy. We think it quite possible that the ven- ture of the C., B. & Q., to import locomotive engineers from England to take the place of the men who left its service last February, because of the contemptible policy and cruel injustice of the managers, has never been fully understood. The C., B. & Q. ad- vertises in the London papers for 500 to 1,000 first-class engineers for the service of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy company. They wrere wanted to open a new road 1,200 miles long. The inducement offered wras £200 (Si, 000) at the end of the first month as a bonus, pay at $5 per day and board and lodging for a year, and $1,000 at the expira- tion of the year for the purpose of returning to England, or in place thereof, payment of all expenses of bringing each man’s family to this country. It is in order to tabulate the figures just to see what expense the C., B. & Q. magnates were willing to incur to beat the faithful employes. It is related by a Mr. Cuff, one of the imported engineers, that 24(1 first- class engine drivers responded to the advertisement; that before leaving London they were given $120 each, and upon their arrival at Boston $00 each was distributed. With these figures in view we can approximate results as follows: Paid 24H engineers in London, 8120 each . . $21),82h Paid *246 engineers in Bjston, $60 each . . . 13,710 Paid 246 engineers in bonus after one month’s work 81, 00ft 246,000 Paid 246 engineers at the close of the yfar 81,000 each 346,000 Paid board and lodging of 246 engineers 1 year, viy a week each 64,000 Paid 2 tO engineers imported, wages in ex- cess of amount demanded by old em- ployes, 1 year of 300 working days . . 120,700 Total $721,240 Brother Ciias. Cowdkk, No. 221 East 1 2th street. New York City, has on hand 1,000 oopi-s of the Programme of the First Biennial Convention of the B. of L. F., which lie <Ksires to dispose of as early as possible, and offers special inducements to purchasers. Any person sendi' g him post- age stamps to the amount of 50 cents will promptly have a copy of the sonrmir mailed to his address, and Lodges of the Brother- hood can have them upon the same terms. The book is beautifully bound and contains a concise history of the Brotherhood, together with biographical sketches of Hie Grand officers of the Order, together wi h admirable engravings of each, 'rtie hook makes a beautiful center table ornament, and as it is now offered at the nominal price of 50 cents should be in the possession of Brotherhood Fireman. Digitized by G.ooQle

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920 LOCOMOTIVE IIREMEN’S MAGAZINE . ATTENTION MEMBERS! All the new laws enacted at the Atlanta Convention take effect on the 1st day of February, 1889. This fact is of the highest importance to every member of the Brother- hood. The most important of these laws is the one which relates directly to the Beneficiary Department of the Order. This law re- quires the payment of all dues quarterly in advance. All collections are under the head of dues, and under this new law dues are not less than $5.00 a quarter. Previous to the taking effect of this .law, i February 1, 1889), each Lodge should regu- late the amount of dues, and notify its members. In this matter there should be prompt action. Delays will prove danger- ous. ;{> r-j .*3, j Each member should bear in mind that on the 1st day of February', 1889, he must stand square on the books of his Lodge in every particular; by which wre mean, that on the 1st day of February, 1889, all arrear- ages must be paid and all dpes one quarter in advance. The quarters are arranged as follows: 1st 2d 3d 4th Quarter. Quarter. Quarter. Quarter. February. May. Auaust. November. March. June. September. December. April. July. October. January. On the 1st day of February all dues must be paid for the 1st quarter— February, March and April, and in the same way, for the other quarters of the year. It was claimed by delinquents, after the enactment of the laws at the Minneapolis Convention that they did not understand them, and that they had not been published for their information in the Magazine. To avoid anything of that sort w'ith regard to the law relating to the beneficiary depart- ment, we write this for the benedt of every member of the Order, and because, in a matter of fo much moment, there should be no misunderstanding or reason for misap- prehension. It should be furthermore said that, if on the 1st day of February, 1889, a member has failed to pay all his dues, then as cer- tain as fate, on the 2d day of February, 1889, he will stand expelled from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen. The law is inex- orable and expulsion inevitable, and the name of the delinquent will be stricken from the Grand Ixalge register. It will be seen that we have not overesti- mated the gravity of the situation and we give this notice, two months in advance of the taking effect of the law, that all may be prepared for the inauguration of a policy w'hich is designed to promote the welfare of the Brotherhood. Scribner' 8 Magazine for November is on our table and we have read with much interest [Dec. the article captioned 11 The Every-Day Life of Railroad Men.” It is what it purports to be, a full account of the pracical work of men on the railways of the country. The style of the writer is easy, flowing, with a touch of the humorous, and the character drawings by A. B. Frost will at once be recognized as truthful by all railroad men. The space devoted to locomotive firemen we regard as too limited to do a class of men justice from whom are taken 95 per cent, of all the engineers. The writer says : The locomotlvo fireman, who baa not been directly alluded to, Is practically an apprentice to the engineer, and, like apprentices in some other callings, has a good deal of hard work to do. He generally has longer hours than the engineer, as he has to clean a portion of the polished brass and iron work of the engine. He has to throw into the fire-box several tons of coal a day, and gets so black that his best friends would not know him when washed up. Those who begin young and are Intelligent, and conserve their strength, are at length promoted to engineers. The fireman's twin brother is the “ hostler,” who is employed at the larger termini to get the iron horse out of its stable, lead it to the watering place and feed-trough (coal bln) and harness It to the train. The foregoing may be truthful but it is meagre. It does not do the fireman justice, because it overlooks the fact that from the ranks of firemen are taken practically all of the engineers. A fireman is something more than an “ apprentice.” He is on the train the second in command on the engine, and is usually a capable engineer long before he is promoted. The writer of the article goes out of his way to help the infamous C., B. & Q. cor- poration by saying: The great strike on the Chicago, Burlington A Quincy road last spring, which proved to be ill- advised, would have been possible only In a body of men ’actuated by the most loyal friendship. Undoubtedly a large conservative element in the Brotherhood of Engineers believed the move in- judicious, but they Joined In itoutof an intense spirit of fidelity to their brotherhood and leaders. In saying this the writer shamefully per- verts history. The strike was not “ill ad- vised,” nor was there a large “conservative element in the Brotherhood of Engineers” who “ believed the move injudicious.” The strike was the result of injustice perpetrated by the C., B. & Q., and was ordered only wdien the corporation defiantly declared that it would right no wrong nor investigate any grievance. We acknowledge the receipt of a card announcing the marriage of Bro. H. W. Chrow, Receiver of Kaw Valley, No. 313, Armourdale, Kansas, to Miss Clara Reek, of Mt. Ayr, Iowa. The ceremony took place Wednesday, October 3, 1888, and the Dride and groom will be at home at Armourdale, Kansas, after November 15th. The Maga- zine tenders its congratulations and wishes the young and happy couple a pleasant and prosperous life voyage. Digitized by C.oogle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 921 THE EHOINEEBS. The Twenty-Fifth Annuel Convention of the Broth- erhood of Loeomotlve Engineers. Opening Exercises, Addresses, Etc. The opening exercises of the twenty-fifth annual convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers took place in the city of Richmond, October 17, 1888. The opera house was selected as the place for holding the meeting. Speaking of the decorations a local paper said : “ Suspended above and just back of the speakers’ stand was a lovely design of evergreens with the word ‘ Wel- come ’ wrought in pretty bright flowers. This hung in circular form over a wfreath of cedar, under which hung the floral inscrip- tion, “No. 26.” Aliened about the foot- lights and down the sides of the stage were potted exotics in great richness and variety, while the rear was closed up with woodland scenes, in the midst of which appeared a large collection, mammoth bouquet like, of Virginia foliage, gloriously tinted by the light frosts of October. On a prettily draped stand in the front of the stage rested a beau- tiful train, conshting of engine, tender and one coach, made exclusively of flowers. The engine was white with red trimmings and the coach was laden with cut flow'ers.” The exercises were op?ned by Delcss Ev- erett, ex-Chaplain of the Brotherhood. (Mr. J. H. Munday, Master of Ceremonies, in- troduced lion. J. Taylor Ellison, Mayor’ of Richmond, who briefly, but w'armly, wel- comed the delegates to Richmond. I)uring his remarks he paid the engineers a high compliment as follows : In the last conversation butonethatl had with that distinguished Virginian and prominent rail- road officer, whose loss not merely his own com- pany but toe whole state mourns. General Wil- liam C. Wickham, in speaking of labor organi- zations, said : “I should have no fear if they were all as worthy as the Brotherhood of Loco- motive Engineers. At first I distrusted eveu them, but 1 have learned to esteem the Brother- hood so highly that I would be unwilliug to em- ploy on my road any engineer who was deemed unworthy of membership iu their Order.” Governor Fitzhugh Lee, of Virginia, made a felicitous address and closing said : I am glad to see so many of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers present. I am glad to welcome them here iu Virginia, and the ladles rou have brought with you. Now you come, as understand it, from the length and breadth of this great American country. You come from where the frozen fingers touch the icy rocks of the north, vou come from whsra the Great Father of Waters begins to run, and from the lashing waves of the Atlantic to where the bil- lows break upon the shores of California. I am find to know that, engines can run into this city rom every state in the Union, aud that every engineer, fireman and the passengers they bring with them will be welcome. [Applause.] We are glad this condition of things confronts us. We had our difference* in the past. Different states in the American Union construed the Con- stitution in regard to the dissolution of states in different ways. Not being able to settle their differences they left it to the sword, and by the sword it was decided. From that hour to this the old Commonwealth of Virginia has had no higher ambition than to promote the growth and progress of the great American Republic. [Applause. 1 “ The Grand Master of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, Mr. F. P. Sargent,” says the Richmond Dispatch , “ was presented as the chief executive officer of the twin Brotherhood. The speaker delivered his address from manuscript, used choice language and made a very favorabla im- pression. He opened with a fitting allusion to the intimate association between the men who handle the scoop and those who oper- ate the throttle. He proceeded briefly to define and discuss the relations that exist between the two organizations and to show' in wT hat respects the engineer is dependent upon the fireman. His organization, he said, is the school for educating— the Alma Mater— of the engineers. He made brief ref- erence to the Burlington and Quincy strike, which he said, deserved the fullest condem- nation of both organiz rtions. Mr. Sargent complimented the Brotherhood upon their bearing and conservatism, and expressed the hope that the friendship and harmony which now characterize their relations with the Order of which he is the head may ever exist. [Prolonged applause.] When Grand Chief Engineer P. M. Arthur came forward to speak he wras received with prolonged cheers— a triumphant testimonial that his hold upon the great Brotherhood is as strong as it ever has been since he occu- pied his present responsible position. Mr. Arthur’s address occupied about one hour and he spoke as follow's: Mr. Chairman, Ladles, Friends, and Brethren, —I am not as young as I once was. [Laughter.] The speaker then referred to thedim light, say- ing that he could not see very well to read his manuscript. This remark resulted iu the gas being turned on at once. Mr. Arthur speaks clearly, pointedly, and has au excellent delivery. After a few pleasunt In- troductory remarks the speaker said : “Richmond, historical Richmond, was self eted at our last annual convention to be the next meeting- place of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. We have convened in tho East, West, North and South, but nowhere have we been more cordially received tbau at. our present meeting place. Tradition loug ago yielded the palm for geuerous hospitality to old Virginia, and our experience attests its truth. We are gratified by your goodly attendance to-day, evincing as it does your interest in the workings of our organization, and shall hope while so- journing In your midst to prove ourselves worthy of your generous welcome. We are come to your city froui every quarter of our United States, and from Canada ana old Mexico — individually wide- ly apart, collectively as one. Joining interests as we aid twenty-five vears ago in the city of De- troit, we have held firmly together, striving to uphold the dignity of American labor. With this end iu view we laid deep the foundations of our present organization, having for its corner and keystones the underlying principles em- bodied in our motto, “Sobriety, Truth, Justice, and Morality.” Laws we made for the regula- Digitized by c,ooQie

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922 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Dec. tion of oar members, covering all classes and conditions of men, and imposing such duties as would best promote* the general welfare and greatest good of the largest number. Immorality and intemperance are met with but rarely, while a membership-card is a certitlcate of capability and trustworthiness. There may be a few excep- tions, but as a rule the possessor thereof is a worthy man and competent engineer. Thirty- two new divisions have been established the past year, and we now have three hundred and nine- ty four divisions, located at different points from Manitoba to Mexico, and from Nova Scotia to California, giving us a grand total of twenty-five thousand members. All are in a thriving con- dition and full of zeal for the common cause. We have an insurance association which is second to none and for the purpose for wnicli it was designed cannot be equalled. The plan is briefly as follows : It is conducted upon the as- sessment plan and all policies issued are for 81, 'AH), it being optional with the members to take out oue or two, that being the limit. When a death occurs or a member loses a hand, foot, limb, or eyesight an assessment of 81 is levied upon each member holding two policies and fifty cents upon the holders of one policy. In event of there belug sufficient surpiuss to pay a claim no assessment is levied. We have paid during the past fiscal year Just closed oue hundred claims of $1,000 each and eighteen of 81.500, mak- ing $127,000, which added to what has been paid in the past makes a grand total of $2, f>?2, 109.61 that we have paid the widows and orphans aud disabled members. Notwithstanding the increased rate of mortali- ty the past year, we still show a good increase in membership. We had, at the dose of the last fiscal year, 0.287 members. Died during the year, 118; disabled, 5; forfeited, ld>\ and had on Sep- tember 1, 1888, 7,000, showing a nfct gain of 713. We dal m that now there is no excuse for any Brotherhood man being a non-member of our insurance association. Life insurance is all-important to young men without accumulated property and with fami- lies on their hands, who would be without reve- nue of any kind should the husband and father be removed by death or maimed and crippled for life. The young man, for a small sum saved annually out of his salary or wuges and paid into our insurance association, can in case of his death or disability pUce his faintly where they will not be thrown upon charity for support* Not to do this is one of the most serious mistakes in lllc. To be insured is one of the first duties a young man with a family should think of and meet. Neglect of it will involve 1dm in great loss in the end. WTc realize that ma t’s life, to be fully numbered, should be nourished and stiin- u a ted at all points. W'e started a monthly Journal twenty two years ago. * eslgned to Inform t e members of the workings of the various dlv Isions, to provide railroad news of interest to them, and which should also serve as an instructor to the un- taught, containing both wit and wisdom. From its inception i lias steadily grown in favor, and has been, at dilleivnt times enlarged and im- proved, until now. In Its more attractive form, it is welcomed eagerly in manv homes constitu- ting an interesting part of the family library. 1 lie law enacted a the hot convention ant horiz- ing us to furnish each member with a copy did not increase the circulation as much as mo ex- pected, owing to t tic laxity of its members in not soliciting their neighbors and friends to sub- scribe as they had done in the pmst. But a little ellort on the part of each mem tier to procure subscribers the circulation could have laen largely increased. Instead of 30 0e to reject all the wisdom and information which lias been accu- mulating for ages— to refuse to use tbe means which we find convenient for our purpose with- out t be unnecessary labor of providing them ourselves. Let me here allude to the importance of the duty equally incumbent on all, that our labor should have a b lutfaent tendency, that our views should not be circumscribed by selfish desires for aggrandizement-, but should have a bit' her aud i older aim. Those who have no use- ful purpose in life sadly fail iu their obligations. “ Instead of being, ns all true men say, l’art of toe memory of all great deeds The inspiration of all time to come. They linger lo their graves witli empty hearts And add their little handful to the dust As valueless and frail us fallen leaves.” Accumulated labor Is capital, fine Is wholly dependent upon the other, notwithstanding tiie fact that many corporations at the present day are pleased to iguoie it. Man seems to have b*eu endowed with a. large amount of selfishness, and with many this is only gift cultivated; hence the necessity of an arbitrator between Digitized by LiOOQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 923 1888.] men’s might and men’s rights. As a means to end this we organized labor Just as we have com* bloatious of capital. The one being right, the other is equally right. It being then natural and right to aspire even to Olympic heights, to keep pace with the march of mind, as is our duty, we should bear with patience the restlessness of mankind, believing it to be as the thorny way which leads to pleasant pastures beyond. Let us work steadily on, nor be disturbed by this discon- tent which seems to have seized the muss of la- boring men like a plague, causing them to regard the results of another’s energy with envious eyes, deeming another’s gatn their loss. There is but one solution to this perplexing problem, and for that we must look to education and Christinlty. As a class the laboring people of America would be content under fair and honest treatment were it not for agitators born to produce nothing but discord and bloodshed, who sail across seas and traverse continents, dropping seeds of discon- tent and mischief from coast to coast. The seed sown yields an abundant harvest,. Ignorant minds grasp with avidity the absurd Idea that over revolt, manslaughter, and destruction they will ride free to wealth and fame. As a result our prisons are tilled with wasted lives ; there are widows and orphans left destitute to live or die as they may. I repeat, only by educating the masses and by bringing them under the iufiu- enceof that Christianity which brings peace and good-will to all alike can the difficulty be over- come. We find ourselves upon the threshold of a new year, and before turning our attention to the work which pertains to the future, it is titling to pause an instant and strive to gathe* up in thought the results of the year that is done. “ Gone before ” may be said of many of our num- ber who, obedient to the Divine summons which cometh when we least expect, dropped the.lhread with which they were weaving the fabric of their lives, and Joined “That Innumerable caravan which moves to- ward that mysterious realm Where each shall take his chamber in the silent halls of death. ” As we miss familiar faces the words “ He ye also ready” spring to our lips, and while memory drops a silent tear in token of remembrance duty bids us be up and doing. As an organiza- tion we have witnessed the severest conflict in the history of the Brotherhood— namely, the strike on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy system. Never, even in our earliest, days, when the powers then in existence strove to crush us, have we met with such stubborn resistance against simple right and justice. The whole matter has been so clearly and explicitly placed before the public that it seems hardly necessary to dwell upon it now. We wish to say, how- ever, that every lcrown expedient was tried to bring about a settlement between the eomoany and men. only to meet with the utmost imlill'cr- enee, and we were forced to yield to the inevita- ble and sanction a st’iltc. Dad either the Presi- dent or Generatl Managershown the slight* st dis- position to neat the men fairly, as the managers of other roads have done, there would have been no strike. The requests of the men were fair and reasonable; all they a*ked was to he paid the same rates as the other competing lines were paying for the same service rendered. Surely there was no good cause why they oapht not to pay their engineers and tiremen as much as their competitors. They both admitted that they had as good a class of men as there were on any road In the country, yet rather than grant the requests ofibeirold tried ami true.inen, some of whom had grown gray In the service, they allowed them to quit and employed others, regardless of their ability and qualifications as men t>r loc omotive engineers, paying them a higher rate of wages than we were asking, besides hoarding and guard- ing them with Pinkerton detectives, virtually squandering over five million dollars in tlielr wad attempt to coerce the old men into submis- sion. We know, as a rule, there is nothing to be gained by resorting to strikes. They are the bane of every organization that engages in them. They create distrust and suspicion, engender ill- feeling, and entail misery and suffering upon in- nocent women aud children. It is ana has ever been the policy of both Brotherhoods to avoid them as much as possible, and Messrs. Perkins and Stone are the first railway officials wo have been unable to settle with during the past eleven years. We fail to understand what they expect- ed to gain by the course they pursued. A large percentage of the men they employed are unre- liable and incompetent — such men as they would not employ prior to the strike. If we had made unreasonable demands or attemptad in any way to dictate to them how they should operate their road they would have been perfectly JustI fled in resisting it. But wheu we expressed a willing- ness to submit our claims to any three managers in Chicago and abide by their decision, and they were unwilling to do likewise, it showed that they were in the wrong. It has been our con- stant aim to cultivate and maintain friendly re- lations with railway officers, to educate the men to a higher standaid of excellence in their pro- fession, improve their condition morally, social- ly, financially, and intellectually, thereby en- abling them to render more effective service. All we ask in return is a fair compensation com- mensurate with the service rendered. Be it said to the credit of our men that they acted in unison and exhibited throughout patience, prudence, and forbearance, and were at all times ready and anxious to bring the maiter to a fair termination, deeming it wisest and best to make some sacri- fice rather than prolong a struggle that could scarcely end fairly where tyranny, actuated by selfishness, was the enemy. The grand officers of the two Brotherhoods were upon the scene, and acted as seemed best for the organizations under their guidance. All was done that could be without sacrificing principle and the dignity of our organization. Never for an Instant could we sanction the- lowering of our standard for honesty and Integrity of purpose, nor level our- selves to those with whom might is right. When that shall be done the name of Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers ond Firemen shall be as dust, benenth the feet of honest men. Your Chief Execulive has been called upon during the past year to adjust differences be- tween the men and officers on tiie following- named roads: Louisville, New Albany & Chi- cago, the president of which threatened to throw me out nf.tlie ninth story window, but he did not do it He g*ve me an annual pass and pulled our train over his road. He did not feel, after seeing usas he had express-d himself before- hand. Men often say things in tuts e that they do not really mean. This was a small road. Then there are the Belt Line of Chicago: Chica- go, Milwaukee and St. Paul: Evausviile and Terre Haute; Atchison, Topeka & Sunte Fe system; Missouri Pacific; Savanuah, Florida tfc Chicago ; Chicago A: Alton; Louisville. St. Louis A Evausviile; Keokuk A Western; New- port News A Mississippi Valley, and Atlantic system of Souther i Pacific road, and in each case an honorable and amicable adjustment was ef- fected. Why? Because t lie difficulty was lx iwetn man and man, not bet wet n man and a dema- gogue whose narrow-mi u* ed and still more limi- ted vision could mither think nor see beyond his office. We shall never regard the Chicago, Burlington A Quincy strike a failure, except on the part of the road to make the expenses, for it will verve to purge the Brotherhood of dangerous elements and to add large numbers, as it has al- ready done, who will contribute to its strength, dignity, and usefulness. Time will demonstrate the wisdom of the course pursued by your Chief and prove the honesty of his intentions. To each mau, as a delegate, i would say : “ Be strong- backed, firm-banded, upright a* your pines ; By the scale of a hemisphere shape your de- signs,” Digitized by C.ooQLe

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924 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. |Dec. and more than all, be true to yourselves and sense of honor which should control every thought and deed. The disclosures of the past year ought to con- vince us that many, too many of our members do not carefully weigh the Importance of practicing openly the great principles upon which our Order is founded. There are entirely too many who seemingly care for nothing but to have their dues paid up. This is all very well so far as it Soes ; every good member should see to It that be oes not get In arrears, and if he is attentive to the meetings of his division It will not occur. But what we wish to get at is this: There is something in our Order back of this merely pay- ing dues and reaping benefits, to which the latter is but a secondary consideration, and which should engage the attention of every member of our Order. We firmly believe that the Brother- hood of Locomotive Engineers was Instituted to accomplish a great purpose, to work out a great problem, which certaiuly cannot be done unless the members are true to themselves, to each other, and to the principles and teachings of the oiganlzation. It can never be done if the memb rs do not attend, os regularly as possible, the meetings of their respective divisions. It can never be done unless they tlrrniy resolve to en- force the laws at all hazards and purge their ranks of all unworthy characters. It is extreme- ly mortifying to think that any of our members would so far forget themselves as to become In- volved in any scheme or plot to destroy life and property. We wish itdlstinctly understood that the Brotherhood condemns all acts of lawlessness committed by its members, and will not hesitate to punish them when found guilty. We also de nounce the agencies employed to Incite men to deeds of violence as mean and cowardly. There is, perhaps, no more odious character in the world than that of the go-between, by which we mean that creature who carries to the ears of one all the injurious observations which happen to drop from another. Such a person is the slander- er’s herald, and is altogether more odious than the slanderer himself. By Ills vile offlclousness he makes the poison effective whicn else would be void, for three fourths of the slanders in the world never injure. The crown and giory of life is a good character. It is the noblest possession of a man, constituting a rank iu itself, and an estate in the general food-w II, digni ylng every station and exalt ng every position in society. It exercises a greater power than wealth and secures all the honor without the Jealousies of fame. It carries with it an inlluence that always tells, for it is the result of proved honor, rectitude, and consist- ency-qualities which perhaps more than any other command the general confidence and re- spect of mankind. Character is human nature in its best form. It is moral order embodied in tli© individual. Men of character are not only tiie conscience of society, but iu every well-gov- erned organization they are its best motive power. The strength, the industry, and civiliza- tion of nations all depend upon individual char- acter, and the very foundations of civil society rest up*n it Though a man have comparatively little culture, slender abllit es, and but small wealth, yet if his character be of sterling worth he will always command an influence, whether it be on the locomotive, iu the counting-house, the mart, or the Senate. Wheu I assumed the duties of Grand Chief En- gineer, a little over fourteen years ago, I made a short address, the substance of which was a promise that 1 would try my rest by diliigence and devotion to do something to promote the welfare and inteiest of the fraternity and by an honorable and mauly bearing to win your confi- dence and esteem. From that day I have never taltered in my effort to keep that promise. How much has been accomplished iu that direction I leave It to others to say. During the past four- teen years I have made acquaintances aud friends whom I shall cherish to the end of my life. I thank you from my heart for the many kind words that have come to me from the mem- bers the past yearn. I would be derelict In my duty did I fall to express to the grand officers and members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, Brotherhood of Brakemen and Switch- men’s Union my heartfelt gratitude to them for the cheerful and hearty support given our or- ganization during the past year. T wish also to thank my associates in office for the cheerful and hearty cooperation they have given me in the discharge of my official duties. I should be happy to think that something that I have said or done these last fourteen years may help you In your work for years to come, and ray earnest prayer is that you may have strength and cour- age, cheerfulness and faith in full measure so long as you are members and to the end of life." One of the pleasant incidents of the meet- ing was the rehearsal of an original poem by Shandy Maguire, (Mr. Fennell) the poet of the “ twin Brotherhoods.” We give the poem entire, because it is worthy of a dozen perusals. He is the one poet of the rail, and is always read, whatever else is omitted. His song was as follows : Another yearly mark is set upon the road we move along, Since last 'we in convention met, and I saluted you with song ; A year of great events, indeed, for us to ponder well and weigh. From prejudice and vengeance freed, with Jus- tice in impudial sway. Constituents have sent us on to represent them Just and true, To hear and see and pass upon the work laid out for us to do. We come with all the ardor of sincerity in every breast ; We come, our hearts are filled with love, from North aud South, and East aud West. From California and from Maine, from Nova Scotia and Peru— Where’er an engine hauls a train, from thence come brothers tried and true. We come, but not with hostile front, nor in war’s visage come we forth : No deadly strife, no battle’s brunt shall mark our coming from the North, No thoughts of rugged war’s alarms within our bosoms can you tra«e. No rolling drums, uo call to arms, proclaim our com lug to this place. Nigh five and twenty y* ars have fled across this nation’s glorious life Since peace o’er all the laud was spread, since ceased the fratricidal strlle. And we from Northern States afar, .whose bound- aries are lakes and sea, Forget theoiiflameof w'ar, and love alike both Grant aud Lee. Full five aud tweuty yesrs have marked the course we steered in labor’s ranks, And those who on our decks embarked must give our pilots hearty thanks ; They guided us through rocks and shoals, they kept us ou a steady course. They taught us prudence best controls our every act, denouncing force. Until other efforts fail to right the wrongs of which we know, And theu, to crowd our ship with. sail, regardless of how the wiuds might blow. We can’t expect the glorious sun shall always shine with genial ra>s, Borne clouds across bis face may run to measure out some gloomy days ; But this we honestly can say and dread no con- tradiction here. “We never brought foul guns to play nor struck our flag when foes were near." Digitized by G.ooQle

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 925 1888 ] To loyal friends, where’er they be, we owe a debt of gratitude, And, first amongst the number, we the ladies earnestly include; Their sympathetic hearts respond to all our laudable desires • They aid us with aflection fond, and friends re- main whate’er transpires. ✓ Our younger brothers on the left— brave, stal- wart lads— we say from here. Of every selfish thought bereft, “we greet you with a love sincere.” Come weal, come woe. in life, in death, whate’er our future days betide, We here affirm with honest breath, we’ll meet them bravely side by side. To every order o’er the laud that’s banded in de- fense of right, We give it our fraternal hand, and hope it may succeed ’gainst might. So long as Justice is the prize ’tis worth all sacri- fice and cost, If wrong prevails then Justice dies, and all our fondest hopes are lost. Strike is a foul, obnoxious word, and gladly we’d obliterate It from our councils if we heard that men long grieved could arbitrate The ills of which they’ve long complained; we’d gladly yield the greater part. Before we’d have relations strained with those we serve with brain and heart. Oh! let us date from Richmond here a brighter era for all time. The fireman and the engineer abhor the very name of crime. And strife, and rancor, and would fain be found forever more at peace On every road, on every train, assisting reve- nue’s increase. Now, here^we pledge our faith anew to our old ship of Brotherhood ! To all the officers and crew, who on her decks so bravely stood. We pledge to keep at masthead high the flag of honor flying free, Andh pe beneath an azure sky we’ll float upon a tranquil sea. From first to last the meeting more than met every expectation, and at the close the immense audience left the theater in the happiest possible frame of mind. We have received from W. K. Bosarcl, R. R. Secretary of the Y. M. G. A. of Atlanta, Georgia, the third quarterly report, in which we find the following interesting statistics relating to the work of the Association. Under the head of “ Spiritual ” it is stated there were held during the quarter fourteen gospel meetings, fourteen Bible studies, thirty-eight shop meetings, together with special meetings, requests for prayer and confessions of Christ. There were two re- ceptions, 200 baths were given and nine visits to the sick were recorded. The total attendance at all the meetings during the quarter is given at 2,30.5. The total receipts acknowledged during the quarter amount to $504.50. The Association is an active, zeal- ous, wide-awake organization, and the gener- ous and Christian courtesies extended to the delegates of the Firemen’s Convention, in September last, will long be remembered. RAILROAD BRAKEMEN. The Fifth Anneal Convention of the Brotherhood of Railroad Braketnen at Columbus Ohio, October 10, 1888. A Splendid Reception, Rfngli.tr Address s. Etc., Etc. The Fifth Annual Convention of the Brotherhood of Railroad Brakemcn began its session in the city of Columbus, Ohio, . n the 16th of October last, under the meet flat- tering auspices. The attendance w as large, and as brilliant success had attended the organization from the first, the confidence of the officers and delegates in the future of the Brotherhoods, w as enthusiastic. The opening exercises w ere held in the City Hall of the Capitol City, which was elaborately and tastefully decorated. A re- porter in one of the city papers says: In the rear of the stage and about fifteen feet from the floor wax a locomotive hearing it, which threw its soft beams out over theauriience, wlu re they merged in the light from the hundreds of of gas jets, Below ti e headlight was a large painting representing Sheridan’s Ride, and to the right and left were draped curtains forming a background to a number of elegant silk ban- ners belonging io different visiting lodges. On either corner of the stage were groups of pot plants. On the stage were seated : Grand Master Wil- kinson, Vice Grand Master Edens, Grand Secre- tary O'Shea. Grand Secretary Debs, of the Broth- erhood ( f firemen. R dlroad Commissioner Cap- peller, Mayor Bruck, Dr. N. S. Smith and Mrs. Henry Jones. Mr. O’Shea, Grand Secretary of the Brotherhood presided and the Fourteenth Regiment band discoursed stirring music. Rev. N. S. Smith, of Westminster Presby- terian church, prayed for the blessings of heaven to rest on the Brotherhood. After which the president of the meeting intro- duced his Honor, Philip II. Bruck, who de- livered an address of welcome on the part of the city. He said : “ Members of the Brotherhood of Rail- road Bra k km an, Gentlemen— Of the many orders, of the many associations that have held their meeting, in this centennial year, when our State is celebrating its one hundredth anniver- sarv of its settlement, and with glowing pride and justly is showing to the country the vast Im- provement and the great progress It has made, none deserve a bet er and none shall receive a heartier recogniiion, a more cordial welcome or a greeting tnat is more sincere and genuine than your noble Brotherhood, the representatives of the mind and the muscle that serves the country so thoroughly and so advantageously in the work assigued to them in the railroad system of the United States. [Applause.] If there be one fac- tor that has more than any other aided in the undisturbed progre>-8 of our common country, th&t has added to the comfort and welfare of our people, that has materially advauced their interest in every direction, or that has epened up and made available the vast and almost in- conceivable resources of the United States, it must be the railroad system of our country, which challenges the admiration and deserves the gratitude of the nation, and which in point of safe and quick transportation of passengers and the comfort of the same, in the rapid and secure handling of merc/.andise, and In the char- Digitized by t^.ooQLe

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926 LOCOMOTIVE IIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Dec. acter and work of Its employes, stands the peer, yes, more than that, defies comparison with the same Interests and with the same class of work- men in an ' civilized country on our globe. [Re- newed applause.] • Where can be found as a cla«s men more up- right, more wholesouled; men more charitable or benevolent ; men more unselfish and gener- ous; men more manly, brave and courageous than those employed in the railroad service of our loud? [Cheers.] You may find men. or classes of men, who are more refined, more rigidly polite or more strictly observant of the rules of conven- tional society, but you will never find a class of men that will furnish better or purer examples of genuine friendship, of that friendship tnat does not shun, but rather courts a sacrifice, men that have a more thorough regard for t tie rights of others, men who are more fully imbued with a love of home and futility, of love of native country, and with an innatedesire of fair play to -everybody than is furnished by the railroad men of the United States. [Cheers.] Knowing and recognizing you are such, it is but right and Just that this community should not lie backward in making an open avowal of thcfeellng and sentiment winch animate it to- ward your Brotherhood, and voicing their feel- ing and sentiment I assure you that we are heartily in accord with every measure that tends to render your labor less oppressive and more agreeable, more remunerative. [Continued ap- plause.] We recognize, ns your Brotherhood does, the necessity of the workingmen of the country to be bound together firmly for the purpose of mu- tual aid ana assistance, and for the purpose of making yourselves better able to secure that Im- munity from oppression or imposition to which powerful hut unprincipled corporations might subject you and secure for yourselves the pecu- niary profits ami the emoluments that are right- fully yours. [Cheering.] In the name of this community. In the name of the citizens whom I have the privilege to rep- resent, 1 bid you God speed in your endeavors, and trust that the meeting here will redound to the benefit of the Brotherhood. In their name I 5fve you our heai tlest greeting, and a most cor- lal and sincere welcome to our city, well satis- fied that however you may be situated, wherever you may be, there is nothing too good for the Brotherhood of Railroad Brakemeu.” [Great applause.] As soon as order could be restored the President of the meeting, Mr. O’Hliea intro- duced the Grand Master of the Brotherhood, S. K. Wilkinson ol Peoria, 111. As the Grand Master stepped to the front he was received with such applause as amounted to an ova- tion. Mr. Wilkinson spoke as follows : Mr. Chairman, Radiks and Gkntlkmen and Fkllow-toii.kks— Profoundly grateful are the me ubers of the Brotherhood for this generous expression of welcome from t lie representatives of the great commonwealth of Ohio, and when I say profoundly grateful you will realize that 1 0,1 MX) brakemeu— men of brawn, brain and mus- cle— appreciate your kindness to t lie Brother- hood of Railroad Brakemen on this most aus- picious opening of tiieir fifth annual conven- tion. A little over live years ago eight brakemen, employed on the Delaware A Hudson Canal com- ?uny’s railroad, met lu a caboose at Oneouto, N. and laid the foundation of the Brotherhood of Railroad Brakemen. Other brotherhoods of railroad employes had organized for mutual pro- tection and advancement, then, why not the brakemen? Meager a-i may have been their ldeasof organization, it must be admitted that these eight men were inspired by as uoble mo- tives as ever entered the brain of man; for it is association and enumeration that are the chief Instruments of power in modern times. Men have ceased acting alone ; they' now move to the achievement of everything In masses. These men adopted as the standard of their embryo or- S animation the triune motto, benevolence, so- riety aad industry, a trinity of precepts fraught with meaning, and each of them a golden truth. Out from Oneonta went the influences of this little band, north, south, east and west, until to- day, but one-half a decade from Its inception, it has 275 lodges located in as many railway renters of the Uulied States and Canada, comprislngthe strength, wisdom, hands and hearts of 15,000 sturdy brakemen and conductors. We act to- gether, as we necessarily must, for it is our con- viction that our fellow-craftsman is not receiv- ing any more of this world’s goods and chattels thau was intended f-*r his use here upon earth; aud if we can assist him In bettering his condi- tion it Is our aim to do so. It will be unnecessary for me to state to you that our calling is an extra hazardous and re- sponsible one. Our daily routine is filled with danger, and we must be ever watchful and on the alert; for when the shriek of the whistle l* heard the brakeman will spring out and upon the swaying train, perhaps covered with sleet or Ice, and face the fierce, merciless winds in re- sponding to this call to duty. The day’s doings, as chronicled by the press of the country, tell, alas! too plainly, of the great number of brake- men and switchmen who meet cruel and shock- ing deaths, or become helplessly maimed, while doing duty on the vast network of railroads of th»s country. The brakeman’s duty is a respon- sible one. He is always at the post of danger, aud his duty requires a steady uerve, a watchful eye, and a self-sacrificing spirit. My brethren here assembled will understand how true this Is and to you, the history of railway operation in this country is sufficient evidence of this India- fmtable fact. I will cite one instance in partlcu- ar which occurred within the year j us t passed, aud which robbed this organization of one of its most influential and loyal officers — Bro. Timothy J. Hheahan— who yielded up a noble life in the prime of a splendid manhood, in an attempt to save the property of one of the largest railway corporations in the country. In charge of a train that had become unmanageable, on ac- count of the air-brake refusing to work, while descending Boreas mountain, in Colorado, he went bravely to work uppl> tng ihe hand- brakes in the hope of stopping the runaway train. But before this could be accomplUed tbe train was hurled from the track into a snow shed, and from under the wr eckage tender hands lifted oor brother, but before another sun had set the soul of Tim Kheahan had gone to meet its Maker. The Rocky Mountain Neics, in speaking of this affair says : “ Over the grave of Conductor Hheahan, which overlooks the city from the old cemetery on the hill, should be placed this epitaph : He thought of others rather than himself. An under officer on an extensive system of railway, with hun- dreds his superior in rank and few under him, the simple narrative of his heroic death is the re coni of devotion to duty, bravery In the teeth of peril, that a king might be proud of. The rail way servici! is rich in these heroes of every- day life, but when the roll is called the name of Timothy J. Hhenhun will be found there, wiih the remark opposite: ‘Killed in tbe line of duty ’ ! Of such are the salt of the earth, God’s noblemen, in small station or in high.” The very first requisite for the position of brakeman is courage ; and the youug man who putting it in the vernacu lar of the boys, “ has got no sitnd,” should never apply for a position as brakeman. Intelligence and a quickness to perceive and act arc also essential. A story is told of a person who asked ai> old negro man what time the train passed bis cabin. His reply was that they went north in the morning and south in the afternoon. Now, to lead such a man, says the em inent David Swing, up to a con- ception of such divisions of lime as 2:01) or 3:10 or 5:15 would be an educational task of no little w’eight. Our organization Is a benevolent one In the Digitized by c.ooQie

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 297 1888.] fullest sense of the term. Within the five years of Its existence we have paid out to t lie widows and families of deceased brothers, and to the un- fortunate maimed and crippled, over $ . every cent of which was an inestimable boon to those receiving It, There is nothing more uncertain than life, especially to those of o*ir calling, aud it becomes tne positive duty of all of us to pro- tect those dependent upon us from a cold and unfeeling world and the trying emergencies of life. But how often Is seen instances of widows and children left destitute through the culpable negligence of husband and father. He may have loved them with sincere affection in his life, but when he died the resources of his labors, which had flowed to bis loved ones, ceased. Let a mau stop for a moment and think how it will be when he is gone if he does not. make ample pro- visions for those connected to him by marital and filial relations. I hope the brakemen of this country will make no more such sad mistakes. The sad consequences of such neglect are seen in too many instances. A man’s heart and inten- tions mav be right, hut his head, sometimes, is very wrong. Every such instance should be an admonition to all who have the choice yet with- in their power. We want to enroll the name of every honorable brakeinan in the lanJ. Our Order demands that its members be sober men. In consideriug the qualities of an appli- cant for membership sobriety is the very first thing considered. If there is any one vocation that requires sober men it is that of a brakeman. A clear head, a keen eye, a steady hand and firm step are always needed. The man with a befud- dled brain, dimmed vision or nervous grasp, as the results of hist night’s debauch, has no busi- ness on a ra'lroad train, both for the sake of his own life and limb and the lives and property en- trusted to his care. We are particularly strin- gent in the enforcement of sobriety among our members, and deal summarily with those who transgress this law Years ago a brakemen ’s meeting would be opened with a corkscrew or beer mullet, where now it is opened with prayer. Now, we want, the public to understand that we gl ve to the servic nothing hut sober, compe- tent and reliable men. Our Order teaches indus- try. We impress upon our members the good results of being diligent, no matter how arduous may be the duty assigned them. We all labor for promotion, and we seek io ad\ ance the in- terests of our members by purely legitimate methods. During the year just passed 1 have been called upou several times to aid in adjust- ing Irregularities and inequalities in the service, and iu every instant our Order has l>een given a generous recognition by the managers, and when that spirit prevails there is bound to be harmony and good feeling between the mana- gers and the men. We have never found it nec- essary to engage our organization in a strike, aud we hope we never will have to. We don’t be- lieve in them, unless perhaps some day we may come In contact with tome narrow-minded official who don’t know— and don’t want to know —right from wrong. Yet brakemen are working agalnsj, torribleodds. It should always be In or- der for the brakemen to ask for more pay. When all conditious are considered the brake- s'an is the poorest paid in the service. In order to build up a strong and enduring na- tion those who toil must be protected. Life must be sustained, aud it should be the duty of every good citizen to discourage the employment of those who will work for Jess than life-sus- taining wages, or for that which is inadequate to make them desirable citizens. The progress iu improvements to L eight-cur equipments has been notable during the past year, but there Is yet a great deal to be done in that direction. Here is a great field for the humanitarian, for not until the railroads adopt the automatic brakes and coupler on their freight trains will the trainman have an even show for his life. We also ask the cooperation of the public in the matter of Sunday work on railways. No one will deny that one day in seven should be set apart for re«t. It is a necessity of our nature. The railroad employes of the land should have their Sabbath, where they could enjoy the sweet and hallowed influences of home and Ihechuich. Here is one of tlie great social questions of life. Man needs society and society needs man. De- prived of the benefits necessarily result i* g from society he loses all of the finer, more generous and benevolent feelings of his heart and he lives only for himself, not thinking that disease and want may be invading the habitation of his fel- low-man. We also try to better the moral condition of our members by teaching them their duties to their God, their families and themselves. In this we have been very suecesssful aud have been ably assisted by the ladies; God bless them. One word to them— to the married ones: Never find fault with your husband, whether he be en- gineer, fireman, conductor, brakeman or switch- man, for leaving you at home alone while he goes to lodge. It Is for you and your children’s sake that ihese « rganizations exist. Girls, my advice to you is never many a railroad man who can not show you a policy in some brother- hood. It is the passport that entitles all ra<l road men to the proper recognition, and it will pro- tect his loved ones when lie is gone. Now, we do not want to claim all youratten- t'on in connection with railroad organizations. There is the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi- neers, grand in its influence; Its “twin” aud faithful ally, the Brotherhood of Locomotive -Firemen, the Order of Hallway Conductors, Switchmen’s Mutual Aid Association, Yardnms- ter’s Mutual Aid Association. Order of Railway Telegraphers and others, ull demanding good characier, sobriety and industry of their mem- bers. For each of these organizations we have the warmest wishes for their future prosperity. This occasion is the most important one of my life. In the first place this great state is my birth- place, and tli is day is the anniversary of my life, and with it bringing a new year into my exists aiiee. Aguin, it is the fifth anniversary of our Brotherhood, and to-day it stands second to none, and if we do our duty toward it, it Is hound to continue in its onward march. This occasion to us is more than a holiday, with its blare of trum- pets and martial display. We are h* re for a pur- pose, and that purpose is to make w ise laws and select wise and honorable men to guard our in- terests, that this grand structure may be perpet- uated. Before closing I want to thank these honorable gentlemen and his honor, the mayor of this beau- tiful city, for the cordial manner in which he has bid us welcome, and the unlimited freedom he has prottertd us; His Excellnucy the Governer, for the great encouragement he has given us, and for the hearty welcome of the Slate of Ohio which helms extended to us, and to all other distinguished gentlemen for their good advice and words of cheer. I thank them from the bottom of my heart, and I hope that you one and all will profit largely from their wmrds of wisdom, heeding it by practice iu your every-day life. To my much respected brother officers for the loyal manner in which they have always assisted me In the discharge of duty, and to our vast membership, for the manner In which you have conducted yourselves in the past, I tender you my heartfelt thanks. To the different railway companies who have so kinkly favored us in the past, I trust that our acts toward them in the future will fully repay them. Brothers w*e have in our midst two very dis- tinguished visitors, persons who m ed no intro- duction to you. On my left sits our godfather, Brother Eugeue V. Debs. (Great cheering.] A man whom every one has learned to love for Ills many manly qualities. He was our friend when we most needed a friend, aud you and I in our life w ill never be able to repay him for what he has done for us and for the benefit of our Brother- hood. [Renewed applause.] Upon my right sits the one that we have crownea with thut loyal Digitized by L.ooQle

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923 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Dec. name “Our mother.” [Great applause.] With her words of wisdom, cheer and advice she has bid many a drooping spirit to rise to nobler and grander thoughts and look to Him who rules the destiny of all. She has ably assisted us in bettering our condition, and we all know her and love her and respect her. Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to thank you for your kind attention. (Great cheering.] The report of the proceedings in Ohio State Journal says ; While the applause continued and cries, for “ Debs ” were heard from every part of the audi- ence tr e orchestra struck up apretty air and an Interval of rest was afforded. Grand Secretary O’Shea introduced Mr. Debs us follows: The next speaker is a gentleman who, as our Grand Master has so aptly said, needs no intro- duction to our members. He is Secretary and Treasurer of the Grand Lodge of ou r sister organ- ization, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen. I now have the pleasure and the honor of intro- ducing to you Hon. Eugene V. Debs of Terre Haute, I nd. [Great applause.] MR. DEBS’ ADDRESS. Mr. Chairman and Ladies and Gentlemen-- If it were the right thing to do I would bow my acknowledgment of the honor of being called upon to address this splendid audience and give way toothers. I would rather listen than speak. Spread out before me there is a banquei for the eye, and the ear, if attuned to the melody of truth, has been thrilled by the matchless words that have fallen from the lips of the speakers who have preceded me on this occasion. [Cheers.] I can at best but simply talk ; only plain words befitting a locomotive fireman are mine to give. [ Applause.] But, my friends, if every word were a double eagle, coined in the mint, I would be no less lavish of them on this occasion. | Renewed Applause.] I have referred to the Brotherhood of Brakemen as my friends. Outside of home’s charmed cir- cle where there are those sacred relations that dwell only In the inner temples of our affections, what is better than “ friend ”? [Great cheering.] What more sacred than the ties of friendship ? From the great Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen I come to the great Brotherhood of Rail- road Brakemen, the bearer of friendship’s greet- ing [Applause.] Yours Is an organization of high ambition, noble purpose and superior courage. Courage ? Why it requires a courageous man to be a brakeman. [Renewed applause.] You could no more make a brakeman out of a coward than you could transform a Colorado grasshopper into the proportions of a girafte. [Great laughter and applause.] Your Brotherhood is only five years old. Just think of it! Your Graud Master has staled that five years ago you began with eight men, and now there is a grand army of 15,000 noblemen, with as high ambition as ever prompt- ed a man to action, keeping step to the music of your prosperity. [More cheering.] We are living in a wonderfully progressive age. It seems but yesterday siuce all of Jay Gould’s ambition cen- tered in the success of a patent mouse trap. [Laughter.] Now, just think of the devices he has got to catch men and things. [Renewed laughter and applause ] It used to be said of Davy Crockett that when he weut out coon hunt- ing, and the coon spied him, he came right down to him and would never wait to be shot at. (Continued laughter.] And it seems that when Jay Gould goes out hunting, the ties of the rail- roads are transformed Into so many legs and walk right into his trap. [More laughter and ap plause.] But there have been other develop- ments, and I have only mentioned these things to illustrate the wonderful spirit and progress of the age. Upon all hands and in all diieotions laboring men are organizing. Organizing what for? Organizing for mutual protection; organ- izing in order that may demand and receive an honest day’s wages for an honest day’s work. [Applause.] . I am aware that In a sense labor organizations are in bad repute. There are a great many people who will say, “You are golug to inaugurate strikes; you are going to create trouble; foment strikes and discords and keep up the irrepressible conflict between labor and capital.” Now. my friends, as an original proposition, and in making the statement I believe I voice the sentiment of every railroad brakeman iu the land, as an origi- nal proposition I am opposed to strikes. I be- lieve in concession, arbitration and compromise always, [Applause ] But when these fail— when these fail, and we come in contact with a nanow miDded, bigoted and iufamous railroad official, who will not accord us our common rights, then I am in favor of strikes. [Renewed Applause.] Why, my friends, there is not a star or a stripe in our national flag that does not tell cf a srike; not one. From Lexington, from Concord, all along the track of gloom and of glory, clear down to Yorktown Is one continuous succession of strikes for liberty and Independence. [Great applause.] We start out with the proposition that we are going to supply the railroad companies of this land wito capable, competent, reliable men —men who will fill the bill In every particular. [Cheering.] And all we ask in return is simply a proper recognition of their services; that is all. [More applause.] There is nothing wrong about that. It must be understood that when a man tolls faithfully in some honest occupation, no matter how humble it may be, he is entitled to enough wages to keep himself and his family as an American laboiing man and family ought to be kept. [Applause.] An intelligent American workingman can not live like a Chinaman who comes to this country with a five-cent god in his pocket. [Laughter und applause.] While the laboring man lias the prerogatives, he has all the duties and assumes all of the re- sponsibilities of an American citizen. He wants to get wages enough so that he can dress himself respectably; clothe and educte properly his child- ren ; live in a cottage and not in a hovel ; have all the comforts and a few of the luxuries of life. Continued applause.] And if he does not get hat In return for his labor there is something wrong somewhere and somebody is drawing at least a portion of his pay. [Applause.] Now we propose to level up and level down. I do not suppose there Is a member of your organ- ization that wants ** dollar more than he earns bv his toil. [Applause.] All that is asked is simplv a fair and equitable distribution of Ibe wealth that labor creates. [Continued cheering.] Not a dollar more ; not a dollar less. These are some of the purposes of organized labor. Organized labor has another purpose in view. If I asked th is audience whether there are upon the statute books of the country laws that are vicious, that are demoralizing that are fruit- ful of great wreng, the verdict would be in the af- firmative unanimously. We start out by saying that in some of the states of this country they have laws, under the operation of which, when laboring men get together to deliberate for their welfare, they are charged with conspiracy and put behind the prison bars. The Goulds and the Vanderbilts and the great monopolists of the country can meet and deliberate to rob you of the proceeds of your toil just as often as they want to, but there is no law that would charge them with conspiracy, no law that would interfere with their action. Now, we propose that the laboring men of this country in time shall have the same right to protect their capital and to deliberate on their own account that the capitalists of the country have to devise ways and means by which to protect their capital. [Continued cheering.] There is another law on the statute books of some of the states of this country, under the provisions of which laboring men, if they oboose to strike as a last expedient to protect their rights, are hunted as pickpockets, thieves, liars and perjurers, are hunted, and shot down at the word of command and their naked souls d by Google

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929 1888.1 LOCOMOTIVE .FIREMEN'S .MAGAZINE. sent to the bar of judgmeht for simply trying to protect their rights as workingmen. There are other latfs that permit, and even encourage the cornering of the food products of the country, thus reducing the purchasing power of a labor- ing man’s dollar. and under which monopolies thrive and colossal fortunes are reared at the expense of the sweat and toll of the lnb wing men of this country! It Is proposed that the«e laws shall be wlp* d from the statute books, and they are going to be before the organized labor of this country has accomplished its mission. [More applause.] Laboring men do not ask Cougress or the state Legislature to enact laws that shall help them directly, but they do ask that they shall repeal those laws that operate to their de- triment and injury. [Cheers.] Labor organ- izations have always been conservative. It is true that perhaps there has been at times haste when moderation was required. There have been mistakes on both sides, and yet a great work has been accomplished. And day by day your Brotherhood, with the other organizations whose purposes are similar to your own, are going for- ward, quiet ly carrying out the pu poses they nave in view. The good work accomplished by your organization alone during its suort career can not be estimated. In hundreds of homes where there would have been want and destitution and hunger pangs, your Brotherhood has gone for- ward and given aid and comfort to the bereaved ones. Y'ou have fulfilled every obligation. You have, when tne brakeman has fallen at hts post of duty, gone to the Ik* reived ones and hushed the lamentations of sorrow. [Applause.] More than that, you have given substantial aid when it was required. By the protective feature* of your Brothevhoood. you have been enabled to pay large sums of money to the widows and or- hans of those of your members who have fallen y the wayside. Besides all of this you have exerted a noble and a splendid Influence upon your members. Why, a brake r an the country over tv 100 per cent, better man to-day than he was five years ago. [Great applause.J A simple member* hip in the brotherhoodjof railroad brake- men is recognized os a certificate of good charac- ter the country over. [Continued cherring.l And this statement, I will venture to say, will be indorsed by the good people of the city of Columbus before you close your deliberations in their midst. [Renewed cheering.] There area hundred reasons why your noble Brotherhood should live aud thrive; why it should have the encouragement, the sympathy' and support of the people everywhere, and there is not one rea- son that can be assigned why it should not exist: why It should not have the encouragement and hearty approval of the public. [Great applause.] I hope that your deliberations in this city will be harmonious. Let there be but one object, but one purpose on the part of the delegates aud rep- resentatives, and that is, to advance the best in- terests of the Brotherhood. L*d there be no dis- cord: let harmony be the watchword all along the line.. Your Brotherhood now is respected wherever the locomotive proclaims the triumphs of civilization. You stand to-day the equal of any of the labor orgauizatious upon this conti- nent, and I not care which one it is. [Great cheering ] Now. my friends, there Is just one other step that I nope to see these organizations take, and that is federation for mutual benefit. [Great ap- plause.] Not for tne purpose of fostering or en- couraging strikes, but to avert them. [More ap- plause.] I believe when these Brotherhoods all wheel into line under the banner of federation that the epitaph of labor strikes may be written. There is no railroad official, however arrogant, however oppressive, however unscrupulous, that will dare antagonize the federated brotherhoods of railroad employes. [Continued cheering.] Under the banner of federation we will have a jpower for good that can scarcely be estimated. True it must be prudently wielded. There must be cool and conservative men at the head ; wise counsels must prevail, but this done, I am satis- fied that the representatives of capital, and the representatives of these combined interests will meet together in a true spirit of humanity, side by side, and that strife and strikes will never come. [Great applause.] And if a strike should come, then I believe that out from the camp of the federated brotherhoods Perry’s message will be sent. “We have meet the euemy aud they are ours.” [Great cheering ] For the courtesy that has made it possible for me to address you, I thank you most heartily to-night, as I do the people of this goodly city, who nave treated me with the utmost kindness since my arrival here this morning. And now, wishing the Brotherhood of Railroad Brnkemen, In behalf of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire- men, the largest possible measure r,f prosperity and succes. I bia you good night. [Great ap- plause.] At the close of Mr. Debs’ address music regaled the audience, and then Mr. O’Shea introduced Hon. William S. Cappeller, Com- missioner of Railroads and Telegraphs, of Ohio. The gentleman was received witn a warmth of applause testifying to the high esteem in which he is hela by railroad em- ployes. His address was eminently appro- priate, and among other things he said : We are rapidly, as a nation, tending towards a higher grade of civilization. This oiganlzation, and many others, all warrant the observation. I have been very much gratified at hearing the report of this organization. I have had some connection with a number of organizations and know something of the benefits arising from persons associated together in various organ I za tlons of this kind, aud I am glad to hear from the report read by your Grand Master that this organization, although young in years, is rapidly growing in proportions. * * <• * * The benetlcial features of your Order are in keeping and in harmony with those of the old- r organizations that have been found useful and practical. And in this you do much to strengthen and encourage each other in the risky and dangerous employment in which you are engaged. This organization, as many others of its kind makes no war upon society. It wages no war against any class, sect or creed, but its aims and objects are to benefit those who are benefited by their identification and connection with this as- sociation. * ■S' <*<**<«* ♦ When you bake into consideration tbeanxiety the hopes, the dangers, the risks, not only of your employment but of the thousands of lives coininitte to your care, the ceaseless watchful- ness, constantly on the alert, it is something commanding the admiration of the public and for which this Brotherhood will yet, I trust succeed in bringing the public to a proper reali- zation of its great service s. [Renewed applau-e.i Not only are thousands or lives dally committed to your care, lives of Rios** who are traveling from one part of the country to another, some on business, some on pleasure, others on sorrow- ful missions, but in addition to these, are the mil- lions of dollars of property, goods, wares and merchandise, which the people need every da v and every hour of their existence, and which have grown as the years have grown rap dlv up«m us, make it important that they should be rapidly conveyed from one portion of the coun- try to the other. In this state we have over 7 non miles of railroad, a perfect network. Kverv train, with Its one or more brakemen, is charged with a responsibility eouul to that of any other employe from the president or general superin- tendent to the humblest trackmau. [Cheers.] Mr. Cappeller retired amidst rounds of ap plause, and Mr. Chas. F. Porter, Master of Sunny South Lodge, No. 211, of New Or- Digitized by C.ooQLe

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§30 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. IDko. leans, was called for who appeared and made a brief but a felicitous address, at the conclusion of which Rev. Mr. Smith pronounced the benediction and the de- lighted audience dispersed. The meeting was a splendid success and put the delegates in a happy frame of mind to wrestle with problems relating directly to the advancement of the welfare of the Brotherhood. It was our good fortune to be the guest of the Brotherhood of Railroad Brakemen at the fifth annual convention of the Order, held in the city of Columbus, Ohio, in October last. To say that every incident of our visit is fruitful of pleas- ant memories, but feebly expresses the pleasure and satisfaction our brief sojourn in Columbus afforded or the sense of obligation which we feel towards those who contributed to our enjoy- ment. A nobler body of wage-workers, bread- winners and wealth -creators than the Brother- hood of Railroad Brakemen does not exist. That they are capable, that they comprehend situa- tions and conditions, it is only required to note what they have accomplished in the short space of five years. Their growth as an Order has been rapid, but the increase in membership and re- sponsibilities hav not exceeded their capabllitiese to solve problems, and as a result the Brother- hood, while advancing with rapid strides, is compact and conservative, and is destined to ex- ert a powerful influence in bettering the inter- ests of railroad employes throughout the coun- try. ^ ^ It is worthy of remark, that notwithstanding the times In which we live are distinguished for a mad rush after the “almighty dollar,” there are men who will pause In the race to honor heroism, and such was the record in the case of James McDonough, engineer on the G. C. & S. F. R. K.. late a member of Gulf City Lodge, No. 115, B. of L. F. For an act of heroism the passengers on his train presented him with a beautiful costly gold medal, on the face of which was engraved a star and locomotive and on the reverse side t lie following inscription : “To James McDonougu, from grateful passengers, for his heroic efforts in averting a fatal accident near Alvin, Texas, Hept. 8, 1888.” We record such incidents with real satis- faction. They bring into prominence the cour- age of men iu charge of railroad trains and that the men and women who travel are ready and willing to acknowledge the obligations they are under to the men who have the custody of their lives. Tiif reflection of Mr. Ed. F. o’Hhea to the re- sponsible position of Grand Secretary and Tresis- urerof the Brotherhood of Railroad Brakemen, was a testimonial of confidence in his integrity and capabilities, the highest the Brotherhood could bestow. It was a reward of merit— a re- ward fairly won and gracefully bestowed. Mr. O’Shea is one of nature’s noblemen. Geuial iu disposition, warm in friendship, accurate in official duties and devoted to the principles and interests of the order with which he is con- spicuously identified, it is not surprising that he was reflected to the important office he has filled with signal ability. We cordially congrat- ulate Mr. O’Stiea and felicitate the great Brother- hood upon its appreciation of merit. The committee on federation appointed by the Brotherhood of Railroad Brakfmen consists of its Grand Officers, viz : Grand Master s. K. Wil- kinson, First Vice Grand Master W.G. Edens, and Grand secretary and Treasurer Ed. F. O’Shea. To this committee the subject of federation is referred, the same as In the case of the Firemen and Switchmen, committees having full power io act in the matter. TKX XAOAZmX TO THS FBOVT. The Locomotive Fireman Magazine has won its way, not only to the front, but to a position in advance of all other Brotherhood organs pub- lished In the United States. This is not boasting, but the statement of a gratifying fact well calcu- lated to arouse, on the part of Brotherhood Fire- men, a determination to hold the advanced posi- tion and to give the organ of the Order a larger circulation and a wider share of usefulness. In our organisation each Lodge has an oflloer known os the Magasine Agent, who is specially charged with the duty of looking after the inter- ests of the Magazine, It is not an easy matter to overestimate the importance of his duties. If he is vigilant and aggressive, if he has Intelligence and Industry, he can and will indefinitely in- crease the circulation of the Magazine , and at the same time promote the welfare of the Brother- hood. But we desire to say to the membership that the election of a Magazine Agent ought not in any degree detract from a^v member of the Order any earnestness of desire to make the Magazine in the future, still more than it has been in the past, potent as a means of carrying forward the great enterprises of the Order. And we are satisfied if the members of the various Lodges will actively aid the Agent In his efforts to obtain subscribers, not less than 50,000 Maga- zines will be published monthly during the year 1889. It Is known that after January 1st, 1889, the Magazine will be enlarged, that sixteen pages will be added, which, while it will afford ns larger opportunities to make it valuable to its readers, it will necessarily entail additional ex- pense. But if the Ageuts and the membership work together in securing subscribers, the en- largement will -not only prove to be advantage- ous fiuancially but will give to the Order higher character iu the labor organizations of the coun- try. Taking this view of the subject, and we are satisfied it is the correct oue, we are not only bold but urgent iu requesting the personal efforts of every Brotherhood Firemen to help, as best he may, to increase the subscription list of the Mag- azine. It is a Brotherhood enterprise. It speaks for the Order, champions the interests of Loco- motive Firemen, ana every effort to increase its circulation and infiueuce, must of necessity, to a greater or less extent, inure to the individual benefit of members of the Order. We are profoundly iu earnest upon this sub- ject. We shall leave nothing undone or unsaid to aid the Brotherhood in accompllsing Its mission, and we are persuaded all that Is re- quired to realize the most sanguine expectations is to enlist actively the aid of the membership of the Order. Let the response be prompt and em- phatic. The Magazine is worthy of patronage, no Fireman need blush to solicit a subscriber, and we shall do all in our power to hold every subseri ber obtained. Grandmasters. E. Wilkinson, continues at the head of the Brotherhood of Railroad Brake- men, and will in the future, as in thepast.be found maintaining the dignity of the Order, giving it character and Influence throughout its entire jurisdiction. No man more thoroughly comprehends the mission of organized labor, or sees more distinctly the ultimate good to be secured. As a leader, he is courageous, reliable uud considerate, and having the unqualified con- fidence of the Brotherhood of Brakemen, a steady advance is assured. The members of East Albany Lodge, No. 215. have very considerately determined to have n Bazaar, commencing December 84 and continu- ing to t he 15th of the month. That the enter- prise may be both pleasant and profitable Is as- sured, if the members of the Lodge so determine and the ladles give it the wealth of their smiles and influence. Digitized by GiOOQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 981 FRDXEATIO*. The Brotherhood of Railroad Brakemen, com- prehending the advantages certain to resnlt from reaeration, unequivocally endorsed the move- ment at its annual convention, held In Colum- bus. In October last. In doing this, the B. of R. B. demonstrated beyond all cavil that it compre- hended the benefits certain to accrue from an alliance, offensive or defensive, us the case might be, nor were the delegates deterred from action by any frivolous objections. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, at the Atlanta Conven- tion, announced a desire to federate for the pro- tection of railroad employes. The lessons of ex- perience were of a character not to be ignored, and the delegates of the Brakemen ’s Brother- hood grasped the subject, and true to their pro- fessions wheeled into line; but the Engineers, contrary to the expectation of their best friends, and what was believed to be the well-founded hopes of Locomotive Firemen, concluded to postpone action, and for the present at least, have arrayed their Order against the proposed alliance. The Locomotive F iremen, in Conven- tion at Atlanta, extended an invitation to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers to feder- ate for the good of all, but the invitation was de- clined. We do not propose here and now to dis- cuss the subject, but desire simply to say that the action of the Engineers will not prevent the Federation of Firemen, Brakemen and Switch- men. These Orders will go forward in the line of duty and progress— they will beep step to the federation music. They are qualified and will solve the problem. The spirit of fraternity ani- mates them all. They are desirous that justice shall be done to all workiugmen. There is much to be said upon the subject of federation, and be- ginning with the January number of this Maga- zine, we shall discuss*lt in all of Its phases, and * iu dealing with facts we shall not hesitate to In- dulge in plainness of speech. Tiie reflection of H. C. Hays, Esq., to the Im- portant position of First Grand As* istaut Engin- eer of the Brotherhood of Looomotloe Engineers, is a substantial endorsement of a gentleman, whose head and heart qualities are of the very best. Such thiugs show conclusively that hu- man nature is not a failure and that merit does not always go unrewarded. First Vice Grand Master W. G. Edens, of the Brotherhood of Railroad Brakemen, is a gentle- man eminently tltted for the position, and will contribute by his vigilance and capabilities to the influence and growth of the Brotherhood. The Brotherhood of Brakemen is to be congratu- lated in having good men for every responsible position. After Jauuary 1, 18SJI, all money sent to the Grand Lodge, If sent by express, must come in the form of express orders. Money can be sent by draft or postofflee orders, and must be for- warded in one or the other of the met hods named. This change is made to guard against mistakes which hitherto have been numerous and vexa- tious and is now the law of the Order. We are constantly receiving resolutions to be printed in the Magazine. We desire to say to our brethren of the various TiOdges, that by the or- der of the Brotherhood, passed at the Atlanta Convention, no more resolutions of any kind will appear in the Magazine. By keeping this fact in mind the Lodges will be exempt from much needless trouble. Mr. L. C. Foster, Ju., the gentleman retained by the Brotherhood of Railroad Brakemen to All the office of Second Vice Grand Master, will be found in all regards a worthy associate of the other Grand officers of the Order, and the Grand Lodge of Brakemen, as now constituted, will, we are confident, maintain the enviable preslige of the Brotherhood. * 2P* Hnvmta*, it is needless to»ay, has froito the first taken a deep interest in tberortnnes of the Brotherhood firemen who have with unwaver- ing fortitude and fidelity sought to regain their positions on the C.. B.AQ, Our advice to them now is to seek employment elsewhere. This ad- vice Is not ventured because of the stubborn ness of the corporation ; that we believe, could have been overcome, but is predicated upon the action of others who, we had been led to nelieve wonld have utilized every prudent power within their reach to have secured victory. But as a chain is no stronger than the weakest link, so a strike is no stronger than the weakest organization en- gaged in it— and the weakest organization in the C., B. A Q. strike is not the Firemen nor the Switchmen. There has been forwarded to the Secretary of each Lodge of the Brotherhood a package con- taining tubscrlption books, subscription Blanks, receipt books, envelopes, and a full line of sup- plies for Magazine Agents. If any Agent falls to receive the package he should at once call the attention of the Secretary of the Lodge to the fact, and if the Secretary has not received the package no time should be lost in communica- ting with the Grand Lodge. In this matter there should be watchfulness and prompt action. Acknowledgments. -J, 7 , Los Angeles, Cal., October 24, 1888. fit the Officers and Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen : Dear Sirs Accept my heartfelt thanks for the prompt payment of the sum of fifteen hun- dred dollars (8L300) due me by the death of my beloved son, Charles P. Grupe, of Lodge No. 90. May God bless and prosper the B. of lVf., is the sincere wish of Mary J. Grupe. Stan berry, Mo., October 5, 1888. To the Officers and Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen : Dear Sirs and Brothers:— I desire to return my sincere thanks to the B. of L. F. for their kindness to me, aud also for the prompt pay- ment to me of a draft for 81,600 due me on my disability claim, which I received through our Receiver, T. A. Newcomb. Wishing that the Brotherhood may prosper in the future as it has in the past, I remain, Yours fraternally, John McMullen. Philadelphia, Pa., October 6, 1888. To the Officers and Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen : Gentlemen:— I herewith acknowledge the re- ceipt of draft for fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500), per hands of Harry ('. Ewing, the Receiver of Fairmouut Lodge, No. 588, as payment in full for the amount due on the Beneficlnry Certificate of my late husband, Chas. W. Fowler. May God bless the Brotherhood is the wish of Yours respectfully, Ella L. Fowler. Jackson, Tknn., October 0, 1888. To the Officers and Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen : Gentlemen :— I hereby acknowledge the re- ceipt of a draft for 81,510 the amount of insurance due me on the death of my husband, Charles H. Pierce. 1 desire to return my sincere thanks to the Brotherhood for the money and I also wish to express my appreciation of the kindness and attention shown my beloved husband and the respect shown him aft«*r death. Words are In- adequate to express the gratitude I feel toward your noble Order. 1 also tender my heartfelt thanks to members of the Brakemen ’s Lodge aod also to the Engineers who so kindly assisted at the funeral. With best wishes for the pros- perity of the Brotherhood, I remain your sincere friend, Mrs. Susie Pierce. | Digitized by C.ooQle

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932 LOCO MOT TVK FTRF.MF,*r ft MAGA7.TNF. I Dec. This Department In for the exclusive use of the Grand Lodge of the Brotherhood of Locofno- tlve Firemen, and will contain all Notices of Assessments, and other Official Notices, Re- ports aud {Statements emanating from the Grand lx>dge. A1I Lodges and members of the Order should note carefully each month the contents of this Department. DECEMBER, 1888. Office of Grand Secretary and Treasurer, ) Terre Haute, Ind., December 1, 1888. j Assessment Notice for December. ASSESSMENT NO. 29 AND 30, 12.00. To Subordinate lodges. Dear Sirs and Brothers: You are hereby notified of the death and disability of the follow- ing members who were entitled to all the benefits of the Order, viz. : Claim No. 289. Walter S. llefl'er, of Superior Lodge, No. 22.>; was killed by Railroad Accident, September 10th, 1886. Claim No. 290. G. M. Jones, of Overland Lodge, No. 123; was killed by Railroad Accident, Sep- tember loth, 1S8U. Claim No. 291. T. F. Lee, of Chicago Lodge, No. 95 ; died of Typhoid Fever, February 5th, 1887. Claim No. 292. James Maloney, of M innehaha liodge, No. 01 ; died of Consumption, March 19th, 1887. Claim No. 29.1. John Martin, of Gulf City Lodge. No. 115; died of Bright’s Disease, April 14th, 1887. Claim No. 294. H. Schneider, of Guard Rail Lodge. No. 108; sustained a loss of an Arm, May 0th, 1887. Claim No. 295. T. Donoghue. of New Hope Lodge, No. 87; was killed by Railroad Accident, October 15th, 1887. Claim No. 290. T. J. Dunlap, of .Etna Lodge, No. 100; died of Typhoid Pneumouia, January 10th, 1888. Claim No. 297. R. B. Coble, of Frisco Lodge, No. 51 ; died of Consumption, January 10, 1888. Claim No. 298. A. R. Johnston, of Triumphant Lodge, No. 47 ; sustained the partial loss of a hand, January 19th, 1888. Claim No. 299. J. A. McPaul, of Fall River liodge, No. 330 ; died of Consumption, March lGlb. 1888. Claim No. 300. William Aris, of F. G. Law- rence Ix>dge, No. 172; was killed by Railroad Ac- cident, June 20th, 18s8. Claim No. 301. D. Westfall, of Landmark Lodge, No. 128; sustained the loss of a Foot, July 2nd, 1888. Claim No. 302. William Bunch, of Ohio River Lodge, No. 294 ; was killed by Railroad Accident. September 3d, 1888. Claim No. 303. Frank Kelble, of Custer Lodge. No. 191 ; sustained the loss of a Leg, September 9th, 1888. Claim No. 804. O. K. Fox, of Boston Lodge, No 57; was killed by Railroad Accident, September 10th, 1888. Claim No. 305. Lee Williams, of Rose City. Lodge No. 45; was killed by Railroad Accident. September 28th, 1888. Claim No. 306. Frank Cooley, of Buffalo Lodge. No. 12; was killed by Railroad Accident, Septem- ber 30tb, 1888. Claim ^o. 307. Charles Marley, of Metropoli- tan Lodge. No. 363; sustained the loss of an Arm. October 3a, 1888. Claim No. 308. Mac Wertz, of Harrisburg Lodge, No. 174 ; sustained the loss of a Foot, Octo- ber 4th, 1888. Claim No. 309. Martin Higgins, of Troy City Ix>dge, No. 315; died from Abscess of Brain, the result of a Fracture, October 5th, 1888. Claim No. 310. Pat Gorman, of J. M. Dodge Lodge, No. 79 ; died of Typhoid Fever, October 7th. 1888. Claim No. 311. Charles Mennlnger. of Onoko Lodge, No. 211; died of Apoplexy, October 19th. 1888. Claim No. 312. Edward Knapp, of Hudson River Lodge, No. 349; died of Typnold Fever, Oc- tober 24 th, ]8>8. Claim No. 313. Charles C. Baum, of Blooming Lodge. No. 40; was killed by Railroad Accident. October 25th, 1888. Claim No. 314. J. J. LeCaln, of Morning Star Lodge, No. 88: was declared totally disabled with Hernia and Spinal Disease, October 25th, 1888. Claim No. 315. Howard D. Clark, of Justice liodge, No. 357 ; was declared totally disabled with Partial Paralysis, October 30th, 1888. Claim No. 316. Dennis Boyer, of Self Help Lodge, No. 80 ; was declared totally disabled with Locomotor Ataxia, November lei, 1888. Claim No. 317. George C. Green, of United Lodge, No. 60; was declared totally disabled with Softening of the Brain, November 5th, 1888. Note. — Claims Nos. 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295. 296, 297 and 298 were allowed by the AHrsl Biennial Convention. Two assessments amounting to Two Dollars art- levied for the payment of the above claims ;t> follows : Assessment No. 29 Is levied on Claim No. Hi. and all mein!>crs W’ho were admitted on or before October 19, 1888, are liable therefor. Assessment No. 30 is levied on Claim No. 317. and all members who were admitted on or before November 5th, 1888, are liable therefor. You are required to pay the above assessment to the Collector of your Lodge on or before l*e- cember 25th, 1888, otherwise you will stand sus- pended from all the benefits of the Order until you have paid up and have been reinstated by your Lodge, as provided in Section 54, of the Constitution of the Grand Lodge. Yount Fraternally, Eugene V. Debs, G.S.&T. Digitized by C.ooQle

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933 1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE . Unknown Addresses. Jacob Wall is requested to corresponded with tbe Secretary of Royal Gorge Lodge, No. 50, Pueblo, Colorado. - Frank Gano is requested to correspond with the Secretary of Royal Gorge Lodge, No. 59, Pueblo, Colorado. I. O. Damsell, operator, who was last heard from at Helena. Montana. Is requested to cor- respond with E. D. Ferrell, Lock Box 121, Granite, Montana. Robert Fowler, who. In 1884, was employed as hostler ou tne Canada Pacific Railroad, is re- quested to correspond with Thos. Eckerley, C. E., Division, No. 820, B. of L. E., Kamloop.*-, B. C. Office of Grand Secretary and Treasurer, V Terkk Haute, Ind., November 1, 1888. j Beneficiary Statement. To Subordinate Lodges : Sirs and Brothers : The following Is a state meat of the Benetlciary Fund, for the monin ending October 80, 1888 • Receipts. Lodge Nos if ◄ *» ll 3* Total 00 o 0) be ? j A M \ ) IX) 21.5 59 00 59 00 136 28 00 24 lit) 52 00 |216 16 OO 52 CO 68 00 137 29 00 29 IX) 217 2 00 29 DO 31 00 138 1 OO 32 00 34 u> 218 29 Ou 13 00 42 00 139 25 (X) 2.5 00 219 .5 00 42 00 47 00 140 30 U 0 53 00 ; 83 00 1220 12 00 40 00 52 00 141 5S 00 92 IX) 15) U0 221 36 00 36 00 142 2(1 00 93 00 119 IX) •222 7 bo 22 00 29 00 143 14 00 22 H) 36 U0 223 144 17 00 J2 IX) 29 U0 224 39 00 33 00 * 72 00 145 1 0.1 36 00 37 (X) •225 14 00 14 00 146 3 00 46 IX) 49 (X) 226 *30* 00 30 00 147 45 00 45 10 ,227 22 00 21 0U 148 84 00 84 CO ,228 *16 CO 102 00 118 00 149 12 00 210 U0 222 00 229 25 00 25 00 150 4 00 44 00 [ 48 00 230 4 00 01 00 65 00 151 12 00 54 IX) ! 00 to 231 26 00 35 00 61 00 152 44 00 ; 44 ix) 2:22 25 00 9 00 144 00 153 29 IX) 29 IX) 2:43 32 00 32 00 154 ' 8 00 21 Ot 1 29 00 2:44 74 00 18 00 92 00 155 1-235 82 00 32 00 156 ’ 5 00 83 00 38 00 2:46 *30 00 9 00 39 00 157 1 00 17 00 18 00 2-47 11 00 61 00 72 00 158 76 00 70 IX) *2.38 4 (X) 22 00 26 00 159 20 00 19 00 39 UO •2:49 9 00 35 00 44 00 160 4 00 44 00 48 00 210 7 CO 87 06 94 00 161 13 00 33 00 40 IX) 241 11 00 11 00 162 6 00 90 10 102 IX) 212 5 do 65 00 70 00 163 29 00 18 00 47 00. 243 14 00 14 00 164 43 (X) 43 (X)i '244 ’ 7 bo( 99 00 106 00 165 43 00 43 O') (24.5 44 00 44 00 166 ’ 4 00 49 00 54 IX) i 240 167 2 00 37 00 39 (X) 1 1 17 18 do 21 00 39 00 168 j j248 4 00 37 00 41 00 169 128 00 128 00 (249 4 00 10 00 14 00 170 ’ 6 00 39 00 45 IX)1 250 8 00 81 00 89 00 171 26 00 23 00 49 00 ,251 54 00 53 00 172 3 (X) 46 00 49 01)1 •2.52 82 00 82 00 173 ! 254 *4 00 40 00 41 00 174 ’ 4 do 127 00 131 CX) 251 41 00 41 00 175 27 00 27 IK)1 2.55 *18 00 60 00 78 00 176 14 0o 14 IX) (256 53 00 29 IX) 82 00 177l 15 00 35 00 5) 00 257 .‘40 00 30 00 178 18 00 52 00 70 (X) ■258 23 00 23 00 179 44 00 57 00 10 1 00 250 *25 00 22 00, 47 00 180 6 00 14 IX) 19 IX)| 200 .... 181 18 00 18 00 ,261 23 0j 21 00 ! 44 00 182 80 00 30 00, 262 35 00 ! 35 00 183 ’ 3 00 34 00 37 no 1263 ’ 6 (id 29 00 35 00 184 4 00 17 00 21 00 264 3 00 44 00 47 00 185 1 <0 17 0) 18 00 I (265 10 00 64 00 , 74 00 186 35 CO 36 00 1 71 10 266 19 00 1 52 00 ‘ 71 0t Digitized by C.ooQLe

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I 21 f.rh, G. 8. and T. Office of Gras d skcbet akv andTreasvhek, \ Tekkk Haotk, Inij., December 1. 1888. j Special Assessment No. 17. $2.00. To Subordinate Lodges: Deal Sihs and Bkotiikks You are hereby notified that Special Assessment No. 17, amount- ing to Two (02.00) Dollars, baa boon levied this day upon all members whose names appear upon the roll of membership December 1st, 1008, and must be paid to the Collector of your Dodge on or before January 1st. 1889, as provided In Sec- tions 11, 12 and 13 of the Protective Department. Any member failing to make payment of the foregoing assessment, as above required, will staua ► us pended from all the benefits of tne Or- der until he has paid up and has been reinstated by a vote of the Lodge. Any member failing or declining to make pay- ment of the foregoing assessment within sixty days after the last day of payment will be ex- pelled and so reported to the Grand Lodge in all things the same as in case of non-payment of * beneficiary assessments Collectors are required to deliver their state- ments of i his assessment to the Receiver, with the amount collected thereon, on or before Jan- uary 2, 1889, and Receivers are required to for- ward the same so as to reach the Grand Lodge ou or before January 10th, 1889. Any Lodge falling or declining to make Its re- turns as above required will be subject to the same penalties that are provided for the non- payment of beneficiary asssessments. Yours fruternally, Kvgexk V. Debs, G. 8. and T. I Grand Lodge. ! F. P. Sargent Grand Master j Terre Haute. Indiana. J. J. Hannahan Vice Grand Master Box 655, Englewood, 111. E V. Debs \ Grand Secretary and Treasurer Terre Haute, Indiana. E. V. Debs Editor and Manager of Magazine Terre Haute, Indiana BOARD OF GRAND TRUSTEES. ! J . W. Gardner . * Chairman Box 738, Fort Dodge, Iowa. C. C. Sutherland Secretary Horton, Kansas. I.. P. Smith 292 Fulton Street, Chicago, Ills GRAND EXECUTIVE BOARD. ■Larry Walton Chairman 430 Wvoming Street, West Philadelphia, Pa. W H. Burns Secretary 122 Newberry Avenue, Chicago, 111. . J Leahy . . . 2627 Fremont St., Philadelphia. Pa I F. X. Roll . . . 806 22*1 aveS., Minneapolis, Minn. W. H. McDonnell . 210 E. Market St., Scranton, Pa. Subordinate Lodges. 1. DEEB PARK ; Port Jervis, N. I. Meets In Union Hallatj2 P. M. every 8unday. James Fordyce, Box 395 . . Master Wm UMroan Secretary A. H. Marsh Collector < ha- s curkman, Box 26 Receiver W. II. Decker Magazine Agent I. BAND 15 HAND; Providence, B. 1. Meets 2d Monday of each month, at 8:30 P. M., In Engineers’ Hall. C. Anthony Taft, 38 w Exchange st ... Master Joseph W. Healy, 68 Lippitt St Secretary Willis A. Aldrich. 271 Smith St Collector J. W. Williams, 314 N Main st Receiver Magazine Agent S. ADOPTED DAUGHTER; Jersey City, 5. J. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. in Germa- nia Hall, 140 Newark ave. C. W. Martin, 467 Grove st Master D W. J. Mahoney, 243 Second 8t . . . Secretary J. B. Sweet, 125 Academy St Collector C. E. Ben ter. 1020 Herkimer St., Brook- lyn, New York Receiver B. Simpson, 572 Jersey Ave . . . Magazine Agent Digitized by LaOOQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 935 4 mm udu r. O. XHehtil, U Monntfort St .. 0. D. rth, Nevada. Meets every Friday at 7:00 P M. Master W. E ( ; > ‘ • i ». Box 137 Secretary F w v. » Box 8 Collector r ’.;nr she’- 8 Receiver Magazine Agent 20. t, Iowa. Met • !• Engineer's Hall every Monday at 7:15 El Cab< \v Master Wells, Box 117 Secretary Collector . Receiver Magazine Agent 21. INDLSTHIAL; St. Louis Mo. Meet* 2d and 4th Tuesdays at 8 P. M., at 902 So. 4th St. Eli (fidas. 911 Chouteau ave Master D. (’. Met 'liotock. 2ni6 Gratiot St . . .Secretary Win. Merkle. MO chambers st Collector Wm. C. Lii.ck, 1 L*3 Dodfer St Receiver Eli Gicla*. 941 Chouteau Ave . . Magazine Agent 22. CENTRAL; Urbana, HI. Meet in I. O. O. P. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays. Dan. O’Connor Master F. A. Bonner Secretary Alex. McLennan Collector Dan O’Connor Receiver George Brash Magazine Agent 28. PHffiXIX ; Brookfield. Ho. Meets 2d and 4th Mondays, over Wheeler's bank. Louis LeClair Master J. S. Ott, Box 381 Secretary H. A. Dick, Box £84 Collector J. S. Ott, Box 381 Receiver A.JL Jofselyn Magazine Agent 94. GREAT WESTERN; Parsons. Kansas. Meet in I. O. O. F. Hall on Johnson Ave., every Wednesday at 2:30 P M. J. E. Powell, L. Box 144 Master F. E. Green, Box 418 Secretary Chas. W. Maier, Box 514 Collector J. E. Powell. L. Box 144 Receiver J. W. Terrell, Box 322 Mag. Agent Digitized by CjOOQle

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936 LOCO MO TIVE FIREMEN ’S MA OAZINE. [Dec. It. OONSECTJHti LINK; Boost, lows. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M. Aaron Starks, Box 349 .Master Ed. C, Brownso'n, Box 34 Secretary James F. Bills Collector Simon Rogers Receiver Wm. J. Webster Magasine Agent 86. ALPHA: Baraboo, Wis. Meets 2d and 4th Mondays in B. L. E. Hall. Wm. H. Pobjoy Master Thomas Williams Secretary Wm. H. Pobjoy Collector Frank R. Meicner Receiver Chas. A. Rich Magasine Agent *7. HAWKE YE; Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Meets 2d Sunday at 2:30 P. M. and 4th Mondays at 7:30 P. M. at Room 13 O’Hara’s Block. F. McArdle, 853 G Ave., west Master J. E. Collins, lt>5 A ave Secretary J. L. Jennings. 328 G Ave, W Collector C. B. Everett, 46 A avenue Receiver J. H. McKenzie, 172 B Ave . . . Magazine Agent 88. ELKHORN; North Platte, Neb. Meets every Wednesday at 7:80 P. M. Thos.J Burney, L Box 2v5 Master Reed M Hindman, L Box 322 Secretary John T. Stuart, L Box 307 Collector Frank D. Winn, L Box 232 Receiver P. M Hindman Magazine Agent 89. CKRRO GORDO; Mason City, Iowa. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesday evening of each month cor. Second and Main Sts. Chas S. Holman Master J. H. Fulton, Box 706 Secretary Max Newbowrs Collector J. H. Fulton, Box 706 Receiver Stephen A. Trine Mag. Agent 80. CEDAB V ALLEY; Waterloo, Iowa. Meet in Black Hawk Hall, Lafayette St. and X. Waterloo, 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P. M. E. T. Gregory, 614 Saxon St Master R. A. Corson, Box 1164 Secretary H. P. Esty Collector K. A. Corson, Box 1164 Receiver F. Fern, care J. C. R. R. shop . . Magazine Agent 81. B. B. CENTRE; Atchlsoa, Kansas. Meets on 1st and 3rd Sundays at 2 P. M., oor. 8d and Commercial St. H. L. Clark, cor. Roberts and Commer- cial st Master 8. G. Hamrick, 1308 Main st Secretary Chas. Bennington, 14th and SantaFe st. Collector John O’Connor. 1893 Main St Receiver C. H. Norris, 901 Commercial St . . . Mag. Agent 88. BORDER; Ellis, Meets Tuesday evenings at 7:30 in I. O. O. F. Hall. Geo. M. McClure, Box 206 Master Gostave Ebellng Secretary A. M. Petrie. Box 108 Collector A. Waters, Box 105 Receiver Harry Stigail Magazine Agent 88. SUCCESS; Treatoa, Mo. Meets in Engineer’s Hall, ovor Union Bank, 1st and 8d Mondays at 2 P. M., and 2d and 4th Mondays at7P M. Thomas E. Torpey Master Thomas Griffin, Box 146 Secretary Wm. Bckermen Collector Frank Park Reoelver F. J. Fischer Magazine Agent 84. CLINTON; Clinton, town. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays at 2:30 P. M. in Engi- neer’s Hall, Fourth St E. M. Hodge, 608 7th Ave Master Wm. Andrews, 602 N. Fourth 8t . . . . Secretary F. A. Kinch, 622 Seventh Ave Collector Thrs. Bulen, 619 Sixth Ave Receiver Joaeph F. Butler, 1706 S. 6th St . . . Mag. Agent 88. AMBOY; Amboy, 111. James Laved Master Thomas Monahan, Box 468 Secretary Jas. Bersley Collector Thomas Monahan, Box 458 Receiver Jas. P. Duggan Magazine Agent 36. TIPPECANOE; Lafayette, ln4. Meets in Red Men’s Hall at 2 P. M. Sundays Chaq, Ernst, 164 Salem st, over U. S>. Ex- press Co . . . T . . . . Master Albert H. Kelley, 98 Greeu St .... . Secretary Louis Raub, 126 N 8th st Collector W. R. Johnson, 110 8. 4th St Receiver M. S. Hewes, 82 Smith St ... . Magasine Agent 87. NEW HOPE; Centralis, 111. Meets every Thursday at 8 P. M. - H. G. Cormlck, Box 151 Master W. D. Holton, Box 244 Secretary W. D. Hoton, Box 244 Collector C. W. Styles Receiver T. J. Prickett Magazine Agent 18. A YON; Stratfbrd, Ontario. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M. James Harvey, Box 318 Master J. T. Burke, Box 318 Secretary Wm. O’Brien, Box 318 Collector G. Nursey, Box 318 Receiver Eugene A. Ball Magazine Agent 89. TWIN CITY; Rock Island, I1L Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., in Red Men’s Hall. Geo. H. Hinkley Master James Marouey Secretary John O. Boyle Collector Geo. H. Hinkley Receiver Carl Bolts, 3031 Fifth Ave .... Magazine Agent 40. BLOOMING ; Bloomington. 111. Meets 910 W. Chestnut st., Tuesdays, at 7:30 P. M. John Clark, 720 W Chestnut st Master P. L. Cutler, 707 W Locust st Secretary Geo. Meade, 1116 WT. Chestnut St .... Collector James dll, 1206 N Lee st Receiver Ed. J. Spreen, 608 N. Mason St., Magazine Agent 41. ONWARD; Dlcklasoa, Dakota. Meets every Thursday at 7:30 P. M.f in Odd Fel- low’s Hall. W. F. Cunningham, L. Box 215 Master O. A. Dosakey, Box 17 Secretary O. A. Dosskey, Box 17 Collector Joe Crosth waite, L Box 168 Reoelver W. R. Williams Magazine Agent 48. ELMO; Madison, Wis. Meets in Good Templars Hall 2d and 4th Sundays. Alfred Tyler. 312 Lake St Master John Cashen, cor Clymer & Broom st . Secretary Jno. Harrington, 620 W Main St . . . .Collector Alfred Tyler, 812 Lake St Receiver Alfred Tyler, 312 Lake St Mag. Agent 48. ST. JOSEPH ; 8t Joseph, Mo. Meets 1st and 8d Thursdays at I. O. O. F. Hall, 10 Pacific St. F. O. Porter, N. B. Cor. Thirteenth and Penn. Sts Master Jas. Hyndm&n, 2216 S Sixth St .... Secretary Jas. Hyndm&n. 2216 S. Sixth St Collector Byron B. Wilber, 720 w. Dayton 8t . . . Receiver C. D. Porter, 2824 S. 6th St., St Joseph, Mo Magasine Agent 44. F. W. ARNOLD; East St Loafs, HU Meets alternate Tuesdays, at 7:80 P. M. in Jack- iosch Hall on Missouri and Main sts. T. J. Hayes, Box 375 Master c. E. Long, Box 364 Secretary Philip Cramer, Box 68 .Collector j. U. Roy Reoelver C. E. Long, Box 354 Magasine Agent ML BOSE CITY; Little Bock, Ark. Meete in Quapaw Hall every Monday night P. H. Williams, 1114 Water St . Master Ed Chamberlain, 815 North St Secretary Wm. Smith, 206 Cross st Collector George Emery. 802 Not th 8t Reoelver Ed Chamberlain, 716 w Markham st . Mag. Agent Digitized by C.ooQLe

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE IIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 937 46. CAPITAL; Spria&fleld, KD. Meeta at Engineers' Hall. 217 South 5th st, 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P. M. A. D. Hensley. 911 E. Reservoir st .... Master E. W. Rowland. 427 S Ninth st . . . . Secretary E. W. Rowland, 427 8. Ninth St .... Collector James Allen, south Uth st Receiver E. W. Anderson, 1007 E. Cook St . . . Mag. Agent 47. TRIUMPHANT; Chicago, HI. Meets in Prosperity Hall, N. E. cor. State and 18th sts. 1st Monday evening and 3d Sunday afternoons. W. E. Burns, 122 Newberry st Master • Wm. Keeler, 3H30 LaSalle st Secretary Wm. Keeler. 3830 LaSalle st Collector C. Watson, 183, E 22d st Reioever Martin Creighton, 1436 Indiana Ave . Mag. Agent 48. W. P. HYNES; Peoria, Hi. Meets in O. A. R. Hall 1st Saturday at 7:30 P. M., and 8d Sunday at 2 P. M. G. C. Watt, 017 1st st Master J. V. Johnson, 412 Spencer St Secretary W. A. McMillan, 206 State 8t Collector G. 0. Watt. 617 1st St Receiver Jas. E. Dillon, 503 Frink St . . . Magazine Agent 48. J. M. RAYMOND: Decatur, 111. Meets 2d and 4tn Sundays at 8 P. M., in Engin- eer's Hall, E. Eldorado St. Chas. Hockerv, 1113 N Calhoun st . . . . Master Geo. Homer, 1021, E Cerro Gordo st . . Secretary Wm. Murphy, 92i E 'Gder&do st . . . . Collector A. H. Shtton, 076 N. Water St Receiver Wm. Langelt, 903 N. Morgan st . Magazine Agent 56. BANNER; Siam berry. Mo. Meets every Saturday night at 7:8u P. Jos. J. Smith Chas. H. Runyan Chas. II. Runyan T. A. Newcomb Jos. J. Smith M. . . .Master . Secretary . Collector . Receive Mag. Agent 57. BOSTON ; Boston, Mask Meets 1st and 8d Sundays of each month at Odin Hall. 47 Hanover st. F. F. Derby, Fitchburg R. R Engine House, Charlestown, Mass Master T. H. Haines, Ocean View St., Wln- throp, Mass Secretary A. W. spurr, 66 Hammond 8t Collector T. H. Haines, Ocean View St., Winthrop, Mass., Receiver Oscar Huber, Fitchburg R. R. Engine * House, Charlestown, Mass .... Mag. Agent 58. SACRAMENTO; Rocklin. Cal.. Meet every Monday in Masonic Hall at l P. M. C. C. Brown Master C. E. Warmington Secretary C. E. Warmington Collector M. H. Tuttle Receiver M. H. Tuttle Magazine Agent 59. ROYAL GORGE; South Pa c bio, Colo. Meets every Monday evening at 7:30. 8. H. James, 610 W 7th at, Pueblo . . . .Master John (i&Uagher. 27 Blook Secretary C. 8. Walker, 309 Mechanic at., Pueblo . Collector M. C. Donnelly, 316 E. 2d 3u, Pueblo . . Receiver John T. DeJersey, Pueblo, Colo . . . Mag. Agent 50. GARDEN CITY ; Chicago, IU. Meets 1st and 3d Saturdays at 7:90 P. M. J. J. Coffey, 8. W. cor. 8ohool A Dnnkln Park, Town of Lake, 111 Master John O. Grady, 4930 Butterfield st . . . Secretary C. D. D ckermsn. 5M2 Dearborn st . . Collector J. J. Delaney, 807 Dexter ave Receiver G. W. Brlslen, 4700 Wabash Ave . . . Mag. Agent 60. UNITED; Philadelphia, Pa. Meets alternate Sundays at Dover Hall, Marshall St. above 8usquehann& ave. Fred. o. Metzeer, 18 >1 Lettcrly st .... Master B. F. Pettit, 205.) n 9th st Secretary J. R. Race. 521 Diamond 8t Collector B. F. Pettit. 2055 N. Ninth St Receiver J. R. Race, 521 Dl&moud st . . . Magazine Agent 51. FRISCO: North Springfield, Mo Meets 2d and 4th Saturdays of each month at 7:80 P. M. in Masonic Hall. E. R. Harlan Master Michael Gaffhey, Box 277 Secretary George Hosier Collector John C. Carson Receiver Chas. Schuler Mag. Agent 52. GOOD WILL: Logaasport, lad. Meets every Sundays at 2 P. M., Cor. Fourth and Market 8ts. Chas. Truman. 1318 Spear st Master W. A. McDonald, 1216 Smead 8t . . . . Secretary John T. Maloy, 715 w. Ottawa St . . . .Collector M. W. Jamison, Market and Fourth sts., Receiver J. A. Holland, corner George and 15th Sts Magazine Agent 61. MINNEHAHA: St. Pail, Mlaa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, in Druid’s Hall, oor. Jackson and 7th Sts. James V. Piper, cor. Jackson St. and Como ave Master P. McLaughlin, 78 Sycamore St . . . . Secretary H. E. Kemp, 283 Granite 8t Collector Theo. F. Hart, 700 Tuscarora St .... Receiver Jas. Johnson, 008 Warren St . . Magazine Agent fit. TINBERGEN; Carboadale, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., in Odd Fel- lows’ Hall. oor. 7th and Church sts. John P. McCawley, Box 608 Master U. 8. Van Denmark, Box 441 Secretary W. H. Brokenshier Collector A. M. Banks, Box 479 Receiver O. *. Histed, L. Box 866 .... Magazine Agent D, EMPORIA : Emporia, kaasaa. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2:30 P. M., in A. O. U. W. Hall, oor. Fifth and Com. sts. John C. Hampson, 114 West st Master Louis D. Brlgnam, 108 Rural st . . . . Secretary . John McGaha, Moline, Kan Collector John Turnpaugh, 2 Pine St Receiver W. R. Samuels, 524 Rural St Mag. Agent SS. HERCULES; Danville. IU. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays In K. of H. Hall, West Main street. John Myers, 808 N. Jackson St Master Bernard Man ion Secretary John Wakely, Box 772 Collector H. J. Bohn, 501 E. Main St Receiver T. A. Hudson Mag. Agent 54. ANCHOR; Robert j. Mo. Meet Tuesdays at 7 P. M. in Supples Bros. Hall. James A. Robertson Master J. T. Grimes, L. Box 118 Secretary M. Sullivan, Box 1551 Collector Lnther B Cham bit n .Box 284 Receiver J. 8. Hannah, Box 1574 Mag. Agent 55. BLUFF CITY; Memphis, Team. Meets 2d and 4th Thursday evenings, at No. 16 Johnson Ave. Jacob Fuches, L. A N. Shops Master Jacob Wagner, L. & N. Shops Secretary Jacob Wagner. L. A N. Shops Collector Con 8hea, L. A N. Shops Receiver J. E. McFadden. 186 Johnson ave . . Mag. Agent 64. SIOUX j Sloax City, Iowa. Meets 9d and 4th Sundays at 2:90 P. M. in K. P. Hall. D. L. Davenport, 1521 E Sixth st Master James Griffin, 419 Clark st Secretary Sidney Weir, 506 Iowa St Collector D. L. Davenport, 1521 E Sixth st . . . . Receiver Warren Bennett Mag. Agent 45. FORT RIDGELY; Waseca, Mtaa. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays at Engineer’s HalL Jas. B. Newcomer Master G. Bennett Secretary J. A. Robinson Collector W. D. Grimes, Box 488 Receiver George Woekie Magazine Agent Digitized by i^ooQle

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988 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. £Dbc. m. CHUmit MtorflU, Orttth. UeM In B. o! L. V. HmS, HialM tadajaat £30 P. M. Bobert Milne, Bellerllle Station Master F. C. Link, Belleville Station Secretary W. J. Logue, Box 9, Bellerllle Station . Collector Tim Paly, Jr., Bellerllle Station . . . . Receiver R. Snell Magaaine ▲gent 79. IBW Dreekearlim, I Meets 3d and 4th Sundays Han. Geo. W. Sebastian . . . . W. C. HaU Harry Pearce W. W. Hurd Fred Whitbred, Box 84 . . . «7. DOHDnOH; Toronto, Canada. Meets In 1. O. O. F. HaU 3d and 4th Sundays at 3:30 P. M. W. Brent, 85 Sped in a ave Master Sidney Vaughan, 5 Draper St Secretary Jaa. Pratt, 174 Huron St Collector . Sidney Vaughan, 5 Draper St Reoelver Jaa Pratt, 78 Huron St Mag. Agent 86. IaV CLAIRE; Altoona. Wls. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 3 P. Jerry Laughlln Timothy Anglim Box 12 Patrick E. Keating, Box 62 ... . Martin E. Duggan Martin E. Duggan M. . . .Master . Secretary . Collector . . Receiver Mag. Agent 68. ISLAND CITY; Brock rille, Ontario. Meets every Thursday evening at 7:80 P. M. In the Merrill Block. Tbos. Shields, Box 658 Master A. W. Dales, Box 206 Secretary J. G. Goodison, Box 2C0 Collector I. J. Beehler, Box 658 Receiver Benjamin Dickerson Magazine Agent 70. LONE STAR; Longview, Texas. Meet every Tuesday at 2 P. M. in I. O. O. F. Hall. I. H. Stout, Box 411 Master Lorenzo D. Oden. Box 411 Secretary Albert N. Oden, Box 111 Collector Lorenzo D. Oden, Box 111 Receiver C. W. Slayton, Box 421 Magazine Agent 71. SUSQUEHANNA ; Ooeonta, N. Y. Meets in B. of L. £. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at 3 P. M. Willard Robinson, 6 Mickley ave .... Master W. W. Rowe Secretary R. W. Mills Collector Irvin Baker Receiver J. K. Owens, Box 598 Magazine Agent 72. WELCOME; Camden, N. J. Meets lft and 3d Sundays of each month at N. E. Cor. 8d aud Federal St*. John Coulter, 45 Cooper St Master Ger. M. Kern, 291 Kuighns ave Secretary Garret M. Westou, 5to Bridge St . . , . (kd lector Jas. L. Gibbs, Collinswood, N. J . . . . Receiver Henry Harris. 446 Henry 8t . . . Magazine Agent 73. BAY STATE: Worcester, Mass. Meets 2*1 and 4th Sundays at 302 Main St. E. Brewer, 27 Houghton si Master Clifts. A. Smith, 124 Central St . . . .Secretary Chas. L, Dodge, 21 Lsgraneest Collector Chas. O. Sykes. North Grafton, Mass . . Receiver E. A, Bragg, 8 Kilby St Magazine Agent 74. KANSAS CITY; Kansas City, Mo. Meets in Forresters’ Hall alternate Mondays. D. McDonnell, 2114 Belleview Ave . . . .Master J. M. Tierney, Box 73, Station “ A” . . Secretary R. Haslett, 2117 Madison avenue .... Collector W. B. Roberts. 1608 Madison Ave .... Receiver G. B. Campbell, Argentine, Ark . Mag. Agent 76. ENTERPRISE; Philadelphia, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sunday afternoons in Erick- son’s Hall, 3917 Lancaster ave. Chas. H. Hawman. 620 west 33th street West Philadelphia Master C. W. Reeves, 620 N. 88th 8t., W. Phila- delphia Secretary Frank Dupell, 3621 Aspen St, W. Phila- delphia Collector C. W. Reeves, 620 N. 38th St., W. Phila- delphia Receiver Frank Dupell, 3621 Aspen St., West Philadelphia Magazine Agent 77. EOCKY MOUNTAIN; Dearer, Cel©. Meets every Thursday at 7:30 P. M. In NeefaHaU, Fifteenth street. Chas. D. Lane, 2646 Lawrenoe St . F. Brundage, 1216 Larimer 8t . D. L. Mans, 445 Beecher ave, N. side . .Collector W. F. Brundage, 1216 Larimer 8t . . . . Receiver H. M. Johns, 940 Eleventh st . . Magaaine Agent 78. GOLDEN EAGLE; Sedalla, Meets every Thursday at 7 E. Third street P. M. in Hart’S Hall, John Lay bourne, 818 Engineer 8t . . . . Master H. D. Boullt, 1223 E. 6th St Secretary Edw. J. Moore, 109 E. Boonvllle St . . . Collector Henry Meyer. 318 Engineers' Bt .... Receiver G. H. LyoLB, 318 Engineer st Mag. Agent 79. J. M. DODGE; Roodhoose, HI. Meets 1st and 3d Mondays and 2d and 4th Sun- days. in Engineer’s Hall. John Underwood Master Chas. E. Stone Secretary Chas. K Stone Collector W. Wat* on Receiver J. A. Wells Magazine Agent 80. SELF HELP ; Aurora. III. Meets over 26 and 28 Broadway, every 2d Sun- day. Goo. Coding. 42S Benton st Master W. B. Miller, 110 Main St Secretary W. B. Miller. 110 Main St Collector Frank G. Boomer, 95 LaSalle St . . . .Receiver C. Kelly, 318 Fox st Mag. Agent 81. PINE CITY ; Brainerd. Minn. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., In I. O. O. F. • hall, 6th st So. Emery Scott Master Geo. Watts, Box 1045 Secretary W. J. Bain, Box 1763 Collector Rowland Aruudel, Box 599 Receiver .8. W. Green Magazine Agent 82. NORTHWESTERN ; Minneapolis, Mlnm. Meet 1st Saturday evening and 3d Sunday after- noon of each month. Ernest B. Mayo, 424 First avenne, so . . . Master W. K. Richmond, 820 N. Girard Ave . . Secretary Robt. J. Watson, 716 lth ave N Collector W. K. Richmond. 820 N. Girard Ave . . Receiver Geo. E. Walker, 2130 Tenth Ave. So., Mag. Agent 88. TRINITY ; Fort Worth, Texas. Meets in B. L. F. Hall every Wednesday at 8 P.M. I. M. Dean. . Box 406 Master Geo. H. Tucker, Box 406 Secretary I. M. Dean, Box 406 Collector J. M. Dean, Box 406 ... Receiver J. S. Whilley, Box 406 Magazine Agent 84. CALHOUN: Battle Creek, Mich. Meets in Whitcomb’s Block, N. Jefferson St.. 3d and 4th Sundays at 2:80 P. M. and 1st Monday ftt 7*80 F M E. C. Wilder, 50 South Ave Master Ja8. Burgess, 76 Bennett St Secretary Fred Voss. 103 Green St Collector E. C. Wilder, 50 South Ave . . . . . . Receiver A. Cronin. 119 Bennett St . . . Magaaine Agent 85. FABGO : Fargo, Dakota. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at L O. O. F. Hall, Cor. Robert st and Second Ave. W. W. Sturman, Box 825 Master Eugene McAullffe, Box 668 Secretary Wash. Terrett Collector R. Rogge veen, 324 13th St., north .... Receiver Thos. A. Kelly Magaaine Agent Digitized by Ujooole i

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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 939 « BLACK DLU| Lanade <% Wywlif, Meet* Friday avaning at 7 JO tn I.LBtil John W.cSrtto!Tr KM Wb. Konold Secretary Henry G. Bernard Collector Wb. Both, Box 846 Beoetrer Chat. Reynolds Mac* Agent 8V. SUMMIT) Bawltas, Wyeadag. Meet alL O. 0. THall 1st and M Wednesday* at 7:10P.M. J. A. Measures Master J. Doherty Secretary G. C. Jordan Collector P. Nanghton Receiver Wb. 8. Reel Magazine Agent N. MORNING STAB) Evanstoa, Wyoming. Meets Thursdays at 7:80 P. M. in I. O.O. F. Hall. J. C. Bowman Master Kenneth O. McLean, Box 150 Secretary Wb. L. Gray Collector J. C. Bowman Receiver James Holt Magazine Agent 80. CHEHAW ; Montgomery, Ala. Meets every Sunday, in K. P. hall, over National Band, Commerce St. B. L. Cranford, Box 52 1 Master Ed. Austin, 115 Dexter ave Secretary A. F. Grubbs, Box 524 Collector Geo. I. Fuller, 20 N. Perry 8t Receiver A. F. Grubbs, Box 524 Magazine Agent 90. SAN DIEGO; San Bernardino, Cal. Meets in Odd Fellows Uall 1st and 3d Monday evenings. J. Dunn, Box 615 Master R. F. Lange, Box 645 Secretary Harvey Smith, Box 645 Collector J. W. Hilliard, Box 645 Receiver G. A. March, Box 645 Mag. Agent 91. GOLDEN GATE; San Francisco, Cal. Meets 1st Sunday at 1 P. M. and 3d Tuesday at 7 P. M., Cor. Valencia and 16th Sts. Mat Rourke, 1855 Mission 8t Master Charles A. Crltes, 203 Sixteenth St . . Secretary W. J. Allen, 24 Julian Ave., near 15th, Collector James Doyle, 517 18th St Receiver James Doyle, 537 18th St Mag. Agent 99. FRONTIER CITY; Oswego, N. Y. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at N. Y. O. & W. Ry. Depot. Chas. Spath, 39 W. Talman St Master Myrom H. Counsell. 16 E. 6th St . . . . Secretary M. H. Murphy, E. Mereier St Collector 8. C. Foray th, 166 W. Utica St ..... . Receiver 8.C. Forsyth, 166 W. Utica St . . Magazine Agent 98. GATE CITY: Keokuk, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., in Horn’s hall. Cor. 8th and Main st*. John Crouiu, Cor. Band Bluff Sts .... Master A. J. Ebereoll, 1213 Bank St Secretary E. J. Kelley, 519 Ridge St Collectoi John H. Carter, 507 Main St Receiver Henry Mountgumery, Centerville . . Mag. Agent 94. CACTUS; Tucson, Arizona. Meets every Tuesday at 7:30 P. M. at B. of L. F. Hall, Cor. Tool Ave. and Pennington St. W. K. Butler, Box 218 Master Jacob Hettrick Secretary F. M. Blaney Collector N. H. Cramer Receiver J. C. Clancey, L. Box 218 ... . Magazine Agent •6. CHICAGO: Chicago, Uh Meet at 237 Milwaukee Ave. 2d Tuesday at 8:00 P. M. and last Sunday of each month, at 9:90 A. M. D. M. Leavitt, 36 Temple st Master Vernon L. Culver, 174 N Halstead st . . Secretary J. F. Cant Ion, 142 Front St Collector E. W. Wallbaum. 224 Larrabee 8t . . . Receiver Pat Grady, Lake Forest, 111 . . Magazine Agent •I. ALKX1A t WeDsvfB*. OKI*. Meets let amHd Sunday* in B. of L. X. Hall, Main Sts. G. Leibtag MfTtfT Frank Bay. Box 088 Secretary Wb. M. King . . CoQeetof Joseph Quinn, Box SM Receiver John Lefotag, Box 808 Magazine Agent •7. OBAEGX GROTX) Lee Angeles, CeL Meets every Tuesday evening at 7:30, at 612 San Fernando 8L George C. Morton, Box 72 Master J. D DeFrees, Box 72 Secretary Wm. T. Curl, Box 72 Collector Ed. Whitney, 22 Railroad St Receiver F. B. Boyett, Box 72 Magazine Agent 98. PERSEVERANCE: Terrace, Utah. Meets every Tuesday, at Engineers' Hall F. C. Stokes Master E. G. White Secretary J. H. Neven Collector R. W. Shields Receiver E. G. White Magazine Agent 99. ROCHESTER: Rochester. N. Y. Meets every Friday evening, at No. 33 Market St. E. E. Pruyn, 41 First Ave Master W. P. Couch, 99 Broadway Secretary Geo. Kingsley, 22 Upton Park Collector James N. Clark, 40 Asylum St Receiver Wm. H. Rice. 9 Norwood St Mag. Agent 100. ADAIR; Bowling Green, K /. Meet* every Monday at 2 P. M., in Wrights Hall, cor. Main and Adams sts. Wm. Coleman Master Woods L, Miller, Box 446 Secretary Woods L. Miller, Box 446 Collector Wesley Alsup Receiver Richard A. Potter Magazine Agent 101. ADVANCE; Creston, Iowa. Meets every Monday at 7:30 P. M., In Firemen’s Hall, 222 Pine st. J. W. Crouch, Box 288 Master Al. Finley Seer tary J. W. Crouch, Box 288 Collector J. F. Bryan. L. Box 319 Receiver H. H. Carter Magazine Agent 109. CONFIDENCE; East Des Moines. Iowa. Meets alternate Sundays At 2 P. M., in I. O. O. F. Hall, S. K. cor. Sycamore and Sixth St. F. 8. Payne, 1221 Court Ave Master C. M. Krull, 717 Lyon St Secretary John Loveless, 1203 Fillmore St Collector J. W. Comb*. 1321 Buchanan St ... Receiver H. L. Wilson, 118 9tb at., Council Bluffs, Iowa Magazine Agent 103. FALLS CITY; LodIstIHo, Ky. Meet every Thursday at 2 P. M. at Colgan’s Hall, Cor. 10th and Walnut St. Wm. C. Abbey, 1017 Story Ave Master • Jamea J. Lawson, 1108 12th st Secretary John B. Reynolds, 1017 13th st Collector James J. Lawson, 1108 12lh st Receiver John H. Patrick. 939 Tenth St . . Magazine Agent 104. “OLD KENTUCKj” Lndlow, Ky. Meets 1st and 3d Thursdays at 7:30 P. M. in I. O. O. F. Hall. Frank Robinson Master M. J. Conuelly Secretary Chas. Heimberger Collector J. E. Doran, Box 76 Receiver Chas. Heimberger Magazine Agent 105. PROGRESS: Galesburg, HI. Meets 1st and 2d Thursdays and 3d and 4th Fridays at 7:30 P. M.. in B. of L. E Hall. Wm. Heath, 851 E. Main St Master J. A. Foley, 250 8. Kellogg St Secretary J. L. Nelson. 327 N. Seminary St . . . Collector M. J. Buckly, 122 W. Knox 8t Receiver C. G. Nelson, 522 Seminary St ... . Mag. Agent Digitized by "

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940 LOCOMOTIVE HREMEN'8 MAGAZINE. |D*c. 106. KEY CITY: Dab**** low*. Meets 2d ana ^th Sundays at 2 P. M., over Master Mechanic’s Office. Joseph Chalonpka, 1470 Cedar st Master D. W. Mason, 488 High 8t Secretary Joseph Chalonpka, 1470 Cedar st . . . . Collector J. D. Mahoney, 1846 Jackson st ... Receiver Jay £. Haines, 18 High St ... . Magazine Agent 107. ECLIPSE; Gallon, Ohio. Meets in Zimmerman's Hall every Thursday evening. August Gerhart, Box 196 Master Ed. W. Armor, Box 701 Secretary Ed. W. Armor, Box 701 Co lector J. A. Farnworth, Box 288 Receiver Geo. Canaan, Box 308 Magazine Agent 108. PIONEER; Chama, New Mexico. Meets every Wednesday at 7:80 P. M., in D. A R. G. Passenger Depot. J. C. McCabe, Box 8 Master Edward Bradley Secretary Chas. Schouefleld, Box 16 Collector Herman Berndt, Box 17 . . Receiver Edward Bradley Magazine Agent 109. PEACE; St. Louis. Mo. Meets 2d and 4th Fridays of each month in Sum- mit Hall, Cor. Ewing Ave. and Market St., at 7:30 P. M. W. M. White, 944 Chouteau Ave Master J. L. Pate, 2919 Caroline St .Secretary Chas. Durnell, ilO Montrose Ave . . . Collector • J. L. Pate, 2919 Caroline St Receiver J. L. Pate, 2919 Caroline St . . . Magazine Agent 110. OLD GUARD; Bucyrus, Ohio. Meet every 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. in En- gineer’s Hall, Cor. Sandusky and Mansfield St. J. K. Gordon, L. Box 235 Master C. P. Collins, 29 Oak St., E. Toledo, O . Secretary Wm. Fitzmaurice Collector W. C. Bruce Receiver C. P. Collins, 29 Oak St., E. Toledo, O., Mag. Agent 111. BEACON: Mattooa. I1L Meets in K of L. Hall Sunday at 2:80 P. M. C. J. Singleton, L Box 835 Master T. F. Barrett, Box 427 Secretary F. W. Neldheiser Collector C. J. Singleton, L Box 885 Receiver Ben Newkirk Magazine Agent 119. EVENING STAR; Mt. Veraoa. Hi. Meets 1st and 8d Tuesdays in Heiaerman's Hall, at 7:90 P. M. 8. R. Wild Master John C. Branham Secretary John C. Branham Collector £: F- ty110*1 Reoeiver Thos. F. Thickston Magazine Agent 118. CLARK-KIMBALL; Pocatello, Idaho. Meets in Masonic Hall every Monday at 7:80 P. M. Ed. Anderson Master Ed Staples Secretary W. E. Randolph CollectoV Frank Walton, Allerdice, Mont .... Receiver E. G. Leaf, Ogden, Utah .... Magazine Agent 114. MAGIC CITY : Cheyenne, Wyoming. Meets every Wednesday at 8 P. M. in Engineers’ Hall, Idleman’s block. John H. Bingham, Box 250 Master Ed. Anderson Secretary John Shannon Collector Ernest Heeman, 1010 Central ave . . . Receiver Thos. O. Jones, Box 250 Magazine Agent 118. GULF CITY : Galveston, Texas. Meets 1st ana 3d Wednesdays in The Temple of Honor. H. L. Brim, Cor. 8th and Market Sts . . Master Chas. F. Harritt, W. Ave. L, bet. 35th aDd fcbth Sts Secretary G. E. Labitt, 76 W ave and L Sts ... . Collector H. L. Briggs, 8th and Market Sts ... . Receiver A. J. Schmidt, care G. C. A S. F. Ry Shops, Temple Magazine Agent 118. ST. CLAIR* Port Gratiot, Mich. Meets lst^pd 3d Sundays In Engineers' Hall at 1:80 P.M. Wm. Dingwall, 2001 Stone St. Port Hu- ron, Mich Master Robt. J. Gee. 1604 Poplar st, Pt Huron . Secretary Kobt J. Gee, 1604 Poplar st, Pt. Huron . Collector E. G. Hubbard, Box 127 Receiver W. F. Ren wick, Box 182, Brighton Park, 111 Magazine Agent 117. BEAYER ; London. Ontario. Meets 2d Sunday and 4th Wednesday of each month, in K. of P. Hall, Carling’s Block, Rich- mond 8t. Edwin S. Chapman, 151 Clarence St . . . Master George Black, 460 Slmcoe 8t Secretary 8. T. Fletcher, 221 Maitland St Collector Harry Angles, 473 Gray st Receiver Robt. Lister, 411 Hill St .... Magazine Agent 118. STAR OF THE BART; Richmond, Quebec. Meets in Pearson's Hall every Wednesday at 7:80 P. M.. and 1st and 3d 8undays at 2 P. M. R. A. Leonard Master G. A. Pearson, Richmond Station . . . Secretary Q. A. Pearson, Richmond Station . . . Collector John Kelly, Richmond Station .... Receiver Fred Driver Magazine Agent 119. COLONIAL: River du Loup, Quebec. Meets Wednesday and Thursday nights, alter- nately, in English School Room. W. H. Rougean, River du Loup Station . Master Louis D. Poulin, I. C. Ry Station . . . Secretary Louis D. Poulin. I. C. Ry Station . . . Collector Joseph Scott, I. C. Ry Station Receiver Wm. H. Rougean, 1. C. Ry. Station . Maga. Agent 190. FORTUNE; Syracuse, N. Y. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 3 P. M. and 2d and 4th Tuesdays at 7 P. M. at C. M. B. A. Hall, corner Fayette and Salina Sts. E. F. McNulty, 2 Wall St . . Master Simon Mangan, 196 Shomard 8t . . . . Secretary L. G. Rousson, 20 Richmond Ave . . . Collector F. H. Livingston, 59 Jackson 8t .... Reoeiver W. H. Jacobson, 224 Gifford St, . . . Mag. Agent 191. FELLOWSHIP; Corning, N. Y. Meet 1st and 3d 8undays of each month at8P. M. in Odd Fellows Hall. James F. Roody Master T. E. Hanmer Secretary George R. Quick, 241 E. Erie Av e . . . Collector William H. Smith, Corning Reoeiver E. E. Beales Magazine Agent 199. FEDERATION; Bcardstown, I1L Meets every Tuesday evening at 7:90, on Main street, over Eberwein’s grocery store. Jerry W. Flickwir Master E. J. Summers, Box 094 Secretary John E. Hurley, Box 692 Collector Albert Sanks, Box 208 Receiver E. J. Summers, Box 45 Magazine Agent 12S. OYEBLAND; Omaha. Neb. Meets in K. of P. Hall, Corner 14th and Dong- lass Sts. every Wednesday at 8 P. M. Wm. Dolan, 421 N. 13th 8t Master E. 8. Emmons, 1429 NT! 21st 8t Secretary Wm. Andersen. 1214 Cass St Collector Albert Cole, 1618 Jackson St Reoeiver E. S. Emmons, 16 N. 13th St .... . Mag. Agent 194. PILOT: Perry, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, in Odd Fellows’ Hall, at 2:80 P. M. H. A. Draper Master W. B. Howe Secretary H. C. IVGroat Collector B. W. Zilley M. D. Grady .... Receiver Magazine Agent Digitized by C.ooQle

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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE flREMEN’S MAGAZINE. 941 186. GUIDE ; Hinhilltowi, Iowa. Meets 3d and 4th Sundays in B. L. F. Hall, South Center street. W. M. Gallup, 612 a Third st Master J. P. Boyce, 31 1 W Nevada Sti Secretary J. 8. Smedee, 807 8 Center at Collector J. M. Larimer. 81/7 S. Third ave Receiver j. H. Orellin, 612 E. Linn St . . Magazine Agent 186. COMET; Aastfa. Miaa. Meets 1st and 3d Mondays and 2d and 4th Sun- days In Hays’ Hall. J. A. Harriman Master A. B. I awrence, Box 473 Secretary J. E. Gilbert Collector August Olson Receiver C. J. Erickson Magazine Agent 187. NORTHERN LIGHT: Winnipeg. Manitoba. Meets 1st Tuesday and 8d Sunday, in Assinaboine Hall. 133 Ross St. John Wellington, 14 Patrick St Master W. H. Woods, 14 Patrick St Secretary Thos. Reece, 226 McWilliams St . . . .Collector J. Q. Jonah, 226 McWilliams 8t . . . . Receiver Geo. M. Vansickle, care P. R. shops, Mag. Agent 188. LANDMARK: Glendlve, Montana. Meets every Tuesday at 7 P. M. in Coleman’s Hall. Daniel Sinclair, Forsythe, Montana . . . Master James McKensie, Box 56 Secretary Martin E. Colbert, Box 55 Collector James McKenzie, Box 55 Receiver Douglass Westfall, Box 56 . . . Magazine Agent 189. MINERAL KING ; Esranaba, Mich. Meets in B. of L. E. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at 1 P. M. Richard Letcher, Box 128 Master James 9 Hill, Box 379 Secretary Geo. H. Valentine, Box 541 Collector J. 8. Rogers, Box *22 Receiver J. J. Kelly, Box 430 Magazine Agent 180. GUIDING STAR: Milwaukee. Wis. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. in Engineers’ hall. Thomas Dwver. 335 Ja' kson St Master Bernard J. Fahl, cor. 34th and Wells St. Secretary Frauk E. Search. 436 Barclay St .... Collector Con. S. McAuliffe, 661 Washington St. . Receiver Edward Summers. 99 Sixth St . . Magazine Agent 181. GOLDEN RULE; Stevens Point, Wis. Meets 1st and 3d Fridays at 7:90 P. M. and 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:30 P. M. in Redfleld’s Hall. Arthur T. Willett Master Geo L. Gearhart Secretary A. R. Johnsohn Box 8 Collector R. J. Luxan, Box 396 Receiver R. J. Luxau, Box 396 Magazine Agent 188. MARTIN HUGH1TT; Eagle Grove, Iowa. Meets in Opera House 1st and 3d Sundays and last Wednesday at 2 P. M. Fisher Wresseil, Box 13 Master W. R Hammond Box 408 Secretary Jss. H. Loug, Box 6 Collector John H. Howell Receiver Lewis V. Roberts Magazine Agent 188. SPRAGUE; Sprague. Washington Ty. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, 7 P. M., Postoffice hall. J. D. Irby Box, 10 Master H. A. Moore, Box 10 . . . Secretary A. E. Bowman, Box 10 Collector Arthur Herider ... Receiver Ed. H. Higgins, Box 10 Magazine Agent 184. EASTMAN; Faruham, Quebec. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays and 2d and 4th Mon- days* E. W. Gibson Master H. E. Cowan Secretary J. H. Cunningham Collector S. W. Gibson Receiver Louis Lepine Magazine Agent 186. NEW TEAR; El Paso, Texas. Meets in Firemen’s Hall 1st and 8d Tuesdays at 7 P.M. Colin McArthur Master F. L. Fitch . Secretary Wm. T. Fields Collector Colin McArthur Receiver W. P. Sirslon Magazine Agent 186. J. SCOTT; Lindsay, Ontario, Meets alternate Saturdays at 7:30 P. M.t In 8. O E. Hall. Laughlin McIntosh, Box 454 Master Robert N. John ton. Box 454 Secretary Josepn Keleher, Boz 454 Collector J. Jefferies, Box 454 Receiver J. Jefferies, Box 454 Magazine Agent 187. PROTECTION, Kldoa, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2:80 P. M. in K. P. hall. C. W. Friend Master J. T. Hull, Box 196 Secretary Geo. W. Trott, Box 135 Collector A. Shunterman Receiver Fred James . . . Magazine Agent 188. UNION ; Freeport, HI. Meet in A. O. U. W. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. James A. Flack, 45 Clay st Master Sam Shaunneeny, 16 Crocker 8t .... Secretary Wm. A. Brubaker. 1ft State 8t Collector Sam Shauunessy, 16 Crocker 8t . ... Receiver Wm. A. Brubaker, 10 State St . . Magazine Agent 189. MT. WHITNEY ; Tulare, Cal. Meets in Schultz’s Hall 1st and 3d Sundays and 2d and 4th Fridays at 2 P. M. Clark Hewitt. Box 2 <3 Master George Landes, Box 81 Secretary G G. Hutchings Collector Frank A. McBride Receiver C. G. Elder, Box 31 Magasine Agent 140. MOUNT OURAY; Sallda, Colo. Meets every Monday at 7:80 P. M., In Fraternity Hall. L. W. Jones, Box 122 Master C. C. Warman, Box V Secretary J. W. Hardy, L Box 599 Collector Henry Wise, L Box 599 . . Receiver S. W. Summerville, L. Box 699 . Magazine Ageut 141. A. G. PORTER; Fort Wayne, Ind. Meets in Grand Army Hall every Wednesday at 7:3ft P. M. A. J. Kohler. 461 Calhoun St Master Patrick O Lupton, 33 E WilMams st . . Secretary C. F. Bweeney, cor. Holton Ave. and Fisher St Collector W. R. Fredricks. 415 8 Lafayette St . . . Receiver T. E. Short, 29 Boone St .... Magazine Agent 148. C. B. WHIPPLE; Toledo, Ohio. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 1:30 P. M. and 2d and 4th Thorsdsysat 7 P. M. in Johnson’s Hall. Henry Harms, 446 Forte St, East Toledo . Master B<*n. I. Ross, Penn Engine House, East Toledo . Secretary Geo. Pittman, 713 EMe st Collector Fred. K. Bittman, 713 so Erie st . . . Receiver B..I. Ross, Penn, engine house . . . Mag. Agent 148. E. C. FELLOWS; West Oakland, Cal. Meets in Odd Fellows’ hall, cor. 11th and Frank- lin sts., Oakland, Cal., 2d and 4th Wednesdays. T. .T. Roberts. 752 Willow St Master R. H. Potts, 1792 Seventh St Secretary Ed. Johnson, 1714 Eiuhth St ..... . Collector T. J. Roberts, 7o2 Willow St Receiver E. C. Cushing, 361 Myrtle street. Oakland, Cal Magazine Agent Digitized by C,ooQle

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942 LOCOMOTIVE IIREMXN’S MAGAZINE [Dec. 144. SUGAR LOAF; Camphulltou, New Brunswick. Meeta 2d Sundays at 9 A. M. and 4th Sunday af- ternoons in Patterson's Hall, LG. R. Depot. Wm. A. Thomson Master Wm. Hamilton Secretary James Thomson Collector John Deveraux Receiver Wm. Smallwood Magasine Agent 14ft. DAT! CROCKETT; San Antonie, Texas. Meet every Tuesday at 8 P. M. in Jonas s Hall, flOl Austin 8t J. H. Humphrey, 1115 A ve. E Master Edward Btere, oor. Cherry and Buries- son Sts Secretary O. H. Cole, 1112 Ave. D Collector Prank L. Taylor, oor. Mesquit and Bur- lesson Sts Receiver John Sullivan, 110 Avenue D . . Magasine Agent 14ft. BAYOU CITY; Houston, Texas. Meets 1st and 8d Mondays at 7 P. M.; 2d and 4th Mondays at 2 P.M. John F. Broughton. 8. P. Shops Master J. P. Monaghan. N. W. cor. Vine and Sheasts Secretary H. A. 8 peer, 8. P. Shops Collector Fred Keeler, S. P. Shops Receiver D. M. Moody, 27 3d at, cor. Charles . Mag. Agent 147. MIDLAND; Temple, Texas. Meet every Monday at 8:00 P. M. Thoa. H. Boyd, Box 106 Master T. J. Robbins, Box 106 Secretary James Conney. Box 106 Collector Howard Covington, Box 106 Receiver W. R. Brown, Clebourne, Tex . Magasine Agent 148. BUNNY SOUTH; Tyler, Texas. Meets every Friday at 1:80 P. M. in K. of P. Hall. W Z. Thompson, Box 416 Master 8. F. James, Box 416 Secretary J. R. Paskell, Box 416 Collector Ed. Kendrick,;Box 416 Receiver J. W. Deaciel, Box 416 Magasine Agent 14ft. JUST IN TIME; New York, N. Y. Meets 2d and 4th Saturdays at 8 P. M., at 110 East 126th street Jas. F. Hough, 1424 ave A Master P. A. Donahue, 811 W. 66th St Secretary R RoRCoe, 27 E 86th st Collector P. A. Donohue, 811 W 65th st Receiver Chas, Johnson, 313 E. 120th St . Magasine Agent lift. 8. H. 8TEYEN8 : Marquette, Hick. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., in Mack’s Hall, oor. Washington and 3d sts. Arthur C. Bishop, 146 Main St Master Fred. E. Brown Secretary John Munro Collector Jos. H. Bice. 148 Champion St Receiver Chas. E. Zyrd, Marquette, L. 8., Mich, Mag. Agent Iftl. MAPLE LEAF Hamilton, Ontario. Meet 1st and 8d Sundays at 2:80 P. M. Alex McGllvery, N. A N. W. Shops . . . Master J. E Painter, 136 John st North .... Secretary Wm. F. Baines, 118 Queen st North . . Collector R. Martin, 15 Mayill st Receiver John McColl, 17 Crook’s Street .... Mag. Agent Ift2. NORTH POLE ; West Bay City, Hick. Meets in Odd Fellow’s Hall 1st and 3d Sundays. Patrick J. Roach, Box 846 Master Frank E. Ayers, Box 104 Secretary Frank Potter, Box 762 Collector John Hatchard, Box 377 Receiver Fred C. McDonald, Box 662 .. . Magasine Agent Iftft. M. C. LORD i Feci ImR Iriam MectsinLO.O.F. Hall 1st gad Id Sundays at 2 P.M. H. L. Wright, 1020 Wall at Alexander Barr, 120 Wiraon 8t . . . . Alexander Barr. 120 Wilson St ... . J. T. Helman, 10 N Washington st . J. M. Tarmly Mag. Agent lft4, MeKEEN ; Ottawa, Meets in K. P. HaU on 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P.M. Wm. L. Miller, 718N. Main St. . . . E. Eshnaur, 629 N Poplar st Oeo. H. Showalter, N Main st .... M. A. Lea, 903 N. Hickory 8t . . . . Ed. Welch, so. Maple St Mag. Agent 1M NECHE8; Palestine, Texas. Meeta in Engineers’ Hall every Saturday night L.T. Branham, Box 266 O. A. Stetsel, Box 256 T. C. Imrie. Box 256 R. F. Wright B. L. Benuy, Box 256 Magasine Agent lft7. ECHO; Peru, lad. Meets in Echo Hall 1st and 8d 3undays at 2 P.M. and 2d and 4th Tuesdays at 7 P. M. B. E. Flaherty Master H. P. Matthews, L. Box 201 Secretary H. P. Matthews, L. Box 201 Collector B. E. Flaherty Reoalver G. H. Smith Magasine Agent US. STANDARD; Detroit, Mick. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 1:80 P. M., at No. 47 Monroe ave., up stairs. Tim. Teahen, 447 Clinton St Master J. Nopper, 217 Crogan st, Secretary E. Heldenrich, 124 Hastings St Collector J. Nopper, 217 Crogan 8t Receiver Peter Sewell, 199 Orleans St . . . Magasine Agent Iftft. W. H. THOMAS; Nashville. Tens. Meets every Monday at 9:00 A. M., at Simmons* Hall. cor. Summer and Union Sts. T. L. Quinlan, Edgefield shops Master D. J. Singleton, 471 Humphrey 8t . . . Secretary E. O. Junk, cor. Chestnut and Market Sts., So. Nashville Collector J. L. Enoch, 17 n 2d St E Receiver W. D. Bledsoe, 11 Joseph Ave . . Magasine Agent lftO. C. J. HEPBURN xl Evansville, lad. Meets in A. O. U. W. Hall, Third and Main Sts.. 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. Frank W. Hunter. 1044 Main 8t Master Ed. A. McQrlff, 17 Chandler ave .... Secretary Edgar G. Hitch, 931 Canal St Collector John K. Taylor, 109 Lincoln Ave .... Receiver John Z. Fairchild, 516 Mpper 11th st . Mag. Agent 161. HERALD: Burlington, Iowa. Meeta at Knights of Pythias Hall every other Sunday at 2 o’clock P. M. C. C. Maxwell, 1022 3. Fourth St Master S. A. Eads, 312 Valley St Secretary S. J. Eccies, 1803 Madison St Collector S. W. Bowser, 1803 Madison st Receiver W. A. Flannery, 1212 N 8th st . Magasine Agent 162. PROSPECT ; Elkhart, lad, Meeta in B. of L. F. Hall, 505 Main St, every Wednesday at 7:80, and 1st Sunday at 2 P. M. D. F. Wagner, 208 Fourth 8t Master Chas. E.Piatt, 211 Third 8t Secretary D. F. Wagner, 208 Fourth St Collector Wm. J. Bunt, 104 Prairie st Receiver F. Roderick, 1005 So. 2d 8t . . . Magasine Agent 161. 1STNA ; Pius Bluff, Ark. Meeta eveiy Friday at 7 P. M., at Masonic Hall. Chas. McWllson. Box 56 Master D. B. Rathfon, Box 56 Secretary H. Peelle, Box 56 Collector D. B. Rathfon, Box 56 Receiver J. Flaherty Magasine Agent Digitized by i^.ooQLe

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LOCOMO TIVE'FIKEMEIFa "iTA &AZINB. 943 1888.] Mi. KLRITIBi Batter. Ud. Marta Taategr erenlnc* la 1. 0. 0. F. Hall, on Broadway. R. H. Momnammer, 19 Twentieth St., De- troit, Mieh O. X. Blair Secretary R. H. M*>ihamer, 19, Twentieth 8 ., De- troit, Mioh Collector J. J. Derek, Box 908 Reoelver Ed. Edridge Magasine Agent 111. ROBERT ANDRIW8; Andrews. tad. Meets in Firemen's Hall every Monday at 7 P. M. J. X. Brombangh Master James VanRiper Secretary Geo. B. Richardson Collector Albert L Ronth Receiver J. N. Wright Magasine Agent ltd# Wl. HUGO; Huntington, tad. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesdays and 2d and 4th Tuesdays at 7 P. M., in Engineer's Hall. Jacob A. Hoover Master Jas. W. VanEman, Box 433 Secretary John 8. Dolan, Box 915 Collector C. E. Wallace, L. Box 933 Receiver P. F. Murphy, Box 878 Magasine Agent If7. MOUNT HOOD: The Dalles. Oregon. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesdays at 2 P. M., and 2d and 4th at 7 P. M., in K. P. Hall. John Anderson Master N. B. Whyers Secretary H. P. Smith, Box 347 Collector James W. Ashton Receiver H. P. Smith, L. Box 847 Magasine Agent til. GUARD RAIL; North LaCrosse. Wis. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays at 2:00 P. M. and 2d and 4th Mondays at 7:00 P. M. J. Moilarity, Portage, Wis Master Frank Krause, Box 214, Portage, Wis . Secretary George Brewer, 408, cor. Aron and Gould st., LaOrosse, Wis Collector Frank Krouse, Portage, Wis Receiver Frank Krause. Box 214, Portage. Wis., Mag. Agent Iff. M. G. BROOKS; Honellaville, N. Y. Meets every Monday at 7:30 P. M. at Washington Hall, Broad St. W.E. Smith, 22 laylor St Master C. F. Stone, 6 South Division st . . . . Secretary H. H. Sweet, 20 Erie ave Collector A. H. Spencer, 18 Elm St Receiver M. 8. Hendee, Friendship, N. Y., Magasine Agent 170. PRAIRIE; Huron, Dakota. Meets in Odd Fellows Hall on 2d and 4th Bun- days at 8 P. M. Geo. E. White. 357 E. 3d st Master Geo. B. Coon, 442 Iowa 8t Secretary John J. Conley, Box 899 Collector John Mills, 851 Beach St Receiver Wm. A. Brown Magasine Agent 171* SUNBEAM ; Truro, Nova Scotia. Meets in Caledonia Hall 2d Saturdays and 4th Thursdays. F. M. White, Box 806 Master D. W. Duncan, Box 167 Secretary T, W. Hennessey, Box 167 Collector F. M. White, Box 806 Receiver T. W. Hennessey, Box 167 . . . Magazine Agent 171. F. G. LAWRENCE; Ottawa, Ontario. Meets alternate Sundays in Manchester Hall, Cor. Sparks and Wellington Sts. Horatio Hymers. Rocheeterville, Ont . . Master J. G. Armstrong, Richmond Lodge . . Secretary F. W. Morrison, C. P. R. R. Shops . . . Collector H. Handysides, Hintonbury via Ot to- wn, Ont Receiver Alex. McCuaig, 56 Ottawa St . . Magazine Agent 171. PACIFIC; Wlaslow, Arizona. Meets every Bunday at 7:30 P.M. in B.of L.F.hall. Chas. McCauley Master Isaae C. Heustls Secretary John C. Ball, Williams. Arts Collector C. F. Evans, Coolldge, N. Mex Receiver R. W. Davis, Albuquerque, N. M. . . Mag. Agent 174. HARRISBURG; Harrisburg, Pa. Meets Oor. Third and Cumberland Sta, over Mer- chants' Bank. Id and 4th Bnndaya all P. M. fa. Drake, 1531 N. 6th Bt ..... . . .Master H. O. Motter, 1790% N. Third 8t . . . . Secretary H. J. Roberts, 508 Riley 8t Collector Wm. Blessing, 422 Riley Bt Reoelver H. 8. Gingrich, 1418 Wallace St . Magasine Agent 17ft. TAYLOR; Newark, Okie. Meets in O.R.C. Hall at 12* North 2d St, every Wednesday at 7 P. M. A. A. Hickenon, Rear 177 8. Fourth 8t . . Master John Adkins, Box C Secretary John Callahan, 118, Valandingham st . Collector John Adkins, Box C Receiver C. D. Tomlinson Magasine Agent 17ft. MAIN LINE ; Cltatoa, HI. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesday evenings in War- ner's Hall. A. G. Tur lay, Box 61 Master W. F. Gorman, Box 296 Secretary W. F. Gorman. Box 296 Collector C. H. Porter, Box 41 Receiver 0. H. Porter, Box 41 Magasine Agent 177. 8UN8ET; Marshall, Texas. Meets every Thursday at 7:80 P. M. at Firemen’s Hall. T. P. Davis Master H. M. Worthington Secretary Wm. Kane Collector T. P. Davis Reoelver O. J. Leach, Box 184 Magasine Agent 178. SALT LAKH; Salt Lake City, Utah. Meets in Emporium Hall Tuesdays, at 8 P. M. M. J. Kiley, 714 Cedar st Master Robert Stevenson, 438 Eighth st . . . . Secretary David Meehan. I C. R. R. shops .... Collector M. J. Kiley, 714 Cedar st Receiver Robert Stevenson, 438 Eighth st . . . Mag. Agent 179. BEE-HIYE ; Lincoln. Neb. Meets in K. P. hall, 2d and 4th Sundays. Geo. W. Carr, 1022 U Bt Master J. K. Robinson, 730 N. Tenth 8t .... Secretary Geo. Hinkle, Box 480 Collector J. W. Barber. 826 N 15th St Receiver I. M. Freese, 13st., bet V andW 8t. . . Mag. Agent 180. THREE 8TATE8; Cairo, HI. Meets cor. 12th st. and Washington Ave., 2d and 4th Sundays. J. C. O’Connell, 308 Twenty-First 8t . . . Master G. B. Vincent Secretary M. J. Kiley, 714 Cedar 8t Collector A. J. Jaeckel Reoelver J. C. O'Connell Magazine Agent 181. WELLINGTON ; Palmerston, Ontario. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M. In Odd Fel- lows Hall. James Farley Master Jamfs Combs Secretary A. Dunbar Collector James Nicholson Receiver Alex. Dunbar Magazine Agent 182. GOOD INTENT ; Erie, Pa. Meets 1st and 3d Tuesdays, in Firemen’s Hall, Zuck's Block. H. E. Hilliker. Miles, Grove Master E. J. Oliver, 17 Sassafrassst Secretary A. H. Gifford, 1815 Myrtle St Collector Wm. Fltzmorris, 63 W. 18th St Receiver Chas Fltzmorris, 68 W. 13th St ... . Msg. Agent 188. LAKE SHORE; Colltawood, Ohio. Meets in Engineer’s Hall alternate Thnmdays at 7 P. M. and alternate Tuesdays at 1:30 P. M. J. M. Gaines. Box 162 Master F. R. Rosekrans, Box 108 Secretary W. T. Wade, Box 316 Collector H. I. Miller, Box 164 Receiver D. A. Carver, Box 301 Magazine Agent Digitized by Google

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944 LOCOMOTIVE IIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Dec. 184. LI Mi I Ihn. Okie. Meet* every Sundays at 1:30 P. M. in Iriab Block. E. L. M 4*1 horn Master M. R. Lacy Secretary Joe Bowsher, 496 8 Tanner at Collector John E. Myers, 639 8. Main 8t Receiver & H. Hartslng, 601 N. Union 8t . Magazine Agent lit. BONANZA ; Mlmomla, Montana. Meets every Monday night In L O. O. P. Hall E. L. Hollister. Box 124 Master Cha*. S. Cranston, Box 107 Secretary W. F. Copen haver Collector T. P. O’Rourke Receiver Samuel Gardner Magaaine Agent 186. FIDELITY; Delphos, Ohio. Meets in Beyer’s Hall every Sunday at 2 P. M. W. 8. Miller, Box 311 Master A. J. Hogarth, Box 153 Secretary J. B. Grove, Box 143 Collector F. A. Droleti, Box 153 Receiver J. B. Grove, Box 148 Magazine Agent 184. CHAMBERLIN; Chicago. Dl. Meets in Walther’e hall, 3834 State St, 1st and 8d Sundays of each month. J. E. Callaghan. 2538 Butterfield St . . . .Master Jas. Manning, 425 4M st, Town of Lake, Secretary 8. H. Hessinger. -'em State St Collector Frank Lamb, 4U85 Butterfield St ... . Receiver F. J. North rup, 1522 W&baah Ave . . Mag. Agent 187. LITTLE GIANT; Charleston, III. Meets in Firemen's Hall 1st and 8d Sundays at 2:30 P. M Harry Douglass, Box 142 Master Chas. V. Wilson Secretary Fred L. Patton Collector John F. McDougle Receiver Morgan Callahan Magazine Agent 186. RE-ECHO ; Montpelier, Idaho. Meets in Montpelier Hall Fridays, at 7:80 P. M. Michael Malone Master Geo. H. Maitland Secretary Peter Layng Collector James Duff) Receiver Martin King Magazine Agent 188. CLOUD CITY; L»advflle, Colo. Meets 2d and4th Fridays at 8:00 P. M., In Q. A' R. Hall. H. A. Huddleston. Box 330 Master J. C. Hale, Box 830 Secretary C. E. Phelan, Box 330 Collector Jacob Switzer, Box 380 Receiver George Moore, Box 330 Magazine Agent 187. RIY1R8IDE ; Savanna, HL Meets 1st and 3d Sunday of each month. Clarence Latham. Box 446 Master Ira M. Hurlesz, Box 79 Secretary Ira M. Hurless. Box 79 Collector Wm. K. Lord, Box 147 Receiver Ira M. Hurless, Box 79 Magazine Agent 188 B. 8. MERRILL; Chicago, HI. Meets 1st and 3d Sunday* at 2:30 P. M., cor. West- ern Ave. and Indiana at. C. E. Witherell, 1091 Fulton St Master Wm. O. Cleveland too Washtenaw ave., Secretary Chas. Benjamin, 49 Maplewood Ave . . Collector Chas. F. Coffee, 10% Artesian Ave . . . Receiver L. L. Gay, 1069 Fulton st . . . . Magaslne Agent 188. MAPLE CITY; Norwalk, Ohio. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays. V. C. Fitzsimmons, 35 Newton st * * . . . Master H. P. Bayley, 152 Whittlesey ave .... Secretary James Burns, 44 State st Collector W. Y. Dennis 37 W 8eminary st . . . . Receiver H. G. Ferris, 37 Newton St . . . Magaaine Agent 189. BALDWIN: Ft. Howard, Win. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, in Narris’ Block, Green Bay, W is. H. L. Nichols Master D. E. Hogan, Box 87 Secretary Jay Parkinson, Box 873, Green Bay, Wis Collector M. Sheehy Receiver Geo. Sbequin Magazine Agent 180. FERGUSON: Mitchell. Dakota. Meets In I. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 3d Sundays at 2P.M. Emmet Wentworth. Box 102 Master B. F. Slater, Box 871. Aberdeen .... Secretary William Phillips. Box 731 Collector B. F. Slater, Box 874, Aberdeen .... Receiver Edward Smith, Sanborn. Iowa . Magazine Agent 181. CUSTER; Livingston, Montana. Meets every Wednesday at 7:30 P. M„ at Thomp- son’s Hall. W. T. Field. L Box 54 Master Forrest Bullard, Box 51 Secretary James E. Connelly, Billings Collector Hannibal Mavhew, Box 102, Billings . . Receiver J. Martin, L. Box 16 Magazine Agent 182. MT. TACOMA; Tacoma, Washington Ter. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month. J. S Moss. 91*2 Tacoma * ve Master John Cartwright, Box 222 Secretary J. M. Hughes Collector .T. s. Moss, 912 Tacoma Ave Receiver Wm. F. Lawtou, 1702 Jefferson st . . Mag. Agent 18S. J. B. MAYNARD; East Portland, Oregon. fn Hill's Hall 9 A anrt 4th ttnnrtavs nwi in niu a nnu, ami nu ouuuaya. J. R. Clark. E. Portland. Oregon .... Master H. W. Hall, Box 287, East Portland, Oregon . Secretary D. J. Byrne, Box 287 East Portland, Oregon Collector H. W. Hall, Box 287, East Portland, Oregon Receiver J. F. McQuaid. McMinnville, Ore . . Mag. Agent 189. MAHONING; Yonmgstowm, Ohio. Meets every other 8nnday evening In Union Veteran Hall, Federal Street. D. Helnselman Master J. B. Mawby Secretary W. B. Wiseman, 405 Maple Ave .... Collector Chas. H. Ridge, Crestline, O Receiver Wm. Jas. Reese. 7 First St. . . . Magazine Agent 800. GREAT SOUTHERN; Meridian, Mim. Meets every Monday evening at 7:80 In B. of L. E. Hall. David McBee, N. O. & N. E. Shops .... Master L. E. Evans, N. O. & N. E. Shops . . . Secretary James M. Adams, 3319 — Fifth St . . . Collector John P. Young, N. O. & N. E. Shops . . Receiver Chas. R. Lewi , 650 Rampart 8t., New Orleans, La Magazine Agent 201. FRIENDLY HAND; Jackson, Team. Meets every Saturday at 7 P. M. In K. of P. Hall. J. D. Bledsoe Master James Gatfauy Secretary Robert McKinley Collector J. L* Jones Receiver J. D. Bledsoe Magazine Agent • 202. SCIOTO; Chilllcothe, Ohio. Meets in Clough's Hall 1st 8undaya at 2:90 P. M., and 3d Mondays at 7 P. M Sehon B. Cook, 338 E. Seoond St Master Lewis Gettle, Jr., H6 N. Sugar 8t . . . .Secretary Albert Maunsell. 364 Second 8t . . . . Collector Frank Willis, 345 E. Fifth St Receiver C. W. Sanders Box 1231 Magazine Agent 80S. GARFIELD; Garrett, lad. Meets every Friday at 7:30 P. M. M. W. Smith, Box 169 Master Chas. F. Reneman Secretary I. M. Whiteman Collector Valentine Moughlor Box 27 Reoelver F. M. Champion Magazine Agent Digitized by LaOOQle

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1888.J LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’ 8 MAGAZINE 946 SM. COTTOIt BELT ( JlHlktn, Aik. Meet* at Starry Hall, orrery Monday at 7 P. M. Prentiss E. Brady Master L. D. Roberts, L. Box 166 Secretary Wm. B. Dixon Collector L. D. Roberts, L. Box 166 Reoeiyer Prentiss £. Brady Magaiine Afent tl4. . ORIOLE) Baltimore, Rd. Meets in Lehman’s Hall, 861 Garden St, 3d and Jlth Sundays. bert F. Gibbons, 416 Fifth St Master J. W. Akehurst, 442 Federal St Secretary F. B. Hall Collector J. N. Jones, 1100 Barclay St Receiver F. Gibbons, 1886 Wirt St ... . Magaiine Agent . FLOWER OF THE WEST; Topeka, Kansas. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 r. M., in A. O. U. E. H. P. wel, 400 Chandler St Master Geo, Wood, 114 Adams St Secretary John K. Mullin, 120 Adams St Collector W. H. Jones, 18j Adams 8t Receiver John Symington, 207 Hancock 8t . . Mag. Agent Mi FORT PICKERING; Memphis, Team. Meets Ant, second and fourth Saturday nights of eact month at Miller's Hall, comer Fifth and Jackson streets. Wm. J. Jobe, K.O.M.AB.R.B Mastei Dnn 8. Ramsey, 828 Union 8t., Secretary Martin Glanc> ,150 Tennessee st . . . . Collector D. S. Ramsey, 828 Union 8t Receiver John D. Fran kin, 169 Tennessee St . Mag. Agent tt7. LOYAL; Meadvflle, Pa. Meets In Arcanum Hall 1st and 8d Thursdays, and 2d and 4th Wednesdays. C. W. Brown, 80 Poplar st Master F. H. Nichols, 1026 Water St Secretary Thos. Newberry 85 East Center st . . . Collector Thos. 8. Taylor, 767 Stewart St Receiver H. J. Prenatt, 788 Garden St . . Magaiine Agent 315 EAST ALBANY; East Albany, N. Y. Meets in Vaughn’s Hall 2 and 4th Sundays at 1230 P. M. W. R. Tabor, 222 Fourth St Master J. W. Reed. 02 8econd St Secretary C. P. Lowell. 866 Broadway Collecto F. P. Brooksby, 80 Washington 8t, Green- bush, N. Y Receiver C. P. Lowell, 866 Broadway . . Magaiine Agent 216. W. A. FOSTER ; Fttekbarg, Mass. Meets 2d and 4th Sunday in each month in Grand Army Hall, at 11;80 A. M. Geo. W. Alden, 80 < reeoent 8t Master Thos. Lambert, 81 Nashua St Secretary W. H. Cone . . Collector Geo. W. Alden, 80 Crescent st .... Receiver O. A. Pope, F. R. R. engine house . . Mag Agent 317, HEADLIGHT; Brasil, lad. Meets in K. P. Hall 3d and 4th Sunday afternoons. Elmer P. Collins Master Frank Fox Secretary Merrian < atlin Collector Geo. Dandurand Receiver Wm. H. Johnson, Brasil, Ind . . Magaiine Agent 6. KEYSTONE ; 8asgnehanna, Pa. Meets in C. M. B. A. Hall; alternate Tuesday and Saturday evenings. John Hill Mast.. J. J. Lannan, Box 181 Secretary J. J. Buckley Collector W. P. Emery, Box 877 Receiver C. A. Allen Magaiine Agent I. SARATOGA; Whitehall, N. Y. Meets alternate Sundays in Engineer’s Hall, Breet's building. W J. Herbage. Box 188 .... Mast John McCarthy Secretary Henry W. Collins, Box 274 Collector W. R. Combs ....*• Receiver V. H. Smalley Magaiine Agent tit. 1S*K; Schenectady, N. Y. Meets eve»y other Thursday in MoOamns’ Hall. Timothy 8mlth, 816 Romeyn st Master J. W. Vrooman, Box 407 Secretary J. W. Vrooman, Box 407 Collector J. E. Van V ran ken, Box 407 Receiver John W. Vrooman Box 407 . . Magaiine Agent 08. PIKES PEAK; Colorado City, Colo. Meets every Sunday at 12:80 P. M. Wm. D. O’Brien Master Wm. Walker Secretary Amos Allen Collector Thos. F. Bums, Box 822, Colorado Springs, Reoelver Wm. Walker Magaiine Agent /!». SMOKY CITY; Allegheny, Pa. Meet every Monday at 2:80 P. M., in Engineers' HalljCor. Bidwell anr Pennsylvania Ave. D. W Trlem, 171 Sheffield street Master H. B. Shaffer, 104 Franklin 8t Seer- tary 8am’ 1 8. Overlander. 268 Allegheny av. « ollecior H. B. Shaffer, 287 Franklin St Receiver R. Beeson. 271 Franklin 8t . . . Magasine Agent 330. PROVIDENT ; 8anbnry, Pa. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays, in Masonic Hal). 8d St. Jos. E. Bowen Master J. 8. Bowen Secretary H. W. she flbtall c ollector C. C. Bowen Receiver Harvev Buck, 1886 Franklin Plaoe. Har- risburg, Pa Magaiine Agent til. ONOKO; Sonth Easton, Pa. Meets in Bragg's Hall, 1st and 8d Sundays at 3 P. M. Charles Long, 716 Main st Master C.L. McKee, 31 9 8 Fifth st, Easton . .Secretary James R. Morris. 711 Wilkes Barre St . . Collector A. J. Mickley, 736 Berwick St Reoelver E. A. Seek, 828 Berwick St . . . Magasine Agent tit. EMPIRES Watertown, N. Y. Moots in Good Templars Hall 3d and 4th Sundays. T. H. Lynch, 101 Factory St Master H. A. French. 42 Coffeen st Secretary H. A. French, 42 fifteen st Collector Geo. B. Walker. 19 Orchard st Receiver G B. Walker, 19 Orchard 8t . . Magasine Agent 21S. WIST 8HORB; Frankfort, N. Y. Meets alternate Sundays in Joslln Block. D P. Gillen, 80 Lode st., Syracute, N Y. . Master Ed. Davis, 8 Henderson st., Syracuse, NY.... Secretary D P Gillen 80 Lodest.. Syracuse, N.Y., Collector Boeman Flans burg, Coey man’s Junc- tion, N. Y Reoelver D. P. Gillen, Canajoharie, N. Y . . . Mag. Agent fttl. HURON: Petat Edward, Ontario. Meets in i. O. O. F. Hall, 3d and 4th Tuesdays at 8 P. M. T. Elliott Master Ed. Everett, Box A Secretary J. Me Mil lien Collector Wm. K. Forbes Reoelver Char. Farmer Magaiine Agent tit. WEBSTER; Fort Dodge, Iowa. Meets im and 8a t$u days at 2 P. M., in G. A. R. Hall. Child’s block, Chas. E. Tiff . Master O. G. Anderson, Box 40 Secretary Charles Taff Collector O. G. Anderson, Box 49 Reoelver Magasine Agent ttS. ASHLAND ; Lexington. Ky. Meets 1st and 3d Thursdays in L O. O. F. Hall. Thos. J. Kane, 299 E. Main St Master Frank Brandt, 227 E. Main 8t Secretary 8. W. Malic k. 199 E. Main 8t Collector Frank Brandt, 227 E Main St Receiver 8. W. Mallck, 199 E. Main St . . Magasine Agent Digitized by i^.ooQLe

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946 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Dec. 224. T. C. BOO BN: St. Cleat, Minn. Mmh 2d and 4th Sundays at 8 P. M. at Odd Fel- low HalL ▲be Vogel, L. Bex 944 Marta J. ▲. Dickinson, L. Box 1128 Secretary John Mourn an Collector ▲be Voge^ L. Box 944 Receiver J. ▲. Dickinson, Box 1128 .... Magazine ▲gent ttS. SUPERIOR; Fort William Wort, Ontario. Meets every Monday night In Smith's Hall. Bnrton Wheatley Master W. H. Wadland Secretary Con Gonldlng Collector Will Blannernaasett Receiver T. L. Drummond Magazine ▲gent 28*. MAGNOLIA ; Corsicana, Texas. Meets 2d and 4th Wednesdays at 8 P. M J. H. Dunkin, L Box 100 Marta W. M. Nicol, L Box 280 Secretary J. Barry Collector W. M. Nicol, L. Box 280 Receiver J. H. Duncan Magazine Agent 2S7. MAGNET: Binghamton, H. Y. Meets 1st Wednesday and 4th Saturday at 7:80 P. M. at Stevens’ Hall, North Chenango St Wm. ▲. Wrigley, 28 Doubleday St ... . Master W. A. Wrigley, 28 Doubleday 8t . . . . Secretary Wm. A. Wrigley, 28 Doubleday St . . . Collector Theodore Haskins, 80 Virgil St .... Receiver G. B. Warner. 80 Lewis St . • . Magazine Agent ftS. ACME; Scranton, Pa. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P. M.. in G. A. R. Hall. No. 882 Lackawana ave. Albert J. Thomas, 3i7So. Hyde Park ave., Hyde Park Master J. G. Burnett, 405 North Main 8t., West Scranton Secretary Charles 8. Depew, 1014 Price Btreet, Hyde Park Collector Ed. Beldin, 1288 Academy street, Hyde Park Receiver A. R. Woodward, 004 Court St ... . Mag. Agent M9. RICKARD; Utica, N. T. Meetat 2 P. M. 2d and 4th Sundays at Post Baoon Wm. A. Keene, 145 Bleecker st Masterr J. G. AgaDS, Box 888. Can as to ta, N. Y. . Secretary John A. W»igand. 32 Hubble st . . . .Collector Alonzo E. Pease, 42 Mohawk st . . . . Receiver J. G. Agans, Box 883, Canastota, N.Y. . Mag Agent ttO. ALBANY CITY: Albany, N. Y. Meets 1st, 8d and 5th Mondays in each month, at 208 Washington Ave. . at 7:80 P. M. Wm. H. Baglay, 087 Clinton ave Master Courtland Maher. 95 West St Secretary E. F. Markhart, 30 Lexington are . . . Collector Geo. M. Jeffers, 86 Ontario St Receiver Geo. Heckman, 106 Western Ave . . Mag. Agent *» JWttAWARE: Wflminrton, Delaware. *Mts 1st and 8d Sundays at 2:80 P. M., comer Third and King Streets. T. D. Mount, 404 Lombard 8t Master G. H. iAiimore, 406 Lombard 8t . . . .Secretary L. L. 8argent, m I west 4th 8t Collector R. M. Sargent. 618 West 4th st Receiver James Orr, 806 E. 2d st Mag. Agent ••-JjJCKY THOUGHT; Middletown, H. Y. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month, at 1 P. M., In K. of H. Hrty D H. Smith, Box 1481 Master Tim Farrell. 19 West 8t Secretary H. B. Weeden, 281 North St Collector 8. Gildersleve, Box 1481 Receiver James T. Hare Magazine Agent 228. GLAD TIDINGS; Moncton, New Brunswick. Meets 1st Saturday evening and 8d Sunday after- noon in Victoria Hall. George W. Speer .... MasU. Thos. McL. Rippy, Box 88 Secretary • ?• Collector Alfred Wood Receiver John Stewart. Jr Magazine Agent Mi. NORTH BAY; North Bay, Ontario. Meets every Tuesday in B. of L. F. halL John Mitchell Adam Beate Secretary Jame* Device Collector John Clemenaon Receiver ▲d lphus Chjistink Magazine Agent 188. THREE BROTHERS: Pittsburgh, Pa. Meet Cor. 26th St and Penn Ave. every Sunday at 2 P. M James Griffith, Brunett P. O Master Isaac Miller, 2512 Penn ave ...... Secretary Wm. J. Adams, Arch 8i. above 28th . . Collector Henry B. Duff, No 68, 26th 8t Receiver Robert O. Perron, 2908 Penn st . Magazine Agent 188. HINTON; Hinton, Wert Virginia. Meets 1st and 8dWedneedays at 1:80 P. M. and 2d and 4th Saturdays at 7:80 P. M. Chas. E. Tyler Master Thos. E C“bbs Secretary Thos. E. Cobbs Collector Wm. H. Hardy Receiver Julius Grether, Box 118 Magazine Agent 187. CENTRAL PARK; Central Park, HL Meets 1st and 8d.Sundays, In Tilton's HalL Ben D can, Box 101 Master M. J. O. L. Kennedy, 549 W. Ohio St, Chicago, Secretary HerbertL. Brink Collector Thad. Chew. Receiver Horace Brink Magazine Agent 288. PLAIN CITY; Padseak, My. Meets every Wednesday at 7:80 P. M. H. C. Kehlman, 1184 Jefferson St . . . Jaa. Weeks Secretary Ambrose K. Meroer Collector Henry Korti. 817 6th St Receiver Henry Kortz, 817 5th St Magazine Agent 888. BUCKEYE; Delaware, Ohio. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, in Reid A Powell's Hall, at 1 P. M. „ Beni. Dettlebacfc. 881 E Central ave . • . Master T. E. iRloney, 219 K Central ave ... . Secretary Job n Hirsch.2i6E Central ave . . . .Collector F. S. Volk, 16 Hammond st Receiver James J. Quinlan, Box 405 .. . Magazine Agent 240. GILBERT; Jackson, Hick. Meets every Mondav at 7:30 P. M. Frank rf. Lederer. 211 Elm ave, N . . . . Master Geo. A. Holden. 206 Beech St Secretary M. A. Henry, 827 Quarry St Collector D. Green, 2U Orange «t Receiver Edward J. Coy, Quivey Block, E. Main St Magazine Agent 241. MOUNTAIN CITY; Hazleton, Pa. A _ Meet 2d and 4th Sundays of each month, at Lit P. M.. at Liberty Hotel Lowell St. John Gleam, Box 800 Master Geo. W. Dipole Secretory John McCall, Box 800 Collector Andrew Krapf, Box 800. . .. . .Beoelver P. C. Hagerty Magazine Agent 1st Zid 8d Sundays at 2 P.M. W. J. Drake, 851 Center St Master Harry Millins, 861 Magee St Seqretary J. B. Carpenter. 714 ROak st Collector Jndson Hunger ford Beoeivir Daniel Keefe, 860 W. Fifth St . . Magazine Agent 248. J. H. SELBY; Texarkana, Texas Meets every 2d and 4« h Sunday at 2 P. M. E. H. Christman, Lock Box 121, Texarkana, Art Master F. S. Wallace, Texarkana, Ark .... Secretary W. 8. Allison, Texarka* a, Ark Collector E. H. Christman, Lock Box 124, Texarkana, Ark Receiver W. F. Rowe Magazine Agent Digitized by kjOOQle

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE 947 Mi T. P. O’ROURKE; Cl _ . Meets 1st Thunder at 8 P. M. and 8d Sunday at 3:80 P. M.,Corl4th and Jeffenon Sts. E Atkin, 180 Maxwell ft Chss. Naylor, 5630 Wentworth st, Engle wood, ul * . . Secretary E. Atkins. 180 Maxwell st Collector Louis ZunkeL 100 Johnson street .... Receiver P.C. Winn, MOW. 13th St . . . Magasine Agent Mi GEORGIA; Savannah. Ga. Meets even Thursday at 7:80 P. M. and 8d Sun* day at 2:80 P. M. John J. Rannon, rare Adam Hutton, N. W. Cor. Bull and Ander on S s .... I Adam Hutton, N. W. Cor. Bull and Ander- son 8ts secretary F L. Kempf , Sims and Guerard st . . . Colleotoi Fleming Goolsby, 212% Harris 8t . . Reoeiver J. J. Gordon, 101% Montgomery 8t . . Mag Agent 346. MACON: Macon, Ga. Meets at M. A W. depot every Sunday. J.M. Poole Master J. T. Taylor, 653 Boundry St Secretary K T. Adams, 718 Pine st Collector J, T. Taylor. 568 Boundry st Receives E. B. Shell, 1815 Fourth St . . . . Magasine Agent 347. raVNESAWj Atlanta, Ga. Meets every Sunday at 2 P. M., in K. P. HalL W. H. Hollingsworth, 800 Houston St . . Master J. S. Wallace, W.4A.R.R Secretary O. L. Bixby Colleotoi John M. Baird, 194 Powers St .... Receiver Geo. Fechter Magasine Agent 348. WESTERN RE8EBYE; Ashtabula, Ohio. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays at 1;80 pTm., in G.A.R. HalL Wm. Rose Master J. 8. Brown. Box 704 Secretary Chas. D. Weisell, Box 680 Collector A. T. Hill, Box 865 Receiver Frank Bolmer, Harbor Magasine Agent 346. CALUMET; South Chicago. HL Meets 2d Sunday at 2:80 P. M., and 4th 8unday at 7:80 P. M., in Engineer’s Hall, South Chicago. Frank Rapp Master Alex. Mellville Secretary Ernest Ingram Collector O. J. Austin, Judd, Cook County, 111 . . Receiver O. J. Austin, Judd, Cook Oo., ID . . Mag. Agent 366. GOLDEN LINK; Wtlkesbarre, Pa. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays of every month at Se> nior Mechanic’s HalL E. A. Reiley, Ashley. Pa Master R. H. Diggory, Box ISO, Kingston, Pa . Secretary G. P. Hank*, 5 Railroad street, 8outh Wilkesbarre Collector C. Vanwhy, Ashley, Pa. Receiver Elmer E. Buts, Ashley, Pa . . . Magasine Agent 361. LEHIGH; Munch Chunk, Pa. Meets at Stahl’s Hall 1st and 8d Sundays. H. B. Fulton, East Mauch Chunk .... Master John McAllister, Box 275 Secretary Lafayette Wildonner, Box 275 Collector C. Roberts, Box 275 Receiver L. H. Yetter, Box 275 Magasine Ajpnt 351. COLUMBIA: Columbia, Pa. Meet in Fendrich’s Hall Sd and 4th Sundays at 1 P.M. Wm. Cobaugh Master Lafayette Friday Secretary Joseph Dennison Collector Martin M. Hinkle Receiver H. A. Bennett, Box 581 Magasine Agent 358. TRENTON; Trenton. N. J. Meets in Bayard PostNo. 8, G. A. R. room at 94 E. 8tate 8t. 1st and 8d 8undays of each month. Wm. C. Massey, 187 Passaic 8t Master Robert Stackhouse, 807 Broad 8t. . . . Secretary Thos. H. Decator, 47 Hart Ave Collector Frank P. Parsons, 175 Brunswick Ave . Receiver Wm. 0. Maawy, 157 Passaic 8L . Magasine Agent Mi. CUMAE; Mfestarf Talley, town. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays, at 7:80 P. M. in Ma- sonic HalL W T. Mahoney Master John T. Beatwoll Secretary H. F Relneohl Collector P. J. Farrell Receiver H. *. Relnnehl. Box 634 ... . Magasine Agent 155 NEIGHBOR: HeCook. Neb. Meets in MasontoHab 1st and 8d Wednesdays, and 2d and 4th Saturdays. I W. Jackson, Master J. V. Dailey, Box 248 Secretary John Perry, Box 110 Collector G. A. Tolander, L. Box 521 Receiver Frank McAdams, Box 216 . . . . Magasine Agent 356. HIGH LINK: Como, Cole. Meets every ’nmisday 7:80 P. M. In McFarlln Hall Geo w McAleer, Box 47 Master M D. Finn Secretary Wm. Dunning Collector Alford Blanchard Receiver G. A. Mllroy Magasine Agent 357. KIT CARSON; Baton, Now Hoxleo. Meets every Sunday in Engineer’s Hall, on First street, at 2 P.M. John W. Cullen Master Alfred R. Cullen Secretary Chas. Miller, Box 56 CoUeotor James McPherson, Box 178 Receiver Chas. Miller, Box 56 Magasine Agent 258. RENO: Nickerson, Kansas. Meets in Odd Fellows Hall every Thurday evening at 7:80. Fred Shirt. Box 108 Master C W. Arnold, L. Box 20 Secretary Wm F. Smith Collector A. 8. Rltei*our Receiver B. E. Dick Magasine Agen 358. D. J. CHASE : Ashland, WIs. Meets tat and 8d Sundays at 2 P. M., in Good Templars' HalL Cor. 2d and 4th Ave., west W Bnckley, 409 Prentice Ave Master N J. P.iubon, 8 1 8»h Ave. W Secretary Ferd Godfrey, B«x 920 Collector Wm. Buckley, 409 Prentice Ave .... Receiver T. A. Hubbell. 204% W. St . . Magasine Agent MG. CALIFORNIA : Sacramento, Cat Meets 2d and 4th Tuesdays in Red Men’s Hall, Masonic building, 6th and K Sts. E. Runs, 1811 Ninth St Master G. E Hanford, Box 107 Secretary 0. W. Cox. 1617 N 8t CoUeotor J. D. Cummings. Box 107 Reoeiver G. E. Hanford. Box 107 ... . Magasine Agent MI. MAGDALENA ; San Mardal, New Hexlee. Meets 1st Sunday 8d Tuesday in Masonic hall. L. V. McL«urblln Master John J. Mclnnis Secretary W. G. Matthews, Box 62 Collector Frank Ewing Reoeiver Charles Martin Magasine Agent MS. QUEEN CITY. West Teiente Janet., Out. Meets 1st and 8d Mondays, and 3d and 4th Tues- days at Carlton HalL John Donaldson Master James Lewis Secretary William Hyndr an, Box 61 Collector John Price Reoeiver A. Madden Magasine Agent M8. ALAMO; Tartar, Texas. Meets every Thursday, 1st and 8d, 8 P. M., 2d and 4th, 8 A.M., at Alamo HalL John C. tskew, Box 10 Master & M. Bridgewater, Lox Box 10 Secretary Sam D. Moore Collector W. 8. Carter Reoeiver 4. Brownon Macaslne Agent •64. J. K. GILBREATH; Butte City, Montana. Meets every Thursday at 8 P. M., in Cobban Hall, South Butte, Montana. C. H. DeCamp, Box 190, South Butte . . . Master Geo. Cro*s, South Butte Secretary Wm. A. White, South Butte Collector J. 8. Sweeney, South Butte Reoeiver Mac. Haskins, South Butte, Mon . . Msg. Agent Digitized by Google

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948 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE [Dec. m. «UTO ETTEBj , . _ Meets 1st end 8d Sundays at 2:30 P. M. in I. O. O. F. Hall. E. E. Decker, 447 So. Division St Master G. p. Downey, 18 Wenbam avenue . . Secretan H. E. Brown. 427 Cass St Collector C. W. Bentley. 11 Earl st ... . . . . . Receiver Elmer K. Decker, 447 8. Division St . Mag. Agent 000. JOBS M1CEIY ; Sestfc laskassa, Wto. . ^ Meets 1st and 8d Mondays at 7:80 r. M„ and 2d and 4th 8nndaya at 2 P. M. Matt Nilan, L Bo* 81 H. O. Puller, L. Bo* 81 Secretan W. ■. 8ulllvant L. Bo* 81 Collectoi W. Frances, L. Box 81 . • • Reoeivei Laurenoe Hoffman Msgaslne Agent 2S7. ENDEAVOR* Algiers, La. a Meets at Castle Hall every Thursday at 7:80 P. M M. H. Brown, 78 Webster Ave Maste E. A. Calhoun, 120 Matket st Secretan A. H. Flynn, 87 Pacific avenue Collecto, W T Douner.116 Pacific Ave Receive A. H. Flynn, 87 Pacific Ave . . Magazine Agen 80S. CHICKAMAUGA; Cbattaaooga, Team. Meets every Friday at 3 P. M. D. V. Cahill, care 801 cor. McCreary and Hines 8t.. Nashville, Tenn D. V. Cahill, care 801 cor. McCreary and Hines St., Nashville. Tenn Secretan Jaa Harrington, 810 Long St . Collect©) Tim O’Leary, 1806 Patterson st., Nashville, Tenn Receive) 80S. O. E.J Cincinnati, Ohio. Meet 1st and 8d Sundays at Eagle Hall, S. W. ooi 8th St. and Central Ave. J. 8. Sheehan, 1110 W. 8ixth St Master W. U. Conn, Hawthorne Ave., Price’s Hill, Cincinnati Secretary E Ha thorn. Loveland Collector Geoign W tin der. 1006 W. 8th Street Receive. Ed. Cullen, 27 Budd St . Magazine Ageni 0T0. MINNEAPOLIS; Minneapolis, Minn. Meets 1st Sunday of each month at 2 P. M., and 8d Saturday at 7:80 P. M. in A. O. U. W. Hall, 2006 Cedar Ave. South. Oliver Johnson. >41 11th Ave., 8 Mastei C. D. Fulls, 2806 17th Ave., south . . . Secretary A. M. Getcbell, 27 Second St. 8 .... Collect** Q#o. Cavanaugh, 2800 26th 8t, 8 . . . Reoeivei Ambrose Powell. 8020 28th Ave. So., Mag. Agent 071. BYRAMj Stankone. N. J. Meets in Drake's Hall 2d and 4th Sundays at4 P.M. R. A. Treaise, Port Morris • Master Wm. Weiler, Port Morris, Bo* 26 . . . Secretan J F. Sohappell. Port Morris Collectoi Robert Morrl*, Box 25 Receive) M. T. Dlckerman, Bo* 81, Port Morris, N. J Magazine Agent 070. WILSON; J a action, H. J. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays, in Well’s Hall. John 8. Breland Maste* John E. Dineen Secretary James P. Butler Collectoi John B, Everett Reoeivei John 8. Eveland Magazine Ageni 070. RENTER ; Denver, Colo. Meets every Monday night in P. O. 8. of A. Hall corner 16th and Holladay Sts. C H. Curtis. 468 Clark bt Maste* Edgar F. Ballow, 1272 8. Ninth St . . . Secretary C. 8. Hull, 1018 8. Ninth St Collectoi 8am Fowler, Llndell Hotel, Denver . . Reoeivei J. E. Nichols, 2221 Lawrenoe St . . Magazine Ag 074. JACK80N; Clifton Porn, Ta. Meets 2d and 4th Saturdays at 7:80 P. M. in Ode Fellows Hall. R. R. Johnson Master J. H. Housman Secretary R B. Donovan Collectoi J. H. White. 811 Stewart St, Staunton . Receive: R. R. Johnson Magazine Agen; Meets’in Thor?s ball Cor. 17th and Main alt, M and 8d Sundays at 1:80 P. M. .. . Wm. J. Burke, C. A O Round Honae . . Martas W. A. Demaine, C. A O Round Home . Secretary W. R. Sanders, Crow’a Hill, Carrington •» Henri cm va Collector Wm. J. Burke, C. A O. Round Hoy . . Rer— W. R. Sanders, Carrington st, Crow’s Hill, Henrica oo., Va 070. REGINA; Yaaeoarer. B. C. Meets on 1st Sunday and 3d Monday of each month. : . •. •- . • Harry Andrews Msgaslne Agent 2 F7. ALABAMA: Mobile, Ala. Meets every Monday at 2 P. M. u O. B. Adams, LAN. Shops . . . ... Master T v Kerns Secretary t! W. Keros Collector C. W. Bernard . . . Beceivrt R E. Williams Magaaine Agent 078. ANDERSON: Ylcksbarg, Miss. Meets 1st and 8d Tuesdays at 2 P. M. and 2d and 4th Fridays at 7 P.M. H. V. Nevill, 1107 S. Washington 8t . . . Master W. E. Btiner, 1107 8. Washington 8t . . Secretary D. P. Weaver, 1107 S. Washington St . . Collector K. R. Wright. 1107 8. Washington Bt . . Beoeiver E. Wright, 11&7 So. Washington St . . Mag. Agent 070. METEOR; McCemb City, Mtoa, Meets every other Sunday at 8 P. M. in Odd Fel- lows’ Hall. u _ 8am B. Devine aJUSH Eddie C. Fordiah Secretary Tho4. A Long Ike H. Ma tin • • • j George McIntyre Msgaslne Agent BAG. OEARK; Thayer, Mo. Meets alternate Sundays in Boyd s Hall. Charles McCarthy D. J.C-onin Secretary James Kinney Collector C. D. Rice Receiver M. Frith Magazine Agent 001. TUNNEL HILL; New Albany, lad. Meets in Hedden’s Hall 1st and 8d Sundays st 2 PM. Walter Ashcroft, Box 75 oJJSSJI Ben Goedecker, Box 75 Secretary John Keane, Box 78 • • • W. H. Stephens, Jr., Bo*76. . . . • . .Beoeiver John 8. Keane/box 75 Magaaine Agent 03S. BURNSIDE: Mt. CarmeL DL Meets in Lotts w»n on lit and 8d Sundays at 2:80 P. M. __ J. T. Worsham . Mastsr 0. Minniear Secretary Wm. Murphy Oolleotor 0. Minniear Receiver j. t: Worsham Magazine Agent Bit. LACKAWANNA ; Great Bead, Pju Meets 2d Sunday at 0*.M) A. M. and 4th Sunday at 8 P. M. in Red Men’s Hall. „ ^ « F. J. May, Box 180 Halstead. Pa . . . . Matter E. Edenger. Bo* 67, Great Send, Pa . . Secretary W. B. Trowbridge, Halstead.Pa .... Collector H. P. Trowbridge, Halstead, Pa. ....Beoeiver 8. H. Weils, Halstead, Pa Mag. Agent 244. ELM CITY; New M^ea*Coaa. Meets at Elk’s Hall. 868 Chapel St. 1st Saturday and 8d Sunday afternoon. „ _ Edw. A. Ferrell, 160 Rosette 8t .... Master Eugene 8. Ailing, 128 Cedar 8t Secretary H Gamester, 185 Cedar St Of Rector Wm. A. Pyle. 46 Arthur St Receiver Chaa. A. Baldwin, 248 Greenwich Ave. Msgaslne Agent v Digitized by i^.ooQLe

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 949 Mi. CHARTER OAK; lirtIM, Owa. Meets 3d end 4th Snndeji of eeoh month, Oer Pratt end Mein 8ta., In Bliss HelL Henry L. Stearns, 4 Wooster St ... . Emery E. BU1.37 VineSt Secretary A. M. Porter, East Hertford „ Collector Henry L. Stearns, 4 Wooster St Receive® J. H. Osmond, 40 Windsor St . . Megesine Agent AM. SAGINAW T ALLEY; lest Saginaw, Hleh. Meets in R L.E.Hall 3d end 4thBundays at 3 P.M. John C. Knll, cor. Washington and Astor Sts., Meyers' Hotel Master Adolphus Pixel, 1214 Miller 8t Secretary Robert Steiner. 234 N. 4th St Collector Wesley Beck, 124 Sears St Reoetvu A Pixel, 1214 Miller 8t Magazine Agen 187. ALTOOHA; Altoona, Pa. Meets every Sunday at 2 P.M. in Ott’s Hall, 12th st. J. C. Brode, 1004 Nineteenth 8t Master W. E. Burket, 2008 Tenth ave Secretary E. K. Gerhard, 1908 Union Ave Collect** P. A. Davis. 1908 Union Ave Receives O. 8. Dlxson, 5.0 7th ave .... Mageslne Agent 188. HUT; Esthorvfllo, Iowa. Meets 1st Sunday and third Monday at 7:80 P. M in Masonio Hall. Geo. Godden, Box 78 Masto P. J. Sullivan, Box 48 Secretary A. L. Houltshouser, Box 5 Colleotoi R. S. Robinson, Box 103, Receive) D. L. Post, Box 78 Mageslne Agenl 188. GRAND ISLAND; Grand Island. Hob. Meets 3d and 4th 8undays at 230 P. M., in Odd Pellows’ Hall, cor. 8d and Pine St*. John W. Alhrine Geo. Morgan, Box 575 Secretary Wm. H. Anyan Colleotoi Wm. Edwards Receive) Wm. Edwards Mageslne Agent 180. MARION Hannibal, Me. Meets in Emmet Hall. 3d A 4th Sundays at 7 P. M Wm. Edson Miles, 1101 Church St ... . Master John Keuna, 140 Market St Secretary J. T. Hart, 413 Washington St OoUecu» Wm. J. Kelly. 186 Riverside St Receiver L. R. Blckel, 120 Third st. So Msg. Agent 181. ATLANTIC; Brooklyn, N. Y. Meets 3d Saturday evenings and 4th Sunday morn Inga at Pythian HalL Geo. P.8mlth, 48 Williams Ave. , 36th ward, Mastet Wallace Duryea, 1108 Herkimer st . .Secretary John Logue, 46 Williams ave, 26 ward . Colleotoi Thoa. H. smith, 707 Madison St ... . Reoelveo Ed. Locke, 8ackman St, bet E. New New York and Liberty Ave., Station E., Brooklyn, N. Y Msg. Agent 888. POCAHONTAS; Holden. Ho. Meets in Odd Fellows' Hall, 3d and 4th Saturday J. A. Bray Mastei Geo. P. Reed Secretary W. A. Bedell Collecttn W. M. Bedell Receiver G. R. Johnson Mageslne Agent 188 LAFAYETTE t Philadelphia, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month at lM P.M. Hall, cor. Frankfort Road and Sargent St J. J. Leahy, 2627 Fremont 8t Mastei Secretary W. McLoughlin, 1521 Wood 8t Colleotoi L. Faber, 006 Buttonwood 8t Receive) G. W. Nevill, 1641 Palmer St . . Mageslne Agent 884. OHIO BITER; Hnntlnrten, W. Va. Meets 1st Saturday and 8d Thursday at 7 P. M., in Engineers' Hall, Cor. 8d Ave. ana 8th St. J. T. Looney, 199 E. Main street, Lexing- ton, Ky Master Lee A. D. Tate Secretary K. L. Newcomb Collector J. T. Looney, 199 E. Main St, Lexing- ton, Ky Receiver E. A. T. Watkins. Box 282 Mag. Agent 888. U. Ai Davenport, la. Meets 1st and 8d Sunday of each month. Martin L. Mitchell. 801 Swits st Ma^ John J. Shehan. 522 Esplanade st . . . Secretary John J. 8hehan. 522 Esplanade st . . . Collector Martin GUlin, 818 Swits st Receiver F. W. Duncan, 506 Brady 8t . . . Magasine Agent 188. IRON RANGE; Dnlatb. Mian. J. A. DalgMsh, 1916 w. Michigan st . . . Master John G. Defend, 117 18th Ave W . . . . Secretary A. Dahl, 2182 w. Second st Collector John G. Defond. 117 18th Ave W ... Receiver A. Dalgleish, 1916 W. Michigan St . Msg. Agent 897. CLARK; Jeffersonville, lad. Meets 3d and 4th Monday at Beck's Hall. J. Wilson. Box 892 Master C. E. Buehler Secretary W. J. Hannan, Cor. Twenty-seventh St. and Clifford Ave., Louisville, Ky Collector A. B. Chambers Receiver P. A. Coleman Magasine Agent 888. CENTRAL OHIO; Crestline, Ohio. Meet at Jeners' Hall every Wednesday at 7 P. M. W. W. Offline, Alliance Master Geo. W. Reed Secretary Henry B. Ellett, Alliance Collector Chas. H Ridge, Lock Box 87 Receiver J. W. White Magasine Agent 888. HARBOR CITY; Hlehlgaa City, lad. Meets alternate Mondays in L 6. 0. F. Hall at 8 PM Wm. Campbell, Box 787 . . . Master W. H. Roe L. Box 644 Secretary Cbarley Brown, Box 449 Collector Willie Williamson, Box 158 Receiver Lew Willson, 7th street Magasine Agent 801. GREEN MOUNT AIN; LyadeavOle, Vt. Meets 1st Sunday at 10 A. M. and 8d Friday 7 a? P. M. in Engineer's halL Samuel J. Norris Master W.c. Baldwin Secretary Frank W. Thompson Collector Wm. M. Weeks Receiver W. C. Baldwin Magasine Agent 808. YOUGHIOGHENY ; CoaaellsvOle, Fa. Meets at 2 P. M. on 1st and 8d Bundays in Rei- singer Hall, Main St J. P. Smith, Box 261 Master A. C. Plante Box 178 Secretary & A. McPhee, Box 887 Collector A. C. Plante, Box 178 Receiver W. J. Keenan, Box 86 Magasine Agent 888. TILLA PARK ; Streeter, I1L Meets 2d and 4t h Sunday s at 2 P. M. at Schllta Hall, corner Main and Vermillion 8ts. J. J. Corcoran. 6 Grant at Master T. W. White, 361 N Wesson 8t Secretary Moses Cantlin. 160 N. Monroe St ... . Collecuw James Nance. 118 N. Everett rtt Receiver J. D. M enough, 118 N. Everett 8 1 . . . Mag. Agent 884. THREE BRANCH Argenta, Ark. Meets every Saturday evening at 7:80 P. M„ In Lemmer'B Hall, Argents, Ark. John E Powers Master Jos J. Hicks Secretary 8* l' * \ Collector Robert G. Curtis Receiver Wm. R. Johnson Mag. Agent 888. UNWIN ; Rat Portage, Ontario. Meets in Garfield Hall, every Wednesday even- ing. Wm. Burrage, Box 40 Master Rus» ell Woods Secretary Wm. Munt Collector Chas. Unwin Receiver Wm. Burrage, Box 40 Magasine Agent Digitized by Google

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960 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE [Dec, •M. flBANITI 8TATK ; Coaeord. B. H. Meets 2d Saturdays at 7:80 P. M., and 4th 8unday at 4 P. M. in Temple Hall, Sanborn Block. I. B. Chandler, West Concord Master W. F. Cleary. 26 Peaily 8t Secretary H. 8. Mann, No. 8 8taleman Building . Collector H. W. Morrill, Box 881 Receiver J. C. Muzzy, Bradford, N. H . . Magazine Agent 987. HARDEN ; Spriagfleld. Rasa. Moots in Crescent Hall, 218 Main St, 1st and 84 Sundays. Chat. A. Chapin. B. & A. Engine House Master J. A. Simons. ISO Patton St Secretary John Fenton, 586 Chestnut St Collector M. D. Newton, Merrick, Maas Receiver F. R. Childs, B.& A. Eng. House, Magazine Agent 999. BELLE HATE If; Alexandria. Fa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at Lunt’s Hall. Wm. M. Mam field, 1018 Duke 8t . . . . Master J. B. Fitzgerald, 1012 Duke St Secretary H. J. Mortimer, Duke St Collector W. A. Moor, 1211 Duke 8t Receiver H. J. Mortimer Magazine A gei> 999. BARTHOLDI: Long Island City, L. I., N. T. Meets 2d Mondays and 4th Saturdays in Sob Wal- lenberg Hall. Geo. H. Stinman Master Jno. W. Brown, 181 Freeman St . . . Secret*, y John J. Galvin, 40 Clay 8U, Green Point, L. I., N. Y Collect©! Frank Sembler . Receive! Hugh H. Riddle, 102 Third st Receiver W. A. Baraum, College rolnt, L. I . . Mag. Ageu 9. CHESTNUT RIDGE; Derry 8t«tlen, Pa. Meets alternate Mondays and third Sundays in Chosen Friends Hall. H. C. Martin Master Joshua T Cole, Secretary W. J. Toole Oolleci G. B. Meyers, Box 106 Receiver Joshua T. Cole Magazine Agent SU. BELLE PLAIHE; Bells Plains, la. Meets in V A. L. Hall 1st and 8a Sundays. Wm. B. Tidball Master J. C. Han by Secretary Dennis E. Curran .... Collector Ed. L. Condon. L Box 34 Receiver Ed. L. Condon, L. Box 84 . . Magazine Agen 919. BLUE TALLEY; Wymore, Neb. Meets in Masonic Hall 1st and 8d Sundays at 2:80 W. F. Hacket, Box 188 Mast* E. T. Lus»er Secretary Jacob M. Long, Box 22 Collector 8. E. Fulton, Box xfi .... Receive. B. A. Downen , L. Box 53, Beatrice . . Mag. Agen Bt. RAW TALLEY; Armonrdals, Kansas. Meets alternate Mondavs at 7.80 P. M. Melvin 8. Laughlin, L. Box 54 Master Secretary Melvin 8. Laughlin, L. Bx 54 Collector Harry W. Chrow, L. Box 597 Receiver E. C. Haddock, 120 N. 6tn St., Kansas City, Kan Magazine A gem 914 MUTUAL ; Knoxville, Tsnn. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesdays at 7:30 P. M. in Engineer's Hall, North Knoxville, Tenn Frank A. Stephens, 5 E Depot St Master Walter Green, 80 E. Park 8t Secretary Wm. H. Booth, 5 E. Depot St .... Collectoi W. T. Armstronc, 38 Florida st Receive? J C. Pickins, 30 E. Park St Mag. Agent 9 16. TROY CITY : Green Island, 5. Y. Meets 1st and 3d 8unday» at Odd Fellows Hall 101 Hudson avenue. Jas M. Williams. 20Canal St., Troy, N. Y . Master H. A. Norton. 110 Hudson Ave . . . Secretary Willis J. 8pafford, 2252 Fiith Ave., Troy. . Collector H. R. Peach, 44 George St Receive H. A. Norton, 119 Hudson Ave . . . Mag. Agent 919. OMEGA ; Baffhle. H. Y. Meets every TuSday at 8 P. M. at Siebert's Hall, corner Jefferson and Bristol Sts. W. H. Walsh. 1903 Broadway Master John Shafer, D. L. & W. shops .... Secretary P. J. Donovan, 780 S Division 8t . . Collector Robt. O. Williams, 89 Watson St ... . Receiver Robt. O. Williams, 89 Wataon St, Magazine Agent 917. MOUNT PENN : Beading, Pa. Meets 1st and 8d Sundays, at 9:80 A. M. in Bland's Hall. 9th and Penn Sts. Daniel H. Doctor, 933 Elm8t Master Wm. Gordon, 880 Green 8t Secretary James Madden, 706 Franklin St . . . Collector L. Brownback, 417 N. 10th St Receiver M. W. Potteiger, 547 N. Ninth St . . Mag. Agent 8 18. IRON CITY; Glee wood, 28d Ward, Ptttabuwh, Pa. Meets 1st and 8d Monday evenings at 7:80, in Speck’s Block, cor. 2d and Haslewood avenue. J. F. Wills, Glen wood, 28d Ward . . Master R. C. Chamberlain, Glenwood, 23d Ward Secretary Clayton L. Wertz, Glenwood, 23d Ward . Collector W. B. Knepper Receiver J. E. Foz, Glenwood, 23d Ward . Magazine Agent 819 ORPHANS’ HOPE: Deanlm, Ohio. Meeis every Tuesday at 7:30 P. M. in I. O. O. P. Hall. I. L. Hardesty Master J. C. Falght Secretary John Roach Collector Harry R. Brown, Jr Receiver Harry R. Brown, Jr Magazine Agent 820. ARBITRATION ; East St. Paal, Miss. Meets 1st 8unday at 2 P. M. and 3d Wednesday at 7:30 P. M. at Wilde's Hall, corner Seventh and Bradley Sts. D. Lordan, 939 Burr St., 8t. Paul Master J. H. Salley, 617 Minnehaha St.. 8t.Paol, Secretary Peter Copeland, 468 Case St., St. Paul . Collector R. A. Hetherington, 738 Payne ave, 8t. Paul . Receiver T. F. Friedly, 617 Minnehaha st. • ■ Msg. Agent 821. SNOW DRIFT ; Chapleaa, Oat. Meets in B. of L. F. Hall, every Monday at 8 P. M. John B. Dexter Master •tnmes Me Adam, C. P. R. R Secretary Kenneth McRae Collector James McAdam, C. P. R. R Receiver Herbert D. Gsy Magazine Ajpnt 822. WISSAHICEON; Philadelphia, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month, at 8. E. cor. 10th and Spring Garden 8ts. C. W. Weidner, 708 Kohn St, Norristown, Master James Haas, 2185 Darien St Secretary Wm. A bton, 1210 >akdale 8t Collector Joseph Harrison, 688 lav St Receiver L. D. Woodington, 1939 N. 9th st . . Mag. Agent 828. ANTHRACITE; Tamaqaa, Pa. Meets in Kern’s Hall, 2d and 4th Sundays. Jas. J. Horty Master Wm. Heckman. Box 807 Secretary Michael Schmauch Collector Wm. J. Din Huger, Box 347 Receiver Jos. Mucklow Magazine Agent 824. MOUNTAIN GBOTE; Catawlssa, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of each month at 2 P. M.. in News Item HaiL J. W. Fisher. Box i74 Master Jeremiah Haley Secretary Jeremiah Haley Collector J. W. Fisher, B ’X 174 Receiver W. Bowman, Milton, Pa. ... . Magasine Agent 825. SCHUYLKILL TALLEY; Pottsrllle, Pa. Meets 2d and4tb Sunday evenings of each month. Jesse M. Elder, 701 Market 8t Master Charles H. Wesley, 315 N. Third St. . . 87 N. Cole at .... Receiver Nicholas Knebles, 45 E. Savoy St, Palo Alto, Pottsvllle Magazine Agen; Digitized by t^.ooQLe

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE HBEMEN’8 MAGAZINE 951 SM* rOLWKLL; Bradford Pa. Meeto lat and 8d Sunday evenings in in G. A. R. G. P. Clough, 6 Alllsonst Master M. W. Maybee, 7 Pile st Secretary C. Billing! on, 28 Hilton at Collector G. P Clough, 6 Allison at Receiyer P. T. Lane, 18 Boyeeton St . . . Magazine Agent 987. 8ILTEB MOUNT A Ilf, Needles, Cal. Meets every Saturday evening m B. of L F.HalL Wm. Bi -Id Master Leonard Leutzinger Secretary Chas. DiflTe baugh Collector M. H. Smiib Receiver John M. Griffith Magazine Agent StS. STONE BALLAST; Plattsmovth.Neh. Meets every Sunday at 8 P. M. ink. P. Hall. A. F. Zinn Master E. W Caipenter, Bos 837 Secretary A. M. Roger, Box 1067 Collector H. F. Zinn Receiver V. M. Mollis Magazine Agent 889. SOLOMON TALLEY; Downs, Kansas. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 7:80 P. M. in Masonic Hall. H. E. Wade Master A. Dillon, L. Box 183 Secretary John Milhelsler, Box 108 Collector R. J. Dunlap, Box 219 Receiver R. J. Dunlap Box 2i9 Magazine Agent 880. BITER TIEW ; Kansas City, Kansas. Meets 2d and 4th 8undays at 7:30 P. M. at Melville Hall T. J. Birch, 1499>4 Wyoming at., Kansas City, Mo Master Frank Vaughn, 900 Kansas Ave., Armour- dale Secretary G W. Smith 20 ames St Collector K. D. Root, 919 6th st Receiver Per y Ayers, Armourdale . . . Magazine Agent 881. CHICAGO BELT LINE: Anbnrn Junction. HI. Meets in Foresters' Hall, Cor. 81st 8t. and Vin- cennes Ave.. Auburn, 111., on 1st and 3d Mon- days at 8P.M. John H. McCarty. 8onth Englewood . . . Master J. D. Flood, Box 3t So. Englewood . . Secretary Abe. L. Leidich, Auburn P.rk Collector J. D. Flood, Box 84, So. Englewood . . Receiver Fred Wall Magazine Agent 889. STONE MOUNTAIN; Augnsta, Ga. Meets every alternate 8unday in hall corner of Broad and Jackson Sts. Wilkie B Hans Master Tho*. H. Pebwoith, 914 Fenwick 8t . .Secretary E. J. Graham Collector B. W. Furber, Ga. R. R. shops Receiver Jas. 8. Downing, Ga. R. R. shops . . Mag. Agent 888. FAIRMOUNT j Philadelphia, Pa. Meets aileron te Wednesoays at 8 P. M., at Erick- son’s Hall, 3947 Lancaster St. P. J. Lawton, 746 N. 36th 8t ....... Master G. V. Plant, 3911 Wallace 8t., W. Phila., Secretary C. H. Maul. 88U N. 40th St Collector Harry C. Ewing, 830 N. 40th 8t. Receiver H. C. Ewing. 83i N. 40th St . . Magazine Agent 884. ELLSWORTH: Philadelphia, Pa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays of every month at Pat- terson Post Hall, Broad above Ellsworth St. H. C. Smith, northwest corner Stocaer and Washington Ave Matter Wm. Akin, 2610 Collins 8t Secretary J. J. Jamison, 706 N. 86th St Collector H. A. Krause, 17o6 A/ton St Receiver Harry Yocum, 921 8. 18th 8t. . . Magazine Agent 888. SAINT ADOLPHUS; Horhelaga, Canada. Meets at B. of L. F. Rail, 11 Morean St. Alfred Prlng, 2u Roch Lane, Montreal . . Master Jno. Langsireth, 107 Marlboroogh St . Secretary Patrick McFall. 805 Logan St .... Collector J. G. A. Brazean, 83 Moreau St ... . Receiver J. Langsireth, 107 Marlborough St . . Mag. Agent K FALL RTTER: Needesha, Meets 2d and 4th Saturdays, in Pierce's HAIL R. O. McClellan gm L. N. Baker. Boxl78 Secretory Chas. Koehler Collector R. C. McClellan Receiver Matt. J. James Magazine Agent 887. BIG FOUR ; Kansas City, Mo. Meets alternate Tuesdays at 7:80 P. M., at Sum- merwell’s Hall, 21st and Dripp 8 to. Homer Howard, 1210 R* sc voir Ave . . . Master Chas. T. Largent, 1609 Bellview ave . . Secretary Chas T. Lament, 16-9 Bellevlew Ave . Collector N. F. Clough, 1812 Holly 8t Receiver J. A. Brown, 1827 Holly 8t Mag. Agent 888. WE8T BRANCH ; Benove, Pa. Meetsaiternate 8uudays In Spangler’s Hall, Oor. 6th 8t. and Huron Ave., at 1:80 P. M. Frederick Kerby Maitw R. C. McFarland Secretary n n 5°yo»on , CoUeott* O. B. MjM.nigal Reoelrer James Campbell Magazine Agent 889. WHITE BREAST; Chariton, Iowa. Meets at Woodman’s Hall. T. H. oaaford, Box 620 Master A. M Wlliiby, L Box 781 Secretory Jas. C Beck, Box 849 Collector A. M. Wiillby, L. Box 781 Reoriver M. Dunn Magazln^ent 848. 8TAR OF THE WE8T jJ Newton, Kan. Meeto ta Odd Fellows’ Hall alternate Thnrdaya, Wm. Gilpin , 408 West 5th st Master D. W. Moody, 412 West 4th st Secretary Chas. 8. Druce, L. Box 169 Collector John M. Kelly, South Main st Reoelvcr Chas. T. B ant, Lock Box 169 . Magazine Agent 841. GOLD RANGE; Donald, B.C. Meeto in Firemens’ Hail every Wednesday. Arthur Randall Master Willis J. Armstrong Secretary Geo. B. Govett, Box 49 Collector Thos. B. Clench Receiver R. J. Geddis, Rogers Pass, B. C . Magazine Agent 848. CASCADE ; Medietas Hat, North West. Terr. Meets in Masonic Hall, 2d Wednesday and 4th Thursday. Burley Wallis, Box 66 Master James Hawthorne, Box 66 Secretary William Rutherford, Box 66 Collector Leonard Dobbin, Box 66 Receiver Leonard Dobbin, Box 66 ... . Magazine Agent 848. WHITSETTFj North Danville, Ya. Meeto every Sunday at 2 P. M., in Union Hall. H P. Andrews Master C. B. Coltrane Secretary Chas. R. KIsiney Collector Wm. A. Klzziah, Box 21 Receiver H. P. Andrews Magazine Agent 144. BRADSHAW ; Colombia, 8. C. Meets in K. of P. Hall every 8un day at 10:30 A. M. D. C. Dickert, Box 68 Master R. D. Morton, Box 68 Secretary E. J. McMeekin, Box 68 Collector G. P. Lawrence, Box 68 Reiver Oscar Land. Box 68 Magazine Agent 845. FRONT END; Paris, Texas. Meets every Saturday at 8:00 P. M. W. H. Dickinson, Box 24 Master J. E. Gerard, Box 24 Secretary J. E. Gerard, Box 24 cSuISS? James Lyons, Box 24 RocelvAr J. N. Ballew MagazinV^e^ 846. FLOWERY LAND; Pensacola, Fla. Meeto in Odd Fellows’ Hall 1st and 3d Mondavi. F. T. Martin, 107 East Wright St Mastnr Jas. E.Buokley, 107 E W 1ght8t. . . .Secretary J. W. Chisholm. L. & N. Shops Collector Jas I. 8izer, 416 E Wright St ReceivS J. W. Chrlsholm, 1012 E. Laura 8t . . Mag. Agent Digitized by ^.ooQle

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952 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN’S MAGAZINE. [Dec. <47. OLD FOBT j Dodge City, loans. • Meet* in I. O. O. F. Hall, 1st, and 3d Thursdays at 7 P. M. Wm. O. Fad el. Box 814 Master John Homer, L. Box 586 Secretary Agustua Falkner Collector B. 8. Williams, L. Box 21 Receiver C. H. Voris Mag. Agent 848. BLUB MOUNTAIN ; LaGraude, Oregon. Meets in l. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 8d Wednesdays at7 P. M. F. O. Scbilke, L. Box 87 Master Chas. Norby Secretary J. W. Dillinger Collector John Walker Receiver F. E. Herr. L. Box 87 ... . . Magasine Agent 848. HUDSON RIVEB: Union H11L N. J. Meets in Concordia Hall, 2d Saturday at 8 P. M., and 4th 8unday at 2 P. M. H. E. Hamblen, New Durham Master L. T. Burns, New Durham, N. J . . . . Secretary L. T. Burns, New Durham. N. J. . . . . Collector Harry Poynton, New Durham, N. J . . Receiver Joe Lewis, New Durham, N. J. . . . Mag. Agent 888. JAMES DONNELLY; Perth Amboy. H. J. Meets in K. of P. Hall 2d and 4th Sundays. Joseph B Hofftneo Master James E. Van Horn Secretary Christopher Greenwall Collector Theodore R. Merts Receiver Levi M. Landis Magasine Agent 881. HOME; White Harei^ Pa. Meets in Runkey's Hall at 2 P. M., 2d and 4th Sundays. Jan. N. Deterline Master Edward McN alley Secretary Amos Flowers Collector Wm. Wall . Receiver Jas. N. Deterline Magasine Agent 888. CHAMPLAIN; 8t. Albans, ft. Meets in Engineer's Hall 1st and Sd Sundays at 1:45 P. M., and 4th Monday at 7:30 P. M. Chas. E. Preston, Box 148 Master Geo. E. Prentiss Secretary G. W. Allen Collector C. P. Kelley, Box 886 • Receive? Geo. Hobert, Box. 444 Magasine Agent 888. MARBLE CITY: Rutland, Tt. Meet 1st and 8d Sundays in E. A. U. Hall. John Grady, No. 8 Pine 8t Master C. F. Whitehouse. 77 River St Secretary C. F. Underhill. No. 8 Pine 8t Collector L. 8. Johnson, No. 3 Evlyn St Receiver Wm. H. Murry, 17 Franklin St . Magasine Agent 884. HOBOKEN; Hoboken, N. J. Meets in Burnett’s Hall 2d Sundays and 4th Sat- urdays. John Hotton, Tro* 8t and Summit ave., Jersey City, N. J John Gademan, 7 Nelson ave, Jersey City, N. J Secretary Patrick Ash, 8outh Orange, N. J. ... Coll* ctor Emmons C. Williams. Morristown, N. J., Receiver John Gademan, 7 Nelson Ave., Jersey City N. J Magasine Agent 888. STONE CITY; Joliet, DL Meets in Switchman's Hall 1st Tuesdays at 7:80 P. M.. and 8d Sundays at 2:30 P. M. W. W. Brooker, 134 8 Hickory St Master Chris. Nolan, 128 Grover 8t Secretary Harrison McPeek, C., 8., P. A C. R. R . Collector T. F. Hannan, 411 8 Deep lanes St . . . Receiver Chas O. Bond, care Joliet Mfg Co . Mas. Agent 886. CHAUNCEY M. DEPEW; Albany, New York. Meets 1st and 8d Tuesdays. Frank C. Wilson Master R. J Lilly, 57 First street Secretary R. J. Lilly, 57 First street Collector Scranton E. Sweet, 530 Liberty St., Schenectady Receiver F. Degroff, 160 Clinton Ave . . . Magasine Agent 887. JUSTICE; Yaaeebero, Mateo. Meets in A. O. U. W. Hall at Vanoeboro and Main Streets, 2d and 4th Saturdays. J. E Shea Master Whitfield Nobles Secretary C. J. Tabor, Woodstock, N. B. Collector W. E. Dresser ... Receiver E. L. Hagerman. Woodstock, N. B . . Mag. Agent 888. COOKE ; Wert St. Paul, Hina. Meets in I. u O. F. ha'l. Cor. Fairfield and Dako- ta Ave., 2d and 4th Sundays, at 2:00 P. M. F. J. Swanson, C., St. P. A K. C. Rou* d House. Chicago. Ill Master S. W. Thorp, 94 Fairfield Ave Secretary H. Perrimao. 195 Congress St Collector P. Denney, C., 8u P. A K. C., Round House, Chicago, TO . . . ... Receiver W. H. Brownson. 280 £. Congress St . Mag. Agent 888. BIG FLINT; Wellington, Kansas. Meets in I. O. O. F. Hall 1st and 3d 8undays at 8 P. M., and 2d Fridays at 7:80 P. M. T. M. Brown, E. Lincoln Ave Master H. E. Hansen, 720 Fast Lincoln Ave . . Secretary Chas. Weddle, 522 E. 4th St Collector E. R. Dickson, Box 865 Receiver H. E. Hansen. 720 East Lincoln Ave . Mag. Agent 860. COLD SPRING; Springfield, Ohio. Meets in Engineers’ and Firemen’s Hall seooud and last Sunday*. Joe A. Taylor, Room 46, Henry Block, Main St Master A. W. Binns, E. High 8t Secretary Elmer E. Leonard, Forest House, E. High St Collector A. W. Binns, E. High St Receiver S. Roadamer, Forest Honse,E.Highst, Mag. Agent 861. TRIED AND TRUE; Ylneennes, Ind. Meets In K. of H. Hall 1st A 3d Sunday at 2 P. M. Wm. H. Cunningham, O. A M. shops . . . Master M. J. Cunningham, OAM shope . . . Secretary Chas. 8hermerhorn, O. A M. shops . . Collector John H. Keman, O. A M. shops .... Receiver Grant Hill, O. A M. Shops . . Magasine Agent 868. CATARACT; Niagara Falls, Ontario. John Rogers Master T. Swalwell, Suspension Bridge, N. Y . Secretary J. W. Frances Collector H. Dickout, Montrose, Ont Receiver J. w Francis Magasine Agent 868. METROPOLITAN; New York, N. Y. Meets at 490 Eighth Ave., 1st and 4th Sunday af- ternoons. J. M. Reilly, 204 E. 112 St Master Nat. Sawyer, 206 W. 61st St, 2d Flat . . Secretary A. W. Eggleston, White Plains. N. Y . . Collector M. J. Lynch. Box 8571Wh1te Plains, N. Y. Receiver M. J. Lynch, Box 857, White Plains. N. Y Magasine Agent 864. 8INGERLY; Philadelphia, Pa. W. G. Staats, 6311 Woodland ave Master A.J. Lawton, 1203 Welsh »t, Chester, Pa.8ecr©tary G. W. Gregg, Jr., B. A O. Round House, Collector J. I. Way, 306Tome St., Baltimore, Md., Receiver E. G. DtnnK to W. and Chester ave, Mag. Agent 868. YIOLBT; Bellows Falls, Yt. Meets 1st and 8d Saturday eve., in G. A. R. Hall. G. C. Farnsworth, Charleston, N. H . . . Master A. E. Wells, Box 568 Secretary F. L. Darling. Windsor, Vt Collector A. G. Firman, Windsor. Vt Receiver F. E. Reach, 6 High 8t., Brattleboro. Vt . Magasine Agent 886. HAGERSTOWN: Hagerstown, Md. Meets in Red Men's hall, Cor. W and P streets, 2d and 4th Sundays. 8. F. Johnson, 342 W. Washington st . . . Master J. M. Buchanan, 38 W&lnnt st Secretary Chi is. E. Rohrer. 807 High st Colllector D. A. Wallace, 20 Salem ave Receiver J. M. Buchanan, 38 Walnut St . . . Mag. Agent 887. MORGAN CRANK; Somerset, Ky. Meets 1st and 15th of each month, in Engineer's and Firemen's Hail. George L. Peffer Master John Dikeman Secretary Martin B. Cenniff Collector James Ford Receiver M. J. McCabe Magasine Ageot Digitized by t^.ooQLe

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 953 *88. DEEP WATER; 8prlagfteM, Ho. Meeta at K. of P. Hail 1st. and 8d Mondays. B. a Chinn, 80S W. Elm 81 Master E Austin 808 N. Main 8t ....... Secretary Chan. Hall, 8)7 N Cammel 8t Collec or C. W. Henry, G liege it, Denton block. Rooms 0 and 10 Reoeiver C. W Hall, 963 Union st Mag. Agent *8*. W ALEUT VALLEY: Eldorado, Kaa. Meets In K. of P. Hall 2d and 4tn Sundays. R. H. Kltsnlman Master E. 8. Mead, Box 422 Secretary M. Fitzgerald. **»« 186 Collector Pr^d Staler, Box 196 Receiver C. J. Lester Magazine Agent •70. NEOSHO T ALLEY ; Connell Grove. Kan. Meets 1st and 8d Wednesday evenings in A. O. U. W Hall. Cbas. Torrence Master Clarence i. Stone Secretary Cbas. M. Lee man Collector - Cbas. Torrence Receiver J. 8 Lowe Magazine Agent 171. COVENANT; Nevada, Mo. Meets 1st and 8d Fridays at 7:90 P. M. G. B. Meek, B x 286 Mastei J. T. Gray, Box 266 Secretary Robt. McClain. Box 266 Collector John Dandy, B x 266 Receiver James T. Gray, Box 256 Mag. Ageni 171. SIGNAL MOUNT; Bln Springs, Texas. Meets in Engineer’s Hall 1st Wednesday after noon and 3d Wednesday evening. to J. Bible Mastei G. H. Smith Secretary 8. E. Ord Collector Edward Lyons Receiver Dennis Ryan. Box 88 ... Magazine Agent 171. J. T. H t RAH AN; Birmingham. Ala. Meets in Reen Han. Allen building, Morris Ave. every Sunday at 9 A. M. W. F. Young, 1781 Avenue A Master P. A. Webb. Box 80 . Secretary P. A. Webb. Box 80 CoUecto. W. F. Young, 1731 Avenue A Receive* Walter Bailey, 2409 Ave C Mag. Agent 174. MeALLtS t IH {Herrington, Kaa. Meets In K. P. Hall, 1st and 8d Thursdays at 7:80 and 2d and 4th Thursdays at 2 P. M. L. Gay Master H. a Smith Secretary W. W. Campbell CoUecto. H. Maeee ... Receiver 176. FRIENDSHIP; Dayton. Ohio. Meets in K. P. Hall. 1st and 8d Sundays at 2 P. M N. W. Rose, 1(9 La Belle St Master John R. Glynn, 29 Costellow St .... Secretary John Stevens, 64 Bell St Collector John F. Hoban, 685 E. Second 8t . . . . Reoeiver John Ryan, 120 Crane 8t . . . . Magazine Agent 171. J. H. KIRK; Horton, Kan. Meets 1st and 8d Saturdays at 7:80 P. M. C. C. Sutherland, L. Box 89 Mastei Wm. Ashworth, L. Box 89 Secretary Wm. Ashworth, L. Box 89 ColLctor Thomas Sbeahan, L. Box 89 Reoeiver James E. George, L Box 48 . . . Magazine Agent 177. NI Sunday in Christian Hall, McKees RoCks, Pa. Geo. Jam z, 406 Henry 8t., McKees- port, Pa Master D. W. Scott, McKees tor cks P. O.. Pa . . Secretary lobn Ainor, P int Bridge tole noose, 8. 8. Pittsburgh, Pa Collector Frank f. Thomer, 8709 Fifth ave., Pittsburg, Pa. Reoeiver Elmer E. Lewis, 176 Third avenue, Pitts- burg, Pa Magazine Agent 879. WEAVER; Nam. Pa. Me»ts In K. of H. Hall, Cornell’s Block, 1st and 3d Sunday at 11 A. M. John Durkin, B >x, 487 Master John Durkin, Box 437 Secietary Chas. L. Burroughs, Box 396 Collector Wm. B. Preston Receiver Archie C. Burr, Box 218 ... . Magazine Agent 880. MeKELYEY; Baltimore, Ed. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays in Mechanics Hall, cor- ner South Charles St and Fort Avenue. Cbas. Priesteryahn, 1160 Bowen st . . . . Master C. E. Walsh, L 81 S. C* arles St Secretary C., W. Gardner. 1681 8. Charles st . . . . Collector C. E. Walsh, 1631 S. Charles st. .... Receiver M. B. Donaldson, 1,518 Light St . . . Mag. Agent 8S1. J. W. WALKER; Conemaugh, Pa. Meets every 8nnday i:30P. M. in B. of L. F. Hall. J. W. Walker Master J. L. Williams Secretary Harr M. McFeaters Collector J. C. Hess Receiver E. E. Pringle Magazine Agent 888. BKTHESDA ; Waukesha, Wls. Meets 1st and 3d Sundays at 2 P. M., in Engi- neer’* Hall. to. A. Hanke Master Joseph F. Freenor, Box 960 Secretary John M. Dowd Collector M. J. Crowley Receiver Jno E. Moore Magazine Agent 8SS. PETROLEUM ; Oil City, Pa. Meet* at C. M B. Hall on lit Sunday at 8 P. M., and 3d Monday. Thomas Martin Master Jno. H. Gui k, Box 380 Secretary Allison W. Jade Collector John Davis, Box 763 Mag. Agent 884. R. H. WILBUR; Lehightou, Pa. Meets 2d and 4tb Sundays in Reaber’s Hall, First and Bank Sts. Alfred Dreisbach, We Import, Pa Master Alvin A. Miller, Weissport, Pa Secretary John W. Beaver, Weisspo t. Pa ... Collector Alvin Rex, Weissport, Carbon Co., Pa . . Receiver Jno. J. Walters. Lehlghton. Pa Magaslne Agent 886. MOUNTAIN DIVISION: Keyser. W. Va. Meet* 2 I and 4th Mondays at 10 A. M. in I. O. O. F. Hall. M. 8. Tucker Master John D. Heron Secietary John W. Jan key .■ Collector Henij Montgomery Receiver Frank B. Simmons . Magazine Agent 887. BED ROCK: Sckrleber, Ontario. M* eta 1st ana 3d Sundays in B. of L. F. Hall. John Gardiner. C. P. R Master W. H. Wad land, Box 104 Secretary Philip P McAllen, Box 111 Collector Alfred Bible, Box 63 Receiver M. E. Hartey, Box 21 Mag. Agent 888. PHIL. H. SHERIDAN; Milwaukee, Wls. Meets iu Firemen’s Hall, 170 Reid st., 1st and 3d Sundays. Thomas Tanner, 334 Barclay St Master John D Singles, 207 Wisconsin St . . . Secretary Elmer Knapp, 286 Jefferson St Collector Joseph Ennis, 876 Marshall St Receiver Wm. Schaller, 316 Mine al 8t . . Magazine Agent 889. LIVINGSTONE? Ckllllcothe, Mo. M* ets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M. in I. O. O. F. Ha 1. Edward E. 8tockon Master E. A. Dix Secretary Geo. Zugscbwerdt Collector Wm. Wood, Box 629 Receiver Mike Cunningham Magazine Agent 891. N tuvno : Ft. Madison, Iowa. Meets 2d and 4th Sundays at 2 P. M., in K. P. Hall, N. W. Cor. Second and Pine Sts. John C Schafer Master Wm. Ham<lton Secretary Harry R. Kinne Collector O. L. McClellan Receiver W. B. Bock Magazine Agent Digitized by Google

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964 LOCOMOTIVE IIREMEN}8 MAGAZINE. [Dec, X1SCELLAHK0TJ8 DIRECTORY. Brotherhood of LooomotiTO Engineers. P. M. Arthur Grand Chief Engineer T. 8. Ingraham First Grand Engineer Deloss Everett Second Grand Engineer H C Bays First Grand Assistant Engineer Will meet In twenty-flfih annual convention at Richmond, Va., Wednesday, October 17th, 1888. Gsmkbal Offices Room 6, Blackstone Block Seneca street, Cleveland, Ohio. Order of Railway Conductors. C. 8. Wheaton Grand Chief Conductor Edmund B. Cowan, Assistant Grand Chief Conductor Wm. P. Daniels . . . Grand Secretary and Treasurer Z Will meet in twentieth annual convention at To- ronto, Ontario, Tuesday , May 8th. 1888. General Offices:— Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Yard Masters1 Mutual Benefit Association. Edwin M. Carter . President, Wilmington, Del Thos. G. Gresham . First Vice President, Atlanta, Ga William Blow . . . Second Vice President, Windsor, Ontario. Joseph Sanger . . . Grand Secretary and Treasurer, Indianapolis, Ind. William Baird . . . Corresponding Secretary, Phila- delphia, Pa. Will meet in fourteenth annual convention at Richmond, Va., Wednesday, Jnne 18th, 1888. Brotherhood of Railroad Brakemen. 8. E. Wilkinson .... Grand Master. Galesburg, 111 W. G. Edens . . . Vice Grand Master, Bucyrus, Ohio Ed- F. O’Shea . . . Grand Secretary and Treasurer, Galesburg, 111. L. C. Fosier, Jr . . Grand Organizer and Instructor, Ithica, N. Y. Will meet in fifth annual convention at Columbus, Ohio, Monday, October 15th, 1888. General Offices:— Galesburg, 111. Switchmen’s Mutual Aid Association. James L. Monaghan Grand Master Frank 8weeney Vice Grand Master James L. Monaghan . . . Grand Organizer and In structor. Wm. A. Slmsrott . . Grand Secretary and Tieaaurer Will meet in third annual convention at St. Louis, Mo., Thursday, September 20th, 1888. General Offices Room 19, No. 184 Washington street, Chicago, 111. LADIES’ SOCIETIES B. OF L. F. 1. GOOD ENDEAVOR; Stratford, Ontario. Meets 1st and 3d Wednesdays. Mrs. E. A. Ball President Mrs. M. Tux ton ...... Vice President Mrs. W. E. Brooker ........ . Secretary Mrs. G. Nursey Treasurer 8. LADIES* AID; PhilllpHburg, N. J. Meets first Sunday in tacn month at 2:80 P. M., Grinner’s Hall. Mrs. C. Wibon President Mrs. R Hill Vice President Mrs. M. Teel Secretary Mrs. T. Roseberry Treasurer 4. PROGRESSIVE; Grand Rapids, Mich. Meets every four weeks, at No. 13 Weoham ave- 1 uue, at 2:fo P. M. Mrs. E. A. Geary. 40 Nintn avenue . . President Mrs. T. Haley, 425 4th ave .... Vice President Mrs. H. W Norris. 59 River avenue . . Secretary Mrs. G. P. Downey, 18 Wenham ave . . Treasurer 6. II Alt MOM ; M Louis. Ho. Meets eve* v two weeks. Miss Ella Van Horn President Miss Laura Van Horn Vice President Mrs. C. E. Amos, 2346 Mullanphy St . . Secretary | Min Sophia Lullman Treasurer i 6. HALL8TKAD; HsHstasd, Pa. Mr*. Wm. Oswald . . . Mrs. A. M. 81 Ikes Mrs. J. EL Moran Mrs. Frank J. May 7. J. J. LAHHOIf ; 8 a sq ash ana a, Pa. Mrs. Chss. Anderson Mrs. John Keyes Mrs. M. Kerne Mrs J. J. Lannon . . . President Vice President . . .Secretary . . .Treasurer . . . President Vice President . . .Secretary . . . Treasurer 8. FRIENDLY ; Garrett, lad. Meets in Firemen’s Hall, alternate Fridays at 2 P. 1L Mrs. M. E. 8toner President Mrs. Mary Cunningham Vice President Min Cora Smith, Box 169 Secretary Mrs. Lizzie Abrams Treasurer 9. WELCOME; Philadelphia, Ps. Meets 1st and 3d Mondays in each month. Mrs. James French President Mrs. Paul Walker Vice President Mrs. Howard Reeder Secretary Mrs. Chss. Henk Treasurer JAROS HYGIENIC UNDERWEAR, WOOL FLEECE, KNIT. PATENTS. Especially Valuable for Eallroadses ! ACKNOWLEDGED BEST PROTECTION TO THX BODY IK Colo and Changeable Climates RECOMMENDED BY MEDICAL authorities in cases of Rheu- matism, Kidney Disease, Pulmonary Troubles, Bron- chitis, etc. K. H.Sarokst.O M , J. J.Hasxahak. V.G.M.. and E. V. Debs. O. H. M. T., have fully tested the special feat- ures with PERFECT SATISFACTION. Among many retorts and endors*- MBNTS or SPECIAL INTEREST for Kail- waym en are those from Quartermaster GenTs Dept., U. S. A. Surg. Oen’l, B.*O.R.R. Co. “ “ Missouri Pacific R. R. Co. •* “ Chicago City R*y Co. Qen’l Western Pass. Agent, Illinois Central R. R. Police and Fire Dent’s : Chicago, St. Louis. Detroit. Mlnneapolls/Bt. Paul, Omaha, etc. For Reports and Special Con- tract Terns to Brotherhood Loco- motive Firemen, inquire of toub Secretary of Lodge, or address : J ARO 8 HYGIENIC UNDERWEAR CO., 267 Sl 269 Franklin 8treet, OHICAQO, ILL, MOORE & LANGEN, PRINTERS AND BOOK MAKERS, TERRE HAUTE, IND. Special Attenthn given to fine Party and Wed- ding Work. Correct Styles. Digitized by Google

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE BIREMEN'S MAGAZINE 955> The Following Circular Speaks for Itself* TO WATCH DEALERS. OFFICE OF ROBBINS A APPLETON 1M Stale Street. Chicago. Oar attention baying been called to the numerous complaints of watches becoming unreliable as time-keepers through Magnetic and Electric influences, and as the causes thereof increase with the intro» Auction of Electric Plants and Appliances, some means of protection is necessary. It has been demonstrated by experimental and practical testa that the :anti-maonetio shield will protect a watch from the detrimental effects of Magnetism, and also has the effect of steadying ill rate, thereby enabling all watches to produce a better average of time; we therefore recommend .the AXTI HAGNRTIC SHIKLD to all Dealers in Waltham Watches. Some of the most imminent dangers which are destructive to the time-keeping qualities of a watch* and therefore should be provided against, in order to obtain the best results, are Electric Railways, Dyna- mos, Electric Light Plants, Electric Motors, Magnetic Belts, The A plication of Electricity in Metical Treat* awl. Electric Brakes on Railwags, Locomotive Electric Headlights, Electric Lighting of Cars, and oth er dis- turbing conditions, which are constantly arising when least expected. MEN IN RAILROAD EMPLOY, where the most accurate time is required, and where the disturbing Influences mentioned above are most seriously felt and aggravated by the peculiar condition of Railway Bernice, should exercise wisdom, and have their watches protected by the Anti- Magnetic Shield. Yours Respectfully, By Bobbins A Appleton, General Agents. AMERICAN WALTHAM WATCH CO. Antl-Magnetlc Shield Cases for sale by all Dealers. OUes, Bro. Ac Co. Cleveland, Ohio, Juiy 22, 1887. Gentlemen I am acquainted with the merits of the QILE8 ANTI-MAQN iTIC SHIELD for watches, and believe it is a very valuable invention for protection of pocket time-pieces, and very desir- able for railway service, Yours Truly, (8igned,) P. M. ARTHUR. G. C. E. T. 8. INGRAHAM, F. G. K H. C. HAYS. F. G. A. E. Railroad Sqaare Patent VENTILATED DINNER PAIL This cut shows our Ventilated Pail with itfi telescopic top, lock handle and large coffee flask. As this Pail will keep cooked food fresh a long time— is oi large capacity and well made of good tin, every railroad man will find it the best Pail made for his use. Size of No. 2 Pail is 91 in. long by 5} in. wide by 9| in. high when locked up. To introduce these Pails until further notice, wre will deliver one No. 2 Ven- tilated Pall, boxed and expressage paid, at any express point in the United States on receipt of P. O. Order for one dollar and fifty cents. REARDON A ENNIS, Sole Manufacturers, Troy, New York. Digitized by ^.ooQle

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966 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. [Due. -taoi tUII CHEF DR0T1ERH000 OF LOCOMOTHE FIREMEN dfilRSI THE BEST 6 GENT CIGAR EVER MADE,. OB HOKB Grand Chief Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Cigars. THE FINEST 10 CENT CIGARS ON THE MARKET (TRAPS MARK REGISTERED). LIST OF WHOLESALE AGENTS. B. F. Baxter A Oo., Norfolk, Va. Gilliam A Oo., Lynohbnrg, Va. Manor Confectionery Mfg. Co., Brie, Pa. Wm. Bd wards A Co., Cleveland, Ohio. R. Wagner A Co., Detroit, Mich. Symons, Smart A Co., East Saginaw, Mich. B. Gusttn A Co.. Bay City, Mich. C. G. Duff, Owaseo, Mich. Steuben wine Oo., Jackson, Mich. Soovlll, Brown A Co., Wellsvllle, N. T. Robinson A Ford, Geneva, N. T. Pratt Bros.. Oneonta, N. T. Lafayette 8mlth, Springfield, UL Maflett A Corbet, Wilmington, N. C. Harvey A Parker, Denver, Colo. R. MergeL Fort Wayne, Ind. John A. McGaw. Indianapolis. Ind. Casey A 8wasey, Fort Worth, Texas. Cody, Ball. Barnhart A Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. Waplee. Platter A Co.. Denison, Texas. Isaac llerkel. Platt* burg, N. Y. W. H. Rigby A Son. Mansfield, Ohio. Holmes A Keeler, Norwalk, Conn. C. K. Bills, New Bedford, Mass. Ooghill A 81m on. San Francisco, CaL J. W. Lnnn, Elmira. N. Y. R 8. Larsen A Co.. Portland, Oregon. H. A. Menker, Buffalo. N. Y. Norris A Crockett. Concord, N. H. Geo. W Pepper. Peabody,’ Mass. W. E. Bremen A Co., Flint, Mich. Armstrong A Graves, Port Huron, Mich. Center A Allen, Syracuse. N. Y. Oswald A Co., Dnlnth, Minn. Plummer, Perry A Co., Lincoln. Neb. Wm. W. Gallup, North Adams, Mass. Moreland Bros A Crane. Adrian, Mich. 8. C. White, Winona. Minn. Remington, Johnson A Co., Salt Lake City, Utah. M. P. Johnson. New London, Conn. Daniels, Cornell A Co., Providence, R. L M. A. Jewell A Co.. Portland, Maine. Reed A Taylor, Burlington, Vt Wm. E. French, Petersburg, Va. Johnson, Hogan A Co , Houston. Texas. Dunning A Sumner, Madison. wls. Bradley A Lee, New Haven, Conn, W. O. Peeples, Chattanooga, Tenn. Wyl) A Greene, Atlanta, Ga. Smith A Durham, Charlotte, N. C. Wackerbarth A Joseph, New Orleans, La. H. Eh i en berg. Little R*ck, Ark. Fuller, Hatcher A Co., Augosta. Ga. Hodgson Bros., Athens, Ga. Johnson A Harris, Macon, Ga. J. Simon A Bro., Montgomery, Ala. Graves Bros., Ottomwau, Iowa. Thorwart A Roehling, Chicago, I1L Anson Bros.. Milwaukee, Wls. W. B. Lockett A Co., Knoxville, Tenn. Mann A Fawcett, New Albany, Ind. Kesler, Koch A Co., Louisville, Ky. Pearsons A Clark, Lexington, Ky. Bright A Fenner. Dayton. Ohio. Johnston A Son, Springfield, Ohio. Geolts A Ward, Youngstown. Ohio. The Hale. 81oane A Wilson Go., Peoria, UL Wm. A. Otis, Atchinson, Kan. Hall A Seller. Sedalia. Mo. G. D. Milligan A Son. Springfield. Mo. Jaoob Forth A Co., St. Louis, Mo. ft. C. Barker, Terre Hante. Ind. A. L. Webster A Co., Danville, UL A. W. Brenneman A Co.. Decatnr, HL Stratton A Bird, Cairo, I1L John O’Connell. Pine Bluflk, Ark. MaU Welx, LaCrome, Wls. Allen, Moon A Co., St Paul, Minn. J. C. Joyslln A Oo., Minneapolis, Minn. Myen, Tloe A Co., Dubuqne, Iowa. T. M. Gobble A Oo., Clinton, Iowa. Wltwer Bros., Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Loots, Fletcher A Go., Marshalltown, Iowa. Charles Hewitt. Dos Moines, Iowa, a Shenkbnrg A Co., 8tonx City, Iowa. L. Klrscht A Co., Council Binds, Iowa. Holcomb. Hinely A Bro., Creston, Iowa, John P. Cole, Topeka. Kan. B. Pollock A Co., Keokuk. Iowa. Henry Dart's Sons, Rook Island, 111 Hby, Dowden A Co., Kansas City, Mo. M. R. Collins A Co., Bradford, Pa. L. Brayton A Co.. Boston. Mass. Feck, underwood A Co., Wllkeabarre, Pa. W. H. Campbell, Lockport, N. Y. To the Bbothxbhoods or Looomotivx Fax* aw awd RxaorxxBs: The sum ol Five Hundred (fbOOJW) Dollars ha* be .n paid by ns Into the Treasury of the Grand Lodge of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, ss royalty upon the saleof Gnawp Cnvr Cigars, of which due acknowledgment has been made by the Grand Lodge, and In consideration off which onr cigars have been endorsed and are now recommended to all members of the Order who desire to smoke e first-class cigar and at the same time contribute to the general fund of the Grand Lodge. Members of the Order should bear in mind that the Brotherhood receives a royal tyup _ the sale of all Grand Chief Cigars, and henoe the larger the sales the greater the royalty. Every member Is, therefore, invited to interest himself in the sale of the above brand of cigars and thereby contribute to the financial standing of the Grand Lodge and the Brotherhood at large. These two brands of Cigars have been presented and tested by both Brotherhoods, at their jmpeotlve conventions at New York and Minneapolis, and have received their Endorsement and Approval on both oooaslons, and are Guaranteed by the manufacturers to be the best Cigars o«k the market The manufacturers also guarantee to keep twees two Brands up to their present Standard quality at all time to oome, and by so doing, hope to receive the liberal patronage of the two Brotherhoods they are named after, and also their recommendations to their many friends Who are In want of a GOOD CIGAR. It Cigars are geaslas salea each hex has the pkstegrapk of P. Artksr er F. W. Arnold m Ml# Inode lakel and en Ike estslde end of eaek kex. Retail dealers skosM order from tketr searset Wholesale Agent and If they refine to get the elgara fortkmn we win skip direct to ike r BRAVO A KBYBS, Manufacturers, Digitized by i^.ooQLe

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1888.] LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 957 A FEW DESIGNS OF J. - S. - TOWNSEND'S - COPYRIGHTED - RAILROAD - EMBLEMS. CHARMS* No. 010. B. L. E. Engraved, $11.00. Set with 5 Gar- nets, $12.00. Nu. U12. B. L. F. Engraved. $11.00. Engraved, wiih 3 Garnets, $12.00. Engraved, $11.00. Engraved, set with 5 Garnets, $12.00. No 013. B L F. Engraved, $10 00 Engraved, set with 3 Garnets, $11.00. No. Oil. B. L.E Engraved $10.00 Set with 5 Gar- nets, $11.00.; No. 087. B. L. P. Enameled, $6.00. Enameled set with 6 diamonds, $14 00. No. 034 B. L. E. Enameled, $7 00. Enameled, with 5 Roby Garnet 8, $11.00 PI MS. No. 086. B.L.B. Roman Gold Chased, $6.00. RINGS. No. 018. Oval Black Onyx Top, encrusted Gold Emblem, $0.00. No .022* Very Heavy,. Letters Black Enam- eled, $12 00. Can be made with any initial* No. 048, $6.00per pair. containing full description of all these goods and several ttousan* illustrations of handsomest designs in Watches, Jewelry, etc., fur- led on application. We aie headquarters for emblems of all kinds and original designers of the majority of railway badges manufactured in this country. 8end for particulars of our new “ CO-OPKBATI VK WATCH CLUB 9r system. We guarantee our goods and assure our customers of lowest wholesale- pnces at all times. As to our responsibility, etc , can refer to Menrs. P. P. Sargent, E. V. Debs, J. J. Hannahan and First National Bank of Chicago. J. S. TOWNSEND, 1664 WABASH AVE. CHICAGO, ILL. Digitized by t^.ooQLe

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958 LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. Pec. ill Ask your retailer for the JHTCES TCEHNS *•$4+ SHOE* OR THE JHMES MEHNS *$3+SH0E* Rooordfng to Your needa- CHUTION. — Positively none genuine unless our name and price appear plainly on the soles. Some dealers, in order to make larger profit, will The Jam,, Mean. Shoe, are exceed- ^Commend the inferior good* with which the ^ tnply popular amonf railroad men. Voa market is flooded .IVHIICS 9H dH r)K* The lioctor ufl the Lnur-carmr mrm may often bear them diking to each not talking .boot a caao of Mriooa UImm. may often bear them talking to each itvo/\uo not Ulklnf .boat ft caae of aertoa. UImm. other -bout them, and beaming of how *4 8 B 0 6 » light and Stylish. It fits lifts a T*»oy J‘*TVin,p,f «‘*P«>d®d wot* todi». , * * „ ^ cum tho merits of tbrir shoe*. Tbo Lottnr- S tooling and RBQUIR9S NO BRBKK1NG carrier mt« tho Jamea Mean* $3 Shoo b IN,” being perfectly easy the first time it is worn. % You cannot afford to do without them. * will satisfy the most fastidi- Tl, tmu j^ciro K IT A t i O^0”8 as it is in every vital respect I ft M T \ Mr AN V to thc hand-sewed shoes JAMES MEANS’ \$3^°$4 ^ SHOES. which have hitrferto been re- tailed at •7 and *8 THE

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1888. J LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN'S MAGAZINE. 959 The Best and Cheapest METAL POLISH in the world for railroad, marine, stationary or fire engine work, (hot or cold) large signs, railings and other solid metals. Highly en- dorsed and in use by the U. S. Ordnance and Navy Departments, the leading stationary engineers, Fire Departments, Water Works and Electric Light Co’s., also adopted by over thirty of the leading Railroad Companies. Three Splendid Watches Given Amy. special:announcement to r. r. firemen. The MATCHLESS METAL POLISH CO. announce to the firemen who are acting as, or desirous of acting as agents for the sale of BAKER’S TRIPOLINE, that the sales have been so satisfactory the past year on the merits of the Polish, that, in order to inspire re- newed and increased effort to more extensively introduce and increase the sales of this 44 Best of all Metal Polishes,” they will give to the three firemen who sell the greatest number of pound boxes, from July 1st to January 1st, next, Three Splendid Railroad Watches, purchased from one of the oldest and most reliable jewelry firms in Chicago, (Waltham or Elgin make) under their twenty year guarantee as A 1 timers, and especial- ly adapted to the use of railroad firemen. A correct account of sales of each fireman acting as agent will be kept, and award made and announced in next January number of the Magazine. Should the successful three or either of them desire Polish* in lieu of the Watch, we will give for 1st PRIZE, 160 1-lb boxes Tripoline. 2nd 44 100 44 3rd 44 60 44 “ “ We will also make the price from July 1st, $2.40 instead of $2.50 per dozen, which retail here at 40 cents each. On orders of 6 dozen and over to be sent by freight, will allow 91*00 discount, and on orders of 12 dozen and over a discount of $2.00, which will, in most cases, more than cover freight. Oash must always aooompany orders, to avoid delays and mistakes. Address, The MATCHLESS METAL POLISH CO., 88 Market Street, Chicago, 111. WK. B. We cannot accept but one Agent In same locality. Digitized by Google

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960 LOCOMOTIVE fIREMEN'8 MAGAZINE. [Deo. KEYSTONE WATCH CASES. Railroad men have more trouble with their Watches getting dirty than any class of men in existence, consequently it stands them in hand when buying a Watch to look well to the Case. Because no matter how fine a movement may be, if it is not properly protected it will soon become useless from particles of dust and dirt entering the delicate working parts. And it is not only the txpense of cleaning but every intelligent man knows that the little fine particles of coal cinders cut and wear the delicate parts like emery. All our Boss and Keystone Cases contain DUST BAKDS, making them DUST PROOF. For Fit, Finish, Engraving, Designs, Shape — and — General Workmanship, 8©“ THEY HAVE NO EQUALS *■©« KEYSTONE WATCH CASE COMPANY, 19th and Brown Sts,, PHILADELPHIA. 12 Maiden Lane, NEW YORK. 104 State St., CHICAGO. CAUTION. — This Company manufactures CASES ONLY, and has NO CONNECTION WHATEVER with any other concern of similar name. To be sure you get OUR CASE, see that it contains this trade mark. Digitized by CjOOQle