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__ ~ I. R. Shannon, H. I. 80110, I. 8. Glob. O. L. Irnatrol, I. 8. Il¢~flrllne, C. T. Dcfitt, I. I. Judson. C. H. lurloll, P. G. Moody,Ind G. C. Glllt.leldanon - H. E. Bowie. I. B. Olcb. C. T. DOIilt, U. L. Ernltron,Y. R. Shannon, and G. C. Gill!-

I951SAFETY AWARD

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E. L. Roberta, K. I. Crlbb, E. A. Dump, Irl. T. J. Clnrk. D. I. Sllth. Uri. B. L. Robortl, Irl. H. 0.Ihittcn, Robert S. Ilcflrlnno, I. I. Brllvoll, C. H. BUIIOII, Ira. D. I. Slilh, R. I. Dlvil, Irl.C. T. Deiitt, H. O. Ihittcn, Ira. B. A. Drip, L. L. Porrin, Ind T. ]. Clark.

. . . FROM THE PRESIDENT

When you contemplate purchasing anautomobile or having a new roof put on your home,your first consideration is, of course, how tofinance the purchase or improvement, based onyour current income. In planning ahead for im-proved facilities, new motive power, and cars,and better track for Northern Pacific, we have to 1

make estimates of our income to see what our “go; u, run“cash position will be.President R. S. MacfarlaneQur problem, as 3 gofnpany, is no announced at the recent annualdifferent than your problem, as an individual, meeting of eteekheldere» eleetienexcept that we must make plans farther in ad- of H new viee PI'¢9i<‘|9"t in eharsevance, because it takes many months to procure Of Oil devel<>|>nent- effeefivethe materials and to organize any particular April 15- He is I-eRey "- Hinesimprovement program. °f 58" F"lh¢i=¢°Five company directors were

Adding to our difficulty in gauging what re-elected for three-year terns-we can afford to do is the reduced volume of They ere Arthur "- Andersen.traffic now being handled by the American rail- Freneie l'|- Brewnell end Smvel A-roads. On the Northern Pacific for the month of Wellden. all of New Yerki WelterApril, the number of cars loaded on line and 5- llel-eerh Mieeeulm Monk. andreceived from connections was 9.1% below April Nerten $im<>n- L08 Anselee~a year ago. In spite of this adverse condition, Di reefer $im°n- in H elite-we are planning to do all necessary work, and in men! £0 =t°e|<h<>lder=- °°'"P1i'"¢"t¢<iaddition, that reasonably justified in our continu- Preeident Mefflhe 0" hi! initi-ing program, to make the Northern Pacific a etive and Presreeeivenees inbetter rai1road_ handling Northern Paci fic's oil

properties and in directing theYou can help by seeing that our cus— "flit! Of the e0InPny- He elsetomers receive prompt, efficient and courteous '""\°"n¢ed that he he"! never el-service. This improves our competitive position, Pefieneed 8 were herlwnieue busi-means more business, and is in the interest of ""8 Ye1=¢i°n=hiP than thet Whiehevery emp1oye_ exists on the N.P. board of

directors .

President Macfarlane gavestocklnlders a detailed report ofoil drilling operations in theWilliston basin in North Dakotaand Montana. He said eleven wellsare being drilled or are about to,

, be drilled on Northern Pacific-reserved land in Montana. Theseare in addition to three wellsalready in production.VVEAR. A

The president also reported“ V ° F ' vV' ,’ on his ¢0mPBnY'S technologicalI \\\ I’//‘(y progress in use ofwelded rail and\\_\;?:$:°=- extension of train radio conmuni-P ' cations. He said agricultural

prospects for the territory as awhole are favorable.

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NORTHERN PAC|F|C RA|LWAY COMPANYOPERATING osrawruenrr

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May 1952

April 3, 1952

All Agents:

You frequently are sent circulars or bulletins calling yourattention to the many phases of railroading and their affect on your positionor department. They cover matters pertaining to train schedule changes,new tariffs or revisions of old, changes in accounting methods, car rules,orders, etc. The intent is to pass along to you information that is ofinterest or importance to you in meeting the requirements of your position.Back of the need for the issuance of the circulars and bulletins,and also of working rules, safety rules, transportation rules, etc. , isthe public on whose good will we are dependent for our livelihood. It ison the public that we must rely to produce the revenue that makes it possiblefor the Company to operate and pay us for our services.

The, general public is not merely a name or term, it is a veryreal person in the form of our neighbor, our grocer, our general ordepartment storekeeper, oil station owner, hardware or lumber merchant,and their employees. They are all persons with whom you come in contacteach day as they transact their business with the Company through you.

While you may not be personally acquainted with all the membersof the public served by you, you.come in contact with many of them frequent-ly enough to permit getting on a friendly basis that will be of greatassistance in your dealings with them. Dealing with them may at times betrying. However, they are all customers or potential customers and mustbe treated with courtesy and patience if their patronage is to be receivedand retained. Your position is that of a salesman and you know the kind oftreatinent you like to receive as a customer.

Your response to the public, whether it is in person or bytelephone, is the measuring stick by which the Company is judged. A shortcurt or impolite answer is resented by everyone. There is no one thingso irritating as to enter an office or approach a desk and be ignored untilthe person approached is ready to serve you. If when a patron comes inyou are engaged in something that cannot be dropped at once, it is muchbetter to recognize the patron's presence and tell him you will be withhim shortly. Under such conditions, being delayed generally is not resentedGood will toward our Company is built upon our responses andreactions to the public.

A prosperous Company is a good Company to work for; therefore,it is to the personal interest of each member of the Northern Pacificorganization in dealing with the public to do so in such a manner as toleave a good impression in order that good will and patronage may begained.

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llthough Ir. ]udaon's letter reproduced above is addressed to Agents, it isequal interest to a great many others of the Northern Pacific organisation.of

- ; 1 able Al. Smith used to say: “Let's look at the' I,. 1

COMO SHOPS AND YELLOWSTONE DIVISIOCom Shop eqsloyes proved for the sixth consecutive year their

sincere interest in safety by winning first place among the four \

main shops. “NO INJURIES IN 1951" became an accomplished fact.For the second time in twelve years the Yellowstone Division

won first place in safety by having the best safety record of ourseven operating divisions. During the year 1951 they reduced theirreportable injuries by 64 per cent under the previous year.

c_ H. la“... President R. S. Iacfarlane was principal speaker and presentedthe bronze plaque at both safety award presentation cerennnies.

At a dinner in the larquette Roan of the Ryan Hotel, St. Paul,April 16th, Shop Superintendent I. E. Gleb accepted the plaque onbehalf of the shop employes. llore than 660 were present.

ple at Billings, April 19th.“Your record is irrefutable evidence that you men not only are

practice (hem, " said ll’. Macfar-lane. |

“It is the obligation and constant effort of Management to pro- '

vide the safest possible working conditions for employes and to p-_ gcarry on a continuous and effective educationalprogram through our Safety Department and supervi-sory personnel.

“You men have an obligation -- to yourselves.to your families, and to the Management to observethe basic rules of safety. You ladies have an op-portunity and an obligation, too, to remind yourmen to be constantly on the alert to avoid these

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accidents which can happen so easily and which re- ‘

sult in so much distress to the whole family. I ;

In‘ R‘ H‘ ”°“n am sure you are doing that very thing. ‘w5!"" “It is most pleasing to me personally -- and--Q I am sure itwill be welcome news to all of you and

~, ;' to all employes and their fmnilies -- to be able to\ ‘I i report that Northern Pacific is steadily becoming" ‘ ; a safer railroad on which to work. As the inimit-

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.. . r injuries per million man hours worked, withatotali of 656 reportables for the year. In 1951 -- seven

Harold Raddats years later -- we had only 379 reportable injuries .

~ record:“In 1945. we had on the system 9.33 reportable

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Superintendent R. I. Davis received the plaque for the Yellow-stone Division before a gathering of about 1,900 in the Shrine Te|a- . €

fmniliar with the rules of safety, but more importantly, that you ‘ll. A

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Mn“ protective work. But eternal vigilance is imperative. Let's all"\-.\ii’

Ira. P. IastiaaBrsawell the other speakers - Vice President W. W. Judson, General Manager _

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on the entire system, as compared with 656 in 1945, and only 7.11injuries per million man hours worked, as culpared with a ratio of “\\;?9.33 in 1945.

1 Y ' -/ Qu ~ "-And listen to this: For the first 3% months of this year,

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we've had only 76 reportables on the system. Furthermore, the LakeSuperior am! Rocky llountain Divisions went through the entire month A

of larch without a reportable injury -- and the Fargo Division has \a clean slate for the entire 3% months. 8. L. loan“

“So, we are making gratifying progress in this all-important

make Safety our business.“The progress report of the railroad shows it to be in the best

physical condition in its history. Northern Pacific has the plant,the equipment, and the personnel to handle all the business we canobtain, and with the loyal backing of the 25,000 men and women inthe Northern Pacific family we will get our share of the businessand handle it satisfactorily. "

In St. Paul, llr. Macfarlane was introduced by Master of Cere-monies C. T. DeWitt, Superintendent of Safety, who also introduced

C. H. Birgess, General |lech'l Superintendent G. L.Ernstrom, and G. C. Gamst who represented Como Shopemployes.

The program was provided by Harold Raddatz,violinist, Mrs. R. H. Hogan, pianist, and HaroldJain, vocalist, accomplished msicians who are Nor-thern Pacific employes.

Car Distributor F. ll. Braswell of Glendive,

acted as Master of Ceremonies at Billings, and in-1

troduced the speakers - llessrs. C. T. Deiitt; E. L.Eberts, District Claim Agent, Glendive; andGeneral D"l°"° Au“Ianager C. H. Burgess who in turn introduced Mr.Iacfarlane.

llrs. Paul Westine, wife of City Freight Agent,Billings, sang two solos and Darlene Auge, clerk atGlendive, played three musical nunbers on the pianoIn addition theBillings High Sclnol band, consistingof ninety pieces, entertained with musical numbersduring the intermission between the dinner hour andthe program. Assisting them in their entertainmentwere fourteen girls, all fellow students, who pro-vided novelty dances with exceptional skill. Npyelly Aer

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E.I.WILLI8 RETIRES;I. I. SIALLRIDGE NAKED SUCCESBOR

- Very best wishes for many more years of peaceful, happy living to thefollowing employee who retired. Iay their years of loyal service bringtheir just rewards and may their memories of Northern Pacl fie be alwayspleasant ones.

YearsName Occupation when Retired Location of Service

David W. Willians Telegrapher Sllnner, lash. 44Ameal F. Lents Locomotive Engineer Parkwater,Iash. 49Louis F. Hetherington Day Warehouse Foreman Staples, Iinn. 42Adam J. Neiber Section Laborer Wahpeton, N.D. 31George J. Underwood Sergeant St. Paul,Minn. 27Oscar E. Nelson Car Repairer Helena, llont. 24L I. "Uh I. L S-“hid” Martin S. Applegate Switclman Staples, llinn. 33John A. Palmer Reviser.Frt.Claim Dept. St. Paul,llinn. 39

5- 3- wiuiiv P‘"'¢hl3i“l Alt Albert O. Anderson Locomotive Engineer Dilworth,l|im. 39°f th¢N°|'th°"' P'°“i° Ryvretired Andrew J. Cattanach Switchnan Spokane, Wash. 42"'7 1 at hi’ °"“ "ique" "ft" Jacob Guthmiller Section Laborer jamestoI1,N.D. 33"¢"1Y 43 Y" °f '=i1'°'<' "P mu J. Frojen Section Laborer Glover, N.D. 22vice, all but eight with the N.P., Thom.‘ P1 uackin m8 Carpenter Seattle. Illlh 3°""1 "" ’“°°"d°d “Y '- 5- 9“"'“' Manda i<- I-lndbega Clk,Audr.P.& s.A¢¢:=. st. Paul,llinn. asridge,Assistant Purchasing Agent. Lama F_ Havelick uachiniu Jamestom-,_N_])_ 34

"'- ""1" °"'"°" "“'°°°' join W.l|cClintock.Jr. Blacksmith So. 'l'acoma,Wa8h- 34work in Ontario in 1904. A year Phillip Behn C" Repsire, 5°_ 'l'_c¢ma,Ia,h_ 49later he joined the ucalo Great john S. Gustafson Section Foreman Mott, N.D. 32Western in St. Paul as astenogra- Boyd L Nerve“ Mail Foreman spokune, [,,h_ 47Pb" ‘nd in 1907 he became ‘stem Einar N. Hanson Section Laborer I-like P"k-"i""- 36ographer in the Northern Pacific Maurice J_ Nickels“! Cl"k_ AF‘ 5t_ pau1'|“nn_ 41Enlineerinx Department inSt.Paul. Jom c_ “eimich Machini" Help" Glendivh Mom, 33In 1913 he went to the N.Y. Frank Wharton Conductor Livingstonjonh 42N.l'l.& H.RR; after five years he Harold H. Gray Switchmm Seatuh y,,h_ 35returned to the N.P. in the New Otto A. Jacobmeyer Signal Mainuiner staples'uinn_ 42York executive offices and in 192$ “ark L. Linden Agent_-Telegraph". 5°_Bend_q,,h_ 39returned t‘o St. Paul as executive Urho L Y-linen Locomogive Engineer Brainerd,llinn. 31assistant. He was appointed Pur- Nick George section Labor" Mn.’ w,sh_ 24°""i"‘ A'°"‘ i" 1935' Iilliam 1;. Davis Brakeman Spokane. '==h- 47llr. Smallridge entered N.P. Anton u. "essm" uachinist Helper Missoul-' "Ont 23service in Tacoma in 1923 as a charle‘ Sofa’ Jr. General Men‘ Dana‘. 1-ex’, 31traffic department messenger. In1930 he entered the Store Depart-ment at South Tacoma and for 20years served invarious capacitiesin that department at Tacoma,Brainerd and St. Paul. He was pro-moted to Assistant General Store -keeper in 1946. where he serveduntil he became Assistant Purchas-ing Agent in October I950.

The ignorant are never defeated inargument.

speaking of money, R-S ‘he hus_ he]. P. Schilbert (center) bade farewell to his f:ll:w guplziesband's job to make it rst and it's up as retired pril 30 after 52 years’ service wit t e ort rnl° ‘he “"f¢ to make ii lash Pacific. Admiring the gifts - two lovely traveling bags - presented

him by P. G. Ramswick, Auditor Disbursements, on behalf of the em-A chd '5 a _°'°‘"“"° that 5ta"d5 ployes of the Accounting Department are (1. to -r.) Isaac Greenberg,half way betueen an adult human J M,“ GU M M, Eth I S H G H ubeing and a telension Screen os. 1 er, s ave Jo son, iss e teger, . . anson, r.

Ranswicll. Miss Kathryn McCarthy, Carl R. Leaf, Hr. Schabert, Haroldsome people who think they an; R. Purcell, Mrs. A. R. Johans, R. F. Gausman, Warner Christenson,dreamers are only sleepers. and Otto liable,

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mi NORTHERN PACIFIC BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION1111 ,1cn1nria1nL,

FACTS AND FIGURES

FEBRUARY 1952

February Year to date Increase1952 1952 1951 D-Decrease

RevenueEDues - Hembership......... ...$105,550.96 $217,112.11 $210,354.53 6 6,757.58Contrib. -N. P. R. Co. (Cash)...... 6,250.00 12,500.00 11,000.00 1,500.00

-N.P.R.Co. (ServicesI'. 5,000.00 10,000.00 l0,000,00 --Camas Prairie R.R.Co. 214.90 456.30 430.23 26.07

Pay Patient................... 35,706.40 72,207.85 72,241.64 33.79DTotal Revenue.... . . . . . ..$152,722.26 $312,276.26 $304,026.40 $ 8,249.86DisbursementsE

I ‘ Admi11istratiVe°... ...$ 10,825.55 S 21,855.70 S 19,662.44 $ 2,193.26Frederick M- Metcalfe who for l1ospil&1............ 115,343.29 230,510.14 211,234.51 23,215.53twenty-five years was Superintem 25,505.35 51,157.40 50,332.50 3115.100dent of Safety of the l\'<>1-thern T5141 015551-sem-its...........s155,713.10 $312,523.24 $290,220.55 322,293.53Pacific Railway, passed away May Revenue

“hvat ':A'Pt'B:;"'°’°itti‘:le'dS:;]P;';'_:(') 4........ 1,530.15 3 3,253.32 3 3,253.32 -.1-. e c e reafter 47 years of service with the other Ui3b'"'s°'"°"5company. during which time he 351-151 Beients to'Members....$ 2,925.00 3 5,350.00 3 5,000.00 3 150.001)served on several safety committees Di=°°'""9 1° M°'"b"5'of the Association of American Dependenls............... . 3,066.08 6,189.12 5,405.63 783.49Railroads, as well as inmany other Net Increase (Decrease J

national safety <>rz=ni=eti<>M- to Surplus..................$( 1,403.351s1 9,011.13»$ 5,555.54 $14,511.32»O O O

1') Administrative expense includes $5,000 which is offset by the sameamount in contributions - Northern Pacific Railway for services,general office rent, etc.

NOTE: Membership dues decreased for February $6.000 from January.

MEDICAL SERVICE RE NDEREDN. P. B. A. Members Admitted to Patient Visits to

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Hospital Days ClinicsLeft to rl,‘h'__ A. 8. cunnl.n‘h-4.1952 1951 1952 1951 1952 19511,111."-‘Ito’; J‘ G. G°bh’rdt' N.P.B.A. Hembers...... . .. 617 557 6,827 5, 787 3,925 3,518tired Ennecri and Ed‘ Ericka". N.P.Accident Cases...... .. 25 27 301 354 147 204Roundholue Foreman. Pay Patients 1'l................ 338 361 2,052 2,191 4,763 4,729Tot&1........................ . 980 945 9,180 8,332 8,835 8,451

When informed that I. G. GEE-HARDT planned to spend most of 1', Includes Ne'b°":his future stmners fishing at his Glendhe H 99lake cottage, his many friends Tum“ 13 53presented him with a11 elaboratefishing outfit at retirement Treated by Line Surgeons and Specialists 1951 - 3,853party recently given in his honor.

1952 ' L222Mr. Gebhardt has been an 1\'.P.employe at East Grand Forks for46 years, 37 of which were in en- SINCE JULY 1, 1950, 1,207 NORTHERN PACIFIC EMPLOYEESgine service, during which time 1-{AVE ENTERED MILITARY SERVICEhe maintained an excellent safetyrecord.

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GOOD SAFETY PERFORMANCE

Since the first of this yearthe Fargo Division has not had a m"si°n, Inn shop.reportable injury -- that is a

very good record and fine safetyperformance. Then, too, the LakeSuperior Division did not have a

reportable accident for the monthsof larch and April; the RockyIlomntain had no reportable injury

_ STATEIEIT OF EMPLOYEES‘ REPORTABLE OASUALTIES BY CLASSES

FOR TIIE PERIOD JANUARY I to APRIL 30, I952

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Ie congratulate Superinten-dents F. I. I|aCabe. I. C. Smith,C. I. Coil, and R. W. Davis, aswell as their division emoloyes,on their safety achievements. |c.s'L-e" I: I. I H I‘ I

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Totaleunonve oaamzss cnson unuou I‘-* Glendive employes organized ‘store

a Credit Union April 4th. Thisis the seventeenth unit of itskind on the Iain Street of theNorthwest . Onief Spl.Aga\t

The board of directors con- Q,-municnion, Deptsists of S members elected for a glecnic gnu“ I |

two-year term. General OfficeThe organization is affiliat- King $t.Station

ed with the llontana Credit Union Iisggllgouj lI I I I I I I I I I I I I Q I

League. 6|-Ind Total 7 I5 O IO 7 I7 I2 I 2 O 2 Q5

Casualty Rate per lillion In Hours (est.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - \I.9

The boys in the office ofAuditor Passenger & Station Acctsheld their Fifth Annual BowlingTournament April 18. After thedin of battle subsided the luckywinners were the team consistingof Abe Ilicko, Cliff Peterson, JimPortel, Dick Iolszon and LouisKubiak, who won by a margin of llpins. Their names will be inscrib-ed on the trophy, a white bowlingpin decorated to look like a shnoo.

The match was followed by a

social gathering at whicha lunch-eon, prepared by members of theteams, was served.

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Assistant toPurchasing Agent withheadquarters at St. Paul.

GEORGE J. ADANCIK was ap-pointed General Agent, Dallas,Texas, succeedingCHARl..ES SDKLJR.who retired after 31 years ofcontinuous service.

i E. A. CASSELL was appointedTraveling Freight &Passenger Agt,Dallas, Texas; B. S. GIYNES suc-ceeded him as City Freight&PasgrAgent, at Dallas, Texas.

ROGER J. CIDSBY was appointedAssistant Western Counsel, withheadquarters at Seattle.

F. A. WAILSTRAND was appointed_ This Mother's Day photograph Asst Car Foreman at Staples, suc-

Seasonal Topicswas posed for by Lucille Wasescha, ceeding H. L. HAN. transferred.Boarder: “Steak around here is like

aday in June_very "ray a clerk in the office of Superin-' H. L. RAPP was appointedLandlady; “Andyou,-bi11is1ikeaday tendent Car Department for the Roundhouse Foreman, Livingston,

inApril-unsettled." past ten years. succeeding J. J. KHLY. retired.

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