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VOL. X“INN FEB ' 49 No 2

TO OFFICERSAND EMPIDYEES:

There are many evidencesthat we are in a buyers‘ market.

Prices of many items have been substantiallyreduced

and others have

levelled off. There have been lay-offs in some industries.Many

marginaland inefficient

enterpriseshave closed down. Carloadings

are down. Productionin many lines equals demand

and frequently

exceedsit. These factors, among others, indicate

the end of the

inflationaryspiral.

The end of inflation is good for our country,for our

industry,and for all of us. But it brings many problems.

Competi-

tion is keener and rore aggressive.Our job is harder. We have to

"sell" our service in a competitivebuyers‘ market. The duty and

responsibilityof everyone

of us is to see that our customersreceive

courteous,prompt,

and efficient service.Every officer and employee

is a salesman.Additional

businessmeans more jobs, steadier employ-

ment, and progressfor our Company.

Why am 1 writing this to you? Becausethe responsibility

is yours to see that everyonewe can influence

ships

iven excellentservice.

and opportunity

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um. The TELL TALENORTHERN PACIFIC RA_ll‘.“\X/A‘/‘S GELEETNDIVE DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE

MAINTENANCE SHOP NOW IN FULL OPERATIONBuilt at a cost of approxi— n ,.

mately $467,000., the Glendive "shop is one of three Diesel loco— - __

motive maintenance shops built by |Northern Pacific. The other twcare at St. Paul and Auburn, Wash. 'The Glendive shop maintains thefleet of 6,000 h.p.freight Diesellocomotives in service betweenGlendive and Handan, N.D. and isavailable for emergency serviceof the 4500 h.p.Diesel locomotiveswhich pull the North Coast Ltd. ~

The main shop is a conver— ‘

sign gf the poundhquge machine Exterior view of new Diesel house at Glendive, Mont.shop, with two new 235 ft. ll in.concrete inspection pits, threeelevated platforms, a new Whiting‘rep table and pit, overheadtraveling crane, parts rooms, andtunnel for storage of trucks. “Modern heating, lighting, andventilation provide favorableworking conditions. ~'

A new 30 x 74 foot concreteand brick oil house has been built ..-..;adjacent to the shop. The base—ment provides-space for oil stor-age and for pumps to carry oil tothe various stationsin the Dieselshop. On the first floor is anoil reclaiming unit for refininglubricating oil drained from thelocomotives for re—use. A newSanding station and new concrete Interior of new Diesel house at Glendive, Mont.ramps and roadways were alsp con-structed.

The old oil house has beenconverted into a storeroom and ‘

one seven—stall section of the 1

roundhouse has been made into a

pipe, tin, and machine shop. Thedriver drop pits formerly in themachine shop have been moved tostalls in the roundhouse. A newconcrete floor has been laid inthe blacksmith and airbrake shop.

Fueling facihties have beenenlarged and remodeled to servefreight Diesels on yard tracksinto the new shop and passengerDiesels on main line tracks.

The Riedesel Construction Co.,of Billings, with the Helm Con-struction Co. of Glendive, as "' ' df"associates’ had the for ew oz ouae (oz recla1m1ng p ant) at Glen ave, on

the job.

The TELL TALE PAGI 3,

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()nr national tloht which now stands closo to 253 Tho foars of many in onnnootimi with tho tloht am-hillion dollars prosonts u l)al'l'lingpr0hlon1 to tho pouplo hasonl on tho tooling that wo as in¢li\'i<lnal< ltii\'1' almntof tho l'nitotl 5tatos. l’nl>lio opinion ulmnt it is not our own tlohts. \\'o lumw from oxporionoo that at tlohtyet olariotl or oontlont. oan only ho a mill—.~;tullo almnt tho nook. hut alm at

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RETIRE MENTSVery best wishes for many more years of peaceful, happy living to the followingemployes who retired. May their years of loyal service bring their just rewardsand may their memories of Northern Pacific be always pleasant ones.

YearsName Occupation when Retired Location of Service

Aaron M. Maher Brakeman Missoula, Mont. 43/3: George Bridge Sr. Car Repairer So. Tacoma, Wash. 25

Domenick Scandin Boilerwasher Helper Duluth, Minn. 28Ivy M. Cogin Stenographer St. Paul, Minn. 29H enry J. Jondrcu Locomotive Engineer Livingston, Mont . 4'7Anton Aarnes Assistant B&B Foreman St. Paul, Minn. 35Clarence E. Moore Electrician Foreman So. Tacoma Wash. 347

Charles D. Sefton Conductor Auburn, Wash. 46Morley E. Cox Conductor Duluth, Minn. 46Fred Geist Crossing Gateman Jamestown, N. D. 26Myron H. Rogers Agent—'I‘elegrapher Buffalo, N. D

Martin Arneson Laborer Brainerd, Minn. 25$4”? William R. Davidson Machinist Livingston, Mont. 31Oscar ii. Otterson Yard Clerk Cloquet, Minn. 35

L. R .1 1 Matthew Carroll Watchman St. Paul, Minn. 211\|ii§_'.siuii al roar Edward J_ S1 t C I t ha er ar nspec or Seattle, Was . 2'7Mm, Appear In R0]L. James L. McPhee Switchman Duluth, as

Gustav L. Brockinan Carman Brainerd, M1nn.. 26Of Qallla ClaUS for Frank E. Jirucha Machinist Helper Glendive, Mont. 26

Elderly Recluse

'I'-.vu Lvirlgston railroad men.E:;;.‘n+:er J. C. _Wolvert0n andFl:e.n~.m Blackie Edwards, ap-pair-id-in the rcic of Santa Claustn Christmas Eve-. ‘lxough theydidn't don the accepted attire ofiild St. Nick.

Often on the run between Liv-ingston and Butte they havebeen greeted, as the passengertrains sped by. by an elderly re-cluse. who resides in a small <

cabin near railroad tracks west ( val Miss Dorm hy wecks Bothof Sappington. They learned the} ’ 'recluse, formerly a watchman in Miss Weeks and Miss Johnson arethe Sippington area, seldom emloesfthAc t D t-leaves his :abin grounds exceptfor infrequent trips to town for .supplies Too, they learned, he ment. The ceremony climaxed a

seldom has a visitor.It being the Christmas sea-

§Qn__and anyway, harm’; the old t employes at the Ryan Hotel on Feb.xellow always had a merry waveof the hand forthem?-the rail- 1-Pi°““‘°d "ml *~h° girls is Ki“?roaders decided to make sure he

‘ . d d . .had a good, square meal come <»‘_1?freaslg:_f4f_J€:?r CgvuampeChristmas day.

So, before leaving Butte tobring the North Coast Limitedto Livingston, they bought up acomplete dinner, turkey and all,had it wrapped securely and asthe train passed the cabin tossedthe bundle into the snow.

The recluse. watching the trainas usual, picked up the bundleand headed for his cabin-to see

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wh3t “Santa Cl3u5 Qt the gleam‘ Engr. ].C.Wolverton Fireman I-‘.E.Edvardling rails" had brought him. *

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HENRY H. LEV/IS

On December 31Henry H. Lewis,city messenger,Spokane, retiredafter completing37 years ofrailroading. Mr.Lewis was bornin a coveredwagon 65 yearsago, near the

the Mosely Mtn settlement inthe Choctaw Indian nation (now

SHORT CUTSC. D. SEFTON MEAN SHORT LIVES

with his last After witnessing a rear-westbound accident when three boys justEllensburg to missed being struck by a train, a

Seattle Nov. Northern Pacific agent wrote thesoth D. sef_ following letter to a schoolt°n,’conductor superintendent. This subject

the North cannot be too strongly emphasizedin the school room as well as inCoast Limited,the home.closed out 52

ofr<>=-1dine- missed a horrible semi under

He began his long railroad career the wheels of a passing freightin 1896 when he started working “am-

ok1ah°l"3)- for the Baltimore & Ohio South— -Yes’ the °'°”ln3 “gnaw wereIn 1907 he was employed by

the Inland Empire R.R. at Spokane

operating, bells ringing, andwestern R.R.as telegraph operator asher ugh“ bunkmg at theand assistant agent at Salem,Il1. time.

as section laborer for 5 years. .Then followed one year with Nor-thern Express Co. as expressdriver. He once hauled $50,000.in gold bullion in a horse drawnwagon from the N.P.'s downtownticket office to the depot atSpokane.

In May 1918 he entered ser-vice of the Northern Pacific atSpokane as baggagemsn. Since1982 he has been city messenger.

He has not had a reportableunjury during his entire railroad

On AP1‘il 1 , 1902 he hired Along freight was passing theout to the Northern Pacific at ‘t"m°n and the mt” b°Y5 were

anxiously waiting to get acrossSeattle as telegrapher. He enter the track Just as the cabooseed train service OI1 July 1'7,l9@, ashed by, they darted 331035as brakeman and was promoted to U18 l-1'8¢k. B-nd M U18! iI18\’.8-nl 8!!-

. other freight from the oppositeconérctf October 1’ 1904’ which direction bore down upon them.posi on e held until he retired. Two og the bay; dm-tug ac]-Q53

just a second ahead of the en-ll "mg [MIR !(‘ "UK |I‘I'R N‘|I|l (H0 Ill gine The

II c D t I I I I I R ...;'.i"_:.:..';i.:'....-:1... .".:r.';,"....i.';":'.';:..,,". The ~p~m~= on M who Wlooking individuals waiting to pay their watching the P3331113 trams heldincome tun. his breath . . . The third boy

Panning before one gentleman whose just barely managed to crawl outhaggard countenance wore an 2-l'0€CdiIlgl]] of the waydour erprenion, she smiled encourage- 'men! and gently admonished: “Now. we Plgggg (311 me attention ofmust all be patriotic _c|hzcn:,_|/o’i'mg man, the be d la t tm

cal-ee!-_ and pay our la:-ea with a nmle. y. an K“ 0 5 near.. .. . . tragedy. Please tell them, when. . I - ,

“I'd"g:r'll:inlyHllkemlbn d;ql,ll':: bl:l'l’,telll1ll- °">B8in8 the !P=¢kl- W be ¢=l'Wnfortunately, these people insist on cash." the signals are all clear . . . Tell

OUR NATIONAL near, Continued "'°"‘ ‘° ‘°°‘* "°"' W“ - - - a"wa !'overnment s ndin and its l t' h' t t tal ‘ ya8 8 re 3 Ions lp 0 nix Those who hold rmly to a be-

revenues. This is partly a problem of improving the liet in their ability have alreadyquality of government, through more eective operat- won halt the battle of accompLish- I

ing procedures and by providing the conditions ment-—H¢""i0'n 57- Hi".necessary to attract and hold able people in public i--service.

Though debt management ma seem abstract and dving the urgent things that they

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remote to the averafe indiadual ‘it is actuall a Til; d°"’t have time *0 do the reallyii and eve? qpe ‘can-mdeed mpsf ii'i_-_ imP°"a“t j°b5'evita a a art or it involves decisions insuch malters as inErest rates, taxes, the amounts and “How did your horse happen topurposes of government spending, which affect all of Win the race?" 8 man asked theus indirectly and most of us directly. Much will de- i°°1<°Y-pend upon how clearly we see the issues, and of _“w@11- I Just kept whispering inwhether we act as citizens, rather than as individuals {;‘Ee°a';;o5l:°i€:;’ g; ‘gféetriggor members of pressure groups thinking primarily of int°'g1ue,§,selsh interests. '

Happily, the country is endowed with rich gifts—E

an intelligent citizenry, great wealth in natural re- . H"'t *°."" y‘?""“ '“°"'.Th° st°.'k \

sources, boundless opportunities for development, and .is the bird with the biggest bill. ~ iv - o ~ - t - - - I v v <13-"~'»'§-' =31

a tradition of venturing and energetic enterprise ii A" °'d °°\""_="d §\’°"i_¢° Pl“? mywhich has constantly pressed forward the frontiers of “Pop, why _dld you sign my re- for_the rst time in his life andaccomplishment“ If we have the wisdom to cherish port card Junith an X instead of reifgertedh at a €le(:!l6l. The clezl

these priceless advantages, which have brought us so y°ur name‘ as 1 e wan a mom W1. “I don't want your teacher to running water.far already’ we should meet’ and surmount thls think anyone with your grades “Heck, no!" yelled the grislychauengli as we have met and surmounted greater could possibly have a father who westerner “What do you think Icrises in the E} me NORTH o/mom TAXPAYER can write." ' am—a trout?"

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FACTS AND FIGURES

FIRST AIDM}!_Np_(;EM|-jN]‘ QF WQUNDS U€aCY.c‘I'l£:l OI dangerous kinds gain Sometimes ascratch may seem so

_- entrance, active infection of the minor as not to require medicalContinuation of articlewritten by Dr.J.A .Evert

wound will result. Even in minor care, or medical care may not bewounds infectionmay prolong heal— available for a number of hours.

In ecem er e a 8' ing for many weeks. Occasionally In such a '-ase, it is best forMinor wounds are so frequent it my be dY1"P4I‘0\-I8 $0 life- the first—aider to cleanse the

that everyone should know some of The best way to combat infec— wound gently. A stream of runningthe principles involved in their tion is to avoid introducing bac— tap water is one of the most ef-treatment. Any injury in which teria into a wound. One should fective and safe cleaning agentsthe skin has been broken may be not place any foreign material in known. It can be used to washcalled 3 wound, sneh injuries a wound, one should not touch it the obvious dirt off the surfacevary from abrasions or scuffs, or allow it to be touched,and one of a dirty wound, or to cleanseclean cuts, or puncture wounds,t should avoid breathing direct- the depths of a small cut. Thethe ragged wounds which follox ly into it. It is a well known skin about the wmmdmaybe cleans-blunt, or more serious injuries, fact that wound infections are ed by applying nercurochrome,men 3 minor wound,s° cgmmonplace introduced more oftenduring early merthiolate, zephiran, or otherin its occurrence, may at times handling than at the time of the antiseptics in small amounts. One

lead to serious consequences if OPi§in8l unjury-it is neglected. Proper handlingof serious wounds during the re— '

cent war resulted in a far higher y

survival rate than anyone hadpreviously deemed possible. Courmon sense therefore dictates thateveryone should know something ofthe basic methods of early woundcare.

The individual who first seesa wound has a great deal of re—

syonsibility for its ultimatecourse of healing. He must takemeasures to combat infection, tostop any serious bleeding, and tosecure prompt medical treatment.There is always time for him to ;:f;;;take a few minutes to decide whatto do,but he should not let hours

should not try to put such anti-septics, particularly iodine,intothe raw area of the wound. Afterone such cleansing process,duringwhich the first—aider does notever actually touch the wound, itis best to cover the wound withthe cleanest bandage availableand to leave it alone.

One should not let many hoursgo by before securing medical aidfor a serious wound. The bacteriain such a wound grow so rapidlythat if very many hours elapsethe medical treatment may have tofollow some course other than theideal one. It is not wise to"wait till tomorrow" to see thedoctor about the cut.

Bleeding is the other emer-slip by before securing skilled The first thing to do in gency of early wound care. For-treatment. treating a wound is to remove tunately most bleeding is not as

Every wound is susceptible clothing so that the extent of serious as it would immediatelyto infection. Our whole physical the wound can be determined. If appear to be. In 95 out of 100world swarms with bacteria or the injury seems serious enough cases, bleeding can be adequatelygerms, many of which are harmless to warrant medical attention, and controlled by simple bandaging.and some of which are dangerous. this is available within an hours All the first-aider need do isAny time the skin is broken, some time, it is best to cover the apply aclean bandage to the woundof those bacteria enter the body. wound with sterile gauze and leave in a snug fashion, for pressureIf the bacteria which enter the it alone. Sterile gauze will not over the wound is all that is re—body are few in number, no demon- always be available; in such a quired to stop the bleeding. Ifstrable infection will ensue, but case the cleanest piece of cloth the bleeding comes from a vein ofif a large number of bacteria or available is the next best thing. an arm cr leg, and no fracture isl -iandkerchiefs are not recommend— present elevation of the limbL . . lay ed, since they so often contain above the rest of the body is-_- ' germs from the nose. helpful.

The TELL TALE .....;Occasionally bleeding may soft pad over the artery on the 1

come as a heavy flow or in spurts inner side of the limb. A rope I

of such size as to endanger life should not be used, nor should I ‘

if not stopped. In such cases any hard object be used as a pad.stoppage of bleeding must take The tourniquet should be appliedprecedence over all other treat— 3° tightly that no pulse can bement. If pressure over the wound seen or felt beyond it. It shouldwith a bandage is not cons idered be released every twenty minuteslikely to be effective,one should so that permanent gangrene willapply pressure over the artery not result. The individual whosupplying the bleeding area. The applies the tourniquet is respon-Anerican Red Cross First Aid 'I‘ext- sible and should stay with itbook says: "For bleeding from a \mtil skilledaid has beensecured,cut throat, place the ends of the all concerned having beennotifiedfingers against the side of the that the tourniquet is in place.windpipe (on one side onlyl and It is seldom that such drasticcarry the thumb on around the back handling as adangerous tourniquetof the neck. Now apply pressure is necessary; ordinarily simplebetween the ends of the fingers pressure over the wound and eleva-and the thuwb, pressing the cut tion of the wounded area give FINANCIAL DATA

blood vessel against the spinal adequate stoppage of bleeding. December’ 1948¢Qlumn_ Fgr bleeding frgm the Earnings..............$1l'7,CB4.22extreme upper part of the arm, *“~"“~"“'- Expenses...... .. 120,726.39the armpit or shoulder, apply Deficit..... . . . . . . .$ 3,692.17pressure in the hollow behind the Effective January 1’ 1949’inner third of the collar bone Dr’ w' J’ Hultgen was appointed D°fi°il- f°!‘ 7937,1949-$ 7,804-59down against the first rib. For Eye’Ear’ Nose and Throat Special-bleeding in the arm,grasp the arm ist’ _98g Lowry Building’ St’ Paul Cases Treatedabout halfway between theshoulder 2’ Minnesota’ succeeding Dr' L'A' Al» AS50013?-i°n H°$Pita1S--7,335‘and the elbow, fingers well up on Nelso?’ wh°_ retired after fifty BY Line SuP€e°n5----------3/726the inside of the arm and thumb i€ars Aszrvlce w1t_h she Ass_°c1?_ TOY-81 Cases-------.--10,749to the outside. Apply pressure l°t?' ove appoln “tent ls Inaddition to Drs Binger andfrom the fingers to the thumb, ' December deficit is due tothus pressing the artery against ' decrease in dues from Northernthe bone. For bleeding in the Pacific employes and increase inleg, apply pressure in the middle Hospital and Line expenditures.of the groin with the heel of the G¢°F€° w- N935 itl-, retired 'hand. This presses the artery engineer, Duluth, Minn-; in 3P‘against, the pelvic bone," preciation of benefits provided ' 4.‘°°*-Is, Jon,

Rarely, it may be necessary by the N.P.B.A., insists upon - ff“: ' "3"¢‘.:,5,*:"=~

to continue pressure over an ar— paying the same rate of dues as 3 “tery for some time until medical though he were actively employed, said can be secured. In such cases namely, $2.75 per month. ' la tourniquet may be used. 'I‘our- We have approximately 28,000niquets may be appliedeffectively members and to our knowledge ’ K i

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between the shoulder and the elbow volunteer to assist the Associa-or to the thigh midway between tion by making more than the re-the groin and the knee. The tour— quired contribution. ___i_,_,-,_niquet should be a band at least E 0°“,-M Mn-zwlev '~

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STUDENT Oh EMPLOYEES’ REPORTABLE CASUALTIES BY CLASSESFor the Period January I to 3|, I949

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hibited."Failure to observe this simple but highly important rule has resulted in two rather serious ac—

cidents — one the loss of a hand, the other the loss of arm at elbow. '

PERSONALS

H.E. Bouchee was appointed As-sistant General Boiler Inspectorwith headquarters at Parkwater,Wash.

W. H. Bobbins was appointed[aka suP,_ | | 2 Boiler Foreman at Livingston

Shops.C. W. Morris was appointed

Coach Trimmer Foreman at ComoShops.

C. H. Clausen was appointedElectrician Foreman at ComoShops.T 6 2 2 I Harry Ljlvegey Trglnmastef

7 Y"ii" sh°P9 Rocky Mountain Division, was ap-Qbmo I pointed Assistant Superintendent,Brahwrd 3 3 3 Rocky Mountain Pivision, withLivin‘at°n headquarters at M1ssoula{Montana,

and the position of Trainmaster at Misso‘-113 f°rme1'ly' held by Mr-‘ Store Livesey has been abolished.

Iiscellaneous 3 5- 3- H°"'°» L°°a1 FreightGrind Tot.‘ 3 9 5 4 5 4 33 Agent, St. Paul, was recently‘“ ' * ' elected President of FreightCasualty Rate par Hnllnon Han Hours (aat.) - - - - - - - - - 5-5 Aqents Ass.“ of st_ Pau1_

.9/IFETJ’ Kl/IE3’At the beginning of a New Year it is felt it might not be amiss to call attention to the safety

rules,and, more especially, to the need of their enforcement and obedience to them.Let no one have a mistaken idea as to the purpose of safety rules. Their primary purpose is

one of instructions to employes as to conditions and practices that are usafe. Every rule containedin the book is based on some accident that has occurred on this or some other railroad. Sometimes itis surprising to note the attitude of some employes towards these rules. They do not seem to realizethat they were made for their protection. Even among our older and more experienced employes we oc-casionally find men who frequently violate a rule, perhaps simply to save a few minutes time or bychance that they will get away with it.

In our safety rule book rule 2101 reads in part:"Lining drawbars or knuckles with hand or foot, when engines or cars are in motion is pro-

Rule 2104 reads"Employes are forbidden to ride:(a) On engine footboard, between engine and car when cars are being pushed."

Failure to observe this rule resulted in a fatal injury.Surely it does not require any great effort to observe a rule so easily understandable and so

‘easy to obey as this rule. The same thing is true of many other rules.Every employe should familiarize himself with the rules governing his employment. Yardmasters

and others in authority should be on the lookout for rule violations and should take the necessarysteps to prevent future violations.

Safety rules are just as important as operating rules. To the individual employe they are evenmore important, in this respect — THE SAFETY RULES WERE MADE FCR YOUR PROTECTION. TAKE CARE— NOT CHANCES