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TOKYO GRAND OPENING of Northern Pacic For East sales officeis proclaimed by a colorful banner at Tokyo Kaikon, an exclusive

iiinstreetNorthern Pacific Rates AmongBest Managed Corporations

Northern Pacic has been nies, based on 1966 sales andnamed among the “Top 100 prot gures, the July, 1967Best Managed U. S. Corpora- issue of the magazine notes thattions” by NEWS FRONT the “the calibre of corporate man-monthly management news mag- agement is the key to a com-azine published in New York. pany’s success. The Editors of

In its listing of top c0mpa- NEWS FRONT have established

businessmen's club, where the opening banquet and ceremonieswere held. The left hand column translates as "Opening Ceremo-nies for the Far East Sales Office,” and the right one as "NorthernPacic Railway Company." (more pictures on page 3)

NP Emplaye ‘S most helpful in identifying thebest managed corporations: net

Woman of Year prot ratio (per cent of prot toRuth Wetterlin, associate an- sales); percent of prot to stock-

alyst in data systems and pro- holders’ equity (return on in-gramming for Northern Pacic vestment); and percent of sales

at St. Paul has change from one year to thebeen chosen as next.”Women of the Among the top 100, selectedYea!‘ by the from 1,500 large manufacturingB°1'ea5 Chapter and non-manufacturing corpora-°ftl1° Amerlcan tions, Northern Pacic wasBufmess wefn" ranked 57th on the basis of

stAIf:°f1a' prots to selee SEATTLPS xmo srnser snmou now has an up-to-date interior cation in pri-R’th,' u '- In 3 Separate 1155118 of the to greet rail passengers. The new look is the result of extensive vate and public

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siasm and colorful ceremony for the Orient with E. M. Stev- members of the press and gov-more than typical of the Jap- enson, vice president-traffic. ernment oicials. and manvanese, Northern Pacic’s Tokyo L. S. Kiser, freight traffic more of them than is usualoffice Was formally opened manager and "director of con- ticipated in the opening cere-August 22. tainerization, arrived in Japan monies.”

On hand for the occasion were about three weeks before the Stevenson credited the recep-top officials from the Japanese grand opening to help set up tion mainly to the “exceptional-government, presidents and o'i- arrangements with Masae Kita- ly high esteem held by Mr.cers of more than 150 Japanese gawa, director of Far East sales, Kitagawa in international andtrade, shipping, transportation and his sta. They were joined Japanese circles, plus the tre-and manufacturing rms, otfi- by Stevenson, and together mendous potential Northern Pa-cers of Japanese chambers of spent nearly a week after the cic has in re-establishingcommerce and international opening calling upon Japanese through its Far East import-ex-trade commissions, representa- rms and government officials. port program a continuing, high-tives of many American indus- Stevenson and Kiser were volume transportation servicetries with international offices particularly impressed by the through Pacic Northwest ports.and plants, and Northern Pacic enthusiastic reception given “Northern Pacic’: ventureofficials. Northern Pacic by everyone in- into containerization and expe-

Louis W. Menk, Northern Pa- volved. dited handling of import andcic president, was scheduled to “We were told by many per- export shipments between themake the major presentation at sons,” they said, “that Northern Far East and inland or easternthe event for the company, but Pacic’s Tokyo office opening U. S. cities,” he said, “has beenwas unable to attend because of was unlike anything of its kind greeted internationally as open-a death in his family. His plans they had ever seen in Japan. ing the way to an even greaterto participate were cancelled There was greater interest than (Continued on Page 3)

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Tinney RetiresAt San Francisco

Daniel Tinney, general agentat San Francisco, retired August31 after more than 43 years ofservice with the Northern Pa-cic and more than 55 years inrailroading.

Music was of central interestto Tinney in his early years. Hestudied voice and was a boy so-prano. Later, he took trumpetlessons and played in bands inthe San Francisco area, and ashis voice ma-tured he be- / l \came a tenorand worked inmany amateur land ministrelshows. He re- ‘ -

ceived his edu-

Ml“ weeln tentu idlglllsclz: “Pg 10 1eil1ree1dS,dNO:1:rnbPe- remodeling at a cost of more than $250,000 —a proiect initiated ;_<rrh00l_$cin San |)_ Tinngy

ment in her work for the E; crgglgs io tall; Zgd niilthazl in l965 by Northern Pacic and Great Northern, ioint owners.of Ifglcllsgfé

railway was one of the bases of th p ba i is I’_c t f le the facility. lnterior design is by Art Cayou, Northern Pacic office be ' for the Southern

her Selection‘ She is chairman Cll€il’lg6sf:0ll)1 15:5 fon19(f)36 a S °"°hl'°°" Pacic fol whom he worked inof “lit chaptgrlg. educational l , . various capacities until 1921

°°"‘"“ °°’.‘=‘“ ‘.'°°*°d °haP' NP l'lelI¢le|Y F""f¢°l<e$ when he joined the Chicago,

‘G’ “"5 "‘ “"“"“g “ ’°"“i Northern Pacific Mileposts Te Be Pi$=<>"."""ed Milwaukee end Si ""1 Ra“-woman at Hastings State Hospi Northern paciii¢ emplgyes road as chief clerk and ratetal and in helping a student . . -

nurse at Si pan} Ramsey H°S_ 95 Years ago—Northern Pacic contracts with Frank Wilkeson W110 In Da5t Ch1‘15tme5 5ee5°!15 ma“ at San FF“l°l§€°' He tlaéei- ' . - ' became city reig agen o

pital to further her edu¢a¢ion_ to explore Mandan-Bismarck area to nd best place eel-"lied °Y1 _5end1"S f3m°“5 .

to mine coal This led to first of company’s lignite Nefthem Pacic frultcakes as the Milwaukee Road and leftNP Agent Wins Sfqfe surveys. l giftsfwillthhave to revise their 3:8 j0(?iI:P¥1f}\]i(!E 0111“ ligalggg

. . se ec ion is year.JaY¢ee vme Pre5|dencY 80 years ago—Northern Pacic handles “largest single cargo of A decision has been made in family as traveling freight

D. G. Garner, Northern tea ever sent from Japan,” a shipload brought to discontinue niannfnotnre and agent.Pacic agent at Deerwood, Tacoma aboard the A. G. Ropes, a U.S. vessel. sale of the fl-uii¢ake5_ eifective Tinney assumed the duties ofMinn., for the past three years, . . . with the 1967 holiday season. general agent at 53" FI'e1'1e15°°has recently been named State 65 years ago—NP completes depots at Livingston, Missoula and Increasing costs of materials in April of 1949 and was oifi.Jaycee Vice President from Wallace’ all made ‘Pf briclf fmm the mfated Ta‘ and re araiion of the fruit. cially appointed to the positionMinnesota!S Region XXv_ coma hotel._The bricks originally had come from cakespwelie major factors which in June of that yea;-_

Denny is the immediate Pa5li China as Ships’ ballast prompted the decision. He has been active with thepresident of the Aitkin, Minn., - - - - The Northem Pacic fniit- Civil Defense Corps, where heJeyeees and joined the company 2° ""5 ag°—(1ii?;:€::Z Llséalstiiffescigé sf 5ell,;l(ml;,e_e:,?,lf?tl:.a;: cake tradition dated back more was Captain of Personnel guid-"1 1952- He 1185 Since Served as and dispgtcher to train radio in Washington State than 50 years. Cakes were ing activities of some 4,000 re-an agent-telegrapher at various l _ ' baked in small quantities to in- serve police and in connectionPoints in Minnesota and has 5 years ago—A citizens band radio system is installed in the sure quality and the goodness with this work took FBI courses

been eelltlmlellsly active in com- St. Paul general office building to increase e'icien- of the original recipe formu- in police work at the UI1lV€I‘S1ty

mullity aairs. cy and productivity of maintenance forces. lated in 1873. of San Francisco.

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ALONG NORTHERN PACIFIC RAlLWAY'S

MuinstreetPublished monthly by Northern Pacic Railway Company at St.

Paul, Minnesota in the Department of Advertising and Publicity.

Walter A. Gustafson, Manager, Advertising & Publicity

EDITOR-James A. Hagle, Asst. Manager, Advertising & Publicity

ASSOCIATES—W. A. McKenzie, St. Paul; Gary L. Sund, Seattle

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Help From You and For YouAll across this land of ours are countless national, state and /I

community service agencies which have dedicated their efforts MGR PM; Gmuu ;,,¢|,_,da, R_ c_ Gilbert, R. Low, R. Wetterlin and T. M. Taylorto providing a better way of life for everyone.

Their message is love It is measured in help for the boy or 0

girl just around the corner from you, for the family just downyour block. It is measured by help for you in making your com- S U amunity a better place in which to live. It is measured by help

from you . . . for the activities of each of these Tomorrow morning, just be- Williston Basin or Oklahoma oil tomers for faster and more re-

agencies depend upon you for support. fore you take that last bite of elds . . . all brought together liable information on the ow of

Many of the communities along the Northern breakfast food, pause for just a as a nal product by men and raw materials and nished prod-

Pacic, our own cities and towns, participate minute. Think about your job machines. A miracle. You and uets.

in the United Fund or other community-wide with the Northern Pacic and one bite of breakfast food have Northern Pacic is now 91'0-

programs to support social service agencies, com- what it may have had to do with met. viding t0 seme Of its Patfehs

munity centers, Boy Scout and Girl Scout activi- getting that very bite onto your Take another minute or two Speeial daily l‘eP°!‘ts, ve (lays

ties, the American Red Cross, nursing and family spoon. and apply the same kind of a Week, telling them the status

service agencies, rehabilitation centers, medical Let your mind wander off into thinking to other manufactured and location of freight cars con-

research and programs for the handicapped, the world of time and materials things around you. Item for taining their products or ma-

neighborhood houses for the underprivileged, and ask yourself how it is possi- item, the chain of events that terials they need for manufac-

church sponsored programs of many kinds, YMCA ble for you and millions of other let to its being seems almost ture.and YWCA programs, legal aid programs and persons just like yourself to endless. These NQR PAC I'eD°1‘ts are

many, many others. have before you the same kind It’: nosecret to you that trans- representative Of new serviees

There is no need to point out how vital these of cereal. portation is a vital link in these railroads are being asked to pro-

services are or how they touch upon each of our Wheat from the Great Plains chains of events. You and the vide in helping to coordinate

lives. . . . enriched with vitamins, Northern Pacic play a signi- the ow of Pfeillietieh ahd dis-

The weeks of October and the closing months iron and other minerals pro- cant role in bringing together tribution. You won’t nd any

of the year are a very important time for these duced and rened at points all materials that nd their way as refereee t0 them Oh that h0X

service agencies. Through the United Fund and other programs across the land . . . packaged nished products to the market of cereal, but there is more than

_ people like you and other employes are brought together to or- in a paper carton manufactured places of the world. a fair chance that somewhere

ganize and provide continuing support. from wood pulp grown and proc- That role is changing dramat- alongihejlhe a tfale m'ah'a'E'eT

Many of us will be asked to do our part on committees, and it essed in the Far West . . . care- ically. In just the past few has dehehded ilP°h 011° et these

is hoped each of us will do our fair share in making certain all fully wrapped and sealed in weeks a new program has been l‘eD0!‘ts 01‘ a similar °he t0 make

these dedicated service agencies have the kind of nancial bud- waxed paper made in part from started by Northern Pacic to sure materials 01' Prollliets 31"

gets they need to continue their work. petroleum products from the answer the demands of its cus- (Continued on Page 3)

It has been said that love cannot be bought, but only shared.Through the United Fund and other campaigns, our dollars are sounds unkind’ bu’only a medium of exchange whereby we can share our lives withothers. From St. Paul to Portland and Seattle and at distant off-line offices, we can ask for no better opportunity to show thatwe on the Northern Pacic are the kind of people who care.

one gift works many wanders, and you can even make it Marvels of the age, Wizards is a smelluva job. searches through its memory

easier for yourself by arranging for a monthly share through of the modern way of life The X-3 reports are put into banks for the latest information

payroll deductions at most offices and shops along the line. "1°"_8h they be» computers are the tomputtir by termmal re‘ lt has °n 95A20'. arid re.p°rtsstupid. porting stations all along the back that the train is still at

Give one even the smallest bit system. They are really quite Glendive, Mont., or the last sta-1 E h t ( 601 ti n from which information

Your Gift Works Many Wonders :‘.'":.s*:*:"";“°“ :."s.:'.. .:‘:,...f*‘:.‘.,*~:;.. ,.::t .;:.eepoig ome an geing .

the city dump. In the language originating at Northtown) is giv- The information we fed to the

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peculiar to the computer oi-aft en a coded manifest number computer on arrival of the train~ — GIGO—-“garbage in = gar- (i.e. 95A20) which identies the at Laurel is “garbage”. Only

- bage out." train. The code number match- that information which conforms

most markedly publicized on by owner initials and serial cic customers will They need

‘ those heralded occasions when hllmhel‘ (i-e- NP 97785)- the most UP-t0-date ahd reliableone or another of them has been Information from X-3 reports information possible on ship-

~/, involved in producing mu1ti-mi1- is fed into the computer as the ments, and they depend uponlion dollar paychecks where train moves across the system to reports prepared by the rail-only a weekly salary was actual- up-date data on the train and way to keep their own opera-

ly involved. its location, together with cars tions ruiming smoothly.Obviously, with computers in the consist. Frank Coyne, vice president-

now being used in many more Now, let's assume a train management services, has point-L~\’& ways, the possibility of “gar- made up at Northtown and iden- ed out that it is only reasonable

, bage” production is greatly in- tied as 95A20 has moved out to expect that the early stages

creased. along the railway and has passed of new computer operations willLet's take a look at Northern several 1'eP°1‘tih8 Points. It has be the most difficult and that as

x Only when fed the prgper diet es up-to-the-minute information to the pre-determined formulaof code numbers and oi-dei-s for on location of the train with or program is usable.

/, Ielectronic processing of infoi-. information stored in the com- The stupid computer won’t

/ ~, \ mation does the computer earn puter when the particular train ever know the difference be-

' " i i ‘ . its keep, was made up, including identi- tween one kind of information)\ 1 \ Computer stupidity has been cation of each _c_ar in the consist and another, but Northern Pa-

5, - Pacic’s X-3 reports and throw lust Passed Laurel, Mont-, and everyone becomes more familiar1- a bit of confusion at the com- a ew report ls made 1111- with new coding systems and

’ puter to see what can happen. Let’s intentionally make an other procedures the reportingThese vital reports have the error in reporting the manifest systems rapidly improve.

important function of maintain- number to see what can happen. “It's like learning a new ian-

ing a running record on trains Instead of 95A20, the informa- guage," he says. “Once we’ve

in transcribing even a single let — Laurel 3 while we can smile proudly atter or number can, in effect, When a check is run on the our accomphshment of being“lose” entire trains. And, “nd- computer to locate a particular able to communicate in newing" them in the garbage heap car in the train, the computer ways and more effectively.”

\'\ ' operated by the railway. Error tion reads “95B20—8130 P-m- learned it and have used it for

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(Continued from Page 2) Daily inessaees are sent out byrived where they were needed wire in a format prepared by the very basic information, and is,on time_ computer for patrons who re- but when the number of cars

You're familiar with that old quest the NOR PAC service. involved is considered, the num-ndege, -‘A ehein is only as strong The computer checks a list of ber of trains and their sched-es its weakest link)’ The mo- the cars in which the patron is ules, and the extensiveness ofdiietion chain is no difl=erent_ it interested against the latest in- the railway system, preparationsomething feilsto arrive on time formation available on cars re- of the NOR PAC reports is ob-the chain breaks ported. The resulting message viously quite complex.

NOR PAC reports ht into the shows the latest data on loca- Qf prime importance in the

scheme of things by telling mm» tm}e- date and Status °t program is the company's datathe manufacturer or distributor the 5Pee}e ears, and the me$- processing department under R.

where his shipment is and when $3€e_ e1‘l‘1Ve5 at the D3t1‘0h'5 05- J. Helfman and the data controlit will arrive at its appointed ce lh the t°1'm °f Pllhehed P? department under J. J. Auge.destination so that he can plan Per “P9 ready f°r use by his Hundreds Of DeI'50I1S, ihellldihgproduction or marketing pro- °Wh e°_mPl_1te!‘§- yard clerks, telegraphers, keyeediiree The intricacies of the total op- pu]1¢h operators, computer op

The nal product seems like

Time was. when huge inven- °"t1°" "11 f°' hlghh’ Skilled eraters and data preeesaine rna- AMONG CELEBRATED eussrs at Tokyo omoo opening were, seatedt°1'te5 were kept to make Sure Personnel wh°.are wenitramed chme Operators’ contnbute to left to right, Matsatoshi Tanibayashi managing director of theproduction continued at an or" m data prqcessmg and compute-r the nal product’ as does the Japan Foreign Trade Council- Tatsuzo lidizukami resident of Mits '

“Ply Pa“ °"°“ it 5°" Pam pm-grammmg-' -P-1“ -°l°S° -°°°rd" °°'“p““y’s °l°°"°“i° °““ip"‘°“t a Co uo- and Tadash' Ad h‘ e 'o t rinp J Ch rowwere delayed Someone diSoov_ nation of activities involving the with computers and more than f C" " d d ' °°d"hp' " °" ° ° °P°" °'“ °'ered there wasnit miieh sense in communications, freight traic 150 pjeoes of modern electronic o ommerce an ustry an ti e Tokyo Chamber of Commerce

keeping a million dollars worth and transportation departments. "hardware" or data processing and Industry. Standing, left to right, are Northern Pacic's L. S.

of buckwheat cake mix on hand Most directly involved in the ma¢hine5_ Kiser, Masae Kitagawa and E. M. Stevenson.

if the entire flow of materials NOR PAC TeP°1't °Pe1'ati°h arefrom farm to the breakfast table Dick L°W» $Y5tem 3"31Y5t, andcould he Set in, in Snoh n way as Ruth Wetterlin, associate ana-

to have everything arrive as it lY$t- Wh° 1'eP°1't t° G- C- Krahnvwas needed. The million dollars dlr°°t°r °t data Systems» andcould be freed to do other 3°13 Gilhefti System ehgiheel‘ inthings. the customer service planning

The ow of materials is trans- d°Pa1‘tm°ht-portation business and Northern The NQR PAC 8l‘011P thawsPacic is e vital part of it_ go, upon the full resources of thewhen a railway customer wants company's data systems depart-information on shipments mov- them» the °°mPanY te1°Ph°heing aeroes the line or on ears transmission facilities, and per-

sonnel in the traffic and operat-ing departments. When micro-wave installations have beencompleted, this facility will helpspeed up the reporting opera-tion.

E. E. Chapman, assistant tothe vice president-traffic, R. S.Wells, chief of the service bu-reau,, and E. T. Gibson, staffassistant to the vice president-traffic, coordinate activities ofthe freight traffic department in

HAROLD WITTICH, chief e|ectron- dent_of transportation. directsit, operator, oer, on NQR PAC activities of his department inreport run on one of Northern preparation of the reports‘Pacic's computers. iii“

Western Golfavailable for his use, Northern , _,_; 1”“,

Pa'li’hr‘bul:l\o:i(:>f1tiihbous or “run wlnners Posiledning" data reporting system A. J. “Tony” Poplawski, » Qwhich keeps records of cars Seattle switchman, and Jackloaded and empty in manifest Lancien, Lewiston conductor,trains on the railway, informa- red par breaking rounds to be-tion is provided by NOR PAC on come 1967 champions in com-car initials and number, car 10- pany golf tournaments held incation as of report time, status Tacoma and Spokane this sum-of the car—and if it's in bad mer.order the day and hour out of Lancien shot an even par 72service; whether the car is load- over the tough Liberty Lakeed or empty; whether the car course on July 15 to win thehas passed a given report loca- low gross title in the Spokanetion; and the date and time of tourney. James Knoll, Spokanedeparture from the report loca- yard clerk, claimed low net hon-tion. ors with a phenomonal 49 using

for data transmission. Washington event were J. H. 3_Diffe|-en|~i;| cQ|np|'Q§$iQI\:Reported information is placed Dunn and H. B. Clark from the nisher, Kelly Mc Culloch, Se- Seattle car service agent, 125 ccnts per hour, eeetive

in storage by Northern Pacic's Yardley office in Spokane. attle conductor, was runner-up claimed a net 63 _under the January ii 1967, and anothercomputers, up-dated as each Poplawski toured the back at 73. Peoria system to win that di- 125 ccnts per hour clreetivenew report comes in on trains nine of the Allenmore Elks Club G. T. Flynn, Tacoma general vision. January 1 1o68_n

as they move across the sys- course on August 5 in a record freight and passenger agent, Defending champion, J. J. -l-he story in the Augusttem, and 1S held for a maxi- smashing 32 to capture low edged out R. C. Castle, Seattle Ackley, Tacoma dispatcher, was issue of Mninstreet incorrect-mum of seven days to answer gross honors in the Tacoma city passenger agent, by a single again chairman of the Tacoma ly attributed this position toinquiries. After seven days, data tourney with a two under par stroke to take home the low net event which drew approximate- ucarrier rcnrcscniniivcs _n

is “purged” or wiped out. score of 70. Perrenial high title with a 65. Ralph Swanson, ly 100 entries.

NP Tokyo OfficeOpens August 22

(Continued from Page 1)ow of raw materials and man-ufactured products between ournation and countries throughoutthe Orient.

“The advantages of shippingover our lines and throughports of the Pacic Northwestare many," he said, “and ourTokyo office grand opening pro~vided an excellent opportunityto acquaint both American andFar East rms and others withthese advantages."

Stevenson also noted the eventwas an exceptionally protableexperience for Northern Pacicpersonnel.

"It has given us a far greaterunderstanding and appreciation -of what we must do on our part

the prQgr3m_ W to perfect the kind of serviceNORTHERN PACIFIC guests are received at Tokyo office opening ' ' t d

W ' I i the would not retreat fromMechanics of the report sys- the Peoria handicap system. -. their earlier proposal whieh

tem integrate the use of com- Flight winners in the Spokane inolnded;

Peters at Nerthertl Pacier contest were; lat ight. W- A- FIELDING QUESTIONS at Tokyo news conference on the company's 1. Duration: A two-yearEgzilgrazgtierzt 2?: giziléerj Ealggnigiibgt new role in Far East trade attended by more than 50 newspaper cgiiiiract Jfroiiair Jialiiiggg 1,

tions, and microwave transmis- net 63; 3rd ight, L. J. Cramer, nd oiher edm riepreéenxmses ore’ lei’ lo Ham’ .:°r:hie"iii.P_°ciicss 2_ 'g:ne:iuwZoe' lner-en“;sion. Where microwave facilities Spokane, net 63; and 4th ight, ‘_'p°“e’°_ 'merp'e er’ ' ' levensfin’ “Ce pres‘ _en __m ,'c’ ' ' 65% effective January 1,have not been completed, cnrn_ P_ A_ Dicianoi Pnsco_ Kiser, freight traici manager and director of containerization; and 1967 and another 5% eisec_

pany telephone lines are used Co~chairmen of the eastern M°’°° Klt°9°W°' d"°"°" °t F°" 5°" ‘°l°" tive ’Jenoei-y 1, 1963_

. -e ' resentatives subsequently

L. L. Pilate, general wire j We are Offeflhg 111 eXP°l' ahchief is responsible for setting by E. M. Stevenson, left, vice president-trafc; Masae Kitagawa, import ti-ade_

up hind coordinating telephone center, director of Far East sales; and L. S. Kiser, freight traic Stevenson, Kiser and Kiti-. and microwave transmission of manager and director of containerization. gawa met with many industryii Ԥ data, and N. V. Kolpin, assist- leaders in Japan and Visited

"‘ ’ ant to the general superinten- their Pretilletieh Plants andshipping facilities to leam moreabout transportation serviceneeds.

CORRECTIONLast month's issue of

MAINSTREET carried astory on Page 1 (continuedon Page 3) about the Julyrail strike in which an errorappears concerning the un-ion’s position on their pro-posal

In the second column onPage 3, after the paragraphstating “The panel’s propos-als were not accepted byeither party,” the storyshould read, “Union rep-

(April 25, 1967) made it clear

4 septernoer, m1 MAINSTREET

RE'|'|REMENT5 ‘Star Spangled Freedom Plan’ StartsYum O, Howuwould you like to _lend interest, for personal use or re- turn an average of 4.15 per centSam“ yourse some money, put lt to investment. when held to maturity in seven

ti use "1 sewing y°u1' °“m 3°°d No investment program is YearsN°"‘° °"j°""° °" . and still be able to draw a very mm. 1. n bl d it - as President Johnson has en-Ro H. Anderson Wlrel-nan St. Paul, MIn"- 33 . . 8 e350 8, an IS

Y Cl-lauffourStoro oept Brainerd Minn so ha"ds°m° return "1 lnterest? unique in this world of ours as d°1‘$e<1 the wmiiaign. sayingC ll C. B d - - ' ' - - _ _ ,

L. Belief" Chief Clerk to Agent Jamestown, N.D. 52 $0l1I1d_ iinpossible? is the United States among all Phat ‘the Sale of more U.S. Sav-

Sta les, Minn 24 Well, ltlSl1’t Thousands upon nations "185 Bonds to more AmericansJ. B‘ C n P t - - . . _

Georae '¢""‘° Y:$‘n":un Spokane’ wash 2‘ thousands of people an across From sepnmber 15 through is essential to our nation’s eco-Roy Bowen . . . . . .

5 -sci“, d Auburn, Wash, 13 the nation are doing ]l1St that on October 15’ H 1 th N rub nomic security. I can think of

"° E‘ B°""°' W‘ n er p,.,,|M,,,,,, w,,|, 2° a regular basis and among them em Pacic aailivng femo the no better way for any AmericanL” g_ 5°yd Car Repairer. - . y sys , , _

Fred J. Brandl corinon st: Paul, -Minn 17 are some 6,000 Northern Pacic 196., “S,” Sgangled Freedom Z: elciigtgivblute 11385111153lC(}?l?$;y,"3nd

d M.B L t've Engineer Mrnnealiiili=,Minii- 51 emp Wes‘ Plan’ will be in effect. Its b- . pe , ,9

HM’ mi laborer E. Grand All ai-e_ regular 1IWe$l01‘$ In jective is to inform every e(in- To achieve the °b3°ctw.es ‘ffH°"°Y H‘ Brim" Forks, Minn. 23 U.S. Savings Bonds and U.S. ploye of the opportunities open the P1j°_€1'am; N°l'thel‘!1 Paclc is

Carl B. Brown Machinist Livingston, Mont. 32 Savings Notes. to him through payroll savings ailrtfneI(:\i2IIlomFg;et-;dt)im

Manford s. Christianson Locomotive Engineer Glendive, Mont. 40 Through payroll deductions for investment in Freedom . c e‘

ld c Crawder Purchasing Agent st Paul, Minn. 50 for saving they assure them- Shares (U S Savings Notes) and pi-lgltlment °r.tdms'°n Wm workl'l°"° - ' . . . ' ‘ . wi co

Lawrence M Delonioter Dining Car Chef st. Poul, Minn. 47 selves of a more sound nancial Series “E” U.S. Savings Bonds. they Mlfnsgégirgiznvlggsiihg

William A. Dempsey Board Clerk Dilwortll, Minn. 50 future and at the same time are The 0 rtunit

Donald E. Divine conductor Livingston, Mont. 49 helping to underwrite the do- -rFreedo,:p%haresil ggécllsi $?g;a‘:i£a‘£it§mil;l€g'e agd Pm‘

Philip D. Elliott Revising Clerk Duluth, Minn. 51 mestic and international pro- year for Northern Pacic em_ the “Star S legmifgnd °n

Walter H. English Cashier Valley City, N.D. 48 grams carried out by the United p1oyes_ They are being offered Plan” wlgy git workse ‘(£11

G°°'9° "~ 5"i°'"°“ M°°l‘i"l""“"°"°' M'""°°p‘.’“"M'""' 5° States‘ to all regular buyers Of Series nancial rewards for artici (i

Carl l-l. Froderickson Aaent V°"°Y C"Yr "-9- 49 In truth, they are actually “E” Bonds and bear the higher tign, and how each psi:-son 5:,Edwin Goustad 2nd Class Carpenter 5t0Pl8$, Ml""- 21 lending th€m59lVeS money. And, interest rate Of 4.74 per cent work out his own plans for pay.

Lee Giles Carman Helper $0-Twino. Wiiili. 21 after they have used it to help when held to maturity in four roll savings.

Raymond D. Gillespie Manager -Wire Chief Livingston, Mont. 31 buy the great American way of and a half years as compared to 11,, No,-|-hsm pssmc family

Arthur Godwin Mechanical lnsl=°°‘°' $r- Paul, Minn. 43 life, they get it all back, plus the Series “E” Bonds which re- has 3 past record in pay,-on sav_

“cub w_G°,,d,, -|-;,,,,,,ir|n Livingston, Mont. 42 ings for U.S. Bonds of whichBuddy W. Griilin nickel Clerk Billings, Mint. 47 every employe can be proud. InWilbur c. Hanson Machinist Staples. Minn. 45 1965 the Minuteman Flag was

Howard HOW mew‘ 5"PP'Y"'°" P"“°' W‘”l"- 44 won through participation by 54

Petra A. Jmrili (Mrs-l Clerk M“‘"°°P°"‘iMi""- 24 per cent of all employes. Last

Glendon M. Johnson Yard Clerk c¢l’lt°r Mllh 43 year 3 Minuteman star for that

Frank L. Kaufman Machinist 5l'"l"¢rdr Mlnrh 53 ag was awarded through 50

w;||;,,,,, E_ Lamb p,;.,, 5°, packer seattle, Wosh. 4i per cent participation, an honor

Cornelius B. Lane Conductor Livingston, Mont. 51 open t0 companies With 500 O!‘

Ray A. Larson Machinist Brninerd, Minn. 30 more employes.

Lloyd c. Larson section Foreman MotIeYr Minn‘‘7

With this Minuteman “can-do”

Joe L. Lovoridgo Chief Clerk Tacoma, Wash. 20 spirit t0 back up the 1967 cam-

Lowrenee P. Lydon cor clerk superior, Wis. 50 paign, the Northern Pacic fam-

Clarence .l.Markor Store Helper So.Tacorna, Wash. 45 ily has the opportunity to setthe pace for the entire transpor-tation industry.

Heading up the “Star Span-gled Freedom Plan” for thecompany is David E. Ryan, as-sistant director of personnel.P -

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_ James H. Morgan Store Laborer Brainordr Minn.

Philip J. Niemala Section Laborer Fergus Falls, Minn, 25 Dllringseptembefr he am? H3117Schmokel, a representative and

Herman H. Nieman Section Foreman Rowen, Mont. 42 _

Herman E. O'Connell Warehousoman Grafton, N.D. area m_al:la_ger of the savmgs

Roy C. Pankratz Asst. Chief Clerk Auburn, Wash. 50 Bond Dwlswn of the U'S' Tl-e,as'

Lewis B. Perry Section Foreman Palouso, Wash. 23 ury.Department’ W1“ meet wlth

Alxander A Petsolt Locomotive Engineer Minneapolis Minn. chalrmen throughout the system' ' to set up the program.

Edward S. Phelps Chief Clerk to General' Freight Agent Portland Oregon 47 A FINAI. CHECK of Northern Pa

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Fred H. Rauenhorst Driller St. Paul, Minn. 25 cic‘s work on the "North Star” CFrank Roda Carman Welder So.Tacoma, Wash. 39 private buginegg gar is made by

Emmett C. Searles Train Attendant St. Paul, Minn. 34 Clifford H, Thgmqs, owner, lg; o o IPerry M. Seely, Sr. Machinist Livingston, Mont. 26 G_ B_ Tiern°nn' center, gene,“ SGaylord A. Smily Agent Aberdeen, Wash. 48 foreman at Como; and D. 1-_

George E. Smith Locomotive Engineer Pasco, Wash. 21 copistwm Como Shop superim The stylish Old New YOI'l( relates the history Of the C3!‘

John w. Swainson Machinist Livingston, Mont. 43 te de , .|.’h I h d Central business car number 17 and its service. It has been used

William Trolley Car oiler Mondon, N.D. 24 n n ' om“ _p ans '° °° ' found temporary residence at in presidential campaigns by

Anthony D. Trossen signol Maintainer Perhorn, Minn. 44 q"f°"°" lhe ‘°" '" 'l‘° c°'l'°"I Northern Pacic's Como Shops Dwight D. Eisenhower, Harry S.

George Wasisco Store l-lelper se,'rocoinn,we,n_ 11 M""‘-I °"°° °"°l use ll in |°nd in St. Paul early in July for re- Truman and Thomas E. Dewey.

|,,, N_vw||;,,,,,, 1-,;p|, v,,|.,, p,p,,;,.,,,,,, lswsi, Mans 45 development work in northern painting, installation of new Other celebrated persons who

Norman F, ziebnll Lgqding gs, |,,,p,¢|°, 5,-,;,,,,d, M;,,,,_ 43 Minnesota, EG-25 exide batteries and a con- have been aboard, according toversion from plain bearings to an historical afadavit obtainedHyatt roller bearings. b_y Thomas, include _Queen Fred-

The car has been named rika of Greece, Prince Berna-

“North Star” by its owner, Clif- dotte of Sweden, hotel magnate

ford H. Thomas, who purchased Conrad Hilton, August Busch ofit in June from the New York Anheuser-Busch brewing com-

Central for use in land develop- pany, Lucille Ball, and Dan Top-

ment business in Northern Min- ping, former owner of the Newnesota. Thomas is president of York Yankees.

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the Duluth and N°1'th°m Min‘ The Northern Pacic contract-

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ne5°ta Land C°~ headquartered ed for repainting and refurbish-in Mi'm°aP°1i5- _ ing the elegant car, and on ac-

Th’ °"'5l’°'l ca!‘ was bum cepting it for delivery in lateab°“t 1928 and °°5t the New July to the Cloquet, Minn., area,

Y°1'k Central ?b°“t $40°i0_0°' Thomas highly commended the

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It has 3 °?"°Pl°d_ _°b§e1"’at1°n men who had worked on the car.deck, full air conditioning, four H , | I . d D Tstaterooms, a secretary's room, .° p"'l'°" "Y gmse '. '

two telephones, complete galley Camstrtanté C‘§m°Tien‘:£n:“p;?‘- - - tenden ; . . , p

Wm-I freezers and refggg-$3.0: general foreman; and F. E. Mar-equipmen crew quar . . .

chef and waiter, a dining room, vmi dlsmct st°rekeeper'and an observation-conference “I am very highly pleased byroom. The North Star is 82 feet the service of these distin-long and has a gross weight of guished gentlemen,” Thomas

A. T. Boomer retired effective July 31 OS departmental chief clerk in the general freight traic department offices at St. just under 196,000 pounds. said, “And I know that I ¢0llld

Paul. Here, he and P. A. Walsh, assistant vice president-rates and divisions, look over a card, coke and gifts presented The 031' WES originally named get no ner service 01‘ W0i'k-

by scores of fellow employes at an office party marking the occasion. the “Roald Amundsen" after the manship anywhere in the (301111-

Virgil E. Weihs, assistant to western freight traffic manager, retired August l after 44 years of service. Nearly I00 f3m0l.lS explorer, and W35 once try than these men and theirfriends and associates honored him at cl party in Seattle's Artic Club. He ioined the company in I923 as a s1'enographer- used by the Pullman Company crews provided. Northern Pacic

clerk. Left to right (top right photo) are J. D. Nankivell, general manager-sales; Weihs; O. A. Kobs, western freight for its private business C81‘. officials have rendered outstand-

traic manager; and E M Stevenson, vice president-traffic. Thomas booms proudly 8S he ing service all the way through.”

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Emil J. Martin Baggage Foreman Tacoma, Wash.

Lillian N. McBride Telegrapher Pasoo, Wash. 24

Leonard W. Merreid lst Class B&B Carpenter So.Tacoma, Wash. 23

Arthur M. Midgley Agent-Telegrapher Mclienry, N.D. 52

Jose h B Moore Roundhouse Foreman Glendive, Mont

MAINSTREET September, PQQQ 5

Under Management Services

New NP Unit ls Cost ConsciousWt I SAFETY SCOREBOARD I

Recent organizational changes and the railroad industry speci-at Northern Pacic's general cally, have monumental costingoffice in St. Paul have included problems. Methods have evolvedthe formation of the division of primarily through the Interstatecost and economic research un- Commerce Commission and byder the management services no means have been accepted bydepartment, with E. L. Kubiak the industry. Experiments andas manager. direct studies to improve cost-

Many of the functions of the ing methods continue to be ofnew oice were formerly under prime importance.”the accounting department. Ku- Kubiak has brought togetherbiak has established as objec- a small but unique force withtives for his “primarily cost backgrounds ranging from railconscious” unit such functions line operations and civil engi-lalsorgrnanallyggcof giggiigittllgigé iixegring to statistics and account- "OLE SAFE." SAM CLUB" cer_

ranging from tariff rates to ac- All members of the division 2?“: g°p'°‘|°"'°‘;l .’°c;"°"mf‘;':

Analysis and presentation of either have college degrees or .°v'"9 Merle . m°'e ’e"°us mdata for changes in service at have taken college level courses. “"7 by Y”°°"'“9 .s°f°iY ’h°°’

when c1 ribbon rail bowed out 5t°"'-“"9 by Moi" 5h°Pregulatory hearings continues In addition to widely diversied .

to be of primary importance. backgrounds, the staff has to its f‘"d lrlded hr i?°" P':s€"'This function is constantly being credit one bachelor of science ‘F99 SI: CHI‘ '°° ° '°md ° ilyexpanded, using new or ad- degree in statistics, two bachelor K"’\'N geéd "3 1': '°°d mi‘: '5'justed cost methods as well as of business administration de- ' ' ° °' ' ' °" ’° ey Misoolloneovs Departments

Security & rt. Cl. Prev.rened statistical techniques. grees in accounting and one ‘°p°""s°" D" M‘ Sm"l"“Economic research encom- bachelor of arts degree in busi-

passes a wide range of chal- ness administration. _G- M- $_ehI’oe_Pfer, cost analy-lenges,” Kubiak states. “Prot Kubiak joined the Northern sis sul>el'Vl5°13 Joined the North-analysis of agency service, Pacic in 1953 and worked into ern Paeltie in 1953, Was With thebranch line operations, passen- the eld of cost analysis Chicago. Burlington and Qlliney

January I tl-iru July 31, I967REPORTABLECASUALTIES CASUALTY RATIO

RANK ‘I9 76 I966 I967 ‘I966Standings by District

Eastern District 91 96 I6.42 15,30Western District I25 83 21,2] ]2_39

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Standing by DivisionRocky Mountain IO I I 7.1 I 6,58Yellowstone I8 I6 I0.I7 B.I7Fotso 13 14 13.39 12.12St. Paul—Lal<e Supr. Terml. 60 66 2l_4I 20,84Tacoma 60 47 22.25 15.83Idaho 54 25 30.12 12.15

Standing by Class of EmployeeShopmoo 5 4 sea 4.11Stationmen I8 I7 6.02 5.I9Carmen 13 15 9.65 10.56Enginemen I5 I7 I I.47 I2.B6B & B Dept. 6 3 11.68 4.95

. ktual commodity movements. of cost and economic research h _ "z° ea ° "'"9_°" . 3; g £222 2%:

Yardmen B7 58 83.96 50.62

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Gen. Oil. & Miscl,CommunicationsDining CarSignal DepartmentStore DepartmentElectrical Engr.

ger train service, freight train through the accounting depart- Railroad forayear, and recently a. Engineering Dept.

operations and rates, and com- ment. returned to the company to Svstom

parative cost studies and rate in- D. G. Brostrom, senior cost handle statistieal analysis andvestigations on competing car- analyst, has as his primary job rail costing eXPel‘iInentati°n- G-riers are just a few. Analysis the analysis of passenger train T. Hill, cost analyst, augmentsof comparative carrier (rail, operations and accounting for the staff with extensive yard,water, highway and air) costs prot determination. F. A. Ma- terminal and auditing hack-and rates is alone an exciting honey, senior cost analyst, de- ground, and concentrates mainlyarea.” velops presentations either for on speeial stn<lies- -|- 5- Crliii

The cost function, as em- or against highway transporta- research assistant, has an en-phasized by the office title, is tion, depending upon the results gineering, accounting and busi-of greatest importance, accord- of his studies, and occasionally ness background and is assigneding to Kubiak. conducts studies on station and to detailed and extensive special

“Freight carriers in general, branch line operations. studies.

NP = Nice People

Carl Pickrell Feted at Seattle PartyNP also stands for nice peo- Pickrell began accumulating duties in the operating division

ple, and events of a few weeks these friends and stacking up covered all yard offices in theago in Seattle attest to the fact. accomplishments June 14, 1917 Pacic Northwest and included

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The occasion-64th birthday at Interbay yard in Seattle, a those of chief clerk, assistant c|~1AM|I$ ALL are member; of Ngrthern Pqeidg softball team whiehof Carl Pickrell, foreign freight few blocks from where he was cashier, section timekeeper, re- teak the st. Paul Maroon Commercial League championship witha8ent- l30l'n in 1903 and Where he h°W fl'i8el'at°l' cal‘ in5Pe¢t°l' and a nine wins and a single loss. The team also won the city-wide com-

From the easternmost reaches resides with his wife, Mable, myriad of others made possible rngrdql plqya ¢hq|11piQ|15hip—f°u|' win; and na |aaaea_we|-.1 ta

Oi N°i'thel‘n Paeiile ealne the On Magnolia Blllfh by the heetie “l3llYnPlnE" Pi'ae- defeat in the metropolitan tournament after one win and two losses.greeting: “Dear Carl—Not only Working 12 hours a day, 7 tices during the depression Left to right are: lst row—Gary Harvey (2b), Richard (Red) Robertsdoes today mark your 64th birth- days a week as_ a night shift years. Carl recalls that “one (Lt), Art Carlson (2b), Don Sahlin (utility), and Leroy Tyler (3b); 2ndday, but also 48 years and 9 “mud hopper,” Pickrell says he fellow followed me around and raw_5i|| Blqtzheim (C), Par Carney (|_f), _|a¢|< sahmidi (11,) and Go,--

days with the Northern Pacic. rst earned $67.50 per month. bumped me regularly, but I did don Crupe (Rf); and 3rd row—David Belling (SS), Bob Trapp, Jr.,Certainly many accomplishments Confronted with a gures of my share too, even bumped my (P), Jaak Chlebeck (cf and lb), Jim Gerlich (Cf) and Bob Trapp, Sr.can be attributed to your efforts. $75.00 per month from his per- own brother once!” (ream manage,-)_More importantly, however, we sonnel le, Carl chalked up the PickreIl‘s service in the trafficare all richer from your friend- difference as “the price one pays department began as a cityship and helpful counsel.” for working for his father” who freight agent in 1943. He be-

, E W88 me... an came .....n.... freight ....n. | |NpU$1'R|A|_ N5w5|:RQN1$ IThe words are those 0 C. . y -

Moehring, eastern freight tralfic Carl's career with the NP has yea!‘ later. and, In 195?, suemanager, and they represent the now spanned half a century, but ceeded n°W Vlee Pl'e5l¢lent- Boise easelde coI‘P- is constructing additional tfaeliage at Cres-sentiments expressed by more was interrupted, he remembers, trailie, E- M- Stevenson, as lo!" ton, Wash, to handle donhle its present daily ehip loading. Chipsthan 250 fellow workers, busi- for a short while when the eign freight agent His area of which were formerly burned are trucked from the Boise Cascade

ness associates and friends from United States Railroad Associa- °l_>e1'atl°n$ extends f_l'°m San lnill at Lineoln f°l‘ l0a<lin8- In Otliel‘ ellanges at the mill, Boise50 different locations in a spe- tion rearranged matters and he Diego along the Paele Coast Cascade has added a planer so all lumber is nished at the millcial “birthday book" given to walked home one day with a states through Alasl<a—“the and moves directly into national distribution.Pickrell. Great Northern paycheck. His largest area of any freight Solar Gas Company, a local propane distributor at Missoula,; ERR "" agent," he PI'°l1dly_ n°tes- _l“le Mont., has leased a site on Northern Pacic industrial property

loll" 1,1 e i gets around. The introduction for a number of years. Now, so it can receive jumbo tank cars of‘* ‘ to his “birthday h°°k” beglnsl propane, a private spur track will be constructed."' i i‘ “Carl ll Piekfell, foreign freight Ocean Spray Cranberries, lnc., is completing work on a $2

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agent, Alaska agent, Alaska Pas- million expansion and modernization of its plant at Markham,1. Sense!‘ agent, and l‘eP1'°$enta‘ Wash., on the Ocosta branch. The changes are to be completed in

_ tive, Seattle, Washington. time for the 1967 1131-vest

~ cafl _l>"'"$ when lie talks Two major cement manufacturers are working on extensive newabout his happy affiliation with facilities in Seattle. Ideal Cement Co. has dedicated it sophisticated,the N°l‘thei'n Paciile iam1lY- computer-controlled facility on the Duwanish Waterway. In addi-

The Pickrells all are NP peo- tion to Northern Pacic rail service, the plant will be served by»_ ple. His father, brother, sister, barge and truck.

- '1‘ and son, Robert C., Seattle claim Kaiser Cement and Gypsum Corp. is working on a $3.5 millioni ' inspector, have all been em- complex, also on the Duwanish. A storage silo was recently nished

ployed by the Northern Pacic. in a continuous 8-day pour of concrete. Kaiser plans to constructIn addition to their son, Pickrell manufacturing facilities at a later date.and his Wife have a daughter, Pacic Gamble Robinson is moving ahead with remodeling and

. Elaine (Mrs. David C). Friese, expansion of the Northern Pacic building which it leases onve grandchildren and two great industrial properties in Fargo, N.D. The building was formerly

“YD "-‘-‘ ,. gI'andehildI‘en- occupied by the Goodyear Rubber Co. Gamble Robinson is beingHe says he hopes they don’t displaced from its present downtown location by Fargo’s urban

BIRTHDAY BOOK greetings from more than 250 persons are re- make the same mistakes he has, renewal program. Work is expected to be completed by mid-No-viewed by Carl Pickrell, foreign freight agent, left, and O. A. Kobs, but as the “birthday book" at- vember on freezers, cooler rooms, banana rooms, and a 7,500‘"°"°'" t"°'9ht "°t’ii¢ monageh tests they could fare worse. sq. ft. addition.

P0906 September, 1967 MAINSTREET

New Positions, Changes AnnouncedAmong recent changes and at Glendive and Missoula, Mont.,

promotions announced by North- joined the comptroller’s staff inern Pacic have been the fol- 1965 and most recently servedlowing: as traveling auditor in the

David E. Ryan as assistant di- bureau of internal audit.rector of rsonnel at St. Paul. G. E. Thorne as general agentPe _ C. . on -

He joined the company August at ‘San Francisco. He started as 1y_ He started as chief elerk in1. after having served in the U. a ]l.lIllOI‘ clerk in _the office of the tragic department at Les

S. Air Force since 1943. He rose the auditor of freight accounts Angeles in 1964_

from enlisted man to lieutenant at St. Paul in 1936, has beencolonel and his most recent duty chief clerk for the traffic depart-assignment was as chief-military ment at Milwaukee, travelingersonnel at McClellan AFB in freight and passenger agent at

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Sacramento, Calif. Boston, commercial agent at Ch1- géggtlétgg‘ ptt:)5_)t:lt::%gdatg;:tia€‘t

i2§..‘¥i;“";.‘;‘§.‘i‘Z.’i 233.32: -. it Ban in 24

joined the oompany in 1936'as a Milwaukee. He succeeds Daniel after suttermg a heart attack"

clerk in the accounting depart- Tinney (see story, page 1).

ment and rose through the ranks F. A. Grieder succeeds Thorneto become in 1965 assistant gen- at Milwaukee as general agent.eral statistician, his most recent He joined the company in 1951

c and commercial offices at St.Paul, became chief clerk at Mil-waukee in 1962 and city freightand passenger agent there in1963.

H Hurst succeeds Schal

Merrill C. Sexton, formerlydistrict passenger agent at St.Paul, has been named district

Saxton joined the company in1941 as a driver for the NorthernPacic Transport Company at We _._ _ _

Missouia and has Served sl1¢¢es- OLD aoxcmzs NEVER DIE . . . and some from the Northern Pacic

post until the new promotion. as an office boy in the office of Sively as train auditor at SP0‘ nd new ways to carry loads. The timber division of the properties

J. A. Miller as supervisor Of the general freight agent at St. kane» traveling passenger agent and industrial development department reports use of salvaged

pensions at St. Paul. Miller start- Paul, held various clerical p0si- at Seattle, city Pa_5$ei_i8eT agent railroad car underframes for bridges on access roads to company

ed 85 3 Clefk in the $eei'etai'Y'5 ti°n5 there, including chief clerk at Chicago’ and district pftssem timber lands in Montana. Timber contractors carry out the construc-

office in 1953 and continued to the assistant general freight E9? agent at St Paut H“ ?P' tion. This one, being built in the Jim Creek area of the Swan River

Wefkihg in that otliee nntil agent, became chief clerk at Mil‘ pomtment at Butte was eectwe tree farm near Missoula, is now completed and in use. Others are

named to the new Pest in the Wailkee iii 1955. traveling freight August 16' planned in the Swan River and Thompson River tree farm areas.personnel department. and passenger agent at Milwau- C. H. Wilson, former general

N. W. Ault as methods analyst kee in 1959 and was most recent- agent at Everett, Wash., has

i methods and lannin di 1 commercial agent theren the p g - y - .

vision of the management ser- G. S. Schally succeeds Grieder. Weihs as assistant to westernvices department. He joined the He joined the company in 1956 freight traffic manager. Weihscompany as a caller-clerk at Pas- as a duplicator operator in the retired August 1 after 44 yearsco in 1946, served in various mail and baggage department at of service.clerical positions in the Idaho St. Paul, held various clerical Robe" G_ D:AM|,.ee has been

Division, was traveling auditor positions in the passenger traf- named general agent in the pee

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NP BAGGAGE CAR 1594 has become a permanent exhibit at theNational Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisc. Among those on

been named to succeed Virgil E

senger traffic department at St. ‘

Paul to succeed Harry S. Cottonwho retired August 31 after 42years of service

D Andrea started as an officeboy in 1955, held various cleri-cal positions until 1963 when hewas named city ticket agent atSt. Paul. He has most recentlyserved as city passenger agent,the post he held from Novem-ber of 1966 until the most re-cent promotion.

Cotton started as a cashier inthe Minneapolis ticket office in1925, became a ticket seller in1928, traveling passenger agent TOP TEAMS in the NP trap league shot it out August 22 to close their

in Chicago in 1935, city passen- second season in competitive shooting after 16 weeks of eliminations

ger agent at Minneapolis in among ve teams. First place team, row 1, includes, left to right, G.

1938, district passenger agent at Gouette, J. Golaski, T. Cossack, V. Demarais and J. Maher. Runners-

Missoula in 1942, and district up, top row, are B. Moser, S. Sievert, R. Beltz, W. Marshall and J.

passenger agent at St, Paul in Gruba. Officers for 1968 are Jack Thayer, president, George Gouette,

1946. vice president, and Jim Maher, secretary-treasurer.

'.i'§'§f.et>°'~i’.’.'.°’\‘?." 'Z'.i°l'eJ.’.ti..',hZ °.‘lL.Z”.T.I.° lifllili, "c§“c.°h.§.T'I.Z'*,' .1’; Two Special Programs Have Help Candy Stripers'general agent at Milwaukee; R. H. Winters, museum president; andMrs. Thorne. The car was originally an elegant dining car placedin service by the Northern Pacic in 1910 on the North Coast Limited.It was rebuilt in 1921 as a dining car and then in 1941 as a bag-gage car. The museum, designated as The National Railroad Museumby an act of Congress, is the only one of its kind in the nation.

A NEW RUG for Seattle's Memorial Stadium was delivered by North-ern Pacic in early August. The “rug” of synthetic grass bersweighed more than 67,000 pounds and was produced in 26 rolls15 feet long and 41/2 feet in diameter by Monsanto Company's tex-tile division plant in Decatur, Ala. Completed installation makesSeattle the second city in the world to have an ”Astroturf" eldand the rst to have one outdoors. The other is Houston, Tex., withits Astrodome. At left, W. P. Stupfell, Northern Pacic city freightand passenger agent, and A. N. Gilbert, Monsanto product engineer,supervise unloading.

For MAINSTREET as Objectives Schedule Starts, . . Th f ll h d 1 f C d

On top of tlus week's le of ig where you are. If pictures are Smpirs aat ee St: epatati

things which must be done is a available and mi_gh_t help the h .t 1 b . th: the Th

short memo from the MAIN story or even tell it in full, send pgggm $512;entstgnoil girl:STREET editor to the MAIN- some of them, too. including daughters of North:

STREET 6dit0I'- It Says. Simply, The second program is called em Pacic employes’ who are“HELP-” "PACE" and it stands for Pro- 14 years of age and olden

The letters $taIld_ £0!‘ Have gram to Accelerate Correspond- The Candy Sniper programEl/el'Y°ne °n tne Line Partial‘ ent Establishment.’ _Here, the offers girls an opportunity to

pate.” and the _memo is staying intention is to get things set up Serve in van-one capacities at

right where it is as a continual t°r MMNSTREET 5° that .1“ the hospital and provides bothremllldel‘ t0 lmD1‘°Ve MAIN‘ every division and/or office on_the_J-ob experience and so_

STREET °°"°'ag° °t °"°“tS “" there will be N°"h°"* Pa°i° cial activities after school andV0iVil18 the ¢0mPahY and its em" employes who will channel facts on weekendsPl0Ye$~ and stories into the advertising Girls who are interested may

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lished tsources of news, we are f- .d d t tS_ to two committees under the

in hope of setting up a couple of Ices an epar men . A$5°¢1at1°11 0f American Ran‘additional programs’ each of Just around the corner is a 1-ea.-1s_ At the July 13.14 meet.

which involves you and every b?tter.c°mpany .“°"’SP”i’°‘- Ima' iilg 05 the eemmittee 0!! mileageother member of the Northern gmei it Y°“ with regular em" and per diem rules, he was elect-

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means “Direct Information And "iv an an'°“t en°"t °n eafh °t been elected to a new committeeLiaison.” As of right now you °“r Parts t9 make Sure an °t us on car ownership costs estab-

are asked to use any and every are better 1nt°m‘ed' lished by the general commit-ineans you have available to let Say, where is that memo? If tee, operating-transportation di-

the advertising and publicity de- the mail bag gets too big it may vision of the AAR at its July 12

partment know what's happen- even have other applications. meeting.