San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-03-08
YoAKUM's TESTIMONIAL.
The Employees of the Arkansas Pass
Railway Make Him a Present.

!
Arkansas Pass railway, was requested Ia
meet in appointment at 1920 in the office
of the attorneys of that road and was de.
tanned there for half an hour by General
| Passenger Agent Wynne Andrews, who
! discussed finance. the annexation of Ha-
| wall and LOttie Collins skirt dance. until
| the employees began to drop in and had b.
| f. all surrounded. whereupon Mr.. An
| drewS stepped to the front and centre and
| said: "Mr. GOakum, the employees of the
| Arkansas Pass road have a question and a
| mOmentOuS one to ask of you and that is.
| when will the transfer take pace?'''
| Mr. GOakum replied: Il can not tell
you"
Mr. Andrews said: Perhaps none Of
us can tell when the transfer Of the Aran-
| SaSPaSS to the new management will take
place but we have assembled here to
| make transfer to you and it is little
token, testimonial to you from those
who have served under you as employees
| of the Arkansas Pass railway who have
always found you informally courteous
| and just and who always did all in your
power to rectify their wrongs and who
will always appreciate your worth as a
man ana IA railway official. | trust that
you will accept this tablet as a token of
| the esteem and regard of all Of the en-
pOyeS who have the very best wishes for
your happiness and success in the flu
ture.'
Mr.. Yoakum replied: 81 do not know
how to suitably express to you and all of
those who have presented me this bCauti-
ful testimonial, on which is placed my
phySiOgnOmy. because it comes to me
from those with whom | have been aSSo-
Ciated and connected so long, that it
touches a chord that renders me incapable
of replying, as feel that | should, but al
low me to say to you that | have always
appreciated and always will appreciate
the loyalty. ability and efficiency Of the
employees of the road, and | shall always
feel, as have always felt, that they have
a claim upon nae, not only officially. but
personally. and that whenever they tackle
me, whether collectively or individual ly,
shall 90 my best to serve them. feel
grateful for this tribute of their friend
ship, which | shall always cheri>h
The testimonial is a silver palette, on
which. embossed in gold, is a lifelike pOr-
trait Of Mr. GOakum, executed admirably.
by the artist. OTTO Andrae. Below the
portrait is the following inscription:
To b. +. YOAKUM:
As a testimonial of regard from his old
employees on the
5. A. RAILWAY.
The trial hath endangered thee no way.
Rather more honor left and more esteem"
Milton.
J. A Laird, G, 5. Wheeling.
W. P. st. John, +. W. Norton.
c. NOSell. Milton Everett,
George f. LuptOn
Committee
Attached to the testimonial was the fol-
lowing address:
SAN ANTONIO, March ), 1913.
Mr. b. F. YoAKUM.
Dear Sir: Phase accept this small teS-
timonial of the high esteem in which you
are held by your old employees on The 5 |
\. Il a. =. Ry. Ii is the earnest wish Of |
every one of them that you receive the |
the same good portion Of kindly interest
and substantial portion that have been
In the past bestowed on us. and we hope
that it may be in our power in the future
to show our more substantial appreciation
Of our friend and patron.
Yours Respectfully.
R Andrews, Geo LuptOn, =. MuldOOn.
F. NJ. LOring. G. l.. BOrrOwS. Fred Moore
W. Fertilizer. j. Cover, w. Luke j. l..
Il. Taylor, j. NJ. Ruick. w. C. Mills, w. |
). Garrison, Cor. Roberts. A. II. Allen |
&. f. Cashen. ChaS. McCarty. O. &. |
Moon, j. A.. Bashan. A. d. Nash, c. |
E S1S5as T. 6od ddo c II W y Fo9o E.
IoungS, j. H. Elliott, c. c. Niles, Will
liam Rowan, =. 5. Wheeling. Frank |
Moore, T. Mason. j. w. Stevenson, W. r. |
Reeds, c. j. Dimaline, w. n. Thornhill |
VIM. Richardson, R. S. Pardue, Milton
Everett, p. DonOghue, w. p. St. John, |
NJ. c. Tparney, l.. +. BOwnharI, j. A
Laird, w. MpErngcr. &. w. Thurman, Il.
l.. Burke, p. Boin. w. w. Comma. j. ).
NaylOr, c. NOSSelI. j. w. Turner, II. }
Moore, j. NJ. Chase, J. Harnpr, J. c. |
Parkerson, Jr., Ed Steele and Tom Pync.
The party adjourned to the vicinity
and amid flow of champagne tOaStS |
were offered and responded to as follows.
To b. F. GOakum, our friend and pa
from proposed by Milton Everett and re-
Sponded to by Mr.. YOakum.
The employees of the Arkansas Pass
proposed by Z. NJ Barnes, and responded
to by Mr.. 0 C. GueSSaz who proposed.
"R. w. Norton and what he knows
about two revolution Campbell press, |
who responded happily.
WynnC Andrews was called in and told
knew about WynnG and then eulOgized |
Mr.. YOakum.
Mr. c. M. Barnes responded to the toast
The Guy Press" and Mr.. c. H. Wagner
told how to pay off a S75 600 claim with
S23,WO. MeSSrS. Fred. j. LOring and Ed.
Steele told how they transported the
passengers over the road and Mr.. Chair
man Tanner told how he checked the
company's ice bills and the drummers
extras to the baggage department and
that broke the party up, all separating
with the best wishes for Mr.. YOakum's
success in whatever sphere of life he may
be.