Bisbee daily review., 1907-12-28
EFFORT MADE HAPPY
BY FELLOW EMPLOYEES

DOUGLAS, Dec. 27.-(Special.)-
Night before Christmas was one of
the happiest times in the life of Charles
B. Effort of this city, when over one
hundred trainmen and enginefnen OF
the western division of the Ell Paso &
Southwestern railroad, together with
members of the force in the local Of
fees, gathered in the Elks' lodge room
to bestow upon him token of their
affection ands respect. This is the
second occasion Of the kind for Effort
since his former position as trainmas-
ter was abolished by the road. III
was only short time ago that all the
local yardmen surprised Mr.. Effort
one night in the old switch shanty in
the yards, where ne was enticed and
presented with a beautiful gold watch
charming bearing an elk design.
The night before Christmas one OF
Mr.. Efforts brother Eiks told him to
be sure to be up to the hall after sup
per on Christmas eve as there would
be things DOING Mr. Effort is al
ways geen for any lark going ON and
soon after supper started up toward
the lodge. He expected 10 find il pre-
ty well filed with EIks, for the lodge
there had been a great many visitors
all day long The room was crowded
as full as it could be and they had been
waiting quite a little while, but it IVES
the personality of the crowd that sur
prised Mr.. Effort. Instead of greeting
an aggregation of Elks strictly, he was
looking into the faces of his old rail-
road fraternity. He was not long in
~ - .fr
presence. Conductor ]. P. Nash step
pea forward ana presented mr.. EII0rt
with a magnificent diamond ring with
the following speech;
"Mr. Effort, the employees in train
and engine service Va the western di-
vision of the Ell Paso g. Southwestern
system deeply regretting your depart
ure from the service, desire your ac-
ceptance of this memorial In testimony
of cur affection ana respect for you
as a gentleman and a man who has
Justly dealt with us and as a faint ex-
preston of our appreciation Of your
kindly efforts to render our connection
with this company, not only pleasant
and agreeable to ourselves, but profit
able 10 the company.
"Regretting that our connection be
several, we shall gratefully remember
our association in the past and hope
always to be neld in pleasurable re
membrance by you. Wishing yourself
and family continued happy Christ
mas and prosperous New Year, pre-
sent you with this 1872
Mr.. Effort was absolutely nonplused
Something stuck in his threat when he
tried to speak and the few words he
said were slow in coming, but every
one carried with it the weight of deer
feeling On the part of the~speaker.
During the course of the evening
which followed, speeches were made
by representatives Of all the varissxs
departments of the railroad which had
come under Mr.. Efforts supervision
when in Office. Conductor j. S. Sparks
represented the Order of Railway Con
ductors; Brakeman ]. A. FarquharsoI
represented the Brotherhood of Rail
way Trainmen; Engineers F. J. Bryct
and Harry LoeYen spoke for the Broth
erhocd of Locomotive Engineers; Fire
man Robert Tremmins represented thu
Brotherhood of Locomotive FiremeI
and Snginemen. Night Yardmaster
W. Phillips was the representative o
the local yardmen; F. ]. Ellison, 70
the dispatchers; K Hogg represented
tine operators. and A. T. Howard spok'
for the clerks and Office men.
The ring which was presented Nh
Effort Is certainly beauty. The stem
is set in a Belcher mounting by Messrs
Erickson & Howe. Il is a beautiful
clear white diamond. weighing neari.
two carats and without flaw Tn
finger which seemed the right size TO
the ring was the one upon which Nj
Effort had been wearing his mother
wedding ring. and he said when h
removed 1t to put on the new gIf
that this was the first time the othe
ring had been of ais finger In twent
years. He replaced It as a guard TO
his new ring The new one bears hi
initials In the. band. and the words
Train and Engine men. Western ID
vision. t. P. & s. W."
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