The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-09

lahcma have feeifMi88f IN thefaefeisP
ton oi their mnna3ers than they haye
been liberal IN festofing trackaFe of
returnlng the nioncts earned hS the
Package OF Oklahoma. There is an
Obi story tia. the st. Fe has made
the money IN Oklahoma which built
the great long-listancc track from Chi
cago &, San Francisco. aud theee is
More truth than romance IN the as
sett.or.
But Oklahome's railway manGgers
are to be praised for the services
they have rendered to The new state
in territorial days. There have been
exceptions, OF course, but In the mainl
these men AlO have WORKED To- the
passenger traffic into the Great South.
west have been men wis knew the
state con 1tiOns and what would real
ly clvancc the producing power for
tianis concerns.
Among the many passenger agents
OF railroads few 'Ee.e more capable
AMI few have given more attention
10 tne d etails OF their business than
has. G. o. Jackson, the passenger
agent for the Frisco railway system
within Oklahoma.
TdN . ne hOdO--WueA 1GA 1hhlUShNs
Mr.. Jackson entered Oklahoma with
Instructions. His superiors told him
to cover a 'Deat' in no manner easy
and in no way calculated to encourage
thoae iSaak in the faith. There Is the
read" said his suFe.iors," get pas
sengers ioi Il"
Since that rather short message was
receive MI. Jackson has been obey
ing orders, and the Frisco Is a com
mon household woii In Oklahoma.
Crossing tie state from north to south
In three places. two Ci them splitting
the state in three pieces, with a main
line from Seneca. Missouri. to Quan.
nah Texas, with tracks into almost
every city Of 5000 inhabitants, tine
saint Louis & San Francisco Railway
company has had opportunities for
beth freight and passenger business
and Mr.. Jackson has seen TO the fact
that passengers On his line were Civ
en- the best possible. Possibly other
men In Oklahoma know as much OF
the irackage OF all roads in the new
state. but up TO this good nour they
have failel 70 demonstrate such
knc~iedgc.
On Special Train.
1t war on the special train the
Democratic committee sent ove- Ok
lahoma in the late campaign that MIR.
| Jackson made his abilities best konwn
| to many prominent men OF the state.
| lie left with the train IN the south
! Aastern portion OF the state md from
the time they left Eldo-ado until the
! trip el ed az l}artlesvllle, Mr. Jack
son was ono ami the same. Awake OF
nights when the foods were making
. the new tracks impossible. and when
/ Others were about ready to give up
M king the state trip because of the
. lal Weather. Mr.. jackson was on duty
whi5klng the special an hundred or
| vo miles out OF the line. and then.
wren time for meeting came, would
| find tho Frlscp's passenger agent sRlil
| ing all the train pulling in. In many
J instances .oads were gone oFe. never
/ on the schedule AMI many tho time
( citizens we're surprised TO sec a great
| Pullman sleeper coming into town
i Nltn the rails oftentimcs in the mud.
On one road MI w II. Liston, Pull
/ man manager in the state, declared
the coach could not pass over the new
tracks, the wate- being over them in
places, AMI at times, as the train
lichel cong the passengers cou.i
see the step3 hit tle mud, but an Old
engineer OF many years experience
was at the throttle, and he pulle
over that roal, som~tlmes making a
mile in an hour and sometimes the
speed was cut 10 what the fireman
called "hzzle,' but the engineer and
MIR. Jackson had declared they coull
get over the traCa and they lid so
Not. however, until many on the train
we've ce.taln they Aeie y gong down IN
place OF forward.
KatS Ha, A Worker.
Among other passenger agents o
| tho Oklahoma railroads IS Georg,
Kicker of the Missouri, Kan.as q
Texas ~ tenn, having In charge T.,
Lew s.ate. Alr HecAer has not ha,
the trying eXpegiences OF many of his
Competitors. beCaule the main lint
a. bis 81 STEM In Oklahoma was bull
almos; iorty years ago. and the divi
s.cn I.om 2atsons, Kanass. 20 Okla
holaa c,ty Is NE years Old All A,
Las haa ia the way Of new lines have
leen the spurs ani ma.dng conneo
lions Tor sane. q Is one OF the bes