The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-28
RAIL WAY F|REMEN
ARE HOSTS
THE MAN WHO DOES THE
FIRM" ENTERTAINs BROTH
Err RAILRoADERs.

Following out train order No. s, is
sued from the superintendent's office
December ~. 1909. Missouia lodge No.
1874 of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen and Enginen,.n ran special
last night from Butte to MissoaIa.
ending in the Elite hall. The train
had the right of way over all engage
ments and. beginning at Butte and
running through Silver Bow, Durant.
Warm Springs, Deer Lodge. Garrison.
Drummond Bearmouth-where it was
not held up-clinton. Bonner it
brought up In the yards Of Elite hall.
where II was showed In the clear and
allowed to take precedence over all
Others.
THE Man Who Does the Firm" was
very much on deck last night at the
eighth annual Christmas ball of the
brotherhood and. as he tripped the
light fantastic toe and gazed into the
eyes of his particular affinity and
listened to the strains discoursed by
the orchestra. his thoughts were not
of firing. indeed. as he gazed around
the hail. splendidly bedecked by his
fellows. hung with festoon= Of blue and
gold crepe paper. with Old Glory on
the walls. he spared not a thought
to the forthcoming arrival Of the call
boy, and spread himself to enjoy To
the fun his annual hall.
Clever Program.
The program. each dance named
after some particular station between
Butte and Missoula. was cunning
little conceit, gotten up AS it was us
an exact copy of a train order. and
called forth expressions of admiration
from the 500 guests who had gathered
to enjoy the evening.
To the following committees, each
member of which worked like
Trojan to make the ball the success
that ii was. liz due the credit of the
affair: Committee on arrangements,
Y. q. Hafer, G. A. Wilson. Il. NJ. West
in and Fred Raskob: on the floor,
B. u. Drew. w. A. Boyle. II. H. Rosen-
quist. Harry Davis, o. +. Hausotte
and q. l.. Landreth: reception. NJ. A.
McLain. Ross Mckee. H. b. Bressman,
G. A. Bcehe. G. NJ. clarlSson and L. e.
Ball
The Poem.
The following little poem, placed on
the back of the program. is well
worthy of better position:
The conductor he's a grandee. and the
engineers a dandy.
To say nothin' of the rest of the
crew,
But the man that I'm admirin' is the
man who does the firm
And he's worthy of admirin.' too.
He amt yearnin' for applaudin' but
sure deserves some iaudin'.
For the cheerful way he packs his
load.
It's hard goin' and no jokin. when 1t
comes to engine stokin'.
And the toughest. toughest job on
the road,
Well. it's heaye. heave'em oh. you
can't be slow.
You've got to keep stokin il you
want to make er go:
It's an upgrade trip. and the wheels
want to slip
hut you've got to keep 'em clickin'
at the same old clip.
The engine is a beauty. and the engine
drivers duty
Is to safely steer the big iron steed:
But the man who keeps IL goin.' keeps
IL pnffin' and BLOWN
Is the man whom it's really got to
heed.
He Is coal begrimed and greasy. which
Is proof his job amt easy.
And his calloused hands are hard
with toll.
For he keeps the stack "A smokin' with
his everlasting stokin'.
And Its stocking makes the boiler
boil.
Well. Its puff, puff. puff. never coal
enough:
This old stretch of road bed il sure
some rough,
It's darn stiff climb. for to make on
time.
But you've got 10 keep it putting To
the same old rhyme.
His back feels like it's breaking and his
bones are fairly aching.
And it's sixty miles before he's
through:
So he's got to keep "A hoppin'. for there
amt a minute stopnin
Till the end of the runs i'm view.
oh. the captain he's a granaea and
the engineers a dandy.
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