The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-02

From Tuesdays Daily
Mankato was honored yesterday by
the presence of fifty agents of the |
Northwestern line, who gathered at the
Saulpaugh to perfect the organization
which will be known as the Fourth
Division of Agents of the Northwest |
ern line," an association formed tot
promote the greatest efficiency among
employees holding the more responsible
positions in the service.
The organization means much tot
Mankato, inasmuch as the meetings
will be held quarterly and Mankato
will be the place for all meetings
1t will not supplant the organization
of agents of this division, which has
held meetings in this city at fire.
quent intervals for some time past but
will rather supplement the work of the
older association which will be con
tinued as in the past.
| The new organization is composed
! of the agents on parts of the Mime
! sofa, Iowa and Minnesota and North
ern Iowa divisions of the Northwestern
and the Minnesota and Iowa division
of the Omaha line. The next meeting
will be held at the Saulpaugh hotel
, in this city during September and the
principal topics for discussion will be
the handling loading of grain, ship
ment, furnishing proper ears to avoid
claims and handling, weighing and
checking baggage.
Was An Auspicious Event.
The first meeting yesterday after
noon was an suspicious event and au-
gurs well for the future success of the
organization. Fifty railroad men gath
cred around the nicely decorated tables
in the large diningreom at the
Saulpaugh where lunchen was served
at one-thirty o'clock. After the meal
was finished and the cigars were pas
sed, the election of officers was taken
up with the following result: President,
George Talon, Watertown, S. d; vice
president, j. G.. Goodsell Mankato;
secretary, George r. Newman, st.
James.
! Executive committee, L. F. Shaker,
st. James, superintendent Minnesota
and Iowa division of the Omaha; O.
H. Mccarthy, Mason City, superinten-
dent, Minnesota and Iowa division
of Northwestern; f. Z. Smith, Eagle
Grove, superintendent Northern Iowa
division of Northwestern; w. Walliser,
Winona, superintendent, Minnesota di
vision, of Northwestern; +. O'Brien,
NJ ipnno aSsirtont inf
+. Dickinson, Tracy, train master; II.
j. Wagon, MankatO, travelling agent;
r. w. Weiblon, AIankato, travelling
agent; /. f. Martin, Winona, freight
inspector; Charles Leonard, st. James,
chief clerk.
Those in Attendance.
In attendance at the initial meeting
of the new organization were the fol-
lowing station agents; C. NJ. Bowen,
Lake Crystal; w. j. Ross, Heron
Lake; S. BIB. Swiningson, lie Sueur;
George R. Newman, St. James; c. Van
Camper, Rochester; j. c. Goodsell,
Mankato; R. Burdick, Madela; w. NJ
Hale, Window; Z. E. Douglas, Blue
Earth; William II. Leak, Elmore;
j. f. Smith, bingham Lake; A. HI.
Marion, Mason City; W. c. Warner,
Mountain Lake; E. w. Seger, Shake
pee; A. n. Johnson, Lewiston; B. E.
Rollins, Lamberton; j. p. Sisterman,
Belle Plaine; G. f. Bonner, Eagle
Grove, Ia; j. HI. Cowen, Eagle Grove.
Ia; f. S. Humble, Kasota; NJ. A.
Wenkle, Algona, Ia; j. S. Enders,
Winnebago; Z. E. Gresham, ST. Peter;
w. (. Bachelor, Butterfeld; w.
II. Earsley, Candy; w. II. Liebe, Owa-
tonna; III. T. Banks, Rochester; H.
w. Brown, Kasson; HI. A. Sterling,
Dodge Center; G. S. Dickerson, Lucan;
K. c. Smith, Sleepy Eye; j. j. Klein,
. Sanborn; George Talon, Watertown;
S. A. Markle, Winona; F. w. White.
Waseca; F. p Starr, New Ulm; C. j.
Porter. Tracy; F. C. Whittlesey, Jan.
esville; V. r. Donnehue, Oshawa; w.
X. SpOrnitz. Mankato