The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-23
station AGENTS
like SAUk CENTRE
DISTRICT ASSOCIATION OF G. N.
EMPLOYEES MEET IN THIS
CITY SUNDAY.
MANY Interesting TALKS
LARGE DELEGATION PRESENT
ADDRESSES BY SEVERAL
LOCAL ORATORS.

The Station Agents of the Associ-
alton of the Fergus Falls Division of
the Great Northern Railroad Com
pany have got the habit, so when they
cast about for place to hold their
regular quarterly meeting they very
naturally selected this city which has
achieved reputation par excellence
as convention town. Station Agents
are the busiest men in the universe
and the only time they can find to.
meet together and discuss matters Of
interest is on Sunday and it is a
safe assertion that of all the num-
erous organizations that have held
their meetings in this city during the
past year, no finer or more intelligent
looking body have appeared in our
midst
The meeting was called to order at
1:45 P. M. by the President of the
Association E. Stephenson, Agent at
Long Prairie.
The gathering was appropriately
welcomed by Mayor McGibbon. The
following agents were in attendance:
Jas. B. Wood, Bertha; T. Fruisier,
Eagle Bend; A. D. olson, Sebeka;
]. w. Mossman, Princeton; ]. A. Lee
Blanc, Foley; John Irwin, Hasty;
w. o. Fadden, Nelson; E. M. Hemich,
Albertville; Wilbur Sleeper, Long
Prairie; Harry Deibei, Long Prairie;
C. H. Childs, Sank Centre; y. E. Pet
erson, Alexandria; E. Stephenson,
Long Prairie: J. A. Norris Sank Cen
ire; A. H. Abraham, Alexandria;
J. F. E. Riddell, Anoka; H. J. Wag-
oner, West Union; C. w. Webb,
Evansville; G. v. Valkman, Milaca;
H. R. Neide, St. Cloud; A. H. Pike,
Monticello; A. A. Bury, Browerville;
F. A. McCulloch, Clal:ssa; L. Lund-
hagen, Rothsay; c. M. Parsons, Mel
rose; H. J. Hemmesch, Forreston;
H. S. Greedy, Osakis; ]. Tracy, Fer
gus Falls; and A. c. Longheway,
Hewitt.
T. w. Flaherty, Travelling Freight
Agent; v. C. Lewis, Feight Claim
Agent, St. Paul; G. E. Terril, Chief
Clerk, Melrose; J. H. Blanchard,
Travelling Auditor st. Paul; George
Burgeon, Station Inspector, Superior;
E. R. Salter, Relief Agent, Milaca;
and J. C. Sheffield, President Inter
Division Agents Association, Mar
shall.
E. Stephenson, president of the AS
ISOLATION opened the proceedings with
remarks for the good Of the Associ-
alton. He was followed by J. w.
Sheffield, President of the 1nter-Di-
vision Agents Association, explaining
agents duties to the company, the
public and themselves, the necessary
of cooperation, the tragedy Of the un-
prepared agent. Mr.. Lewis, from the
Claims Department, emphasized the
importance of proper marking OF all
freight and the necessity Of seeing
that no nails protruded from the car
floors, a careful handling OF freight
by all parties. Mr.. Peterson spoke Of
freight abstracts and monthly reports
in general. Mr.. Mossman diIated Oh
the necessity of loading freight In
clean cars. A gentleman whose name
the reporter did not casca, thought
the section boss should be required to
wash the station windows at regular
intervals. This did not seem to meet
with the approval of the officials pres
ent, but the reporter representing the
public was of the opinion it would do
no harm for some to wash them once
year at least.
The Herald reporter is something OF
linguist; he has a fair smattering
Of English, understands the Scandi-
navian tongues fairly well, talks base
ball and hog latin and comprehends
the rudiments of golf, but he can
neither talk nor understand the rail-
road language; and when speakers
learnedly discussed rs. o. C.'s," Num-
bers 81, 10, 43, and Is; mentioned
way-bills, freight-bills, relief-bills,
platforms, ETC., he did not know
whether he was attending chalk talk
on foot ball, a political convention, or
q Legislative assemhlage, SO if this
account of the meeting is not strictly
coherent it can be charged up to the