Albuquerque morning journal., 1915-01-05
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Chicago. Jan. 4.--One Of the most
picturesque figures In the world Of
labor Is Warren $. stone grand CHIEF
engineer, Brotherhood OF Locomotive
Engineers. Mr.. Stone before he be-
came head of the order, occupied the
cab of a freight locomotive on The
Rock Island railroad during a period
of twenty five years. He started AZ
n fireman ON the old Rock Island sNs-
tenn in Iowa at the age of 10 years,
fired five years and six months ami
then was promoted to the chief posi-
ton In the cab MIR stone operated a
freight engine in the same territory
FOR nineteen years and six months.
The run was between Rock Island
and Eldon. Ia. on the Iowa stretch
the young engineer each night. ana
occasionally during the day ran past
the old farm upon which he was born
and where he spent his boyhood days
Every night passed my old home
and | would whistle my engine Mr..
Stone saws i'm commenting on his rail-
way experience. mo matter how cold
IL was or how hard tho snow was cont
ing down, | would always know when
we were close 10 the old farm house,
In time to give welcome shrek for
the old folks. They heard II and they
knew that | was on the job.
Born on Farm.
MIR. stone was born February /,
1869 On farm near Ainsworth,
Washington county, Ia. He attended
the old district school as a lad. pick-
ing up the rudiments of a preliminary
education. He also was in an acad-
emy for six months. and that const.-
tuted the education of his early years
All the time he was working on his
fathers farm. gaining physicnl
strength and strong foundation Tor
the arduous years that were to come.
on July 2S, 1908. p. NJ. Arthur, who
had been grand chief of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers for
thirty years, dropped dead while MAX
ing speech To his comrades AT Win
nipeg Canada. The board OF trustees
Of the order Mt once looked ahout Tor
successor and of all the available
men they selected Mr.. stone who. az
the time. was chairman of the broth
erhoods general committee of ADJUST
ment of the Rock Island system.
II had only been east once In my
entire life" Mr.. stone gays In telline
The story. "and that was when went
20 Norfolk, Va, one time To attend 4
brotherhood convention. When the
| trustees wired me. offering me the po-
sition of grand chief of the brother
hood, I accepted and made the jour.
ney 10 Cleveland, or my second excur-
sion into the unknown lands of the
| east. ! became head OF the order
whose headquarters are at Cleveland
and have acted in that capacity ever
since
Most Trying Runs.
What was the worst run that yop
can reeall?r Mr.. Stone was asked by
reporter.
Nearly all runs in an engine cab
are unpleasant" replied the engineer.
I "Of course, the most trying times are
in the severe heat of midsummer and
the awful cold of midwinter, and es-
peeially in the northwest Is this true.
| The winters In that section, as every
one knows. are very severe and the
labors of the engineer and fireman N
the cab during weather that is 40 20
so degrees below zero. snow falling
so thick that II looks like wool and all
nerves at a tension In the struggle q
do their duty cause the men in the
engines cab to reach the conclusion
that no trip can be any worse than the
last triD under such conditions"