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Show Railroad News VIA WIRELESS I PLEDGE MYSELF To always think of my own safety and of the safety of my fellow men. To keep my eyes open for unsafe conditions and to take proper measures for their remedy. To keep the machinery I work with and the tools I work with in good order. To wear goggles whenever there is a chance of an eye injury. To attend at once to the most trivial injuries that I may sustain, whether wheth-er in the plant or in the home. To be helpful to my fellow man, especially es-pecially to the new man; to show him how his work can be done properly and safely. To be orderly in my habits. To lead a clean life, physically and morally. To keep my temper. To make allowances for the "other man's" weaknesses. To consider the day lost in which 1 fail to improve either myself, or my home, or my work. To be cheerful, hopeful, useful, careful. To be a loyal employe of the company com-pany for whom I work. To be a loyal citizen of the United States. KEEP YOUR EYE ON MILFORD WATCH IT GROW Trainmen's Board Line Up Friday March 15, 1018 West End Conductor Martin, Brakemen Capell and Dickinson. Conductor Wheat, Brakemen J. W. Card and Barnett. Conductor Gleeson, Brakemen Rlnehart and Cullenen. Conductor Stoyell, Brakemen Yeager and Canutson. Conductor Manning, Brakemen Sexton and Bryans. East End Conductor Isaacs, Brakemen Calhoun Cal-houn and Smith. Conductor P. J. Evans, Brakemen Williams and W. S. Card. Conductor Blunt, Brakemen Bo-dine Bo-dine and Shields, ast Local Conductor Marksheffel, Brakemen Snyder and Thompson. Day Yard Yardmaster Tullis, Switchmen Yeager and Thomas. Wight Yard Yardmaster McCafferty, Switchmen Switch-men Luedtke and Russell. Extra Board Allen. Laying Off Clinton, Monroe, O'Hara, Ernst, Berkhimer, L. B. Evans, Holmes, O'RouWte, Flynn, McDonald, Jordan. Cowboy Lichty, it is reported, is going to break horses. Ho tried to break the other feller, but failed as thoy were "loaded." Traveling Engineer Runswick went east on No. 82 Thursday morning. morn-ing. E. C. McCall, son of A. McCall of Sacramento, is now employed as a machinist in the local shops. Engine 3101 arrived from the Los Angeles shops. This engine has boon converted into a super-heater and will be used on 51 and 52 out of Salt Lake. J. D. Bushnell is still acting aa round house foreman. Engines 3GG5. 3607 and 3311 are still undergoing repairs in the local shops. The War Department, through Supt. II. E. VanHousen, has made the call for the following railway op-orating op-orating men: Railway bill clerks. Statistical clerks. Report clerks. File clerks. Yard clerks. Ticket agents. Stenographers. Cooks. Track supervisors. super-visors. Coopers. Gearmen. Car inspectors, in-spectors, Motive power clerks. Only competent men are required. Ages range from 20 to 40 years. All Concerned Your attention is called to Bulletins 2576 and 257S. Hulletin Xo. 372 Vacancy for one conductor and two brakemen in through freight service between Salt Lake and Lynndyl. Bids will close March 19. Order No. 8 The Government now being in control con-trol of the railroads, the officers and employes of the various companies no longer serve a private v interest. All now serve the Government and the public interest only. I want the officers and employes to get the spirit of this new era. Supreme devotion de-votion to country, an invincible determination de-termination to perform the imperative impera-tive duties of the hout. while the life of the nation is imperiled by war, must obliterate old enmities and make friends and comrades of us all. Thjere must be co-operation, not antagonism; confidence, not suspicion; suspic-ion; mutual helpfulness, not grudging grudg-ing performance; just consideration, not arbitrary disregard of each other's oth-er's rights and feelings; a fine discipline dis-cipline based on mutual respect and sympathy; and an earnest desire to serve the great public faithfully and efficiently. This is the new spirit and purpose that must pervade every part and branch of the National railroad rail-road service. America's safety, America's ideals, America's rights are at stake. Democracy De-mocracy and liberty throughout the world depend upon America's valor, America's strength, America's fighting fight-ing power, e can win and save the ing power. We can win and save the only if we pull together. We cannot pull apart without ditching the train. Let us go forward with unshakable purpose to do our part superlatively. Then we shall save America, restore peace to a distracted world and gain for ourselves the coveted distinction and just reward of patriotic service nobly done. " W. G. McADOO, Director Gen. of Railroads. The knocker is one whose mind stopped growing just short of maturity. matur-ity. He is not capable of constructive construct-ive thought, so contents himself by finding fault with others. He Is like a boy who can take a watch apart but cannot reassemble it. His chief delight is to tag about, trying to undo un-do the work of others. He is never a part of the parade, but always running after it. If he ever does get in it is to play the part of a clown, to ape the real performer. The best way to treat a knocker Is to let him knock. Ignore him. Like the woodpecker, he was made that way and couldn't do anything else if he wanted to. Supt. H. E. VanHousen arrived in Milford Thursday night and tied up Train MasterW.F. Farrier was in Milford Thursday on business. A. P. Neff, assistant superintendent superintend-ent of machinery, vent. to Salt Lake Thursday. Oh, yes, we have another new-yard new-yard clerk. Mr. Clinton is filling the vacancy until such time that another an-other man may be secured. The stock movement toward California Cali-fornia has been quite heavy the last few days. A club is being formed in Milford of railroad men to be known as the Coyote Club. The prices now offered offer-ed for coyote pelts range from seven dollars to twenty dollars for good grade pelts. They feel that with the bounty offered by the state" and with the market price for pelts, that they can turn some easy money. Charles Raitt, general foreman of the car department of the Santa Fe at Richmond, Cal.. has been appointed appoint-ed master mechanic for that line at Needles. Cal., vice R. W. Cuvellier assigned to other duties. Horace B. Cohurn. Asst. Supt. of the U. P. at Walla Walla, Wash., has been commissioned first lieutenant. Engineering Corps. I". S. Reserve. C. E. Green has been appointed Supt. of the C. R. I. & P. with headquarters head-quarters at Esterville. Iowa. Mr. Green worked his way up from an operator. D. S. Weir. Trainmaster of the S. V., located at Bakersfield, Cal., ha |