Railroads and the Nation's Transport Web of 1828
A reminiscence on steam travel extols railways as the nation’s lifeblood and growth driver. It notes vast lines from Toronto to Tehuantepec and coasts to Florida, praising low costs and transformative power. The narrative then shifts to local travel and visiting figures in Amarillo, with multiple rail personnel and travelers described along the A C R division, including Birmingham visitors and a new Santa Fe station near Spearman.
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Toronto
Tehuantepec
Maine
Florida
Commonwealth
Man
Rotary hears home truths from youth
Fortney Stark, a 22 year old college graduate, told Milwaukee Rotary Club members that you cannot ask youth to follow your footsteps in a society of privilege and hypocrisy. He condemned Prohibition for creating double standards and said many prominent men become sneaks. The audience listened in silence.
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United Press
Milwaukee
Wis
Milwaukee Rotary Club
Fortney Stark
Rotarians
United States
Nineteen Planes to Enter National Air Races
A squadron of 19 planes from the third attack group under Major John H. Jouett will compete in the national air races at Cleveland Ohio from August 24 to September 2. The Fort Crockett detachment of 18 attack planes and one transport will depart Galveston August 22 or 23 and fly directly to Cleveland.
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United Press
Galveston
John H. Jouett
Cleveand
Ohio
Fort Crockett
Cleveland
Jouett
Canada Leads World in Newsprint Supply
Canada now produces about one third of global newsprint. In 1928 production reached 2,381,000 tons with exports of 2,207,000 tons, more than all other nations combined. The first quarter of 1929 shows 46,712 tons more output than a year earlier, with daily average production near 9,043 tons and mills running at 83.8 percent capacity.
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International News Service
Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Dominion
Railway notes and rail crew changes in Amarillo district
A roundup of railroad activity includes A. W. Mitchell visiting Amarillo from Tulsa, a four person tour of the New England states, and a 39 percent June 1929 freight increase on the Santa Fe Plains division. New crew assignments for work trains and steam ditching operations are listed, along with leave leaves, transfers, and relocations affecting Santa Fe staff from Denver to Clovis and Kiowa.
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A. W. Mitchell
Erie Railway
Tulsa
Mr. Mitchell
New England States
City
Santa Fe
Plains
Amarillo
Work Load And Rail Traffic In Early Amarillo Report
Mr. Work cites overwork during a visit to Town and Missouri as he plans to ease tension by stepping back from duties. Santa Fe speeds eastbound passenger trains in two sections to move California grapes, ten to fifteen cars per extra section. Denver roadmaster J. W. Moran visits Amarito for brief stays while track improvements expand across the division. Large extra gangs and work trains will stay busy reinforcing tracks for months. A Denver brakeman praised riding in a Denver caboose as smooth as a baby at sea. Earl Cameron, Santa Fe conductor, shifts from Shattuck stem to main line service out of Amarillo.
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J. W. Moran
Denver
Amarito
Earl Cameron
Santa Fe
Shattuck Stem
Amarillo
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Birmingham
Ala
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Buchanan Street
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Francis Horton
Ed O’bryant
John G. Farmer
Rock Island Lines
Fort Worth
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H. W. Clutter
Liberal
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North Pierce Street
Mr. Rose
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Childress
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Niagara Falls
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J. B. Maxwell
EF. L. Conner
F. E. Knittle
Clinton Distict
H. M. Tutt
EB. F. Owens
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J. P. Harrison
C. C. Ackerman
Virgil McCullom
Clovis
McCullum
Clovis Imme
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D. T. Walker
F. P. Stillman
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A. L. Scott
Santa Fe Assistant General Managers
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Kansas
Ray Work
Oscar D. Randal
Taylor St
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Creomulsion
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Dodson
Percy
Castoria
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W. Hopper
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McCormick’s
Post Office Drug Store
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Colgate’s
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Colgate
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Mr. Work
Town
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Martin Jensen
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Clarence Chamberlin
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