[Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad File M-2745]
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[Ballot Regarding Consolidation for Firemen in the M. K. T. R.] (Text)
Statement describing a proposal about how prior seniority among firemen in the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway would be handled if the 11th and 14th districts are consolidated. It includes a list of the firemen and the dates that would be used for seniority and a description of how consolidation would be handled, as well as a ballot at the bottom of the page for members to vote for or against consolidation.
[Ballot Regarding Consolidation for Firemen in the M. K. T. R.] - ark:/67531/metapth1150497
[Letter from F. P. Loughridge to T. E. Penn, March 19, 1955] (Letter)
Letter from F. P. Loughridge to T. E. Penn informing Penn that he is to cut and return the enclosed ballots.
[Letter from F. P. Loughridge to T. E. Penn, March 19, 1955] - ark:/67531/metapth1150551
[Letter from J. R. Duncan to T. E. Penn, April 27, 1955] (Letter)
Letter from J. R. Duncan to T. E. Penn informing Penn that the consolidation proposal has been approved. The letter also mentions the way that men cut off at DeLeon will be expected to be present in Smithville, or forfeit their seniority. Duncan also informs Penn he will be the representative from DeLeon. Handwritten text at the top of the letter: "Consolidation T-C-R Smithville."
[Letter from J. R. Duncan to T. E. Penn, April 27, 1955] - ark:/67531/metapth1150556
[Letter from J. R. Duncan to T. E. Penn, June 27, 1954] (Letter)
Letter from J. R. Duncan to T. E. Penn discussing advantages and the fairness of combining seniority lists.
[Letter from J. R. Duncan to T. E. Penn, June 27, 1954] - ark:/67531/metapth1150563
[Letter from T. E. Penn to F. P. Loughridge, January 28, 1955] (Letter)
Letter from T. E. Penn to F. P. Loughridge stating that the consolidation does not violate any rules of the General Grievance Committee. However, provisions do need to be made for those who went from the Texas Central District to the 11th District with seniority entitlement. It is stated that this needs to be corrected before the consolidation takes place.
[Letter from T. E. Penn to F. P. Loughridge, January 28, 1955] - ark:/67531/metapth1151055
[General Grievance Committee Ballot Regarding Consolidation Agreement #1] (Text)
Statement describing an agreement proposed by the General Grievance Committee regarding the ways that seniority among firemen will be handled if the 11th and 15th districts of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway consolidate with a ballot at the bottom of the page for members to vote for or against the proposal.
[General Grievance Committee Ballot Regarding Consolidation Agreement #1] - ark:/67531/metapth1151059
[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to A. F. Winkel, May 12, 1955] (Letter)
Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to A. F. Winkel discussing how the consolidation of the Texas Central District and the Smithville District is to proceed.
[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to A. F. Winkel, May 12, 1955] - ark:/67531/metapth1151072
[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to F. P. Loughridge and T. C. Burlison, February 28, 1955] (Letter)
Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to F. P. Loughridge and T. C. Burlison discussing that the General Grievance Committee will agree to go on record in favor of consolidation of the 11th and 15th seniority districts if both districts also agree to do so.
[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to F. P. Loughridge and T. C. Burlison, February 28, 1955] - ark:/67531/metapth1150999
[General Grievance Committee Ballot Regarding Consolidation Agreement #2] (Text)
Statement describing an agreement proposed by the General Grievance Committee regarding the ways that seniority among firemen will be handled if the 11th and 15th districts of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway consolidate with a ballot at the bottom of the page for members to vote for or against the proposal.
[General Grievance Committee Ballot Regarding Consolidation Agreement #2] - ark:/67531/metapth1151005
[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to F. P. Loughridge, March 22, 1955] (Letter)
Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to F. P. Loughridge discussing ballots to vote on the consolidation of the 11th and 15th seniority district, and asking for response after review.
[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to F. P. Loughridge, March 22, 1955] - ark:/67531/metapth1151009
[Letter from F. P. Loughridge to T. E. Penn, April 22, 1955] (Letter)
Letter from F. P. Loughridge to T. E. Penn showing the report of the ballot for the consolidation of the 11th and 15th seniority districts. It is to be known as the 11th district after consolidation, as the majority voted to consolidate.
[Letter from F. P. Loughridge to T. E. Penn, April 22, 1955] - ark:/67531/metapth1151010
[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to F. P. Loughridge, April 25, 1955] (Letter)
Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to F. P. Loughridge discussing promotions within the new consolidated seniority district.
[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to F. P. Loughridge, April 25, 1955] - ark:/67531/metapth1151013
[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to F. P. Loughridge, June 24, 1955] (Letter)
Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to F. P. Loughridge discussing details of a conference that will meet to discuss the consolidation of the Smithville and Texas Central Districts.
[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to F. P. Loughridge, June 24, 1955] - ark:/67531/metapth1151036
[Letter from T. C. Burlison, July 11, 1955] (Letter)
Letter from T. C. Burlison discussing plans to discuss consolidation, or to send a representative to Dallas during the consolidation meeting for two seniority districts.
[Letter from T. C. Burlison, July 11, 1955] - ark:/67531/metapth1150538
[Letter from W. S. Miller to T. E. Penn, July, 10, 1955] (Letter)
Letter from W. S. Miller to T. E. Penn discussing a presentation to be made at the consolidation meeting that is to be held in Dallas on July 18, 1955.
[Letter from W. S. Miller to T. E. Penn, July, 10, 1955] - ark:/67531/metapth1150613
[Ballot Regarding Consolidation Agreement #2] (Text)
Statement describing an agreement proposed by the General Grievance Committee regarding the ways that seniority among firemen will be handled if the 11th and 15th districts of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway consolidate, with a ballot at the bottom of the page for members to vote for or against the proposal.
[Ballot Regarding Consolidation Agreement #2] - ark:/67531/metapth1150625
[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to W. S. Miller, March 21, 1955] (Letter)
Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to W. S. Miller discussing the consolidation ballot received from Loughridge, and changes that the General Chairman believes should be made. The ballot is also included.
[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to W. S. Miller, March 21, 1955] - ark:/67531/metapth1150644
[Draft Notes About Conslidation Procedures] (Text)
Notes about how seniority for firemen and engineers will be handled during the consolidation of the 11th and 12th districts of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. It includes procedural notes and comments on promotion rights for individual firemen.
[Draft Notes About Conslidation Procedures] - ark:/67531/metapth1150648
[Letter from F. P. Loughridge to T. E. Penn, April 22, 1955] (Letter)
Letter from F. P. Loughridge to T. E. Penn discussing the effects the consolidation will have on promotion of firemen within the consolidated district.
[Letter from F. P. Loughridge to T. E. Penn, April 22, 1955] - ark:/67531/metapth1150831
[Handwritten Notes About Consolidation] (Text)
Handwritten notes about how seniority for firemen and engineers will be handled during the consolidation of the 11th and 12th districts of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. It includes procedural notes and questions that still need to be addressed.
[Handwritten Notes About Consolidation] - ark:/67531/metapth1150832
[Letter from W. S. Miller to J. R. Duncan, July 8, 1954] (Letter)
Letter from W. S. Miller to J. R. Duncan discussing that the consolidation had been brought up two to three years prior and was declined, though at this time it has a possibility of being confirmed. Miller informs Duncan that he will discuss the matter with his men until the General Committee can meet in early 1955.
[Letter from W. S. Miller to J. R. Duncan, July 8, 1954] - ark:/67531/metapth1150754
[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to T. C. Burlison, July 12, 1955] (Letter)
Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to T. C. Burlison discussing the consolidation of two seniority districts.
[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to T. C. Burlison, July 12, 1955] - ark:/67531/metapth1150771
[Letter from T. E. Penn to J. R. Duncan, June 29, 1954] (Letter)
Letter from T. E. Penn to J. R. Duncan discussing how the two seniority lists of the districts to be consolidated will be combined.
[Letter from T. E. Penn to J. R. Duncan, June 29, 1954] - ark:/67531/metapth1150775
[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to W. S. Miller, March 21, 1955] (Letter)
Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to W. S. Miller discussing the consolidation ballot received from Loughridge, and changes that the General Chairman believes should be made.
[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to W. S. Miller, March 21, 1955] - ark:/67531/metapth1150663
[Letter from F. P. Loughridge to T. E. Penn, March 27, 1955] (Letter)
Letter from F. P. Loughridge to T. E. Penn asking Penn to make 125 new ballots containing provisions for entitled firemen.
[Letter from F. P. Loughridge to T. E. Penn, March 27, 1955] - ark:/67531/metapth1150675
[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to T. C. Burlison, February 5, 1955] (Letter)
Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to T. C. Burlison stating that the General Grievance Committee would be the best option to handle the consolidation of the 11th and 15th districts, instead of both districts attempting to consolidate on their own, and gives Burlison the details of the meeting he is to appear at.
[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to T. C. Burlison, February 5, 1955] - ark:/67531/metapth1150679
[Letter from F. P. Loughridge to T. E. Penn, February 4, 1955] (Letter)
Letter from F. P. Loughridge to T. E. Penn discussing a revised agreement regarding the qualifications to be met for promoted or demoted engineers.
[Letter from F. P. Loughridge to T. E. Penn, February 4, 1955] - ark:/67531/metapth1150685
[Letter from F. P. Loughridge to T. E. Penn, February 8, 1955] (Letter)
Letter from F. P. Loughridge to T. E. Penn informing Penn that since the committee has provided answers to their questions, they can go through with the ballot for consolidation. Loughridge believes that T. C. Burlison should appear before the committee and explain the reasoning behind the desire for consolidation.
[Letter from F. P. Loughridge to T. E. Penn, February 8, 1955] - ark:/67531/metapth1150706
[Ballot Regarding Consolidation for Firemen in the M. K. T. R., Draft] (Text)
Statement describing a proposal about how prior seniority among firemen in the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway would be handled if the 11th and 14th districts are consolidated. It includes a list of the firemen and the dates that would be used for seniority and a description of how consolidation would be handled, as well as a ballot at the bottom of the page for members to vote for or against consolidation. This appears to be a draft version, with a number of notations.
[Ballot Regarding Consolidation for Firemen in the M. K. T. R., Draft] - ark:/67531/metapth1150921
[Transcribed Notes about Consolidation] (Text)
Notes about how seniority for firemen and engineers will be handled during the consolidation of the 11th and 12th districts of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. It includes procedural notes and questions that still need to be addressed.
[Transcribed Notes about Consolidation] - ark:/67531/metapth1150952
[Ballot Regarding Consolidation Agreement #1] (Text)
Statement describing an agreement proposed by the General Grievance Committee regarding the ways that seniority among firemen will be handled if the 11th and 15th districts of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway consolidate, with a ballot at the bottom of the page for members to vote for or against the proposal.
[Ballot Regarding Consolidation Agreement #1] - ark:/67531/metapth1150953
[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to F. P. Loughridge, April 23, 1955] (Letter)
Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to F. P. Loughridge discussing the vote taken to confirm the consolidation of the Smithville and Texas Central seniority districts.
[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to F. P. Loughridge, April 23, 1955] - ark:/67531/metapth1150959
[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to A. F. Winkel, June 23, 1955] (Letter)
Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to A. F. Winkel listing cases to be discussed at the consolidation conference, as well as a discharge case.
[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to A. F. Winkel, June 23, 1955] - ark:/67531/metapth1150964
[Ballot Regarding Conoslidation of 11th and 15th M.K.T.R. Districts] (Text)
Statement describing proposed rights and seniority for firemen in the Texas Central and Smithville Districts of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway after consolidation, with a ballot at the bottom of the page for members to vote for or against the proposal.
[Ballot Regarding Conoslidation of 11th and 15th M.K.T.R. Districts] - ark:/67531/metapth1150986
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[Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad File M-2745], text, 1954-06/1955-07; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1188589/: accessed May 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Smithville Heritage Society.