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Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Firemen, 1917

Description: Consolidated list of firemen employed in the 11th & 12th District of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad South Texas Division as of 1917. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first.
Date: 1917
Creator: Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. South Texas Division.
Partner: Smithville Heritage Society

[Letter from F. P. Loughridge to J. D. Smith, March 23, 1917]

Description: Letter from F. P. Loughridge to J. D. Smith discussing a J. C. Shope and a letter that was sent and not returned or issued a response. Smith questions why he should be held on the list.
Date: March 23, 1917
Creator: Loughridge, F. P.
Partner: Smithville Heritage Society

[Letter from M. W. Curry to M. O. Laisure, November 22, 1915]

Description: Letter from M. W. Curry to M. O. Laisure discussing the delivery of a list of firemen that signed to consolidate seniority rights in railway districts 11 and 12.
Date: November 22, 1915
Creator: Curry, M. W.
Partner: Smithville Heritage Society

[Letter from E. P. Patch to W. C. Whatley, September 12, 1913]

Description: Letter from E. P. Patch to W. C. Whatley, he begins by saying that he is relieved to hear from him after his long absence and then goes into talking about their respective crops and how each are doing. Patch concludes the letter by going into details about the lives of the people that they both used to associate with.
Date: September 12, 1913
Creator: Patch, E. P
Partner: Fort Bend History Association

[Letter from W. R. Gibbons to Chs. McKemy, February 24, 1938]

Description: Letter from W. R. Gibbons to Chs. McKemy discussing previous seniority lists as well as employment status of one as a student moving forward in the profession.
Date: February 24, 1938
Creator: Gibbons, W. R.
Partner: Smithville Heritage Society

[Letter to M. O. Laisure, February 27, 1916]

Description: Letter to M. O. Laisure discussing compliance with a request from the sender, as well as meeting with the sender in the future.
Date: February 27, 1916
Partner: Smithville Heritage Society

[Letter from W. S. Carter to M. O. Laisure, May 25, 1917]

Description: Letter from W. S. Carter to M. O. Laisure confirming receipt of a letter regarding consolidation of the eleventh and twelfth seniority districts. The letter also discusses schedule regulations that are to change when consolidation takes place.
Date: May 25, 1917
Creator: Carter, W. S.
Partner: Smithville Heritage Society

[Letter to F. P. Loughridge, July 22, 1930]

Description: Letter to F. P. Loughridge acknowledging the receipt of copies of old seniority lists from the eleventh seniority districts, and thanking Loughridge for sending them.
Date: July 22, 1930
Partner: Smithville Heritage Society

[Letter to M. O. Laisure, September 8, 1917]

Description: Letter to M. O. Laisure asking for immediate response with the dates of permission to consolidate the eleventh and twelfth districts.
Date: September 8, 1917
Partner: Smithville Heritage Society

[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to G. H. Ramey, July 16, 1917]

Description: Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to G. H. Ramey (c.c. to R. O. Calloway) acknowledging receipt of a letter from July 6, and reminding Ramey that the referendum vote taken by the twelfth seniority district was unanimous to not consolidate the eleventh and twelfth districts. The chairman states that the matter has been passed on to the General Grievance Committee.
Date: July 16, 1917
Creator: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Partner: Smithville Heritage Society

[Letter from Walter D. Moore to M. O. Laisure, December 30, 1915]

Description: Letter from Walter D. Moore to M. O. Laisure discussing the constitutional rules of consolidation of two seniority districts and where the information is found. Also discussed is the individual to contact (Brother Carter) if the recipient needs more definite information.
Date: December 30, 1915
Creator: Moore, Walter D.
Partner: Smithville Heritage Society

[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to A. M. Hilliard and J. Carroll, February 18, 1916]

Description: Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to A. M. Hilliard and J. Carroll requesting a list of the seniority rights of the engineers in the eleventh and twelfth seniority districts, which are about to be merged. The letter also requests information about what actions have been taken in regard to which engineers will be working in the merged district.
Date: February 18, 1916
Creator: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Partner: Smithville Heritage Society

[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to M. W. Curry and J. Carroll, January 2, 1915]

Description: Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to M. W. Curry and J. Carroll discussing additional information regarding the consolidation of the 11th and 12th seniority districts and raised legality regarding the situation as a result of the delayed response from a President Carter and the Joint Protective Board.
Date: January 2, 1915
Creator: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Partner: Smithville Heritage Society

[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to W. S. Carter, January 3, 1916]

Description: Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to W. S. Carter discussing prior meetings and arrangements of the consolidation of the 11th and 12th seniority districts through the Joint Protective Board. The author also asks if he has the authority to consolidate these districts based on votes of the district members.
Date: January 3, 1916
Creator: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Partner: Smithville Heritage Society

[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to G. H. Ramey, July 2, 1917]

Description: Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to G. H. Ramey discussing a lodge (Lodge No. 572) that no longer desires to consolidate the eleventh and twelfth seniority districts. It is stated that the lodge does not have the authority to reverse an action taken by a referendum vote, but also calls for a vote to be retaken within said lodge. The letter also suggests the preparation of a petition if the recipient wants the concerns of the lodge to be taken into consideration.
Date: July 2, 1917
Creator: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Partner: Smithville Heritage Society

[Letter from G. H. Ramey to M. O. Laisure, July 6, 1917]

Description: Letter from G. H. Ramey to M. O. Laisure acknowledging the receipt of a letter from July 2nd, and mentions that the referendum vote of the twelfth district against consolidation of the eleventh and twelfth district is enclosed.
Date: July 6, 1917
Creator: Ramey, G. H.
Partner: Smithville Heritage Society

[Letter to D. C. Dobbins, January 9, 1935]

Description: Letter to D. C. Dobbins discussing changes to be made in the upcoming seniority list, as well as firemen that have not been heard from in over two years whose names need to be taken off the seniority lists.
Date: January 9, 1935
Partner: Smithville Heritage Society
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