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Show -5- SESSIONS · . S: Yes, and I had ten years there, a little over ten years at the Ftation. Of course, after the hospital closed our crew of course went down, was reduced, but I learned telegraphy. I had a few experiences to tell me to do it good. And·, N: What were those experiences? S: I wanted to send too fast, and it was ackward for the other man to receive what I was sending. I had a man that could send better than I could. I went to Cache Junction to relieve one of the men and he said "Heber", he said, "I'd like to give you a word of advice." He said, "You send good stuff but it's too fast. 11 He said, "Send just like you want the other fellow to send to you so that you can read what is being sent." Now that was the best lesson that I had in learning telegraphy, and I did become one of the railroad's best telegraphers. I don't like to crow, but I have a letter in there from the vice-president of the railroad giving me tight good congratulations. And I also, that man over there, that's a picture of a party we gave President Grant. I became president of the U.P. Old Timers Club in 1940 and 41. And during that time, President Heber J. Grant was eligible for membership. Twenty years was eligibility and he had been that long on the board of directors for the railroad. WP had a party at the Hotel Utah for him. And during that time, the experience that I had, during that time , biUught me in cltise t0uch with Mr~ Jeffers, president of the railroad. N: Oh yes. S: William Jeffers, and there was an experience, I don't know, maybe that would be nice to put that in here, it might help a little. I believe I have a copy of that in here somewhere. The Hotel Utah was selected for |
