Dodge, D P 1976-07-21
D. P. Dodge speaks of his years with the Fort Worth and Denver Railway, placing special emphasis on the effects of the Depression and World War II on the railroad.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: D. P. Dodge
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: July 21, 1976
Location: Childress, Texas
Interviewer: Richie Cravens
Length: 1 hour
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1:
Background,
Move to Childress, Texas (1925),
Occupations,
Jobs with Fort Worth and Denver Railway,
Transfer to Amarillo, Texas (1939-1942),
Transfer to Childress, Texas (1942),
Depression,
Work 8 days a month,
Life in Childress, Texas (1925),
Model T,
Manual labor,
Old depot,
"Harvey House" in depot,
Company union,
Mandatory membership,
Work on railroad,
No modern machines,
Work load,
Student workers in summer,
Differences between past and present attitudes,
Contributions of railroad to community,
Taxes,
Entertainment,
Jobs,
Dependence of merchants,
Local freight,
Shipping merchandise,
Cattle,
Cotton,
Cotton seed oil mill
Tape 1, Side 2:
Labor union (1937),
Emergence,
Charter membership,
Active in union,
Position as car foreman,
Jurisdiction,
President Franklin Roosevelt's trip,
World War II,
Trip from Fort Worth, Texas,
Special car described,
Entourage,
Effects of World War II,
Railroad flourished,
Troop trains,
Job as car foreman,
Discontinuation of passenger service,
Decline in railroading,
Retirement
Range Dates: 1925-1940s
Bulk Dates: 1925-1940s
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