Station	TEMPLE Bell County Milepost 217
Origin of Station Name	Named by the Company for Major B. M. Temple, Chief Engineer 1880-1881.
Agency Opened
1886 Personnel	Passenger Depot H. E. Pye Manager $85/month W. H. Walling Baggage Master $60/month J. T. Penn Porter $30/month Fred Lackner Messenger $15/month Simon Pitcher ? $10/month H. S. Enbody Relief Agent $75/month Freight Depot J. A. Harris Stationmaster $90/month W. A. Pardue Clerk $70/month C. B. Hutchinson Clerk $60/month A. G. Douthit Clerk $65/month S. B. Elliot Clerk $40/month John Rogers Porter $52.50/mo Mechanical Department H. C. McKelvry Assistant Master Mechanic $150/mo G. X. Criddle Clerk $70/month A. H. Green Foreman $110/mo. 20 Machinists $3.15/day 2 “ Helpers $3.15/day* 3 Boilermakers $3.15/day 2 “ Helpers $2.25/day 3 Blacksmiths $3.50/day 4 “ Helpers $2.00/day 4 Carpenters $2.75/day* 2 Painters $2.75/day 1 “ Helper $2.00/day 1 Station Engineer $70/month 7 Hostlers $70/month 2 Callers $2.00/day 1 Boiler Washer $2.00/day 1 Sand Dryer $1.75/day 1 S.K. (?) $1.75/day 7 Shop Laborers $1.75/day 7 Day Wipers $1.75/day 6 Night Wipers $1.75/day 13 Coal Heavers $1.75/day* Other Personnel Bob Scales Engineering Dept. Water Supply $60/month (Covered Cameron station also) John Dickey Water Helper $10/month J. T. Martin Section Foreman $55/month 11 Laborers Section Crew $1.40/day * Most paid this rate, some slightly lower
1890 Insured Structures	Depot $1890 Yardmaster’s Office $90 Passenger Depot $690 Express Office $375 Storehouse $430 Car Inspector’s House No. 1 $45 (contents only) Car Inspector’s House No. 2 $145 (contents only) Round House $6210 Blacksmith Shop $2210 Oilhouse & Storehouse $225 Caller’s House $100 Div. Master Mech. Office $145 (contents only) Paint Shop $135 Carpenter Shop $260 Sand House $30 (contents only) Stock Pens Water Tank $400 (& frame) Stock Pens Water House, Steam Pump & Boiler $720 High Water Tank $495 Depot Water House, Pump & Boiler $700 Round House Water Tank, Pump & Boiler $600 Storehouse Contents $10,000
1921 Depot(s)
1946 Traffic Report	“Traffic forwarded aggregated 1566 cars in 1944, and 1260 cars in 1945, including 769 cars of mine boxes, 183 flour and feed, 160 hogs and 137 other grain, and 5480 bales of cotton for 1944 and 368 flour and feed, 341 mine boxes and 178 other grain, and 11575 bales of cotton in 1945. Received traffic aggregated 2164 cars in 1944 and 2382 cars in 1945, including 740 cars of lumber, 271 other grain and feed, 145 flour and feed, 143 beer, 131 metal liners and 4708 bales of cotton in 1944, and 483 lumber, 308 other grain and seed, 167 corn, 158 beer, 139 flour and feed, 114 fruits and vegetables and 2943 bales of cotton in 1945.”
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Junction Other Lines	M-K-T Railway
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