Paul,
Western Tablet is still in St. Joseph and still in operation; just a few blocks
south of the park where a CB&Q 4-8-4 is on display and being restored.
My wife's cousin was employed at Western until his retirement.
When you went to grade school, if you had a "Big Chief" writing table, it came
from Western Tablet. They still manufacture a variety of school supplies and
paper items.
See you in St. Louis,
Roger & Sylvia Hanson
Kansas City, MO
(natives of St. Joseph, MO)
Quoting Paul/Celine Kossart <kozys@t...>:
> Greetings,
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> I am continuing my research on the freight movements of the 'Q using the
> Society issued book of operating data sheets from the 1968-69 time
> period. In the section of the book on train #70, KC - Chicago, starting on
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> page 34, it mentions as a priority, loads from Western Tablet which it
> receives from train #84 from St Joe.
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> My question is - What is Western Tablet and what are they shipping (pills,
> bound pads of paper)? Those are the only "tablets" which come to my mind.
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> Just curious and thanks in advance for the answer.
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> Paul Kossart - Peru, Illinois, USA
> Modeling the CB&Q & fictional Illiniwek River Valley area in the 1960's.
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