Dick,
Ernie worked in a brake shop.? I had thoughts of that might be
the reason he got cancer---those asbestos brake shoe dust can be a
problem.? I was shooting Jess Bennett's layout when I thought
about seeing Ernie.? However Jess indicated that he was so sick he
was pretty much in-active. I didn't know if he would appreciate my
visit. or be an unwelcome element!
Bob Werre
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Brother Werre is
correct.? Ernie Horr, who owned the stockyard
facility, lived in Spokane.? He was a friend of mine;
my wife Ilze and I visited him and his wivfe in 1987
or thereabouts.? As I recall, Mrs. Horr,?a
hairdresser, had fun with her surname.?
Oddly, I do not remember what Ernie did for a
living...
Ernie was a
hirailer.? All track was code 172, but he used John
Bortz's converted Kadee HO couplers.? The name of his
railroad was The Tinplate Road. He was a member of the
Spokane Valley S Gauge Railroaders.? The group
actually developed and marketed a sandhouse structure
kit that's seen on a lot of S layouts.
Ernie named nearly
all of his industries after friends of his --
including me.? I emulated his practice on my layout,
where you would have found Lee M. Johnson Medical
Supplies, D. R. Thompson Icing facility, Jaxon Arms
apartments, R. Nulton Auto Rebuild, Gilbert M. Hulin
Balls and Bats, Loizeaux's Liquors, L & M Sokol
Palliatives, etc.
--
Dick Karnes, MMR
Bob Werre