Described as a "by the book" type of general manager, Turpin was a stern, well-groomed man. He worked without salary, but did receive stock in the line, from 1918 until 1926. At its height, the Beaver, Mead and Englewood Railroad ran from Beaver, to Eva, Oklahoma, with an extension and connection to the Santa Fe Railroad in Keyes. The line connected with the Katy at Forgan and the Rock Island at Hooker. The BM&E was eventually sold to M-K-T (Katy) Railroad Company in 1931.