Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-09-23
TrtbuTation of Railroads.


turned states that the road had from
seventy-fve to one hundred passenger
cars loaded Saturday to start when the
guns we're fired. They carried any place
from $4,000 to $4,000 men during the
day. How to avoid accidents on the
train was problem that occupied the
attention of passenger agents. All trains
we're run at speed of fifteen miles an
hour and stops were made every five
miles. The railroad men feared that
strippers would get reckless and jump
from the train while in motion, and thus
take great chances for their lives. To
prevent this United States soldier was
stationed in each Car, the door of which
was locked, to keep the impatient BOOM
or from escaping between stops. Gener-
al Superintendent Nickerson ordered
that none but second-class coaches
should be sent to the strip, as there was
much danger Of the men becoming wild
and doing them demage.
The passenger department was not
the only branch of the road that was
puzzled over the opening. The freight
department is wondering how it can get
all those cars of freight unloaded in the
next week or ten days. Every mile of
sidetrack in the neighborhood of Arkan-
sas City is packed full of cars. Fully
1900 cars of lumber alone awaited the
signal Stocks of goods innumerable,
household furniture, and all that goes
to make entire towns is on the cars
waiting to be moved in. Much of it
is billed to places that as yet have no
existence at all and some trouble is ex-
pected over this class of freight. The
whole problem is serious one for the
railroads, and railroad men look forward
anixously to the outcome.
The Rock Island is experiencing the
same trouble, and others, too.
It took nine coaches to carry the Kan
sas editorial association to Chicago
City ticket agents report that fewer
tickets we're sold from Topeka to the
strip than from any other town of it's
size in this vicinity.
Lieutenant Governor Percy Daniels
acted as governor in the absence of Gov
ernor Lewelling, while the latter was
away at Chicago. Daniels and State
Auditor Prather we're the only state Off
Gals in the city.
The attendance at Washburn college
is better than it has been on any other
opening of the school year, there being
nearly 800 in attendance. This number
with those who will enter the school
later on, will bring the enrolment to
grand total of nearly 400.
The board of directors of the peniten-
tiary met in special session at Lansing
to consider the application of the Mid
land Brick and Tile company of Leaven-
worth, to declare their contract for con-
vict labor void, as the company said that
their business did not warrant them in
hiring any men at present, and their
contract called for minimum number
Of twenty-five and a maximum number
Of one hundred. The company has not
paid the state their July or August &C
counts and say that they are unable to
10 SO at present, and that if the board |
makes them live up to the terms Of the |
contract it will be great loss to them.
The board decided that they found no
reason why the contract should not be
lived up to, and if their back account is
1ot paid mp in the near future, action
will be taken to make them settle.
O. G. Hill, of Hiawatha, who has a
considerable reputation in Kansas as the
author Of series of school readers, has
oeen sued for $4,000 by the American
Book company, the charge being that he
s plagiarist. Hills readers are used
n many parts of Kansas, and they are
highly commended by educators. Hill
anne to Kansas from Holt county, Mo-,
where he was also prominent in educa-
ional affairs. The friends of Hill say
hat the suit is an attempt Of powerful
,ook concern to break down COMPETE
or whose works are very popular.