The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-31
IN RAILROAD CIRCLES.
Gossip Among the r silroad Men OF To-
peka and Kannaa.

Gossip Among the r si1road Mem OF To-
peka and Kansas.
Special Master in Chancery J. B. John
son has gone to Arkansas City to hear
the complaint OF the discharged en-
! plOyes OF the Santa Fe there, and to as
certain from the evidence whether or not
they are worthy to be taken back as en-
plOyes of the receivers. W. LittlefieId
of the Santa Fe law department is there
also to represent the receivera
The Union Pacific's "growler" to Kan
sas City Sunday was a great success.
Only about fifteen went from Topeka,
but there were about eleven hundred
the train, and they rode in fifteen
coaches.
w. J. Whitson. of the engineers de-
partment of the Santa Fe, and his wife
go to Pana, Ill, tomorrow to visit a short
time.
c. R. Gilfllen, of the fuel department
of the Santa Fe at Pueblo is ia the city
visiting his parents.
Martin Britton and Frank Anderson, of
the Santa Fe offices, are among the num-
Der who will take in the Pythian en-
campment at Washington, D. G., next
month
The shriners are beginning to drift
back through here from Denver few at
a time. The trip was too hot, they say,
to be very enjoyable.
Besides the twenty-eight indictments
at Pond Creek, Oklahoma, in the Rock
Island bridge burning case there were
also twelve found at South Enid, making
forty in all. The cases will be heard at
the September term of court
Chief Clerk o. A Pier, of the Rock
Island general superintendent Office,
goes with his family to Manitou tomor-
row. to enjoy a short vacation.
The Rock Island has resumed its daily
train service between Dodge City and
Liberal, southwest 1t was recently
abandoned as losing venture, and only
three trains week run. Now, however,
the people down there get trains every
day but Sunday.
At q recent meeting Of the executive
committee of western and southwestern
railroads, held at Chicago, the following
resolution was adopted regarding the
mileage to be charged for the handling
of freight cars: "That, commencing with
August 1, 1894, the mileage on all classes
of freight cars interchanged between
railroad companies, including private
cars and excepting refrigerator cars,
should be One-half cent 1&c) per mile
run; that the matter Of refrigerator car
mileage be referred to a committee Of
three, to consider how reduction may
be effected in the rate on refrigerator
cars, and that they also consider the
question of mileage to be allowed on
poultry cars and tank cars, returned
empty. and report thereon at the next
meeting OF the executive committee.
Forty-four roads are affected by the res
olution, including the Santa Fe, the Rock
Island the Missouri Pacific.
The Santa Fe will run another one of
its Sunday trains TO Kansas City next
Sunday from Mcpherson, Florence, En-
poria and Topeka.
The Santa Fe shops worked the regu-
-present-force all day Saturday.
The Rock Island will run q special ex-
cursion train from Topeka to ST Joseph
next Sunday, leaving here at 1920 a. N.
and returning the same evening. The
round trip fare will be $3.50.
Now that the shops have been started
again the Santa Fe dispensary is open
in the afternoons.