Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-17
KANSAS RAILROADS.

Tie Missouri river at Atchison is now
within sixty-fve feet of the Santa Fe
tracks. Riprapping has begun, howev-
er, and the ravages OF the river may be
stopped.
The engines on the Kansas City, Fort
Scott & Memphis will soon be furnished
with electric headlights, the first to be
used west Of tho Mississippi Dynamos
for supplying tho Same will be placed
Just in front of the smokestack, and will
be operated by steam from the engine.
The headlights will enable the engineer
to see seventeen telegraph poles ahead.
The state board of railroad commits
sioners received notice from the mayor
and council Of the city Of Coffeyville
that the Missouri Pacific, Missouri, Kan
sas & Texas and Santa Fo roads had
failed to comply with an order Of tho
board for track connections at that
point. The order was made last Decem-
Der, the companies being given four
months in which to make the connec-
tions. The limit expired about thirty
days ago, and the officials of Coffeyville
assert that tho work of establishing
track connections has not yet been COM
menced. They ask that the board make
another order or impose the penalty pro-
vided for failure to obey orders of this
nature, which is 500 per day against
each road for the entire time after the
expiration of the date specified in the
order.
Topeka Journal: A plan has been
proposed to tho Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe railway company, which, il
successful, will give employment to 1876
more men in Topeka, and increase 100
per cent the iron interests here. At
present large part of the castings used
by the Santa Fe arc made by an Atch-
ison foundry on contract which in
wolves great deal of money. The San
ia Fe hauls these castings from Atchson
to Topeka. Now q Topeka company,
which will probably occupy the Capital.
City Iron works plant, has submitted to
the Santa Fe proposition to do the
work in Topeka at exactly the Same
price it is now being done at Atchison.
The Topeka men would guarantee to
deliver the castings free to any place
designated in the Santa Fe yards. 1t
is estimated that its acceptance would
give employment to at least one hun
bred skilled iron workers in Topeka
The Santa Fe company, through its
general passenger department, notified
the Western Passenger association that
it had made one fare for the round
trip to the following meetings. The Ma
tional Christian Endeavor convention at
Cleveland, o., in July; the international
meeting Of the Baptist Young Peoples
association, at Toronto, Canada, in July;
The national encampment of the G. A.
r., at Pittsburg, in September; the Ma
tional Educational association meeting
at Asbury Park, in July; the national
meetings Of the Dunkard church, at Ny
ersville, Penn. The Santa Fe had for
merly announced the rate of one fare to
the republican league meeting at Den
yer, in July, from points west of the
river; now the company has come out
and announced the same rates from their
Chicago and st. Louis territory. The
above special rates apply to all the terri
tory in which the company is interested
and controls.
Receiver G. 7. Mcclellan, of the Leav-
snworth, Topeka & Southwestern, says
the line is in much better shape than he
expected and will not require such a
large outlay Of money to make it "nav-
igable." He is now engaged in making
an estimate as to what needs to be done.
There are five stations along ihe line
from Meriden to Leavenwortb and the
people of Jefferson and Leah .nworth
counties are very anxious to have it put
in operation as soon as possible Mr..
Mcclellan thinks it win not be long uptil
the trains are running again.