The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-01
KANSAS RAILROADS

Cattle receipts at Kansas City, Kan.
May %, were 2,200 greater than Chi
cago's. Kansas Citv's hog receipts were
1,100 greater than Chicago's.
Topeka Journal As fast as freight
cars come into the Santa Fe shops for
repairs they are being provided with
the new Santa Fe end doors. Nearly all
the stealing that is done from freight
cars is done through the end entrance
which has heretofore been locked from
the outside. The new doors, however,
fasten on the inside.
The Kansas City & Beatrice railroad
a continuation of the Kansas City, Wy
andotte & Northwestern railroad, from
the Kansas and Nebraska state line to
Beatrice, Neb., was sold at Bookwalter,
Neb., by order of Judge Caldwell, of the
United States circuit court, to G. Ct.
Warmer, trustee. The road was bid in
at 100000 by W. P. Waggener, assist
ant attorney of the Missouri Pacific.
The regular operation of trains over
the road from Topeka to Leavenworth
has been resumed under Receiver Nc
Lellan The trains leave Topeka at
1880 a. m, and return at $50 D. M,
using the Santa Fe track to Meriden
and thence direct to Leavenworth on it's
own track. 1t is believed by many that the
Santa Fe has put on this train to head
off the agitation for the Burlington TO
run trains to Topeka.
The Western Passenger association
has granted rate of one and one third
fare on all lines and from all points in
Kansas, including st. Joseph and Kan
sas City, Mo-, to the Kansas Holiness
camp meeting to be held at Hutchinson,
Kansas Riverside Park, June 7 to liz,
inclusive. This is conditioned upon there
being 100 in attendance who have paid
full fare to Hutchinson, and who present
their certificates when calling for one
third fare to return.
June 21 will be the greatest in the
history of the Ottawa assembly. Every
town of any Importance in the state has
asked the Santa Fe for special trains
Accommodations to go to Ottawa on
that occasion. The roak is now max
ing arrangements to run trains from
Topeka, Emporia, Pittsburg, Chaute,
Kansas City, Leavenworth, and these
points will be the center where hundreds
of people will meet and avail themselves
of the opportunity to see and hear the
celebrated and only Mckinley. The
Santa Fe officials are of the opinion that
the meeting of that day will be the
largest in the history of Kansas. The
demands now being made for transpor-
tation facilities upon the railroad com
panies indicates the truth of the sup
position that the gathering will be an
immense one.
Topeka Capital: An order was pro-
mulgated at the Santa Fe round house
and shops which will lay off between
300 and 400 men. The principal cut
will be in the Sixth street paint shop
which has already been closed. This one
shop employs nearly 800 men. The 9th
Or men laid off were in the car repairing
The cut has already taken
effect. The order was issued by the gen
9ral manager and was made to cut down |
.he operating expenses during the pres
ent dull and stagnated condition of the |
business in all the departments. The |
'ut will very materially decrease the
amount of the pay roll at this point and
will contribute the amount 20 other
places where the expenses are greater. |
The officials regret that this step was
but the condition Of the brsi-
less demanded that the retrenchment
% made
Attorney General Little received a
etter from E. w. Troup, of Kansas
Jity, Kas., asking if IN his judgment it
would be in accordance with the law OF
his state for the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas Railroad company to locate its
hops at Kansas City, Kas He stated
hat in view of the prospective arrange
nent, whereby the railroad company
will be compelled to maintain it's general
'ffices and shops within the state. the
ltizens of Kansas City and Wvandotte
ounty were anxious to have the shops
ocated in that county, if such location
would meet the requirements Of the law.
nd the charter under which the railroad
5 operated. General Little replied that
he location Of the general offices and
Mechanical headquarters at Kansas City
Eould not meet the requirements Of the
aw which contemplates that they shall
e located within the state on the main
me Of the railroad.