The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-20
RAILROAD NEWS.

] The Santa Fe has consented to a 81
round trip rate for the May excursion OF
| the Kansas Immigration company, and
an effort is being made by the company
! to get the Rock Island to meet the rate.
| General Manager Edgecombe of the COM
pany returned yesterday from trip
through western and northern Kansas in
its interest, and says it is hOurishing. He
incidentally says, too that wheat is look
ing fine and promises good crop. II
possible the first excursion will take
place on May 2Sth, as formerly an
nounced, and will be followed by excur-
sions at intervals of about month al
summer.
The trains will stop at Topeka, and
this will be used as the distributing point.
The company is now gathering letters of
commentator from prominent men of
the state, and when one hundred have
been secured they will be published in
pamphlet form and distributed in the
east and north.
There is a report out that the Maple
Leaf is soon to get into the Kansas City
union depot something it has not yet
that If the Maple Leaf is successful, the
Wyandotte will soon follow
Five newly rebuilt passenger coaches
have been turned out of the Santa Fe
shops this week.
A union meeting of the Order of Rail-
way Conductors and the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Trainmen will be held at
Newton on Sunday, April Goth. to dis
cuss measures looking to the abolition of
the seniority rule on the Santa Fe. The
meeting will be open to all members of
either society and no credentials will be
asked. If you are interested try and be
there.
Charles Eichor of the Santa Fe shops
had his right hand badly mashed this
morning while lifting a heavy piece of
will he off dr1fxx
days.
Jesse Shaw of the Topeka Board of
Education will address the afternoon
meeting at the railroad Y. M. q. A rooms
next Sunday.
Auditor McCabe of the Union Pacific
was in the city last evening.
Ten different railway unions have
lodges at. Topeka They are: The Broth
erhood of Railway Carmen, the Interna-
tional Association of Mechanics, the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen,
the Brotherhood of Railway Switchmen,
the Brotherhood OF Boilermakers, the
Order of Railway Conductors, the Broth
erhoOd of Railway Bridge and Building
Men of America, the Brotherhood of Lo-
connective Firemen, and the American
Railway Union, besides several woman's
auxiliaries.
The Union Pacific in Colorado has ask
ed state protection against the industrial
army The governor, however, refuses
to do anything.
The railroads have made a rate of one
fare for the round trip to the Democratic
state convention here July 3rd.
Assistant General Passenger Agent w.
J. Black of the Santa Fee, left today for
Denver to accompany the ticket agents
excursion east.
engineer, has been made chairman of
the health committee of the Kansas City,
Kansas, city council, of which he is a
member.
The expected fight between the Union
Pacific and the Western Passenger asso-
citation has been announced to begin next
Sunday. the 22nd-
The railroads have made rate of one
fare for the round trip to Hutchinson for
May 8, 8, 10 and II, on account of the
annual conclave,of the Grand Comman-
derry Knights Templar, the annual meet
ing of the Grand Chapter of the Eastern
Star and the Kansas Musical Jubilee, all
of which meet there on those dates.
A rate of one fare for the round trip
has been announced for the State Sun
day School convention at Wichita May
7th to 18th.
On June LIST tickets at the Colorado
tourist rates will be on sale from Mis-
souri, river points at $50 for the round
trip. Sale Will continue till September
Both, and tickets are good for return I'M
An effort is being made to secure a one
fare for the round trip rate to the Chris
tian Endeavor convention at Cleveland,
Baptist Young Peoples meeting at Tor
onto, Ma tional Educational association at
Asbury Park and the G. A. r encamp-
ment, Pittsburg, Pa
The passenger business in France is
about so per cent of railways total |
earnings; in America it is about % per |
cent.
General Manager ]. J. Frey. of the |
Santa Fe, has received letter from Gen |
eral John Twomb ley, of Guthrie, o. T., |
asking for box car transportation for 500 |
to 500 men "industriar' soldiers, at a |
round trip rate of Sc head to Washing /
tom No action will be taken on the mat |
ter as railroad could not afford to make /
the rate.
The land department of the Santa Fe |
received this morning several specimens |
of gold, silver, lead, copper and other |
ores from Colorado and New Mexico, for |
the German exhibit
Articles have been filed with the Sec |
rotary of state of Colorado by the officials |
of the Colorado Midland railway author |
izing the extension of the road from |
Cripple Creek to Canon City and remove /
ing the general offices of the road from /
Colorado Springs 10 Denver.
Light and cold rains are reported from |
many parts of Kansas and in some /
instances it was accompanied by high I
Winds Nebraska caught considerable |
snow which accounts for our present cold |
ness here.
w. II. Bent, travelling passenger agent |
Of the Canadian Pacific is in town today |
at the Rock Island
Oscar French, Santa Fe engineer re-
ported for duty this morning after a
short sickness.
Rebuilt Santa Fe engine go is being