Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-31
KANSAS RAILROADS.

The South Topeka agent for the
Missouri Pacific has put a sign over the
safe which reads; mo money is kept in
this safe over night, burglars will have
the kindness not to blow it OPEN"
The Missouri Pacific continues to ham
die large amount of corn out of Tope-
ka for New Orleans and other points in
the south, From fifteen to twenty cars
day 60 out, and the agent here has
difficulty in getting engines enough on
this division to take care Of it. And this
is all Kansas corn, handled by Topeka
dealers.
A Wellington special says the con-
tract has been let for grading the extern
zion. of the Southern Kansas branch
road to Hunnewell, Kansas, from that
place, the present terminus, to Rock
Falls, by the way of Parker, Ok. The
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe company
will iron the road and operate it as soon
as the grade is completed.
Salina Republican, 1t is understood
that the Missouri Pacific railroad COM
pany estimates the damage caused by
Sanders army at $4,000; this does not
include the loss from interference with
transportation. The company could
have let the army steal the train and
run through with very little expense,
but preferred to spend money to en-
force the law.
The Topeka Journal learns that, con.
trary to the announcement, the Rock
Island will not begin the work on
short cut from Jansen, Nebraska, to Abb
ilene, Kansas, this summer. The survey
has been made and the road has such
step under consideration, but nothing
further will be done about it until times
get better. The company, it is further
said, thinks seriously Of building
short line from about Dresden, Kansas,
to Denver. 1t now gets into Denver over
the Union Pacific road from Limon, Col.
The now Central Branch time card
has another station, which has never
been on the card before. 1t is "Wacun-
da Springs" in Mitchell county, situated
between Glen Elder and Cawker City.
The Great Spirit Spring, less than a
quarter Of a mile to the south, is being
put in 6rst-class shape for summer tour
lists. The Mammoth hotel, containing
forty sleeping rooms, is being finished,
in charge of w. P. Smith, of Belot.
Over $4,000 is being expended in fin
ishing and furnishing this building.
Another bath house will be erected, and
a mile race track is talked Of The rail-
road company will put in a switch and
depot
Topeka Journal: The men at the San
ia Fe shops and repair yards are expect
ing that some of their number will soon
be laid off. No official announcement
has been made of an extended lay-off,
and as neither General Manager Frey,
Superintendent Of Machinery Player,
nor Master Mechanic Smith are in tho
city, the report can neither be verified
nor denied. In the bridge building de-
partment of this division six men have
been suspended, and Superintendent of
Bridges Peter Sayre has received orders
from headquarters to cut down his force
as rapidly as the work now on hand will
allow to number barely sufficient to
keep the bridges in shape for use. This
means the early retirement of at least
fifty men. An employee of the shops |
said that he had it from good authority |
that about fifty men would soon be sus-
pended from the locomotive shops and
and repair yards. There are now only
five engines in the shops for repairs.