The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-19
IN RAILROAD CIRCLES.
Gossip Among the Railroad Men OF To-
peka and Along the Lines

Gossip Among the Railroad Men OF To-
peka and Along the Lines
Two coach loads of colored Knights Of
Pythias from Topeka went to Kansas
City yesterday by special train, over the
Santa Fe. They returned this morning
The occasion was picnic
Among the other rates agreed on at
the rate meeting Of the Trans Missouri
committee at Kansas City, was an Eman-
fares for the round trip from points with
in fifty miles.
The visiting conductors of the general
o. * G. grievance committee who were
here last week drew up before the Cope
land hotel in the old Sacramento stage
and had their pictures taken before they
left
The Santa FEES wooden mill siding has
not been built The contractors are
waiting for rails.
General Manager Frey of the Santa
re has been sick for few days past but
is at his desk again.
J. d. Terrence, chief clerk of the San
ia H'e car service department, has gone
TO Colorado with his wife and daughter
Amy. He will be back in day or two.
w. d. Gossett of the Santa Fe land
department Is in Oklahoma
Chief Detective J. J. Kinney of the
Santa Fe is in ST. Louis.
Major j. N. Watkins of Kansas City,
general agent for the Canda Cattle Car
company visited the Santa Fe Offices here
yesterday.
c. S. Owen, secretary and treasurer of
the International Fruit Dealers Dispatch
of Chicago, visited the Santa Fe Offices
Yesterday was pay day at the Santa
Fe shops The boys were paid for the
work they did in the month of May. The
June pay day has not been decided on.
Bobby Finnie is sick this week and
Harley Wall is taking his place at the
railroad Y. 81. c. A. rooms.
General Superintendent A. J. Hit of
the Rock Island went to Clay Center
yesterday to attend a lawsuit this week.
Engineer Client of the Santa Fe went
along to give expert testimony.
ALL ALONG THE LINES.
Railroad News Items Interesting to Rail-
readers aud the Public.
The Missouri Pacific shops at Atchison
have been reopened after having been
closed for two weeks. The Rock Island
shops at Horton are working a force OF
less than two hundred men.
The M.K.& Twill soon extend its line to
Galveston, Texas, using the Gulf, Colo
RADIO s. Santa Fe line from Houston
Among others who went out in Mr..
Debs' great strike on the NJ. 4. g T., was
Superintendent Welch's hired girl, at
Parsons.
Separate appointments of receivers are
sas Pacific 1t is probable that S. II. II.
Clark, Oliver w. Mink and E. E Ander-
son, who have been appointed receiv-
ers of the road proper will be named in
each instance.
General Superintendent H. Q. Nudge
Of the Santa Fe is out over his line to see
that things are done right
1t is estimated by the officials that
only thirty-four men went out of the
Rock Island west of the river in the A.
r. L. strike.
Jack Minrow of the Santa Fe telegraph
department at the general offices will
soon go to EmpOria to take a similar
position.
Treasurer, Wilder, Receiver Wilson
and +. j. Cartilage of the Santa Fe land
department have returned to their desks
after trips out of town.
There were good rains last night on
the Santa Fe at Arkansas City and at
Winfield.
The Santa Fe handled two excursions
in Kansas this morning. One of them
was of five coaches from Lawrence to the
Soldiers home and was a picnic crowd.
The other eight coaches we're of the
Kemper stock company of Kansas City,
to Ottawa and its friends. They play
there today.
The Santa Fe pay checks are going
out to the discharged employees along
the line today. They are paid in full, and
will have the effect of mpelling tho
retained men to wait for their money.