Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27
KANSAS RAILRoADINo.

Judge Foster made an order fixing
the bond Of Aldace F. Walker, who was
recently appointed receiver OF the Santa
Fe railroad, at $4,000
The advance of cool weather and the
application for rates and tickets at the
Santa Fe headquarters indicate that the
homeseekers' excursions this fall will be
the largest in the history of the road.
Empora is making a strong effort to
induce the Palace Car company, which
is figuring on Kansas factory in oppo.
sition to Pullman, to locate there. State
Railroad Commissioner P. B. Maxson is
at the head of the movement.
The Santa Fe excursion to Kansas
City from Emporia, Cherryvale and
other points on the Southern Kansas
division Sunday was the biggest OF any
yet attempted, and tho road hauled
about twenty-five cars in extra excur-
sion trains that were run as specials, in
addition to the regular train service
which was well patronized. 1t IS safe
to say that the Santa Fe alone hauled
nearly 1900 people to Kansas City. 1t
was the last of the summer excursions.
Robert Nesch, OF Pittsburg, has
closed a contract with the management
Of the Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf
railway to furnish that company 1,000,-
900 vitrifed brick, and delivery has
commenced. These bricks are to be used
for the construction of the round house
and shops of that road in Pittsburg,
which will be Of an elaborate nature,
providing for all classes of work desired,
even to car building. Chief Engineer
Nelson will be on the ground within a
few days, ready to commence work i'm
mediately, as he designs to complete the
entire work before cold weather sets in.
Capital: A Santa Fe switch engine,
No 2S7, while pulling train Of rusty
stock cars from one of the sidings in the
east yards, blew out one Of it's cylinder
heads, making a report similar to the
discharge Of twenty FOUNDER, and
scattering fragments Of broken metal
for distance Of hundred feet. For
tunately no one was Immediately in
front OF the engine on the line of
track, or serious results might have fol-
lowed A man who was approaching
about $50 feet in advance of the engine
at the time of the accident remarked
that he was glad he hadn't walked any
faster.
The coach for Pttsburg, Pa, bearing
Wellsville post No. SO was handsomely
decorated Besides flags, grasses, flow
ers, grains and other decorations, on
either side of this car were six alternate
red, white and blue banners, stating the
resources of WelLsville and vicinity, as
follows: "Annual productions of wheat,
100000; butter, $4,000; flax, $4,000;
blue grass, clover and timothy seeds,
$4,000; tame hay, $130,000; corn,
$350,000; fat cattle and hogs, 1886, 5000;
creamery products, $1,000; fruit trees,
number, 125,000. The Wellsville bank
has for ten successive years declared an
annual dividend Of 10 per cent; placed
each year over per cent in its reserve
fund, and has to-day the largest depos-
its in its history. A. L. Colgrove,
Wellsville Kan, from ten acres threshed
ffty-fve bushels clover seed at So per
bushel, yielding him $275, and harvest
cd fifteen tons of clover hay at So per
ton, $75; total, $3.50, or $35 per acre.
That's Kansas" On either side, over
the center of the car, is banner denot-
ing lookout Post No. SO, G. A. r., of
Wellsville, Kas." This enterprising lit
tie town, on the Santa Fe railroad, is in
the midst of an agricultural and fnan-
cial prosperity that it would be difficult
to eclipse.