The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-01

The Company Lost "a, won al. ans
Compounded 80.

The Company Lost "a, Won 14l, and
Compounded 80.
The Santa Fe law department in Kan
sas, which is under the direct super
vision of A. A. Hurd, employs sixty-six
attorneys. OF that number, but four.
those whose headquarters are at the
general Office building in Topeka, give
their entire time to the business Of the
road. The other 81 are local attorneys
at the various county seat towns where
the company has interests to be looked
after in the courts
AS a rule the best attorneys in any
community are the railroad attorneys.
and IL pays the railroads to hire good
lawyers, as is shown by a summary Of
one years business of the Santa Fe law
department
For the year ending June 80 1898,
there were law suits pending in the diff
ferent courts in Kansas in which the
Santa he was the defendant, involving a
total Of $3.044.61652. In the cases finally
disposed Of the amount involved was
SoS2, 65957.
of the cases finally disposed of the
Santa he lawyers lost "a cases, won 141
and compromised 35.
When the cases disposed Of were fin
ally settled the total amount paid out in
damages was brought down 10 $21 49, 49,
This Is remarkably good showing for
the lawyers Of this department when it
Is considered that lmost all persons who
have grievance against railroad com
pany start out 70 get $4,000, which they
seldom get.
Surely nothing but their cheapness
could induce the public to experiment
with questionable baking powders at the
risk of health and comfort when the
facts prove that they have a perfectly
pure and thoroughly reliable powder in
Dr. Prices. Ii stands supreme
SANTA FE's PHYSICAL coSDIT1oS.
Report on II WIN Be Made Next Non
day.
The Wall Street Journal OF Novemb Der
p contains the following: The report
Of Mr.. Robert Moore on the physical
condition of the AtchisOn will be pre-
scented to the committee on Monday next
AZ Will show the amount of money need
ed by the road at once and III the future
We understand that il will be q rather
favorable report in this res pect and will
show the company in good condition.
The report has been awaited by the COM
mlttee before taking any decisive steps
ia reorganization because on its showing
depends the amount which the stock
will be assessed.
"0em bers of the reorganization com
mittee have held daily meetings for
some time past at which there has been
q general discussion Of the situation as
far as known. Receiver Walker has
given the committee many details re-
2 AAN-li-E AAp properly ana mem D8ES nave
been educating themselves on all points
regarding the company. Opinion Of the
committee has not yet been crytalized ia
any definite shape. Many suggestions
have been made Of an informal nature.
AZ Is impossible to say when any Of these
suggestions will take shape Of a plan.
The committee has been anxious to as
certain sentiment regarding the reorgan-
ization problem"
Dir. Robert Moore is an expert civil
engineer who was employed to make a
careful examination into the condition
PA the Santa Fs road and he has been
over the entire system. He was in To
peka about two months ago.
EDWARD WILDER ENLIGHrESs
The Public on the Good Condition thu
Santa Fe Is H.
The Santa Fe is prosperinR under the
management Of the receivers If tba
Lnlted States court who are follovvinrr
ont the Instructions Of Judge Henry q
Caldwell
40 STATE JOURNAL reporter Treas
urer Edward Wilder. in speaking of the
financial condition Of the road said. ST
me money receipts of the road are anv
tsnu'c4sion, ana they are the road is do
Ing q good business.
IN nave accomplished something dur
lug tne last two months which was never
Gone before IN the history or the road
Aas was every emplOye Of the cornpanv
Dstween Ch-cago and Eel Paso on the
souln' ana Denver on the west. received
MS OF her pay checks on the 15tb Of the
month. 1lls was done in not,bo- 80