The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-07

Expenses Causes Employees to Look with
Doubt as to Their Positions-Notwith-
standing the Fact that the Company
has Corspired to Steal the Corn Crop of
1895. They are Forced to Reduce Ex-
penses or Give up Champagne Suppers.
There is much uneasiness felt in
the Santa Fe quarters as to the re-
suit OF the recent reductions made in
the force. and it is feared that the
wholesale dismissal OF 800 employees al
Topeka in one day will be extended
down the line
Notwithstanding the fact that the
railroad has entered into conspiracy
TO steal the corn crop raised in Kan
sas last year by advancing the freight
tariff rates, the high salaried officials
have come TO the conclusion that I'M
less they cut down the means Of the en-
ployes making bread and butter, that
their salaries are in danger. and
hence the throwing out Of employment
Of men all along the line.
under the new order OF things on the
Santa Fe IL is understood the juris-
SUPERINTENDENT j
Hartman OF this city Is to be very
largely extended. At the present time
Mr. Hartman's division. the southern.
consists of the line from Newton to
Purcell, Mulvane TO Caldwell, yelling
ton TO Hunnewell. Florence 10 Winfield.
Augusta to Englewood and Halstead 10
Sedgwick, making in all SIS miles, ex-
elusive of the Wichita and Westerns
40 miles which Mr.. Hartman also has
under him
IL is learned today although Mr.
Hartman could not be found 20 confirm
the report that his jurisdiction is 10 be
extended to the old Panha ndle division
which comprises the line from Winfield
10 Panhandle City, Texas, almost $50
miles. thus putting under Mr.. Hart
mans control over 1000 miles OF rail-
way.
The dispatchers and train masters
office at Wellington will be abolished.
the work to be done by the Arkansas
City force. a new wire is being put
up between Arkansas City and Win
field now in order 10 facilitate the train
dispatching west of Winfield The
Arkansas City dispatchers VIII then
work direct with Panhandle City.
distance of about s45 miles.
The force that will be laid off at
Wellington consists OF chief dispatch
er. three trick dispa.tchers and a train
master. With so many changes going
on, Santa Fe employees in all depart
ments are more or less on the anxious
seat.
There is apt to be a new through hne
from st. Louis TO the southwest Il
has already been stated that the Santa
F'e reOrganiZa ton scheme will involve
the separation of the Frisco from that
system, and, in that event. many things
are likely TO follow, all redounding TO
the benefit and advantage OF this city
E II. r. Green. who has achieved
fame not only as the son OF the we'll
known Hetty Green, but as thorough
" capable business man and as thor
oughly good fellow, was IN St Louis
yesterday. Upon his arrival he went
to Major Morrill, of the Frisco, and Ia
ter on he took counsel with Colon FL
Doddridge, Colonel Ware and other
men who are KNOWN to be familiar with
the railway situation in this city and in
the territory tributary 10 it
Colonel Green said TO the Frisco PEG
pie that in the event of the separation
Of that road from the Santa Fe system
he was prepared to use his own money
and his mothers in the construction OF
certain branch and auxiliary lines
which would give St Louis an entrance
into Central Texas by a route many
miles shorter than that which II now
enjoyes. Colonel Green has ample cap
ital to back him He does not pretend
TO be aCtuated by philantropic motives,
but he mafnTains that St Louis is the
natural gateway for Texas business.
both export and import, and he IS aux-
ious to adjust the traffic of his road In
accordance with these ideas.