People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-13
RAILROAD NOTES.


Conductor Wuner is taking a short
lAyoff.
Brakeman Gleason reported for
work Monday.
Brakeman Shreve is again at work,
after short rest.
Railway agents say traffic to Cripple
Greek is very light.
Fireman Kelly left for Medicine
Lodge Monday morning.
Machinist Hart and family returned
on Monday from a visit with friends
in the east.
Mrs. W .E.Ralston returned Monday
night from visit to Cherryvale and
other Kansas points.
L. E. Damon, travelling auditor for
the Santa Re, was IN the city Monday en-
route west on business.
Fireman Sam Cotton left for Wood
ward on Monday to accept a posi-
tiOn, temporarily, as night hOstler.
Henry Blake, Santa Fe night hos
tier at Woodward, is laying off for a
few days aud visiting friends here.
Conductor McCurdy, who has been
laying off for a time on account of
sickness, has again reported for duty.
W. II. Keever and wife returned
Monday from visit in Springfield,
Mo, Mr.. Keever is a fireman on the
Santa Fe.
The Santa Fe has a new placard
posted at the union depot now. stat.
ing that train 21S, starting from this
city, will carry passengers to Winfield.
j. A. Howe, foreman of bridge and
building department of the Santa Fe,
received telegram Monday stating
that his wife, who has been visiting at
Princeton, Kas., was dead. She had
'been in poor health for some time.
Mr.. Howe left for Princeton this
morning.
Columbus Journal: 1t is said that
a new danger threatens the ten
eaStbOund truck lines from Chicago.
For many years seven-tenths of the
export grain from the west has gone
east via one of these ten roads, but,
if the present plans of the Illinois
Central are successful, it is safe to
say that within the next two or three
years the bulk Of this traffic will 90
to Europe via New Orleans. In a
special report to the stockholders re-
Gently sent out by President Fish, Of
the Central, Mr.. Fish shows by figures
how the export grain is being turned
from New York to New Orleans, and
that the export business of New Or
leans is catching up with that of New
York.
Here is the program for the con-
templated railroad changes in this
division as promulgated by the To-
peka Journal of Tuesday:
Arrangements have been completed
by General Superintendent H. q.
Nudge Of the Santa Fe in reference
to the contemplated changes in the
southern and Southern Kansas divi.
sions Of the road, and circulars will be
issued at once, giving official notice
of the changes, which are to take
effect February Is.
On that date the line from Winfield
Kan, to Panhandle, Tex, including
the Medicine Lodge branch, will be
made part Of the Southern division
and placed under the charge of Super.
intendent Hartman. The Office train,
master at Wellington will be abolish
ed aud all trains handled by Train
master Hawks at Arkansas City. The
southern division will then include
over 1000 miles of railway.
The Howard branch, running from
Emporia ito Moline, a distance of S;
miles, at present part Of the east
ern division, will be made a part O
the Southern Kansas division unde,
the charge of Superintendent Barnes
This will reduce the work of the dis
patchers in this city.
By the new arrangement Train
master Winters of wellington,
chief dispatcher, and three train dis
patchers at that point will be throw
out of employment. They will prob
ably be provided with positions, how
ever, .Trainmaster Winters taking tn
position of chief dispatcher and tn
dispatchers similar positions at som
other point.