The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-15
AMONG RAILROAD MEN.

A good many improvements are be-
ing made around the AtchiSOn Santa F'e
freight and round house. Among 9TH
er things, the old transfer platform at
the freight house, which has not been
used in years, is being rebuilt.
The railroad boys at Las Vegas are
making contributions among them
selves to buy a lot of new books for
their library, at the hospital. There
will be committee to act with DR..
Shaw as advisor. He has already made
quite a beginning toward that end.
President Burt, of the Union Pacific,
has decided that the hospital fund Of
the road, amounting in the aggregate
to $5OO.OOO, is to be abolished. This
fund has been accommodating for the last
twenty-five years. It was formed by
an arbitrary assessment levied monthly
on 100000 employees Of the road. The
surplus has been invested in United
States bonds, and these are now to be
sold and the proceeds to be paid back
to those who contributed the money.
]. H. Springer will go to Phoenix, Ari.,
to accept the position of city ticket
agent for the Santa Fe, Prescott &
Phoenix. Mr.. Springer was lately the
travelling agent for the Southern Pacific
with headquarters at Ell Paso
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men, of Parsons, are making prepara-
lions for a grand ball, to be given about
the middle of April.
F. A .Coffman, Santa. Fe agent at Alb
beyville, has patented a device to faciI-
itate the loading of cattle from the
yaEuS. II consists OF a movable plat
form which extends from the car door
to the platform running along the side
of the track yards. This movable plat
form slides along a rod which per
mits cattle to be loaded without extra
switching. A model has been submitted
to the company.
The bitches have been started through
the back shop at Newton for the laying
of more pipes which will add to the
convenience of the work. A complete
water service will be put in. The pipe
will be laid the full length of the shop,
and leading from it will be four later
ais, at the ends of which will beSplaced
hydrants.
The right of way agent for the Santa
Fe railway, G. B. Kilmer, of Topeka,
is at Albuquerque on business, accom-
panied by his wife. They have rooms
at the Highland.
The Locomotive Firemen's Magazine,
the official organ of the B. of L. F.,
published at Peoria, Ill, comes out in
the March number with a naval sup
plement, giving photos Of both the
United States and Spanish vessels and
their armament.
A. S. Gregg, of Arizona, has been ap-
pointed superintendent of the White
Oaks road to succeed former Superin-
tendent HOLSTER, who resigned.
Geo. S. Good & Co., the contractors
who are engaged in constructing the
White Oaks road, have as an induce
ment to laborers, given notice of an in
crease in wages They offer day labor
eIS 20 cents anu OOdIQ anu are IldblIB
extraordinary efforts to procure more
men.
Six new engines were sent from the
Ottawa shops to the S. K. division of
the Santa Fe Friday.
The C. I. A. to the B. of L. E. will
give their sixth annual ball at Nokes'
hall, Argentine, Easter Monday evening
April IL Kindig's full orchestra has
been engaged for the occasion.
superintendent Fitzgibbons of the
Rock Island at Horton will in the near
future promote four firemen and hire
three or four new engineers and about
ten firemen.