The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-10
RAILROAD NOTES

Il : understood that Mr. James N
Barr, the new third vice president Of
the Santa F.. viii receive 0-1GG more
IN salary than he receives IN his present
position
The Pullman Car company viii build
four eEaIr cars for the Chicago, Rock
Island z Pacific
Tie Brooks Locomotive works VII
build two switch engines for the Pecos
valley < Northeastern railway
TIE damage done On the Rock Island
road by the heavy rain OF Thursday has
been repaired and the trains are running
usual
land was very heavy on Saturday
capt 4 N Fuller who went as far
as Colorado Springs with the Rock Is
Land special has returned 10 Topeka
The Rock Island passeuge DEPART
UeuE Il very busy just at present ar
ranging the details prepare tory to the
Inauguration Of the iucerChangea
Mileage credit system which VIII 90
into effect the middle Of -hiz month
Master Mechanic Ben Johnson was n
Argentine recently q Official busI-
william St Marys vas aging CT Sat
UrdaE trying 70 md soma trace Of sew
eraI hI0Cded chickens which were sC0-
len from Ms coopS Z Few days ago
\ " Bates Is at work IN the ma
ChIue shops At one tine he was euZI-
ueer IN the road
Switch engine No. 7345 has been EQUIP
ed WITH pilot and VIII be put AZ the
work train service
Joe L ChataE has returned from Ok
Iaho1a City Mrs. Chatan went az Tar
as Strong city with him vhere she a
visiting friends for 4 few days
Harry Mckee has entered the Rock
Island mail service
Harry BoIus- formerly night baggage
man On the R0ck Island has gone to
BeI1eTIIIe as day bagZageuan-
II recent railroad meeting IN St
LOUIS. n summing UD the matter Of
tonnage fer the different roads for thz
-rz=r EEC Fr7T-T -Hzr r-z
Rock Island holds first place The av-
erage number Of tons Of freight which
The Rock Island haUIed 70 each car
was 1856 tons
sam Ash and mother have gone east
On Snort Lr5p-
Dan shaunou takes Ed Couueuy-s
place while he Is IN California
I'd Con1elly has taken the two en-
gines Nos 15z and 301- TO the Paclde
coast
H N Scott Of the pianing mil VII
De cut q the hospital in a few days
The uew fast compound passenger 81
gIuss are equipped with 5000 gallon
tanks Tbs largest tanks heretofore
used were Of 5000 gallons capaciuy-
The Rock Island officials report an
extra heavy Fourth Of July business
al along the If1s- They say that II VIII
represent Al increase OF At least 100 ger
cent over TIE every DAY business
N addition - the Two specials the
Keystone and Gillespie specials the
Rock Island officials say that they have
ID 70 E1G present ELC1z carried about
l. SEQ people 10 the Pacific Coast
The Rock Island shops At Horton ara
now busy turning OUT an order Of 80
rev Sc foot boxCzrs-
The trucks Of al the new freight cars
are now all made OF steel. this includes
the brakebeaD- etc which was form
erlY Of wood
The parks along the Rock Island
route are being fixed 10 and new parks
beng laid cut At stations where there
are u0ns new scheme for watering
the parks Is being put IN which VIII
save much time a. wei make a very
pretty effect Al distances Of about l.
feet apart pipes come Up cut Of the
ground with sprinkler tops These pipes
al connect WIrh the water service and
when the water IL turned On the uarz
Is al sEEI1zIsd at one tine
Tie digging OF the wei 70 suDUIv
the new pump At the shops IS finished
and Foreman Benjamin Palmer and his
assistants ThoUaz Chapman and
JeE1 Palmer have gone 70 Tbex
Cal. wEere they have a contract
To dig 4 wall for the railway company
Ti1e wells ara being dug by the AmerI-
car Wen cQupany OF Aurora. III A
large reservoir VIII be constructed and
the SIX PIPES VII be connected. furnish
ing an adequate supply for the rev
pump W1lch. VII Eavs = capacity q