The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-08
KANSAS RAILROAD NOTES.

The Railroad Gazette claims to be
officially informed that the new car
shops will not be built at Valley juno
ton, Ia, but that the Rock Island will
put up at that place a shop taken down
and moved from another place.
Switch engine No. 154 is at the Downs
round house and is not being used. 1t
will probably be taken to Atchison and
consigned to the scrap pile and another
switch engine sent out.
The Missouri Pacific company has I'M
loaded two carloads of material at the
east end of the depot platform in Fort
Scott for the construction of a new
plank platform and for repairing the
carriage approach to the station.
r. r. Moore, who for the past few
years has been in the employ of the
Santa Fe Railroad company in Califor-
mia, has accepted the position of chief
draughtsman for the Chicago & North
western road. He will make his head
quarters at Chicago. Mr.. Moore was
formerly connected with the Union Pa
cific road in Kansas City.
1t is understood that the Ell PaSo &
Northeastern will be extended beyond
White Oaks, N. NJ, and on to the Kan
sas line. The road is now eighty miles
in length, and an eighty mile extension
to the coal fields is now being graded,
over which trains will be running Au-
gust 1. 1t is believed the intention is
to make connection with the Rock
Island at Liberal, Kan.
A new hard maple floor is to be put
down in the dispatcher's Office at the
union depot at Wellington. The floor
has been repaired several times of late.
New trees were planted in the park
west of the union depot at Wellington
recently. Agent Purdy is making every
effort possible to better the condition
of the depot and grounds. Besides these
improvements at the depot, Mr.. Purdy
has personally superintendent the plant
ing of a row of trees around each Of
the pens at the stock yards.
A few days ago Engineer w. r. Sam
uel eXtinguished a burning engine cab
on engine 443. G. T. Neubert, division
master mechanic at Arkansas City, has
given him ten merit marks, thus show
ing his appreciation of a deserving act
Conductor w. Stephens of the local
freight left Sunday for Hot Springs,
Ark, where he will recuperate for
month.-Goodland Republic.
Machinist Nick Scallion has pur-
chased the I. B. Cadawalder place, one
of the incest and best improved on the
Smoky.-Goodland Republic.
Four new men have lately been en-
ployed at the Central Branch shops in
Atchison putting new standard couplers
on Central Branch cars. hundred
coupIers a month will be put on until
every Central Branch car is equipped
with the coupler. 1t is a self-coupler,
and meant to lessen the danger to the
SWitchmen.
AS is well known, railroad men don't
like to wear their clothes trimmed with
brass buttons on the street, and Con-
ductor Billy Welsh of the Missouri Pa
cine Is the inventor OF a plan TO make
one suit of clothes do for both the
streets and the train. When he gets
ready to leave the car he removes the
brass buttons by taking off brass caps,
leaving the usual black bone button
underneath.
The Rock Island has caught the spirit
of improvement. A trainload of rock
for roadbed ballast went through to
Kensington this week, from which
point work will begin at once and move
eastward.
Engine gil (the company's pride), so
says her master, Robert Coots, has re-
turned from the Horton shops and is on
duty on passenger trains Nos. and
10, between Goodland and Roswell
Goodland Republic.
A special ordinance has been present
ed to the city council of Kansas City,
Mo-, to allow the Chicago, Rock Island
& Pacific company to build a large
warehouse at 1910 West Thirteenth
street. The building will be of brick,
81 feet wide and 127 feet long.
The formal transfer of the Depot no
tel from the management of John J.
Grier to ]. NJ. Justus took place We'd
nesday at Goodland.
Business on the Oklahoma division of
the Santa Fe is heavy. Stock trains
consist of eight to twelve sections.
Trainmaster McNally has promoted
John c. Alden, Geo. J. Callahan and
VIM. NeWberry from brakemen to con-
ductors.
Chas Buckley of Carbonate is night
operator at Britton.