The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-25
KANSAS RAILROAD NorEa

The Rock Island owns and operates
3,568.15 miles of road.
Engineer ]. R. Morris of Goodland is
on the Limon-Denver run for a short
time.
Brakeman Jim Hesson of Goodland is
on freight again. He has been on the
Limon-Pueblo passenger run for sew
eraI weeks.
Several more men, who were laid off
at the Santa Fe shops at Ottawa a week
or two ago, have been restored to their
old places.
Cofeyville round house has added i'm
provements in the way of a large new
steam boiler and boiler room for supply
ing steam for running air pumps, blow
ing engines, forge and heating purposes.
Conductor J. NJ. Justus has been let
out by the Rock Island. Mort has
worked out of Goodland a good many
years, and he is very popular.
Old Dad Myers, ex-engineer OF the
Santa Fe, will shortly leave for the
state of Michigan and make his home
with his sister.
The Rock Island has put out a unique
advertisement for the road. 1t is a
plaster cast of a man standing in front
of bulletin board upon which is laid
out the entire Rock Island system.
A force of 100 men began work Thurs
day morning on the NJ, K. & T. at
Pleasant Green, and 1900 will be ex-
pended in Strengthening the road, filling
in the cuts, rebuilding trestle No. SO and
constructing an immense stone arch.
The new dining room at the union de-
pot, Kansas City, under the manage
ment of Fred Doggett has been opened
to the public. 1t is at the west end of
the main depot building on the second
floor. The room is spacious, we'll lighted
and beautifully finished. Dark green
is the prevailing color. Five bronze
chandeliers are suspended from the pan
els of the ceiling.
The railroad boys at Newton are plan
ming the erection of a suitable reading
room for the r. r. Y. NJ. c. A.
Wy oil I'm ,or
man formerly of this city, but late of
Purcell. I. T., is in the city today en-
route to Winslow, Ariz, where he has
accepted a position as chief clerk of the
Santa Fe & Pacific railroad in that city.
Wichita Beacon.
The families of Noel Wilder and Chas.
Marsh will move to Roswell, N. M,
from Wellington, to which place Messrs.
Wilder and Marsh have recently been
transferred.
Conductor Joe Stoner of the yelling
ton local freight run, laid off and went
| to the Topeka hospital today for treat
ment for his eyes. Keathley takes his
run temporarily.-Cher Clarion.
A large force of men is at work re-
placing the bridges on the. Southern
Kansas division of the Santa Fe. Near
| ly all of the new bridges are being erect
| ed without the overhead trestle, more
| abutments being placed in the streams
| and shorter spans made
Some startling developments regard
| ing rates for the National Educational
| convention. at Los Angeles may be
| looked for within a few days. Many of
| the eastern lines are growing restless
under the delay. One of them has an
] nounced that it is willing to quote the
| lowest rate offered by any route, direct
or circuitous. The Santa F'e alone of
| all the transcontinental lines has an
| nounced what it is willing to do.
| The Missouri Pacific shops at Fort
/ Scott are booming with work now.
/ About POI men are employed nine hours
| day. and there is plenty of work on
| hand to keep them busy ten hours a
| day. Much extra time is being put in
| in the different departments.
| The Central Branch afternoon passen-
| ger train will, if the present intentions
| are carried out, arrive in Atchison al
$40, instead of 1850 p. m, which will
necessitate its leaving its western ter
| minals an hour earlier than at present
| 1t will connect at Atchison with the
| train now leaving there on the Missouri
| Pacific at $3.50 p. m, which will be
| changed so as to leave Atchison about
| p. m. The Missouri Pacific passenger
| which now leaves here at sos p. m
will be changed so as to leave here
about p. m.