The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-02
STARTED ON SUNDAY.
First Train on Through Santa Fe Line
is Started.

Probably the most important event in
the railway history of the present year
is the opening of the new through line
of the Atchison, Topeka & SAINT. Fe
road, says the Globe-Democrat- This
will be the first company that has ever
had a line over its own tracks between
Chicago and the Pacific coast, and much
Importance Is attached to this announce
ment- Until fifteen years ago the Santa
E'e was considered more of a Kansas
system Though it had lines reaching
some distance over the borders of the
state, its principal business was within
that commonwealth. Then it was de-
cided that the system was incomplete
unless it secured q route to Chicago.
This was an expensive proceeding, but
was successfully executed. Subsequent
~ the western ends of the road were ex-
tended. Though the Chicago line was
valuable to the system as whole, it re-
quired several years to build up a profit
able business This has been worked up,
until now the Santa Fe is considered
the strong Chicago-Kansas City line.
Then came the cOmpany'S through
service to Southern California This
made hit at once, and the tourist and
fruit business has made it one OF the
most profitable lines in the country. The
ofhcerS OF the road started in to boom
southern California as a winter resort,
and luxurious limited trains were put
IN service Though the company has
from time to time added to this service
during the past winter, its equipment
was taxed to the utmost to accommo-
date the travel
The Santa Fe a few years prior to it's
reorganization absorbed the St Louis
ana San Francisco. but lost that prop
erty when the federal court assumed
control of both systems 1t likewise
owned the bonds of the St Louis Kan
sas City and Colorado, or Creve Occur
line, which has since passed into the
hands OF St Louis syndicate
When President Ripley assumed
charge OF the system five or six years
ago he reorganized it. He also began to
lay plans for the conquest of upper Cal
Iornia, particularly San Francisco.
W hen the persons who started to build
the san Francisco and San Joaquin
alley road, to give them a competitor
OF The southern Pacific, gave up the
task, the santa Fe purchased the line
and finished it to San Francisco
About two months ago the line was
opened Tor freight traffic, and now the
company announces that it is ready to
land passengers in the METROPOLIS of the
Golden Gate state. The new line win
be the first real competitor the South
ern Pacific has had.
For the present trains Nos 1 and .
VIII De the only ones to and from Cali
1ornia, although the resumption of the
California limited by late summer or
early tal Is contemplated Train No.
VIII leave Chicago. Kansas City and
Albuquerque as at present, but will ar
rive at Los Angeles at a. m instead of
S;25 a. m, and will reach Point Rich
mOnd at p m. and San Franciso at
D. m. Train No. ? will leave san Fran
cisco at a. m, Point Richmond at 10
a. m. and Los Angeles at 7:3O o. m.
arriving in Kansas City at .. m and
at chicago at 1880 a. m. The CONTINENT
Will consist OF standard and tourist
sleepers between Chicago and Los
Angeles and tourist sleepers from Chi
cago to Point Richmond a short stan
GARD sleeper being run between the
Needles and Point Richmond These
trains Will have Harvey dining car ser
vice between San Francisco and PAR
stow Another attraction which the
santa Re is enabled to offer the travel
ing public this year is a trip to the
Grand Canyon of the Colorado. in Ari-
ride. - 500