The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-29
CAR WHEEL WORKS
By Her Action ON the Santa Fe
Shop Fund
Topeka Not Only Gets Forging,
Boiler and Locomotive Works,
But Another New Immense In
dustry is Practically Assured.
ALL THE CAR WHEELS
To Be Used on the Santa Fe
System
1t Is Contemplated Will Be
Made Here.
ALL THE CAR WHEELS

The wheels of progress are surely
turning toward Topeka.
The real iron wheels of all Santa Fe
cars are to be made here, too
One good turn makes another one.
We live in live town.
The State Journal takes pleasure in
first announcing that another immense
industry is practically assured for To-
peka in connection with the Santa Fe
shops.
This is the erection OF car wheel
works for the manufacture of all the
car wheels used on the immense Santa
F'e system. This information was OBJ
tained from Vice President Barr of the
Santa F'e Railway company, who was In
the city today.
Jonathan Thomas, chairman of the
finance committee in charge of the
Santa F'e shop fund, accompanied by a
representative of the State Journal,
called on Vice President Barr this
morning at the office of General Man
ager Nudge. Mr.. Nudge was out of
the city, having gone with President
Ripley down into southern Kansas. Mr.
Ripley and Mr.. Nudge are expected to
return to Topeka Thursday morning.
Your committee has handled the
matter in an admirable manner in the
raising of the Topeka end Of the sub
scription to the Santa Fe shop site
fund" said Mr.. Barr. I'VE are all well
pleased both at the spirit in which the
work has been done and the successful
result of your efforts. l hardly dare
tell you what we now propose to do
for Topeka in the way of additional
shop facilities here. We are going to
spend more money and do more than
you think we are
we wish to speak to you - said Mr.
Thomas, in connection with the tele-
gram we sent you the other day say
ing we had raised the amount of cash
| required at this time
President Ripley, General Manager
Nudge and myself have talked over this
| matter since receiving your message
and the whole subject has been turned
| over to Mr. Nudge, who has power to
| act. 1t viii be put into writing and
| into definite shape 1 have no doubt
! that it will be satisfactory all around.
! We are now very anxious to begin the
erection of the forging works and boiler
| works within sixty days. Do you think
matters in connection with the site can
| be arranged in that timer"
L have no doubt we can arrange
! things to that end" said Mr. Thomas
I'VE will push the matter fast as
/
said Mr.. Barr. Our attorneys can GO
! ahead and arrange the matter of title
and transfer of the property in connec-
| tion with your committee which has
| had the matter in charge in reference
| to the individual properties required
for the site
Il can say" continued Mr.. Barr that
your people have made one Of the best
| investments they ever made when they
| decided to cooperate with US in secur-
! ing the site for the additions to the
| shops. In this connection I will say tC
you, not exactly confidentially, and yet
not in boastful manner, that we now
| contemplate placing at Topeka car
wheel works which shall manufacture
| all the car wheels to be used on the
Santa Fe system. 1 say contemplate
| because do not like to make the posi-
tive assertion until the matter is form
ally ordered by the president and the
some unforeseen business conditions
shall prevent, that in the near future
VIC will commence the erection of the
car wheel works.
1--WE will begin the locomotive erect
ing shops next year" Heretofore the
Topeka people have understood that i
might be two or more years before
these works might be commenced Mr.
Barr now says it is the intention t
begin the erection of these immense 10
comotive shops next year. The shops
to be completed at once are the black
smith or forging works and the boile
shops in connection with switch anC
frog shops1
Mr.. Barr left this afternoon fo
Chicago.