The Globe-republican., 1900-07-19
RAILROAD NEWS.

Conductor Joe billiard has been lay
ing off this week.
Fred Gardner returned Sunday fro m
his St. Louis visit.
One crew has been taken off on the
middle division on account of poor busi-
ness.
Surveyors have been at work plan
niag the yards for the new division at
Syracuse
Mrs. w. E. Hood and mother left
Monday night for California, on a few
weeks visit.
-MiIt Howard, of the Newton shops
and j. D. McLain Of the Dodge shops
have exchanged places
Conductor Harry Hubbard and
family left Monday night for 80 days
visit to Silverton, Colo.
The Colorado summer travel is
heavier than it has been for years, in fact
it seems to be increasing every season.
Engineer Noah George, wife, daugh-
ter and son. of La Jnnta, were in the city
this week, and left yesterday for Highly,
Missouri.
j. III. Haun, a former employe of
the Santa Fe Railway, in the sos. was
here this week. He is located at Knox
vile, Tennessee.
Conductor J. NJ. Dodge, VINO recent
ly returned from California, has gone to
work on the local between here and
Coolidge.
Frank McGrath, we'll known here,
has resigned as chief clerk to Supt. Par
ker and gone to the c. s S. w. Y.
Block is his successor.
Conductors Helton and Pope have
laying off and their places being filled by
Conrad and Heustis, while Helm and
Bowen were out on 81 in their places.
j. D. Murphy, foreman of the round
house, accompanied by his mother, left
this week to visit at Newton, and from
there to Caldwell where his wife is visit
ing.
A curious circumstance took place
last week. No. reported out from
OHerle and for half hour the people
at the depot watched in vain for a sight
of her smoke. After a time she arrived,
As minutes out of OTerle. On inquiry we
learned that when just this side of Offer
lie it was discovered that sparks from the
engine had fired field of wheat The
train was stopped, the crew and passen-
gers got off and put the fire out. The
loss was only two shocks of wheat.
strong wind was blowing from the south
| and but for their prompt action the loss
might have been very great.-Kinsley
Graphic, 13.
Two years ago an order was issued
by the Santa Fe management appointing
a landscape gardner and providing for
| the Identification OF station and shop
grounds along the line of road. The move
met with favor from the start. The work
went great way towards breaking the
| monotony to passengers while passing
over the road. Ordinarily the surround
| ings of railroad stations are not pleasu.
rable sight. The little gardens Ind parks
| that were scattered along the road might
l be 1ikened TO oases in the desert and were
| appreciated by every one.
After the election of Third Vice Presi-
dent Barr the position of landscape gar
dner was abolished, and since then moth
| ing has been done to keep up an interest
| In .lIe good work. The gardens which
| were once beauty spots in the yards at
Topeka, are unkept and the flowers have
| nearly all died ol.t. In spots a few
left which continue to grow in spite of
1 everything to the contrary, but they are
so scattered that it serves to make the
| other part Of the grounds look more
| barren.
The station gron.. IDS along the road are
| being cared for simply at the pleasure Of
| the station employees. In many places
the improvements made under the direc-
| ton of the landscape gardner are no
longer visible.
While the Identification of railroad
grounds is not a matter of necessity, the
Santa Fe would probably lose nothing in
continuing to take interest in the
artistic. The expense would be made up
in the appreciation of the travelling pub
llic.-Topeka Journal.
! Gatlin's Anti-Bifious t,onnound will