The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-09
ARE ORDERING EQUIPMENT.
Material Which Some of the Roads
Are Getting

Within the last few years, railroad
constructing companies have found 1t
simply out of the question to fill their
orders on time, being rushed with SO
many orders: but there is still such
great number of orders lately that it is
impossible for them to keep up with
their promises for delivery Here is an
example of what they are doing:
The Norfolk and Western has ordered
5000 new cars and So locomotives. Three
hundred of the cars have been received,
and 25 of the locomotives will be deliv
cred in October. The Seaboard has or
dered 81 locomotives. The Western
Maryland has received two engines.
and has six building.
The Southern has ordered 25 more To-
comotives, the Tennessee Central has
placed an order for II engines, the
Pennsylvania is having 46 built and the
Texas and Pacific is receiving an in
stallment on an order for 81 locomo-
tives. The Baltimore and Ohio as re-
ported, has ordered 100 engines, divided
among the American, the Atlantic. the
Rogers and the Baldwin.
The Queen and Crescent has ordered
II locomotives from the American and
"a from the Baldwin. The Illinois Cen
trail is buying "a engines. and the Ter
minal Railroad Association of ST. Louis
is having eleven locomotives built and
will order more. The Mexican Central
has ordered another engine. The Pearl
and Leaf River has placed like order
The Atlantic and Birmingham has be-
gun building its own cars and will build
200 at once The Gulf and Ship Island in
building 800 cars. The Santa Fe has DR.
dered 200 fiat cars and 200 tank cars.
The Houston and Texas Central is adj
ding passenger equipment The Inter
national and Great Northern has order
ed 800 fiat cars, the Southern 500 Condo
las from one company. eco from anoth-
er and 200 ballast The Southern has
also ordered 500 box and $50 stock cars
The Shreveport and Red River has
bought a hundred box cars. Other Or
derS are: Southern Pacific /, 200 Condo
las; the Santa Fe, so passenger cars; the
Pennsylvania, 1000 freight and $4,000
coal cars; the Atlantic Coast is building
900 box cars and 100 fiat cars: the South
ern Pacific, 1850 additional cars, and is
about to order 1000 steel cars; the
Frisco has ordered l 300 box ears of 60 :
600 pounds capacity.
r. I. to Attract Capital to Southwest.
Guthrie, O. T., Sept 9-The Rock
Island railroad company has requested
information from all agents along its
line in Oklahoma and Indian Territories
as to needed enterprises in the various
towns. The informa ton will then be
compiled in pamphlet form and in this
manner the company hopes to attract
capital to its territory.
Santa Fe Runs Number of Specials.
Just now, owing to the large number
of fairs and carnivals in progress Oh
soon to be held in different parts of the
state, the Santa Fe has prepared fol-
the running of a number of special
trains On September IS. the occasion
! being the Hutchinson fair, there will be
a special train from Blackwell, Okla
| leaving there at $50 a. m. and return
ing leaving Hutchinson at p. m Al
the time of the Wellington wheat car
nival, which opens September %, there
| will be a special train from Newton