The Globe-republican., 1902-10-23
GLoBE-REruBL1cAN 81 a year.
AMONG RAILROADS
AND RAILROAD MEN,


ming the engine on train No. last Thurs
day, got his hand cut off at Florence. Mr.,
Talley had gotten down from the cab to
look for the cause of ssknocking'' which
he had noticed while running and asked
the fireman to move the engine up slowly
so that he could tell better where the
trouble was. When the engine started to
move he failed to get his hand out of the
way of some of the parts of the nachin
cry and it was cut off as smooth and IN
much less time than if it had been done
by a surgeon. The injured man was
taken back to Topeka on the first train.
The civil engineering force of the San
ia Fs have been at work the road east
of Spearville. The work is the initial
step to very important improvement
A few weeks later ballast force will be-
gin operations east of Spearville and will
work each way until the road is ballasted
between Dodge City and Kinsley. This
stretch of track has been too weak for
the heavy engines and trains and has
been one of the slow the road.
In future it will be of the stretches
where lost time may be made up.
A Mr.. Erhart OF Colorado Springs
passed through Monday night in special
going south from Newton. The train
consisted of two cars and was pulled
from Dodge City to Newton by Engineer
WaIthour with engine 1O16. 1t is said
that the party was given a spin over the
division at rate of speed somewhat
better than the time of No. 4. the Cali
fornia limited. Conductor Sawyer took
the train to Newton and Conductor Beal
took it south. Engineer Billy Dix pulled
the train from Newton to Arkansas City
with engine SO. Mr.. Erhart was taking
southern coast in hopes of improving her
condition.
The Santa Fe has put in at Dodge City
one of the most recent and considered
the best water distillers made. 1t is
known as the Kennicott treating plant
and the following few of the claims
made for it. 1t will treat purify 5000
gallons of water per hour, at a cost of 81
cents per thousand. That it absolutely
clearifies the water and discharges the
impurities automatically into the sewer
Chas. DeMay the foreman gives the fol-
lowing dimensions: In diamater four feet
inside. height forty.five feet, extreme
outside height fifty-five feet. The Ken
nicott Co. patented this plant for their
own use some five years ago, using it to
manufacture treating plant ice for the re-
tail trade of Chicago. They found it SO
successful that they are now manufacture
ing them and putting them up all over
the United States. This plant is the first
of four that the Santa Fe will put in.
The water is treated with a chemical
largely composed of lime.
Mr.. Galley, the car repair department
foreman, is fixing up his office and store
room ia nice shape. He has added a
small Office to the rear of his store room,
AMI is now making compartments for all
bolts, rivets and other necessary small
iron and steel pieces. It is big i'm
provement and one that will repay many
times in savings of labor when completed.
Foreman Eddington of the round house
was in Newton business Tuesday.
John Gibson is laying off and visiting
in Leavenworth.
VIM. NJ. Wolf is on the ssbusiness rum
in Dalton's place.
Frank Ottys is on the sick list.
Frank NJ. Pope returned from Missouri
last week.
Henry Buchanan has resigned from the
car repair gang and left for California.
w. c. Glaze has resigned as sw1tchman
in the Santa Fe train service and taken
position in the car repair department.
VIM. Cummings of Emporia is switch
ing in the Santa Fe yards here.
Bert HusseI of the mechanical depart
ment is laying off for a few days.
Engineer Ed Taylor running north
from La Juuta, was killed Monday be-
tween La Junta and Denver.
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