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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-22

Texas & Pacific to FL Paso, or make a
traffic arrangement with the latter road
for a [oiflt service from Pecos to Ell
Paso. such as is now used by the South
ern Pacific and the Texas & Pacific
from Sierra Blanca to FL Paso.
Such a connection at Ell Paso would
give the Santa Fe a shorter line by
several hundred miles to San Francisco
than it now enjoys, it being necessary
now to route traffic that is bound from
Galveston to the Orient via San Fran
cisco over that road entirely via New
ton, Kan; Trinidad, Col, and Aubu
querque. N. NJ distance of 266S miles,
The new route from Galveston to San
Francisco would be about 220O miles
thus enabling it to better compete with
the Southern Pacific, which has a mile
age. of 2.1S4 If this rumor materializas
there IS scarcely a doubt but that the
Santa Fe Will buv the Texas Central,
which now runs from Waco to STAN
ford. and build on to Albuquerque, where
it will connect with the main line of the
Santa Fe system.
The report of this extension will occa-
sion much surprise. stating as 1t does
that the Santa Fe is contemplating
building southwest from Lampasas:
thence northwest to FL Paso, half cir
cling San Angelo. which is now the
terminus of the San Angelo branch 1t
has always been believed in Texas rail-
road circles that if the Santa Fe built
to FL PaSo it would be from San Angelo.
This latter route has been surveyed, but
the grade was found to be entirely too
heavy, while the route via San Saba
would be much more uniform and would
require less grading. The route up the
Pecos valley would be more level than
would be found along the mountainous
country near San Angelo to and between
that point, and there is also to be taken
into account the proposed construction
of the Frisco from 8rOwnwoOd south
and the invasion of the Houston & Tex
as Central of a territory which has here
tofore paid tribute to the Santa Fee It
is learned this is having considera BILE
weight with the Santa Fe officials in the
selection OF a route.
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TURKEY TRUST.
A Kansas City Firm Will Clean Up
Neat Sum.

Kansas City, No, Dec. 22.-Aaron &
Co, a Kansas City wholesale poultry
firm, has cornered the Christmas turkey
market and has already cleaned up $l6,-
600. The firm expects to clear $40, 600.
In October. Aaron & Co. sent agents
with instructions to contract for all the
turkeys they could for December de-
livery The agents snapped up nearly
everything by Offering a price higher
than the market rate
I'VE contracted for about 100000
pounds of turkeys during October" said
Edward Aaron, when asked about the
supposed corner. I'VE will probab
handle more than 1000. 900. l do not
know that we have corner. We con-
tracted for all the turkey crop we could,
and we offered an advance in price to
secure it. We have turkeys coming to
us so fast now that we can hardly
handle them
The Aaron company is selling its tur-
keys at 1715 cents per pound It is ship
ping to Boston, Seattle. Chicago. ST.
Louis and other cities east and west.
A dispatch from Nevada, Mo, yester-
day said: Two men from Jerico
Springs So miles from here, today, driv-
ing a flock of $50 turkeys, sold to Kan
sas Cit firm. They were led by several
geese. It required two days to make
the trip. They were consigned to
Aaron q Co
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ANOTHER BRIDGE.
Milwaukee and the Wabash Planning
to Build at K. C.

Kansas City. No, Dec. 22.-There is
probability that the Chicago, Milwaukee
e. St. Paul and the Wabash railroads
will unite in the construction of a bridge
across the Missouri river at Kansas City.
A Kansas City business man in
Chicago the other day and was told by
Milwaukee official that the Wabash and
Milwaukee railroads were preparing plans
for an independent bridge across the Mis-
souri, river at Kansas City. A number of
Wabash and Milwaukee railroad officials
were in Kansas City recently and visited
the river front. The party included Col.
Wells H. Blodgett, third vice president
and general solicitor; 3. c. Winston, az
sistant general attorney, two or three Of
the operating Officials all of the Wabash.
The Milv aukee officials included j. II.
Hiland, traffic manager; W. J. Under
wood, assistant general manager: Luis
Jackson. industrial commissioner and
three minor officials.
If all the plans for bridges now talked
about reach accomplishment there will
be seven bridges spanning the Missouri
river between Kansas City and Clay coun-
ty instead of the two bridges actually ex-
listing.
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by the men throughout the whole shops
Mr.. Hannigan has severed his connection
with the Fort Worth and Denver road and
after Christmas viii commence work in
the Mitchell Metallic Packing Co. at Oma-
ha.
The Rock Island Colorado flyer No. 2
was snowbound Saturday between Denver
and Goodland Col. A stub train was run
in from Belleville, arriving here at about
O'Clock.
It is reported that Claude Maze, foreman
of the tank gang in the roundhouse. viii
return this week George Brown, an APP
prentice has been taking his place during
his absence
A car load of wooden puIIeys FOR the new
Santa Fe boiler and machine shop arrived
Saturday from the Dodge Manufacturing
Co. These pulleys are to be used in place
of the iron ones that have been used in
the shops heretofore
William Scott of Fort Worth Tex, has
been in Topeka for the last two or three
days visiting with his brother, Geo. Scott,
who is freight conductor on the Santa
Fe running out of here. This brother will
return to Fort Worth with him and spend
the holidays.
H ]. Martin. foreman of the south shop,
left last Saturday for his home in Buffalo.
N Y, where he will spend the holidays
Henry DeCamp will have charge of TIE
shop during Martins absence.
Most of the men in the south shop re-
ceived orders last Saturday to report for
work Sunday The four big Mikado on
gines from the Baldwin works ex-
pected to arrive at any time and the work
of setting them up and getting them in
shape was to commence Immediately All
four CT these engines are to be set up in
on the mountain division, where they will
be nut in service
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NO APOLOGY NECESSARY.
Case of Mistaken Identity on a Rock
Island Tram.

On a Rock Island train last week
says the Marion Record, two well dressed
ardent lovers, evidently a newly married
couple, amused the other passengers
with their cooling. After awhile the fair
young bride leaned back in her chair
and fell asleep. Her companion took
advantage in the lull in affectional
demonstrations. and went into the
smoker to enjoy a cigar. While he was
gone long, lean. lank. grizzly speci-
men Of humanity came in and sat down
in tie vacant chair beside the sleeping
beauty. Presently the young woman,
half asleep. turned and laid her head
lovingly on the shoulder of the stranger
and put her plump arms around his
neck. He merely looked around at the
conVulsed passengers and grinned.
Then the hilarity awOke the young
woman, and opening her large blue eyes
she saw her nistal-e With flushed
needn't 'Dologize to me-" drawled the
stranger; Il didn't keer"
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New Orleans were called upon for an
answer.
Although the demands are backed by
the brotherhood of railroad trainmen
and order of railroad conductors, the
grievance boards of each railroad sys-
tenn submitted the papers, All negotia-
tons will be carried on by these boards,
although the officials of both brother
hoods will lend their assistance when
needed.
Arrangements for asking for the in
crease were begun last June. Represen-
tatives of both brotherhoods met in
Kansas City and agreed to make con-
certed demand for 20 per cent increase
in wages. This was submitted to the
rank and file, which Endorsed it. The
conductors, however. did not complete
their vote on the question until Novem-
Der Is. A meeting of the leaders of both
organizations was held at the Sherman
House, Chicago. a few days later, and
December 20 was fixed as the date for
the demands to be presented. In many
instances this was done by mail. Forty
committees of trainmen and conductors
in Chicago proceeded to the offices of
the various companies. Similar com
mlttees visited the offices in ST Louis.
Kansas City, San Francisco and other
places.
On January 5, the date on which an
sWers are expected, the committees will
all meet in st. Louis to take action. The
original plans of the two brotherhoods
included demand for an increase for
all the yardmen. This issue however,
was settled several weeks ago by the
companies agreeing to pay in the neigh
borhood of a 4 per cent advance. Ex-
ira compensation is asked for trains in
which two engines are used, or when the
train exceeds 40 cars in length.
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RAILROAD NEWS.
Probable Changes in Santa Fe
Freight Department.
w. b. Biddle Gets Offer From
Another Road.
HAS HE DECLINED ?
L. C. MaegIey Will Get a Pro-
motion.
Chas. w. Cook Likely to Take
Maegley's Place.

There are likely to be some important
changes in the official staff of the Santa
Ee freight department about January l.
There seems to have been some foun-
dation for the rumor printed in the
State Journal on December 10 concern
ing the designations of w. Il. Biddle,
freight traffic manager of the Santa re,
and F. c. Maegley, assistant general
freight agent, located in Topeka.
1t is now stated authoritatively that
Mr.. Biddle has received an offer of
position on some other road, which he
Is seriously considering.
There is every reason to believe that
II Mr.. Biddle is changed to some other
position, Mr.. Maegley Will be made
freight traffic manager
Charles w Cook, Mr.. Maegley's chief
clerk. is slated for the position of as
Bistant general freight agent In case MI
Maegley is promoted.
When President Ripley was in To-
peka for the annual meeting OF the
Santa Fe stockholders on December II
he was asked concerning the reported
resignation of Mr.. Biddle and Mr.. Maeg-
lev and stated that so far as he knew
neither of the men expected to leave
the employ of the Santa Fe. General
Manager H. u. Nudge made the same
statement.
Today an official who is well posted IN
such matters said;
There are going to be some changes
in the freight department about the
first of the year. What they are PROB
ably can't be definitely stated yet If
Mr. Maegley is changed it will be a pro-
motion. He will certainly be retained
in the employ of the Santa Fe, and
there is a general belief that he is to
get a promotion. Mr. Biddle was Of
fered a position by another road not
long ago. but he refused it, However
there is likely to be something doing
before long"
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NOBODY IS EXEMPT.
A New Preparation Which Everyone
Will Need Sooner or Later.

Almost everybody's digestion is disor-
dered more or less. and the commonest
thing they do for it is to take some one
of the many so-called blood purifiers.
which in many cases are merely strong
cathartics. Such things are not needed.
If the organs are in a clogged condition.
they need only a little help and they will
right themselves. Cathartics irritate the
sensitive Innings of the stomach and
bowels and often do more harm than
good.
,Purging is not what is needed. The
thing to do is to put the food in condi-
ton to be readily digested and assimi-
lated. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets do
this perfectly. They partly digest what
IS eaten and give the stomach just the
help 1t needs. They stimulate the secre-
ton and eXcretiOn of the digestive fluids
and relieve the congested condition of
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the whole digestive system in condition
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need to take no more tablets, unless YOU
eat what does not agree with you Then
take one or two tablets-give them need
ed help, and you will have no trouble.
It's a common sense medicine and a
common sense treatment. and it will
cure every time Not only cure the
disease, but cure the cause. Goes abour
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them; However. Mrs. T. NJ. Faith, of
Byrd's Creek, Wis. says:
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Phil Brooks. Detroit. Mich. saws.
y our Dyspepsia cure has worked won
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way to decide.
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ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE

Saturday was the last selling date of the
teachers and students rates.
Santa Fe train No. was reported two
hours late Saturday morning.
Charles F<nlian of the machine shop fail
ed to ring in Saturday morning.
Chal Wallace of the south shop will
spend Christmas in the country.
Passenger traffic on the Santa Fe is re-
ported heavier than usual this year.
Charles Mcdonald of the brass foundry
failed to ring in Saturday morning.
Guy Cronenburg of the tank gang in the
round house was unable to work Satur-
day.
John Quednow of the water service lie
partment went home sick Saturday after
John Gibson of the concrete gang at the
new shops, drew his time Saturday after
noon.
Engine 2169, which has been in the south
shop for repairs was sent out on her
trial trip Saturday afternoon.
Earl Hayward and Roland Congdon, 10th
apprentices in the machine shop, will
spend the holidays in Fort Madison.
Mr. Robert Ogilvy. assistant inspector of
masonry for the Chicago division of the
Santa F'e, is here to remain for some
Joseph Stegman of the brass foundry
did not put in his appearance Saturday
The boys say that he is changing his place
of abode
William Snyder. chief of the Santa Fe
fire department who has been off sick fer
work Saturday.
L. o. Bricker of the Burlington, and
n. c. Brown of the Colorado Southern,
were visitors at the office of the Santa TIE
ticket agent Saturday
Julius Ruck is watching in the place of
Charles Wallace. the regular night watch
man in the freight car shop, who has been
off sick for the last two or three nights.
Engine 1875, one of the big Baldwin COM
pounds, is in the round house for new
fues and a new ashpan- These engines
have to be refitted about every six months.
Bert Alldoffer a boilerma ker, and his
helper, Olaf Nelson, viii work nights here
after. Their night work was commenced
Sunday night They win work ash
pans
Thomas Hannigan. who has been work
ing in Fort Worth and Denver railway
shops at Childress. Tex. is home for the
holidays. Mr.. Hannigan served his time in
the machine shop here and is well known
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MORE ROUTES SUGGESTED.
Several Alleged Santa Fe ..Plans for a
Texas Short Line.

A Fl. Worth dispatch contains a new
crop of alleged Santa Fe plans for Tex
as. A denial of the plans will likely
come next. The FIT Worth report is
that there is more in the projected build
ing of the Gulf. Colorado & Santa Fe
extension from Lampasas to San Saba,
a distance of 40 miles. It is said on
what appears to be good authority con-
tinues the dispatch, that the Santa Fe
contemplates the further extension of
that branch from San Saba to FL Paso.
passing through Fort McKavett in
Menard county, from which point it is
to pass up the Pecos valley in a north
westerly direction. At Pecos the road
is to intercept the Texas & Pacific. and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-22
MIDGLEY's FIGURES.
Says Per Diem Is Saving Roads 80
Millions Annually.

In a letter which goes to every big rail-
way magnate in the country ]. w. Midg
ley gives facts and figures to show that
the operation of the per diem system of
paying for foreign freight cars is saving
the railroads the enormous sum annually
of 500. 900. This sum will be largely IN
creased. it is argued, when the FER diem
system is working at its best In connec-
ton with the financial statement Mr.. Mids
ley calls attention to the fact that the rule
exempting private cars from the operation
of the per diem is a serious mistake There
are in the entire country 120. 900 privates
cars in which railroad companies have no
interest. The number exempted from the
per diem system, however, is in round
numbers 1G0. 900.
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ANOTHER TEXAS LINE.
Rock Island Not Satisfied With One
Gulf Outlet.

Austin, Dec. Pit was stated here to-
day that the Rock Island proposes to do
a large amount of railroad building in
Iexas in addition to that which has al
ready been publicly announced The ex
tension to Galveston from Fort Worth las
already been determined upon and the
survey completed, but according to this
authority. the Rock Island is not content
ed with one outlet to the ocean. and IN
order to keep ahead of its competitors ana
overcome periodical freight blockades
which retard trade at Galveston. it now
proposes to build its own line from Dallas
direct to Sabine Pass. This new road 70
the gulf will run to Sabine Pass by way
Of Sour Lake and Beaumont, tapping the
route, and at the same time gathering in
the enormous other tonnage of that ter
ritory
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CONDEMNED CURIOS.
Fifty Thousand Dollars Worth to Be
Sold at Auction.

New York, Dec. 22.-More than $4,000
worth of bronze, ivory, carving, bric-a-
brac. old silver and rare old glass be-
longing to some of the most famous col
lectors of this city is now held up at the
custom house because of alleged under
valuations by the shipper a collector of
Baden-Baden. The condemnation does
not in any way reflect upon the Araeri-
can purchasers as they We're bought
with the understanding that they were
to be delivered in New York.
Most of these curios are condemned
and will be sold at auction tomorrow.
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snowbalIs at Ell Paso.

The Ell Paso Times says: Heavy
SHOWS in the mountains of New Mexico
are causing much trouble and delay for
the Rock Island trains No 1, due here
at 5:35 Tuesday morning, did not ar
rive until yesterday morning. The train
was completely covered with snow and
looked as if she had had a hard time of
considerable attention by throwing
snowballs gathered from the pilot of the
engine
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AN OZARK GRAFT.
A Man Held Up, Doctored and Made
to Settle at the Muzzle of Pistol.

to Settle at the Muzzle of Pistol.
"Out in the Ozark mountains a few
years ago L experienced tho strangest
hold up in my whole career" said
man who had Travelled around great
deal, land I have been through few
train robberies, a stage hold up and a
few other exciting things of this sort.
"One evening just about dusk I was
strolling along the mountain side when
dilapidated man suddenly shambletf
out from behind a small clump of
bushes. 1 paid no particular attention
to him. for he did not look like a very
desperate man, and / really did not ex-
pect him to say anything to me unless
he should beg for a nickel or a dime.
Really, my hurried and Indifferent i'm
simply a harmless beggar Suddenly,
and with an unsuspecting activity, he
threw himself directly in front of me
and momentarily blocked my passage
commanding tone of voice, and obeyed
him. see,' he said, after carefully
scrutinizing my tongue. Let me feel
your pulse he said. as he grabbed nv
wrist. I see, he said again. 'How's the
appetizer he asked. and 1 told him
I see.' he said again.
"Sleep uneven, eh?' he continued, and
you feel tired all the time. Suffer with
nausea, too, I suppose. and your food
doesn't agree with you, and pain in
the breast. and heavy headache, and
see-I see,' he said after a while. He
pulled a little box out of his pocket
fumbled for a few seconds and then
handed me a half dozen small pills,
with the instruction that I take one
every three hours. Fifty cents he said,
for diagnosis and medicine protested
telling him that l had not asked his as
sistance. He drew large, ugly looking
pistol from his pocket, and, looking me
squarely in the eye, simply repeated,
Fifty cents / gave it to him, and. TO
tell the truth, was glad to get OF so
| lightly in that wild region of the world.
1t was a new method in the hold up
business, and l experienced a new SEN
sation as a result of it all.
Inquiry developed the fact that no
such man lived permanently in that
section, and I was laughed at consid-
erably because had been made the vic
tim of a tramp's crooked enterprise -
New Orleans Times Democrat.
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DEMAND MORE PAY.
Western Railroad Conductors and
Brakemen Serve Notice.

Demands for an increase of 20 per
cent in wages for passenger and freight
conductors and brakemen We're submit
ted Saturday to officials of 40 systems
of railroads west of Chicago and St.
Louis Accompanying the demands was
notification that an answer must be
returned by January 5. The increase
Will affect 10000. conductors and brake
men. Officials of every railroad running
west from Chicago and St Louis and
west Of a line drawn from Duluth to
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HAS LAID 1920 MILES.
The Silvertown Is Making Good Pro-
gress With Pacific Cable.

San Francisco. Dec. 22-The follow
ing message has been received at noon
today from the cable ship Silvertown,
now LAYING the Pacific cable between
this city and Honolulu:
Latitude 2S.44 north, longitude 1925
west. Total cable paid out, 1920 miles.
~ tl,ca,-
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SANTA FE GETS WILSON.
General Manager Wells Adds New
Man to His Force.

H J. UnderhilI, road foreman of en-
gines on the Peoria e Eastern, has been
appointed trainmaster succeeding Frank
Wilson, resigned, who goes west to ac-
cept position on the Santa Fe under
A. G. Wells, general manager of Santa
Ee western lines.
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eds and skates at Forbes.
Low Sleeping Car Rates

To St. Paul and Minneapolis The Chi
cago Great Western railway has three
tourist sleeping cars per week to St
Paul and Minnea polls. Rate for double
berth only $3.50 For particulars in
quire of any Chicago Great Western
agent. or J. P. Elmer. G. P. A. Chicago.
ILLINOIS,
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Christmas and New Years Holiday
Rates

The Missouri Pacific will sell tickets
on December "a, 25 and 81 and January
between points within two hundred
miles distance at rate of one fare for
the round trip with minimum rate of
so cents. All tickets limited to con-
tinuous passage in each direction.
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Bodily pain loses its terror If you've
a bottle of DIR. Thomas Electric Oil in
the house. Instant relief In cases of
burns, cuts, sprains. accidents of any
sort
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Women love clear. healthy COM
plexion. Pure blood makes it,. Burdock
Blood Bitters makes pure blood.
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Nickel coffee and tea pots at FORBES.
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Special shears for Christmas. Forbes,
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Christmas Cutlery at Forbes