The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-06

of the foremanship of the wood working
plant of the Missouri Pacific
Maurice Phillips. a son of Frank Phil
lips, cabinet-maker, expects to leave
shortly for Amarillo, Tex, where he is to
Santa Fe He has been until now in the
department controlled by W. J. Hea1y, au-
ditor of freight receipts
Ward E. Bozarth who formerly worked
in the sheds and a brother of John Bo-
Earth, present enploye OF the e, depart
Wyoming, where he will get a job in the
MECHANICAL plant of the Union PACIFIC. He
will probably work in the boiler shop
Peter Butler who since before the time
been on the Santa Fe payroll in Topeka,
Wednesday and plans to leave at once
has the promise Of a good job.
When J. w Kendrick left on No. We'd
nesday for Chicago, instead of occupying
on the rear of the train, he went up III
the cab of the big compound passenger
tive Power Henderson rode there for a
short distance.
which have just been turned out of the
Philadelphia plant, have reached Topeka,
a aee here he set a are fG the rst Of th
class of locomotives to reach Topeka shops
having already arrived at Fort Madison,
Ia.
Clifton Gerberick and Thomas Norton of
the paint. shop came near being crushed
because they undertook to crawl under
sTn 81 ahy coey bS which
were really coupled to a switch engine
Gerberick had to be assisted in making
his escape from what might have been
horrible death
Two small platinum dishes are among
a stock of supplies which the chemical
of the vessels represent value of about
$65, as much or more as the same. guam
tity Of gold, for they hold only about a
pint; The costliness lies in the fact that att It
is almost insoluble to the chemicals with
which it uSlallV comes contact.
Frank Onion, a@member of the drafting
force in the machine shop proper, has an
for the City of Mexico, where he will go
to work as a craftsman for the Mexican
pany six years ago as a bolt-maker, but
after much industry more than q. year was
given the job which he has held until
the present
Measurements have been made for the
6a nt to the meT corner Of
the new, blacksmith shop. On these east
and tb vest lines it e eYpeffed pf fe one
will be shifted south short distance ana
cradle space in the freight car department
will have working room on the north SIDE
of the newly built tracks.
One car load of ties which were treated
to the chemical process aimed to increase
the length of life of the wood. have been
Montgomery branch of the Santa F'e in
Texas. Since going through the pick
ling process last summer they have been
held here to be thoroughly dried. In the
sWampy region along that line the lasting
qualities of a tie are most severely tested
and hence results to be obtained are
quicker.
James SelIman, who works at the round
brother Bert accidentally shooting his
right hand off with a shot-gun, at Bur
lingame day or two ago; the young
who were to take the train for Topeka.
and while moving the weapon around in
the wagon it was discharged, the load
entering about the middle of the hand
and coursing- backward along the wrist.
He is staying in town while recovering
from the injury.
If the officers of the street car COM
pany could hear some of the things that
are said about the service giyen, here , IN
selves together and do something to check
the uncomplimentary remarks heard on
shop men Wednesday that at one trip the
cars hauled 70 shop men packed together
venience or comfort 1t would seem that
the suburban trade such as that which
comes over the Oakland line should be
cultivated by the company, and the nrSt
and best way to do this is to keep the in
ducements up to a high standard.
Experiments which have been in prog
ress for three months to determine defln-
itely the efficiency of electrical lighting
of Santa Fe trains have been completed,
although there is nothing to announce re-
garding the result of the tests. The re-
ports of those in charge of the same nave
been made out and at some time in the
future, the decision to whether or not
that method of illumination is to have any
place on this system will be given out
way of using electricity illuminant
is to fit up car for each train and in it
ing the lighting. Thus electrician can
be placed in charge who will be on hand
at all times to see to the working of the
machinery. and in other ways it is be-
lieved such scheme would have advan-
tages over the plan which has been in
vogue.