The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-20

being prepared for c. w Jones, division
superintendent, who with his Office force
is ordered removed to Topeka from
Horton.
Circulars have been issued announc-
ing the appointment of Mr.. A. c. Nc
Coll to be trainmaster of the Kansas
division of the Rock Island which will
include the lines of the Horton division.
and whose headquarters will be at To
peka. Mr.. McCOll has been general
rCadmaster of the lines west ofthe river,
the local rOadmasters Will report direct
to the Office Of Mr.. Gable. Mr.. McCon
will succeed r, R. Sutherland, who will
accept service with another company.
The territory Of the Rock Island west
of the river is divided into five divisions
under the new arrangement. The dt
visions viii be as follows:
Lines west of the Missouri river-H.
s. Gable, Topeka, Kan, general superin-
tendent:
Nebraska division, A T Abbott, Fair
bury Neb., superintendent. Main line
South Omaha to Phillipsburg; Union
Pacific Transfer to South Omaha: St
Joseph to Jansen; Nelson Branch.
Colorado division, F. c. Smith, Color
ado Springs, Col, superintendent Main
-Phillipsburg to Roswell; LirnOn to
Denver; Denver to Pueblo.
Kansas division, Q. W. Jones, Topeka,
Kan, superintendent. Main nne-Hor-
ton to Caldwell .NIcFarland to Belleville;
Kansas City to North Topeka; Salina
branch.
Oklahoma division, W. S. Tinsman,
Chickasha, / T., superintendent Main
line-CaldWen tOTerral Billings Brancn;
Cashion Branch; Enid & Anadarko
line; Mangum Branch; I4aWton Branch;
Waurika Branch Cwhen completely.
Ell PasO division, J. H COnIen, Dali
hart, Tex, superintendent. Main line
Herington to TexhOma; Dodge City
branch.
The work that formerly came under
the jurisdiction of the general road
master viii now cone under the direc-
ton of Superintendent Gable with
separate Office force The same clerks
who assisted Mr.. McCou will be re-
tanned
The removal of G. w. Jones to Topeka
from Horton viii bring to Topeka D.
Burleigh, assistant superintendent Of
Kansas division, and T. S. Barnes, chief
dispatcher, together with the necessary
office clerks and telegraphers.
Changes are being made at the tele-
graph Office here to accommodate the
increased demands that will be made
upon the wires from this point.
general shake-up and shifting of
offices is taking place at the general Of
fee building. The superintendent of
to the third floor to make room for the
new departments. After the changes
that are being made now are compile
ted, floor space at the general office
building here viii be at a premium.
The work of making out the time
cards will be done in Topeka hereafter
The time card room viii be on the
third floor of the office building, and all
the details of this work will be attend
ed to in Topeka in the future.
The changes that are being brought
about in the operating department Of
the road are making Topeka a point Of
much more magnitude in the admin
istration of the affairs of the road than
it has ever been before.
Draughtsmen are now working on
plans for terminal improvements in the
yards here in the nature of repair shops
that it is said viii cost a hundred thou
sand dollars It is reported that similar
shops win De built at both Rock Island,
Illinois, and Colorado Springs. The cree