The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-03

on which it has been used to the new
ones which lately have been turned out
for the company. This matter has not
yet been positively decided, however
James Snyder, a member of NitcheIs
gang in the east erecting shop dropped
a piece of heavy metal on his left foot
Friday and the swelling became so
great that he was obliged to knock off
work and go to the doctor to have it
treated
There will be meeting Of the COM
mittee of seventeen appointed Thurs
day noon to arrange for the annual
shop picnic, Tuesday evening at the
railroad Y NJ. c. A. at 8 o'clock. Every
member should attend, as it Is desired
that the work of preparing for the ex
cursion be begun now.
Machinist John Price came in from
Emporia Thursday evening and was at
his bench Friday. Price has been work
ing on the hosting apparatus of the
gravity chute which is just being fin
1shed at EmpOria- In an hours time 12O
tons Of coal was pulled up and unloaded
with a 30-hOrse- power gasoline engine.
Lee Ledbetter has retained six Or
eight of Hammonds men here to finish
boring the holes from which the win
dows in the roof of the new boiler and
machine shop will be hung. After the
completion of the job in a few days the
force Will go to Pueblo, Col, to do some
repairing on bridge.
J. NJ. Meade, resident engineer, who
was taken to Christ hospital a few
weeks ago for an operation, is recov-
ering, though he is not yet able to be
up. He received an injury while max
ing survey at Oskaloosa a short time
ago, which troubled him so much after
! ward that he has since been under the
doctors care.
G. P. Tnson, who was obliged to give
up his place as inspector of air brakes
in the field yard a few weeks ago and
go to the hospital on account of an at
tack of lung trouble, is now in Pueblo,
Col. having gone there from La Junta.
His condition has in proved from that
which kept him confined to his bed
While here, so that he is able to walk a
mile.
Rev. J. J. Mitchell, of the Parkdale
Methodist church, will address railroad
men at the railroad Y M G. A Sunday
afternoon at o'clock. The gathering
Will be held in the social room of the
building formerly used for the associa-
ton headquarters, and at 3 p. m. in the
same room the personal workers Bible
class under the direction of General
Secretary Prout viii assemble.
There was sufficient precipitation
along the main line Thursday night to
| leave puddles of water standing in the
cially good around Atchison.
L. Stanley, night chief dispatcher. is
at his desk again after a brief layoff on
account of sickness. Edward Modlfn,
day operator, has been taking his place.
Colonel Everhart. of the Baltimore &
/ Ohio, passed through Topeka Friday in
a special car attached to one of the
/ Santa F'e regular trains.
William Barnes, formerly foreman of
/ the machine shop here but sent to the
/ American Locomotive Works at Pitts
/ burg, Pa, a few months ago to inspect
/ Is engines as they were built by that
! company, has been detailed to go to the
1 Baldwin plant at Philadelphia where the
Santa F'e is getting rs engines, and over
see the construction Of the same. It is
| understood that Frank Thomas, who has
/ been inspecting there. will be brought
/ TO Topeka to take the place of Lawrence
/ W. Peabody, who has lately resigned to
/ take a position similar to that which he
/ has been holding, with the St Louis and
San Francisco at Springfield, Mo.
Practically all of the ice house at Ar
gentine was destroyed by the fire oI
| Thursday afternoon, although there was
/ a portion of one end that was not
burned. The direct loss in ice was up
{ ward of 1900 tons, though by the time
the total is footed I'D it viii be near
| $780, Ninety refrigerator cars are being
loaded, the boxes being filled so that the
| quantity stored may be retained as long
as possible. This will be held at Ar
gentine and used as fast as needed. The
remainder will be boarded up and roof
ed, and every means possible used tC
save it. The lumber yard force at To
peka was on duty all Thursday night
getting out the material for the struc-
ture.
Two of the boys in the machine shor
who recently graduated from the ap.
premiership class, We're called before
Shops superintendent Purcell a few
days ago and put through test as tc
their knowledge of points in relation tC
their work It has been the acknowI
edged policy of Superintendent Of Mo
tive Power Henderson and Superintend.
ent Purcell to increase the value of the
men who work for the cOTnrlanV b7
making them more proficient in theii
trade; and to do this it is necessary fol-
them to study and prepare themselve.