The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-13
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P. Walsh. general baggagemaster for
the Santa Fe, has been in Denver for
American Nna ma Association of General Baggage
Agents.
Charles F. Whittlesey, architect of the
to build at the Grand canon. will move
his family to place near where the
structure is to be erected.
Because of the stockmen who have been
attending the fair Withdrawing their ex-
hibits Friday, it was necessary to keep
an extra switching crew duty. TWAS
in charge of George Bigham.
Harry Edwards of the roundhouse, who
was sent to Lawrence Monday. night to
place sick. and Guy Smith has been
chosen to take his place.
w. A. Powers. chief chemist, is soon
possible, what will prevent the fumes of
Beaumont oil from eating away the steel
tanks in which the liquid is stored
About 300 delegates have been attending
the meeting of the Master Car and Loco
motive ss s,fcb 1T me- at Boston
president
listed with the Santa Fe about ten days
| ago. has quit his job and left this after
noon for Norfolk. Va. where he enters
Augusta, Ga.
| Fred johnson is a new wood machinist
now employed in the planning mill. He is
| this same department and there are a
lot of others whose names end with
SON.
There will be a mass meeting of those
| interested in education at the Railroad
Y. NJ A Monday evening at the
rooms. The movement for the work of
! educational classes during next winter is
! being started and it is believed that the
| interest will be greater than ever.
been a decrease in the number Of cups Of
coffee and. tea which the Y. NJ. c. A.
the coffee house. Hereafter the corfee
will have the right of way
James DeBarr. who works car
days. DeBarr was mixed up in a wreck
a few nights ago. While driving along in
| hicle left the axle and DeBarr went down.
He was not seriously hurt
| For the first time this season the heat
the Santa Fe Friday. There were other
j departments that would have used arti-
! in many cases workmen have begun re-
pairing the heating apparatus and it has
not yet been finished
| James Coggins of the airbrake corner
| has taken respite for a few days. leav-
| ing today for Lawton. Ok. T., to attend
ership in a hardware store in that town
| and it is for the purpose of looking after
] it that he goes down there.
man Edward Cole. who run east of To-
peka on passenger, were called to Kansas
City Friday Tor investigation Some
weeks ago. they ran through a cross-over
switch at Argentine and it was their duty
| Friday to explain how it was done.
! Union Pacific surveyors have been lay
| ing out new line from Grand Encamp-
ment. Wyo.. to Hoag Park. the route
/ Encampment river. 1t will give the
| Union Pacific entrance into one of the
| richest timber districts in the whole
Rocky mountain region
| City, Mexico and Orient, has sailed from
London in company with number of the
finance committee of that road. The
members win be taken over the proposed
tel = conjecture whether or not that
meei.s a visit from them to Topeka.
Walter Anderson. who for nine months
has served the Santa Fe as machinist
| tice, went to the office Friday and drew
his time, intending to leave at once for
| Newport News, Va. where he joins the
United States naval squadron. He en-
tiers the employ of the government as a
| machinist apprentice.
Superintendent of Motive Power Hen
derson, who has lately returned from
Texas, reports that the conditions down
rev men and those lately employed is
satisfactory. He says there has been no
friction between the two classes of work.
| men, and that nearly all the old men
have been re-employed.
Probably the fastest time ever made on
the Katy railroad was that accomplished
in q run from Nevada Mo-. to. Fort
bearing among other passengers the base
ball team of jefferson City made the dis
lance of q miles In 10 minutes. including
| anted to get the Missouri Pacific con-
uecgion for lola, but the train left Ne
vada behind time and It was necessary 10