The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-27
ABOUT RAILROAD People.

1t is announced that Master Mechanic
Patterson who for a few months has been
at Ration, N M, will leave about October
for Oregon where he has another posi-
Two Wells Fargo express cars which
were seriously injured in a recent wreck
out west. have been brought into the
yards. One of them is minus top and one
end; the other has parts of the end stove
w. ]. Leatherberry, roadmaster on the
cutoff was over from North OTTAWA Fri
day.
During the latter part Of this week the
Santa Fe has been handling immense
crowds into Valley Falls, the occasion be-
ing the street fair which is in progress
there. Friday was big day, and the
weather was such as to make it partic-
ularly enjoyable.
tary for the Y. NJ. c. A, has returned to
his home in Omaha, Neb., after stopping
in Topeka a short time and comforting
with General Secretary Prout and others
interested in the Topeka Railroad associa-
ton.
There will be an address by Rev. G. B.
Howard at the railroad Y. NJ. C. A. Sum
day afternoon. at 4 O'Clock. Rev. Mr..
Howard was formerly minister of the
Wesleyan Methodist denomination in this
city, but lately has been in California
William Butler, night depot master, is
acting as day man in the absence of Pat
Sherman. who is out for vacation of
two weeks.
There are from to 30 carloads of green
fruit moving out of northern California
IS.
The shipments probably will increase
later in the season. and within two weeks
some time before. The fruit business from
California is divided between the railroads
in order that within certain limits there
may be no competition to injure either of
the two principal lines-the Santa Fee and
Southern Pacific.
This week will be prac. sca1ly the close
of the Rocky Ford cantalOupe season, al
though. a few struggling shipments will
continue to go eastward.
| About the first of October the job of
frightening the transfer tables at the car
shops will be commenced. Hammond s
steel bridge gang will be the first to get in
! their work. the ultimate object being to
get the tables seven feet longer than they
are at present. The wheels of the trucks
will be spread about L inches; The lower
| in the future will be electricity
| Wayland Smith of the air brake repair
| force in the ear sheds had to knock off
work to go to the hospital to have a piece
| of steel which had fmbedded itself in one
eye. picked out
Robert Wear of Mitchelrs gang in the
east shop is out owing to a bruised toe.
Engine 22sS, the little Shop locomotive
which has been assigned to service ex-
| clusively around Topeka shops, was ready
to be pinched out of the back shop this
morning and sent to the roundhouse for
trial trip
Bert Webb, machinist who left Walt.
MitcheIrs gang in the east erecting shop
to work for the company at Needles, Gala,
| is in Topeka for short time
George p. Hatton has been engaged for
service as scrap 1abOrer. and William G.
Jones as a boflermaker helper
John Hinshaw, who used to make
springs for the Santa Fe in Topeka shops.
but who for a good many months has
been with the Frisco at Springfield Mo-,
was here Friday visiting.
William Shinn, who has been working
on a spring FIRE, has been promoted to a
| bolt machine.
Martin Reardon. foreman of a force OF
shed laborers. was unfortunate in allow
ing a push-car to be pushed up on his
right foot bruising it SO badly that he will
probably lose two toenails. He was still
able to direct his men Friday
It is understood that carload of the
new shops equipment which had been
shipped from the factory in the east. has
been delayed on account of being tied UP
| in wreck.
+ Dark drab is the color which will be
administered to the steel frame of. the
| new boiler and machine shop For day
| or two John Layne's gang has been put
ting on white paint, but the former VIII
not show the effects of smoke and CRIME
i so easily as the latter.
Mrs. A E. Hamilton. wife of cab car
lpenter, is able to be up for short time
each day Mrs. Hamilton is mother of the
boy who was drowned IN the kaw some
weeks ago. and since then she has not re-
covered from the shock incident to the
death of her son.
George Lusk, one Of the popular engi
taken a leave of absence of 60 days and
i will go to his former home in Boston
4 Mass He will visit also number o.
other points in New England
4 Jacob Roof Is working in the machin,
shop as laborer. having been hired Fri
day.
It is probable that an addition WIN =