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The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1902-12-25
Protective P)llcy
of the
UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY.

We universally recognized fact. Palrons
o! the Great Overland Route" are as
sured that every device of human skill
has been adopted to protec1 them .'insI
accident. Millions Of dollars have "een
spent by the Union Pacific Railroad Go.
Ia the improvement Of track an rqnip
meut. fine line il enowed for its un
paralIeled speed record reliability for
maintaining tins schedule, aud the gem
arnl superiority Of 1t service.
All tickets good via SALE Lake and
Denver without extra change.
Detailed information rel sue 20 rail
road and steamship transportation
cheerlullv furnished on Application to f
DE. Burley, Gen. Agt Salt Lake City
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1902-12-25
SIX .llLLI0Ns
DOLLARS SPENT
BY the
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD co.

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD co.
ia improving what was ou.inally the
finest tack in the west.
RESULT
A comparatively straight and level road-
bed ballnstel With dustless Sherman
Granite rendering possible the highest
rate Of speed together with the vr'i,"si
Il 'giee OF safety. Tue magnitude ri the
work must be seen to be aplte,ia,ed.
WHAT DOES lr MEAN!
: lii comfort, security aud pleasure ia
unr patrons.
ARE you GDiNi EAST.
II so You cannct afTrl to 20 via any
o,hcr thu this RbfM HIGHWAY
Farther Information - application per-
so"aIly or 10y letter to
DE Burlsv,
q neral Agent. salt .skr Chy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-01
RAILROAD NEWS.
Santa FEES Rivals Force 1t to
Run Slower Trains.
Must Not Cut Time Between
Chicago and Kansas City.
CHANGE TIME CARD.
Supplement Issued for the Chi
cagO Division.
CHANGE TIME CARD.
Santa Fe Now Running Over
Missouri Pacific Tracks.

Because the Santa F'e is thirty miles
shorter than any other line between
Chicago and Kansas City. it has forced
the other Chicago Kansas City roads to
beg for mercy in the matter OF time
schedule Whatever the Santa Fe's
rivals may try to do in speed between
the points in question, the Santa Fe can
always. without any more effort, accom-
plish n half an hours less time.
This condition is responsible for the
PRONUNCIATION of time card supple
rnent by the Santa Fe for the Chicago
division of the road. This supplement is
issued to announce that in the future
the Santa F'e trains VIII make slower
time between Chicago and Kansas City
and return
1t is of course evident that this con-
cession by the Santa Fe was not made
voluntarily It was no doubt forced to
extend its running lime by the rivel
roads which could not keep up the pace
which the Santa Fe had set 1t was
pr0ba bly, announced to the Santa Fe
mana cement that unless they put in
slower trains. the rival roads would in
sist upon 4 differential rate, lower than
that OF the Santa Fe, between Kansas
City and Chicago.
The fast time Of the Santa Fe trains
has been winning much patronage for
that road out of both Kansas City and
Chicago. People who investigated dis
covered that by using the Santa F-e,
er line without any additional expense
It is believed possible that the Santa
Fe has been granted some concessions
by the other roads to compensate it for
the change in the time of its trains, but
what these concessions are has not been
announced.
The officials of the Santa F-e located
in Topeka claim that they know nothing
of the cause Of the deal. as it was all
arranged by the executive officers in
frf7i7a
Under the new time card supplement.
the following changes went into effect
yesterday on tie Chicago division:
EastbOund. No. S. viii arrive at Chi
cagO at S:45 a ~, instead of 9 O'Clock.
- minutes later.
No. = viii leave Kansas city at 6 p.
m. i minutes later than at present
and arrive at Chicago at 7:50 a.. n
Wesrbound. No will leave Chicago
at D. m, instead of 6:27. and will ar
rive at Kansas City at s. Is a. m. instead
Of S.25
The Santa Fe line from Chicago to
Kansas City is ASS miles long The
Alton, which has the next shortest lire
is 4SS miles. The Rock Island is 81
miles
Another change of Importance als7
went into effect at Kansas City Sun
day. The Santa FeS California Limited
now comes into, the depot from the east
end over the Missouri Pacific tracks. IN
stead Of backing down from the Grand
avenue station. TIE new arrangement
IS made possible by the construction cI
a connecting track between the two
roads at Sheffield 1t will save about
limited will then arrive at 2:55 a. m
and depart five minutes later.
A supplement has also been issued fcr
the Eastern division Of the road. but
the changes are merely the ones due &C
the new connection over tie Missouri
Pacific t-aclzs-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-01
Three Tank Gangs Are Busy.

Owing to the desire of the Santa F'e
to get its water treating plants in oper-
alton as soon as possible. John Austin,
who mas been member of the force
putting up a tank at La Junta, Colo.
has been given three men from the OLD
gang at La Junta and three new men
and has been sent down to Syracuse,
Kas., to erect another Of the Kennicott
water softener plants. Tt will be 43 feet
high, while that which the force at La
Junta is building under direction of
Louis Roehrig will be so feet high. Still
a third force has been sent out, from La
Junta boiler shop and Is doing similar
work at Lamar. Go1o.. the tank there
being 43 feet in height Members of the
Toueka force write home saying that
they do not expect to visit Topeka be-
fore Christmas and after that they will
have to return to the west again, for
there is besides a standard 43 foot
tank to be erected at Syracuse. one at
Belpre on the Hutchinson branch After
that two tanks west OF La Junta will
occupy the attention of the gangs for a
number of months Austin and Roehrig.
who are doing most of the work of this
class. are Topeka men, At Syracuse
there are seven eases of smallpox but
fortunately none of the Topeka men are
among that number. No deaths have
occurred there from the conta gion-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-01
SANTA FE ALL RIGHT.
Commerce Commission Sustains It's
San Francisco Rates

Washington, Dec 1--Commissioner
Prouty of the interstate commerce com
mission has handed down a decision in
the case Of the Atchison. Topeka &
Santa Fe railway and other roads
accused of charging exerbitant freight
rates on goods shipped from Chicago
st. Louis and other middle western
points TO San Francisco. The commits
sioner holds that the evidence is not
sufficient to prove violation CT the law
on the part OF the railways. He says
in part;
The differences between car load and
less than car load rates from St Louis
Chicago and other points IN the middle
west 70 Pacific coast territory, which,
are the subject OF complaint herein and
which average about 50 cents per 100
pounds, are not, taking the rate adjust
ment as whole. and giving due cOnsiG p
Grafton to the controlling force of water
competition between the eastern sea
board and the Pacific coast. different
enough to be unjust. But while the
tariff cannot be condemned as a whole
upon grounds urged by the complaint
ants, many of the details in such tariff
are in violation of law"
Further hearings in the case will be
held at St Louis on the second Tuesday
in February
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-01
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

Thomas flanagan of the machine shop
has drawn his time and is now in Kansas
The water service is in need of more Ia
borers-
Edwin Person IS new man in the shops
He was employed Saturday.
Jacob Barberick of the blacksmith shop
is laying off on account of the illness Of
his wife
Charles Mcdonald is a new employe .of
the brass foundry. He went to work Fri
day morning
Mrs Ira Miller left Thursday for Los
Angeles where she VIII join her son, who
has a position there.
Henry Foth. the pump house engineer,
count of sickness in his family
B. H Rodgers, night chief operator at
the Rock Island Office, is in Boulder. Col,
attending his fathers funeral.
William Greer of Glenn's gang in the
roundhouse did not ring in Saturday morn
ing His friends report him sick
George Fraser. foreman of The black
smith shop. left Friday afternoon for Chi
cage, where he will spend few dayz
Hammer No 4. from the old blacksmith
shop. has been set up in the new shop
It win be ready for work some time this
week.
Jesse Cowen. helper in the south shop,
for the Parkhurst-Davis Mercantile COM
pany-
R. J Putnam. a clerk in the machine
shop office. has been absent for the last
few days. 1t is reported that his wife is
very sick
William Johnston. the electrician in the
machine shop. failed to appear Saturday
Oscar Meyer attended to his work during
his absence
Charles K Warren assistant to Presi-
dent Leeds of the Rock Island. is now in
the vicinity of Colorado Springs and Den
yer on an inspection trip
Switchman Wiley of Emporia is in the
hospital with a mashed foot He is doing
nicely and it is understood viii be ready
for business before long
The worlds fair commission for Texas
reports the receipt Of 5000 from the T. and
p. road. $4,000 from the Southern Pacific
and 5000 from the Santa Fe.
The regular monthly membership meet
ing of the railroad Y. NJ c. A. will be
held Tuesday evening An oyster supper
will be served to those who are present.
1t is stated that all Of the old employees
of the Union Pacific will be retired pen
sions This system will involve about $30.-
900 annually. 1t goes into effect January 1.
Mrs. ]. NJ Riley and family are visiting
her sister, Mrs. Thomas B: Hairsine, at 40
Freeman avenue Mrs RIiey's husband
is an electrical engineer for the NJ x
and T
George Real a boilermaker in the Rock
Island shops at Horton who formerly
worked in the south shop here. was mar
TOPEKA.
Bert Nichols who formerly worked in
the Santa Fe shops here. has returned to
Horton after a short visit with his fam
Rock Island at Horton
Arthur Godfrey of McCoy's gang in the
store house. has been given the work of
sailing the cars after they have been load
ed. Bert Jewett. who formerly did the
work. has given Up the job
Frank Ford. carpenter in the water
service department who quit about a week
ago. is back in the department He is TAX
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-01
MISSING GOLD.
Search for $65o,OoO in Bars Con-
signed to Dom Paul.

Berlin, Dec 1.-The British govern
ment is telegraphing to all the German
ports making inquiries concerning Boer
gold bars worth $3.50, 900 which it is sup
posed have been brought to this country
from South Africa within the past fort
night The bars are destined for former
President Kruger and DR.. Leyds and. X
is presumed, had been concealed in the
northern Transvaal Great Britain will
endeavor, to attach the gold if it can be
located, on the ground that she is en-
titled to all the assets of the Transvaal
because she has assumed responsibility
for the debts of that country. including
the bonds issued prior TO the war. Gen.
Botha's reply to Colonial Secretary
Chamberlain that the late Boer govern
ment had no assets was strictly true as
far as he knew, but since receiving Mr..
ChamberIain's letter Gen Botha learned
according to seemingly trustworthy in
formation here that Mr. Kruger and
DR.. Leyds have in their possession 21s
million collars Gen Botha requested
them 70 turn over this gold for the
benefit of the Boer people. but DR..
Leyds refused. averring that the money
was to be used in unfolding the Boer
nationality N the future Gen Botha
has notified DIR. Leyds that unless the
gold is given up legal proceedings will
he brought against him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-01

land IN Chicago prefers to sell a passen-
ger through to Colorado Springs instead
OF only TO Kansas City over its own
tracks and then on to Colorado over the
Union Pacific OF some other competing
line If the Rock Island is able to explain
% passenger that by going all Rock
island the journey can be made without
changing depots, whereas a broken ticket
would mean riding from one part of TIE
city to the other. it would, in majority
OF cases, overcome the first wishes of the
passenger and get the entire haul. That is
70 Illustrate a contention made to me
that the Rock Island now has such a
general system radiating from here to
all parts of the country that it wants TO
get away by itself / am told that the
company intends spending between 81. 000,-
000 and S2.5a0.O00 in the North end on z
depot and terminals
Incidentally, North end property is SELL
ing at boom prices A piece of residence
property. undesirable for that purpose,
which six months ago sold for $500 is
now being bid $4,000. The agent making
the bid does not know for whom he is
irving to buy
The city eounselor's office is perpiexed
over the latest phase of the Bates fran
chise deal Where once Theodore Bates
was insistent on his claims being immed-
lately recognized. now he is doing almost
nothing whatever At the hall the in
clination is to the view that the Rock
Island is behind Bates. end that the lands
he has Decn buying on the south bank Of
the river are for that corporation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-01
GOING GLIMMERING.
Kansas City's Prospects of New
Union Depot Are VAGUE.

Kansas City Mo, Dec. Ito conf
Dental friend the president of the street
railway recently expressed the belief that
there would be not one, but two new
depots. the present site TO be used for
freight. What may be part of this
scheme. if it is a scheme, seriously ell
tertained, may account for a statement
made by ex-Assistant Secretary - War
Meiklejohn. who was in the city Wednes-
day. To a local capitalist, General Meihle-
john said:
There are to be extensive improve
ments made here by the Rock Island rail-
road There is nothing now in Kansas
City that contempiates such vast eXpen-
ditures of money The company intends
spending 100000 for a depot and ter
minals. It is to be its own edifice, for its
own trains
A banker who, in his private capacity.
handles much corporation money, sup
plemented this with the following:
Owing to the selfishness of the Bur-
rngton railroad. prospects Of a new union
depot are disappearing. Railroads are
now said to be looking out for them
selves. We may have three depots. II
seems that this being no longer an orig
inaI terminal. but relay point instead.
railroads are DESTROYS of getting away
from competing lines. I can best illus
trate this by saying that the Rock Is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-01
Rock Island in Arkansas.

Little Rock. Ark. Dec. 1.-The legal
birth of two new Rock Island railroads
in Arkansas has occurred. one with
capital stock of $3.50, 600 and another 81.
600. 0o0. the larger line to Little Rock
from Benton and extending southwark
to Alexandria. La Articles of incorDo-
ration were filed with the secretary Of
state late this afternoon and the rail-
road incorpOra tors held a session imne-
diately afterward, granting all the priv
ileges asked for by the new corporation.
The smaller Of the two roads is the
long expected extension of the SearCy
and DeS Arc, not only from Des Arc to
Hazen. but also from Searcy TO Heb+r
Cleburne county The larger corpora
ton is an entirely new proposition, and
will be sprung upon the public in thu
nature Of a big surprise Besides the
line to Alexandria. La, from Little ROCK
there Will be two branches. One viii
run out of Hampton. Calhoun county
in a southwesterly direction to Vicks.
burg. Mss The other and smaller
branch will go from Malvern to join tn
main line between Princeton. Dallas
COUNT. and the Dalias-Grant county
line.
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month the bridge viii be nearly com
D.eteS.
The graders are still at work this side
of the Chiekaskia, however, and work.
ing this way rapidly A larger force is
grading than has heretofore been en-
ployed- The Kingnan county section
is almost graded and the men will go to
work in Sumner county by the end of
another week The Sumner county an
pralsers nave filed their report and the
right OF way is secured through the
cCunt=
eThis section Of the road is eight miles
long and the grades Will not be large
and when the workmen get to this part
Of the line they will advance rapidly
Millerton. where the Orient will cross
the Missouri Pacific. is on the line be-
tween Sumner and Sedgwicl counties
and here the Orient company expect to
join with the Missouri Pacific and run
their trains OYER the latter line into
Wichita They expect to reach Millerton
and have the track completed and ready
for use by February 1 and will run
trains from Byron. Okla, to Wichita
while the section of the line between
Millerton and Wichita is being built.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-01
BLOODLESS SURGERY.
Mr.. Armour, Whose Daughter Was
Healed, to Establish an Institute.

Chicago, Dec. las a monument OF
gratitude because his daughter, heiress
to fabulous wealth. has been reclaimed
from a life of utter >heIDlessness and
given one of activity and enjoyment, J.
Ogden Armour, millionaire. now turned
philanthropist, like his father. has begun
making plans for the Lolita Armour
Institute Of Bloodless Surgery, which is
to be endowed with three million dollars
The first active step in this direction
was taken at Mr. ArmOur's homo. while
the packer, his wife and daughter were
entertaining Prof Adolf LsOrenz and DR..
Frederick Mueller, both of the Univer-
sitS of Vienna
Il intend te establish a hospital or in
stitute for your school of surgery" said
Mr. Armour addressing DR.. Mueller.
while Prof Lorenz nodded approval.
You must be at the head Of it. II
makes no difference what the cost may
be- MY daughter has practically beer
given back to me and l and my wife
are grateful For the first time since
parents are toyless because their chill
dren are afflicted with the same
trouble
First of all. it was announced by the
donor, the institution shall be absolutely
free to whomsoevermay need treatment.
There is not to be knife in the place.
Mr.. Armour said he had selected the
site and that the only thing remaining
to be done is the construction of the
building and the equipment 1t was de-
cided that the hospital will need an en-
dowment of nearly three million dollars
to insure an.income Of 100000 a year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-01
LIKE THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL.
Union Pacific Pension System Pro
wives Compulsory Retirement.

The system of pensions adopted by
the Union Pacific will be patterned after
that in vogue on the Illinois Central.
which is generally regarded as the most
satisfactory and liberal one yet devised
To be eligible under the Illinois Cen
trails system of pensions an employe
must have first been in the service Of
the company ten years or longer Then.
il he has reached the age of 20 he must
be retired There is no option about
this. But ne may retire at So, either by
the voluntary action of the company or
upon his own application. which must
be favorably acted on by the board of
pensions
The Arrangement and control of the
pension department of the Union Pa
cific VIII be vested in the board of pen :
sions. whose headquarters will be 10
Omaha and whose transactions will be
subject to the approval of the presl-
dent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-01
PUEBLO TO SANTA ROSA.
Rock Island Said to Be Ready to Let
More Contracts.

Within so days it is said contracts win
be let for the building of 265 miles of
railroad by the Rock Island system con-
Meeting Pueblo with Santa Rosa The
object IS TO secure for the Rock Island
another outlet from Denver and Color
ado Springs to the Pacific coast via Ell
Paso, and, at the same time. tap the i'm
mense coal fields at Trinidad, Col
The Rock Island line from Liberal,
Kan. which connects with the South
ern Pacific at Ell Paso, runs through
Santa Rosa. and the proposed line from
Pueblo will be the connecting link in
the system between Colorado and the
Pacific coast
The Rock Island uses the tracks of the
Denver and Rio Grande railroad be-
tween Colorado Springs and Pueblo, and
when the proposed hpe is finished. it is
understood the road viii lay its own
tracks from Colorado Springs to Pu-
eblo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-01

ing the place of Edward Bauer, a. mill
wright, who drew his time several days
Otto Kuehle, who quit the plating room
a few weeks ago after being in the SER
vice of the company a long time, will leave
at once for Los Angeles, Cal, his future
home. He is not positive what he will do
there, but says he may start up in bust
ness for himself
plcye of the Santa Fe at Emporia. VINO
has been in Topeka hospital for most of
about Monday. RowIands was struck
across the chest by piece OF hose and
has been unfit for duty since that time
The Thanksgiving services of the RAN
road Y NJ c. A were held Sunday in
stead of Thursday. on account of the alb
sence OF so many OF the members. The
services. which began at the usual lime.
were led by J. n. Greene. The music was
furnished by the male quartet and the
Mrs. NJ A. Montgomery left last Thurs
day to join her husband in Rouse. Gel.
Mr.. Montgomery. who formerly worked
in the water service department. went to
Rouse about a month ago and is now
weighmaster in one OF the big coal mines
there. Mrs. Montgomery was accompanied
by her two daughters.
H I. Herr. who has resigned the mas
ter workmanship of the Chicago division
ment of the Norfolk and Western, was the
youngest master mechanic on the Santa
Fe system He was a graduate Of Yale
and has been successful in the admins
tration of affairs in his department
Frank Hammond:s steel bridge building
gang, who for several months has been
employed here in Topeka. has been sent to
Chillicothe. Ill. where it will be occupied
for two OF three months putting a new
structure across the Illinois river at that
point. c. J. Devlin CT Topeka bought the
old bridge and will place it over on the
Pekin branch
Jesse Gavitt. formerly gang foreman in
the south wrecking shop and afterwards
master mechanic at Newton for ten years.
how has a good position with a large rail-
road supply house in Chicago. He was
down to the shops Friday ON business for
his house. but in spite of business. he man
aged to get around and visit with some of
his old friends
Locomotive 435, which some months ago
was demeralized in wreck out west, has
been reaired here and today was
ready for trial trip 1t was sent out of
the shop Sunday afternoon One of the
quickest records for repairing ever made in
this locality is said to have been accom-
plished with this engine A week ago to-
day it was brought in from the boiler
shop. nothing to it except the boiler.
Workmen were assigned and <oT a week
swarued over it getting It ready for bust
ness They finished a little after noon On
Sunday and the machine was sent over to
the roundhouse- Engine $50. which also has
been in the same department for general
overhauling, has been prepared for road
service.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-01
WHITE HOUSE PRANK.
Young Roosevelts Play With EIeva-
tor--Left Guests in Dark

Washington, Dec. 1.-The lights at the
White House played a strange prank at
the little dinner given by the Roosevelts
to a few friends last week Suddenly
they flashed and faded. and then went
out altogether, and then as suddenly re-
appeared in the very middle of course
This happened several times.
Young Quentin Roosevelt was at the
bottom of 1t. He was shooting up and
down in the new electric elevator. and
every time the machine would start the
power needed for the lights in the house
was withdrawn from the dining room
and the president and his guests were
left in darkness. A force OF electrical
workers were busy today changing the
wires in the White House so that there
would be enough current to work the
lights and the elevator at the same
time.