The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-11
RAILROAD NEWS.
Supt. Gaunt Win ReOrganize
Santa Fe Telegraphs.
Official Announcement Received
From Vice Pres. Kendrick.
POSITIONS CREATED.
esWfre Chiefs" and s'Superin-
tendents" to Be Named.
No Appointments Have So Far
Been Announced.
POSITIONS CREATED.

Under the auspices of Superintendent
C. H. Gaunt there is to be a compre-
hensive reorganization of the Santa Fe
telegraph department.
Division operators are to be appointed
with Jurisdiction over the various di-
visions.
At each of the quadruplex relay
offices, located at Los Angeles, Las
Vegas, Topeka, La Junta, Kansas City
and Chicago, a manager and wire chief
will be appointed
This is a portion of the important in
formation conveyed in an official cir
cular received today from Chicago. The
circular is dated March 3. and is signed
by Third Vice President j. w. Ken
drick.
No information other than that given
in the circular is given out by the OIL
Gals located here Superintendent
Gaunt declined to make any statement
None of the appointments authorized
by the circular have yet been made, ana
it is likely that none will be made for
some days. The circular refers in sew
eral places to the superintendent OF
telegraph and his assistants" 1t would
appear from this that more than one as
sistant will be given under Superin-
tendent Gaunt.
It is understood that under the new
order, the authority Of the superintend-
ent of telegraph is considerably in
creased. The superintendent is given
authority over train dispatcherS, agents,
clerks and all others whose duties have
any relation to the telegraph business,
so far as those duties are concerned
ALI applicants for positions in the de-
partment must be passed upon by the
superintendent
The circular is as follows:
In consequence of the extreme
length of the telegraph lines, the num-
erOus sources of interruption and the
constant increase of telegraph business,
the following changes and additions in
the service are made necessary:
HFirst-The telegraph department
will have full control over all persons
having duties in connection with the
telegraph department so far such
duties are concerned, including train
diSpatcherS, agents, clerks or others,
and all must be governed by its rules.
Second-The names of all applicants
for employment must be submitted to
the superintendent of telegraph for ap-
prova1 before they are placed in the
service and no operator will be employ
ed upon the system without authority
from the telegraph department. In case
of emergency an operator may be tenn
pOrarlly employed by a division official,
subject to the subsequent approval by
the superintendent of telegraph.
"Third-DivisiOn operators (prefera-
bly, the chief dispatchers) will be APP
pointed by the superintendent of tele-
graph for each division. These division
operators will enforce discipline and |
under the direction of the superintend- |
possible to assist in insuring efficient |
service
'fFourth-An operator will be chosen |
by the superintendent of telegraph for |
each quadruplex repeating office or !
wherever necessary, who is especially 1
expert, prompt and accurate in locating |
trouble on the wires, whose first duty !
In case of such trouble will be to locate |
1t, and give necessary orders to secure |
prompt repairs. At other times he will |
act as manager of the office and as op- |
orator. His title will be manager and |
wire chief, and his orders, within the |
limits of his duties, must be respected.
On some divisions which will be desig-
mated hereafter by the superintendent |
of telegraph, the division operator will |
be made wire chief also. The salaries /
or these wire chiefs and managers will |
be carried on the roll of the superin- /
tendent of telegraph, and be charged to
general expense on account of general
telegraphic service. In case any chief |
dispatcher is disqualified for any cause |
from acting as division operator, the |
wire chief will be appointed division |
operator with full powers and authority
over the operators and repairmen of his
division.
'-Fifth-Changes of operators at re-
peating stations, or where quadruplexs
by order of the superintendent of teIe-
graph, or assistants. These points will |
be Los Angeles, Las Vegas La Junta
Topeka, Kansas City, Chicago and
Purcell.
'Sixth-A1 changes in operators made
by the superintendent of telegraph or
his assistants will be reported to the d.
vision superintendent interested for
their information"
Then follows several sections relating
to the control of telegraph equipment
and other matters of technical nature