The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-26
WILL LOCATE HERE
Three Santa Fe Departments
TO Have Representatives
IN PEERLESS PRINCESS
General Freight Agent MegIey
and Party Here Yesterday.

On February I. Harry z. Titus. assist
ant livestock agent, Harry Mayer. assist
ant clam agent and three travelling audi
tors-gy. r Fredericks, E. L Ness and
L z. Dormon-of the Santa Fe, VIII IS
tahlish their headquarters IN wichita
Mr.. Mayer VIII come from Newton and
Mr.. Titus from Topeka. After that date
al their business VIII be transacted from
here. They viii have their Offices in the
building recently vacated by the division
superintendent over the freight depart
ment AIr. Titus is the son OF the general
livestock agent Of the Santa Fe and has
already many friends in Wichita IL is
also said that the represe nIativs OK
another important department Of the
Santa Fe VIII come here, but it is not
quite settled.
Yesterday Assistant General Freight
Agaut Te5ford. with headquarters II Chi
cago. r c. Megley. general freight agent
az Topeka. 1Ir 2. J. Easley division
superintendent. Ed. 7. Ives trainmaster
ard Harry i. TITUS, assistant livestock
agent were IN the city looking after
santa Fe interests in Wichita IN talking
With q reporter for the Easles Mr. Aegley
said:
wichita IS Supreme in her commercial
field. There is nothing thar can see thar
VIII interfere with the growth # this
city in the future II the crops IA this
territory are as good this year as they
were last, nothing can keep wichita back
! believe that this snowstorm has done
a great amount Of good. The snow ex-
tended IS far south as White Eagle. Q.
7 ard the sleet extended as Tar south as
Guthrie"
When asked about the local freight rate
situation, Mr. Negiey sad; Nothing is
accomplished BY this freight rate aeita-
ton. The rates are as equitable IS they
car DC. Wichita 3 treated as wen By
the santa Fe as other commercial cities
similarly located. IL is impossible 10 make
the same rate TO al cities
wichita has nothing 70 fear from any
Missouri river point. II its own territory
i IS supreme, though It has competition
from such cities as Hutchinson and Ar
kansas City.
1T is surprising the amount Of johbing
business done hy Wichita east Of bere.
s.Thls city has q concentration OF Of
wholesale houses that IS great benefit
The freight business done By the SantaFe
our OF this city. is immense
NO TIE Santa F'e is not making any
mere preparations than usual 10 handle
this years crops. 4 number OF new cars
are being made for the road, however. !
and We can have the use of these
The visiting gentlemen were enter /,
tained by J.. r. Delaney and party OF
local friends in the smoking room Of the /
Carey hotel and the party had a delight
ful time The officials IN question are
aae fellows and are among the growing /
men of The system.
8Ir J. ". Ledf1rd is especially popular. {
He has been advanced rapidly by reason +
OF his ability and adaptabihty 70 the 4
f-eight business until now he is assistant /
general freight agent at Chicago, an office [
Of considerable influence and salary. 1t /
has been but q few years since ne was I
q local agent at Il Dorado and afterward .
al Hutchinson His friends know him as +
Ted. q name by which ne is universally .
known BE has been the subject Of many .
fotzes in the short-gTass country where
iifs friends have insited that he Is (
swede His reputation as Swede be
came so general that il was the general .
.npression Ia the Swedish colony IN 9ar- +
vev and Reno counties that lis was one
81 their own nationality.
alr Easlev. the new superintendent OF
III division. is also a very genial and
al bic man.
The new officials that are 10 locate IN
wichita viii bring clerks with them and
the santa Fe population in Wichita VII
not BE- less than IL has ever been after
they are located here
If your stomach Is diso7dered. bowels
irregular. and you don't feel well. you
need Prickiy Ash Bitters. II Is very effec-
tive IN removing this condition