The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-02-27

The Rock Island has announced a
similar cut as the Santa Fee in reduced
rates to California.
james Henry. owing to i'll health,
has given up his work at the round house
where he has been employed for seven
years past
y E. Truitt, section foreman of the
Rock Island at Willroads, numbers the
sixth girl at house, on the 18TH A
charming valentine.
j. P. Fengel. agent of the Rock
Island at this station. in company with
his wife, has gone to Galveston and other
points, and will be absent two weeks.
His place while lie is absent will be filled
81. G. Nuckles, accommodating and
courteous agent.
The Santa Fee has announced that
from 22d 27th April they will sell
tickets to California points for $50 from
Dodge City for round trip. This big cut
will Increase the already heavy travel to
Los Angeles, San Francisco and Southern
California points via the Santa Fe, as it
is much shorter than its competitors and
as the rate is practically cut in two, it is
expected that many will take advantage
of it. The other lines will announce that
they will meet the cut.
j. L. hendrIck, third vice president
of the Santa Fe, and j. E. Hurley,
general superintendent of the western
grand division, came to Topeka Monday
to renew the conference with the COM
mittees OF the railway trainmen. This
conference was started some time ago
and held eyeraI sessions, but was neces-
sarily broken off and was postponed until
this time. Ii is expected that this session
of the conference will be final and will
reach a conclusive decision in regard to
the demands made by the trainmen.
The Santa Fee railroad is sending
out circulars authorizing six additional
homeseekers' excursion rates The dates
fixed for the excursions are March and
IS, April 1 and Is, aud March and 90
The same conditions govern these excur-
sions as have governed former home
seekers excursions The decisions of
the railroads to continue them through
the spring has made the homeseekers'
excursions continuous throughout the
year, whereas heretofore they have been
held only i'll the spring and summer
months.
The Rock Island has announced the
schedule for the passenger service on the
new Ell Paso Rock Island line that is to
begin Sunday, March ,. The Ell Paso
and in accordance with the present pro-
posed schedule, the westbound trains
will leave Kansas City at s. so each even
ing. The train will pass through Topeka
at 1890; leave Dodge City at about s 80
the next morning and will arrive at FL
Paso at 7.30 the following morning. max
ing it 35 hour trip from Kansas City
and 33 hour trip from Topeka It is
probable that the leaving time at Kansas
City will be changed soon to enable pas
sengers from ST. Louis on the Wabash in
the afternoon to make connections with
this train. In event the time card is
changed the train will leave Kansas City
at 90 instead of S so PIN, and will pass
through Topeka at IL 80.
The passenger equipment of this train
will be of the latest design and will con-
sist of two Pullman cars, chair car. a
dining car and smoking car. The train
will be vestibuled throughout, and meals
the dining car will be served a Ia
carte.
standard first class Pullman will
be run between Chicago and Ell Paso, and
Pullman tourist car will be carried be-
tween Chicago and San Francisco, via Ell
Paso and Los Angeles. The service will
be daily in both directions, and passen-
gers route to from San Francisco
Will have opportunity to spend several
hours at Los Angeles in viewing the city.
Returning the schedule calls for the
train leave Ell Paso at pm, and
leaving Dodge City at about pm. the
following evening, and Hutchinson IL
PM, arrives in Topeka at 80 the fol-
lowing morning and Kansas City at z 30
The eastbound taaiu also makes connec-
tions at Ell Paso with the eastbound Sun
set Limited.
Beginning with the Inauguration of the
new service the Rock Island has taken
independent action in making a fare of
925 from Missouri river points to Cali
fornia common points