The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-13
ARouT RAILRoAp PEopLE.

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ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.
John Purcell. superintendent of shops
I has been east for a few days.
Samuel Magill. machinist in the east
| shop. has beer out for a day or two.
A number of Santa Fe men are interest,"
| ed in an oil stock company at Chanute.
Locomotive 1852 has been turned out FOR
trial trip after receiving general repairs.
Business has, begun picking up in the
/ machine shop lately. about II men being
Kept on duty all of Friday night
George w Miller foreman of the ma
chine shop was indisposed and unable to
be in his place Saturday afternoon
Machinist f. Whipple who mas been in
the east for fortnight's visit was expect
ed TO answer the Whistles call this morn
ing.
Trainmen and enginemen are soon to
/ be given examination on rules and regIl-
laticns which were issued some months
ago.
During last week the wonan's auxiliary
Of the B of R. 7. was in session at CIeve-
land, o. closing its work there Saturday
1 evening.
Joseph Waters, an upstairs painter who
! went TO Kansas. City week ago for
pleasure trip. will stay a fortnight before
returning.
A L. Thorpe, who has charge of the spe-
/ cial cars here. but who went east two
weeks ago for a visit to his former home.
/ has returned.
Fred Terrain, formerly a machinist APP
prentice here. but who has been away
about a month, has gone to work in
/ contract shop.
orders have been issued to west bound
| trains to take water at Reading and Neo-
sho Rapids while the pipe lines are under
repair at EmDoria-
! c. NJ Stockton a storehouse clerk who
went to the national @. A r. encamp-
ment at Washington. D. c.. is expected
to resume his desk work this week
superintendent Of the Missouri Pacific,
! WAS formerly chief clerk in the office IF
the division superintendent at Sedalia.
George w. Ross, conductor on the s.
Joseph passenger, has returned from
visit Of some weeks in Indiana Conductor
Speer has been supplying during his alb
sence.
Locomotive 4S5, which was wrecked out
west some weeks ago, is being brought to
/ Topeka for general repairs It will have
to be thoroughly overhanled. as it was
/ badly damaged
] 1t iSexpected that the Katy viii be run
! ming trains into Bartlesvilie. l. t, by No
venlber |. 1t is to be- an important feeder
to that line which is now penetrating the
country into BartlesYiIle.
Mrs NJ. P Holland sister of Thomas
Halrsine of the boiler shop. who has Desn
visiting here for about TWO weeks. has
gone to Mangum l. T.. 10 rejoin her hus-
band who is in business there.
Locomotive 9s7. one of the two largest
engines in the world. which the Santa Fe
recently purchased, not long ago pulled
$50 tons into Las Vegas. Its tonnage is
about double that Of the ordinary loco
motive.
There was strong run of stock from
the part OF the state west of Topeka Sat
urday night about three trainloads start
ing from the towns of Alma Eskridge
and Reading for their destination.
Claude Maze of the boiler shop had the
misfortune TO let piece of heavy metal
duty He will probably be laid up several
days although it is not anticipated that
amy serious consequences will follow.
1t has been decided by the Katy officials
according reDOrtS-uOt a build iutD
Pawhuska, Ok The line runs near that
point, but it was not considered worth
whlle to extend 1t there FOR what might
be gained.
Complaints are still being lodged by the
railroads about the scarcity of cars There
Is such an immense business. everywhere
and the traffic is Of such Il nature that it
Is ciHlcult to keep the necessary rolling
stock On hand.
Pat Sherman. Santa Fe depot master.
VINO has been out for a vacation about
Two weeks, took up his duties Saturday
morning 1t was the first rest he had had
IN three years and was nucn deserved.
Mllllam Butler. night master, was taking
In order that the cuts on some of the
new cut of line near Wenesvjne might
, De Wldened, Doddridge diJcher was
J taken there on the local Sunday afternoon
ana today went into service It has been
: IN the yards here for some weeks receiv-
ing few reDairs.
As might be expected, lack of material
.HtIeatths 10 delay the reconstruction Of
the passenger station here Mill stuff
. flSnt now Is about the most difficult class
! 81 puhdlns material to be procured, but
| cement is also scarce. About the time the
real winter weather arrives then there
nav be plenty CT cement lumber and the
> lie.
George r. Henderson. superintendent Of
motive power. returned Sunday afternoon
> from Albuquerque. n NJ. where he has
f oeeh Tor nearly week attending a con
: ference of mechanical superintenoients and
ne leading raster mechanics of the sys-
, IN: The subjects considered were re
lating to the operation of locomotives ex-
= clusivel-.
c. F Page who pulls the St. JOSEPH
passenger, had occasion to run its engine
up TO the Sixth street viaduct the othe.
: DAY, and Notwithstanding the fact that
rage mas the record of being next TO the
!, ciqesJ engineer en- the system and WITH
: an Finds Of seniority behind him could
nave the limit of tree transportation. ns
T had not been SO far west as this in 1.
years 1t was only occasioned by the De
pot being torn up and it Icing 1s=cessarS
=, Tor MIN to take his tram IN on the mair
4 line tracks that even this Incident h -
9ened-