The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-03

eral of which much equipment was de-
| stroyed, leaving nothing except the iron
and other metal parts
1t has been decided by the social COM
| rnittee Of the Railroad Y M c. A in or
tered that contests shan be pulled led OF from
time to time in five of the leading ones.
| carrom, checkers. chess and SWITCHBOARD.
/ A list of candidates has been worked up
the rooms the finals will be pulled of
| D.. E. Cain, whose promotion to the
e trl' manager mayer Of the santa Fe occurred
| the first of the month, began his connec-
ten With the Santa Re as dm1eikleeperh IN
| duty he rose to the position of chief clerk
machinery. and was taken from the me-
| chanical department. by H. y. Nudge,
genera manager: ExpresSlonS OF grahtlnSGa-
| serving recognition of Mr.. Gains services
Alexander Ahlstrom and Walter Mills.
| Master Car Painter Hartley, have on ex-
hibition in that department a painting
which reveals true artistic ability on the
| part of it's authors. 1t depicts a stone
bridge spanning a rushing stream and on
the middle of the bridge there is sugges-
ton of Kansas in the prairie schooner
| deep blue of the sumemr sky is attractive
in its force. The remarkable blending of
possessed by the two young men.
Lately the coal train which runs between
Topeka and the Usage county mines has
been making an extra trip In order that
the heavy output there might be disposed
Of in better shape This has been, due TO
of the operators and the increased demand
incident to the cold weather WHICH calls
for a greater consumption than ordinarily.
Train No. g. the limited, was delayed a
few minutes Saturday morning when with
starch factory the engine struck a COW.
bursting one of the air pumps and causing
ebieed's the cars that is reIiave fherS Of Of
q a II 81 m eyh he
relieved, and the train was pulled into
the depot, where a fresh locomotive was
Three baggage coaches are to be fitted
up at once as commissary cars to be run
Santa Fe which carry diner. The plan
is to build an ice box in one end in which
perishable. can be stored, a second apart
ment to be Shelved for the storage of
placed and the remaining room to be used
for baggage In this way an excursion
stocked and the train run through with
out any delay necessary to taking on adj
secure the goods at a much lower figure
in the great cities than in some of the
was tried some time ago when two cars of
this class were built, but one of them was
returned to Topeka shops and rebuilt for
other work.
As soon the necessary change can be
made there will be three reservoirs for the
storage of Pintsch gas on each of the 81
new chair cars, instead of two, as has
been the case heretofore. These coaches
We're recently given an overhauling where
by the acetyIene lighting apparatus was
removed and this week the additional i'm
provements are to be made. The reason
for the change is simply that Pintsch gas
may be used exclusively instead of only
partially, as heretofore. The reason for
this has been that two tanks held only
enough of the fluid to light the cars por-
ton of the way to Albuquerque and back
to Kansas City One of the generating
plants of the company is located at Arm
strong, near Kansas City and from there
the gas is conducted through pipes to the
union depot, where, as often as desired,
the cars receive a fresh supply. After the
quantity which two reservoirs supplied
had been exhausted, while the cars were
out on the road: it became necessary to
light the cars with candles. The changes
on 10 of them win be made at Argentine,
the supplies being shipped from Topeka
shops. and the remainder will be given
additional tanks at the Pullman works IN
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