The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-16
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Work has been begun on the new Santa
Fe depot at San Marcial.
Casper De Chant is new man in the
room.
J. G. Griffith, clerk in K R. Stewards
o1iee Of the store house, is in Manitou
Springs for a short time
John McHugh of the stock room in the
paint shop, was absent from work Satur-
day on account of sickness.
W. II. Zarker. clerk in the office at the
coach shop, was absent from work Satur
day on account of sickness.
Arkansas City is elated over the pro
posed new office building which it is ex-
pected the Santa Fe viii erect there this
summer.
According to the Railway Age the Santa
Fe will lay 600 miles Of S5-pound steel rails
during 1913 in California, Arizona. New
Mexico and Texas.
J. A. MacNeiI of the Santa Fe depart
ment of tests is in Chicago for the pur-
pose of doing some inspection work at the
Pullman works.
Theodore Beesan of the blacksmith shop
mas quit the shop service and has secured
the position of assistant to the engineer al
the Mutual Ice company.
The Cedric of the White Star steam
ship line is said to be the largest ship
ever built. 1t is 700 feet in extreme length
and has a displacement Of 3S,2OO tons.
Glen Jones of the south machine shop
has quit the shop service and will leave
shortly for Parsons, kan. where he has
secured employment in the Frisco shops.
L. NJ. Hartley, a boiler washer in tho
rouHdhouse left today for Los Angeles,
CAL where he viii visit month with his
daughter Mrs. c. B. Horton. He is ac-
companied by his wife.
A circular was received at the Rock IS
land division offices Saturday announcing
the appointment of Thomas H. Healy as
passenger agent of the FL PasO-Northeast-
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Santa Fe train No. l was three hours
late into Topeka Saturday. It was re-
ported at the division offices that the delay
was caused by derailment near Marco
line, which delayed No and nearly all
the rest of the west bound trains
The work of laying 200 miles of heavy
rails on the Rock Island between Bucklin
and Texhona has commenced. The new
rails are S0-pounders, taking the place Of
60-pound rails which were found to be too
light for the heavy engines on that divis-
ion.
The San Bernardino Transcript states
between J. H Moore of the Rock Island
and President Ripley of the Santa Fe N
regard to a new traffic agreement between
the Santa Fe and the Rock Island. Both
parties are now in California.
The Rock Island win shortly have new
Chicago wire. The new wire viii be
copper quadruplex and will be strung as
soon S the factories can turn it out It
is probable that the force of operators
will be increased as soon as the new wire
is up.
The weather report for the eastern Kan
SaS DIVISION OF the santa Re. winch was
received in Topeka at o'clock Saturday
afternoon. was as follows: "Neosho Rap
ids, North Ottawa, Olathe. Bonner Springs.
View. showing hard Atchison. cloudy,
not yet showing. Wind northeast
The Great Northern and Northern Pa
cific railroads have undertaken to build q
big union tunnel under the city of Seattle
Wash. running from the north to the
years to complete the work which is al
ready begun At one end of the tunnel
q big union station viii be erected
Sunny Jim Snyder of the machinists'
force at the new shops is of duty on
count of being hit in the eye by q block
of wood that was accidentally thrown bv
some one in the shop. The block cut
cash over Snyder's eye nearly two inches
long. It was necessary for him to go to
the hospital to have it dressed
Elaborate preparations are being made
for the eighth annual ball of the =. of L.
F.. which VIII be given in Argentine on
the evening of February IS. The ball viii
be held in Nokes' hall and the music will
be furnished by Deveny's fun orchestra.
Several couples from Topeka have made
arrangements to attend the ball.
The bill which came up in the legisla
ture to compel railroad companies to pay
of every month, as IS the present custom,
meets with disapprOval at the hands OF
the clerks who make out the worlxneIl 3
time and vouchers To get che checks fig
ured out once a month keeps the clerks
busy two weeks of the month and if the
company paid every two weeks they would
be at this work nearly all Of the time.
Engine No. 913. another Of the big Mi
kado freight engines that are being built
for the Santa F'e at the Baldwin locono-
tive works in Philadelphia. arrived at the
shops Saturday afternoon. It viii take only
two more to complete the order Of fifteen,
but if it is true that the Santa Fe has
placed an order for more Of them it is
probable that the men in the east ard
back shops win be kept ousy setting up
AIikadOs for some time to come
Electricity is now being used as the mo-
tive power for the south transfer table in
the place of steam. The boiler and en-
CINE have been taken away and electric
! appliances have ESsn installed in their