The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-10

idsnt Of Topeka and Is well known here.
He is also well known in lodge circles.
having held office in several Of which ne
is a member
william Spencer of the blacksmith shop,
who formerly worked on the night shift, is
now working with the day force. The
count Of the lack Of coal.
John Larson of No. 1 hammer in the
new blacksmith shop returned TO yvork
days during which time he visited with
relatives in Kansas City.
4 S. Mcclellan, western passenger agent
for the Wabash, and H c. Shields. tray-
cling passenger agent for the same road.
were IN Topeka Monday and made their
usual calls at the local ticket Offices
E. w. Thompson, assistant general pas
senger agent for the Rock Island. with
headquarters in Kansas City, was in the
city Monday afternoon in consultation
with officials at the Rock Island division
OFFICES.
It IS reported at the shops that Ott
n the navy ana VIII quit the snoP service
OFT doubt contemplateS conflict pc
tween Germany and the United States and
thirsts for gore
The spring testing machine which was
formerly operated in the Santa Fe depart
ment of tests was moved to the new shop
yesterday morning, where it will be set
Up and used to test the springs that are
turned out by the springmakers.
The werk of putting up the counter
shafts in the new machine shop Is pro
crossing rapidly When all or the shaLts
are up and the belts are attached to the
machines the interior of the new maeni1ae
shop will resemble a great network Of
betting
Two new prairie type engines arrived at
connective works in Philadelphia. Their
numbers are 1883 and 1140. These engines
will be run into the east shop where they
will be set. 1t is not known which dlNls-
ion they have been assigned to-
Engine No. 9l2, one of the big Mikados
which arrived at the shops Saturday from
tcl
cut on her trial trip yesterday afternoon
after being set up in the east shop pre-
paratOry to her trip to the New Mexico
division, where she is to be used on the
heavy GRADES.
Reuben Peabody. an apprentice in the
machine shop who had his hand crushed
in his lathe several weeks ago, was down
to the shop yesterday. His hand is much
better and he says that he will be able to
resume his work in a week or So He ex-
poets to take a short trip to Chicago be
fore he returns to work
The Railroad Y. NJ c. A at Columbus
O., has issued a very neat calendar for the
year 1903 The main feature of the calen-
dar is a photograph of a large prairie type
engine which IS numbered 1913 and Whica
has Railroad z NJ. c. A" printed on the
side of the cab where the name of the road
to which the engine belongs usually ap-
pears. Several of these calendars are now
in the possession Of the local association.
The big electric crane IN the new Santa
Ee machine and boiler shop received q
thorough test yesterday One OF the Dig
prairie types was run into the shop and
lifted clear off her wheels by the cranes
The engine was then carried over and set
upon another track as easily as if it had
been a piece of tissue paper. Several OF
the officials were present when the engine
was moved and all pronounced the cranes
a success.
The spring machine which has been set
up in the south end of the new blacksmith
shop. where the springmakers are now
working. was operated yesterday for the
first time With this machine in the shop
the springmakers' work is a great deal
easier This machine cuts the iron, rolls it
and punches it and all that the men have
to do is to put the bands on and set them.
The springs are then taken to the testing
machine which is now near at hand ard
if they stand the test they are ready for
| use
A great many of the men in the new
/ shop are complaining because of the cold
which prevails in the new shop. They
! say hat their old quarters were more conn
/ Portable than the new ones by far Tbs
/ engines in the power house have not yet
managed to force enough heat into the
4 big shop and consequently the thermom
/ eter falls dangerously near the freezing
/ point in the morning before the sun is
! up. Last Saturday it was cold all day and
the men in the brass corner We're forced
! to quit work. Several of them are now
/ confined to their homes with colds.