The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-29

at the Crawford last night was a visitor
at the Santa Fe general offices Monday
r. A Flemming Of the office of the gen.
eral manager of the Santa Fe. returned
yesterday from short trip to Peru. Kan.
Mr. Flemming has some oil property near
Heru. 4A4s ilra s
Henry Lantz chief clerk to the general
manager of the Santa. Fe, left Monday for
short trip to FL Paso. He accompanied
yesterday.
F. A. Woodruff of the Santa Fe depart
ment of tests left Monday for Denver,
where he will inspect some wheels for the
company He will return to Topeka the
last of the week.
Bert Nudge. chief clerk to the SUPER
Santa Fe. with headquarters at Pueblo.
was in Topeka Monday. Mr.. Nudge is a
the road.
About a dozen Topeka insurance men
left on No Monday evening for Chi
cage where they will attend the annual
Writer'S association. They chartered a
special sleeping car which will carry them
clear on through to the Windy City.
n. NJ: Rice, general storekeeper for tho
Santa Fe. with headquarters in this city.
returned Monday from a months inspec-
ton trip over the lines under his super
vision. The greater part of Mr.. Rice's
trip was spent in the west He was ac-
companied by Mr. Bartlett, his stenog-
rapher.
d. p. Brown. chief clerk in the general
passenger department. of the Gulf, Colo
Galveston.
was in the city yesterday on his way to
Kansas City. Mr.. Brown is an old Tope~
kan, having at one time been employed In
the ticket auditing department at the
general offices.
Charles Nudge, who recently left Topeka
to go to Denver as the stenographer of
the general superintendent of the Colo
RADIO Southern railroad, will be succeeded
in the general managers office by VIII
liam Collinson, who is at present stenoS-
rapher to L. L. Shakeshaft, chief clerk to
the general passenger agent
The office of H. f. Ray storekeeper for
the Santa Fe, has been transferred to the
first floor of the storehouse. Hereafter
the office of the general storekeeper and
the store accountant will occupy the roou
upstairs while Mr.. Rays force and The
force of X. r. Stewart, general foreman
directly under that of the general store
keeper. The change was made on account
of the lack of space in the room up
stairs.
Nos. 1904 and 1906. two of the new en-
gines the Santa Fe is having built at the
Baldwin LOCOMOTIVE works, arrived today.
shop Immediately. where they viii be set
up ready for service. The only change
be in the drivers. These will be taken off
and replaced with those of two of the
Prairie type, The Prairie type is to ba
used for freight engines and the new en-
gines are TO take their place on the pas
senger trains.
Mr.. V. L. Lonergan, an operator in the
Rock Island telegraph office, will leave
shortly for Guaymas, Mex. where he has
secured the position of manager of tina
telegraph office of the Sonora Railway Of
Mexico Mr. Isonergan is well acquainted
with Guaymas and the surrounding coun-
try and people having lived there before
he came to Topeka. The remaining opera
tors in the Rock Island telegraph Office
will be sorry to see Mr.. Lonergan leave.
as he is not only good fellow. but one
Lonergan is an uncle of Lester Loner-
gan the actor