The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-03

was acting foreman during Mr.. Glenn'a
absence.
J. c. Wilmot, Waterman at the Santa Fe
to the new machine shop Mr.. Wilmot has
been watching in the old shop for NUM-
her of years
coach shop today noon for the third time
Mr.. Williams is a great favorite with the
shop men. i the size of his audiences Is
at all significant.
Special car No. 221. which belongs to
Third Vice President KendTiclS Of the San
ia Fe. has been run into = shops f2r light
Wednesday on NO ].
John Taylor of the machine shop left
Thursday for an extended trip in the west.
He will be gone about month and will
visit San Francisco. Portland and other
western cities before he returns
Arthur Stewart formerly in the employ
Of F. r. Frost. chief electrician for the
Santa Fe, has been transferred to Newton.
where he now has charge OF the electrical
equipment of cars running out of there.
James Peabody, chief statistician to Paul
Morton, first vice president of the Santa
Fe has been released from the hospital
after a six weeks sickness. Mr. Peabody
has returned to his headquarters in Chi
cago.
e. H. Hershey of the erecting shop was
on yesterday on account OF having his
hand severely burned he lad ms nand on
a steam pipe which was extremely hot It
need not be said that he removed his hand
Immediately.
J. R. Folsom, formerly messenger boy
city and who was only recently appointed
night operator at Clyde, Kan, has been
promoted to the position of night operator
at Hobart. Ok
Hudson Snyder. the 7-year-old son OF
Bert Snyder, foreman Of the rod gang in
the erecting shop. is reported to be i'm
proving from severe attack of lung To-
yer. It thought at one time that rs
would not recover.
The work on the new Railroad 7. NJ c.
A. building is progressing very rapidly.
The men are putting forth every effort in
order to have every thing ready for the
president to lay the cornerstone when ne
is here next month
F. G. Sharon, western passenger agent
of the Burlington railroad. is to be mar
ried on April Is to Miss Mary Bruce Green
quarters are in Kansas City is well known
by local railroad men,
J. z. Hurley. general superintendent of
the Santa E'e, and William Archer super
visor of the water service, left Wednesday
evening for a trip to Kansas City and over
the EmpOrla cutoff They are travelling in
Mr.. Hurley's private ear.
The. men working under A. F. Hilton,
who has resigned his position as store
keeper of the Santa Fe lines east of Aibu-
querque, have presented him with a hand
some dress suit case as a token Of their re-
the Santa Fe and was well liked by al Of
the men under him.
Among those who have quit the service
of the company during the last week are
Edward A. Holman, helper in the PLAN
ing mill; Harry Bradley, of the car sheds:
Claude Hughes. helper IN the machine
and Clarence Slower and Richard Robin
son of the scrap department.
The men in the tin shop are organizing
what they call a mineral water club. Each
man who joins pledges himself to give so
keeping it stocked through the summer
with Ice and mineral water Those who do
not belong to the club not drink. Al
least not the water in the cooler.
Circulars were received yesterday at the
Rock Island division offices which
nounce the appointment OF J. b. KMpat-
rick as assistant superintendent of mo-
tive power. Vice A. L. Studer resigned.
Mr. fitzpatrick was formerly the master
transferred to the northern district, with
headquarters at Cedar Rapids
William Sheehan Of the blacksmith shom
has returned to work Ter a short ABB
sence. due to severe t.rns which he re-
ing. Mr.. Sheehan. who works on tie bolt
machine. was heating bolts at the oil fur
= llL Wy ~ "s ln.Al ss IN suu -
now minus eyebrows and ashes
When the little red building which il
to serve as the office of John Purcell, SUE
perintendent of shops, was moved from its
former location near the round house to
the clerks worked IN the bnildinr ds1rtne
the operation. It Is said that the rolling
motion Of the building while IL was being
moved, made several Of them seasick.
Several of the boys in the store account
ants office are wondering what the COM
pany is going to DO IN regard to arranging
q new payday. Wnen they were under the
supervision of the storekeeper they re-
ceived their pay on the 18th OF the month
the same as the shop men, but now that
they have been transferred to the auditing
department they think that they should
receive their pay on the first of the month,
as the men at the general offices do.
The work on the new addition to tho
Santa Ee depot is progressing very rapid
". The south wing will probably be ready
to be occupied in about two weeks and
the baggage agent will be able to move
into his new quarters in the north end by
the end of the month AS soon every
thing is finished and cleared up the de
pot having been reprinted, and the new
brick walk Will have been laid Topeka
rgsll have a station that she may well be
proud of.