The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-16
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE

Thursday was payday at the Santa Fe
F. W. Thomas. superintendent of tests
for the Santa Fe, was in Kansas City
yesterday
C. T. Mcclellan, superintendent Of the
eastern division of the Santa Fee was in
Kansas City Thursday.
Nat Black of the Santa Fe passenger
department is expected back TODAY from
q short business trip 10 Kansas City
Alfred Lowell. superintendent of motive
power for the Santa F'e, left Thursday
on No for short business trip to Chi
A E Gathers of the Santa Fe machine
shop left Thursday evening for vacation
trip through the Indian Territory He VIII
be gone about TWO weeks.
W. E Bailey, assistant to H c. White
head. general auditor for the santa Fe
ter a short visit in Topeka
Elmo Whitmore, transportation clerk at
the Santa E'e general offices, went to
Hutchinson Thursday on a short pleas
ure trip. He expected to be back today.
Mr.. Joseph Sedan of the Santa F'e water
service left Thursday evening for Kansas
with relatives He was accompanied by
his family
Mr.. c. J. Wilson. the new superinten-
dent of the Nebraska division of the Rock
Island, left Thursday for his new head
quarters in Fairbury after d short visit
in Topeka with the local officials
Rev R. E. Mcbride. pastor of the Park
dale Methodist church. has consented to
address the regular Sunday afternoon
meeting at the rooms of the Railroad "
NJ C A Dr. J. c. McGiH Of Topeka will
sing solo.
Grant Thornburg, division freight agent
for the Rock Island, who has been sick
the corner of Fillmore and King streets
is improving rapidly and expects to be up
within a few days
Ralph Shaffer OF the Santa Fe brass
foundry left Thursday evening for Gaines
vile. Tex When he returns he will be
accompanied by his wife, who has been
visiting with her relatives there for the
past TWO months
Mrs Richard Wilson left Thursday ev-
ening on No for Detroit. Mich. where
she will attend the national convention of
the C-tristian cFurch Mrs Wilson is the
wife of Dick Wilson, the well known San
Ia Fe freight conductor
Pat" Sherman. depot master at the
Santa Fe depot, is expected back in a few
days from California, where he has been
spending his two weeks vacation During
Mr. Shernan.s absence the depot has been
in charge of Night Depot Master Butler
Mr.. J. NJ Burriss began work yesterday
as stenographer in the office Of the
succeeds Charles Nudge, who is now in
Denver with the Colorado Southern Mr..
Burriss was formerly in the employ OF the
Illinois Life Insurance company
Engines Nos e15 and SIS, two of the new
freight engines that are being built for
the Santa F'e at the Baldwin locomotive
works in Philadelphia went west yeSter-
day on extra freights after being set up
in the local shops preparatory to being put
in service in the mountain divisions OF
the road
Mr. Alfred Lowell. superintendent of mo-
tive power for the Santa Fe. has been
elected member Of the board of diree-
tors of the Railroad Y NJ c. A TO i'll
the unexpired term of George R. Hender-
son. who was formerly superintendent of
motive power Mr.. Henderson left the
Santa Fe last August
Thursdays Railroad Y. NJ. c. A meeting
at the Santa F,e coach shop was one Of
the best that has yet been held in the
shop. The principal feature of the meet
ing was a song sung by Prof Samuel Ira
cy. This song. the subject Of which is
The Higher Life has just been com
posed by Prof Tracy and F. D. Christy,
the evangelist. who addressed yesterday ;
meeting, and was sung yesterday for the
first time