The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-06
ABOUT RAILRoAD people,.

c. M. Webster of the store account
ants office, spent Tuesday in Kansas City.
William Cotton Of the blacksmith shop
is absent from the shop on account of
sickness
H. T. Mabry is a new clerk in the office
Of George Frazer, foreman OF the black
smith she's.
Theodore Beesan is a new man in the
blacksmith shop. He began work the hrst
OF the week
Walter Wessen has been transferred
from <. r Stewards office to the general
storekeeper's office
Hugh Montgomery of the brass foundry /
returned to work Tuesday morning after
several days absence
Casper Jacobs and orval Wright are
both new men in the boiler shop. They |
were employed yesterday.
Arthur Watts of the blacksmith shop has |
returned to work after two weeks lay |
off on account Of sickness
Peoria railroads have established rule |
providing for charge Of 5 cents ton a
day on freight in freight houses.
Dan Donaldson of the boiler shop drew
his tine Tuesday, Charles Downing OF the
same shop also drew. his time.
David c. Stewart of the blacksmith shop
drew his time Monday. He has secured
employment elsewhere in the city.
Frank Cunningham has gone to work in
the machine shop a helper He for
n1erly worked in the brass foundry
William Johnson of the blacksmith shop
returned to work Tuesday morning after
several days off on account of sickness.
Engine No. 3, which belongs to c. II.
Sharp, the railroad contractor. is in the
machine shop for a general oyerhauling-
F. n. Risteen, mechanical superintendent
for the Santa F'e, left Tuesday morning for
Argentine, to be gone for several days
f. A. Woodruff, wheel inspector for the
Santa Fe, returned Tuesday evening from
a short inspection trip TO Kansas City.
Milton Heberer of the store accountants
office returned to work Monday morning
after spending several days in ST. Joseph
Wade Jones' office boy in the office of
General Storekeeper R1ce, has peen pro
noted to the position left by Maurice Todd.
S Florence Of the blacksmith shop was
absent from the shop Monday on account
| of sickness. He returned to work yester-
day.
brake department, has returned from Colo
RADIO, where he has been testing new air
brake.
B. Perry Of Newton is spending few
Kinsey, assistant to K. R. Stewart, fore
man of the storehouse.
E. Nordstrom. a laborer in the water SER
ago is again at work in the shop He be-
gan work Monday morning.
Martin Shultz has returned to work in
for over month. Mr. Shultz has been
troubled with rheumatism.
H. u: Nudge general manager Of the
Santa Fe. is expected back tomorrow
from a short trip over the western lines
with Third Vice President Kendrick.
The Southern Pacific. it is stated is con-
sidering the feasibility of removing bag
eagemen from its trains and of combin-
ing the duties of baggage and express
agents.
William Rollins formerly of the Santa
Fre machine shop in this city, is now in
California It is reported that ne IS work
ing in the Santa Fe shops at San Bernar-
dino.
J. A. MacNenl of the mechanical test de
partment, left Tuesday afternoon for Chi
cago, where he will inspect some wheels
for the Santa Fe. He will return to To-
peka on Friday.
Engine 487 is on the way from Emporia
to Topeka for repairs When she arrives
, and the local shop men will fix her fire
. box, which is disabled
Another delegation of English railway
officials is visiting this country to secure
, information relative to the operation ano
! management OF American roads. The par
ty is now touring the east.
George Reed of the water service depart
ment has quit the service of the company
and started into business for himself He
. has purchased the grocery store IN tht
Crawford flats on Fifth street.
The most crooked railway in the world Is
said to be the North Pacific Shore line
which has 277 curves in distance of eight
and one-hfth miles and the longest stretch
of straight track Is 4l3 feet in length
Mrs j. w Morgan, who has been sick
for the last three weeks with infa mmatory
rheumatism was reported to be worse
band is employed in the pattern shop.
Phil A. Auer. district passenger agent
! for the Rock Island, with headquarters al
: +
agent for the same road at Denver TO sue
coed Hal S. Ray, who goes to ST. Louis.
H A Fislxe of the blacksmith shop has
quit the service of the company and has
5 started up a small shop of his own MT
/ Fiske is an old employe of the Santa Re
having worked in the shop for about i
! years.
Emmett Wood is absent from the shoT
on account of an accident that he nad or
! Monday He fell from the coal ana a asf
, chute which is being erected near tnS
l south end of the new power house ano
broke his right leg
w. P. Barrett, day clerk in the water
service quit the service of the company
yesterday evening and left today FOR lola
2 where he has a better position in a dry
the same office takes Mr.. Barrett's place
Banks is succeeded by E. NJ. Robertson
The latest thing in railroad advertise
ments is a little pamphlet gotten out h3
, the Rock Island. it Is entitled May Tours
to California and contains many thing:
of interest to the person who intends t'
20 to California during the coming sum
! mer.
Charles Sawyer was hurt Monday morn
ing in the lower part Of the an6omen NJ 0:
! couple of cars. Although his INJURIES or,
not serious he will probably not be Daci
to work for some time
On Tuesday force of men were set t.
: work whitewashing the walls in the store
< house. Instead of using the brush the mel
j. spray the wash the walls with com
: pressed air. The air saves great deal o
1 time and it is thought that better result
are derived from the use of it.
, The PENNSYLVANIA is contemplating tn
| building of a subway under its man,
tracks at the shops in Kansas City. It vii
be OF brick and lighted by electricity ant
is intended for the safety of employees go
ing to and from, the shops. It was at FRS
thought to erect bridge across Out Una
r was found to be impracticable.
S s. Chase, a pipe filter in the waite
service was seriously hurt yesterday morn
. ing while repairing some steam pipes i
. the machine shop. While at work Chas
was sitting on one of the rails on whlc
/ the small travelling cranes are rum IN
i nov who runs the crane, not seeing Chase
= ran his machine on to him from behind
+ His back was injured A hack was call'3
i Immediately and he was taken home. !
has not been learned just how serious ri
- injuries are.
= Santa Fe engines No 122 and No i
y have been sold and orders have been is
sued to the erect that they shall be re
paired in the Santa Fe shops before the