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

ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE
William Grubbs of the brass foundry
was absent from work yesterday
A great many of the south shop men
were moved to the new shop Tuesday
c. W. Jones. division passenger agent of
the Rock Island, spent Tuesday out on the
Frank Wilson is in Albuquerque He
may take position with the Santa Fe
there.
Santa Fe Wheel Inspector woodruff
wheels.
John Bauer. an employe Of the brass
foundry. was absent from the shop OH
Tuesday
Alfred Lowell, assistant superintendent of
motive power, is in La Junta this week on
company business.
Frank Cunningham of the brass foundry
laid off from work Tuesday in order to
take a short trip to Meriden to look after
General Purchasing Agent W e. Hodges
of the Santa F'e is out on the western lines
on an inspection trip. He is accompanied
by his son.
Charles Kfzer. jr.. who left the shop ser
wee several weeks ago, has returned to
the city and expects TO go to work in the
blacksmith shop al once.
J. ". Gibbons. foreman of the engine
painters, has been named by Grand Mas
ter Turner IS the chairman of the COM
mittee on the coed of the order.
Ell CINE No. 015t. which has been in the
shops Tor a general overhauling, went out
Tuesday noon on train No 40 the local
freight between Topeka and Atcnison.
Charles Renanda of the spring shop
who has been off from work on account of
having an operation performed at the hos
pila1. has returned to work in the shop.
Elmer Conway. a Santa Fe fireman, was
released from the hospital Monday after
being there for about three weeks on ac-
count Of having an operation performed
The new Hanging press for the new San
IA Fe shop. which arrived Saturday from
Bennett, Miles & Co. of Philadelp hia, is
said to be OF the largest type in the world
James EsskrIdge OF the blacksmith shop
returned TO work in the shop Monday
morning after a two weeks vacation trip
to California. He was accompanied by his
wife
The Twentieth Century Limited on the
New York Central lines made the run from
/ Chicago last month IN severe storm and
arrived in New York three minutes ahead
Of time
F. G. Godfrey. formerly electrical engi-
neer Of the Fort Madison Electric Light
company has been appointed engineer OF
the new power house. He took up his new
duties Monday.
The trainmen on an eastern line are pro-
Nided with a tailor shop and a bootblaclz
and shoes IN neat trim without any eX-
Dense to them
On next Friday a special train is to be
run from Ottawa to Atchis0n via Law
renee and Topeka on account of the state
orat0rical contest which is to be held
in Atchison Friday.
Sam Edwards, a Eostler in the Rock Is
land roundhouse at Harrington, was killed
Sunday morning. He was leaning from
: the cab OF a moving locomotive Whe0 MS
head struck on projecting box car.
The special car No. 1911 belonging to J.
H. Conlen. superintendent Of the Ell BaS0
division of the Rock Island: was burned
caught from the range in the dining room.
J. X. Sullivan. roadmaster of the Kansas
division of the Rock Island has handed
in his resignation He has accepted ser
division between Kansas City and Fort
Scott.
+ George r. Henderson. superintendent Of
motive power for the Santa Fe was one OF
the guests at the banquet given by the en-.
! gineering students of the University of
/ Kansas Saturday evening at the New Ed
ridge hotel in Lawrence.
/ The second wrecking crew are in Kan
I sas City looking after the remainder of the
I cars which were burned in the big freight
house fire. II IS thought that some of the
air brake apparatus on the - cars when
+ were burned may be saved.
The concreters who have been working
on the foundation Of the new turntable
at the r0undhouse have finished their
work and are now in Kansas City. The
bridge men at work on the table will oe
| employed for week or more yet
Nos / and fires. the last of the biggest
fires il the old blacksmith shop. We're
moved to the new blacksmith shop Tues
day. All that IS now in the old blacksmith
/ shop is No. / hammer and the bulldozeF,
and they viii probably be moved this
wee1.-
The Santa Fe St Joseph train is now
! turned around every day after its return
! from St Joseph on the Rock Island y. By
l using the \ the entire tram can De turned
/ at once while at the turntables in the San
/ ia Fe yards the cars had to be turned ore
al time
It is probable that the Railroad Y. NJ. c.
A. coffee room will be moevd soon from the
I old tin shop to the upstairs room in the
new machine shop. a large space has been
reserved there and the location viii be
most convenient for the machinists to get
their MONDAY coffee.
William Frame. chief clerk to D. Z. Cain.
superintendent of the western grand di-
vision Of the Santa Fe. is in Topeka for q
few days. He visited at the shops Nom
day. Mr. Frame was formerly employed
in the office of superintendent of motive
power of the Santa Fe railroad
The brother of Paul Morton third vice
president of the Santa Fe passed through
Topeka Tuesday afternoon on his way t.
Les Angeles Cal His private car, Meta
was attached to No /. He is accompanied
by his family. Mr. Morton deals ia sugar
and is ore of the prominent citizens OF
Chies-o.
William X. Vanderbilt. known the wide
world over as the man with a superflucsls
amount Of silver passed through Topeka
yesterday evening at about clock or
bis way cast after a soj0urn in California
He was travelling in his private car, which
was attached to No , No. was about
four hours late.
banks Morris & Co. at Beloit, Wis is II
the city experimenting the attaching 81
crude oil generator TO the stationary gas
oIine engine at the coal chute. The Santa