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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-20
TEN YEARS PROGRESS.
Some Interesting Figures About De-
velopment of American Railroads.

In 1892 the United States had III, 563
miles of railroad. which had increased
in 1902 to POP, All miles, In 1892 the
gross receipts had increased to $1,726,-
$50 267 In the ten years the mileage
increased roughly Is per cent, while the
gross earnings increased so per cent
While the gross earnings were increased
so per cent the actual units of services
performed increased at a much more
rapid rate, passengers one mile rising
from 1900 900. 900 in 1892 to 5000, 000, 600
in 1902 and tons of freight one mile
from 80 900 100000 in 1892 to 157 900, 900, 900
in 1902.
The increased mileage necessarily
means an increased consumption of all
kinds of supplies and equipments, but
the increased units of transportation
sold indicate a much larger consump-
ton of the necessary articles. The in
crease in freight units in the ten years
of nearly 100 per cent is, perhaps, the
best indication of the great increase in
the amount of supplies and equipments
used by the railroads.
The following table compiled from
the Railroad Gazette gives the number
of cars and engines built during each
year since 1890. The figures have been
carefully collected from every builder in
the country and in only a very few
cases have estimates been made from
information obtained from other sources
to obtain the total figures.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-20

letter addressed to the "Beloit Brewing
company This firm hasn't been doing
business in Be1oit for more than 20
years, the old brewery having been torn
down, and on its site stands resi-
dence.
The department W. r. C. convention
held in Mcpherson, in May last, select
ed Mrs. Emma B. Alrich, of Cawker
City, to compile all the decisions of the
several department conventions which
work, which makes an eight page
pamphlet, and will be bound with the
Mcpherson proceedings.
In the last four years the Phillipsburg
Dispatch says that three former fore
men of that office have bought and are
now printing their own journals. Be
sides five other printers in his office are
now in the ministry. This is because
John Royce, the editor of the Dispatch,
has never been known to use a cuss-
word.
The Stockton News has changed own
ership. F. E Young, who is postmaster
retires, and J. ]. Parker, formerly with
the Phillipsburg Dispatch. takes con-
troll.
Cedarville is going to celebrate Aug
ust /. And it will be good to be there,
for it was the first county seat Smith
county had.
There isn't a drinking saloon in Smith
Center And yet there are those who
will accuse that place of keeping joints
from the fact that the Pioneer publish
ed this item: About 3 o'clock on the
night of July z a strange phenomenon
presented itself in the eastern sky. 1t
was just after a rain and by the light
of the bright moon a beautiful rainbow
was observed in the eastern sky. This
strange and unnatural sight was wit
messed by several of our citizens"
1t is to be hoped that no libel suit will
be instituted between the Smith Center
nj Ar1,
Just because the two Mankato papers
are having a libel suit, don't you fellows
do it. Don't pull any guns or knives,
either, and above all don't call one an
other liars. Your papers are first-class,
and you would be missed if either had
to go TO iail
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-20
TRADE WITH CUBA.
Railroads to Make Tempting Rates
for American Manufactured Goods.

Freight officials of railroad and steam
ship companies have been in conference
on export rates. Their object was to
effect a concert of action to promote
commerce between the United States
and Cuba through the Ohio and Missis-
slppi gateWayS and the gulf ports The
representation included what is known
as the Havana conference committee,
organized about eighteen months ago
for the purpose that led to this meet
ing. The work of that committee up
TO this time has necessarily been slow
as before the Spanish-American war the
bulk of the Cuban trade went to Spain.
1t is understood a schedule of rates
has been agreed upon to be announced
later and which will apply especially
to packing house products, canned
goods, general grocery and provision
staples, agricultural implements, furni-
ture, hardware, clothing and cloth
goods. The idea of the railroad and
steamship companies is to foster the
Cuban trade for the benefit of the Amer
lean manufa cturers and freight move
ments, which. through the freight move
ments, viii necessarily greatly benefit
the transportation interests.
Memphis, a Mississippi river gate
way, is figuring prominently in the
schedules. Four Memphis railroads are
vitality concerned. Much of the Cuban
pass through Memphis. These four sys-
TENS are the Illinois Central. the Frisco,
the Missouri Pacific and the Louisville
and Nashville.
The rates will apply principally from
New Orleans and Mobile, those. gulf
ports taking the same classes. Pensa-
cola and Gulfport will figure indirectly,
as their rates are based in measure
upon those of Mobile and New Orleans.
Fhe South Atlantic export ports are not in
terested. New Orleans, Mobile, Pensa
cola and Gulfport gateways, through
which most of the export freight of the
Ohio river territory passes, will get
better division of the consignments on
rates put more on a parity with the
New York gateway by certain elimina-
tons
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-20
La Junta Shops May Be Perma-
nentIy Closed.
Work to Be Brought to the To-
peka Shops.
WHAT u. MUDGESAYS
No Great Necessity Now for La
Junta Shops.
Places of the Strikers Will Not
Be Filled.
HAT III. U. MUDGESAYS

What may be the first move in the
abandonment of the La Junta shops o.
the Santa Fe railway was the dis.
charge by the company of all the shop
men there who struck last week be-
cause their pay checks were a day
late. All the work which has been
done at La Junta will for the time be-
ing, at least. be done at Topeka. 1t
may be that the change will be made
permanent
While the company does not abso-
lutsly refuse to re-employ all Of the
striking shopmen, it had disbarred per
manently the leaders in the strike, and
may. when the time for re-employing
comes. relocate the men in Topeka ana
give them places in the Topeka shops.
So far there has been no indication
OF a strike in the Topeka shops in SYM
pathy with the La Junta trouble.
In an interview, General Manager H
L. Nudge says:
About three hundred and thirty
men. including a number of boiler
makers. machinists, car repairers ana
other labOrers, quit work this week
and the company viii not allow them
TO return to their places. We have
made no arrangements to fill the places
OF the men and do not intend doing
anything of the kind. There is no greaa
necessity for the La Junta shops now
that we have the new shops in Topeka
The work formerly done at La Junta
will now be brought to Topeka with
the exception of repairs that are inn
mediately necessary to rolling stock
The work which has been handled in
the shops at La Junta will all be
brought here"
What. was the contention or demand
OF the strikers was asked.
They made no demand" said Mr.
Nudge. Their pay checks did not ar
rive on the day they We're expected and
the men just walked out. Of course the
company could not stand that 1t is Gus
tomary to deliver their checks to them on
the 18th of each month. The checks were
delivered to the express office here on the
18th as usual, but failed to reach their
destination on time. The master mechanic
of the shops asked the men for a confer
ence with their grievance committee but
this request was ignored. The men win
not be taken back. We cannot have
strikes over such trivial matters and do
not want such men working for US. Some
of the men were led into the trouble by
agitators, and these may be given work
again after we have time to learn who
they are. but the leaders cannot work for
the company again.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-20
MIR. COBURN'S DEPARTMENT
Work He Is Doing for the st. Louis
Exposition.

The ST. Louis Worlds fair bulletin
says:
The features pertaining to live stock
under Chief F. .. Coburn have hereto
fore been designated as a section but
are now officially known as the depart
men of live stock. with the official
designation in the classification of de-
partments as department r.
The Louisiana Purchase exposition is
the first Worlds fair management to
give live stock the prestige and rank
of full department, with an independ-
ent chief tribute to interests which in
this country represent a value of $5000,-
900. 900.
The live stock department is arrang-
ing classifications for beef cattle, swine
and sheep, with the ages uniformly di-
yided into six months periods instead of
one year. This doubling of age periods
and giving recognition to early ma
turity has never been attempted at any
! other international exposition. 1t will
add very materially to the interest to be
taken in the exposition live stock dis
plays.
Announcement was made on June 5
of the sum set apart by the exposition
management for prizes in the live stock
department. The amount is $3.50. 900. or
more than the aggregate of the appro-
priations made by all previous internal
tional expositions for live stock prizes.
| The Columbian exposition appropriated
$142,500, which was generally considered
at the time an enormous sum for such
| purpose. In addition to the $3.50. 900
appropriated by the Louisiana Pur-
chase exposition, special prizes will be
offered by many live stock associations
and individuals
The live stock department will have 80
acres of ground and about 50 buildings.
There will be 50 barns, each to accommo-
date SO to 80 horses or cattle, and several
others somewhat smaller: four octagonal
barns, 1O0x1O0 feet, to accommodate cows to
be USED in a dairy demonstration. with
silos and feed barns, grand amphitheater
and arena. 250x45G feet. for exhibit ring,
and building fer public sales of live stock
and for stoclmen's conventions. in which
will also be made the exhibits and demon
strations with relation to live stock under
the auspices of the Association of Amer
lean Agricultural Colleges and Experiment
Stations.
In addition to the classes of horses gem
orally shown. number of others will com
pete, including artillery, cavalry. ambu-
lance, fire department and police depart
ueent horses. The prizes offered for cat
tie sheep and swine will also have a wide
range. Cne of the most interesting and
instructive features planned for the expo
sition will be a comparative test of breeds
of cows with reference especially to their
dairy qualities in both butter and cheese
production, and incidentally their gains in
/ f4esh. Poultry. pet stock, dogs and the
minor animals and fowls are TO be recog-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-20
MUST CHANGE SITE.
President Ripley Talks of tho Pro-
posed Union Depot at Kansas City.

Kansas City No. July 20.-When Presi-
dent +. ?. Ripley of the Santa Fe passed
through Kansas City Saturday he said IN
an interview concerning the new union
depot project:
THE flood has forever settled the
proposition against the location of the new
union depot in the west bottoms. The
flood has only served to emphasize condi-
tiors that have always existed here. 1t is
plainly obvious to all except those who
have selfish ends to serve that this loca-
dor is too crowded and cramped for the
building Of anything like an adequate
depot for even present needs, much less
leaving any provision for the future
growth Of the passenger business in
Kansas City a depot could only be
built here with . lavish exDcnditure for
more land and the exercise of some con
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-20

siderable engineering skill in crowding
depot in this pocket-like chasm. There
are half dozen places along the Kansas
City Belt Line railroad where an ade-
duate denot could be built, besides other
sites in the north end.
1.-The city could afford to give half a
million dollars for an uptown depot, but
the railroads are not asking anything of
the city except liberal treatment in the
matter of closing streets, the providing
of approaches. and fair treatment in the
matter Of overhead and grade crossings
The city has not been disposed to en-
courage the railroads in the matter of
i'm proVernents it having in the past fol-
lowed policy that tends to handicap
"a Their than induce Improvements. This IS
one of the conditions that must be rem
edied before a depot can be built.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-20
APAcHEs AT WORK.
Compose a Section Gang Out in Ari'
IONA Desert.

The Prescott Courier says that forty
Apache Mohave Indians are now. at
work on the grade of the Crown King
branch railroad. and twenty more will
arrive soon. They are under the direc-
ton of the well-known Chief Novack,
and are said to be very good workers.
There are some sauaws with them and
the squaws have commenced the erec-
ton of tepees.
The grade of the road has been com
pleted to post three miles beyond Mid
dleton's the end of the track.
It is stated hat grading camp Will
be established at Crown King next
week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-20
Reballasting Rock Island Track.

Wichita, July 20.-Considerable mon~
ey is being expended by the Rock Is
land road to put their tracks in
better shape for the large locomotives
Contracts have been made to have sew
eral hundred miles of track reballast-
ed. and two large crushers are being
constructed-one at Quarry siding,
near Marion, and one at Alta Vista
The tracks have fairly good ballast
now. and the crushed stone will be
placed on the old ballast The steel on
the Pock Island is of the heaviest and
when the tracks are thoroughly re-
ballasted they will be in shape for tho
largest engines and trains.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-20
Another Oklahoma Railroad.

Guthrie, o. T., July pa charter has
been granted the Chickasaw & North
eastern Railway company, with CAPT
tai stock of $4,000. 600. The proposed line
IS to be 125 miles long. running from
Chickasha, I. T., northeast to Holden
vile, I. T., passing through the Chicka-
saw M ton, Cleveland and Potta wato-
naie counties. o. T.. and the Creek and
Seminole nations. The incorporators are;
Charles r Reichert. Asher; w. S.
Search. Wannetti; ]. H. Maxey, Jr., c.
J. Benson, r. A. Timmons John Lorany,
3. T. Main and +. q. Wood, Shawnee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-20
$500 sHoPMEN PICNIC.
Arkansas City Gave Free Cigars to
Santa Fe Men.

Arkansas City Kas.. July 2O.-Saturday
Santa Fe shopmen from Newton Emporia
Florence and all Oklahoma points held
their annual picnic in Riverside park in
Arkansas City. There were about 1850 peo-
pie in attendance The day was spent
watching various sports. A basket dinner
was served The visitors came and left the
city on a special train. The Commercial
club Of Arkansas City provided free cigars
FOR all the shopmen. and c. S. Beekman
delivered an address of welcome.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-20
Rush to Yellowstone Park.

An indication of the present condition
of business generally is furnished by tho
fact that passenger travel this year is
breaking all records, and not merely in
holiday business. The Chicago-St Paul
lines are running practically solid train
loads. with every berth taken. The
Yellowstone Park travel is unprece-
denied at this season. the rush having
begun earlier by two weeks than usual
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-20

Chanute, Kas., July 2O.-Supt. Barnes
went to Grencla with the Wrecker to pick
up the wreck that occurred there.
VIM. Ecoxs. assistant round-house fore
snan is contemi lating trip to Cal1fornia
sonlo time in the near future.
The rev passenger depot will be ready
for occupancy in about two weeks.
The stock rush al Islgin has begun; four
n = Jrrl-ins. chief cIerR to A Mitchell
went to Topeka Friday on business
Agent Tyler has been transferred to
Trinidad. Colo. A. L. Cable. former agent
at Madison Kas.. succeeds Mr.. Tyler.
w Fl. Remington. who has been en-
ployed in the car department here for sew
eial years. has been appointed one of the
II all carriers for the government
" IN. Cain. stenogvapher for A Mitchell,
has ta,-en a two months layoff.
AEr VIII Salter. foreman of the day in
speetors. has just returned 70 work after
a tvyo weeks sojourn In Michigan.
GereraI Supt. J. e. Hurley arrived in a
special last evening on an inspection trp
of The Santa F e lines and also inspected
the rev depot and expressed much pleas
ure that the building was so nearly com
pleted, ard also at its imposing appear
aEca-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-20

and work win not now commence I'M
til this fall.
The main line through the yards
will also be greatly improved: from a
point east of the Santa Fe crossing to
a point beyond the Arkansas river the
present so pound rails will be replaced
with heavy so pound steel
General Superintendent Gruber. As
sistant Engineer Bloom and Division
Passenger Agent Cooper, together with
superintendent Conlen. made up the
party,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-20
Inspection of Rock island.

Hutchinson. Kas.. July 20.-J. H. Con-
len, the Rock Island division superin-
tendent. in an interview gave out a few
contemplated improvements on the
part o. the road which will accrue to
the benefit of the town. Amone. others
the road viii ballast with stone the en-
tire distance from Herington to Hutch
inson. Work would have been com
menced on this some time ago. but the
recent high water interfered seriously
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-20

Il will be noted that the second table
reflects perfectly the depression of busi-
ness during 1S93-1S94. From 2240 loco
motives built in 1890. the number drops
to sos in 1894, and the same is true of
car building Since 1894 the recovery
has been gradual. until in 1901 all pre-
vious records had been surpassed, both
for cars and locomotives, and in 1902
the gain was even greater. Indications
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-20

nized more fully than has ever before been
done. and Chief CobuTE1 states that every
energy will be bent 10 have at st. Louis
in 1904 the most extensive and instructive
presentation OF animal exhibits in kRe kLga-
tory of the world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-20
ABOUT RAILRoAD PEOPLE.

R B. Maxwell, clerk in the office of the
Santa Fe ticket auditor, spent Sunday in
Kansas City.
Arthur Sheer. clerk in the office of the
Santa Fe ticket auditor, left Saturday
evening or No. for Chicago. where he
will spend his two weeks vacation.
The Gay Of the Santa Fe shopmen's pic
mic at St. Joseph is drawing near. and the
members of the different committees are
very busy making arrangements. All OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-20

EMPIRE.

Broadway and 63d St, N. 7. City.
Telephone in Every Room.
Rooms 81. 90 per Day and Upwards.
fine library of The Empire has
choice literature long been the IA
- = ,s vorite hotel for
Aor the exclusive tourists visiting the
use of our guests metropolis
Restaurant noted for the excellence of
its cuisine, its efficient service and mod
crate prices.
rom GTano CeH-' A greater number
cars markeT of street cars pass
Broadway to Fort the Hotel Empire
Lee Eerry anu than any other
in seven minutes hotel in the city.
From all Ferries, Steamboats, and Ocean
Steamers walk short block to Elevated
Railway and take 18TH Ave. to 59th'' street,
from which hotel is one minute walk.
10 minutes to Principal Theaters and Shops.
w. JOHNSON QUINN, Prop.
Snips and the St. Johns herald. [volume] (St. Johns, Ariz.) 1903-1905, 1903-09-12

we're in town Thu week. (
They returned from d trip to
Navajo county
Antonio Duran has started
meat market in the SHIPS build /.
ing and has been doing 4 rushing
busing this week. Notice his
adj" in this issue.
Prime Coleman has sold some
of his cattle to Henry Platt,
Nofear Davis and w. J, Mallory
and he also sold a number of
head to Isaac Isaacson,
DIR. J. J. Fleming, who former
" practiced at Wickenburg but
has removed the scene of bis ac-
tlvity to St. Johns, visited the
city Saturday.-Phoenix Gagate.
Don Lazaro Acosta returned
from Ell Paso Wednesday
-Four of his children returned
with him and will make their
home here in the future. He is
going to start Spanish paper
soon.
Mrs. w. F. LeSueur, Of Spring
erville, is at the Sherwood house
and is being treated by DR.. Wool
ford. She has been i'll for some
time and was brought he~e so
that she could be under the care
/ of doctor.
w. L. McFadden, who shot
and killed Pedro Gallegos and
Jose Ignacio Noyola Luian at
Salt Lakes Aug. II, was yesterday
admitted to bail i'll the sum Of $40,
600 after a three days preliml-
nary hearing before Judge Green
-Socorfo Chieftan.
Prof. F. A. Hinckley and wife
returned firm Chicago Wednesday
evening. Mr.. Hinckley has been
in Chicago during the vacation
and will teach school here thi,
winter We have not learned
when school will commence.
Snips and the St. Johns herald. [volume] (St. Johns, Ariz.) 1903-1905, 1903-09-12

broke and he fell to the ground.
DR., Woolford was called and the
patient is doing well.
James LeSueur, Miss Nellie
Lesueur and Miss Josephine
Anderson left here Wednesday to
make visit to the surrounding
settlements iii the interest OF the
Y. Nj. NJ. 7. A. They expect
to be assent aoDlt te1 lays.
Pratt Greer joined the party the
next day
Isaac BackStein and sister, Mrs.
Haganaw and Mr. Newbar, all of
Clifton, Ariz., Arrived in town
Monday and remained until Sat
urday morning when they return
ed home. Mrs. Backstein and
children who have been. visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs Barth,
returned with them.
The case Of Isaac Barth vs..
Mrs. Jennie Hunt was tried be
fore Judge Saiazar Tuesday.
Judgement for the plaintiff was
rendered in The full amount Of
the plaintiffs complaint. Dis
trict Attorney Ling appeared Tor
Mrs. Hunt and Mr.. Barth prose
cuted MS own case.
Messrs sam Longmore, George
Wilbur and E. p. Grover have
been in town the past week buy
ing sheep from our local sheep
men. We understand that they
have bought sheep from A. & B.
Schuster, J. Il. Lesueur and w.
w. Berry and Intend buying
more while in this vicinity.
Captain John T. Hogue return
ed from San Francisco last
Saturday where he attended the
annual encamprnent of the G. A.
r, and is again at his desk in the
court house He states that d
Snips and the St. Johns herald. [volume] (St. Johns, Ariz.) 1903-1905, 1903-09-12
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: LOCAL NEWS 5
G@~NA@~%~$~>N~~ N~~S

]. B. Patterson returned from
the mountains this week.
A. & b. Schuster have just re-
ceived full line of winter goods.
Monday was Labor Day and it
was partially observed in st.
Johns.
Mrs. Julia Greer and daughter
Bessie are visiting at Flagstaff,
Arizona.
Hugh Campbell, of Flagstaff
was in town today transacting
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Monico Garcia,
of Concho, we're in town Monday
and Tuesday.
A number of our citizens at
tended Ward Conference at
Concho last Sunday.
Pratt Greer and Louie A. Free
man took the teachers examlna-
ton here Monday and Tuesday.
II. knight, better known as
'Noche, was in town tuesday
looking after the intrests of the
Long HIS.
John H. Standifrd, Joseph NJ
JepSon and Francis Hamblin
were in town Monday and proved
up on land.
Misses Dora Sherwood, Luella
Udall and Ethel Farr left Thurs
day for Nutrioso where they will
vicinity few days.
Don Pedro Montana left for
his home in Los Animas, Colo,
Tuesday. While here he sold his
horses and cattle to Dick
Gibbons.
County Recorder Armijo and
District Attorney Ling are work
ing hard these days finishing VI
the duplicate assessment roll fol
this year.