The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-17

Frank Nogel succeeds Charles CotIding
as foreman of the tin shop. Mr.. Goulding
has been transferred to the locomotive tin
Nearly all Of the machinery in the old
shop has either been taken to the new shop
or shipped to some otehr shop on the San
Ia Fe lines
The secretarv's office at the rooms of the
Railroad Y NJ. C. A. has been equipped
with a new Independent telephone. The
K. R. stewart. foreman of the store
house, left Sunday for a short business
trip. TO cleburne, Tex He will probably
be back Wednesday,
Frank Cunningham Of the brass foundry
returned to work Monday morning after
absence of week on account of an
attack of la grippe
G. w Kouns superintendent of transpor-
tation for the Santa Ee,left Monday morn
ing for the west on NO. .. He is travelling
in special car No. zll,
John Waldron of the water service spent
Saturday and Sunday at the Methodist
conference at Holton- He returned to
work yesterday morning
William Eekert of J. z. AicI-eod's Office
returned to the office Monday morning
after being off for ten DAYS on account OF
having bad attack Of Ia grippe.
1t is reported that the Missouri Pacific
Is eontenplat ting tins ordering % additional 10
ard also some additional fiat cars.
The railway mileage in Great Britain in
1901 was 21.S6 miles The mileage in the
United States covered by the interstate
commerce commission report was 1860.
Engineer G. w. Mcclure. the engineer
evangelist was in the city Monday
his way back to his home in Emporia. af
ter holding several meetings IN Lawrence.
The Santa Fee" a monthly Railroad Y
NJ. c. A. publication, came out YESTERDAY
It contains some very Interesting articles:
among them being a history of the life of
N. B. Williams, the evangelist.
c. A. Braun. master mechanic of the
Missouri Pacific shops at Atchison, has
been transferred TO the company shops
at 0saW3t tonne. He VIII be succeeded by
F G. Dunbar of ST. Louis
The recent decision of the NJ. X and T.
to enlarge its shops in Parsons. KAN,
means the expenditure of about S2,00e.0sa
and nearly two years work in erecting
and installing machinery
According to late reports the four men
at Stormont hospital who were injured in
the Rock Island wreck at Dwight Satur-
day are improving rapidly o. w. Blood
of Topeka is getting along exceptionally
well.
Frank MCGEE, a .moulder in the brass
foundry. who has been off sick for the
last two weeks is reported to be much
better and will return to work in week
or ten days.
r o. Bunnel. chemist and engineer of
Saturday in conference with +. W ThOm-
as and Mr.. Berry. He was investigating
for locomotive use.
Samuel Foss. who runs the elevator in
the storehouse, was down to the shop
Monday. Mr. FOss has been sick with
Ia grippe for the last month and is still
not able to commence work. He expects
to return to work about April l.
In the last issue Of the Railroad Gazette
there appeared an article on railroad shops
which was illustrated by plans of all of the
others were plans Of the Santa Fe shops
west Of the St. joseph track.
Antonio Sheetz who was hurt last SAT
urday morning under his elevator in the
new shop, is reported to be getting along
very nicely, although he is suffering great
deal of pain. Charles Schram is running
the elevator during Sheetz's absence
Two small planers from the machine shop
were loaded Monday for shipment to San
BernardinO and Bakersfield, Cal, where
they VIII be used in the Santa F'e shops
at those points. One Of the large planners
/ is being loaded for shipment to Cleburae,
Tex.
Santa Fe shops which are to be used on
/ the Ocean Wave" a Santa Fe boat which
does the transfer service across San From,
CISCO pay between FONT flchmond and
san Francisco The boilers are about 20
inches in diameter and is feet long.
The enormous traffic which mas been
1 handled BY the railroads in the United
States in the past two or three years has
/ had its effect upon the rolling stock aud
many roads are now feeling the necessity
+ Of larger and better shops for the purpose
/ Of repairing their locomotives and cars
/ The Baldwin Locomotive works has re-
I ceved orders from the St. Louis and San
/ Francisco for ten 10-wheel compounds and
/ thirty-nve 10-wheel simple locomotives, for
j delivery early in 1904 The Frisco has also
placed an order with the American loco
motive company for ten Pacific type TWEEN
/ ty-hve 10-wheel and five Richmond com
pound locomotives.
/ Elmer Bevnon started to work Monday
morning as stenographer to D. E. Fitzgsr-
aid, motive power accountant Mr.. Fey
non was formerly John Player sten0g-
rapher when Mr. Player was superinten-
dent of machinery. but he left here about
two years ago and went to Kansas City,
I where he secured work. He has been there
/ ever since. Mr.. Beynon viii move his fam
I lily to Topeka.
Frank W Furry, vice president of the
Ohio Injector company of Chicago. have
+ been in the city the last rev days Tor the
purpose of Witnessing some experiments
/ that are being made with locomotive iniecee
tests for the Santa Fe.
The Rock Island and Santa Fe VIII
/ shortly announce an excursion rate OF SD
points and Los Angeles and San Fran
4 cisco on account of the national encamp-
ment of the G. A. r.. which is to be held
! in San Francisco from August Il to =
+ Dates of sale will be from August to "a,
inclusive. The final return limit will be On
( October IS.
La Junta have arrived in Topeka ana are
now working in the office of D. z. Fitz-
i gerald motive power accountant for the
Santa Fe- Stanley formerly worked IN ne
Office of Superintendent of Motive Power
+ Henderson. but went to La Junta when G.
NJ Taylor was appointed mecnanicai SUI
perintendent there. MI Bunnel has never
worked at the Topeka shops before
General Superintendent Starr of the
I Pennsy lvania lines west of Iittsbure
states that the amount of freight awaiting
transportation from the various yards of
the lines is but slightly in excess of what
/ IS normal He saws the only PennsylVania
yards ia the Pittsburg district where the
I congestion has not been entirely removed
/ is a few out of Pittsburg on the Pittsburg
/ Fort Wayne and Chicago. At Chicago fhe
I Pennsylvania has a surplus Of empty
cars.
The Santa Fe now has over a hundred
ears equipped with axle electric lights
These cars include the entire nine limited
trains thirty-seven Pullman sleepers, four
teen diners. nine buffet smoking cars ane
( about fifty coaches and chair cars. All ci
the first class cars Of the Santa Fe are f
be equipped with axle lights and are ever
/ now being fitted UP. as one by one They
come into the shops for repairs, or as they
are turned out of the car sho2s in ohI.