The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-01
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

]. NJ. Gruber, general superintendent of
the Rock Island, has returned from a
short business trip to st. Louis.
Thomas Z. L.ayden, assistant engineer
of tests for the Santa Fe, is in Fort Mad
ison on business for the company.
E. B. GosS, a brakeman on the Santa
Fe extra board, has laid off from work
on account of the sickness of his wife.
]. P. Duffy is a new employe of the Of
flee of w. j. Hea1y, freight auditor fer
the Santa Fe. He began work the first of
the week.
Peter Forster, conductor on trains Nos
121 and 122, the local freight running be-
tween Topeka and st. Joe, is laying off
this week
Engine No. 1890 was taken out on trial
local shops of the Santa Fe. Beeler and
Brown were in the cab.
Frank P. Dean, an employee of the local
shops of the Santa Fe, has returned to
Topeka after a months vacation spent N
New Mexico and California.
The filthy lucre will be passed out to
today in payment for their services dur
ing the month of November.
John W. Stewart of the Santa Fe pas
senger department is expected back To-
day from New York, where he has been
visiting for the last two weeks.
c. Q. Jackson, travelling passenger agent
tiers at Kansas City, was in Topeka yes
terday on business for his company
Frank A. Woodruff, an employee of the
Santa Fe test department, is expected
back today from Chicago, where he has
been testing some car wheels for the conf
pany.
H. F, Harter, agent for the Rock Island
al Armourdale Kan, passed through To-
peka Monday on his way to Horton, where
he will spend few days in the interest
OF the company.
F. w. Thomas, engineer of tests for the
Santa Fe, will leave today for a short "trip
over the Chicago division, where he will
make some tests with several of the new
Pacific type engines.
c. T. Mcclellan, superintendent of the
Il Sr~sef~ - IT,
turned to Topeka after a. short inspection
trip over the Ottawa cutoff He was ac-
companied by E. A Austin, trainmaster.
c. w. Jones' superintendent of the Kan
sas division of the Rock Island, returned
Monday afternoon from a short business
trip over the lines under his supervision
He has been travelling in special car No.
1914
Clarence Lessels of the Santa Fe test
department IN TINS city VIII return To-Day
from Joliet, Ill, where he has been test
ing some springs that are being made for
the Santa Fe at the works of the Illinois
Steel company
The rusty old benches in the two wait
ing rooms of the Santa F'e depot have
been relegated to the oblivion of the trash
big, high back benches of the latest type.
The new benches greatly improve the APP
pearance of the interior of the depot
Word has been received here from Har-
ry Shipman, a former employee of tae
Santa Fe test department in this city.
Mr.. Shipman is now working as a SPECIAL
mechanical superintendent of the western
grand division of the Santa Fee, with
headquarters at La Junta, Col.
r. J. Wilson, a clerk in the Santa F'e
ticket auditing department has resigned
his position and will leave the general Of
fees today. Mr.. Wilson will commence
work Immediately as an apprentice in the
Santa Fee machine shop He will be sue
ceeded at the general offices by Clement
Graham, a former employee of tie local
freight house.
A E. Cooper, division passenger agent
for the Rock Island, left yesterday in
company with a party of So people who
have chartered a special car from the
Rock Island and will go on through to
California on the So rate which is now
in effect on that road Mr.. Cooper will
accompany them far west as Colorado
Springs. He is expected back the last Of
the week
Santa Fe officials report the heaviest
California business in the history of the
company. Westbound train No. passed
through Topeka Sunday in two sections
and carrying IS extra tourist cars. This
train also came through Topeka Monday
with two sections of ten cars each and it
is stated that Tuesday will witness the
same state of affairs. All California
trains with the one exception of the liEA-
tied have been running in two sections
for the past week The $25 rate to Cali
fornia, which expired Monday, is sup
posed to account for this unusually heavy
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