The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-19
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

absence due to sickness
John Thomas of the Santa Fe water SER
vice returned to work in the shops on
Monday morning after months vacation.
The Santa Fe Auditors have challenged
the base ball team at WakaruSa to a game
to be played at that place next Satur-
day.
George ellsworth is a new man in the
Santa Fe water service ellsworth was
employed Monday and began work yester-
day.
Walker Cain of the department of tests
left yesterday for short business trip to
Chicago. He will return to Topeka on
H. L. French of the ticket auditing de-
partment of the Santa F'e has resigned his
position. His resignation will take effect
]. e. Burge of the office of C. T. Nc
SIelian division superintendent for the
Santa Fe, has returned from short pleas
ure trip to Pueblo. Col
John Popp has returned to work in the
water service. Popp was formerly in the
employ of this department, but resigned
several weeks ago to go to work else
where.
George Ross. conductor on Santa Fe
train No. los and 1O6 between here and
St. Joseph has resumed his run after a
short absence, due to sickness in his fam
lily.
Nudge, general manager of the Santa Fe.
returned to work in the Office after a va
cation trip to Colorado He was gone
about two weeks.
Mrs BolIard. wife of. w W fBollard of
the Santa Fe ticket auditing department,
left Monday for Colorado, where she will
spend a month. She was accompanied by
her daughter Clemma-
J. E Hurley, general superintendent of
the Santa Fe, left yesterday for a short
business trip. to Kansas City He was
accompanied by c. w. Kouns, superinten-
dent of transportation.
Hamilton Swanson of Foreman Swans
foundry. left yesterday for a vacation
trip to Chicago and Wisconsin He ex-
poets to be gone about three weeks.
Leo Shreve is a new employee in the Of
fee of the Santa Fe ticket auditor. Mr..
Shreve was employed yesterday and will
go to work for the company on the first of
next month He takes the place of Geo.
kerne, who has resigned in order to finish
his education
The noon meeting at the coach shop to-
morrow will be addressed by J. Campbell
White formerly secretary of the Railroad
Y M G. A at Calcutta, India Mr.. White
Bible teacher at Moody's training school in
Chicago. The men no doubt will enjoy
the address of this noted speaker and the
for
The Santa Fe air brake instruction car
is in the city and many of the
the shops will take advantage of the OPP
portunitieS that are offered before the car
leaves here on the 18th; The car is now
in charge of Mr.. D. w. Lewis. NJ. V. Tur-
ner was formerly superintendent of air
brake instruction for the Santa Fe, but
he resigned that position short time
ago to go with the Westinghouse people.
George Bennett, foreman in the Santa
Fe machine shop, has gone on a visit to
his old home in Pennsylvania. Before
he returns Mr.. Bennett expects to visit
several of the big machine shops in the
east, with the view of getting a few new
ideas to the proper manner of con-
Quoting the work in a big machine shop
like the one the Santa Fe has in this
city. Mr.. Bennett will be gone for sew
eral weeks.
On Monday last Santa Fe supply car No.
1, the first car of it's kind on that road,
was started from Kansas City. The car
left here on Sunday loaded to the guards
in charge of F. A. Wilson, Santa Fe sta
toner. Everything imaginable in the line
was contained in the car. This car is to
cover the territory from Kansas City to
Chicago and at each station it will leave
necessary supplies This manner of dis
different from the system which has fol-
merly been in use on the lines of the Santa
F-e. Heretofore the requisition for mater
ial was received at the storehouse and
goods which the requisition called for were
shipped direct to the stations on the line.
This system has been changed. however,
and hereafter several supply cars VIII tour
the line, leaving required material at each
station. This system of distributing ma
terial has been in use on other roads for
some time, but never on the Santa Fe-
Kansas City on Monday. is to make tour
of that part of the road between Kansas
City and Chicago. and if the new plan is
found to be entirely satisfactory several
built for use on the other divisions of the
road Several of the Santa Fe storehouse
officials are accompanying the new car on
its initial trip. Among these are: General
Storekeeper Rice and Storekeeper Ray
Mr. Rice started from Kansas City with
the car and Mr.. Ray Joined the party yes
car will lie over in Fort Madison where it
will take on board a new load of goods.