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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-12

was at work on the we'll for the Ar
kansas City Natural Gas & Oil COM
pany has contracted with the new COM
pany,- and will at once move their out
fit to Peru.
This company means business and
viii be at work in very short time
The field at Peru is considered a good
one and the members of the company
are confident that they will have oil to
place on the market in a few weeks.
The charter Will be applied for in a few
days and the company will be charter
ed in Kansas and can operate in Kan
sas, Oklahoma, and the Indian Terri
tory
The company has no stock for sale,
and there has been such a lively de-
mand for it that some of the stockhOld-
ers had to divide up with those who
were anxious to get into it, The com
pany has the best kind Of prospects and
several business men who have heard
of it and investigated the property Of
the company have wanted to get stock
but have been kept out because there
is no stock for sale.
Santa F'e boys interested in the com
pany are: V. E. Creighton. who first
suggested the idea ". W. Burnett,
Walter Fidler. E NJ Roush. F. Z.
AIeeks, and A. A. McFaH Besides these,
the following business men of Arkansas
Mack Love, w. H. Nelson, J. A. Ran
ney, Frank J. Hess E. Kirkpatrick,
Howard Ross and Albert Denton The
officers are. J. Mack Love. president;
w W. Burnett, vice president; w. H.
Nelson. secretary; J. A. Ranney treas
urer. The directors are: J. Mack Love,
]. A. Ranney. w. H. Nelson, ". W.
Burnett, and Frank J. Hess.
The steel rails for relaying the double
main track through the Arkansas City
yard has all been received and unloaded.
and the work OF relaying the track VIII
soon be commenced.
1Atf7ffr1 f1n limo n
the old a Newkirl1 has been completed
The stock rush is now about over. This
was the heaviest movement of stock to
Oklahoma pastures the Santa Fe has ever
handled The total number Of cars runs
an in the thousands. Business has been
so heavy during the rush that it was
necessary to discontinue handling dead
freight from the south. en-. account of be-
ing unable to secure engines enough to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-12
ABour RA1LRoAp PEoPLE.

Thomas Crow, of the blacksmith shop,
was absent from work Monday
Guy E. Ware, of the freight auditor
office, resigned his position yesterday.
General Manager Nudge of the Santa
Fe returned Saturday night from Chi
cago
F. A. Woodruff. wheel inspector for the
Santa F'e, returned today from short
business trip to Chicago
J. 4. MacNein, of the test department,
left today for Kansas City, where he Will
inspect some iron for the company.
G. w Cox of the ticket auditors Of
fee, returned yesterday morning from a
two weeks vacation trip in the east.
A. E Cooper. division passenger agent
for the Rock Island. has returned to To.
peka from short business trip to Ken
sington and Manhattan
Robert Tasl1er. a clerk in the office of
c. w KOuns. superintendent of transpor-
tatiOn for the Santa Fe. returned yester-
day from a short trip to Chicago.
Plug Martin, of the coach shop. ha7
drawn his time. Martin has secured a
position with the Rio Grande at Denver.
Daniel O Nell takes his place here.
J. z. Hurley, general superintendent OF
the Santa Fe. has returned from a short
inspection trip over the Missouri division
with c. H. Gaunt, superintendent of tele-
graph.
W J. Riley. chief clerk to the master
mechanic at C1eburne. Tex, was in To-
peka Saturday and Sunday on business
for the company. Mr.. Riley is well known
by railroad men, having al one time been
employed in the office of Geo. r. Hender-
son, superintendent of motive power for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-12
1900 MEN AT WORK.
Cold Weather and Privation on the
Santa Fe Cutoff

Las Vegas, n. M. May IA man
Just from the Santa Fe cutoff camps
east of Belen says that 500 men are
working in the rock cuts in the Abo
Pass region. The weather has been very
cold in that part of the country. ice
forming almost every night The Amer
leans are nearly all leaving the camps.
The water is bad and the privationss are
considera BILE. Work is being pushed for
ward with fair rapidity
The big cut, 100 feet deep. is getting
well along toward completion Some
wonder has been expressed that the
company did not tunnel here instead Of
making such prodigiously deep cut
The reason is that the material is so
loose and shay that the digging of a
tunnel is practically an impOssibility. It
is an interesting fact that out in Abo
canyon there are within distance of
three miles seven big steel bridges of
varying length. The number of bridges
necessary and the immensely OF the ex-
cavations makes it evident that the
building of the cutoff IS going to cost all
kinds of money and is an engineering
feat well worthy of note.
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road company, showing these author
lied securities. 1925, coo 600 stock entire
issue except shares to qualify directors
being owned by Rock Island company
Of New Jersey. SIS, 01p ee0 per ceez
gold bonds of 2002 of Which $50. 492 rs
are issued and outstanding and S1S 50O.-
600 3 per cent gold bonds of 1913
Mr. Bogue's letter is supplemented by
statement signed by B. F. YOakum,
H. c. Pierce. James Campbell. B. T.
Cheney, ". K. Bixby and H H. Por-
ter, the controlling interest in the FRS
co road agreeing to the terms -as to all
common stock owned or controlled by
them"
President Yoakum IS to remain at the
head Of the Frisco road, which will be
conducted as an independent company.
Reports that he may eventually become
president of the c. R. 1. and 2. road
lack confirmation
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RAILROAD NEWS.
Great Northern Trainmen Vote
to Sustain Their Committee.
1,I99 Votes For to Only 10
Against.
NO DOUBLE HEADERS.
That is the Meaning of the
Trainmen's Vote.
Gnunreo1 CfrfEa m tho Cvrfon,
10 DOUBLE HEADERS.
General Strike on the System
Is Almost Inevitable.

st. Paul Mimi. May 12.-The situa-
tion on the g. n. with regard to
strike is regarded as extremely critical
An ultimatum has been sent by the
general committee declining the coz
cessions offered by General Manager
Ward at The conference held between
Mr.. Ward and the committeeman Mon
day and insisting on the original de-
mands Of the men with regard to 'dou-
BILE headers" Neither side will say
much regarding the state Of affairs.
although Mr.. Ward expressed himself
as hopeful that strike might yet be
averted. He has notified the committee
that be win send an answer TO their
latest communication.
Following the conference yesterday
between IS association men not mem
bers of the committee and General
Manager Ward at which the latter Of
fered to insert in the agreement to be
signed an article pledging the road not
10 run more than 3 per cent of double
headers, a meeting of the general COM
nittee was held to consider this pro-
posHL Later the men waited upon Mr..
Ward and after they had announced
fhe result of the vote taken on the sys-
tenn the general manager renewed the
proposition he had made at yesterday s
conference.
The vote. which was not announced
until late Monday, showed that the men
in their claims of almost I'M
animOus vote in support of the posi-
zion Of their committee has not eXag-
gerated The poll as given out off
cial1y showed ]. 1873 votes in favor of the
committee demands. while but Is votes
were cast in favor of the company's
proposition. OF the Is votes for the COM
pany fourteen were cast by conductors
ard bv a trainrnan.
Somewhat TO the surprise OF the manage
rRnt the eastern. or Minneapolis, divi-
s1n upon which the dOuble-header is not
a issue. voted solidly in favor Of the com
uittee.
After Mr.. Ward had been advised of the
result of the ballot, and had made his
proposition of 3 per cent. double header,
Inc men retired to their headquarters and
spent most of the afternoon in discussing
he ACCESSIBILITY of accepting or reject
ing the offer. Shortly after o'clock it
was announced that a reply had been
sent to the general manager reaffirmins
the original demands 1t is understood
the committeeman take the ground Ques-
ton Of good faith is involved between the
grand officers of their association and
mana cement of other transcontinenfal
lines that have signed agreements on the
double header question. and that if the
Great Northern is given more favorable
terms than the other roads the latter viii
naturally feel they have not been fairly
treated.
Apparently both sides are given in the
maintenance Of their respective conten-
lions and unless one or the other turns
squsrely about serious trouble is likely TO
follow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-12

the Santa Fe. with headquarters in this
city
Engine 11s9 arrived yesterday from En-
poria. She has broken frame and Will
be run into the erecting shop for repairs
Several other Prairie types are in for re-
j. L. McAIahon is a new clerk in the
Office of W. ]. Healy, freight auditor Tor
the Santa Fe. Mr.. Mcmahon takes the
place of d. 5. Edwards, VINO resigned re-
Walter James. a carpenter in the car
after being off for several days. He has
been one of the witnesses in q lawsuit at
Oakland.
J. A. STABLES. stenographer to Superir-
tendent of Motive Power Henderson, len
last Saturday for Albuquerque on BUSH
ness for the company. He viii return the
last of the week
Jack Reeser. of the blacksmith shop. is
absent from work on account OF mis- being
Quarantined Reeser lives at East Hill, and
several smallpox cases have been dtscov-
cred in that vicinity
Charles Kizer. of the blacksmith shop,
is now working at night on NO z NAM
mer. He is taking the place of William
Hays who is in California on account OF
| the sickness Of his mother
J. l. Gillian, clerk in the office of
1 Division Supt. Mcclellan. left today on
4 No , for A two weeks visit in the east.
/ Niagara Falls. Philadelphia, Washington,
and several other points Of interest He
! viii be accompanied by his VIE
Ray Stevenson, a clerk in the office of
1 l. S Lauck auditor of disbursements for
] the Santa Fe, resigned his position last
i Saturday. Mr.. Stevenson has secured a
position in the office of R. Anderson, au-
ditor Of disbursements for the Union Pa
4 cific at Omaha. Mr.. stevenson left for
Omaha Sunday night.
The serni-annual time card meeting at
the Santa Fe offices began Monday morn
ing. Many officials are here TO attend
! the meeting and to assist in arranging
! a summer time card Most of them ar
rived yesterday. 1t is said that the cards
will not be strung until the last Of the
week and no information regarding the
/ changes to be made Will be given out un-
4 til then.
Eugene Fowler, Of the office of Geo. r.
/ Henderson. superintendent of motive power
I for the Santa Fe, sustained the loss of
wheel last Saturday evening. He left It
+ in front of one of the bicycle stores on
/ Eighth street while he went down the
street for few moments When he re-
turned it was gone Mr.. Fowler would
no doubt feel grateful to the person who
could put him on the trail OF the thief.
The wheel was a Rambler
Paul Pease. who was shot Sunday even
| ing and who is now lying in a precarious
| condition at the Santa Fe hospital. is en-
| ployed on one of the bolt machines in the
blacksmith shop. PeaSe is a steady work
err and is well liked by the foreman ana
the men. Not one Of them could be
found yesterday who thought for minute
that Paul was the aggressOr in Sunday
nights affair. Many Of the men yester-
1 day inquired about his condition.
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Tired
After Mental Exer-
tiOn-NO Rest.
N ervO US, Irritable
and Wretched.
DIR. Niles Nervine Saved
My Life.

There is little JOY in living when the dis
ordered nerves 7revent sleep and rest; when
one wakes from a restless night more tired
than the night lefore; when one Is forced to
drag through he round Of daily duties with
out energy. Ambition or interest This con-
diiion is dueto a deranqement of the nerves
which may be speedily regulated and
strengthened by DR.. Miles Restorative
Nervine This remarks able medicine has
wonderful ecord of cures. Supplying as il
does the eiact element needed Tor the res
toration ofthe nerve force and vitality, its
good efees are felt after the FIRST few doses.
81 haveused your remedies myself and in
my fami for the past seven years and it is
not too much to say that they saved my life.
The tire feeling ] used TO have after giving
q few nlsic lessons has left me entirely and
insteadof lying IN bed three or four hours
trying get sleep and then getting up and
walking the floor until morning, I can now
60 to 5ed and sleep eight, ten and twelve
hours Without any trouble. When I think of
my tQmer nervous, wretched. irritable state
] wait to tell everyone what Dr. Miles
Nersne has done for me. I can do as much
wori now in day as l used to take a week
10 accomplish think DIR. Miles Nervine
is IF best remedy for nervousness and gen
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Prs. OF Music, Preston, Idaho.
~ druggists sell and guarantee first bot
tltDr. Miles Remedies. Send for free book
oI Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address
II. Miles Medical Co., Eikhart, Ind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-12

handle all the freight offered by the Gulf
line at Purcell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Adams have just
returned from a few days visit at Tc-
peka. Mr.. Adams is a machinist in the
shops a Arkansas City
Brick is being received at Oklahoma
City for paving Harrison street and Okla
homa avenue across the company's right
of way.
The station force at Guthrie has moved
into the depot. The old depot has
been moved to the north end of the
freight house, and made a part of that
building. The old Harvey lunch counter.
which stood south of the old passenger
depot has been moved to the south yard
and fitted up as telegraph Office. This
siderable, and add to the facilities at that
uOint
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-12
KENDRIcK DID IT.
He Authorized the Strict Enforce
ment of Anti Saloon Rule.

he AuUnOrlNeQ the 1brAcb ENFORCE
ment of Anti Saloon Rule.
Speaking of the recent Dodge City af-
fair, the Chicago Record Herald says:
Six men employed in the train service
of the Santa Fe on the Kansas division
have been discharged for freQuenting
saloons. The employees were enginemen
and conductors. The dismissal of the
men, an of whom had been in the en-
ploy of the Santa F'e for some years,
was due to a determination by Third
Vice President Kendrick to strictly en-
force the rule against frequenting sa-
looms and against the use of intoxicat-
ing liquors
1t is not claimed any of the discharged
men were drunk or that they were to
be classed as "boozers," but the officials
of the company believe the standard Of
train service viii be raised if the rule
is enforced to the letter. Together with
other railroads the Santa Fe's rule
book, which every man in the train SER
vice is supposed to know by heart,
makes frequentiug saloons, not to men
ton drinking. a cause for instant dis
missal Some roads are lax in enforc-
ing the rule, while others claim to rig
Idly observe it. It is generally racOg-
nized by all railway managements that
enginemen and trainmen who frequent
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WILL BE 5000 DELEGATES.
Order Of Railway Conductors Begin
Their Biennial at Pittsburg.

Pittsburg. Pa, May 12-Delegates to
the biennial convention of the Order of
Railway Conductors Of America, Canada
and Mexico, which opens here today are
arriving on every train and by tonight
it is expected that 5000 delegates and
friends VIII be in the city. Old city
hall, where the sessions will be held,
has been handsomely decorated. The
convention will continue 10 days Only
one session viii be held each day.
Grand Chief Conductor Clark, it is
said viii be reelected without opposition
if he viii accept.
Mrs J. H. Moore, of Toledo president
of the Ladies Auxiliary win also have
no OPPOSITION for reelection.
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STRIKE rs ON.
Mobile and Ohio Trainmsn Desert
Their Trains Near St. Louis

St Louis. May 12.-The strike situa-
ton on the Mobile & Ohio railway sys-
tenn is daily growing more seri~F J
Three freight trains were moved out of
East st. Louis yesterday. One Of these
was deserted by its crew sixty miles out
of the city. Today but one train went
out. This afternoon First Vice Grand
Master w. c. Lee Of the Railway
Trainmen. received word that the re-
naming six yardmen at East St. Louis
had quit work and signed an agreement
not TO resume until the present differ
enees are settled
Regarding acts of violence reported
along the line Mr.. Lee gave out a state
ment tonight that every effort is being
made by order Of Railway Conductors
and Brotherhood of Trainmen to ascer-
tain the parties guilty of the killing Of
brakeman near Jackson, Tenn, yes
terday. He said.
"All members will do all in their pow
er to protect life and property during
this trouble
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WILL REMAIN INDEPENDENT
Frisco to Continue Its Separate
Srstam Of Oneration.

The details of the Frisco-Rock Island
deal, as made public by J. Pierpont
Morgan Monday, are as follows:
Acting for the Chicago. Rock Island
and Pacific Railroad company they Of
fer to holders of Frisco common (par
value 5000 $50 par value in per cent
gold bonds for Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific company and $50 par value
in common stock of the Rock Island
company of New Jersey. the holding
corporation of the Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific road.
The sale IS not to pc consummated
are deposited with Morgan & Co, by
June l. This is a mere formality, how
ever. as it is understood a majority Of
the shares have already been pledged
Accompanying the offer of Morgan &
Co. is a letter from Vice President @.
II. Bogue of the c. r. I. and P. Rail-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-12
ARKANSAS CITY NEWS.
Santa Fe Employees Organize an Oil
Prospecting Company

Arkansas City, kan, May IA num-
Der of the employees of the Santa F'e
here have organized what is to be
known as the Crescent Oil and Gas
company They already have leased 1850
acres of land in the neighborhood of
Peru and Bartlesville. The company is
capitalized at $40. 900. all of which is.paid
up. The next morning after the com
pany was organized, stock was in de-
mand at from 80 to 200 but could not
be had at even that price.
The Kansas Drilling company, which
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-12
RODE ON THE ENGINE.
President Roosevelt Sees Cajon Pass
from & Santa Fe Cab.

The San Bernardino Times-Index
says: President Roosevelt was the
guest of honor on engine No 4S1 the
lead locomotive of the train which
brought the presidential party from
Iarstow to this city. The president
got upon the engine a Victorville for
the long climb over Cajon pass and af-
ter congratulating and shaking hands
with Conductor Bromwich and Fireman
Edmundson, left the engine at the sum
NIT of the grade, just before the long
slide to the valley was commenced. The
president expressed himself as delight
ed at the scenery of the pass and at the
fleeing glimpses of the valley. as the
train came down the grade.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-12
BUILD a aoo-MILE BRANCH
Santa Fe Has Big Project on Hand
in California.


San Francisco, May 12@The San
Francisco & Northwestern road fled ar
ticles of incorporation today in the office
of the county clerk in this city. BY the
articles filed it is evident that the rail-
way is a branch Of the Santa Fe sys-
TEN, the active men in the Incorporation
being prominently identified with the
Santa Fe company. The corporation
starts with a capital stock of $4,000 900.
The directors are Captain A. H Payson.
assistant TO the president of the Santa
Fe company; H D. Pfllsbury, A. More
ton. W. A. AIbert0n, II. X Gregory, all
of San Francisco.
The amount of capital stock actually
subscribed is $500 600 of which sum Cap
tain Payson has subscribed S29S000. The
principal place of business is San Fran
cisco and the term of existence is fifty
years.
The route of the railway is from Al
ton Humboldt county, thence in a gen
orally southern direction to Point Rich
mond. the terminus of the Santa Fe.
The estimated length Of the railway is
300 miles
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-12
SANTA FE LEADS.
Has More Oklahoma Mileage Than
Any Other Road.

Guthrie. Ok. May 12-The report of
the territorial board of railroad asses
sors shows total mileage including
grading and completion of roads to be
1880 81 miles, classed as follows: Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe main lines
cago. Rock Island & Pacific. main lines
519-19 side tracks, 71.49, total, 570.67; st.
Louis & San Francisco. main lines,
407. so side tracks, ALB. total. 45l So;
Choctaw. Oklahoma & Western, main
lines. 1861, side tracks. 5s.73 total.
1864; Denver Enid & Gulf main lines,
completed 2S85 side tracks 2.S6 graded,
1853. Missouri. Kansas & Oklahoma,
graded 12142; Kansas City Mexico &
tracks 20 Graded SIS Totai co11-
pleted lines. 1872. SO miles. Graded lines.
2S767- Grand total 2.52O.6Z The valua-
ton of the roads by the board will be
announced June Is.
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PUTS ON THE CHAINS.
Court Enjoins Strikers on the M. & o.
Railroad.

Memphis. Tenn. May &c. G. Bond,
the district attorney of the NJ & o.
Railroad company, with headquarters
at Jackson, Tenn, Went before Judge
Hammond of the federal court and
prayed for an injunction restraining the
striking employees and others from in
terfering in any manner with the OPP
Grafton Of trains on the NJ. & o. rail-
road in the state of Tennessee. Judge
Hammond issued restraining order
effective until Wednesday. May 13.when
ne will hear the application for injunc-
ton in open court at Jackson. Tenn.
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DYER TAXES a JOB.
Former Santa Fe Nan Now Manager
Of Car Companv.

Charles Fl. Dyer. former general su-
perintendent Of the COLORADO e south
ern system, mas accepted the position
of manager of the Otis Ca- compa ny.
with headquarters at Chicago MI
Dyer has gone to Chicago to take up
his new duties. and viii reside there
though ne retains his Denver resi-
dence- Mr. Dyer is Well-knOWn
throughout New Mexico. and was for
years division superintendent Of the
Santa Fe, with headquarters at Las
Vegas.
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Watervilie For the past year a great
deal of work has been done on the Cen
tral Branch. putting in big iron bridges,
concrete culverts and improving the
roadbed generally. The railroad men
say that all this money wouldn't be
spent on the Central Branch unless
there was an object in view. They think
it is the extension of the Central Branch
to Denyer.-Atchison Globe
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"One Of Dr. Kings New Life Pills each
night for two weeks has put me in my
teens again. writes D. H. Turner Of
Dempsevtown Pa They're the best in
the world for liver. stomach and bowels
Purely vegetable. never grippe. Only 25c
at Arnold Drug Co, 81 n Kansas ave
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coMMERcIAL AGENT movFD.
Orient Locates Another Official at
Wichita

Wichita Kan. May 1a.-Another move
ment has been made by the orient
toward Wichita. The offices OF the com
mercial agent o. G. Burrows. were
moved to this city from Anthony yes
terday and until the Orient has a deDot
OF Its own viii occupy several rooms in
the new Steinbuchel building on North
Main street. All the furniture and FIX
lures have not arrived. but Mr. Burrows
and his assistants were hard at work
yesterday attending to the necessary
business