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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04
Contract for Fifth Ward I'm
provement Awarded.
Brooks & Gilmore Will Build 1t
for $57,337.39.
THE BID IN DETAIL
Contains Many Items and Varl
Gus Prices.
Two Bids Which Didn't Meet
Requirements Rejected.

Brooks & Gilmore, a newly organized
Topeka firm of contractors, captured
the Fifth ward sewer job last night, its
bid being S57 1897. SO, more than $1,000
lowed than its next competitor and
nearly $4,000 below the city engineers
estimates.
Hanley & Ritchie bid $5s.479.77 and J.
H. Maxwell bid $50. 5O2.17. The bid of
Haskins & Ramsey was rejected be-
cause the check enclosed was for $500
instead of $1,000 as called for. The bid
of P..L. Wise was also rejected be-
cause it did not fulfill all the require
mentS.
The swer will be built of bricA
and sewer pipe. The cement construc-
tion men did not get any of the work
This is a victory for the brick men over
| the cement men, .
The firm of Brooks & Gilmore IS
composed of c. W. Brooks, secretary
/ of the Capital Iron works, and M w
| Gilmore. the we'll known contractor
| who has done a lot of work for the city
/ in connection with the construction OF
| pavements-
The bids on the sewer were openen
| about 10 O'Clock, and from that t1rne
until IL 80 the three tellers, Ryder, NeI-
| lis and Sinner, were at work Win tht
| city engineer tabulating the bids anc
figuring out which man had the pes
| of it. ~,
The following is the Brooks & Gil
| hid in detail
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04
RAILROAD NOTES.

The four express companies that
operate in Texas have decided TO &C
cept the new schedule of rates, which
were promulgated by the railroad
commission. The injunction proceed
ings which are pending in the FEDERAL
district court here against the enforce
ment of the rates by the commission
will be dismissed
made today that the ST. LOUIS,
Brownsville & Mexico railroad. wnlcn
is being built by the. Yoakum-toroyce
syndicate, will be extended to caves
ton and to San Antonio the san AN
tonic line will start from Sinton, where
the road branches off to Brownsville
and Bay City
The magnificent train of three Pull
man palace cars, built expressly TOT
exhibition in the Transportation Dullo-
ing at the Worlds fair. and fitted UP
with all the modern appliances for the
comfort of the travelling pubic, IN
Guiding the, Richards chair panel, hdS
been sold to the Erie Railroad com
pany and an order placed Tor the
building of three similar trains FOL
that road. The train in the trans
portation building will remain as par
i of the exhibits until the fair closes
/ when it will be transferred to It's pur'
| chaser, the Erie railway
Minnesota's smallest railroad ha:
/ fled its annual report 1t is the SPIN
Rock & Northern, and its line is les
| than two miles long The road als'
operated last year, according to its re
port. four to ten miles of Temporal!
logging track. 1t is capitalized at szo,
600, and has no debts. Its gross earn
ines last year from its one item o
traffic, logs, was $23,330.61, and II
operating expenses $7,01s-59. Its onl:
fixed charges was taxes OF S4!I-I
leaving net income of Sl5,S49- 80
which made a surplus at the end o
the wear of s61,5S4,49; net income pc
mile. $s,5s5.26, the largest of any roa
in Minnesota
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04
AN NJ. E. CONVENTION.
Missionary Association in Session ae
Burlingmne-

BurIingame. Kan, Oct THE N liilstta,
ia1 associatioa end Missionary conVenli1ns
Of Topeka dist .ie-, Kansas conference o.
me Methodist Episcopal churcn, opensen
here Monday afternoon with ABOUT - Nun Ii
isters and 40 lay members present. ne
Convention was organized by electing as
nresident the Rev. EDWIN Locke, D. 1 r.
me nresiding elder of the Topeka dis-
trict. and as secretary. the Rev ID A
Affer brief outline of THE Purposes
of the Convention by the president, tnS
Rev T. n Madison of Topeka delivered
the convention sermon, taking Tor hi =
theme las the Father Hath Sent Ne.
The sermon was delivered in the Rev
Nadison's usual impressive style ana Was
f11II of the missionary spirit tOiIoWlns
the sermon were several short talks anu
IA ners. ssThe Missionary Spirit OF Metn-
6disn by the Rev E Gill or Bur
Iinrarne: '"The Open Door and Our YOUNG
PeopIe." by Miss Daisy Griggs; How
the FSpworth League Can Help, by the
Rev. II. a. Musser, and would Az aver
age of slOO Per Member for MISSIONS
initiate Against Any Interest OF the 10 .
cal Church. by ]. p Slaughter OF Bur
The evening service opened with song
service at 7:30, followed by an address BY
DR. George Heber Jones, missionary 70
Korea The convention Will commune
throughout today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04
TEACH THE FARMERS
Missouri Pacific Exhibit Car Making
Tour of System.


A new educational movement mas
baan inaugurated by the Missouri "a
cifc railroad in he sending out OF Al
t~51,srriaI exhibit car by the fast mali
+-siD on the Iron Mountain line me
-a-apd IRIS occupants have begun a tour
- the entire Missouri Pacific and Iron
Mountain systems, with the view Oh
a51,catine farmers in advanced meth
obs of agriculture and stock raising
The car contains an exnlolt OF tIs
nroducts of all the states through
I-bicb the system passes These have
been attractively arranged oy an eH-
nerienced decorator, and present IN
themselves a miniature portable Ialr.
The Dlan is to stop one day at each
county seat, and, by advertising IN al
vance 10 attract as many farmers OF
each community as possible to see the
dispIay and to hear the lectures Whlcn
will be given twice each day.
The first stop was at Ironton- ne
party will visit, succesSlVely, De SoeG
Potosi. Piedmont, Poplar Blum, DOM
phan. Morehouse, Sikeston, Cn "a Mis-
T.utesville and Pennington IN MIS-
souri,. 1t will then traverse the nnes m
Arkansas and Louisiana as Iar a.
Monroe. after which it Will return u
St Louis and make tour over t he
| Missouri Pacific system in missouri
kansas. Nebraska and Colorado
! The car was fitted up by F. b fosS
/ industrial agent of the Missouri FaclI II
| system. and is in charge OF . n
/ Young, horticultural agent me re-
+urers will be Colonel G. w. Waters o
Canton. prof. ]. c. Whittier and Prof
/ Nr1,nofords of the state university o.
| Co1nrnbia DR.. H c. Luckey, stat'
/ veterinaI-v surgeon, and DR.. Tucker o
! T21n6O6t- MO.
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Poland Goes to Alaska Central.

,-incinnati O.. oct. 4.-W. B. Po-
rard s1lDerintendent of the Baltimore
and Ohio Southwestern, whose hedu-
quarters are here severed ms collne =
assume charge of the construction ana
operation of the Alaska Central rall-
road. ~
route to Alaska
I C Haggerty, who has been tram
master of the company. with head
quarters at Washington, mo, succeeos
Mr.. Poland here as superintendent VI
the Indiana division.
Mr.. Poland will spend a month or
six weeks investigating the project IN
the interest of capitalists II ms re-
port is favorable, which seems assures
| from the character of the preliminary
| investigation. the interests Wh1ch ne
represents will finance the unoerlak-
ing In this event Mr. Poland VIII %
| the representative of both the n
/ nanciaI interests and the construction
company and Will have full charge o.
the building and operation OF the roae
| which is to extend from Cape Resur'
rection northwardly about sou hlile'
to the Yukon river
Mr.. Poland is a graduate OF TN
| Massachusetts, Institute of Technology
and was at one time employed OF
United States river and haroor WORK
He commenced his railroad caree
! with the c.. c. c. and s. L. railway
having charge of surveys and ma1nte
nance for a number of years Dur
ing the Spanish-American war muci
of his time was spent on field engin
eering. At the close of the war h
| took service with the B. and o. s w
as engineer in charge of grade reduc
ton and reconstruction on the Mis-
sissippi division Subsequently he wa
appointed division engineer of the Bal
timore and Ohio at Pittsburg-
He left Pittsburg to come here
superintendent of the Indiana olvislo
, of the B. and o. S. w.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04
Women Were There.

Mrs. Carnahan of the Second ward
led a delegation of Adams street women
who were at the council meeting TO
protest against the ordinance allowing
the Santa Fe to build a sidetrack from
Fifth to Tenth on Adams street MIS-
Carnahan said, addressing the council:
1--WE believe that the passage OF tnls
ordinance would be a -confiscation OF
our property and we would not be able
70 either sell OF rent. Mr. Holiday SAID
that there was no property on Adams
street worth protecting. He sald the
Yards were ilI-kept and that none OF
the houses ever had coat OF paint
Il beg your pardon, lnterr upteu
Councilman Holiday, Il said nothing
of the kind
You did say it," retorted Mrs Car
You are certainly mistaken, salo
Mr.. Holiday. Il made no reference &C
the condition of the yards or the oulld-
r know you did say it, replied Mrs
| Carnahan. while the mayor pounded MS
desk for order
| Il didn't" exclaimed MI Holhday
You said that people who d1dn take
/ better care of their property did no.
| deserve protection" fired back the see
| ond ward leader. AS usual, the woman
| had the last word ea
| The proposed franchise was reIerree
to the streets and walks committee TO
getner with the protest
Rock Island, Too.
| The Rock Island thought the TINS
was ripe for action on its part ana
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04
Changes on C., c. & 1.

Cincinnati. Oct 4.-Vice President
Harding of the Cincinnati. Hamilton &
Dayton and Chicago, Cincinnati &
Louisville roads has announced num-
Der of appointments that show tnat
the two roads are to be more closely
affiliated hereafter.
The following named officials or the
C. H & D. have been appointed TO
similar positions with the Chicago, Gin
cinnati & Louisville: D. G. Edwards,
passenger traffic manager; C. A VIII
son, chief engineer, vice H L. Jackson,
resigned; George R. Balch, purchasing
agent vice ]. A. s Braves. resigned
A L Moler. who has been super1n-
tendent OF motive power of the G, G
& l.. has been given the title of mas
ter mechanic, with headquarters al
Peru, Ind
Circulars were also issued an
nouncing the election of c. A Parker
as vice president of both the c., H 6
d. and Pere Marquette. in charge o.
both freight and passenger traffic, witt
office at Cincinnati, and the appoint
/ ment of William Cotter as genera
manager of the Pere Marquette, witt
4 HEADQUARTERS at Detroit
With the appointments made yester
day the jurisdiction of about all tbs
Operating and traffic officials OF the G.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04
vANDAI.s DISABLE ENGINE
Santa Fe Engine Spiked at Wichita,
EDrnl,a tIv hv strikers.

Wichita. Kas.. Oct. TT is thought
that vandaIs or machin1StS VINO lost
their places during the recent strlke
en- the Santa F7e, are responsible Tor
totally damaging temporarily engine
No 4OS of that company, attached 10
passenger train No. Is, late Thursday
night during the few minutes stop
which is made regularly at the pas
senger station in this city
When Engineer Wright opened the
throttle to continue the train on ITS
xvav east the cylinder head blew out,
and the piston rod was broken Had
anyone been standing close to the loco
motive at that time they would have
been badly injured. if not killed, by
the flying pieces of machinery
In addition to the damage told of in
the foregoing. the left guide was badly
bent, making further operation OF the
locomotive entirely out of the cues
ton As a result of the damage done
No. 4OS passenger train No Is, was
DELAYED in this city until yesterday
morning at an early hour An extra
locomotive was ordered out from
Newton and in the meantime switch
engine employed in the local yard!
was gotten under steam and pulled tht
train as far as Valley Center TIT
start was made from Wichita at
O'Clock in the morning
The damage done engine No. 40
was caused by a person or person
spiixing both guides When steam wa
turned into the cylinders the pressur
Vas so terrifc that the damage re
suited 1t will require several day
and a considerable amount of none
to prepare the locomotive in READINGS
for service again
According TO railroad men. severa
things go TO show that the work wa
that of machinists. ana not of vandal:
who could possibly have no motive 10
bling an engine The most plauS
ible evidence is that no one but a ma
chinist or a person understanding tn
workings of a locomotive could spik
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04
JUST oBEYs ORDERS
". C. Brown Says He Is Not Paid to
Answer Questions


Chicago. H.. Oct 4.-W- C Brown,
vice president of the New York Cen
trail and Lake Shore roads, returned
to Chicago from New York YESTERDAY.
Mr.. Browns headquarters have Deen
transferred from Chicago. TO New
York where he will take his Fanny
in the spring. This much M Brown
admitted, but the faIlacy OF supposlns
that high railroad officials know any
thing of what is going on in the syS-
TENS they represent was shown as Ioi,
lows II wish you would say for me,
declared Mr.. Brown, that know
nothing regarding the rumor that
there is to be a reorganization OF
changes in the Vanderbilt system !
am perfectly ignorant on that point
rs not your transfer to New YORK
preliminary to the changes rumoreo
in the official roster?" was asked
II go where I am told and ask nc
questions
What is your idea regarding the
NATTER"
Il have no ideas except regarding
railroad operation"
What would be your guess2
Il am paid to operate trains, no
to guess"
II don't think, except about operat
/ ing trains"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04
ORIENT INTO WICHITA
Plans to Own Its Own Rails Rather
Than Enter Over Missouri Pacific.


Wichita. Kan, Oct AIS evidence
that the Kansas City, Mexico and orr
ent railroad intends to complete its
track into Wichita instead of reach
ing this city over those of the Mis-
souri, Pacific by way of Viola, word
was received here yesterday that track
layers have already laid the steel TO
point within II miles of Wichita and
the line will enter Wichita in very
short time.
A large amount of wire has already
been received at Milton and is awaiting
the arrival of poles when telegraph
line will be built between Milton and
this city. 1t is the intention OF the
company to have that part of the line
ready for operation at the time the
steel is laid into Wichita
Much delay on the work of laying
steel has been caused by the large
amount of time necessary to complete
the construction of bridge over the
| Ninescah river near Viola This struc-
| ture is 900 feet long and has at last
been completed and the track connect
| ed on either side.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04

The streets and walks recommended
favorabIy the petition for paving on
Taylor from Tenth to Huntoon-
The council confirmed the action OF
the ways and means committee and re-
iected all the Biddle creek claims for
damages.
The city clerk was instructed to ad-
vertise for bids on the raising OF the
Central avenue bridge
CITY officers reported collections IS
follows: Weighmaster $3.50; license
collector 1861. so; police judge $295-J0;
food inspector $282-59-
1t was decided to invite committee
of three from the Commercial club TO
he present when the committee consid-
ers the waterworks question
The appropriation ordinance was as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04
I.arge Shons Tor the D. and n.

Cleveland. o., Oct 4--The largest
shops in the world. with possibly one
exception. are to be built at Louis
Vile and for the Louisville and Nash
Vile railroad company They will cost
S250O.0OO, and there will be thirteen
acres under one roof The machinery
with which the shop will be fitted will
be the best that money can obtain. 1t
is said that the Louisville and Nash
Vile intends to build all of, its own
engines and repair those which have
r11n down All of it's freight cars will
also be built there, and there will be
a speciality department for the con-
struction of steel cars that are &c
be used in the coal regions of the
/ Louisville and Nashville territory
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04
OiIing x. c. S. Roadbed.

Beaumont, Tex, Oct 4.-Ofling of
the roadbed of the Kansas City South
ern between this city and Shreveport
has been completed 1t was at first
thought that the roadbed would be
sprinkled with the oil all the way to
Texarkana. but it was finally declded
to stop at Shreveport A considerable
quantity of Beaumont oil was used
in oiling the road and the local off!-
Gals are expecting an increase in their
through passenger traffic now that the
iroadbed has been so much improved
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04
VIII Fight to the End

Meadville, Pa. Oct IA coach
load of men has arrived here 10 take
the uIaces of striking boilermakers IN
tba Erie railroad shops They are
o1artered in the roundhouse building
and will take their meals there Inc
company evidently proposes TO nghI
the strikers. No trouble is expected
nv either side. The men came from
the vicinity of Cleveland
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04
BIG ELEVATOR DEAL.
Rock Island said TO Be Backing EAe-
vator Company.

Chicago. Ill, Oct 4.-The three
large Counselman elevators at south
cbicago- with a storage capacity OF
4.5OO.0OO bushels, have been SOLO 70
close the estate OF the late Sl. "a. re IL,
So,11SsIr1an The price is said to De
e 100000. ]. c. Shafer of the Cleve-
land grain company is the buyer; Iney
are to be operated by the Chlcago
and Rock Island grain company, e
car1+1v INCORPORATED in Illinois with a
csnitaI of 100000. The Rock Isl
and railroad company is said 10 De
hack of the deal
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Chief StahI was allowed $50 for one
secret man during September ana $9o-So
for information and oetectlse
information seems to be- going up d
| little.
A petition was received for pavement
on Polk street between Huntoon ano
Fourteenth. The petition cSll aus Tor oi,r5 S0
/ foot brick paving with Fort Scott curD-
ing. The petition went to the streets
| and walks committee -
| a petition was received asking Tor
the creation of a benent olst l,itl.4 -; ~
| open an alley running east and west IN
the block bounded by Monroe, Manson
| Fifth and Sixth streets The coTnmuni-
| cation went to the streets and walks
41Ia request of c. Nj. Ekstrom for a
refund of $IO3 on his paving tax was
referred to the judiciary committee.
| There was an ordinance passed trans
farriug 81 500 from the paving FUND 10
the general revenue fund This IS the
Ia reT cent engineering expense Inc
sum of 2,s44o1 was also appro tL go
out of the paving fund 10 pay Dohu
coupons due on October To-
| Councilman Sinner had a crop OF
resolutions last night. most of which
we're adopted. One resolution provided
that the engineer should prepare plans
for new Shunganunga bridges at kan
/ sas avenue ard Van Buren streets as
also had a resolution for repairing the
van Buren, street bridge, AZ TINS was
refarred to the ways and means COM
nirree His resolution asking the CITY
attorney to prepare an amendment te
fine wide tire ordinance allowing tn'
- IF 9-inch tires up to 5000 pounS
Iioa5 provoked quite a fight, but wal
Resolutions for paving next year OF
TAYLOR from Tenth to Huntoon an
Van Buren, Huntoon to Thirteenth
were passed ....
The clerk was instructed to advert1s
for bids on the sewer No. "a bonds; ans
FOR bids on paving Twelfth from haIl
IS aven1e to Jackson. and Jackso
| from Twelfth to Huntoon-
The council adjourned to meet
Monday, October 10, to hear the repoi
lof sewer and paving appraisers
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an engine with such disastrous results
in the limited time during Wnlcn lA0
train stopped in Wichita
Not more than six minutes
s,enf in wichita from the time OF the
SION until that of the start Durils
4hof time Engineer Wright occupies
&c 80 a,11ine cab most of the time, with
a clear view of the track ahead Con
5,Icfor- ESitching was in charge OF the
N
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04

A. the next session of congress the
,,j1roadS will make a determined eff
fort to have laws passed which will
prevent ticket scalping-
efforts of the same kind have peen
made before without success;
has been made, and that number OF
prominent congressman have promised
TO do ali they can to have such bill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04
Six Months Finances.

CITY Clerk Squires' financial statement
on current receipts and expenses Gov
erad the six months ending August 81
toeetfer with the month of August
For the six months the city mas a
deficit of s27, 039.73- When the ran ta1ss
eb7v he wiped out and replaced by
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04

q ID. has been extended over the
C.. c. & l., the jurisdiction OF Genera
Manager Waldo and Freight franc
Manager Mcleod having been recently
extended to cover the c., c. & l.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04

s,,r-,,,,s for a few weeks until the city
has time to spend the money.
The report in full was as follows;
RECEIPTS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04

! 5-t IL, S [r qanINS at xs1 IL . 1855 Is
q 1872 6asins ar S32 is ,.... !, All. 20
70 @enbo1eS ar s43 X s..,.... 5, IA "a
| o. % iiH. ~ go 81 - 26S so
1onIe roct az 75c per cubic yard go. 80
| SoIiT roCI- ar e n rer cubic yard 9e7- so
% s3otl1 ,i tn.rSs S co1cfrate at So. go
/ 70 900 go 4i,nber ........ 1S0. 90
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04
FOOD

All goes well when the baby
is well. Keep the baby well by
Giving him Mellin's Food, it VIII
1ourish him. make him grow strong
and keep him happy. We are sure
Of IL: try it. Ask the mothers OF
Ne11in's Food children. Send Tor our
frre hook about MeI1in's Food.
MELLINrs FOOD co.. BOSTON. MAss
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The Rock Island thought the time
vas rine for action on its part and 1t
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-04-09

The events Of the past month have
shown what a heavy party response
bility is state control of police boards.
1t may be a better plan than ''home
rule" 1t doubtless is a better plan.
But 10 times Of political restlessness
it imposes a party responsibility with
out any corresponding ability to meet
IL. 1t has been seen how the in
dolence or bad judgment of half a
dozen policemen, all under proper
orders and instructions, can be charg-
ed up against a whole party admins
tration as crimes of deliberate intent.
Under the ''home rule" system great
cities come to dominate the politics
Of the state or to divide the parties
into. the city and the country factions,
as In New York. Under this system
a shrewd politician may perpetuate
himself in power as the two Carter
Harrisons have done for nearly half a
century in Chicago, or a corrupt ring
may triumphantly defy the people, as
in Philadelphia. But in spite of these
considerations, it may be laid down as
a general proposition that when a
whole party assumes a responsibility
In particulars in which it has not the
power certainly and every time to
discharge its obligation, it does so at
its own peril.