The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04
RAILROAD NEWS.
Santa Fe Establishes Division
Freight Office at Hutchinson.
C. A. Walker Is Moved From
Dodge City.
HUTCHINSON ELATED.
Offices Will Be i'm the Forsha
Building.
Gossip and Matters Of Interest
In Railroad Circles.
HUTCHINSON ELATED.

Hutchinson Kan. Oct. 4.-Division
Freight Agent c. A Walker OF the
Santa Fe. who has his office IN Dodge
City at this time will soon move ms ms
Headquarters to Hutchinson he VIII
be estab lished here before the end OF
the week.
This announcement was made To-Day
by General Freight Agent J. T.
Koontz OF the Santa F'e, from 1opeha,
who spent a portion of the day in the
CITY This announcement Is paruculdA-
" pleasing TO Hutchinson people anu
proves that the Santa Fe mas mace d
good move Mr.. KOontZ has been con-
sidering this change for mohth "
more but only recently decided upon II
for certain. This morning ne ana NJ
Walker took a look over the business business
portion of the city ana quarters We
selected in TIME Forsha office bulIolhSs
at the southwest corner OF Main anu
Sherman street Offices Will De Htteo
up in the rear of the Fontron lnsuIal 49,
OFFICES, where there is plenty OF room
and good light This Will be the hestu-
quarters for Mr. Walker and ms ste-
nographer and clerk and for 1raEeHIIS
Freight Agent Richard Warren, VINO
has been assigned to this territory MI
Warren has made his headquarters IN
Wichita for number OF years put mas
recently been assigned to the HutcIl n
son territory under Mr. Walker he
will move his family here soon ana
make Hutchinson his home
Mr. Walker has never moved his fan-
iIv away being half way assured, when
he was appointed TO the position at
Dodge City that his headquarters would
likely be moved back here PractlcaIiy
the whole of the people OF Hutcn nlI e9 n
are glad to have Mr. Walker make MS
home and his office here, for he Is one
OF the most popular railroad men ina
this city has ever had, and there nave
been many men who have gone through
the offices of the different railroads
here who have friends by the thousands
in Hutchinson. The business men, VINO
have much to do with the freight rae
proposition and VINO need TO CONFER
often with the freight department, are
satisfied that the move of the santa re
Is q good one It will mean much Tor
the convenience of the Shippers ana
there viii always be place TO go 70
make kick
Nr- Koontz said that 1t is the gen
eral plan of the railroads TO esta 81
their division freight Officers with the
division offices of the operating de-
partrnent and that it was the best plan
genera I1v In the present case II was
out of the question to properly haIluLs
2 the big business which comes thbouSA
y the division freight offices in TINS terri
tory with a division office IN Dodg'
CITY Hutchinson, being the big TRADE
center Of western Kansas and the only
practical point on the division made tn'
removal Of the offices here necessary
Mr. Koontz agreed that the big business
done by the Santa Fe here was IN
reason for the removal of the headquar
tars to this place 1t is a good thing L
saw of the town. While Mr.. koont
did not say that there might be some
thing else coming to Hutchinson Iron
the Santa Fee still he remarked ina
this was A starter
This is the first time that dlvlsIo
freight office for the Santa Fe has bee
given to Hutchinson the business me e-
have wanted something of the kind 10
years. for il is easier to do bushes
that way. but there have been reason
before why this could not be done. IN
Rock ISSand established dlVlslo
f-aie-b4 e,Fficer here some years ago an
the business has been easier to handl
then.