The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-19
U. P. WAKES UP.
viii Spend Thousands of Dollars
In Topeka.
New Passenger Depot Is to Be
Built.
MUCH OTHER WORK.
Railroad Yards Will Be Located
West Of City.
New ROnndh0use and Freight
Depot on List. .@z
Topeka Will Be Made Important
Point of System.

| Contemplated improvements, changes
and construction in Topeka by the I'm
ion Pacific railroad to be completed in
side the coming year means the ex-
penditure of thousands of dollars in
this city, and also that Topeka is to be
an important point on this railway
system.
A party of officials of the Union Pa
cific from Omaha were in Topeka yes
terday looking over the ground of the
contemplated improvements The party
included:
Vice President and General Manages
A. L. Mohler.
General Superintendent ]. NJ. Gruber.
Chief Engineer ]. B. Berry.
Division Superintendent ]. o. Brink
erhoff.
Division Engineer ]. c. Beye.
It is announced that among the Inn
provements to be made at Topeka is
the erection of a new passenger depot
to cost away up into the thousands,
and also a new freight depot.
The coal chutes which are now loca-
ted about a block west of the passen-
ger depot in North Topeka, are to be
moved farther west and will be placed
outside the western limits of the city
on the outside of the Rock Island rail-
road crossing.
are to be built just west of the city.
and a new roundhouse will also be
built in that locality. The present round
house east OF the present passenger de-
pot will be torn down.
All the present switching yards are
to be reorganized or remodeled and
will be used exclusively for local pur-
poses. The new yards west of the city
through trains and for storage pur-
poses. These yards are being made
necessary on account of the construc-
ton of the Topeka &c Northwestern
which line will be used in connection
with the Grand Island railroad to
shorten the distance from mt. the missouri
territory and to the Pacific coast by
about $50 miles.
Right of Way Agent Here.
W. C. Ayres, of Omaha, the Union
Pacific right of way agent, is in the
city, and is handling the matter of
the right of way for the new Topeka
& Northwestern railway. He is look
ing UP the titles to the lands which
will be acquired by the Union Pacific
in the construction of the northwest
outlet.
Material Begins to Arrive.
The material for the construction
of the track between Kansas City and
Topeka and Topeka and Marysville
has already begun to arrive in To-
peka, and it is being stored on the
Union Pacific right of way.
The Union Pacific has a 20-acre
tract of land east of Kansas avenue
on the North side, and the greater
portion of the material will be stored
upon this tract, although some is to
be stored on the west side of the city
Several trainloads of ties have already
arrived and have been unloaded,
a great many thousand.
The ties for the construction of the
175 miles of road which is 10 be built
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are all unloaded and stored at the
same time.
The steel rails and spikes and other
are on the way here and will
probably.
The graders and machinery for put
ting the roadbed into shape will
probably arrive this week.
VIII Straighten Curves.
In double tracking the Topeka
Kansas City line the Union Pacific
officials announce that they have de-
termined to make some expensive cuts
and fills for the purpose of getting rid
Of a number of bad curves between
the two points mentioned.
While it would be supposed that
the work which will be necessary at
bluffs near Topeka would be
one of the hardest tasks on the new
double track line to Kansas City, an
official of the road said to State
Journal man that that would be Il
small task IN comparison 10 some OF
he cuts and fills which would be
made necessary on account of the re-
1uction which was to be made in the
curves
The Union Pacific is a Hartman
-ailroad 1t is a well known fact that
his great railroad man has been
millions of dollars in reduc-
ng grades and minimizing curves on
LII the lines of railroad under his con-
roI. This is done with the view OF
operating and mainte-
nance expense
While there are no grades to con-
end with between Kansas City and
Topeka, there are curves which when
ling time considerably between these
points.
L. G. BeaI Appointed.
Col. George w. Veale, who was ap-
pointed to act as one of the commits
ioners to condemn land in Shawnee
county for the right of way of the
ound that he Will be unable to attend
O those duties and has not accepted
he appointment
1t was announced today that L. G.
3eaI is appointed to act as commits
ion with John 2. Frost and Oscar
3ischoff.
This move necessitates a delay in
-etting started on the right of way of
he railroad. When the original no
ice was given out it was to the effect
hat the commissioners would meet
IN the 10th of next month to condemn
and for the right of way. Thirty
lays notice must be given after the
so the meeting of the
oy,o ~, issiouers will he held Aue71rf 10