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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-18
OFFICIALS PICK FLAWS.
Tell Why the Annual Pass for En-
ployes Is Unwise-

Chicago, Ill, Feb. 1s-Many of the
railroads having their general offices
in Chicago have had their attention
called by their employees to the recent
action of the general manager of the
Southern railway. who proposes to fur
nish engineers and conductors with
annual passes of the road on the basis
years in the service are to be given
ANNALS good over the division on
which they are employed; those hav-
ing ten years to their credit are to re-
celve ANNALS good over the entira
line, and for those who have served
fifteen years their wives will be includ-
ed in the privilege
The general manager of the South
ern railway is of the opinion that bet
ter results will be obtained through
the hearty cooperation Of his men, but
there are many railroad executives in
Chicago who hold this action to be i'll
advised They see in it another con-
cession to the men, which will encour-
age them to demand still more.
That these demands in the past have
frequently been unwarranted cannot
De disputed, say managers. and each
concession thus secured has seemed to
incIte rather than restrain other de-
mands. It IS therefore declared by
these DIRECTORS that TO magnify the
Importance of the men by a voluntary
contribution Of this sort will have a.
tendency to increase their wants 1t is
also thought that with the means at
hand to permit it the men would lay
on more frequently for the purpose of
visiting other places and that in con-
sequence the service would suffer.
Railroad men say that it is fairly
open to question whether the method
adopted by the Southern railway is
wise It is not supposed that the
simple granting Of annual passes to
conductors and engineers will cause
any deeper loyalty than at present.
one of the Chicago general managers
had this to say:
The important question to which
railway manag gers should give their
best thought is how the personal
loyalty Of the men to the road upon
which they are employed can be
gained It IS not supposed that the
simple granting of annual passes to
conductors and engineers viii produce
that result, but it is an indication that
consideration is being given to the
question. There is no man who is
WORTH anything who does not ike to
nave his personality recognized One
Of the severest punishments in co0nec-
ton with the penitentiary is that an
inmate ceases to be a man and be-
comes simply a number While not
carried to any such extreme in any
railroad service, there is d tendency in
railroad operation to sink the individ-
uai IN the mass. We venture to say
that an order issued by the general
manager OF the Southern railway to
the effect that all engineers and con-
ductors would be carried free on any
train OF the system would not be half
as much appreciated by the individual
as the receipt of an annual with his
name thereon"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-18
RAILROAD NEWS.
Sensational Charges Against
Congressional Committee.
Frank Barry Says 1t Is
"Stone WALL"
TOPROTECT RAILROADS
Refuses to Report an Important
Reform Measure.
Pays No Heed to Petitions from
100000 Shippers.

Frank Barry, commissioner Of the ma
tionaI board of trade and secretary of
the interstate commerce law conven-
ton. makes the charge publicly that the
congressional committee on interstate
and foreign commerce is organized into
a stone walr' to prevent any legisla-
ton which is distasteful TO the rail-
roads.
The charge is made in connection with
the efforts which the organizations rep
resented by Mr. Barry are making to
procure the passage of the Cooper and
Quarles bills amending the interstate
commerce law so as to give the inter-
state commerce commission the rate
making power Mr. Barry in an inter-
view yesterday said:
7 am perfectly confident that our bill
would pass the house by an overwhelm-
ing vote If the committee on interstate
and foreign commerce, in the hands o.
which it nOWs rests. might be prevailed
upon 10 consider and report a measure.
Thus far however. a majority of that
committee has refused to accord US so
much as a hearing. and its chairman
and several of the influential members
assert that they viii not consent to
spend any time on the subject. being
Wearied with the opportunities of the
public during the past few sessions OF
congress. The committee is so consti-
tuted that its majority stands as a
stone wall to prevent any Legislation
which may be disappFoved by the rail-
roads of the country"
After asserting that the transporta-
ton tax was in the hands of few peo-
pie whom the United States government
could not control, Mr.. Barry declared.
The people know that merely upon
the principle we need the money the
railroads have within the last three
years made general advances in rates
which in 1903 brought a revenue of
S1420oo,000 more than they received for
the same service in 1900
The power of obstruction alleged to be
welded by the railroads, according to
Mr. Barry, is shown by the fact that no
attention has been paid by the commit
tee IN question to the resolutions adopt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-18
HERE'S A PEssIMIsT.
E. B. Thomas Says Railroads Are All
Losing Money.

E b Thomas, president of the Le-
high Valley road. is rather pessimistic
regarding the railroad situation. In
spea king of it he said:
L intend to make very little outlay
that is not absolutely necessary. In
fact, will not spend 5 cents that is not
required. This has been a phenomenal
Iy bad year so far for all railroads.
do not think that many of the trunk
lines will earn their fixed charges for
the months Of January and February.
Everything seems to go wrong this
year There have been big accidents,
with great loss of life; high water. and
now the war, which is enough to unset
tie many things.
Business continues to be good, but
until there is moderation of the
weather I am going to sail very close
to the wind. Our business is better than
ever before. Twenty years ago none of
the railroad officials expected to make
any money during the months of Janu-
ary and February. Business always
falls off at this time. but this year con-
ditions have also been against u.s.
Mr. Thomas ascribes present condi-
lions largely to the severe cold weather
and the unusually heavy snowfall He
said the Lehigh Valley was not con-
tenpIating any bond issue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-18
TESTING Ignite FUEL.
Burlington Finds Substitute for BIZ
luminous Coal Fuel.

The Burlington railroad Is making a
test OF Ignite coal in its locomotives
The recent coal strike in Colorado has
convinced the company that TO depend
On bltuminous coal for fuel is al, ex-
ample of confidence in labor conditions
here that is unnecessary. The road
runs into the Lafayette coal fields in
northern Colorado. From this source
a large amount of coal viii be taken
Tor fuel for the engines. The tests of
coal from these fields is being made
under the direction of Supt Frank
Harris This months performance
sheets will show how the Ignite com
pares with the bituminous coal, for
merly used.
Mr. Harris believes the Ignite coal
VIII make excellent fuel but it will be
necessary to rebuild the fireboxes Of
the engines if it is used permanently.
II does not require so much draft as
the bituninous coal and there is need
for considerable alteration in the en-
Hglne CRATES and fireboxes before if IS
burned TO the best advantage. For this
reason the results shown BY the per-
Torrance sheets this month will not
be conclusive They will merely he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-18
Rock Island Has Decided to Con-
struct Independent Line.

Hornaday. Tex, Feb. 1S-It is stated
that the Rock Island Will build its own
line between Houston and Galveston. 1t
was the original intention of that road
to obtain an entrance to Galveston over
the tracks of the Galveston. Houston &
Northern road. a Southern Pacific prop
erty but the railroad commission vetoed
the proposition President L F Loree
of the Rock Island made a careful in
vestigation of the situation on the oc-
casion of his recent visit TO Houston
and Galveston and was favorabiy i'm
pressed with the benefits that such a
line would bring to the general system.
The Rock Island purchased land at Gal
weston for port and terminal facilities
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-18
APPOINTS ENGINEERS.
Rock Island Adopts Pennsylvania
System of Watching Maintenance.

Chicago, Feb. 1S.-The Rock Island
management has made an important
change in the method of organization
by placing the maintenance of way de-
partment under the control of Fourth
vice President John F. Stevens, who is
in charge of the operation Of the sys-
tenn. Hereafter the maintenance of
each division of the road will be under
the charge of a division engineer.
The division engineers appointed yes
terday were:
W. L. Hope, terminal and Illinois d.
visions
L. B. Holt. Iowa division
H. NJ Stone, Nebraska division.
A. B. Warner, Colorado division.
J. NJ Brown, Cedar Rapids division.
J. A Martin, Dakota division
X J. c. Zinck. Des Moines Valley
division.
W. A. Van Frank. Missouri division
W. c. Taylor, Kansas City terminal
and Kansas divisions.
A s linn, Oklahoma division.
W. M Shumway. Ell Paso division,
and G., r. I & E P. railway.
This method of maintenance is the one
originated by the Pennsylvania many
years ago.
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GOOD WORK FOR KANSAS.
Miss Howard and Miss Kimber
Excellent Advertisers.

Kansas City, Feb. 1S.-Miss Nellie
Howard and Miss Helen Kimber, the
Kansas young women who were sent to
Chicago six weeks ago with an exhibit
of Kansas farm products, were in Kan
sas City yesterday afternoon. Miss
Kimber is well known in Kansas for
her work in behalf of woman sufrag e.
The expenses OF the trip to Chicago
and the cost of the exhibition, given
in the Great Northern hotel. were de-
frayed by the counties of Pawnee.
Ford Thomas, kiowa, Pratt, Cove,
Trego Norton, Wallace, Logan and
Greeley. The young women were lib
orally compensated for their services in
advertising the agricultural products of
Kansas the money to be devoted to
the work of the Kansas Woman's Ba-
zaar association. The venture resulted.
they say. in sending large party of
farmers to Kansas to investigate con-
difinnS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-18
USE IT AS A PosToFF1cE.
Government Will Show 9 Postal Gar
in Full Operation.

A postal car is to be exhibited at ST.
Louis in the U S. government build
ing This car was built by the Penn
sylvania railroad company and loaned
to the postoffice department for exhi-
bition purposes, and will be used in
the government building as a regular
postof1icei The interior arrangement
is in accordance with the postoffice de-
partment's requirements for cars in
which letters and papers only are
handled. The inside dimensions in
plan are so feet in length by feet IA
inches in width. The construction OF
the car is in accordance with the Penn
sylvania railroad standards. It is fitted
with short vestibule platform, six
wheel trucks, and weighs complete "a,
900 pounds, and has a capacity of mail
matter of about $4,000 pounds. In or
DER TO give the public a view OF the
operations going on inside the car, the
siding and lining. where not covered
by letter boxes, have been removed
and wire screens substituted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-18
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

c. s. GIeed, director for the Santa
Fe, has returned from q short business
trip to Chicago. ,-4
E. A Austin, trainmaster for the
Santa Fe with headquarters IN Topeka,
was in Emporia yesterday on business
for the company
A E. Cooper. division passenger
agent for the Rock Island, was down
on the southwestern lines of his divis-
ion Wednesday.
Union Pacific with headquarters in
Kansas City, was in Topeka Wednesday
on business for his company.
F. C. GiIlenbeck. superintendent for
the Harvey eating house service, was
in Topeka Wednesday in company with
I. c. Brown. of Newton Mr.. Brown is
also of the Harvey service.
R E. TwftcheI, general attorney for
the New Mexico lines of the Santa Fe
with headquarters at Las Vegas, was
in Topeka Wednesday. Mr. Twitchell
was on his way home from the east
c. W. Kouns, superintendent of trans
portation for the Santa Fe, is expected
back today from a short business trip
to Chicago. He is accompanied by Geo.
3. Hetherington, car accountant for the
same road.
Engine No. 95S. one of the Santa FEES
big oil burners which arrived this week
from the Baldwin Locomotive works in
Philadelphia, was taken out on her
initial trip Wednesday after being set
up in the local shops
]. c. German, brakeman on the Santa
Fe coal run between Topeka and Bur-
Iingame. quit the service of the COM
pany Wednesday. Mr. German will
leave shortly for Texas where he in
tends to enter the service of the Texas
and Pacific railroad
Passenger traffic over the Santa Fe
was especially heavy on Wednesday.
Tuesday was the day of the homeseek-
ers' rates on that road and all of the
trains were loaded with the people who
took advantage of the rate in the east.
Some of the trains were several hours
late
Rev. 1 n. McCash, of Des Moines
Ia, has been secured to address the
regular weekly Railroad Y. NJ. C. A
meeting in the Santa Fe coach shop
Thursday noon. A large number of
shopnen are expected at this meeting
as Rev. McCash has the reputation of
being a splendid speaker.
Tom Rockhold. employed as a fireman
with the Santa Fe at Emporia, who has
been in the local hospital for some time
because of an injury he sustained while
firing an engine. has been released from
the hospital and has returned to his
home in Emporia- He expects to be
able to go to work about March L
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used as a basis upon which to pred
icate estimates that will either reject
the coal altogether or influence the
management in having certain engines
of the system rebuilt to burn the La
fayette coal.
The car of coal shipped from the
Leyden mine early this week has been
used in the Burlington engines with a
view of testing the product of the Ley
den mines. The Denver, Northwestern
& Pacific railroad will use this coal ex-
clusively in its engines. The manage
ment of the road is interested in hav-
ing a comparative test made that will
indicate to them what treatment is
best suited for the proper handling of
the coal in their locomotives
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-18
ALBERT rREUB PROMOTED.
VIII Be Private Secretary for Presi-
dent Leeds, of Rock Island.

Albert Treub. formerly chief clerk to
the superintendent Of the Vandalia main
line and who went to Chicago with
General Manager Miller of the Rock
Island, has now gone to New York to
be private secretary to w 3. Leeds,
president of the Rock Island system. A.
s. linn, formerly with the VandaIia at
Terre Haute, has been appointed en-
gineer of maintenance of way on an
Indian Territory division of the Rock
Island
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-18

sentative OF the company could come
here, and when he came. he agreed to
sell US two brand new armatures for
s675, and take the old one in exchange.
We have placed this order and the
armatures have been shipped
The mayor read a letter from the
company which has sold the armatures
suggesting that the city should have
new commutators for the new arrna-
lures, and this was left to the superin-
tendent of the light plant to consider
and decide upon. Commentators cost $50
apiece
JUDGMENTS PAID OFF
Money available for the payment Of
all the old judgments and interest
standing against the city was ordered
paid by the council last night Tha
warrants will be distributed by the city
attorney. All but one of these iudg-
ments are now owned by various
banks with
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ed by eight state legislatures, to the
petitions of more than forty national
commercial and manufacturing organi-
cations, embracing in their membership
more than 500, 600 of the leading shippers
OF the country, and to numerous petit
lions and memorials filed nearly every
day since the opening of congress last
NOyern her
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-18
Once Lived in Atchison.

Atchison. Kan, Feb. 1S.-.Tom''
Rhea, pro-sIavery man of the early
days here, who assisted in sending
Pardee Butler down the river on a
raft. died Monday at Wallace. Idaho,
where he went many years ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-18

more than a year ago, and has an
nounced its willingness to join with the
Southern Pacific in building a cause
way across Galveston bay for use of its
tracks, the cost OF that proposed i'm
provement TO be about $1,000, 600.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-18

A woman who wants but little here
below should get married and let it &c
al that
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COMMITTEES REPORT REJECTED.
| The streets and walks committee rec
/ commended that the wide tire ordinance
| be not enforced till September 1. Coun-
Gilman Swendson objected to this be-
| cause he held that an ordinance cannot
be suspended in this way. Swendson
wanted a new ordinance drawn up in
creasing the limit for narrow tires
from 1000 to 5000 pounds He also
wanted II provided that the ordinance
should not take effect till next Septen-
Der. This plan was voted down. and
it was decided to give the teamsters an
extension Of time till September 1. by
amending the existing ordinance. But
there is not likely to be an increase
made in the weight limit for narrow
/ tires.
HAYMARKET PROPOSAL.
R. T. Kreipe through J. F. Snyder,
street commissioner. notified the coun-
/ ell that he will lease to the city. free of
charge, for three years with privilege
of renewal for three years, five lots
on Quincy street, between Fourth and
Fifth streets Mr.. KTeipe agrees to
fence the land, furnish office and teIe-
phone. water for teams. and man to
clean up and look after the market
The only consideration Mr. Kreipe asks
is the privilege of charging 10 cents a
load for standing in the market
! The proposition was referred to the
streets and walks committee with pow
er to act, and will doubtless be ac-
cepted.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
\ remonstrance was received against
| the proposed paving of Douthitt street,
between Fillmore and Western avenue
| The protest is signed by H. L Strohm.
F. S. Brown, E. D. Murphy, Geo. H
Fair, S. S. OFT, H. H. Wolcott, and
4 f. E. Grote and was referred to tho
streets and walks committee
/ The estimate of the city engineer on
| the East Eighth avenue bridge was re-
ferred to the ways and means commit
| tee. The estimated cost of the bridge
is 81, e60Ss.
A petition for sidewalk on the east
side of Harrison to Douthitt to Hunt
| fngton, was received and referred to
| the streets and walks committee
The ordinance providing for the is
suance of $4,000 Potwin refunding
bonds was passed These bonds have
been sold to L z Myers, the city
railway man, and the money viii be
paid to the city as soon as the bonds
can be printed.
! Andrew Crook filed claim for 81 900
| damage alleged to have been sustained
! because his wagon capsized with him
! in a alley which was occupied by a
rubbish pile. It was referred TO the
/ judiciary committee.
A petition for paving on Taylor.
| between Tenth and Huntoon, was re-
ceived and referred to the streets and
| walks committee The petition is foS
| Eleventh and 90 foct the rest of the
/ way.
! a petition was received from the
/ teamsters' union asking that the Ir1sS
on weight for narrow tire wagons be
| changed from 1000 to 5000 pounds h
| was signed by 1876 teamsters- The pS<
/ tition was referred TO the streets ans
walks committee
/ The next council meeting will be tha
regular March meeting
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-18
SOC and SI.OO.
Guaranteed 10 Cure Or Money Reminded

Trial package free by writing or caIlfng an
Mrs. A II. Townsend for years sec secr -.
tary OF oman. 5 Christian Temperance
Union} Us fremont St Bnsro57 1T1
Everything private. Sold and recor,,-,.S
ed by special agent in Topeka. Kan ~
H WEIeHTMAN Druggist, sss Kansas Ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-18
BUILD INTO GALVESTON.

Decrease.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-18
KATY MAKES A GAIN.
Shows Increase IN Net and Gross for
December.

Missouri. Kansas & Texas earnings
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-11-19

tive. for the Car at first was inclined to give ear to 1t, and not only received the prince very eoldly. but raised a number of objections against his plans of reform. The prince. 1t is said. re- minded the Emperor of the conditions on which he accepted office. and ada ed: Although am a relative Of si- piaguine, my views were not the same as his. I had drawn up my resigna- ton as his assistant on the very day of his assassination. It was only through a sense of duty that I remained at my post. am on the side of the zemstvos and not of the bureaucracy. He then rendered his resignation to the Empe- TOT, who, however, declined to accept it, and frankly adopted his views. As soon as these facts became known, hundreds of letters Of encouragement began to pour in upon theprince. One of the first acts Of the latter was to get rid of the army of detectives, who failed 50 signally in saving the life ot M. de Plehye.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-11-19

women can help in the organizing of the relief parties, and in the collection of food and the money to buy food. There are hundreds of people in every town who, while unable for. one reason CT another. to actually do the work of bird feeding, would be glad to assist by donating food or money. And each town Itself should be willing to appro- pridte certain sum each year to be expended In some way for the benefit of the birds Birds are of immense val ue to town, not only by reason of the pleasure they give to the inhabitants, but because they are persistently wag- ing war upon the insects which destroy the crops. and which tend to make yhu- man life unpleasant Besides, 1t Is worth much to any town to have for its inhabitants people who are gener- ous ind thoughtful.
 Perhaps there Is no better medium through which to distribute food to the birds than through tbe students of coll legas. academies and high schools. and the pupils of the public schools. Bodies of students or pupils should work under the leadership of either an individual or a committee, who should