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RACE HORSES BRING
SELLERS FAIR PRICES
Asterlsk Gets Top Figure in Sale at
Gravesend Paddock-Jam~s v Second

NEW YORK. June IA sale Of
horses in training. the property of various
owners, was held in the paddock before
offered was fair and good prices were
realized. The sales of $4,000 or more
were: Baseful. c S, a, by Imp Mirthful-
Bassinnette, George K. Calvin, $1,000;
James v, ch 9, 3, by Farandale- Alarm
Mare, J. Daniel $4,000; Charles Elwood,
ch h. 8, by Imp Hustin-Ch A. Nc
Kenzie. S3100; Embarrassment, ch c.
Knight of Ellerslie- Flash, J.. Gibbons $2.-
400; Asterisk. ch c. 2. by Imp ST. Gatien-
Starlet, y. III. Burdett. $4700: Hippocrates,
br &. g. by Imp Lissak- -Hancans c. l..
Aste, $2,600: Campo. ch T. 2. by Hastings
Campfire. G. w. Site, $4,000; Astarita, b
f. 4, by Imp Bathampton-Lott A, Della I
ware Stable, 81 2,900
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Special to The Globe

Speclal TO The GiObe
COLUMBUS. Ohio. June 15.-One lone
St. Paul rooter and 5293 Columbus fans
were we'll satisfied with what the Sena-
tors and Saints did this afternoon at Neil
park.
There was no stopping done in the
two fast games, and each team won and
lost
The first game from a St Paul stand
point was a sure case of too much Ma
iarkey-' In the second Slagle was su-
perior to Dorner. Slagle had everything
hits were made off him and one was a
scratch
Davis tripled to start the first game.
but perfect throw by Jones nailed him
at the plate Then in the second with
the bases full Marcan made a great
catch of Ma1arkey'S liner and pulled off
a double play. In the fifth O'Brien heaYed
The ball, batted by BridweH inte the
bleacherS. and the youngsterD scored.
Bridwelfs s corker to center gave two
runs in the sixth. for the hit followed
Safeties by Kihm and Clymer, and Mar
tins cut, which advanced the runners.
Martins mistake gave Jackson a scoring
life and a base on balls to Sessions came
just ahead of Jones triple. If Peirce had
not dropped a throw from Marcan in the
could not have counted, and Slagle would
have had a Shut-Out. But Peirce was
forgiven. for in the SecoEd he had sin
gled O'Brien and Kelley home.
This pair had hit their way to first,
d and Marcan had sacrificed. Singles by
Chech, jackson and OBrien sent Chech
home Wheeler helped along with sac
Tifice. and Jackson was kept from scoring
was not in the second game. A message
announcing the serious illness of his IA
fher called him to Cincinnati. Slagle was
fined So for talking back to Holiday e.
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Operation Is Performed on
Champions AlIlna Knee

SAN FRANCISCO Cal, June I5.-Ad-
vices received from Hardin Springs. where
Jim Jeffries is training say an opera
tion was performed this morning on the
ailing leg of the champion. An incision
was made and quantity Of fluid was
drawn off. Jeffries, according to the sur
geon's orders, will not be permitted to
leave his bed for six days. and it is like
ly then he will change his training quar-
ters to the Reliance club at Oakland, ac-
cording to the management of the Yo-
semitic club.
Among sporting people there is a SEN
timent that the Jeffries and Munroe con-
test will be indefinitely postponed. Mum
roe is in splendid shane.
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Duluth Wins in Tenth

Special to The Globe
DULUTH, Mimi. June 15.-In ten
inning game played here this Afternoon
the White Sox defeated the Fargo team
by score of 6 to 8. 1t was the best ex-
hibition of ball played on the locals
grounds this season. The players on
both sides put UP an excellent article
When the visitors went in to bat i'm the
first half of the ninth the score stood
to / against them. A pitched ball. q
pass and a brace of singles tied the score
The locals were BANKED in the ninth. a
single gave the visitors two more scores
in the tenth, but the leaders made six
consecutive singles and won. Score:
Duluth .......1O 0O0D2 srS n =
Fargo ........0 0 0 0 0 01 o 2-5
Batteries-Duluth, Gehring and Hughes.
Fargo, Hillock and Edwards.
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Forks Takes Third

Special to The Globe
GRAND FORKS, N. D.. June I5.-Grand
Forks made it three straight today. TAX
ing another game from Winnipeg the
score being 8 to L. The game was a bet
ter one than that of yesterday. though
there was some ragged playing at times.
Cheek. the Grand Forks catcher. was hurt
and Brown finished the game for him
Fargo plays here tomorrow,
R. H. E.
Winnipeg ......0 0 0 0 0 O OO10-f
Batteries-Grand Forks. Morton Cheek
and Brown; Winnipeg, Bemiss Clark.
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COACH HUFF STORY
DENIED BY BARROW

DETROIT, Mich. June 15.-When
shown the statement that Manager Ed
ward =. Barrow, of the Detroit American
league team, was to be replaced by
George Huff graduate athletic manager OF
the University of illinois, ON Saturday
next. Business Manager F. J. Navin, of
the Detroit club said:
'The report is entirely untrue. I never
even heard of the man before, and know
that Mr.. Yawkey, the owner of the team.
does not know him. The report that
Parker and Zangerle. of the Illinois team.
are to sign with Detroit il equally un-
true"
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LOUISVILLE.Ky.. June 15.-Minneapo-
lis defeated Louisville in a fast and in
ming ball. but the visitors punched their
hits in the fifth and scored enough runs
to win. Sullivan saved the game for
Minneapolis in the last inning by q re-
markabIe one-hand catch of Arndt's long
drive. while Ferry was trying to catch
n runner off first. Attendance, 1,5e0
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Detroit wins II Ninth

DETROIT, Mich June 15.-Donovan
and Henley had the batters at their
mercy. Henley made the only two hits
off Donovan. but did not even reach sec
ond. Donovan made the lone hit OFF Hen
lev until the ninth Then Mcintyre
singled Lowe sacrificed and Crawford s
little single sent in the only Tun Attend
ance 1900. Score
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Sacrifice hits. Hoffman. Lowe; base on
balls. off Donovan /; hit with bali, by
Donovan 1; first base on errors, Detroit
8; left ON bases, Detroit 5. Philadelphia .;
struck out. by Donovan 4. by Henley 2;
double play. O'Leary to Carr: time 1:20;
umpireS, King and O'Loughlip.
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-One out when Whining run was made.
Toledo ...,.z.0~ -9Is1 Q o % o 0 T.
Kansas City 20 0 0 0 i O-1
Left on bases, Toledo Z. Kansas City s.;
two-base hit, Van Buren,; -. home run.
Sweeney; sacrifice hits, Frisbie O'Hara /;
stolen base, Frisbie: double plays, Burns
to Long. Sweeney to Burns to Long;
struck out, by Deering 3, by Gear 8: passed
balls. Brown. Butler; bases on balls off
Deering 4. off Gear A. time, 1880; umpire,
Hart, attendance. 100
SECOND GAME
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Two-base hits. Abbott. Stahl, Lajoie;
three-base hits. Flick. Hickman; sacrifice
hit, Flick stolen bases, Flick 2, Bay
Lajoie, Schwartz, Moran; double play.
Drill to Mccormick; first on balls. Off
Dunkle 5; left on bases, Cleveland S.
Washington s: struck out. by Donahue l.
by Dunkle ?: wild pitch Dunkle L: time.
1:25; umpiTes, Sheridan and Carpenter;
attendance 21i7.
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First on errors, NeWftY York 1. St Louis
3; left on bases. New Yqrk 6, St Louis 6;
first base on balls. off McGinnity 2, off
Taylor |; struck out. hyE, McGinnity ?, by
sacrifice hits, Mertes. .Smoot; stolen bases.
Bresnahan. McGann5 Mettes 2, Dahlen;
double plays, Brain. to: Shay, Shay to
Brain to Becliey: hit by pitched ball. by
McGinnity 1. by Taylor /: unpires. Moran
and tombstone; time, 1870; attendance.
J 600.
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The Minneapolis Times and the Tribune
ball teams clashed yesterday at Nicollet
park and when the circulation ma ma gers
announced the score the Times had Is
and the Tribs but 8. H0uk and Pierce
did the battery work for the Trib while
Daugherty and Nordquist worked for the
Times. Nordquist allowed but ia hits.
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Bases on balls, OF Phillips g. OFF Curtis
I; struck out. by Phillips 5, by Curtis 4.
wild pitch, Phillips; hit by pitcher, Hog
rieyer; two-base hit. Pennell; three-b base
hits. Heyden. McCreery; sacrifice hitS
o Brien fMilwaukee), Curtis; double
plays, OBrien to Magoon to Diekey
Schaefer to OBrien to Bateman. Clark
to Bateman; stolen bases. Dickey. O'Brien
lIndianap0lis)s McCreery, Hogrieyer;
passed ball. Slattery; first on errors, In
dianapolis 8, Milwaukee,; umpire Bause-
wine; time, lao; attendance, $40
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Two-base hits: Arndt. Leslie. Fox:
bases, Campbell Coulter: sacrifice hits.
Hart, Martin. Quinlan, Ferry; bases on
balls, off Campbell /, off Ferry s; struck
out, by Campbell 3, by Ferry 5; hit by
pitched ball, Weaver. MaIehey. Sullivan:
double plays, Fox to Oyler to Leslie. Fer
ry to Oyler to Leslie left on bases.
Louisville II. Minneapolis s; time, 1856;
umpire, Klein.
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Crooks Win From Superior

Special to The Globe
SUPERIOR, Wis, June 15.-Fike,1 who
twirled a no hit game against Fargo tho
other day, was bumped by Crookston to-
day. and the lively hitting with errors by
Superior gave the visitors six runs il,
two innings and sent Fiken to the bench.
Shaw pitched great ball. After he went
In the box Superior could not connect at
Just the right time with Martins curves.
Score:
Superior. .......O12 O0OOES /
Crookston ......3 0 1 0 0 0 0-7 ,
Batteries Fil1en, Shaw and Leach:
Martin and Henry
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Sacrifice hits, Hemphill. Jones'; double
play, Padden to Sugden; passed ball, Ka-
hoe; stolen bases Thoney 2; hit by pitched
ball. by Hughes, Padden: wild pitch.
Hughes l. bases on balls. off Petty 8, off
Hughes 4; left on bases. ST. Louis s, New
York 5; time, 1888; umpire, Dwyer.
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Champs Sat Some

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June 15.-After
the third inning today Pittsburg hit
Duggleby freely and won with ease. With
the exception of the fourth inning the
locals could do nothing with Levers
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csardas Wins ROYAL Hunt

LONDON, June 15.-At Ascot today the
Royal Hunt cup Ga cup Of the value of
500 sovereigns. with 1.500 sovereigns in
specie added to a handicap sweepstakes
of 20 soyereigns each, seven furlongs and
one hundred and sixty-six yards) was
Won by Csardas. Ifazafi was second and
Wild Oats third. Twenty-eight horses
started.
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SECOND GAME

Left on bases, Toledo ?, Kansas City 5;
two-base hits, Cristall Reading. Swee-
ney, Sullivan. Ryan, Butler Hill; home
run. Cristall sacrifice hits, Frisbie; stolen
bases, Burns Reading, Montgomery;
struck out, by Cristali s, by Isbe1l 2; bases
on balls, off Cristall 2; hit with ball,
Reading; time. 1:45: umpire, Hart.
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Two base hits, Doniin, Corcoran, Sheck-
ara, Diion. Jacklitsch. Gessler; home run
Lumley; Sa acrifiee hit, Kelley: stolen base
'Sheckard, Babb; double play, Coreoran to
Huggins;7 left on bases. =Cincinnati IL.
Brooklyn s; first base on balls off. Jones
errors, Cincinnati g. Brooklyn l; hit by
pitched ball, BY Elliott /; struck out. by
Jones 2. by Harper ?. by Elliott L: passed
ball, Peitz; wild pitch. Harper;s time, 1:45:
umpire ODay; attendance, 5,00e, both
games.
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FIRST GAME
Columbus 80 0 O 2 o 0 IS
St Paul .....O 0 0-1 1 0 0 0 o.

St. Paul .....O 0 0+1 1 0 0 O.
Sacrifice hits. Martin. Clingman. Sulli-
van; first base On balls, by Malarkey l.
by Sessions q two-base hits Wheeler
Marcan; three-base hits. Davis, Jones:
double plays Jones to Sullivan Marcan
TO Kelley; hit by pitched BAH. by Malar-
key /, by Sessions 1; struck out. by Ma
1arkey s. by Sessions 2; time, 1:37; UNI
pire HolIiday.
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Sacrifice hits. Clymer, Chech, Wheeler,
Marcan ;ssfirst base on balls, by Dorner l.
by Slagie 8; three base hit, Davis; struck
out. by Dorner 2. by Slagle 8; time, 1 % |;
umpire, Holiday.
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Two-baSe hits. Peitz. Dillon: sacrifice
hit,- Sheckard stolen bases, Doniin. Nc
Cormick; double plays, Babb to Dillon
Cercoran to Huggins to Kelley; left on
bases. Cincinnati. s. Brooklyn A; first base
on balls, off Garvins 2; first base on errors
Cincinnati /. Brooklyn 2; struck out, by
Garvin 5. by Hahn 4; time. 1887; umpire.
O.Day.
sss -g.s SECOND GAME.
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oEVeIaI UIntT good ones, Including John
A. brakes $ Savable, are eligible and may
be added tomorrow Interest in the race
is intense, and fully 6e,ee0 persons are ex-
pected to visit the Sheepshead track.
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Indians rrounce Brewers

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. June 15.-In-
dianapolis defeated Milwaukee in bat
ting carnival today, to 3. Curtis and
Phillips We're in bad form and the sup
the interest III an uninteresting game
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Mccinnlty Loses Another

NEW YORK June 15.-zGoeaahitting by
st. Louis, assisted by Brownies tumble
of Smoots gfounder, gave the St. Louis
men the victory in the sixth inning of to-
daV'S GcC1.o.
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Reds pFopI sTwo

BROOKLYN. N. " june 15.-owing to
the fact that the Suburban handicap is
to be run at Sheepshead Bay tomorrow
the managers of the sEfooklyn and Gin
cinnau National league teams agreed
upon a double-header s9day instead of
playing the game scheduled tomorrow >
both games. Scores:
FIRST CANE a
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Boston Pulls Out

BOSTON, Mass, June 15.-Chieago
made three runs on five consecutive hits
in the opening inning today. but Willis
was highly effective thereafter Score
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Lett on bases, Chicago 5, Boston s;
two-base hits, Davis, Stahl Collins;
three-base hit, Green; sacrifice hit, Jones;
stolen bases, Callahan, Collins; double
plays, Altrock to Davis to Isbef Tame
hill to Davis to Isbell, Parent to La
chance. Davis to Callahan to Isbeii: struck
out, by Altrock 2, by Young L; bases on
balls. off Aitrock 3, off Young ,; hit with
ball, Parent; time, 1870; umpire, Con-
nelly.
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SAINTS BREAK EVEN
WITH THE LEADERS
Mu,drkey Is Puzzllng but SlaaIe
Out-Pttches Dorner In
Second Game
Standing of the Clubs


Yesterdays Results
st. Paul .. Columbus g.
st. Paul 3. Columbus 1.
Louisville ,. Minneapolis s.
Toledo ,. Kansas City 1.
Toledo .. Kansas City ?.
Indianapolis S, Milwaukee 5.
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"cy" Young outpitched

CHICAGO, June 15.-Altrock outpitch-
ed Young today and scored a shut-out
against the champions Sensational
catches, stops and throws on both sides
made a very brilliant fielding game At
Tendance son =
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Standing Of the Clubs

Yesterdays Results
Cleveland s, Washington 0.
Detroit ,, Philadelphia o..
Chicago 3, Boston 0.
st. Louis 6, New York 1.
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Earned runs. Pittsburg Z. Philadelphia
3; two-base hits. Wagner 2, Roth, Huls-
witt; three-bas hit, Leach; sacrifice
hits, Clark, Leever. lDuggIeby:, stolen
base, Sebring: double plays. Ritchey TO
Wagner to Bransfield, Gleason to Lush q:
first base base on balls. off -Leever a.
passed ball. Roth time. 1;S7; umpire
thinner.
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senators Are shut out

CLEVELAND. Ohio, June 15.-Cleye-
land shut out Washington today by fast
6oldiTap Score
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HighIanders outclassed
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 15.-St Louis
defeated New York today 6 to l. The l
visitors We're outclassed at every point.
Aftpndancn Sl1RT- -Scnrn,.
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Eau Claire Team Wins
Special to The Globe
EAU CLAIRE, Wis, June 15-Twn
thousand persons this afternoon saw Eau
Claire defeat Chippewa Falls in finely
played game. Score, TO 2. Batteries. Eau
Claire, Spieser and Dolan; Chippewa
Falls, Matson and Clayton.
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Toledo Wins TWO

Toledo Wins TWO
TOLEDO. Ohio. june 15.-Toledo won
two games from Kansas City. Both were
pitchers battles. Long played brilliant
game at first. Scores:
FIRST GAME
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*RBatted for Cannell in ninth
*One out when winning run was made.
Boston .....0 o 1 0 0 90 "a
Chicago ......3 Q O 0 o 0 o O-3
Two-b base hits. Raymer, Willis: stolen
bases, Cannell Abbatichio. Slagie, king;
first on balls off Willis l, off Weimer 81;
struck out. by Willis s. by Weimer 81;
passed bail. King: sbalk. Weimer; time.
1871; umpire, Eustiee;t. attendance, 2,SSe.
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NORTHERN LEAGUE
Standing OF the Clubs

Yesterdays Results
Superior 3, Crookston 7.
Duluth s. Fargo 5.
Grand Forks 5; Winnipeg 1.
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Three | League
Bloomiugfon 4. Rockford l.
Other games postponed; rain.
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At Des Moines- RH T.
Des Moines ...1 90 900O0O1S /
Omaha .........0 0 0 / 0 0 2 2 O-5 u 5
Batteries = Hoffer and Towne, Brown
and GOnding.
AT Denver RH. E.
Denver .........2 O O O O. .
st. Joseph ..-..o o 0sO1 1906 s 8
Batteries = Kenna and Lucia, Hodson
and Caryin.
Colorado springs-sioux City game
postponed; rain.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
standIaq Of the Clubs

Yesterdays Results
Boston 4, Chicago 5.
st. Louis 5, New York 3.
Pittsburg 8. Philadelphia 5.
Cincinnati 0, Brooklyn 4.
Cincinnati S, Brooklyn 10.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-16
TO AMEND RAILWAY LAWS.
Interstate Commerce Commission
Should Have Greater Powers.

In company with Col. John S. Har-
wood of Richmond, Va, chairman of
national legislative committee, and John
e. Slmmering of Baltimore. national
director of the Travelling Mems Pro-
tective association, F. W. Crandan of
st. Louis, chairman of the railroad
committee, called on President Roose-
welt at Washington and discussed the
best methods to be used to secure an
amendment to the interstate commerce
law, extending the powers of the COM
mission. 1t was claimed that the
amendment suggested by President
Roosevelt would not disturb rates ex-
cept where they were unreasonable,
and gives to the commission only those
powers which they exercised from 1887
to 1897, when the supreme court de-
cided that congress had failed to give
them the authority which they now
ask. Chairman CTandalI said that the
proposed amendment would benefit the
railroads ultimately by preventing draS-
tic legislation; that the alternative was
government ownership, as the people
are not content with existing conditions.
The condition and growth of railroads
were discussed at length, Mr.. Crandall
claiming that competition had given
way to combination.
In concluding, Mr. Cranda1l said:
The arguments advanced by the rail-
road companies against the passage of
the bill have been used against state
regulation of traffic, yet every state
now regulates its own commerce to Il
greater or lesser extent, and the result
has not been inimical to the best in
terests of the railroad companis. The
remedy which the public should have is
that to which each individual is entitled
viz: That rates should be just, fair
and reasonable, and the service render
ed therefor prompt and efficient. More
we do not ask, and less the railroads
should not desire the public to have
The president listened attentively to
the arguments of the committee and
asked a, number of pertinent questions
bearing on the transportation problem,
showing that he was keenly interested
in the matter under consideration.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-16
NOT ENOUGH PIPE LINES.
Standard Still Building Tanks to Keep
I7D With Kansas Oil

Independence Kan, Dec. 16.-John
O'Brien, assistant general superintend-
ent for the Standard Oil company in
Ohio and Kansas, is in the city. Mr..
o. Brien says he is surprised afresh
every time he comes to Kansas at the
advancement being made in the de-
velopment of the oil fields. When it
was found necessary to build refinery
in addition to the Neodesha plants,
plans were made for the plant at
Kansas City, which it was then
thought would be able to take care
of all the production of this field for
some time to come. Before the work
on the Sugar Creek refinery was well
under way it was found it would not
be able to take care of the production
that was being developed. Then it
was decided to lay an eight-inch pipe
line to Whiting, Ind, where the com
pany has large refinery. And now,
when only rs miles of that line is
laid, it is found the development in
two months has been SO great this line
will not be able to take care of the
output, and the company is already
figuring on pdralleling the new line,
at least in those places where the ca
pacity of the line will be inadequate,
and possibly later the entire line will
be doubled.
The Prairie Oil and Gas company,
the Kansas branch of the Standard.
has just purchased an eighty-acre
farm of G.. G. Carrinder, adjoining
the Caney tank farm, and will erect
tanks IT1dI point 1t ndQ
been the intention of the company to
cease erecting iron tanks in Kansas
when it began its line to Whiting, but
since the production has been increas-
ing so rapidly representatives of the
company say the work of tank build
ing will continue, as the oil must be
taken care of in some manner.
The Prairie company is just COM
p1eting fine new pumping station at
NeOdesha, which will commence
pumping oil to Humboldt this week.
The station consists Of a brick boiler
house, 40x64 feet, a 100 foot brick
chimney, an engine house, 54x6o feet.
and other smaller buildings. There
are four eighty horse power boilers
and large National Transit cross com
pound fiywheel engines. An exact
duplicate of this station is being
erected at Caney and will be finished
in about a month. Another will be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-16
Santa Fe Operating Officials of
Texas Lines TO Be Moved.
Plans Are Under Way to Handle
This Work from Topeka.
REPEAL TEXAS LAWS
Santa Fe and Rock Island Are
Cooperating.
Rock Island May Have Some
thing I'm Store for Topeka.

Indications point to a large increase
in the clerical staff of the Santa Fe and
possibly the Rock Island railroad at To-
peka during the course of the next few
months.
The Santa Fe and the Rock Island
are working in connection with other
railroads which are interested in the
state of Texas for the repeal of at least
a portion of the railway laws of that
state. The railroads are particularly
displeased with the law requiring the
general offices of the road to be located
in Texas. For railways which have only
a comparatively small portion of their
lines in that state, the law imposes an
expensive obligation upon the railroad
Should the law be repealed the plan
is to operate the Santa Fe lines in Tex
as from the offices in Topeka. The lines
could be operated to a much better ad-
vantage from this point, it is said. and
in event the change is brought about,
a large increase in the clerical force will
be necessary. No doubt the entire office
force of the Texas lines would be moved
to Topeka.
1t cannot be positively stated that the
Rock Island would transfer its operat-
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ing department for the Texas lines to
Topeka, but such may be the case.
1t is known that General Manager H.
L Miller of the Rock Island recently
spent half a day in company with gen
eral superintendent ]. o. Crockett in
driving about the city.
1t is hard to find a reason for the
general manager of the Rock Island
taking a trip to Topeka from Chicago
and spending half a day in looking over
the city. The general manager of the
Rock Island is a busy man and the
scenery in Topeka isn't exceptionally
good in the winter time.
The only explanation that may be
found for Mr.. Miller's visit to Topeka
is that in the plans for the future the
Rock Island people have something in
mind for Topeka 1t may not be that
the operating officials of the Texas
lines will be stationed here, but no
doubt there are changes in view which
will develop shortly. Mr.. Miller says
he is highly pleased with Topeka.