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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-13
SHAKE UP ON FRISCO.
The Vanguard of Loree Men Leaving
the Frisco.

Springfield, Mo, Oct I3.-The shake
up in the offices OF the Frisco system con-
tinues and is expected to continue until
there is practically a revolution in affairs
1t seems that the new mana cement is de-
sirOuS of abOlishing everything inaugu-
rated by Mr. Loree and these changes
will be radical and far reaching. No
sooner had Mr.. NOakurn assumed his du-
ties than he set about to change existing
| conditions and he has kept the pace ever
since.
! Orders We're received by. Springfield of
fcials this morning from w. A. Nettleton
general superintendent of motive power of
the Frisco, abOlishing a number of the
new forms adopted by Loree- An order
chanic, stated that the present manage
ment of the system had decided to dis
continue a number of the forms inaugu-
rated under the management of Mr.. Lo-
the work in the motive department will
be lessened and several clerical changes
took place today. Five clerks under Mr.
Macarthur, in Both his office and the
However. it is expected that they will be
placed in another department.
Most of these men have been in this de-
partTnent for about three years. This Will
this office as the new order leaves but
two clerks in the office.
This order Will affect not only the mo-
tive power department, but several other
clerks will receive notice that their SER
vices Will be no longer needed within
short time The change is regarded as
only a beginning in the shake up here.
The new order may affect the men in
this department all along the line even
the St. Louis offices.
These changes were made in order that
the old forms used before IOree took
charge may be used a. gain, which are con-
sidered more practical, although not so
much in detail.
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wabash Rejects Directors.

Toledo, O., Oct 13.-At the annual
meeting of the stockholders and bond
holders of the wabash railway the
old board of directors was reelected
1t consists of: George J. Gould, Ed
win Gould, Russell Sage, o. D. Ashley,
John T Terry, s. c. Reynolds, w s
Pierce, E. T. Welles, T. II. Hubbard
j. H. Hyde, H. K McHarg, C. j.
Lawrence Joseph Ramsey, Jr.
The fiaeenth annual report OF the
directors of the Wabash Railroad
company was given out today at the
general Offices. 1t is for the year end
ing June 80, 1904, and states that
while an increase of $1,SS2, 1888 is
shown in the gross earnings, 1T IS off,
set by greater expenses
Among the conditions affecting the
operating expenses of the road the fol-
lowing are enumerated:
"A general increase in wages aggre-
eating s4OO, 900; increase in the cost
of fuel; preparing the Worlds fair
terminals and the reduction of grades
and many general improvements for
the St Louis-Chicago line
The following statistics are given:
Gross earnings, S23, 023, 426, an in
crease of S1,9S2,7e7.
Operating expenses, $47, $50 sos, an
increase of $1,S67,S46.
Net earnings, $5,340,11S, an in
crease of $14.951-
Freight earnings, $14,064,6 $50, an in
crease of S910,024.
Total tons freight carried, Ill.,
oil
Total number passengers carried.
SlS3 474
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meeting by interests identified with
the Rock Island system. Within the
past two years. Alton common stock
has sold down TO is y, while the pre-
ferred touched so. AS the preferred
reached IS. and the common AZ during
the recently reported contest for con-
troll it is impossible to reach very
definite conclusions as to what was
paid by the Rock Island people for
the $4,000 shares of stock voted. But
in view of the movement of the price.
it is safe to guess that the figure paid
for the common shares was fairly high
for a neutrality-suspicious. stock. Dur
ing the past four years the Alton has
earned an average surplus applicable
to dividends on the common stock of
$4,000, which is less than one-half
of 1 per cent In other words, prac-
ucally all OF the earning power has
been used to pay interest charges and
4 per cent on the preferred stock. This
Island can hold the property without
mourning an annual loss.
II the Rock Island system had no
line of its own from Kansas City into
St Louis or Chicago. purchase of the
Alton in its interest would easily be
understood But the company already
owns such connections; indeed. le-
gal question has arisen out of that
very fact, as TO the direct and abSO-
lutte ownership of the Alton by the
Rock Island company. Moreover,
the Alton is dependent to a great
fc of the Union Pacific from Kan
sas City If, for any reason, the I'm
ion Pacific interest We're to dispense
with its Alton connection, the earn
ing power of the Rock Islands latest
purchase would be seriously affected
and system can feed two lines from
Kansas City east
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BIG HELP To STOCK YARDS.
New Santa Fe Track VIII Be Laid
Within n Week.

Kansas City, Mo, Oct. 1s.-Eugene
Rust general manager of the Stock
Yards company. said Yesterday afternoon
that the Santa Fe Railway company will
run into the stock yards proper over its
own track direct from Argentine not later
than next Wednesday and perhaps Tues
day This Improvement is considered the
most important made at the yards IN
years.
The Kansas City, Kan. council Tuesday
night granted the yard company permits
sion to lay tracks across Kansas avenue,
connecting with a new track put in by
the Santa Fe from Argentine to Turkey
creek A large force OF men is at WORK
finishing the new unloading chutes along
the river bank from the new track The
work should be done not later than We'd
nesday.
The Santa Fe Railway company brings
more live stock into Kansas City than
any other railroad, but its terminal facil-
tiles from Argentine to the stock yards
have been inadequate. During the heavy
movement of range cattle in the fall many
trains are held in Argentine the greater
part of the day, owing to the congested
condition of the tracks leading into the
stock yards from the south end. The
stock yards and traffic officials of the
railroads believe they will have solved
a serious problem wnen the new tracks
are finished.
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ALToN's NEW OWNERS.
How They Obtained the Property and
What 1t Is Worth

Interest in the annual report of
the Chicago and Alton. issued last
week. was stimulated by the subse-
Quent announcement that interests
Identified with the Rock Island sys-
tenn had purchased control of the
property. This started good deal
of "reminiscences Five years ago a
syndicate representing the Union Pa
cific acquired control of the railroad
on a basis of 5000 for the preferred
and SITS for the common stock That
was when the Blackstone mana cement
reported gross revenue annually equal
TO 25 per cent of the cOmpany'S total
capital liabilities, and when dividends
of per cent had been earned and
paid on both classes of stock. Since
that time the Chicago and Alton rail-
road has been leased to the Chicago
and Alton railway for ninety-nine
years The relation of the Atoms net
earnings to fixed charges has also I'M
dergOne decided changes. To under
Rock Island directors. it is necessary
to review more carefully the princi-
pal eveI:ts of the past few years.
II was IN May of 1899 that the Alton
1'aiirOa1 was purchased by the New
York syndicate identified with tie IN
ion Pat i6c system In October of the
same year ( S40,000.00 refundinC
per cent bond issue was authorized for
improvements and betterments In
April of 1900 came the lease to the
the Alton Railway company. Stimuli
taneously a distribution of the old
Atoms surplus was made in the form
of a 80 per cent dividend Still later
S22,O00,000 3 Z per cent bond issue
was made by the railway company on
the security of the Alton railroad
stock The result Of this series of
moves is that while practically no
mileage has been added to the prop
erty since 1899. fixed charges have
increased from S1.1OS00O to s4.597.-
GOO The surplus earnings applicable
10 dividends on the common stock
IN the year ended June 80, 1904. were
S2Sl 900 which would be seven-hun-
dredths of 1 per cent
of the 100000 shares of Alton rail-
way stock outstanding. 100000 shares
We're voted at last Tuesdays annual
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-13
WONDER WHY.
Failure to Elect Directors to Oregon
Short Line Cause for Speculation.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Oct 13-At
the annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Oregon Short Line railway
held here Wednesday, the election of
directors was postponed until No
Vember IL The reason for this IN
expected postponement could not be
learned. those present at the meeting
refusing to talk The Oregon Short
Line is part of the Hartman sys-
TEN, and this action. following the
election to the Union Pacific board of
directors of William c. Rockefeller
and Henry c. Prick, has caused con-
siderable comment in local railway
circles
What makes the situation the more
interesting is the fact that the large
Hartman holdings of Northern Pacific
stock are vested in the Oregon Short
line corporation. It is the general ex-
pressed belief among local railroad Off
Gals that the control of the Union Pa
c1flc has passed from the Hartman to
the Gould-Rockefeller interests and that
today postponement of the Oregon
Short Line directorate election fore
shadows some exceedingly important
changes affecting the western railway
situation.
There is much interest expressed in
the possible effect the change in the
Union Pacific may have on the con-
struction of the Western Pacific rail-
road from San Francisco to Salt Lake
City
This road was intended as a Pacific
coast outlet for the Gould lines.
The board of directors now stands as
follows:
Oliver Ames. Thos. P. Eckert, H. c.
Prick. Geo. J. Gould, E H Hartman,
NJ Hughitt. Jas. H Hyde, Otto H.
Kahn. c A. Peabody. w. s. Pierce. W.
Rockefeller. H. H Rogers. J. H Smith,
Jas. Stillman-
There We're represented at the meet
ing l4lO-S66 shares of stock
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ASKS FOR ESTIMATES.

New York. Oct 1S--The Erie rail-
road company has invited estimates
from telephone equipment companies
for the cost of installing complete
telephone system between Cleveland
and New York The estimates Will in
clude the cost of necessary copper wire
and the cost CT stringins it. The es-
tablishment of a private telephone ser
vice to the general Offices in New York
viii relieve the Ove-taxed telegraph ser
vice of the road. There will be branch
Is from the service extending into all
way stations. and any agent of the
company VIII he able to call up his
officials al headquarters and hold per-
sonaI conversation with them when oc-
casion demands.
The Erie now has a private telephone
connection between its general offices
in this city and the division headquar-
tiers at Gallon. The service Is not so
complete as the new service will be,
because all communication now is had
over the regular telegraph wives The
new system to New York Will be dis
tinct from the telegraph service. and
strictly telephone wire will be strung.
It is planned by the company TO eX-
tend the system to Chicago Oh the COM
pIetion of the wire to this city. thus
affording free communication between
far western and eastern terminals with
out the delay and inconvenience OF
using the public telephone service
The latest system to be adopted for
communication between terminals and
way stations is the New York Cen
trail system. 1t is only within the last
two months that the Vanderbilt road
established a complete trunk telephone
line between its Grand Central station
in New York and the La Sale street
Sra rIora n Chicago
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-13
RAILROAD NOTES.

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad com
pany has opened seven miles of the new
main line between Youngstown and Ak
ron. O. The new stretch of track is at the
western end of the division. extending
eastward from Cuyahoga Falls to Kent
In all there are GO miles of extensions un-
DEF construction all of which will be dou-
bic tracked and equipped with block
signal system. 1t is expected that the
work will be completed about January 1
next.
According to reports at the Indianapolis
office of the Indiana Shippers association
three railroads of the state have already
attempted to put into use the new uni
form bill of lading- The roads reported as
using the new bill are the Lake Erie and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-13
A DAY OF MOURNING.
The Wreck Victims Are Buried in
ChautauQua County.

Sedan, Kan, Oct. 13.-Au Chau-
tauQua county was in mourning We'd
nesday as a result of the Warrens-
burg, No, wreck. The bodies of six
victims who lived here reached home
Tuesday evening. The funerals were,
four in CedarvaIe and two here. The
body of the seventh Miss Docia Gregg,
was sent to her old home in Missouri.
The funerals of Mr.. and Mrs. T. H.
Alley and of Miss Dollie and Miss Nell
lie Sullivan were in Cedarvale, and the
funerals of Mrs. J. G. Easement and
Harry Carr this afternoon here.
The grandmother of the Sullivan
girls died from the nervous shock
caused by the sudden deaths of her
granddaughter. The passengers from
this county who were injured are get
ting along nicely and all will recover.
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To Texas.

perienced traveler) said that while each
state claimed to be pre-eminent in
some one natural product, Texas sur
passed them all in their own speciality.
A trip to Texas will reveal many
M, X, & T. R'y reaches all the prin-
cipal cities in Texas. passing through
the most highly productive portion of
the state. Low rates are in effect via
1.-The Katy" from Missouri and Kan
sas points on October 4th and 18th.
at $500 for the round trip: one
way, $1,000 from st. Louis and $3.50
from Kansas CITY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-13
Drowned in the Kaw.

Kansas City, Kan, Oct. 13.-MichaeI
Kelly, a packing house 1aborer, was
drowned in the Kaw river at the foot
of Minnesota avenue, Kansas City,
Kan, shortly after noon yesterday. His
wife stood on the bank and saw his
death struggle He had been on a
boating excursion and in trying to
make a landing he jumped from the
boat onto the mud bank in which he
was soon mired. Before Michael Sui
livan, an onlooker, could reach him he
was dead
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-13
HAMMOND GOES 10 CHICAGO.
Second Vice President to Control
Frisco's Eastern Lines.

ST. L\fs, Oct. BIN a circular to be
issued An the headquarters of the
St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad
company, in this city, tomorrow, it is
learned that Second Vice President r.
r. Hammond, whose office is in St
Louis, will be transferred to Chicago
where he will have charge of all Frisco
lines east of the Mississippi river. Cen
eral Manager c. R. Gray will have
charge of the Frisco lines west of the
river and his headquarters will con-
tinue 10 be at St. Louis.
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TO vANDERBILTs NEXT.
Loree and Friends Said to Be Slated
for New Positions.

Pittsburg, Pa, Oct. 13.-In a letter
to a friend in this city who formerly
worked with Lenore F. Loree, when
he was division engineer on the Penn
sylvania lines, he says he expects to
enter the employ of the Vanderbilts
as soon as his health is recuperated.
Several of the young railroad men
who left the Pennsylvania at Loree'S
request, and who now have resigna-
lions on the Rock Island, are under
stood to have been advised to refuse
other places until the contemplated
change takes place
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held in Lawrence next April. DR.. S. S.
Estey accepted a call to the First
church at Topeka. and Rev. F. H. Gel
win a call to the church at Manhattan
Westminster church at Topeka extend
ed a call to Rev. Ralph Work of Kan
sas City, which was laid on the table
for the present. Many of the minis
ters left for home last evening.
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Erie Report.

The stockholders of the Erie rail-
road held their annual meeting at New
York and reelected the retiring di-
rectors- The directorate will meet
Tuesday to reOrganize- The annual
report submitted to the stockholders
was disa ppointing- While it has been
known that there was a decrease in
the net earnings of S3.914.2O5. it was
generally understood that this was due
to an enormous amount of improve
mentS- The pamphlet report shows
otherwise. The principal cause for the
loss in the net earnings of the COM
pany was the heavy operating ex-
penSes. which ran $2.644.037 above the
same item for the previous year. The
report for the year ending June so
shows total earnings of S45.201.163, a
decrease of $629.250 compared with
the previous year Operatin gexpenses
We're $Si.59S.025, an increase of So
81 ,O3T. and net earnings We're S14-
3s2,45O a decrease of $3,914,205. The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-13
A Territory Bridge Built in 81 DAYS.

Chickasha, L T, Oct. 13.-The first train
since the washout passed over the Chi
caSo, Rock Island and Pacific bridge be-
tween Minco and Ell Reno Ok, this even
ing Mac Bishop, superintendent of
bridges for this district, broke the record
for quick work on this bridge The length
of the bridge is 1900 feet and it was built
in eXactIy five and half days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-13

charges. was $1.O96.037, a decrease of
s3,2S3,139. There was charged off for
equipment and construction $46, 335,
q decrease of S3,137,557. The loss in
gross earnings was due to a decline
in freight earnings, which were less
by over s1.269,O 600 than for the fiscal
year of 1903
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Presbytcry at Perry Adjourns

Perry, Kan. Oct. lathe presby-
terry of Topeka adjourned here at 8
o'clock last night after a two days
session. Wednesday was devoted to
routine work The discussion of union
with the Cum berland Presbyterian
church was deferred to the next meet
ing of the presbytery, which will be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-13
MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY.
The Worlds Fair Line.

Seven daily trains between Kansas
CITY and St Louis which leave KAN
sas City 6:55, $500. 1910 a m and
1:1o. 9:15. 1900 D. M and 1905 mid
ASK for your ticket via this line
from Kansas City. II you miss one
train, you will not have long to waIs
for another.
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a New Texas Raiiroad.

Austin, Tex. Oct. &c L. Tallmadge
of Chicago, Ill, railroad coIonizer, and
others have organized the Northern Texas
Construction company and filed its char
ter in the secretary of states office for
the construction OF $50 miles of railroad in
the western part of the state. The princi-
pal line will run from Amarillo, in the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-13
WABASH TO ST. LOUIS.
Worlds Frar Route-'FoIIow the
Flag"

Only line to WORLDS fair main en-
trance. Five daily trains from Kansas
City. Shortest line Ask your agent
for tickets over the Wabash.
I. s. MCCLELLAN
Western Passenger Agent
Kansas City. No
Fl. c. SHIELDS,
Travelling Passenger Agent
Kansas City. No
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Panhandle, to San Antonio. a distance Of
$50 miles A branch lire will be built
from a point south of Amarillo to Ell
Paso 800 miles. The first 80 miles Of the
proposed road have been located and the
contract let for its construction It is re-
project.
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RAILROAD NEWS.

The Erie Plans Big TelephOn g
Line.
Extension of Wire From CleVe-
land to Chicago Contemplated.
ASKS FOR ESTIMATES.
Standard Oil After the Harri-
man Properties.
Gossip and Matters OF Interest In
Railroad Circles.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-07-19
Cable Is AMbidexterous.

Howevr, il will be with the fu-
ture race, some men are already
arbidextrous. Distinguished OF
these is George w. Cable, the writ
cr. who was driven to writing with
Goth hands to avoid being afflicted
with the writers cranp. Mr. Ca
Die now writes equally well with
bosh hands. the writing OF his left
land differing from that of his
right only in the incline OF the lei
tsrs. Mr.. Cables manuscript
moreover, IS hardly excelled II
.ineness and ciearness BY that Of
Charlotte Bronte or the late Ell
zene Field. He is justly proud o.
MS manuscript. and tells the story
Of an eariv experince with a mag
azine editor. He hurriedly finish
ii rp a story on the train. in orde,
. hand il to the editor at an ap-
pointed time. He apologized foI
he TACT that it was not typewrit-
sca and said if little more tins
,Suld be given him he would havs
L Transcribed. The editor took TIT
-'osely written sheess-looking Xix,
aothing so much as the magazine
he young Bronte children used Ia
seriously 10 print-adjusted hi:
,iasses, scowled a little, and said:
well, Mr.. Cable, III have thu
sent up IS it is. and if the printers
rave any trouble with it-why, II
discharge them. that's all"
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Plan Of Entertainment,

The reception committee OF the
Brownsville Board of Trade has ar
ranged the following program for
the entertainment of the visiting
San Antonio business men to ar
rive this afternoon:
Several members of the commit
tee will meet the train at Olnito,
nine miles from the city, and escort
the visitors in. At the station they
viii be met by brass band, other
members of the reception COM
mittee and such other citizens as
will join them.
Wednesday morning at about 10
O'Clock, the visitors will be shown
through the rice mil. At three in
the afternoon the committee will
escort them, together with pronli-
nent Mexicans citizens from Natal
moros and officers from For
Brown. out to the pumping plant,
visiting a rice field on the way
back. On reaching town all will
be driven to Russell's Park, where
they will be met by all members of
the Brownsville Board of Trade
and indulge in an oyster roast. A
brass band and liquid refreshment
will be in evidence to help enliven
this occasion.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-07-19
LOCAL ITEMS.

= The schooner Linerle sailed for
Sabine Pass Sunday for lumber. 20 -
The famous Billingsly Jersey
butter at E. Cara & Co. z-2O.
The finest Messina lemons at
Leo. Wise's. 6-15tf.
A. billiard left for the ranch this
morning after short but pleasant
stay in the city.
E. Cara & Co. has pure Bill
ingsly Jersey butter. 7-20.
The best built wheel IS at John
son 's-The Racycle. 6-2-tf.
The Racycle is the finest and
most substantially built wheel
Johnson has it. -6-2.tf
No doubt the fellow who visits
the Brownsville country for the
first time thinks the world is a
whopper if it is as big and good i'll
every direction as it is down this
way,
Can furnish, ice cream in the city
at 81 per gallon.
MRS. w. BILLINGsLEY.
Twelve lots in Point Isabel, front
ing on Railroad Ave. for sale. Ap-
ply at this Office.
Most complete assortment OF
tobaccoes of all kinds-chewing,
smoking and pipe-at Leo Wise.
6-15tf.
Can furnish ice cream in the city
at 81 per gallon: - -
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