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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-15
RAILROADS SUE EACH OTHER.
Kansas City Lines Appeal Controversy
to Supreme Court.

Here is something new; two railroad
companies at law against each other.
Such case was fled Saturday in the
supreme court.
The suit was brought first in the
Wyandotte court of common pleas.
where the Kansas City Northwestern
sued the Chicago Great Western to
collect S2,955.52 which it was claimed
to be due on taxes and unpaid paving
assessments levied in the city of kan
sas City, Kan. and LeavenWorth. The
lower court gave judgment for ST.
83O.52.
It seems that the Chicago, St Paul &
Kansas City had a contract with the
Kansas City Northwestern for the use
of its terminal facilities at Kansas
City. Part of the contract was that it
should pay one-half of the taxes. The
Chicago Great Western it IS claimed,
acquired the Chicago, St Paul & Kan
sas City, and was hence liable under
its existing contracts.
Usually the railroad companies set
tie their differences out Of court. But
this seems to be one case where even
railroad attorneys could not agree
upon a compromise
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-15
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF rHIs2
Reggie Vanderbilt Has a Hobby for
Paving Railway Eares.

Louisville Ky, Oct. I4.-RegInaId
c. Vanderbilt, a members of the IA
nous Vanderbilt family, that owns
thousands and thousands of miles of
railroads. has one peculiar hobby, that
of paying his way on all railroads. even
including the New York Central lines
in which he is so much interested. Mr.
Vanderbilt could have his private car
carried free by any road in the country
upon merely requesting such a cour-
tesy from the general manager.
At present Mr.. Vanderbilt is in
Louisville, where he has some horses
on exhibition. His secretary, c. J.
Ross. has been in the city arranging
for the transportation of the private
car. Mr.. Vanderbilt has hired this
car from the Pullman company, pay
ing for it $50 a day. He also pays for
eighteen first class fares to every road
over which he travels with his car. aIA1
will not accept its free transportation,
though it has been offered him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-15
Santa Fe to Make Bid for Indian
Territory Business.
Report That 1t Has Purchased
Fort Smith & Western.
CHECK ANOTHER ROAD.
Missouri Pacific's Plans Would
Be Interfered With.
and Matters of Interest
in Railroad Circles.

That the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
F'e Railway company is to become an
active competitor for the business in
indian territory there can be no
doubt. The company owns valuable
oil lands in the territory and it in
tends to develop these lands as well as
to get its share Of the business that is
developing in the territory.
Word comes from reliable sources
that there is a deal on between the
Fort Smith and Western and the
Santa Fe by which the latter road will
take over the former at an early date.
1t has been reported several times
that the Santa F'e was about to pur-
chase the Midland Valley and the Of
hcials Of the road have denied that
such a purchase has been effected.
But if the report concerning the Fort
Smith deal is correct, and there is
every reason to believe that it is, then
there may be something in the report
that the Santa Fe is about to purchase
the Midland Valley.
The Midland Valley goes from Fort
Smith through AIuskOgee and Tulsa
TO Pawhuszas and steel is being laid
toward Arkansas City, where connec-
ton can be made with the Santa Fe.
If the Santa F'e has decided to go after
there is no doubt that it has, the Kan
sas line which was recently extended
from OWasso, I. T., to Tulsa, will
doubtless be extended to a connection
with the Eastern Oklahoma at Ouch
ing. By these three moves the Santa
F'e system viii be in direct connection
with the larger cities and the coal and
oil fields Of Indian territory and be-
come one of the strongest roads there.
These moves, if made, mean the
freezing out of the Missouri Pacific
plans to enter the territory. The Mis-
souri, Pacific, If it could get the Fort
Scott road, connecting with the Iron
Mountain which it now controls, and
the Denver, Enid & Gulf, which is now
being built to Kiowa, Kan, to connect
with the Missouri Pacific, would save
long haul for Kansas wheat to the
gulf. These connections would give the
Missouri Pacific a straight line from
kIowa to Fort Smith.
AS long as the Fort Smith and West
ern remains Independent there is
possibility of the Missouri Pacific en-
tering Indian territory and Oklahoma
territory as a. strong competitor and
this condition lends color to the re-
port that the Santa F'e has or is about
to purchase the Fort Smith and West
ern and thereby put an effective check
on the plans of the Missouri Pacific.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-15
GOODBY TO THE HAND CARS.
Little Gasoline Motors Taking Their
Places on the Santa Fe.

Places on the Santa Fe.
So far as the Atchison, Topeka & San
ia F'e is concerned the hand car is fast
going out of business and in its stead
reigns a neat little car propelled by a
gasoline motor No more does the road
master go around on his tour of in
spection with four stalwart sons of toll
pumping away at the handle bars. In
place OF the old familiar grind of the
pocket chain comes the puff Of a little
motor which a man can nearly carry
around in his pocket.
The motor is as great an Improvement
over the handcar as the compound loco
motive is an Improvement over the old
wood burner. Where the handcar would
carry only its four handle bar men and
two others the motor car viii carry
seven oR eight and gOodIy portion of
baggage and provisions. Where the
handear would make less than fifteen
miles an hour on an even stretch of
track the motor car will make thirty.
All rOadmasters on the Santa Fe are
being provided with motors. and they
are as proud of them as a boy with a
new pair of red boots. There is a fear
on the part Of some Of them, however,
that these cars, with their increase in
speed, viii enable a man to get over
twice as much territory as he does now,
and this viii result in a cutting down
of the force, as it has already resulted
in the cutting down Of the men at the
handle bars.
The motors are made in the east. They
are very simple machines and easily re-
paired. They have a front seat for the
roadmaster so he can inspect every foot
of the track. On the left is a eompart-
meut for clothing or provisions so the
official on inspection can be gone two or
three days if need be and not go hungry.
The machines do not weigh more
than 80 pounds The wheels are two
feet in diameter and the car rests on
heavy springs which makes riding just
az pleasant as in a passenger coach.
The gasoline tank holds ten gallons and
this win provide motive power for more
than $50 miles. Each car is equipped
with heavy brakes so that it can be
stopped in its own length. Only one
man is required to operate each motor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-15

his assistant. J. S. West. are absent;
also State Auditor Wells. State Super
intendent Dayhon and his assistant,
Frank Dyer Secretary Coburn of the
states agricultural society and Secre-
society," E. B. Schermerhorn and Sher-
man Elliott of the state board of con-
troll: Robson Wheatley and Walker
of the board of railroad Commission
ers, and Cy Anderson, secretary of the
board; Del Valentine, clerk of the SUI
preme court and a number of justices.
About the only stranger around the
state house was a man who wanted to
sell some soap to Governor Hoch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-15
A. A. ROBINSON IN TOWN.
Mexican CentraI's President Says Con.
ditions There Are Good.

NAGAlCttn GGntEdAS GEGSA0CAb SNSS OOA~
ditions There Are Good.
A. A Robinson. president of the
Mexican Central railway. who makes
his family home IN Topeka and has
made it here ever since his connection
with the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe as its vice president and general
manager, was in town yesterday en-
route for Mexico City, the headquar-
tiers of his road. Mr.. Robinson has
been visiting with his family at their
summer home at Swampscott, Mass.
While he was in town yesterday he
called at the Santa Fe offices and
shook hands with his many acquaint-
ances there.
Concerning railroad affairs in Mexico,
Mr.. Robinson said that everything was
in good shape. Business on our road
he said is good and the country is
Rnerally prosperous"
Mr.. Robinson was asked about the
strike in progress on the part Of the
fremen on the Mexican Central and he
replied that he was not very familiar
with it's details but he did not think
that it amounted to much.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-15
BIBLE STUDY.

We VIII have our first Bible class
meeting in the First Presbyterian
church, Tuesday, October ~, z.Sg-4 me
lesson win be on the first four chapters
i'm Genesis DO wish lhal any one
who really wants to study the Bible
might feel free to come to this class
and see if it offers what you are look
Ing for. Let every one who knows she
is going to follow the study be on hand
at 2s3Q.
Suggestive questions follows:
LESSON I.-GENESIS IA. ADAM.
Memory Verse 22-1S.
Biography is the only true history.
Carlyle.
L-CREATION. q.
l. What is the first great fact in
chapter one?
2. What general statement covers the
work of CreatiOn2
8. How often is the word Creator
4. What is the record for each days
5. How long may this Creation have
s. What shows the greatness OF
Z. over what did he have rule? See
Heb. 2:5-10.
g. How did the completed Creation
seem to GOd2
U.-EDEN. z.
1. In what sense did God rest on the
seventh day2
3 What new thing is told about the
earth? Man?
3. What was Adams employment?
f. What was Gods command to
5. What was the Garden of Eden?''
s. what was the tree of life?" OF
knowledge?
2. Name the beginnings in this chap
II.-FAL. Is CHRIST.
I. Name the events Of the Fail in
?. Who is the first person introduc-
g. What is there satanic in his con-
versa tio12
4. 10 what three desires does he an
peal?
s. Why did Satan address Eve?
6. First consequence. Of the Fall?
Second2 Third2
2. Curse on the serpent2 Woman?
Man?
8. What two-fold loss followed i'm
mediately?
9. Three great beginnings in this
chapter!
IV.-CAIN. T.
1. What two classes of people repre-
scented here?
,, Who began the world as we have
81 SOW?
3. Who began the cody line?
g. Cain and Abels story is a result
of Wkat2
5. What beginnings in this chapter?
MRS. G. r. AENNINGER
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-15
TRAIN STALLED BY SAND.
Welcome Breezes in California Cause
Trouble for Railroads.

San BernardinO, Cal. Oct. IT,
Winds which have 50 pleasantly dis
PEELED the sultrinNs of the past few
days have not been without their
drawbacks, so far as the railroads are
concerned. The other meEning there
had been so much sand blown from the
adjacent vineyards to the railroad
tracks in the vicinity Of Bloomington
that Southern Pacific train No. IS. the
Los Angeles and Redlands train. came
to a standstil1 in the drift. being fgura-
lively sfin the sand UP to her neck
as one OF the railroad men put it. So
deep was the sand on the track that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-15
NEW SANTA FE BUILDING.
One for ONCE Use Being INSTRUCTED
at Las Vegas.

Las Vegas, N. NJ, Oct. 14-Work has
been commenced on the new office build
ings of the Santa Fe Railroad company
in this city and it is expected that the
structure will be completed in three
months The new building is to be
seventy eight feet long and thirty-six
feet wide and will consist of two stories
and a basement. It viii be located to
the north Of the Casteneda hotel and
with easy access to the railroad station.
1t viii cost about twenty thousand dol
lars and is being erected by Contractor
W. r. Carter OF Lawrence. Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-15
1FACHINIsTs LEAVE OTTAWA.
Most of Them Moved From Santa Fe
shops There to Chanute

Ottawa, Kan, Oct. 14-Rumors are
going the rounds Of railroad circles
that Ottawa viii soon be without any
naachinists or machines in the Santa
F'e shops. There is only one engine in
the shops now and the report is that
when the repairs to this are completed
the last of the machinists with head
quarters here viii be taken to Cha
mute.
For some time 1t has been known
that the road has been quietly moving
the men away and locating them ia
Chanute. 1t has large shops there and
the supposition is that it is the inten-
ton to centralize as much of the re-
pair work there as possible
It has been a noticeable fact that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-15
Not So Very.

hain't zactly prepared to say dat bet
I'm on boss race am so very wicked"
replied Uncle Moses when his opinion was
asked, but I long ago made up my mind
to do dis: If I'm eber at a boss race on a
Iree ticket and Ize got two dollars in my
pocket and some white man dat I has
confidence in tells me dat a, sartin boss am
pound 70 W1n-must shorely win-can't
nelp nut win, and dat if I put my two dol
lars on him i re dead suah of winnin' foty
dollars to help buy bell fur our church,
why
You VIII bet will you21
Il don't zactly say I will but III hand
Qat two dollars to Deacon johnson and tell
MN TO invest 1t while I'm prayin' de LaWd
ahead,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-15
A SCARCITY OF LABORERs.
Railroads Hard Put to Find Men to
Do Work Planned.

So much railroad construction work
is being done in the central west these
DAYS and so much work is being done
by all the lines in improving their
roadbeds that there is a great scarcity
of iaborers. Roads have their agents in
an the big cities in the country max
inW all kinds of offers to the armies Of
the unemployed that continually float
around city, but the men these agents
are able to gather do not begin to meet
the supply and a good many of the
roads in the west are hard put just
now to find laborers to do the work
that has been planned
Officials of the Atchison, Topeka &
santa Fe say that last week they were
short $50 Iaborers on the eastern diyIs-
ion and 100 on their western division.
A couple of weeks ago the Rock IS
land did not have nearly enough men
to carry on the work Of re-halasting
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-15

for some time the machinists employed
here have been quietly naoYf1g their
families and household goods to Cha
mute but nothing definite has been
made public as e the eause of this.
The full meaning Of what has been
going on will proba5 be made clear
when the one engH8e nsM being re-
paired is ready. to be taken out. If
it is the intention OF the road to take
all this work to Chanute considerable
of the machinery nov inlsise here will
be taken there
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-15
sCHAEFFER Will COME.
Teachers National President at Attend
Kansas Meeting.

Nathan Schaeffer, president of the Ma
uonal Educational association and state
superintendent Of Pennsylvania education,
mas accepted an invitation to deliver an
address at the meeting of the Kansas
State Teachers convention to be held in
Topeka from December &c to Is.
President Sehaeffer was ia Topeka on his
way to visit Denver, Los Angeles and 9th
er western cities which have extended in
Wtauons for the next annual meeting OF
the national association. President Schaef-
Ter IN accompanied on his trip by the MEM
bers of the executive committee. one of
whom is President J. N. Wilkinson of the
Kansas State normal
another prominent educator who is to
be on the programme of the state conven-
ton is Dr.. A. E. Steiner of Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-15
THEY WANT ONLY HOCH.
Western Kansas Has No Other Candi-
dates, Says AIr. johnson.

James ". johnson of Hamilton, one
of the leading politicians Of the Fourth
district, was in Topeka Saturday visit
ing his daughter, Miss Anna who is
student at Bethany.
Asked concerning the political stiua-
ton in his district Mr.. johnson said.
II don't know that our district has any
candidates for state Offices except 2.
". Hoch for governor. I don't hear of
any opposition to HOcl, and I doubt
whether there viii be much. j. NJ
Miller viii be renominated for congress
without opposition. Consequently, there
IS nothing much but political peace in
our district
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-15
FRUIT GROWERS TO MEET.
Annual Session VIII BE Held in Topeka
December 20.

The state Horticultural society has
announced that it's annual meeting will
be held in Topeka on December &c, 27
and IS. The meeting on the 28th will
adjourn on time to enable those who
desire to go to Kansas City and attend
the meeting of the Missouri Horticul-
tural society on December %, %
and so.
The meeting is held Immediately fol-
lowing Christmas so that those who
desire to attend can get the benefit of
low rates.
The Kansas and Missouri societies
are working together on their plans
this year, and they will share the ex-
pense of bringing some speakers of
national repute from the east, or other
places where they may be found.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-15
SANTA FE STRIKES A GUsHER.
Oil Spouts One Hundred Feet in Air
From Wei Shot Yesterday.

Ardmore, T. T., oct. 14.=An oil
gusher was struck by the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe Railway company
yesterday twenty miles northwest OF
here. The strike was made at depth
of nine hundred feet. The oil shot one
hundred feet into the air. and it took
many hours of hard work to get it
under control The Santa Fe owns
thirty-six hundred acres OF land IN the
oil field and this is the first big strike
although it has been drilling for
months. The products Of the field viii
be piped to Ardmore.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-15

trict But within the last few days
this road has secured some 500 laborers
from Chicago, st. Louis and other
points and there is now at work on this
district some 1900 men in addition to
the regular gangs of trackmen.
Reports come from Oklahoma terri
tory, where any quantity of new rail-
roads are being built, that the scarcity
of laborers there is handicapping great
2y the work on these lines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-15

it took a large crew of section hands
about six hours to clear the track so
that traffic could be resumed. The
Salt Lake road was rather more for
tunate, although trouble was expected
on the same score, and trains have
been on slow running orders in the
neighborhood of Riverside and Stalder
the last few days, the crews being in
strueted to keep a vigilant lookout for
sand drifts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-15

called in district court Saturday and dis
missed on motion of the attorneys prose-
cutlng the case as the information was
round TO be faulty, as it charged that
sales We're made on the second floor of the
pmlding and the evidence was to the ef-
Iect that If sales We're made at all they
were made on the first floor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-15

over there 16 years, and know what
am talking about. My speech viii be
at a G. A. r. campfire at the court
house, and it vii be devoted to some
extent to the letters printed in the
State Journal about the condition Of
things at the Soldiers home. I have no
fight to make on the home, but I GER
tainly shall protest against these dens
of vice into which the old soldiers are
IuFed and robbed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-15
ONLY ONE IS LEFT.
state Officers Appear to Have Bust
ness Elsewhere.

The reason there is not much going
on at the state house is because all the
posses, assistant bosses. boss busters
ana antt-boss busters, with one or two
exceptions, are out of town.
Tom Kelly is still here. but his anti
hoch movement has not reached the
news stage yet
Governor Hoch and his private sec
retarV, r. L. Williams, are both out of
town. Attorney General Coleman and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-15
Gomez IN LIoN,s DEN.
VIII Go to Leavenworth to Attack
Whisky Sellers.

Department Commander P. H. Coney
says he is going to go to Leavenworth
Monday to give the old soldiers of that
town some straight talk about the pFo-
hibition situation.
Il shall uphold the hands Of Cover
nor Hoch in every way possible said
Captain Coney. II am not afraid to
tell the truth to those people. lived
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-15
Rather Shy on Steam.

fireman on the Midland Valley
road was describing recently his grief
with a prairie engine on a mountain
road. He went out on her as push
er up the big hills to Divide. When
he got back the master mechanic
asked him if she steamed all right.
'sSteam -,s the fireman replied, '.if
you worked her to the limit she
might heat enough water for barber
shop If they didn't run q bath tub
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-15
MEDALS FOR c. A. r. MEN.
Captain Coney Receives Those Do
mated by Mr.. simmons.

Capt. p. Fl. Coney, department COM
mauder of the Kansas G. A. r.. has
received from ZebulOn Simmons. a
millionaire resident Of Keuosha Wis.,
about 275 big bronze medals. . inches
i'm diameter, which were struck by Mr.
Simmons for presentation to all the
staff and department officers who
marched in the parade at Denver dur
ing the national encampment
One of the medals goes to each man
who had commission from Capt.
Coney, and who was at Denver kan
sas received a good many more medals
than any other state, as it had more
department officers in the line of
march. All of the mem bers of bands
which furnished music for the parade
were commissioned, and each viii re-
ceive one of the handsome medals.
1T is said that Mr.. Simmons who is
an old soldier, and who wanted 10
encourage a large attendance at Den
yer, spent $1,000 in the bronze medals.
Four tons of cannon bronze was
used in their manufacture