The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-30
SANTA FE NOTES.
Items Chiefly Personal Concern
ing Railroad Men.

cent order placed with the American
Car and Foundry company which
called for 81 steel underframe bag
gage cars to 60 The same company
also has an order frorp the Santa Fe
calling for 200 steel underframe tank
cars and twenty cabooses.
Swanson & Son, the Topeka con-
tracing frn1s are now erecting a new
frame depot for the Santa Fe at FL
Dorado.
The big end of the Rocky Ford
melon rush is expected next week.
The icing plants along the line are
making elaborate plans for taking
care Of this work. It Is estimated that
before the end of the season about FIVE
thousand cars will have been shipped
over the main line of the Santa Fe
Fireman Richard Chetham of Ar
gentine is being operated on at the
hospital today. He was injured in
railroad wreck several years ago and
the operation Is a. long delayed neces-
sity.
Engines No. 900 and 2122 which
have been in the shops for repairs for
some time. have been turned out and
on the western grand division.
Fireman John Artzer is laying of
for a few days and Fireman Spetter is
on in his place
Engineer Comstock, who runs on
the cutoff. is in Topeka visiting for a
few days. He owns a large fruit farm
near Sea brook and is here to look after
his interests.
Engineer Becker of Emporia was in
Topeka yesterday on a short business
trip. He returned last night.
The noon meeting in the shops to-
day was addressed by Evangelist W.
H. Williams. George Adamson favor
ed the audience with a solo which was
appreciated.
Herman Dryer of the cabinet shop
left yesterday for Boulder, Col, where
he VIII spend a two weeks vacation
visiting his sons.
The circulars containing the official
announcement Of the changes in the
engineering department have been re-
ceived in Topeka. James Dunn is pro-
NOTED to the position of consulting en-
gineer of the system. W. B. Storey
jr-, becomes successor to Mr.. Dunn as
chief engineer of the system and Mr.
G. A. Morse succeeds Mr.. Storey as
chief engineer Of the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe.
Train No. was late today nearly
an hour and a half owing to a derail-
ment east of Kansas City
Mr.. John Young, assistant yard
master, has received a letter from J.
G. kennedy who is now visiting in
Colorado. Mr. Kennedy reports he
and his family are enjoying them
selves very much. They have climbed
Pixies Peak, visited the Garden of the
Gods and have spent much time at
other places of interest in that region
Clyde Reece and Rem Payne of the
engineering department spent yester-
day in Gardner.
A. Y. Reed. c. W. Mason and r. c.
March are In Emporia today at work
on bridge No. 81.
c. NJ Buck, assistant engineer, was
at Oskaloosa yesterday on a bust
ness trip.
Ralph Schnaoke spent yesterday at
Edgerton on the cutoff on business
partment.
Conductor Stafford is laying of at
Usage City for a few days
Lewis H Hill Of the telegraph de-
partment IS now troubled with a very
bad case Of hay fever He is thinking
Of laying off for a few days and taxi
ing a trip to Colorado in order to rid
himself of the attack
H. U. Nudge, the former general
manager of the Santa Fe, but now
second vice president of the Rock Is.
land, passed through Topeka yester-
day en- route from Las Vegas, where
he was Spending a few weeks at his
place near there. His private car No.
l9O2 was transferred to the Rock
Island at this point
Mrs. A. Verlin has returned from
Argentine where she has been visiting
for a few weeks.
Engine No. $50 went out on trial
trip yesterday and is now awaiting an
assignment.
The Santa Fe will run an excursion
from Topeka to IseavenWorth Sun
day, September 9Th, on account of the
ball game between Topeka and Leav-
enwOrth. The train will leave Topeka
at 7:40 and will arrive in Leaven-
worth at 10:45. The train will be run
over the L. & T. and the equipment of
this road will be used as far as pos
sible. Returning the train will leave
Leavenworth at p. m
T. E. Prout, secretary of the r. r.
T. NJ. c. A. arrived home today, after
spending a months vacation in com
pany with his family in Lake Geneva.
WIS. He is looking well and reports
a very fine time.
Otis Berryhill night clerk at the
K X. z NJ. G. A, expects to leave in
few days on his vacation of ten days,
which he will spend in Colorado.
C. T. Mcclellan was in town a short
time this morning en- route from Cali
fornia to his home in Emporia. He
has been gone about two weeks.
Fred Jones. formerly in the freight
department, has accepted the posi-
ton OF night baggage agent, made va
cant by the resignation of GEORGE
Brown, who has accepted a position
as general baggage agent at the union
depot in Ell Paso.
Engine No. 1913 has been sent to
the western grand division, and engine
No. SO has been sent to Argentine