The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-07
SANTA FE NOTES.
Items Chiefly Personal Concern
ing Railroad Men.

EA4OAL 0ISAHcSE trip 10 &llCd5o.
Conductors Early. Hatfield and How.
ard Of Argentine, have been transferred
10 La Junta for temporary service
Roll StoclweII. Of the track gang II
The coach shops, came to work TINS
morning after having laid of for sew
eral days.
Conductor Holden is laying or at his
home in Argentine.
A carload OF Greeks passed through
Topeka Tuesday on their way to Ar
Kansas City where they will be put 70
work by the Santa Fe.
Alex. Voight. of the electrical depart
ment, returned yesterday from strong
City where he had been on a short bus
mess trip.
Engine No. 1131 which was turned out
OF the Topeka shops a few days ago,
has been sent to Argentine where II IS
being used in freight service over the
cutoff.
The local r. r. Y. NJ. c. A. added
Is new members to their lists yes
terday. Ten more We're added last
Tuesday.
Brakeman Dave Mahoney, who re-
ceiyed a sprained wrist in an accident
at Quenemo a few days ago has recov-
cred sufficiently to resume his Work AZ
Argentine.
Of the Pullman service, passed through
Topeka yesterday on his way east ar
ter having been IN the west on official
business.
-.
Started at Argentine has been compile
ted and Is now furnishing water Tor the
station at that place. Another viii be
drilled in a few days.
Conductor McCabe is laying off for a
few days on account of sickness
Conductor Frank Upton. who has
been laying of at Argentine since No
vember %, has reported for work.
Engineer Robert Brentnall has been
assigned to service on the swltchmen :
Ia n
in freight traffic he was in regular SER
vice on an engine
Conductor Rhodes is laying of sick
at his home in Argentine.
Brakemen Stott and Graham of Ar
gentine have been temporarily assigned
to service on the Pecos Valley lines
Engine No 1894 is out of the Topeka
shops and is again on regular duty out
OF Argentine.
Conductor Joe Dehoney, of the Leav--
snworth branch, who has been laying
Of sick, has returned to work and re-
ueved Conductor HeWitsOn who was
running in his place.
Tonight John z. Frost will address
the members Of the Railroad Y. NJ. c.
A. on THE Hawaiian Islands" A
musical programme will also be fur
nished by Prof. Harvey WOrran and
others. This promises to be one of
the best numbers on the association
entertainment course
Foreman John Anderson of Argen-
tine. who works under Roadmaster
Mike Ganly, has returned from six
months visit to his old home in
ATalmO, Sweden. During his absence
Mr.. Anderson visited at London. Liv-
erpool-a several other places of
note.
Engineers Remaley. Conway. Alt
man and Craig of Argentine have been
transferred to La Junta Temporarily.
The Santa F'e is having trouble IN Sc
curing enough. trainmen to handle
their trains from this point
Engineer STnutz who has been run
ming on a work train between Law
renee and Ottawa for some time, is
laying off on account of a severe case
Of sickness.
L. s. Ellis. of Chanute, a Santa Fe
bridge foreman. has left for his old
home in Wales where he will visit
with friends and relatives for several
months.
The runs on 119 and 100 which have
been cared for by Conductor Richard
Wilson for some time past Will be
given to another conductor in a few
days as Wilson has taken another run
which is a much better run.
Engineer Irving Botkin is laying off
at Usage City on account of illness and
Brakeman Harper is taking his place.
General superintendent F. c. Fox
and Division superintendent F. J..
Easley of the middle division are
middle division and inspecting the sta
tons and property of the road. A
good deal of time has been spent by
these gentlemen in Newton which
gives rise to rumors of new buildings
and additions to the equipment of the
Santa Fe at this place.
The Santa Fe has changed Houston,
on the Jetmore branch to Olney. Too /
many consignments of freight turned |
up at Houston. Texas. hence the ,
change
The Hutchinson-K insley branch |
road Is almost impossible on account
Of the mud. superintendent Ayers
promises to ballast it next spring and
raise It near st. John.
The Santa Fe on Dec advanced
the rates of all section men in Kan
sas to $3.50 per day. Mexicans are al
most useless in cold weather on track
work.
There is a general rumor over the
Santa Fee lines that the machinists !
are about to win their two years fight |
with the company in the way OF |
mutual concessions. Good machinists |
or more Of them, are greatly needed |
~ the road.
DRUM CORPS BENEFIT TONIGHT.