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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-19
Need for Better Team Work in
Hallway Operation.
Some Roads Giving Illustrated
Lectures to Their Employees.
DEPARTMENTS AT ODDS
A Great Tendency to Differen-
tiate and Diversity Them.
Gossip and Matters of Interest
in Railroad Circles.

Some of the large railroads are be-
ginning to give illustrated lectures on
operative methods TO their employees
in order to diffuse among them more
general acquaintance with the ways
and means of administration. AS mat
ters now stand. an employe who
wishes to improve himself has to rely
on what he can gather from a very
few good books, from observation and
from technical periodicals. It is true
that some roads, the Pennsylvania for
instance. have regular courses Of in
struction for promotion in the pas
senger department beginning with the
brakeman and baggageman, and end
ing with the conductor in charge OF a
train. But this is all in the direction
of specialization, and does not help
the specially trained empioye TO APP
preciate the problems OF the service
outside of his own work. nor to recog-
11ize fbe necessary relations which his
work or department has to other al
visions and departments. In other
words. the tendency of railway admin
fnstration is to differenuaIe ana ul-
versify its divisions and departments
until one does not know what the 9TH
er is doing.
But there is little to guarantee the
essential quality of moral unity to the
complex railway service, 50 that there
NAV be something of the spirit of team
work co-ordinating the efforts of all II
common The illustrated lecture
which in turn brings together each OF
the departments of railway operations
before the working force, so that each
may see in an hour what personal OBJ
servation could never bring to him
helps to raise the interest of the en-
ploye in his everyday duties, and in
the end should lift the morale of the
entire system to a superior level of ef-
fciency.
There is another undeveloped ele-
ment of unity The heads of divisions
and departments are often but slightly
acquainted with their men. In order
to become better acquainted, they
must delegate more of the routine OF
their offices to their assistants, and, bS
giving attention only to essentials, Sc
that they may get out of the swivel
chair oftener and go about among
their working force, take an interes
in their work and make the whole
force feel that the boss hasn't for
gotten US after all" Nine out of ter
| people in lower ranks of administra-
tive service lose heart in their WORK
because of lack of appreciation on the
part of those who are higher up. a
little attention along these lines in the
proper way would pay abundantly and
tend to substitute the spirit of co-ope-
ration for the spirit of fear which toe
often rules in railway administrations
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-19
UNIoN PACIFIc MoToR CARs.
All of Them Are Mostly at Work on
Regular Services.

Most of the history of rail motor
cars up to the present time has been
written in England, or on the CONT
nent, where these cars, on d number of
short services, have been able to run
with considerable regularity, although
the economy of their working has been
questioned. But w. r. McKeen, jr.,
superintendent of motive power and
machinery on the Union Pacific, gives
a most entertaining account and diary
of the seven gasoline cars which have
been built by that company at its own
shops This account appears in the
current issue of the Railroad Gazette
All of these cars are mostly at work
on regular services. Nos 1 and each
make round trip daily on the branch
between Kearney and Galloway, Neb.,
IS miles. Car No. 8 is in regular ser
vice on the Southern Pacific between
Houston and Galveston, Texas, 81
miles. Car No. 4, after temporary ser
vice on the Kearney branch, is now
running on the Oregon Railroad &
Navigation Line out of Portland. Ore.
Car No. is running out Of Los An
geles and car No. is running between
LeavenWorth and Lawrence, Kansas,
making round trip of IS miles daily.
Each of these runs is considerably in
excess of what has been required of
motor cars in Great Britain, but most
interesting of all has been the pre-
Hminary educa ton of the car. its grand
tour after il graduated from the shops
and before it settled down In its life
work. Car No. 1 ran under its own
power from Omaha to Portland, Ore,
and return. Car No. took out most
of its education in speed runs; No.
went under its own power from Ne
braska, to Texas No. ran from
Omaha to Oregon. and No. from
Omaha to Los Angeles No. seems to
have been q stay-at-home, but the
most recent graduate from the Omaha
shops. car No. Z, came from Omaha to
New York. and is now running on the
Erie. Except for faster time better
hill climbing power and stronger en-
durance than was anticipated, these
extraordinary gasoline motor runs
seem to have been quite without Incl
dent. and they demonstrate what can
be done by good engineering work in a
new field, without any previous expert
ence to serve as guide, except that
! derived from the skilled and tireless
Iabors Of the manufacturers of auto
| mobiles
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-19

vania Railroad $50, 600. 600; Baltimore
& Ohio 100000, Atlanta, Birming-
ham & Atlantic 100000. St. Louis &
San Francisco 81. 10000, Missouri Pa
cif1c $4,000, 600, Rock Island $1,000
600. Kansas City Southern $500. 900.
Minneapolis & St. Louis S5,000-000,
Southern Railway $500 600. Nearly
100000 has thus been placed.
much of it abroad, during the first five
months of the year. While this pro
cedure seems to indicate that the prices
for which bonds can be sold at present
are not acceptable to some Of the COM
panies requiring large sums for imme-
date improvements, it is evidence, on
the other hand, of the good financial
standing of American railways in for
eign as we'll as home markets
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-19

river more than half completed and a
der way, and this viii be completed
within 80 days, giving the Independent
refinery a straight shoot through its
own pipe from Bartlesville l. T.. to
Atchison. Kan, a distance OF 241 miles.
The reductions viii not affect re-
fineries in the matter of transportation,
as the freight rates on petroleum are
fixed by law and can not be changed,
and they are the same for the Stand
ard and for the independents. There
are no rebates and no special favors
under the Kansas law
The success of the independent re-
finery movement in Kansas is pointed
to by oil men as an indication of what
can be done in other states by the ap-
plication of the Kansas laws There is
not a refinery in Kansas which is not
making money, and they will continue
to make money
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-19
THE NEW SAN FRANCISCO.
Interesting Bulletins Being Issued by
the Southern Pacific.

the Southern Pacific.
From the general. passenger depart
Inent of the Southern Pacific railway
company in San Francisco weekly
bulletin of events in that city is being
issued The name of this bulletin is
Progress" This. as It's title indi-
Gates is a record of the growth and
progress of the new city. In addition
to this an interesting and valuable
folder entitled San Francisco. the I'M
perishable," has been published. This
epitomizes the events Of the disaster
and the statistics Of loss and Of as
sistance rendered, which with map
showing the burned district and q
panorama Of the district forms most
valuable document This paper has
corrected many of the false reports
circulated, and absolutely correct fig
ures and data are furnished in a con-
densed form In summing up the stu
alton the article concludes:
Confidence was never lost and the
quick and united action of the bust
ness men on the ground toward re-
construction was marvellous in quick
ness and effectiveness. Confidence
from the outside was not less. The
president of the Southern Pacific
wired from New York to turn over
without charge the entire facilities OF
that line in the work of relief. and
then hurried westward by special
train to take part on the ground in
the WOrk OF restoration
1T is a gratifying fact. too, that the
fight from San Francisco means for
a large number of former residents
nothing more than a temporary alb
sence. More than that. property own
ers, far away on trips of pleasure or
business, down the Nile, in Paris, in
the heart of Mexico, wherever over the
worlds surface the worlds tidings
| found them, have been hurrying
homeward to the stricken city to here
stand shoulder to shoulder with the
| builders and the doors. Already the
places of some faint-hearted men have
been taken here by the strong hearted
and enterprising from other cities al
though a general movement of arti-
sans of any line Of handicraft should
not be encouraged without careful in
qufry. California and the Pacific
coast generally is fairly well supplied
with skilled mechanics and there can
be no room here for the idle, or the
men who drift and trust only to their
wits to live.
''The notable spirit everywhere
throughout the city today is confidence
Of the you-can' t-get-me down sort.
The press is full of it, and on street
corners one hears nothing else. and
the women-bless 'em for it-are as
cheerful over it as if camping in the
city of ashes were the gayest of fash
/ ionable fads."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-19
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-19
LARGEST or TRUCK FARMS.
b. F. Yoalxum and Associates Devel-
oping It Along Rio Grande.

Lonsboro, Tex, June 19.=The re-
claiming of this section Of the Rio
Grande valley under the direction Of
B. F. Yoakum, of the Rock Island
Frisco systems. and his associates is
making good progress. One of the
largest irrigation plants in the south
west is being installed and. when com
pleted. more than $4,000 acres of
land will be brought under cultiva-
ton. Lonsboro is a new town, having
been established only a few weeks. but
1t is already showing signs of a steady
and prosperous growth. It IS the
headquarters for the great irrigation
enterprise. and is the scene of much
activity. There will be about 10000
acres placed under irrigation from the
irrigating plant that is now being in
stalled. and by another season it is
expected that the greater part of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-19
NrUCH BUILDING IN NEvADA.
Rapid Progress Being Made in Con.
structing New Railroads

In no section of the country is rail-
way building progressing more rapidly
than in the state Of Nevada.
The Nevada Northern, under con-
struction from Cobre. on the Southern
Pacific. south 14S miles to Ely, was
opened for traffic on June from
Cobre to Curries, So miles, and is to be
completed into Ely in August. The
Las Vegas & Tonopah. which is being
built BY Senator w A Clark from Las
Vegas to Beatty. In the BulIfrog mining
district. 11S miles. will be completed
By July 1. and surveys have been com
menced for an extension over 100 miles
long from Beatty to Goldfield and
Tonopah Although this road viii be a
feeder for the san Pedro, Los Angeles
& Salt Lake. it is being built as an in
dependent property. The Tonopah &
Tidewater is pushing track laying on
its line from a connection with the
Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe at Lud-
low, Cal, to the Bullfrog mining re-
gion. 10 miles. and is making surveys
for an extension from Bullfrog to To-
nopah The Tonopah & GoIdheld,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-19
Contracts for Fort Riley.

Fort Riley Kan, June 19.-Contracts
for hay. oats. bran. wood and coal have
been awarded from Washington for
Fort Riley for 5000 tons of hay, 800
tons of coal. $500 tons of oats, 500 tons
of bran and 400 cords of wood. All Of
the contracts We're awarded to local
firms except one for 1000 tons Of coal.
which went to A. H Raymond of Kan
sas City, and the oats contract, which
went to z. a. Cop Of Omaha e NJ.
Whitehair of this city has the hay and
wood contract. George T. Brown of this
has the contract for $500 tons of coal.
H F. Tyler of this city has the con-
tract for the bran.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-19
NEW AsH-HANDLING PLANT.
That of santa Fe at Argentine Giving
Satisfaction.

The new ash-handling plant of the
Achison. Topeka & Santa Fe in its yard
at Argentine, near Kansas City, has
proven to be a decided success. The
yard at Argentine is one OF the largest
on the Santa Fe. and the number OF
LOGON olives to be cared for approx
mates one hundred and fifty daily. The
ash pit facilities for these locomotives
heretofore have been the usual shovel
cleaned type. Some more expeditions
and cheaper method became necessary,
however, and a mechanical plant has
recently been completed
There are four concrete pits, each
1875 feet long, feet 6 inches wide,
under as many tracks leading to the
roundh ouse In the bottom Of each pit
is q track of 12-pound rails, on Which
run four trucks with removable buck
cts. When a locomotive is to be clean
ed. one or more Of these trucks is run
under the ashpan and its contents
dumped into the bucket.
Spanning the four pits, midway of
their length is an overhead I-beam
track with a trolley and hosting block
The trolley may be stopped over any
one of the four pits, and the instant It
stops the block will descend. The load
ed bucket is conveyed to the top of the
circular bin at one side of the tracks.
This bin is built entirely of reinforced
concrete and is lined with brick. The
construction obviates all danger from
fire and the brick lining takes up the
wear on the bottom
The bin has a capacity of IS tons.
and is hoppered to the center The
accumulated cinders are dumped
through gate in the bin bottom into
railroad cars on a track beneath. Sew
eral carloads are handled every TWEEN
ty-four hours.
The plant is electrically operated the
trolley being moved by a 10-horse
power Lidgerwood electric hoist in a
small frame house back of the bin.
The inclined trolley track obviates the
use of locking trolley, thereby great
" simplifying the mechanism The
buckets dump into the bin automa teal
ly The complete operation of secur-
ing. dumping and returning a bucket
to the farthest pit requires about two
minutes. One man operates the plant.
One of the pit men attaches the block
hook to the bucket bail. of course. The
plant is understood to be giving entire
satisfaction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-19
WHY PULLMAN CARS ESCAPED.
Constitutional Reasons Advanced : by
the Commerce Commission.

the Commerce Commission.
In explanation of the reason why
Pullman cars were eliminated by the
conference committee from the opera
ton of the new rate bill. it is said that
this was done on the advice of mem
bers of the interstate commerce com
mission. The reasons are constitution
al. There have been number of de-
cisions. one in Minnesota and another
in Mississippi, to the effect that Pull
man cars are not common carriers.
The question presented in this legisla-
ton is whether they can be made so
by simple enactment. If not, it is
agreed that including them would
jeopardize the bill. or, at least, that
section of it where the inhibition oc-
ours. The Pullman clause was in the
same paragraph with the express com
pany and the pipe line clauses. and it
was considered unwise to endanger this
legislation by including Pullmans-
In addition to this, there is a belief
that the ground may be covered by
section i, where the term "transporta-
ton is defined to embrace. among
other things, cars and other vehicles
and all instrumentalities and facilities
of shipment or carriage, irrespective of
ownership or of any contract, express
ed or implied for the use thereof" In
the opinion of many lawyers in and
out of congress this is broad enough
to include the Pullman cars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-19
PosTMAsTERs AT OLATHE.
The seventh Annual Session to Be
Held at OIathe.

Olathe, kan, June 19.-The seventh
annual session of the Postmasters' as
sociatiou of the state of Kansas will
meet in OIathe next Tuesday and
Wednesday. June 10 and 90 This VIII
be a gathering of the representative
men of the postal service in this state
and there will be present as guests
who viii address the meeting. VIM. r.
Spilman uperintendent of the rural
delivery. and 7. G. Chance of Fort
Scott. postoffice inspector. The first
session viii be held at 2 o. m. Tuesday.
and the addrNss OF welcome will be
made by the Olathe postmaster, L. w.
Breyfogle, and the response will be by
Ewing Herbert of Eia watha- Among
the numbers on the programme will
be talk on Limitations OF Postmas-
tiers in Politics" by George J. Barker.
Lawrence, discussion led by Ewing
Herbert, Hiawatha.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-19

big tract of land will be ready for
growing crops. It is stated that par
ticular attention is to be given to rails
ing early vegetables for the northern
and eastern markets. 1t is planned
to make it the largest truck farm 4
the world. This locality is below the
frost line, and crops of all kinds may
be grown all through the year Two
and three crops may be raised each
year on the same land Mr.. Yoakum
is taking a deep personal interest in
this great development enterprise, and
he keeps in close touch with the prog
ress of the work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-19

which is now in operation from Nina.
on the Southern Pacific. via Tonopah
and Goldfie1d. is to be extended from
the latter point to Bullfrog. The con-
struction of all OF these roads is due to
the wonderful mineral development Of
the state, and with the completion OF
the Tonopah & Tidewater. the Las
Vegas & Toncpah, and the Tonopah &
Goldfeld. the Santa Fe, the San Pedro.
Los Angeles & Salt Lake and the
Southern Pacific access viii be given
to the numerous rich mining camps in
the southern part of the state and the
mine owners viii have the advantage
Of three competing lines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-19

electrician of Ottawa, is assisting Prof.
Bauer in the work.
Chas. n. Bailey has purchased the
interest of A. P. Miller in the grocery
firm of Miller & Fischer.
A large number of Baldwin families
will tent on the Assembly grounds in
Ottawa during the session of the
Chautauqua Assembly.
The summer school reception given
in Science hall last Friday evening
summer school work is very prosper
Gus and very profitable. Each year s
enrolment shows an advance on that
Of the preceding year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-19
ALFALFA AND BEErs AIDED.
Good Rains in Finney County FIJI the
River and bitches.

Garden City. June ia general rain
visited this section of the state yester-
day and in this county amounted to one
and thirty-One hundredths of an inch
and was the eighth of a series of heavy
rains which have visited this section
of the state during the past two months.
The rain Will be of great value to the
second crop of alfalfa which is now al
most ready for cutting though II will
delay work in the beet fields for a day
or so.
The river is filled with water, the
second rise amounting to three feet.
reached this point last night There is
plenty of water to be had for irrigating
purposes as the bitches are running
bank full and there is scarcely any de-
mand for water, other than the rains
which have been timely all season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-19
INvENTs A NEW HEADLIGHT.
y. W. Ruble Makes One Which
Lights the Track All the Time.

". w. Ruble of San Jose. has in
vented a headlight for locomotives
which adjusts itself to the movement
of the engine so that the light is al
ways kept directly on the track. both
on straight road and on curves.
Ruble's invention is simplicity itself
The lamp is fastened in a. nova bic
base and a rod and gear connect it
with the running gear of the engine.
Then no matter how many turns are
made, the beam always points on the
track to be followed. varying with each
minute change of direction
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-19
4 Ranner Iload I'D Hoes-

TIiawatha. Kan. June 19.-James G. Det-
wiler brought the banner load of hogs to
HIawatha when in one wagon he hauled
&c that weighed $40 pounds. The load
netted him Just s329. 10 Brown county
mules are also bringing high prices A
car load shipped from Robinson. 20 in all
cost the buyer $4,000 over 800 apiece
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-19

turned from a trip up the river. He
located camp OF supposed dyna-
mitelss, near Cedar Bluffs The camp
was deserted when the officers reached
il. and the occupants had departed so
hastily that they abandoned bedding
and various other supplies. For sew
eral weeks there had been indications
that fish We're being dynamfted up the
river. The parties are supposed to be
a gang that came here from Douglas
county.@Ottawa Republic.
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NeMs Fron1 BaldwIn-

Baldwin. Kan. June 1s.=The SUI
eide of J. E. Helm was a great shock
to community and friends.
The Baldwin municipal electric
light plant is progressing nicely The
power house is building rapidly and
the houses are being wired. The poles,
lamps fixtures and wires viii arrive
shortly and the stringing of wires viii
begin about July L. Mr.. Hamilton. an
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winfield June 19.=The asylum at
Winfield now has $50 inmates. The
operating expenses per year are $685.
coo and the buildings cost 100000.
The number of employees are 66. There
are about AIS people at the institution
including the officials and help It
cost for supplies per year for each of
the inmates S34.7S.
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wichita Kan. June 19.-The fifth annual
convention of the Kansas Osteopathic as
ISOLATION Will be opened here today Pres
ident J. L. McClaDahan of Paola will
make the opening address About 100 mem
bers Of the organization reached here last
night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-19
FLAMES BURNED TOO FAST.
A "Fireslide for Isife' Mt Wichita May
Result in Death

Wichita, Kan, June 19--In making a
'fireslide for life "Steeple Jack" Reeves
was dangerously burned Monday. At a
public exhibition Reeves slid down a 150-
foot wire with his clothing on fire and
landed in the Arkansas river. His clothes
burned more rapidly than expected and
he was taken from the river unconscious