The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-02
Dairy Train to Be Run Over
Lines Of Santa Fe.
First of It's Kind to Be Sent Out
in This State.
MANY LECTURERS.
Members of Kansas State Dairy
Association in Charge.
Gossip and Matters of Interest
in Railroad Circles.

For the first time in the history of
Kansas a special train is to be run
through the district of the state where
the dairy interests predominant for the
purpose of disseminating information as
to the best methods for getting the best
returns from the operation of a dairy
or dairy farm. Men of national repu-
tation as dairy experts viii deliver lee
lures on all matters pertaining to the
running of a dairy, from the time the
cows are MIXED until the butter or
cheese is ready to be packed for the
market, and on the train Will be car
ried specimens of all sorts of modern
machinery which is used in dairying.
Plans for this trip of an unique char
acter have been perfected by James NJ.
Cornell, general passenger agent of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe and I. D.
Graham, secretary of the Kansas State
Dairy association. According to these
plans the special will leave Atchison
on the morning of February q and for
that day and the three succeeding days
viii run along a route touching Topeka,
Lawrence, Ottawa, Quenen1o, Usage
City, Emporia, Strong City and Super
lOr- stops viii be made at all the places
named as well as q intermediate places.
Lectures viii be delivered at all the
points with the exception of Topeka and
each stop viii consume about 90 minutes
time.
This special train is to consist of
baggage car, two coaches and a sleeper.
The baggage car viii be used by repre-
sentatiVes of dairy supply houses for the
purpose of exhibiting machinery and
there will also be exhibited balanced ra-
tlons and analyses of feed stuffs. The
two coaches will be used for the lee
lures and will be specially arranged for
them and the seats are arranged so that
Ar7r1 r. full
complement of passengers can be &C
commodated. The sleeper will be used
for the living quarters of those who are
going to make the trip.
Among those who have signified their
willingness to go along and give lectures
are D. P. Ashburn, a practical dairy
man from Gibbon. Neb., Edward H.
Webster chief of the dairy division of
the United States department of agri-
culture with headquarters at Washing
ton, D. c., Prof. Oscar Err, of the dairy
husbandry department of the Kansas
State Agricultural college; Prof. 0. z.
Hacker, who holds a similar position
with the Nebraska State university ana
Prof. c. F. Curtis. Accompanying the
lecturers and representing the Santa Fe
viii be Wesley Merritt of Chicago CHIEF
Industrial agent of the company Ghas.
L. Seagraves, general colonization agent
and J. c. Burnett, Kansas division
freight agent.
Great enthusiasm is being manifested
by the members of the State Dairy as
sociation over the trip that has been
planned and they are satisfied that It
will do much to stimulate the interests
of the farmers in dairying. On two 9TH
er railroads within the last few years
but in other parts of the country SINH
lar dairy trains have been run and with
much success
The schedule for the trip as prepared
is as follows:
Tuesday. February 27-Leave Atchison
$50 a. m: Nortonville 9:05 a. m; Valley
Falls, 1925 a. m; Meriden. II .45 a. m. 10
0eka 200 p. m. for 10 minutes; Iecum-
sch 1:1S p. m: Lecompton, 2:2o P m !;
Lawrence, $3.50 p. m; SlbleyYllle, 5;23 p
M Vinland. 4:46 p. m, Baldwin, o:oO p
m arrive Ottawa 7.10 p M;
Wednesday. February &-LeaVe ottawa,
500 a. M; Pomona $40 a. m; Quenemo,
g:17 a. M: Lyndon. 1910 a. m; Usage
CITY. 1901 p. M; Barclay. 1:26 p. m !;
Reading. 2:25 o. M; Emporia, 800 p. m. /;
Saffordville 4:2O p M; Strong City, $50
Thursday. March Leave Strong City,
$50 a. m; arrive Neva. 8:3S a: m; Bur
dick. 1904 a. M; Lost Springs, HOS a. M.
Hone. 1920 p. m; Navarro, 1:25 P. m.
Enterprise, 2:9O p. M; Talmage, 300 p M !;
Manchester. $40 p. m
Friday, March 2-Leave ManchesteT
$50 a. m: Longford, S:51 a. m; Oak HILL
a.54 a. m: Miltonvile. 11:14 a. m; Aurora,
1874 o M; Concordia. 1:4S P. m; Rack
lev. 3:05 D. m: CORTLAND, 400 p. m; Love
wei. SIG p. m; arrive Weber, 6:1S p. m ;
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