The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-22
INTO new HOME.
Santa Fe Offices Receiving Fin
ishing Touches.
Law and Freight Departments
on First Floor.
STILL LACK OF ROOM.
Two Departments That Can Not
Be Accommodated.
Others viii Move in Next
Week.
LACK OF ROOM.

The finishing touches are being
given to the addition to the general Of
nee building of the Atchison. Topeka
& Santa Fe railroad in this city. and if
present plans materialize the office
force of a portion Of the departments
that are to occupy quarters in the new
part of the building, will be establish
ed there next week
The most important Of the changes
contemplated through a re-arrange-
ment OF the location of the depart
ments In the building. Will be in bring
ing the Offices of the law department
and the general freight Office to the
first floor OF the building.
The law department benefits prin-
cipalIy in the contemplated change by
securing the suite of rooms on the first
ficor front on the west side of the
building now occupied by the ticket
auditing department.
The general freight Office has been
located on the second floor. This de-
partment. together with the office of
the division freight agent, has been
assigned TO the hrst floor of the new
part of the building. The entire first
floor in the addition is devoted to the
freight department.
The freight offices will be moved
down stairs next week. The advantage
and the freight department to the first
floor is in facilitating the public in
reaching the departments which come
in contact with the public, while the
purely departmental offices viii oc-
cupy the floors higher up.
Under the new arrangement the
first floor Will have the offices of the
general counsel, the secretary and
treasurer. the freight department and
the personal injury claims department,
and the claims attorney.
The departments directly bearing on
the operation of the road will be cen
tralized on the second floor
The general managers office Will re-
main in the suite used at present as
will likewise the general superintend-
ent's office.
The telegraph office will be brought
from the fourth floor to the third floor,
and will occupy the rooms vacated by
the freight department on the west side
of the building
The engineering department heretofore
on the fourth floor will also be brought
down TO the second floor. occupying one
or two of the rooms heretofore used by
the freight department and all of the
space in the second floor of the new
building.
The telegraph department, being the
offices Of the executive department OF
the telegraph service, will be brought
from tn fourth floor to the third floor.
going into q portion Of the Offices of
the suite now used by the law depart
ment-
The remaining Offices now used by the
law department viii be assigned to the
passenger department going to the gen
eral passenger agent
The office of the car accountant win
be spread out over the entire third floor
Of the new building
The tax department win also find
quarters on the third floor
The fourth floor win be given over en-
tirely to the departments for ticket aud
ting and auditing Of disbursements.
The top floor Will be added to the al
ready crowded freight auditing depart
ment. giving that department all the
space on the top floor Of both the old
and new building
The office of the signal engineer viii
be moved to the basement. going into
the suite of rooms on the west side in
front.
The remainder of the basement. in
Guiding the space in both the old and
new portions of the building Will be
used by the departments for mail and
express. blue print work. and for stOr-
age and filing of records
The tie and timber department which /
IS now quartered in offices outside the
general Office building Will be allowed
to remain as at present
Likewise the time card room which is
quartered in an office building on Kan