The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-24

A gang of Mexicans have been put
to work on the tracks at Emporia.
Engineer Botkin is running tenn
porarily on runs Nos. 121 and 80 be-
tween Topeka and Emporia.
E. A. Harrison, head architect of
| the Santa Fe, has gone to Hutchinson
on a short business trip.
Fred Schoenfeldt of Arkansas City
has been transferred to the electrical
department at Argentine.
w. F. Buck, mechanical superin-
tendent of the Santa Fe, is in Arkan-
sas City on business trip.
Conductor Tilford has reported for
service on runs Nos. 113 and ia to
which he was recently assigned.
Engineer Tom Eversole of Areen-
tine is running on runs Nos. 8, f. and
between Kansas City and Newton.
Train No. 8 was four hours late this
morning and No. this afternoon
passed through an hour behind time.
Ford Harvey of the Harvey eating
house company passed through To.
peka yesterday on his way to Newton.
Frank Cherry Of the electrical en-
gineering department left for Kansas
City today, where he will visit friends.
E. ]. Shakeshaft, assistant general
passenger agent of the Santa Fe, is
enjoying two weeks outing in Colo
RADIO.
Conductor Caldwell was taken sick
at Newton yesterday and after calling
a doctor was able to deadhead to his
home in Argentine on No. 6.
Engineer Miller of Argentine is
running in the place of Engineer
Hake on runs Nos. lis and 116 while
the latter is enjoying a vacation in
Colorado.
Engine No. 1865. which is the
largest of the new freight engines to
be received from the Baldwin works,
was taken out on trip trip yesterday
afternoon and will be immediately as
signed to service.
The first train of Rocky Ford can
taloupes passed through Topeka yes
terday. There were seven Wells Fargo
express cars in the train. A larger
shipment than ever is expected by the
Santa Fe road this fall.
j. F. Whlteford, general round
house inspector of the Santa Fe, has
returned from trip to Albuquerque
and Las Vegas. where he attended to
bonus work in the round houses at
those places.
Harry Brooks of the United States
Heat and Light company went to Ar
genuine this morning, where he will
give instruction to the Santa Fe em=
pIoyes on the method of handling the
United States equipment.
James E. Junkin, who has been
working in the local division en-
SiuSerlflB department for the summer,
has resigned his position and will en-
ter the engineering school at Kansas
university this winter.
s. N. Parker, the contractor who
has charge of the erection of the new
eating house at Emporia, was in To- |
peka yesterday and announced that
the eating house would be completed |
by October 10th. New furniture and |
fixtures are arriving for the eating |
house every day.
The Santa Fe is said to be contem- |
plating the purchase of number of |
engines for freight service similar to |
those of the 1900 class in use on the |
Frisco railway. With this end in view |
the Santa Fe has borrowed two en-
yines of this class from the Frisco and |
are using them in freight service. The /
engines are heavier than the 1900 en- |
sines of the Santa Fe and are said to |
be able to output them by one hun
fred tons. The engines were put into |
service west of Emporia August s and |
nave not as yet had a cents worth of |
repairs, while the Santa Fe 1900 en-
yines have had great deal of repair |
ng. 1t is not improbable that the
Santa Fe will adopt an engine of the
Frisco class as the standard freight
engine.