The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-03
SANTA FE NOTES.
Items Chiefly Personal Concern
ing Railroad Mon.

George X Peck, general counSeI VI
\ the Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul
road, is in Topeka today visiting his
| friends among the officials of the Santa
| Fe railroad. He will leave for his
home in Chicago this evening.
Albert Spivey is working in the
news stand temporarily and COM
menced his work this morning.
Today is the regular semimonthly
homeseekers' excursion day The
business, however, this month is much
lighter than usual which is probably
due to the spring work on the farms
commencing. The business today was
cared for by two extra trains which
ran as extra sections of No. 5.
A. E. Sweet, the new division super
intendent of the Rock Island, left this
morning for his initial trip over. the
district. He will return the latter part
of the week.
Arrangements have been made for
taking a hashlight picture of the
gymnasium classes Saturday night. A
full attendance is desired on this &C
count.
Guy Parker, who has just COM
pIeted his apprenticeship as nachinist
in the local machine shops has been
sent to Pittsburg, where he will in
spect the axles of the new engines
which are being constructed for the
Santa Fe at the Baldwin Locomotive
works IN that city.
Engineer Ed Ash has been tenn
porarIIy assigned 10 inc MdTCeHlo
runs.
H F. Johnson and c. o. Clark of the
engineering department left yesterday
for Burlingame where they Will re-
main several days stalking curves
which are to be reduced near that
place
Conductor Clint Coddington is run
ming temporarily on runs Nos. 121 and
80 between Topeka and Emporia.
A membership contest has been in
augurated at the Railroad Y. M G. A
in which two sides have been chosen
to get members. The losing side will
furnish a banquet to the winning side
The two sides are captained by D. NJ.
Lane and Ed Strain. The contest will
close April 80.
Logan Bailey, electrical helper at
Argentine, is laying off on account OF
an attack of the measles, and Frank
Howe of the local electrical depart
ment has been sent down in his place
A musical programme will be pro-
vided for the next meeting of the So
cial club next Tuesday evening. A
committee has also been appointed to
write a newspaper which will tell of
local events and will be read at the
meeting.
B. F. Manager, superintendent of the
Harvey system, is in Topeka today on
q business trip.
VIII Murphy. travelling motive power
accountant, has returned from bust
ness trip to San Miguel, n. M, where
he had been for several days.
The committee of management of
the Railroad Y. NJ. c. A. will meet to-
night at 6:2O at which time supper will
be served
H o. Brown of the axle lighting de-
partment in Topeka has resigned his |
position and F. A. Cook has been APP !
pointed IN his place.
No. 8, the California limited, was |
one hour late today. No. 1 was about |
as late as was second section of No. 5, I
while the third section of No. was |
.hree hours late.
Alfred ChiIds, general car inspector |
Of the Santa Fe. is on a trip through |
New Mexico where he is inspecting |
he cars on that division.
C. E. Gossett, master mechanic of /
he ST. Louis, Kansas City & Colorado /
division of the Rock Island I
system with headquarters at Eldon. /
Mo-, will have charge of the Kansas
City terminal division with headquar-
ers in Armourdale after April 1. He |
will continue as master mechanic in l
Eldon but will direct the work from
he Armourdale office.
Prof B. F. Eyer of the Kansas State
Agricultural college, accompanied by |
4. S. Grabendike of the same school,
will make a test of the different axle
lighting equipments of the Santa F'e
n the near future. Arrangement for
his test are already under way.