The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-21
Probably Be Located Near Coal
Shutes.
OTHER IMPROVEMENTS
Possibility Of Armstrong Shops
Coming Here.
Mass Meeting at Fire Station
Monday Night.

completion Of the Union Pacific Onaga
cutoff that road will make extensive
improvements on the North side with
in the next two years 1t is very likely
that the Union Pacific will erect .
stall roundhouse northwest Of the coal
shutes this fall or winter. 1t IS also
not improbable that the division or1ces
of the road may be transferred from
Kansas City to Topeka and occupy the
present passenger depot In this event
a new depot will likely be built between
the Kansas avenue and the Union IA
csfic freight depot. That the North side
stands q good show of getting the
shops of the road which are now Ioca-
ted at Armstrong is also plausible
These statements come from sources
which are absolutely reliable, althougn
they can not be officially confirmed
The stories are with very good 1oun-
dalton and have been talked of among
railroad circles for some time
The officials say that the Onaga cut
off will be comp leted and trains VIII DC
running OF that line by OCTOBER l.
1t is understood that three through
trains both ways will be put on at the
start Topeka may become DIVISION
point with headquarters on the North
side
1t is a well known fact that the COM
pany has purchased several acres OF
land northwest Of the coal shuteS anu
1t is said that plans had been Drawn
for q roundhouSe to be located at t1At
place when the panic OF two years ago
this fall stopped operations on the
Onaga cutoff and also on improvements
here The structure. when erected g 80 W.
likely be Of stone 1t will bring a great
many men to Topeka Persisted ru-
r,ors say that it will be built this IAN
AS to the transferring the ofhces here
from Kansas City. it IS generaliy ta .is,
ed that the company does not ike the
tdea Of paying so high office rent IN
Kansas City and with the increase
passenger service through Topeka the
change would be more than ever d
matter of convenience
If the offices of the company become
numerous enough to occupy the Wno4e
of the present depot instead OF just the
upstairs as one story has 1t, the new
depot will be a necessity. That the ne"
building will be erected also seems pro-
liable in view of the fact that the On
ion Pacific has been clearing the
ground between the express olllcg an ~,
the freight office. This site would De
much better for a depot than the pres
ent one. Under the existing cond1tlons
the Kansas avenue crossing IS oIten
blocked for several moments py passe en-
ger trains Some times this Delays tne
department from fire station No L
Regarding <he chances OF the SHOPS
being transferred from Armstrong 70
Topeka it is well understood that they
will be moved some time within the
next two years. This removal has been
talked of ever since the flood OF 1915
a. Kansas City when the shops were
fpartiaIIy submerged and much ma
chinery ruined. On account of the lay
of the ground at Armstrong, 1t IS SAID
that it is impracticable to obtain pro-
lection from high water.
On this account, it is said, that the
shops there have been let run down
and only the absolutely necessary re-
T,airs have been made
When the change is made, II IS likely
ion 4 -
a strong fight for the shops. However
the location of Topeka, as well as
its size and the fact that the Onagd
cutoff runs through it, line which
saves 102 miles between Kansas City
and the coast, the numerous through
passenger and freight trains which VIII
be run on the road. thus necessitat1ns
many repairs. are facts which are said
to offset the advantages the other towns
may offer
Don DePew, the workman who was
seriously injured by a fall of about
seventy feet from the top of the iron
storage tanks at the Inter-Ocean Mills
Thursday afternoon. died at kieth's
hospital this morning. He was about
% years old. He was not married
The remains will probably be sent to
his home in Warrensburg. Pa
DePew was being raised to the top
of the tank when he leaned out, caus-
ing too great a strain on the apparat-
Us. Rart OF IL broke ana ne zen 10
the ground. His head was badly
gashed in three places. his left arm
smashed from elbow to shoulder and
his left pelvic bone was broken in ad-
dition to other injuries he sustained.
A mass meeting of North side citi-
gems will be held at the fire station
No. 1 Monday evening to discuss the
voting of bonds for the extension of
Melan bridge and to encourage a full
vote at the election for the purpose
which Will be held August "a This is
according TO a motion made by F. 2.