The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-18
NORTH SIDE NEWS
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Better s. Fe junction and e. p.
Freight DepOts.
Civic Club Will Take Steps for
improvement.
TO PETITION OFFICIALS.
Call Attention to Bad Conditions
and Request Change. ~.
May Repeat Action Until Results.
Are Obtained.
TO PETITION OFFICIALS

The Civic club at its: meeting at fire
station No. 1 tonight may take steps
toward securing a new Santa Fe juno
ton depot and also make a move to-
ward lettering the congestion and
crowded condition at the Union Pa
cific freight depot Just how much can
be accomplished in this line by the club
is a matter of conjecture, but the senti-
ment is that it will do no harm to try.
Accordingly it is probable that a
committee will be appointed to look
into the conditions at the depot. They
will likely make a report which will be
sent to the railroad officials. This re-
port, if suggestions made are followed,
will be accompanied by a petition
signed by all of the club members ask
ing that the conditions mentioned be
improved, either by the building of new
depots or additions. This action, it is
not improbable, will be repeated until
results are obtained from the railroad
companies.
The condition at the Santa Fe juno
ton depot. aften called the 'ark' and
the junk is we'll known. When an
inspection trip is made by the officials
the worn out places are sometimes
noticed and repairs are ordered. How
ever, no sooner is one place repaired,
than some other place is in need of at
tention, until the opinion among those
who are in a position to know, is that
it would be cheaper in the long run to
build a new depot.
At the Union Pacific freight depot
the freight is often so crowded to-
gether On ccount of lack Of room that
prompt shipment is difficult. This is
said to be the result of the increase Of
business. The growth of the operations
of the Topeka wholesale houses are
said to contribute largely to this state
of affairs. AS the state grows older,
and the western portion develops, there
is more demand from out of Topeka,
for the products of Topeka firms and
factories. And this is said to be more
noticeable within the last few years
than ever before.
Aside from the propositions mention
ed. the committee on securing the over
all factory for the North side will also
make its report.
The appointment of Miss Kate Ad-
ans, formerly of Topeka, to private
secretary of the chief of police of Chi
cago, recalls much of her life here.
She was a prominent Sunday school
worker in the Church of the Good
Shepherd on the North side, teaching
a Sunday school class when she was
not more than II years old. She was
elso remarkable for her charitable work.
Her parents were Mr.. and Mrs Daniel
NJ. Adams. Mr.. Adams was at one
time president of the Kansas Valley
National bank and also built the old
Adams House. The bank failed in the
great j. Cook failure of the early '7Os.
Miss Adams was born at PIG West
Sixth street. where the Baird tin shop
now stands. When she was about IL
years old her parents moved to the
North side. Here she became a work
er in the Church of the Good Shepherd.
In this connection she was closely as
ISOLATED with Mrs. R. r. Jones of 500
South Clay street. then Miss Melita
Jones of East Gordon street.
At one time Miss Adams was clerk
in the United States pension office. La
ter she attended a deaconess school at
Philadelphia After this she went to
Chicago. Here she held a responsible
position in the Office of the chief in
Spector of postoffices. The business of
this office was to trace postal robber-
les and capture the criminals. Doubt
less this prepared Miss Adams for her
present place.
In speaking of her new position Mrs.