The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-23
Rock Island Sends Two More
Departments to Topeka.
Engineering Force to Be Or
ganized Here at Once.
HANDICAPPED BYROOM
Office Building Too Small for
the Increases.
>. W. MuIlinfx, Supt. of Motive
Power, j. u. Brown, Engineer.

according to an announcement inst
MADE by j. B. Smalley. general s,ner-
intendent of the Chicago, Rock island
q Pacihc In this city, two more gem
erai omces Will be established in To-
peka the first of February These Of
noes are the superintendent of mo-
i've power and the district engineer.
General Superintendent SmaIlev has
announced also the appointment of the
oInclais to head these offices. s w
MulIlnlx, now superintendent of mo-
i've power of the old southwestern
oistrlct OF the Rock Island, will be
transferred from Horton to Topeka as
superintendent of motive power of the
second district. j. M. Brown. who has
peen district engineer of the Rock
Island at Davenport, will come to To-
district SHN
These are two important apnoint-
ments. They represent two new hi1
general headquarters of the mechani
cal and engineering departments of the
road In Topeka. superintendent Null
link Is competent AMI valuable on
cial to be at the head of the mechani-
cal department here He has been
nololng headquarters al Horton as
superintendent of motive power of this
olSlrlct under the old regime for some
circles here, spending much of his
time in Topeka.
Mullinix to Topeka.
Mr.. Mul1inix will bring to Toneka
his entire office force. with the excen-
ton OF the master mechanic, who will
shops being located there The new
superintend- of motive power will
occupy the west end of the north wing
of the building.
j. M. Brown is of the eastern end
of the Rock Island and is not known
personally in Topeka railroad circles,
with the exception of the few who
nave come in contact with him in Dav-
export and on other sections of the
road He has been district engineer
there Tor some time. He will come to
Topeka at once and take charge of the
entire department now headed by H
NJ. Stone. There are about fifteen men
in this department in Topeka and they
will remain here. Many more will
make this city their headquarters and
report for work here
H M. Stone. now district engineer of
the southwestern district in Topeka,
Will remain here and organize a new
department to be known as the Office
of the division engineer of the Kan
sas division. Mr.. Stone has been in
Topeka for the last eighteen months
and is a well known and well liked
official.
E1HSulCcT SJOHCS NEW FOFCC.
This announcement is of Importance
to Topeka as it means new official.
and an Office force of about ten men.
Mr.. Stone will have clerks, stenogra-
pher, two assistants, draughtsmen and
two or three corps men.
The announcement of the position of
chief clerk to ]. B. Smalley. general
superintendent, was made by Mr..
Smalley today. c. G. Adams, now chief
clerk to superintendent Greenough, of
L.
Mr.. Adams comes to Topeka this ev-
ening. This is the place to be vaca-
ted by George B. Hetherington, who
has been made chief clerk to General
Manager Sweet
General Superintendent Smalley said
this afternoon that no other changes
were contemplated in his well organiz-
ed and efficient office force
When the big changes in the traffic
arrangements of the Rock Island were
made last week and Topeka was Sc
lected for the general headquarters,
which would mean that scores of Off
cials and clerks would move to this
city, the officers in charge didn't ex-
pect that the move would be of so much
Importance to this city that it would
be necessary to make plans for overflow
offices in Topeka.
Office Building Not Large Enough.
Since the general Office building has
been in the process of remodeling it
have made it necessary to find different
quarters in the city. The rear half of
the first floor of the Chesterfield hotel
has been rented for the district ac-
countant's force and it was found to-
DAY that more room would be needed
for other offices. 1t has been discovered
that there is no room in the building
for the roadmaster of this division-and
the officials are hunting quarters for
him.
In an effort to make the Office build
ing hold the new officials and their
staffs half of the wash rooms and
vaults in the big building have been
ordered out and rooms will be made out
of them. Under the direction of r. L.
Park master carpenter of the second
district, this work is being done. Sew
eral of the offices have been combined
in order to find more room for the in
coming officials.
When all is completed the Rock Is
land will have about $50 men working
in their general offices in Topeka.