The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-07
RAILWAY NOTES.

Representatives of eastern railroads
at a conference with the interstate
commerce commission asked that they
might voluntarily suspend proposed
freight rate advances from March Is
to some time in the fall. The COM
mission denied the request. The rail-
roads wished an opportunity to ascer-
tain how the years business would
work out under present rates and had
in mind seeking another advance later
in the year if the 7~-llts warranted.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe's
operating income per mile of road in
pared with Still for the first half of
1870 and 1886 for the last half of
1909
The Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific's
operating income per mile of road in
the last half of 1910 was $1221, as COM
pared with $661 for the first half of
1910, and $1,204 for the last half of
1909.
The Engineers Club of Kansas City,
Kansas City, Mo-. was organized in
bership of 100. The club was establish
ed for the purpose of bringing together
representatives of the engineering pro-
fession to engage in general discussions
of matters of professional interest, and
to cultivate friendly social relations.
w. ]. Lank has been appointed a di-
vision engineer of the Atchison To-
peka & Santa F'e, with Office at Clovis,
New Mexico, succeeding r. J. Gate
wood. G. E. Hanson has been appoint
ed a roadmaster on the eastern division,
with office at Topeka, succeeding John
Hauke. W. Eglinton, roadmaster on
the middle division at Mulvane, Kan.
has had his headquarters changed to
Arkansas City. and Leroy Bradley has
been appointed roadmaster on the Col
orado division, with office at Pueblo,
Col. succeeding J. G. Butcher.
The st. Louis Post-Dispatch says it
has learned from authoritative sources
that Mr. Elliott has accepted the pres
idency of the Missouri Pacific. Courte-
sy to J. J. Hill and other N. P. Off
Gals prevents him from making known
his decision until he has formally re-
signed from his present position his
friends say.
contract has been let for building
50-mile section of the Union Pacific
Laramie cutoff from Northport, Neb.,
northwest to Gering, paralleling the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy tracks.
This extension will eventually be built
to a connection with the present main
line near Medicine Bow. Wyo., and will
form part of the through route, con-
siderably reducing the grades of the
Omaha-Ogden line.
An officer is quoted as saying that
construction work on the Kansas, Ok
lahoma & Panama will be started in
the near future south through Elk
City, Ok. Port, Carter and Sentinel to
section built from Mangum south
towards the Red river.
General conditions in steel-The fall
ing off in orders since the rate decis-
ions has been very slight, and it ap
pears that even this depression is only
temporary Orders for what the roads
need will not be held up any longer.
The daily bookings of the United States
Steel corporation during February were
between 35, 900 and 10000 tons, as COM
pared with 10000 tons in January.
In order to establish a new through
road from st. Louis to Texas a num-
Der of small lines, owned chiefly by
lumber interests, are to be merged.
The financing of the proposition is to
be done by a corporation capitalized at
81, 900 900.
It is reported that the Russian gov
eminent contemplates the improvement
of the existing Siberian railway and
creating duplicate approaches both in
European Russia and the far east.
When these works are completed, in
1915 the imperial treasury will have
expended on the Siberian railway some
what over 81 ,OO0,000000. which includes
both cost of construction and loss on
exploitation. In exchange for this Rus
STA will have a complete track
system from the Urals to the Pacific,
with double approaches, of total
length of 6,S44 miles.
The railroads of Prussia are expert
menting with electric locomotives for
power, and electric cars are also to be
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