The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-17
What J. w. Kendrick Did as
Vice President Of Santa Fe.
Employees Magazine Tells of His
Administration.
PROMOTED THE WORK
He Presided Over Wonderful
Road Growth.
Other Items of General Interest
in Traffic World.

In speaking of what the Santa F'e
has accomplished under the admins
tration of J. w. Kendrick as vice presi-
dent, the Santa Fe Employees Maya
zine, publication chronicling the spirit
of this great system, says:
THE wonderful improvement i'll tel
egraph facilities; the Introduction of
train dispatching by telephone; the
enormous increase in mileage made by
locomotives, due in part to the success
full installation and operation of water
treating plants; the introduction OF the
worlds largest engines and finest
freight and passenger equipment; dou-
BILE tracking; reduction of grades ana
elimination of curves, could all a tale
unfold, but the annual reports are the
best judges
In 1900 the Santa Fe owned 1,13s 10
comOtives, 60 passenger cars, 2S,04z
freight cars. In 1910 the number stood
1923 locomotives, 1875 passenger cars
and 81, 7S1 freight cars. Ten years ago
the average tons of revenue freight
carried per freight train mile was 221. A.
Last year the average tons OF freight
(revenue and company per 1relgnt
train mile was 1858. This enormous
increase speaks volumes for the IN
creased efficiency of motive power, roll
ing stock and operating methods effect
ed during the last decade.
In 1900 the average operated mileage
of the Santa Fe was 7,341 miles; the ex-
penditure per mile for maintenance OF
equipment was $717-56; for maintenance
of way and structures $685. me
gross operating revenues of the system
were SAC. 232,07S.23, and the net $9'45s'-
304.9S.
In 1910 othe average operated mileage
was 1916; the expenditure per mile Tor
maintenance of equipment was 91'-
56913; for maintenance of way ana
structures, S1.795.14. The gross operat-
ing revenues of the system were $780,
993. 194.67, and the net $20,425, 1896
$50. to say the least, it is indeed true
that no one need be ashamed or the re
suits 1t is also true that II the men ia
the ranks feel their cares anu
bilities have been constantly 1ncreaslt's'
the executive officers of the company
must feel these cares and responsible
ties increasing a hundredfold.
ssHimself a worker of the monst con-
scientious type. Mr. Kendrick was at all
times Thoroughly in sympathy with
every move made to promote the phys
zeal and moral well being of the santa
Fe's army of workers, recommending OF
indorsing the construction OF addltlonai
reading rooms. the establishment OIL ap-
prentice schools in both the telegraph
apd mechanical departments and giving
to these schools his full sympathy anu
support It was at his suggestion InaL
the already liberal pension system WneH
about to be adopted by the Santa + e,
con+ained the clause providing for a
minimum pension of $50 a moncn,
much larger minimum allowance than
that provided by any other railroad OF
nv the government itself
eft was to Vice President kendrlck
that the ACCESSIBILITY of establishing an
employees' magazine was first submit
ted The project met with his unquaA-
ifed approval and we take this oppor-
t1nity Of expressing our appreciation
of his never falling announcement to-
ward making the magazine bigger ana
better and carrying high the standard
Of the Santa Fe. -.
'eThe closing paragraph OF lelte1
written to the editor by MI kenorlck
while in Egypt three or four months ago
can hest illustrate the fond regard ne
has for the employees Of the Santa Fe;
1t reads: Success to the employees
magazine and the the man who made It.
Success to the employees. As Tiny Tim
said, or as Dickens made him say
Good bless us-every one of u.s.
"a horn mechanic, a civil engineer
long recognized as one of the foremost
in America, an operating officer typ
fving the highest degree OF scientlhc
operation. Mr. Kendrick has given the
santa Fe fully and freely the benefit or
his natural ability and his ripe expert
ence. That he may long be spared TO
enjoy the respite he has seen Mt TO take
ie the sincere wish of his brother offs-
GERS, the employees of the Santa Fe ana
MAGAZINE"