The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-24
Santa Fe President Here on
Annual Inspection Tour.
Spends All Day Going Through
Shops and Offices.
SAYS WILSON WILL WIN
Santa Fe Head Makes an Elec-
ton Prediction.
SpeciaI Train of Officers Here
for Meeting.

For the first time in all his visits
70 Topeka. E. P. Ripley, president oi
the Atchison, Topeka & santa re ran
way. has ventured the prediction on
the outcome of a national electiOi
President Ripley is here today 10 d
tend the annual meeting OF the s'oON
holders of the road and to inspect Tue
shoDs and general offices put ne
switched from business long ehoush Il
10 nrosnosticate the election OF WoOu
row Wilson as the next president u
the United States.
And that isn't all.
at am going to vote for MI VIII
son ,, the santa Fe president testlteu.
To n nerson who has been TeadlIlS 3
20 4t,a last two years, rumors to the
effect the E. P. Ripley would soon r.
fire as president of the santa e. N
annearance of the big railway mead To- 70,
dav would dispel all susplclons- Az Az
morning he walked through @ tIIe siIUl5+ lI1ts,
+ba Yards his OvercOat thrown OP II II
and his hat tipped slightly to the pach
of his head. +ho re-
mark that he didn't look ready Iol liz
retired list
RipIev Will Not Retire.
ct don't mind adding something 70
that newspaper TumOr, Freslu -
RinIev confided. "It IS true-Ees' -
If is true 1 expect to retire from tiIe
presidency of the Santa Fe-Soihe udS.
If the newspapers keep up lIiS aLoIy I
for Il good many years, hnaliy theS
will greet the news of my retlrenleht
and will say proudly, i told you 50;
never felt in better heaIt mn my I@IAe. ne
AS long as 1 feel this way VIII hol
entertain the thought of retirement. |.
But if these rumOrs can be kept aHoa. ', !,
some day 1 will fulfill their CLAIMS
The president was in good hulnof
+Odav-with all the Kansas sunshine
briskness and prosperity around hiiH'
he couldn't help but keep in tune.
Looking up at the monster smoke
stack of the power house at the shops
which was struck recently py hSht-
ming. Mr. Ripley philosophlsed;
Even the heavens are against the
railroad"
"I don't think that anti-railroad
legislation is as strong teatuTe now
as it has been in the past" he ex-
pIained "The reasOn2 That's easy
There is not much more legislation
that can be inflicted. They have done
about all they can think OF now.
The car shortage situation is not
as serious as it has been pictured, ac-
cording to Mr.. Ripley's explanation.
'Of course we do not have enough
cars to handle the maximum busl-
ness" he said. 1--WE couldn't do this
Suppose we did have plenty of cars to
handle this fall traffic-for the other
ten months in the year We would have
our sidetracks full of empty idle cars
the interest IN their purchase
amounting to at least $50 a year each.
We are a little behind in our traffic
but I don't think it will result serious
". We are doing our best to keep
everything moving-and the shippers
can be of q great assistance
improvements for Topeka.
How about improvements this
year" Mr.. Ripley was asked
I'VE are spending lots of money for
double track in the vest was his
In Topeka We are spending
all that is needed to keep everything Z
in first class condition. I know of no
special improvements at this time, but I
the shops here always receive their (
share of the budget This is a great I
institution-and means much to this
city,
The president completed his inspec-
tion at noon and attended the annual .
meeting of the stockholders media tely
after On his special train were: Walker .
D. Hines, general counsel. New York;
z. J. Engel, assistant to pr. sident Chi
cago; W. B. Storey. jr.. vice president
Chicago; George T. Nicholson. vice
president Chicago F. B. lA0ughton
freight traffic manager, Chicago; w. 7
Black, passenger traffic manager. Chi
cagO; F. E. COnnOrs, assistant general
purchasing agent. Chicago; s. T. Bled-
soc, general attorney. Oklahoma City;
A. c. Jobes, director Merriam. Kansas.
c. W. Kouns, general manager. ToDelxa
W. H. Diehl, transfer agent. New York,
and r. J. Parker, general superintend-
ent, T .peka.
The party leaves this evening for q
trip over the Pecos Valley lines and
through Texas.