The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02
ADD TO OFFICES.
Ccontinued from Page one.l

Continued from Page One.l
present building. This was built 25
years ago when immense thick stone
walls meant nothing to the contractors
and builders In order to carry out
the style of architecture and the value
of the building the Rock Island finds
it necessary to make the addition sim
liar to the present structure.
Need More Room.
When, the new extension to the Of
flee building is completed it means
that Topeka will be the permanent
home of the general headquarters OF
the second district of the road. At this
time the offices Of the general mana
ger, general superintendent, general
passenger agent and other district
heads are crowded in the two upper
stories of the depot building. In case
il was necessary to add to the forces
of these offices it would be necessary
soon to transfer one of the offices to
another city.
Only a short time ago the Rock Is
land divided the supervision of the
general auditor in Topeka and sent his
men around over the district to divi-
sion headquarters. One reason for
this change was the fact that the au-
ditor's office was crowded in an ad-
joining hotel. Another reason, of
course, because the officers wished to
try out the more direct auditing in
the offices of the division superinten-
dents.
1t has been known for some time In
Topeka that in case the forces of the
general offices were increased the Of
flee of the master carpenter and pos
sibly the signal supervisor would be
shifted to another city The offices do
not have room to expand With the
ample room in the eighty-foot addi-
ton the officers will feel that Topeka
has two advantages-th logical oper-
ating situation and the office room
and equipment
At this time the Rock Island main
tains headquarters in Topeka for the
general manager, general Superinten-
dent, general passenger agent, general
attorney, assistant general attorney,
claim agent, district accountant, trav-
cling freight claim agent. superinten-
dent of motive power, engineer main
tenance, signal supervisor, master car
penter, special agent and minor Of
fices.
New Building Across Street.
EventualIy-and Rock Island men
do not deny it-a general office build
ing, fireproof and strictly modern, Will
be built on the southeast corner of
First and Kansas avenue, just across
the street from the present building.
The Rock Island owns this land and
some day will use it for general office
headquarters for this district.
The plan inaugurated year ago,
dividing the Rock Island Lines into
districts. the first, second and third,
and establishing the headquarters of
the second district in Topeka has
proven successful from the start. The
road never was so we'll and economi-
cally managed. With the meeting of
the freight and passenger traffic in
this city, the situation of the shops
only a short distance from here, and
the general accommodations and COM
fort in the natural center of the state,
the Rock Island feels that it has an
ideal location in Topeka
The road is growing every day. AL
ready more than 5000 miles of track
are operated. It taps the rich south
west and enters Chicago and st. Louis
for eastern connections. Some day the
Rock Island will mean much to To-
peka.