The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-13
New Move in Reorganization
Of Rock Island.
T. n. Schumacher Is ON . Trip
Of Inspection.
|IN TOPEKA NEXT TUESDAY
Most Important Collection Of
Roads Executives.
Chairman Hints Of Change IN
Working Ofiiclals.

The new head Of the Rock Island
Lines. T. NJ. Schumacher. will be In
Topeka in his first official inspection Of
the second district headquarters. Tues
day afternoon. November 1& He will
be accompanied by the entire executive
stan OF the road. constituting the most
important and the most comprehen-
sive inspection of the road since the
property was extended into this west
ern country. Following in the wake OF
the visit of the new chairman of the
board Of directors and the executive
committee. It is predicted that the flrst
work will begin ON the entire rehabili-
tatfon of the Rock Island Lines.
Mr.. Schumacher will be in Omaha
tomorrow. The next day he will run
to Belleville on the Nebraska division,
then to Colorado and back through
northwestern Kansas to Topeka. From
Topeka he will go to st. Joseph. Kan
sas City, st. Louis and thence by the
way Of the Frisco to Memphis.
1t has been known for some time that
the event OF T. NJ. Schumacher's elec-
tion to the head Of the Rock Island
would mean the bolstering up of the
property through the finances of the
Phelps-Dodge interests and the Ell Paso
& Southwestern. There is a new feature
in the control by the Phelps-Dodge in
tCA cot0 uOWSVCIs tuAl 1S SRECAOluK u VcAl
of doubt over the official operation OF
the road. According to an interview
given out by Mr.. Schumacher in Chi
cago- there are a number OF changes
In the working force Of the Rock Is
| land under contemplation. The extent
of these changes is one Of the problems
| that is facing the future plans Of the
system.
How VIII 1t Affect Topeka?
Here Is what Mr. ~,
In Chicago before he left for his in
spection trip:
while ] will continue as vice presi-
dent of the Ell Paso & Southwestern
! system. | expect that Rock Island af-
fairs Will require great deal Of my
attention for. some time to come. !
presume that in time there will be
some changes in the working force OF
the Rock Island. but there is nothing
! would care to say on the. sub
Officials Of the second district of the
road in Topeka will say nothing con-
cerning this interview. They declare
that they are not aware Of the plans
Of Mr.. Schumacher and know nothing of
the statement concerning the change in
official circles.
If the new chairman of the road in
augurates a plan of reorganization, II
will have considerable effect on the
j Topeka offices. The Rock Island Is
divided into three districts, with To-
peka as the general headquarters OF
the second division. A change in the
working force would bring about q
| change here, undoubtedly.
| 1t was known for some time in To-
peka railway circles and among the
! financial and railway writer's of the
| eastern press that in case H. u. Nudge
| was not reelected president of the
Rock Island, his system Of district or
ganization would, in all probability, be
changed under new management. All
new managements bring about their
ideas of railway operation
The shakeup hinted by Chairman
Schumacher is a mystery.
The visit Of the roads executive head
| is looked forward to with considerable
interest by the students OF the Rock
Islands affairs both in physical and
financial circles e