The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-22
DAY OF DENIALs
FOR Mr.. RIPLEY

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able to keep up the road to its present
standard and make necessary improve
ments. tut cannot AFFORD to make any
EXTENSIONS"
Mr.. Ripley said that while the sug-
gested extensions from Caney. Kan. to
Pawhuska, Okla, and from Superior,
Neb.. northward, were probably need
ed. nothing could be done in the near
future about them.
r. War Has Its Effect.
THE European war;" MIR. Ripley, said.
1t will. however, open new European
markets for American products, and
increased demand for our products in
! the old markets. In addition to this.
| American goods will be in great de-
| mand in other parts Of the world hith-
erto supplied by Europe, South Amer
lea. the Orient and other great districts
where Europe has sent millions OF
dollars worth of material annually.
There will also be a forced devel-
| opment OF our own resources and in
dustries. Parts Of the United States.
| such as the great southwest territory
served by the Santa Fee system, are
capable of producing everything for
their needs. If the southwestern por-
ton Of this country was isolated from
ed could be produced in abundance"
Talk Before Apprentices.
Mr.. Ripley gave a short talk before
the Santa Fe school Of apprentices this
morning. He was introduced by Frank
w. Thomas. the supervisor Of the
school.
Last night I was among the men
who used to operate the Santa Fe rail-
way" he said to the students: NOW 1
am with those who will ru-l the rail-
way in the future"
Inspect the Shops.
President Ripley and several other
officials spent most Of the morning in
ton. The party consisted of the presi-
dent, Vice Presidents w. B. Storey and
w. E. Hodges, M. ]. Drury, superin-
tendent Of shops, F. w. Thomas, SUI
pervisor Of apprentices, c. III. Swanson,
superintendent of the car shops. and
| ]. c. McGon, mechanical superintend-
emit.
Vice President Storey spent three
hours in the shops and when he came
out his hands were black from actual
l'cOntact- with the machinery. With Mr..
Drury at his elbow, Mr. Storey asked
hundreds Of questions, made numerous
suggestions and must. have. closely in
spected at least twenty engines and
many other parts Of machinery.
Number Of Stockholders.
There are 3,1O3. 493 shares in the .Atch-
ison. Topeka & Santa Fe Railway COM
pany, according to the report submitted
at. the Stockholders meeting today. OF
these. 1.141, 738 are shares in preferred
stock: 1876 755 shares in common stock.
| At the meeting today. 616.244 shares,
preferred, and 1,236 935 shares, COM
mon, a total of 1858, 179 shares, were
voted. Most Of these shares were voted
by proxy. There are 4O,573 stockholders
of the road. Seventeen thousand and
sfxty-seven persons hold preferred
stock and 23506 hold common stock.
Equipment Cost Millions.
agent of the Santa Fe. was in Topeka
last night attending the A. A. Robinson
dinner. Mr.. Simpson is enthusiastic
about passenger traffic to California
this winter and during the exposition
period in 1915.
! "Our advertising campaign on the
California expositions will probably
start in the national magazines during
December, and a little before that in
the newspapers" Mr.. Simpson said. II
| think that the war in Europe will have
the effect Of sending many people to
California who ordinarily go abroad in
the winter. Assurances have been
given me by the management of both
California expositions at San Francisco
and San Diego that the war will have
no effect on them. None of the Euro
pean nations have signified a desire to
withdraw exhibits and it seems scarce
! ly likely that they will do so. A pO-
| litical significance has been attached
to the expOsitions in view OF the fact
that America being a great neutral ma
ton will probably be called upon to
conduct peace negotiations when they
are begun. For this reason it is prob
able that the warning nations will want
| to appear to best advantage before us
and will therefore seize the expositions
as means of placing before the peo-
pie of the United States their indus
trial activities.
New equipment costing upwards OF
| two million dollars has been purchased
to help handle the heavy traffic to
California, and we are carrying on ex-
| tensive improvements at Grand Can
yon, such as the building of new rest
houses about the rim; the addition OF
q new cottage and dining room at
Bright Angel camp, one of the Grand
Canyon hotels. and the opening up OF
| several new rim trails
Meeting at Noon
The nineteenth annual meeting Of the
stockholders of the Atchison. Topeka &
Il santa Fe Railway company was held
in Topeka at noon today. Forty thou
sand stockholders of the system were
Many executive officers were here for
the meeting.
E. p. Ripley of Chicago, Howell Jones
Of Topeka, Charles Steele and Henry
Pritchett of New York were slated for
| reelection as members of the board of
directors. DR.. Pritchett was elected by
the board last June to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Byron Smith
Of Chicago. The directors were elected
for a term of four years.
The annual financial statement was
submitted to the stockholders and ap-
proved by them. This statement was
made public early in the month by
President Ripley, showing a sound
financial footing, with. however. an in
crease in expenses and a heavy de-
crease in receipts, especially in freight
revenue.
Inspect the Shops.
This morning President e. P. Ripley,