The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-11
Railroads Ready for Teachers
Convention Traffic.
Specials From All Parts of
State to Topeka.
COACHES ON RE6ULAR TRAINS
Every Effort to Handle 5000
Visitors Comfortably.
Hundreds of Coaches Will Come
to Capital City.

Every road into Topeka has made
extensive preparations to bring the
teachers here today. Thursday ana
Friday for the state convention.
The Rock Island is bringing special
train from Hutchinson. The train left
Hutchinson at $3.50 O'Clock this after
noon. arriving in Topeka at O'CLOCK
tonight This special will look a1ter
the teachers at Mcpherson and otner
intermediate points along the me-
There will be four extra cars on NO. A.
the Colorado Flyer, which will ger INTO
Topeka at 740 O'Clock THURSDAY Hio.n
ing. This train will bring the peda-
gogues from Norton, PhillipsburS'
Smith Center, Believille, Clay Center
Goodland and other towns ana clties-
There will be two extra coacnes VI
train No. IS from st. Joseph tonlSne'
This will take care of the teachers from
Doniphan county, Horton. Holton ana
other points There will be extra cars
on train No. IL also from St Joseph
Thursday morning
In addition to this. the Rock Island
will have special cars attached to all
regular trains. A car will come from
Wellington another from Wichita, and
still another from Caldwell Half a
dozen more special school teacher cars
day morning over the Rock Island.
The Union Pacific will have three
special trains. One will be from Kan
sas City Kan, getting into Topeka
Thursday morning shortly before noon.
Another will be from Leavenworth.
leaving there at $50 o'clock and get
ting into Topeka at II o'clock Thursday
morning third special train will be
from SaIina, leaving there at O'Clock
Thursday and getting into Topeka be
tween 10 o'clock and 1890 o'clock.
Thursday. Friday and Saturday, the
Union Pacific will substitute steam
trains in place of the motor car be-
tween Topeka and Marysville. There
will be extra coaches from Concordia
Beloit, Mcpherson and other cities. Ex-
ira equipment ill be on all incoming
and outgoing trains and accommoda-
tions for hundreds of teachers are be-
ing made.
Specials on Santa F'e.
The Missouri Pacific will have nc
special trains into Topeka, but plans
are being made to add extra equip
ment to take care of the teachers from
over their lines in the state.
The Santa Fe will have several spe-
cial trains. There will be train
leaving Pittsburg at 1890 o'clock to-
night, getting to Topeka at O'Clock
Thursday morning. This will be a train
VI TuiluldnS. "A SpecfdI Will leave IN
dependence tonight at 10 O'Clock, pick
ing up business at intermediate points
and pulling into the convention city al
o'clock Thursday.
There will be an extra sleeper from
Arkansas City on trains Nos. 412-12
one from Winfield on No. IS; one from
Hutchinson on No. II and one from
Lyons Thursday morning. There will
De a special train from Emporia. arriv.
ing in Topeka at 10 o'clock Thursday
There will be two extra coaches from
Kansas City on No. 13. Thursday
There will be three extra coaches from
Lawrence on No. Is and one on No. s
There will be an extra sleeper in To
peka on No IL early tomorrow morn.
ing. An extra sleeper will arrive from
Newton on No. Is. In addition to these
specials and extra cars. the Santa e.
VIII carry more than the usual equip
ment on all regular trains.